Urban Decay|Gwen Stefani Palette Review

Hello there my sweets.

Today I wanted to review this gorgeous palette for you. I have read a fair few reviews on this palette and honestly I wasn't sure if I wanted to review it, just because there are so many reviews already.  But I figured, I may as well, it's something I'm really loving so why not share it?  

Anyway, I bought this Gwen Stefani palette by Urban Decay two weeks ago whilst I was in Brisbane and honestly I debated for a long time whether I wanted to purchase it or not.  Purely because of the price.  This palette retails at a whopping $95AUD, so it is very pricey, especially if you are like me and hate spending money when you really don't need to.   However, I figured I didn't have any high end eye shadow palettes and this one was super pretty and all the reviews I had watched and read said it was totally worth it so I went ahead and bought it.  Do I regret it? Hell No! This Palette is absolutely incredible! The pigmentation of the shadows are like nothing I have ever used before, in saying that I have never had a high end palette before. Now I do.  

I was playing around with this palette the other day and thought I would test out the pigmentation, so I dabbed the brush in the shade punk just twice to get a little bit of colour on it.. Turns out that was a bad idea.  I was blending for a good two minutes to try and decrease the amount of product I had on my eyelid.. This is in no way a bad thing though, it purely means this palette is going to last me a very long time and that makes me super happy! 

All the beautiful colours

Left to Right
Pop, Harajuku, Danger, 1986 and Blackout

Left to Right
Blonde, Bathwater, Skimp, Steady and Punk

Left to Right
Baby, Anaheim, Stark, Zone and Serious

As for the shades, there are number of gorgeous natural tones, along with a few bold tones which I love.  I love the options you have to create a real natural look for day time but you can also use the same palette for a real glamour night look.  The ratio between shimmer and matte is also 50/50 and I think that is absolutely perfect.  I'm not going to lie, I'm definitely a shimmer girl however a Matte never goes to waste! I am absolutely in love with the bold pink and blue! I cannot wait to play around with those and throw them into a really bold look.  My favourite three shades in this palette if I were to choose would probably be Steady, Danger and Pop which are all shimmer shades but are so gorgeous! I love the variety that comes with this palette and the quality is 100%.

This look I created using, Stark, Zone, Punk, Blackout and 1986

I created the above look using the Gwen Stefani Palette! If anyone would like a tutorial, let me know in the comment! I had a blast playing around with the different shades, figuring out which shades worked best with my skin tone and eye colour! I can't wait to experiment more with it! Let me know in the comments if there is anymore that you wish to know? I'm going to leave this post there, keep an eye out for Monday's post! I will be reviewing the meal I cooked tonight for dinner in my segment 'What's For Dinner?'.  I hope you all had a fantastic week and are set for an even better weekend! 

Until Next Time

BrittanieDe-Ann xoxo

Lost Review

Hello there my lovelies!

If you know the meaning of the above photo you have come to the right place. Tonight I will be reviewing seasons one and two of Lost.  Now yes, I know I am really late to watch this TV Show, however when it first came out I was only nine and my mother definitely would not have let me watch something so frightening for a young child.  It was only a month or two ago now that my partner told me I just had to watch it, so after christmas we sat down and binge watched a few episodes and I became hooked. 

Now, I've written a few TV Show reviews already on my blog, you can find my Gotham review here and my Heroes review here if you would like to check those out! I would love to hear your thoughts on those shows.  

Anyhoo, lets get onto the good parts! Firstly, I do know the ending and I don't typically hate that I know the ending because for me it doesn't change the fact that I want to watch the show.  I love finding out how the story progresses so basically for me the ending isn't a big deal, it's how they get there that really interests me.  Tonight I just finished watching season two and I honestly can't wait to watch the next.  So far I have been loving the story line however sometimes I don't understand how one part of the show might correlate with another and that's when I find it really handy to have Julian with me when I watch each episode.  It's nice to be able to turn to him and ask for a little bit of clarification.  Although it's awful when I ask to know something and he won't tell me.  Knowing that he knows and won't tell me frustrates the hell out of me.  I'm someone that can know what is going to happen in an episode but will still want to watch it to see how it all played out.  

I have been quite disappointed that they haven't incorporated the 'smoke' monster into the story much lately, it was kind of there for a few episodes in the beginning of season one and only in a few of season two then nothing, it's apparently vanished.  I'd love to see them bring that back in (Just keep in mind that I haven't seen anymore than season two, so they might bring it back and I have no clue?).  I do very much like the idea that they have a few plot lines going at one time that each overlap with the other, for example right now the 'others' have become a big part of the story whereas the 'hatch' is also a big plot line.  I can't wait to see where the hatch story will lead?  If you have seen the show you will know that at the very end of season two it shows Desmond's 'girlfriend' - or whatever she is to him - getting a phone call to tell her about the magnetic surge.. That just completely blew me away, I honestly didn't see that coming at all! I really like Desmond's character and how he is being portrayed and can honestly say that I am looking forward to seeing how his story progresses.  

As for favourite and least favourite characters, I have a few of each.  How about I start with my least favourites? So I assume at this point in the show everyone hate Michael? Well, I definitely do, I mean I can see why he is being awful and selfish but he honestly didn't need to be and he just frustrates me.  However on another note, that means the actor is doing a marvelous job with his acting, he is truly portraying the character perfectly.  At the moment I also don't particularly like Locke, he frustrates me so much because I feel as though he just always wants to have some 'calling' if you will.  He is just a hard character to understand.  I didn't really like Anna-lucia much at all, I didn't really think she acted the part particularly well, she always annoyed me because she was constantly looking for revenge or for a reason to hate people and always thought she was right.  Honestly I don't really dislike any other characters.

As for my favourites however, my number one favourite character would have to be a tie between Sawyer and Sayid.  I truly love each of these two characters equally, I think both actors do a fantastic job portraying each role perfectly.  I love the back story for each character and cannot wait to see the progression through season three and four.  I will definitely cry if they die. haha 

Another favourite of mine is Desmond, purely for the fact that he constantly calls everyone Brother, I don't know why but its completely endearing, and his accent... Oh my goodness!  Libby was another favourite of mine and when she was killed it just made me hate Michael even more! She was such a sweet soul and I really wanted to know how and why she was in the mental hospital with Hurley! 

I don't want to go on all night so I'm going to finish it up here but let me know in the comments if you would like me to review the entire show once I am finished and I will do an updated version! Just to sum it all up, I can't wait to continue watching seasons three and four and I really hope they keep with the story lines that they have right now and really explain them! I would love that a lot! 

Anyway guys, I hope you have all had a wonderful start to the week and I will see you all in my next blog post.  Just a quick little side note, I'm really thinking about posting my first ever YouTube video but I'm not sure if anyone would actually want to see it.  If I were to post one, what type of things would you want to see? If you would leave a few comments below I would be forever grateful! Thank you all so much for already getting me to 4000 views! I appreciate it so much and can't believe how wonderful you all are! 

Until Next Time

BrittanieDe-Ann xoxo

Sadness Wig Review

Hello there my lovely readers!!

I hope you all are having a fantastic day! 

Today I am going to be reviewing this wonderful wig I bought for cosplaying the beautiful Sadness from Inside Out.  I bought it from wigfashion on ebay for $24.89USD which I though was pretty good pricing considering I have heard nothing but good reviews for wigfashion so far. Originally it was styled for the Fairy Tail Character Juvia Loxar, but a very good friend of mine who definitely knows what she's doing when it comes to cosplay referred it to me and told me it could be styled to suit Sadness.  Obviously I trust her wholeheartedly and went ahead with the purchase! I am definitely not disappointed, I'm absolutely in love with it! The colour is so blue, such a perfect shade for Sadness. It definitely is great quality which to be honest I was quite surprised about.  I have bought a few wigs off Ebay previously, never from Wigfashion though and this is by far better quality than the other wigs I have purchased. 

Before styling

After styling

To be completely honest the wig was not very difficult to style, however I swear I've probably used half a bottle of hairspray, but who doesn't, right?  I started by straightening the entire wig to see the total length and after I had figured out the length I decided to start styling.  As you can see in the before picture, the hair on the right side of the wig didn't really want to sit flat so this is where the hairspray came in handy!  I decided that first I would make sure that the style of the wig was perfect before I started cutting anything!  I started by moving the fringe part further to the left of the wig, then slowly started to trim the fringe so it wouldn't be in my eyes but rather across my forehead!  once I had the fringe how I wanted it I them took scissors to the left and back sides of the wig to make them shorter than the right side to suit the look of sadness! Again, it was really a simple job and when on I think the wig looks awesome, but I can't wait to purchase the glasses to see how it looks together!

Even if you are a beginner to cosplay and styling wigs I would definitely recommend this wig if you are looking for one for Sadness as the quality is amazing and it is super simple to style but also it is cheap and that is one thing you want if you are a beginner, because if you make a mistake you don't want to make a mistake on a wig you paid $50 or more on.  It's just so darn perfect! Definitely one of my favourites right now!

Anyway guys, I hope you enjoyed this post, if you have any questions regarding the wig or the cosplay post them in the comments below! I'd love to answer any! If you have anything at all you would like to say I would love to hear it! Thankyou so much once again for tuning in and I really hope you do enjoy reading my blog as much as I do writing it! Have a wonderful week!

Until Next Time
BrittanieDe-Ann xoxo

Valentine's Day Cookies?

Hey Guys,

So, I took a long time to upload this post purely because I am quite disappointed with the content. Don't get me wrong, I tried damn hard to get these suckers perfect but I am just not skilled enough and they definitely don't look as good as I had hoped they would.  Anyhoo, let's just get on with it shall we.  

This is what I was attempting to make!

For Valentines day, I attempted these wet on wet royal icing techniques and unfortunately failed miserably.  Firstly I had to purchase the ingredients and utensils, so off I went to my nearest grocery store and bought two packets of Icing sugar and food colouring for the icing and caster sugar, rice flour and plain flour for the shortbread.  I also bought a pack of 12 disposable decorating bags and three tip sets.  Everything else I luckily had in my cupboard!  

So, to start I prepared and baked the shortbread following the instructions, however I forgot to turn the oven back to 150degrees Celsius (I blame this on the fact that I had been awake since 4am for work).  So unfortunately the biscuits were almost burnt after 20mins, so I turned the temperature back and put them back in for a further 10mins, took them out and let them cool for a good hour or more.  Then onto the icing, I have never used royal icing before so you can say I am a complete beginner when it comes to these techniques and it definitely shows.  

For the icing I used one egg white, half a teaspoon of lemon juice and one and a half cups pure icing sugar, sifted and I added dye until I had my desired colours.  Mixing this until it was smooth, I then poured each different batch of coloured icing into three different icing bags, sealing the top with a rubber band.  

   

 Then came the decorating... Not all of them are that bad, but if I could do it again I feel like I would be much better at it. It was hard to know how much icing to put on the biscuit so that I had enough to cover it but not over flow.  I also found it difficult because I didn't know how long it would take for the icing to set so it was a real rushed job on each of the biscuits.  My favourite is definitely the white with red and pink in the top left picture.  It's probably the neatest and cutest.  Another weird thing that I found though was that when it came to eating them the next day the icing smelt like egg, I absolutely hate the smell of egg so I didn't like it as everyone probably wouldn't.  However the recipe said nothing about adding vanilla essence but if I were to try it again I definitely would be adding something to try and mask the smell of the egg.  I used the sharp point of a knife to run through the icing to achieve the desired look wiping after each use however sometimes the icing wouldn't quite sit where I put it.  All in all I don't like how they turned out but would definitely be willing to try them again, however I would definitely change up the recipe a bit and also take my time as I know I have a fair amount of time before the icing actually sets.  

I hope you guys enjoyed this post, and if you guys do try it out be sure to tag me on instagram or send a picture to my facebook and let me know how you went? If I try them again I'll be sure to let you know! Hope you guys are having a marvelous week and are enjoying my posts just as much as I am!

Until Next Time

BrittanieDe-Ann xoxo 

Brisbane Trip - High End Makeup Haul/Deadpool

Hey there my lovelies!!

How are you all today? I hope you guys are having a fantastic week, I also hope you have all seen Deadpool (if you are old enough) because trust me, if you are under seventeen you definitely should not be watching it without a parent. 

Last Thursday my partner and I took a day trip to Brisbane to go to IKEA to buy me a makeup desk! Yay, I know! But while we were there we figured we would make a day of it - considering we drove five hours round trip - and go and see Deadpool in gold class for 'Valentines Day' or what we like to call it "that totally over commercialised holiday to tell someone you love them Day". Now trust me, once you've seen a movie in gold class you won't want to watch it in a regular cinema again.  It's just so much better, so comfortable and feels so luxurious!  Anyhoo, enough about the cinema, Deadpool was freakin' awesome! I won't go into details because I know some of you will not have seen it but it is definitely worth watching it, even more than once.  It is just that super hero movie that's like no other, it's exactly what Deadpool should be; crude, full of foul language and hilarious. Not to mention Ryan Reynolds is a phenomenal actor with a great ass!  If anyone wants to have a chat with me about the movie head on over to my Facebook or Instagram and send me a message!! 

After the movie I decided it was time to spend some of that brilliant money I had saved up for this exact purpose.... MAKEUP HAUL!!

So I made my way to Mecca Maxima and indulged. While I was there I think I literally bought out half the shop.  Just kidding, I only spent $383AUD... 

I fought with myself for a long time about whether I wanted to spend the money or not and in the end Julian convinced me that it was a good idea! I am so thankful he did, I've been waiting a long time to have some good makeup so this Haul was completely necessary (I sound like I'm still trying to convince myself).  Anyhoo, I bought a few things from Mecca and today I'm just going to name them and give a price etc, I might do some reviews later for you guys. 

So, firstly we have the Two Faced Chocolate Bar Palette, I have been wanting this palette for a good six months and when I decided I was going to purchase these goodies this palette was on the top of my list.  I bought this for a total, $70AUD which honestly isn't too expensive for a high end eye shadow palette, the only bad thing is now I want the semi sweet palette and the Chocoloate bon bons palette.  

Next is the Urban Decay|Gwen Stefani Palette which I bought for $95AUD, by far the most expensive product I bought but so totally worth it! The colours pigmentation is to die for and I had seen so many reviews for this and knew I just had to have it! 

I have been wanting to buy the SmashBox Studio Skin Foundation for a while now and had actually made plans a while back to buy it next time I was in Brisbane, so obviously it was on my list.  Turns out, I'm a lot paler than I thought, because now I wear the lightest shade available in a foundation.. Yay.  I only paid $61AUD for this foundation which I thought was a pretty good price as I have heard some pretty great reviews and one of my good friends recommends it very highly! Can't wait to try it out!

Along with the Smashbox, I also purchased the NARS Sheer Glow Foundaiton in the shade Mont Blanc, I have heard amazing reviews about this foundation also and I actually don't have any good quality foundations so figured I better stock up! I paid $65Aud for this foundation which again I think is a reasonable price for a high end product, let's just hope it does the job, right?

The last two products that I bought, I did so purely because I have seen so many YouTubers using these and really wanted to try them for myself, and they are the Two Faced Better Than Sex Mascara which I paid $33AUD for and the Two Faced Cocoa Contour Kit which I paid $59AUD for.  I think this kit is absolutely adorable and I can't wait to test this one out. 

Along with Mecca I also dropped into Myer and bought a few products (So much money spent).  

So firstly I stopped into Mac and purchased the Mineralize Skinfinish in the shade soft and gentle for a mere $47AUD.  Again, I had no idea what to expect as I had only heard a lot about this product and seen it being used in YouTube tutorials but I really wanted to try it, I definitely was not disappointed, it is so gorgeous and shimmery, I can't wait to use it as a highlighter.  

After watching Alexandra's review on the Clinique beyond perfecting foundation/concealer which you can find here, I just had to get some myself.  As I said earlier I don't actually have any high end foundations so I definitely wanted to get a few to last me a while and I can't wait to try this one out! I only paid $50AUD for this foundation also which in my opinion is awesome for one with such high reviews! 

Lastly I also stopped into Benefit which I was super excited about because I have been wanting a few products from Benefit for a while now and I was so happy to purchase them.  So firstly I bought the Hoola Bronzer for $51AUD which I was stoked about, I have heard so many people rave over this product and I'm so excited to try it out for myself! Next I bought the They're Real mascara for $42AUD and the lady at the counter talked me into buying a second They're Real product so that I could receive the cosmetic bag with it, so I went for the They're Real remover which cost me $31AUD. I am actually super excited to try out the remover as I don't actually have a product to properly remove my eye makeup! 

Lastly I wanted to purchase the Porefessional primer however I decided to buy this in the 'Get The Party Started' Kit as I only paid $62.30AUD for four products that would have cost me over $150AUD, so you could say I was pretty happy.  In the kit came the Porefessional Primer, the That Gal Brightening Face Primer, the Posie Tint and the They're Real Push Up Liner.  

So you could say I had quite an amazing day out and even though I sometimes feel awful that I spent so much on makeup I am super ecstatic at the same time because now I have a bunch of awesome makeup that I won't have to buy again for a while! 

Anyway guys, I'm sorry this post was so long! I'm definitely going to leave it here! If you have any makeup you think I should look into buying, let me know in the comments below.  If you have any comments about Deadpool, definitely let me know in the comments. I honestly do hope you guys are having an awesome week! 

Until Next Time 

BrittanieDe-Ann xoxo

'Lust Have It' Unboxing!

Hey Guys!

I'm super excited today because my internet has finally been restored, so that means no more late blogs and no more having to borrow internet! If only you could see how happy I look!

So anyhoo, back to the post at hand.  A couple of weeks ago I subscribed to an Australian Monthly Beauty Box called Lust Have It.  I had absolutely no idea what sort of products were in the packages but I really wanted to find out.  So at $20 a month I signed up with no hesitation.  Once my first box arrived last Monday I can honestly say I was not disappointed.  Although I have not heard of any of the brands I can honestly say that they look incredible, I have done some research and I am so excited to try them out! 

Let's start with the products that I received, in total there were five items - three full size and two sample size.  The first product labelled is the Unani Micellar Water (full size), then we have the Hikari Blush (full size), The SkinYoga Almond and Orange Face Scrub (sample size), a Hikari Lip Crayon (full size) and another SkinYoga product, the Sandalwood Saffron Facemask (Sample size).

After doing a bit of googling tonight I found that Hikari is an up and coming cosmetics brand in the United States which vows to take the makeup world to the next level of high class.  Although I have never heard of this brand I am definitely curious now.  The blush that I received is in the shade Bikini which doesn't quite look the same shade as the picture, it's actually a really pretty almost peachy pink with an orangey undertone if that makes sense? I really want to try it with a real natural eye.  As for the Lip Crayon this is in the shade Macchiato and this is a real orangey brown tone, probably would actually look really nice along side the blush! Super excited to try these!! These both were full size items and retail at $21AUD for the Blush and $18AUD for the Lip Crayon so fairly well priced.  Once I've used these products a bit I might even do a review on them so I can let you all know about colour pay off and how long they will wear for! 

Now onto these cute little SkinYoga products, they came in the cutest packaging and I think the little bottles are super adorable!  I received a sandalwood and saffron face mask and an almond and orange face scrub. After, once again googling the products I found they are actually based in India which really intrigued me.  I love that all the ingredients are said to be 100% natural.  After reading a little more about SkinYoga I found myself really wanting to buy more, I love that these products are supposedly so good for your skin without any chemicals and honestly I can't wait to try them out.  I definitely will be doing a review on these two products after I have tried them because I honestly think I will absolutely love them! Unfortunately I did only receive these in sample form however if I enjoy them I will be repurchasing! Full size they cost $24AUD each.

And lastly, but definitely not least we have the Unani Il-luminate Micellar Water which I received in a full size bottle and I can tell you I have already tried this one out.  I have come to absolutely love this! It claims to be formulated with a refreshing, gentle and clean solution that removes impurities and purifies the skin leaving it soft and hydrated.  I totally agree, I used this in conjunction with my night time skin routine between my toner and moisturiser and the next morning I woke up to super soft skin.  I honestly could not believe it, I will definitely be repurchasing this product again but I feel like it shouldn't run out for a while, the total cost for this product is a mere $22.50AUD - definitely affordable.  This product, surprisingly enough is from Spain and is recommended for all skin types which I think is absolutely amazing! I am currently in love with this product and can't wait to see the long term effects!

Anyway guys, I'm so sorry this is late.  I'll be uploading hopefully another two posts today so stay tuned and hopefully from now on my internet will be fine with no problems.  If you are thinking of subscribing to a beauty box, I would definitely recommend it because you can always cancel the subscription and you get to try a whole bunch of products you probably wouldn't have even thought about! Hope you guys enjoyed this post, there should be many more like this to come and I can't wait to see what I get in the future!

Until Next Time

BrittanieDe-Ann xoxo

Mauve Pink Shimmer Eye Makeup Tutorial

Hey guys

Back again! Today I wanted to show you how I created this beautiful Pink shimmer eye look using my new Nyx roll on shimmers.  

Hopefully this post won’t be too long! I won’t be going through my entire makeup look as I have done that before and don’t want to bore you so I’m just going to tell you what products I used then move straight into the eyes!

So, firstly I began with my Nyx Shine Killer primer which I applied to my cheeks, chin and forehead with my clean fingers.  Then using my Rimmel Stay Matte Foundation in the shade Ivory and my domed bronzer brush I buffed the foundation into my skin, making sure to cover my ears, down my neck and blend into my hair line.  Next I used my Maybelline Fit Me Concealer on my under eye area to highlight the under eye, blending this out with my beauty blender.  Then going in with my translucent powder on my real techniques sponge I set the under eye area following on with a brush and the powder to set my entire face.  To put some definition back into my face I then took my Savvy bronzer on my powder brush and placed this on the hollows of my cheeks, my temples and the underside of my jaw.  I then took my Savvy Blush in the shade plum onto my cheeks to give a pop of colour and lastly before moving onto my eyes I took my Gerard Cosmetics Star powder in the shade Marilyn to the highest point of my cheek bones, the centre of my nose and the highest point of my chin. 

Okay, so now for the eyes.  Starting with the brows, I took my spooley brush and shaped my eyebrows, then taking a taupe coloured eyeshadow on my angled brush I just filled in any sparse areas, never going too drastic as I already have fairly full eyebrows. 

Moving onto the eyes, firstly I took the top left almost rose gold shade from my wild child palette and placed this with a flat shadow brush over the entirety of my lid.  Then with a fluffy brush I just gently blended that colour out so there were no harsh lines visible.  Taking the same blending brush, I moved onto the top right dark brown shade from the same palette and placed this lightly into my crease and built the colour up in the outer corner area until it was fairly dark, making sure to completely blend the two colours together. I then took the same dark colour on a flat shadow brush and placed in onto my lower lash line in the outer half making sure to keep it neat and precise.  

Lastly I took a different, smaller flat shadow brush and applied some of the pink shimmer and slowly patted this onto the absolute inner corner of my eye not quite reaching the middle of the lid.  I made very sure not to get this too high into the crease, just keeping it packed onto the lid area. I continued with this until I got the desired intensity of shimmer.  I then took a fan brush and gently swept away any fallout that had landed on my cheeks.  Lastly I took my two mascaras, added the Lash Sensation to my top lashes and the Cover girl to my lower lashes and completed the look by adding a black kohl liner to my water line and my tight line.  To be completely honest this look was extremely simple to achieve however it does give a bit of fallout so I would either make sure you clean up the look once you have finished or do the eyes first then move onto the face. 

Anyway guys, if you have any questions at all let me know in the comments. I would be happy to chat about any of it!  Let me know what your favourite go to look is for you eye makeup? I’m really curious as to what people like whether it be bold or natural? Thank you again for sticking by me and checking out my posts. I love writing these so I hope you guys enjoy reading them! Sorry again for the late upload.  Hopefully my internet will be fixed soon!

Until Next Time

BrittanieDe-Ann xoxo

January Favourites

Hey guys

So, as you may or may not know I have not had internet for almost a week now and it is predicted to be off for another two weeks or so (hopefully it will be fixed beforehand).  So my posting may be a bit sporadic for the next couple weeks.  But luckily for me I have a few friends who have let me use their internet to upload my blog.  So today I will be posting two of my blogs that were supposed to go up on Monday and Thursday.

So let’s get started.  This first post, as you can see by the title is about all my favourite things through the month of January.  Now there could have been many more but I didn’t want this to be too long so I’ve just chosen a select few from a number of different categories; such as, beauty, pleasure, body and TV Shows. 

Let’s begin with beauty shall we.  The three beauty products that I had been loving through January and still am are my two Nyx Roll On Shimmers in the shades Platinum Platine and Mauve Pink and my Hydra Liquid Lipstick in the shade Iced Mocha from Gerard Cosmetics! I had been eyeing off the lipstick for quite some time and had actually ordered it before Christmas.  When it arrived I was so excited to try it but wasn’t sure what to expect as I had never used a liquid lipstick before.  I was very pleased with the colour and it smells absolutely divine, almost exactly like an iced mocha but it definitely doesn’t last a long time particularly if you eat.  It’s definitely one to be kept on you at all times so you can touch it up if need be but I still am in love with it. The two roll on shimmers are so gorgeous, I especially loves using them on the inner half of my eyelid with a dark outer corner.  They aren’t specifically for eyeshadows though but I’m not sure what else you would use them for? If you have any suggestions, please let me know!

As for body products, last month I was obsessed with the Shimmer Lotion I bought from The Body Shop! The smell, the texture, just everything about it was gorgeous.  Quite a few times I would exfoliate in the shower then pop on the shimmer lotion with my body butter, particularly if I was going out in the sun so I would be all shiny! Haha

The Lynx shower gel, obviously isn’t mine.  My parents actually bought it for my partner for Christmas and I just had to add it in here! It smells so so good! Girls, if you are looking to get something nice and smelly for your man I would highly recommend the Africa scent! Definitely a keeper.  Lastly I was also obsessed with the One Direction That Moment perfume.  I would have had to have purchased this over a year ago and I finally rediscovered it and can’t get over how good it smells.  I feel like the scent has actually gotten nicer over time or maybe I just never really appreciated it like I do now!  But it’s now my got to perfume!

Last but definitely not least are my pleasure and TV Show items.  Now when I say pleasure I specifically means items that I can relax with and that’s why I have added the book, Fallen written by Lauren Kate and my candle.  Not just the candle scent but mostly the holder that has all the beautifully printed words on it.  Watching it burn while reading really helps me to relax after a hard, long day at work, or just de-stress from everyday hassles.  So that makes this pair my ultimate go to for a relaxing night while home alone!  The book itself is just one of my favourites! I have just started reading the full series and I remember now why I loved the first book so much! It’s such a tragic love story that I always fall for! As for my favourite TV Shaw of January, I had quite a few but I had to choose season one of LOST.  My partner just got me into watching it, yes I know how it ends but I still absolutely love the first season and can’t wait to binge watch the next few!

Anyways guys, I’m sorry this was so late.  I hope you enjoyed learning about all my favourite products and items of January and maybe even purchase a few.  If you have any questions don’t hesitate to ask!  I’d love to become more chatting on my blog so please feel free to comment.  Maybe let me know where you found my blog, whether it was facebook or Instagram or maybe even pinterest?  I’d love to get to know you guys!

Until Next Time

BrittanieDe-Ann xoxo