I haven't forgotten you all...

I know, once again, I have been absent from the blogging world for a bit longer than I would have liked. However, I would just like to let you all know I have been planning some great posts for the next week or so, I'm currently up in Shropshire and it's difficult to get any photos onto the computer I'm using so I'm going to wait until I get home this weekend.
Anyway, these are a few of the posts I have planned...

• What's In My Make-up Bag
• A review on a collection of Clarins products
•  A selection of OPI nail polishes I have accumulated over the past few months and haven't reviewed.
• Body Shop Lipsticks
• My favourite self-tanning products
• More reviews of beauty products I'm loving right now.

So please watch this space, I WILL be back. 

xxx

Joseph Kony

Please watch this video, It's long but it's worth it.

Review: Maybelline Volum Express Cats Eyes

Hey guys, hope you all had a great new years! I'm back again with a review on my current fave mascara. I literally can't get enough of this, it goes on like a dream. My eyelashes don't stick together, I only need one coat and it keeps them in place all day!
I'm talking about the new(ish) mascara from Maybelline, it's called Volum express Cats eyes (yes I did spell that right), and I can definitely see where they got the name from, it seems to make my outer lashes flick out a bit creating a cats eyes effect. Don't be scared off by that though as it's very subtle! I am currently coming to the end of my second bottle of this baby and am planning on getting a third soon, it retails at around £7.99 which I think is really quite cheap for a mascara, even for maybelline.
As you can see from my pictures it has a curved brush, which I like as it saves time when putting it on and helps stop the eyelashes sticking together. The pictures of my eye were taken in the evening when I'd had it on all day so don't really do it justice but you get the idea.

- I know i've said it all before but I am so sorry for the lack of blogging, I've been going through a tough time, not enjoying the job i'm in and missing my boyfriend. I really am trying but it's hard to get inspiration when you're miserable, blogging will stop being fun for me if I force myself to do it. I am so grateful that you have all stuck with me, I lost a few followers in my absence and really don't want to lose any more because I WILL be back! That's a promise. Hope you all understand :) -

xxx

Guest Post: Fashion is Powerful

Fashion is Powerful

By: Jackie Clark

Looking good is an instant mood changer. Women are complex creatures that experience sometimes bizarre mood swings and emotional outbursts but there is one thing that can make any woman feel better in an instant, no matter how dire the situation; fashion. A woman having the worst day of her life is going to experience an instant mood change – for the better – if she has her hair and makeup done and puts on a glamorous outfit and an amazing pair of shoes. The same is true of women suffering from rare forms of cancer such as mesothelioma. Even if her prognosis is yet to be determined, a woman’s mood is instantly lifted when she is exposed to beautiful fashion.

Confidence is one of the key aspects to happiness and power in a woman’s life. Unfortunately, confidence is one of the first things cancer robs a woman of. Women suffering from cancer often have a difficult time feeling beautiful in their own skin; perhaps she has started losing her hair or made the decision to shave her head so as not to experience the emotions that come with every piece of hair that falls out during treatment. Whatever the reason, cancer patients often feel unattractive and powerless.

To beat cancer, power and confidence are a must, which is where fashion comes into play. Women in need of a pick me up can find that pick me up in the form of fashion. No matter what she is facing that day, feeling gorgeous and confident will make it seem so much better. The first step to achieving that confidence through fashion is with makeup. Every woman feels better when she has makeup on her face; even if she doesn’t need it in the least.

Most women are well versed in the art of applying makeup; however, one way to boost the mood of a cancer patient is to take her to have to makeup professionally applied. Nothing will make her feel more beautiful, powerful and confident than seeing her gorgeous face after a professional spends a few minutes highlighting her best features.

The next step is to make sure she has an amazing outfit and shoes. It doesn’t matter what she wears, as long as she feels and looks amazing. Feeling amazing in your own skin, even if it is thanks to an outfit, is going to make you exude a confidence you didn’t even know you had, which is automatically going to make you appear more gorgeous than ever.

Fashion is many things, but mostly it is a woman’s temporary escape to a better place. Give a cancer patient back her confidence by reminding her that she is as beautiful as ever. 

Dorothy Perkins sale

Today I had one of those moments where you think 'oh I'll just have a look in there to kill time' and end up buying something, oops!
Before christmas, I was in Dorothy Perkins and saw a couple of things a really liked and thought about buying, I had already spent a bit too much last month as I started my new job at Next, meaning staff discount, and bought a load of stuff from there, as well as all my christmas shopping, so couldn't really justify spending anymore. Anyway, fortunately for me and unfortunately for my bank account they just so happened to have the two things I had my eye on in their sale. The first one, a black japanese-style kimono type thing with some lovely pink flowers on it, was £24.00, reduced to £5.00! I think my jaw literally dropped when I saw it. I then spotted a purple dress I really like that was £30.00 down to £10.00 and after a very short trip to the changing rooms (didn't need much time to decide) I bought them both! :D So i'm now a very happy bunny and the proud owner of two lovely new items of clothing, here they are...

The Kimono:

Ignore the snake print top!

Bit of a close up

The dress:

Sorry about the pile of clothes!

Not my mess I promise!

So yeah, you all need to pop down to your nearest dorothy perkins and grab some bargains yourselves!
Thanks for reading xxx

My new years resolutions for 2012...

1. Cook and bake more, and be more creative and daring with recipes.

2. Write a book.

3. Blog more, at least twice a week.

4. Explore my talents and find out what I want to do with my life.

5. Exercise more often. Even though it's on my list every year I never do it, but i'm gonna try!

6. Try and get the family together more often.

7. Laugh, be positive and just be happier in general.

8. Be tidier, clean my room, bathroom and car more often.

9. Have a proper clear out, all the junk and clothes I don't want anymore and give them to charity, I've been saying I'll do it for years and it's never happened, but this time it will!

10. Most importantly, appreciate the people in my life whilst they're still here, and appreciate everything else I have, focus on the good and try and ignore the bad.


2011 has been a really hard year for me, nothing particularly good has come out of it, everything good I have in my life was there before 2011. Although I am grateful to have all the people I love still with me, this year has brought a lot of misery, more than I ever even knew I could feel and for the first time ever I am so glad to say goodbye to the year and look forward to the next. There's something quite therapeutic about starting over again, even though tomorrow I will be the same person I am today, there's definitely going to be some major changes in my life, and I absolutely cannot wait.

I wish you all the best for 2012. Happy new year!! xxx

Love

Not the best quality, but definitely brought a tear to my eye!

xxx