Tuesday, 29 July 2014

Monthly Lusts | July 2014

Hiya guys, so obviously I spend way too much time scrawling through tumblr, polyvore and many other fashion themed apps and I fall in love with many many things each month so I've decided to write a post each month about things I've been lusting over so here goes: 

♥ MILLY Crossbody - Miley Hologram Camera ♥

THIS BAG OMG, I love this bag so much and I just cannot stop staring at it, it's the perfect sized and shaped bag for me and I love the holographic print on it, it reminds me of a mermaid. I think this would look amazing with an all black out fit because it'll add such a pop of colour, I want it in my life so bad, shame about the £198 price tag. That's the only thing stopping me from buying this baby! If anyone finds me a dupe for this I would honestly bow down to you.

♥ Zoeva Rose Gold Make Up Brush Set ♥

 I need some new makeup brushes because I'm bored of using the same Real Techniques ones all the time. I've heard a lot about the zoeva brushes from various bloggers so I had a gander (ew I hate that word) on their website and I particularly liked these ones because of the beautiful rose gold detailing they would look lovely on display on my dressing table! 

♥ Dr Martens 1461 ♥





I can't choose whether I like the Patent ones or the matte ones, I think Dr Martens are such a staple pair of shoes and look so classic and vintage. I didn't think they'd suit me because I have such skinny ankles I thought they'd look so chunky like clown feet so I tried some on at work (I work in Schuh which is a shoe shop) and they suprisingly looked alright and everyone said they suited me so I might have to have a cheeky use of my staff discount card on them because I think they'd be perfect for winter! 

♥ Check Cardigan - Urban Outfitters ♥

I'm already looking for clothes for winter because dressing for winter is my absolute favorite, I find it so easy to dress in the winter than summer because you can just chuck on a comfy jumper and you're good to go. I saw this cardigan on the urban outfitters website and it's so me I fell in love instantly. It's monochrome so my favorite colours to wear and it looks super comfy so I think I might have to treat myself to this very soon *oopsy* 

There we go guys, that's everything I've been drooling over this month, I hope you enjoyed this post. Tell me something you've lusted over this month! 
Love ya, 
Izzy 
♥

Monday, 28 July 2014

REVIEW | Le Volume De Chanel Mascara

Hi guys, firstly a massive massive apology for not posting in like decades my laptop decided to give up on me completely so now I have to use whatever laptops around the house I can get my hands on. Apart from all the apologies I have a review for you today guys which is of one of my first high end mascaras! 
I picked up the Chanel Le Volume De Chanel mascara from the airport in Malta, at first I was skeptical about the price because as I said this was my first kind of designer make up product and I was telling myself "no izzy your rimmel glam eyes day to night mascara works just as well " but knowing me, I like a good splurge and I had some euros left so I thought why not, you only live once. 
I love it, my other drugstore mascara's work just as well but there's just something about this mascara that's different (and not just the classy packaging) okay I was drawn in a little by the BEAUTIFUL packaging, a sleek black tube with the Chanel sign, but the product is pretty good itself.
 It just seems to work wonders for my lashes. It's specifically a volumising mascara and I really feel because of the length and shape of the brush this statement is true. I have very short lashes so the brush of this mascara works with them very well because it has lots of tiny little brisles which pick up every lash and the formula which is number 10 'noir' is such a true black colour. I find that other mascaras namely drugstore ones, throughout the day they come of and turn a grey colour or some just come of completely however this one stays on all day and is really black which is what a lot of my other drug store mascaras lack, the staying power.


I picked it up for 28 euros in Malta airport and back in the UK I think it costs around £25, I'm not good with exchange rates so whether I saved money or splurged who knows but I love it none the less and is a revolutionary make up product in my make up bag. 
If any one knows any good dupes of this mascara please please pretty please let me know as it's not something I want to splurge on too often that would be much appreciated. 

Izzy 
♥

Wednesday, 28 May 2014

Lily Collins Inspired Make Up | Natural Smoky Eye

If you know me you'll know my everlasting love for Lily Collins is huge, I think she's the most beautiful woman on the planet. Obviously I'm influenced by her make up because she always looks flawless and stunning, I think it's the eyebrows that do it for her because her eyebrow game is on point as long as she's got her eyebrows there's nothing stopping her. 
So I had a look on tumblr at some pictures of her (which I find myself doing every night and crying myself to sleep because I don't have her face) and wanted to recreate some of her make up looks. 
Obviously I know I look nothing like Lily because I don't AT ALL but I love her flawless make up she has all the time so wanted to do an inspired look from pictures of her. 
I hope you enjoy it. 


Just Look at her, her beauty is definetly the work of witchcraft, her make up is so simple and flawless all the time. She doesn't need a lot of make up because her eyebrows definitely make her face.



I tried to keep my face as flawless as possible and have a light smoky eye because Lily's eye make up is never that bold it's always pretty and light. 
Products used:
  • Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation 
  • Loreal Powder 
  • Nyx concealer 
  • Beauty uk eyebrow kit 
  • Mua Bronzer/pressed powder 
  • Sleek eyebrow pallet 
  • Chanel Mascara 
  • Nyx Primer 
  • Loreal eyeliner 
  • Natural Collection Lipstick 
  • Top - Topshop 
I hope you liked this post,
Love ya,
Izzy
♥ 
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Tuesday, 27 May 2014

The Vampire Diaries | Season 5 'Home' Finale Review

Oh my goodness gracious, I am suffering from major depression from the season 5 finale of The Vampire Diaries (if you haven't seen it yet I wouldn't read this, major spoiler alert) TVD what are you doing to me, my heart feels like it's been shattered into a million pieces. 
The whole episode was an emotional roller coaster for me and I found myself reaching for the tissues more than once, let's just get it out there and mention the topic of this post, are Damon and Bonnie really dead? I am hoping and praying that they're not for my hearts sake, especially Damon, Damon has always been and always will be my favourite character of the whole show and because of his popularity would Julie Plec and the producers really kill him off? The fact that you don't actually see where Damon and Bonnie went is a complete mystery and made me pinch myself because I have to wait until October to find out, did they even get taken away in the white light, we don't know for sure which is what is really bugging me.
I'm optimistic though and I have hope, there were subtle hints throughout the whole episode which make me think 'yeah they'll be alright' for instance Grams told bonnie that she had looked out for her basically saying Bonnie will be okay so there's our first piece of evidence, secondly they make a big deal about Damon promising Elena that he'll come back for her and when has Damon ever broken a promise to Elena unless he has no choice, the producers wouldn't have made such a big deal of Damon promising this to Elena unless it had some meaning behind it, I don't know, is that just me being overly optimistic? 
We know for sure that Damon and Bonnie are going to be in season 6 because both Kat and Ian are contracted for it however we don't know in what form they'll be back, I hope to God it's not in the form of flashbacks because TVD are famous for that, I just feel Damon especially is too much of a good character to just be used in the form of a flashback. I feel there's so much unsaid as well between Elena and Damon whether this is just because I'm team Damon all the way but I really believe Damon deserves everything he wants as Stefan said in this episode that Damon was finally 'happy' 'he should be here' us fans got 3 full series of Stelena action, we've hardly got any proper Delena action, I want more from them. I truly believe they have a real strong chemistry which is exciting to watch, I'd get bored without them being together and lets face it how good would a Damon and Elena reunion scene be in season 6 after ages of Elena thinking Damon was gone forever oh my god, we can dream can't we? Of course I'd watch it still but I don't think I'll be as in to it without Damon, it won't be the same. They have to bring them back right I mean the penultimate episode we saw Stefan have his heart ripped out right in front of us and he still came back, I believe anything is possible for the producers of this show. 
Okay, let's take ourselves away from the negatives and maybes and look at some of the positive things that came out of this episode and other things that are going to need explaining. Firstly, Alaric is back *yay* I always loved Alaric (although what I loved most was the bromance between him and Damon and without Damon...well there's no bromance) I have read though that Alaric is not the same any more, he died an original vampire so he's going to have to come to terms with that so that's definitely something that needs exploring in season 6? Also are we forgetting that the whole of Mystic Falls has just been blown up from operation kaboom??!!??? where's everyone going to live so that's going to create a different dimension in season 6 they're going to be in a complete different setting unless the time gap between series 5 and series 6 is actually a long period of time in which they 'restored' Mystic Falls. However I think it'd be much more interesting if it wasn't having the characters in a place we're not so used to them being.  I'm not too sure how I feel about Enzo being back he's probably got a lot of unfinished business that we'll for sure get to see. Lastly I want to talk about Caroline, she has the potential of being with three different guys now, firstly Tyler is back (and may I point out he is no longer a hybrid) WTF MOMENT, then we have Enzo because there was definitely some form of chemistry between them both and lastly Stefan, come on it's obvious there is something there between them too, or should they just stay best friends? There's is another relationship I'm kind of sitting on the fence about, they definitely have something but I love them as friends they're like a mirror to Stefan's relationship with Lexi and that's what I love about them too, I kind of want Stefan to meet someone completely new and fall in love with her all over again like he did when he first met Elena, or maybe Katherine comes back and she's the one for Stefan because after all dopplegangers are destined to be together just maybe it was Katherine destined to be with Stefan and not Elena? but we saw Katherine being dragged into darkness but I still don't believe that's the last we're going to see of her. 
I hope you liked this review, I'd like to do a lot more reviews on here because I love writing about things I'm passionate about. 
Do you think Damon and Bonnie are gone forever? Or do you think they'll be back? 
Love ya all, 
Izzy 
♥ 

Thursday, 24 April 2014

Our Easter Break | M A L T A

So this time last week I was chilling on a sunny beach in Malta with my boyfriend, if you don't know where Malta is...GOOGLE IT, no I'm kidding, Malta is a southern European country in the Mediterranean sea kind of near Sicily. It's part of the Malta Channel in which only three islands are inhabited, Malta, Gozo and Comino, I got to visit Gozo on my trip too. I would only recommend Gozo if you're really into your culture and history of the place, if you just want to shop and chill I don't think Gozo would be for you, although the boat trip over there is lovely!
Malta is so beautiful, I don't really hear many people talk about Malta as a top holiday destination and I really don't know why it has a bit of everything. Our Hotel was in St Julians which was right on the strip of clubs in Pacevile, not only does Malta have the nightlife but it also has amazing shopping, amazing beaches, hot weather, cheap prices, tasty food and beautiful culture. What more could you want? 




For Shopping I would recommend these places: Sliema (a shopping center in Sliema called 'The Point') in sliema highstreet there is the most amazing zara and Valletta which is the capital and has some really good shops. I wasn't too pleased with the topshop in Sliema but I didn't care because the Zara was out of this world. 










Also can I add, that 'SLICE' of pizza was only  €2.30 and it was classed as a slice of pizza, it was more like a half, the pizza in Malta is unreal too the cheese is so thick and cheesy, I think I had pizza everyday...no regrets. 






I honestly think Malta should be more popular than it is, it has something for everyone. It's perfect for a girls/boys holiday because you have the food, the shopping for the day, the night-life and an amazing beach to chill on when curing a hangover! Like me it was perfect for a romantic holiday away and just create memories with your loved ones. It would also be perfect for a family holiday too. I had such an amazing time and would so go again. I'm very grateful to my lovely boyfriend, will, for taking me and giving me a lovely weekend away this Easter, it's so nice to get away once in a while. Love you all,
Izzy 
♥ 

Wednesday, 23 April 2014

Malta Beauty Haul | NYX, Chanel, Estee Lauder and more.


Hey guys, firstly a massive apology for not posting in like a decade, my laptop decided to give up all hope it had so I've just been trying to use any laptop I can get my hands on. I have also been a way on holiday, I went to Malta which was amazing, I will probably put a blog post up soon and tell you all some lush places to go if you're ever thinking about going to Malta. ANYWAY, whilst in Malta I obviously went shopping, I bought a lot of clothes out there because the Zara was amazing, unfortunately though I wasn't too impressed with the Topshop *crying face* but you'll probably see those clothing items in OOTDs and thangs, so here's a little peak at the beauty items I bought whilst away. Hope you like my post.

Loreal True Match Powder - Golden Beige €14/£8.19

NYX Le Chick Flick Mascara - 05 €9.95/ I can't seem to find it on the NYX website


 
Chanel Le Volume De Chanel Macara - 10 Noir €28/£25

NYX Above & Beyond Full Coverage Concealer - 01 Porcelain €6.99/£6

NYX Stay Matte But Not Flat Liquid Foundation - 02 Nude €8.99/£9


NYX Blush - Peach €6.99/£6

NYX Studio Photogenic Primer €17.99/£12.50


Estee Lauder Double Wear - Light Foundation Intensity 3.0  €28/£28.50
I hope you all enjoyed this post and seeing all the lovely beauty items I bought in Malta, you'll probably see them reviewed more in detail in later posts and favourite posts! Hope you all have a lovely day even though it is absouletly raining cats and dogs here.
Love you all, 
Izzy
♥



Wednesday, 19 February 2014

Hello Highlight!

Hiya, many apologies for not posting in a while, my laptop broke down on me and now it's fixed so I should be posting more regularly again yay!
I'm not the best when it comes to make-up but I've been really getting into highlighting recently and I guess you could say contouring too. I haven't been using any special high end products as of yet because as I said I've only just been testing however I'm loving it and I feel it suits me so it may be time to branch out into some more expensive highlights and contours as I have loved playing around with the highlights and contours I already have. I didn't want to buy and expensive highlight or contour kit at first in case it didn't suit me or I couldn't do it properly but now I know I like it I know I can look around for good highlights and contours, any suggestions? :)
 Highlight used "NYC" highlight.
The places I like to highlight are my cheekbones, down my nose, my tear dux, my brow bone and my cupids bow to accentuate parts of my face.


 
Love ya,
Izzy
♥