Small Haul

At the weekend I picked up a few items with my birthday money that I thought I would share with you - most of the items are make-up related as always but I hope you like it all the same :)

NYC has came out with a new line of varnishes - these are the Foil Explosion ones which I picked up as they were on offer for only £1.79 

This is the Kate Moss lipstick in 01

I got this jar to hole my eyeshadow brushes in :)

My boyfriend got me this purse as another wee present as my other one broke - I love it! especially the design

I know some people are weird about showing the underwear etc. that they buy - but I just had to show this - looking at it you wouldn't even be able to tell it's from primark! It looks so expensive and fancy that even I was shocked to see it in the store, it was a must!

NYC Nail Varnishes

As I'm sure most of you know by now, I'm a huge lover and believer in drugstore products. In my opinion - I think the majority of the brands/products you can buy in the drugstore are as good as - or even better than the high end products/brands and are obviously much kinder to your purse! 

With that being said, I though I'd share with you one of my favourite brands ever for nail varnishes and that brand is... NYC (New York Colour) I believe this is originally an American brand but as most brands do - they venture out to other countries and can be found mainly in Superdrug in the UK.

This is an image of my NYC nail varnishes - I have 13 colours which I have absolutely adore! There are a few that's perfect for autumn/winter and a few that are perfect for spring/summer. This is one of the main reasons why I love NYC - they bring out different colours for the different seasons which really helps to broaden your collection in size and variety.

If you do have NYC in your local drugstore I would highly recommend you give their polishes a try! :)

What I got for My Birthday :)

I know a lot of people don't like these posts because they think the person is showing off - but I am in no way showing off or trying to make myself look good or whatever - I decided to do this because I myself love watching/ reading these types of posts so.. I hope you like :)

First off I got money from my family members - which I didn't really need to take a picture of because it's pretty self explanatory and my sister got me the Jungle Book :D

My Boyfriend got me -

This bag came with the Katy Perry Perfume

Officially, No Longer a Teenager (ramble)

Well, it's officially my birthday and I'm no longer a teenager (scary) haha. 20 years old - it's weird to think I've been on this planet for twenty years - but hey. who's counting :)

As I get older - what I want in my future gets even more clearer and I know what I have to do in order to get there - which a few years ago, I didn't - so it's nice to have that new clarity - but as my mum always says, I need to act my age and I will - just not yet :D 

One of the downers of today is that - I'm up before everyone else so I won't get my presents until I'm home (sad face) I hope there's cake... anyways, I hope you's all have a great day!

Rachel x

Kit Number 2 :D

Yesterday when I came home from college, there was ANOTHER package waiting there. I was so excited because I knew it was going to be my Eve Taylor Skincare Kit 

I personally, have never heard of Eve Taylor products before - but from looking at the products and testing them out in college - I'm now a huge fan. They each have different ingredients which each add something different to your skin and each have different properties and effects. 

The kit was £47.99 - which for a professional, high end brand and for 6 things, I though was pretty good.

The kit came with (from left to right)

- A soothing Cleanser with Cucumber and Lettuce 

- Soothing Toner with Lavender and Chamomile

- Soothing Masque with Aloe Vera and Camellia 

- Soothing Moisture Lotion with Comfrey and Lavender

- Facial Cleansing Brush

- An Eve Taylor bag to hold the products

Bedroom Decor

My sister had moved out a few months ago so obviously, I decided to take her room because it's a lot bigger than my old one - which I shared with my other sister.

Basically, I had to keep her furniture (sad face) but I did get to repaint and jazz it up to suit my style so to speak - I also got cute wee canvases which I adore and new curtains etc. etc. 

I do have a lot of clothes etc. so I think it was a wise decision keeping the furniture instead of buying new ones - the picture I have taken in a combo of each of the main features and because I used it on instagram and put it into a college, it might not be that easy to see but sure :)

The top image is of the back wall - I have two wardrobes (I did say I have a lot of clothes haha) and I also have my "bookcase" which is just a TV trolley type thing.

The bottom left is of the side wall where my mirror and drawers are - this holds my make-up, jewellery and trousers/t-shirts - along with three canvases above it

The bottom right is of the other side wall where my bed is - along with a bedside table where I'd usually set my book/kindle, phone etc and then there is a canvas beside it along with the window 

I know it's not that special, I was just very happy with the way it finally turned out :)

It's Finally Arrived!

So when I first signed up to my course, we were informed that we would have to purchase three things.

1. The Uniform

2. NVQ Level 2 Beauty Therapy Kit

3. Skin Care Kit

I had ordered all three away last week and the week before, and my NVQ Level 2 Beauty Therapy kit has finally came! I was so excited the package was huge and I could barely lift it - neither could the delivery man haha. We were given a list of everything that was included but because it's so long I'm not going to rewrite that all but I am going to show a picture and list some of the items that are in it :)

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Ta Dahhh

Okay so I'm going to name the things that are noticeable or in a pack together. So on the very far left, the black box, is the hot wax. Beside that (all the skin truth tubes) is for your hands and cuticles, aka - the manicure set. In front of that is some antibacterial hand gel and petroleum jelly. The clear bag beside them is the tinting kit which contains four tints, a tint developer and brush. The bag behind that with the blue bottles is all of the creams, masks etc. that's needed for a pedicure. Beside that is an apron. Next to that is all of the waxing items - such as, the pre wax, after wax etc. and fabric waxing strips. In front of that - the plastic case contains all of the tools I will need - nail clippers, buffers, files etc. Beside that I ten have an eyelash kit which contains strips, individual lashes and glue etc. Beside that is a pot for the wax and next to that is a set of make-up brushes. Down in front there are a few nail polished - french manicure ones, a base coat, top coat etc and finally beside that is a manicure bowl. 

I know that may be a lot to take in and understand but there you have it - I also got a bag and my textbook which I didn't take a photo of - but they were included in the kit :)