2016 beauty favourites

Hey!

2016 has now ended and 2017 has begun and as I know you all love these type of posts, I thought I would tell you my favourite beauty products of 2016. I have quite a few to talk about so therefore expect a super-lengthy post!

My first favourite is one that I first purchased in May last year and it is the revolution highlighter palette. I absolutely love this palette to death and would never think of buying another high street/drugstore highlighter. It is such great value for what it is. 3 highlighters for £8! With 3 highlighters you have the freedom to change your makeup look often and it makes it more fun and experimental, which is what makeup should be!

 

 

Another product that was a favourite of mine last year was the Match Perfection foundation by Rimmel. I got through quite a few bottles of this last year to say the least and is by far my favourite drugstore foundation! Although this foundation is a light coverage it is buildable. I personally think it is best applied with a damp beauty blender if you want a heavier coverage and a dry beauty blender if you want a lighter coverage. It is also great value at only £7.99!

 

                                

 

My next favourite is the red must perfume by the Body Shop. This perfume smells absolutely gorgeous and is very reasonably priced for what it smells like. However, the scent is quite strong which is not for everyone. Despite this, it is suitable for all ages, young and old. It's a great scent for a night out!

                                  

                                          

 

 

Now its time for a few high end favourites. The first of them is the cremesheen Pure Zen lipstick by M.A.C. Although it is pricey as it is high end it is very pretty worn and feels absolutely gorgeous. As well as that this lipstick is suitable for day and night, especially for spring.

 

                                                      

 

Urban Decay's Naked Skin Foundation is my next favourite of 2016. This foundation is an extremely light coverage but, unlike the Match Perfection foundation isn't buildable. However, it smells absolutely gorgeous! Personally, I think it looks really good with a real techniques expert face brush.

                                           

 

 

I have also loved Urban Decay's Naked Flushed palette. Personally, I think this is amazing value for a high end product as it gives you a highlighter, blusher and bronzer for only £23! However, this may be pricey to some for the same reason I mentioned earlier, it's a high end product. This palette gives you a really good contour and looks stunning when worn. The highlighter never fails to look blindingly stunning on to me.

 

                                        

 

One more high end favourite is the benefit roller lash mascara. This mascara is by favourite one and is totally worth every penny of the £19.50 you have to pay! The roller lash mascara makes my lashes look really long and practically makes my curlers redundant! The best mascara I've ever found and trust me, I've tried a few! Worth every penny!

 

                                         

 

My final favourite from the high end section is the Weirdo cream lipstick from, yes again, Urban Decay! This lipstick is similar  to Pure Zen in the way that it is perfect for spring. But, it is a lot more pigmented and is more suitable for day time than night time in my own humble opinion. (which is what this blog is all about really!)

 

                                 

 

Now back to drugstore favourites and one product I have definitely mentioned previously is the Revlon Colourstay eyeshadow palette in moonlit. This palette is neutral yet has a bit of an impact, depending on how much of the product you apply. And I have never seen a eyeshadow palette last so well for so long. It is my go to palette if I'm not sure what colour to wear on my eyes. Definitely worth rave reviews and the money you pay!

 

                                            

 

 Next is something I feel that every girl (or guy) needs in their beauty kit is a beauty blender. I know that there are several of these around on the market and personally, I've been using the egg shaped beauty blender from Superdrug, which is one of the main beauty/drug stores in the UK. I do love the effect this gives with my base makeup, especially with Rimmel's Match Perfection foundation. However, it does take forever to dry after washing, so make sure you will not be needing this for a few days after washing!

 

                                          

 

So that is it for my 2016 beauty favourites!  I hope you have all enjoyed this post and make sure you follow me on twitter, instagram and snapchat! (@Abbey_Mariexx) If you would like to see any posts in the future let me know! Also make sure you follow me here on this blog!

 

Abbey Marie

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Looking forward to 2017

Heyya!

Happy New Year everyone! I've had a few weeks off from the blog due to my life being absolutely mental last month! After a great Christmas and a mad and quite messy but fun NYE I'm back with a few new posts. I have a busy year ahead to say the least and I'm going to share with you some of the things I want to do this year with you lot. So here I go...

First of all, I would like to get fit and loose weight. And any of you who were around when I did my "New year, New me" post would know that I said the same thing last year. Now is the time I have to admit, that didn't happen. To be brutally honest, it went the other way and I put weight on! (Eek!) Hopefully, by admitting this on here I might actually do what I intend to this year.

Also, I would like to be more sociable. I was a bit of a recluse at times last year and would like to change that. I have a movie night in the 20th with my friends and would love to organise more things this year! I would also like to keep in touch with a few people I lost contact with last year.

Next, I would really like to have fun. Although I have a busy year ahead I would love to fit in lots of fun things such as my movie night. I also have tickets to a Union J gig next month with friends which I am looking forward to!

As well as all of this, (I am NO WAY going to fit everything in!) I would like to finally learn to not give a damn about what people think of me. I have my friends and what they think of me is what matters. No one else's opinion does. Recently, I've become more and more insecure about myself, I'm not sure why but I would absolutely love to get rid of this feeling.

I would also like to do well in my exams. I have my final GCSE's coming up in May and June and I would love to do really well in them. Though this will not only take hard work and determination but also a lot of blood sweat and tears. I'm prepared though. Well, I think I am...

That's everything I want to achieve this year. Whether I will achieve it all or not is a different matter. (To be brutally honest, I have no idea whatsoever if I will!) But I will let you know if I will! For now, that's all!

Abbey Marie
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Things I love about November

Hiya!

As it is now November I thought I would tell you just some of the reasons I love the month of November.

1. Its not long till Christmas!!
2. The leaves are falling off the trees!
3. It is now acceptable to wear my beanie hats
4. It is also now socially acceptable to wear my fluffy boots as well
5. I can also wear my scarves now without getting too hot!
6.  Christmas cups coming out!
7. Christmas lights being switched on
8. Fireworks!

These are just a few reasons why I love the month of November. I can't wait for December, which I love even more! Hope to see you soon!

Abbey Marie
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My blogging inspiration - Betsy Blue English | Blogtober day 4

Heya!

I'm back again and today I'm going to be telling you all about who inspires me when I'm blogging. My main inspiration has to be no other than Betsy Blue English, writer and owner of fashion and lifestyle blog "its Thursday tho". (itsthursdaytho.com)

I love Betsy because not only does she love fashion and have amazing style! She is also an amazing writer and the way she writes gives you the impression that she's been doing it for way longer than she has! And quite honestly, she's way better than the likes of Zoella and Sprinkle of Glitter and deserves a lot more recognition than she already has and needs so many more reads!

The part about her that really inspires me is that she is true top herself and lets her personality shine through her blog. She also openly tells you where her clothes are from instead of pretending that she has forgotten.

As well as all of that she is absolutely gorgeous. She's a stunner! No wonder she has a boyfriend!

Abbey Marie
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My trip to Venezia | Blogtober Day 3

Heya again!

I'm back again, and as promised, I am giving you a post all about my little holiday to Venice. (I promised this way back in my "My Summer" post) It all went so quickly and I would happily go there again for a lot longer! (Maybe two weeks next time?) It is one of my favourite places of all time to visit, and not just because of the food!

I flew out on the 28th August and my flight got delayed an hour due to an air show happening in Venice, ANNOYING! Anyway, I got there in the end and headed towards the lido, which was where I was staying. I stayed in an apartment close to the vaporetto stop. (the vaporetto is the water bus for anyone who doesn't know) It overlooked the water and was absolutely stunning. I loved watching the sunsets every evening before going out for dinner. Some of you may have noticed a picture or two of the sunset happened to pop up on my instagram while I was there. (insta: Abbey_Mariexx) The other great thing about the apartment was that it had an air con. That was also amazing and made it so much nicer to sleep at night.

On my first full day in Venice I went to the beach on the lido. (yes, Venice has a beach people!) The sand was boiling and would quite literally burn your feet! However, the sea was nice and cool but wasn't too cold. I loved spending time on the beach. I also went back on the last day and had enjoyed a few dinks at the bars around the beach which was very nice.

I also went into central Venice as well. I absolutely loved walking over the Rialto bridge, browsing the shops and eating that famous gelato! It was all so beautiful, especially with all the canals and water surrounding the island. It was also heaving with people. Central Venice is so busy and crowded with people yet so beautiful at the same time!

While I was there I also went hopping around all the Venetian islands. I visited Murano, the glass island and Burano, the lace island. I posted a pictured of Burano on insta and I thought it was absolutely gorgeous. However, I wasn't so interested in the lace. I loved the glass though on Murano. I bought a pair of glass red rose earrings in Murano which I absolutely adore! Murano was a beautiful island as well.

I had such a great time in Venice and loved every single second of it! The weather was gorgeous and the islands were so beautiful! As I have said I would happily go back there and definitely go there for longer! I hope you have enjoyed reading this post as much I enjoyed writing it and experiencing it. I also hope you are enjoying Blogtober. If you have any requests let me know on twitter or in the comments on instagram.  See you next time!

Abbey Marie
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Fall favourites | Blogtober Day 2

Hi!

I have to admit, I've been so bad at updating this blog recently. Please forgive me! However, blogtober is the perfect time to correct this. My first post for blogtober will be a fall favourites, as it is now fall. (wow! where did summer go?)  My favourites will cover a range of things from beauty, lifestyle and fashion. Some of my favourties will be things I am already loving and some are things I am sooo looking forward to!

My first favourite is from beauty and is the Oh My Gloss lipstick in snog by Rimmel London. I love this product for evenings especially, but can work for all times of day. The pigment of it is so strong and smells amazing! (For me, it does!) The colour is perfect for all occasions. Its like a red lip, but not quite as bold, so therefore easier to wear.

 

My next favourite is from lifestyle and is a well - known thing across the globe. Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte. I only tried this 2 weeks ago and instantly fell in love. I have a big sweet tooth and this kind of drink is just perfect for me! I don't want it to go! It makes me love autumn even more than I already do!

                                      

 

 

Another thing I am absolutely buzzing for is wearing beanies! I love beanies and I have a few. My most recent one I bought was from Primark for £3. I've also seen one in River Island I love which is £15.

 

 



 I am also loving the Revlon colourstay eyeshadow palette in moonlit. I think I may have mentioned this in a previous post and it is a really nice, brown shade. Personally, I think brown is really underrated as an eyeshadow colour. It's my favourite colour to wear!

                               

                                

 

In the fashion world I am loving fluffy winter boots. Yes, I know its not winter quite yet but these can also be worn in fall. I got mine in Next a couple of years ago but you can get these type of boots everywhere, including the famous brand, Uggs.

                          

                             

 

Carrying on with style I am loving something that happens to be very on trend at the moment. Denim jackets. I love mine I got from Dorothy Perkins for £28. It really works for a casual look, especially on a Sunday, or any day to be exact! It also works perfectly with leggings. Not jeans though. Double denim is a sin in my style book.

 

                                

 

That's all for this blog post today. I hope you enjoyed it! Let me know what you would like to see this month as part of Blogtober. See you tomorrow!

 

Abbey Marie

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Blogtober!!

Heyy everyone!!!

As you may have seen on my twitter I have decided to do blogtober this year! This month I'll be posting everyday for the month of October. Unfortunately, I didn't post yesterday (sorry about that!) but I promise to post everyday for the rest of the month! Any post requests let me know on my twitter (@Abbey_Mariexx).  Watch this space!

Thanks for reading and stay around!

Abbey Marie
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