Real techniques review

Hey guys, for Christmas my mum and dad bought me the 'real techniques core collection kit'. I was so lucky and so excited to try them out, I had my eye on them for a while. I then decided to buy the powder brush and the blush brush separately as I loved all the brushes in the core collection kit. So I thought I would share my opinions on these lovely brushes.

I find that I use every brush in this kit most days, which I was very happy about as they can be quite expensive. They give my makeup a natural finish which I personally believe is the best thing, you don't want to be 'caked' in makeup in my opinion. None of the bristles have fallen out which is obviously excellent and I find with cheap brushes that happens quite a lot.

I must say I found the online tutorials brilliant and very helpful, I would recommend watching them if like me you have had no experience with more expensive brushes. They just give really good tips and explain which brushes are best for liquid foundation for example and which ones are best for powder foundations. So I would defiantly recommend watching those if you are a little unsure what all the brushes are for.

The brushes clean so well, however I am unsure of how many times you should clean them so if anybody has any advice I would love some. At the moment I have cleaned them twice since I got them?

I am hoping to get the real techniques starter kit very soon, and I can imagine I will feel exactly the same about all of those brushes too.

If you guys have the real techniques brushes let me know what you think of them. 

 Sophie x

Quick update

Hey guys, thought I'd let you know why I haven't posted much. It's simply because I've been at work about 3 weeks now and I'm just so tired when I come home. Hopefully when I get used to the hours I won't be so tired and I can come home and do a few blog posts. I have planned another recent purchases. My lipstick collection is now growing too so I'm tempted to do a post around those. Let me know what you think about that. Hopefully I'll speak to you all soon!

Mini haul

Hey guys, I haven't posted a haul in quite a while but I got some money for christmas and decided to pick a few bits and bobs up that I have been wanting for quite a while.

I finally picked up the Garnier-BB eye roll on and the Garnier- Wake me up revitalising hydrating gel. I got both products from Tesco, but you can pretty much pick them up anywhere.

I have used the BB eye roll on more than the hydrating gel and I would definitely recommend this product it's really good, it claims to 'reduce the appearance of dark circles & bags). In my opinion it does this, I personally think it works better than my concealer I use. I cannot recommend this product enough, you can also get this product in different shades. The shade I have is 'medium' however I am thinking I needed the lighter shade but once I have blended it in with my powder and foundation it's a perfect shade.

I will let you know how I get on with the hydrating gel but up to now I have no complaints.

I also picked up a new foundation which I was interested in trying... 'Rimmel London Stay Matte Foundation'. I have had my eye on this for quite a while now and thought I would give it ago. However it probably won't be for a while as I have only just recently repurchased my old foundation. But never mind I still thought I would pick it up before I forgot.

I also picked up a new lipstick whilst I was out, not sure what I think to it yet as it's a very bright colour. But I am willing to give it ago. It's 'Smooch Lipstick' in the shade 'Rocking Red'.

That is all I have picked up recently, however I am hoping to do a big haul when I get paid for the first time eek.

Meet cookie

I got a hamster!

Meet cookie, she's a long haired Syrian Hamster. She is now about 9 weeks old, and she is such a little bugger. I have wanted a new pet for absolutely ages and finally my mum let me have her as a Christmas present.

Batiste dry shampoo review

Hey guys, I decided to give 'batiste dry shampoo floral & flirty blush' ago. I was hoping for it to give my hair a little bit of boost when I'm rushing in the morning (which obviously happens a lot.) You can get it from anywhere, but I got mine when it was on offer at superdrug. At the moment it's £2.48 however it can go up to £4.99. Which personally I think is extremely expensive, if you are interested in this product click here.

This product claims to 'remove any excess grease' I think it does exactly what it says. I have only tried this product when I feel my hair is a little greasy I cannot manage leaving my hair greasy for more than a day so I am unsure if this would be ideal for a few days. But it is perfect if your hair just needs a boost.

Overall I would definitely recommend this product! It has to be one of my favorite hair products.

Christmas time

Hey guys, I have decided I want to put a few christmas decorations up in my room. I don't want to go mad because I really like how my room is set up and I feel like if I put to much into my room it will just look silly. I have recently ordered a pink christmas tree which I spoke about in my other blog post, it was from tesco so if you want to check that out click here. I think I am going to put some cute decorations on it but I'm not 100% sure yet. Personally I think the fairy lights around my bed are also very christmasy so obviously they will stay.

I am also tempted to put some tinsel up in my room, but I don't want it to look tacky so I am going to have to have a look at that and see what I think. If anybody has any suggestions of cute little christmas decorations please let me know. I have had a look at the christmas scented candles, however I think I will stick to the ones I already have.

I also went christmas shopping the other day which always makes me feel christmasy.

Quick update

Hey guys, I'm currently sat feeling all christmasy listening to Christmas songs and online shopping. I just purchased a pink christmas tree for my room. Getting all festive, hopefully I can buy some really cute decorations for my room.

Just a quick update really I am no longer at college, I really didn't enjoy myself there so I went for an interview on Monday for an apprenticeship at day nursery and guess what... I GOT THE JOB! I'm so proud of myself so now I will be earning my own money hopefully I can get some new makeup and start having more time to blog. I am really looking forward to the future now and just thought I would share this with you guys.