AVON Products I Still Need To Try- May 2016

There are a bunch of Avon products I would love to try but am too unsure about. Most of them are at a price I personally wouldn't give unless it was something that I'm 100% sure will work. However, I will probably end up trying some of these in the near future if not all and then I will let you all know how it goes.

Perfectly Matte Lipstick
I have been wanting to try this lipstick for a few months now, pretty much since I first saw it in the brochure. I have seen a lot of people compare these lipsticks to the MAC matte lipstick so that's what's really pushing me to want to try this. Why haven't I tried it yet? Not only are these usually £8 each when not on sale, I'm super scared it will dry my lips too much. I already have to exfolliate and moisturize my lips so much before applying matte lipsticks so if this lipstick falls into the catagory of dyring lipsticks then it wouldn't work for me. I wouldn't want to give £8 for a lipstick that may be too drying for my lips, but I will definitely give this lipstick a try if I see it on sale at a more affordable price for me to risk it.

SuperExtend Extreme Mascara
Me and mascaras just don't seem to get along, I have been buying mascaras for around 7 years and still to this day I haven't found a mascara that is right for me. Throughout the years, I have developed a friendly hate towards any type of mascara wand that isn't rubbery, because they make my lashes clamp together like crazy. I absolutely hate it. This mascara has the type of wand that I adore, the type of wand that deals with my eyelashes best. I have used SuperExtend products before but never tried this mascara. Once again, this product is at a pushy price and I will easily give £10 for a liquid lipstick but wouldn't do the same for a mascara because I have spent so much money on them and they hardly ever work for me. But if I was to see this product on sale in a brochure and I didn't have a bunch of other stuff to get that month then chances are I would give this a try.

Ultra Colour Lip Crayon
I have been wanting to try a couple of the colors from this collection for quite some time now but have a lot of doubts about trying this product because I don't like my lipstick creasing... In fact, who does? I also don't like my lipstick looking super shiny unless it's a gloss so I have had my doubts about trying these lip crayons. However, the colors look super cute and they are on sale a lot of the time so I don't know if I won't give in to them soon and just give them a try. These are normally £8.50 each but are near enough always on sale in the brochures, if it doesn't crease or look super shiny then I can see it being worth the price because I feel lip crayons last a lot longer when it comes to usage.

Lip Plumping Lip Conditioner
I have been wanting to try this for about 5 months now. I have tried lip plumping products before from other brands and I hated them, but I have such high expectations for Avon's lip plumping lip conditioners. I feel like I would probably get along with this one. My lips can get super dry in warm weather and in cold weather, living in the UK just says something, no matter what the weather, they are typically dry. This lip plumping conditioner claims to make the lips look plumper and moisturized which is exactly what my lips need. This product is normally £9 but I hardly ever see it at its full price so if the price ever shoots to £5 or under, I might just try it.


Colortrend Fashion Nail Enamel
I really want to try this nail enamel. I have heard quite good things about it apart from the fact it doesn't usually last long, but the colors look so cute. I don't think I can stop myself from purchasing the neutral colors or the minty colors for much longer. These are usually £3 each but I often see them for £1.50 each so they are super affordable even if I then figure I don't like it. The colors are just super cute and adorable and apparently they are super shiny too which I love in nail polish, even though I always put a top coat over it anyways.



FAR AWAY Perfumed Body Spray, Skin Softener & Far Away EDP
I have smelled the little sample they usually have in the catalog and this fragrance smells absolutely lush. I almost ordered it for myself around Christmas time but then fell in love with another fragrance and got that one instead. I have seen this set in the catalog for £12 altogether so it really isn't pushy. I'm very tempted to treat myself to this for my birthday this year. I've been eyeing this fragrance set for so long I think I deserve it soon.




Rare Pearls EDP
In my opinion, this perfume smells so much better than the Far Away fragrance I just previously mentioned in this post. The first time I saw this product was in Brochure 11 2016 so I'm guessing it is still fairly new. The scent has a really fresh floral touch to it, I love it. This perfume is usually £13 but I have seen it for £6 when on sale so I reckon I will wait to finish the fragrance I'm currently drowning in every day and then I will wait until it is back on sale and order it straight away. It smells too heavenly for me not to have it so it is a must have purchase that I can not feel guilty for.



Maxi Tan Tan-Enhancing Oil Spray
I'm going to be honest here, I have never tried a tan-enhancing oil spray before in my life. I have always been tanned on my face and arms (mainly because I hated wearing dresses so those parts were the only parts that tanned when I was younger), but now I'm getting into wearing dresses and want to get my legs to match my arms finally so I don't have to wear tights all the time and look hideous. I reckon I will be giving this ago or a similar product from the collection a go this summer and see how it goes. If it goes wrong, it's back to tights I go. These are normal £6 so it's okay, bargain to me.


Avon Senses Shower Gels
I have tried every Avon bubble bath and shower gel about from the Avon Senses shower gels. I don't like that the names on the catalog aren't specific or obvious for me to know the scent but I really want to try some. We are moving into our first home soon so I will be wanting to stock up on these as much as I can before we move in so they are ready to use as soon as we move in. I have been recommended some scents which I will be ordering this month so I will be trying these and posting my feedback on them. I literally can't wait to have these up my nostrils and be able to tell you all about them... Okay, let's calm down there.

I hope you all enjoyed this list. I hadn't realized how many things I have been wanting to try from Avon for so long until I reached the end of this list. It's shocking. I really need to step up my game and try all of these and let you guys know what I think of the products in the end.

Top 8 Eye Shadow Palettes I Want To Try

Hello, everyone. Lately, a lot of you have asked me which eye shadow palettes I would like to try and which ones I haven't gotten round to purchasing yet but are definitely on my wish list. There are so many I could have put on this list but these just had to make the top 8 today. 

Want to try them too but too lazy to search what price they are roughly going for at the moment? Worry no more, I have done all of that for you already.

This is the Electric eye shadow palette by Urban Decay. I have heard so many good things about this palette. I have heard and read so many reviews that state this palette is super pigmented and that the eye shadows stay super vibrant on the skin with or without an eye shadow base or primer.

I can see this eye shadow palette being great for the summer and for super vibrant, pin-up make up looks.

Obviously, the price is the main reason I am still yet to try out this palette. The palette is currently being sold online at about £38.

This is the new Alice Through The Looking Glass eye shadow palette by Urban Decay. This palette has a bunch of neutral colors I can see myself using for so many tutorials.

The colors 'Heads Will Roll', 'Royal Flush', 'Cake' & 'Metamorphosis' are the colors that mainly caught my eye in this palette though. I have also heard the colors in this palette are super pigmented, which if you don't know, it's a super positive thing in eye shadows.

Once again, great quality make up comes at a non-friendly price. The cheapest I have seen this palette going for has bee £48.

This is the Neon Nights eye shadow palette by W7. This gives me the impression that it's a cheaper version of Urban Decay's Electic eyes shadow palette.

I am still yet to find out more details about this eye shadow palette, I have searched high and low for reviews on this palette and haven't found many. I'm actually super curious about the eye shadows included in this palette.

Are these pigmented, or not? I can't wait to find out. I have seen this eye shadow palette trending at around £5.

This is Anastasia Beverly Hills' Self Made eye shadow palette. I have never tried any products by them but the amazing reviews I have seen just give me such high expectations for all their products.

I am looking forward to saving up for this palette. All the colors look super wearable and I have heard they are super pigmented so I will surely be giving this beauty a good try.
The cheapest I have seen this palette trending for is £15 on eBay and Amazon.

This is Sleek's new eye shadow palette named Snapshots. I have been really into super summery bright colors recently. This eye shadow palette is something I definitely need to add to my make up collection.

I already have so many ideas for what looks I want to create with this palette. This palette is currently trending for £7 online.

Here we have Too Faced's Chocolate Bar eye shadow palette. Can we just take a moment to take a very close look at the super amazing colors included in this palette.

I have heard some amazing things about Too Faced products but have never read a review about this particular palette, which makes me even more eager to give it a try.

This palette is going for around £10 online so a lot easier for me to try out price-wise as well. Ticks all the boxes.

This is the Technic Electric Eyes palette. It isn't as bright as some palettes I have bee recently interested in purchasing but the blues are what mainly get me in this palette.

I haven't heard much about this palette and I'm not really expecting much given how cheap it is trending for but I'm keeping my fingers crossed for pigmented shadows.

This palette is trending online for £3 so it's a hell yes from my bank account.

This is The Balm's Nude Dude Volume 2 eye shadow palette. I'm hoping this eye shadow palette is more pigmented than most drugstore brands because I hate when I put eye shadow on and it just doesn't go on my lid. It's so frustrating.

This palette is trending on eBay for less than £5 so I can't really expect much from it. I can see myself using this palette every week for a natural eye look.

I hope you enjoyed today's Top  Eye Shadow Palettes I want To Try post. I can't wait to try some of these and share my opinions on the products with you all.

School Time | How To Prepare For Exam Season

I remember when I was in high school, I really struggled to prepare for the exam season and staying organised, I was terrible. But I did get better at it enough in college to be able to tell you how to pull yourself through it. So you can start trusting my points now.

Here is how to prepare for exam season 2016

• Coffee is your only friend. Exam season is lovely isn't it? Not only do you have exams most days of the week, you then have to also go home and do all your coursework because you have a bunch of pieces that are late. The answer is always coffee. You need that little bit of a push to carry on, admit it.
• Get yourself an academic diary with full day pages. You will have so many exams and so much coursework to hand in, you need an academic diary in your survival kit to keep organised. 
• Burn a warm scented candle every night to relax you for the hell you will be entering tomorrow as soon as you get to your favorite place of all time, the exam hall.
• Come to terms with the fact that the exam board have a serious issue with bees this year. This tip will hopefully keep you sane for the first few days and then you will go crazy about it anyway.
• Tweet your anger and stress towards the exams you have just sat through and probably the bees too. This will help you get rid of some steam and help you focus on doing it again tomorrow.

I hope these little tips have helped you. All jokes aside, exam season can be so stressful even for that person in your class that tells everyone they are doing great in the exams and finding them easy. You just have to work hard and wing it, it's not worth the stress you are about to go through so stay chilled and look forward to the day it ends.

How To Improve Your Money Saving

I seriously know how difficult money saving can be but there are a million different ways to make it easier. Maybe you want to save up for a holiday, maybe you want to treat yourself or even save up for your own house,wedding or family.

When it comes to saving money, a little goes a long way. What I mean is that you may be just saving your change into a pot every day and see such a result in a few months. You just need to remember that everything takes it's time and patience is really needed for this.

How do I save up money? As I have a baby on the way and me and my partner are needing to get a house by this summer, saving up has been a really difficult thing for us to do. Especially when you have car tax to pay for, monthly bus passes and a bunch of other things. Personally, I save up with a little thing I recently started which is ''£2 for every 50 blog views'', every time I get 50 more views on any of my blogs, I add £2 to a jar. I will be only opening the jar at the end of each month and depositing it into the bank. The final amount of money will be revealed on July 19th 2016, this money will be going full towards our baby and house. I find that doing it this way makes me do my hobby better and also motivates me to save up. I'm loving it so far.

No matter what anyone says, we hate to admit it but we always end up spending money on things we don't need. Whether it's those pairs of shorts you want to get from Primark and then end up never wearing them, or maybe it's a bunch of junk food you don't need but want to get anyway. Imagine how much all that would add up to each month...

So here are different ways to save up quite a bit of money within months:

1. Start a hobby and every time you achieve a milestone, put a certain amount of money into a pot and at the end of the month, take it to the bank and deposit it into a savers account. Even if you save £2 each time you reach a milestone, it makes a huge difference. Chances are you would have wasted your money on something else you don't need anyway. 
2. If money is short and is literally going to bills and essentials only, it can be super hard to save up. If you like music or fashion and don't mind writing short reviews on things, head over to Slice The Pie, that is how I used to get my money when I was in college. All the money you get from the website, transfer it straight from your PayPal to your savers account. You will see a difference within just a few months.
3. Just opening up a savers account in general can motivate you to save up. Transferring that money over from one account to the other and then seeing that amount rise every month can make you feel so much better and motivate you to save up even more.
4. A lot of people don't like doing this but it is also a good way to save up, makes you sort of compete with yourself a little. Instead of buying really expensive branded things when shopping, why not go for the store value products? At the end of each shopping spree you do for the fridge or house in general, put the remaining money you would usually spend into a pot or savers account. I think this is quite a fast way to save up.
5. If you are simply putting whatever money you have at the end of the month into a pot or savers account, the best thing to do is don't keep checking it. This can take all your motivation away, saving up can sometimes take too long and your impatience might impact how much you save. So, set yourself a goal like I did. Give yourself a date to check your final outcome on and this will make you feel so much better.