The All IMPORTANT Washing Of Your Brushes!!!

hi ladies right i wanted to do a blog on "washing of your make up brushes"

i have heard so many ways and tips on how to wash your brushes and how not to wash them! all i would like to know is a way to wash them which keeps them looking as new as possible and keeps the brushes feeling soft!
is it to hard to find out lol???

ive not always had the most expensive brushes and to be honest ive just repurchased cheaper ones once my sets have lived there life! ive not even considered washing them! but now i have a more pricey collection (nothing majorly pricey) but alot better quality brushes of course im not looking to just toss them out! i want to learn how to look after them properly!

things ive heard........

wash brushes with nothing but warm water, run warm water down the bristles and run your fingers through until all products have been removed! flick to remove excess water and leave to dry naturally.


another way is to use baby shampoo a little amount to lathe up in the brush rinse with warm water and again flick to dry and then leave to naturally dry!

i read somewhere online to use cleansing milk on brushes!

also to use make up remover!

i could go on! im sure you all see my dilemma! i would love to know what you ladies think would be the best way, or correct way to clean my make up brushes would be, any help would be amazing as i am totally confused as to what i should or shouldn't do! please leave me a comment underneath thank you ladies x

Whats In My Handbag!

hi ladies, ive had a couple of requests about doing a "whats in my handbag" blog, well im afraid its probably not to exciting lol, but i would do it anyways for you.

so here is the handbag i am currently using, its one of my PRIMARNI special! (primark) i havent had this one that long and i think it was £9. little brown over the shoulder bag, with one strap, which has some gold chain detail, pretty and simple just what i like really and inexpensive so even better for me lol.

so whats in here then......

first of all we have obviously my purse full of receipts and not money sadly! again another primarni special this is going to have to go in the bin soon as ive had it AGES and its slowly falling to bits. so off to primarni for me soon for a new purse!

so in size this cavern is as follows.....

good old pack of huggies baby wipes, i never go anywhere without them especially having young children!

small hairbrush for either me or my girls

impulse "into glamour" body spray

travel tin of vaseline original

urban decay chicago lube in a tube

benefit ultra shine lipgloss in "life on the a list"

barry m limited edition gloss in ice

and no.7 lipgloss in angel cake!

do not ask me why i have so many lip products in my bag but i guess a lady can never have to many lipsticks and glosses on ones self at one time lol!

i always have the vaseline and a clear gloss on me, but the colours change depending on what im wearing on the day! would love to have a nose what in other ladies handbags let me know please. bubbye for now all x

Collection 2000 Lasting Colour Lipsticks VERY IMPRESSED!

hi ladies, well got this little lipstick the other day in which i am HIGHLY impressed with!

its a collection 2000 lasting colour.

the colour i got was mango tange no.14

if you have read my other blogs im all about high pigmented colour lipsticks! especially for the summer i love the bright fun colours.

well this is 100% one of them for sure!

its hard to find high pigmented lipsticks that actually have some stay power as they tend to fade pretty quickly taking away that in your face look you wanted in the first place.

this however is very different! i wore this today and i think the colour stayed exactly the same for about 3-4 hours then it started to fade! granted i didnt eat or drink whilst wearing this colour but for it to stay this strong and glossy for this amount of time i was very impressed.

the other really impressive thing i love about this lipstick is that how glossy and shiny it is after application!

it is almost as if once applied i then apply a clear gloss on top to give it the extra shine! but no this is all the lipsticks doing it naturally has a high shine finish, another quality i love about a lipstick.

at £2.99 these are a great buy and i will be looking for other bright fun colours in the future please let me know if you ladies have any of these in the brightest of brightest colours in which i may like to try!

My time on TV! Lol :)

ok ladies someone has spotted i did a little tv advert a couple of years ago and has asked me to do a blog on it :). well two years ago iceland food stores were running a comp to find an everyday mum to be the new face of iceland :) i entered on a little giggle as i had a few friends that worked there and they egged me on to do so, what i didnt know is that i would actually end up on tv!!!

thousands of people entered and it all got whittled down to go to a live audition with coleen nolan in london!.
well i made it throught to this final 54 people :) so off i trotted to my audition in london which was amazing but very nerve racking.

my audition was amazing, i got to meet coleen and the company directors and i had to act out a little scene with this young gent in the pic :) was very funny and i had the best time. the next stage was to have 7 ladies picked to be in the final which would then go to a public vote!!! AGRRRRRRRR!

i waited for this phone call which was possibly the scariest thing ever but one lunch time i was sat there and the production team rang me!!! me heart sank and i was so worried at what they were going to say.

the words that came out were 

YOU ARE IN THE FINAL SEVEN!!!!

NEEDLESS TO SAY I SCREAMED WITH EXCITEMENT!!! this was it i was in the final 7 out of thousands and the public were now going to vote for THE NEW FACE OF ICELAND!

we had weeks of voting to get through so the promotions started!!! 

i had news papers that wanted to do articles, i was on the radio, local events were supporting me and bussiness putting my posters up in there shop windows it was all very bizarre walking down you highstreet and seeing my fave everywhere and people id never met wishing me and and all the luck in the world!

well after weeks of voting the final was here, sadly i didnt win lol but i had had the best experience ever and was so grateful! this is where i thought it had all ended!! BUT NO!! I WAS SO WRONG!!!!

next we had a phone call asking me do i want to star in the new xmas tv advert with jason donovan! i was like WHAT!!!! ummmm HELL YEAH!

SO again we went to london because we had to entail another audition to see if we were good enough for the bright lights! well...... i actually got through and even more so i was asked to sing the song for the adverts!!! so not only do i get to be on tv the voice singing the song is going to me too!! OMG! WAS ALL THIS SO GOOD TO BE TRUE!!!

ANYWAY it began!!!! it was a crazy life to be leading and everything was so fast and hectic it was unbelievable! we had newspaper interviews, we had all our pics taken and plastered in newspapers around the country, it was crazy!

i was having so much fun :) then the filming started!!!!

this was the crazyiest time ever, long and i mean LONG hours we were up at 5am ready to go and back at 2am the next day! all day spent on a set filming these tv adverts, for an everyday mummy this was tough going but it was just the most amazing experience ever.

the filming was amazing and getting to meet jason was also great seens as im the biggest soaps fan ever lol.

it was all a massive whirl wind!after filming it was nice and calm and lovely to be home x

now was the waiting for the tv adverts to air!!!! that was quite intense too as was the weirdest feeling to thing my face would be on my tv screen!!!

then came a little surprise, shopping in my iceland food shop as i always do i walk in one day to find these EVERYWHERE.......

I then had people saying ooo well done, oh that you on thise pictures lol lol was very amusing but i kinda loved it. the tv adverts aired in the December and were great was very serine to see me on tv but was such a great time. so there is my 15mins of fame ladies lol was great experience and had so much fun, something to show the grandkids one day i suppose! :)

I GOT AN AWARD :) EEEEK! X

EEEEEEEEEK!!! im very excited as i have just been nominated by 

http://pinkporcelain87.blogspot.co.uk/

for the "versatile blogger award" im so happy as ive only been doing this a short while so im so happy to know that all you ladies enjoy reading my blogs! (hopefully this means im doing something right lol)

i just want to say a massive thank you tohttp://pinkporcelain87.blogspot.co.uk/  for nominating me it means alot to me to even be considered for a little pat on the back :)

These are the rules for the Versatile Blogger Award:

1. Nominate 15 fellow bloggers who are relatively new to blogging.*
2. Let them know that you have nominated them.
3. Share 7 random facts about yourself.
4. Thank the Bloggers that have nominated you.
5. Add the Versatile Blogger Award picture to your blog post. 

*it says nominate 15 but i think that is too much as i am new to this and dont have a massive circle of followers so have changed it to 5 for mine and it's all my fav bloggers who i read daily.

7 RANDOM FACTS ABOUT ME....

1) im left handed, or cack handed as my husband says!

2)im a total lover of cooking, and collect cook books :) this is probably the reason i have put far to much weight on!

3)i get so bored of my hair colour so probably change it about 4 times a year lol, i know im not the only lady that does this!

4)i am secretly a massive fan of the tv programmes home and away and neighbours! i have always watched them and still do religiously!

5)people say i have a posh accent!!!! in which i can never understand, i guess next to my hubbys stong northern accent i sound very different!

6)i have a total obsession in candles and love them all around my house looking pretty at nightime all snuggly :) BUT THEY HAVE TO BE COLOUR CO-ORDINATED WITH EACH ROOM! LOL.

7) two christmas's ago i was one of the can can dancers on the ICELAND tv advert with jason donovan :) also i was the singer on the tv adverts who did the singing for the music on them too :)

my nominees for the versatile award go to-

http://missbudgetbeauty.blogspot.co.uk/

http://www.thesundaygirl.com/

http://www.coleyyyful.com/

http://laurablogsbeauty.blogspot.co.uk/

http://pinkporcelain87.blogspot.co.uk/

well done ladies you are my top five bloggers who i LOVE to read on a daily basis keep up the amazing work and thank you all so much for reading im a really happy girl today after a horrible week :) x

Benefit Ultra Shine Gloss!

I CANNOT BELIEVE I HAVENT BLOGGED ABOUT THESE YET CONSIDERING THEY ARE PROBABLY MY FAV LIP GLOSSES!

i have two of the benefit ultra shine lip glosses and they are amazing! perfect for everyday use, they are pretty sheer and so easy to apply without a mirror. packaged in the lovely tubes in black and clear plastic a classic design but fun at the same time.

the colours i have are a very neutral soft peach and its called "life on the A list", this is perfect for a light sheer look and really pretty i find its also nice if you want to add a liner to glam it up a little and wear for an occasion with a neutral face palette.

the second i have is this gorgeous violet colour with a hint of sparkle and its called "wild child". this looks quite dramatic in the tube but again once one very sheer and pretty and great for everyday use.

i love both of these colours and there are some more i would like to try.

as you can see once applied they are so subtle which i really like for everyday use. they are also very moisturising. the stay power isnt amazing but as they are so easily applied with the small brush that come with them i dont mind too much. i know glosses are so different for everyone and these may not be to everyones liking as they are quite thick, but so blend out nice and evenly and have a slight sticky side to them. i do usually prefer smooth glosses that do not have that sticky effect but i have learnt to love these and they are part of my everyday make up use. ive had these a while now and they seem to be lasting a fair while considering the usage i get out of them and im not 100% on the price so please dont quote me but i think they are around the £13.00-£14.00 mark, a little pricy but when you think about how long they are lasting they dont seem so expensive. let me know if you have any of the benefit ultra shine glosses and colours you may suggest.

THE BIG Testing Of Soap & Glory Peaches & Clean.

WELL..... 

i have wanted to try the "Peaches and Clean" by soap and glory for a while, the thing that got me was 

msbudgetbeauty RAVED about the amazing smell, and well i knew i was intrguied straight away.

this product is lovely! and i am now a hooked member of the peaches and clean group lol.

the smell is just beautful and i can smell the fresh minty, citursy smell after i have used this product for quite a while in which i love! it may sound really silly but the scent actually really reminds me of the sweets Palma violets! (probabaly just me and my weird nose)

i use this product at the end of the day to either remove makeup and cleanse the face, or just as a lovely cleansing face wash.

i am very impressed by how little of this you need to use as it really does go along way. so reflecting on that point i think it is well worth the £7 a bottle. its sounds alot but from using now for a few days it will last me well so i am happy to spend the £7 on this product.

the consistency of this item is lovely very smooth and milky/cream like and with the pump action bottle you dont end up with alot of waste as you can pump away to your required amount.

again the packaging from Soap & Glory is as pretty as usual with its pink and lemon tones and its creative little puns on the bottle! this is another reason i love the product from all the crazy little limericks they have on their packaging, going that extra mile to make its special and unique.

i have one little downfall with this product in which im sure maybe just to do with my skin type, after using this product it leaves my skin feeling very fresh and clean and also very soft, BUT it does also make my skin feel a little dry, i def need to use a moisturiser  after using this. like i said that maybe just to do with my skin type and i really hope this doesnt effect anyones decision in trying it as i do love this product.
another thumbs up for Soap & Glory!