Alice's Bedroom Makeover Part 3: A Peek At My New Dresser

Alice's Bedroom Makeover Part 3: A Peek At My New Dresser


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Hi lovelies, I hope you are having a fantastic week so far. Another installment in my Bedroom Makeover series, and this one I'm particularly exited about. My parents were kind enough to buy me a new dresser (in agreement that this was the last piece of furniture they were to ever buy me before I move out), and I absolutely love it. I choose a dresser from Freedom Furniture in a light wood, and it finally fits all my folded clothes! I've tried a minimalist approach towards what I keep on it, so there isn't as much as my previous What's On My Dresser post. I much prefer having less though - I feel it looks tidier and more mature. To see a full image of the dresser on the Freedom Furniture website click here. 

Alice xxx

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What's on my (Friend's) Face No. 2

What's on my (Friend's) Face No. 2 

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Hi all! As promised, another "What's on my (Friend's) Face" post today - these seem to be so popular with you all, and I absolutely love doing them. Last month I did my friend Bridget's makeup, to see that click HERE.

This month I did one of my best friend's Nathalie's makeup - she is absolutely gorgeous, and her eye lashes are so god damn long and thick! Since last month's makeup was a little lighter and more natural, I decided to go a bit crazy with Nat's makeup (and she was very willing to as well!). I love how it turned out - the bronze smokey eye and the bright orange lips look amazing, especially on her. 

I decided to do a really shimmery smokey bronze eye look - it looked amazing on her eyes, and she pulled it off so well! I kept it pretty smokey and "messy" - I made sure there were no clean crisp lines, and everything was blended out nicely, The key when doing a eye makeup look like this is to layer and blend, layer and blend. I focused most of the darkness on her outer v and her lash line, and also put quite a bit on her lower lash line to balance the heaviness on the top. 

I was originally going to do a nude lipstick since the eye makeup was heavy and smokey - however Nat insisted on this orange lipstick and after much hesitation, I actually love it! It looks amazing on her, and goes well with all the bronze on the eyes. 

Products used:

Revlon Colourstay Foundation in True Beige  mixed with Rimmel Wake Me up Foundation in Soft Beige

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer 

Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder

Wet N Wild Blush in Perlesent Pink

Sax Eyebrow Kit

Maybelline Colour Tattoo in Bad To The Bronze

Urban Decay Naked Palette - eye shadows in Smog (all over the lid and blended into lower lash line), Darkhorse (outer v) and Virgin (inner corners)

Maybelline Gel Liner in Black (smudged into outer upper lash line)

Maybelline Colossal Mascara with Maybelline Great Lash on top

Wet N Wild lipstick in 24 Carrot Gold  (A really good dupe for Macs Moronge lipstick if you are looking for one on a budget)

Thank you Nat for being an amazing model and an amazing friend, you are so gorgeous and lovely and amazing! I wish I was so good at taking pictures as you are, your honestly a natural in front of the camera, and thanks for letting me go crazy on your makeup. I'm so fortunate to have such willing, beautiful friends :) 

Soon I will be doing a final room tour so look forward to that, and if you have a blog of your own, let me know in the comments and I will make sure to check it out. Love you all! 

Alice xxx

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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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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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What's in my Travel Makeup Bag?

What's in my Travel Makeup Bag?

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Hi all, I hope you are having a fantastic week so far! Some of you may already know that I have been doing quite a bit of traveling recently. I just flew home from Queenstown, and I thought I would share what products I brought with me in my makeup bag (This is the makeup I keep in my suitcase, not my hand luggage- please do remember that there is a certain maximize volume liquids can be in and luggage!) I have a few more traveling related blog posts coming up, so stay tuned for them. Enjoy! 

Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation in soft beige

Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in light

Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer in light

Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in transparent

Bourjois Delice de Poudre Bronzing Powder

Milani Baked Blush in luminoso

Nyx Blush in angel

Swatches top to bottom: 

• Bourjois Bronzing Powder
• Milani Blush
• Nyx Blush

Elf Brow Kit in medium

Elf Brow Gel

Maybelline Color Tattoo in bad to the bronze

Urban Decay Eye Shadow Primer Potion

Revlon Colourstay Eye Shadow Quad in addictive intoxicant

Urban Decay Naked Pallet

Rimmel Extra Super Lash Mascara

Rimmel Kohl Kajal Eye Liner Pencil in black

Austrailis Eyeliner Pencil in white

Left to right:

• Burts Bees Bees Wax Lip Balm
• Maybelline Baby Lips in cherry crush
• Clinique Chubbystick in curvy candy
• Revlon Lip Butter in peach parfait
• Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick in nude delight
• Nyx Butter Bloss in tirimasu

Left to right:

• Nyx Butter Bloss in tirimasu
• Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick in nude delight
• Revlon Lip Butter in peach parfait
• Clinique Chubbystick in
• Maybelline Baby Lips in cherry crush

I hope you enjoyed having a wee peak inside my makeup bag, don't forget to let me know what you would like to see next in the comments, and if you have a blog of your own, let me know and I will check it out! Love you all!

Alice xxx

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What's On My (cousin's) Face - simple, neutral, every day makeup

What's On My (cousin's) Face - simple, neutral, every day makeup

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Hi lovelies! I hope you are all having a fantastic week. My gorgeous cousin Martha came over to stay from England, and I was so exited to see her! 

She is such a sweetheart, plus she's absolutely stunning an soooo photogenic (jealous!), and I love doing her make up. I thought I would show you the simple makeup look I did on her, and also introduce you to one of my favorite people in the world! 

I kept every thing pretty neutral and simple, and I think this would be a perfect makeup look for every day (work, uni, school, etc...), or you could swap the nude lipstick for a deep red lipstick, or add winged eyeliner, and it would be perfect for a night out. 

Products used:

• Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse
• Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer
• Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder
• Bourjois Delice de Poudre Bronzing Powder
• Milani Baked Blush in Luminoso
• Mac Eye Shadows in jest (blended all over lid), and Satin Taupe (in outer half/V)
• Urban Decay Naked Palette - Eye Shadows in virgin (in inner corners) and smog (on outer upper lash line)
• Clinique Mascara (unsure of the actual mascara as its Martha's, not mine)
• elf Brow Kit in medium
• Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick in nude delight

I hope you enjoyed this post, I absolutely love this makeup look. It's pretty neutral but I was determined to use Mac Satin Taupe in a blog post, and it compliments Martha's gorgeous brown eyes so well.

Let me know what you thought of this blog post, I love to read all your comments and recommendations! Love you all!
Alice xxx

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My Every Day Makeup (What's on my face)

My Every Day Makeup (What's on my Face)

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Hi lovelies! I hope you have all had a fantastic week. Today's post I am super exited about, I am sharing with you my everyday makeup. 

This is what I wear on a daily basis; for school, on weekends, or just popping out of the house for a wee while. I don't wear any foundation or fancy eye shadow, as I feel like it just isn't necessary (plus, I love keeping my shimmery eye shadows and liquid liner for getting more dressed up). 

This is super simple and easy to recreate - all I have done is just made a better more enhanced, fresher version of me (who doesn't look like she's had 2 hours of sleep).

For my everyday makeup, I mainly focus on my brows and lashes, and like to change up my blusher frequently. I keep everything else very simple, pretty, and just natural. 

I wear a nude shade all over my lid, which literally is just a flesh toned matte shade. I then wear a little pencil liner blended into my lash line, and add a little white in the inner corners of my eyes, if I am looking especially tired.

My 'Every Day Makeup' products are:

Mabyelline Fit Me Concealer in light
Elf Eyebrow Kit in medium
Clinique Blusher in bashful plum
Clinique Eye Shadow in french vanilla (all over lid) - eye shadow on far left

Rimmel Soft Kohl Eye Liner in black (blended into lower and upper lash line)

Australias Eyeliner in white (in inner corners of eyes)

Maybelline The Falsies Mascara

I wasn't wearing any lip stick/gloss in the picture, just Burts Bees Beeswax Lip Balm. However when I do put lip product on, it is either my Revlon Lip Butter in peach parfait, NYX Butter Gloss in tiramisu, or Maybelline Baby Lips in cherry crush.

There you go! I really hope you enjoyed this blog post - please let me know any future blog ideas in the comments as I would love to hear them! Love you all!

Alice xx

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What's On My Dresser?

What's On My Dresser?

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Hi all! I hope you are having a fantastic week! I am super exited about this blog post, as I love interior design just as much as baking, makeup and fashion. 

In the past few years, I have transformed my room into a relaxing girly space I love, but I change the layout and bedding frequently. I love organizing and redecorating my room and closet; my friends think I'm mad at how much I love tidying and decorating, and they are probably right! 

Today I wanted to show you one snip-it of my room; my dresser, or dressing table. I absolutely love this part of my room, and it's probably the part I change up and redecorate most frequently. I have taken lots of pictures so this is mainly a visual post, and I also thought it was a good opportunity to show you some of my most special and most worn jewelry.

Enjoy!

China saucer: from my Great Grandma

Ballerina: a gift from my lovely friend

Cocktail Ring: from Forever New

Bangle: a bridesmaid's gift from my aunty

Earrings: Just jeans

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Alice xx