Bridal Collection 2016

1. Pretty Indie 

• Time: 2 Hours 
• Material: Letraset Promarkers, Winsor and Newton brushmarkers, Copic Ciao Markers, Pilot G-tec C4, Unipin fineliner 0.1 and 0.05, black pencil, brown pencil, white pencil, tipex

2. African Mama

• Time: 3 hours 
• Materials: Copic markers, various pencils, tipex, White gel pen

 3. Colourful Classy

• Time: 1 hour 
• Materials: Copic markers, Various pencils, tipex, fine liners

3. Spice

• Time: 3 DAYS
• Materials: Copic, Promarkers, Brushmarkers, Gold pen, White pen, Tipex, Coloured pencils, fine liners 

A full post is coming soon about the materials I use and how I edit my drawings x

Thanks for reading x

Lauren x

BOOTSALE MADNESS!

Recently I've become so obsessed with bootsale websites and apps, I think you will be too after this blog post! Many people think as soon as the word "Bootsale" is mentioned it means collecting junk and hoarding things that don't work and that you don't need.

My last post was a new buys  post showing you some new cosmetics that I've bought recently. Those of you who have been reading my blog for ages know I am one to save and I love second hand things, but what if I told you about a bootsale app that sells both new and second hand things. Stick around because I have about three amazingly great bootsale apps to show you how and where to save money! 

1. Depop 

Depop is only available in the form of an app, but it is so worth downloading. I have met some great sellers on there. They have everything from clothing, cosmetics to furniture and books. It is honestly great. I have received some great products from there such as; Ben Nye Topaz powder, Makeup Geek eyeshadows, Colourpop lipsticks, La Girl Lipsticks and so much more. I watch my favourite beauty guru's on youtube and think... how the hell will I be able to get these products? There is no need to buy them from the retailers website, there really isn't. I bought my Ben Nye powder for £7, my MUG eyeshadow pans for £4.50 each. It's an amazing site. Many sellers are also opened to offers and swaps. So the price listed might not be the final price, bargaining is allowed. You can also sell on there, I've sold through there and just like any site, they take their seller fees but it's still great. You can also direct message sellers to negotiate prices and also sell your stuff to others.

2. Shpock 

I'm sure you've heard about shpock somewhere lol, Shpock shows you things for sale in your area. Some things come new and some come used. I bought my Anastasia Dip Brow pomade from there for £8 and it was completely new and in its packaging. The idea of Shpock is a bit like gumtree where you are meant to meet the seller and collect your item however lots of sellers on Shpock are willing to post. It is absolutely free to sell on Shpock and they do not take seller fees. Once an offer is put in for an item you can go on talk with the seller/buyer about postage or collection and how you will pay. I've sold on Shpock and made over £100 with it so far. All these apps are great ways of earning money if you just clear out what you don't need and see how much money you can actually make!

3. Carousell 

I'm fairly new to Carousell, Carousell is said to be a "Snapchat" for buying and selling. I have not bought or sold anything yet on Carousell but the priniciples are the same with Shpock and Depop. Carousell has weekly giveaways which is nice, It also a bootsale of everything, so there's a wide range of things on there. As most bootsale apps you have the option for delivery or collection. 

I hope you guys will now go out on a bargain hunt and find some awesome deals, tell me how you find these sites down below in the comments. 

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Beauty Thursdays: ABH, Makeup Geek and much more

Hi guys! I'm starting on a new series. It's called beauty Thursdays's. It'll be the day I post all my beauty posts, so watch out for that every Thursday! This week is going to be on all of my new buys. I decided to step out of the drugstore range and try more high end products and try to get a better outcome and so far its working well for me. 

1. Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow "Ebony"

I'm sorry for the quality of the pictures, but this product is as bomb as they say it is. It really is. Is it possible to be heavy handed with this product, apply too much and go overboard. If you do that make sure to use a concealer to go around it to carve out the perfect brow. I'll be showing you were I bought it in my next blog post. I'm wearing it in the above picture.

2. Makeup Geek Pressed Eye shadow pan "cocoa bear"

                      

I bought this beacause I needed a transition colour that matched my skin tone but a little coppery or reddish. I honestly couldn't find it anywhere. I got the idea of buying this from a beauty guru on Youtube called Destiny Lashae, she uses this for her transition colour most of the time and makes really pretty looks. I tried it out for myself and I really like it. I've tried it but I'm yet to show a proper look with it.

3. Colourpop matte Lip "Chi"

                     

I fell in love with this shade that I swatched, it looked so pretty on my skin however it was not right on my lip, so unfortunately I can't use it. I've even tried to use it with a lip liner but it still looked like I've just eaten a powdered doughnut.

4. Vital Full Cover Long wear concealer

This is not high end or even drugstore, I got it in Dalston Pacs - my hair store. It cost me £2.99 but right now it is my Holy grail! It is so amazing and the shade lighter than it is from my skin tone is just great for my highlight.

 

It creates an amazing highlight and I love it's outcome. The first picture is when I've set my highlight with a setting powder and the second one is when I haven't set. You can see, baking and setting is for more of a full coverage look rather than a casual day to day look but they're both from the same concealer! Just different finishes. I'm very tempted to go and look at this brand and buy more of their things.

5. LA Girl Matte Lip in DREAMER

I saw one of my favourite beauty guru's called Destiny Godly on youtube try this, so I went to buy it since me and her are like the legit same skin tone, I thought this can't go wrong. However when I got it and I swatched it I didn't like how it looked on me. So unfortunately I'm selling this back. 

Thank you guys so much for reading. Please stay tuned for my next post today which is about where I bought most of these things! 

Lauren x

Leavers Tea/Prom 2016

Hi guys, I'm back with a colourful post about prom, how to get the look and generally how my prom went! I went to an all girls school hence why it was called a leavers tea rather than a prom. I was on a strict budget but I defo made it work and slayed at the same time! I'd just like to say you don't need so much to wow people!

The dress: 

I wanted to be different and where something that reflected my African culture so, I decided to get mine custom made. I bought the Kente fabric from Dalston market for £15 and it was six yards. I bought the white fabric from Walthamstow marker for £5. It was a stretchy fabric and I bought three yards. The seamstress that sewed it was called Juliet and she's a family friend. She sewed this lovely creation for just £30, it was my idea and she brought it to life! It is a mermaid dress with sections of African fabric. So all together the dress was £50.

Makeup:

I hired a makeup artist for my day, I didn't want the stress of doing it myself and possibly getting things wrong and delaying! It was a real trouble finding one that deals with darker skin tones such as mine, in the end I found a company called Virtue Glamor, they were really good and you can check them out and even book online here: virtueglamor.online. They cater for all skin tones and do hair too, which is great. I paid her £40 for what she did. So in total I went to prom on £90!

On the day:

I arrived at school around 10:45 even though the ceremony was supposed to start at 10:30 lol. We took pictures until around 11. We started the ceremony and heard different speeches. I also sang with my friend Tianna, that was followed by a buffet prepared by the school which was quite nice. Around 1.15 we went to the Thames to have a party on the river! It was really awesome and the boat had a lovely view. We partied until 6 and made our way back home. It was a great day.

Thank you so much for reading, I'm posting a "new buys" post next so watch out for that x