The empties #1

I never used to like empties posts but I've come to the conclusion I just don't like empties posts with 30 products in them. 

Garnier Ultimate Blends The sleek restorer shampoo. 

Repurchase - Yes

I really liked this, it didn't weigh my hair down and it makes it feel really clean. It smells really good to which is always a bonus! I found this really helped calm how frizzy my hair is and has just made it look smoother in general! 

The Body shop Vanilla bliss shower gel.

Repurchase - Maybe 

This is one of the body shop christmas scents. I really like it but I actually prefer the cranberry one. I love the body shop shower gels as they lather up really nicely and feel nice and moisturizing on the skin. 

Lush Sweetie pie shower jelly. 

Repurchase - When I next go anywhere with a lush store

I love this stuff it smells amazing and it's just so much fun! I also like the fact it's sparkly. Again like the body shop one it's nice and moisturizing on the skin. 

Seventeen Stay time concealer.

Repurchase - Yes Yes Yes! 

I love this stuff it's my current concealer it covers everything really nicely and looks flawless on the skin. I can use this both under my eyes and on blemishes! 

Extra gentle eye makeup remover. 

Repurchase - No 

I really wasn't a big fan of this I only tend to use a liquid remover like this if I'm wearing a heavy eye so I like to get rid of some of it before cleansing. I just found this didn't really do much it just wiped the makeup around my face. I ended up using it to take swatches of my hands and it wasn't even great at that! 

I'd love to know you opinions on empties posts. 

 Do you love them or do you hate them?

Bella and bear eyelash curlers.

Bella and bear eyelash curlers £12.99* //Here//

Eyelash curlers are something I used to be so terrified of but I now use on a daily basis. I was super impressed with these they are really sturdy and I reckon they would face a full bashed about makeup bag with no problems. I find sometimes the handles on eyelash curlers can be to small for my ridiculously large sausage fingers! But these are really nice. I also like that the plastic on the handles make then a little comfier to hold. As for the actual lash curling these are the only curlers I've ever found that can get all of my lashes in one go as not only do I have abnormally large fingers I have eyes to match. So if you have little eyes you may have to be a little more careful. These curl the lashes nicely and I've found that my lashes keep the hold well throughout the day. 

Overall I'm super impressed with these lash curlers although I'm not sure I would recommend them to someone with small eyes! 

*PR sample all opinions are my own! 

What I ate Wednesday #3

 I'm not sure if you guys even like these posts but I really love writing them so I'm going to carry on! I'd love to know if you do enjoy posts as I'd love to make them a weekly thing! 

I had an apple and peanut butter breakfast muffin for breakfast. If you fancy knowing how to make one of these check out the recipe post I put up //Here// I also had the other half of the apple that went into it and some extra peanut butter! 

For lunch I decided to have some mini pizzas, I used a warburtons wholemeal thin. Which I spread on a little bit of tomato puree and topped with sweetcorn ham and some cheese and popped them under the grill until all the cheese had melted! I also had some lettuce, carrot and red cabbage.

For dinner we had Chinese chicken and mushroom curry with pasta (as my dad doesn't like rice) I think the sauce for this was from tesco, and it was super yummy! 

So that's it for today. Please let me know if you enjoy these posts? 

Blogging 101 - Things I wish I knew back then.

Next month I will have been blogging for two years which is completely crazy. Today I though I would write a post for all you lovely people that are thinking of/have just started to blog. I really hope you enjoy this post and if you have been blogging a while let me know what you wish you knew when you started. 

1. Appreciate comments. 

That person that comments on everyone of your posts comment on their posts too! Also don't ignore questions from a readers perspective it's one of the most infuriating things ever! 

2. Blue Tac will be your best friend.  

Ever wondered how bloggers always manage to get products to stay still no matter what surface they are on. We owe it all to blue tac! 

3. Blogging is hard work. 

You have to make time to photograph and to write it's not easy but it's super rewarding. 

4. You won't get thousand's of followers over night. 

This leads on nicely from my last point, you have to put the work in to the rewards end off. Bloggers work super hard to build up followers. 

5. You don't need to own every MAC lipstick made. Ever! 

This is one especially for beauty bloggers, Mac lipsticks are such a highly raved about product and I must admit I was embarrassed at first to admit I owned none. I mean come on past self they're just lipsticks. I'm perfectly happy with my little collection of four now.

6. You CAN blog on a budget.  

Just because you can't afford high end products DOES NOT mean you can't blog. Can't get the latest release that's fine as long as you are passionate out what your writing about you will be fine. 

7. It's ok to have no ideas. 

Bloggers block is something most bloggers will experience at least once, and the worst thing you can do is let it get you down as it just makes it worse. Take a break and soon enough your creative juices will begin to flow. 

8. Carry a notebook. 

Again leading on from my last point (Hey I'm getting good at this!) If you have an idea write it down and save those ideas up for when you have a little block, it really helps. 

9. You don't need an expensive DSLR. 

Just because your camera isn't the newest or the most expensive does not mean your photos will be bad quality. Every photo on this blog is taken using my point and shoot Nikon S2600 it's nothing fancy and doesn't have twelve million buttons but it gets the job done so what more would I want. 

10. Don't let your personality get lost.

And for my final point (I sounded a little like a magician there haha) Don't let your personality be drowned out by the pressure to produce perfect content I love nothing more than reading a post with some little thoughts in brackets like in this post (Shameless self promotion on my own blog Oh dear) produce amazing content but don't forget to be you at the same time! 

If you enjoyed this post let me know I might do a second one if you did!