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| (From left) Radiant Highlighter 'Soin Illuminateur Eclat' in pink shade > 'Baked to Last' Bronzing Powder in 02 Warm Glow > All-In-One BB Cream in 01 |
I finally purchased the much hyped body shop staples which I first saw being used in a catwalk show sponsored by Body Shop. I was interested in the BB cream the most, as it comes out clear and then adapts to your skin tone like magic. I had a really lovely lady serve me today in store and she tested all three items on my skin and made sure I had the correct shade before I purchased them!
You can learn how to apply it below:
The highlighter, I have been looking for an alternative highlight to my favourite Yves Saint Laurent Touché Eclat, and I find it easy to use as I can blend it with my foundation brush around my cheekbones, nose and chin.
The bronzer also has multiple pigments in it and a lovely radiant shine. These 3 products will certainley be included in my everyday makeup look for summer, and I can't wait to use them.
I shall let you know how I got on anyway!
I was pleased as punch leaving the Body Shop today, as I was given 3 for 2 on the products, then an additional 20% off when signing up to the body shop card, and also a gift pack of complimentary items! Don't mind if I do!
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| (From Left) Honeymania Eau De Toilette > Absinthe Purifying Hand Cream > Coconut Lip Butter |
I'm very particular about my scent, I wear Chanel Chance and I have done for about two years now. It makes me feel sweet and sexy and I'm not sure I get the same effect from this Honey sugarcane scent however it was a lovely freebie and I might wear it now and again in the daytime as an alternative as it smells very fresh.
The Absinthe hand cream I absolutely love. It has a great non greasy formula and smells good too!
And as for the Coconut Lip Butter, I love the stuff and it's a nighttime alternative to Burts Bees, which I swear by for moisture if I have a case of dry lips. It also smells so good I could eat it! *Not advised* however!
Anyway..thanks Body Shop I was a very pleased customer today!
Let me know your favourite products in the comments below!
Stay Foxy,
Sarah xx
Sarah xx
I am pleased to announce I graduated yesterday from Middlesex University with a 2:1 degree in BA Fashion Communication & Styling! I was so pleased with myself because I really worked hard designing a vintage magazine for final project and focusing in on branding and PR elements of it as well as the graphic design elements and pulling in contributions from submissions!
I'll be completely honest; university was a weird one for me. It wasn't really what I had expected: fun, friends and wild nights out for three years. I had a really good first year, a rocky second year socially with friendships taking a turn for the worst, and third year was a chance to rebuild myself as a person.
I won't go into the fine details, but to give you a jist of why university wasn't all fun and games for me I'm going to open up about this for the first time on the internet.
In second year I was bullied in a house I paid a lot of rent for, and to top it off all my so called "friends" at the time took the bully's side and I was pushed out of the social circle I had been in for the past two years, blanked and bitched about. I guess they found it easier to cut out and gang up on someone rather than see they are having a really hard time and give them a shoulder to cry on.
I never wanted to lose a particular friend in this group.
Infact, we joked about still being friends when old and wrinkly all the time. This friend watched me sob for hours over what was happening at home and watched me pack my bags and leave - but in the end, this 'friend' decided to turn her back on me completely.
Ignorance is bliss, right? I felt then, and still feel, she took the easy way out of the situation.
I'm facing this now and I'm telling you this was NOT the right decision.
During third year, life around the campus felt like a scene from Mean Girls, (of course they wouldn't see it that way - although it's different when you are in the circle and when you are clearly out, and I'm sure somewhere in the back of their heads somewhere they must know that ignoring me at point blank range was wrong).
On reflection, if it hadn't been for the things that went so catastrophically wrong in my personal life around this time, I wouldn't have become this mature and I would still see things with rose coloured spectacles. I believe I was an easier target back then for this bully who clearly had something of a narcissistic personality, and I'm sure of it, still does today.
I have toughened up, that is for sure, and even though it was absolutely horrible to deal with at the time, anyone who has been bullied will know what I'm talking about by feeling mentally stronger once you face it and get on with your own life. I made a decision to finish what I started at Uni and turned the negativity into working hard and achieving my goals in the final year.
I know that if anyone ever tried to treat me like that again I'd tell them exactly where to stick it, that's for sure!
I am coming through the other side now and entering the real world, and I'm happy to leave those negative, mean people behind.
So I'm holding this degree up and I feel like I've been in and out of a war zone emotionally, but I did it. As Janis-Ian quotes, "Suck on that!"
I'll be completely honest; university was a weird one for me. It wasn't really what I had expected: fun, friends and wild nights out for three years. I had a really good first year, a rocky second year socially with friendships taking a turn for the worst, and third year was a chance to rebuild myself as a person.
I won't go into the fine details, but to give you a jist of why university wasn't all fun and games for me I'm going to open up about this for the first time on the internet.
In second year I was bullied in a house I paid a lot of rent for, and to top it off all my so called "friends" at the time took the bully's side and I was pushed out of the social circle I had been in for the past two years, blanked and bitched about. I guess they found it easier to cut out and gang up on someone rather than see they are having a really hard time and give them a shoulder to cry on.
I never wanted to lose a particular friend in this group.
Infact, we joked about still being friends when old and wrinkly all the time. This friend watched me sob for hours over what was happening at home and watched me pack my bags and leave - but in the end, this 'friend' decided to turn her back on me completely.
Ignorance is bliss, right? I felt then, and still feel, she took the easy way out of the situation.
I'm facing this now and I'm telling you this was NOT the right decision.
During third year, life around the campus felt like a scene from Mean Girls, (of course they wouldn't see it that way - although it's different when you are in the circle and when you are clearly out, and I'm sure somewhere in the back of their heads somewhere they must know that ignoring me at point blank range was wrong).
On reflection, if it hadn't been for the things that went so catastrophically wrong in my personal life around this time, I wouldn't have become this mature and I would still see things with rose coloured spectacles. I believe I was an easier target back then for this bully who clearly had something of a narcissistic personality, and I'm sure of it, still does today.
I have toughened up, that is for sure, and even though it was absolutely horrible to deal with at the time, anyone who has been bullied will know what I'm talking about by feeling mentally stronger once you face it and get on with your own life. I made a decision to finish what I started at Uni and turned the negativity into working hard and achieving my goals in the final year.
I know that if anyone ever tried to treat me like that again I'd tell them exactly where to stick it, that's for sure!
I am coming through the other side now and entering the real world, and I'm happy to leave those negative, mean people behind.
So I'm holding this degree up and I feel like I've been in and out of a war zone emotionally, but I did it. As Janis-Ian quotes, "Suck on that!"
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| Graduation day, 17/07/2014 I am wearing a 1960's pale pink prom dress (which was tiny.. I lost 4lbs to do this dress up at the back! I shall post how I lost weight!) and I teamed it with a vintage bangle and shoes from Rocket Originals, which I post about ALL THE TIME. But I love them, so why not? I was robed by Ede and Ravenscroft in our Middlesex colours red, white and black. |
Stay Foxy,
Sarah
I'm listening to Lana Del Rey's new album, 'Ultraviolence', as I write this post.
Some of the best and most powerful feelings I have ever had seem amplified by her dreamy, softly sung lyrics and are complimented with moving image shot on old, grainy film.
Suddenly I feel like I'm trapped in a Lana Del Rey video, and I don't think I'm the only one who feels this way.
Moments in my life that I cherish as being wild, unhealthy and FUN are suddenly vivid and I connect with again whilst listening to her words. Even though some of these moments I'm remembering through her music have been incredibly painful for me and emotionally unhealthy at times with feelings of lust confused with love, I'll look back and cherish those crazy memories at the start of many blossoming romances.
Unlike Lana, my preference isn't the older man, or the bikers in LA.. but usually a fetish for guys who drive vintage motors that I can hang out the windows of in the English summer, blasting 70's tunes, smoking and laughing.
I usually, not always, end up with the bad boy in the crowd who does things a little differently, and sees things in a bohemian way. I am so attracted to the black sheep, as such.
However, It's not always been the bohemian style of man that catches my attention.
More often than not, it's the alpha male, who I usually don't have much in common with in the long run.
Being with that crazy, eccentric type of person for just one afternoon gives me the same sense of euphoria I get in the middle of a club when the music enthrals me and the alcohol runs through my veins.
I like grimy, beat-up, smoky pubs with sticky beer floors and heavy music the best.
I live for feeling the wind in my hair and absorbing the sweet smell of incense, or freshly cut grass.
If Lana Del Rey hasn't got a talent for bringing that out of me, then I don't know who has.
Hey everyone! Sorry for the lack of outfit posts this week - I have been pretty busy at work (summer jobs), and also got a new job lined up for a receptionist position over this season. I just finished uni so a full time job and living at home for a while is really saving my ass (bank accounts). Hoping to get my own place again soon and hopefully put my graphic design skills to use in the future, but for now I'm just working and saving, publishing Jitterbox this week and I will be concentrating on blogging and making videos for Youtube, and i think confidence with video making comes with experience! I'm really into my beauty, fitness and retro fashion lifestyle right now so I'd love to document it on this blog and via my channel.
As for my hair, I'm so happy to say that the only bleached part of my hair is the few wispy highlights around my face. The base colour is a semi-permanent dye! My hairdresser is a genius. It feels soft and silky again without bleach on my roots at all and I'm really enjoying this more natural blonde shade! Hope you guys like it! I'm literally taking photos in my parents bedroom , excuse the old crazy pictures on the walls but the lighting was good today *wink wink*.
It's been really hot and sunny out but now it's the evening I felt I needed something on my shoulders.
Furry Top - Primark
Skirt - Whistles Mountain Print Skirt (AW/13)
Pink fisherman Jelly Sandals - Boohoo they now don't stock the baby pink - they have a cute selection of yellow, blue and hot pink.
Bamboo Earrings - Bow & Crossbones (from £4)
Stay Foxy!
Sarah
Hi guys!
I made my first 'Tube video - was a bit nervous and no I haven't got the best lighting/editing software yet but girl gotta start somewhere, right?
I'm getting there - it's a lot to get my head round. I mainly wanted to show you guys my initial impressions of this product.
The link to Clinque's anti blemish foundation is here and I also forgot to mention the shade I was matched with is 01 Fresh Albaster (VF).
Stay Foxy!
Sarah
I made my first 'Tube video - was a bit nervous and no I haven't got the best lighting/editing software yet but girl gotta start somewhere, right?
I'm getting there - it's a lot to get my head round. I mainly wanted to show you guys my initial impressions of this product.
I have suffered with acne prone skin since I hit my teens so I'm always on the lookout for products that claim to make my skin clearer.
Stay Foxy!
Sarah
