I know I'm a bit late to the game as these have been out for a while now, but I thought I would just do a small review about the 'They're Real!' Mascara and Push-up Liner by Benefit, seeing as I have both tried them.

So the first product I used (and am still using now) is the Mascara. It's not my favourite mascara ever, but it still does the job - it makes your lashes longer and stays on all day.

The Push-up Liner...I didn't like so much. To be fair, I couldn't even put it on! It just kept clumping up on my eyelid and then falling off, I gave up in the end! It was a shame, as it seemed to have potential, but as I say, I just really didn't get on with it.

What are your thoughts on these? Comment below!

It's a new year, so I thought it would be a good time to bring back the monthly favourites again! There isn't many for this month, but at least a few is better than none :)

I have combined the first two favourites together, seeing as I melted one of them! They are the Yankee Candle Tart Melter and the tart that is currently (half) melted in the top is the Yankee Candle Strawberry Buttercream Tart. I got these as I am sick to death of my room not smelling nice and this deals with the problem! I also have lots of other tarts ready to use - I am liking anything fruity or vanilla right now!

The last thing I have chosen as part of my January Favourites is the Nars Concealer in Light1 - Chantilly. I bought this a few months ago in Selfridges when I was last down in London for work, and since I had heard great things about the Nars brand, I thought I should try some! It has swayed me away from the Benefit Boing which I was religiously using... the consistency is great and really covers the bags under my eyes as well as any blemishes. I also didn't have much of a problem going from a cream-based product to a liquid-based one. I'm hoping there is somewhere near to where I live that sells this as I don't really fancy a 2 1/2 hour trip to London just to buy this again!


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I admit, it's been a while with the Empties and they have been gradually building up in my drawer. So here are a few more for you, have you used any and what did you think of them?

Veet Hair Removal Cream - I bought this for 'normal skin' as my skin isn't too sensitive, luckily. I bought it for when I really can't be bothered to shower or run a bath when all I need to do is shave my legs. I don't use this for the underarms as I have found it a nightmare to hold your arms up for so long! It's ok, but I have found it doesn't quite get every hair and I end up with patches that I have to go over with a razor.

Will I buy it again? I already have done, but more so that at the time there wasn't much else in the shop to try!

John Frieda Radiant Red Shampoo - I used to buy this religiously when I first dyed my hair red and it does help hold my colour well. The only problem with this range there is only the shampoo and conditioner whereas the blonde and brunette range have loads more! (which I think is a bit unfair really...petition anyone?) As a result there isn't much more on the market so I'm stuck with this product.

Will I buy it again? I tend to buy whatever hair products are on offer and John Frieda products usually aren't in my local stores, so whilst right now I don't have a new bottle, I will probably have another one in the future.

Collection 2000 Extreme 24 Hour Felt Tip Liner - I have sworn by this eyeliner for a few years now, refusing to try any others! It's only since finishing this one (I am sure this product has been in another empties) that I thought I would broaden my eyeliner horizon. It's cheap and drastically changed the way I did eyeliner, so it will always have a place in my heart.

Will I buy it again? It's a strong possibility - I have a few eyeliners waiting to be used so maybe I will go back to it once I have used them up!

Garnier BB Cream in Light - I got this sample in a magazine I believe so I thought "Why not try it?". It was OK...and that's all I can really say. I prefer my liquid foundation of this - I felt it was too thick and didn't sit on my face very well, but on the other hand I did get a good few uses out of the packet!

Will I buy it? I don't think I will, I just don't feel it was right for my skin.

Benefit Gimme Brow in Light/Medium - As you can see from the picture, I tend to go through quite a few of these! This is the first product I ever used on my eyebrows, and now I can't go back! It not only tidies up your brows but also adds a little tint. So a good all-rounder :)

Will I buy it again? I'm pretty sure I already have another one, but if not then yes!

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1. Music - Music is my first passion and has been for my whole life. I have been learning music since I was 5 years old; I have played the recorder, violin, bass guitar, keyboard, piano and vocals. I listen to all styles of music and I love my job as a vocal coach, passing on my knowledge to other people. Music is something that will always stay with me.
   
   
2. Family - Through thick and thin, my family have always been the ones behind my back, helping me keep my head up high. If anything ever happened to my family I would be there for them in whatever way I can. I love them all so much.
   
   
3. The Future - I have always had two expectations in my life, and they are to get married and have kids. (One day, not yet!) They are both such an extreme passion of mine as I have always had it in my head that it WILL happen, I have to do all I can to not look at wedding dresses and baby clothes when I'm not even engaged or pregnant!
   
   
4. Reading - I find it so important to read; I really enjoy it and I love to immerse myself in another world. I started reading before I began school, it is just one thing that has stuck with me since I was little and as a result I believe my life is better for it :)
   
   
5. Make-up - How can I not add in make-up? I've been wearing it since I was 15 and although I got a bit of stick for it at first (school bullies eh?) I didn't let them stop me! A little bit of eyeliner turned into adding some tinted moisturiser which turned into crazy shades of eyeshadow! I can't be without my bright eyeshadows now and I have to be very tame when it comes to teaching! I love playing about with different bits of make-up and I think I always will.

I always get people asking me how I put on eyeliner and do my eye make-up, when they consider how long I have been doing it (about 9 years!). I have recently changed up my eye make-up as I felt my eyeliner was too heavy. The main difference is that I don't really wear much on the bottom of my eye anymore and the line isn't so thick!


To start with, these are the eyeliners I am currently using - Collection 2000's Extreme 24 Hour Felt Tip Liner and Barry M's Kohl Pencil (both are in black).

Although the photo doesn't show it well, I have primed my eyelids and then used No. 7's Stay Perfect Eyeshadow in what I believe the colour 'Mushroom' (but don't quote me on that, I have a sample pot and there is no name on it!) all over my eyelid. This is what I am currently using as my everyday eyeshadow as it's really lovely as a neutral light brown that is great for teaching. With primer it stays put all day.


I've then used the Barry M pencil to draw a faint line from the lower outer corner of my eye to nearly halfway in, and then I use my finger to smudge it a little.
I used to use this eyeliner to draw on my waterline and before that completely under my eye to the inner corner as well! I took heavy eyeliner to the extreme...




Now after this I just curled my eyelashes and added mascara, but it seems to be that I completely forgot to take a picture! (I probably got distracted) So that is how I currently do my eye make-up; on days I don't work I like to mix my eyeshadow colours up - mainly to plums and pinks.

I hope you've liked this post and let me know if you would like to see more like it! I like to play around with eyeshadows so if you have any eye make-up requests please comment below!

After having a really crappy week, on Saturday I decided to go to Matalan and buy a few tops that could be for teaching or to wear on a night out, as I don't own many 'nice' tops! However on Sunday this turned into a full-blown spree as I was let loose in a shopping centre! Here is what I picked up, what is your favourite piece?

Apologies for not posting yesterdays character, I just didn't get the time! Here are yesterdays and todays in one go though :)

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June 4

Clue:

• Cardigan (wasn't meant to be worn, but it was cold!) by Florence & Fred 
• Shirt by Next
• Belt by Next
• Brown Leggings from Primark
• I was also wearing some Blowfish boots from Schuh but the picture missed them off

• Headband by ASOS
• Shirt was donated to me ages ago!
• Jeans from Topshop

I couldn't find a picture of the bottle itself, but this is what the colour looks like!

This looks like the colour I have, it has quite a lot of pink tones

Yesterday was my first 'proper' shopping trip out since having my operation, and I managed to persuade my Mum to let me look at the make-up section! These are the two bits I bought (alongside DVDs and books and all that jazz).

The first is Maybelline's Color Show by Colorama in '46 Sugar Crystals' and I bought this as the colour is absolutely gorgeous. I think it will only work over a neutral base though. It wasn't a bad price either at £2.50.

Secondly was Collection 2000's Glam Crystals Dazzling Gel Liner in 'Le Freak 5', which is a lovely blue colour, which compliments my orange hair quite nicely.

Also today I finally got around to trying my Benefit testers which I got when I bought the 'Gimme Brow' - see my April Favourites 2014 video as it features there! The first was 'Triple Performing Facial Emulsion', which is a moisturiser. Now, I usually don't use moisturisers but I probably should! It's made my skin feel really nice and smooth, and the SPF 15 is an added bonus (especially on my pale skin) but I'm just not sure that I would like to spend £21.50 on a moisturiser that I probably wouldn't use all of the time...I don't even use the one I already have!

My other sample was Benefit's new Big Easy foundation. At the moment the only liquid foundation I have is the Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow! which I loved at first, but now I've found there are a lot of orange-tones that don't really do anything for my complexion! Has anyone else found this? Anyway, this Big Easy is a BB Cream, which I have never used, and to be honest my skin is getting pretty dry lately. I haven't found the coverage brilliant, but then I haven't really used very much as you don't get much in the sample or applied powder over it. It retails for £27.50 which is £1 more than the Hello Flawless but I'm going to have a think about it.