Quick review - MUA power pout

Hello my beauties!

I'm going to do a quick review on the new lip tint/balm pen by the amazing and affordable brand MUA.

The new power pout lip tints are very similar to the Revlon Just Bitten and the Jelly Pong Pong pens , but half of the price.

 

The pens

 

I love these pens, and to top it off - some of them are named after Beyonce singles! Which I find pretty cute.

 

They smell alot like mints, which I weidly like about these products because it 'could' make your lips smell minty fresh.

 

However, the stain is not long lasting - which unfortunatly is the downside to these pens. But when there this cheap, you can't complain!

 

The colour are very weareble, with nudes, oranges and pinks; which are luckily colours that suit my skin tone.

 

The pens can be purchased online or directly at your local Superdrug.

 

What are your favourite lip pens?



Website of the Week: Fragrance Direct

Hello Gorgeous!

Do you like beauty bargains?

Good, because you are reading the right post.

I love make up. In fact, you could say I am a little bit obsessed. I can just walk into boots or superdrug and pick up a new lipstick just because I don't think I have that colour.

However, I have found a new site to help my cravings with make up. Fragrance Direct is a website that deals with delivering discounted fragrances to people like me and you.

I however, use it to get the best price out of quality products such as Essie nail polish and Dainty Doll products.

Essie nail polishes are pretty expensive at a rate of £7.99 per polish, and i'm afraid I really cannot justify that. On Fragrance Direct, the polishes are only £1.99! which is quite a bargain compared to the £8. The catch? there are only a selected amount of polishes - but if you check regularly you may be able to find different polishes and one you are after.

Dainty Doll is also quite expensive, and with it slowly disappearing from the market - it is becoming harder to find. Fragrance Direct have most of the products from the Dainty Doll collection at a fraction of the price.

More Bargains can be found amongst the website if you have a good look around, you never know what you may find!

Have you used this website before? What are your must-have make up bargains?

Lauren Lee, Lauren Lee ... Where have you been?

Hello my gorgeous readers!

I have become a busy bee over the last few months ... Well, since the beginning of this year to be fair and I want to tell you about my reasons why I have been so busy.

Because I commute for university everyday, I found it a real struggle to make new friends as I couldn't go out whenever I wanted to. I work most weekends and I find it a real struggle to keep up with my social life.

However, over the last few months I have become close to 4 amazing individuals - Laura Hartley, Stephanie Mullholland, Emily Oakden and last but not least Vicky Muxlow. So, I am going to explain why these girls are the reason for my absence.

                  

Laura Hartley: The first girl I actually got close to, and the mummy of the group. This girl is constantly bubbly no matter how she may be feeling inside. She is kind hearted and is always the one to make everyone laugh. Addicted to sport, I know one day she will make a great sports journalism - I mean, come on? How many women do you see kicking guy's butts with the amount of sports knowledge she knows.

                      

Stephanie Mullholland: Steph, where do I start with you? you are the one that I am so close to. Literally  my boyfriend actually thinks were lesbians we are that close! You are there whenever I need you, you have helped me accomplish so much; like my blog and other journalistic opportunities. I know times have been rough for you this past few months, but I know that from now on everything will sort itself up. I cannot tell you how excited I am to be spending the summer with you in Oxford and attending the Y Not festival.



Emily Oakden: Oh, how you make me giggle! another girl I am really close to - my gym buddie who I can literally tell anything to. You are such a nice girl who really does deserve to meet the Queen - and I know for a fact that you will live that dream. I cannot wait for the day that I am sat there, reading your views about the latest Monarch or what Prince Harry did today. Keep making me giggle girl! and stop air-brushing me ;) #Mandyloyal




Vicky Muxlow: My tanning buddy who I actually got really close to when you were seemingly drunk on your birthday! A night in which you decided to spill the tea I had freshly made down your leg because it was rubbish :( I am extremely jealous of your body (damn cakes!) and I know one day you will make a fabulous journalist! You always make me smile and I cannot wait for another night out with you :)

These girls are the reason why I make the effort to go to university everyday  the reason that I haven't dropped out and one of the reasons why I find a reason to smile everyday. I cannot wait for another cocktail night out with you all. I love you dearly!

Have you ever find yourself that close to your friends their like family?

Fashion: My favourite pieces!

Hello Beautifuls!

I haven't done a fashion piece for a while, So I thought I'd share the items I am Loving this summer!

Dungarees

New Look - £24.99

Aaa piece that I am so excited to wear a pair of dungarees! If you want a piece that will remind you of a hazy summer day when you were a child, these will certainly do the trick! I decided to purchase a light pair of short dungarees with a slight acid wash because I think it will be easier to incorporate these into my wardrobe. I think I'll probably wear this with a plain white crop top (or any other plain crop top for that matter!) and maybe my white converse for a cute, laid back look. Or, a checked shirt with a cute pair of ankle boots. Of course, there are lots of different style of dungarees at the moment; floral, long, short, striped! So there is a variety of dungarees to play about with. 

Crop Tops

BooHoo.com - £8

I love crop tops, they are a huge 80s'/90's flashback and whenever I seem to wear one my mum always ends up telling me about how she used to wear them when she was my age. I love the fact that they can be worn on a night out or more casually depending how you wear them. As suggested above, I'm going to wear these with dungarees and I love teaming up my black long sleeved crop top with a bright blue midi skirt or wearing a crop top with a design on, such as the one above, with either a pair of disco pants or a pair of ripped jeans. 

Midi Skirts

DaisyStreet.co.uk - £12.99

Since it's becoming warmer (and my legs are finally turning a nice, brown shade!) I think its time to start wearing the skirts again. Midi skirts, like a crop top, can be warn either casually or more formally. I really like this skirt by DaisyStreet.co.uk because it is really bold and can be styled with a plain crop top (yes, I am obsessed with crop tops!) With the midi skirts, I think the bolder the better as it will make more of a statement and will become easier to style around!

Midi Dresses

OMG Fashion - £15

There really is an obsession with medium length skirts and dresses at the moment, which I am not complaining about as it shows the more 'classier' and 'sophisticated' side of women. The midi dress can be styled for both day and night purposes - which is really great because I love this style of dress. Like the style above, the dress can have quite a 'fun', 'pop arty' feel to it which makes it really fun and is definitely a statement piece. However, there is lots of variety of midi dresses like tie dye, plain with long sleeves or printed. I usually wear my tie-dye midi dresses with a pair of tan sandals and my vintage leather jacket. 

What is your favourite piece for this summer?

Review: The Mrs Carter Show

Beyonce. The Queen B. The woman that, from last night, I inspire to be.

I am not a 'super' fan of Beyonce, I adore her music! But, I'm not overly obsessed.

But when I heard that she was hitting the UK - I found myself needing a ticket. Come on, how many times do you see Beyonce tour Britain?!

       

So, I tried twice for tickets; once with O2 priority moments (for which I was unsuccessful) and once on the general release. I couldn't contain my excitement when I managed to purchase two tickets for me and my younger sister.

And the day finally came; two train tickets and a hotel room later and I was queuing outside the LG Arena. After seeing Katy Perry live, I got the gist that you have to go to the arena pretty early in order to get the best standing places for the concert. Even when we queued two hours earlier, I believed that we were right back of the queue as I couldn't even see the arena doors!

Oh, how I was wrong. A few minutes before the opening of the doors, I saw a mass of people queuing behind me - I'm talking at least 1,000 (which gave me some hope that we could be near the front). So, after 3 hours of queueing, we managed to get to the barrier - which me and Elysse were pretty stoked about!

However, The concert started a little late - but that didn't effect the quality of the show. The Support act, Luke James, was absolutely incredible. His sexy vibe could be felt through all the arena- winning the hearts of all the women. If he does decide to break Britain, I can promise you he'll be a huge success. His performance reminded me a lot of a mixture between Jason Derulo and Nelly - a sexy, sultry vibe that is regularly produced by new, upcoming artists.

                       

Luke James

Finally, after a short interval and with an impatient atmosphere being created, Beyonce entered the stage with a bang. Using the ideology of the Gothic, a screen was filled of similar images from her original tour advert (ofcourse!) which shows, to me, the power that Beyonce has and the comfort she has with her sexuality.

Opening with 'Run the World' Beyonce began to please the crowd with her presence, sending people wild and actually causing people to faint. She was breath-taking, pure elegance and sass - simply amazing. The excitement drawn by this performance gave a promising outlook at the whole performance.

She sang some of the classics, including 'Single Ladies', 'Irreplaceable' and 'Crazy in Love' and some of her new songs including 'Grown Woman' which features on the Pepsi advert. 

The team, which consisted of an all female cast, put on a great performance. The back-up singers 'The Mamas' were loved by the audience, and are favourites of Beyonce as they have appeared in some of her past concerts.

Such creativity went into producing the show, producing the message of 'power to women' which is incredible. She shows that all woman have a sort of power; through sexuality and independence. This message really stuck with me and is very inspiring. The show even showed some personal images of Beyonce and her daughter; which is very different from a very private Beyonce.

Here are a few images of the show:

                      

Beyonce performing 'Run the World'

If I were a Boy ...

Beyonce owning the stage

Brilliant interaction with the audience

I am ... Sasha Fierce

My Favourite Image of Beyonce

Grown Woman (curtosy of Elysse)

Just .... wow (curtosy of Elysse)

Overall, the concert was amazing, inspiring and a lifetime experience. You can tell Beyonce loves what she does - the energy created by her and the audience made an amazing atmosphere. The fact that she included most of her greatest hits justifies the fact that, unless you live in a shell,you cannot escape from her music. And even if you are not a super fan, like myself, you will still be able to sing and dance to her music. If you ever get the opportunity to see Mrs Carter - I strongly advise you do. It's an experience I'll never forget.

Have you ever seen Beyonce live? What's your favourite concert experience?

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The day I met a prince ...

Hello my Lovelies!

Friday, was one of those days that only happen once in a blue moon. In the city of Nottingham, his royal highness Prince Harry came to visit the town folk; in which he opened a charity and also visited Confetti who are also in partnership with our university to create Nottingham TV!

The Prince's cheeky grin

Our day started by waiting outside the Confetti studios from 11:45. At this point the crowd was quite small, meaning that we were able to get a brilliant shot of the Prince when he arrived. Soon, the crowds began to grow - and entertainment was introduced in the form of delicious cupcakes! yum!

My first sighting on Prince Harry

By the time 1:45 came along, the crowd had grown to over 500 people - and also included one owl and one white dog (so adorable). The crowd anticipated the presence of Harry, and with him already being 15 minutes late - excitement was becoming heightened. Out of the blue, a white Jaguar had turned onto the street and uproar was created through the crowd as we all seeked of a sight of prince Harry.

Unfortunately, he was swiftly moved inside for an hour to do things such as Djing, playing on a game which had his face on and creating a short film scene. This could all be seen on a big scene, which was open for the public. 

When he did eventually come out, the crowd once more went crazy as he began to shake hands with citizens. He was only a few metres away and I managed to talk some great photos of him.

The Prince with The Nottingham Post

I do love Prince Harry; all his work for the deprived families really hits the right message out to the public and reminds us all of the work that his mother - the late and great Princess Diana - did for the people of England. This day will forever be a favourite of mine - and I will hopefully be able to meet Prince William and Kate one day - one day ....

Have you ever met any Royalty? 

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My developing life as a Journalist

Hello my beauties!

This past few months at university have been rather chaotic; one 2,000 word essay talking about council tax, developing my writing skills to be able to successful write decent articles and enjoying the social aspect by celebrating life with the four most amazing girls!

This month, my first article was published - and if you follow me on Facebook or Twiiter, you'll know how exstatic I have been. The article was about the guys who produced 'Feel the Love' Rudimental and I was successful enough to interview one of the band members Piers Agget. I absolutely loved interviewing him and he was exceptionally understandable when I began to stutter and get nervous.

Last Friday, I finally saw my article in full in The Nottingham Post which is Nottingham's local newspaper. Talk about a proud journalistic moment!

http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Interview-Rudimental/story-18734285-detail/story.html#axzz2RSu39WD1

I then found out that my article was being used into today's East Midlands Metro, which is absolutely phenomenal as it won't just be hitting Nottingham, but my hometown Derby and Leicester.

I wouldn't change this lifestyle for the world as it has opened so much more opportunities than I ever imagined. And for that, I'm so grateful!

However, I am going to dedicate my weekend to reviewing more stuff for this blog and I am going to run a competition!

I feel like I've been slacking on the blog, and I think it's time we had some 'me time'

Hope you are all well, and have a lovely day!

Lauren 

Xoxo

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Review: Debenham's Flowers and Sanctuary Gift set

Every girls loves gifts; whether its a box of chocolates or a new pair of high heels.

Me - I'm one of the many stereotypical females who love nothing more than a romantic bunch of flowers.

So I was very pleased when I received the Must Have gift set from Debenhams and Sanctuary, I was thrilled to bits.

The Must Have Gift Set

The Sanctuary Gift set

The Flowers

As you can see, the flowers are absolutely gorgeous - the prettiest pink roses I have ever seen - with plant food and vase included. I received these flowers on Thursday, and the flowers are still going strong - which I think is brilliant.

Because Debenhams have teamed up with Sanctuary Spa, which sell luxury spa products for your home, one of their gift sets are included with every bunch of flowers received.

In my set, their most favoured items are included; their body wash, body scrub and body lotion. 

Although, I am yet to try these products - all my friends have recommended them and I cannot wait to try them!

Overall, I think this is a great idea! teaming up 2 great gifts into one - the perfect gift for any female (hint, hint guys!) 

Want to treat yourself or a special lady to a bunch of these? simply follow the link here and click on gift sets to select your flowers.

The flowers are priced £29.99 to £49.99 (however Exclusively with £5 off) and I can offer you, my lovely readers, an extra 20% off, simple put in the code BLOGDF20 to receive your discount*

Do you like flowers? Or do you prefer gift sets?

Lauren

xoxo

* offer ends 31st May 2013

My favourite lipstick brand

Hello my lovelies,

I love lipstick. The way you can use it to complete an outfit or how it can make everyone stare at your lips - rather than your hips (;

My style is pretty simplistic - and I feel that a lipstick can make an boring, casual outfit feel more sophisticated and glamourous.

I've tried nearly every drugstore lipstick brand going - maybelline, 17, revlon etc.... And I always find myself coming back to one brand ... And that's Rimmel.

But not just any Rimmel lipstick, the Kate collection.

My main reason for liking this brand is not because I am a huge fan of Kate (although I do really like her).

I love the colours of the lipsticks;the 2 red shades she does - in her first and second range - really suit my skin tone, and give a quite matt finish.

The packaging is quite simplistic - in a black case for the first season of lipsticks and a red for the second. Both cases have the 'Kate' signature on the side - tacky but I think it adds a celebrity touch. 

The colours themselves vary from nudes such as 03 or 101 & brights such as shade 20 and 107. 

I have brought most of the bright shades, and I love them! They are so easy to work with, and have a very good lasting time of them. 

They are very affordable aswell, all under £10 which is very gentle on the pocket!

What's your favourite lipstick?

Lauren 

xoxo

GET THE STUFF YOU WANT, FOR LESS

http://www.unipaper.co.uk/get-the-stuff-you-want-for-less/

Being students is never easy on anyone’s bank account. All the nights out, the independent living and feeling like you can’t afford any luxury items anymore. Well, you can think again! After much research (and personal experiences) I am going to tell you my 3 top tips so you can afford the stuff you really want.

1. Joining ‘groupon’ sites:  Sites such as ‘wowcher’ are great places to get 50% of things that interest you. For example, when I looked at deals in Nottingham I found:

All you have to do is sign up using your email, and select your location. Then every week they will send you the best deals. Another site you can use is BuyaPowa, which is a little different to Wowcher. BuyaPowa use group buying to get you the best price for an item of your choice. Your recommend an item, they will send you an email when it’s live and the more people that buy the product, the cheaper it gets.

2. Check out ‘Freebie’ Sites: All across the web are sites that offer great discounts and even tell you where you can get free items. One of those sights is ‘10 ways to have more money as a student, without working’.

Another great site is The Social Networking Site: This site offers beauty / fashion items for up to 90% off the RRP! Which makes it a lot more purse (or wallet) friendly.

3. Want Designer? Check out T K Maxx: Now, I know that not everyone is a fan of T K Maxx but as a regular shopper there myself, I can definitely say that the company has grown and become a lot better.

After a recent shop there, I brought a pair of real Kurt Geiger shoes – which would have been £140 full price – for a measly £40! Meaning I saved over 50%. Plus, they are doing more high market brands such as Jeffrey Campbell and Guess – giving you more value for your money.

Happy Saving!