What makes you happy? | 09/08

I've been thinking a lot recently about these past few months and how they have been challenging in many ways, but also filled with wonderful happy times.

Here's a few that I thought I'd share with you all;

July 5th

Last month I went to Brighton for the day with my Sister, Her Boyfriend and our friend Emma.

We sat in the sun and walked about, but then I went for a little stroll on my own through the lanes and went to Snoopers Paradise (tut heaven!) and honestly, I really enjoy my own company sometimes! Just being able to take your time to look around places and not worry about anyone else is nice!

August 7th 

This is Ella Masters. We me through my awesome boss Ree Ree Rockette and honestly she's probably the most honest, down to earth person ever? We have so much in common and always manage to share a giggle. We also love to shop, which is... y'no my fave thing! Isn't it weird how people who are just like you kind of just turn up in your life and make loads of sense? haha.

August 7th

I met Ella in Camden for coffee on this day, I've fallen back in love with coffee again. We have a love-hate relationship with each other, sometimes I get the shakes and panic; sometimes I just buzz my tits off.

Also Camden, why do I neglect you for Shoreditch? You're just as lovely! 

April 30th

On April 30th I had my first day at Rockalily Cuts. I had fallen out with Hairdressing after I had my confidence knocked by someone I admired. BUT one day I found Ree and Ree found me. Now 3 months on here I am! I'm doing more hair than I ever have before and more importantly I can be myself! I'll be qualified early next year, and until then I'm loving every second. Working in London is beautiful, exciting and always different. I am so so content.

ciao x

Photo Diaries | One |

Hello!

Today I thought I'd start a new section of my Blog where I post a few of my favourite photos from the weeks past. So here's a few photos from January to now!

| Black Moth Barbers |

My temp workplace over Christmas, absolutely loved it. Brilliant Haircuts & People.

|This Shop Rocks!|

Another Brick Lane treat, Finding a type writer with Jack & the only letter pressed down is J? LOVE.

|Portobello Road|

Jack took me on a Surprise trip to Portobello Road! I've never been before It was lovely. 

|Two Happy Beans|

Can you believe that I went into the Charity shops and bought nothing and Jack came out with an American Apparel T-shirt & a Topman Coat?! In WHAT world?

|Dansette|

My Record Player, I got some Records over Christmas : Florence & the Machine - How big, How Blue, How Beautiful | Kate Bush - Lionheart.

|All About that Bass|

Speaks for itself. P.s. how cool is my Pull & Bear coat?!

|Kathryn Ursula|

In the process of being tattooed by the lovely Kathryn, she is exceptional. I love her!

|Gypsy Woman|

My new tattoo, I'm in total love with it!

Have a good week!

lovelove

xxx

SEPTEMBER CATCH UP | WHOISJOSIEWHO

Hello!

I've been away for a little while and I do apologise, I lost my motivation for blogging and ended up hitting the wall completely when it came to things to write about.

I've decided to keep blogging though! New beginnings approach where I'll be starting University and I'm super excited.

I'll still be posting where I can about fashion but you may see more costume design and practice posts crop of from time to time!

Swoon did so well over the summer that I'll be designing a Winter range too, so keep peeled on my instagram and the Swoon instagram (@sisterswoon) for updates!

lovelove

xxxx

| Poundland - 'Makeup Gallery' | Quick Dry Nail Polish Review

Hello loves, Today I'm going to review some Nail Polishes that I'm really excited about!

Poundland, being the ever growing treasure trove it is has embarked on a new Beauty Range! The range, called 'Makeup Gallery' has a little bit of everything you would expect from a Drugstore stand but it all is available for £1.

For this review i've chosen some of the Nail Varnishes from the range to try out. I've heard people say that they're impressive so I was interested to see what they were offering.

There was a range of about 30 colours including Finishes & Glitter polishes but I chose these two colours:

Latte

A Grey Brown shade, similar to chocolate.

Pink Soda

A really sheer, Natural pink.

These two colours are the ones that got my attention at first, I've wanted to try a taupe color nail polish for some time but never found one and I find it difficult to get a nice shade of pink without it being too peachy.

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MOCHA

Mocha took two coats to get full coverage. It glided on really nicely and didn't apply streaky at all. I loved the colour, It was a really nice natural shade quite stone like. 

It dried really quickly & I'd also like to say my mind totally played tricks on me because whilst painting it on I could of sworn I could smell chocolate! HA!

I wore it for two days and It didn't chip until I started doing some fiddly sewing and even then it chipped in places you couldn't notice! result.

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PINK SODA

Pink Soda is my favourite of the two by far! Finally I've found my favourite pink nail varnish and for only £1 I couldn't be happier.

Unlike the Mocha shade, this pink is slightly more translucent and takes around 3-4 layers to build up a nice coverage. 

However, once all of the layers are applied and I added a gel top coat from essence @ Wilkinsons, My nails looked Salon worthy!

I literally love this colour so very much it's perfection!

Overall, I would say that Poundland have hit it out of the stadium with these polishes! I'll 100% be purchasing more for my collection and I'm going to buy some of the Makeup too to see if that's any good! 10/10 Poundland, Well done!

lovelove

xxxx

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Gel Eyeliner | Save or Spend? | Rimmel & MUA

Hello, Today I'm bringing you a review that I've wanted to do for a very long time!

As a sassy lady myself my eye make-up routine is never complete without Winged Eyeliner. I've used them all, Kohl, Liquid, Felt Tip & now I embark on a journey back to Gel Eyeliner.

I've dabbled in Gel Eyeliners before, I purchased the Collection Lasting Colour Gel Eyeliner about 2 years ago now and I was thoroughly impressed.. for about 2 months.. then it dried up! *sigh*

I cast it to the bottom of my make-up box and finally threw it away a year later, vowing to not bother again! That is until I the Rimmel Scandal Eyes made bold cat eyes at me. Made bold cat eyes at me for months on end.

Countless Savers £5 and under deals would come and go and i'd say "not today.." until one day. I BOUGHT IT.

I thought that perhaps there could be a cheaper alternative, After all i'm an Affordable fashion & Beauty blogger. Whilst at the checkout paying for my Scandal Eyes I spotted an MUA Gel Eyeliner in the 'Damaged Goods' Bin. The brush was missing, The Liner itself.. UNTOUCHED! It was almost too perfect & for £1 I couldn't say no for a good review of them both!

SO HERE COMES THE REVIEW!

MUA

MUA GEL EYELINER

"UNDERGROUND"

£3.00

PURCHASE HERE

This Eyeliner is the Cheaper of the two, and is packed much differently.

To begin with the pot itself is reminiscent of the original Rimmel Scandal Eyes packaging, With the brush being a removable part of the pot.

The consistency of the eyeliner is smooth but dries quickly meaning you may have to work fast to avoid clumping during application.

Here's the Eyeliner on:

RIMMEL

Rimmel Scandal Eyes

"001 Black"

£6.99

PURCHASE HERE

Being the more expensive option, you'll be pleased to know that not only do you get a quite big pot, but you also get a full size Gel Eyeliner brush with it! Not one of those annoying diddy ones! WIN.

It's a better size for carrying in a small makeup bag too, In my opinion.

I was really impressed with the consistency of this one,It was really well pigmented and creamy and once applied & dried after a few moments DID. NOT. BUDGE.

Here it is on:

MAKING COMPARISONS

Applied side by side, You probably wouldn't tell I was wearing two different Gels. However photographed, you can see there's more pigment in the MUA Gel than Rimmel. 

HOWEVER~

Rimmel Scandal Eyes Stayed on. All day. Through me rubbing my eyes and I mean RUBBING. I woke up the next day with it intact.

MUA's Gel Eyeliner sadly, didn't last as long at all. It took maybe an Hour and a Half before it had transferred onto my upper Lid and within Two hours it had partly smudged off. The sadness!

Applied side by side onto my hand, the Rimmel Gel wins the pigment test here. You can see it's visibly darker from just one swipe of product!

VERDICT

So.. what can I say? I love a bargain. The MUA is a nice alternative to some of the more expensive brands out there offering you quality for a more affordable price, however in this instance you really do get what you pay for and that's a nice pigmented eyeliner that lasts a few hours.

My winner today is the Rimmel Scandal Eyes. It stood the test of time so well that I was beginning to think I used sharpie to apply my eyeliner! For a eye rubber & chronic Nap taker, that's all I need from an eyeliner! I know i'm one to preach about getting a good bargain but this product is worth every single penny I paid for it! I've used it three times so far and i've barely scraped a 2mm hole in it!

To get yourself a real deal on Rimmel products, Keep a look out for the £5 and under offer in Wilkinsons & Savers! It's a good shout and you can pick up a cracking Gel Eyeliner for £4.99 saving you £1.99!

That's all I have to say on this review! I hope my opinions helped you in some way!

What do you think of these eyeliners? Have you tried them? Let me know in the comments!

lovelove

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OOTD | Lazy Girl |

Hey guys!

I'm bringing you my weekly OOTD one day late today apologies! I've not been feeling so great, and i'm still not feeling so great at all! But I couldn't bear to miss a week so I got myself dressed today and took some photos!

This outfit is a super lazy & comfy one, easily worn with Converse which was my choice today or Dr Martens, a Hoodie & Jean Jacket!

It was sunny too so I grabbed some Sunglasses because any excuse!

I didn't feel all into the posing nicely thing so I threw some of my modelling poses in there because i'm a proper legit real life model.

-What i'm wearing-

Sunglasses

H&M

Checked Shirt

Traid (Primark)

Vintage Crop Top

Charity Shop

Jean Skirt

Monki

 Tights 

Primark

Converse

Simmi Shoes

Totally crap post I know! But yolo and all of those things.. Time to get back into bed and continue wallowing in self pity!

lovelove

xxxx

Makeup Revolution | Iconic 3 Palette Review

Hello Lovelies,

Today I thought i'd bring you a Makeup Review!

Today I'm reviewing a palette from a Brand i've wanted to try for a long time, Makeup Revolution.

Similar to M.U.A which is a huge favourite of mine, Most items are under £10 and many of which are around the £1.00-£3.00 mark. Excellent for when you're on a budget!

I decided to choose a palette to review as I've been wanting one for a while, I love having smoky & nude eyes. This palette is the Iconic 3, A dupe of the Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette and a pretty good one too from swatches i've seen comparing the two!

What got me was the price tag, at only £4, You really can't argue with that!

Here's the palette swathed for you, this is from one swipe on my finger & straight to my arm. You'll have to forgive me with the lighter tones as I have very pale skin but at least you can see how they look on Porcelain skin tones!

Here's the lightest shade in just one swipe on my finger, As it didn't even show up on my ghost skin!

All of the shadows are really well pigmented, and are silky to the touch making them really gentle on the eyes when applying.

I especially love the metallic colours they apply so nicely on my outer corners without that cakey/chunky glitter feel.

Here's a Night look & a Day look I put together for a feel of how the pigments look.

ICONIC NIGHT

I love how the bold Grey-Brown colours look with my blue eyes, Nude palettes always bring out the blue so much more!

The colours in this palette in particular have a really nice grunge feel to them and the shadows are really blendable for a smoked out look.

ICONIC DAY

I love the Rose Gold shimmer colour and how it looks in my crease. I wear this look everyday, It was nice to swap my regular M.U.A Shimmer eyeshadow & my 17 Statuesque Eyeshadow for two in a Pallette, Having dupes of these colours in one place will be good for travelling without bringing loads of single eye shadows!

All in All I really loved this Palette and will 100% be purchasing more from Makeup Revolution in the near future!

Have you tried Makeup Revolution?

SHOP HERE

TREAT YO SELF!

lovelove

xxx

❤OOTD: Denim & Dolly Shoes ❤

Hello! 

As it always seems at the moment, It's SO COLD! However it doesnt stop me from dressing like it's not!

I love these polka dot Trousers They're so pin-up and really sweet, Can you tell I like polkadots? 80% of my OOTD's include them!

Here's what I'm wearing today...

Cropped High Neck Jumper

Primark

Polka Dot Capri Pants

New Look

Dolly Shoes

ASOS

Denim Jacket

Topshop

Brown Leather Satchel

Topshop

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On my lips I'm wearing ATOMIC Velvet Lip Lacquer by MUA.

Hope you enjoyed! What have you dared to wear this cold winter?

lovelove

xxxx