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'Rose Hill' Lipgloss & '1995' Lipstick By Gerard Cosmetics

28/6/2015

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Hello everyone!
Happy Sunday!
As usual I'm going to start by apologising and explaining a few things...
If you read my last blog post (here) I mentioned that my next post was going to be about my favourite pieces that I had bought from Primark the day before but when I looked back over the stuff I bought, it was all very boring! 
Plus I've worked the past three Sundays, the weather has been very hit and miss and I've worked a lot of evenings (never my choice!) so trying to find time and the right light to take photos of anything, has been a huge problem. 
So like I said, I won't be posting every week just for the sake of posting, especially as I'm trying to feel more 'me' again. 
Anywaaaay, enough of the waffle and excuses! I just hate not posting but I can't do three million things at once either!
This is going to be a looong post, so brace yourselves. 
'Rose Hill' Lipgloss & '1995' Lipstick By Gerard Cosmetics
I'm going to explain to you the major ordeal that was involved with this order... It's just a long explanation of why it took so long for the delivery to get to me so if you want to skip over this part, feel free!
Shaaanxo (a beauty youtuber) posted on Instagram a promo code that Gerard Cosmetics had given her to give to her followers and the deal was a lipgloss, lipstick and whitening pen (as the company used to be Whitening Lightning) bundle for £17 (plus all their worldwide shipping is all free),
 so I thought 'ooh I've wanted to try their lip products, I'll make an order'...
I made the original order in March, and it arrived on Thursday, haha. 
Here's the thing, at the time I made the order, Gerard Cosmetics were switching to Fed-Ex as their delivery company so I made the order, got the email to say it should arrive within about two weeks of the shipping confirmation email. I waited about a month and never got anywhere so I emailed them again and they explained that as my order is international (as it is an American company) it would take about 3-6 weeks, so I waited again and still nothing so I emailed them back with my order number and a girl emailed me back (the ladies I spoke to were so helpful and friendly) saying that my order had been lost (probably due to the change over of delivery companies) so she sent out my order again for me and told me that it should arrive within a couple of weeks of the shipping confirmation order email. I never received a shipping confirmation order email. So I emailed them back again and this time I received an email with the Fed-Ex tracking number and a link to track my order. It finally arrived on Thursday and I'm so pleased! 
'Rose Hill' Lipgloss & '1995' Lipstick By Gerard Cosmetics
Even though it was such a long-winded order, the ladies I emailed were so helpful and gave me a discount code for my next order because of the inconvenience. I think I will make more orders in the future because the price is right and they do everything with such a personal touch. 
I ordered 'Rose Hill' and '1995' because they are Jaclyn Hill's creations (another beauty youtuber) when she paired up with Gerard Cosmetics. There were so many colours to choose from, I didn't know what to pick! So as I love Jaclyn I thought it'd be nice to try out her own lip product concoctions.
'Rose Hill' Lipgloss & '1995' Lipstick By Gerard Cosmetics
It arrived in a box and inside the box was this pouch wrapped in beautiful pink tissue paper. I was already thrilled before I'd even opened it!
'Rose Hill' Lipgloss & '1995' Lipstick By Gerard Cosmetics
'Rose Hill' Lipgloss & '1995' Lipstick By Gerard Cosmetics
I even received a personalised thank you card! Plus how perfect is that hand writing?
'Rose Hill' Lipgloss & '1995' Lipstick By Gerard Cosmetics
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'Rose Hill' Lipgloss & '1995' Lipstick By Gerard Cosmetics
'1995' Lipstick by Gerard Cosmetics
'1995' Lipstick by Gerard Cosmetics
Jaclyn called it '1995' as she created it during the time when the '90's lip was back in fashion and trending everywhere. This is a great browny nude with a touch of red in it. I was also swayed because I was born in 1995, haha. 
It's a lovely matte formula but not a long laster unfortunately as it's quite sheer. Maybe if I layer it and blot it a few times it might have a longer wear. 
'1995' Lipstick by Gerard Cosmetics
'1995' Lipstick by Gerard Cosmetics
It's a bit more brown in real life as it looks quite red here. Struggling with the natural daylight!
'Rose Hill' Lipgloss by Gerard Cosmetics
'Rose Hill' Lipgloss by Gerard Cosmetics
You definitely cannot fault them for their packaging! It is gorgeous. The gold is beautiful and so shiny and they just look really classy and high end, I wish my camera could have picked it up more. The lipgloss has a little mirror on the side of the tube and even two bright LED light bulbs in the cap so you apply it anywhere!
'Rose Hill' Lipgloss by Gerard Cosmetics
'Rose Hill' Lipgloss by Gerard Cosmetics
'Rose Hill' Lipgloss by Gerard Cosmetics
It looks more red in the photo but it is quite pink in actuality. I can't really remember the reason behind naming this 'Rose Hill' I think it was because she wanted a rosy pink colour and her last name is Hill (?), she explained it in the video when it was originally released so you can see that on her channel if you wish!
It's a lovely summer pink, think of watermelon and roses and you're there. 
It's quite a thick, sticky formula, it isn't noticeable on the lips but it does make it a bit trickier to apply. It might be better worn over a lipstick as opposed to on its own. I'm not sure how long it lasts as I haven't worn it outside yet! 
Whitening pen by Gerard Cosmetics
Whitening pen by Gerard Cosmetics
I'm excited to start using the whitening pen! Once I've been using it for a while, I'll make sure to do a review on it and let you know my thoughts on it. 
'Rose Hill' Lipgloss & '1995' Lipstick By Gerard Cosmetics
Congratulations, you've made it to the end!
I'm sorry that was such a huge post but I had a lot to say, and a lot to show you! 
Hopefully that makes up for not posting last week. 

Have you bought anything from Gerard Coametics? 

What are your thoughts about them?
Let me know in the comments!


It's highly unlikely that I'll be posting next Sunday as I fly out to Spain with my family in the afternoon! I'll be there for two weeks, so it's going to be some time before I'm back blogging!
I'll hopefully have lots to share with you when I get back though. 


It's nearly July, so have a wonderful month and I'll speak to you as soon as I can!
Thanks for reading,

Abi xxx
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A Trip To Marwell Zoo | Part 2

8/6/2015

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Hello everyone!
Welcome back, in this half I'll be showing you my photos of the giraffes, zebras, and meerkats.

Enjoy!
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Giraffes at Marwell Zoo
Giraffes at Marwell Zoo
Giraffes at Marwell Zoo
Giraffes at Marwell Zoo
Zebras at Marwell Zoo
Zebras at Marwell Zoo
Zebras at Marwell Zoo
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I can't remember what this little guy is called but he's too cute not to include!
Meerkats at Marwell Zoo
Meerkats at Marwell Zoo
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Couldn't resist!
Marwell has some really beautiful grounds to walk around as well, so I couldn't help but take a couple of snaps. 
Marwell Zoo
Marwell Zoo
So that is the rest of my photos from my trip to Marwell Zoo!
In all honesty, I could have probably put them all into one blog post but I thought that might be a bit too overwhelming and possibly boring. 


We were so lucky to have such lovely weather on the day, and I'm so pleased with my new camera! 

Have you ever been to Marwell Zoo? Let me know.

Thanks for reading, 
I'll speak to you on Sunday!

Abi xxx
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A Trip To Marwell Zoo | Part 1

7/6/2015

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Hello everyone!
Happy Sunday!

That was a short hiatus, wasn't it?
I think the plan will be to only post when I have something I'm happy to blog about, because otherwise I feel like I have to blog and then I'm just blogging about rubbish for the sake of it. I'm starting to feel a bit better so I'm going to try to stick to posting every Sunday, as usual, but I might hold off on posting on Fridays for a little while. I hope that's ok with you? 

Anyway, onto the blog post!
(If you're reading this via the Bloglovin app and the quality of the photos is rubbish, click 'view original post' under the title)
It worked out that I had Wednesday and Thursday off from work last week and as my sister had finished her AS exams, she was home too so my dad took some time off of work (my mum doesn't work) and we planned a couple of days out. I have recently bought a new camera so this was the perfect opportunity to have a play with it and take some photos. On the Wednesday we went to lunch in Newbury (blog post to follow at some point) and on Thursday, as the weather was supposed to be nicer, we went to Marwell Zoo. 
Two perfect family days were exactly what I needed. 
Today I thought I'd share with you my photos!
I took quite a few so I'm going to split this post in two; part 1 today, part 2 tomorrow. 
A Trip To Marwell Zoo
Marwell Zoo
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Penguins at Marwell Zoo
No 'day out' post is complete without an OOTD!
Top, cut-off jeans and shoes are all from Primark a couple of years ago (sorry) and my anklet is from
ASOS recently. I'm so obsessed with it, it's so cute and only £6! 
Flamingos at Marwell Zoo
Flamingos at Marwell Zoo
A Bongo At Marwell Zoo
This little guy is called a 'Bongo'!
Cheetahs at Marwell Zoo
A Bongo At Marwell Zoo
Pop back tomorrow for part 2 to see my photos of the Giraffes, Zebras and Meerkats!


Thanks for reading and sticking by me,


I'll see you back here tomorrow!


Abi xxx
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