The Nudes Palette by Maybelline

Hey guys! Today I have a review for you. A review on the 'The Nudes' palette by Maybelline New York. It's a palette I purchased about a month and a half ago, and I have been using it pretty much every day ever since. Now I am a huge fan of gold/brown smokey eyes, and to be honest I only ever really wear nude, golds and browns on my eyes just because they are the colours that suit me the best. I could never pull off a blue or purple eye shadow, EVER. Even silvery toned eyes shadows I am not a big fan of on me. It must be my ginger hair! 

This palette has a great mix of mattes and shimmery eye shadows, 6 matte and 6 shimmery ones. Which I think is perfect for a palette. To be fair, I am much more of a shimmery eye person, I don't often tend to use the matte ones but on some occasions when I am in a bit of a rush or just want a plain eye then I will use them. You can also mix and match them both. On the back of the palette there's 8 different 'tutorials' using theses eye shadows, showing you which ones to use together to create a lovely looking eye either with 4 eye shadows, 3 or 2. Which I think is pretty cool, especially if you are starting off with make up. 

There are some lovely taupe shades, some gorgeous browns and gold and a little matte black to end the palette. As I said, the range of colours is amazing and such a perfect nude palette. It's the perfect size to carry around in your make up bag, it's quite small to be honest. It will also save carrying around 4/5 different eye shadows in your bag. 

The pigmentation of the eye shadows, is quite good, not amazing so I would definitely recommend using an eye shadow base or primer, like I do, as it will bring out the colour so much more and will make it last a lot longer than without one. I bought mine over here in France for around 13 euros, and I checked on the Boots website and you can pick it up there for £9.99, but it's currently on offer on their website for £7.99, which I think is a really good price for a 12 eye shadow palette that has gorgeous shades in it. 

All in all, I really do love this palette and it is perfect for my every day make up.

Instagram!

Hey guys! I just wanted to let you know that I have been obsessed with Instagram lately, liking and posting pictures, so if you ever want to come check mine out I will leave the link for it, and don't hesitate to leave the links to your instagram accounts in the comments as I love discovering new ones and scrolling through photos! 

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Current hair care routine

Hey there! Now I feel like I start off pretty much every post like this, and I am really sorry, but I am sorry I haven't posted in a while. I have currently been in England to visit my dad as I haven't seen him for at least a year. And I had such a lovely time over there and it was just really nice to spend two weeks with him and my little brother. I might do a blog post on my trip on England as we went to some really cool places and saw some pretty cool things so yeah, you might see an 'England blog post' on here very soon! Keep your eyes peeled!

So, as you may see by the title, I am doing an updated hair care routine. I did one a while back on my blog, but since then I have tried and tested some new and different products and have found some new little gems that do the trick! 

I love trying new hair products. If I could, I would probably buy most of the shop to try out.. that might seem a bit crazy.. but looking after your hair and finding the right products is essential to me. I have had quite a few problems with my hair in the past.. really dry hair, terrible split ends.. lets just say, since I first started using heated hair tools, my hair has just never been as smooth and healthy as it used to. And I started using straighteners at quite a young age, I must've been about 12. And I regret it, I really do. At the moment, my hair is probably at it's best since it started going down hill, so I am very happy with that. a few years ago, I cut out heated hair tools for about 8 months. Crazy. But my hair couldn't have thanked me enough. I don't use straighteners or curlers on a day to day basis anymore, as most of the time I just put it up in a messy bun as half of the time I am at home. Before I used to kind of skip the whole hair care routine but now it's a must for me as it makes such a difference. Anyway, enough of me rambling on about my hair and lets just get into my current hair care routine!

So, starting off with the products I use in the shower. First off, shampoo and conditioner. I like to use matching shampoos and conditioners because I just feel like you get more out of it, if you know what I mean. I feel like the result is better. The products I have been using and loving lately are the Aussie, Aussome Volume shampoo and conditioner. I love Aussie products and I have quite a few of them in my draws. This is a really great combo, my hair feels so soft and clean after using these products and I love the smell that it leaves on my hair and in the bathroom. If you have tried Aussie products before than you will understand what I mean! So this is their volume range, and I love these two products, don't get me wrong, but the only downside is that it doesn't give as much volume as I would like. I have tried different shampoos that give better volume. But that doesn't mean I don't like them, as I said, they leave my hair feeling so smooth and smelling amazing. I personally think I prefer their Miracle Moist range, it's the best shampoo and conditioner for dry and split hair!
Secondly, I like to use a hair mask once every week, just to give it that extra condition and treatment. And the one I have been loving lately is the Dove Nourishing Oil Care. It's an amazing hair mask, it makes my hair so silky and smooth and it just feels so nourished. I would definitely recommend trying it out, as well as the shampoo and conditioner that go with it. I have tried them before and they work a miracle on dry hair! 

Next up, the products I use after getting out the shower and onto damp, towel dried hair. I don't use both of these products at the same time, I either go for one of the other, depending on how I feel. I just really like both of them so I don't just stick to one. The first one being the Macadamia Nourishing Leave In Cream. This has to be one of the best leave in creams, ever. I would totally recommend trying out Macadamia products, you can easily find them online. You only need to use a small amount, it goes a long way! I love the smell of it and my hair feels amazing after putting this in, even before blow drying my hair, you can already see and feel a difference. I then normally blow dry my hair after using this cream and once my hair is all dry my hair looks so shiny and feels sooo smooth. It feels amazing! 

The next product is one I have only recently purchased when I was in England, and I have loved it since day one. The results after just the first use is incredible. I just had to go back into the shop and buy a few more to keep in stock. It's a thick Argan oil treatment that you put on the ends of your hair, or all over if you feel like it. It contains pure organic Moroccan Argan Oil, and I am a sucker for hair products that contain Argan oil. It just seems to work wonders. My hair looks so shiny and silky when I put this on and it feels so smooth. It also helps to reduce the vision of split ends which is amazing. I also sometimes use this on dry hair, like the next day, I don't put as much on as I feel like too much might make my hair go a bit greasy, but a nice little pea size drop on the ends of your hair just helps to control that frizz. 

Finally, moving on to the products I use before using heated hair tools such as a hair dryer or straighteners. The first thing I use is again, one I recently purchased in England, the Tresemme keratin smooth, 7 day smooth system. Now, I'm just gonna start off by saying that it doesn't really last 7 days, but it does last a good few, I guess until you next wash it. I know it says it's meant to last between washes but I guess maybe if you used the shampoo and conditioner from the same range then maybe that would help it do so. I'm not sure. Either way, I still really like this product. I put about 5 pumps onto damp hair before brushing it through and blow drying it. Then I straighten my hair, and voila! Miracle. The appearance of split ends is reduced by at least 90%. I was pretty amazed by the result after the very first time I used it and I must say I am very happy with my purchase. The reason I bought this product was because I saw and advert on TV for it, and it was half price in Tecos haha. But I would definitely recommend it to people who suffer from split ends and who want to reduce the visibility of them. 

The last product is the Bumble and Bumble thickening hairspray. You spray this on your roots and over you hair when it is damp, before blow drying it. You don't need to put too much on or it will make your hair feel quite greasy and a bit sticky (trust me, I've been there and made the mistake). I am so impressed with this product and I have never tried anything from Bumble and Bumble before, but I have heard so many great reviews, and now I know why. This is such a little gem. It gives my hair the perfect amount of volume that it needs and my hair feels so much bouncier and full when I use this. This is probably one of the best hair product purchases I have ever made! And I can't wait to try out many more products from this brand. 

So there you go! My hair care routine is done. I hope you guys enjoyed reading about these products and I hope this might help a few people find some nice gems that they need in their life. 

Let me know in the comments your favourite hair care product of the moment, I love discovering new ones! 

♥

Adventure.

See the world. See the world, is something that I want to do more than anything. I want to see the world with the one I love. This little saying is one I keep in my heart, because it means a lot to me. I haven't traveled many places in my 20 years of life so far. Purely because of money and time. I have moved to France, I have been to Spain twice and I went to Portugal when I was 8. Apart from that, I have seen nothing of the big wide world. Only what I have seen on t.v, in magazines, on the internet, what I have heard from other people and what I have dreamt about. I want to see more of the world. I want to see beautiful clear blue water in the Caribbean, I want to feel the warm golden sand between my toes, I want to see the pretty little blossom trees in Japan, I want to see different cultures, different lifestyles, I want to see the beautiful hidden gems that nature has made and created.. I want to see the world. And one day I will. I feel like Adventure is what keeps us alive. I mean I'm sure 90% of the population would just love to have a break from work, from school, from their busy lifestyles to go and discover somewhere new. Somewhere where they can feel free and relax for a while. Somewhere where they can have fun and clear their mind. Even if it's an hour down the road.. it's exciting going and seeing somewhere you have never been before. Go and explore! I feel like for me, a big part of going to travel the world is to just be able to forget everything, forget all my worries and just rewind. I think discovering new and beautiful places will just be breath taking and it would be an experience that you would never forget. When I am old, and have wrinkles on my face, I want to be able to talk about all my adventures, to tell my children and grandchildren about all the wonderful places I have been and seen. I want to travel the world with the person who I love with all my heart. We both share this dream, and we will pursue it one day. I think traveling with someone is always better than alone. What is the point of doing something so exciting if you can share it with someone else? I mean that's the best thing ever in the world. Sharing something with someone you love or care about just makes the thing you are doing even greater and more special. My number one place to go to is the Maldives, mine and my boyfriends dream place to go. Hopefully in the near future. I would also love to visit Greece, Bali, America, the Caribbean, all the lovely different islands around the world.. I would just like to go wherever life and the world takes me. 

One day I would love for my blog to be full of pictures and stories of all the places around the world. 

Let me know in the comments where your favourite place you have been to is and where you would recommend going! :) 

(Photos from Pinterest)

Temple Spa Cleanser & Mask Review

Hey there everyone! Been a while since I last posted huh? Sorry about that, I have had family over from England and it's just been nice spending some time with them in this lovely hot weather (although I think it has been way too hot lately here, 40 degrees is a bit too much for me!) 

So I am back today with a little post I have wanted to do for a while now about two little amazing gems. My sisters best friend works at Temple Spa, which is a lovely little spa in Littlehampton, and when she came over to France she bought over loads of small size products for me to try and I was so excited about this as I love trying new skin care products. You can buy the products on their website but also in Selfridges and Harrods, not just at the actual spa. They use lots of really great ingredients that are really good for your skin from Southern Europe. 

And so my two favourite products which I have been using so much and will definitely repurchase are the 'Be gone gentle cleanser' and the 'Beclam soothing mask'. The cleanser being hands down my favourite one out of the two though if I had to choose.

• Be gone gentle cleanser :

This is definitely the best cleanser I have ever used! I normally go for face products that help more towards troubled skin, like black heads and spots but this is just great to use to make sure your skin is super clean after wearing makeup. I normally use this in the evening after I have took my makeup up just to make sure everything has gone, but I also use it in the mornings too, to freshen my morning face up! This cleanser makes my face feel so clean, and that is just what you need in a cleanser. My face has never felt as clean and as fresh than it does when I use this product. It has a really nice gentle fragrance to it which I really like. What I also like about this product is that you only need to use a little bit on your face, it seems to go quite a long way. These 30ml bottles have lasted me so long which I am really happy about. 

For the full size product it's £19, for 150ml which I find pretty reasonable for the amazing product you get. The only downside to this product is that the full one is in a tub, which I am not too keen on, I think it would be better in a pump bottle or a squeezy bottle. All in all I would give this cleanser a 10/10.

• Becalm soothing mask : 

A lovely light weight face mask to make your face feel refreshed and clean. I like to use this on days where my skin isn't too bad and I don't really have any spots, otherwise I will use something a bit more helping towards those things and a bit more heavier. This is a great put on and wash off mask. After using it my face feels really refreshed and relaxed. It's a mask for sensitive skin and has aubergine, cucumber, liquorice, chamomile and multivitamins in it. For the full size pot it's £25.

Both of the products are very gentle on the skin, very light weight and just really great products. I can't wait to try even more products from Temple Spa and I definitely recommend them to all you guys! Let me know if you have tried any of their products. :)

(p.s, click on the names of the products to open up the webpage where you can buy from)

Quote of the week..♡

Hey guys! I've decided to start a new little thing on my blog called ''Quote of the week'' which is where each week I will post an inspirational quote that means a lot to me, or that fits in with my life at that time, and I will just write about what that quote means to me and why it inspires me. I love quotes, especially the ones that have a lot of meaning and that I can relate to. I also love motivational ones. If you have read some of my posts before you would know that my all time favourite quote is ''Do more of what makes you happy''. I just feel like this is a saying that everyone should live by.

Anyways, lets get on to this weeks quote! ♡

So, I can easily say I am a worrier. I worry about everything, small things, big things and things that aren't even worth worrying about. I always have been one since a very young age. And I can honestly say it's something about myself that I highly dislike. I always have butterflies in my stomach and weird feelings inside my body from worrying.. I'm not even kidding. 

Worrying has always been something that I have done, but it has been an even bigger part of me for a few months now. University, having my own place, money, life decisions.. it all just makes me worry too much and I end up being pretty miserable. (not what I want to be when the sun is shinning and the warmer weather is here). Luckily for me, I have my amazing boyfriend to help me through these things and who reminds me to stop worrying about everything because no matter what we will always be happy.

Worrying does get in the way and stops me from doing things I want to do, or want to say or want to wear. I also worry a lot about making the wrong decisions. I can NEVER make a decision or make up my mind, because I always worry about making the wrong one. And lately I have had to make many important decisions, life changing ones, and it hasn't been easy. I haven't been a happy bunny and I haven't been the best me. 

Seeing this quote reminds me to smile. Reminds me that I shouldn't have to worry. And I shouldn't, because I know that whatever I choose to do or whatever decision I make, I will always be surrounded by the people I love and who love me back. I am not always going to make the right decision, but I shouldn't worry about making the wrong one, I shouldn't get upset and sad.. I should be happy, stay happy. 

Stop worrying and be happy.. ♡

One of my favourite shops : Forever21.

Hey there guys! Today I am going to be talking about one of my favourite places to shop online, and that is, Forever21! A lot of you will have probably heard of this place before, and I know it is quite a big place in America, but they have one in London I believe, or around that area in England, and they deliver all over Europe and to all sorts of different countries around the world. Of course for me, as I live in France I would have to get it delivered, and what is a shame is that there isn't always the same items for sale on the UK site and the European site, there is always more on the UK one. Same goes for the American one, there is way more different items on there, but unfortunately you can't order off of their website. The delivery is very good. I have ordered items off the site a bunch of times and have never had any problem with delivery. UK delivery is 2-5 working days and costs £3.95, which I find an amazing price for delivery! I hate P&P costs, I find a lot of them to be too over priced. I find that everything for sale on their site is reasonably priced, I never really find anything over priced and the quality is amazing! The first item I ever bought from their website was a pair of heels, a few years ago, and I still have and wear them to this day, they are amazing and so comfortable and probably my favourite pair of high heeled shoes I have ever owned! They have a huge collection ranging from Tops, dresses, shoes, to jewellery, beauty and bags. They also sell mens clothing and kids clothing too which is great.
So today I spent the day just relaxing, sitting in front of my laptop screen for the most of it (no wonder I have bad eye sight ahah!) and ended up browsing online shops, and I ended up on Forever21. I had a good browse through their new arrivals and spring/summer clothing range and I fell in love with so many things.. So I decided to make a little blog post about a few of my favourite items I found today. I will warn you that everything is black and white and any trace of colour is absent haha. I love bright beautiful colours, but I just find that black and white clothes just seem to suit me better! I will leave links to every item underneath the images (click on the name of the items), hope you enjoy!

1. Crocheted Open-Shoulder Crop Top - (£15). 

2. Ruffled Floral Print Shorts - (£12)

3. Mineral Wash Chambray Shorts - (£12)

4. Crochet-Back Cami Dress - ( £14)

5. Pleated Frond Print Dress - (£14)

6. Classic Woven Joggers - (£12)

7. Layered Faux Stone Charm Necklace - (£8)