Ring O' Rosie

Instagram #2

2013-10-01T18:42:00.001+01:00

1. Filming a makeup video, 2. Wearing a heart monitor for 24 hours, 3. Laughing at the bum implants in Primark, 4. Recent haul video, 5. My new camera, 6. I fell into Topshop again, 7. Editing a how I style video, 8. Pretty new notebooks from Sainsbury's, 9. Everyday makeup staples.

Update

2013-09-29T16:17:00.000+01:00

Wasn't I doing well blogging everyday? This week has been super busy and a minor blip in my consistency progress. I have my first day of university on Monday (thats tomorrow ahhhh!) meaning that the past week has been packed full of freshers related events. I'm super excited and super scared at the same time but happy to be finally starting after a long summer. I've had a crazy 4 months off and where has it gone? I have no idea. I started off working loads for the first 2/3 months adding up tp over 300 extra hours. I took the last month to enjoy all the money with plenty of London days out and shopping! I brought a fancy new camera for my blog, youtube and photography for university, as well as filling up my makeup draw and wardrobe with treats. Hopefully after my first week or two I'll be settled into the routine and be back to everyday blogging and weekly/twice weekly youtube videos. Lots of luck to all of you starting university!

The Setup

2013-09-21T19:49:00.000+01:00

I thought it may be a nice idea to show you guys the behind the scenes of the blog. I'm still getting used to my new camera and lighting, resulting in my images not being perfect but I'm really enjoying learning! If you've noticed I've been blogging everyday!? Its a shock to me as well. I've always wanted to get into blogging but never dedicated myself and made broken promises of consistency on my youtube channel. With my new camera I've had a sudden burst of excitement for my channel and blog, wanting to put a bit more time in. I've been filming, photographing and typing blog posts in advance (so far so good). With the balance of short and snappy blog posts I hope it will be possible to maintain when I start uni. Wish me luck.

Bourjois Shine Edition

2013-09-20T20:58:00.001+01:00

Bourjois - Shine Edition lipstick - (left to right) 22 Famous fuchsia & 23 Grenade in - £7.99

When I was younger I used to shy away from bright lips but theres nothing I love more now! I picked these lipsticks up on a whim, not really knowing what the community had to say about them. Upon first swatch I found them to be comparable to Revlon Lip butters (my all time favourite lipstick formula). They have a lovely shade range on offer although I settled on arguably two very similar shades, a hot fuchsia pink on the left and a more berry toned pink ready for Autumn on the right. Although I do still prefer Revlon's efforts these are two gorgeous lipsticks with great pigmentation and a moisturising glossy feel.

New Video: Huge Clothing & Accessories Haul

2013-09-19T19:08:00.000+01:00

I Changed My Mind.

2013-09-18T20:59:00.001+01:00

Maybelline - EyeStudio color tattoo 24hr cream gel eyeshadow - On and on bronze - £4.99

With such rave reviews I picked this up pretty much straight after the launch. Since then I've struggled to make it work for me. Usually in this situation, it would of been passed on to a willing friend but something told me to keep it. Recently I had a massive clear out and promised myself that I would use those products that have been lingering at the back of my makeup drawers unloved. One morning I decided I was going to try something different and went with the flow. I created a simple smokey eye purely with this shade and my fingers. I applied the product to the outer corner of my lid and blended outwards into the crease. It was easy to blend out and offered a simple daytime eye look. I must admit that I have completely changed my mind on this product and now feel its a staple! The formula is beautifully creamy however be warned as I have noticed inconsistencies with other shades (Eternal gold, I'm looking at you).

I'd love to know if you've had any dramatic turnarounds with a product?

grey tops, black bottoms

2012-10-04T18:25:00.001+01:00

I don't always have time to film an outfit of the day video but I do like to snap a quick photo with instagram. Once a month I will create an outfit post of all the ones that never made it onto my youtube channel.

If you would like to follow me on instagram: @justyournormalgirl

outfit 1#

dress & top - topshop

boots - h&m

outfit 2#

jumper - newlook

skirt - topshop

outfit 3#

top - topshop

skirt - river island

instagram #1

2012-09-14T20:24:00.001+01:00

#1 new storage for my art materials

#2 new desk

#3 decorating the spare bedroom

#4 barry m blue moon

#5 new top from topshop

#6 DIY wall art

#7 new pink chair

#8 looking at last years christmas photos

#9 uploading my new video

Instagram is my new obsession so I thought that I would update my blog regularly with some of my favourite snaps from my profile. Feel free to follow me @justyournormalgirl (:

wish list #1 Topshop

2012-09-03T18:44:00.001+01:00

Links: Coral, Purple, Mint

Links: Grey, Pink

Today I'm going to introduce a new thing to my blog and that being wish lists, sharing with you my recent obsessions and wants. I would love to call it weekly wish list with the alliteration going on but it's unlikely I'll be that faithful to the idea or fall in love with that many clothes, okay maybe the last bit was a lie. Today my focus in all on topshop, one of my favourite high street brands to lose my pay check to. I had to begin with frilly socks, as the horrible weather is starting to come back I love nothing more than boots with cute little ankle socks. I already own a cream pair and the same coral ones pictures above but I need them in every colour! Next is jumpers and i'm loving them at the moment, still regretting not buying a gorgeous one from newlook. The grey marl speckle trend is a love of mine as well as pastels which I refused to hide away even though its considered a summer trend. If you've seen a pretty knits feel free to let me know below as well as any clothes you're currently lusting over.

Images taken from www.topshop.com

its the small things

2012-08-28T16:54:00.000+01:00

I was looking for a way to store my jewellery for a while now and didn't expect the answer to come from h&m. When their most recent home magazine came through the door I set my heart on these bow hooks! Now h&m's website is rather annoying lets be honest as it allows you to purchase but you can wait up to a month for the items to even be shipped. Complaints aside they were throughly worth the wait with their tacky yet cute design. They come in packs of 2 priced at £3.99, which in my opinion is well worth it. They are still on their website (link here) and I would recommend them to everyone! Not forgetting that they jazz up the boiler cupboard which unfortunately is in my room.

nail polish collection

2012-08-19T17:50:00.000+01:00

Essie (left to right)

Tart deco, Cute as a button, Lilacism, Lapiz of Luxury and Mint candy apple.

Models own

Beach party, Pastel pink and Ibiza mix.

Nails inc.

Bluebell, Floral street and Basil street.

Barry M

Blue moon, Berry ice-cream, Raspberry and Peach melba.

Accessorise

Crystal shimmer and Molten copper.

No7

Lucky lilac.

Rimmel

Peppermint and disco ball.

Sally hansen insta dry, O.P.I nail envy, Barry M basecoat topcoat and nail hardener and Sally hansen mega shine.

Bourjois magic nail polish remover and avon nail experts liquid freeze.

stila in the light palette

2012-08-16T15:10:00.002+01:00

Stila in the light palette - £25 from feel unique

For the longest time I have wanted the Urban Decay naked palette but with its £36 price tag I was easily put off. Recently as I have got more into reading blogs I was constantly stumbling across comparisons to similar palettes which lead me to the discovery of this Stila palette. It was my first time ordering from feel unique and I can safely say that the service was great, no problems and with free delivery as well I can't complain! The order was a rather impulsive one, without seeing it in person before which isn't something that I would usually do with makeup. However the blogging community had described the palette perfectly from the colours to the texture, I can confirm it is as good as they say!

The colours are simply divine and are just as wonderful in real life as they are when fancily edited on blogs. They have a wonderful creamy texture and excellent pigmentation compared to my other eye shadow palettes from coastal scents. The saying that you get what you pay for is definitely true in this case with this quality being amazing.

Value for money?

As a firm believer in drugstore makeup £25 seemed a step too far but now having the palette I do think its worth the money. The palette contains 10 14g eye shadows and a full size smudge stick waterproof eye liner in damsel as well as a small guide on four different eye looks. With the smudge stick being priced at £13 individually you really are getting a good deal however if they removed the liner and charged £12 I would be a real fan. I do like brown liner but I know that the majority of people would have hoped they included a black liner instead. Its like when you get a free gift at the drugstore for purchasing over a certain amount, it sounds great with a free mascara, eyeshadow and lip gloss until you open your blue mascara.

Would I still buy the naked palette?

I am still tempted to but do I really need both? No. However my sensible side of my brain does go on holiday from time to time so you'll probably see me tweet about purchasing it one day.

Closing note:

I am incredibly happy with the palette, in particular the gold and bronze shades which I love to pair with icy pink cheeks against my fair skin.

getting organised

2012-08-09T11:11:00.001+01:00

£10.49 - WHSmiths

I like to think that I am a fairly organised person but when it comes down to it I'm probably the complete opposite! I picked up this diary the other week as the start of preparing for the new academic year and well I couldn't resist the print. To begin with all my handwriting is neat but come next year it will be filled with doodles and scribbled out words. WHSmiths have a lovely range of diaries with a whole page per day which was the real thing I loved about it. When in high school and sixth form I used to be given a planner that I had to use which only had a few lines per day, which just isn't enough room for someone who loves making lists! With my youtube channel and blog it also will come in really handy as I often don't leave myself enough time to film so I would encourage all my fellow bloggers to get a diary!

fleur power

2012-08-07T19:59:00.001+01:00

Fleur power - £17.50

On my trip to Manchester last weekend to visit the lovely Jasmine (WildYoungThing) I purchased my first mac blush! I am fairly new to high end makeup and apart from two Mac lipsticks in Shy girl and Patisserie, all of my collection is from the high street/drug store. If you have been a subscriber of my youtube channel you may be aware of my not so secret obsession with blush. With me being so pale, I feel flushed cheeks really bring me to life and in all honestly stop me from looking dead. So with this in mind, as much as I love my natural collection blushes I was on the hunt for a high quality alternative.

Before my trip I had comprised a list of blushers that I was interested in purchasing but as soon as I approached the counter, Fleur power jumped out at me. On the Mac website Fleur power is described as a soft bright pinkish-coral and I would definitely agree, with it being a soft pink and a bright coral at the same time. The colour is unique to all my other blushers as they are either dark corals or pale pinks with my only middle ground being Coral flush by No.7. Fleur power is brighter than Coral flush and has much less shimmer, almost appearing matt on the skin, a feature that I particularly like in a day time blush.

Overall I am pleased with my purchased but I can't help thinking is it really worth £17.50?

The half of me that says no:

I have blushes for a fraction of the cost that have equal colour pay off and equal longevity throughout the day.

The half of me that says yes:

The blush gives a lovely finish with the formula being creamy and easy to blend but more than that you cannot put a price on making yourself feel special. I consider a makeup item like this as a real treat and although I am not totally won over by high end makeup as a whole I will still continue to buy a bit here and there as a way to spoil myself.

I guess for now I'm still a drug store girl after all

Thank you for reading and don't forget to let me know what your favourite blush is below!

Lots of love

Rosie

decorating my room

2012-07-16T21:04:00.000+01:00

If you didn't know already I have been redoing my room from painting my walls to putting up new wardrobes. The last few weeks have been pretty manic because of this but now I can type this sitting comfortably at my new desk! There are a few last minute things to finish but overall I'm settled in so don't forget to watch my decorating video over on my youtube channel to see how it all went (:

pink pleats

2012-06-20T20:21:00.002+01:00

Leather jacket - H&M

Dress - Next (children's section)

Necklace - H&m

Watch - Urban Outfitters

birds and converse

2012-05-26T13:03:00.001+01:00

Getting my legs out and feeling confident for a change, getting there slowly but surely. (:

Shirt - H&M

Shorts - H&M

Converse - Office

Socks - Topshop

Hair - BaBylis waving wand (second day)

its beginning to look like summer

2012-05-23T13:01:00.002+01:00

A wonderfully sunny day in London (:

Top - H&M (currently in stock)

Shorts - Newlook

Shirt - Newlook sale (recent)

Shoes - Converse (not featured)

Hair - BaByliss waving wand

Nail - Barry m berry ice cream & coral

disco pants

2012-05-22T16:22:00.001+01:00

Not quite sure why my eyes look like I'm about to kill someone?

Top - Blog sale (Topshop)

Leather jacket - H&M

Disco pants - American apparel

Watch - Urban outfitters

black velvet

2012-05-11T18:07:00.003+01:00

Jumper - Forever 21

Dress - Topshop

Denim jacket - H&M

Watch - Urban Outfitters