LIEBSTER AWARD

I was nominated for the Liebster award by the lovely Amee from theameeblog  so thank very much Amee! I would firstly like to apologize for taking AGES to do this post! The Liebster award is for bloggers with less than 300 followers that deserve some recognition for their blogging, and so that they can grow their audience, there rules are:

• Make a post about the Liebster Award and thank the blogger who nominated you
• Write 11 interesting things about yourself
• Answer the 11 questions created by the blogger who nominated you
• Nominate 11 other bloggers (who have less than 200 followers) and notify them about the nomination
• Write 11 new questions for your nominees

11 interesting facts about me 

1. My initials spell LEE, my full name is Lauren Emilly Edmonds 

2. Even though I am 17 I have never had a driving lesson and don't even have my provisional license

3. I did dancing for 9 years before my dancing school closed down, otherwise i would still be doing it now 

4. My favorite artist i have seen live is Katy Perry, she made her concert into a story and it was incredible!

5. I don't have any tattoos but i plan on getting some this year 

6. My favorite color is black and i would say a good 80% of my wardrobe is black 

7. I am currently studying Geography, Business and Media studies in 6th form at school 

8. when I was younger I wanted to be an actress and begged my mum to send me to stage school 

9. I once had over 20 tiny fish in one fish tank, but my mum accidentally killed them by using pond weeds in the tank!

10. I have visited France, German, Luxembourg, America, Cyprus, Tunisia and China. 

11. I own over 30 Barry M nail polishes 

11 questions from my nominator 

What is your favorite make and shade of Lipstick?

My favorite make of lipstick at he moment is the Kate Moss and Rimmel lipsticks, and my all time shade is red, i wear it everyday without fail! 

If you could go anywhere in the world right now, where would you go?

I would probably go to Australia, see all the sights and visit where my mum was born

What is the worst beauty product you have ever tried out?

I absolutely loath the Dream matte mouse foundation by Maybelline, it is horrendously cakey on my face and really dried out my skin, I will defiantly not be buying it again!

Who are your favorite bloggers?

I have so many favorite bloggers, but i love checking out my friends blogs to see what they are loving, so Amee from theameeblog, Jess from Jessie and Linsey from redvelvetkiss 

What one item of clothing could you never live without?

My black jeans, they go with everything in my wardrobe as it is mostly black, but I also love my tartan scarf to brighten up winter mornings

What is your favorite candle scent?
I haven't purchased any candles  in ages but i love the Black Cherry Yankee Candle 

Twitter or Instagram?

Instagram, I used to be obsessed with twitter but i cant seem to get into to it anymore! I try to instagram every other day, my guilty pleasure! 

What is your all time favorite song?
this would either have to be Nickleback- Rockstar or Paramore- The Only Exception, depending on my mood!
  

If you were a superhero what powers would you want?

I would love to be able to fly, so much quicker than walking or driving and no insurance necessary!

What is your favorite accent?
I absolutely LOVE the Irish accent, especially Irish boys! 

What shop are the majority of your clothes from?

Unfortunately for my bank balance, most of my clothes are from Topshop! 

My 11 nominees 
Amy - AMY CONNOLLY
Amee - The Amee Blog
Jess - Jessie
Linsey - Red Velvet Kiss
Charley- BeautyRobot
Heather- Of Beauty and Nothingness 
Erica- Erica Fae  
Lizzy-  Elizabeth Sophie
Gaby- Another Girly Blog
Rebecca- morerebe
Kate- Kate Spitz

Simple Golden Smoky Eye

Today I thought I would try to use more of the colors in my naked pallet, as i seem to use the same ones all the time
I created this look using 3 colours, Half baked, Chopper and YDK. I don't usually tend to use them as i don't think they suit my eye color very well, however, i ended up really loving this look! 

1. I first used Half baked- a really pigmented gold color in the inner corners of my eyes, and blended outward towards the center of my eye

2.I then blended chopper a slightly more bronze shade over the center of my lid 

3. In the outer corners of my lid and underneath my eye I used YDK, and then used the urban decay blending brush to blend all of the colors together 

4. To fill in my brows I used my illamasqua brow cake in the shade 'Stark' which is a reddy brown color, and then use the maybelline brow drama in the shade 'medium brown' to set my brows in place 

5. To finish off my Eye look I used my current favorite mascara- the Benefit ' They're real!' to give my lashes more volume and length 

And this is the finished look, I also added some of my favorite Kate Moss Red lipstick in the shade 111 (kiss of life) and a Revlon Lip butter in the shade 'Candy Apple' to make it a bit more interesting. I hope that you guys like this look, have a good weekend and i will try to post again soon! 

lauren xxx

OOTD meeting my friends for coffee

Hello lovely's! so yesterday I met my wonderful friends Eleanor and Amee (check out her blog theameeblog ) for coffee and a catch-up at Cafe Nero, which was great as I felt like I hadn't been out in ages. So as I haven't done an outfit of the day in forever either, I thought I would share it with you! 

Blue coat- Topshop 

Heart Print Shirt- New look

Black Jaime Jeans- Topshop 

Fake Louis Vuitton Bag 

Cup- Costa

Shoes- Topshop

I paired this look with simple eye makeup and statement red lips 

Close- up of my shoes, my new love, from Topshop 

I hope you all enjoyed this post, as much I enjoyed putting it together, hope you have all had a great weekend! 

Lauren xxx

January Wishlist

Seen as how it is coming towards the end of January so I have decided to do a wishlist, to spend those last few Christmas pounds and treat my self a little! 

1. I have been crushing on the Naked palettes by Urban Decay for the longest time, last year I caved and bought the Naked 2 palette and now I am SO tempted to buy the others!

 2. Recently I have reading about the Yourtea Tiny Tea tox and have read incredible things about it! (the day i posted this i actually bought some, my willpower = 0)

3. I have been fighting urges to buy a mac lipstick for ages now, so I will probably end up buying one in the end, my all time favorite shade to wear on lips is red, and the shade 'Diva' has been catching my eye recently...

4. This year I have taken up a few forms of exercise, and I am so glad that I did! When I first started HiiT class and running last year i bought a pair of cheap puma running shoes, and whilst I love them they are not what you wold class as 'stylish' a.k.a they are very ugly. Hence, I have included a pair of Nike running shoes.. 

So there we go,  very short january wish list, my wages are gong to disappear VERY quickly this month 

lauren xxx

Favourite hair care products

Firstly an apology is in order as I have absent from blogging for a week or two now so to make up for it I thought I would share with your guys my favorite hair care products! 

To start I absolutely love the John Frieda frizz ease range, as my hair is naturally dry,course and really curly. The 3 Day straight and the shine serum are my go to products for combating frizz and leaving my hair really smooth 

I also love using hair masks, my favorite at the moment are the treseme ones, the last time I bought them they were on offer in Asda reduced to £3 from £5. They leave my hair really soft and silky whilst keeping it in great condition. Different types of hair masks are obviously for different things so check before you buy!

If you are looking to grow your hair, try the lee stafford hair mask 'for hair that never grows past a certain length', over time it really does help your hair to grow, but if not it still helps to keep your hair looking great! 

Another genius product I have been loving recently is Argan oil, I usually buy it from Avon, but you can buy Argan oil or other related products from most drugstores.

If volume is what your looking for try a volumizing powder, just sprinkle the powder onto your finger tips, rub together and then massage into the roots of your hair for instant volume. I love it for parties when my hair needs more vavavoom.

I hope this post has been helpful in some way or form, let me know in the comments if you have tried any of these products and what you think of them too! Thanks for reading!

Lauren xxx