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.

Travelling to the Seaside

I need the help of anyone who has been to Falmouth before. I have a University Interview there on Monday but we are still looking for a nice little B&B to stay in for the night because it is an eight hour drive to get there. (google maps "Mablethorpe" and then get directions to "Falmouth" - that is how far we have to travel) So if anyone has every been or lives close and knows of somewhere nice to stay that is pretty close to the University then please let me know :)

Thank You :D

January Favourites

I'm sorry this is so late but if you follow me on Twitter or Flickr you will know I've had a lot of school/university work to do and I've also been on holiday, but these are some of the products I have been using during the past month.

Superdrug Vitamin E Illuminating Moisture Cream I read this was kind of a dupe for Mac's Strobe Cream so I've been mixing this in with some of my foundations and although it took me some time to get used to I really like it now

Nars Sheer Glow I finally caved after about a year of wanting this foundation and have pretty much neglected all of my other foundations since I bought it. The only downside is that it turns slightly orange over time on the skin :S

Urban Decay Pigment in Shag Such a lovely colour that isn't too much of an orange toned bronze

Barry M Nail Paint in Mushroom Still loving these kind of colours

Chapstick in Forever Apple Smells amazing and has been a life saver during the winter

Covergirl LashBlast Waterproof Mascara Still such an amazing mascara that is running very low so I need to find a way to get my hands on another tube

Benefit Powder Pop Blush Set Why did I wait so long to try Benefit blushes? I love all three of these colours

Mac Mineralize Blush in Rhapsody In Two This product never really got a lot of love because I felt the product just wasn't opaque enough for my liking. However I have now been applying this with my fingers and then blending out as I feel it gives better highlight finish.

Urban Decay YDK Eye Shadow in the Sustainable Palette Always loved this colour but because it was in a palette I never reached for it until recently when I shopped my stash

COTW - Marine Conservation Society

This week I have chose the MCS as my Charity Of The Week. Their focus is to keep the UK sea's clean and keep a balance of the amount of wildlife currently inhabiting them. This is something that I feel is very important to me because I live on the East Coast of England and a lot of people I know, including my parents, rely on the high quality of our beaches to bring tourists to the area. The MCS are also currently supporting the TV chefs on Channel 4 who are working to improve the current state of out sea's.

If this sounds like a cause that you would like to get involved in then you can visit their website here where you will also find information on how to make a donation!

Post Christmas Shopping

Ugh, January is such a depressing month :( But in an attempt to cheer myself up these are a few bits and pieces that I have picked up since Boxing Day :)

- Superdrug Head In The Clouds Dry Shampoo

- Rimmel Match Perfect Foundation

- NARS Sheer Glow Foundation

- Superdrug Vitamin E Eye Cream

- Superdrug Vitamin E Illuminating Moisturiser

- Urban Decay Pigment in Shag

- Barry M Nail Paint in Blue Glitter

- Topshop Utilitarian Nail Polish

- ELF Tone Correcting Concealer in Apricot Beige

- ELF Eyelid Primer

- ELF Bronzing Powder in Luminance

- ELF All Over Colour Stick in Spotlight

Miss Selfridge Necklace - This was Half Price :)

Miss Selfridge & Topshop Ring - Both on sale :)

Katy Perry - Teenage Dream

Good Charlotte - Good Morning Revival

Jack Wills Sweatpants - If you remember in this post I said I was going to take my Nike sweatpants back, well I did and I replaced them with these Jack Wills ones which I prefer so much more!

If you would like reviews on any of the make-up and beauty products just leave me a comment. I'm still working on my Mac Mineralize Satinfinish review, I just can't decide if I like it or not :(

Products I would like to try in 2011

After watching loads of "2010 favourites" videos and reading loads of blog posts, these are the products I would love to try out sometime during 2011

Primer

Urban Decay Primer Potion in Sin

Foundation

Mac Face & Body

Bobbi Brown Luminous Moisturizing Foundation

Concealer

Bobbi Brown Corrector

Eye Shadow

Mac in Sable

Nars in Lola Lola

Urban Decay in Scratch

Blush

Illamasqua in Katie - Picture from http://makeup.smart-reviews.org

Illamasqua in Sob

Highlight

Nars in Albatross

ELF in Gotta Glow

Contour

Mac Harmony Blush - Picture from http://www.beautyliciouslove.com

Illamasqua Rumour Blush - Picture from http://day-significantnothings.blogspot.com

But I guess we will just have to see how it goes :) I am sure new things will come out over the next year that will completely distract me from the things I planned to buy ... what products are you hoping to try out over the next year?