Lash Accelerator! *Seven days of mascara*

I was dubious about this mascara at first due to it's very thin, comb-like applicator but this has by far become one of my all time favourite mascara!

Colossal Volum' Express Cat Eyes! *Seven days of mascara*

This is actually one of the older mascaras in my *seven days of mascara* collection but it is still one of my absolute favourites!

Thick and Fast! *Seven days of mascara*

I actually received this Soap and Glory mascara at my freshers fair at University! It came in a gift bag along with Elle magazine and a benefit lip tint, all just for £1! So I really wasn't expecting much from it...

Skyscraper mascara *Seven days of mascara*

Collection 2000 recently changed their branding to just 'Collection' which I think is a great move as I think it makes it sound much more elegant and edgy. I have never fully trusted Collections make up as a budget brand. But this product is surprisingly one of my favourite mascaras of all!

Great lash! *Seven days of mascara*

Maybelline's Great Lash Blackest Black Mascara...what a classic!

This iconic mascara has been around for god knows how long, but I know that both my mum and my grandmother use and love it!

I bought the 'blackest black' version of the mascara. More out of impulse than anything else! I always want the 'little bit extra' whether it be buying a mascara in waterproof or the 'even blacker' shade.

Although it is a classic, I'm still not convinced it delivers when it compares to newer mascaras...

Colossal Volum' Express *Seven days of mascara!*

I've always loved and trusted Maybelline mascara. I think it goes back to seeing my mum use the Maybelline Great Lash mascara with the iconic green and pink packaging and mum always knows best right? I got this mascara mainly because of hype around it and the way Maybelline suggestively told me that it's THE BIGGEST BRUSH EVER! and BIGGER IS BETTER!

Saucy.

Lash 360º *Seven days of mascara!*

I got this product in a small christmas set and I must admit, when I saw that it was No7, I was quite excited! No7 has always been quite a luxurious brand to me as it is a bit mroe expensive than the other high street make-p. Not only that but it always has the fanciest stand in Boots!For those who don't know, No7 is exclusive to Boots and is the older, wiser and more glamourous sister to the teenage branded '17 Cosmetics'. Interestingly enough, No7 was launched 78 years ago and started branding with the ever-so-charming slogan

"A modern way to loveliness"

(How adorable!)

Anyway! When I recieved this mascara as a gift, after being very excited to try it out and simply assuming my eyelashes would flutter just as beautifully as Keeley Hawes do. But no. This mascara was not as expected...

Seven days of mascara!

I love mascara. There I said it! I have quite short lashes so I really just don't feel right without mascara. I know this is the same for my natural blonde friends out there who need to darken up their lashes. 

Over the next few days I will be reviewing 7 of my mascaras, all from the high street/drugstore! 

Lazy Sunday | Day 5 of Lent!

So, today there really hasn't been much for me to talk about because all in all, I did very little today. Work, work, work!

As well as this, I can't find my camera charger anywhere, which is really proving a problem especially with updating this little blog!

But! All is not lost blogarinos! As I have a big post coming up soon which will blow your bloody socks off (I hope) and has lots of pictures that I took before my charger went walkabout.

So, a HUGE apology from me and as a thank you for still reading I present to you a picture of a the funniest shaped vegetable I came across last month...

Cheeky!

Speak to you soon!

Hummus! | Day 4 of Lent!

Decided to have coffee instead of my usual cuppa this morning in order to save myself from the horrible taste, which I suppose defeats the point! Oh well!

Today was a pretty lazy Saturday, but a fun one none the less!

We decided to have a go at making our own hummus. I have always thought hummus was far too complicated to make at home, with strange ingredients which would be expensive, but I was wrong!

All you need to make this really simple recipe is;

1 tin of chickpeas

Juice of half a lemon

2 cloves of garlic

1 teaspoon of ground cumin

A little pinch of salt

2 tablespoons of tahini (optional)

(I really didn't know what tahini was but apparently it is a 'sesame seed paste', which kind of tastes like peanut butter!)

So, to bring it all together, quite simply, just wizz it all together in a food processor! Then sprinkle/drizzle on top;

2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil

1 teaspoon of paprica

Bob's your Uncle! Delicious!

If you have tried this recipe, let me know how it went in the comments!

Get To Know Me Tag! | Day 3 of Lent!

Right, day three of lent and I gave up having sugar in my tea and I think its going okay...

Hopefully I'll get used to it!

I thought the best thing to get the blog ball rolling would be to do a little 'get to know me better' tag to...well get to know me better! So...here it is! The 21 Questions tag! Courtesy of Hollys Secret!

1. Are you named after anyone?

No, but my mum wanted to give me a strong name, aka a unisex name! My full name is Alexandra but my family called me Alex.

Happy Valentines Day! | Day 2 of Lent!

Happy Valentines day!

I've always been a firm believer that Valentines day is all about spending time with those you love whether it be your boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, wife, children or best friends! Valentines day is all about celebrating love and the people you love in your life. 

This valentines day...I had university lectures. Dull! But after that, I spent the rest of the day with my boyfriend. (cue: aww!) We decided that for Valentines day we weren't going to do anything extra special but a couple of days before the 'big day' we realised we might as well at least go out and treat ourselves a little bit! So we decided to try to go for a meal at Wagamamas, which is an awesome Japanese restaurant which doesn't take bookings so we were much more likely to get in there than anywhere else! And it was DE-LICIOUS!

A new challenge! | Lent!

Hey! 

So, today is the first day of Lent! Lent is a period of 40 days and 40 where you challange yourself to give up (or more recently, take up) something.

So for lent this year I decided to give up taking sugar in my tea and take up doing one yoga sun salutation every day...eek!

But as another little challenge I am going to try my hardest to blog at least once every day for the whole of lent! But you will have to bare with me as I have a lot of deadlines coming up!
Whether it's just a little OOTD or an update of what I'm up to, I promise to try my hardest not to let this little blog down!

What have you given up for lent? Let me know in the comments! 

Lets get lippy with Lush!

Recently I was given the Lush Mint Julips lip scrub and I must say, this product is delicious! Yes really! Delicious! It works by using sugar within its soothing lip balm to help scrub away and exfoliate your lips. Made with peppermint, vanilla and tagetes oil it not only exfoliate, but the oil also nourishes your lips making sure they don't dry out. And the best part? You get to lick it off after! Yum!

I suffer a lot with dry skin and especially dry lips during the colder winter months, so this product was a welcome addition to my skin regime.

Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation | Review

When I saw the beautiful Zoella reviewing this item, I knew that it would be on my watch list to buy when it was offer as she had nothing but praise for it!

I thought it was a bargain at just £5.99 at Superdrug (on offer, usually £8.99)

Blog Lovin!

You can now follow my blog on Bloglovin!

Thank you so much for the support. Let me know if you have any ideas or suggestions!

Are cheap products worth buying? | MUA Palette | Review

I always used to associate eyeshadow with bright blues and purples that we all used to receive as 'play make-up' as kids. Resulting in a striking resemblance to Pat Butcher. But recently I have wanted to experiment with browns and blacks to create daytime and smokey eye looks.

I decided on this Make Up Academy 'Undressed' eyeshadow palette with 12 shades ranging from nudes to smokey metallics. Priced at £4 from Superdrug

Barry M Hi Shine Gel Effect Nail Polish | Review

I must admit when I first saw this product I knew I wanted it! I think it was the allure of the nail varnish being thicker and shinier than the normal ones.

Perfume Lust!

I've never liked the idea of buying perfume for myself, which may seem very obnoxious but, I can't justify spending money on something as luxurious as perfume! However, this comes with the great risk of being given perfumes that when you smell them your nose scrunches up into a little prune shape and then the bottle is banished to the back of a drawer (unless the bottle is pretty then it stays on display!)

Luckily this year I was given some beautiful perfumes as gifts and all of them (as far as I know) were reasonably priced, ranging from £9 to £30