NAILS OF THE DAY: TURQUOISE BLOCK

A small update before I get in to today's post: my room has been getting decorated over the past couple of weeks making it a bit difficult for me to put together posts. It is now completed so I've been scheduling quite a few today. I'm thinking about putting together a room tour post as well if that would be of interest? Let me know!

But for now...

UNSUNG HEROES: SOAP & GLORY PEACHES AND CLEAN CLEANSER

I am going to be doing a new little series on my blog dedicated to all those products that I love and use often but I've never really talked about before. The first Unsung Hero in my beauty stash is the Soap & Glory Peaches and Clean Cleanser!

NEW IN: REVIEWS #4

Time for the 4th installment of mini reviews on new things I've bought. I imagine the next time I do this there will be quite a bit to talk about if last week's haul is anything to go by...

Benefit Gimme Brow 'Medium/Dark' | No7 Pop & Glow Cream Blush 'Classic Rose' | Nuxe Rêve de Miel | Barry M Aquarium Collection Nail Polish 'Mediterranean' | Rimmel 60 Seconds Nail Polish '621 Mary Mary Quite Contrary'

TODAY'S FACE #3: BIRTHDAY EDITION

So today I am the ripe old age of 22..! I'm not really into celebrating my own birthday. So longs as I don't have to be at work and can do whatever I want (ie buy Kinder Eggs and watch Skins all afternoon) then I'm more than happy. I am going out for tea later with my mum, dad and sister so this is what is on my face...

BEAUTY HAULIN'!

So I may have been a little bit naughty and in a very short amount of time I have spent a littttttttle bit of money. Not that i need to justify this but I haven't really spent anything for a while and it's my birthday tomorrow so i think a few treats are okay!
I have only purchased some of these things today so I can't give any full reviews but I'm sure they'll feature at some point in my Review Posts.

THE MASCARA DILEMMA (+ DEMO PHOTOS)

The Body Shop Big And Curvy | L'Oréal Miss Manga | Soap & Glory Thick & Fast | Benefit Bad Gal | Benefit They're Real! | Max Factor False Lash Effect Fusion

As well as eyeliner, I cannot ever seem to fall in love with a mascara. Since I was about 15/16, I religiously used Maybelline The Falsies and then a year or so ago I decided I wanted to try and find a new mascara. I ended up buying L'Oréal's Telescopic and I liked it but nothing blew me away. So I decided that maybe The Falsies was just my soul mate so I went to buy it and I used it and I felt that all of a sudden it was too clumpy and I just didn't get on with it the same. (Maybe it was punishing me for cheating...) So my mascara hunt began...

(This is gonna be a little photo heavy!)

DRESS LIKE... ASHLEY ROBERTS

I was never a Pussycat Dolls fan but since Ashley Roberts appeared on I'm A Celebrity a couple of years ago, I fell a little bit in love with her. It's been almost a year since my last Dress Like... post! Sorry about that. But here is a new one featuring the beautiful Ashley.

SEVEN DEADLY SINS TAG

I am blogging today from my bed where I am drowning in snotty tissues (thanks for sharing, Louise. You are welcome) so I thought I'd do something a little different and do the Seven Deadly Sins tag that I found when I stumbled across Victoria's blog (which I got way too into reading!) So, here goes...

1. GREED: What is your most expensive and inexpensive beauty item?

As much as I'd love to be able to buy higher end products sometimes, I just cannot justify it. I think the Urban Decay Naked 3 is the most I've spent on one item. So incredibly worth it too.

As for inexpensive, I have a couple of MUA lipsticks that are brilliant and are only £1!

2. WRATH: What beauty products do you have a love/hate relationship with?

GEL EYELINER. I want to love it and get on with it and when I get a new pot I feel like it's the best thing since sliced bread but then I just make a mess everywhere. 

3. GLUTTONY: What are your most delicious beauty products?

Haha! There's an ELF lipstick I have in the shade Fearless and it smells INCREDIBLE. Like strawberry and it tastes like it a little too. And a massive shout out to Soap & Glory's Sugar Crush Body Wash. If it (probably) wouldn't kill me, I would drink that stuff. The most greatest smell of them all.

4. SLOTH: What beauty product do you neglect due to laziness?

Do tweezers count? Like because I have a fringe I just think "meh, noone can see my brows so noone needs to know how out of control they are!" and then my fringe gets to a stage where it's too long that it just parts everywhere (currently at this stage). It usually just gets to a point when tweezers won't even save me and I have to head to the Brow Bar.

5. PRIDE: What beauty product gives you the most self confidence?

Well obviously, you cannot beat a good, bold red lip! I really love Revlon's matte lipstick in Really Red. And I love MAC's lipsticks. Despite currently only owning two, they make me feel great. Also, ELF's HD Powder is always a great confidence boost. It makes the skin look completely flawless and feel so soft.

6. LUST: What attributes do you find most attractive in the opposite sex?

Not really beauty related... :') 

It's all about good teeth, beautiful smile and a strong jaw bone!

7. ENVY: What items would you most like to receive as a gift?

I'm not very good at receiving gifts. I feel guilty like I don't deserve them. (I know, I'm odd.) HOWEVER, for the sake of the tag, I would be delighted with the likes of a Tom Ford lipstick or a Chanel nail polish.

Hope the little bit of a different post has been okay! Let me know if you do this tag too so I can have a read.