Monday 25 August 2014

Makeup Social App

Hey everyone,

So I was contacted recently by the makers of the app 'Makeup Social' to do a review on their new iphone app. I had a look at it and tried it out and I'm going to share with you my 100% honest opinion about the app and if its easy to use, runs smoothly and what features I like and don't like about it :D

Unfortunately I don't have an iPhone, I have an Android, so I will be reviewing the app based on using it on my iPad, however they will be launching the Android version very soon! 

So the app is free from the itunes app store and it downloaded very quickly--- so that's a good start already!

This is what the icon looks like and what it looks like when you start the app:


Then you can sign in if you have an account already from using their website or register which is what I did, to register you have to answer some simple questions about your eyes, skin, hair etc. and enter your birth date and gender.




After you have done this, you can use the app and it should look like this: 


At the bottom you can see 5 different tabs, at the moment its on Feed where you can see what the people you are following are posting or what the latest posts are from everyone on the app.


The next tab along is the Discover tab where you can look at the most popular posts including trending products people are talking about, trending photos and trending posts that people have written: 



The next tab Add is where you can post pictures, written posts and reviews:


You can also connect Makeup Social to your facebook and twitter so that when you post it also posts to your facebook and twitter account.


Then the next tab over to the right is where you can write and view people's reviews on any product you like:



Then the last tab to the far right is where you can view your profile and notifications and also edit your profile:


So at first it will just have the questions you have answered and the username you have chosen so you can then customise it by changing your profile picture, adding some infomation about you and a link to your blog or instagram e.g. then click save :D


After this is all setup which takes no time at all literally like 5 minutes you can start posting on the app and reading and looking at what other people are posting!


Above you can see I was commenting on peoples posts, adding reviews and liking pictures by double tapping.

Problems

Overall the app is very quick and easy to use and is such a great idea for the beauty community. However, I did have a couple problems:

  • When posting one of my reviews it posted twice and I didn't know how to delete it..eventually I swiped left and figured you could delete it that way.
  • Also, when closing and opening the app again I had to click login again whereas I would prefer if it logged in automatically.

Suggestion

I also had one suggestion, this may already be included on the app and I have just not seen it yet but it is something I would like to address:

  • There could be a walkthrough at the start of opening the app so that new users can figure out how to do stuff like delete posts etc. (and an option to skip this for those who want to )

Overall I really enjoy using this app and its great for interacting with the beauty community and loads quickly and doesn't take up much room on your device!

I hope you enjoyed this post, it's something very different to what I normally do but was enjoyable to share my opinion with everyone.

See you in my next post :D (exciting)


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*Disclaimer* I am not being paid to say things about this product and I will be sharing my 100% honest opinion. 

Sunday 24 August 2014

OOTD ¦ Casual Denim Sunday

Hey everyone,

So I thought I'd share with you what I am wearing today...I've already posted it on instagram and lookbook: instagram.com/fgeorgiaa







 Today I'm wearing something casual to lounge about in and be comfy... I'm wearing this simple blue t-shirt by George Hogg:


 


Then I wore my ripped boyfriend jeans from Primark:






And these black patent mid heel shoes from New Look that I've previously featured on my blog in this haul post: http://teacupsnmakeup.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/fashion-and-beauty-haul.html



I hope you enjoyed this blog post as much as I enjoyed writing it! Thank you for reading x

P.S. The lipgloss I am wearing is Bare Minerals Pretty Amazing Lipcolor in 'Pizzazz'.

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Saturday 23 August 2014

DIY ¦ Mason Jar Lights ♡

Hey everyone,

So I'm back with something different today...something that i've never done before on my blog...a DIY!!! I'm so excited to be posting this...many of you may have seen this idea around before. Its a very quick and affordable DIY to add something different to any room you want. 





What you will need:



♡ Any jar lying around -  can be an old jam jar or a jar to hold sweets or you can   buy one from a shop

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♡ Fairy lights - I already had these from when I got them from Ikea last year, they don't have to be battery operated. If you have got some left over Christmas lights you could also use them.

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Steps:

1) Firstly, you need to take the jar that you would like to use and take the lid of and clean it out if it is dirty. My jar had chocolates in it so I gave it a quick rinse in the sink. (If there is a label on your jar don't forget to peel that off)




2) Then, making sure the jar is completely dry and the lid off because you won't need that any more, take any lights you would like to use and arrange them in the jar so that they fill up the whole of the jar and are spread out.




3) All that's left to do is find somewhere to put your jar of lights and place it down.




I placed mine down in one of the holes in my cube unit in my bedroom and arranged the holes similar to these pictures which I found on pinterest:


I hope you enjoyed this very quick and simple DIY...I know its not very hard but I thought it was a good idea to share with you that won't break the bank :D

Check out my pinterest where I have lots more DIY ideas and home decor inspiration:



P.S. Let me know what you think about this idea...do you like it and what quick DIY's have you done to spruce up an area in your room?

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Wednesday 20 August 2014

The Versatile Blogger Award

Hey everyone, 

Long time no see....
So I was looking through my comments on one of my blog posts and I saw that I was nominated by Laura from lauraslandofbeauty.blogspot.co.uk a very, very long time ago and I really want to say thank you to Laura for nominating me for it and finding my blog :D Definitely go check out her blog! 


"The Versatile Blogger Award is an award given to you from your blogger peers, for writing quality posts that have somehow touched them, having good quality photographs, and the uniqueness of the subjects covered. The award is to honour the bloggers who bring something special to your life."


If you receive this award these are the rules:


 Display the award certificate on your blog
Announce your win and thank the blogger who nominated you 
Present 15 deserving bloggers with the award
Link your nominees in this post and let them know of their nomination with a comment
Post 7 interesting things about yourself

Nominees:

1. Lucy from itslucys
2. Rosie from rosielouiselove
3. Hayley from haysparkle
4. Alice Anne from anniewritesbeauty
5. Hayley from teapartybeauty 
6. Alexandra Elizabeth from alexandraelizabethbeauty
12. Giada from www.miel-cafe.com
14. Catherine from  itscatherrine.blogspot.ie
15. Jessica from www.jessicamal.com


7 Interesting Things About Me:

1. I love art, photography and crafting

2. I love marzipan!

3. I don't like onions.

4. I love high heels and wedges... just any shoe that's extremely high!

5. My phone is a samsung galaxy s3

6. I really love fashion but I haven't done much fashion related bits on my blog because I find it hard taking pictures of my outfit by myself.

7. I got my ears pierced when I was 3 :D

Hope you enjoyed reading this.. again thank you to Laura for nominating me!

x


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