Ring Ring... Ring Ring... Hello?

So this post is taking a new direction, aswell as my love for make up I also have quite the obsession with fashion and jewellery! Particularly, cheap jewellery! Yes, I loooove getting a nice piece of real jewellery for Christmas or a birthday or something, but when it comes to me shopping for me I stick to cheap and cheerfull. In doing this I tend to go to places like, Matalan, New look, Primark, Asda, anywhere willing to offer me some "cheap thrills" for no more than £10.

Most recently I have found my cheap jewellery obsession leading me towards cocktail rings! The bigger and tackier the better. I simply love them! Something about wearing a massive gold and purple ring with my work clothes really pleases me, I mean, its not like a necklace that only other people can enjoy, no, by wearing a ring as my showpeice I can look at it any time I want! (Apologies for the blue tinge on all of the rings, bloomin webcam!)

 So I have decided to share with you some of my favourite cocktail rings which I have managed to get for less than £10. For the most part they are from Matalan, however I think 1 (The green flower) was from the shop Papyrus in Glasgow... Im afraid I don't know if its a chain or not : ( but I have no doubts there will be plenty of similar items on the market!

And just incase anyone was curious, I keep them in this lovely little cup!
New post coming straight up after this one!

Jenni xx

Disappointments over the years

So, I am sure we have all felt the pain of bitter disappointment after having just dished out your hard earned cash (be it £3 or£30, the pain is always there!)on a product which simply was not what you had hoped for! Well, fear not, for I am going to tell you some of the worst culprits in my opinion! Now, I will say, that just because I happen to be disappointed with something, it doesn't necessarily mean you will too, different folks different strokes... and all that jazz.

So, lets begin, disappointment numero one!

Mac Zoom Lash

So this was one of my first Mac products I ever bought, before my days of watching YouTube beauty videos, and reading make up blogs. Which, subsequently meant that I hadn't heard the common reviews that Mac mascaras are often not seen as the best. So there I was, handing over my £12 (give or take) for something which i put all my trust in was going to be a great product. I mean, don't get me wrong, I would go as far to say for the first few weeks I was kidding myself by saying that this was a good mascara, simply because the name implied it should be. Luckily I managed to snap out of it and realise that actually, this did nothing for me, it clumped up my lashes, and had too wet a consistency for my liking. This being said, I have heard brilliant reviews on this since, but in my opinion, I would spend your money on a different mascara, favourites of mine include, buxom lash, clinique mascaras in general, and maxfactor false lash effect mascara.

Benefit Some Kind of Gorgeous

I will start this disappointment by saying, that actually, this is a lovely product, my disappointment was in no way about the product, instead it was for how little you get for so much money! ( As a rule, I tend to find Benefit overpriced as it is - yet the cute packaging suckers me in every time!) Again, this was an early purchase within my make up obsession, so was at the time perhaps unaware of how long such a product should last! Now, I don't particularly use a lot of foundation, definitely no more than your average bear. So when i ran out of this in just over a month I was very disappointed! As I am sure you can imagine! It have pondered over whether it was my own compact that somehow didn't come with the right amount of foundation, or if it was simply that this is rather tight with the old productaroony! I am opting for the latter. I definitely feel that there are cream foundations that work just as well, for either a fraction of the price, or with more product!

Korres Lip butter

For this product I was well read, I had listened to reviews watched videos with "gurus" raving about it, and I was well and truly sucked into the hype. How couldn't I be?! They were the lip balm of the moment, with people claiming they had some sort of magic powers on your lips, so I, being me, paid the $10ish dollars ( bought this on holiday) for what I can only describe as... a normal lip balm. I mean it is nice, it smells nice, and it gives a slightly "paling" effect to the lips, but I just cant deny that it isn't anything I haven't seen before, so, In the words of Alan Sugar. "With regret, you're fired!"

MAC Macroviolet fluidline

I am a fluidline junky. I love blacktrack, I love dipdown. So as in November time when I found myself running low I thought I would go festive and go for macroviolet, after all, I (thought) knew that the quality would be good, and it would be nice and pigmented, perfect for Christmas nights out. So you can imagine my disappointment when I brought this home and gave it a whirl only to find that it was by no means on par with the others I had tried. It was a weak colour, by no means was the colour it looked in the pot, if anything it came out just a muddy colour on my eyes. To add insult to injury, this also doesn't have the same staying power as the others, I find myself having to set it with an eyeshadow, just for it to last the working day. I would love to know how people feel about the new Saihi and Ivy colours brought out in the latest collection. Are they on par with blacktrack and dipdown? Or are they of a similar quality to Macroviolet? Either way, I would definitely steer clear of this one, or at the very least, try before you buy.

So these are the four most outstanding disappointments to me over the past few years. I am sure I will come across more, but unfortunately, this is what we as beauty junkies are destined to face! So remember, try before you buy, and read reviews before you cough up your money that  you worked hard for!

Jenni xx

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everybody! I hope you all had a fantastic festive period! 

So as it is the new year and as it is customary to make promises to yourself in the form of "new years resolutions", which I will ultimately no doubt fail to keep! I have decided to tell myself that I will firstly, make the effort to stick to my new years resolutions! Which, are as follows;

1. 2011 is the year my skin will be nice. I have decided that I will stop being young and care free with my skincare routine, instead I will be removing every last morsel of make up before bed and will be the skincare queen when it comes to moisturising. Ultimately, I will have skin like Whitney Port. She is my skin crush! Eew... that sounds weird, but you know what I'm saying! I mean look at it! Who wouldn't want this!

2. My second resolution, and one which seems to be a pretty consistent resolution is to get fit! Of course I will firstly need to get rid of the roses and quality street which are still hanging around from Christmas... How I get rid of them is another matter, but I will get rid of them! As well as cutting out the chocolate (eek, I'm already getting cold sweats) I will make use of the gym membership which costs a blooming fortune! By this, I do not mean i will go back to my usual of going straight to the jacuzzi while swiftly bypassing the treadmills and weights. No, the new me will become the girl in the gym who oozes grace without a bead of sweat on her perfectly polished face (which following resolution number 1, I will have!) Yes, this is who I want to be!

3. My final resolution is to stop excessively straightening, curling, blow-drying my hair. I want soft, pretty and loooooooong hair! My hair has been attempting to grow for years, yet it still remains just past shoulder length. I feel the secret to getting the hair of my dreams is to treat it with love and stop burning the heck out of it! Give a little get a lot is the state if mind I am in. I will have beautiful hair... 

So those are my 3 resolutions, I think any more than 3 will be too much for me to handle, and therefore I will give up on them all! Oh well, lets see how long they last this year. Wish me luck!

Jenni xx

Jingle bells Jingle bells

Hi everyone!
I thought I would just put up a wee post today to wish evveryone a happppy Christmas!! I hope Santa has been good to you and that you had a good day! I had a great day. This was the FIRST year that I managed to contain myself enough to wake up at the reasonable hour of 8. Yes, for the past 20 years I have woken up at any time from 4 onwards. I feel that by managing to sleep this means I am a grown up - almost.

I am spending a few days with family/friends/ boyfriend, so will probably not manage to write another post till nearer the new year, so if you have any ideas of posts you would like me to do feel free to comment and I will - within reason haha - do your suggestion! :)

Hope you all have fun this week!
Jenni xx

Winter favourites

So as I am in "the zone" for writing blog posts I have decided to write the ever popular "favourites" post, but as I haven't been updating this often I have missed a good few months! Boo! So I have decided to do a "Winter favourites" to share all my favourites from the past couple of months. So! Lets begin!


Philosophy: The present 


This little bit of (what can only be described as) magic in a bottle(!) has been my most recent and most favourite product! Now, this may be because I have never in my life used a face primer before so therefore the presence of one is miraculously better than without, but I am sticking with my story that this is a fantastic product! The "rule" to go with this is that you apply a thin layer on to your face then you leave it to set for 2 minutes. So after the 2 minutes (I usually just brush my teeth in that time - otherwise, 2 minutes doing nothing feels like ages!) you apply your foundation straight to it. This primer seems to make my make-up look flawless, the colour goes on evenly and my skin feels smooth, it also helps it last all day, which is something I am always striving for! So i got a bottle of this in TK MAXX for £5.99 which I reckon is pretty good! As I have said in previous posts, having a wee rummage always finds you something worth while!


Accessorize Bronzer 
So i bought this bronzer a good couple of months ago now, I believe when the make just came out. I bought the middle shade in this as I was looking for a bronzer which I could use as a contour colour. I was so pleasantly surprised by the quality of this bronzer! Despite its obvious similarities in appearance to the Mac msf's it has also got a similar quality to it! It is not too shimmery (or at least the shade I bought isn't) and has a good texture - not at all chalky. I have been using this with the Eco-tools blush brush which is just fluffy enough not to pick up too much product. Overall this is a great bronzer which at around £7 is a bargain!

Glitter Nail polish

I have been wearing glitter nail polish an awful lot over the past couple of months, be it over a coloured nail polish or on its own, I just cant get enough! I have an iridescent maybelline glitter polish, a purple/silver sephora for opi colour in "its bouquet with me" (this one is a bit of a favourite) and also a pure silver glitter (from a brand I cant remember!) The only advise I would give with this is to put both a base coat and a top coat on - I prefer to use "first and last" from China glaze, I got this free with a china glaze polish at Sallys and it does the job brilliantly! This looks so lovely and girly, if you were going to try this, I reckon Christmas is the best time to, glittery is socially accepted in every situation in the month of December! So go for it!



Lush Snow Fairy

The time has come, when Snow Fair is back in Lush! Moment for excitement! eeeeeeeek! I. Love. SNOW FAIRY!! It smells amaaaaaazing! Who doesnt want to smell like candy floss?! I know I do! So i bought the Snow Fairy shower gel/shampoo and have been using it religiously! I like using it as shampoo if I am wanting to smell it all day long, as shower gel the smell sadly doesnt last as long, but lets face it a little bit of snow fairy is better than no snow fairy at all. So if you haven't tried this I suggest you do. Now... don't worry, I'll wait.

"The Holiday"

I have watched this film about 15 times since the start of November it makes me feel warm, and fuzzy, and makes me love Jude Law, and Jack Black at the same time, with absolutely no shame. It is a fantastic film, Christmassy, but no so much so that you cant watch it all year - not that that has ever stopped me before! So go ahead, try and see if you can catch this on tv, or cheapy in Asda!

So this is it! The end of my favourites, but fear not, I should be back very soon with a new post! Hope you are all enjoying the snow, and having a good time getting excited for Christmas!
Jenni xx

All I want for Christmas is youuuuu... or the urban decay Naked palette!

So, it is officially Christmas time! WOOHOO! I am a hyauuuuge Christmas fan, I love it all! I love snow (or did until Scotland came to a standstill with it! Grrr) I love Christmas trees, I love Christmas dinner, and - i wont deny it, I love the pressies! So this year I have conducted a mental list in my head of what i would love to try! (Now, I will put a disclaimer, what i write in this list will be much more extravagant than what I will be recieving, and i by no means expect all this haha! Although, you know, one or two would be nice :o)

So without further a do;

Urban Decay Naked Palette

I want this so bad! I saw it in Debenhams during the week while I was being robbed blind while buying Christmas presents, and there it was, hidden among a non make up section, I think it was fate, we were like magnets, destined to be together. It is simply beautiful! I am not overly adventurous with eyeshadow so this neutral selection of colours with the odd deep bronze and gold is perfect for me! It also comes with a mini bourbon and zero eyeliner joined together in perfect eyeliner harmony, in  a style reminicent to "Catdog". For those who are not aware - here they are --->


So ultimately, I feel it is a sin for this not to be in my collection, I reckon if I dont find this under the tree I will most definately be seeking it out in the January sales! Woopah!




Origins Clean energy cleansing oil

I have had my eye on this ever since I watched youtuber "Pixi2woo"'s video all about origins cleansers, this one stood out most to me. Now, I have (moreso in summer) oily/combination skin. So under normal circumstances the thought of putting oil on my face fills me with fear, however this does not, to accompany the many positive reviews I have heard on this I have had a little try on my hand in a shop. It is lovely! It leaves your skin (or my hand in this particular case) feeling really soft and clean! Plus, it is a rather large bottle compared to alot of the other Origins cleansers, which is an added bonus!



Paul and Joe Cat lipsticks!

Anyone who knows me, knows that I am not a fan of cats, yes, when I see a picture of a cute kitten I like them, but when it comes to one next to me, they freak me out, I am a dog person through and through. However, when it comes to Paul and Joe lipsticks, I am a cat person all the way!! If you have not seen these you are about to be amazed, are you ready? have you prepared yourself? Ok, here we go!

I know. Are they not beautiful! I want a cat shaped lipstick!!!! I love the idea of whipping one of these bad boys out and seeing the reaction of my friends. "Oh this old thing?!" Will be my response. I have thought this through, in great detail. I. Love. These. End of.

Either; Viktor &Rolf flower bomb, Thierry Mugler Alien, Miss dior cherie, Harashuku lovers "G" or Lacoste Joy of pink.

To me perfume is often the hardest choice at Christmas, this tends to be something I get from my mum and dad, and I always look forward to adding to my ever growing perfume collection (one day i will show it to you im sure). So this year, I have a little list of possibilities, Flower bomb is something i have wanted for quite a while, I love it, and i recognise it instantly if someone has it on, it is loverly! The next is Alien, I have had a bottle of this before, and it was insane! It was so nice! I am not usually one for more "night time" deeper scents, but I simply adore this one! When it comes to Miss Dior cherie, this is a perfume that I kept spraying while on holiday in summer, so the smell keeps reminding me of New York, plus, it is such a cute bottle, which I would love to own. As for the harashuku lovers "G" I just smelled this for the first time this week, it is like summer in a bottle, It is just like sun tan lotion and coconut cocktails - my favourite smells combined in to one. Delicious. Lastly is lacoste Joy of pink. This was sprayed on me as i walked in to my local debenhams a few weeks ago, I personally find it so much nicer than the other lacoste "pink" perfumes. It seems to work nicely on my skin and doesnt seem as strong and obnoxious as I find Touch of pink to be.
So Santa, one of these would be lovely :D Thankyou!

Pandora Bead

While on holiday earlier this year i went with my friends (bar one who already had one) to buy pandora charm bracelets, the price in Dollars was the same as they were in Pounds! So it was well worthwhile. I personally prefer the coloured glass beads, with this one in particular having caught my eye. The 3 beads i have include a turquoise one, a green one and a silver clock. I love them, but i don't want my bracelet to be all within the green side of things, i want a multicoloured one!!

Flip camera

I am a huge Shaytards fan. if you dont know who they are, you should look them up on youtube, you wont regret it, they are possibly the coolest family EVER! Anyway, they do daily vlog videos using a flip camera, they are handheld camcorders, which are the size of a phone! I like the idea of being able to just take a wee video whenever, how lovely it would be to have videos of everything... well, I think it sounds darn lovely! Anywho, im not very technically minded, so i can't say much about this, but here is the white and pink one i like:



As well as this I would love anything from MAC, Lush, Accesorize, and The body Shop.
So, my list has finally come to an end! I hope all of you get whatever you have asked Mr Clause for and have a great holiday season!
Jenni xx

Where have I beeeen??

Hello again strangers!
I can only apologise for my absence for ... oooh, a whole semester?? Yikes! I have just found it so hard to find the time to update this! But it is the Christmas holidays now so I have NO excuses! I must say I have really (somewhat pathetically) missed writing on this though! i am looking forward to having a wee gossip again about all the things I love to talk about! haha.
Next post will be up right after this one!
Jenni xx