Light Brown Leather Knee High Heeled Boots

For the past year I have been searching and searching to find a pair of knee high boots which I know I will get a lot of use out of. Knee high boots have been popping up everywhere which has made me even more determined to find a pair! 

I was shopping with friends on a holiday to Amsterdam and came across this gorgeous pair of knee high boots in a light brown with a gold trim above the heel. I instantly fell in love with these boots but not the price tag!! The boots are £120 which is expensive but they are real leather and don't look cheap or tacky like some fake leather boots do. 

After returning from our holiday I was still contemplating over getting these boots, the only thing stopping me was the price. However, out of pure coincidence I was looking on the ASOS website and came across the exact boots for £90 instead of £120. I think this must have been due to some form of sale but I was over the moon with this reduction and ordered them immediately. Sadly this deal is no longer available so the boots are back up to £120 in River Island and on ASOS (link here).

I personally am very pleased with these boots because I know I will get a lot a use out of them as I have been searching everywhere for a pair of knee high boots! Also the gold trim above the heel gives the boots a little more to them and makes them look even prettier! If you saw my earlier blog post on my essential jacket for this autumn these boots go perfectly with this! The heel height is 9cm which for some people can be a bit too much for a pair of boots to be worn daily, but I find the heel is not too bad and I can survive quite a long time in them without being in too much pain! I highly recommend these boots as I think they're absolutely gorgeous and perfect for this Autumn!

What do you think of knee high boots?

Georgie xxx

MAC mineralize skin finish: soft & gentle

I have been wanting a new highlighter for ages and have been on the hunt trying to find one! Many of my friends have MACs lightscapade mineralize skin finish and I have to say this is also a lovely highlighter as it gives a really strong highlight and shimmer.

However, I wanted something a little more subtle and softer which would still give me a nice highlight. I came across MACs soft and gentle mineralize skin finish and tested it on my wrist and it came out in a golden shimmer which looked beautiful! I had read many reviews on this highlighter and have also seen lots of YouTube tutorials with people using it so I know it had a good name to it.

 

I did end up buying it and it was €29.50 -in the UK it is £24.50 I think but I got it when I was on holiday. The price of this was okay because I have heard that it lasts a really long time as a little goes a long way! It is really worth the money I think as it gives such a beautiful finish and is easy to blend and apply.

Overall I'm really happy with this product and think that if you're looking for a subtle highlight then this is definitely the product for you! 

What are your favourite highlighters?

                     Georgie xxx

Benefit They're Real! Push-Up Liner

Sorry that this is the second eyeliner post in two weeks but I thought I would give this eyeliner a review. After hearing raving reviews about it I thought that I would try it out.

Benefit make-up is normally very good and the quality of it is amazing so I had high expectations for this eyeliner especially as it was very expensive for a student budget (£18.50!!). I had read very positive reviews so I was excited to try it out. It has a gel formula and the design of the actual packaging is really good in which it has an angled end where there product comes out. This would have been perfect but what I didn't like was the product itself! 

Firstly to get the product out you have to twist it and then it comes out, when you first get it you should test it out on your hand first to get it at more of an angle to get it to apply easily. I did this and I found that the product was very dry and sort of broke up as I tried to apply it. Also I found it IMPOSSIBLE to get this in a thin and straight line, the product seemed to apply extremely thickly and unevenly. I thought maybe it was the way I was applying it so tried 4 or 5 times to try and perfect top eyeliner with this product - each time I had no luck! I just ended up getting more frustrated because the product never seemed to apply smoothly and broke up each time. 

Moreover, the last time I tried to use this eyeliner nothing would come out when I twisted it but suddenly it exploded and I had black eyeliner all over my hand, needless to say it was a pain to clear up because it is very waterproof and very intense in its pigment of colour. 

I personally was extremely disappointed with this eyeliner because I had such high hopes of it! If you have this eyeliner how do you find it?

Georgie xxx

L'Oreal Paris Superliner Superstar

My absolute favourite eyeliner (Kat Von D tattoo eyeliner) recently ran out and I urgently needed a new one! I went down to superdrug and was trying out lots of them on my hand to see which was opaque and smudge proof when I came across the L'Oreal Paris Superliner Superstar in black. I tried it on my hand and it seemed opaque and when I tried to smudge it it didn't move! I bought the eyeliner and it was £6.99 (link here) so it was a lot cheaper than the Kat Von D one ($19).

As eyeliners go I have to say I am fairly impressed with this one. It has a felt tip style to it and it has a wider base with a thin tip. The tip is very flexible which makes it much easier to glide onto the eyelid. Using the eyeliner is easy and it comes out very opaque and dramatic which is what I like! It did last all night when I was out and didn't smudge. Overall I think this is actually a really good eyeliner and I would think about using it as my main one - unless I manage to get another Kat Von D one! I am just not sure about how long it will last as some felt tip eyeliners tend to dry out fast but I will keep you updated!

What are your favourite eyeliners?

Georgie xxx

These are pictures of the eyeliner on with a shimmery gold and a brown MAC eyeshadow from the x15 warm neutral palette. As you can see it can give you a nice wing which is easy to create and the eyeliner itself is opaque and did not fade.

Holographic Heels!

My newest purchase I am in love with are these holographic heels from missguided.co.uk (link here). I saw them on the website and was immediately attracted to the shininess of them! These shoes are so pretty, when the light catches them they show all different colours which I think makes them really unique.

I got them to go with a black dress (link here) to wear for a 21st Birthday. This dress I also love was from misguided as well! These shoes I felt went well with the dress and I wore them all night. The heel is roughly 12cm /4.5" so they are fairly high and with no platform at the front of the shoe all your weight is on the front of your foot. However, these shoes have a cushioning bit which you can see in the photo - this makes wearing these shoes so comfy as it takes away some of the pressure and cushions your foot more! I know some people find walking in heels - especially stilettos - very hard and I am one of these people! But, I found these heels surprisingly easy to walk in and managed to last in them all night!

Overall I think these heels are well worth the £25 and I know I will wear them lots! Let me know what you think of them!

Georgie xxx

Perfect Nude Nail Varnish!

Recently I decided I needed a new nude nail varnish and was searching for the perfect one to wear. I find nude nail varnishes hard to find because sometimes they are not as opaque as I would like and  they take lots of layers to build up! Also another problem I have with some nude nail varnishes is that they are more pink than nude - this is just a personal preference as I prefer them more nude than pinky-nude! 

I was hunting for a new one to try when I saw the Max Factor Glossfinity nail varnish in the colour 'dessert sand' (number 25). In the container the colour of the nail varnish looks a really opaque nude and looked like the colour I wanted. I got the nail varnish and tried it out as soon as I got home. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised because the nail varnish has a really good consistency and was true to the colour it looked in the container. I used about 2-3 coats of it to get a completely opaque finish and I found this was good seeing as I can normally have about 7-8 coats of some colours!! On the container it says it says you can have "glossy nails for up to 7 days" and this seems to be true, I have been wearing this colour for the past 4 days and it doesn't look like it is going to chip soon and the shine of the nail varnish is still there!

Overall, I think this nail varnish is really good, and if you are looking for a new nude nail varnish I would definitely recommend this one. For the price of £5.99 I found this was totally worth getting it and you can pick it up at quite a few stores. I got mine from Boots (link here) but lots of places sell it eg. Superdrug and Tesco, and Max Factor normally have offers on like buy one get one half price so it is definitely worth investing in it!

What are your favourite nude nail varnishes? Let me know!

Georgie xxx

Autumn Must Have!

Hi!

Sorry I have not posted in a while, everything has been hectic with revising for my AS exams and then the summer and results and then going back to school and starting my A2s, and starting to do my personal statement etc.  However, I am going to try and post a lot more when I am not busy doing school stuff!

Anyway,  sadly the summer is now definitely coming to an end and the cold English weather is coming back! The only good thing that comes from this is that you can buy new coats and jackets!

I was shopping a few weeks ago and found a jacket which I fell in love with! After lots of consideration I decided to order it online because I thought it would be a good buy! It came 3 days later and it is the most amazing jacket ever! It is the ' Brown faux suede fitted biker jacket' from River Island (link here). I found it was quite expensive (£80) but I honestly can say it is worth the money!

The jacket has a faux-fur trim and an asymmetric zip - which gives the jacket a little bit extra! It has fur on the inside and it is so cosy and warm (as it does have fur on the inside I would recommend going up a size due to it being bit snug)! I know this will be an absolute favourite of mine this Autumn! I would highly recommend this if you are thinking of getting a warm jacket for the coming months ahead! However, when it is raining be careful because this can potentially ruin the suede so watch out!

Georgie xxx

MAC lipstick

My recent obsession with MAC lipsticks has grown, I have now got five. The colours I own are Angel, Honeylove, Snob, Twig and Rebel.

The only problem I have with these lipsticks is that they are fairly pricey being £15.50 per lipstick. This is quite a lot however, you do get what you pay for because they are good quality and I think will last for quite a long time. 

For the darkest shade 'Rebel'  I find it easiest to use a lip liner first because then it is easier to get a cleaner line. The lip liner that I would recommend for Rebel is called 'Plum" and it is a deep brown/purple shade. Rebel is a satin lipstick and it applies smoothly with a slightly matte finish however there is a sheen to it. The colour itself is a deep berry purple shade and I have to say this is one of my all time favourite colours.

For Twig I use the lip liner 'Soar'. I spoke to someone in the MAC store when I was purchasing it and she recommended this lip liner and I have to say the combination works so well together! Twig also has a satin finish and it is a dark nude brown shade - this makes it perfect on a night out when you want a dark-ish lip but nothing too dramatic! It is now one of my go to lipsticks because it can go with so many different type of make up looks.

With the other three shades I tend not to use a lip liner as much because I find they do not smudge as much. Angel has a frost finish and this makes the colour more shimmery, I personally love this lipstick because it is a light pink colour but due to the finish of the lipstick it makes it slightly more sparkly when you wear it. However, the colour of this lipstick is still lovely and it can be used a lot. Another pink lipstick is Snob. This has a satin finish but I find it is slightly more matte than the other two satin lipsticks. Snob is a light pink but it is very opaque when applying, I love wearing this lipstick when I have a gold eyeshadow look because I feel the combination is really pretty.
Finally Honeylove is a light nude colour. This colour is perfect to wear on a day to day basis. It has a matte finish so it can become a bit drying. However, it is extremely long lasting and can last for around 6 hours. I find this is my go to day lipstick because it goes with absolutely everything!

I have a few other MAC lipsticks which I would like to get however as they are fairly pricey I may have to wait for now! I personally think it is worth spending a bit extra for MAC lipsticks because you do get what you pay for.

Georgie xxx

Bite Lip Lab

Recently my family and I visited New York, and whilst there my mum booked for my aunt, herself and I to go to this place in Prince Street where you can make your own lipstick.

Once we entered the shop we sat down on stools in front of mirrors with a gap in so we could talk to the lady who was serving us so she could help us create our perfect shade. She first gave us a lipscrub and then a lip balm in order to prep our lips. There were many different lipstick shades which could be mixed to create your own unique colour. 

I chose to go for a dark berry type shade due to my recent obsession with 'Rebel' by MAC.

The person who was serving us was very helpful and mixed together different shades in order to create the perfect colour. 

I chose my lipstick to have a 'matt creme finish', this is because it is a much more concentrated pigment so thus it is darker and less sheer than the other type of finishes. I tried on the colour to make sure it was what I wanted and that it suited me and the colour lasted the rest of the day so I think this finish was the best for what I wanted!

This was my end colour and the picture doesn't give it that much credit because it was a bit brighter than it seems in the picture but I love it!!

Next we got taken to the next step where we could chose the flavour of our lipstick, you could mix two flavours or just have one. The choices were vanilla, lilac, mint, citrus, mango, blueberry, cherry. I chose a mixture of cherry and vanilla and it isn't too overpowering which I think is nice because otherwise it could be a bit too much. 

Next we got to choose our own casing for our lipsticks - the design of these was based on how women wear down their lipstick shapes over the course of using them. I chose the last one due to that being how I normally keep mine!

The lady made the lipstick by first selecting the colours from a glass cabinet  behind the counter and then they were mixed until it matched the shade we had created earlier and then this was poured into a mould and put onto something which cooled it down so that it became a solid. Once it had formed a solid it was then pressed into the casing of the lipstick and packaged up! 

This was the end product and what my lipstick looks like and I am very happy with it and think is a lovely colour!

The good thing about this company is that even though it is a unique colour if you use it up it can be remade because you get a card with all the information with what colours/flavours etc on it so you can send it off and then get it remade for you! 

I highly recommend going here if you get the chance because it is a really fun and enjoyable thing to do - plus you come out with a unique coloured lipstick!

Georgie xxx

MAC 90 minute make-up lesson

For my birthday I received a MAC 90 minute make-up up lesson. These lessons cost £50 however, you can spend that money on any products in MAC after the lesson. Its basically like a voucher with a make-up lesson included! 

We went to the MAC store and I sat down in this chair and then someone came over and we spoke about what sort of thing I wanted to concentrate on and what colours would suit me etc.

In the MAC store before hand

First of all I chose to concentrate mainly on my eyes and as I have green eyes the person who was doing my make up (Sabrina) decided that a purpley smokey eye would be good, to bring out my eyes, with a winged eyeliner. I have to admit I was a bit hesitant with the purple because I usually stick to safe neutral gold and browns when I do eyeshadow. However, i was very pleased with the end result! 

After doing my eyes and eyebrows we went onto the skin. I decided that I wanted a foundation which would give me a bit more coverage because I have red-thread veins on my cheeks and I do like to hide them because I don't really like them even though they're not very noticeable. Also because I have fairly dry skin she used moisturiser and primer to make it easier for the foundation to stay on. The foundation we used was the matchmaster SPF 15 foundation - and I have to say this is now one of my favourite foundations because it is very lightweight and can give you  flawless coverage. Then she used highlighter, bronzer and blusher in order to finish the look as well as a coral/pink lipstick.

In the end when it came to choosing a few products I chose the foundation, the eyeshadow palette (which had to be made due to the actual palette being discontinued) and a lip liner. The lip liner I chose was to match my 'rebel' lipstick which is from mac. This lipstick is one of my favourites and I needed a lip liner so asked which was the best to go with this shade and ended up getting the shade 'plum'. 

1. Georgie xxx

The eyeshadows & names

Rebel lipstick and plum lip liner

The final look!

Introduction..!

Hi, 

This is my first post! Let me tell you a bit about myself first - my name is Georgie and I'm 17 years old. I love nail art, fashion, make up, shopping and all things like that. I started to get interested in nail art when I was about 15 years old and have done it ever since. I am hopefully going to be able to use this to post some tutorials for nail art and other general fashion type posts!

I am very interested in fashion and hopefully am going to go into that sort of industry when I am older.  I think it would be the best type of industry for me to be in because I feel like that is something that I am fairly good at and am interested in.

Last summer I received work experience in the Harvey Nichols womenswear buying and thats when I started to get thinking about going more into the sort of fashion industry. It was a really interesting week and I feel like I gained a lot of experience working in that area, although the journey took forever to get there! It was a really insightful and helpful work experience and I am definitely more interested in looking at that sort of area in the future.

Anyway, I will post as much as I can of any type of things related to this blog eg. nails, fashion, make up etc! Hope you like it!

Georgie xxx