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What I love the most about the beauty blogosphere is that every now and then it alerts me to a product that I wouldn't otherwise necessarily have known about...
... and sometimes when i purchase these products (st moriz being a fine example), i wonder how on earth i ever lived without them!

This can most definately be said about Revlon PhotoReady Foundation.



I am officially in love with a foundation for the very first time!
Before, I was using a 17 Skin Perfecting foundation and I was more than happy with this. It was nothing special but it did the job. I wouldn't say I particularly enjoyed wearing it.

I picked up Revlon PhotoReady in Boots when it was on promotion for £10 (I also had a £2 off voucher which made it a little cheaper) after reading numerous reviews on peoples blogs. I thought I'd give it a whirl while it was on the cheap.

At first I wasn't over the moon, but the more I used it the more in love I fell!
It is so easy to apply and it feels really lovely and silky on my skin, I just adore wearing it. Normally I would always moisturise my face before wearing any foundation but I have experimented without and just applied PhotoReady to my skin, and it still feels lovely.

Today I went back to wearing my 17 foundation and was thoroughly disappointed in the difference!

Highly recommend!!

Have you tried it? Would love to know what you think

x

Heyy lovelies :)
I'll start with my standard apology for lack of blogging, life has been and still is going by in a complete blur due to it being the end of uni! Next week I have my final coursework hand in and my final exam...where did the last 4 years go?!

Anywho, heres an OOTD from last Friday lol. It was a St George's day themed night at Flirt so I stole this festive hat from my friend :)



Entire outfit courtesy of New Look :D

Its payday tomorrow so hopefully a shopping trip will take place and I'll acquire some pretty new bits and pieces to blog about.

Hope you're all having a lovely week!
x

Review: Remington SpinCurl

While I have seen great results achieved with the Remington Spincurl (Zoe, pour example!), I have come to the conclusion that it is not for me.

I have annoying hair that is a complete pain to do anything with. It is bleached blonde, to my shoulders, and hasnt grown in length in probably about 5 years, possibly because I straighten it half to death. Either way, it is at a length that I personally think does not suit curls, not on me at least. I've tried numerous curling tongs to attempt to make it look pretty and curly but I always end up looking like a poodle, and the Remington Spincurl pretty much made me look the most poodle-fied that I've ever looked lol.

It isn't complicated to use, basically you just insert sections of hair into the curl attachment and the hairdryer whips the hair around into a sort of matted dreadlock, which when brushed out should leave you with beachy waves. But no, poodle hair for Holly. Luckily I purchased my Spincurl on offer in Sainsburys for £26...I would be absolutely kicking myself if I'd paid the full £39 for this product!

But yes, overall I am disappointed that this product didnt work for me. I think for girls with longer hair, this product can achieve some amazing results, but sadly my short blonde mop is stubborn and refuses to curl properly:P

I'm considering sticking it on ebay for around £20, if anybody is interested do let me know. I've only used it twice and still have all original packaging and instructions:)

Holly xo

April 1st...Currently.

Listening to; Ellie Goulding, Jason Derulo, Rihanna, Snow Patrol, You Me At Six
Reading; The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. I've only just started this and its taking me a little while to get into it!
Watching; 90210..i am completely 100% addicted to this show!
Buying; Girls Aloud 'Sarah' Eyelashes on a weekly basis..and anything pretty from New Look
Wanting; to go back to my first year of university and live the adventure all over again
Trying; to do well in my Masters
Loving; family and friends
Planning; my future.
Making; a plan for Easter break!
Writing; my blog..and a novel one day:P
Cooking; vegetables, or i should be, soo unhealthy!
Inspired By; inspirational people

Slacker =[

Bonjour blogsphere.

No excuses for my posting slackage, only that uni is mad as its coming up to the end of term. Deadlines, deadlines, deadlines! I can't believe my time at university is finally coming to an end. Sad face. However this does mean getting a proper job, and earning money to spend on pretty things. Happy face!

The lovely Dev from Radio one came along to DJ at Flirt. He was such a sweetheart!

(ignore my dodgy appearance...Wild West theme!)


Not alot to report, due to being broke I havnt been able to buy anything new and exciting however I did purchase the Remmington SpinCurl hairdryer, which I will roadtest and review over Easter break:)

Hope you all have a lovely Easter!
x

Shoppinggg

Here are my purchases from my recent shopping trip avec my mum.
1. Hollister Body Spray in 'Malibu': Those of you who have been to Hollister know that it is probably the nicest smelling shop in the world, you can smell it from a mile off, and basically I wanted to smell like whatever they use to spritz their clothing with. One of the sales assistants told me they mix two of their perfumes together to create the spray they use, but I picked up this body spray because to me it pretty much smells the same. I can't stop spraying it..mmm.
RRP: £11

2. Flower earrings: These are from Primark, and came in a set with another pair of gold flowers which I gave to my mum because she liked them. So for two pairs of pretty earrings I paid a whopping £2...bargain:)

3. Butterfly knickers: These are too pretty not to share with the blogosphere. They are in the '5 for £10' section of New Look, and are super sweet.

4. Bow necklace: This is another New Look purchase, and this is from their jewellery concession range which im ashamed to say iv forgotten the name of, which i shouldnt considering i work there, although we don't have any concession ranges at our tiny store so perhaps i can be forgiven for the memory loss! Either way, it is adorable, and retails at £7.

Holly xx

Starstruck

On Friday night I met Alex Zane, my MTV crush of many many years, and I was well and truely star struck. He was a complete sweetheart, and seemed to be having a ball DJing to this lot:



So nice when you meet a celeb and they turn out to be exactly how you hoped they would be:)

Went shopping with my mum on Friday and picked up a few bits and pieces so I'll do a mini haul post very soooon.

Hope you've all had a lovely weekend:)

Holly xx