Living In Black & White - FOTD & OOTD #14 - 25/09/14

Hello everyone! Today I'm back with an OOTD that I have been wearing so much recently - monochrome! Yes, I know, I've been all about the monochrome these past few months but these leggings just make my life at the moment. Also, I apologise for the crappy quality of these photos - I took them in a mad rush before I ran out the door to go out for the day, so yeah, I hope they are okay for you all!

Outfit:

Top: H&M

Cardigan: H&M

Leggings: Topshop

I absolutely love this outfit - the black top with a mesh section from the bust up and a simple black cardigan go perfectly with these leggings, as they are subtle enough to make them stand out! The leggings are high waisted and feel like velvet and are just lovely. They are super comfortable and I really love that I can just fling on a white baggy t-shirt over them, not tucking them in or anything, and wear some boots or vans and I'm good to go! Any simplistic t-shirt/jumper would go with this, I'd stick to monochrome colours though, I feel wearing a red t-shirt for example with this would be a bit too much for me. Basically, they are so comfortable and stylish - what more do you want?

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Make-up:

bareMinerals Prime Time Foundation Primer

bareMinerals Original SPF15 Foundation in Fair

Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden

Urban Decay Naked Palette in Sin and Buck

L'oreal Superliner Black Lacquer

Lancome Definicils Mascara

Mac Peach Blossom Lipstick

Yet again, rocking the winged eyeliner to match this monochrome outfit! The flicks were real, like they are massive - probably slightly too big for my liking but I couldn't be bothered fixing them so they had to do! I just kept the rest of my make-up pretty simple and minimal, I think it was one of those "fling make-up on your face" days.. We all have them! 

So, that's about it for this post, I hope you enjoyed reading! What clothing piece are you loving at the moment? I'd love to know!

Have a lovely day, and don't stop smiling. :)

Hannah, xx

Flick - Night Out Look #8 - 24/09/14

Hello everyone! Today I'm back with another night out look, this one surprisingly isn't too drastic on the eyeshadow front or the outfit front (which is why I didn't show you) as I was only going out for a family dinner. To be honest, when I found out I was going out for a family dinner like an hour before we were meant to leave I was in my jammies with my hair up and a bare face.. Unprepared was an understatement!

Make-up:

bareMinerals Prime Time Foundation Primer

bareMinerals Original SPF15 Foundation in Fair

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in 01

Maybelline Color Tattoo 24 Hr in Metallic Pomegranate

Urban Decay Naked Palette in Toasted and Hustle

L'oreal Superliner Black Lacquer

Lancome Definicils Mascara

Mac Peach Blossom Lipstick

As I said above, I was completely unprepared and to be honest I had no idea what I was going to do with my make-up. Luckily my hair was already in a plait so I could just take it out and it would look fine! I've recently rediscovered my bareMinerals foundation and I'm loving it a lot more now than when I first bought it - my skin is so silky when it's on and it has a really light coverage but still balances out my skin tone, which is all I want really.

I decided just to go for my trusty Urban Decay look of Toasted and a little bit of Hustle in the crease. However, instead of using my Urban Decay Primer Potion (which is the best primer ever) I decided to try my Maybelline Color Tattoo in Metallic Pomegranate again as I've tried it before and didn't really like it.. I still didn't like it this time. It just doesn't seem to glide onto my lid and goes really patchy when I apply it, I'm going to keep trying it but for now, it's just not my thing.

If I'm being very honest with you, my eyeliner is pretty fantastic and spot on in my opinion, and it was a complete fluke. I had put liquid eyeliner to the back of my drawer for months and for some reason I decided to bring it back out - it was a good decision in hindsight! When applying it, I didn't mean it to flick out that much on my first eye and it came out perfect.. It took over 5 attempts to make it look sort of the same on the other eye, I was genuinely getting super stressed over it!

Saying that, tis is definitely a look I'll be recreating a lot more now, I forgot how much I loved liquid liner and flicking out eyeliner in general. I feel like this whole post is me rediscovering products! What have you rediscovered recently?

Have a lovely day, and don't stop smiling. :)

Hannah, xx

Night Out Look #7 - Printin' Paisley - 14/09/14

Hello everyone! Happy October, hope September was good to you :) Today I'm back with another Night Out Look for you all. Today's look was more about the outfit than it was the face - on the 13th September (the day before this) I was out in Edinburgh with my friends and then my friend and I had to get two long trains home, to then go out again for a 21st. So by this time, I was practically throwing on the make-up without a care and smothering my hair with dry shampoo. Turned out okay though, don't you think?

Make-up:

Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream in Light

Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in 001 Transparent

Mac Blush in Buff

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion in Eden

Benefit Big Beautiful Eyes Palette & Urban Decay Naked Palette in Toasted and HustleL'Oréal Paris Super Liner Black Lacquer

Topshop Kohl Eyeliner in Sable

Lancôme Définicils Mascara

Rimmel Lasting Finish Matte by Kate Moss Lipstick in 107 

Again, my trusty 107 lipstick came into play. I've been wearing it so much recently, it just gives me a huge boost of confidence whenever I wear it and it draws so much attention to the lips that I hope people don't see the mess that is everything else. True fact. I also rediscovered liquid eyeliner, I haven't worn any in months so it is a bit dodgy looking, but it's definitely something I want to continue wearing into the winter.. I just want to wear it a bit better than that.

Playsuit - Boohoo

Shoes - Converse

I apologise yet again for the weirdly angled/slightly blurry pictures, these photos were taken in a rush before I ran out the door and I didn't take a second look at them.. So now I'm awkwardly cringing sitting in my kitchen writing this. The pictures honestly don't do this playsuit justice, it is SO PRETTY and the pattern/detailing is beautiful, I adore the Paisley print and this just screams Autumn to me. I even got a compliment off my Dad, that's when you know something is good! 

I love also that it has 3/4 sleeves, I don't always like having my arms out as I'm quite self-conscious about them so having them covered for me is always a bonus. This playsuit fits like a glove and is super comfy to wear, I'm definitely going to be wearing this into the winter with thick wooly tights, boots and a jumper over it! I also paired this playsuit with black tights, my trusty black hi-top converse and a Topshop black leather jacket which I haven't taken a photo of.

That's about it for this post, hope you enjoyed reading it! What are you going to be wearing this Autumn? Please let me know!

Have a lovely day, and don't stop smiling. :)

Hannah, xx

FOTD + OOTD #4 - Smug Pug - 03/10/13

Hi everyone! I'm currently surrounded by books and should probably be doing my essay and report due very soon but instead I'm back with another FOTD + OOTD! This one probably won't be as detailed as usual as I do have work to get on with but I can't not show you this jumper.. Just look at it!!

First of all. Just oh my god. MY JUMPER HAS PUGS ON IT. Life = complete.

No but seriously, how cute is my jumper?! My mum actually bought it for me as a present and it's from Debenhams and I love it so much, I've been looking for a cream jumper that's thick and this just ticks all the boxes, plus it has pugs on it. What more could a girl what?!

I also just paired it with a plain white shirt from Marks and Spencers (that I got over 4 years ago! Surprised it still fits..) underneath the jumper and jeans which are years old from Dorothy Perkins.

Overall I think this is the perfect winter outfit if you pair it with a thick parka and some long brown boots - I'll be wearing this to Uni all the time!

List of make-up:

Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in 001 Transparent

Mac Paint Pot in Painterly

Maybelline Color Tattoo 24 Hr in 35 On and On Bronze

L'Oreal Paris Super Liner Black Lacquer

Rimmel Scandaleyes Waterproof Kohl Kajal in 005 Nude

No7 Exquisite Curl Mascara

Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter in Raspberry Pie

I thought since I was wearing a monochrome jumper, thick winged black eyeliner would be the perfect match! I also brought out my favourite lip butter at this time of year and I've totally fallen back in love with it, I might do a review of it soon just cause I'm seriously in love. Like. I love a lipstick and a pug jumper.. What is my life?!

Anyway! I hope you enjoyed reading this ramble, I should probably get back to doing Uni work!

Have a lovely day and don't stop smiling. :)

Hannah, xx

OPI Unfor-great-bly Blue and L'Oreal Bling Bling Bang - NOTD #8

Hello everyone! Today I'm back with another NOTD post, again, going for a more sparkly look. I'm all about the sparkles recently!

OPI Unfor-greta-bly Blue is from The Germany Collection, which was released last year at this time. The shades released were all inspired by Berlin, and the colours on the catwalk that year, which clearly still are in fashion this year as when is navy not ever in fashion?!

Taken on iPhone 5

Taken on my camera (crappy lighting, sorry!)

Unfor-greta-bly Blue is a shimmer lacquer meaning it is enriched with a soft undertone of sparkly gold or silver, in this case silver, however I can't really noticed it, it's only when you really shine it in the light and look at it with a microscope that you can see it.

However, saying that, it's a lovely navy blue and it's opaque in one coat, however I always put two coats on with any polish, no matter what. The only thing I have to complain about is it doesn't stay perfect for that long, I don't know if it's the glitter top coat but a few of my nails chipped after 2 days which I was a bit disappointed with, however I genuinely don't know if it was this polish or the glitter top coat as I've wore this before and it's been fine.. If you don't mind just repainting the edges though, I highly recommend it.

Taken on iPhone 5

Taken on my camera

L'oreal Bling Bling Bang is part of their Color Riche Carat Collection where they released 4 nail polishes which are 3D glitter and have a matte textured effect - I didn't actually realise this was meant to be matte until I read that two seconds ago and put a glossy top coat over it.. Oops.

Anyway, I saw this in Boots and I had to have it, it looked so pretty and I knew I would pair it with a navy nail for perfect navy sparkly nails. It looks gorgeous on and depending on what light you are in (I deliberately took the above two pictures in different lighting) depends on the colour it comes across as, as in one light it's navy blue and the other it's purple - it's such a cool effect.

Overall, I am happy with this combination, however I'm not as happy as I thought I would be. The fact it chipped so soon I was quite disappointed with and it's ready to peel off now basically after 4 days. Blah. However the fact that it's really pretty is keeping me positive. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed reading this, what's your favourite navy nail polish?

Have a lovely day, and don't stop smiling. :)

Hannah, xx

Collective Boots Haul - Simple, Soap & Glory, Models Own and L'Oreal

Hello everyone! Today I'm here to show you some products I've picked up over the last month or so from Boots as they were all on offer (score!) Just so you know, these aren't reviews of the products, I'm just showing you what I got and why I got them as I want to do separate reviews of each product and they will probably be up within the month so look out for them!

First of all all comestics were buy one get one half price in Boots (think this is still going on here) so obviously whilst looking through the make-up stands I spot this little L'Oreal number, which is 404 Scarlet Vamp! I've been looking for a nice deep burgandy shade ever since I reviewed this Topshop one which I wasn't too pleased with, and after searching through all of the nail polish in every brand I thought this one looked the nicest so I got it! I've also been looking for a gold top coat/a sparkly gold in general and I just thought this Models Own polish called Catherine Wheel was so unique - the almost confetti style gold glitter with multi-coloured specs throughout it, mainly red.. I just thought over the L'Oreal polish it would look so gorgeous!

Next I went into the skincare section for a nosey and soon saw that Simple had a 3 for 2 offer on, so how could I leave without taking up the offer?! I actually repurchased two items here - the Kind to Skin Cleansing Facial Wipes (great for just quickly taking make-up off on the go (I mainly use these on the bus after Uni) or if you are in a rush, however I still recommend you cleanse too!!) and the Kind to Skin Refreshing Facial Gel Wash, which is just amazing and there will be a review of this within the month! Such a great product.

So this leaves me with the final product that I haven't tried before, the Kind to Skin Deep Cleansing Face Mask. I haven't read one review or anything about this, I just bought it on a whim as my exfoliator is running out and I needed a new one.. Actually I hope this is an exfoliator.. Surely it must be if it's deep cleansing right? Anyway, it looks good and Simple is a good skincare brand (minus their Toner, I hated it!) so I'll try this out soon and do a review. 

Finally, last but not least, there was a 3 for 2 on travel miniatures.. Oh dear. Now, I've read so many reviews on all three of these products and I've been at the Soap and Glory bit in Boots so many times just standing there smelling all the products seeing which one's I liked the look of best and I narrowed it down to these three (Hand Food, The Righteous Butter and Flake Away), however I was just not willing to pay so much money for products that I don't know will work for me, however they were still on my "to buy" list..

So naturally, when I see they have minis of them and they are on offer, I just grabbed them without hesitation. Now, even though I've read countless reviews of them, I actually have no idea how to apply/use them, so if you know how to then could you please let me know? I'm a bit clueless here for someone who has done research (how ironic!) I will also be doing a review of these once I have tried them out for a while.

So that's about it for this haul! I hope you enjoyed reading this, have you bought anything you've been wanting to try for ages recently?

Have a lovely day, and don't stop smiling. :)

Hannah, xx

Night Out Look #3 - Daisy Sailor - 17/09/13

Hello everyone! I'm back with another Night Out look, I swear I'm not an alcoholic, I was just squeezing some nights out in while I could as I'm now back at Uni!

Anyway for once I thought I'd actually take pictures of the make-up products I used to create, well, my face.. However on the night I actually didn't wear face primer, foundation, or the Revlon lipstick so just ignore those. I was planning on wearing some but I asked my boyfriend what he thought and showed him and he said he preferred without foundation, so I went without! Also I haven't worn any properly in like.. over 6 months? So who knows if it even matches my skin tone now!

Apologises about the messy brushes, I'm not very neat.. They are well loved though!

List of make-up:

Benefit The POREfessional 

Benefit Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow Foundation in Believe in Me Ivory

Mac Powder Blush in Buff

Benefit Erase Paste in Light

Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in 001 Transparent

Soap and Glory Lid Stuff Eyeshadow in Whats Nude

MUA Eyeshadow Palette in Undressed

Mac Paint Pot in Painterly

Maybelline Color Tattoo 24 Hr in 35 On and On Bronze

L'Oreal Paris Super Liner Black Lacquer

Rimmel Scandaleyes Waterproof Kohl Kajal in 012 Bronze

No7 Exquisite Curl Mascara in Black

Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter in Candy Apple

Avon Lipstick in Smitten Red

Vaseline (how extravagant)

Brushes I used:

Real Techniques Starter Set 1406

Real Techniques Limited Edition Duo Libre Set

I knew I was going to wear the playsuit with a red belt (as seen below) so I was like "well I have to wear a red lip now to match it up now don't I?!" I used to think that my Revlon Lip Butter was my favourite red lip but mine has went really dodgy and I might do a review as some other shades of mine have done the same and it's so annoying.. Anyway! Now that I got my Avon lipstick free in a magazine I've never looked back, it's just gorgeous and I'm so pleased I got it for £4 (magazine was £4, lipstick was free. BARGAIN ALERT.)

 I went for my staple brown matte smokey eye (Soap and Glory palette for the matte part) with dark brown/gold shimmer in the outer corners (MUA palette for the shimmer part) and black winged eyeliner as I just think it looks gorgeous no matter what you are wearing.

I also got my hair cut the day I took these photos so that's why it looks so shiny and healthy and lovely - why can't it always look like this?!

Taken on my iPhone 5, not my camera like the first 3 photos.

As for my outfit, I wore this playsuit that I got from River Island years ago, along with my staple black leather jacket from Topshop, black high top Converse and a little black shoulder bag. I just really love the print of this playsuit and I love anything with daises on it so obviously when I saw this I was like "yep okay buying this now thank you very much!" It's also just a great piece to dress up or down and I've wore this to Uni as well with an over-sized cardigan, thick tights, a scarf and the same jacket and shoes and it was great!

So that's about it for this post, I love doing these kinda FOTE/OOTE posts, they are just so fun to read and equally so fun to create! What's your staple eye look for a night out?

Have a lovely and and don't stop smiling. :)

Hannah, xx

FOTD - Autumn is Coming - 01/09/13

Hello everyone! I don't know why I say everyone because you are reading this and you are not everyone.. Hello *insert name here!*.. Anywaaaay..

Today's post is a FOTD, as I was going out for lunch with a friend to a semi-fancy restaurant and after being at the gym and quickly having a shower and shoving my hair in a side braid, I needed a little pick me up to make me look half decent!

Picture taken on my iPhone 5.

For this look I went really natural on the eyes, only using my base cream eyeshadows that I wear most days no matter what and winged black eyeliner. I knew I wanted to wear a bright red lip as I haven't for a while so I had to wear the classic winged black eyeliner eye with it, how could I not, it's practically tradition! Also, I always wear my trusty powder to control those oils!

Picture taken on my iPhone 5. Is it just me or does my left eye look so much smokier than my right? I swear they looked the same in the mirror - stupid lighting!

List of make-up:

Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in 001 Transparent

Mac Paint Pot in Painterly

Maybelline Color Tattoo 24 Hr in 35 On and On Bronze

L'Oreal Paris Super Liner Black Lacquer

Rimmel Scandaleyes Waterproof Kohl Kajal in 012 Bronze and 005 Nude

Maybelline The Falsies Flared Mascara

Rimmel Exaggerate Full Colour Lip Liner in 024 Red Diva

Avon Lipstick in Smitten Red

Top is from H&M.

So that's about it for this post, it was a little shorter than usual but I wasn't wearing that much make-up, however I hope you have enjoyed reading! Let me know if you want me to review any of the products I've mentioned in more detail, and if you have any requests please let me know. What do you think is a traditional look in the make-up world?

Hope you have a lovely day and don't stop smiling :)

Hannah, xx

Night Out Look #2 - Contrast - 24/08/13

Hello everyone! I'm back with another night out look, as a couple of weeks ago I was out both the Saturday and the Sunday, so this is the Saturday look!

Picture taken on iPhone 5.

I didn't really have a look for this night, I just kinda went with it and this was created! I knew that I wanted to use this bright-yet-subtle lipstick (does that make sense?) as I haven't really worn it much and since I hardly wear make-up on a daily basis, I always like to do smokey on night outs or special occasions. I also went for black thick winged eyeliner, which is a classic for me for dark smokey eyes. I also thought wearing dark lipstick, dark eyes and a dark top would make my light skirt look odd so I thought a bright(ish) pink lip would look better.

Pictures taken on iPhone 5. Edited on Instagram with the effect Valencia.

List of make-up:

Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in 001 Transparent

Mac Paint Pot in Painterly

Maybelline Color Tattoo 24 Hr in 35 On and On Bronze

Topshop Smokey Eye Palette in Tawny (used all colours)

MUA Eyeshadow Palette in Heaven and Earth (used the dark brown shimmery colours)

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Palette in Palette de Fard à Paupsères (used Twice Baked and Oil Slick)

L'Oreal Paris Super Liner Black Lacquer

Rimmel Scandaleyes Kohl Kajal in 012 Bronze and 005 Nude

Maybelline The Falsies Flared Mascara

Rimmel Exaggerate Full Colour Lip Liner in 063 Eastend Snob

Rimmel Lasting Finish by Kate Lipstick in 16

Picture taken on iPhone 5.For my outfit I wanted to change things up a bit, so I decided to go for a skirt and top, as I honestly never wear skirts and I bought this one months ago here (I'm a size 12, and I'm 5 ft 10 in case you want to buy it) so I was like I must wear this now! I paired this mocha skirt with a black top from H&M that I got in the sale, which is sheer above the chest area and it's the same at the back, and then it's thick material from there down, which I think adds a subtle touch to the top yet still makes it very simple and versatile for different outfits. I then wore the same black heels from a couple of posts ago that I got from Dorothy Perkins ages ago. 
So that's about it for this blog post, I hope you enjoyed reading this and if you want me to review any of the products mentioned in more detail please let me know! Also, when you go out, what are your staple make-up items?

I hope you have a lovely day and don't stop smiling :)

Hannah, xx

Night Out Look #1 - Burgundy Glam - 25/08/13

Hi everyone! Long time no see, to be honest I forgot to blog due to being so busy! The last time I blogged was in April when I was just starting to study for my final University exams (which I passed with merit!!) and then I was on holiday twice this summer (to New York and Azerbaijan - will do separate blog posts of pictures soon) so now I'm back :) I don't know what my schedule will be but I know I want to blog as I honestly miss it, I still read new blogs every day and have done even though I haven't been posting, so I decided I want to post at least a couple of posts a week, I should manage that when I'm at University too, as I go back on the 23rd of September and have a couple of days off a week to catch up on my work.

Anyway, I'll do a proper catch up blog post soon, but for now I'm going to show you my make-up and outfit from a night out last week! Also, these photos were taken from my iPhone 5 so sorry they are not the best quality, will take photos from my proper camera from now on (or when I can).

As you can see I went quite dark for this night out as on a regular basis I don't wear a lot of make-up and I usually go for very subtle looks, so I thought why not? Sometimes dressing up and wearing a lot of make-up is a good thing, and this look really boosted my confidence for the night! 

List of make-up:

Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in 001 Transparent

Mac Paint Pot in Painterly

Maybelline Colour Tattoo 24 Hr in 35 On and on Bronze

Soap & Glory Lid Stuff in What's Nude (used all 4 shades - absolutely love this palette!)

MUA Eyeshadow Palette in Heaven and Earth (only used the dark shimmery browns)

Urban Decay Palette de Fard a Paupiéres (only used Twice Baked - a dark shimmery brown)

L'Oréal Paris Super Liner Black Lacquer

Rimmel Scandaleyes Waterproof Kohl Kajal in 012 Bronze and 005 Nude

Maybelline The Falsies Flared Mascara

Rimmel Exaggerate Full Colour Lip Liner in 024 Red Diva

Rimmel Lasting Finish by Kate Lipstick in 107

This burgundy dress (I'm a size 12 in this dress and I'm 5 ft 11 just in case you want to buy it and don't know what size you are) is from boohoo.com and I think it was £12, which is a bargain! I love this website so much and I don't have a bad thing to say about it, the clothes are lovely and they have so much choice. I paired my dress with black heels from Dorothy Perkins, and I kept the accessories to a minimal, only wearing a simple gold necklace (Forever 21) that you can see in the first two photos, as my make-up was so bold that I wanted everything else to be very subtle and simple. I also curled my hair as my dress is very tight and simple, so I thought curled hair would look better than straight hair.

I think that's everything for this blog post, I hope you enjoyed reading this and if you have any suggestions on what you want to see or if you want any reviews of the products I used to create this look then let me know. Thank you for reading and I hope you have a lovely day. 

Hannah :) xxx