Mac or Art Deco?

Now I know there's plenty of people out there that love MAC lipsticks, I've read countless reviews myself about every red shade under the sun and finally decided to get one for myself. I was also bought a lipstick from Art Deco a couple of weeks later which was also in a beautiful red colour. I love both of these lipsticks, however they both have their pros and cons.

The MAC shade I bought is - Ruby Woo (matte) and the Art Deco shade is from the Dita Von Teese special range so I'm not entirely sure of the shade. Either way they both look fab on.

RUBY WOO
I love this lipstick purely because it's MAC and every girl needs to own at least one of these lipsticks in their lifetime. The colouring of this one in particular is gorgeous, it's a deep red that looks good both on the lips and in the tube, plus its smells amaaaazing. The best thing about this lippy is the shape, it easily fits in any purse and looks even better, the little bullet shape is probably the best selling point for MAC (in my opinion!). The only qualm about this lipstick is the finish. Now every lippy I buy is always in the matte finish because there's nothing worse than bleeding lipstick and I don't really like how shiny red lipstick looks on me. I normally get on with all matte finish lipsticks I buy, however this is just too dry!!! 

For example, if I'm wearing it to go out in, I'll apply it and then maybe half an hour later my lips are sticking together and even when reapplying it makes my lips stick. Even with lip liner and lip balm underneath it sticks like a bitch. But hey maybe it's just me and I can't get on with it? Still I wear it because the colour is too pretty to keep locked up in that little tube.

ART DECO

Now I am a little biased with this lippy as it's everything I've ever wanted (including the finish!). The colour is yet again a deep red, a little brighter than the MAC's Ruby Woo. The finish is incredible, unlike MAC it doesn't dry my lips out. It'll still moist on the lips for a good couple of hours and sometimes when out I don't even re-apply as the colour sticks for an age. The only qualm with this lippy is once smudged that's it. It's ALL over my face, meaning I've gotta be super careful when applying. I tend to wear this lippy when I'm going out with friends or drinking, the MAC one to me is more of an everyday lippy as it's not as bright. 

Both lipsticks are within hands reach on on dressing table, meaning I'm always using one of them. It just depends on the day. Both lipsticks retail at £15.50 (MAC) and around £15+ (Art Deco) meaning for me their both luxuries but both of them fab! 

I just don't think I could pick one as a favorite... 

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Summer Spree!

Oops I did it again! 

Indeed I did, it was payday last week and I thought I would treat myself to some new bright nail polish after all the gorgeous weather we've been having. As well as that it was my grandma's birthday and I really wanted to get her something she would love. I bought her the brand, new out No7 mascara (not pictured, in the gold tube) which she did end up loving. There was also a promotion on if you bought 2 No7 products you got a free gift set, so guess who spent over £30 in Boots - eek!

So I ended up buying 2 Barry M polishes (the third was a free gift) in Passion Fruit and Strawberry, the free one was BLE? The No7 Stay Perfect polish was in Foxglove. I also picked myself up a Revlon Kissable stain for £2 cheaper in the shade Honey which is sooo gorgeous!

On to the free gifts, it was said everything together was worth about £30 and I am overall very happy with what I got :) In this cute little set I got a Tinted Moisturizer in fair (which is a little meh), Airbrush Away Primer, a full sized tube on their High Shine gloss in Coral Kiss, a sample of their Stay Perfect eye shadow I'm not exactly sure what the colour is but when on it's a gorgeous pale blue/purple shade full of glitter. Last but not least an Extreme Length mascara - I wish this was full size because it's amazing! I feel like it give the same effect of Benefit's Their Real but for a much cheaper price (which I hope to put to the test).

I've already worn Barry M's passion Fruit which is an unbelievably gorgeous shade! 

Have you guys been shopping recently? I love reading haul posts ;)

The Procastinating Beauty Blogger Tag

Wouldn't you just love to own a dressing up table like this?!

(s) 

Now I've seen this tag popping up here, there and everywhere and when the lovely Helen tagged me in it I decided to give it a go for myself! I've also seen it on Ali's and Mia's blogs where all you lovely ladies can check out the rules if you'd like to join in!
Name a beauty regime you rarely do.
I am so bad at nighttime skincare, sometimes I use face wipes.. sometimes not even that! I'm terrible. I need to get much better on skincare before I go to bed, also I need to get rid of the face wipes (apart from mascara!) and use my cleanser/tone a lot more as well as exfoliating!

Is washing your make up brushes something you do regularly?
At the moment no. The only brush I use is one for blusher and I use the same blush ever day. However I did just order the Real Techniques Core Collection brushes so when I start using them I can see brush washing going up on my list of priorities!

How long will you last with chipped nail polish?
I bite my nails a lot but with polish on I don't touch them even when they chip! Also I can normally only wear nail polish for a week max at a time with my job so I tend to take it off before it starts to chip but I wouldn't pick at chipped nails either, I'd just remove it.

How long do you put off buying/replacing a beauty or nail product - even if you need it? (E.g a new foundation)
It depends on the product, I tend to buy my replace just as the older one is running out which means I never actually run out. Saying that I only replace items I really love like the Kate Moss lipsticks and my No7 foundation. Plus nothing I use at the moment is expensive so I can always afford to replace.

What is your worst beauty habit?
I'm not too sure, I do lean on face a lot at college meaning I wipe my foundation away like there's no tomorrow. I also touch my hair a lot meaning my fringe looks terrible when I get home! Also with lippy and lip balms, I am forever reapplying, balms is like all the time and lippy is maybe every hour or so..? Eek.

Name something non-beauty related that you put off doing all the time.
Coursework, college work, revision in general. I'm really lazy yet dedicated when it comes to college. I know the stuff and I can get good grades but I leave everything till last minute and panic like mad purely because I'm too lazy/unmotivated to actually get anything done.

When going out somewhere do you leave getting ready to the last minute or not?
I have a pet hate of being late, so much that I'm nearly always early for everything. For college I take around 40 minutes including make up and washing my hair. If I were going out with friends or Tom then I'm more likely to say 1/2 hours. I hate rushing around to get ready!

Can you commit to spending bands?
I don't think so, I always tell myself to save but then there's always something I want to buy. Hopefully the more I start to earn at work the more I'll save! However I would struggle badly on a spending ban there's always a new book or beauty product I want...

How organised is you make up and nail collection?
I've been searching for weeks for somewhere nice to store my make up! (Apart from plastic drawers, please recommend me good storage!) I am trying but for now it's just on the top of my chest or drawers all over the place and my nail colors in a make up bag.

What is the longest time you have gone without writing a blog post?
About 2 weeks I think, normally when I've had no pictures/products to blog about and I've just been really lazy spending my time on coursework and Tom.

For this I'm not going to tag anyone in particular but I'd love to see all my readers to this post (or maybe as a video?) also if you've already done it link me!! I love reading tag posts :)

Beauty Blogger Tag

I absolutely adore these types of tags yet I never get around to doing them. I still really want to do the 'how much is my face worth tag' I will get around to it! However I'll do this one now, I feel really bad because most of my posts at the moment have been personal or tags but I haven't had the time because I was working all weekend and I've got essay's due this week so what I think I'll do is schedule a few posts at weekend for the week after to make it up for it :)

1. Is your hair naturally curly or straight?
Well it's naturally wavy-ish but when it's short like it is now it tends to be straight.

2. What is your natural hair colour?
Very dark brown. Which at the moment you can tell, damn roots!

3. Do you dye it yourself or go to a salon?
I have always dyed my hair myself, however for special occasions e.g. prom and the occasional treat I get it professionally done, which is pretty much bleaching because my mum hates doing it!

4. How often do you wash your hair?
See I feel a little freaky but every single day! I feel as if I have to, but I only condition it maybe once a week.

5. Do you wear the same style every day or change it?
Same style everyday, it's a little too long at the moment to spike it up so I just let it lay naturally with the odd bit of hair wax now and then.

6. Do you do your own mai/pedi or go to a salon?
I've never had my nails done proffessionally before so that's on my to-do list, but even I don't do them myself, my boyfriend does :)

7. How often do you change your nail polish?
I use to wear it pretty much everyday but I no longer can due to work :(

8. Do you polish your toes in the winter, or just in the summer?
All the time! Much more now I can't wear polish on my hands.

9. How long does it take you to put your make up on?
Depending on what type of make up I'm doing it could range from 5 minutes to 20 when I start doing eyeliner/eyeshadow.

10. What do you do first? Face or eyes?
Always my eyes, I tend to smudge make up I've put on to my face and I hate having to redo my face make up, so it's easier this was.

11. Do you "collect" makeup or just buy what you need when you need it?
Yes! I'm really bad for this, I tend to buy make up I don't need that much but will probably use in the future. I do still buy items when I need them but since having a paying job I always tend to pick up a few items on
payday.

12. How often do you wear false eyelashes?
Yuck! Never I hate them, I hate the feel of them and the hassle of putting them on. MY eye lashes are quite long anyway so I don't actually need them.

13. Do you do a full face of make up everyday?
Well I don't wear foundation I use powder but kind of yes. I wear powder and mascara everyday but as for eyeliner/eye shadow only on days when I have the tired and aren't too tired.

14. Do you wear makeup when you are home alone (or with family)?
It depends really if anyone is coming round and what we're doing but no. I don't see the point in getting all dolled up for no purpose whatsoever. I wear powder but that's it.

15. Will you leave the house without makeup?
Yeah! I don't see why this is such a big issue, I mean if you're just popping to the shops or walking the dog then it's fine. Unless I'm going out for an actual purpose such as college or seeing my boyfriend then no, make up all the way!

16. How many high end products do you own?
Not many really, I have products from yonks ago such as an Urban Decay palette I got for Christmas which was around £30. I don't really like high end products, I see them as a waste of money. But one I do think are good for their money is S&G but I don't see them quite at the top.

17. How often do you wash your makeup brushes?
Hmm I only genuinely use one make up brush because I need to expand my collection so I just wash it before I use it.

18. Do you plan your OOTD every night or decide when you ate getting dressed?
I do try ever so hard to plan it but then when I wake up the weather or occasion may change. I do sometimes stick to my outfit choice but then there;s other days when I just want to curl up in jeans and a jumper.

19. How often do you change your handbag?
I'm really bad for this, I have my big blue one I like to use for college but depending on my outfit and occasion I do like to change them, they range from small to big, different colors and studded ones. I do have one 'main one' though for every day use.

20. What time do you get up & go to sleep?
I tend to fall asleep when I'm tired which can range from 11:30pm to 1am. In a normal college week I wake up between 7am and 7:30 depending when I have to be in and on weekends I try and stay as late as possible till about 10am.

21. How often & when do you work out?
Never! I'm waiting for my emergency tax to get sorted and my hours every week and then I'm thinking of joining up to the gym so I can work out and swim! It may never happen though.

22. Left handed or right handed?
Right handed :)

23. How tall are you?
I'm so tiny! I'm about 5'2/3

24. Do you speak a foreign language?
I was forced through four years of french at high school so I think I can hold my own in a conversation :)

25. How many pets do you have?
At my mums I have a lovely Westie called Molly. At my dads we have two lovely cats called Suki & Molly. My family is full of pets, mainly dogs.

26. How often are you on Blogger?
Depending on my work load from college and my work schedule I'm normally on for a couple of hours every night and I tend to spent my weekends on it. I'm not on as often as I'd like so I try to scheduled my posts at weekends.

27. Do you read the comments posted on blogs?
Yeah of course, I love finding new blogs to follow and I always read the comments I get and end up checking out their blogs.

28. Do you keep a list of products to try as you see other posts?
All the time! I either google the products and bookmark it on my laptop or keep it in my little while blogging notebook.

29. How did you come up with your blog name?
It's my first and middle name with an extra 'e' on the end. I wanted something that sounded really lovely and personal that some people had and I just couldn't think so I just stuck with my name :)

30. What kind of camera do you use for your photographs?
I tend to use my iPhone a lot because it's always with me but from time to time for OOTD's or shopping haul photographs I use my Fujifilm S1900, I am hoping to save up for a newer, much smaller one.

31. How often do you clean your house?
I live with my mum so she does it, however she is always nagging for me to tidy my room.

32. What is your favorite color?
Purple!

33. What is your favorite beauty/fashion magazine?
I tend to buy whatever I like the look of. But recently I've been buying Cosmo, Company and Glamour. 

34. Do you swear?
All the time! I have such a bad potty mouth, people are always telling me off for it.

35. What are you doing with the rest of your day?
I'm going to write up a few more posts on here for this week, hopefully see my boyfriend and then head off to work at 4pm for a 4 hours :)

As you all know  love these types of challenges and this one was a biggie. I know I've been doing a lot of these recently but hopefully this week I will be back into the swing of things so expect some outfit and beauty related posts!

Also if you do this tag, link me up!

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Beauty Vs Brains - Tag (loooong)

Source  Okay so I saw this on Helen's blog and also Ali's blog (who are both amazing by the way!) and I thought 'Oh man I HAVE  to try this!' so here I am, I always love doing stuff like this, mainly the filling in bit so I hope you enjoy! Apparently it was originally from 'Sprinkle of Glitter's youtube' channel and I love nosying at people's responses so I thought people might have liked to see mine so here we are. It tells you to tag people so I tag all of my readers/followers, I want to have a little nosy at your posts so go ahead and do it! And away we go.. What is your favorite book? Man this is such a hard one, because I love books of all genres so I think I may have to say a few! I adore the 'Girl with a Dragon Tattoo;' trilogy by Stieg Larsson, I adore nearly all of Stephen King's book but also Dracula! It was one of the first, truly good vampire books I had ever read and I could read it over and over and still love it. I love it that much I'm contemplating doing my Lit coursework on it!

What motto's do you like saying a lot?
Well to be quote honest I don't think I actually have any 'mottos' there are certain lines of books I really enjoy such as;
"Not all those who wander are lost."
"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live."
"To the well -organized mind, death is but the next great adventure." - of of my favorites!
"There is more treasure in books then in all the pirates loot on treasure island."
I pretty much missed the aim of this question but these quotes mean a lot to me and I think 'influence' me quite a bit in my life. I also really adore the one Helen used - "It's not the ending unless it's happily ever after."

Which do you prefer: English or Maths?
English! All the way, I hate the way maths messes with your mind because there will always be one right answer whereas in English you can have so many different answers and interpretations. Also ever since being little I've always wanted to write.  Hence double English at A Level :')

Which do you prefer: Science or Art?
I actually really enjoy both subjects but I have reasons for disliking both! Science is so fun with the experiments but also everything you learn and with Art you can get amazing outcomes by doing a simple method. But Science can get incredibly dull. I think I'll pick Art, despite my family being nowhere near art simply because I had the most amazing ART teacher in Year 11 and he was the best ever, let us make sculptures and helped me to get a Distinction in my Art BTEC (2 A's) Thank's Steve! (Plus he's a huge Transformers fan ^.^)

Name 5 albums/musical artists that have changed you life.
 Now I adore music and I do in some cases believe music can 'save' and 'change' peoples lives depending on their situation. Like I have certain artists that pick up me up when I'm feeling down so I'll name a few.

The Candle Thieves - Literally all of their albums, they are an amazing acoustic group. I've spent the last year or so listening to them and even had the amazing pleasure of meeting them and also seeing them alive. My favorites would have to be 'Stars' and also 'Balloons #1, #2, #3'. So amazing!

The Blackout - Hope: Now I've also had the pleasure of seeing these amazing guys several times and also the pleasure of speaking to the 2 front men Gavin & Sean and they are the loveliest guys ever! Also this song well it doesn't mean a great deal to me, however it's a fab song. I think it's the title alone, 'Hope' just fills me with well... Hope.

My Chemical Romance - Man I feel like a loser admitting I like this band because everyone seems to dislike them now but I kinda had a hard time just as I got into my teenage years and well this was the band I would always listen to, back when they were in their 'emo' stage with The Black Parade I'd feel like, man I can do this because I have these guys and their music, so I'll be ok! I also got to see them in 2011 for the first time in February and again in August and wow, my inner 13 year old was screaming.

The Clash - Rock The Casbah: No word of a lie one of my favorite songs, on my first (yes illegal) night out this was playing and me and my best friend and boyfriend were all a little drunk in Spiders and we had such a good night and from that I remember this song so whenever I play I think back to that bight and think 'Wow I had such a good night, I never want to forget' it was honestly one of the best nights ever. 

I can't actually think of anymore, it's quite hard because I have so many favorite bands and songs! 

What were your favorite and least favorite subjects at school?
Like I said above I adored English and have always wanted a career in it! However I did dislike it at some points due to an awful teacher that pretty much hated my guts but I pretty much got straight A'd all the time so it wasn't all that bad! I also really enjoyed History, I never really told anyone but Hitler and World Wars 1 & 2 really did interest me! I hated Maths, I just found it so difficult, same with PE I'm just not a very fit person! I disliked it and was just way too lazy for my own good. Also in my last year of school I adored Art (when in my first few years I hated it!) simple because I had an amazing teacher and a pretty good work scheme because we looked at Controversial artists! Also another hate French! I was actually quite good at it, had a lovely teacher but I sucked at speaking it and also I just lacked motivation, it just got boring after spending all of high school doing it. 

Who is your favorite celebrity with a brain?
Do the cast of Top gear count, I mean they always seem to be pretty smart on their challenges and they are hilarious. But I'll go ahead and say Stephen Fry because he never fails to make me laugh and he always seems to be there in the thick of everything and also he did some of the harry Potter audio books! Other them these I don't actually know what celebrities 'have brains' I'd like to say the actors of Gandalf and Dumbledore but I'm not too sure if their brainy. 

What is your nerdy little secret?
My nerdy little secret, well I'm a bookworm, a gamer! I watch DVD's all the time and I actually love learning about 'different' religions such as Wicca and Paganism, I adore it. I haven't had chance to fully study But I do have a few books. I also adore how peoples brains work and what influence them, mainly serial killers. Yes morbid I know but imagine getting inside the mind of Hannibal 'the cannibal' Lecture! He seems so in control of himself all the time it's as if he's not insane at all. Also One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Girl Interrupted, need I say more?

Who are your favorite beauty/fashion gurus whom you admire more for than just their beauty/fashion sense?
Now this is kinda really hard because I don't know of many. However I adore Fearne Cotton, she has an amazing style but she's also really down to Earth and so gorgeous although people are mean to her. I also love Paloma faith, I know she isn't a fashion guru mainly because she's so wacky but that's what I love about her. She's so unique and individual that it draws me to her and I'm just like 'wow I wish I had the guts'. Also Dita Von Teese, she is amazingly gorgeous, beautiful and has the most amazing dress sense ever! 

If you could study anything, anywhere, what and where would you study?
I would LOVE to study Psychology/Sociology in New York, seeing how all of these high business people work on a daily level every single day of the week. I would also love to study in London, with all the bust people and the busy streets. I also would love to study English in more depth rather then just for a teaching level! Also to me Law seems like something amazing to study but the amount of dedication people give ti it, I don't think I'd be able to cut it!

If your blog wasn't about beauty/fashion, what would it be about?
Mainly lifestyle! Me blabbing on about my life, what I've done each day, What books I've read and films I've seen. Endless lists of things I generally want or want to watch/read. It would be ever so personal with everything but view-able for the public. Also how amazing would a travel or cooking blog be? I wish I had the money seriously! 

Name something you are obsessed with that other people would find nerdy?
God I love reading books and watching older films. I also love reading Japanese manga! But also I love EVERYTHING vintage not just clothes! Bikes, houses, places, furtniture, honestly everything it makes me so happy to see things about it. I also have a small weird obbession with history but more importantly vampires and Dracula, if I could go to Translevia or Romaina and study their history in depth on this subjects I would jump at the chance! I also adore Greek Mythology and the Ancient Egyptians! 

Name 5 people, excluding friends and family, that inspire you.
Man this is actually a hard one because I'm not entirely sure on who inspires me.

Okay lets say, authors in general but over all JK Rowling and Stephen King. JK for the reason that after submitting the first draft of the Philosophers stone nearly 11 times (I think) to publishers and she finally got published and look where she is today, look what became of harry Potter!

Stephen King simply because he works and works and always produces the amazing fiction I read. Also after the near death experience he had, he just kept writing! Such dedication.

J.R.R Tolkien. What an amazing man! I mean he lives in the 20th century which meant there wasn't a lot of imagination around and things were pretty much shunned. Yet in this environment he managed to produce one of the biggest selling trilogies every that then turned into 3 amazing films. I think if he saw where he was today, which The Hobbit film coming out soon, he would be shocked.

Marilyn Monroe - I adore her, she was gorgeous and in her time 'a plus size mode' I think that took amazing amounts of guts for her. Yes she had her problems and they ended up killing her but in the end she was only human.

Who will you tag?
I tag each and every single one of my followers and readers. I love reading these posts by people so I please ask you to leave your posts (if you do it) in a comment below so I can have a nosy! I love reading about people so much, I bet you're all so interesting.

Also I hope you guys have all had a lovely Friday!

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