Fashion (and beauty) Faux Pas

Hello my honeybears!

Sorry for dropping off the face of the Earth for a while, I've been extremely busy and stressed to bits! I'm also full of a very bad cold or the beginning of flu so this post won't have pictures of me. Be pleased.

Instead I will tell you all about my top fashion faux pas that make me cringe like mad.

You ready? Here goes!

In at number 10 is....

Bras on show! By this I mean when people are wearing round neck tops and the edges of their bra or, in some cases that I've seen, half the cup being on show. Personally, I think it looks trashy, it's like stereotypical chav in my book. I don't see how it's sexy in the slightest, nor do I see how it's comfortable having that much breast exposed.

This topic takes me nicely onto my number 9

Wearing bras that are too small! I am a culprit of this *slaps hand* but it is normally because I'm too skint to afford nice, new bras so I make so (When you get over a DD, you can't find nice bras for a reasonable price). It looks horrible when you can see boobs spilling over the tops of the bra and pressing against a top or dress or when someone bends over and you can see their boobs are out of the bra. It's not nice at all.

At number 8, it is....

Band t shirts! Obviously, not all band t shirts but people wearing band t shirts when they don't know who the band is but they think the top is cool. I actually had a lovely experience in Topshop when they had just brought out their Fleetwood Mac tops. A girl behind me said to her friend 'Oooh, this tops's cools. I might get it. What is Fleetwood Mac? Who cares.' I'm sorry but I believe that you should have to be able to name at least 3 songs before you are allowed to purchase a band top. Hipsters, stop this madness.

Number 7...

Double denim! I know it's in fashion at the moment but I am not a fan. I only like it when it's say, black jeans and a light blue jacket. The same colour denim worn together makes me hate life a little. Dungarees are an exception of course but denim jacket/shirts/jeans/skirts (any of the combinations) worn together just don't sit right with me.

In at number 6

Not a fashion faux pas per say but Obvious roots! By this I mean when someone who's naturally light brown/blonde/redhead who dyes their hair black or someone with dark hair who dyes their hair blonde. The inevitable happens, your hair grows and then BOOM! The most obvious, minging roots ever. I just hate it, I honestly do. It's nothing against people who dye their hair those colours, it's just a case of trying to keep on top of your colouring so you don't end up with horrific roots.

Number 5

Top knots!  Whoever invented this hairstyle. You suck. It looks like their in a pineapple on your head! You look ridiculous. I know it might be a quick, out of the way hairstyle but seriously?! It's just stupid and I have tried it, when you have long hair, it actually hurts your neck because it is rather heavy. No one puts it better than the genius of Jenna Marbles!

Number 4!

Bodywarmers! Gilets. Whatever you call them. I don't understand them. It's my extremities that get cold first so who went 'Hey, you know what's a good idea? Cutting the arms off a padded jacket!' I get that it's safer to keep your core warm but I would like warm arms too please. They also make me think of the Michelin Man which puts me so far off them that I'd rather wear Michelin tyres instead of them.

The top 3!

So close but so far. Number 3

Onesies! I'm mainly talking about people that go outside in their onesies. I see them as safe, cosy and simply to be worn indoors whilst drinking hot drinks and watching crappy films. They are not for going outside, shopping. It looks like you've just forgotten to get dressed and I always worry that they haven't bothered to wash before. Stop this madness! I own a onesies, it is a Totoro onesie. If I went out in that, I would be sectioned because people would think I had escaped from the psychiatric wing of a hospital.
This is the same as my onesie. Now you see why people would think this of me.

Totoro onesie

Close but no cigar, number 2

Red lipstick! Yes, red lipstick maybe sexy and sultry in the right hands but in the wrong hands, it's a disaster! There are many who believe that anyone can wear the rouge lipstick and resemble the sex symbol Marilyn Monroe but end up looking like the Joker. It is not for all. It pains me to see people wearing red lipstick when they can't pull it off. Ask a professional if you are unsure. Save yourself the embarrassment.

And the top offender, beating off the competition for the number 1 spot is....drum roll please....

SEE THROUGH LEGGINGS! Oh yes, boys and girls, we've all seen them. The infamous see through leggings favoured by teenage girls and chavs. My stomach turns at the thought of them. No one wants to see your granny pants, thongs or what you had for breakfast. Put yourself away and buy some new leggings or at the least, a long top. I love and loathe leggings in equal measures. Opaque leggings will have a place in my heart whereas see through leggings have their own special place in hell.
REBEL AGAINST THE INJUSTICE!

Do you have any fashion/beauty hates? Tell me about them in my comment box :)

Sorry if I have offended anyone but I am only speaking my mind.

Thanks for reading my loves.

Toodles!
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Face review

Hello my honeybears!

As I said in my last post, I would review my Benefit products when they had all arrived.

Literally a couple of days later, they arrived but I hadn't really had time to go over my products or my little foundation routine. I finally do so I'll get started :)

Benefit Boi-ing Industrial Strength Concealer in Light - £17.50
Benefit Hello Flawless Oxygen wow! Foundation in Ivory I'm Pure 4 Sure - £25.50
Benefit Hello Flawless! Powder in Ivory Gee I'm Swell - £25.50
Benefit High Beam - £19.50
Bourjois Powder Délice de Poudre Bronzing Powder - £6.99 (From Boots)
Maybelline Dream Soft Blush in Berry - £6.49 (From Boots)
I also use Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer in Ivory - £5.49 however, I missed it off when I took the picture, sorry :(

So, this is my face after cleanser, toner and moisturiser. I am so oily hence why I'm so shiny. I have a lot of spots atm as well.

This is me with the Benefit Hello Flawless Oxygen wow! foundation on. The foundation looks a touch too yellow for my skin but it is the best colour for my skin. The foundation is wonderful, it's so light and your skin can actually breath (I normally wear full coverage and my skin feels trapped). It is a light to medium coverage foundation and is completely oil free (yey!) so it's good for those, like myself, who suffer from oily skin. I applied it with a foundation brush which I will show you later on so it is easy to blend into the hairline and around the jaw line.It gives you a dewy finish so if you like that then I guess leave it like that but I'm more of a matte person. The foundation is also (apparently) really good for your skin as it helps the imperfections on your skin such as spots (according to the Benefit woman I bought it off).

This is with the Benefit Boi-ing industrial strength concealer and Benefit Hello Flawless! Powder and Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer. I immediately noticed a big difference (in person) when I applied the Benefit concealer, the only trace of my spots were little bumps but no redness, no horrible crusty tops (most of us have been there. When you accidently knock the top off a spot and it oozes and you just hate life) The concealer glides on with a concealer brush and it's so strong that you need so little so it does balance out the price. The powder, however, when I put it on my face to start with, looked so orange that I was terrified to carry on but it evened out and looked pretty good in the end. It leaves your skin nice and matte without looking caked on. The powder comes with a little sponge and a little brush for 'spot on cover' and 'all over cover' so you can get the cover that you really want.
I use the Rimmel concealer under my eyes because it really does cover the dark circles and because I'm such a bad sleeper, I have tonnes. It's really affordable and I feel like I've had mine for a life time. As I'm a student with a one day a week, minimum wage part time job, Rimmel is normally my go to for lipsticks and concealers as it's cheap, widely available and pretty reliable for colours (except foundation for me at least).
Sorry for the bad lighting, the sun went behind a cloud and now I look grey.

Benefit Hello Flawless! Powder brush and sponge

 I always (attempt) to contour after my powdering. I use my Bourjois Powder Délice de Poudre Bronzing Powder to contour by putting it, lightly, in the hollows of my cheeks to help emphasise my cheek bones and I also contour the sides of my nose to make it look smaller. the bronzer is actually my favourite bronzer that I've ever found because it's not orange (HALLELUJAH!) but it gives you a nice brown, bronzed look that you can build up so be careful how much you put on at one time, you don't want to look too dark. I use the lighter shade but I can't remember what it's called *slaps hand* I have used it for several years now and the slight chocolatey smell is so yummy. The packaging is easy to slip into your handbag for top ups on a night out because it's so thin. It is a must have from me and it's so cheap!. I then highlight the tops of my cheek bones, bridge of my nose and my cupids bow with Benefit High Beam. The brush to apply is like a nail polish brush so you have to gently remove all the excess from it before applying because you need only a drop of your nose and cupids bow and about 1/2 on the tops of your cheek bones. I don't smooth it along with my fingers because I feel like it will just pull the powder off your face and, if you've ever rubbed your face when you've got make up on then you'll know, it kind of bobbles around the patch you've rubbed and it looks kinda cakey. Instead, I pat it along and down the areas where I want it. It gives a beautiful, glowing finish and it draws the eye to those areas so all the boys will be staring at your lips. It may cost a bit but because you use so little, it is really worth the money. After highlighting, I put my Maybelline Dream Soft Blush on to the apples of my cheeks, with the patting technique again to avoid dragging the rest of the make up off, and then I pat it back towards my ears. You don't need much because the colour is rather intense when you put it on. It has so far lasted a year and it's only half way through so if you want a blush doesn't budge then this is probably the best product ever! It's so light and doesn't need to be topped up at all.

 This is my finished look with my eye makeup down and my eyebrows all nicely done. For my eyebrows I use Gosh Eyebrow kit. It comes with 3 different colours and wax to keep your eyebrows in place. I love the 3 different colours because I dye my hair between light blonde, as it is now, and a dark blonde so I can use the light blonde and the light brown depending on my hair colour or how defined I want my eyebrows to be. I love the wax as well because it stops stray hairs from falling out of place and looking stupid. It's £8.49 from Superdrug which, in my opinion, is quite cheap compared to others that do similar kits and for what you get.
I recently bought a new eye shadow palette because I love experimenting with my eye make up so when I saw this eye shadow palette with so many different colours, I was over the moon! I used the white as a base and in the corners of my eyes to make them look bigger (I think big eyes are sexy) and then I used the small blending brush to apply the colour, which is a goldy, greeny colour, to the outer quarter of my eyelid and then used the smaller angled brush to smudge the colour along my crease line. The eye shadows are buildable so you can make them as light or as solid as you like and the variety of colours that are included in the palettes mean that there's something for everyone. I finished off my eyes with Maybelline Colossal Volume Mascara. I like my eyelashes to have volume because they're naturally quite long and curly so this mascara is a current go to but I can't get it in waterproof (waah!) which would make it my all time favourite so I have to also apply Rimmel Scandal'eye Waterproof formula which is a bit naughty but hey, if you're not going to make it waterproof, my money or their mascara wand will be going elsewhere.

 Fräulein3°8 180 Colors Eyeshadow Palette+12 Pcs Brushes Leopard Case Make up Kit - £17.50 (without P&P) - From eBay

 Look at the variety!

The eye shadow palette comes with this lovely set of brushes.
I can now see myself posing like one of those girls that stands next to car or poses next to products on the teleshopping shows.

Wow, that seems like such a loooong post. If you've actually taken the time to read this, good for you!
I'm off to watch CSI Sunday (woohoo).

Toodles!
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Top Vlogs

Hello my honeybears!

We all know that Youtube is full, and I mean full, of vloggers doing make up, hair, clothes (etc) reviews and tutorials. As I have no life, I spend a lot of time on Youtube searching for my favourite vloggers and watching videos of animals.

Possibly one of my favourite videos :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18-xvIjH8T4

Anyway, so off track with my video of a slow loris. I have learnt from videos on line, how to do stuff like contour and put my hair in a bun ring (which was NOT on the packaging when I got one). I still suck at contouring but I'm getting better.

This is my top 5 vloggers. They're not in any particular order because I couldn't really decide who I liked more than who as they're all pretty awesome in their own way.

1) Laurenbeautyy
laurenbeautyy is a channel by the lovely Lauren Curtis. She really is lovely, she follows me on Twitter (whoop whoop). She's from Australia so some of the products she uses and reviews aren't available in the UK which sucks. Her tutorials are wonderful, there is something for pretty much everyone. I tried out one of her tutorials for my birthday meal and it looked brilliant. She's a beautiful girl and she's a great teacher. If you like smokey eyes or just want to perfect your blending (I've seen a few videos by her with smokey eyes) then she's your girl. http://www.youtube.com/user/laurenbeautyy

2) Saturdaynightsalrite
Karissa Pukas is awesome! Like, I can't even describe how much I love her twitter feed and her look books. She also likes Black Milk clothes so she's obviously a good egg. Her videos are pretty diverse as they range from TMI Tuesdays (which pretty much talks about things in life) to make up and hair tutorials. She has a video for everyone if I'm honest. She's well worth a look. http://www.youtube.com/user/saturdaynightsalrite

3) Shaaanxovlogs
I originally started subscribing to Shannon when she was planning a boob job abroad. I have issues with my body and I wanted to see what her experience was like so I subscribed. I don't regret it at all. Her clothes hauls and 'Getting Ready' videos are brilliant and gave me a lot of ideas for how to do my make up and hair when I go out and even items of clothing I can pair together (I normally think I'll just blend into the background in all black but now I find it can actually make a sexy ass outfit). http://www.youtube.com/user/shaaanxo/featured

4) The Beauty Bybel
The Beauty Bybel is by the gorgeous Carli Bybel. She actually has 2 channels 'The Beauty Bybel' and 'The Inner Beauty Bybel'. I am in love with her hair tutorial videos as she shows you how to get that uber sexy wavy hair that makes you look like you've just stepped off the catwalk. She also does lovely tutorials on eye make up, everything from dramatic to classy. On her Inner Beauty Bybel, Carli has a link to her boyfriend's channel which is really good if you're trying to lose weight (which I am) there's some great workouts that you can do in the comfort of your own home. http://www.youtube.com/user/CarliBel55/featured
http://www.youtube.com/user/InnerBeautyBybel

5) Grav3yardgirl
Grav3yardgirl or Bunny Meyer is a recent find of mine and I already completely love her. She's mad as a hatter with awesome style. If you want a giggle as you learn then she is honestly your perfect choice. She has pretty much the same style as me which I LOVE! She also does videos called 'Does this really work?' where she tests different items that claim to be able to do certain things that probably seem a little bit far fetched. Anyway, she is hilarious, I was peeing myself after watching the first 2 minutes of one of her videos. She is 100% worth your time.
http://www.youtube.com/user/grav3yardgirl

I follow all these lovely girls on Twitter and some on Facebook too so go and check them out. If you like them as much as I like them and decide to subscribe to their channel then give me a quick mention to tell where you heard about them ;) I'm a cheeky nout, eh?

I'm off to bed now anyway, work tomorrow and all that jazz plus I have a sore throat so I'm losing my voice and I feel a bit under the weather really.

Toodles!
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Triple Dry Review

Yello my honeybears!

So, this is a slightly gross way to start off a post but it happens to everyone. I am one of these unlucky people, like many teenagers, who sweats a lot. No matter what I try, it doesn't work for more than an hour or so and then *poof* it stops and I end up a horrid sweaty mess.

Lets face it, being a minging, smelly, sweaty mess isn't sexy at all.

Triple Dry - Fresh - £6.99 from Sainsbury's

When I was told about Triple Dry Anti-Perspirant, I was a touch sceptical. 'How could this anti-perspirant, that you only apply 3 times a week, keep you from being sweaty?' I asked myself but I did as I was told and dutifully applied it each night, after a shower, for 4 nights.

 I'm allergic to most of the other strong anti-perspirants so I was pretty sure I'd be scratching myself red raw to get it off but no, not at all. It isn't as fast drying as it claims to be but it doesn't take for ever either so it's pretty accurate.

 This anti-perspirant is for heavy perspiration and is apparently affective for up to 72 hours. Seeing as I do suffer from heavy perspiration, I'm unsure how it would work on people who don't sweat like a pig in a sauna on a regular basis. I think it might make your underarms extremely dry but don't take my word for it.

 I got this little beauty from Sainsbury's for £6.99. Strangely, the one I bought which is in the fragrance 'Fresh' is 99p more expensive than the one with no fragrance. Bit of a rip off if you ask me, there's barely even a smell there.

 Anyway! I would highly recommend this to people who, like moi, suffer from heavy perspiration. Top marks Triple Dry, you did good. I'm off to mess around on Pinterest. Follow my boards if you like, the link is in my Pinterest post. If you enjoyed the ramblings of a crazy lady then give my blog a little follow.

 Toodles!

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P.S. Look how happy the duckie is! I love it :)

Do the Truffle Shuffle

Hello my honeybears!

So, a few days ago I decided that, because I had money in my bank account, that I'd get myself a nice new tshirt. I like any kind of tshirts; fitted, baggy, mens etc.

I love the website Truffle Shuffle because it's kinda movie/tv related clothing. I have a couple of tshirts from them and a few accessories so I knew that they were reliable. All of the items I've bought from there are good quality and reasonably priced. With my most recent purchase, it was estimated that it would take 1 to 3 days to arrive with standard delivery. It came the day after I got a despatched notice. That is the service I like AND on the bottom of your delivery sheet, you are told which action hero packed your things. Mine was Wolverine.

This is my new tshirt, I wore this little outfit to a casual family party. Sorry for my gormless expression.

And here's me being happy!

Gremlins Tshirt - £12.99 from Truffle Shuffle

I also bought myself some new sunglasses because they were just the best things I've ever seen! I did actually edit this picture cos it was really bright.

Kitty sunglasses by Chelsea Doll - £11.99 from Truffle Shuffle

And here is my face. Enjoy.

Both my necklaces were presents.
My lipstick is one of my favourites.  Kate Moss' Lasting Finish Matte in 101 by Rimmel

That's all for tonight my loves :)

Toodles!

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Question Time

Hello my honeybears!

I have dedicated this post simply to any question you have for me or any questions I have floating around my head.

If you fancy asking me a question then pop it in the comments box and I'll keep updating this post to answer any (if I get any), you can also answer my questions as I think of them :)

Josie Questions

Are you ever too small to wear a maxi skirt/dress?




Thanks kids.

Toodles!

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PINTEREST!

Hello my honeybears!

Pinterest is one of those sites that you probably see around on the side of your Facebook newsfeed and you just go 'meh, not fussed by this'. If you are one of these people, seriously, think again!

It took me a long time to get into it but now I LOVE IT! I have mainly fashion/beauty boards but I also have a wedding board. Every girl can dream about their perfect wedding, can't they?

I love planning out life on my boards or finding new makeup/hair ideas to try out.

It is a great place if you've got a special occasion coming up and you're lost for ideas for anything then this is honestly the best place you could visit for inspiration.

I also look on here for gift inspiration like little diy, personal gifts. There are a lot of 'how to' guides and step by step manuals to making different things so if you're ever stuck, give it a browse and get some inspiration.

I'll throw in a link to my Pinterest page so you can all have a nosey. Some of the boards are a bit sparse because I mainly look at wedding stuff. I love the romance!

http://pinterest.com/josievs/boards/

That's all kids.

Toodles!

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Fake tanning it

Yello my honeybears!

So, I ordered some fake tan and tanning paraphernalia (good word, right?) from Feel Unique. Unfortunately, people don't leave as many reviews as say the Superdrug or Boots websites so I kinda had to wing it on how good/effective some of the stuff was going to be.

I ordered my normal fake tan which is the cheap and cheerful St Moriz in Medium. It leaves you looking seriously dark with the top layer but after washing it off then it makes you look lovely. I use the mousse because I find it far easier to rub in than the spray and it's very light on the skin but it can bobble if you have any other product on your skin and it leaves horrible marks like this.

 I can't correct this without bronzer because the tan just won't lie on it :(

 I also ordered a new fake tan mitt because I managed to overuse mine so much that the glove no longer protected my hands from the tan, it just sank through and left me with orange mitts. Anyway, I found this Garnier Ambre Solaire 2 step self tan kit which is an exfoliating glove and an applicator  mitt. I had already exfoliated so the glove wasn't of use to me this time but I decided to give the mitt a spin. I must say: Not impressed. You can't rub the tan in in circular motions which is what St Moriz advise and I always do to get a streak free tan, instead they say 'massage into skin with gentle sweeping motions' I am now patchy as fuck and hating life. Thankfully, the areas that seem the most patchy aren't going to be on show. I'm sure I'll get used to it as some point or I'll go back to one of the cheap, pharmacy tan mitts which stop you looking like streaky bacon.

My most exciting purchase was a Self Tan Back Application by Velvotan. Another failure in my eyes. As the pads don't cover the entire ends of the paddle, I scrapped a large amount of my tan off with the sharp sides. The surface area of the pads is really small so it takes forever and you get too much of the product on the one area so it's darker than everywhere else. You always don't get the desired streak free finish because the small pads don't allow you to 1) rub in the product properly 2) get the product in the correct place 3) leaves you with massive white patches because you can't rub it in properly with the applicator so you end up looking a bit like a zebra or a piece of streaky bacon.

I have said streaky so many times in this post....streaky.

All in all, this wasn't a particularly successful online shop.

I am going out tomorrow so I'll give you a little run through of my possible outfits, final outfit, accessories and makeup.

Toodles!
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Summer has finally arrived!

Yes, you heard it here first people. Summer has arrived in the UK, for the week at least but since I've finished work and the sun is still shining, I thought I'd make the most of it.

This is my general summer look, it's probably like 99% of the female populations because it is actually so ridiculously basic, it's a fail safe.

Sorry for the shit quality of pictures btw, I have to take them on my phone because I a) don't have a 'professional' camera a.k.a an extremely expensive one and b) it makes me look like I'm orange when really, I have the skin colour of a redhead (very, very pale)

Denim shorts with a vest, or bandeau top in my case, are a classic! You can't go wrong really unless you have, like me, escaping fat that make me just shake your head in disgrace.
I adore this top. I got it out of a magazine when I was like 12 and because I'm a massive squirrel and struggle to throw stuff away, I still had it when I got boobs (yes, that wonderful time in life). My denim shorts are actually way too big for me hence why they look so odd at the front, there's on the tightest notch of my belt. I bought them off eBay and tbh, they're amazing. 18 quid for Levi shorts? Erm, YES PLEASE! It was my own stupid fault for not measuring myself properly before ordering them so I can't fault the company. They're amazing and I would honestly get more if I hadn't spent my last 18 quid on a cat dress (I regret nothing!)

Ahaha, my eyebrows look sooooo wonky! I always wear black eyeliner, liquid and kohl, no matter the weather. I use both the Rimmel exaggerate waterproof eye definer in black and the Maybelline New York master precise eye liner pen. I prefer eye liner pens because they are far more precise and I don't end up with my eye liner covering most of my eyelid, it's happened to us all at some point and, lets face it, it's so annoying having to redo it all over again. I recently got a Barry M eye shadow pencil in Gold Cream to make my eyes look bigger, it does the trick but it doesn't sit nicely and starts to look a bit bobbly.
Aviators are the coolest sun glasses ever. I love sun glasses and I have a lovely selection from big WAG style glasses which make me look like a fly to my favourite mirrored Aviators. I seriously worry about my eye sight so whenever it's sunny I have to get my sunnies out just to protect my peepers from any damage the sun might cause them.
My hair is in awful condition atm. It needs a good cut and dye job because it just looks horrible. I do normally try and go for the 'beachy waves' look but it didn't quite take this time and ended up looking like a frizz ball.

 Lord of the Rings replica ring from eBay

Wing style ring from a vintage/retro store in Durham city centre.

I love accessories. If my outfit is plain, like this one, I add some unique accessories that will add some flavour to the entire thing. That way, it stands out and doesn't seem so drab and boring.

I'll say this now, if you've bothered to read all of this. I LOVE EBAY! There's so many companies on eBay that do amazing stuff for cheap. I have clothes, accessories even full make up brush sets from companies on eBay and when they're from like China and that, there's normally FREE DELIVERY! How can you go wrong?! Answer: You can't/

Wey, that was my outfit yesterday.
Hope I've converted you to the ways of the wonderful eBay.

Toodles my honeybears.
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I just came to say hello!

Yello my honey bears!

I'm Josie, I'm a 19 year old veterinary nursing student and I have no professional experience in beauty or fashion. I am an ordinary girl like everyone else so I will give my honest opinion on everything I try, no matter what it is and how much it kills me.

I love quirky things. My fashion sense normally consists of jeans/leggings and a tshirt, not very adventurous I know but I do live in Durham (North of England for those who don't know, near Newcastle). When I feel like I've worn jeans or leggings too much, normally after 2 days, I make myself get done up; pretty dress/skirt, quirky top, make up on, hair done then pow pow pow! Looking like a proper girl again.

I always feel the need to add something Geordie Shore related cos everyone normally jumps at the fact I'm from that area. Being from around there, I obviously like a good drink so long lasting, waterproof makeup will probably be a big thing I review.
I'm currently on the search for new tattoo and new skin stuff so drop me a question or just say hi and I shall be back in a day or two.

Toodles!
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