My High Street Must Haves

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Hey guys,

I thought I would show you all my high street must haves and am hoping you will share your's with me too. I'm a high end girl at heart, but since I returned from travelling I've had to dip into  the highstreet brands, and I am loving it. Dont get me wrong - I still love my high end stuff, MAC will never be far from my heart, but I don't know why I didnt do this sooner, my bank balance is loving me a little more I think!

Lip Balm

Carmex - I have used this since I was about 14 after a friends mum introduced us all to it. I love it! I can't go anywhere without it.

I prefer the tubs, although if you are an acrylic girl, the tubs can be a pain to use. I only get the plain or cherry as I dont like the mint version.

Lipstick 

- Nude - I got this in an Australian drugstore when I was there earlier in the year and I love it. It's the perfect lipstick to just chuck on and go. No mirror needed! Plus it has a slight shimmer which I love.

Shade is Nude Peach

- Bright - I got this from an Oz drugstore too. Its a great matte pink, really pigmented and lasts really well too. I love putting my fave lipgloss below on top as they make a really nice lip look. Shade is Trendy.

Lipgloss - 

I got this in a set for Christmas last year, but I actually had Christmas in July 2013 as I was in Oz for the actual day in 2012. 

It's the Soap and Glory Sexy Mother Pucker in Punch Bowl. A lot of people don't like the tingle but I actually enjoy it... Does this make me strange...?! Hmmm... 

I will admit it is very sticky and isn't great if you're wanting to eat, drink, most things to be honest, but I love the way it looks. And the tingle... Hehe.

Swatches:

Concealer - 

Collection 2000 - 

 This is good for dark circles as well as blemishes, although I would say is a medium coverage. I still love my Benefits Erase paste for a higher coverage. 

Shade is the lightest which I believe is 001.

Foundation - 

Rimmel Wake Me Up - I brought this after Louise from Sprinkle of Glitter raved about it and am very impressed. I would say its a Light to medium coverage, but you can build it up easily. Thanks Louise!

As you can see I'm going to need a new one soon! 

Powder and Bronzer 

Both Rimmel and I love them both so much they are both touching pan and I have now lost both of their lids. Oops! Not the easiest for transportation purposes! 

Bronzer is shade 022- Sunbronze and is the perfect Bronzer. It has minimal shimmer so I am able to use it to contour sometimes, but gives you a gorgeous bronzed look without looking like you've been tangoed! 

Powder is shade 002- Pink Blossom and is the Stay Matte powder which I know the majority of the blogging community love and for good reason! Definitely one of my make up bag staples. 

Do you think I need a new Bronzer?! :)

Eyeliner - 

Gel - Collection 2000 Black.

This was a bit more of a necessity than wanting to! I had run out of my MAC fluid line and had no money! :(

I do really like this although the brush is far too small for my liking so I don't use it. Also, you have to make sure you don't have very much on your brush or else it smudges quite easily as you put it on! 

Pencil - Bourjois Contour in Black.

This is my fave along with the Rimmel Kohl liner. 

They are the only ones I've found so far that don't drag my eyes which is a massive pet peeve of mine! 

Liquid- Pop (from ASOS) My One Liner in The Black.

Again this came in a set and I didn't expect much from it... But I am pleasantly surprised, it stays on all night and I am able to do flicks really easily which is always handy! :) 

Mascara - 

Maybelline Great Lash in Blackest Black.

I have the worlds shortest lashes it is crazy!!! So I do tend to wear falsies a lot or get extensions. 

However, when I do have a day off from them, I find this is the best for me as it doesn't clump my lashes together and separates and curls them to make it look like I actually have some! 

Let me know what your High Street Must Haves are too, and make sure you check out Louise's blog and you tube channel (Sprinkle of Glitter - Youtube) if you haven't already!
Much Love,


T x

Christmas Decorating!

The time has come when myself and my flat mate have both had the time to actually decorate our flat for the festive season.

                                   

I am a massive kid when it comes to Christmas and so this makes me a very happy bunny! 

One of my lovely friends has passed her last tree down to us having purchased a new one herself, along with decs and lights which is very exciting! We are very grateful.

 First thing's first... the untangling of the lights which most people find stressful but I secretly enjoy... I think it's quite satisfying.

However, last night I was in a silly mood and ended up singing to Christmas songs and mucking about...

 

Then it got worse..........

        

When we finally got into it and started decorating, it all started to come together. We love the different colours of the decorations and know we would never have chosen them all to go together but they do and soooo well!

My favourite baubles are the sparkly rose gold ones and the black Harrods ones. As if we are posh!

I'm also loving the bows (top right hand corner) as I think they add a nice touch.

My mum brought me my silver angel for Christmas a couple of years ago and its a staple on my tree every year, no matter where I am. She's so cute.

Here we have the final product! I'm in love with it and am loving sitting in the dark with the twinkly fairy lights on the tree.

Have you put your Christmas tree up yet? Let me see!

Much Love,

T, x

Day at Bluey

So after a 9 hour over night shift my brother and sister in law invited me to Bluewater Shopping Centre to have some lunch.

I don't know why I agreed after being at work from midnight until 9am but am glad I did as we had a lovely day :)

We generally mooched around the centre going into many shops and looking at all the things we hoped Santa might bring us... Including smelling every candle in the Yankee store... 

We stopped for a snack at one of mine and my sil faves and found out my brother was a virgin to the beloved place!!! 

Ohmegeeeeee! We love Krispy Kreme and have definitely brought my brother to the dark side!

Mine was the one in the bottom left have corner and was a caramel glaze with cookie crumble... Mmmm. My brother had the lemon meringue and the chocolate fudge and my sil had the festive treat. 

Here's mine up close (you want one now don't you... :) ) with my mocha frappe :)

Sone more mooching occurred including a lot of baby shops as my sil is ready to drop my next neice/nephew... I'm super excited!!! 

We then decided to have Mexican so we could get some hot food to help the bubba on its way! 

That's right! We went to Wahaca. Sooo good! 

Again my brother and my sil this time were both virgins so we sat in the vw bus to eat. 

This is the black bean dip they do which is amazing!!! 

We ate a lot of food and I definitely ended up with a food baby! 

I know this is a very foody post! But it was too good not to share :) 

Apologies! I have got a mini haul coming tomorrow. 

Much love 

T x