OOTD | Fall/Autumn

Hello! Hope you all had a good weekend, today I had a family gathering type thing and this is what I wore to it.  It's pretty casual and to be honest.. not that warm - but it wasn't too cold today so I was fine haha.  Hope you enjoy!    

White Jumper | Hollister

Grey Acid Wash Jeans | Topshop 'leigh'

Leather Jacket | Small boutique

 White Converse | Converse                                                   Necklace | New Look

                                                                                              Lipstick | Rimmel Kate Moss 107

 So wearing a jumper with holes in it was actually pretty chilly...  I also wore a bandeau underneath from New Look but you can't really see it in the photos.  I love these jeans though, I got them the other day and I know that I will be wearing them a lot (I highly recommend topshop jeans by the way).

Thank you for reading!

Alanah

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disclaimer:  This post is not sponsored and all opinions are my own.

October Favourites! | Alanah's

Hello! Today I am here with some of my favourite products and things during October.  I have a mixture of Fashion, Beauty and Random things to show you.  There isn't loads but they're just a few things I would recommend trying and that I have recently (re)discovered.

I have tried to link any items I can.  Hope you enjoy!

Beauty

TRESemmé hair products

So this month I have been using 3 different TRESemmé hair products in the shower.  They are:

- TRESemmé Luxurious Moisture Shampoo | For dry or dull hair

- TRESemmé Luxurious Moisture Conditioner | For dry or dull hail

- TRESemmé Thermal Recovery Hair Mask

First off I would like to say that using all your hair products from the same brand really does seem to make a difference.  

They really work well together to make my hair lovely and soft.  

The shampoo and conditioner are what I use on a daily basis (well.. every other day) and I usually do 2 washes of shampoo (but thats just because I have thick hair).

My hair isn't actually dry or dull (apart from the ends) but it usually gets a little limp, and sometimes a little dry but after one use of the shampoo and conditioner it really showed a difference on my hair.

Another plus is that these 900ml bottles last for ages!

I usually use the heat mask about once a week, however you can use it more often if you like.

The texture of this is like a thick conditioner (When using this you do not need to use conditioner also).

On the pot it says to keep it in for about 5 minutes but I usually do about 30 minutes because I like to go and watch something whilst its on.

This has definitely been improving my hair and I can see a massive difference in the ends of my hair from where they were heat damaged. 

If you would like to see a full review of this, comment below!

Sephora Glossy Gloss | 04 Maple Syrup

I bought this lip gloss last year when I went to Italy on holiday, I love the Sephora own brand and I own 3 of these lipglosses now!

I lost this lipgloss and have recently found it in my coat pocket from last year haha, so I was very happy to see it.

I love the color of this to go over a lipstick (such as the one I will show you next) as it doesn't give too much color but it creates a warm tone to the lips which I think is lovely for the Autumn.

The sparkles are also very pretty and its nice a moisturising, not too sticky!

Elizabeth Arden Lipstick | Perfect Rose 18

I am wearing this lipstick almost every day recently, I think it is perfect if you want to try a bit of a darker lip but don't want to go straight in for the really dark colors. 

I got this ages ago but they do still have similar shades (Just with nicer packaging!) if you would like to have a look.

The texture is very nice a goes on smoothly, so this is my absolute favourite lipstick for the moment, I want to try and get a darker one soon though!

Sleek Eyeshadow Palette | Ultra Mattes v2 Darks

So.. I have mentioned this palette a few times before.  I bought it a couple of weeks ago and I love it sooo much! The colors are perfect for Autumn and look great mixed in with some neutral colors.  

I mentioned this in my Mini Makeup Haul a couple weeks back where I go into a little more detail.

Soon I am going to be doing some eye looks with this palette as I think there are so many combinations.

I have been using at least one color from this palette every day since I bought it (well.. days I wear makeup).

I definitely recommend picking this up, or any of the Sleek palettes as they are great value for money.

Calvin Klein One Shock | For her

I got this perfume last year for Christmas so it always reminds me of Winter when I wear it.  I wore it less during the Summer as I prefer body mists in the Summer as opposed to perfumes.  

So recently I have rediscovered this and I am wearing it every day again!

It is a big bottle (200ml) so it is lasting forever which I love.

I love the scent of this perfume as it is not too strong but you can definitely still smell it.  I'm not sure how to describe it but you can see a description here.

Definitely recommend this perfume it's beautiful!

Simple Face Products | Kind To Skin

I have used the Simple kind to skin toner for quite a while now but have only recently picked up the cleansing lotion that goes with it.

I have to say (like the shampoo and conditioner) using the same brand really makes a difference.

The 2 work perfectly together and definitely make my skin feel softer and together they remove all of my makeup.

The toner is not greasy at all and feels very refreshing on my face.

If the cleanser gets in your eyes at all it doesn't sting which is nice (but I would still recommend washing it out haha..)

Definitely recommend these 2 products!

Fashion

Statement Necklaces

Absolutely love wearing these with big chunky jumpers as a lot of mine are quite plain and a necklace definitely helps to add something to the outfit.  You can also get these quite cheap which is great and they can definitely change an outfit from what it would look like with a different necklace.

I am trying to add more statement necklaces to my collection for the Winter!

 Random

Graze Snack Boxes!

I used a code I got through with my Boohoo order a while ago to order myself a free Graze box.  These are boxes that come through your door and you can choose for them to come Weekly, Fortnightly or Monthly.

I get mine Weekly as my first and fifth boxes were free so I decided to give it a go.

They are full of healthy but tasty snacks which you can rate online with bin/try/like/love to let them know what you want in your box.

Some snacks include;

- Olives (different flavours)

- Dried fruit mixtures (often with chocolate/mini cookies)

- Flapjacks and Brownies (My favourites...)

- Crackers/Oat Bakes with different dips and chutneys.

- Nuts and seeds (Often with other things too)

- Popcorn (Different flavours)

And there are lots more.  

They are lovely to get home from school to and they cost £3.89 each.

Blogging!

Just like Sarah, I have enjoyed blogging lots the past month! Thank you all for your support and thank you to all of our 20 followers and everyone who comments on our posts, it really means a lot to us!

We hope to carry on blogging frequently (maybe not every day as we do have lots and lots of work from college and our A levels to complete..).

Please remember to leave requests in the comment sections as we would definitely love to do all of your suggestions!

And that is the end of my favourites post for this month!

Let me know below what have been your favourite items in October!

I hope you enjoyed this post, thank you for reading!

Alanah

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Disclaimer - I am not associated with any of the brands mentioned in the post and all opinions are my own!

Halloween Tag

Hello! So I know it's a day late but I thought it may still be fun to do, so here is the Halloween tag! I tag you all to do this. 

1. What is your favorite Halloween movie?

I would say one of the Halloweentown movies that they play on Disney channel, and of course any Horror films. I love Horror films like the Saw films, Final Destination films, insidious etc..

2. 1-10, how much do you enjoy Halloween?

It really depends what I am doing but honestly I would probably say 10! Just because I love doing Halloweeny makeup and trick or treating  (yes I still trick or treat)

3. What's your fondest Halloween memory?

I have quite a lot, last year was nice but yesterday (so Halloween this year) me and some friends went to this Haunted house thing which was scary, and then we went trick or treating and some guy gave us a beer and that was pretty funny hahaha

(We are outside Wickes because we were looking for a toilet.. hahaha)

4. Have you always been a Halloween lover?

Yeaaah I'm pretty sure I have! Think I've trick or treated every year...

5. How do you get into the Halloween spirit? 

Do my makeup all dark and carve pumpkins!

6. Favorite Halloween decorations?

Pumpkins and we have these little ghost fairy lights which are cute, here is my pumpkin! 

7. Favorite halloween/fall scent?

My absolute favourite candle that I own is actually by Air Wick who make air fresheners.  It is one of their colour changing candles so its really cool but the scent of it is called 'Mulled Wine and Cinnamon Apples' and it's sooo lovely and smells just like Autumn/Halloween.

8. Favorite candy?

I love drumstick lollies, anything sour, chewy sweets like moams and Haribo tangfastics are my favourites.  I do prefer chocolate though so I love getting little treat size chocolate bars and things.

9. Vampires or zombies?

Umm well I prefer zombie films.. but I would rather be face to face with a vampire (As long as it wasn't going to like suck my blood)

10. What is your weird/odd fear?

I genuinely don't know what I am scared of which is annoying because I don't really have a fear... but oh well ;)

11. Last but not least, do you believe in ghosts?

Yeaaah I do actually!

Anyway that's the end for this tag!  I hope you enjoyed it and I hope you all had a great Halloween yesterday (or whenever it was for you).

I tag everyone reading this to do this tag! Please link it below in the comments if you did/do.

Let me know in the comments what you dressed up as if you did!

Happy Halloween!

I really liked my eye makeup for Halloween but I forgot to take a photo.. :(

Alanah

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Tag | Why Do I Wear Makeup?

Hello! We were tagged to do this by Chelsea from tigerlovebeauty so thank you for tagging us and definitely check out her blog!

1. When did you begin loving makeup?

Sarah | I would say only quite recently I started wearing makeup when I was about 12/13 but not enough to say I loved it, then it was just something I used to make myself look a bit nicer.

Alanah | The same as Sarah, I only really started having more of an interest and loving makeup maybe around a year ago, but I starting wearing it earlier than that. 

2. How do you feel without makeup?

Sarah | Depends where I am and who I'm with, if I was just with friends at one of our houses or something then I'd feel normal, but out in public I'd probably feel quite self conscious. I wish I felt confident enough to go out with a bare face, but I'm sadly not.

Alanah | Again the same as Sarah, with friends at someones house I would feel totally fine without makeup on but if I was out say shopping I would at least have to have a little bit on to feel confident.

3. What do you like about makeup?

Sarah | To me, make is like a piece of clothing without it I feel onside, and I love mix and matching with colours and brands. Using make-up is like a hobby and it just makes me feel a bit better about myself wearing it.

Alanah | I love how many different looks you can make with different eye and lip colors.  I think it's fun to experiment and see what looks best on you, I love applying it and choosing new things to buy.  I also love it because it makes me feel waay more confident by covering up any insecurities and enhancing features like my eyes.

4. Three holy grail items:

Sarah | 1- My forever loved Collection ever lasting perfection concealer

             2- Benefits they're real mascara (makes my lashes look amazing)
 3- Carmex lip balm (my must have for in winter!) 

Alanah | 1 - Rimmel Exaggerate Waterproof Eye Definer (Only black eyeliner I ever buy!)
2 - Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer (Definitely makes me look more awake haha...)
3 - Sephora glossy glosses (I love lipgloss and these are my favourite!)

We tag..
Rachael from allthelittlethingsx
Anna from serendipityhappening
Laura from atouchoftartan
Daniella from simplybeautifulelegant
Laura from lisforladybird

I also tag all of you reading!
If any of you do it be sure to link it in the comments!

Hope you enjoyed this post, comment below your 3 makeup must haves below 

Alanah and Sarah

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FOTN + OOTN | Party makeup + Eye look

Hello! I'm sorry I didn't post yesterday I went straight from working (late) out to a party so I had absolutely no time! But anyway here is what I wore to a party yesterday and which makeup I wore, including an eye look. So my outfit of the night and face of the night.  Sorry the photos aren't that great, they're the only ones I have!

Outfit

Dress | Topshop

Shoes | Boohoo.com

Face

 Mac select cover up concealer | Shade 'NW25'

 Rimmel Wake me up concealer | Shade 'Ivory'

 Benefit 'hello flawless oxygen wow' foundation | Shade 'Ivory'

Collection pressed powder | Shade '02 Tender Touch'

Jean Paul Gaultier bronzer | (A bit more than usual)

Lips

Mac Lipstick | Shade 'Crème cup'

Sephora glossy gloss | Shade 'Maple Syrup'

Eyes

I decided to recreate the look that I did on my eyes so here is a quick overrun of how I did my eyes. (By the way I have no other make-up on so excuse the skin..)

First I put on a light silver shade from an old eye shadow palette from Next. I used this as a base for my eye shadow.

Second I used my Sleek palette which I mention in a post here (If you would like a review of this let me know in the comments below).  I used the shade 'Thunder' on my crease and the shade 'Noir' on my outer corner.  

Lastly I used the shade 'Pillow talk' (which is white).  I used this on my inner corners and my brown bone for highlighting. 

I also used

Rimmel waterproof eye definer | Shade '261 noir'

Jean Paul Gaultier Brow Definer Pencil | Shade '2'

Soap and Glory Thick & Fast Mascara | Shade 'Super jet black' (But not in this photo)

Here is the finished look!

Hair

I straightened my hair using a Babyliss Hair Straightener which is very nice as it comes with 10 different heat settings.  

I used a VO5 Heat Protect Spray and a VO5 Heat Protect Serum

Hope you enjoyed this!

Let me know in the comments if you would like any reviews of anything mentioned in this post

Also let me know your favourite eye look for a party!

Alanah

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FOTD | Fall/Autumn Makeup look

Hello! Here is my makeup look for today, my eyes reminded me of Autumnal leaves.. so I thought I would share it haha, hope you enjoy.

Face

Maybelline 'Fit me' Concealer | Shade '25 medium' (Under eyes)

Rimmel 'Wake me up' Concealer | Shade 'Ivory'

Collection pressed powder | Shade '02 Tender Touch'

Benefit blush | 'Dandelion'

Avon glow bronzing powder | Shade 'Medium Riviera'

Rimmer face primer

Eyes

MUA Eyeliner | Shade 'Forest Green'

Rimmel waterproof eye definer | Shade '261 noir'

Old palette from 'Next' | Champagney color on inner eyelid

Sleek Ultra Mattes V2 Darks Palette | Shades 'Fern' on outer corner, 'Paperbag' on outer corner/crease and 'Pillow Talk' on inner corner.

Soap and Glory Thick & Fast Mascara | Shade 'Super jet black'

Jean Paul Gaultier Brow Definer Pencil | Shade '2'

Lips

Kiko Smart Lipstick | Shade 'Light Pink'

Sephora Glossy Gloss | Shade 'Maple Syrup'

Hair

I curled my hair using a babyliss straightening iron and used Tresemme heat protect spray before.

Soo, this is what I am wearing to college, I hope you like it.

Link below any makeup looks you have created for Fall/Autumn, I would love to have a look!

Alanah

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How To | Winged Eyeliner/Cat Eye

Today I'm going to do a 'How To' post, I thought I'd show you how I apply my winged eyeliner. Just to let you all know I am not a professional in makeup or how to apply eyeliner, this is just how I apply it, and I find it easiest, hope you enjoy.

I'm going to show you how to create this

I use the bourjois liquid liner to create a winged eye liner. I love this product and find it so easy to use, its sadly been discontinued but any liquid liner with a thin brush would do. Mine is jet black because my mascara is also this shade, so it matches best.

Step 1 | clear eyes

I apply my eye makeup after applying concealer to my face. Make sure all your eye makeup has been removed from the day before, this will give you a clear base to see where to apply the line easily. 

 Step 2 | start of application

 What I like to do is apply the liner in the center of the eye first. I then just find it easier to attach the wing this way later on. I make the eye very thin, and start by dabbing the brush horizontally against my lash line. Remember to not add to much product to the brush, you can always add on, but cant always remove.

Step 3 | Extend and flick

Next I like to extend the the line towards my tear duct. I apply thin with an even thinner line than what we used in the center, this is because it makes the liner look more realistic as towards your tear duct your lashes are smaller. After that I create the flick. I do this by following my lower lash line and bringing it out with one single line (don't fill yet!)

 Step 4 | Complete the liner

I don't know whats happened to my eyes in this picture, they look so freaky!

Now you'll want to join the center line to the end of the flick that's attached to your lower lash line. Finally just connect the tip of the flick to the rest of the line by curving it out, finally just fill in the triangular shape and you should be done.

Sorry if that wasn't explained overly well, as i said I am no professional and their might be a certain way to apply a winged eye, but this way just works best for me. I admit this does take some practice, but its worth it because I love this look and its most definitely in for autumn and winter. I hope this helped in some way.

Sarah

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Favourite Nail Polishes | Autumn/Fall edition

Hello! I know these colors don't look very Autumnal at first glance, but as I enjoy wearing colorful things, I thought I would share with you a few of my favourite nail polishes which are actually rather Autumnal colors if you think about it!

 I have tried to pick some that you may not have seen or tried before in hope you may pick them up and give them a go!

 Hope you enjoy. 

 Also I'm not sure whether I say nail varnish or nail polish.. so there may be a mixture in here haha.

Kiko 'nail lacquer' in '372'

This is a creamy type color with a slight purple undertone.

  I love wearing this color because it comes out very strongly and looks natural on the nails but still a pretty color.  

The kiko nail lacquers are actually amazing and you only need one coat. 

 I have a few colors and they all work perfectly without chipping for a while. 

 My nearest 'Kiko' shop is in Westfield - London so if you're not sure where yours is then look it up.  They are also fairly cheap - around £4.

Revlon 'nail enamel' in 'Butterfly'

I love oranges in the Fall because it reminds me of halloween and leaves.

  I do wear this color all year round however I prefer it in the Autumn.  

This particular nail polish is a mini size as it came in a set (with the one below) and I love the color. 

 The orange is not too bright and it is fairly dark but still adds a bit of color to your outfit.  Perfect for halloween too!

  I do need a couple of coats of this nail polish but after that and a top coat it tends to stay on pretty well. 

 You can buy these (full sized) for just £4.49 at Boots.

Revlon 'nail enamel' in 'Moss'

This nail polish is the same as the one above but a different color. 

 I love this color because it is quite unique and definitely perfect for the Fall.  

It looks very pretty with darker outfits and I often like adding a clear sparkly nail varnish over the top because this looks very different and pretty.

  This color also reminds me of leaves in Autumn. 

 Just like 'butterfly' you can buy these full sized in Boots for just £4.49.

Avon 'Nailwear Pro' in 'Sequined Turquoise'

I got this nail varnish last christmas and have only just rediscovered it and started to wear it. 

 I love wearing sparkly nail varnishes in the Fall and Winter because I think they go with a lot and to me they look magical (like christmas)!

 Haha, I love christmas. 

 I think the dark turquoise color is  a good color because it is not christmas yet and thats when I get out the Red's and Gold's! 

I need a couple of coats of this nail polish but it looks very pretty and strong after 3 coats so I would recommend doing that. 

 These are very cheap from Avon - probably about £2-£3, I love Avon products and also they make very good christmas presents (I know its not christmas yet but still...) 

All About Nails 'Nail Polish' in 'Caribbean Coconut'

Now by the name this sounds like a pretty Summer color.. which it sort of is I suppose.

  But I think that light pinks look very pretty in Autumn too because they are soft and fairly neutral. 

 The brand of this nail polish is only found at Tesco I think, but I got it for my birthday and I really like the color

.  To get a strong color I use about 3 coats which can take some time, but I think its worth it.  This also looks pretty with glitter on top as it is subtle. 

 I think these are about £1.50.

Thank you for reading!

What are your favourite Nail Varnishes for Fall/Autumn?

Alanah

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Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with any of these brands and all opinions are my own.

OOTD | Outfit of the day

This is what I wore to college today, pretty casual and it wasn't overly cold today, I will leave links below if the clothes are still available to buy, hope you like the post.

Cropped jumper | Topshop (came in other colors) £22

Black high wasted jeans | River Island £25

 Statement necklace | Primark £3.50

Nike Blazers | JD Sports (Kids) £45

Jacket | Topshop £60

Links to purchase the items;

River Island Jeans

Nike Blazers

Topshop Jacket

Comment below what clothes you love to wear in autumn/fall?

Sarah

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