Monday 21 February 2011

Me vs the Boyfriend

After my disasterous attempt to make chocolate chip brownies for my boyfriend on Valentines Day, I decided at the weekend to make some cupcakes to make up for it. My boyfriend not wanting to be left out of the action, decided he was going to make some too! It was going to be a mini bake off :)
 The recipe I used comes from a blog that I adore : http://thegoddesskitchen.blogspot.com/search/label/Cupcakes

My attempt :



My Boyfriends attempt:



I hope you all agree with me and say that my batch looks the yummiest because they certainly did taste the yummiest!
x










Sunday 20 February 2011

My Acne Experience

During my early teens I was quite lucky and didn't have acne, I had the odd spot here or there but I put it down to not taking my make up off properly or caining the junk food. It was during my late teens, when during a stressful period in my life I developed acne quite badly. My worst areas of acne were my cheeks. I went to my doctors and they prescribed me antibiotics and different lotions and potions but none of them worked. “Perseverance” they would say. So after about 4 years of giving everything a go and 'persevering' they decided to refer me to a dermatologist. The dermologist was great and put me on a course of Roaccutane. You hear so many horror stories about the side effects of Roaccutane but it didn’t worry me, I just wanted the spots to go! The dermatologist initially put me on 20mg for the first 4 weeks then the second appointment she bumped me up to 60mg and third month on, I’m currently on 60mg. People experience different side effects but my personal experience hasn’t been too bad; dry skin/eyes/nose/mouth, few aches and pains but that’s about it. I use oilatum face repair to help moisturise my face and blistex intensive moisturiser for my lips, that’s the best combination I have found, if any of you guys have any better suggestions, please tell me! My skin has definitely improved but I’ll be on the tablets for another 6 months or so. Here's to clear skin! :) 

Saturday 19 February 2011

Tag...your it!

SKINCARE
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-How many times do you wash your face daily?
Twice daily - Once in the morning and once at night
-What skin type do you have? (dry,oily,combo)
I use to have oily skin but since being on my roaccutane for my acne, it has become dry…very dry!
-What is your current facial wash?
Neutrogena visibly clear 2 in 1
-Do you exfoliate?
Yes, frequently.
-What moisturizer do you use?
Oilatum face repair
-Do you have freckles?
A few
-Do you use eye cream?
Garnier eye roll on
-Do you or did you have acne prone skin?
Yes although it is getting better thanks to roaccutane!
-Did you ever have to use Pro-activ?
Yes, but found it too harsh for my skin

MAKE-UP
-What foundation do you use?
Mac, nc15 studio fix fluid
-How about concealer?
No
-Do you know your undertone color?
Pink I think
-What do you think of fake eyelashes?
I don’t use them day-to-day but for an occasion I love to!
-Did you know that you are suppose to change your mascara every 3 months?
Yes
-What brand of mascara do you use?
Rimmel Lash Accelerator
-Sephora or MAC?
Mac
-What makeup tools do you use in make up application?
From day to day I use a Foundation brush, blusher brush but if I'm going out I use foundation brush, blusher brush, eye shadow brush
-Do you use make-up base/primer for the eyes?
Not always
-For the face?
Yes, currently using the elf primer
-What is your favorite eye shadow (color or shade)?
The Urban Decay Naked Palette
-Do you use pencil or liquid eyeliner?
I haven’t mastered the technique of applying liquid liner yet but I do use pencil eyeliner along my water line.
-How often do you poke your eyes with an eyeliner pencil?
More often than not!
-What do you think of pigment eyeshadows?
I likey
-Do you use mineral makeup?
I have tried bare minerals makeup- not for me
-What is your favorite lipstick?
Mystic Mauve by Maybelline
-How about lipgloss?
Not really a fan of lipgloss,
-What is your favorite blush to use?
Haven’t got a particular favorite
-Do you buy your makeup on eBay?
No
-Do you like drugstore makeup?
Yeah
-Are you clumsy in putting on makeup?
Every now and again I get a mascara wand in my eye, not fun!
-Name a makeup crime that you hate?
Too much makeup, less is more J
-Do you like colorful shades of makeup (lipstick, eyeshadow) or neutral ones?
Neutral
-Which celebrity always has great make up?
Katy Perry
-If you could leave the house using just ONE make up item, what would you use?
Foundation.
-Could you ever leave the house without any makeup on?
As sad as it sounds, no!
-Do you think you look good even without any makeup on?
No but my boyfriend thinks so <3
-In your opinion, what is the BEST makeup line?
Mac
-What do you think of Makeup??
Makeup is fab! It gives you confidence, well me anyway!





Friday 18 February 2011

Adele - WOW



Such an amazing performance, literally had tears in my eyes watching this. It's a song I'm sure most people can relate to.

Perfumes Anonymous

Hi I'm Lori... and I have an addiction... to perfumes, something I'm not proud of but hey it just can't be helped! My love of perfumes stem from my mother, she always smells gorgeous and her perfume collection is huge! I remember when I was about 13 I pinched  her Angel perfume, so I could be like her, I felt dead grown up! Consequently I can't stand the smell of it anymore.

I have collected loads over the years and now have a collection which I adore :)

The basket is full of perfumes, not the most practical of places but hey ho. I'm crap with describing the smells of each perfume so I daren't attempt!

My Night Perfumes:

( Left to Right )
Armani code - EDP 30 ml
Dior Pure Poison - EDP 50ml
Valentino Rock and Rose- EDP 30ML
Marc Jacobs Daisy -EDP 50ML
Beyonce Heat- EDP 50ML
Viktor and Rolf Flowerbomb- EDP 50ML
Calvin Klein Euphoria- EDP 30ML
Dior Addict - EDP 20ML
Kate Moss Velvet Hour- EDT 30ML

Day Perfumes:


(Left to Right)
Britney Spears Fantasy- EDP 30ML
CK in 2 U- EDT 50 ML
Matthew Williamson- EDT 50ML
Britney Spears Curious - EDP 30 ML
Hugo Boss Pure Purple- EDP 30ML
Hugo Boss Orange- EDT 30 ML
NEXT Define - EDT 25ML
Kate Moss Wild Meadow- EDT 30ML
Next Just Pink - EDT 30ML

My favourite perfume from my collection is Viktor and Rolf FlowerBomb.
 I read in a magazine that it's Cheryl Coles favourite perfume...So I asked my mum to buy it for me for christmas a few years back and boy i'm glad i did! :)

Thursday 17 February 2011

Forget about the price tag

It feels like forever since I last went shopping (ok,  it's only been a week or two!) so I was in need of a little retail therapy. Unable to actually go out shopping, I went on the H&M website to see what delights they had. I could of easily spent more but resisted the urge!!  Here's what I purchased:


Black dolly shoes -£7.99
White blouse - £14.99
Love heart top - £6.99
Black Jeans - £19.99
Bronze Powder - £4.99
Nail Varnish - Dust and Diamonds -£ 2.99

I've got a friends birthday meal to go to at the weekend, so I'm thinking about teaming the blouse and jeans up with heels and a blazer!?