2014 • New years resolutions

Hey everyone my first blog oat of 2014 this seems to crazy how fast the years are going! Knowing that this is my last year of sixth form and that I will be 18 this year is crazy! Anyway I wanted to wish you all a happy new year and I hope this year is going to be full of luck and good opportunities for us all!

This is also the time of the year when everyone is starting a fresh and making their resolutions and I thought I would share my resolutions for this year with you all. In this new year I would like to make myself healthier and by that I don't necessarily mean loosing weight but I mean drinking more water and green tea and increasing the amounts of fruits and vegetables that I eat everyday. As doing this will not only help me to loose a few extra pounds but will help my skin get clearer too.

I also want to be more positive and happy in myself as I'm a great believer of "you can be happy if you want to be" and I definitely intend to make this happen this year. I think that less worrying and making judgements will help me to be happier in myself. I also think that this goes for everyone too!

"If you want to be sad, no one in the world can make you happy.

But if you make up your mind to be happy, no one and nothing on earth 

can take that happiness from you." 

The beauty of having a blog also means that I can look back on all of these things I want at the end of the year and also when I feel in need of motivation I think it will be nice for me to be able to look at my goals.

I wish you all a happy and healthy new year, let me know what your new years resolution is in the comments below! See you all soon

Leisha x

Organisational Tip

Hey everyone so I'm back with a different type of post today a kind of DIY organisational tip for your bedroom or bathroom. Recently i've been redecorating my bedroom and due to it being small this means that everything is a pretty tight fit! Which has left me the task of having to organise my things really well to be able to have a nice clutter free bedroom. I came up with a really great way to have your most used and favourite products on show in your room and being able to display them in a nice neat way.

By using a cupcake or cake stand! Not only is this a cute and decorative way to display your favourite products but it is practical too! As you can see I have chosen to display perfume and bath things on mine, but you could display anything from your favourite nail polishes to hand creams. If you do decide to display bath bombs and soaps like me you will find that you get the lovely benefits of having a delicious smelling room too!

 Cupcake Stand: Lakeland - Unfortunately they don't sell this exact one but do similar (buy here)
1. Liz Earle Deep Cleansing Mask (buy here)
2. Chloe perfumed body lotion (buy here)
3. Chloe perfume (buy here)
4. Viva La Juicy Noir (buy here)
5.  LUSH Christmas Bath Bomb (buy here)
6. Soap & Glory Body Butter (buy here) 
7. LUSH Christmas soap (buy here)
8. Jimmy Choo Eau de Parfum (buy here)
9.  Fantasy Eau de Parfum (buy here) 
10. Soap & Glory Hand Food hand cream (buy here) 

Thank you as always for popping by! If you do this yourself please

 tag me in the picture on Instagram (leishsha) I'd love to see them all! Wish you all the best and I will be back in 2014! 

Leisha x

Wish List • January 2014

1. Topshop: Blackwatch Check Leggings, £25 (buy here)

2. Topshop: Glitter Leaf Necklace, £7.50 (buy here) 

3. Topshop: Formal Stepped Hem Tunic, £38 (buy here)

4. ASOS: POET Platforms, £25 (buy here)

Thanks for popping by!

What things are you lusting over this month? Let me know in the comments below. If you have any requests feel free to leave them and check out my Instagram, Pinterest ect. Speak soon my lovelies! 

Leisha x 

Monthly Favorites (Autumn Favourites) • October 2013

Hey guys and gals,

I'm going to be sharing with you the beauty products I've been loving this month and for autumn in general. Before I get onto my favourites I was thinking recently that I may start doing Youtube videos to accompany my blog posts and I think it might be a nice thing to try out, but let me know what you think in the comments! All the products that I mention will be linked at the end of this post. 

The first product that I've been loving this month is a recent purchase of mine and is the Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation. I had heard a lot of good things said about this product from so many Youtubers and Bloggers that I just had to try it out for myself and it is as good as everyone said. I got this colour in 103 - True Ivory which is slightly dark for my skin, there is a shade lighter than this so when I run out I will be repurchasing this lightest shade. This foundations definitely feels like a high-end product when applied and gives the skin a lovely glow, which is very benefitial since the weather is getting colder and our skin is getting dry. 

My next favourite this month is a classic colour for autumn/winter and is a lovely dark berry lipstick from Revlon and is in the colour 010 - Plum. This is such a classic colour that I have always been missing from my makeup collection, I really recommend this colour as it applies and lasts really well and has just a nice amount of sheen to it, I personally don't like matt lipsticks and especially so for the cold months so this is a perfect consistancy. 

These next two products are ones that have been in my collection for a year or so now and I absolutly love and am so happy to be able to use again as I think they are such lovely colours for autumn and winter and work together so well. L-R Cranberry and Sketch by MAC. Both these colours have glitter in them and they make me feel so festive wearing them because if you can't go glittery at christmas when can you? 

Jimmy Choo Eau de Parfum has been my favourite scent for a few years now and I have recently gone back on to wearing it and I have rekindled my love for it once again. I think because I first got it for christmas as  a gift it always reminds me of the season. The moisturiser that came with the perfume is also lovely and I love wearing these two products together as the smell really lasts for a long time throughout the day which I love from perfumes and moisturisers. This perfume has almost run out and I will definitely be repurchasing. 

This Body Shop coconut shower cream is such a huge favourite this month, this is my second purchase of the product hence why this is a full product. Although it isn't really a autumn scent i've still been loving it as I have found it to be really moisturising and has such a lovely smell of coconut, a lot of fruit smelling products can be too strong and quite sickly; I really love this as it a sophisticated coconut. 

And finally for my hair I have been loving this Bamboo Texture Mist Spray, this is the best texture spray I have found so far and gives my hair a lot of volume and texture when I feel it is looking limp and very flat. The past few months I've been trying to get my hair back into good condition so I've not been dying it or using too much heat so by putting some of this product in my hair I feel like it makes my hair not so plain and boring. 

Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation- Here

Revlon Colour Burst Lipstick/ 010 Plum- Here

Mac Eye Shadow/ Cranberry- Here

Mac Eye Shadow/ Sketch- Here

Jimmy Choo Eau de Parfum- Here

Jimmy Choo Perfumed Body Lotion- Here 

Body Shop Coconut Shower Cream- Here

Bamboo Tousled Texture Mist- Here 

Thanks for popping by!

What are your favourite products this autumn? Let me know in the comments below. If you have any requests feel free to leave them and check out my Instagram, Pinterest ect. Speak soon lovelies!

Leisha x

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Clarins Goodies

Hey everyone I'm back with a new post!

So a few weeks back now my mum decided to buy the Clarins super restorative total eye concentrate which is meant for people who are middle aged + and or have wrinkles, this product promises to give a mini eye "lift", It also claims to instantly firm and de-puff the entire eye area, also helping to minimise fine lines and eliminate dark under eye circles. I have tried this product out myself and although I am only 17 I do have the smallest amount of creasing under my eyes and I, like a lot of people I have quite dark under eye circles when I haven't slept much. When applying this product you are told to apply gently all over the eye area and up to the temples. When using this product I found that I did actually decrease my under eye circles very quickly and I was very impressed with this, It has not completely removed my creases under my eyes but I have found that since using this product that my makeup applies much easier in this area as it hydrates the skin a lot  

Since my mum bought this product for herself I thought I would also add her opinion, she is 47 and I would say only has a very small amount of lines under her eyes and her dark circles aren't too visible either; when trying this product she also found that the dark circles under her eyes improved a lot and become virtually none existent, she also found that the fine lines around her eyes decreased too and yet again she found that when applying her makeup it was much easier and the makeup did not just sit in the creases of her eyes. Over all I would say that this product does do what it claims to and I would say it is worth the money. Available at any Clarins Counters or online and retails at £49.50/15ml 

When buying this product we also got 2 Clarins testers, the Extra Firming Day cream and the Vital Night Light cream which are both great moisturisers and great textures when applying they also don't leave your face greasy which for a lot of people can be a problem if you already have oily skin. I really do like the night cream as it is quite thick and feels almost like a moisture mask which I love and also when applying instantly makes your skin feel incredibly soft; as for the day cream it is a lovely cream but I don't think I would personally repurchase it due to the price as I don't find it to be really impressive like I do the night cream, which I think is very much the price. Day Cream - £38.40/ 50ml Night cream - £63.00/50ml Available from all Clarins counters and online. 

Thank you for checking out my blog and mini review on these products, if you wish to see more product reviews let me know in the comments and I could also do full more extensive reviews on these products if requested. I hope you are all having a lovely day much love,

 Leisha x

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My Skincare Routine • Morning & Night

Hey guys, 

So today Im going to be sharing with you my skincare routine and what products I use on a morning and night to keep my skin clean and hydrated. These are the products I have been using all throughout the summer and I do expect that I will be changing some of these products up for the autumn and winter seasons, which I will keep you all up to date with when they change. And just a little disclaimer before I go onto my skincare routine, these are the products which work well for my skin and these are products that I am happy with, I'm not saying that these will work for every skin type or in no way am I telling you this is what you should do. All products I mention will be linked at the end of this post. 

Above are the 2 products that I use to clean and cleanse my face. In a morning I use the Simple Kind To Skin refreshing Facial wash gel, which I think is one of the most gentle yet refreshing face washes you could use, it is refreshing and really wakes you up in the morning which I think is due to the product being a gel formula. And for my nighttime face wash I enjoy using the Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish hot cloth cleanser (which I have recently done a review on) as I feel that its great for taking all of my makeup off and cleaning my skin fully before going to bed. 

The next set of products I have been using on my skin this summer are shown in the image above. For both my morning and night routine I have been using the Soap&Glory SPF 25 moisturiser and I have really been loving this product throughout the summer as not only is it very moisturising but its also very handy due to the SPF so you don't have to apply that separately; due to me having very sensitive and blemish prone skin I did find it very difficult to find an SPF moisturiser that wouldn't break me out and after several trials and errors, this one seems to be working well for my skin. The next product I am going to mention is yet another Soap&Glory product and that is their eye brightening serum which I been using in the morning to help decrease dark circles and puffiness under the eyes and create a more wide-awake look. The last product that I use and will be talking about today is the very hyped up Alpha-h Liquid Gold exfoliator, which as recommended I use on my skin every other night and this really does help to leave my skin with a very healthy glow to it and also helps to get rid of any dry skin that could be on the face, when using this product I do not use any moisturiser over the top, I just let it sink in and do its magic over night. 

I hope you have enjoyed seeing what products I use on a daily basis and I would love to hear from you all! What have your favourite products been this summer? Do you use or have you tried any of the products mentioned? Whats your everyday skin routine? Also do expect a few upcoming reviews on some of the products I have mentioned today very soon! I hope you are all having a wonderful day so far, I will see you all very soon. 

Leisha x

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Review • Rimmel London 60 Seconds Nail Polish

Hey guys! 

Today I am going to be doing a review of the Rimmel London 60 second nail polish which I bought a few weeks ago now and I've been testing out since. The two colours that I picked out the range, which has a total of 40 lovely shades, were number '503' and '405' which you can see above. 

This nail varnish claims to:

- Dries within 60 seconds

- It's trademark 'Xpress' brush ensures a one coat application

- It is a one coat nail varnish

So I would say that the claim that it dries in 60 seconds is very much true as by the time you have finished painting all of your nails the first hand that you have painted is dry, which to me is pretty quick and I have no complains with that. With almost every nail varnish I use I tend to always apply two coats as I like to have a very opaque finish, but I think that you could easily wear this nail varnish after just applying one coat as it it quite a think consistency anyway, so I would say that it is a one coat nail varnish. I also really love the thick brush that comes with this nail varnish  'Xpress brush', as this also makes application very quick and easy, it also lasts quite long and doesn't chip, which we all love to hear! Another great thing about this nail varnish is that it comes in 40 shades,  it retails at £3.69 and can be bought pretty much anywhere that sells drugstore make up, Boots, super drug and also supermarkets stock this product.

I would definitely recommend this product if you are looking for a really quick and easy to apply drugstore nail varnish that comes in a wide range of highly pigmented range of colours, that is also very reasonably priced for the quality that you are buying, all round such a lovely product!

What are your views on this product? Have you tried it? What is your favourite nail varnish?

I will see you all very soon, I hope you are all having a lovely day! 

Leisha x

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