Why, hello there...

This is just a quick post to let you know about the Cosmopolitan Blog awards 2015 and how you can vote for me!

It didn't even cross my mind to enter any sort of blog awards, I always thought it was the really big bloggers with loads of followers who were even short listed, but recently quite a few 'smaller' bloggers have be short listed, and I have quite a few people who don't actually follow the blog via Bloglovin or GFC, so maybe I have a very small chance? But anyone can enter, so why not?

To vote for me in the Best of Beauty award, simply click on the picture to take you to the website. There's a few bits and bobs you need to fill out so if you don't have time/can't be bothered that's totally cool! I'm not expecting to win, but if I get nominated, it would literally make me so incredibly happy! 

Voting is open until 29th of September so you've still got a while left, so please get voting! Would really appreciate it! And of course if you have another favourite blogger, vote for them too, particularly the smaller bloggers, we're just as awesome as the big bloggers! (Disclaimer, I'm not saying the bigger bloggers don't deserve it, it would just be nice for smaller bloggers to get recognition as well!)

Thanking you,

Naomi

Now I am off to university, there's a few homeware bits as well as a few 'going out' bits and slouchy things, so hopefully something for everyone! I wont go in to detail as there quite a few things, but the links go straight to the Matalan website if you want to see close ups or want more details.

1. Tapered Jumpsuit.

2. Striped Roll neck blouse.

3. Roll top clutch bag.

4. Alphabet T-Shirt N.

5. A Line mini skirt.

6. PU Side panel leggings. 

7. Black skinny jeans.

8. Retro mantel clock.

9. Heart over door hooks.

10. Tap design chrome shower shelf.

11.Checked tunic shirt.

12. Grey rolled neck blouse

13. Wooden framed quote.

14. Denim box top.

So that's all for this post. Make sure you're following this blog on bloglovin' or GFC to keep up to date with all my latest posts!

What's on your wishlist?

Thanking you,

Naomi

Pit: Seventeen Define & Conquer contour kit, £5.99 I've seen so many bloggers rave about this, but I was a little underwhelmed. I do like the packaging (biggest NARS dupe if I ever did see one) but it also comes with instructions which I thought was quite nice. The contour shade is incredibly soft but this does mean my brush picks up quite a lot of product and is a tad too orange, but I'm not used to doing contouring so maybe I will grow into it. But I found the highlighter pretty poor. It doesn't really have much shimmer/something-something in it making it really just a powder, and didn't really pick up on my brush as all. Even with the swatch it took me a few times to get a solid enough colour, so as you can imagine it didn't translate of my face at all. The price is ok, but considering only one of the products actually does it's purpose, it would have been cheaper to just get a contour shade.

Peek: Miss Beauty London Lipsticks in Mauve and Heather, £1 each. I recently did a first impressions/introducing post on Miss Beauty London which you can check out here. These lipsticks are my perfect formula. The packaging is pretty naff, but the actual lipstick it amazing! They have a great range of matte and shimmer, and y'all know I love the matte, and these are fab. They're nice and soft so they glide on really nicely and have such amazing pigmentation AND they have good staying power considering they're only £1! One problem I'm having is that they're smushing against the side when I apply them, but this is more the packaging's fault rather than the actual lipstick. If you have a Poundworld near you, I would definitely recommend you checking them out!

This will be my last post for just over a week as I go to Helter Skelter on Saturday, but make sure you follow me so you can catch my next post!

What's been your pit and peek of the month?

Thanking you,

Naomi

Read some more: Beauty pit and peek June 2015

 Why, hello there...

'Because you know I'm all about that budget beauty'...doesn't quite fit the tune...

'Inspired by bustling London culture...Miss Beauty London will offer a value alternative to other british high street make-up brands.'

'The London look for less'

Poundworld have launched their own 100 piece beauty brand named 'Miss Beauty London' with all items suprisingly priced at £1 a piece. Miss Beauty London is the first £1 beauty brand to be developed and made in the UK, as apposed to its American rival Poundland's range 'Make up Gallery'. It's fantastic that they've chosen to keep manufacturing in the Uk, keeping the british manufacturing business alive (read an article from the Daily Mail on it here)

 I have tried some of Make Up Gallery products and found them a bit hit or miss, so I'm excited to see how these compare. This is going to be a sort of first impressions so if you want a full review of a specific item, let me know in the comments!

First off, the packaging is relatively basic, with the worn out GB flag as their main logo and plain writing. I get the feeling it's aimed at younger girls with the colours and packaging design (very similar to Miss Sport). In comparison to Make Up Gallery I probably prefer Make Up Gallery as the packaging looks more uniform and fancy, but the packaging still serves its purpose well. I guess it's more about the actual product when it comes to budget brands. 

The Flawless matte foundation* is SO much better than Make Up Academy's offering. It's really light considering it's a matte foundation and has relatively good coverage. I have only worn this once briefly so I can't give an extensive review but if you would like one, let me know in the comments! The pressed powders are really nice and soft, although they do have quite a bit of fall out but this is to be expected. I was sent two (Autumn Beige* and Ivory*) which unfortunately are both the wrong shade for me, but luckily I had already bought my shade (Sweet touch). Although they do offer bronzers, Autumn Beige* is actually all I need for a bronzer a it's not too dark and is matte. The blusher in the shade Cupcake is ok, it has quite a bit of fall out but I really like this shade as a highlighter. Unfortunately the liquid concealer in the shade 2* isn't the right shade but swatching it it seemed like it had good coverage and was nice and creamy, I will probably go back and purchase the right shade for me.

Next up we have eyes, and boy am I impressed! They have a volumising mascara and water proof mascara in their range, but the Lengthening mascara* is amazing at curling and lengthening AND separating my lashes which is just what I look for in a mascara. I'm yet to see what it's like after a days wear but so far so good! I normally go for a brown brow pencil but this time I thought I would try a blonde eyebrow pencil, and it's not too bad. Not too soft and has good pay off, can't really complain!

I'm not one for liners but they also offer a liquid liner and kohl liners, as well as a range of eye shadows.

Lip products are the ones I get most excited about. Lets get the not so great out of the way first. Their high shine lip gloss in clear shade 1* is the gloopiest thing ever. It's really hard to apply and is incredibly sticky. By itself it isn't massively shiny but applied over a lipstick it's alright. I know they have a range of coloured glosses so maybe they will be slightly better, but I'm not a huge lip gloss lover anyway. The Lipstick sealer I thought was a pretty cool addition to the Miss Beauty London collection as I don't think I've even seen a regular high street brand offer an affordable one of these. It's ok, it sort of makes your lips look matte which personally I like and might increase the lasting power a bit, but I don't think it would make it kiss proof. 

As for the lipsticks, I have found my new favourite! I won't go in to too much detail as I'm planning to do another post on them, but all you need to know is that for £1, I really can't recommend them enough!!

Overall I'm relatively impressed with their product range, and although some products are not so fantastic, others are worth more than their £1 price mark! If you have a Poundworld store near you, I would definitely recommend checking out their Miss Beauty London stand, I'm sure you'll find something you'll love!

As said before, if you would like a full review of any of the products mentioned or if there is a product they have that's not in this post you would like me to check out, let me know in the comments!

Visit their website here: Miss Beauty London

Have you tried anything from Miss Beauty London?

Thanking you,

Naomi

Read some more: Beauty pit and peak June 2015.

*Items marked with a * have been sent to me to be featured in a post, any items without a * have been purchased by myself with my own money. All opinions are my own.

New Look Black Maxi skirt with side slits, £9 I was in need of something to wear for the last evening of my christian holiday camp I'm leading at. I was looking for a new maxi dress but couldn't find one I liked so I decided to pick this up instead and pair it with a high neck black cami from Primark.

 New Look Black high necked vest top, £3 For only £3 for a high necked top which can be dressed up or down, I thought why not, I think it will go really well with the skirt in this post.

Primark grey and white spotted pyjama shorts, £3 I only wear long, really comfy pyjama bottoms but since it's been getting warmer (she says while it's raining outside...) I would get some shorts. They really are quite short so not sure how I feel about them yet.

Primark 'Sea air, beach hair' T shirt, £2 (sale) They only had a couple of sizes left but I thought I would get a really big size for me (16) to wear as a pyjama top. I love my pyjamas...

New Look brown suedette A line skirt, £12  If you saw my birthday haul you'll have seen a top shop skirt I bought which was also an A line skirt, and I love it. Suedette seems to be the in-thing at the moment, especially for autumn/winter collections so this will be great all year round! 

New look muti-pack rings, £2 each I always pick up some new rings in the sales as they're my favourite piece of jewellery to wear (she says whilst not wearing any...) but I though the colours and designs of these are super pretty for all year round.

Primark pack of 7 ankle socks, £2.50 Just needed some new ones...

Primark exfoliating face brush..thing.., £2 I've seen a lot of people using the S&G exfoliating glove to clean their brushes, but I can't justify spending that much on something just to clean your brushes, and it's so bit you won't use all of it to clean brushes. But I found this little beauty for only £2 and does a great job of getting my make up brushes clean.

Well, that's it. Hope you've enjoyed this post! Make sure you're following me, there will be some exciting things happening on this blog very soon...

What have you bought in the sales?

Thanking you,

Naomi

Read some more: Makeup Gallery Blush review.