30 Day Challenge- Day 28, 29 & 30

Day 28 — Top beauty item you can't live without

Black liquid eyeliner. On days that I do my make up I can't NOT put this on, I just don't look right. I love how it defines my eyes and gives such a sleek line.

Day 29 — Photo of a makeup look you would love to try out

I'd love to have the skills (and patience!) to try this look out. Joanne Larby is such a great makeup artist, I love reading her blog and looking at all the different looks she creates.

Day 30 — Favourite nail polish

Models Own Juicy Jules. I love glitter!

30 Day Challenge- Day 27, Favourite skincare product

My favourite skin care product has got to be Simples' moisturising face wash. It is the only face wash I have found so far that doesn't dry my skin out and make me all flaky. It doesn't have a smell and is really gentle on sensitive skin.

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30 Day Challenge- Day 26, An Item from your wish list

As there has already been a "to buy list" post during the 30 day challenge I have decided today's challenge will be a post on something I really want but will probably never have and that is a VW Beetle in red... Yes I know it isn't beauty related but this is one thing that I would absolutely LOVE.

I don't currently drive, I had about 15 lessons last year and was nowhere near being good enough to take my theory test. My anxiety played a big part too, before each lesson I'd feel sick and panicky and my nerves got the better of me each time. Then the wedding drew nearer and money got tighter so I stopped having lessons.
I WILL drive eventually, I need to! 

When I do finally pass though I won't be having a Beetle, 3 kids won't fit into the back of it with their bulky car seats so it wouldn't be very practical :-(

30 Day Challenge- Day 25, Beauty regime

I'm not sure if this should be about my pre-make up regime or how I actually apply my make up so I shall do both :-)

-I start by removing any leftover make up with a good old baby wipe, then cleanse my face with Simple's moisturising face wash.

- I moisturise using my Monu revitilising moisturiser that I got in my Glossybox. Then I moisturise a second time using my Nivea tinted moisturiser then apply my MUA primer.

- If my skin isn't looking too great with the tinted moisturiser alone I use a foundation brush to apply Bourjois Healthy Mix foundation then a dusting of Collection 2000's face powder to take off the shine.

- My VIVO bronzer in "Bronzed" goes on next and I blend into my neck if my fake tan is wearing off (I hate the orange head, white neck look!)

- Next to go on is my blusher, its either MAC Dainty or VIVO Sugar Candy. 

- Onto the eyebrows... I have naturally dark hair so fill in my brows with the darkest shade from my HD Brows palette. I then apply highlighter to my cheekbones and my brow bone.

- My usual choice of eye make up is normally black liquid eye liner with a small flick at the end. I find this the quickest and easiest look to create. I then add some mascara to the top and bottom lashes and finish with applying a high lighter to the inner corner of my eyes.

Voila!

30 Day Challenge- Day 24, Favourite new beauty product.

As some of you may know I love the series True Blood (vampires, love, sex, death and action = perfect TV viewing!)

When I saw that the make up brand Tarte had collaborated with True Blood and come up with a limited edition palette I nearly peed myself with excitement. My dad bought it me for Christmas and I was so excited to try it out. The palette comes with 17 beautiful eye shadows all named after the show, a mini eye primer, mini mascara and a black gel eye-liner. It also comes with a card showing different looks and how to create them.

I can't decide whether the design on the box is tacky or not? I guess its in keeping with the Gothic/vampire theme of the show.

The shadows are all named (such as such as "V", "Fairy", "Telepath", "True Death" and "Stake" ) but to take a good enough photo I had to take the plastic part off. My phone camera takes rubbish photos, you can't see how glittery and shimmery some of these colours really are.

Eye primer, mascara and eye-liner pulls out in a cute little drawer. 

This is definitely my favourite new beauty product, I am so excited to use all the different shadows.

30 Day Challenge- Day 23, Best bargain makeup item

Hello little dragons :-) I hope you all had a lovely Christmas yesterday. We certainly did, I ate so much I felt sick! Unfortunately my two girls caught a sick bug on Christmas Eve and were throwing up every 5 minutes, luckily though they were better by the afternoon on Christmas Day and got to enjoy their dinner and lots of chocolate :-) I had some lovely gifts which I will post about soon.

My best bargain beauty item is probably my VIVO baked bronzer. 

I had always loved my bronzer by GOSH before I decided to try out this one by VIVO. For £5 it is certainly a bargain! It gives such a lovely golden colour and makes my skin "glow". I've had lots of comments from friends and family on how nice my skin looks whilst wearing this. I will definitely be re-purchasing when I run out.

The VIVO cosmetics range is available to buy from Tesco.

30 Day Challenge- Day 22, Beauty tips for a big night out

I can't believe its Christmas Eve already, it has come round so quick. It doesn't seem that long ago that I went into labour with my son Ozzy and said I couldn't wait for his first Christmas but it seemed so far away. Now Santa will be squeezing down out chimneys (or in our house, using the magic Santa key to get through the door) in 12 hours time. I can't wait for the kids to wake up in the morning and see all their presents under the tree :-)

Anyway, onto today's Beauty Challenge, here are my (own personal) tips for a big night out-

- Fake tan. I cannot leave the house without fake tan and I certainly wouldn't get my bare legs out without a bit of brown. Some people looks great pale but I do not. I have seen so many girls who I think would look far better with a bit of colour on them. It makes you look healthier, slimmer and can help hide stretch marks and blemishes. 

- False eyelashes. I LOVE false eyelashes for special occasions. They make your eyes look so much bigger and are so glamorous. I'm not a big fan of the spider eyes that some girls do by putting on layers and layers of dried up mascara (or the great big HUGE drag queen false lashes!) Falsies are a much more classy way of achieving longer lashes.

-Heels. Flats are comfy yes, but who wants to be the dumpy midget in your group of girls at the bar? I'm all for changing into flats at the end of the night whilst trying to hail a cab or walking miles back home in a drunken state but heels are a must for the club. They make your legs longer, slimmer and you walk much more feminine (well, I say that but I have seen quite a few ladies in heels walking like they have a rod up their ar$e) Heels don't have to be sky scraper high (although this is what I prefer to wear myself), there are some really nice smaller heels available. My friend had a pair for Marks and Spencers (yes really!) and they were so pretty, really comfortable too apparently.

- Take miniatures. If you tend to get a bit sweaty, take a mini deodorant with you, no-body wants to dance next to a B.O monster. I like to carry a small perfume, mirror and lip gloss too. I always take out a little purse just for my I.D and change. I separate my house key from all my other keys just in case I somehow manage to lose my bag and always put this in the zip part of my bag to keep it safe.

30 Day Challenge- Day 21, Favourite lipstick

My favourite lipstick is Rimmel Lasting Finish in 006 Pink Blush.

It is a beautiful soft pink and is so moisturising even without applying a lip balm before. It looks lovely with smoky eyes and I love wearing it on a night out. Pink is definitely my favourite shade to wear on the lips, it is so pretty and feminine. I haven't come across another lipstick that has impressed me as much as this one.

What's your favourite lippy?

30 Day Challenge- Day 20, Favourite mascara

My most loved mascara has got to be Dior Backstage, My uncle bought me some from America a few years ago and I loved it instantly. It lasts me ages and he has bought me some every year since. I'm due some more now as its starting to dry up but it has lasted me nearly a year! I know we are advised to use new mascaras every so often due to bacteria etc.... but I've never had any problems using mine for so long. It's pricey at £22 but it lasts me that long it makes it worth its money. If I were to use cheaper mascara I'd have probably spent that much (or more) throughout the year anyway.

It never fails to make my lashes longer and thicker with just two coats. I've never tried a mascara as good as Dior Backstage before and really recommend it.

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Apologies for the picture from the internet, My camera on my phone is really rubbish and this awful winter darkness makes it nearly impossible to take good enough photos.

30 Day Challenge- Day 19, Favourite look from a beauty expert

As I posted yesterday, I don't have a favourite beauty expert but I absolutely love make up artist and beauty blogger Joanne Larby. My favourite look of hers is this one....

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I love purple and smokey eyes are one of my favourite looks so to combine the two is a massive thumbs up from me!

30 Day Challenge- Day 18, Favourite beauty expert

I don't actually have a favourite beauty expert, there is no-one in particular that I look up to when it comes to beauty so I can't really do today's challenge. I've decided, instead to show you which blogger I love due to her amazing make-up looks she creates....

Click above to visit Joanne's blog

Her make-up is always so flawless and I love every single look she creates. Her outfit posts are always gorgeous too :-)

30 Day Challenge- Day 17 — Fashion Pieces on my to-buy list

These are the top 4 on my list. My mum is actually buying me the boots for my Birthday in January :-)

30 Day Challenge- Day 16, A celeb who's fashion I don't like

Easy peasy... the Jersey Shore girls!

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I think the photos above explain why....

30 Day Challenge- Day 15, My favourite piece of jewellery

My favourite piece of jewellery is definitely my wedding ring. I only got to wear it for a month after we were married as I got pregnant and put on weight straight away. I stupidly had it resized before the wedding when I was at my thinnest! I'm still not at my pre-pregnancy weight yet so it still doesn't fit :-( I'm tempted to get it made bigger but then I'm worried it might end up too big when (hopefully) more weight comes off. My wedding ring means alot to me for another reason other than being a symbol of the most perfect day for me and my husband, it was my mums wedding ring. She's not divorced but they still live together and aren't actually together any more (very strange, but that's a whole other story!) but it meant so much to me when she handed it over as I know what she had with my dad was real and when things started to go bad it hurt her alot.

30 Day Challenge- Day 14, Photo of a hairstyle/haircut I'd like to have

I wasn't sure how to answer this one as I have the hairstyle I want. So instead I'm going to show you a picture of a celebrities hair who I love...

Cheryl Cole

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I know her hair is totally different now but I absolutely loved it when her hair was like this. I've always been a massive fan of red hair and have dyed it numerous shades of red since I was a young teen. If I was to grow my hair and go for a longer style I would definitely want this.

Who's hair do you admire?

I've been waiting for the postman to bring my Glossybox since Tuesday and it finally arrived today! I am so pleased with it, the Deborah Lippman nail varnish is so pretty and the smell of the Rituals shower gel is amazing! I received a sample size anti wrinkle cream, don't think I shall be using it so I've decided to give it my mum for Christmas (along with other presents of course, I'm not that stingey!) I'm not going to post photos of my Glossybox items as there as so many posts already flying around the blogging world and I'm sure you have seen lots already.

30 Day Challenge- Day 13, A style icon I like

If you have been following my blog from the start you will know how much I love Frankie Sandford from The Saturdays. She is so beautiful and effortless and I love everything that she wears. She can pull of any style but what I love most is that she can look sexy and edgy without over-doing it and looking like a moose. I don't think I've ever seen a photo of her wearing something that looks awful (if you have, please let me know!) 

Some of you may argue that she has a stylist and the outfits aren't chosen by herself, blah blah blah... but I don't care :-D She's got to have input into what she wears and I'm sure the final decision is hers (as with all celebrities), and in my opinion her outfit decisions are spot on :-)

What celebrity/style icon do you like?

30 Day Challenge- Day 12, A colour I like to wear

I'm going to be really boring here and say black (sorry!).

Here's why I love black-

-It is slimming!

-Versatile, goes with every other colour

-Fail safe- black goes with every skin tone and hair colour so you can't clash!

-Popular- you are guaranteed if you choose black there is going to be something suitable in every shop. Go for any other colour and you find 100's of different shades that are hard to match.

Of course I love other colours too, my favourite colour is red. But when it comes to choosing my favourite colour to wear, its got to be black.

What colour do you like to wear/ wear most?

30 Day Challenge- Day 11, Bag I want to have

Two words, Hermes Birkin...

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30 Day Challenge- Day 10, Current fashion/style I like

I really love the glitter/sequin trend at the moment. Its so Christmassey and great for all the parties. Glitter is fabulous any time of year but the best sparkly items come out during the winter season, I just love it!

What trend are you loving at the moment?

30 Day Challenge- Day 9, Favourite pair of shoes

I automatically thought of my Louboutins when I read today's challenge but you have probably had enough of seeing pictures of them! They are my favourite pair of shoes but I love these Topshop boots just as much so I guess I have two favourites, is that allowed?

 I have worn these to death as they are so comfy and easy to walk in. I can even run in these babies!  My husband bought them for me about a year and a half ago and I have never got bored of them.

You can tell they have been worn alot can't you?!