The life update - Moving to uni and life after A-levels

So the past couple of months have been pretty hectic to say the least after all the fuss of my A-levels I transitioned to full time in my job for the summer but finally it's almost time to go to uni and I couldn't be more excited. Today I thought I would just have a little ramble about uni and put this up as a bonus post. 

I feel like no-one tells you when you are applying for uni that unless you get an unconditional it is a complete pain to sort everything out. You would think that once you open UCAS on the third Thursday in august all the stress would be over. That is apparently where I went wrong. For the last week and a half I have been running around like a crazy person trying to get loans and accommodation and student passes done so that I can actually get there and don't even get me started on student bank accounts they are just a right royal pain in the arse. Although I have now got a railcard so can't complain. oh and the fact I almost forgot to enrol but we will skip past that. I could just see me turning up on the first day and them refusing to teach me. 

Other than that there has been some positives mainly the fact I got a tonne of new stationary and a trip to Ikea out of it. I'd love to know how you found sorting out Uni when you got your results or if you were one of the lucky ones who got an unconditional. 

To everyone who is going to Uni this year I wish you there best of luck and expect to see a lot more Uni posts over the next year. 

A rather palette heavy Beauty bay haul

So I like palettes and I have been buying quite a lot at the moment. Today I thought I would show you the most recent bits I have purchased from Beauty bay including four gorgeous new palettes. Without further ado I am going to get straight into it as it's gonna be a long one already without me wittering on.

Violet Voss Holy grail - This is so stunning, it's one I have been lusting after for so long and just didn't get around to trying it. This has a beautiful mix of all the warm shades you could ever imagine, not only does it have the oranges and the berry shades but it also has some golds which means you can tone down more berry looks with a little gold.

Juvia's place Nubian - I have heard such amazing things about these palettes and I can see why. It is a beautiful palette and the shadows are such nice quality. I was very excited when beauty bay announced they were stocking them now as I didn't want to pod out the price for the international shipping. I know currently there is only this one left on the website but I did have an email about a restock a couple of days ago so if you want them I would keep an eye out.

Pur Soiree diaries - I have never seen this palette anywhere but when I saw it on the new in page I loved the look of it for an everyday palette. it has eight beautiful matte shades and then four very metallic shades which look so gorgeous pressed on the lid. I really want to shout about this as I really think it deserves some more love as the shadows are gorgeous.

Anastasia Subculture - Oh this palette, it really needs a review of it's own but briefly. I like it but I do have some issues with it. The fall out doesn't bother me so much as I don't tend to swirl my brushes in shadows I only dip them slightly so I don't have the crazy amount of powder kick up. The big thing that bugs me is the fact that the incredible shimmer shades have sealed and are just a bit of a pain to use which really upsets me as I love them so much.

Festival face glitters - I feel like there isn't much to say about these other than the fact that the moons and stars glitter has little UV stars in it which glow in the dark which is super cool and I cannot wait to wear them for nights out when I get to Uni.

Jeffree Star Velour liquid lips in Deceased and Drug lord - If you are a regular reader you will know I love these lipsticks. Both of these shades have just been re-released as they were previously limited edition. I wanted Drug lord so I could mix it with other shades to lighten them a little. I picked up deceased which is a gorgeous purple nude which I thought would be gorgeous for the transition for summer to autumn.

Jouer Long wear lip cream in Buff and Terra - These are something everyone seems to be talking about at the moment and I think they are gorgeous. Buff is a really pretty almost concealer nude shade on me which is currently what I am loving. Then Terra is a slightly darker nude with a little more pink in it. I would say this is my perfect slightly more brown my lips but better colour. 

So that's it for today I really hoped you enjoyed this post and I would love to know what you have been buying recently. 

A few new bits from Essence.

 I have loved Essence products ever since I first went to Germany in 2012, I don't often get near a counter so when I had the opportunity recently I picked up a couple of new bits. Today I thought I would do some mini reviews of the new products as well as some which are just new additions to my collection.

So first off I picked up a couple of bits for the face. Starting off we have the Camoflage concealer which is a super high coverage liquid concealer. This is a little on the dry side and the texture reminds me a lot of the Nars Radiant creamy concealer. I am really enjoying this one so far, it isn't the best high coverage concealer I have tried but if you are on the look out for an incredibly high coverage super budget concealer I would definitely recommend them. Next up we have the luminous matt bronzer which is a super beautiful satin finish bronzer. This looks so gorgeous on the skin adding just enough bronze to make the skin look really beautiful and healthy. I would definitely recommend picking this up if you are on the lookout for a beautiful. The last thing I picked up for the face were two of their one pound blushes which are one of my favourite products from the drugstore. I picked up one of the matte shades and on of the satin shades. They are both so beautiful and I would definitely recommend them to anyone because they are so gorgeous and super affordable.

For the eyes I picked out the Volume stylist mascara which is a really beautiful lengthening and curling mascara. This definitely offers more volume than the normal mascara's I go for however I still don't think it is too intense for me. I also bought the Waterproof liquid liner as we were away at the time and I didn't pack a liner. This one isn't my favourite liner however for the price I didn't mind it at all. It isn't the blackest liner of all time however it does go on really nicely and the tip is super fine which means it's fairly easy to use.

Moving onto the lips I picked up two of the matte lip creams which are really beautiful. They have a very velvety formula similar to the NYX soft matte lip creams. I picked up a pale nude pink shade and a really deep red shade. These are very comfortable however they aren't long lasting due to the fact that they don't set down matte. I also picked up one of the Shine shine shine glosses which is incredibly glossy. I love the way this looks over nude shades and as it is so glossy it makes the lips look much plumper. The one thing is that it is an incredibly sticky gloss so it is definitely not one to wear with my hair down. Finally I picked up one of their matte lipsticks in a browny nude. This is more pink than the gloss however they make a really beautiful pairing.
 

A few snaps from my Holiday - Abersoch 2017

 

Today I thought I would do a photography post as it feels like forever since I have done one, these are just a few of the photos I took on my recent camping holiday to Abersoch. I hope you enjoy these and let me know if you would like to see more photography posts.