Flower Power

I feel like I haven't done an outfit post in ages, so here goes nothing! This has been my go-to outfit recently for when the weather is reasonably nice, but not too nice. The trousers are quite thin but not the most comfortable when things start to get a bit hot and bothered. I went to a family get together the other week, which was loads of fun, and quickly got my sister to take some pictures before we left.

I have had these trousers for ages, and they are one of my favourite pieces. They're super easy to style, you can just chuck on a black or white vest and walk out the door. They are also really versatile and can be dressed up, with heels, or worn more casually like I did. I decided to style them with a white vest, black cowboy-style boots, and a trusty leather jacket.

Jacket - Topshop

Top - ASOS

Bag - H&M (old)

Trousers - Miss Selfridge (old)

Shoes - H&M (old)

The pictures don't really do this outfit justice. This is definitely going to be a staple of mine over summer. What are your go-to pieces this time of year?

Votre Amy x

How To: Blue Lips

I actually love this look a lot more than I thought I would, and it is surprisingly wearable. I used the NYX Soft Matte Lip Creme in Moscow and I did review this product a little while ago (here) so I don't want to babble on too much about that. Although this isn't the best liquid lipstick ever, it does work if you persevere, and I found it worked best when you apply it one coat at a time and let it dry down slightly in between each one.

As this is such a bold shade, and I am still a bit of a make-up noob, I decided to keep the rest of my face pretty simple, just sticking to my everyday make-up routine, you can find the basics in this post. I just added a light brown eye shadow to the crease of my eye for a bit of definition, and added a lot of mascara. I wanted the lipstick to be the star of the show.

I personally think this looks best with a good contour and highlight combo, it just makes it look a lot more polished.

This isn't the easiest look to pull off, but I am in love, and am definitely going to be taking more risks with  my make-up in the future. Let me know what you think of this look. Is it something you would try? 

Votre Amy x

Pretty in Pink

I love wearing "pink" make-up in general, but I especially like it when the weather's nice so I thought now would be a perfect time to show you guys one of my favourite make-up looks, and how I achieve it, hope you enjoy!

There are a fair amount of Soap and Glory products in today's look. simply because they're great products, great quality and really affordable. I started with their One Heck of a Blot foundation, which is a medium to full coverage. For the rest of my face, I used the Bobbi Brown palette and L'Oreal brow gel to define and tame my eyebrows, I used the Maybelline Master Sculpt compact to define my cheekbones, and I then used my trusty Topshop highlight on the high points of my face. I haven't actually featured this clinique blusher in a make-up look before, which is a surprise as I wear it almost every day. It's a lovely pink-coral shade with quite a bit of shimmer, but it doesn't leave your face looking glittery, instead it leaves you with a fresh natural glow. 

For my eyes, I went in first with the shade 'Pink Diamond' all over my lid, then I used 'Favour' in the outer corners and underneath my eye, both from my Makeup Revolution palette. I then packed on this super glittery pink shade from my Bobbi Brown palette, which is just stunning.

I then just added a thin line of black eyeliner, as a base for my Fleur de Force eyelashes, and added a thin coat of mascara before putting on the lashes in 'Fleur Loves'. Finally, I moved on to lips, and this is one of my favourite ever combos. I slightly over-line and fill in my lips with this Max Factor lip liner in a pink-mauve shade, before adding this Soap and Glory Sexy Mother Pucker gloss in this light pink to make my lips look super plump.

And here is the final result! Let me know that you think.

The pictures really don't do this super pretty glittery eye makeup any justice at all!

Votre Amy x

Golden Girl

I've recently rekindled my love for this Clinique Chubby Stick in the shade 'Ample Amber' so thought I would do a quick make-up look based around it.

I've been testing out this new 'Skin Wow' primer from Seventeen, and I am really liking it. You can use this three ways, but I like to put it on before my foundation and find it adds a nice healthy glow to the skin. The rest of my base make-up is more of the same really, after my foundation and concealer I sweep bronzer pretty much all over my face, contour slightly, and add a heck of a lot of highlighter.

I've started using the two brown shades from this Bobbi Brown palette to define my eyebrows, because I think it adds a nice shape while still leaving them looking quite natural. I use the dark brown shade ('saddle') in the outer 3/4 of my brow, then the lighter of the two shades ('nude') in the front of my brows to keep it natural. I use this L'Oreal brow gel to set everything in place. The eye make-up is also super simple. I used the Clinique Chubby Stick all over the lid and also blended it into the crease, then used a flat eye-shadow brush to pack on the shade 'Sunset Hour' from my Makeup Revolution palette all over the mobile part of my lid - this shade is the perfect rose gold glitter and one of my favourites. This eye-shadow combination really brings out my eye colour, and I love it! I used my usual L'Oreal Telescopic mascara on my lashes and really layered it up to add more definition, and voilà! 

Don't forget to let me know what you think of this look!

Votre Amy x

Spring Lookbook

Hi guys,

For today's post, I thought I would give a quick round up of 3 of my favourite outfits for the spring time, hope you enjoy!

The Boyfriends Jeans
Jeans - Next (similar)
T-Shirt - ASOS
Shoes - Clarks (similar)
Sunglasses - Topshop (similar)
Bag - ZARA (old)

The Culottes
Trousers - Topshop
T-Shirt - ASOS
Trainers - Adidas via Urban Outfitters
Sunglasses - Ray-ban
Bag - H&M (old)
Necklace - Topshop (similar)

The Midi Dress

Dress - Topshop (old)

Shoes - H&M (similar)

Hat - New Look via ASOS

Bag - Topshop (similar)

Choker - ASOS

Which is your favourite look? Let me know in the comments.

Votre Amy x

April Favourites: Beauty and more..

I can’t believe it’s the end of April already – a slightly terrifying thought as I now have less than a month of university left! It’s hard to condense all the things I’ve been loving this month into one post, but I’m gonna do my best!

Beauty

First I’ll start with the beauty items that have not left my face or my handbag for the past 30 days. I recently bought the Estée Lauder Perfectionist foundation, I’d say in the past few weeks, but I’ve had a sample since the beginning of April – they give really generous sample sizes! This foundation is just lovely – super dewy, really nice medium coverage. I suffer with dry skin and, although this foundation doesn’t hide it completely, my skin doesn’t feel uncomfortable at all throughout the day – it’s just an all-round great product. 

The second make-up product I haven’t stopped using since I got it is the Makeup Revolution Fortune Favours the Brave palette – created and designed by British Beauty Blogger Jane Cunningham! This palette is simply stunning – I could stare at it all day, I wouldn’t, but I could. Admittedly some of the eyeshadows don’t have a great colour pay-off, but for the under £10 price tag, you can’t really complain. On a day-to-day basis I like to use the shades Buffer and Drama Queen to define my crease, and just sweep Latte all over the lid, but with this palette, the possibilities really are endless.

Along the same lines as the foundation, I’ve loved having very dewy and fresh-looking make-up throughout the whole of April, and am a massive fan of highlighter. My highlighter of choice this month, and of all time, is the Glow highlighter by Topshop in the shade Polished, which is a lovely champagne colour with a bit of a pink iridescence to it. I’m surprised I haven’t heard more people rave about this, it’s a great dupe for MAC’s strobe cream.

My next favourite isn’t actually on my face in the picture above, but if you read my last blog post, you’ll have seen MAC’s Whirl make an appearance, if you haven’t, then you should! This is a very recent favourite of mine but, dare I say it, it’s becoming a Holy Grail item. It’s a perfect taupy brown, and doesn’t feel too drying or chalky on the lips, like some MAC lipsticks tend to do – I am in love. Don’t be surprised if it makes it into next month’s favourites as well.

Skincare

As for skincare, I never really change things up that much, but I’ve had an old favourite making its way back into my routine this month, and that is the Nuxe Rêve de Miel lip balm. I actually bought this a while ago but fell out of love with it and gave it to my sister. When I was at her flat recently, I realised she wasn’t using it, and my lips have been super dry lately, so I thought I’d steal it back. It is a really hydrating, intense balm with quite a thick formula, and has quite a luxurious feel to it, so I usually use this quite liberally at night time, then just apply a thin layer throughout the day as and when I need it and it seems to do the trick!

Fashion

Moving on to a fashion favourite of mine, this hoody from Topshop – oh my god this is so fluffy inside, it’s unbelievable. The downside is that it tends to get fluff on everything else, but I can deal with it. This hoody is perfect for days when you want to just chill out, so I usually pair it with leggings or skinny jeans. The colour is a super nice faded pink which I just find really flattering, and it falls really nicely too. I’m quite petite so sometimes hoodies can drown me or look too boxy, but this does neither, definitely a new wardrobe staple.

Everything else

Music-wise I’ve rekindled my love for Jamie XX’s album ‘In Colour’, it’s just so chilled, and I really like the vibe of this album. I have a slight addiction to Netflix, definitely an unhealthy one, and one show that I would totally recommend is a Netflix Original called ‘Love’. I don’t want to give any spoilers, but it is really awesome, also features some darn good music. It’s also perfect to binge on, but you didn’t hear that from me. I went to see Captain America: Civil War last week, it was insanely good, and definitely makes the cut as well. Let me know what your April Favourites were down in the comments.

Votre Amy x