Soho.

Sorry for the squinty eyes!

Oh haaaii ladies.

I've noticed a nice little handful of new readers, so hellooo gals and thank you :)
Last week I literally had the clumsiest week. I mean EVER. I won't bore you with the whole list of happenings, but  I managed to fall up the escalator on the tube. My whole handbag spilt everywhere and I bruised my hand and leg. Those metal stairs are lethal I tell you, lethal! I had such a little tomato face and was trying so hard not to cry. What a baby. After I'd scrabbled all my things together I basically ran into my office.
Friday morning I must of somehow got a big blob of eyelash glue on he back of my phone without realizing. When I went to go and pick it up, it was stuck to the windowsill. Wonderful. When I got to work I realized I had my tights on inside out too... honestly though, the list is never ending this week, what's wrong with me?!

Enough of that, onto my lashes. Ooooh I'm loving the falsies at the moment aren't I? These are the 'Soho' Lashes from Millie Mackintoshes range for Noveau.
I would probably class these as more of a 'night-time' looking lash, but I just can't resist wearing them to the office now, I feel so naked without lashes now, I think I'm developing a problem.
The Mayfair lashes are still my favourite so far (I've reviewed these in full if you want to know the technical details about the lashes), but what I like about these is that they are quite a lot thicker and much fuller. They're really noticeable but still fairly natural looking. I don't want to repeat too much of my last review, but these are so easy to apply and the adhesive is pretty darn good. I just thought I'd show you how they looked on!  

Are any of you going to the Eyelure and Elegant Touch event this Thursday at W? The lovely Laura from Belles Boutique managed to get me an invite (what a lil' sweety she is), but she can't make it anymore and I'm really nervous about going on my lonesome.
I know they'll be lots of bloggers there, but I'm pretty shy and awkward, I've never been to one of these things before and I'm not gonna lie, I'm slightly terrified. I know it's ridiculous cos' everyone I've spoken to from the blogging world have been lovely, but please do let me know if you're going, I'd like a buddy!

Gunmetal

Hey guys, how are you all doing today?
Last night my instead of having a super early night (like I've been planning to all week), my boyfriend and I ended up playing tennis for 2 HOURS. I did strop through the first hour though, and apparently I stick my bum out when I'm stropping?! But, look at me getting all sporty, who would have thought, eh?! I'm doing hot yoga tonight in this gorgeous yoga studio by my office, (I know, on a Friday night, who does that?!). I'm wondering if I can get away with wearing my false eyelashes? I'm not sure if the heat will melt the glue and then I'll just end up looking like a total mess? HELP!!
I've got a personal post for you tomorrow, kind of nervous about it, so please be nice :)

Anyhoo, meet my new favourite 'go to' black varnish for winter. Gunmetal  As worn by my girl crush Mills Mackintosh. This is a rich black shade with silver pearl running through it. It's kind of metallicy, and I just think it's really grungy and cool. I really like the formula for this, I'm wearing 2 layers, but you can definitely get away with one. The only bad thing was that it chipped after 2 or 3 days, not ideal, but perhaps this was because I was too lazy to add a topcoat?
Hope you all have a great weekend :)

The Mayfair Lash #MilliesLashes

Hey darlings, how are you all? Firstly I wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who left a comment and tweeted me about my last post, it really made my day!

It's taken me a while to get a around to it, but I've finally got a review for the Millies Lashes for you.
I have to say I was totally scared to put these lashes on myself, that's why this review has taken me so long, I just thought it would be a massive thaff (is that even a word?! You know what I mean...).

I haven't applied lashes for a couple of years now so this basically makes me an eyelash novice. I know, how can I call myself a beauty blogger?! I was so surprised at how easily these were to apply. I am totally cack handed and one of the clumsiest people in the world (just ask my boyfriend, in the past couple of weeks I've managed to smash a vase, wine glass, mugs... you name it!). So, if I clumsy old me can manage it, so can you!

I found with the Mayfair lashes, I didn't need to trim them, they were the perfect width for my eye, so already this is a massive help. However, everyone has different sized eyes, so do make sure they aren't too long for you before applying. You can do this just by placing the outer lashes on the outside of your lash-line, because you will want them to go all the way to the edge of your eye.

Before I applied the lashes, I do a teeny bit of prep. I finish the base of my make up, apply a pencil eyeliner on my top lid, and one thin coat of mascara, on the top lashes (I do the bottom lashes after my falsies have been applied). 

The trick for me, was to hold the lash by the actual lash, NOT the strip part where you apply the glue. You can also use the little set of tweezers to help you if you find it easier.
The glue comes in a nifty little vile, with an applicator stick, which is great because it’s totally mess free. I put a thin layer of glue one, gently wipe some away with my finger, in the opposite direction of the lash. I did this just to make sure the lash wasn’t too overloaded. DO NOT apply straight away, wait for the glue to turn a little bit see through and tacky, I usually fill in one of my eyebrows while I'm waiting. It takes about 2 minutes to get 'tacky'. When you attach it to your lash-line, it's much easier if the glue is starting to dry as it sticks to your skin straight away, and things don't get messy. 

When I went to the launch event for these lashes, the lovely man who applied them for me told me to apply from the inner corner of your eye, but I tend to start in the middle (which is actually what it says to do in the instructions, so I suppose it's just personal preference).
Apply the lashes with confidence, look down and try not to blink. You want to get the strip as close to your lash line as possible. You can use the tweezers to get the placement right if this helps, although I just used my fingertips. Don't worry if it goes a little bit wrong, you can easily just take them off and try again. The glue dries see-through as well, so you wont get any kind of clumping.

The great thing about these is that they are so light (I think it's because they are made from real hair), you don't even realize you're wearing them, great if like me, you aren't used to wearing them at all. The thing I love the most about the Mayfair lash in particular, is that they are really wearable for the daytime. I've been wearing them to my office (everyone loves them), and I even wore them to play a game of tennis on Sunday night (I'm just cool like that). Lashes that withstand sport and sweating, that's impressive huh ladies?!

This is the forth time I've worn this particular set now, and they're still looking great, so I'm really impressed by them. Millie says you can use them up to 5 times, so I'll definitely be testing this, but I still think 4 times is pretty good going, don't you. That means it works out to about £2 per wear so far. As long as you take them off carefully, and put them back in the packet to keep their shape, they still look new. Because the adhesive dries clear and like a gel, if you have do get a little build up, you can carefully just pull it off, or wipe them gently with an eye-make up remover, and they are good to go again.

This might sound really weird, and nothing to do with the actual lashes, but I really like the look of the box too, the colours and fonts. It’s just so perfect and pristine. You get a little booklet telling you all about the product and a set of instructions incase you need them too. I also think it's really sweet to have the teeny tiny tweezers included too. All in all, I can't recommend these lashes enough. I'm absolutely head over heels for them, you can probably tell by the fact that I've managed to ramble on for so long (sorry!).

For £8.99 I think these are totally worth the money, and I promise I'm not just saying that because I have a huge girl crush on Millie, I actually really rate these. I have another brand new set of the Mayfair, and I also have the Soho lashes, but I can definitely see these becoming a guilty little addiction of mine. The next set I've got my eye on are the Shoreditch lashes.
You can buy Millies lashes from Selfridges or the Nouveau website.

Have you tried Millies Lashes yet? Do you wear fake eyelashes? 

 

Red Bikini

I wish the title of this post meant me in a red bikini, sunning it up somewhere tropical. Sadly not...

By now, you must all know I'm a complete nail varnish whore. My favourite shade literally changes weekly. This week, it's Red Bikini by Revlon. I got this in my goody bag from the Millie Mackintosh eyelash party, and I absolutely couldn't be more in love with it.

It's a bright red with an orange tone to it. I know it's not really what we would call an 'Autumnal shade', but it's my new obsession. Red/Orange never goes out, right?

I actually really rate Revlon for nail varnishes now, they come in a generous sized pot and have a great formula.

Will you be trying 'Red Bikini?' What's your favourite nail varnish at the moment?

Millies Lashes Goody Bag

Hey darlings, how have your days been?

I'm just snuggled at my desk with a hot water bottle, feeling a little bit under the weather, boohoo.

I've got my book to keep me company, I finally gave in to everyone who recommended 'I heart New York', partly because I found out the main character starts a blog (geek alert, I know). Okay, I'll admit, I'm absolutely LOVING it. I would definitely class it as a 'trashy poolside read', but everyone has their guilty pleasures right?!

If you read my last post, you'll know I attended the launch party for Millie Mackintoshs' eyelash collection  for Nouveau.
It was such a lovely selection of beauty bits I got given in the goody bag, I couldn't resist sharing with you, especially as I'm very likely to review a few of these products. I couldn't wait to try out Revlon 'Red Bikini' nail varnish and the Revlon lipgloss, I'm actually wearing them together and they really suit each other :)

I actually got given 2 of goody bags, would any of you like to win a similar one in a giveaway? I don't want to seem like a filthy little peasant giving away something that I was given, I just think it's such a lovely selection of products. I've been really enjoying using them over the past couple of nights, I thought you might too. So let me know if you think I should :)

Millie Mackintosh Lashes- The Launch Party

Millie and I (I'm having a fan girl moment), with Pro Green, and Rosie.

Last night I was a very lucky lady and attended the lovely Millie Mackintosh's launch party for her Nouveau eyelash collection at The Sanctum Hotel.
It was quite a small and intimate event on the roof terrace, with a few of her Made In Chelsea pals including Jamie (who was lovely), Rosie, Louise and Caggie.
I did get a little excited when I saw Professor Green pull up in his Mercedes, and managed to grab hold of him for a photo, like the complete dork that I am. I am very aware that I'm looking a little stunned and like I have a bald patch in all the photos though :(

We had a couple of G&T's, and snacked on mini burgers, mini fish and chips and pork pies (this was pretty random, who knew Millie was a fan of pork pies?!). There was a little beauty area where you could have Millies' Lashes applied, I picked the Mayfair Lashes .
I have to say they looked absolutely gorgeous, noticible but subtle; obviously Millie was going to get it right though! I would definitely wear these in the daytime.
I'm wearing them in the photographs, though I'm not sure if you can see very well?! They're made from real hair and are super duper light, you can barely notice you're wearing them. Anyhoo, I'll do a full review on those in another post when I've tried a couple of other pairs too.

When we left I was given a gorgeous little goody bag, I'll do a separate post on this as there's some really lovely bits in there including more lashes (the Soho Lashes which I really wanted, woop) and Killer Colours nail polish. I think they deserve a post all to themselves, yes?

If any of you are interested you can buy Millies Lashes here for only £8.99, and you can also get hold of them in Sefridges too.
Will you be trying Millies' lashes? Which lashes do you normally use?

Millie Mackintosh Make-up

Made in Chelsea is such a guilty pleasure of mine. It totally upsets me to admit that, but whatever.
Like so many of you ladies out there, I have a little girl crush on the beautiful Millie.
I would love to wake up one day and just look like her. Please?

Anyhoo, I was doing a little stalking today, as you do, and I came across a make-up vlog by Millie.
I really enjoyed this tutorial, absolutely love her fresh-faced bronzed look, so I thought I'd share it with you little lot.

I'm thinking about doing some make-up and beauty related vlogging myself... I just need to get over my camera phobia first, watch this space!