get to know me post...

Top Left - Me and my best friend of 18 years
Top Right - The beauty that is Noodle (my cat)
Bottom left - Home / London
Bottom right - My entire life, my better half, my everything. Alex

Top left - One of my tattoos
Top right - Favourite flower / Daisy
Bottom left - My beautiful cousin and I
Bottom right - My wing-woman forever (Alex's' sister)

I know I have an 'about' page with a few questions, but I thought I would answer a few more random questions (they are definitely random) so you can get to know the person behind 'just me and my wonderland' a little better. So here goes...

Favourite soft drink? Peach iced tea is where it's at...I can't get enough of the stuff

Favourite alcoholic drink? I don't really drink (shock horror!) but when I do it would be a cocktail.

Whats the last film you watched? The Book Thief (yesterday) I LOVE that film.

When is the last time you cried? Yesterday, when watching The Book Thief (i cry at everything, don't get me started on John Lewis adverts)

What's your star sign? Sagittarius - Born in December :)

Your biggest phobia? Spiders and snakes (anything with more than 4 legs or less than 2 is just too much for me to deal with)

Do you have any children? No, I'm only 23. We (Alex and I) are very career focused!

Do you have any tattoos? Yes, 4. One on each wrist, one behind my ear and one on my back.

Whats you're ideal Saturday night? I'm a real homebody, like I said I don't drink so my sofa, a movie and a cuppa is my idea of heaven. If I am feeling really adventurous then going out to a nice restaurant is also lovely.

Favourite perfume? This is hard...Chanel Chance and most of the Marc Jacobs. Oh also, Jo Malone - English Pear and Freesia.

Favourite flower? Daisies! I love daisies! They are such a happy flower :) Oh and Jasmine.

What's your dream job? My job! I just recently got my dream job working as an office manager for a British luxury fashion house.

Do you like sushi? YES. I have a lot of love for sushi.

Tea or coffee? I think tea, I drink so much tea. I do love a good coffee for an energy boost though!

Desert island makeup product? Well I am guessing if I am on a desert island I will be tanned so i'm going with mascara.

Cats or dogs? I can't decide...I have a cat, she's a beauty and I love her silly amounts (we even have a voice for her - think female Stewie from family guy. Yes, im serious) BUT I can't wait to have a house so we can get a dog too!

Favourite restaurant? My kitchen when Alex is cooking ;) He is a chef (a dam good one at that)

One of your favourite quotes? Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring (Marilyn Monroe)

What do you miss most about being a child? I think this is the same as everyone...not having responsibilities such as sky high rent and bills!

If you won the lottery whats the first thing you would do? SHOP...then book a holiday, then buy a house then give money to family to thank them for everything :)

Last song you listened to on your phone/iPod? Broods - Never guna change (I love Broods, a lot)

Where do you live? London

Favourite holiday? Easter for the chocolate, Christmas for the roast. Pig much?

What has been your favourite age so far? I think my age now. 23. Alex and I have a beautiful home and we both have our dream jobs and are really looking forward to the future. N'awhhh.

Do you ever get mistaken for a celebrity? Yes, when I had longer darker hair I got mistaken for Kristen Stewart all the time. I had people stopping me in the street thinking I was her. My nick name at work was Bella. (Twilight)

What 5 songs take you back to your teenage years? I could literally write an entire post on throwback beauties but I will try and stick to five. TLC - Scrubs (what a tune) Blu Cantrell ft Sean Paul - Breathe. Blue - All Rise (ye that's right, I liked blue) Kelis ft Andre 3000 - Millionaire (this is mine and my best friends song because we're cool) Justin Timberlake - EVERY SINGLE SONG. I could keep going, I won't though.

Who's your best friend? Kim, she has been my best friend since we were six years old! 18 YEARS!!! I love her to pieces and couldn't imagine my life without her :)

Who do you know that has a similar personality to you? Alex's sister Emily. We are so similar. She is my wing-woman. Both the clumsiest people you could ever meet. We will text each other and keep the other one updated on what we broke, spilled, tripped on that day.

One random fact about you? I think I have an addiction to strawberry Fruitellas.

Right so that it's for the questions, if you have anymore then please feel free to ask, I am always happy to answer! I am now listening to 'blast from the past' songs and loving every minute! (Now playing: Ciara - 1, 2 Step....just because).

Rouge Edition Velvet - The best liquid lipstick

I have always loved a matte lip. It has always been my lip of choice. Lipglosses and I just don't seem to get on very well. Combine wind and your hair down and it just turns into a hot mess! Don't get me wrong I like a balm and don't mind a slight gloss in a lipstick but matte just tops them. Not only do they seem to really last I think that they look very sophisticated and classy, ye that's right. I can be classy.

I had heard a few people mention the Bourjois 'Rouge Edition Velvet' liquid lipsticks and had always wanted to give them a go seeing if they were going to live up to the hype and boyyy did they!

This is not a snap judgement, I have put them to a fair few tests and been wearing them for a month or so. They even stayed put after a day on the beach after copious trips for a cool down dunk in the sea, glugs of water and delicious dinners. No touch up needed. Did they fade slightly, yes. (The lighter one more so). But were they still obvious on my lips after 8 hours? Yes. The formula is a joy to apply, layering is so easy without any flaking and the applicator has a pointy nib at the end so can can achieve a precise application.

I got them in the lighter more everyday shade 'Nude-ist' and the incredible show stopping bright pink that is 'Ole Flamingo!'.

Like I said, the Ole Flamingo! lasts a little longer than the Nude-ist but even this colour doesn't fade horribly and patchy leaving a very unattractive outline, it fades evenly not making it obvious that you need a lippy top up.

Left - Nude-ist - Right - Ole Flamingo! (Excuse the untidy swatches)

If you haven't tried these already and like me, love a matte lip then you really should. Bourjois I think may be turning into my favourite drugstore brand. They always seem to get it right from bases to eyes and lips. Their products all seem quite luxurious for drugstore. The packaging is really nice and to top it off so are the products.

Have you tried these yet? Is there any other shades I should try or something else from Bourjois you think I might love? Let me know x

O hey there blush

It was only recently that I went to the other side and converted to blushers. I was always a bronzer girl, always. I very rarely touched blushers. I dabbled in and had plenty of bronzers though.

I have now found a few that are happen to have me hooked and, shock horror. I haven't picked up a bronzer since (only for contouring - I can't go cold turkey). 

From left to right:

Rimmel, Stay Blushed Liquid Cheek Tink in Pop of Pink. This is a lightweight liquid blush that can be applied to the apples of your cheeks with your fingertips. I personally use a flat top contour brush as I find that it blends it out really well and seamlessly. In terms of staying power, it lasts a really good amount of time. Even better with setting powder. For the price it really is worth it and something that I will definitely repurchase. I would like to try it in different colours next time.

Bourjois, Cream Blush in Nude Velvet. New favourite blusher. Love. Everything about it, the colour, the formula and the finish. This cream to powder formula really does melt on to the skin for a second skin feel. It is so blendable and very easy to apply. Again it is also long lasting and no need for top up's even on my oil prone skin. Like I said. LOVE.

MUA powder blush in Bubblegum. I'm not going to lie, it was the amazing bubblegum pink colour that caught my eye and I think it was only about £1!! Say what?? Ok so it may not be the most long lasting or pigmented powder blush out there but for £1, do I care? The colour is so gorgeous and actually it really is not that bad quality at all. I have used this a few times and it may not last quite as long as the others but it gives such a nice flush of colour to the cheeks that I really do love.

Left to Right - Bourjois, Rimmel, MUA

I would love to hear some blusher recommendations from you lovely lot if you have some, I need to grow my collection ;)