AMAZING GIVEAWAY

The beautiful Lauren over at Laurens Dressing Room is having a truly amazing giveaway, there's just so much! Check it out at her blog, in this post's labels
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Spring Wishlist =]

There are a couple of things I spotted when in London yesterday that I would absolutely love to add to my spring make-up collection, first up, YSL ROUGE PURE SHINE LIPSTICK

I tried shade No.32 of this on, called Frozen Mango - the swatch below is taken from ysl' website

This was a nude/pink shade, and had a lovely texture -
more sheeny than a block of colour, but I though that
would be lovely for spring and summer. The lipstick
also smelt gorgeous - literally of mango and citrus fruits.

I found out the lipstick retails for £2o - not cheap, but YSL
is such a lovely luxe make up brand, I would definitely
consider buying this - keep a look out and see if i manage
to! if anybody else has tried this lipstick, id love to hear
what you made of it =]

Secondly, I saw that Clinique has a new foundation out.
I think Clinique really knows what it's doing when it comes to skincare and foundation - I've used it's even better foundation for the last couple of years.
However, i'm extremely pale, and even the palest shade of that foundation still comes out a bit orange on me - particuarly in winter.
So, i've decided that until summer when (hopefully!) ill have more colour on my face, i need to find a foundation which is a lot better suited for my skin tone
When I picked up the palest tester they had of Anti blemish solutions foundations, i was amazed to see how much paler it was than my current foundation! It had a lovely texture, and blended perfectly onto my face.
This is also £20, but foundation is one of my staple items,
so I aim to buy this next time I'm in Debenhams!
If anybody else has tried this foundation, please tell me
how you found it!
Peace and love, Rose xxx

GIVEAWAY!

The beautiful Shannon at schnella.blogspot.com is having a giveaway to celebrate her followers!
she has a truly gorgeous blog that i seriously admire
Link for this giveaway is in the labels :)
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My favourite make up style has to be nude lips and smokey eyes The models make up below is basically my idea of a dream, especially the left - glowy skin, nude lips, smokey wet look eyes, and she looks amazzzing. Plan to do my own make up once ive got over the cringe of taking pictures!!

RAVE

At the minute I'm absolutely adoring flower clips. Acessorise does some really beautiful ones but they're a bit expensive, I've picked up a couple of pale pink clips as i love that colour, and wear a lot of nude/pinky clothes so i thought they'd be lovely for spring/summer. One was £6 and the other £8, but I had a voucher so it wasn't too bad, and they really are beautiful :)

Indulgencess :)

Just what a girl needs to chill out, had the last nasty cancer jab this morning so am feeling very sorry for myself...
what katie did next and super sweet sixteen are my favourite trash tv right now, and you cant beat good old ben and jerrys. The only men who really understand women!

product ravee

I.LOVE.THIS. I first experienced bed Head after party serum after staying the night at one of my friends a couple of years ago - she has a pretyy good collection of stuff, and me and another friend ALWAYS use her stuff when we go round. Now i've bought my own though i dont have to rely on hers :)
This stuff really is amazing, in an earlier post i said i use talcum powder and dry shampoo on my hair - i always use bed head first to smooth everything down, and then powders to give it a bit of oomph. If anyone has curly hair prone to frizz, using these two items seriously helps it after nights out :))

volumious hairrr

I have very very curly hair, and used to have no idea what to do with it - used to brush it completely and left it a mahoosive frizzy mess. Now I wash and blowdry with curling mousse which i hope! looks a lot better
Even though i have curly hair it's not wonderfully thick, and i really hate thin looking hair.
To stop this, i love dry shampoo, but as this can be quite expensive (i dont like using batiste even though its cheaper) so i tend to use talcum powder instead
I first read about using this as an alternative a couple of years ago, and i completely agree
Because my hair is such a light blonde I can get away with it, it takes away any oily residue and gives my roots volume as well
Just don't use perfumed talc or you'll smell like a baby, i use simple talc to avoid this :)

The nicest mascara i have at the minute would have to be ysl false lash effect mascara
I call it my nicest because everything about it is amazing - it thickens, lengthens and defines amazingly, and is such an intense black it provides a really dramatic look

The best thing about this mascara id have to say though is its to die for smell - that horrible acidic smell you often get with mascaras is reinvented as one that seems infused with perfume! I think the price is worth that alone, it makes such a difference and the signature luxe gold packaging is a welcome addition to any make up bag :)

Best Mascaras :)

As I'm very pale and fair, i used to think black eye make up didnt suit me, but ive changed my mind and now think the new black pigment mascaras availble now are fantastic, as they give a really dramatic effect to the eye

My favourite day-to-day mascara that i wear for school would have to be maybelline colossal lash mascara. There's so much praise for this on the blogging community, and i completely agree.
It thickens and lengthens extremely well, and i really like the thick brush. At the minute Im using the brown version of this mascara as it was discounted, but i cant say i notice that much difference between that and the black version!
However, this might be because im so pale, and if you have darker skin, you might want to opt for the black

eye cream

Whilst I dont really ever suffer from dark circles, im aware that the better i look after delicate eye areas now, the less likely ill have manky lines and bags when im older, so i figured finding a good eye cream would be really beneficial in the long run

I received this clinique eye cream in a free gift a few months ago, and really like it. The texture's incredibly thick and rich, and i feel it makes a difference to the skin around my eyes in softness especially

I apply this before bed if i feel my eyes are delicate, and when i wake up in the morning my eyes feel a lot calmer and softer

as i dont suffer from dark circles i wouldnt be able to recommend this as a solver, but for anybody worried about the skin around their eyes showing lines and not getting enough moisture, definitely buy this :)

Skincare Routine :)
After god knows how many years of bad skin, which appeared when i was 13ish and lasted for three years, ive finally worked out a routine that really works for me, and that i stick to
( i also have the benefit of being on the pill, which has made so much difference its unreal, so id recommend that to absolutely anybody)

Okay first up is clinique's liquid soap cleanser, i've been using this for about a year now and its really fantastic, it makes my face feel squeaky-clean without feeling dry which i really hate



i then use clinique's dramatically different moisturising lotion quite generously, again this is brilliant. the only downer i could think about it is that it's smell isn't particuarly nice, but again its not really unpleasant either

when I feel as though my skin's very dry, i use clinique's superdefence moisturiser, which ive had a couple of sample pots of. this is an aboslutely amazing cream, very thick and decadent, and smells pleasant. v.good if your skin's going through a dry phase
i really need to buy the full-size of this, although its quite expensive, so will eek out my samples until i have to...

here we go..

this is so scary! plus im absolutely exhausted so i cant even think of anything to talk abot =[, but brainstorming ideas for tomorrow... skincare routine? diet? favourite make up brands? maybe a mixture, we'll see. peace x