Mirror mirror on the wall...

Well... not quite on the wall haha! While shopping in the Fenwick centre whilst having 20% off across the whole store, i came across this chrome L.E.D vanity mirror with a battery operated light inside, by Danielle creations. I really like the mirror because its a good height and size, and can be turned 360 degree angles. Also, the on/off light around the mirror really helps to see in my poor lit bedroom. Also it has a normal mirror then if u flick it over, a 5X amplified side (which is horrific to look at yourself in lol, but good for tweezing.) However, i don't think the light lasts up to 5000 hours like they claim, as I've only used the light for maybe up to an hour in total in the past few months and the light is already so dim. It uses four AAA batteries and costs £25.00.

my fish certainly liked looking at themselves in it... vain creatures!

Available to buy for £26.99 HERE

Foxy locks hair extensions

Well hello, its been a while! I've felt really out of knack with blogging recently, the lack of light after i get back from work and my complete writers block has not helped at all. I apologise and make a bid to blog more often.

Now onto the juicy part! To me, hair is something you first notice first on a person and depending on what colour/style it can really change your facial features and more importantly your confidence . I love long curly princess-like hair and always wanted them. My hair used to be so long, thick and wavy/curly but over time and a close family death my hair became limp and thin, and dyeing my hair a reddy colour didn't help its condition, so i drastically cut my hair to try and recover it.  Because of the thinness my hair became quite  curly, but also lacked shape and volume.

I bought some foxy locks (owned by the lovely Imogen) after hearing them from a friend, and seeing countless amount of reviews and oogling at all  Imogen's youtube videos (look at the ponytail tutorial - amazing!) I bought the colour Chocolate Brown in the deluxe version which is 160g, but had to go to the hairdressers to dye and have the extensions cut and blended in. I would highly recommend spending the extra money to get them professionally done as it is really worth it.

Imogen includes special instructions on the back in taking care of them:

• Treat them like your own hair - but better! Always use a heat protection spray while using hot tools.
• Brush gently before and after wearing
• Wash in lukewarm water, apply a nourishing shampoo and conditioner. Rinse thoroughly, you should only need to do this every few weeks.

Before i had my hair dyed and extensions cut

After coming back from the hairdressers

How I've styled my hair with foxy locks:

Well I'm actually so crap at doing my hair, i feel like I'm about five when trying to manage it and find it so difficult to get the angles right when blow drying or styling (anyone else like this??) After I bought my foxy locks i decided to fix up and try and make an effort on my hair. I bought some different sized rollers (post on this soon) and i start with putting some rollers in the top of my hair. Then i curl the extensions individually and curl my hair as I'm putting them in, using lots of hairspray. Afterwards i use my fingers to tease the curls out a bit to make it look more natural. There are ten pieces, 2 four clip pieces, 2 three, 2 two and 4 one hair pieces. The hairdresser cut them to frame my face so I've put them in order. I put the 2 three pieces at the very bottom followed by 2 fours, and then 2 twos, i put the four pieces wherever there is hair left. I hope that makes sense. I then backcomb the top of my hair (never backcomb extensions.)

Me with my foxy locks extensions. My friend on the top left also has them in.

My foxy locks cost £74.00 with a standard £2.99 delivery for 160g. This is great value for price and my hairdresser said she's never seen such full extensions for that price before. They also have 120g or 250g, with many different hair colours. I would love to buy an extra pack for straight hair so i might start saving my pennies. 

So far I've only had my hair curly while I've had them in, but watch out for other hairstyles soon! 

Foxylocks website HERE

Lesley on Wishes do come true

I've been a very very naughty girl... oospie haha! Since completing my P10P I've gone a bit gaga and bought some new makeup I've been lusting over for ages (See wish list HERE.) The Bentall Center were having an exclusive 20% off sale on most their items so i took the plunge and bought Laura Mericer Tinted Moisturiser (full review on that later) and MAC "Blue Brown" (I love this sooo much and have been wearing it constantly since purchasing!) Saving myself around £12.00. Then there was a 25% off for students on ASOS so i bought another item on my wish list. Then onto ELF... i bought my cream base eyeshadows and eye primer (not shown) because... well just because! haha! Brace yourself this is going to be a long post! Now onto the beautiful products...

Elf Duo Eye Shadow Cream - 3g, £1.50 each (yes you read right!)

Ive heard some good reviews about this cream base so at £1.50 a pop i was desperate to get my hands on one! I initially wanted the 'Black Liquorice' duo but saw the 'Olive' duo and as i use a lot of brown eyeshadows i decided to get this too. I haven't tried these out yet but i will do a full review of these soon. I won't use these as a single eyeshadow but more as a base. From my swatches they seem highly pigmented so i can't wait to try these out with different looks. I'll be posting a full review soon.

In natural sunlight and with flash

Mac Blue Brown Pigment - £15.50, 4.5g

Introducing the b.e.a.uuuutiful first MAC pigment I own... 

This is the new love of my makeup life, blue brown! Blue brown is such an intriguing, i first laid eyes on it when someone swatched it and said it was an exact dupe for Wet'N'Wild Comfort Zone palette, i tried to find it online but couldn't find it so i went and bought this, and I'm so happy i did! At first glance it really looks like purple/reddy brown with green sparkles and i can't see the blue until i really pack it on. It really brings out the green in my hazel eyes but i can imagine it looking gorgeous on blue eyes too. Today i wore it in the day, although i think this is a daring day time look but I've worn it for a night out a few times pairing it with burgundy or mustard yellow (sounds gross) outfits and it looked really nice... if i say so myself!

Onto the swatches...

Yes, it was necessary to take five pictures! (Although i had more than ten because its so pretty) i wanted to capture the duo chrome and the fine small blue-green sparkles. As you can see, in flash the duo chrome is more pronounced but in natural sunlight it looks more purple/brown. Also when i rubbed it in a bit (last picture) you can see the effect of the different colours despite the glitter which i really like for daytime looks. I love how in certain lights the sparkles are captured... its just so pretty

i can't believe i forgot to put on mascara grr!

These are swatches taken in natural sunlight and with flash. In natural sunlight it looks like a dark brown but with flash it looks more like a rusty/brick brown. I pack it on with a firm eye shadow brush, add some Nehru or Twinks to the outer crease and then pack some more pigment in the middle. I haven't tried it with my ELF cream base yet but when ill do i'll make sure to post a FOTD/N. From purchasing this i know what the hypes about with MAC pigments and i'm tempted to buy a little collection.

With Jess sporting my Blue Brown Pigment and mustard yellow skirt!

NARS Strada Eyeshadow 2.2g, £16.50

Strada is such a beautiful lilac purple with fine gold sparkles. When i first swatched this in SPACE NK i wanted it straight away but resisted my urge to get it, which I'm so glad as i could never justify spending £16.50 on a single eyeshadow! I haven't had a chance to play around with it yet but I'm looking forward to doing so many FOTD/N so watch this space!

with flash and natural sunlight

Sophia's love for Ombre hair!

Ombre hair is so pretty to me. I've liked that 'beach effect highlight' look ever since watching Sex And The City when I was 13 (nearly 11 years?!). Carrie Bradshaw was the first person I remember rocking the look. Some people hate it and think it looks trampy but I dont care, I love it!

Carrie Bradshaw (SJP)

In 2010 and still this year 'Ombre' hair became a big hit with Alexa Chung being the main style icon. I came across llymlrs blog last year, she shows you how to do DIY ombre and her hair looks lovely! My mum bleaches her hair so theres always bleach in the house. I followed the instructions and left it on for only 4 mins as my hair has warm tones and I didnt want an orange mess! Washed it off, dried it and it looked.....nice? subtle but nice. Thays where i should of stopped....... Next morning I bleached it again but left it on for 10 mins like a complete idiot!!! OMG it was bright orange brassy yellow :(  So i had 3 inches cut off and kept using semi perminent brown hair dyes to tone it down without causing further damage to my hair.

Perfect - Lily Aldridge, Hilary Duff & Lily again

Im still left with 2/3 inches at the ends and the underside is a lighter brown/sometomes brassy colour 14 months later. I dont mind the colour now because its faded so much. Ohh but i still lust after proper Ombre hair. Maybe one day I can get it done properly. I cant see me going off the style as ive loved it for so many years!

Yes Lily, I love you and your hair!