My Blogs 2nd Birthday :)

I really can't believe it has been two years already!

I just want to say a massive thank you to everyone who reads my blog and takes the time out to comment on it. If it wasn't for you, I don't think I would have been able to continue with it for this long!

It's that time of year again ... Benefit Freebies!

Thankfully these three were much easier to track down than last years freebies seen here

This years magazine came with large sample sizes of the cult cheek products:

• High Beam
• Posie tint
• Bene tint

And with Glamour magazine only costing £2 per issue, you can't really say no :P

Have you managed to grab all three yet?

WAH Nails Inspiration

Another Nail Polish post :) Seriously, I just cant help myself :)

After seeing these nail art designs in the recent issue of Elle Magazine I was completely inspired by the colours and decided to take some inspiration from Leanne's post to come up with my design.

To create it I used:

• Avon Nail Experts Nail Strengthener
• Avon Nailwear Pro in Sunshine
• Nails inc. in Candy Orange
• Nails inc. in Shoreditch
• Primark blue nail polish
• Barry M Instant Nail Effects in Black Magic

Recent Nail Polish Haul

Make-up hasn't really been grabbing my attention much recently, so instead my money has been spent on some fabulous nail polishes :)

Nails inc. in Candy Orange - Free with InStyle magazine

Glo Baby Glo by Primark in blue, pink & green (the actual names of these are on the boxes and I threw those out) - £2.00 each (also, these glow in UV light which is amazing aa we have UV lights at the bar I work at so I can't wait to try them out there)

Barry M in Peach Melba - £2.95

Essie in Sew Psyched - £6.50 in ASOS Sale

W7 In Cosmic Purple - £1.99

NYC in Park Ave - £2.49

Body Collection Crystal Suede (I think these are like the OPI Suede's) in Champagne & Little Black Dress - £2.49 each

Gosh in Purple Heart - £5.00

If you would like to maybe see some swatches of any of these colours then just leave a comment and I will try and get some done on a day with lots of sunshine so you can see them in natural lighting

Royal Wedding Nails

I'm back bitches :) Watching the royal wedding this morning has put me in such a good mood that I thought I would get my act together and write a blog post as it has been quite a while since I have done so. I decided to paint my nails with a Union Jack theme, and this is how they turned out :)

W7 Diamond Topcoat

NYC White Nail Enamel

Miss Sporty Clubbing Colours in 324

W7 Blue Dazzle

W7 Red Dazzle

Ciate Paint Pots in Mistress

Barry M in Bright Red

I think the main reason for my not blogging as much was simply not really having the money to buy new products to blog about but I recently got a new job so hopefully you will be seeing more posts from me in the future :)

A Little Personal Update

Recently, I just haven't been in the mood to blog :( I think it has a lot to do with not really having the money to buy new make-up or clothes or anything. I passed my driving test early January and pretty much all of my money has gone towards petrol and car insurance :( Hopefully though I've been saving up a little and selling some of my stuff so I will have a chance to go shopping soon. In the meantime this is what has been keeping me busy:

Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatherssequinsandstuds/

Tumblr - http://gatherssequinsandstuds.tumblr.com/

eBay - http://shop.ebay.co.uk/steviemuk/m.html?_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1

Some of you may also know that I had a university interview on the 28th February at Falmouth for their Fashion Design course. Out of my five university choices Falmouth was my first and I am so happy that I was offered a place to do my degree there next September :D Thankfully, the entry requirements are quite low because I am terrible in exams. I need to get 220 UCAS points which is 2 C's and a D.

Which brings me to the exam results that I received on Thursday. I was a little disappointed with my AS results so along with one modular exam I re-took three others and re-did my English coursework from last year. Again the results weren't perfect, but were better than last year so hopefully going to Falmouth will work out :) I got 2 B's and 3C's

The university also sent me a letter to say that if I accepted my place onto the course I would be given free ticket's to way the graduate fashion show at the end of this year which would be so amazing as it will really give me a chance to see what kind of things other people have created during their time there.

So basically, that is what has been happening with my and kind of why I haven't been paying much attention to my blog.

February Favourites

Apology's for this post being a little late

Bourjois 10 Hour Sleep Foundation For my this foundation is one that I know I can use and it will give me nice daytime skin. It's light enough to be worn on a day to day basis and I think it is a absolute re-purchase product

Superdrug Vitamin E Illuminating Moisture Cream Looks amazing dabbed along the cheek bones or mixed with your foundation. It's also super cheap so check it out next time your are in Superdrug

Lush Tea Tree Water Toner Keeps my skin hydrated throughout the day and makes my make-up look fresh and dewy. Kind of like a less expensive version of the Mac Fix+

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder Keeps any unnecessary shine away. I don't think this is anything revolutionary, it is just good at keeping your face matte.

Rimmel Lash Accelerator Mascara Another one of those products that you know you can just use on a day to day basis and it makes your looks presentable.

ELF Tone Correcting Concealer Perfect under the eyes because of the slight peach tones in it.