Over night treatment | my skin care secret

Now that the crisp cold weather of autumn is in full swing, I like to mix up my skin care routine by throwing in a deeply, hydrating overnight mask in the mix. I like to do these weekly treatments when I know I have a long stressful day ahead of me in the morning. So once I've completely removed all of the makeup and dirt that is on my skin from that previous day I like to take a good walnut sized dollop of the Boots traditional skin care cream with A&E vitamins, spread it between my finger tips and apply it liberally to my face and the beginning of my neck, concentrating on applying it evenly rather than rubbing it in. 

During the night when your having your beauty sleep, your face will get to work by drinking up all that product and by the time you wake up, you will have glowing healthy looking skin. It will leave you with a thin film of excess product lying on top of your skin but that will come off with your morning cleanse anyway. The great thing about this product is the fact it can be used as a dry skin moisturiser or a night treatment. Now your probably wondering what the price is of my miracle product, but fear not its actually only £3.05 and for a 200ml pot it is cheaper than cheep. I usually go through one tub about once a year so no investment needed, and for that price it really is worth a try if your skin is looking a little dehydrated and it just needs a little pick me up! 

Finish this easy routine with your normal serum and makeup choices and I promise you, you will have bright, glowing skin that will make you look as fresh as a daisy!

I hope you enjoyed my skin care secret!

Post soon,

Danielle xoxo

October favourites

Now that Halloween is over and done with it's time to start singing Christmas carols and get into the festive mood. But before we do let's look back on the month we had and I'll share with you my hits & misses and my highs & lows. Firstly trains have been a big past of my month, I seemed to be on them more than usual and spending a lot more on them. Either way, train journeys really give me inspiration for blog posts so all in all not that bad. Moving onto the good stuff; products! 

I bought this beautiful makeup bag back at the start of October in a lovey little shop called Glow and co. They have a few dotted around the country and they practically sell everything, from candles to jewellery to makeup bags. Handy little shop in my local village! This medium sized beauty hamper was £11.00 and it came in a large 'wash bag'  size and a little card holder size. Also in many different variety of patterns and designs including cats, pugs and deer! So cute, and so handy to keep in my handbag!

I found this lovely little second hand hat in my local Barnardos charity shop. It is a dark navy colour with an adorable little bow on the side. And it's small enough to fit my tiny little head which is fab! I bought this for £6.99 which is a bit pricey for a charity shop but I just couldn't resist! 

Keeping with the clothing theme I've been really loving my black brogue shoes which I did by primarily for work but they are so comfy and they seem to go with everything that I might have to buy another pair to last me though the winter! I got these from River island for £12.99 which is a bargain!

Moving onto makeup and beauty items, there hasn't been a whole lot I've been really loving besides a few things. One being my go-to dark berry lipstick that I wear pretty much everyday. It's called Begulded by Topshop and at £6.99 its pretty cheap hydrating lippy. The other thing has been the Too Faced eyeshadow pallet in Boudoir Eyes which consists of 9 coloured shadows ranging from light to dark and matte to shimmery so an all round day to night pallet. It's on the little pricey side at £29.00 a pop but well worth it for 9 beautiful shades, in my opinion. My favourites being 'Satin Sheets', 'Lap dance' and 'Voulez-Vous' all perfect colours for the autumn/winter period!

I hope you enjoyed this months favourites, now bring on the Christmas shopping and mulled wine! 

Post soon,

Danielle xoxo

Mini makeup haul x Starbucks

Since getting the IPhone 6 I've been non stop taking pictures of things and I thought it would make a great addition to my blogging routine. So obviously I had to go out a buy some makeup?! Who wouldn't when you've got a brand new gadget to play around with, and after deciding this I popped into my local Superdrug to have a little brows around. When I came across the NYC stand, the snobby makeup geek in me wouldn't  usually stop to give it the time of day, but this little guy caught my eye as it reminded me of a very popular pallete that a lot of bloggers in the States used to love, it was called cashmere something. Obviously knowing my luck I couldn't find that one but this one looked pretty similar and very autumnal so I swiped it up for a mere £2.99. The colour I got is 817 South Street Seaport which consist of 4 velvety powders in the mauve colour range, which is quite beautiful. 

 

The other item I picked up was the Mua Luxe Powerbrow 'Shape and Highlight' in Fair. Which as the name suggests is a brow and highlighter with a champagne highlighter on one end and a blondie brownie brow tint on the other, product review will be coming soon but at a steel at £3.99 you really can't go wrong!

So I hope you all enjoyed this tiny haul, and ps I am sat here in heaven drinking a pumpkin spiced latte and cake loaf in Starbucks which is amazing, totally recommend to any autumn lovers out there!

Post soon,

Danielle xoxo

First impressions | New Maybelline baby skin; Instant fatigue blur

So funnily enough I was in boots again and I was browsing through the makeup isle and again suprise wondering what I should purchase when I came accross the new Maybelline baby skin instant fatigue blur, now I've always been intrigued with primers such as the 'porefessional' by benefit and the original baby skin, but I always felt they were mainly targeted for people with oily skin, so naturally I stayed away. But you can imagine my curiosity when I came across this beauty! 

At a price of £5.99, the same as the origional baby skin I couldn't leave up on that offer. My first thought is that it has beautiful pastel packaging and a lovely pinky tone to the actual product. Blending it into the skin made it feel very similar to the original but less silicon-y and easily blendable, which I'm super happy about. I guess only time will tell if I like this or not, but so far I have high hopes!

Buy here for £5.99 or at your local Maybelline counter.

Thanks for reading, 

Post soon!

Danielle xoxo

Bluesday Tuesday | Retail therapy

After falling ill with a cold on Sunday I've been feeling really rubbishy everyday since, I've been trying to keep my mind off it by working more hours at work but a little shopping usually does the trick for me. 

Only a few bits and bobs to show you today and so far I'm really enjoying all these items!

3 beautiful products, that do 3 completely different things

Boots ingredience Camomile & lemon shampoo and conditioner, I've been on the hunt for cheap clarifying shampoo for my bleach blonde hair. And coming across these beauties at Boots for 2 for £2 I was over the moon, the scent is delicate but strong enough to remind me of a spa! Can't wait to try these out!

Hello naturally friendly pink grapefruit mint mouthwash, yes you heard me right pink grapefruit mint mouthwash as a weirdo that I am, for as long as I can remember I've hated the taste and smell of strong mint to a point where I dread brushing my teeth twice a day. When I discovered this for £3.99 at boots I was gobsmacked that I didn't discover it earlier. It has a sweet fruity taste with still a minty after taste which I don't mind too much. I will be deffinatly buying the rest of the grapefruit range!

Last but certainly not least I splurged on the last Topshop powder highlight in moon stone that was there, it's priced at £10 and I'm pretty sure their discontinuing it which is devistanting so I thought id swoop in and buy it before it gets removed. The product gives off just the right amount of shimmer and looks beautiful on pale skin. 

Hope you enjoyed my mini haul, and hopefully inspired you to maybe buy a few bits!

Post soon,

Danielle xoxo

July favourites!

So it's come to that time of the month again where I share my highs and lows, best and worst, hits and misses of my month. And boy do I have some hook-line-and-sinkers for July! Not only was the weather absolutely gorgeous but my skin and my happiness is on the rise! I'm betting that the sun and my boyfriend did the majority of that work! Most of my time has been mainly spent on Pintertest when I'm not at work (follow me here) which gives me lots of home decor ideas and most shamefully Christmas diy's. Guess it's never too early to start! Now onto my main loves!

 

 

Not too many this month, but some have been multi functional, ie spot the real techniques brushes!

 

No doubt there would have been a makeup brush or two in my faves! These two are my current obsessions, the buffing brush and contour brush which can both be found in the Core collection for £21.99 which includes two other brushes which you can buy here or from your local Boots store!

Another one of my obsessions has no supprise been the Harry Potter books, I'm currently starting to read them in order and I'm about half way through the Chamber of Secrets, if you know me well, this will come as no supprise to you as Harry Potter is practically my life! Can be bought cheaply on EBay or in your local bookshop! RRP: between £5 and £10.

 

Moving on to makeup and skin care, my face has been practically melting I'm this heat so light to medium coverage foundation is perfect for me, I'm in love with the Loreal Infallible 24h In the lightest shade 015 Porcelain (supprise, supprise!!) I blend it with my Real Tecniques Buffing brush and they are a perfect duo, this is now my third bottle! RRP: £9.99 Buy here.

Another love for the summer is long fluttery eyelashes without actually wearing falsies, and to achieve that I skeptically bought the Maybelline Illegal length mascara and it supprised me! The length it gave was fenomanal and for only £8.99 you can't go wrong, buy here.

Last but certainly not least at the end of the day when everything's all said and done, it's time to remove the glob of makeup and my number 1 cleanser is the No7 a Beautiful skin cleansing balm for dry skin. Beautiful smelling product that makes your skin feel so plump and hydrated. During the summer weather, I do have pretty normal skin (dry in the winter) but this makes my skin a whole lot plumper than the normal one. And with the Boots £5 skin voucher you commonly get I believe you can pick this baby up for around £6.00, buy here!!! Now I'm just hunting for a inexpensive cleansing brush... Off online shopping I go! 

Thanks for reading,

If you could recommend a electronic, inexpensive cleansing brush, let me know!

Danielle xoxo

I AM A PRODUCT HOARDER!!!

So, it's only just creeped up on me how long it's been since I've posted and how long it's been since I've cleansed my hair and body care collection. Over the past year or so my little collection has grown into rather a large one that I'm not proud of. Many of the bottles are unused, unloved and out of date. It's about time I spring cleaned and make my a product aura much clearer! Let's go!

Before ~

SO MUCH CAIOS!!! ('Your aura is pulsing my dear, are you in the beyond? I think you are!!!!'*) So much old, unused things that needed a good clear out! I made a keep and chuck pile and threw out all of the things that I really didn't need.

Goodbye old yucky ness, you won't be missed! All the stuff I decided to chuck were either, out of date or empty. If I had anything that was still in date and not empty I would of given it away, but as I did not, into the rubbish it goes! 

After ~

I've condensed my collection completely down to the bare essentials, and I refuse to buy anything until I've run out of said product! I love the feeling of my drawers beeing clean and organised. My aura feels clear. Time to tackle my makeup collection...

Post soon!

Love Danielle xoxo

*10 points to you if you know where that quote is from. 20 points to you if you read it in Prof. Trelawney's voice!

Spring Mint | OOTD

Spring is probably my favorite season, all the bright colours come out in the flowers and everyone's a bit happier! So I thought I should incorporate this pastel season in my wardrobe! I found this beautiful blossom filled field that I had to take pictures at, it's a beautiful place!

Jewel encrusted jumper - New look

Disco pants - River Island

Laser cut dolly shoes - Topshop

Houndstooth bag - Charity shop

Tortoise shell sunglasses - River Island

Nail polish - Candy apple by Barry M

Lipstick - Seventeen stay pout in Delinquent

Hope you enjoyed my first outfit of the day post and have a lovely Easter from me and my Buster boy!

Danielle xoxo

Mini Feel Unique haul {1}

Hello my lovelies,
So this morning I got visited by my lovely postman with a Feel Unique package full of wonderful goodies! First off I would like to point out that the sweet people at Feel Unique have packaged these products beautifully with millions of those styrafone nuggets that keep the products in place and out of harms way. So it was refreshing to know that my items where safely packaged throughout of their journey to my home. On to the products;

Firstly I recieved the oh so famous EMMA HARDIE AMAZING FACE CLEANSING BALM, due to the fact everyone and their mother is obsessed with the contents of this little pot I thought I would splurge on myself and buy the 100ml pot. Rrp £34.00 makes it a very expensive little pot of luxuries. First impression; it's a very highly scented balm of Moringa (obviously) so if you are one for no scents then this may bother you but for me it's fine, the texture of this balm is much different than what I was expecting, it's more of a hard soap texture than a 'balm' as it was described, but I'm very excited to try it out.

Next was the REDKEN EXTREME ANTI-SNAP SERIUM, RRP £14.75 250ml I'm super impressed with the size of this bottle as I was expecting something much smaller for the price, the scent again is quite powerful as is most of the Redken range, the texure feels very smooth and silky and I am hoping this will plump up my hair with moisture.

BIOTHERM BLUE THERAPY NIGHT OIL RRP £44.00 30ml (sample size) this was a sample I recieved from Feel Unique as one of their advent calendar freebies so I haven't done much research on this product but I'm interested to try it out, and I'm sure to let you know if it has helped with my dry skin I get in the winter (fingers crossed!!!) 

PLEATS PLEASE PERFUME SAMPLE RRP £67.50 £100ml (sample size) again this was a freebie due to the fact I spent over a certain amount of money. First impressions of this sample was that it was light and fresh but after wearing it in for a few hours now it turns out to be quite musky with a warm undertone, perfect for winter! I'm not a huge fan on it at the moment but I can tell its one that with probably grow on me after wearing it a few times, so who knows I may even purchase the full size!

Last but not least I received CAUDALIE HUILE DEVINE OIL RRP £27.00 100ml (sample) lastly again a free sample I got, this is supposedly a multipurpose oil for both hair and skin not something I would purchase on my own but I will give it a fair trial and again you never know what may happen it may be love at first sight!! 

So that's everything I received in my feel unique package if you want a full review on any of the products please let me know, and I'm going to be posting much much more! Hopefully at least 4 times a week! Yay! See you all soon, hope your enjoying December and indulging in both food and beauty products! Post soon! X

Whats in my handbag? // 2013

Hiya my lovelys!

Today I thought id show you whats in my bag, I know this tag has gone round youtube time and time again and its coming back! So my bag changes as the season changes so maybe I will do a summer version when the seasons change and the weather gets a little hotter.

My bag is a dog tooth/ hound tooth print, I have featured it many times in my blog before so you can find more about it here, I talk about where I got it from and how much and things so if you like it go check it out.
Also I apologies for the heavy picture content!
Take a sneak peak and lets get started! ...

Its a medium sized bag and I feel it seems to fit everything in just right and without it being too heavy. As you can see I don't take too many things, just the essentials. I also usually keep a water bottle to keep me hydrated throughout the day but I couldn't find one to put in for this post, so just pretend there's one there!

Umbrella

Obviously, as I live in England it rains practically 90% of the time so I always have to be prepared for a downfall. This umbrella is from Primark and it was £4.00 im pretty sure they still stock it so go check it out if you want.

Purse

I got this pure for Christmas but im pretty sure its also from Primark, not sure if its still in stock but its a pretty simple purse that you can find in most department stores, It has lovely gold hardware and two places to put your loose change, as you can see in the main one i put all my receipts. My name tag is actually from my cousins wedding she had them as name tags around the wine glasses and they were doubled up as table placements as well, cute idea.

Vanity Items

I don't like to take much makeup/toiletry's with me as my makeup seems to stay put bar my lipstick and carrying a huge makeup bag around will just weigh my bag down even more. I keep my all time favorite perfume in my bag No'5 Chanel Paris, I am in love with the muskyness of this perfume, It will always be my favorite! I also keep my lipstick in my bag, obviously swapping it out with each day so I can top up thought the day. Today im wearing Bourjois Paris lipstick in 01 sweet kiss. Also, I keep a nail file which will come in handy when i get a split nail.

Notepad & pen

I like to keep my diary with me at all times just in case i get inspired with a new YouTube video idea or a new post idea for this blog! Also, I obviously have my diary with me to keep myself organised though out the day and to make sure I don't forget anything i need to do! 

Keys

And last but no means least, the most important thing in my bag, my keys. Self explanatory really! Got my house key, bike key and other key charms!

This is how I wear my bag! I hope you enjoyed seeing whats in my handbag!

Post soon, Love Dannie xxx

OOTD // Alexander McQueen esqe

Hiya lovely's!

Today I just went out food shopping but it was pretty cold so I had to wrap up. Yet I still wanted to look stylish, no changes there then Dannie! Even if I'm going to a pig farm I will still dress like I'm meeting the Queen, for some tea and scones! This OOTD was obviously inspired by my Alexander McQueen dupe scarf from Primark! One day I will buy the real one, but for now this will do. This outfit is also featuring my new vintage dog tooth bag (featured here) I love this outfit, and its super cozy yet fashionable! Woohoo!

Coat - Next £60.00

Scarf - Primark £5.00

Tights - Primark £3.00 (2 pairs)

Red dress - Topshop £17.00

Bag - Vinatge (charity shop) £5.00 (& scarf)

Lipstick - Kate Moss by Rimmel London 110 Coral

Socks - Topshop £3.00

Boots - £40.00

Can you tell I like Topshop! Haha. I hope you all had a great day!

Post soon, Love Dannie xx

Do you like this outfit? What did you wear today?

First mini haul of 2013

Hiya, so this is my first blog which is super exciting! I decided to start a blog especially for mini hauls and OOTDs that are too little to put in a video or reviews and things that i would rather write about than show! So yay!

I didn't buy much today as I only went to my local shopping center and I am also trying to save, which clearly is really easy for me due to the amount of shopping I do, evidently. I went into lots of different shops but nothing seemed to tickle my fancy besides the charity shops! Some days I just go into a charity shop and find use for everything and have an eye to alter something to make it more stylish. Clearly today was one of those days! First I stumbled into the British Heart Foundation actually looking for books but ended up buying a bag!  I L.O.V.E the dog tooth print on this bag its very 50s/Audrey Hepburn esque! I can just see myself with this bag in the crook of my arm, extra large sunnies on with my trench coat walking in the park in the early spring, erh, to die for i'd say! And what a bargain at £5.00!! AND to top it off it came with a gorgeous matching scarf for free! Just take me back to the 50s!

Still trying to find some books I hopped into Oxfam and found the most beautiful skirt, now this is where my little creative eye came out!

Personally I wouldn't wear the skirt at this length as its not my style to I am going to alter it to make it into a shorter 'rah rah' skirt and make it high waisted for that very 40s style! I also love the print of this it reminds me of a mix of old africa and india. This beautiful piece is going to be wonderful in the summer time with a black bandeau and either nude heels to dress it up or white converse to dress it down and make it more caj! For such an amazing piece it cost me only £4.00 woohoo!

Going into the British Red Cross shop was my second to last shop I visited, in there a found the cutest little china dish with a beautiful whimsical design on the front.

 I thought this sweet piece would look perfect with my perfumes placed top as it matches my shabby chic style room perfectly!  

This cutie was only £1.50 so I couldn't say no!
Lastly I quickly popped into superdrug to have a look at the Kate Moss by Rimmel London matte lipsticks to see what what all the hype was about, I ended up buying one because everyone especially Leanne Woodfull recommended them highly so I HAD to go check them out. I bought the coral one called Rossetto/Rouge a levers in number 110, its a gorgeous red/orange lipstick which looks lovely with pale skin. RRP £5.59.

I also came across the Collection 2000 (which I believe is now called Collection?) Cream Puff moisturizing lip creams which I have bought before but it ran out so i got two more! In the colours Fairy Cake 3 and Cotton Candy 1. RRP £2.99 each.

left - fairy cake 1 // right - cotton candy 3

top - cotton candy 3 // middle - fairy cake 1

They are similar colours to each other but cotton candy 1 is a little darker which would give a more intense look where as the fairy cake 3 resembles the colour of my lips so I can easily wear it on a daily basis!

So that was everything that I got today I know it wasn't a lot but I love everything I bought and im glad I didn't spend all my money for once! (woohoo!) In the end I still didn't find the book i wanted considering that was the reason I went shopping in the first place... haha!
Anyway, I hope you all had lovely days too and Ill update you soon!
Love Dannie xx