The Face: Spring Edit
With the relatively nice weather we've had in the past couple of weeks (which seems to be leaving us now, boo), I've managed to crack out a couple of Spring appropriate make-up looks using some good...
View ArticleSummer Scents
Working on a cosmetics department means I'm constantly spritzing myself with perfumes when I'm not helping out customers, trying to decide which one is my favourite (I've still not managed to narrow...
View ArticleNatural Collection Moisture Shine Lipstick 'Rose Petal'
Can you believe all these pictures were, in fact, taken on the same day, at the same time. I don't know what's going on with the funky light changes (the lipstick isn't as orange as it looks in the...
View ArticleThe N Spa Facial
Every once in a while (or not such a while in most cases) it's nice to give your skin a good pamper with some great products that leave you with soft, clean, beautiful skin. As is often the case, I...
View ArticleBourjois So Laque #61
Another Spring/Summer appropriate colour for you today, in the form of Bourjois''Vert Chlorophylle'. I'm not too sure how to describe the colour, it's a bluey-green that's not overly bright but still...
View ArticleA BRAND NEW START
Dear World, What a fantastic thing having a blog is. It has been a year and a half since I last posted on my blog, and yet it has been on my mind almost every day since. What a strange thing this is....
View ArticleGOALS
Number One. Be More Productive. Number Two. Cook more from cookbooks. Jamie, Nigel, Mary, Tom. Number Three. Do one new thing every month. January - going to Prague. Number Four. Read 50 books....
View ArticleGoal Number One
My list of new year's resolutions is ever growing at the moment. As soon as Boxing Day is over I always want the new year to be here and to clear away the detritus so we can all start afresh with...
View ArticleBrilliant Books To Read This Year
I read quite a few books last year and read some absolute stunners, but below are a few of my absolute favourite reads of 2014. I'm hoping to do a lot more book reviews this year, so let me know of any...
View ArticleReview: Nip and Fab Glycolic Fix Pads
Of all the beauty and skincare products that I've tried in the past year, this is the one I would recommend time and time again. I love Nip and Fab as a brand and can definitely say that everything...
View ArticleHome Inspiration
I mentioned in a previous post that towards the end of last year I moved into a new home with my boyfriend and it is my mission this year to get at least two of the rooms in the house completely...
View ArticleA Healthy Kick-Start
As part of my new year's resolutions (and probably 75% of everybody's) I want to be a bit healthier. On the whole I would say I've got an OK diet. I don't drink fizzy drinks, eats packets of crisps or...
View ArticleClinique 'Hefty Highlight'
There has been a lot of talk about this and its contouring counterpart, Curvy Contour, since it was announced that Clinique were going to be releasing them. Part of the sculpting duo, the highlighter...
View ArticleHow your garden grows...
Since moving into the new house, I've really wanted to start growing our own herbs and, eventually, vegetables in the garden. I went down the whole cactus route (they've been very popular recently,...
View ArticleHow are the New Year's Resolutions Going?
Back in January I, like everybody else, wrote about the new year's resolutions that I am hoping to keep this year. In order to try and stick to these I've written them on my fridge, written about them...
View ArticleMeet The Kittens
Everybody loves a bit of fluff, right? So I thought I'd share the newest addition to our household; meet Victoria Sponge and Battenburg. We adopted these two beauties from Cats Protection at the...
View ArticleBeside the lake, beneath the trees...
There's really nothing better than switching on your 'Out of Office', leaving work behind you and taking a long visit to a beautiful place. That's exactly what I did last week and, by gosh, was it...
View ArticleTHIS BLOG HAS EVOLVED
WWW.BEAUTIFULFOOTENOTES.COM Sorry for the dramatic title, I've not posted on here in many many months because I've moved to a brand spanking new blog www.beautifulfootenotes.com. It's the new...
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NYX Wonder Stick
NYX recently came to the big Boots in my local town so of course I had to pick a few bits up to try. I've had some bits and pieces from NYX before, but I've never tried any of their contouring products...
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L'Oreal Mega Volume Miss Baby Roll Mascara
I bloody love mascara. Weird thing to say but it's one of my favourite steps of my makeup routine, probably partly because I know I'm coming to the end of it (I do love doing my makeup but sometimes...
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