Holiday Photos

I've been trying to write this post for a while. It seems I've managed to lose my camera (really hoping I didn't leave it in the hotel) so only have the photos from my phone which my laptop at the moment doesn't want to load annoyingly.

Before going I decided to treat myself and go back to acrylics so they would look good for the whole time we were there. I love my local salon and went with black glitter tips as it was something a little different.

First room view

I love nosing at holiday photos so thought I'd share a few with you all. I was lucky enough to get to spend a week in the amazing Florida. We stayed at a Disney Hotel (The Beach Club) which was so nice and decorated as old fashion glam, imagine posh Dirty Dancing. 

It was so nice. With double sinks, which I quickly claimed and filled with make up! I need this set up when I own a house one day.

Second room view

We were moved rooms after 3 days after a flooded toilet but upgraded and had a better view of everything.

I loved the little touches in the hotel like shaped towels! In the bathroom they were in bows and on the beds it was Mickey. 

We spent most of the days at various Disney Parks, which I loved, you're never to old for Disney. I have some great photos of it all on my camera so if it shows up I will put some more on.

Magic kingdom is just so beautiful to look at.

How Beautiful is the Castle.

Though my favourite park is Probably Animal Kingdom. The Lion King show was amazing.

The Brilliant Lion King show in Animal Kingdom. Gymnasts, ballet and dance bits!!

I loved seeing all the fireworks and parades there. You can't beat fireworks.

Fireworks at epcot over the lake! They were so good!

Being in America we of course gorged on food. You can see some of the food I was scoffing here!! It was so lush having so much choice. You can also see my amazing hand luggage! I loved it.

Amazing breakfast, pancakes, cinnamon roll, fruit, waffles, chocolate, cream, syrup and M&Ms! I may have ate cooked aswell that day!

I of course took advantage of America being cheap and did lots of shopping. Post on that coming soon.

And of course there is sea world. I really loved the Dolphin Show. They are so clever.

I did sunbathe a bit in the mornings but didn't get too much of a tan! I've ummed and ahhed over the bikini photo but decided I would. I was proud of the weight I lost for holiday. Plus it's in my amazing Kelly Brook bikini from her collection for New Look

Hope you liked having a nosey through some of my snaps. They aren't the best, stupid missing camera and phone not linking properly.

Fantasmia Show at Hollywood Studios

Love M

xxx

NOTD China Glaze Luxe and Lush

As soon as L told me she had bought Luxe and Lush I couldn't wait to try it out. I love the effect it gives with the huge chunks of glitter/foil that appear a different colour depending on what base colour you put it on.

As it was cold and wintering I decided to use them over pastel icy winter shades. I used OPI Kim-pletely in love which is a gorgeous pink shade with a shimmer and an accent nail of Rimmel Sky High.

I'm not a fan of the Rimmel I love lasting finish formulations. I love the colours in this range but all the ones I've tried have been streaky and hard to achieve a good finish. 

My nails look messy in these photos as I'd bitten them really short :(. I'm trying to stop again. I love the icy cold look that luxe and lush gives over Kim-pletely in love.

I love using pastels even in the autumn/winter nights and think using top coats like this really make it look pretty.

I loved Luxe and Lush so much I've recently picked up Models Own Snowball which looks very similar. I can't wait to try it out soon.

You can pick up Luxe and Lush from eBay here for £3.40 + p&p

What do you think of the chunkier glitters? Do you still use pastels in winter?

Love M

xxx

Next Beauty Event

On Wednesday we were invited to attend the Next Beauty Event, something both L and I were excited about. We couldn't wait to get there and see all the new products that were coming out for Christmas and hopefully get to meet other fellow bloggers. This is a long post...tea may be needed! 
We just had a great night and wanted to share it.

Here we've just arrived in Paddington and are both wearing our new matte Kate Moss for Rimmel lipsticks which we love. We were a little early to the event so thought we'd stop and take quick photo outfits. Luckily it was a quiet street.

 L is wearing a new coat from Asda for a bargain £25, it's still in store now and it's lush. She is also wearing the disco pants from Alice and You at Debenhams which look amazing. A sheer black shirt from New Look and black heeled boots from good old M&S.

M is wearing a checked snood from next, a green jumper with cut out shoulders from Asos, Next special purchase jeggings, Next horse belt (I ended up unintentionally wearing a lot of Next stuff. I really like the clothing in there) and Clarks tan heeled boots.

As we arrived at the event we were some of the first few there. We were welcomed at the door and everyone was so friendly we felt instantly settled. The room was gorgeous and the set up of all the products was amazing. It was simple but pretty with fairy lights and flowers around the room. Straight away we could see lots that interested us. We were also offered threading and manicures. 

This is the new Gold Collection which was definitely both our favourites. L loves Gold and I love leopard print. The perfume and perfume sets for this range come in the gold metal tins you see which is a great idea as little storage boxes are always helpful. The thing that most drew me to this and is now on my Christmas list is the beautiful hairdryer. A bargain £25 found here. The best thing about the Next sets are the reasonable prices. We both loved the fragrance and for a huge 75ml bottle it's only £12. All the Gold range can be found here

Just Pink has been a staple fragrance in beauty range for a while now. I always used to use this. The bottle has now been updated and looks much more appealing and up to date. It now sits on it's side and it a sort of heart shape. It's again a reasonable price for 75ml it's only £10. Just Pink is still a fragrance I love and I really like the addition of candles. I will be picking some of these up so the flat can smell beautiful. The candle in this range is only £5 (link here)The Just Pink range was full of great girly gift sets that I'm sure lots of people would love to receive.

Something a lot of us were surprised by was the fact Next sold branded items too. L was very pleased to see her favourite perfume stocked!! (JPG MaDame!)

Along with perfume were brands such as St Tropez (of favourite of both of ours for tanning), Models Own and Burt's Bees. I wouldn't think of Next to stock these brands so it's good to know. 

The Collection was one of the new products being showcased at the event. Straight away we were drawn to the beautiful packaging. Simple with pastel shades adorned with a cute bow. What's not to love. Each fragrance represents a different fashion capital of the world. They are New York, Milan, London and Paris. We both loved Milan. Not being great at describing fragrances I'll leave it to the experts to find out the base notes and palettes of each fragrance you can read more here

As well as the four fashion capitals there are also a Christmas range, with candles, room sprays and reed diffusers. These are amazing. It smells similar to mulled apples. Just a beautiful Christmas/winter smell. The last range in this was the spa range. Full of products with a lovely fresh frangrance. The product we were most drawn to was the scrub. Not an oily base which L loved and glittery but still felt like it has a good scrub to it which I loved.

We just had to show you the food. Being basically the same person when it came to tastes we both picked the Japanese chicken. It was so tasty. All the food was served in cute little bowls. We washed it down with wine and fruit. Yum!

It was so nice to get to meet some other bloggers. 

Big group photo. All the ladies were lovely and we really enjoyed chatting the night away. Everyone was so lovely. You can find their blogs here

KelBelle

MsSarahJack

Cherries in the Snow

Charmed Charlee

Make Up Not Made Up

Glossy Boutique

An item that really interested us was the Cashmere palette. (Other Cashmere sets here) The colours looked beautiful. There was such a range of neutrals and a few accent colours in it that it just stood out. Plus there is a shade that looks like Mac Cranberry which we both currently love. Best of all though, for £6 you get 12 shades.

Another shot of our outfits for you. We both decided to do smart casual with heeled boots. This was our first event so we weren't to sure what to wear.

Make up wise L wore Studio Fix fluid foundation with Rimmel Wake me up on top to illuminate. Revlon PhotoReady cream blush. Her naked palette on the eyes with Rimmel Scandaleyes eyeliner. A great one for the water line, finished off with the new Kate Moss for Rimmel lipstick in the Shade 110.

Make up wise I used, Revlon ColorStay foundation, Sleek blush by 3, No7 blush in honey and Mac MSF on my cheeks. For the eyes I used my Naked 2 palette and the Rimmel Scandaleyes in Nude for the waterline. On my lips I wore Kate Moss for Rimmel in shade 107

Before we left we decided to have some treatments. L had her nails painted and I had my eyebrows threaded.

L went for a gorgeous winter green shade. The nail varnish was opaque in one coat which was impressive. You can buy a set of 9 mini nail varnishes for £10 here. They remind me of the Max Factor ones with the size and shape.

As we left we were lucky enough to receive a goody bag.

Inside we received the body scrub we'd wanted to try, the New York perfume, the Milan Reed Diffuser which is absolutely amazing!! It smells so good and scent really spreads around the room without being overpowering. 

There was also an eye shadow and lipgloss palette which is only £4 and comes with 4 smokey coloured eye shadows and a lipgloss. The eye shadows are beautiful colours and pigmented.

We had such a great night, smelling all the beautiful fragrances and meeting everyone. 

A huge thanks to Gemma and Next for inviting us.

Love L and M

xxx

Review: Wake Me Up Concealer

I bought this months and months ago when it first came out.

As you can probably tell from our other posts we absolutely love Rimmel and fell in love with Wake Me Up Foundation as soon as it hit the shelves, I myself am on my third bottle....

So it was only natural to buy the concealer as soon as it came out too!

Rimmel say:

'Our first full coverage concealer that visibly reawakens and illuminates under the eyes. Completely conceals spots and other blemishes. Instant anti-fatigue effect. With Peptides and a Vitamin Moisturising complex.'

I like a concealer that covers and hides blemishes, redness and also the bags under my eyes.

Initially I couldn't find which one that matched my skin, but as it was on 3 for 2 i picked up 2 colours to mix and match, so bought the Ivory and the Soft Beige.

After a few weeks I realised that the Ivory one was much more natural on my skin so now save the Soft Beige for when I put fake tan on for nights out.

This covers pretty well and also stays on for the majority of the day.

My favourite part of it though is the fact it's illuminating and so I slather it under my eyes every morning!

It covers my bags and makes me look like I've had hours of sleep even though I haven't at all.

It also has lasted me a good 6 months (ish?)

I bought it when it was first out which I'm not entirely sure when that was but it was around April time.

As I've mentioned, we're both big fans of the Wake Me Up collection, I've gone back to buy the foundation twice and have just picked up another concealer too.

I would also have picked up the Collection concealer but as Boots have their 3 for 2 deal on there was none to be seen!

Maybe next time I'll be able to pick some up as I've heard it great too.

I'd like the option of illuminating and non-illuminating for various purposes!

What's your favourite concealer? Do you like the Wake Me Up range?

L xxx