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

7. Ottilie from urbanbeautie.blogspot.co.uk
8. Chloe from beautyybychloe.blogspot.co.uk

9. Charley from www.beau-elle.blogspot.co.uk

10. Becky from beckyisobel.blogspot.co.uk

11. Daisy from daisies-and-delights.blogspot.co.uk

12. Giada from www.miel-cafe.com

13. Laura from laura-louisee.blogspot.co.uk

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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NOTD #5 - OPI Alcatraz...Rocks Liquid sand ♥

Hey everyone, 

Today I thought I would write a post and show you how my nails are painted and what I used. I haven't painted my nails in such a long time but painted them around about last week and I'm very impressed by the longevity of my nail varnish and how they haven't chipped yet which they usually do. I fancied wearing a darker nail polish for a change even though we are in the summer and dark nails aren't that popular right now.

(pictures above were found on google)

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Below are what my nails look like after about a weeks wear. 

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I have quite a few nail varnishes that I don't use that often... this being one of them. I honestly don't know why I don't use it more often because I love the colour and the texture is very unique. 

If you were wondering... I got this as a Christmas present and it's from OPI... called 'Alcatraz...Rocks', its one of their liquid sand nail polishes. 

The texture of it once it has dried definitely feels although its been dipped in sand and is very rocky. I personally love this texture but if you didn't like it you could add a top coat which would even out this texture and create a smooth finish.

The colour of the nail varnish is also very pretty because in the sunlight as you can see to the left, their are tiny shimmers of blue and purple that look very pretty and make the dark nail varnish feminine. The colour itself is a mixture of many shimmers including gold, green and dark blue glitters. 

As mentioned before, this nail polish has really impressed me on how well it has lasted and not chipped. This may be due to it being a thicker texture but I would've thought that with bumps it would've chipped easier but that wasn't the case. 

I've looked up this nail polish online and you can get it for about £7 - £8 depending on which shop you are buying it from.

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Before I applied my nail varnish, I coated my nails with another nail polish from OPI which I have used for so long... their 'Nail Envy'.

Nail Envy acts as a food for your nails and hydrates them so any damage caused by removing old nail varnish is made healthy again. It also prevents nail polishes from staining and creates a smooth canvas for you to apply your colour on.

I've repurchased Nail Envy many times before and I got this one to the right from Christmas and it came in a set of three polishes. But you can buy it separately online or in shops for about £11 - £12. 

If you wanted to prevent nail polishes staining you could use any top coat or base coat that you have... it doesn't have to be expensive.

I hope you enjoyed this blog post... I'm really enjoying writing blog posts recently and changing the way I lay stuff out. Tweet me a picture of your nails at @fgeorgiaa or tell me below what you have on your nails at the moment...I would love to find some more nail polishes xx

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Back from little break ♥ Pastel Trends

Hey everyone, 

Sorry for the very long break I've kind of enjoyed having some free time and I had to revise for science exams :( Hopefully I'll be getting back into the swing of things and be posting more frequently now x I've kind of hit a wall trying to think of ideas for blog posts and needed some inspiration so please let me know how you get your inspiration and if there are any new tags going around that would be fun to do... anyway lets get into the main chunk of this blog post...

So today's post as you can see from above and in the title is about 'PASTEL TRENDS'... so you've all probably already heard or seen lots of pastel clothing around and about but I though that I'd do a bit of researching about to find some pastel clothing that I think is good value for money or very pretty!

One of the main shops that I like to look in for good value for money is 'New Look'... they sell a lot of up to date clothes for cheaper prices than more pricier shops such as 'Topshop' (although if you were willing to pay a bit more they do sell some gorgeous play suits and dresses that I would love to get my hands on :D). Anyway, I'm getting a bit distracted hehe... one of the first items from New Look that I spotted was this Short Sleeve Blue Cropped Jumper:

I thought this jumper would be a great piece that could go with anything from high waisted jeans and skirts to a more formal short skirt as demonstrated on the model in the picture to the left.

Also... this jumper is only £8 in the sale... so I'd grab one whilst you can ♥ 

Link: click here

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This next item from New Look is also in the sale and may not be quite in the pastel trend but I though I'd include it anyway and it is something that would work with the jumper above if you wanted to dress up a bit.. this a-line mini skirt:

I would pair this skirt with something plain on top like the jumper above or the vest to the right... also, I would try to match what ever I was wearing on top to one of the colours in the skirt e.g. peach or lilac... I would also do the same with my lipstick.

Makeup example that I'd pair with it: (found on pinterest) 











This skirt is only £7 in the sale!

Link: click here

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This last item from New Look is also in the sale and its a basic white jumper that has a bit of detailing on so you feel although you're putting in some effort hehe and its very girly.. its this white 1/2 sleeve jumper with floral embroidery:  

I feel like the cut of this jumper is a very love/hate cut... some people might love it but some people might hate it. I personally love it especially when its tucked in as shown on the model in the left picture. 

I would pair this with something high waisted... e.g. a skirt, jeans, shorts

£8 --- in the sale!

Link: click here

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Whilst browsing online I also found some great shops for dainty jewellery to pair with pastel items and one of the main shops was 'Pastelclouds'.... I've never heard of this shop before but they seem very affordable and sell some really cute stuff like these below: 

Link to Ying-Yang bracelet/necklace: click here

Link to Delicate Heart bracelet/necklace: click here

Link to Pineapple necklace/bracelet: click here

All of these bits of jewellery would be perfect to pair with the outfits and items above!

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Also on ASOS... I found some pretty earring that would match perfectly!

Links to stuff in order: (click on the name for website)

Rose Drop Earrings

Drop Triangle Earrings

Pearl Ring

Gold Necklace

Tribal Necklace

Drop Pink Earrings

Hope you enjoyed this post.. let me know where you like to get bargain trends from!

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April Lipstick Wishlist ♥

Hey everyone, 

So today I thought I'd share with you some of the lipsticks I've been dying to get my hands on! Some I've found on other blogs and through twitter... I hope you enjoy this post and leave me a comment below telling me which one was your favourite and some suggestions of new blog posts I could do because I've been really stuck with ideas...

The first ones I would like to show are The Body Shop's new Colour Crush Shine Lipsticks:

Link to buy: 
http://www.thebodyshop.co.uk/make-up/lips/colour-crush-lipstick.aspx



Swatches: 



Pictures above taken by @MixedGemsBeauty aka. Rose Gallagher on twitter:  https://twitter.com/MixedGemsBeauty/status/457115384009998336/photo/1

They retail at £10.00 and I have to say that by the swatches they definately look like they are worth the money and I'd love to get my hands on them... especially the middle shade!

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This next lipstick I spotted on Chloe's blog aka. throughchloeslens.blogspot.co.uk/

She was wearing a gorgeous lipstick on her recent FOTD and found out it was only a £1 from Primark! 

I can't find a picture of the lipstick on its own but this is Chloe wearing it:

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This next one is a bit of a different...out there colour but I saw it in Shaaanxo's new limecrime swatch youtube video and love it to death!

It's the limecrime lipstick in 'Cosmopop'

Link to her video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLYjgm5Ix0s&list=UUMpOz2KEfkSdd5JeIJh_fxw

I absolutely love all of the colours in the video but I'm not sure I'd wear all of them but thhis colour happened to be my favourite which retails at $18.00 on the official limecrime website but I'm pretty sure its cheaper else wear :) 

Link to buy: http://limecrime.com/lips/opaque-lipstick-20.html

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Another lipstick I'd love to own is also by limecrime and its in the colour 'Styletto' which is completely sold out on the limecrime website :(((  ($18.00)

It's a bit of a love or hate lipstick but I absolutely love it... you're probably thinking... why not get a black eyeliner and use that and not waste your money... the limecrime lipsticks are very well known to be moisturising and worth the money whereas a black eyeliner would be very drying :)

(click on the previous link and choose the colour if you want to buy.. if its in stock and you like it)

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The final lipstick I'd like to mention is the Topshop lipstick in 'Ohh la la' .... its a gorgeous peachy orangey colour and looks very pigmented: Price is £8.00

which... is a bargain..

Link to buy: click here

image = http://www.lauralovesmakeup.com/2012/04/topshop-lipsticks-in-brighton-rock-ohh.html

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I hope you liked this blog post... I'm thinking of making monthly lipstick wishlists a series of mine... let me know what you think x

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Fashion and beauty haul...

Hey everyone, 

So I've totally forgot to do this post... I was meaning to do this a few weeks ago when I originally brought everything :( but its better late than never!

So during half term which was a little while back now, I seemed to have accumulated quite a lot of clothes, jewelry etc. I thought I'd show you what I got because I love looking at other blogs and youtubers to see what they get too.

Lets delve into it... 

My dress

The dress online on a model

This first item of clothing above was from bank fashion and is such a simple piece that you can basically pair with anything! It's a grainy grey colour that is so soft to touch and very comfy to wear. Its an oversized dress that is perfect to wear slouching around or just add some rings and a necklace and you're ready to go out and about. p.s. it was £23.00

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This next item of clothing I got was such a bargain...only £15.00!!! It was from H&M and I love it!!! It has a lovely almost quilted texture on it and although it might not like it in my pictures... its also very fitting.

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Then I also brought a pair of plain black skinny jeans from H&M which were only £7 or £8!

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Then I brought these shoese above for yet again a bargain of only £7! They are so cute on and remind me of old fashioned school shoes :) They're also really to pair with an outfit to make it dressy.

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Then I brought this floppy hat above for around £13-£15 which I intend to wear in the summer or when the weather gets nicer which... fingers crossed will happen.

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Then I just got some basic knitted tights in this burgundy/purple colour that I can wear with just about anything to keep me warm and cosy.

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These final items are the jewellery and some beauty bits I brought:

The first jewellery piece I got was this link bracelet from accessorize for £5... I love the coloured strap of this bracelet which is what drew my eyes to it in the shop and also, the colour of the links is almost edging onto a rose gold colour and I love rose gold anything!

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Then I brought some midi rings...

The one of the left is a tiny little diamante bow that gives a little girly accent to your look and to the left is something a bit more edgy. They are both gold and the ring on the left is almost like two rings stacked but joint together with a little bar in the middle. I love to stack up my rings to add a bit of glam to a casual outfit and also... river island sell midi rings for only like 2 or 3 pounds!

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And finally... I brought some new mascaras to try out and I am very impressed with both and currently use the collection volumizing mascara on the left in the coral packaging because it doesn't transfer throughout the day at school or in the weekends because its waterproof.

Thank you for reading... I hope you enjoyed this post, tell me what your favourite item is out of this or tell me what you've brought recently that you'd recommend!

(p.s. sorry for the angles of the photos... I haven't yet found a good way of photographing items for my blog)

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