My Favourite Concealers.

So I was looking through my makeup collection and I noticed that I have a quite a few concealers lying around. I love experimenting with concealer, finding those two to provide that brightening effect for under the eyes but also the coverage for those bad skin days. There are many more that I'm desperate to try but for now I will share with you what I love and what has worked for me. One last thing, I tried to incorporate both high end and drugstore options for you, hope you enjoy.

My current and most recent favourite is the Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer. I bought mine from my local counter for £22 and it contains 0.22 fl oz of product. I love the consistency of this concealer, It's definitely not too thick which makes it a dream to blend out underneath the eyes. I love how it also works for covering up blemishes, a great 2 in 1 option. I would certainly suggest using a decent moisturiser or eye cream around the eye area as for me, before taking this step it creased, more or less straight away. Other than that, I would definitely recommend this if you're looking for that bright highlighted effect under the eyes but also want something that will work for imperfections. I first bought this in the shade Vanilla, which matched my skin tone perfectly. This wasn't light enough for under my eyes, so I went back and bought the lightest shade which is Chantilly. Overall I will continue to purchase this product until I find something better.

One that a lot of people including myself love, Mac's Pro Longwear Concealer. This costs only £17 and contains 0.30fl oz of product. I haven't used this one in a long time but I've been meaning to repurchase it for a while now. This is another great all round concealer, the shade NC15 brightened up my tired under eyes whilst also working wonders on any blemishes on my face. This one is definitely more on the thicker side but again it's easily blended out with a warm finger or damp Beauty Blender. Don't be fooled by the tiny bottle either, a little goes a long way with this product, this one lasted me a lot longer than the Nars did. The pump is also great at controlling how much concealer you're actually using, just so none goes to waste.

Time for a drugstore pick! I absolutely adore Seventeens 'Phwoarr Paint' Heavy Duty Concealer. I picked this up from Boots and it only cost me £5.49 for 12g of product. I got mine in the shade Fair. This is a very rich concealer but very creamy and easy to blend with fingers or a brush. I was actually so impressed at how well this covered up my dark circles, I recommend starting with a small amount of product and building it up because this can turn cakey looking if you apply too much. I think this would probably work better on normal/oily skin as it does set to quite a dry matte finish. It's also great at cancelling out redness making it good for covering up spots. If you're after a cheaper alternative for the Bobbi Brown concealer or Benefit's Boi-ing, I'd suggest giving this a try.

Last but not least I thought I'd include Rimmels Wake Me Up concealer. I used to use this all the time, its a great option from the drugstore if you want that bright under eye. This is only £5.49 from Boots and I get mine in the shade Ivory. This is a lovely and creamy but still feels so lightweight on the face whilst providing great coverage. It blends out really quickly and has such a natural texture without looking cakey at all. This really does make me look a lot more awake on those early mornings. Definitely one of the best liquid concealers that I've tried from the drugstore, alongside Collections Lasting Perfection.

What is your holy grail concealer or current favourite? Thank you for reading, talk soon. xx ❤ 

What I Do When I'm Having A Bad Day.

Hey Everyone, today I wanted to share with you the things I like to do to relax myself when I'm not having the best of days. I often find myself coming home from work or anywhere I've been not feeling the happiest, not liking the way I look, overly tired and just wanting to hibernate in my comfy bed for as long as possible. I've found that there are certain things that really do make a difference with how I'm feeling and that's what I'm going to share with you today.

The first thing I like to do when I get home is run myself a lovely bubble bath. I normally use just whatever bubble bath is in my bathroom (usually from Radox or Imperial Leather) but occasionally I like to really treat myself with a Lush bath bomb as well. Lush sell an amazing variety of bath products, perfect for pampering yourself. My favourite bath bombs include 'Sex Bomb', 'Twilight' and 'Butterball'. When I use one of these, I swear I could lay in the bath for hours without a care in the world. I'll always remove all of my makeup first, I hate the feeling of being in a hot bath with a full face of makeup on. I absolutely love using sweet smelling shower gels, I have two still on the go that I purchased around Christmas time.

Once I'm out of the bath and feeling fresh, I'll usually flick the kettle on and make myself a cup of tea with one sugar and milk, Tetleys tea to be precise. I'll use my favourite mug, which was actually a gift, I love this 'P' mug so much. If I'm not in the mood for tea I'll grab a bottle of cold water or some juice instead. I'll then grab myself a little treat from the kitchen, normally some chocolate, a banana or a packet of crisps depending on what I fancy at the time. I try not to go overboard with snacks when I'm not feeling my best, cause with me one chocolate bar can turn into 6 very quickly! When I do like to indulge my favourite is probably Kinder chocolate.

I then head upstairs to my bedroom, light a sweet smelling candle and climb into bed. Right now I'm burning a candle I bought from a local shop near me in the scent 'Country Pancakes and Syrup'. Oh my god, It seriously leaves my whole house smelling like freshly made pancakes, heaven! I then like to open up my laptop and either watch a documentary of some kind or just several YouTube videos in a row. 4oD have some really interesting documentaries at the moment I've found myself watching them fairly often. However I could seriously watch YouTube videos for hours. I absolutely love Trisha Paytas' videos and The Saccone Joly's vlogs. Shani Grimmond is one of my all time favourites as well as Kathleen Lights and Essie Button. Watching people with such amazing, fun, personalities I find really cheers me up and makes me laugh, especially Estee and Shani.

I definitely couldn't leave out music! I am always listening to music, whatever I'm doing. I love such a variety of artists and genres. When I'm relaxing in bed, whether I'm online shopping, writing a blog post or on Facebook, I always have music on. My favourite being Ariana Grande. I think she has such a beautiful voice, my most listened to songs by her include 'Love Me Harder', 'Best Mistake', 'My Everything' and 'One Last Time'. Something completely different but I'm also obsessed with Drake's music. My top picks from him being 'Marvins Room', 'Come Thru', 'From Time' and 'Shot For Me'. They both have such unique voices and are artists I constantly listen to when I'm simply just relaxing.

I also find myself browsing through Instagram, a lot! It relaxes me to just browse through photos. Possibly my most used app, I could scroll through for hours. I especially love looking at peoples makeup looks they've created, landscape photography and photos of dogs! Another app that never fails to cheer me up is Vine! I don't currently post Vines myself but there are some hilarious videos on there that leave me in hysterics. Definitely worth checking out.

I couldn't leave out makeup. If it's the start of the day and I've woken up feeling under the weather, I find putting on my favourite lipstick, eyeshadow or blush really makes a difference. It not only brightens up my face, but puts me in such a better mood straight away. Perfect way to start off any day if you ask me, especially cause I love makeup.

What do you do when you're having a bad day? Thank you for reading! Talk soon xx ❤

Being Blonde / All About My Hair!

Hey Everyone! Today I thought I'd share with you the products I'm currently using on my hair and how I keep it looking healthy! I will leave links to all of the products mentioned so you know where you can get them.

I'm currently getting my hair coloured around every 7 weeks. Usually my hairdresser will do half a head of highlights, focusing on the top, but every now and again I will go for a full head to make sure underneath is being seen too as well. I get a combination of the bleach/ash toned blonde and the more golden blonde, just so my hair isn't one block colour. I usually get her to trim my hair each time as well just to chop off any split ends. I always say to her that I want that whiter looking blonde for my end result, the one thing I cannot stand is brassy, yellow or orange looking blonde hair.

For toning my hair I absolutely love the 'Clean Blonde Violet Shampoo' by Fudge. I get mine from Amazon for £9.95 for 300ml, It lasts quite long as well so for me this is a good deal. I like to use this shampoo every other wash as it does tend to leave that purple tinge to the hair if left in too long. This is amazing at cancelling out those brassy tones and leaving the hair with a more white/silver tone to it. I highly doubt I will ever need to use another purple shampoo cause this really works for me. If you're looking for a purple shampoo that isn't too expensive, will last a long time and that will make your hair that whiter looking blonde definitely give this a go, you won't regret it.

Now I'm currently using the Bumble & Bumble Invisible Oil Sulfate free shampoo and conditioner and have nearly finished my first set. I love these, they leave my hair feeling fresh and silky smooth. Although it's a pain to wash out thoroughly the shampoo lathers up so fast and leaves your hair feeling squeaky clean, without drying it out. The conditioner I feel works best when left on the hair, for the longer the better. I usually work it into the lengths and ends of my hair and whatever's left on my hands I'll briefly run over the top of my head. I'll leave this on my hair for around 5-8 minutes before washing it out. I then leave my hair in a towel for around 25-30 minutes to begin the drying process to minimise the amount of heat I need to use. I'll cover my hair in the Bumble & Bumble Invisible Oil Heat Protective Primer and gently brush it out with my Tangle Teezer. Once dried and straightened my hair has never felt so soft. I get my products from Boots, the shampoo is £23, the conditioner is £25 and last but not least the primer is £19. Definitely worth the splurge, especially if you're blonde and looking for some better quality products to keep your hair looking healthy.

I also recently picked up the Lee Stafford Hair Growth Treatment, on the recommendation of Miss Budget Beauty's recent hair care video. This was £8.49 from Boots. I can't wait to try this out and see what difference it makes to my hair. I'll let you know if it's any good!

Thank you so much for reading. Let me know if you have any holy grail hair products that I should try, especially if you're a blonde like myself. Talk soon xxx ❤