What's in my Makeup Bag (Updated)

What's in my Makeup Bag (Updated)

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Hi all, I hope you are having a fantastic week so far. One of my earliest (and most popular) blog posts was a "What's in my Makeup Bag", and since then I have bought and tested a lot more products, so what's in my makeup bag is now very different. 

I hope you enjoy taking a peek in my makeup bag and seeing what I've been loving recently. Don't forget to let me know what your favorite makeup products are in the comments, I love to try new things out.  I've tried to cut down on the amount of makeup I keep in my makeup bag- instead I organize most of it in drawers, but this is just my everyday essential products.

Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation - Soft Beige, Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer - Light, Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer - 01 Fair (New Favorite!). 

I also forgot to take a picture of the Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in Transparent.

Bourjois Delice de Poudre Bronzing Powder, Milani Baked Blush in Luminos.

Swatches (bottom to top): Milani Baked Blusher - Luminoso, Bourjois Delice de Poudre Bronzing Powder. 

ELF Brow Kit - Medium, Elf Clear Brow Gel.

Maybelline Color Tattoos (left to right): Bad to the Bronze, Barley Branded.

Swatches (left to right): Barley Branded, Bad to the Bronze.

Maybelline "The Falsies" Mascara, Rimmel Kohl Kajal Eye Liner Pencil - 061 Jet Black.

Clinique Chubby Stick - Curvy Candy, NYX Butter Gloss - Tiramisu, Maybelline Color Whisper - Lust For Blush.

Swatches (left to right): Clinique Chubby Stick - Curvy Candy, NYX Butter Gloss - Tiramisu, Maybelline Color Whisper - Lust for Blush.

Don't forget to comment what your must have makeup products are, and if you have a blog of your own please let me know as I would love to check it out! Love you all!
Alice xxx

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Alice's Room Makeover 2: Bedroom Home Haul

Alice's Room Makeover 2: Bedroom Home Haul

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Hi all! As promised, another blog post in my "Room Makeover" series - click HERE to see the other post where I share my bedroom inspiration. 

I've have picked up a few bits here and there, so I decided to share with you what I have purchased for my room! It's all starting to come together now, especially the color scheme (which is blue, white, and orange if you hadn't guessed).

I picked up this cheeky sausage dog cushion from Freedom Furniture. I'm using this cushion as my "color inspiration" - white, blue, and orange. I liked how it was clean and crisp; no fluffy tassels or texture to it, which is a nice balance to the other cushions on my bed, and the textured throw.

Next, I found this beautiful dark blue throw which went perfectly with the cushion and the "beachy", not too feminine theme.

I found these 2 cushions lying about in my house - a cream cushion with white detailing, and a woven blue cushion. The three together look amazing.

I also changed my colorful duvet cover to a simple, textured white one (which we already had).

This is honestly everything I could want in a frame - rustic, beachy... just perfect. I love the wooden, over sized  frame, and I think that the brown wooden areas against the white wood makes it look really unique and aged (... in a good way). 

As you can see everything is slowly, but surely coming together and the colors are all looking cohesive, but not too matchy. I've took my desk out of my room as it unnecessarily took up so much room. 

Make sure to follow me on Bloglovin to stay updated on new blog posts, however, if you do not have a Bloglovin account you can follow my Instagram (which I created a week ago!) and I will update you on there. Love you all!

Alice xxx

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What's on my (Friend's) Face

What's on my (Friend's) Face

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Hi all! Hope you are having a fantastic week. A month or two ago I did my cousin's makeup, and all of you seemed to really enjoy it. I think it's refreshing to see makeup on a variety of different faces, not just mine, so I've decided to make this an ongoing monthly series - each month I will (try to - no promises) do a friend's makeup and photograph it for you! 

A few days ago I did my beautiful friend Bridget's makeup- she is absolutely stunning (and very funny too!), and I really wanted to focus on her gorgeous green eyes. She is one of my bestest friends so you may see her, and other friends of mine in the near future. The products used will be listed towards the end.

I decided to focus on her gorgeous green eyes, and after much research I learnt that purple/taupe eye shadows suit her eye colour. I used mac satin taupe (a shimmery taupe with purple undertones) all over the lid and blended in some darker, neutral (yet slightly purple) eye shadows into the outer V. I kept her skin really fresh and light, because let's be honest - who needs foundation if you've got skin like her!

Products used:

Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation in Soft Beige
Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer
Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder
Elf Brow Kit
Elf Brow Gel
Milani Baked Blush in Luminoso
Urban Decay Eye Shadow Primer Potion
Mac Satin Taupe Eye Shadow (all over the lid - I built the color up as I wanted it really smokey)
Urban Decay Naked Palette Eye Shadows in Hustle (outer V), Darkhorse (blended onto the top very outer lash line), and Virgin (in the inner corners)
Maybelline The Falsies Mascara
NYX Butter Gloss in Eclair

I hope you enjoyed this blog post,  I loved doing her makeup and she is honestly so beautiful and lovely! Thank you Bridget for letting me do your makeup honey! Look forward to another Bedroom Makeover post - it seemed to get thousands of views so I assume that you like them, so look forward to that next! Love you all!

Alice xxx

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The Birthday Post - Presents, Food, and Outfit

The Birthday Post - Presents, Food, and Outfit

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Hi lovelies! Some of you may already know that today is my birthday! Wooppeee! I thought I would share with you some of the pics from today. It was a lovely day spent with my family, and Jack and I where spoilt rotten! 

From my parents I received some beautiful red flowers (unsure what type it is), and a very funny card with some money in it. I'm most likely going to save a good portion, but I might pick up a few things of my Birthday Wish List, which I did a blog post about. I was going to show you what my friends and grandparents gave me, but I decided not too as I didn't want this blog post to be me showing you everything I received - I more want it to be full of lovely pictures of food and flowers!

For lunch, we went to a restaurant called the Blue Breeze - a Pacific/Asian fusion restaurant. I will be the first to admit that I'm not particularly keen on Chinese/Asian food, however in saying that, it was surprisingly delicious! 

For my outfit, I chose something casual and warm, primarily because it was only 3 degrees celcius (37 degrees Farenheit) - I  did bring a coat I promise! and it was only lunch so it was a bit more laid back.

Top: Dotti

Jeans: Topshop

Boots: Glassons

I baked a delicious, 2 layer chocolate cake from the Little and Friday recipe book. It doesn't look as incredible as what it did in the book, but it was very delicious! 

I hope you enjoyed having a little sneak peek into what my day was like, and if it's any of your birthdays, happy birthday! I will be doing a blog post about the makeup I  wore, so look forward to that! Love you all! 
Alice xxx

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