Well here we are LOCKDOWN! I hope you’re all doi Well here we are LOCKDOWN! I hope you’re all doing ok?
I’ve been thinking about what I’m going to do over this time period and how to get the most out of it.
Being the final 6 months of my PhD, I will have to start writing my thesis now instead of later but to break that time up with more fun things (not that science isn’t fun 🙄). I’m thinking baking, play the piano and experimenting with makeup! It doesn’t matter that no one is going to see my makeup or hear me play, I’m doing it for me but at the same time I’m not going to force myself to do to anything I don’t feel like or feel pressured to learn something new or start something big just because we have this time. 
I think it’s important to take a break and reset without anything or anyone sucking your energy. Only do things that you really want to and help you feel better now and for the future when this is over.
What are your plans for lockdown?
For me makeup is art. Your face is the canvas and For me makeup is art. Your face is the canvas and the fact you can take any colour/finish/texture and create something that completely reflects your personality and mood is amazing and yes maybe it also fuels my need to have so many pretty palettes!! The @jackieaina @anastasiabeverlyhills eyeshadow palette is incredible! The colours are soooooo pigmented but still really wearable. It’s like a work of art itself.
What’s your favourite ABH palette?
It’s a leg up kinda Sunday! Currently away on a It’s a leg up kinda Sunday! 
Currently away on a mini weekend trip with @openingupcricket and loving all the things to see and do (and eat) in Glasgow. I’ve always loved Scotland and Glasgow is my all time favourite Scottish city. Is there a way to become an honorary Scotsman please?!
Have you ever been to Glasgow? If you could pick any other nationality to be, what would you go for? 📸 @lifeofpingkan 
#scotland #glasgow #scotsman #travel #traveltheworld #travelbug #sundayfunday #relaxandunwind #weekendaway #weekendbreak #liverpool #polkadots #isawitfirst #whatiwore #highstreetfashion #ootd #topshop #strikeapose #weblognorth #lpoolgirls
#ad | For someone who loves makeup, if you saw me #ad | For someone who loves makeup, if you saw me on a day-to-day basis, you’d have absolutely no idea! There’s enough to do in the mornings before work without having to spend half an hour doing up your face. However, when I do wear makeup, even just a little, I feel more confident, put together and ready to tackle the day. 
That’s why I’m loving @Primark.Beauty to create a super quick, everyday look to help me look glowing and more importantly, at really affordable prices.
Prep + Perfect Priming Hydrator Base -£3
Prep + Perfect Skin Illuminator -£3.50
Perfect Finish Foundation -£2.50
Brow Sketch -£2
Colour Grid Eyeshadow Palette -£3.50
Matte Bronzing Powder -£1
Blush -£1.50
Falsh Lash Queen Mascara -£3
Velvet Matte Longwear Lip Crayon -£2

Whether you’re an expert or makeup novice, all of the products from #Primark are easy to use and fantastic quality as well as being cruelty free. Everything blends onto my skin beautifully, with a couple of standouts being the foundation which lasted all day and matches me perfectly (hello, £2.50!!!!!), the £1 bronzer to add some much needed life into my skin and the Velvet Matte Lip Crayon that is beyond comfortable and lasts through eating and coffee drinking. In just 5 minutes, you can achieve the simplest of looks, that’s suitable for any occasion. #IWorkWithPrimark @Primark
Check out my Instastories to see my quick and easy morning makeup!
Who else loves earrings?! I really need to wear th Who else loves earrings?! I really need to wear them more often because 1. Jabbing them through the piercing that has been empty for months is no fun and games 😂 and 2. They just elevate your look to the next level!! Seriously, whether they’re long, studs, gold, sparkly, colourful, patterned, they make me feel so put together. 2020 is my year for accessorising!
Gifted| Back to work and I’m really not here for Gifted| Back to work and I’m really not here for it! What I am here for is these natural Wispies eyelashes from @ardellbeauty. I do love false lashes but because I don’t have a lot of lid space, I find they always look heavy and unnatural on me so I give up and they get shoved in a drawer. That’s why I was dubious at first with these but the second I put them on, I fell in love. The natural style adds volume to my lashes without looking heavy and really do pass as being my own, even in person!! They’re easy to put on as the band is nice and flexible and stay put throughout the day. These are my lashes for sure! Have you tried Ardell lashes before?
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July 12, 2017 Secret Rendezvous

CarnLival & BSC

Move over London because last weekend was proof that Liverpool is where it’s at!

You name it, from blogging events to the three day fashion event known as the British Style Collective, there was so many wonderful things to do and see all within the lively and friendly city I call home.

Liverpool City view

First up is CarnLival, apart from being the best name pun I’ve ever heard, this was a fantastic event set up by the lovely Katy and Sam, to meet and socialise with other bloggers. This was my first time attending a blogging event set up by bloggers and all my nerves and anxiety of going solo were completely unnecessary as the moment I got there everyone was so friendly and inviting.

Held at the Yard & Coop restaurant situated in the lively area of Liverpool One, the event was a mixture of cocktails, balloons and music. The perfect party atmosphere.

Yard & Coop Restaurant Hanover Street Liverpool

After ordering myself a Cluck-Old Martini, the afternoon was filled with raffles, prizes, food and enjoyable conversations. There was even a pin the camera on the blogger!

Yard & Coop Restaurant Cocktail Liverpool

Carnlival blogging event cake

As well as organising the most fun filled afternoon, Katy and Sam are two kind and generous ladies, often donating and spreading awareness on lack of toiletries and sanitary products available in food banks. This is an important issue, which can be easily forgotten when food is the most obvious thing to provide, but when I consider the discomfort and pain I go through each month, and even just my morning shower gel to help me feel clean and fresh, it costs so little to help someone else feel human again.


A quick taxi drive across town, and it was onto Afternoon tea at Aloft hotel with Amanda from Ginger Mum Blogs. A great chance to refuel (albeit with several glasses of prosecco!), and taste a selection of tasty sandwiches and sweet treats, my personal favourite being the homemade short bread biscuits shaped as dresses.

Champagne at Aloft hotel in Liverpool

Afternoon tea at Aloft hotel Liverpool

Finally it was onto what I would certainly refer to as the fashion event of the year, The British Style Collective.

British style collective sign Liverpool

A Liverpool first, this three day extravaganza was a chance to gorge on style guides, catwalk shows and industry insider talks across the whole city, as well as dance and music shows to boot!

Of course for a beauty obsessed blogger such as myself, I was not left disappointed, with an array of makeup brand pop-up shops. Inside the shopping hall I was in my element, discussing cruelty free beauty with the creators of Spectrum Brushes and the team at Pixi Beauty (both of which I will be writing posts about asap), as well as staring in awe at the glitter eyeshadows from Prima makeup, another fabulous cruelty free brand.

Spectrum Collection Sophie and Hannah

Pixi Beauty BSC Liverpool

Prima Makeup glitter eyshadow

This was a weekend I’ll never forget and I for one cannot wait to see what they have in store next year.

Liverpool really is the pool of life,

Captial B Lips Pout

 

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