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♥ Hair ♥

Aussie were my savior during 2013, I pretty much went through the whole of the Aussie range, Aussie are definitely my new holy grail hair products.I have stand out favorites though, Aussies "Aussome Volume" hairspray is my new favorite hairspray of all time now, it literally does what it says on the tin and a bonus is that it smells amazing too unlike some hairsprays which literally smell like a tin of gas! Not only does it volumise your hair to the max it makes it feel thick and soft still and not crispy or sticky. Where my hair is curly I feel it defines those curls too, one of my best finds of 2013 in terms of hairsprays. 

Another love from the "Aussome Volume" range were the "Aussome Volume" Shampoo and Conditioners, they smell exactly like the hairspray and do the exact same job but in a liquid form. The first day I used them I woke up the next morning and my hair was full of life and volume and always looked shiny, clean and soft. I was looking for a product that put body back into my hair because it was looking very dull and boring and this definitely did the trick. 

The last Aussie product that I fell in love with was the Aussie 3 minute miracle reconstructor. This is really good if you've got quite dead and dull hair, particularly if you've died or bleached your hair like I have, this 3 minute miracle reconstructor works wonders, it made my hair feel like real hair again! I was using the "Take the Heat" 3 minute miracle to stat with and don't get me wrong it did exactly what it was suppose to and made my hair feel soft, I just think the reconstructer is more suited for my hair and gives my hair everything it needs and more. So take some advice from Aussie "There's more to life than hair but it's a good place to start".

♥ Make-up ♥

For foundation I've been loving the Rimmel Fit Me Foundation, I used this foundation everyday of 2013. It's a low to medium coverage but very buildable. I particularly like this foundation because it lets your skin shine through because of it's lightweight pigments, so it's not a full on matte finish.  

I think I may have found my go to liquid eyeliner too. I'd heard a lot of bloggers hype about the L'Oreal liquid eyeliner so I thought I'd get my hands on one so I opted for the L'Oreal super liner perfect slim and it's literally a revolutionary product in my everyday makeup look. I'll admit it, I am no pro when it comes to liquid eyeliner and for a while now I have been looking for one that's easy to use because that would make my life so much easier, this eyeliner is the one. I find it so easy to use when creating any winged eyeliner look and I think this is definitely due to the slimness and size of the eyeliner, it glides over the eyelid so effortlessly to create that perfect winged eyeliner look. 

My Last makeup favorite of 2013 has to be this mascara, I was never too fussy before with the whole duo volumising and lengthening mascara thing, however I needed a new mascara and I saw Sammi from BeautyCrush raving about this mascara and I trust a lot of what she says so I went out and bought it and its the best mascara decision I have made in a while. I have pretty disgustingly short eyelashes *starts crying* but this product really does work it's magic and it makes me feel like I have a set of false lashes on, it doesn't clump and it separates my lashes and lengthens and adds volume so well. 

  -Lengthening wand-

-Volume Wand- 

 ♥ Fashion ♥

I've always loved denim Jackets and I own quite a few but this one stood out for me in 2013 and I wore it to death, it's from Topshop and for me it's the perfect denim jacket. It's so warm because it's lined with sheepskin (not real sheepskin of course) and goes with pretty much everything.

As far as footwear is concerned apart from my converse these boots have been permanently glued to my feet, they're definite dupes for the Jeffry Campbell Coltraine boots, I wasn't ready to splurge the money on the Coltraines because even though i absolutely adore the whole chunky boot trend I wasn't sure they'd suit me because I have very skinny ankles so I went for the cheaper alternatives, mine are from Boohoo and I love them and this year i'm going to invest in lots of chunky boots! 

 ♥ Random Favorites ♥

T E L E V I S I O N  

I've been really getting my teeth into The Vampire Diaries (excuse the pun) this show has been on TV since 2009 and I've always been meaning to watch it but just never got round to it. I wanted to watch it because I loved Twilight and I've always had this weird fascination with vampires but honestly this craps all over Twilight it's so good! The story lines have me hooked and the cast are all so wonderfully talented, Nina Dobrev is beautiful and I can't choose who I like more Damon or Stefan Salvatore. If you've never seen The Vampire Diaries then you'll have no idea who I'm talking about, if you do watch it then high 5 to you! 

M U S I C 
I have been into a lot of music this year and some amazing albums have been released this year, my favorite album that I have listened to lots this year is LONG.LIVE.A$AP by A$AP Rocky, I just love him and his voice, he was definitely my favorite artist of 2013 some of my favorites of off his album have to be Fashion Killa, Ghetto Symphony and Wild For The Night. 

 ♥ 2013 disappointment  ♥ 
 This product was a bit of a let down really because it had been hyped up quite a lot on a lot of blogs i'd read. It's the Maybeline The Falsies mascara, I doubt it's a terrible mascara it just didn't work with me, it might be because I have very short lashes but it just constantly clumped up and made my lashes feel horrible so this was definitely a makeup no no for me. 

Bring on 2014!
Izzy
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