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Easter Beauty Box Swap with Josephine

This Easter I took part in my very first beauty blogger box swap, and through this discovered the very lovely Josephine and her great blog! This box swap was arranged through RealityLeavesLotsToImagination written by Chloe, in which all participants were matched with another blogger who had chosen the same budget. Myself and Josephine chose the £10 budget, and I was definitely surprised with what I was able to buy, and what I received for that amount of money! These days you're lucky to get one good product for little under £10 but Josephine and I were on a bargain hunt and we smashed it haha!

After chatting with Josephine and sharing what looks we liked for Spring and other general likes and dislikes, we both chose products we thought each other would appreciate and want to wear, and Josephine did so well with choosing mine. I love all the products she sent me and know they will be overused not only for Spring! I'm hoping to do individual posts on these products so look out for them!

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I'd like to thank Josephine for sending me these lovely products and Chloe for organising this swap and allowing me to meet someone like Josephine. I hope you all had a lovely Eatser, however you celebrate it!

Did you take part in the Easter Beuaty Box Swap?

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March in Instagrams

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If you hadn't already guessed and don't follow me on Instagram, I'll let you know I'm very snap happy! March was also a busy month for me and so here are a few of my March moments in Instagrams!

From L to R:
Organising my mess of a make up drawer // Asos floral skater dress // Home made pizza by the little brother // The last of our many sofa shopping trips // Naked Smoothie discovery // Innocent veg pot // Cheesy grins // My favourite meal of the day - breakfast! // Mums birthday dinner (Indian takeaway) // Comfy clothing days // Getting the cat involved in the fitness // Smart Casual OOTD featuring my Asos Midi Skirt // Another healthy breakfast // Snack substitutes // Mothers Day table laying // My lovely Mum, brother and I on Mothers Day

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Makeup Storage

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Unlike a large portion of beauty bloggers, I am not an owner of MUJI plastic makeup storage or the MALM drawers from IKEA. Instead, I use the top (and smallest) drawer in my my chest of drawers to store my makeup. The drawer is a lovely size for the amount I need to store in it, and gives me enough space to use boxes for seperation, as well as leaving space for my fragrances.

As for the method of seperation, I remove the lids of past Glossyboxes and then use seperate boxes for the seperate categories of makeup. I also use a couple of boxes that were used to package christmas gifts (the floral ones and neon pink). These are for anything that didn't fit in the other categories, such as brushes, samples and eyelashes.
All of the boxes I use in this drawer are somehow reused. Even the plastic box that I use for mascaras, eyeliners and brow pencils is an Ice Watch box.

This way of storing makeup works extremely well for me. I love being able to only have to open one drawer, and to see everything I need to. It's easy to find things I want, and to put them back. Apart from Dad moaning at me that the drawer's being weighed down (haha), I think this is the best place to store my makeup and is a very cheap alternative to purchasing actual storage solutions, as well as finding a place to put them!

How do you store your makeup? Are you a MUJI or MALM fan, or a DIY fan?

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ASOS Floral Skater Dress

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ASOS Skater Dress In Floral Print With Button Off Skirt

In the Januray ASOS SALE I ordered this dress for only £12!! At first look, I was unsure of the print, but when it arrived I loved it! It's a perfect Spring/Summer dress and the contrast from the bright floral to the plain black background is so different to the usual floral dresses worn at this time of the year.
We already know that midi length skirts and dresses are going to be an occurring trend throughout Spring, so this makes a great transition from the colder, duller months.
This dress can also be separated into a crop top and midi skirt if you want to mix and match with other clothing, or if you want to wear it together as a two-piece, which is also on trend.
I'm in love with the pattern, style, and colour of this dress and I know it will be one of my most worn pieces throughout the upcoming months.

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Liebster Award

So, I was nominated by the very lovely Kate from Talking Transplants to take part in the Liebster Award. This is an award that gives recognition to those smaller blogs (under 200 followers)*. Over time, the rules have been tweaked by different bloggers, so after looking at quite a lot of Liebster Award posts these are the rules that have been mentioned most:
1) State 11 facts about yourself.
2) Answer 11 questions given to you by the person who nominated you.
3) Nominate 11 new bloggers (I'm nominating 10) and set 11 questions for them to answer.
4) Include the Liebster Award logo in your post and/or the side bar.
5) You can't nominate the person who nominated you!

11 facts about me: 1) I'm 17 years old. 2) I have one scar which is on my forehead. 3) I've only ever had one pet. 4) I'm the worst person at making decisions. 5) My favourite film is The Holiday. 6) I'd prefer to have a night in rather than a night out - I'm a homebody! 7) I really like interior design and used to want to be an interior designer. 8) I can watch YouTube videos for hours on end. 9) There's only one person I tell everything to. 10) I don't have a favourite type of music. 11) I'm really really really clumsy.
You can read more on my '25 facts about me post' from last year.

Nominated Questions:

1. Do many of your friends and family know you write a blog?
Most of my friends do and they're supportive of it. My family also do, but they don't really understand the whole idea of a blog and what it's about.

2. What do you enjoy blogging about most? (hauls,tags,reviews etc.)
My favourite blog posts to write are Lifestyle series posts and product reviews.

3. What is your most special piece of jewellery?
I don't really have a lot of jewellery that has a special meaning to me. The only two I can think of is a silver charm bracelet and a blue gemstone ring that were passed down to me from my Gran.

4. Do you follow trends?
If I like them, then yes. But, I'd never follow a trend just because it's a trend. If I don't like it or it's not really me, then I won't.

5. What one blogger inspired / inspires you to write your blog and it's content?
Zoe Sugg (Zoella) inspired me to create my own blog, however no one really inspires my blog content. I seem to write what I feel like writing and share what I want to.

6. What social media platform is your favourite?
Twitter is definitely my favourite social media platform. I use it to share my blog with you and also find it great to find new blogs too. Twitter blog chats are becoming more popular amongst blog users, and are great to interact with your followers.

7. What do you look for in a blog post to keep you interested and to follow them?
I really like a variety of posts within a blog, but within posts I like big, clear images and informative content. I also think it's important for the owner of the blog to include links (in reviews) where they can, for the reader to easily find particular products.

8. What one makeup item have you used most this Winter?
I've been religiously using the intense repair Maybelline Babylips lip balm. I suffer from really dry chapped lips and have found this really repairing.

9. Heels or Flats?
I love heels and continue to buy them, even though I can never walk in them, but flats are much easier to wear and for an everyday purpose, I prefer them.

10. Any Exciting plans for this Summer?
I want exciting plans for summer but don't have any yet! My friends and I need to get onto plan making!

11. Where is your favourite place to go on Holiday?
My family and I love the Isle of Wight and Cornwall for family holidays. I've only ever been abroad once when I was younger to Portugal, and would love to go back as I can't remember it at all.

My Nominations:
Lauran, Aftab, Abbey, Zoe, Chloe, Katy, Serena, Isobel, Danielle, Abigal-Alice

Questions for Nominees:
1) How did you choose your blog name, and what's the reason behind it?
2) What are your favourite type of posts to read at the moment, and what in particular? i.e. beauty, fashion, lifestyle
3) What is something you can't live without?
4) What are your favourite films?
5) What are you most proud of?
6) Where would you like to be in 5 years time?
7) What are your favourite apps and/or websites?
8) If you won the lottery, what would be the first thing you'd do?
9) What did you want to be when you grew up?
10) What's your favourite platform to follow blogs on?
11) Can/do you use HTML, and how did you learn to use it?

*I've chosen to nominate blogs that have under 200 followers on Bloglovin' as that is my preffered platform to follow blogs on! Their GFC follower count has not been included in my choices.

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7 Lovely Logics

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1. Make peace with your past so it doesn't spoil your present.

2.What others think of you is none of your business.

3.Time heals almost everything, give the time, some time.

4.No one is the reason of your happiness except yourself.

5. Don't compare your life with others, you have no idea what their journey is all about.

6. Stop thinking too much, it's alright not to know all the answers.

7. Smile, you don't own all the problems in the World.

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Ted Baker The Great & The Gorgeous Cream Eyeshadow

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The main shop where my January sale shopping takes place is Boots and this year, just like any other, I came away with some great purchases! My favourite half price purchase was the Ted Baker The Great & The Gorgeous make-up set, full of pink, and rose gold! C'mon, What's not to like?

This eye look created using the cream eye shadow and eyeliner pen is super quick, easy, and long lasting! I just use my finger to apply the cream eyeshadow which makes it good if you're on the go! It's very creamy so it's easy to apply and can also be used as a good base for eyeshadow. I then used the Ted Baker eyeliner and then my usual mascara. This look really is as simple to create as it sounds!

Colour payoff is good, but when set, is more coppery toned than it looks (pink) in the pot. Ted Baker is well known for its rose gold hardware and accessories so I'm sure that's why it come out less pink than assumed from the first look!
Overall, this is a lovely cream eyeshadow. It's very pigmented and sets quickly, staying set!

Have any of you tried Ted Baker cosmetics before? What did you think?

(Thank you to Chloe from cornbread or velvet who gave me a confidence boost with this post. You should all go and have a look at her lovely blog!)

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