TMI tag

Hey

Hope you all had a great weekend. I spent mine in Exeter catching up with friends to celebrate a birthday and my friend finishing her PHD. My plans for a productive Sunday went out the window after I only managed 3 hours sleep on Saturday night.

The lovely Sarah formeverythingyoudontneedtoknowaboutsarah.blogspot.co.uk tagged us in the TMI tag. I love doing tags and haven’t done one for a while. I love being nosey and this was a good tag to nosey at.

What are you wearing?

Jeans, flip flops, t shirt and hoodie. I tiredtoday which means I dress lazily.

Ever been in love?

Yep

Ever had a terrible break up?

Yep. I usually stay in relationships that I know aren’t right due to wanting to cling on to something that used to be there which hasn’t resulted in messy break ups! 

How tall are you?

I think 5ft 9 ½

 

How much do you weigh?

about 10st 10 I think. I need to lose weight again really.

Any tattoos?

Not at the moment but the idea is very much in the pipeline.

Any Piercings?

Ear lobes, tragus, daith heart and triple helix. Trying to decide on what next.

OTP?

Google tells me this stands for one true pairing. This leaves me none the wiser on an answer haha!

Favourite show?

Hollyoaks, Game of Thrones, Criminal Minds, One Tree Hill.

Favourite Bands?

Spotify tells me my recently played are Vitamin String Quartet, Chasing Grace, Rae Morris, Bombay Bicycle Club, Bon Iver, Daughter, Chvches, The XX, The jezabels and Imagine Dragons.

Something you miss?

The other half. He's currently on a 6 week work stint in Gabon.

Favourite Song?

Chasing Grace – Run. My dad sent me this as he thought I’d like it. I ended up with it on repeat for a while. It’s a great song and reminds me of him! 

How old are you? 

25 

Zodiac Sign? 

Cancer

Quality you look for in a partner?

Honesty

Favourite quote?

You can find happiness in the darkest of places if one only remembers to turn on the light.

Favourite Actor?

Hmmm tough choice. I’m going Chris Hemsworth. Just because of Thor! 

Favourite Colour?

For clothes red or green, if I was just being asked probably pink.

Loud music or soft?

Again depends, normally loud but before bed soft!

Where do you go when you’re sad?

For a cwtch!! Or the gym to de stress.

How long does it take you to shower?

The shortest time possible. Like 5 minutes. Get in get out!

How long does it take you to get ready in the morning?

This fully depends on my mood. If I’m tired 20 minutes but if I’m in the mood to look nice probably more like 45 minutes.

Ever been in a physical fight?

Nope. Though I do kickboxing so I guess that’s physical fighting.

Turn on?

Good shoulders

Turn off?

Cocky

The reason I joined YouTube?

I’m yet to embrace YouTube. I hate the sound of my voice. L and I started blogging as a way to justify our addictions.

Fears

Spiders. I’m getting better and can now trap them under a glass.

Last thing that made you cry?

Watched the fault in our stars last week. I was a mess

Last time you said you loved someone?

Last night. Skyping the Other Half 

Meaning behind you YouTube name? 

Our blogger name was decided as we wanted something that was a nod to the way we met. Hence CSI. The blog was originally make up, shopping and sharing cocktail recipes and stood for things we loved doing but it is now changing and has lifestyle and fitness posts too.

Last book you read?

Game of Thrones A Feast for Crows.

Last show you watched?

Royal Marines Commando School

Book you’re currently reading?

Game of Thrones A Dance with Dragons 

Last person you spoke to? 

My work colleague

The relationship between you and the person you last texted?

It was L. Close friend!

Favourite Food?

This is a hard one. I’m going for peanut butter kitkat chunky and cheetos jalapeño flavour.

Place you want to visit?

Iceland. And it’s book for January! I can’t wait.

Last place you were?

Work

Do you have a crush?

I hate the word crush. It makes me think of school! 

Last time you kissed someone?

Hmm proper kissed… two and half weeks ago. But kissed mates on the cheek this weekend.

Last time you were insulted?

Nothing sticks out. The guys said I looked like a country singer this weekend but proceeded to tell me that was compliment even if I didn’t agree ha!

Favourite flavour of sweet?

Mmmm Sarah reminded me of rhubarb and custards! I need to get some of those. Favourite sweets are probably pinballs or rowntree randoms and they are mixed sweets!

Favourite piece of Jewellery?

I have three, two rings from my parents. One was an 18th gift and one was my birthday present this year and a necklace from the other half.

Last sport you played?

Kickboxing

Last song you sang?

Skillet – monster

Favourite chat up line?

Something that makes me laugh

Have you ever used it?

Never used a chat up line. I prefer to just say hi.

Last time you hung out with anyone?

Last night I chilled with my housemates.

Who should answer these questions next?

Anyone who fancies it?

Thanks for tagging me Sarah. Loved being nosey at your answers. If anyone does this tag leave me a comment would love to read yours.

Love M

 xxx

Would you rather...?

I saw this on Georgina's blog MakeUp Pixi3 this week and couldn't resist but give it a go! Hope you enjoy my answers, I tag everyone that reads this and anyone else who wants to!

Would you rather lose all of your mascaras, eyeliners, lipsticks, and lip glosses or lose all of your palettes and eyeshadows?
It would have to be the palettes and eyeshadows for me, I do love my palettes but I couldn't live without mascara and foundation and lipstick brightens up any look easily for me!

Would you rather chop off all your hair or never be able to cut it again?

Not sure I'd be one of those people who looks good without hair so I'd have to say never be able to cut it. I love having my hair long!

Would you rather have a coral cheek or a pink cheek?
Coral hands down! Love the orangey tone and am getting quite a collection of them together!

If you had £1000 to spend, Would you rather buy clothes or makeup?
Normally I'd say make up, but needing a new work wardrobe and summer clothes in a smaller size having lost some weight....I'm gonna have to go with clothes this time! Particularly shoes, I need some good work ones and summer sandals!

Would you rather apply lipstick as eyeliner, or eyeliner as lipstick?
Having applied lipstick as eyeliner before for fancy dress, I'd definitely go with using eyeliner as lipstick. There are a small number of nude ones that could be used and I wouldn't recommend red lipstick-lined eyes unless its for a zombie look!

Would you rather only shop at MAC or Sephora?
I'm one for variety, so Sephora would have to win for me even though Mac is one of my top stores! I just love being able to choose different products from different brands.

Would you rather only use one eyeshadow color or one lip color for the rest of your life?
This is so hard. I've recently got into lipsticks in a big way and now couldn't imagine only having one! but then eyeshadows can be more diverse and you can easily use so many different colours on your eyes. Siiiiiigh. I'll have to choose using one lip colour.

Would you rather wear winter clothes in summer or summer clothes in winter?
Winter! Like Georgina says, summer in Wales isn't too great anyway so winter clothes are out for 9 months of the year. And to be honest, for me there is nothing like a pair of jeans, comfy jumper and boots!

Would you rather dark nails or bright nails all year round?

Brights, but only just. I like a lot of reds and pinks and most are brighter than you'd call them dark so I'd have to choose that. Plus i love coral too much!

Would you rather give up your favorite lip product or your favorite eye product?
I'm not sure I have a particular favourite eye product so I'd have to say that one. I could not do without my lip balm at the moment, mine have been cracking they've been so dry and nobody likes that!

Would you rather only be able to wear your hair in a pony tail or a messy bun?
Messy bun, so easy and can be pretty for work, play and anything in between!

Would your rather never being able to paint your nails again or never use lipgloss?
I rarely ever wear lip gloss so definitely lose the lip gloss! My nails are everything right now.

Would you rather shave your eyebrows and have none at all? or sharpie them in everyday?
I'd look RIDICULOUS without eyebrows. My pale skin and almost black hair make for a big contrast. and I'd blend right in with the 'scousewives' if I used a sharpie ;)

Would you rather live without makeup or nail polish?
Nail polish, but it kind of hurts to admit that! I just couldn't live without mascara, foundation and lipstick.

L xxx

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Facts Tag

I saw this tag yesterday on Lola and Behold's blog here, so decided to do it for my Saturday post.

I'm sure you've seen it going around, it's the Facts tag and I'm hoping I can come up with some interesting facts about myself....it might be a little difficult haha so ill stop at a round number before I start rambling too much!

1. My current job is to dispense medication
2. My favourite thing to do at the moment is read
3. My current reading obsession is Game of Thrones, I'm so glad they're large books as otherwise I'd have read them all and be annoyed at myself for finishing them!
4. I love watching programmes like Embarrassing Bodies, Embarrassing Fat Bodies and Supersize vs Superskinny
5. I'm obsessed with teeth and general tooth hygiene, I love cleaning my teeth and have invested in a new sonic toothbrush, mouthwash and pro-namel tooth paste
6. I'm probably the most over qualified person in the world without a relevant job! I have 2 degrees plus an additional module from going to university in America, along with project management and healthcare courses! And i currently work in Boots...Yikes! Ill get there though
7. I love chicken, in a salad, in pasta, in a fajita, in a baguette, in chinese, on kebabs...you get the picture! All healthy versions of course ;)
8. I love salty food, particularly on homemade chips and eggs!
9. I'm on a mission to eat more protein and less carbs
10. It's proving difficult. Mostly due to my mum's cake, I can give up bread now but not cake!
11. I don't particularly like films like the Notebook, I'm much more of a James Bond or Avengers type of girl
12. If I could choose to be anyone in the world, it would be the female Tony Stark. Science, money and super cool experiments
13. I've managed to make around £2k from eBay selling before they blocked my account for no reason at all!
14. I love trying new things, particularly new foods and going to new places!
15. My favourite alcoholic drink was wine, but now I'm allergic to it
16. Now my favourite drinks are cocktails! Preferably a Cosmo, pink and girly!
17. My number one wish right now would be to travel everywhere, I'm planning on going to somewhere like Thailand or the Amazon this year at least.
18. I'd love to have perfect skin, I'm working hard on getting it into good condition
19. I'm finding it hard to choose between nail varnish and lipstick as my favourite products
20. I prefer to keep my face off the blog as I'd rather my friends didn't find it!
21. My dog is my favourite creature in the world! He's a beautiful border collie.
22. My favourite scent is Jean Paul Gaultier's MaDame.
23. I'm Harry Potter obsessed, and my DVD box set is my most watched of all my DVDs
24. I love sleep
25. I'd love to lose 10lbs, so I'm making it my plan this year
26. My obsession with Pinterest is spiralling out of control!
27. I wish I could do so much more with my life than I currently am
28. I'd love to have white blonde hair, but having almost black hair it's not really feasible!
29. I'd love a tattoo but I'm a little indecisive so can't justify getting one and not regretting it.
30. I love eating cake and sweet things but I'm not a very good baker, I'd choose cooking over baking any day!
31. I went shooting in America and loved every second of it, even though I was shaking with adrenaline!
32. I've been really bad and not been to the gym for 10 days which is the longest in a year, I'm hoping to get the bug back now the snow is gone and so has the flu!
33. I'm having my hair done today and am hopefully having a few more highlights so my hair is more multi tonal
34. I cannot wait to move back out and have my own place and have the money to actually buy things for it
35. I really want to go in a submarine
36. I've recently bought myself a new notebook and calendar to get myself more organised in life and hopefully blogging too! It's always easier and nice to write things down
37. I'm getting more and more obsessed with Nakd bars, smooshed fruit and nuts together for a tasty treat at low calories and 1 of your 5 a day! Lush.
    
38. I have a gym training program being set tomorrow and i'm dreading the weigh in! Shouldn't have eaten so many biscuits and cakes in work!
39. one of my missions for this year is to find a boy to be my date for my friends weddings!
    
40. I think my friends are making me to speed dating and online dating to make this happen....I'm scared!
41. I hate football, and everything that comes with it; WAG status, hooliganism (obviously being stereotypical, I know not everyone is like it...)
42. I have a massive box of sample products that I really need to use up
43. In the future in my own place I would LOVE to have a library

If you have done this post please feel free to link below in the comments or on twitter (@CSIBeautyBlog), I'd love to read yours too!

L xxx

Laine Blogger Award

Sophie from SophieRoseHearts tagged us in this a few days ago.

We've been tagged in a few things recently and we've really been enjoying doing them!

If you have any others let us know, it's always nice to get to know the people behind the blog :)

Basically there are 5 questions to answer, you have to link back to the person who tagged you and then tag 5 others.

Hope you enjoy! 

Question 1.What is your current beauty obsession?

Hmm. I'd have to say Benefit They're Real, I really do love the mascara and love the way it curls my lashes and separates them perfectly. I enjoy putting it on every morning!

Question 2.What is one beauty item you wish you owned?

I am currently lusting after the latest Clarins palette, you know the one, it's in gold casing and has the most gorgeous shimmery nudes and a gold glittery shadow that just looks divine!

Question 3.What is your favourite post to read or write about?

I love writing posts about my latest find, the excitement of finding something new and amazing like a new coloured lipstick or nail colour is so much fun.

I love reading posts on nail art, lifestyle ones about people and also lately I love reading fashion ones as I'm really getting my fashion mojo back.

Question 4.What inspired you to become a blogger?

I've been reading blogs by the likes of Fee from Make Up Savvy for years but always thought it would be too much hard work even though I have plenty to say about products myself...but finally decided to set one up with M knowing that if one of us couldn't post for a few days the other could help. Go Team! haha.

Question 5.What nail polish are you wearing right now?

I am currently wearing Essie Sand Tropez....but as I'm going out tomorrow night (with M!) it is about to change to No7 Crave Me (you can find it here!)

I tag the following people to join in!

Ramblings of a Beauty Bird

The Cosmetic Kitten

A Lauren to Herself

Allie UK Blog

Mission Me (EssJay23x)

We Were Raised by Wolves

Petite Sal

Girlie Blog Seattle

Make Up Savvy

Let's Talk Beauty

Blog of Shadows

Mel's Wall of Mirrors

Would love to know what your answers are....link your posts back to us!

Hope you're enjoying your weekend so far!

As you read this me and M will be getting ready to go out as we're going to a reunion....eek!

We've been tanning all week and will have a going out post coming up for you soon, do you like seeing these kind of posts??

L xxx

10 Things I would Repurchase: Part 2

I loved the tag M did the other day (here) so decided to my own as well.

I'd never really thought about it before so was an interesting tag!
Here's my ten:

1) As an every day foundation I use a combo of Revlon Colorstay/Rimmel Wake Me Up in the same colours as M. I love that Colorstay actually stays on my face all day but I love the glow that Wake Me Up gives me, so I combine the two for the ultimate look and LOVE it.

2) The infamous Naked palette definitely rates highly in my book though I would love to try Naked 2 to see the difference as I do sometimes miss lighter colours.
However the colour range, quality and staying power of these means I'd always buy it!

3) I'm sure most of you will agree that Real techniques brushes are pretty good value for money and the core collection is a favourite of mine, along with the stippling brush and blush brush.
I'd love the get the powder brush too as I seem to be missing it from my collection!

 

4) As far as fake tan goes, you can do no wrong with Vita Liberata.
I've written a post on this before but can't rave about it enough, my bottle is running low and has lasted me a massive amount of full body applications that no other tan has. I'm sure I've got AT LEAST 8 full body apps plus a few extra coats on my legs and I'm still counting, I've never got that with any other tan I've tried!

5) Liz Earle Hot Cloth Cleanser, needs no more said about it really!
(I get annoyed as it seems to run out so fast though ha)

6) My beloved Jean Paul Gaultier Madame will never ever leave my side!
It's the perfect mix of strong fruity scent but isn't overly overpowering as I get headaches from strong scents.
I love it so much I'm on my 6th bottle and everyone knows it's my smell!

7) I absolutely love Origins so it was hard to narrow down products but their eye creams are the best and were the first things I bought so I chose these. Ginzing is my go to cream for the morning and Eye Doctor is the one I use at night, both have helped my sensitive eyes so much I can't rave enough!

8) I love defining my brows as most people do nowadays but as mine are almost black it was hard to find a product that was the right colour without looking like permanent marker!
I also have tiny gaps in my brows that look bigger because of the pale skin/dark hair combo, but this Mac eyebrow pencil/crayon is amaze! Gives a perfect shape and blends so easy.

9) My lips are always really dry of late so applying lip balm is a constant task! I do really like Vaseline which I know is a love hate product for some people but recently after my trip overseas I have been loving the Eos sphere balms which work a treat and are such a delight to use.
They smell gorgeous and contain no nasties, awesome!

10) Lastly is Soap and Glory's Righteous Butter. I love the scent, how thick and luxurious the butter is and how soft my skin feels afterwards.
My only bug bear is the fact it takes a little while to sink in, but mostly I don't care as it's just far too nice!
I struggle to get my skinny jeans on after applying this but it's so worth it haha.

What are your top 10 repurchases??
I found it really interesting to do this tag as I was surprised that other products didn't feature.

I have recently been using Alpha H's Liquid Gold and also the Antipodes Divine Face Oil which I have an inkling would probably make it onto this list if I completed it again in a few months.

I know you're supposed to tag people but as M has already tagged a lot of you I tag anyone else reading this post!

I loved reading other people's so link back to us if you've completed it as I'd love to see what you chose.

Happy Friday!!!!!

L xxx

Tag! Seven Deadly Sins

This has been doing the rounds for a little while now...and as we have I have been completing my alcohol free month (due to finish this week woo!) we decided to post this instead. Enjoy!

1. GREED: What is your most inexpensive beauty item? What is your most expensive?

My most inexpensive is probably Vaseline, cannot cope without it. My mum got me the tin with all 4 types in for Christmas and I loved it! Most expensive would probably have to be the Urban Decay Naked Palette which coincidentally I have lost :( took it to a friend's house and it's disappeared. Hopefully it will turn up somewhere tho...

2. WRATH: What beauty products do you have a love/hate relationship with? What product has been the hardest to get?

My love/hate is a common one among the posts I've read....glitter nail varnishes! Look the shiz on your nails, absolute NIGHTMARE to get rid of! It's normally worth the effort but for those times it isn't you really do regret wearing it! They need to come up with a solution for this!

I find skincare is the hardest thing to buy. At first I feel like a new product is making the world of difference....and then my skin breaks out, looks tired, oily, dry etc and I end up changing it again. So, I have recently upgraded to the likes of Vichy and Origins, I'm hoping a brand that uses less chemicals/better chemicals than other brands can work it's magic, but otherwise I'm still on the hunt!

3. GLUTTONY: What are your most delicious beauty products?  

Hmm a delicious product would have to be my Lush lip scrub as you can genuinely eat it as it's only made of sugar and colours. However my Mac lipstick in Creme Cup smells divine, almost like mini eggs?! So that would be a non edible example of something that smells so delicious!

4. SLOTH: What beauty product do you neglect, due to laziness?

It would have to be cleansing my skin...I'm a face wipe girl all the way as it's so convenient but I know they don't remove all of the dirt. I have added in an extra stage at the moment as I use the Taaj Micellar solution from February's JolieBox UK to get rid of any impurities and eye make up but I could do a lot better! (Have just got Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish, we will see if this makes the difference it's supposed to!)

5. PRIDE: What beauty product gives you the most self confidence?

My skin isn't that bad but it would definitely have to be foundation. I just feel that my skin and blemishes, scar, freckles, bags under my eyes etc all look so much better covered up with a dewy foundation. I just wish the effect was permanent ;)

6. LUST: What attributes do you find most attractive in the opposite sex?

If were talking looks alone....tall men with muscle! I'm 5ft 9 and refuse to get with a man shorter than me! Personality wise...I find someone who's passionate about something is quite attractive. Also I tend to like confident men, and sometimes confuse this with arrogance (not a good idea FYI!). Men who want to travel also get my attention! Oh and messy hair and nice teeth are always a good start ;)

7. ENVY: What items would you most like to receive as a gift? 

Currently I am running out of my favourite perfume (Jean Paul Gaultier's MaDame for anyone who's interested!) so that would be marvellous! However anything by Origins would also be amazing, I'm a total convert after they've set up in Boots, the stuff smells amazing and has no nasties, winner!


L xxx