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Hey Guys!

Wow it's been SOOOO long since I last blogged :( I'd first like to apologise for my lack of blogging and my inactiveness on Twitter too. Things have been pretty crazy lately with my first exam just 1 week away! *shocked face* I seem to be in a constant cycle of college, revision, sleep... So it's been very hard to find time to do much, I know I'm not the only one feeling like this and every other A level student will be feeling the same.

On the brightside exams also mean that Summer is definately approaching! Which means more time for blogging, yey! I've got a good list forming of blogs to do so I'll keep you guys up to date as much as I can.

I hope you've enjoyed this very short little blog, thought it was about time to update things and let you guys know whats going on. Thanks for reading,

Bye for now!

TAG xx

Foundation reviews

Hey Guys,

As you know from a previous blog (read it here) I bought a little gift set for myself full of Benefit makeup products. I have been using them for a a few weeks now so thought I would tell you all what I thought of them :)

The Benefit box I bought :)

Porefessional Primer - I Love this! I use it pretty much everyday and have really noticed a difference when I use it. I will definitely be buying the full size version of this.

Hello Flawless Brightening Makeup - I really like this product, its nice and light and feels great on my skin. However, it just isn't the right colour for my skin, which I'm so gutted about. I would buy the full size version of this if there was a lighter shade available that suited my skin tone. I will keep it though, and test it on my skin over the summer, if I tan in the English sun! ;)

Boi-ing industrial strength concealer -  I used this mainly on spots and red areas and found it great! The lighter tone is light enough for my skin tone and really covers imperfections well.

On a recent shopping trip, I decided to look for a new foundation to try due to my extremely light skin tone being too light for all of my foundations I currently have. I got a trial of a Clinique foundation from the Clinique counter. However, the shade is still too dark for my skin, even though its in the lightest shade they do..:(

I then stumbled across the Nars counter. I have never tried anything from the Nars collection before but saw that they had a really great range of foundation. The lady on the Nars counter very kindly tried their lightest shade of the 'All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation'. The shade I got was 'Light 1 - Siberia'. I love this product SOOO much! Its perfect for my skin and has great coverage. The lady also used some of the Nars concealer too which I loved and hope to buy. So I'll keep you up to date!

If anyone has any recommendations of makeup for very pale skin I would love to hear from you in the comments or via Twitter (@theanongirl247).

Thanks for reading,

Bye for now!

TAG xx

Gap Year Bucket List (the start of...)

Hey Guys,

So, as you know I'm currently in year 12 (or as they called it in my old school ' lower sixth') which means this time next year I will have around 3 months left of A levels! :) I'm still undecided about what exactly I want to do in the future but one thing I am sure about is that I would really like to take a gap year. Since this is only a year and 3 months away I decided that it would be good to make a 'Bucket List' of things I'd like to do and places I'd like to go on a gap year

• I would really like to visit and explore America and Australia! I am lucky enough to have already been to Australia on a family holiday when I was younger. We visited Sydney, Melbourne and the Gold Coast. I loved it soo much and it has since been on my Gap Year Bucket List. I am also lucky enough to have been to America on a number of occasions, however I would love to go back and see more of it!

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• Spanish is a language that I love, I've been studying it since I was 11 but I'm still not the best at it ;) I'm 2 months away from my Spanish AS exam and am planning on studying it next year to A2. I would love to spend some time in some Spanish speaking countries to improve my Spanish :) (Spanish flag on the right to set the Spanish mood...;))

• Summer Camp! Organisations such as Camp America are really popular with gap year students. This is something which I really love the look of but unfortunately, I'm too young to go on the first summer of my gap year :( so I'm not sure how it would work but still, its on my Bucket List!

• I have previously visited Hawaii with my family but I was too young to have many memories of this holiday! This probably counts as part of my first point, but I'd love to go back to Hawaii as all I remember is loving it!

• I really love meeting new people and visiting new places. Therefore, an important part of my Gap Year Bucket List is to make as many new friends as possible from as many different places around the world as I can!

• If you follow me on Twitter (@theanongirl247) you'll know that I really have no idea on if I want to go to uni, what to do at uni if I do go or what career I would love to have. Therefore, an important part of my bucket list is to decide on all of these things and find something I'm really passionate about.

So my list is quite limited at the moment haha! I plan to add to it over the next year, especially as actual plans start to form aswell :) I'd love to hear from you if you have any suggestions or ideas :)

I'll blog each step of the way of forming my gap year plans so stay tuned!

Bye for now!

TAG xx

Becoming confident with myself

Hey Guys,

** Just to clarify, I am not trying to condone obsession with body image or anything like that.. I was personally unhappy with my weight and wanted to become happy to give myself confidence. These are my own personal opinions and this post is not in anyway sponsored**

During GCSE's which I sat during May-June 2014, I was so unhappy and found this point of my life really difficult (due to personal reasons as well as GCSEs) I found that this caused me to put on some weight and become unhappy with my body image. I'm not obsessed with my weight and definitely believe that everyone is beautiful just the way they are, but I personally find health and fitness very interesting and wanted to change my body image for personal reasons and wanted to have an overall healthier lifestyle.

The Fitbit app on my phone

 In September of that year I got a Fitbit Flex band as a gift from my Dad who is also interested in health and fitness and had one for himself. I can honestly say that Fitbit has completley changed my life. Here's a few reasons why..:)

1. It shows Steps, Calories, Active minutes and you can track calories you have eaten. I find these very motivating which is one thing I find quite difficult.
2. I wear mine all the time (apart from in the shower) meaning its very easy to tell what I can eat without it being unhealthy.
3. It's very easy to set achievable goals which is also very motivating.
4. I have the Fitbit app on my Iphone, meaning I sync my Fitbit flex with my phone. This allows me to check steps, calories etc at any point during the day.
5. This Christmas I was lucky enough to get the Fitbit Aria. These are scales which, similar to my flex band, sync with the app on my phone. This makes it so easy to track my progress.

So there are just a few of the reasons why I love my Fitbit products :) I'm now happy with my body image and feel so much more confident with myself :) 

Thanks for reading!

TAG xx

(Click here for the Fitbit website).

Feel Unique Buys :)

Hey Guys,

A few months ago I was in a Boots store, I was browsing the Benefit counter (as you guys know, I loveee Benefit). The girl on the counter kindly asked if I'd like to try any of the products on, of course I jumped at the chance, she then ended up doing my whole make up for me. It was very interesting and I really loved the makeup she had put on for me. I got her to write down everything she had used so I could save up and buy them. Those of you that follow me on Twitter or Instagram (@theanongirl247) will know that I made a feelunique.com order a few days ago and today it arrived...:D I ordered these Benefit makeup products and a few other items whilst I was there haha;) I haven't tried any of these items yet so can't review any, although let me know if you would like me to! :)                                                                              

How to look the best at everything: Flawless Complexion kit

I loveee this SO much. This very cute little gift box contains miniatures of

• The Pore Fessional primer
• Hello Flawless brightening makeup and powder
• Boi-ing 01 and 02
• A benefit brush

I can't wait to try this as it contains almost everything that was used on me. I also got this because it was such a good price and it means that I can try everything before I decide to buy the larger sizes of them. This would also make such a lovely gift for someone who loves makeup :) Price - £25.50

Brow Zings Brow Shaping Kit

 

Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer 

I never really use anything on my eyebrows, I just have them waxed on a regular basis. However, this made my eyebrows look so much better when I had it put on. I'm so excited to use it and see if I can make them look as good ;) Price - £24.50

 I have a real problem with dark circles around my eyes so am really willing to try everything and anything out there that will help to improve and conceal them. I have the Wake Me Up foundation and love it but its a shade too dark for me at the moment. I saw the concealer reviewed first by Zoella so decided to give it a try :) Price - £5.49 

Real Techniques Stippling Brush

I've been wanting to try a Real Techniques brush for soo long. I'm such a big fan of Pixiwoo on youtube and have seen many people with this brush so thought I would give it a try. At the moment I mainly just a foundation brush and a powder brush for day to day makeup but am really interested to see the effect this has. Price - £10.99

Thanks for reading,

Bye for now!

TAG xx

Just a few things from my room that I love

Hey Guys!

For my second post I decided to show you guys a few simple things found in my room which I use all the time and loveeee. I thought that this would also help you guys get to know me a little bit better too. So without further a do, here goes! :)

Makeup

Here we have the Benefit Majorette booster blush. I got this almost a year ago and LOVVEE it :) You can use this under a blush or on its own. Personally I think it looks great on its own, I haven't ever tried it with a blush. Although, I have found that it works great with bronzer. It really creates great depth to the face and is such a pretty colour. I got this one from Sephora (I don't think we have this in the UK?) on a trip to America. However, it is available from good makeup stores here in the UK and it retails at £23.50.







Next, I have another few items from Benefit. Here we have the They're Real! Mascara and the They're Real! Push-up liner. I have been using the Mascara now for almost a year and it is by far my all time favourite mascara. Its so easy to apply and really does create length and volume. I also got this from Sephora and retails at £19.50.
I found the liner also to be great although it does take me a bit of time to apply it as I find the shape of the applicator a little tricky. However, once applied it really does look great and creates great winged eyeliner. If like me, you are a winged liner addict, (if you've read my first post you'll know I'm not a fan of other wings haha;)) then you are sure to love this! This retails at £18.50 and I got this one from a Benefit counter in Boots. I got it because I love the mascara soo much and thought I'd see what they are like together.                                  

Perfume                                                                         Here we have a few of my fave perfumes. I'm slightly obsessed with smelling good so have an ever changing collection of perfume. Although, here it really is just a few as there are others that I love but  I don't have any of them at the moment :(.
The first perfume is called Love ETC... Sun kiss from The Body Shop. I'm not sure this is still available? My local store haven't had any for ages and I can't see any on their website :( But it's still one of my fave's and I will treasure it untill I find some more ;) It smells so yummy and summery and I just love it.
Next is the Gilly Hicks perfume Girl from Hollister. I use this one daily, it smells so fresh and fruity and I'm often complimented when I wear it.
The Lacoste Touch of Pink perfume is one of my complete all time favourites. This is my 'signature' scent, it's so reasonably priced and is very widely available. I am also very often complimented when I wear this.
 
 Hair Care
And here Ladies and Gentlemen is just a few of the products I use on my hair. I am obsessed with keeping my hair silky smooth and healthy. I have naturally light brown hair but have recently had it Ombred (or as some know it, dip died) blonde, using bleach. So I've searched the market high and low for items which will prevent dry and split ends.
First, we have the Tigi S Factor Serious Conditioner. I got this after seeing many reviews about it online of people saying how great it is for hair just like mine. I only got it a few weeks ago and have used it 4 or 5 times and it is great! I've noticed such a difference in my hair and it is just how I like it, silky smooothh ;) It also smells AMAZING, like strawberrys and cream but with a hint of mint, which leaves my hair smelling so fresh and lovely. I tend to use it just a few times a week as I feel this is all my hair needs.
Next are two items from the John Freida: Frizz Ease collection. The first is the Miraculous recovery serum. I tend to use this if I've woken up one morning and feel my hair just looks dry and I need to quickly find something to make it look great for the day. This does just that :) Also, I have the Heat Defence spray. This works great with the serum and is a great protection for when I'm drying or styling my hair.
And finally, the final product... This is a must have for every girl. It's the Batiste Dry Shampoo:) I lovee this, I use it either to add texture to my hair if I'm styling it or on second day hair to make it feel fresh and clean.

So there we have it, just a few of my favourite things I found in my room. As always leave any feedback below, I'd love to hear from you. And thankyou so much for reading! (especially if you got this far!;)) Also if you have any suggestions on things you love that you think I might like to try, I' love to hear from you.

Bye for now!

TAG xx

Hey! ;)

Hey Guys!

Wow, my first actual blog post... I'd like to say thank you sooo much for visiting my blog today, it means so much to me.

So, let's get to know me first. I'm a 16 year old student from England. I'm currently studying for my AS levels, which I'm finding really quite challenging ;) If I'm not at college or at home revising, I will be at work in a local bookstore. I love all things makeup, fashion and beauty, like most girls. To tell you some more about myself I've answered some random questions below, Happy Reading! :)

What is your favorite food?
CHOCOLATE.. Okay that's probably not the best thing to love ;)

What is the most played song on your Ipod/Iphone?
 'Let it Go' from the Disney film Frozen. I am not ashamed to say that I love belting this out at home. I apologise to my family who have to listen to me.

Do you have any siblings?
I have one brother who is actually my twin:)

When you have 30 minutes of free time, how do you spend it?
I should probably say doing some sort of revision, but personally I prefer Netflix

Do you have any phobias?
Omg, I have a massive phobia of birds, moths. butterfly's and pretty much anything else that has wings. I'm not really too sure why but I just really hate the sound their wings make when they flap them, my friends all think it's totally hilarious.. which to be fair, it is ;)

What was the first thing you bought with your own money?
I bought a bucket, but not just any bucket.. it was a bucket with the ability to sit on a fence. Pretty cool eh?

Summer or winter?
Summer definitely...

Do you like your handwriting?
Yes if I'm not rushing, which I usually am and then my writing gets quite big and messy.

Favorite quote?
'The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday.'

What is the furthest you have been from home?
Australia

If you were a crayon, what colour would you be?
Pink, its such a lovely happy colour ;)

What do you want to be when you grow up?
I always struggle with this question.. I really don't know. But something which makes me happy:)

Do you have any pets?
I have an obese cat, shes soo cute and fluffy ;) Although I would love to get a puppy

What is one weird fact about you that most people don't know?
Uhh.. Cleaning my teeth makes me sneeze. Is that weird?

So there we go, some random things about me! I will try and keep this blog updated with posts about anything and everything. I'd love to hear your feedback in the comments :)

Bye for now!

TAG xx
(P.S. follow me on twitter @theanongirl247)