Glossybox May 2014: 50 Years of Superdrug.

I was am currently very giddy whilst writing this post, with a pack of Oreo's by my side I have never been happier. The news broke out the other week that for May's Glossybox they would be pairing up with Superdrug - who are celebrating their 50th Birthday! I love Superdrug and have not tried out Glossybox before I thought this would be the perfect chance! I am still in debate whether or not to keep the subscription on or whether to just pay when I like the box that month?! I did only one of Birchbox to test it out..here we go!

This box was filled with lots of goodies including samples, and then full sized products! Super impressed! 

Simple Illuminating Skin Cream -£.8.99  // I was going to buy this cream the other day and I didn't and its a good job I didn't. I am so excited to try this and will have a full review soon, because I practically love anything from Simple!

Eylure Lashes - £5.35 // I am not the biggest fan of false lashes and don't wear them and probably never will because I am very scared but I will give these to someone who will most probably wear them. 

2True 3D Nail Candy - £ 3.00 // This was an unusual thing to get in the box but I am excited to use, these are like the Ciate beads they bought out a while back and was a big summer trend! I like 2True as a brand - cheap, affordable and most of the time good quality.

Collection Bronzer Glow Mosaic - £2.99 // The search for a new bronzer ends here! I have been on a search for weeks to find a new bronzer that I can wear in the summer that's not too muddy and awful on someone with dark skin. I never even thought of looking at Collection and Hey Presto! My wishes were granted!

B. Sheer Conditioning Lipstick in Petal - £6.99 (on offer for £3.49) // New brand to me but fairly old in Superdrug. This brand has a lot of things on offer and my local Superdrug doesn't stock B. which is a shame because this lipstick is really nice. I love the colour for everyday and something to throw on in a hurry. 

Ghost Eclipse & Garnier Oil Infused Lotion Samples // These are bonus samples and I think they add a cute touch to the box, the perfume smells summery and the oil sounds really interesting.

Overall - REALLY REALLY IMPRESSED! I am quite surprised that this box was as good as it sounds, I will see whether Glossybox deserves to be subscribed to for another month, will have to wait and see! 

Total of this Box - Over £27 which is nearly at £30 but I bought it for £10! Wow!

OOTD|| Ciao Milan ft KiwiKiwiFashion

I love talking about and featuring up and coming brands, my favourite types of posts to write about for sure! Today is all about a brand called 'KiwiKiwi' they aren't currently launched and a very new start up but where very kind enough to send me a t-shirt to show you guys! Since getting it, I haven't stopped wearing it..even though it looks really plain and simple you can wear it so many ways and style it up and down. 

The material is super comfy and it is oversized great to wear tucked into some jeans or even with leggings, I have paired a pair of leggings and simple gold accessories! It looks so effortless yet as though you have put lots of effort in! After wearing it I got asked by so many people what I was wearing and where it was from, because it is so unique and different!

Get The Look - Chloe Sims ft Chique Clothes

A really cool post today, all about how you can achieve the look of a well known star 'Chloe Sims' these days many celebs wear all this designer stuff and its a little too expensive to get our hands on. Well, that's wear Chique Clothes come. I've featured the brand before and I love the clothes that they produce and sell and recommend giving them a look!

Here is the photo of Chloe wearing this gorgeous top, there are so many ways you can wear it and I paired it with the classic black leggings to make the top stand out more than anything else. 

The material is mesh like so I put on a vest top underneath to give my skin something a little protection as it is very see through! All in all I love it because its very casual and comfy!

*post in collaboration with Chique Clothes*

Washing Makeup Brushes With Micellar Water?!

Yes, you did the read the title right. Forget all this shampoo and using a fancy makeup cleaner, I discovered a few weeks ago that using micellar water will clean your brushes to make them look as good as new. I actually am trying to finish up this L'oreal one so its the perfect way to use it up even quicker. Here's what you need, and then I will run you through the super easy process.

1. So once you have everything together, you want to pour some of the micellar water into a cup or a dish and you may need a little amount and sometimes a lot, it really depends on how many brushes you have and how much product is on them. I found I used loads for my buffing brush and hardly any for eye brushes.

2. Then you want to take your messy brushes and dip and swirl them around until your brush is covered in the micellar water, I gave them a good swirl around and made sure the entire bottom was covered.

3. Then the final step is to take your face cloth/towel or even tissue if you want and to just drain the water out so there isn't anything left. If there is any makeup still coming out then go back in to your cup and give it another swirl.And then you should be good to go, after washing you will see that your brushes are clean and it took hardly any time! 

How super simple was that?! Why didn't I know that before!! 

Let me know if you guys try this, I would love to know your thoughts!

Upcoming - Cutagen Skincare||Review

Skincare is becoming such an important thing of mine recently, when dealing with exam stress and general everyday life problems my skin tends to get worse rather than anything else. I also find I have to really look at the ingredients I use and how to use products. Today I introduce to Cutagen a brand that believes that that everyone can have beautiful skin, they cater for all skin types and use the wonderful world of science to create products suited to specific needs. All there products are safe to use and they are 100% British.

I recently got sent some samples to try out and thought that I would show you guys just how good they are. With the samples I recieved a booklet outlining the different types of skin types there are and what classes as each one, this picture isn't the clearest but you can find all the contents of the booklet online

Where it takes you through step my step to find the perfect products for you, after having a good read I found that my skin fitted under the 'Combination, Oily, Blemished and Acne Skin' and know that I started to use the samples that I have.

The main one that I was focused on using is the Gentlecare Clarifying Moisturiser and Hand & Body I used this for a week and have seen such a big difference in my skin, the samples are a decent size and I got a lot of use out of them. Saying this, I am considering about buying the full size which retails at the small price of £5.49. Each of their moisturisers do different things and are targeted towards different things, so make sure have a read before buying!

I also tried the bath and shower cleanser and found that I felt squeaky clean afterwards, and this time used the dry skin one as the rest of my body is very dry and problematic! 

Hope you enjoyed this review and upcoming post, be sure to check out Cutagen out below...

*this post contains pr samples

Tips for Balancing School Life+Blogging!

You're currently reading this post as I sit one of my AS Level Exams! As a full time student that has gone through her GCSE's and now doing her A-Levels I can tell you that it is easy to manage your school/work life with your blogging life. It sounds hard and complicated but trust me, you can do it and here are a few of my tips and tricks. 

ORGANISATION+PLANNING

It sounds so obvious, but yet so many people forget. You need to be on top of your game to manage a blog and your school work. Take time to think about blog posts that you want to make, I tend to get ideas in lessons and quickly write them down on my hand to go home and write down correctly - this way you won't get 'writers block'. If you know when things need to be handed in at school, make sure you get posts written before the deadline so that you can focus on the work at school rather than sit writing a blog post. 

BULK PHOTOGRAPHING+WRITING

I tend to spend a Saturday at the end/start of the month taking lots of photos of products ect that I know I want to get up soon. I like to do this because my mind is a at rest. Save them in a folder on your computer so you know you have them. This means you have photo's ready to use when you decide to write a post, and you can still take photos whenever you want - its just easier to have some stored. Weekends are the best time to blog in my opinion, with homework that might need to be in the next day you find it difficult to write and study at the same time. Take a Saturday morning to spend a few hours writing up posts and scheduling them to upload whenever you want them to. Makes life easier, that's what I do - for example I am writing this post in April and you're seeing it in May!

DON'T FEEL PRESSURED

If you can't get a post up then don't worry, you aren't hurting anyone by not posting on a certain week or day. Take a break and post when you feel ready and take your time writing; the last thing you want is to be writing a post when you are super stressed or worried. It doesn't matter if your blog is as perfect as someone else's or you don't have a review about a product that another blog has, as long as you are enjoying blogging and doing what you're doing then leave it be. Your blog shines in its own way. 

Only a few tips and tricks can help you a lot, and I still find it hard to manage both but find your own way. Let me know your ways!