Redeeming my Identity

Ok, so I know it has been AGES since I last did a blog but I've been trying to find something to actually talk about.


Over the past few months I have been trying to get back to being myself, after being with my partner for over 2 years I started to feel like an extra limb of his & to have no real significance. So I've been redeeming my personality & identity. 


I've started going to the gym to get back to the lovely shape I once was & to be able to fit back into clothes that are now sitting at the back of the wardrobe gathering dust! I also joined Weight Watchers for a short while but found that it wasn't helping a great deal since I was gaining muscle at the gym & so my weight change wasn't showing. 


I've also started going out with my friends more & trying my best to see them as often as my finances will allow me. Since trying to lead a healthier, more active, more sociable life I've found myself to be feeling a lot better & happier! Although I still don't see myself being 8 stone, which is what has been recommended for me! 


So I've spent a lot of hours at the gym for a couple of months which is pulling me back into shape & I've managed to lose a stone in weight & around 5 inches off my waste and around 2-3 off my legs & arms. 

I've also been out a few times with friends making sure I keep up with their lives! I made the extra effort to go out about a week ago since my friend Kurt was up from London where he attends Uni. I don't think words describe how much I miss him when he's gone & seeing him again since Christmas really cheered me up! So we went to Krash ... not my favourite place in the world but better than nothing, and we mainly spend our time 'slut drop'ping random people that looks very miserable or dressed in what you would normally consider 'gothic' clothing (we class this as normal activity) or standing out in the cold complaining about the loud music & abnormal dress sense. 18 going on 80. And in Kurt's case 18 & going back to the 80's!


But it was here that I met a nice boy that bought me a drink for giving him 'pulling tips' ... I'm possibly the worst person to ask !!!

Me and Kurt

Me, Christina, Jack and Kurt
(outside freezing & bitching as we do)

We're Lovers <3

We do spend most of the night tormenting Jack

...Really tormenting him!

I've also not been very active on YouTube, losing all forms of inspiration to do tutorials as well as deleting a few that were bad quality & not very interesting! 


I shall try to update my current Blog Posts & also try to upload some new ones just for a nice change :)

Byee! x

My Make-up!

A small insight into what make-up I keep, what I use more often & my reviews on them.

My most used foundation - Clinique anti-blemish solutions. 2, fresh Ivory.

I picked up this foundation thinking that it would be oil free & would not give me any spots or blemishes. I was wrong, although it does sit very nicely on the skin & doesn't really move it was still quite oily & I did still get quite big spots. I don't have very oily skin but I like to get the oil free foundations so they set matte and don't leave a oily look on the skin. It also said that it was medium/full coverage but I found that I was needing to put on 2 layers in order to get the finish that I wanted, I would say it is only just a medium coverage. Although it is a nice foundation & I would buy it again I think for anyone tat has oily skin or likes a matte finish it is not the best. 

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17 - oil control mattifying foundation spf 15.
I used this foundation with the clinique one to make it more matte and to control the oil in the clinique foundation. This was also to make it the correct colour as the fresh ivory was too light but the no 3 in the clinique foundation was too dark. If it was not for this foundation I don't think I would have continued to use the clinique foundation. I'm not sure on the coverage as it is just a drug store foundation but I would probably say it is a light/medium coverage. 
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Dream Matte Mouse
I used this foundation on the areas of my face that needed even more oil control - usually my chin, nose and forehead. This is a nice foundation although it has no concealing qualities, it is light and easy to apply. This is a very nice foundation when used with the Maybelline dream satin liquid which is in the same range. 
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No.7 - Stay Perfect foundation SPF 15.
This is my summer foundation - it has a light coverage with a radiant finish. It is not matte like my other foundations because I like a bit more shine in the summer to look more natural. I have it in blonde which is a bit too dark for my skin apart from when I have a bit of a tan. This foundation is excellent for when on holiday as it will stay on all day & when it is reapplied on a night it doesn't go claggy or sticky. Although if it is used through the day I do recommend that another SPF product is used in order to be able to reapply if needed. 
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Collection 2000 - Natural Matt Foudnation - Natural Beige 
Some times I use this foundation with my No.7 for the areas that need to be oil controlled. I usually only use this if I'm going out for a whole day & I know I'm going to get quite hot. It has a medium coverage as I also use it as concealer if I feel I need it.
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Benefit Get Even foundation powder - 02.
This is the powder I used everyday to mattify my skin even further. It has a medium coverage and takes away any discolouration from your face of foundation. It is really light & unlike other powders it doesn't go cakey. It was a bit more expensive than I would usually pay but it is worth buying if you use powder everyday. I got it for the winter & has lasted me over the summer too. 
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Virgin Vie - Eye Boost
This is basically a foundation for your eyes, it is creamy and leaves a slightly tinted foundation on your eyelids which can act as a primer or a base coat of eye colour. I often use it on its own if I am just doing a day look, it evens out the discolouration on the eyelids and allows other eyeliners and eyeshadows to blend over the top easily. 
*****

Mac - Select SPF 15 foundation
I have recently bought this foundation as it is very matte and has a medium to full coverage. The first time I used it I still used it with all of my other products and found that it went very cakey so the second time I used without any of my other products and it seemed to be too light on my skin & moved a little bit around my oily areas. I have not used it since and so when I next use it I will experiment with what products to use with it. The shade that I have is NC35 which is the yellower shades I think. It was cheaper than I expected retailing at £19.50 although I do advise that if you want to buy it online to go on the US site & see if you can get it posted as it works out at about £16. 
*****

No.7 Intense Volume mascara.

I use this mascara every time I put on foundation the big brush applies a lot of product to the lashes coating them fully. It does give a lot of volume but only a small bit of volume so I use other products with it.

*****

Benefit Badgal Lash mascara.

This also has a big brush for intense volume and benefit has just released a new mascara to go with this one called 'They're real' which adds volume to give your lashes a fake lash effect - added with this they are voluptuous and very long. 

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Rimmel - Define a Lash Waterproof.
This is ver yold as the packaging has been changed now but this is a lengthening mascara which separates each lash with it's skinny plastic brisseled brush. This also puts plenty of product on the lashes and if you have full thick lashes already this is an ideal mascara.
*****

Victoria Jackson duo mascara - Brown.
This is my summer mascara with a conditioner at one end and the extender on the other. This mascara gives both length and volume in one application, although I do recommend putting two layers of the colour on as the white tends to show through. This is a very light mascara but can sometimes dry quite hard & flake away if touched. 
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Avon superShock gel eyeliner.
This is a new edition to my make-up bag which I was excited to try and I've worked with both pencil & liquid eyeliners and never really liked the finish to either and usually ended up using a black eyeshadow. This is black with sliver metallic glitter through it which is perfect for the festive season. It doesn't move & it can be used on the water & tide line in the eyes without discomfort. I have used this product several times and I am very happy with the outcome. 
*****

Benefit Smokin' Eyes set.

This is a collection of a brow wax, a wax highlighter, charcoal black eyeshadow, a grey glittery eyeshadow and a powder highlight. It also comes with a small pair of tweezers, a small pencil eyeliner and a double ended brush. It is quite expensive but I have had mine for about 2 years now and only the brow wax has ran out also the brush that it comes with is very good. 

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This is a Ruby & Millie eyeshadow palate that I have. It is years old and I don't think that they are made anymore. I don't really use this very much apart from the nude colour which has glitter in it on the lids for a natural look, the white as a highlighter, the brown for my eyebrows and the black for eyeliner when I want a softer finish. The shadows are not the most pigmented and it takes a while to get the colour to come out onto the skin/lid and it does often need topped up. I have used the gold once but I was not happy when I had to reapply & clean it up before I had even left the house as it had moved & most of it had rubbed away.

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Mac - Atlantic Blue Matte Eyeshadow. 

I got this to put on when I wear my bright blue Maxi-dress. I will say that I have to use a primer when I use this but other than that it is fine - it is very pigmented and doesn't move once on. 

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Benefit Hoola Bronzer.
This bronzer I don't use often as it is more orange than anything else. On my skin it just goes to a bright orange & no longer looks anything like a bronzer - if I am going out I can sometimes get away with wearing it with a dark eye but not through the day. Also the brush that it comes with is square and you cannot ever get it to go on blended, it usually just looks like a orange line down your face.
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Benefit Coralista Blusher 
This is very pink and has a slight shimmer to it. I use this most days but only on the apple of my cheek as I think the shimmer in it is too much to take up the cheek bone. It is not the most dazzling blusher but it is nice. 
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No.7 Lipliner.

I usually just use this lipliner to fill in the whole of my lips instead of using lipstick because it lasts longer. It is just in nude and so it is just a slight pinky/brown and makes it look like I nothing on my lips just evens then out and gives them a little bit of glamour. 

*****

I will upload more photographs and reviews on each product if my views change or if I buy any more but for now that is the bulk of my make-up although I'm sure it will get bigger over time. 

Foundation Video

Eyes Video

Lips & Cheeks Video

YouTube

Over the past year or so I've searched all over Youtube to find the best make-up artists that I can, these are just a few that I am subscribed to.



Pixiwoo
These are the Chapman sisters that have been posting tutorial video's for years now and I have been watching for 2 years. They are currently contracted with Avon but in their video's experiment with a wide range of different brands and products.

All of their video's feature the stereotypical looks of celebrities, Halloween and the all important 'everyday look'. Outside of the typical looks they do very creative, over-dramatic looks that would catch anyone's eye, including fantasy and drag tutorials. Over the years I have studied their techniques and I must say they are the best that I know! 


The brands that they use are usually what you would expect of the Mac, Estee Lauder and Urban Decay along with a wide range of lower priced brands such as Bourgeois and Avon. They always give an alternative to the product they are using in order to appeal to everyone so if you're not able to get your hands on the Mac or Clinique product there will always be another cheaper alternative out there. 

YouTube channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/pixiwoo
Other Channel - http://www.youtube.com/pixiwoomadness
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/officialpixiwoo
Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/pixiwoos  (Sam) http://www.twitter.com/nixiepixi  (Nic)
Blog - http://www.pixiwoo.com
Channel4 Beauty - http://www.channel4.com/4beauty/hairstyles/hair-video/how-to-do-a-fishtail-plait

JLovesMac1 - Jarmaine

I discovered this girl when I was looking through to find hair styles about a year ago only to find this american/asian crazy girl!! At first I wasn't sure how to take her personality but now that I expect it from her I love it! I honestly think that she is amazing at what she does, whilst using Mac and other high end products in her tutorials she usually has links to cheaper alternatives and often has websites that sell products alot cheaper and also sometimes has money off codes.

She does, make-up tutorials, hair tutorials, OOTD (outfit of the day) and Hauls! She tries to keep her products at a low price using things from Wallmart etc. There isn't a lot I can say about her, you just have to watch her & decide for yourself!!

YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/user/JLovesMac1

Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/HeyJarmaine
VLOG: http://www.youtube.com/user/JarmaineTV



haideeandkatie - Haidee_Pants

This is the girl that I found when I was looking for new make-up tutorials and descovered that she had the balls to make Spoofs! She's a crazy geordie from South Shields which immediately made me like her. Although now she doesn't do so many spoofs but still does caricatures of famous people and her made-up people which is hilarious. Her most common video's include how to handle everyday life like one of her most recent video's 'Funny Put off Lines'. I'm excited to see what she has to offer in the future.

YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/user/haideeandkatie



JennaMarbles - Jenna Mourey

This typical American girl caught my eye by a Video called 'How To Avoid Talking To People You Don't Want To Talk To' where she became YouTube famous for her 'Face'. She has done many video's imitating celebrities and talking about things that we would not usually discuss eg. What Disney Movies Taught Me & Underwear Horoscopes.

YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/user/JennaMarbles#p/u/43/8wRXa971Xw0
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jenna-Mourey/311917224927
Twitter - @Jenna_Marbles
Blog - www.jennamarblesblog.com




Glozell1 - Glozell

This woman has had me crying with laughter! She is a YouTube hero!! She posts numerous video's a day based on her everyday life. Her trademark video is her explanation of song lyrics from Adele to Rihanna to Britney Spears, interpreting the lyrics and explaining their meanings in her own words which is always something to look forward to! I also love her trademark introduction to all of her video's "This is Glozell, is you ok, is you good 'cause I want to know".

I first found her when I saw her video on Willow Smith's I Whip My Hair. As she whips her hair about using funny lines such as "Pay my taxes!? I WHIP MY HAIR". This was funny throughout until at the very end when her WIG falls off, I immediately subscribed and I have watched most of her video's since.

YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/user/glozell1

I hope to add to this list as time goes on, other people I have seen is Michelle Phan, Naiouk, realtechniques, Foxylocksextentions.
I'm sure I'll be posting another blog soon with new people I have found on my studies.

Lee Evans Roadrunner!

Sunday 23rd October.


Lee Evans Roadrunner Tour - Newcastle Metro Radio Arena.

So my boyfriend and I decided to go see Lee Evans' new tour Roadrunner last year when the tickets first come out as we are huge fans. We were anticipating this evens for over a year from when the tickets were released. We had a friend of mine queue for our tickets for us as we were both at work and to our surprise she came back with front row tickets! 

When we first entered the venue we walked right to the front & were delighted how easy it was to get to our seats. We were slightly to the right of the stage but we could still see everything that was going on. The only thing I was disappointed about was the lack of room between each seat, I felt very crushed up against my boyfriend and the guy sitting next to me which was a little bit awkward. Nevertheless Lee Evans was fantastic & I could not have asked for any more from him, he did the whole gig altering some of the accents to geordie to fit the jokes. We also loved that he kept his jokes to his usual, on family, his wife and the mishaps in his life. We had a great night & we were delighted to find that at the end he did bohemian rhapsody by queen, a routine he made up for a gig in France. I'm eagerly anticipating the release of the DVD now in 3D, the first to be done. 

We had a fantastic night and we would love to see him again! To anybody that has not seem him yet I suggest you buy a ticket and go see him, he's one of my favourite comedians & my favourite male comedian! 


You can check out some of his work on Youtube just by searching Lee Evans. Also all of his DVDs and his new book The Life of Lee is now available at www.play.com.


A small Chosen clip =http://www.youtube.com/user/funniestevercomedy?v=KDQmTc_sMns&feature=pyv&ad=7423146699&kw=lee%20evans

Pre-order NOW! http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/17630400/Lee-Evans-Roadrunner-Live-At-The-O2/Product.html?searchtype=allproducts&searchsource=0&searchstring=lee+evans&urlrefer=search

Candlewax Cupcakes!!

Ok, I'm starting a blog since I have so much to talk about & to say about everyday things & I can't put them ALL on youtube!!

I'm going to briefly talk about some cupcake candles that my boyfriend's sister makes they look so gorgeous & smell divine  !!
As she has been making them for a short while now they are starting to get more popular & she has been making more flavours & looks. I have received 3 of the different flavours so far: cherry bakewell, tutti fruitti & red apple & cinnamon, I cannot fault them.
She makes a selection of candles, melts, frothies, smoothies, giant cupcakes, pies & trifle.  
The prices range from £3.50 for a normal cupcake - £20 for a giant cupcake.

My Youtube Video to explain - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgNIyuTUvM4


Her Facebook Group - http://www.facebook.com/groups/208673145863347/