NOTD: Beige Babe.

These posts are so easy to write when I'm lacking inspiration or just want to say a quick something..and I really love doing them!! This colour is one of those that is basically autumn/fall in a nail polish and I love it.

It's Rimmel London's Lyrca Pro Nail Polish in 397 Beige Babe-hence the title inspiration for this post!-it's a really nice brown but in the bottle it looks more green in this picture which is actually how it normally appears. What I mean by that is that; in this picture, the polish on my nails looks very much like a lovely, warm brown when in reality it's a little more khaki-just in case you guys were expecting one thing if you wanted to try it and found another. :)

These tend to last about 3 days on my nails before they start chipping which you can see slightly in this picture-I should've taken the photos the day I painted my nails but oh well!!

Overall, I really love the colour of this polish, but I wish the formula would last a little longer-like a week or so. I have some other colours from the Lyrcra Pro range from Rimmel London and the colour-range in stores is really great too. The brush is described as 'maxi' and for someone with small hands and my definition small nails too, normally only one stroke of the brush covers my whole nail; making so quick and simple to apply. These nail polishes retail at just £4.59 each-go get some!

Love, Katie .xxx

NOTD: Bright Blue!

Another NOTD post today! :D Loving this Barry M Nail Paint lately-although there was one thing I got really confused about..read on to find out what!!

It's that really, really bright electric blue colour that's reallllly eye-catching, and although it's a bright I wouldn't just label it as a 'summer bright' I think it's a seasonally universal shade!!

The shade is obviously called 291 but the rest of the Barry M nail paints-apart from Limited Edition ones- have actual  names as well as the number..I had a quick look on the Boots website and could find no such colour and then on the actual Barry M website and found it somehow! It's actually called 'Cobalt Blue 291' why the name isnt on the bottom I don't know but it may mean you have to get this paticular colour from the website and not Boots etc..let me know if you see it in your local Boots or Superdrug though-it may just be lack of colours on those shops' websites.

Overall, despite the colour/name/numbering confusion, I totally love the colour and the consistency of the Nail Paints-as usual with Barry M. Go check it out for yourself! At £2.99 it's a total bargain! :')


Love, Katie .xx

Monthly Favourites-August.

Time for favourites! :) actually, I'm not sure I am so smiley about that! I love autumn time, but I hate the thought of waiting forever for summer all over again and going back to school already. This time I'm not gonna add pictures for my favourites as I'm writing this in the evening and the lighting is SHOCKING. But, starting from next month, the pictures on Favourites posts will be back :).


Hair-care wise I've been absolutely in love with both of the Vo5 hair products I already posted about not too long ago. The Surf-Style Sea Salt spray and the Give Me Texture spray too. So this is techncially a lil review/update; the sea salt spray is absolutely amazing and exactly what I was hoping/looking for and more:P it's reallllllllly really nice and leaves your hair looking perfectly wavy without being OTT or too curly and doesn't leave your hair with that horrible crunchy feeling that some hair products do. The 'Give Me Texture' spray leaves my hair feeling so soft and I love it!! < this is surprising for me because I rarely ever really like hair products as I do very little to my hair.


Makeup wise I've been completely and utterly obssessed with my MAC Cream Blush in Lady Blush. My original worry was how pigmented it was and if it would like totally horrific and clown like on my super-pale skin, but it's soo easy to blend and gives a beautiful, rosey-pink glow. I use the ELF Studio Stipple Brush to apply it on a regular basis-basically every day atm!-because I really don't like using regular blush brushes in cream blushers. I've also been falling back in love with my very first MAC wishlist item and one of the first things I ever got from MAC: their Glaze lipstick in Hue, it is the PERFECT first item to get if you're stuck or a bit confused on what to buy. Contary to what I've heard other people say, I think it totally works for darker skin tones too because it's not a concealer-lips, blanking-out nude colour, it's a pinky nude and I'd imagine would work for anyone and everyone :D I seriously didnt take Revlon's nail polish in Minted off for about 5 days..which has to be a  record for me-I change my nail polsih colours every other day minimum!;)-and I just adore the colour and YES I think it is partly me hanging onto the soft colours of spring/summer! :( Eye makeup wise, I've been wearing a little less lately and just curling my eyelashes religiuosly ever morning and using my 'long lashes combo' mascaras to get my favourite lash-look of the moment. To see what I mean-go check out that Blog post :)


Fragrance wise-Soap and Glory Mist You Madly and Marc Jacob's original Daisy perfume!<3<3.


Skincare wise-Neutrogena's 2 in 1 Wash and Mask has been a favourite of mine ever since I started watching Youtube videos and SwalkerMakeup talked about it-she's amazing, go read her Blog and watch her videos!!-and I use it every morning and evening and then moisturize using Nivea's Soft-Refreshingly Soft Moisturizing  Cream. And that's pretty much ALL I have to do to keep my skin relatively nice and clear :)


Youtubers: meghanrosette-she's seriously absolutely HILARIOUS!! And then omd I cannot explain my love for MissGlamorazzi/TheGridMonster and LukeConard/LukeConard2..they did everyday VLOGS throughout the whole of August and they are so cute and funny and seriously just go watch them all-i rewatch them that's how amazing they are ;). I feel like I've mentioned them before but maybes not..also have been loving FleurDeForce and Amarixe :)


Films: havent been watching tooo many lately..love Bring It On,all of them!;) and Wild Child I forgot my love for that film!!<3.


TV: One Tree Hill..again! And Celebrity Big Brother ofc! Also been watching a lotta Family Guy lately-so funny :')


That's it for this month! What are your August Favourites?!


Thanks for reading :)
Love, Katie .xxx

Blog Love: makeupsavvy.co.uk!

Quick post to say how in love I am with Makeupsavvy.co.uk. She posts regularly and has really great, clear photos. I love reading blogs and hers has been a current favourite of mine. She also creates a few different blog headers. My own is one of hers. They are FREE and avaliable to anyone for use in your blog. If you are gonna use one, make sure you write in your profile or attribution (I did both!!) that you got it from her Blog, so all credit goes to her. They're really creative and for someone as....technically challenged shall we say (?!) as me, they're a bit of a miracle really. If you are reading this, thanks so much because I really think it has improved the look of my Blog and I'm really grateful :) GO CHECK OUT HER BLOG GUYS. <3 <3.


Love, Katie .xx

Makeup and Hair Haul: Superdrug and Boots.

Today I was out for a bit, and I went to Superdrug and Boots and picked up just a few small items :)


The first place I went was Boots, I was originally looking for the VO5 Sea Salt/Surf spray that I've heard about on Youtube, Blogs and recently in CosmeticCharlotte72's hair tutorial on Youtube (go check out her channel-she's one of my absolute favourites!!) So she used it in this tutorial, and I decided to try and find some of it to try out as I'm also on the look out for products to achieve that perfect, semi-wavy, beachy, full-of-volume look. Unfortunately for such a volume-lover as me, I've poker-straight hair..daym :( but it never looks like that anymore, as I put so much product in it ;) probably not the best thing for it! Ah well! :P
But I couldn't find that exact one in there :( so I picked up this instead, thinking of it as an alternative:

It's called VO5 Give Me Texture. It's supposedly adds texture to your hair..the clue's in the name ya see! ;) It comes out in a mist and it is obviously a spray bottle.

This, though it's not got the sea salt/surf spray aspect, still claims to enhance your waves, so I thought I'd give it a try!

I can't completely remember the price of this, and it's seemingly not on the Boots website AND I have no idea where the reciept is..but I would say it was around £4-£5. Not expensive at all! :D I've tried it out and I realllly like it, it adds some volume and it makes your hair softer.


I also picked up this with one of the No7 £5 vouchers that I had :)

I've been wanting to try the No7 brushes for a while now, so I picked this one up as my first one! It's a dupe for a MAC 219 or the 'pencil brush' which small and great for adding intensity.

As you can see this brush is labelled as the 'Smokey Eyeliner Brush'. I've used it a once today, just to try it out when I got home from Boots..and I really like it!! It's soo affordable at only £7.25 PLUS with the £5 off voucher, it's only £2.25! The best deal everrrrrrr! :D

As you can tell the bristles are very tightly, densely packed. I was surprised by how hard it was at first, but it's not hard in a bad way, it's the denseness, and I LOVE that about it!! :D It is perfect for smudging liner/colours on the upper or lower lashlines and for adding colour to the outer corner or for a more intense look: to the crease too.


I'm really happy with both of my purchases from Boots..and then, when I paid, I got another of these babies!:

So that made me even happier <3!

In Superdrug I was looking for a paler foundation, as every other single colour on the planet (ok, maybe not that much!!;)) is too dark! ;P. I have been wanting to try out Revlon's Colourstay Foundation for a while now, and this was the perfect excuse! I found it in suchaa light colour that really matches meee so I'm really happy! I haven't tried it out yet, but I am really excited to tomorrow!! :)

It retails at £12.49..which is probably the priciest drugstore foundation I've come across- but from what I've heard it's worth it, I'm really hoping it is!!

I'm disappointed that it doesnt have a pump :( I'd hope for the high price they could provide a pump tbh but oh well!

My shade is 110 Ivory and I'm pretty sure it was the lgihtest shade that Revlon had-definitely in my local!




And then..what should I come across for a tiny £3-something!?

YEP! The exact thing I'd been looking for in Boots and failed to find! So now I've got two different sprays, a combination of both of them leaves my soft, wavy and volumized. Great! :)

Overall I'm SOOO impressed with this product, DEFINITELY got and pick one up for yourselves!!! :)

Thanks for reading!
Love, Katie .xx

NOTD: Sunshine Yellow.

I've got to say I love this yellow colour nail polish, even though I know some people think it's a bit of an odd nail colour to wear! However I wanna try something like Lemon Ice-Cream Nail Paint by Barry M because this one is a little thick.

It's an Accessorize Nail Polish in Sunny Days. I got it actually in the Accessorize store, but you can also get it in Superdrug. As you can see, the colour is really lovely and the pigmentation is great-it only needs one coat. But the only thing is that it looks quite thick around the cuticles, and you can't peel that off without ruining/chipping your nails sadly. :(

The nail polish retails at £4.00 if I remember correctly! The packaging is really sturdy and the gold lid makes it a bit prettier too. This will last for aggggges because of the thickness of it, and the lack of need to layer coat over coat because it's pigmented enough with one single coat, as I said before.

Overall I do really like the polish and I think for the price you really can't go wrong, it's soo cheap! :O it's not my favourite ever formula though, I have to admit.


Have you tried any of the Accessorize polishes?! Are they all like this?! Are there any colours I should try out?!


Thanks for reading!! :)


Love, Katie .xxx

A-Z of Me! :)

I saw this Blog Post/TAG thing on BlushBlendBeauty's blog, she also has a Youtube channel, so go check that out :) here's my version of it:


Age: 14!
Bed Size: Single :(
Chore you Hate: would it be bad to say: every chore!?
Dogs: noo, I'm a cat person! Do love the puppy from the Andrex adverts though!
Essential Start to Your Day: a cup of tea..I could live on tea alone! :P
Favourite Colour: it always used to be orange..I guess it still is..but idk if I really have a specific favourite colour!
Gold or Silver: I love gold jewelery myself, but I think it can be made to look really cheap, so perhaps silver has the edge, but I love 'em both! :D
Height: When I say 5,4 that is a total guess! I havent measured in a loong time!! I know I'm definitely short though!
Instruments I Play: I used to play violin and piano..but now I don't play anything! :L
Job Title: I'm still in schooool! :(
Kids: pahahahhaa..I'm pretty sure I'm still considered as a kid myself..:P
Live: Bristol.
Mum's Name: Claire <3.
Nickname: I've been called Clampit since I was a baby..I have NO IDEA why :S
Pet Peeve: two-faced people, or those annoying people who don't have the guts to say something to your face so they'll say it to someone else or put it on Facebook etc. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr :L and also people who chew or swallow or drink loudly! D:
Quote From A Movie: "You're a wizard, Harry" that's my favourite one of all time-Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Suchaaaa good movie<3.
Right or Left Handed: rigggghty :)
Siblings: one older sister :D
Time You Wake Up: for school? Quarter to 7..on a weekend/in holidays-about 10ish :)
Underwear: ofc!!
Vegetables You Don't Like: cabbage..ewwwwwwwwwwwwww.
What Makes You Run Late: doing my makeup or hair..:L.
X-rays You've Had Done: none on my body..I had a few at the dentist..but none anywhere else! :)
Yummy Food You Can Make: any type of cake..mac and cheese..but my flapjacks are lursh<3.
Zoo Animals: I guess I'd have to go for the adorable Meerkats :D simples! ;)

Thanks for reading lovelies :)<3.

Love, Katie .xx