Gifts For Him | Blogmas | Day Two

If you're like me and find men impossible to buy for, here is my Christmas guide for buying presents for the guys in your life. 

1. Ted Baker Wallet & Cardholder | Asos | £60 | Every man needs some fancy leather goods in his life and I absolutely adore Ted Baker! Everything is fantastic quality and the black and grey really compliment each other in this product! 

2. BB-8 | Firebox | £129.99 | For all the Star Wars fans out there, this is the product for you! My boyfriend is itching to get his hands on this and I can understand why! You can control the BB-8 with your smartphone, tablet and voice and even has a personality. How crazy is that!?

3. Red Check Shirt | River Island | £28.00 | Checked shirts have been very in this year for males and females! This checked shirt especially drew my attention, with the red and green shades. 

4. Hugo Boss Night | Superdrug | £41 | This is my favourite aftershave for men and I love when my boyfriend wears this! You can't really go wrong with Hugo Boss so if you have a chance go into Superdrug/Boots and try this out! 

5. Shot Roulette | IWantOneOfThose.com | £9.99 | For the men who like a drink with the lads, this is ideal! This looks like great fun and a great way to start the night off before hitting the town! 

6. Armani Leather Strap Watch | Asos | £129.99 | This watch really caught my eye and I love the spotted black leather strap and silver detailing on the face. 

7. Powerbank Phone Charger | Asos | £13.50 | Portable phone chargers are very handy to have. This is small enough to fit into your jacket pocket and to keep on you all the time. Especially handy for nights out, travelling away and work.

8. Navy Leather Look Flight Bag | Topman | £28 | This is great for either uni, school, work and leisure. It's a great size and the navy leather look with black trims is subtle but fashionable! Man bags are definitely in at the moment.

9. Lomography Lomo' Instant Camera | TruffleShuffle.co.uk | £88.99 | I've never seen this before and I absolutely love it! This is a polaroid camera with a twist. You can also add effects to your photos which makes this camera so unique! 

Gifts for Her| Blogmas | Day One

Blogmas. Something I try every year and seem to fail at by day 3! This year I'm going to try my best and stick to it! Here goes..

I love going through blogs and youtube videos trying to find the perfect gift ideas for him/her. I really struggle with buying gifts as I'm never sure on the amount I should spend on someone. So here is a mixture of prices and gifts for her. 

1. Record Player | Urban Outfitters | £160 | A little on the pricey side but record players are definitely in at the moment!  Also look how gorgeous it looks!?

2. Rose Gold Headphones | Asos | £139.99 | I fell in love with these when I first found them on Asos! With the white leather and rose gold combination they are definitely a statement piece!  They were put straight on my wishlist.

3.Yes To Cucumbers Skincare Set | Asos | £22 | I have heard many good reviews on this range! The set includes facial wipes, a facial mask and a repairing moisturiser. They don't just do cucumber they do blueberry, coconut and carrot too.

4. Olivia Burton Watch Gift Set | Asos | £110 | How cute is this set? It's the perfect gift for someone special! 

5. Marc Jacobs Daisy Dream | Debenhams | £56 | I received this set for Christmas last year and I absolutely love it! If you love or have a special someone in your life who loves floral & fruity scents this is definitely the gift! 

6. Benefit Party Like a Rockstar Gift Set | Debenehams | £29.50 | For all the make up lovers out there! You really can't go wrong with Benefit. This set has a little bit of everything and a great way to try Benefit make up if you haven't before.

7. ZOEVA Rose Golden Set | Beautybay.com | £56.95 | My dream set of make up brushes! How could I not show these beauties off! A little on the expensive side but definitely worth it! 

8. Charlotte Tilbury Make Up Bag | Selfridges | £25 | How perfect is this make up bag? Rose Gold is very in at the moment and this is just the perfect gift. Might even need to buy this myself!

9. Links of London Rose Gold Bracelet | John Lewis | £120 | Every girl loves a bit of jewellery! Why not a Links of London charm bracelet? Not just in Rose Gold but in Silver and Gold too! Don't forget the charms too! 



What gifts are you asking for this year? I'd love to hear! :)

ANASTASIA Beverly Hills | Self- Made Palette

I am an absolute sucker for pretty palettes. I could spend hours and hours going through websites, page after page trying to find my next palette i'd be obsessing over. Then I came across this beauty. The Anastasia Beverly Hills Self-Made palette. I mean, look how gorgeous it is!?

 

This palette cost me £27 from Beauty Bay and it's one of the best purchases I've ever made. I'm so excited to post tutorials from this palette in the next few weeks, as each shade is gorgeous and so pigmented! The colours last so long when they are on and i've had so many compliments whenever i wear this palette! These are the perfect colours for Autumn/Winter except the green shade which i'm still unsure what look to do with this but excited to see what I come up with! 

Have you bought this palette? If so, what are your favourite shades? 

Urban Decay | Smoky Palette.

I received the Urban Decay Smoky palette about 3 weeks ago. I can easily say, it's by far my favourite palette from the Urban Decay range. I always tend to go for a smoky eye, so I knew i would completely fall in love with it!

There are a lot more shimmery shades in this palette, which at first I was a little sceptical about, as I would normally prefer matte (due to the shimmer going everywhere) but I can't fault this palette one bit. It's just incredible! 

This look is by far, my most favourite and I get a lot of compliments when I do go for this. Even my boyfriend says how incredible my eyes look and I mean, come on, do guys really notice when you change your shadows? 

First of all, I use the Urban Decay Primer Potion and apply to my eyes which will help keep my eye shadow from creasing and give a longer lasting look!  Next, I take Combust, which is a taupe shade and I apply that as a base to my lids. I then take Slanted (Metallic grey) which I apply to the crease of my eyes. After that, I take Armor (metallic silver) and start applying that to the inner and outer corners of my eyes, leaving a space in the middle which I will then fill with Dirtysweet (bronze). Blend and reapply until you are happy with your finished look. A great dupe for Dirtysweet is Barry M's Bronze Gold which I use more so on nights out to give a more dramatic finish.

Then I start with my normal make up routine, beginning with my LOreal Paris Superstar Eye Liner and on this look I done just a small flick at the corner of my eyes.  Staying with eye liners, on my waterline I use Rimmel London Kohl Eye Pencil in Jet Black which I am still trying out but I am quite liking this product so far. Finally I apply L'Oreal Volume Million Lashes Mascara on my top and lower lashes.

To complete my look, I go back to my palette and take Armor and using an angled brush put it under my lower lash line. And ta-da, my finished eye look. You may add fake eyelashes which I would of done if had any handy at the time.

Let me know what your favourite smoky eye look is. I'd love to know!

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August Favourites 2015.

I haven't done a favourites blog in a while and that's just down to the fact I haven't came across anything new that I've fallen in love with. But the past month I've came across quite a few things, so here they are..

Top: Please Me

Bottom: Fabby

Connor Franta | A Work in Progress : This book is very inspirational and when reading I couldn't help but sit and re-evaluate my life and life decisions. Also it was just great to sit and read about one of my favourite youtubers and his back story. If you have lost inspiration and aren't quite to sure what to do with life i'd buy this. He speaks the truth and this book helped me a lot! Also check him out on youtube too if you haven't already! 

Mac Lipstick | Fabby & Please Me : On a recent trip to Glasgow I thought I'd treat myself to some Mac lipsticks! I wanted some killer nude lipsticks as I own way too many reds and purples and not enough every day shades! 'Fabby' is a frost shade which I haven't owned before but it's becoming one of my favourite shades even if it does rub off quite quickly (well for me anyway) and 'Please Me' is matte which I'd personally wear on a night out as it doesn't rub off as much as 'Fabby' does. 

Demi Lovato | Path to Fame : I am a massive Demi fan so when this app was released I was glued to my phone for hours playing! This app is about living a life of fame in the music industry and the struggles along the way. You have to make decisions which could either ruin your friendship, relationships or sabotage your fame. It's a slight glimpse into what can really happen when you are put into those positions. I give this app 10/10 and I really hope you love this as much as I do! 

Maybelline Face Master Sculpt | Contour : This contour kit is great if you are just a newbie to contouring or if you have a budget. Only costing £6.99 you can't really go wrong with this! I'd 100% recommend buying this before you go and buy high end as contouring isn't for everyone! But since buying this I can't live without it! 

Zoella | Lets Spritz Body Mist : Being a Zoe Sugg fan I couldn't wait to try out all of her range. But this little bottle stood out from them all! I haven't gone a day in the past month without having this on! It has such a fresh smell to it, I can't even explain how amazing it smells! Your definitely missing out if you don't have this product in your life.

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What I got for my 21st Birthday.

It's been a while. A VERY long time since I blogged. I'd be lying if I said i'd been busy for the past few months and had no time. Honestly, I didn't want to post blog posts when my heart wasn't 110% into them. Every time I sat down and started to write I'd delete it as it wasn't good enough or up to standards as i'm a perfectionist at heart. But I'm back. I feel like i'm back to myself so a easy blog post to get things started again.

A wee disclaimer before I show you my presents. I am not bragging in any way possible, as some people will want to know what I got! 

As well as these VERY thoughtful and amazing gifts I got a lot of alcohol, money towards my new car, books, chocolate, flowers and a shopping spree of my wonderful boyfriend! I didn't want to take photos of all of that though! 

Thank you for taking the time to read my blog! 

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McBusted's Most Excellent Adventure Tour | Review & Spoilers.

McBusted's tour has just kicked off and I was lucky enough to go to the first two dates in Glasgow. I splurged and spent £200 on Omfg tickets which is standing and the closest tickets to the stage and also VIP. On the second date I bought seating tickets to relax and to rest my feet from all the dancing I done the night before! 

If you want a night filled with singing your heart out and dancing until you think your feet are going to fall off, then this tour is for you! They sing McFly and Busted hits which will bring you straight back to your younger years and also songs off their new album which if I do say so myself are incredible. 


McBusted Live |

They kicked off the night with Air Guitar, the first song released by McBusted themselves which got the whole crowd jumping up and down, screaming from the top of our lungs. They sang other hits like Stargirl, 5 colours in her hair, Crashed the wedding and 3am and also a few McBusted songs like Get over it and Hate your guts. 

Half way through the set they moved to the B stage, a Delorean car came down from the ceiling and McBusted stepped out and kicked off with Air-hostess which was incredible. After ending on the B stage with Beautiful Girls are the Loneliest, the place went dark and wedding music started playing. Fans were throwing confetti as Harry led the way while the rest of the boys were walking behind in wedding dresses which was absolutely hilarious, you might be able to guess what they started playing? Well I hope you do!

The energy the boys have whilst onstage 100% rubs off on the fans as the whole night everyone was on their feet, dancing. They interact with the crowd throwing out t-shirts and having a laugh among each other on stage which is refreshing as a lot of bands these days don't do that. It's lovely to see after 12 years of Mcfly and 2 years of McBusted the chemistry is still there.




McBusted Vip |

Once in your life you should splurge and get VIP to any of your favourite shows, as it was the best experience of my life. I have been lucky enough to meet Mcfly 6 times and McBusted twice now just by waiting at hotels, and through McFly's website. So when this opportunity came up I couldn't turn it down. The whole buzz of a meet and greet is incredible, everybody is standing in a line shaking, speaking about what they're going to say and do and it's just a lovely feeling that everyone is feeling the same way as you are. 

With McBusted's VIP experience you got a commemorative ticket, lanyard and wristband. Then escorted through backstage until we stopped at a door. You could hear them cheering and talking, which hearing that made me shake like a leaf, even if I had met them before.

A group of six walk in. The door closed and our experience began. I was second up to meet them, I hugged Tom first and as he's my favourite member, I wouldn't shut up speaking to him. As I was about to move onto hug Dougie, Tom asked if he knew me, as he remembers me from meeting them outside the hotel they were at last year. I was completely shocked and it totally brought out my fangirl inside, I was speechless. Of course Dougie asked what we got up to in the hotel as he is the joker of the group! Typical! I then went round and met the rest of the band from Tom to Dougie, then James, Matt, Harry and Danny.  Matt, Harry and Danny thought my name was Keira, which after I corrected them they were shouting 'ohhh Karinaaaa, Karinaaa' which gave us all a good chuckle. 

We got a group photo, and then a cupcake with 'D' on them, as it was Danny's birthday which was a lovely touch. 




Have you been to see McBusted? Or even met them? What was your experience like?

There are still plenty of tour dates left to catch McBusted on tour, you can find them here.

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