Foundation review - Collection Lasting Perfection

It's that time again! Where I review a drug store foundation, this is the Collection Lasting perfection foundation. The main reason I purchased this one and I am pretty excited to try it out is because I am a huge fan of the Collection Lasting perfection concealer so I am hoping that this foundation gives the same quality as the concealer cause that would be amazing! So I am going to try it out and let you know my own opinions.

First of all I bought this from Superdrug for around £8 and this is in the shade Natural Beige 4, I find it quite hard to find drugstore foundations that match my skin perfectly so this was the lightest one there.

This is what the product on its own looks like. My first impression is that its a bit to dark for me, I'm not sure if they have lighter shades in the range if they do then I would probably go one or two shades lighter, I just feel like this one is a bit orange. I also think it is very thick now I'm not sure at the moment if this is a bad point or a good point?? It has very high coverage which I do like in certain situations however I think it has a thick appearance which isn't good I don't want it to look like I'm wearing loads of make-up! No sorry I am not a fan of this I will maybe try it another time but at the moment I wouldn't say I like it, it is to caky and thick!! It will de different for everyone though so try it out and see how it works for you!

Talk soon x

Cake in a mug

I have seen these cake in a mug ideas all over the internet on Tumblr, Pintrest and most others to be honest! They are SUPER easy and quick to make, it's a cake for one person or two to share! I thought I had to give it a go and see if it was as easy as they said and if it did actually taste any good. So let's get into how to make this Cake in a mug! I didn't get this recipe from anyway particular I have just looked at loads of them and gone with my baking instincts (Tbh all the recipes are very similar)

You are going to need:

4 tablespoons of plain flour 

4 tablespoons of sugar

2 tablespoons of cocoa powder

1 egg

3 tablespoons of oil

3 tablespoons of milk

A dash of vanilla extract

And finally 3 tablespoons of chocolate chips or anything you like, I used fudge bits yummy!

The next bit is what makes this so easy, just throw all of that together in a mug and mix. I decided to mix all my dry ingredients first and then the wet ingredients just because it will mix together a lot better this way! But that's up to you. 

Then pop it in the microwave for 2 minutes!! Yes just TWO minutes! Do not do it for any longer I am always tempted to put it in for longer because I don't feel like it will have cooked enough but it always goes dry and over cooked if I put it in for any longer!

And there you have it! A lovely gooey chocolate cake for pudding and it literally take 5 minutes to make, and this did taste amazing! Haha I will definitely be doing this more often!

I hope you have enjoyed a little baking blog, I am really enjoying these cooking/baking blogs you will probably be seeing more of them!!

Talk soon x

August Favourites

OMG!!! How am I writing my August favourites already!! Seriously how have 8 months already gone?! 2015 is flying by I swear each time I blink an entire month goes past.

I hope that you enjoy seeing what my favourites of August have been and its now September that means loads of you will be going back to School/College/Uni and I hope you all settle in nicely and try to enjoy this year of education!!

Anyway lets get into my favourites of this month!!

(I have stupidly lost the picture of my models own nail varnish! I feel like a terrible blogger) The models own nail varnish is from the Icing collection in the shade Nude icing and I have been absolutely loving it, it's a nice neutral colour and i feel it's a nice colour to transition from Summer to Autum.

Of course I had to include my first ever Mac lipstick Velvet Teddy and my first ever Mac lip pencil Boldly Bare, I am in love with these two as a duo and I am also hooked on to Mac lipsticks and want all of them! If only I had the budget for that!!

Okay so this an odd one I know, but my parents went to Egypt in August so I was home alone for 11 days, and almost every day I used this cook book!! It is one my mum has had for years! Hers is falling apart so I decided I loved it so much that I needed one of my own! 

I thought it would only be right to share with you what my favourite recipe from the book is and it has to be pancakes! I love pancakes if I could survive on them I would eat them non stop!!!

My hand food cream from soap and glory is my go to hand cream every day! I keep it in my hand bag and I LOVE it, it's so hydrating and makes my hands so soft. One thing I think that makes this cream stand out is I don't feel like I have sticky wet hands afterwards, you know that horrible feeling you get from some moisturies?! Yeah I don't get that from this so its a definite favourite of mine!

Okay in the month August Zoe Sugg aka Zoella bought out her new product range! I was quite excited and my favourite products from the range would have to be the Body Scrub the moisturiser! These two together make my legs feel AMAZING! I would honestly recommend trying out the Zoella Beauty range, even if you don't really have an interest in her I guarantee you will love her products!

Last beauty related favourite, I have my Naked palette, although I love my Naked palette that's not what I am putting in my favourites technically, I am talking about Half Baked the gold shimmer shadow in the centre of this palette. I have used this shadow for basically every make-up look this month! I love love love gold shimmer shadows at the moment and this is my favourite!

I couldn't not include this! I have been watching Pretty Little Liars for 5 years now and the biggest question has been Answered! Who is A?? Spoiler alert!!! Cece?!?!? The plot twist on it was amazing I really enjoyed the episode but I don't know how I feel about it being Cece, I don't feel like she is a sinister and angry enough person to have fulfilled my expectations of what A has done over this huge period of time! However I just want an explanation of every single event, to show how she did it and why! Brilliant plot twist and I can't wait to carry on watching and find out more, I would advice watching it, I know I've just told you who A is but there is so much more behind it so its still worth watching, Cece is just a name I don't feel like it ruins the series! But yes PLL is by far my faourite series on Netflix.

I hope you have enjoyed my August favourites, let me know what your favourites have been this month so I can try them out for myself!

Talk soon x

Simple skin care routine

So I thought I would share with you my skin care routine, maybe some of you have an interest in how I take care of my skin on a day to day basis, if so then this is the perfect post for you!

I also would like to admit that I have called this a Simple skin care routine and I am aware that I've included two products that are not from simple, however most of my stuff is from simple so I felt the name was appropriate. Anyway lets just get on in to it!

So first of all I start of with my facial skin care in the shower, to begins with I will use my Simple - spotless skin blackhead eliminating face scrub. I love this face scrub because it isn't to harsh on my skin and we should all be gentle with our faces! This helps cleaning out any dirt in my pores and getting rid of dead/dry skin. I then use my Sanctuary Spa - fresh-faced purifying wash. This is a lovely silky face wash that just helps really cleanse my face, I just apply a small amount in my hands lather it up and rub all over my face, then I just rinse it away. That is all I use on my face in the shower, so now let's move on to what I use before I get into bed!

First of all I will use my Clearskin - blackhead clearing daily astringent. I swear by this stuff, I order it from my Avon catalogue and I have repurchased this God knows how many times for a good few years! This helps remove any make up left on my skin and clears out my pores.This stuff does sting a little when I put it on so if you have sensitive skin I wouldn't advice it because it is quite harsh but it does the job really well and if I don't use it I can really tell the difference.

I will use the Simple - Eye make-up remover if I have any mascara or eye make-up left on because I obviously can not use the daily astringent on my eyes!! This make-up remover is amazing I haven't yet found any mascara that this cannot remove, it also doesn't irritate my eyes at all. I will then use my Simple - Soothing facial toner. I apply a generous amount to a cotton pad and just rub this in circles all around my face, this just helps even out my skin if I have any red patches this helps bring that down and even out the skin tone.

Lastly I will use a moisturiser, I have two different ones that I will use depending on what I have used on my face that day. Firstly I have the Simple - Hydrating light moisturiser. This one I will use on a day that I haven't worn any make-up and I will also use it in the mornings. I absolutely love this moisturiser it keeps my skin so soft and it doesn't feel thick or sticky after it has dried. I then also have the Simple - Purifying cleansing lotion. I will use this before bed if I have worn make-up that day, this one still hydrates my skin maybe just not as much but it also helps with clearing off any left over make-up or dirt and again it dries nicely.

Finally I have my Simple - Rapid action spot zapper. I do not use this on a day to day basis but I still include it in my skin care routine because if I have any spots then I will use this bad boy to help bring them down and ZAP them away! It's an amazing spot treatment and almost always works on my spots! Defiantly give this a go if you get the odd nasty spot.

I hope you have enjoyed having an insight to the life of my skin! As you can tell I'm a huge Simple fan! Leave comments and let me know what brands you love and cannot bring yourself away from!

Talk soon x