Lets talks about brows...

A new addition to my collection, that I could no longer live without...

I am obsessed. 

I started filling in my eye-brows maybe 2 years ago, but I just used to use a brown powder shadow with a brow brush, which I must admit now was not the best of looks. I've tried so many products and 'brow kits' but I've always reverted back to a good old trusty eyebrow pencil. 

I'm a big fan of L'Oreal Superliner Brow Artist (which they have only recently changed the packaging for. But just as mine was coming to the end, my sister took me on a trip to the Dior counter where she works as she was getting her full make-up done before a night out. This was where I fell in love. Dior are a brand I'm only recently familiar with, I got their Skin Star foundation for Christmas (and I've never looked back!) But I knew I needed more, and my sister treated me to the powder brow pencil.(Thanks sis!)

I will admit that I don't have my eyebrows waxed or threaded, I simply pluck the few stray hairs, as I prefer a fuller brow look, which I know some people absolutely hate. I then take the pencil through my eyebrows, but I tend to use the side of the pencil so I don't get any harsh lines. The fact that the pencil is a powder is amazing as this means that the product transfers so easily, and you can also apply the product with an angled brow brush, by rubbing the brush along the pencil and then taking that across your brows. 

What is your go-to brow product? 

Lots of love, 

Ally

xxx

Beauty | The perfect base

I have ventured into the world of high end foundations, and I can't see me leaving this beauty behind any time soon. 

My sister has been working at Selfridges, and before Christmas I was dying for a new foundation, absolutely everything was drying out my usually oily skin. Which was really strange for me, but I am putting it down to the terrible winter weather. I begged my sister to tell me which foundation I should buy, and she recommended a million and one.. But she had been working on the Dior counter, and said that their Diorskin Star Foundation was worth the money.. 

I toddled off to Selfridges, and got a full face of foundation done, miles better than a shoddy colour match on the side of your jaw like I've had at other beauty counters. The woman applied the foundation with a beauty sponge, which is very reasonably priced at Dior (cheaper than the Beauty Blender). The foundation feels so lightweight and settles beautifully on the skin. And the coverage can be built to quite a high coverage, it covers my redness and blemishes really easily. It honestly doesn't feel like you're wearing foundation at all.. It has a finish that isn't matte or dewy, I find that a slight brush of powder finishes and sets the foundation perfectly.

What's your favourite high end base? Will you be heading to Dior anytime soon.. 

Ally xxx

Hello again

I have been absent for far too long, in fact I've blogged on and off. But I think it's time to get my life sorted and actually start thinking about my future. I'm a journalism student, and I haven't even been blogging.. Like, I think I need to think much more seriously, especially considering I'm in my second year and starting looking for placements! 

The dream is way too big, and the further into my degree I get the more I panic about my choices after uni. I would love more than anything to get a job as a journalist at a fashion or beauty magazine.. But I know more than anything that getting there is virtually impossible. I need to get as much practice writing as I can! I've just finished 3 exams at uni, two of which were NCTJ exams, which is a hell of a lot of work! People seem to have this negative view of journalism courses, they're not academic enough or whatever, but believe me a 2 and a half hour law exam is nothing to smile about! Hoping I smashed it! As I've just finished my fashion module, and my modules now are in news writing, public affairs and journalism and pr studies, I thought it would take the chance to get back into writing about what I want to write about.. 

And that's fashion, beauty and lifestyle.. So expect make-up posts, rants about student life, work load and the odd outfit posts. 

Lots of love xxx