Tarte is one of those brands that I’ve admired from a distance, but never really dug into. I have seen it countless times in Sephora and yet somehow it never crept anywhere near the top of my wishlist. That all changed when I saw Roxie from The Beautiful Bluebird‘s post about the Tarte Tartelette In Bloom 2 palette. My heart skipped a beat. I had to have it!
Archives for 2017
Travel: 10 Things To Do In Tofino When It’s Raining
Tofino is just the most beautiful place. It’s a town on the West Coast of Vancouver Island full of beautiful beaches, woodland hikes, surfers and amazing food and drink. Tofino has the most incredibly relaxed vibe and I just knew Andrew would love it, so we headed there for four days during our trip to Canada this May. But the weather is notoriously unreliable. So what do you do in Tofino in the rain?
Can You Really Trust a Beauty Blogger?
This month’s Cosmopolitan had a really interesting title on the front cover – “Beauty Bloggers: can we trust anything they say?” Total clickbait, right? Well it worked for me, I bought it and read it, along with loads of other bloggers, judging by how many times I then saw the front cover pictured on Instagram. If Cosmo were looking for some free advertising, it certainly worked. So was the article any good? Can you really trust a beauty blogger?
Getting Out of a Skincare Rut with The Ordinary
It is a truth universally acknowledged that good skincare costs a lot of money. Right? Well, that’s what I thought. Until I came across The Ordinary from Deciem. I can’t quite believe the quality of their skincare products for the incredibly budget prices. Read on to see what I thought.
A Stroll Along London’s South Bank
Whenever I think about being a tourist, I think about going abroad. I always forget that there is so much to be seen on my own doorstep. This month, I am heading to London to get a new tattoo (eek, exciting!) and I decided to go down a bit earlier to be a bit of a tourist.
Sports Bras For Bigger Boobs With Simply Be
When I look at myself naked, semi-naked or topless (which I probably do at least a couple of times a day), I don’t think “wow you’ve got big boobs”. In fact, I’d say my boobs were pretty average size for my height and weight. (Side note – is there even any way to find out what the average bra size is for your height and weight?) When I was at school, I would even say I had small boobs. I was a B cup, and for a 5′ 9″ girl, that ain’t too big. But as I’ve got older, my boobs have got bigger. Given they’re mostly made of fat, that’s probably in direct correlation to how much I eat (I was a whippet at school) but even now I’ve lost a stone and maintained my exercise regime, my ta-tas have stayed at a strong 32DD / 32E.
A Weekend Treat at Levoi Champagne Nail Bar
Champagne and getting your nails done. Sounds like the perfect combination, right? Well it is! And you can find them both at Levoi Champagne Nail Bar, on St. Mary’s Place in Newcastle.
Beauty: Trying Out e.l.f. Cosmetics
Since vowing this year to start buying only cruelty free cosmetics, I have been hunting high and low for replacements for some of my favourite products and always looking for new brands to add into my collection. I have heard lots about e.l.f. and was dying for a chance to try them out. They are an American brand and I thought you could only get them over there, but you can now get hold of them in the UK from their UK website. They are a great example of a brand that proves cruelty free doesn’t need to be expensive. So is e.l.f. any good?
Tarte – Tarteist Pro To Go Palette
Eye shadow palettes are my weakness, I just love them and I can’t stop buying them! I seem to be able to come up with *any* excuse for getting one. Case in point, I was in beauty mecca Sephora and was really tempted by the Tarte In Bloom palette, but it was $46 and a lot of the darker colours in it didn’t feel very wearable for someone like me, who doesn’t often bother with a smokey eye. However, I just couldn’t walk away without trying some Tarte eyeshadow and my eye soon strayed to the “to go” palettes.
A Long Weekend in San Francisco
Sometimes things just work out REALLY well. And sometimes you find yourself in San Francisco for three days with the sun shining and a sightseeing list as long as your arm. I had never really thought about San Francisco for a holiday before – it is pretty far away from the UK – and if I’m honest, I don’t usually turn to the USA for holiday inspo. I’ve spent a bit of time in New York, but this was my first trip to the West Coast since I was a wee nipper so I thought I’d share what I got up to in the big city in case you ever find yourself over that way.
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