Surviving Sick Days!

So I am currently camped out on my living room sofa, after going into school this morning and throwing up. I hate throwing up. I told my drama teacher and he was all "ew, don't come anywhere near me." But he then made up for it by getting me water and feeling my forehead for a temperature and being nice while the admin ladies made me sit in the hall being ill for an hour before they bothered to do anything about it. But yeah, now that I'm home and feeling sorry for myself, I've decided to make up a Winter Survival pack! I'm going to tell you guys all of the things that I need to keep me as comfy as possible, and get me on the road to well-ville.

First up I have a few lips products to share. I get really bad, cut up, dried out lips every winter, so I've tried and tested quite a few lip balms and suchlike! Firstly, Blistex Relief Cream has saved me this past fortnight. It's 'medicated relief for occasional cold sores, cracked, chapped and sore lips'. And I've got to say, all of that is absolutely true! I had one massive split in my lip which was pretty painful, but this stuff completely healed it! It was £3 something, and so worth it. However, although it does heal, it doesn't really moisturise, so I find its good to have a nice lip balm to back you up. I like Figs and Rouge 100% Organic Lip Balm in the flavour Pomegranate. It's really moisturising, but I wouldn't say it smells of pomegranate, more those crystally orange things they put on Christmas cake. Trust me to relate everything back to cake! You can buy Figs and Rouge products at boots, this cost £4.99. The last lip product on my list is the LUSH popcorn lip scrub. It's a sugar scrub made up of castor sugar, jojoba oil, sea salt, polenta, coconut oil and popping candy. It tastes AMAZING. It's all buttery and caramely and just all round yummy. And every so often you get a little burst of salt! I would say this is good for when your lips have pretty much healed!

Next up is a load of drinks I love having when I'm not too well. Firstly, just water. I got a litre bottle of water when I was really ill in Edinburgh, and you have no idea how much just sipping water can help! Next is Glaceau Vitamin Waters, which I admit can be a little tasteless, but they have a bunch of good stuff in them, and I do like the Power-C Dragonfruit flavour. I also love Cadburys hot chocolate, made with microwaved milk. So darn tasty! And Lemsip is just kind of genius. I put in honey and sugar to make it tastier. 

My last category is random other things. I love watching films when I'm ill, especially Christmas ones! Also, watching loads of one series is fun, my favourite is Gavin and Stacey, its ridiculously funny. I also need a duvet and pillow wherever I settle down, and loads of magazines. I think the key to getting well soon is getting the perfect balance of resting and doing things to keep boredom at bay!  I hope this might have helped some of you who are maybe feeling ill, or might help some of you in the future! Thankyou muchly for reading,

Amy xox

MAC Collection Part Two- Eyes!

Hey guys,
I'm back to do the next part of my MAC collection posts! Today I'm doing eyes- I have 4 eye products, one of which I didn't count in the original count because my mum had it, but I have it back now so I'll dive right in!

So first up is the eyeshadow 'Naked Lunch'. This was the first ever MAC item I bought, and its probably one of my favourites. It's a gorgeous nudey pink sheen, which is perfect as an al over eye colour. It's a frost, and just really gorgeous! It cost me around £12, but I bought it in Holland so it was obviously in euros rather than pounds.

Next is another eye shadow in the shade 'Amber Lights'. A friend got me this for my birthday this year, and its lovely! As you could probably guess, it's just a really pretty amber frosty colour, which is good if you want a really warm look. I think if you wore this all over the lid it would look a touch brassy, so I wear it on the outer v to give a more subtle, less coppery look. It's a really nice colour for the autumn and winter seasons,

Third up I have another shadow in the colour 'Steamy'. This is a really pretty sea green colour with silvery blue shimmer through it, and its really lovely used on the outer V or even along the lower lash line along with black eyeliner for a more statement look.

Lastly I have a paintpot in the colour 'Indianwood', a really gorgeous bronzey gold colour, which can be used as both a base or eye colour. It's absolutely lovely on the outer half of the lid with another shadow over the top. I would really recommend this if you're looking for a darker cream base colour.

So that is my MAC eye product collection! Next up on my list for eyes are three shadows: Vex, Satin Taupe, and Cranberry. Well, Christmas is coming! Thankyou very much for reading, I hope you enjoyed!
Amy xo

From left to right: Indianwood, Amber Lights, Steamy, Naked Lunch

I don't know if the picture worked last time or not, but I guess it's worth a try!

MAC Collection Part One- Face!

Hello everybody!

I'm back to do what is my second proper post, which is the first part of 3 posts I'll be doing in the next week or so- my MAC collection! About 7 months ago I bought my first MAC product in Amsterdam's Schipol Airport on my way to the beautiful Venice, after watching numerous YouTube videos and deciding MAC was something I needed in my life. I got an eyeshadow called 'Naked Lunch', purely by swatching and spending what seemed like hours deliberating, but I really, really loved it and since then have been collecting lovely products! I have a grand total of 10 products, 4 of which are face products which I will be showing you today!

The first thing I shall be talking about is my blush from MAC in the shade 'Pink Cult'. I didn't pick this one out for myself, a lady working at MAC asked if I wanted to try a blush with another product I asked to try out, and I thought that I may as well, and I actually really liked it! So I went back and bought it a few weeks later, after getting some sort of prize money for something, because that seems to be the only time when I can actually afford to splash out on high end stuff. I would describe this as the perfect cool-toned blush for people with similar skin tone to myself (really quite pale with dark hair and blue eyes) but I think this would probably work for people with darker skin tones too. It's greally pigmented- a little goes a very long way! To apply this is use Elf's Studio Blush Brush, which was £3.50 when I bought it but may have gone up in price since then. I'm pretty sure the blush itself cost £17.50 :)

The next thing up is one of my two Mineralise Skinfinishes, which I both love but is one has to be my favourite for my daily wear makeup! It's in the shade 'Lightscapade',  a beautiful pearly sheen colour on the skin, gorgeous for cheekbones. It's really subtle but still visible, and I also love it in the inner corner of the eye for a super-simple and quick look! In the pan it's really pretty, a white-ish shine marbled with blues and pinks and all sorts! This cost me £21.50, and was definitely worth it!

My other Mineslise Skinfinish is in the shade 'Soft and Gentle', and its slightly more noticeable, a really pretty goldy bronze colour, and it really gives a lovely glow. Don't be put off if you swatch it in the shop- it looks mega mega glittery, but it doesn't come out at all glaring on the skin! This is really pretty as an eye colour as well! Again, lovely on the cheekbones! This was also £21.50.

My final product is a Mineralise Skinfinish Natural, which is a setting powder/foundation. It gives some coverage which is great if, like me, you don't really have many problems with your skin! It gives a really flawless, matte finish but its not dull at all, it's gorgeous! I wear the shade Light Plus, as matched by a lady at the counter which is perfect for me. It's actually brand new, I bought it on Sunday, and I love it already!

So, thankyou very mucho for bothering to read this, I'll be back soon with my next post about eye products! See you soon!
Amy xo
(Below: MSF Soft and Gentle; MSF Lightscapade;MSFN Light; Blush- Pink Cult)
Sorry about the pretty terrible photo! :s

Nails: Essie's 'Bordeaux' !

For me, choosing an Essie nail varnish has to be one of the hardest decisions a girl who is this into nails could ever face. EVER. Staring at the mesmerisingly laid out display shelf in Boots, I found myself stumped. I honesty wish I was one of the beauty gurus I watch religiously, because, somehow,   6 nail varnishes, a high end foundation and £200 worth of Topshop clothes is a 'small haul'. But for me, this nail varnish was the last thing I was buying myself before my Christmas shopping begun, so I could feel the sweat breaking out on my forehead.

Joking, of course, that's disgusting Amy. But it was a big deal. After 15 minutes of blocking up the boots aisle, I finally went for 'Bordeaux'. And I LOVE it. It's a really deep, deep, reddish burgundy colour in the bottle, and after 3 coats this dark beauty transfers almost exactly onto your nails. It's gorgeous, and perfect for Autumn and Winter if you ask me! At £7.99 I would say the pricing is pretty fair, for a semi-high-end nail product, and I certainly don't regret it at all, with the easy application brush, pretty packaging and colour payoff! And there is nothing I hate more than a nail varnish which is gorgeous inside the bottle and next to transparent, watery and generally horrible when put onto the nails! Definitely a good buy on my behalf!

Well, rant over! Goodbye for now! xo

**I'll beeee baaaack sooooon!** (like outta Oliver... Duh... Haha)

Well Hello There

Well hello there!
So this is awkward. I have no idea what to say so I'm kind of just typing whatever comes into my head, and I should probably get to the point. I'm starting this blog just because, so to start it off I shall write a little bit about myself...
My name's Amy, I'm from Scotland and one day I hope to be a vet or a violinist, or maybe a lawyer because I've been told I'm certainly stubborn enough, but I have a secret obsession with fashion and beauty which eats away at my free time, and definitely money! I have a Chinese hamster called Tosca, as in the opera, and I love all animals great and small. Especially star nosed moles and mouse-lemurs. And huskies. But who doesn't love huskies. I love reading blogs and watching YouTube videos of all sorts, and I spend a lot of free time playing both classical and traditional violin/ fiddle and singing and playing my geetar. I can't wait til Christmas.
Well, that pretty much seems to sum up my life at the minute. This blog is going to consist of me rambling on about nothing much, sometimes maybe just an idea or opinion I would like to voice but mainly beauty or fashion! Hopefully a few of you will like what you see and read!
Goodbye for now! xo