This week has been really, really long. I've been doing a ton of overtime at work so I can save money and my days have basically been me getting up and leaving the house really early, getting back late and then going straight to bed. Just one of those weeks but it's over now, so I should really round it up.
My skin has been so bad over the past couple of weeks. I've mentioned, briefly, that I was diagnosed with Adult Acne in October and I've been getting treatment for it which is NOT working. I can't even tell you how frustrating it is. I'm going back to my GP to see what else we can do because it's driving me crazy. I've bought some new skin care bits in case I've been using something I'm allergic to so keep an eye out for a mini skin care haul on Thursday.
I'm not normally a pop girl, I'm more of a leather and lace, blasting AC DC till your ears bleed kinda girl. Having said that I've been listening to Wildfire on repeat for the past week because it is so good! I just can't stop listening to it, it makes me feel like I can take on the world. It's amazing. I've really enjoyed listening to it. My favourite songs are Fight Song (obvs), Stand by You (ditto), Better Place and Speechless but there isn't a song I don't like. I love this album.
I haven't watched Pretty Little Liars - I'll be changing that as soon as I've finished writing up this post - so I didn't really know who Shay Mitchell was. But after seeing her in an Ingrid Nilsen video (watch it here) on Friday, I switched over to her channel and very quickly became hooked, before I knew it I'd fallen into a Youtube vortex and when I came out it was 2 in the morning but her videos are so good. She's even done quite a few collaborations with some of my favourite youtubers - Rhett & Link, Ingrid Nilsen, the list goes on - she just seems really cool.
Happy Friday! This is the first Friday I'm in Love that I've done for a while but I have collected the all the things I've been loving for the past week and am ready to share them with you lovely people!
L-R: Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet in
Hot Pepper, MAC Maleficent Eyeshadow Quad, Maybelline New York Color Tattoo
24hr Gel-Cream Eyeshadow in 35 On & On Bronze, Kate Moss for Rimmel
London Eyeshadow Stick in the shade 100 Rose Gold Scandaleyes 011 Bluffing by
Rimmel London & L'Oreal Paris Miss Manga Mega Volume Mascara
L-R: MAC Maleficent Eyeshadow Quad, Bourjois
Rouge Edition Velvet in Hot Pepper, Scandaleyes 011 Bluffing by Rimmel
London, L'Oreal Paris Miss Manga Mega Volume Mascara, Kate Moss
for Rimmel London Eyeshadow Stick 100 Rose Gold & Maybelline New York
Color Tattoo 24hr Gel-Cream Eyeshadow in 35 On & On Bronze.
L'Oreal Paris Miss Manga Mega Volume
L'Oreal Paris Miss Manga Mega Volume
Mascara
This is my new favourite mascara ever. I bought this a couple of weeks back after months and months of wanting to try it. And man, oh man, it did not disappoint. It is, in a word, amazing! It gives excellent coverage. The formula is awesome, the brush is equally so and the combination of the two is... magical. It lengthens, volumises and curls the lashes, it's really long lasting AND most importantly it doesn't cost an absolute bomb. In love. Expect a full review of this soon.
Maleficent Eye Shadow Quad
MAC Maleficent Eyeshadow Quad
MAC Maleficent Eyeshadow Quad - clockwise from top: Goldmine,
Ground Brown, Carbon & Concrete
After seeing Maleficent last
week (read about ithere) I found out that to celebrate
the release of the film MAC had released a collection dedicated to Disney's
greatest -and scariest- villain. Obviously it being a MAC collection all the
products had long since sold out but I had to get my hands on something from
the collection. So with a determination I wish I could utilise in other areas
of my life I got to clicking and found this. And it is beautiful. The packaging
is so sleek and gorgeous and whilst the colours are not ones I would
necessarily associate with Maleficent (brown... really?) they are colours I can
see myself getting a lot of wear out of. I am obsessed with it.
Maybelline New York Color
Tattoo 24hr Gel-Cream Eyeshadow in the shade 35 On and On Bronze
Maybelline New York Color Tattoo 24hr
Gel-Cream Eyeshadow in the shade 35 On & On Bronze
Maybelline New York Color Tattoo 24hr
Gel-Cream Eyeshadow in the shade 35 On & On Bronze
I have been going through a bit of a bronze eyeshadow obsession at the moment and this is the bad boy that started all the trouble. It is gorgeous. The colour is intense and beautiful, it's long lasting, has a lovely creamy consistency and makes me want to cry with happiness whenever I look at it. Just... stunning.
Scandaleyes in the shade 011 Bluffing by Rimmel London & Eyeshadow Stick in the shade 100 Rose Gold by Kate Moss for Rimmel London
Scandaleyes in the shade 011 Bluffing by
Rimmel London & Eyeshadow Stick in the shade 100 Rose Gold by Kate
Moss for Rimmel London Scandaleyes in the shade 011 Bluffing by Rimmel London
& Eyeshadow Stick in the shade 100 Rose Gold by Kate Moss for Rimmel
London
Eyeshadow Stick in the shade 100 Rose Gold by Kate Moss for Rimmel
London & Scandaleyes in the shade 011 Bluffing by Rimmel London (That's Bourjois So Lacque Glossy in 04 Amande Defile on my nails if you were interested)
Continuing along the same
vein as the Maybelline New York Color Tattoo 24hr Gel-Cream Eyeshadow in
the shade 35 On & On Bronze, I am totally loving these eyeshadow sticks
from Rimmel. The colours are gorgeous. The formula is long lasting with a
lovely creamy consistency. They are also ridiculously easy to apply and make
smokey eyes a breeze. I can definitely see myself adding more of these to my
collection.
Bourjois Rouge Edition
Velvet in Hot Pepper
Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet in Hot Pepper
Modelling Hot Pepper for you! I’m also wearing L’Oreal
True Match Foundation in Rose Vanilla, Rimmel London Match Perfection
Concealer, MAC blush in Dame, Rimmel London Scandaleyes in 011 Bluffing, MAC
eyeliner in Feline and L’Oreal Paris Miss Manga Volumising Mascara.
Despite being a massive lipstick fan I
don't like to wear lipstick to work because it tends to get everywhere and I
don't have time for touch ups. But this formula is so long lasting that I have
no qualms wearing it to work. I have spoken of
my love of this formula before (read about ithere.) It is fast becoming one of my favourite everyday reds. I also
have the Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet in Pink Pong, Ole Flamingo & Grand
Cru. I love them.
Picture via s2smagazine.com
This feat of televisual genius has been keeping me up at nights. I am tired and grouchy during the day but I don't even care because Scandal is that good! In fact saying it is good almost feels like a insult. It is the best thing to happen to television since Hugh Laurie put on an american accent and starred in House (you guys know how much I love House!) and I do not say that lightly. There are so many amazing things about this show... the epic love story between Olivia and Fitz - I am Team Olitz all the way! - the writing is nothing short of incredible, it's gripping. But I will say the absolute best thing is the casting. Oh my God the casting! Don't even get me started on the casting, it is stellar! Kerry Washington is incredible as Olivia Pope. No one else could play her. Kerry Washington owns it! Both Olivia Pope and Kerry Washington are my new girlcrushes and Tony Goldwyn as President Fitzgerald Thomas Grant III is my new actual crush. If you haven't seen Scandal you need to change that... NOW! It's okay I'll wait, actually no I won't because 10 minutes in to the first episode you will get hooked and try to watch all 3 seasons in one sitting and I just don't have the time to wait around for you I'm afraid (sorry that was a weird moment). Anyway I am obsessed with Scandal!
This week's song of the week is Riptide by Vance Joy
I have been meaning to have this as my
SOTW for ages because it is so good. The lyrics are a bit strange, as is the
music video, but the melody is ridiculously upbeat, to me it just sounds like
summer.
So that was this week's Friday I'm in Love... I know it's been a while but I hope you enjoyed it. Have you tried any of my loves this week? If so what did you think? Love them? Hate them? Are you a Scandal addict? (I AM! I'm trying to make Scandal-avians happen, but like Fetch and Gretchen Weiners... it is not going to happen) Anyway I want to know. Let me know on twitter or by commenting below. If you do comment I try to always reply so do check back. Also check me out on facebook, BlogLovin, instagram & pinterest for your daily dose of me :)
It's Wednesday and you know what that means, it's 2 Stars & A Wish day! Let's do this!
My First Star this week goes to Eyeko's Skinny Liquid Eyeliner in Navy
This weekend saw me getting a bit adventurous with my make up (and spending way too much money in the process :S) Enter Eyeko Skinny Liquid Eyeliner in Navy. I've actually had this a while but never had the courage to try it out. Colourful eyeliner reminds me of my misspent youth when I used to rock eyeliner in every colour of the rainbow (I know! I can't even use the 90's as an excuse because it was the 00's) But on Saturday I was feeling particularly bold and summery and thought the time was ripe to test out this bad boy.
Despite my original misgivings I was so impressed! It was super wearable, which I wasn't expecting, and made my eyes really pop. It went on really smoothly, the colour was so nice and it stayed in place all day. I loved it.
My Second Star this week goes to Ciate Nail Polish in the shade Hoopla.
I love everything about this nail polish, especially the name. It's a really pretty baby pink, with a hint of coral that stops it being overly girly. The formula's good, not the best, but it's okay. It needs three coats to be opaque and it only lasts a couple of days but the colour more than makes up for it. So in a shocking turn of events I don't have a wish this week. Now I know this seems like a bit of a cop out but I've had a really good week this week make up wise. But hopefully I will have some for next week. What did you think of my stars? Have you tried them? Do you agree? Disagree? Let me know on twitter, using the hashtag #2StarsandaWish or comment below. If you do comment I do always reply so do check back. Anyway that's it from me today but I'll be back on Friday with Friday I'm in Love #8. Enjoy the rest of your week and I'll see you then. Until Friday you can check me out on social media: twitter, facebook, BlogLovin, instagram & pinterest. Love love love xxx
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