February & March 2016 Favourites

February & March 2016 Favourites

Tuesday 29 March 2016

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I'm not gonna do that whole 'OMG where did *insert relevant month here*?!' thing that I do every month. We all know that time goes scarily fast. Even faster as you get older and as we are rapidly approaching my 25th birthday I may start freaking out little.  Sorry that was a bit of a weird tangent, let's just talk about my favourites from the last 2 months shall we?

Primark PS Concealer in Light - £0.80 from Primark

This concealer cost 80 pence and it is freaking amazing. If you've been reading me for a while you'll know how much I love Seventeen's Phwoarr Pain under eye concealer, however I've found that it can be quite waxy and feel heavy on the skin. Primark's PS Concealer is really similar except it comes in stick form. It is just as creamy, covering and long lasting as my Seventeen fave but has a less weighty texture and feels a lot lighter on the skin whilst giving the same level of coverage. I. Love. It.

L'Oreal True Match Foundation in 1C Rose Ivory - £9.99 from Boots

I'd been really reluctant to try the new formulation of L'Oreal's True Match because I am such a huge fan of the original, once I even crowned it my favouritest foundation ever. But after some umming and ahhing I decided to try it,  and then wear it throughout the majority of March. And I have to say I really like it. It's very similar to the original formulation except it feels more comfortable to wear. It still has a lovely satin finish that looks really natural on the skin but gives excellent coverage. I'll be going into more detail in a post next week, so keep your eyes peeled. All I'll say for now is that it's still my favourite high street/drug store foundation, reformulation and all.

Avon Gel Finish Nail Enamel in Moon Dust - £3.50 (on offer, usually £7.00) from Avon

The Avon Gel Finish Nail Enamels are extraordinary! They have such an amazing formulation; they apply really evenly and smoothly. They're creamy, thick yet easy to work with and opaque in only one coat, this includes the really pale shades too. Plus the wear time is amazing, with the gel shine top coat they can last up to two weeks before chipping, without the top coat you can get a good 6 days out of them. Out of all the ones I've bought so far, and it's a lot, Moon Dust is my favourite. It's a springtime appropriate pale grey and it has been gracing my nails pretty much constantly. It is gorgeous. 

Urban Decay Naked Pallet - £38.50 from Urban Decay

I have used this every day since I bought it, which annoys me a little bit because it took me so long to buy it and I love it so much. The colour pay off is amazing, there is very little fall out and the shadows are beautiful. 

Real Techniques Stippling Brush - £7.95 from Amazon

Until recently the Real Techniques Stippling Brush was probably my least used make up brush. But then I started using it to apply foundation and it was a total revelation. It doesn't absorb any product and being quite small it allows me to buff/stipple foundation into the skin really quickly, leaving a flawless airbrushed finish. I really like it, so much so that I bought another one and now have two. 

Urban Decay x Gwen Stefani Blush Pallet - £35.00 from Urban Decay

I picked this up in a recent High End Haul and have used it pretty much everyday since. It's so versatile and the powders are lovely, really finely milled and super pigmented. You really need to use a light touch or risk looking a bit like a clown but other than that it's amazing. 

Eve Snow London Nail Lacquer in Skyler - £14.00 from Eve Snow, currently out of stock

I'd never tried Eve Snow before until I found this in the beauty aisle at T.K. Maxx. Now I have approximately a million blue polishes, but it never hurts to add one more to the collection. That and it only £2.99, which is a massive reduction from it's original £14 price tag. Eve Snow's polishes are formulated with 3 added ingredients to really nourish the nails and are free of several toxic ingredients, including formaldehyde, that are found in other polishes. It applies beautifully, it has a thick brush that does the nail in two strokes, but not in a clumsy way, and the colour is beautiful. It lasts well on the nails and only takes two coats to achieve opacity, which is super impressive with a colour this pale. Plus the bottle is absolutely gorgeous. I will definitely be adding more to my collection.

Avon Ultra Colour Lip Crayon in Raspberry Rush - £5.00 from Avon

Berry lips are my jam! They're my favourite lips to wear all year round, and this spring time appropriate offering from Avon has become a firm favourite (I went a bit mad with an Avon Haul read it here) It's a lovely colour, a rich pink, with a satin finish and a creamy but wearable formula. It's not the most long lasting but it applies nicely. I really like it. 

DW Home Richly Scented Candle in White Rose -  £6.99, Unavailable online but may be available in store at T.K. Maxx

I found this candle in T.K. Maxx for £6.99 and just had to have it. It smells BEAUTIFUL! I'm not usually a fan of rose scene, sometimes they can be a bit grannyish and sickly. This is the complete opposite of that. It's really fresh and floral. It's quite subtle but noticeable. I've been burning it constantly because it smells like springtime. It also burns really evenly, which I find is an important quality in a candle. I love it. 

Finding Neverland Original Cast Recording - £8.99 from iTunes

So you might know this, you might not, but Musicals are pretty much my favouritest thing ever. Have been since I was about 13. If I could sing constantly then I think I would be a significantly happier person. My current musical obsession is the original cast recording of Finding Neverland. It's lovely and features some amazing people: Laura Michelle Kelly, Matthew Morrison & Kelsey Grammar to name but a few. My favourite tracks are All That Matters & Circus of your Mind. If your a musical fan it's definitely worth listening too. 

Jenna Marbles and Jenna & Julien's Podcast

Sometimes I feel like I am super behind the times. Relevancy is kind of everything these days and sometimes I feel like I have my finger right on the pulse and I know EVERYTHING. And then I discover someone like Jenna Marbles, who has been a YouTube sensation for years, and then I realise that I've barely scratched the surface. Like I said Jenna has been around for years but I came across her videos maybe two weeks ago, and already I'm sporting a major girl crush. Firstly because her videos are brilliant and really funny. Secondly because she's very relatable and honest and has the magical rainbow hair of a mermaid/unicorn, which gives me hair goals for days! I've been binge watching her videos and she is awesome. I also really like the podcast she does with her boyfriend Julien Solomita it's really funny and clever.  Love her.

Buzzfeed's The Try Guys

Again The Try Guys have been around forever. I had seen a couple of their videos, my favourite is The Try Guys Try Wedding Dresses, but recently I've really got into their videos and may have watched all 57 in one sitting. They're hilarious and utterly ridiculous and clever and cool and stupid and all that good stuff. I really like them, but Eugene's my fave.

What were you loving throughout February & March? Let me know in the comments below, on twitter, or dropping me an email at lolarocknroses@gmail.com. Also check out my instagram, facebook, bloglovin', snapchat - search lolarocknroses - & pinterest for regular updates.

Down the Rabbit Hole Afternoon Tea

Down the Rabbit Hole Afternoon Tea

Monday 28 March 2016

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I know I don't usually post on Mondays but this long weekend has got me all discombobulated and I thought yesterday was Saturday. So Happy Easter Monday lovely people!  As the Easter bunny has visited, and left you all a ton of chocolate I hope, now seemed like an appropriate time to tell you about the time me, my mum and sister went down the rabbit hole (metaphorically not actually) and had an Alice in Wonderland themed afternoon tea. 

A few Saturday's ago my sister and I took our mum to The Sugar Boutique in Knebworth for afternoon tea, as a belated mother's day treat, and we had the best time. Tea, chat and lots of cake are three of my favourite things. Add two of my favourite people to that equation and I really did have a great time. 

The Sugar Boutique is the cutest little shop. It's themed around Alice in Wonderland, the owner Natasha, told us that it was her favourite book when she was little, and the shop she's created is absolutely adorable. It's very warm and welcoming with a lovely atmosphere. And the food was amazing!  Like seriously. There were tiny chicken and bacon sandwiches, egg mayonnaise stuffed pastry carrots, crackers with cheese and chutney, mini victoria sponge cakes, marshmallows, pocket watch iced shortbread biscuits, chocolate cup cakes in jars with iced shortbread bunny ears, strawberries and white chocolate and raspberry mousse in glass teacups. Everything was delicious, particularly the bunny cupcakes in jars! Which was so good I didn't get a picture of it before I'd starting  shovelling it in to my face. 

We had such a lovely afternoon. The staff, Natasha and Kirsty, were really friendly and so accommodating. The Sugar Boutique doesn't have an alcohol license but they were happy to let us take a bottle of prosecco with us, so we could toast our mum with some bubbles, and they were really nice about me taking pictures - some places can be a bit funny about it. - Honestly, I can't recommend it enough. If you live in Hertfordshire, and can get to Knebworth, then you need to pay a visit to The Sugar Boutique. It costs £20 per person and if you'd like to make a booking then you can contact The Sugar Boutique on 01438 221144 or via email at sugarboutique@icloud.com. You can also find them on instagram, twitter, facebook and their website www.sugar-boutique.co.uk

Where's the best place you've been for afternoon tea? Let me know in the comments below, on twitter, or dropping me an email at lolarocknroses@gmail.com. Also check out my instagram, facebook, bloglovin', snapchat - search lolarocknroses - & pinterest for regular updates.

*Disclaimer* This is NOT a sponsored post, I was paid nothing to review The Sugar Boutique. All opinions and views expressed are my own.

5 Great Pieces of Advice

5 Great Pieces of Advice

Thursday 24 March 2016

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When it comes to giving advice I am the Queen Mother of All, I can dole out tea and sympathy and free hugs with the best of them. When it comes to taking it... not so much. However there are 5 great pieces of advice that I have been given in my life that I've really taken on board and you should too. Really they're too good not to share.

1. Never let someone else's behaviour change yours.

My Granddad was a very, very wise man, and he is the source of most of this advice, just fyi. Everyday he would walk to the shop for milk and everyday he would deal with the really rude shop owner. Regardless of how horrible this person was, and believe me he was not a pleasant man, my Granddad would always say hello, ask him how he was and say thank you. Someone's behaviour does not impact yours. Do not let someone nasty change you. Be a source of positivity and happiness even when others aren't. 

2. Don't judge someone else's best by yours. 

Again this comes from my Granddad, like I said he was incredibly wise. What you think is trying your best may not be the same for someone else. Someone else's best may not be as good as yours. Your own personal standards will differ from others. To you it may seem that that person has made absolutely no effort whatsoever but that person may feel like they've tried they're hardest. You can't hold people to your standards when their standard's will be different. You can only set an example. 

3.  Don't compare yourself to other people 

This is one that gets thrown around the Internet a lot but it's so important! Honestly I'm really not qualified to offer this particular piece of advice because I compare myself to others all the damn time (right now I'm hating on myself for not being born Laura Michelle Kelly, google her!) and I always find myself lacking when I compare myself to others. It's a toxic behaviour that brings nothing good to my life, but that doesn't stop me. I get how hard it is to not compare yourself to others, it makes you feel terrible, but it's kind of addictive. Remember: to compare is to despair! I'll stop if you will.

4. Be kind, just to be kind

Kindness is seriously underrated. People aspire to be famous, or rich, or clever but not a lot of people aspire to be kind. Being kind just for the sake of being kind, in my opinion, is one of the best traits a person can have. Being nice to people isn't hard, even if those people suck. You don't have to like everyone, and you're certainly not going to, but being nice, even to those you don't particularly like, is so important. It costs you nothing to be kind and yet it is so valuable.

5. Give yourself time

Everything in life, and I mean everything, takes time. Good things take time. Relationships, dreams, careers they don't just happen. Give yourself time to work out who you are and what you want and then work for it. That's what I'm doing. Believe me I do not have my life together, not even a little bit. If you want to know what it feels like to be me, don't know why you would, but imagine feeling like your skirt is tucked into your knickers all the time and BINGO! That's pretty much it in a nutshell really. At the moment my life is eat, sleep, day job, blog, repeat. It's not glamorous but it's all part of the process. I'm giving myself time, you should too.

What's the best piece of advice you've ever been given? Let me know in the comments below, on twitter, or dropping me an email at lolarocknroses@gmail.com. Also check out my instagram, facebook, bloglovin', snapchat - search lolarocknroses - & pinterest for regular updates.

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Mini Book Haul

Mini Book Haul

Tuesday 22 March 2016

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Lately I've been making a conscious effort to be more positive. Naturally I'm a bit of a pessimist, I'm definitely more of a glass half empty kinda girl BUT I'm trying to train myself to be more optimistic and positive because, honestly, being negative hasn't really gotten me anywhere. These are just some of the books I've picked up to help me see the glass as half full.

Pretty Happy by Kate Hudson - Paperback £8.00, Kindle £9.99 from Amazon

I've had a bit of girl crush on Kate Hudson since forever and was desperate to get my hands on her new book Pretty Happy. I haven't had the chance to have a proper read yet but, after a cursory flick through, I can tell you that it is stunning and full of tips and tricks on health, happiness and well being.

Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert -  Hardback £7.50, Kindle £8.99 from Amazon

Elizabeth Gilbert is the incredible woman behind Eat Pray Love. Like EPL Big Magic is about chasing after your dreams by embracing, and ultimately conquering, your fears. Unlike EPL there is very little pizza. Still definitely worth a read.

Radical Self-Love by Gala Darling - Paperback £8.99, Kindle £7.49 from Amazon

I've been following Gala Darling's blog for a few years now, she was one of the first blogs I ever read, and I find her message of radical self love very inspiring. Self-confidence is something I really struggle with so I can't wait to get stuck into this. 

What books have you been loving lately? Any recommendations? Let me know in the comments below, on twitter, or dropping me an email at lolarocknroses@gmail.com. Also check out my instagram, facebook, bloglovin', snapchat - search lolarocknroses - & pinterest for regular updates.

The Weekly Round Up #13: T.K. Maxx bargains, An 80p Wonder Concealer, Afternoon Tea & Accidentally Turning 3

The Weekly Round Up #13: T.K. Maxx bargains, An 80p Wonder Concealer, Afternoon Tea & Accidentally Turning 3

Sunday 20 March 2016

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Happy first day of Spring lovely people! Spring feels like it's been a really long time coming this year but at last! It's here. Let the pimms, picnics and general giddiness for summer commence. But before we get too excited let's talk about the last week shall we?

Nars Eyeshadow Duo in Vent Glacé - £5.99 from T.K Maxx instore

You guys know that the beauty aisle at T.K. Maxx is my spiritual home. I make weekly trips to see if I can unearth any hidden gems, and I always do. This week I found the holy grail... an undamaged Nars eyeshadow duo. For £5.99. This duo is worth £25 and I paid £5.99. I'll let that sink in. I've only swatched it on the back of my hand but so far so good. The colours aren't as pigmented as I would like, especially for such a luxury brand as Nars, but they are very pretty and would look really nice washed over the lid for a more subtle day look.

Primark P.S. Concealer in Light - £0.80 from Primark

The general consensus for Primark's PS make up range is that it's seriously good stuff with a seriously low price tag. Honestly I haven't tried much of it BUT what I have tried I've loved. I'm a big fan of their nail polish and the nail polisher remover twist pot. So when I was in Primark last weekend and spotted the make up stand I thought it was definitely worth a look. This concealer jumped out at me, as someone with acne ridden skin I'm always on the hunt for concealer, and at just 80p it was definitely worth a try. It is so good, maybe one of the best concealers I have ever come across. and it cost less than £1! It gives really good coverage and is creamy without being too thick or feeling too heavy on the skin. It does crease under the eyes slightly, but really not very much, and the colour is an excellent match for me. I've been back and bought more, that's how good it is! Try it and let me know what you think. 

On Saturday me and my sister took our mum to The Sugar Boutique Cupcakery in Knebworth for an Alice in Wonderland themed afternoon tea for her Mother's Day treat. I'll be putting up a more detailed post next week but for now I will tell you that it was incredible and let the pictures say the rest.

On 10th March 2016 my blog turned 3, and I didn't even notice! I knew my three year blog-aversary was coming up but couldn't remember the actual date. By the time it occurred to me to check, it had been and gone, making me feel like the worst blog mother ever. So I'm wishing my small corner of the Internet a belated, but very Happy Birthday! And will happily eat the cupcake I bought for it.  I will have some exciting stuff coming up in the next few weeks to celebrate but until then you can read my first ever post here and I'll be quietly cringing in a corner.

How's your week been? Let me know in the comments below, on twitter, or dropping me an email at lolarocknroses@gmail.com. Also check out my instagram, facebook, bloglovin', snapchat - search lolarocknroses - & pinterest for regular updates.

Love love love xxx

High End Haul

High End Haul

Thursday 17 March 2016

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Another haul post?! I hear you cry out in barely contained disbelief! The only excuse I have is that lately I've been feeling kinda spendy, way more than usual, which is really bad because I'm trying so hard to save up to go travelling. I was doing okay but then I went online and my bank card took a bit of a walloping. So do you guys wanna see what I got? Silly question OF COURSE YOU DO!

MAC Matte Lipstick in Mehr - £15.50 from MAC

Or what is now known as my new favourite lipstick. Mehr has become a highly sought after Mac classic recently and I can see why. It turns my eyes into hearts because it is glorious! A plummy, tawny pink that is beautiful AND incredibly versatile. It's one of the most neutral shades I own, it's a my lips but better kinda colour, but I've been really feeling neutrals lately and I'm obsessed with Mehr. The formulation is good; creamy with a matte finish that has some serious staying power. It's slightly drying on the lips, nothing a slick oflipbalm  beforehand can't fix, but not at all uncomfortable to wear. Oh I just love it so much!

MAC Lip Pencil in Soar - £12.50 from MAC

Soar might actually be the most sought after lip liner on the market right now, and I really don't think I'm exaggerating when I say that. It's something to do with one of the Jenners. Anyway there has been a HUGE amount of hype surrounding this particular lip pencil. Now I'm not normally a lip liner kinda girl but I can totally see what all the fuss is about. Soar is a rosy, plummy nude that is not too drying on the lips and applies beautifully. It makes an excellent base for any neutral lip but it matches Mehr perfectly, the two have become my go to everyday lip combination. Together they have some serious lasting power and quite honestly they were made for each other.

 Urban Decay Naked Pallet - £38.50 from Urban Decay

I finally, FINALLY, picked up the original Naked Pallet. Over the years I've been making do with some pretty spot on dupes, I'm looking at you W7 In The Buff: Lightly Toasted pallet,  but I've been showing my Naked 2 a lot of love lately and thought it was really about time that the original made it's way into my collection. The shadows are stunning! Buttery soft, easily blendable, well pigmented with no fall out whatsoever. I'm only annoyed it took me so long to buy it, the hype around it is there for a reason. My only teeny tiny bugbear is the fuzzy packaging which, we can all agree, is a bit pants and is going to get dirty, and stay dirty, super quickly.

Gwen Stefani x Urban Decay Blush Pallet - £35.00 from Urban Decay

The beauty blogging community has been going mad for Gwen Stefani's latest collection with Urban Decay and I can totally see why. Obviously it's because Gwen Stefani is a total Icon and Queen of Everything, but also because the entire range is stunning! After spending a ridiculous amount of time on the UD website I knew I had to have this pallet, so into my basket it went. The pallet is made up of 6 shades, with a nice mix of peachy and pink tones, all housed in seriously gorgeous packaging (#thatpackagingthough). It is amazingly versatile with 2 of the shades doubling up as bronzers and 3 of them as highlighters. The shade range is beautiful but the powders themselves are just as lovely; finely milled, smooth, blendable and SUPER pigmented. I can't actually fault them.
Although I will say that this pallet was definitely made with paler skinned peeps in mind, so if you're one of the lucky ones blessed with an olive complexion, or a skin tone darker than pale, then you may want to give this a miss. I, however, am the palest of them all so this pallet really works for me. I've used it so much already.

What have been splurging your pennies on lately? Let me know in the comments below, on twitter, or dropping me an email at lolarocknroses@gmail.com. Also check out my instagram, facebook, bloglovin', snapchat - search lolarocknroses - & pinterest for regular updates.

Love love love xxx

A Massive Avon Haul

A Massive Avon Haul

Tuesday 15 March 2016

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L-R: Avon Gel Shine in Moondust, Avon Gel Finish in Alaska, Avon Gel Shine in Lavendar Sky & Avon Nailwear Pro + in Lavished Blue

Swatches L-R: Raspberry Rush, Splendidly Fuchsia, Ravishing Rose, Adoring Love

If you're anything like me then you'll have a ton of misconceptions about Avon, and you won't be too good at keeping your balance either. I was kinda under the impression that Avon was a bit old and well... irrelevant. Now I don't need to tell you how stupid that was! For someone who loves make up as much as I do you'd think I would've learned to never judge a product by it's brand by now but apparently not. Anywho after having a flick through a catalogue I stumbled across at home I was suitably impressed, and then a haul happened. Because obviously, this is a haul post. So do you wanna see what I got? 

Avon Gel Finish & Nail Prowear + Nail Enamel - £7.00/£6.00 from Avon

I may have gone a little bit overboard on the nail polish, but in my defence they were on offer,  so they were ridiculously cheap and they're lovely. I picked up the shades Moondust -  a pale grey, Alaska - a muted mint green, Lavender Sky - a blue toned lilac and Lavished Blue - a metallic navy blue and they make me go all heart eyed. The formulation is really good: thick, creamy but easily workable, with a reasonable wear time and opaque in just one coat. I like them a lot.

Avon Ultra Colour Lip Crayon in Raspberry Rush & Avon Perfectly Matte Lipstick in Ravishing Rose, Adoring Love & Splendidly Fuchsia (sample size) - £5.75/£5.00 (on offer, full size) from Avon

The Lip Crayon is my absolute favourite purchase! Simply put it is gorgeous and was an absolute bargain. The colour is stunning - right in my berry pink loving wheelhouse - with a satin finish. It's nicely pigmented, lasts nicely and feels really nourishing on the lips, it even fades into a nice even stain. It's a great lipstick. The Avon Perfectly Matte Lipsticks are a new release so I picked up 3 of the sample sizes for £1, but I will definitely be getting the full size versions on my next order. The finish is super matte and really long lasting but they are so comfortable to wear and not at all drying. My favourite is Ravishing Rose which is somewhere between a fuchsia and a red but is completely gorgeous. But seriously I love them all. 

Advance Techniques 360 Morrocan Argan Oil Shampoo, Conditoner & Serum - £1.60 /£2.99 (on offer) from Avon

These are all repurchases as I've tried them before and I loved them. The serum is the best serum I've ever come across. It is amazing! It's a nourishing, conditioning, frizz taming wonder in a bottle. The shampoo and conditioner are also good. They leave my hair feeling really soft and smooth and give my dry, frazzled ends a much needed hydration boost. But like I said the serum is the real star.

Clearskin Range - from £2.10 (on offer) from Avon

Normally I avoid skincare specifically designed for blackhead prone skin, I know this doesn't make a lot of sense for someone who's main issue is blackheads, but the majority are designed for oily skin, which I don't have (... it's weird I know), and are really stripping on my skin, which tends towards the drier more sensitive side of things. But after a quick google search and a load of very positive reviews and testimonials I was convinced and decided to give most of the Clearskin line a go. I haven't given everything a proper test so I'll hold out on giving my opinion just yet. But so far so good.

Everything I've tried so far has really impressed me, so I really recommend having a flick through the next catalogue that comes through your door. If you're in the Stevenage area and fancy picking up a few bargains then Carly, my avon lady, - yeah we're on a first name basis! - is an absolute babe.  You can find her on instagram &  facebook, her online store here, or give her a ring on 07584901032.

What are your favourite Avon products? Let me know in the comments below, on twitter, or dropping me an email at lolarocknroses@gmail.com. Also check out my instagram, facebook, bloglovin', snapchat - search lolarocknroses - & pinterest for regular updates.

The Weekly Round Up #12: Too Faced, Max Factor Mascara & Music Obsessions

The Weekly Round Up #12: Too Faced, Max Factor Mascara & Music Obsessions

Sunday 13 March 2016

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It's been another long week and honestly I'm really not looking forward to starting another one. Why is Friday night so close to Monday morning but Monday morning is so far away from Friday night? :( Hey ho I'll power through. Anyway before Monday morning can rear it's ugly head let's talk about some of the things I was loving this week.

Too Faced Absolutely Flawless Flexible Coverage Concealer in Vanilla - £9.00 (on offer, down from £15.00) from Too Faced

I picked this up in T.K Maxx for the bargainous price of £4.00 and have been showing it a lot of love ever since. It's an excellent colour match for me, it's very covering with a formula that is very liquid-y but also creamy. However it's not perfect, I don't use it under my eyes because it does tend to crease and if not blended out really well then it can look quite cakey. Having said that the coverage is fantastic and a little really does go a long way. I've found that the best way to apply it is to dot it on before my foundation and then blend in with the Real Techniques Contouring Brush, which I've been loving for concealer lately. This way it doesn't cake or crease but still gives me the desired coverage. I like it a lot but I have seen some negative reviews online so I think it might be a bit of a marmite product. Let me know what you think if you've tried it.

Max Factor False Lash Effect Mascara in Brown Black - £10.99 from Boots

I discovered this mascara a while back, before Christmas actually, but have been using it a ton lately.  I was really disappointed when I first got it because I accidentally picked it up in the wrong colour and was a bit put off by how brown it looks in the tube but it looks pretty black on the lashes so it's all good. Personally I don't think that it lives up to it's promise of a false lash effect because it makes my lashes look really natural. It's one I reach for on no make up make up days because the thick rubber wand really lengthens and defines the lashes but doesn't give them any volume at all. It just looks like I'm having a really good lash day, still I've been wearing it a lot lately because it is a good mascara.

So onto the music. Over the last couple of weeks I have been really obsessing over two bands that I used to nurse major obsessions for in my angsty, over eyelinered teenage years. And then I completely forgot about one of them and the other one I've always loved but recently recovered my intense appreciation for. The first one is the All-American Rejects, the second is The Killers. I used to seriously love the All-American Rejects! The obsession with Tyson Ritter and his beautiful blue eyes was so real when I was 16. I've been listening to their first album Move Along a lot. Like a LOT a lot. It Ends Tonight is such a good song. Other favourite songs of theirs are Swing Swing (obviously), Gives You Hell and Dance Inside. As for The Killers, I LOVE them. Always have. Their albums just get better and better. I've been showing Battle Born and Direct Hits a lot of love lately. I'd definitely recommend giving Battle Born, Runaways, The Way it Was, Here with Me, Miss Atomic Bomb - you know what just listen to the entire Battle Born album, because it is seriously great. 

What have you been up to this week? Let me know in the comments below, on twitter, or dropping me an email at lolarocknroses@gmail.com. Also check out my instagram, facebook, bloglovin', snapchat - search lolarocknroses - & pinterest for regular updates.

Love love love xxx