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OOTN: Lara Croft fancy Dress Outfit

27/9/2015

Hello everyone,
Happy Sunday!
On Friday night I went to a fancy dress party as Lara Croft and thought I would show you the photos and give you the outfit details.
I had so much fun dressing up as Lara!
Credit to my sister for taking such awesome photos for me.

Source
Obviously I wasn't going for an exact lookalike, but this is the inspo pic I used.
I only wore a jacket because I'm always cold haha.

Jacket: (my sister's , from Sainsbury's)
Vest top: Primark
Camo jeans: online at Blue Banana
Boots: Primark (old)
Guns/Holsters/Gloves: Amazon
Lipstick: Collection "Queen Of Hearts" (featured in this blog post)
Nail Varnish: MUA "Fever Red" (get the details here)

Lara doesn't wear a lot of make up but I do so I just touched up my make up from work, put more eyeliner, mascara, blush and lipstick on and I was good to go. Lara always wears her hair in a plait, but I'm not really a fan of plaits on me.

I actually really like this outfit and it was a nice change to wear something I wouldn't normally.
I'm not sure when I'll get the chance to wear camouflage jeans again but you never know! (Just maybe without the guns next time?)

Did you like my costume? Have you ever dressed up as Lara Croft?
Leave me a comment!

Thanks for reading, I love you all!
Speak soon,
Abi xxx

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MakeUp Revolution "New-trals VS Neutrals" Palette

13/9/2015

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Hello everyone!
Happy Sunday!

If you saw my tweet, you'll know I've done a lot of beauty shopping recently so I'll be doing some reviews here on the blog. I made a MakeUp Revolution order, purely because I couldn't get what I wanted in my Superdrug as it's a bit lacking! I bought the Oil Control Setting Spray (£5), the New-Trals vs Neutrals palette (£6.99) that I had been eager to get my hands on and a couple of new eye brushes; the E101 and the E103 (£1.99 each).
Read on to see what I think of them.

The shade names from left to right; top row:
Bias, Neutral, Personal, Vogue, Trend, New-tral, Tone, Custom
Bottom row:
Cool, Style, Partial, Mode, Adapt, Buff, Suit, Strong

I'm sorry about the uneven lighting, it was a nightmare! Bias and cool are very pale shades, hence why they don't show up too well.

Pros:

Cons:

-The shadows are very pigmented
- They're a creamy powder consistency
- They blend beautifully
- Nice combination of mattes and shimmers
- Perfect for those who enjoy a bold look or a more neutral one

- By the end of the day they had creased and basically absorbed into my eyes completely , even with a primer. This was after 13 hours wear though, so it's to be expected.

Pros:

Cons:

- The E103 (right) blended and diffused the colour wonderfully without totally removing it
- Both brushes have really soft synthetic bristles.

- The E101 (left) left more pigment on the brush than it did on my eye. I'm going to put this down to it being brand new, as I find that when brushes are too clean, they're not as good.

MakeUp Revolution Oil Conntrol Fixing Spray

Pros:

Cons:

- Smells delicious
- Comes out in a nice even spritz
- Nice size bottle

- I found it made me look more shiny and didn't help control my oiliness . I really like a matte finish though whereas you might like more of a glow.

Verdict

Overall I was a bit disappointed with the fixing spray, I would have been very happy to find something to keep my shine at bay. I've only been using it about a week though so maybe it'll improve with more use!

I like the brushes, the fluffy blending one is going to become one of my favourites, I can already tell.

The palette is beautiful. I'm a sucker for eyeshadow palettes anyway but I especially love the mix of regular neutrals and some unusual ones such as the pinks, its a very versatile palette and you can create an array of different looks. I love the shimmers and think this is a perfect palette for autumn/winter.

Do you have this palette? what are your thoughts on it? I know the pink shades put some people off. Leave me a comment with your thoughts and follow me on Bloglovin!

Thanks for reading and I'll speak to you soon,

Abi xxx

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Blog's 2nd Birthday

1/9/2015

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Hello everyone!
Sorry I haven't blogged in a while, I've not really been in the right frame of mind.
Today marks the 2nd birthday (anniversary?) of my blog, though, so I just had to post about it!
If you want to read the blog post I wrote about my blog's first birthday last year, you can do so here.

Comparing last year's stats to this year's stats, I've seen a massive improvement which is so lovely and reassuring.
This is last year's:

In my first year of blogging, I accumulated roughly 3.3 thousand unique visitors and roughly 3.6 thousand page views.
Compared to this year's stats:

As of the 1st of September last year, and the 1st of September this year; I've accumulated 4.9 thousand unique visitors and a whopping 17.8 thousand page views!
A lot of those visitors and page views are from people stumbling onto my blog for about two milliseconds and then hopping off again, but I still think that's an improvement, especially with the page views.

As of this moment I have 17 Bloglovin followers and if you'd like to follow me (and I think you should- who'd want to miss out on the possibility of more thrilling statistics?) you can do so by clicking here.

This year I have written 66 blog posts (67 if you include this one) which I think is quite an achievement, considering I haven't been feeling my best these last few months.

Goals for next year of blogging:
- update the look/design of my blog
- improve the quality of my photos
- create a logo/identity for my blog/Nail Art Instagram
- change blogging platforms? (Suggestions would be wonderful- blogger, Wordpress etc)
- write more blog posts to improve my state of mind. Blogging makes me happy.
- continue to improve, with page views and followers and content.

I love that I have a place to talk about beauty and lifestyle and express my passion. I like being able to contribute to the beauty community, too.

Is there anything you'd like to see me post about?
I'd love to do a q & a but I don't think I have the following for that, haha!

Thank you for reading and making this blog what it is. The lovely comments you guys post mean so much to me and they make me so happy.

Speak soon,
Abi xxx

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OOTN: Lara Croft fancy Dress Outfit

MakeUp Revolution "New-trals VS Neutrals" Palette

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