There's a range of different beauty tools to chose from to help you solve a beauty mishap or achieve a greater application when it comes to applying your make-up. Because of this wide selection, it's always a great idea to make sure you have the essentials and to not get too overwhelmed by too many products for different things. Here's my 5 essential beauty tools that I believe everyone need's...
I sometimes find end of month posts sometimes a little tedious and I never always have enough things to show you each month that are different. Instead I thought I would showcase some products that I've been loving this month. They're mainly beauty/make-up which may not come as any surprise to you haha. Enjoy!
What you do after publishing a post as a blogger or a content creator is so important in a number of ways. It can determine whether you can drive an audience to your blog and posts, how you respond to the feedback you do or don't receive, as well as how you feel toward's your blog and blogging as a whole. Today I want to share with you the sorts of things to bare in mind after you hit that publish button on a post.
I've wanted to do a What's In My Bag post for the longest time, but never known which bag to feature on my blog since I own quite a few. But when I purchased this bag a few weeks back, I knew this would be the one to make an appearance on my blog. I thought I would share with you a few things that I've been carrying around with me lately.
After so many of you recommended this to me, I finally went to Lush and bought Mask of Magnaminty. I'm really excited to share with you my views on this, since the last Lush mask I reviewed went down really well (read here) and I would love for you guys to find out whether or not I thought this mask lives up to the hype it has surrounding it.
It's not just post idea's that we might struggle with from time to time, it is also when it comes to taking photographs to feature in our posts that we find ourselves lacking inspiration. This has happened to me many times before. It might have happened to you also and may be the reason you're reading this post. I hope that today I will be able to give you back some of that inspiration with some hopefully useful tips and resources.
I'm all for affordable make-up and shopping for great quality pieces when you're on a budget. Most of my make-up collection is made up of drug store make-up and a small segment of that is made up of budget friendly highlighters. I absolutely love highlighters, so why not do a post showcasing some of my favourite budget highlighters that you might want to invest in also if you haven't already.
You might find yourself constantly pinning away over on Pinterest and running out of board ideas, or perhaps you're someone who has always wanted to try out this fun filled website, but has no idea where to start or what to pin. I've got 30 Pinterest board ideas that might help to spark some inspiration back into your pinning habits or help you to make a start on this online scrapbook.
1. Hair - Pin hair looks you've been loving, trends or the latest hair care products, hair cuts, hair goals, hair styles for either work or school.
2. Make-up - Make-up trends you like or want to try, perhaps a new look you want to trial, any products on your wishlist, swatches and stunning product packaging.
3. Skincare - Skin care products, advice and tips for taking care of your skin type, a wishlist or tricks you might want to have a go at yourself.
4. Fashion - Favourite looks/outfits, inspiration and ideas, street style, runways, celebrity fashion, the biggest trends of a particular year or season and tips and advice.
5. Style - How to style your body shape or height, how to style a particular piece or how to style a particular trend, finding your own personal style and seeing other peoples personal style.
6. Seasonal - Spring, Summer, Winter and Autumn/Fall. Pin things that represent these seasons. For winter you might pin some snow images or Christmas themed images, autumn you might go for pumpkins and fallen leaves in a park, spring might be about Easter and flowers blossoming, where as summer might be filled with sun, sea and ice cooled drinks.
7. Inspiration - Pin images that bring you inspiration and motivation. Whether this is a quote, an image that you can relate to or something that gives you the inspiration to go do something whatever that may be. It's always a great board to look back on for when you're feeling a little down or unmotivated.
8. Home - Recently moved house, need a new room make over or constantly dreaming of owning your own house one day? Why not pin some house related images, from fancy kitchen spaces and cosy and warm living rooms to chic vanity tables and inviting bedrooms.
9. Food - Pinterest is great for finding recipes for new and exciting meals or snacks. It's also great for healthy food and sweet tooth lovers. Pin images of recipes or just images of foods you might love, want to try cook yourself or simply just want to heart eye emoji over when you're hungry and waiting for dinner to cook.
10. Baking - Just like food, you can also find lots of exciting and fun baking recipes to follow and try for yourself in the comfort of your own home. I love browsing Pinterest to find baking ideas.
11. Blogging - Are you a blogger yourself? Great! Pinterest is a great inspirational tool for us bloggers. It's great for finding post ideas, photography inspiration, tutorials and how to's.
12. Travel - Pin your dream travel locations or places you've already been! Some ideas could include abroad or at home, accommodation or activities, food or drink, any tips/advice on travelling.
13. Tips - Any kind of tips you might come across that have some benefit to you, why not pin them? Keep them all on in one place and refer back when you need to.
14. Advice - The same applies!
15. DIY - There's a whole range of DIY's out there, from home and technology based things to arts and crafts.
16. Quotes - Similar to the Inspirational board, but this time just purely quotes based. They might inspire you, motivate you, make you happy or giggle.
17. Motivation
18. Goals - Having a few boards that relate to your goals can also be a massive inspirational and motivational help. It's always likely to keep you on track and push you to go after what you want. Make it your own and personal to you.
19. Career - What are your career goals? Do you have a dream career? Put them into a board and help keep your dreams alive.
20. Education - Revision help, advice or tips for making the right decision for you whether it's further or higher education, exam help, presentation, making friends, student accommodation etc.
21. Hobbies - What are your hobbies?22. Animals/pets - No one can resist a cute furry friend!
23. Fitness - Need some exercise ideas or tips? Motivation to help you exercise? Body goals?
24. Health - Tips, advice, healthy eating, fitness, mental health or taking care of yourself.
25. Music - Favourite artists, bands, songs or albums.
26. TV Shows - Favourite quotes, characters or story lines from the show.
27. Photography - Tips and advice, tutorials and how to's, inspiration and ideas.
28. Reading - Look for book recommendations, reviews and short snippets from stories before you go out and purchase a book.
29. Nails - If you love your beauty and nails, then why not pin some nail inspiration, whether it's nail art, tips and advice for taking care of your nails or a stunning shade you want to find.
30. Celebrities - Who inspires you? Who's style do you look up to? A particular quote you follow by from said celebrity? A girl or man crush?
What do you enjoy pinning? Have you got any other board ideas?
I'd love if you left your Pinterest pages below, so I could check them out and follow you!
Lauren x
To blog all you really need is a laptop or mobile device to write, upload and share your posts. However to take it that one step further, you might want to invest in a few extra things to improve your blog. Today's post is all about the typical blogging equipment you might want to have, whether you're a newbie just starting out in this hobby and want to know what you'll need, or someone who wants to know what equipment to invest in to up their blogging game.
In life we're always taught to play by the rules, but sometimes taking a risk can be beneficial to us. The same applies when it comes to beauty. We're always advised to follow the rules, that will hopefully in return help us to achieve the best results. Sometimes we can take a risk when it comes to beauty too.
Berry lips are usually associated with the colder months, e.g autumn and winter. But what if we wore them throughout spring and summer? Is there anyone to say we can't do that? Is there a problem with doing that? Of course not! It can work. It does work. Berry lips hit the 2016 Spring/Summer runways, with fashion models supporting darker hues, proving to us that berry lips aren't just for autumn/winter and are going to be big this spring/summer.
Here's how you can rock a berry lip this spring/summer and keep bang on the beauty trends.
I am so happy that we're in May now and the weather has decided to finally follow through with gorgeous sunshine and warmth. It's about time since it's technically Summer next month. It's time to start dressing according to the season. Start swapping your spring picks for more summer related pieces that suit our weather here in the UK. I've got 5 casual everyday outfits that will get you ready for the summer.
The greatest thing ever happened a couple of weekends ago, my local boots store finally got a NYX stand!!! I was so excited when I found out that we were getting one and I made sure that I got there early the day it was launching to have one long browse of the new stand. I could have spent so much since there was so many things to chose from, but I managed to restrict myself to four items. Although since then I have been back and got more woops. But here's a haul of what I got and a few first impressions.
Now spring has officially sprung (although the weather here in the U.K will beg to differ, snow in April?!), I thought it was about time I started to use more spring and summer themed fragrances. It's nice to change up the fragrance you're wearing every season, just like you would with your wardrobe and your make-up choices. Today's post is going to be all about the fragrances I'm going to be reaching for throughout the warmer months.