Lush blogger event

So this Saturday there is yet another blogger event at Lush in Tunbridge Wells. This time it is showcasing their Christmas collection and I cannot wait!


I will be posting my outfit and makeup for the blogger event and then have a post up within the next couple of weeks of what we were shown and my thoughts on the products.


I'm hoping to upload a post tonight, I'm just not 100% sure what I want to post!


Xxx


Sara

Tunbridge wells haul

I tend to spend a lot of time in Tunbridge Wells, if you haven't noticed. It's become a second home almost as it has pretty much everything I need. I love coming to Tunbridge Wells, even if it's just for a browse in the shops or walking through the pantiles- check them out of you come to Tunbridge Wells!

I have been so thankful that they opened a Charlotte Tilbury stand in Fenwick here! I've purchased a few products and have fallen in love so decided to get their magic foundation and an eyeshadow duo with an eye pencil. They offer a lot of colours and it was really hard to pick. I picked up the shade supernova/on the prowl. The eye pencil is a dark grey wich a hint of sparkle in and the eyeshowdow is more of a mauve with sparkles in. I love the colour and I'm glad I picked it up! If you hadn't already guessed, I'm super pale. I picked up the magic foundation in the shade 2- honestly surprised me when I was told I wasn't the lightest shade! I'm yet to try this foundation but will have a first impressions of all the makeup i picked up today. I've heard good things about this foundation so I can't wait to try it out! 

After spending WAY too much in Fenwick, I went to the body shop to pick up one of their new masks. Last week I got a sample of the Himalayan Charcoal purifying glow mask and my skin felt incredible after. It was so soft and felt super clean! It contains bamboo charcoal from the Himalayan Foothills which draws out impurities and excess oils from the skin, green tea leaves from Japan which are rich in antioxidants and catechins which exfoliate the skin- hence why it felt super soft but was a weird experience applying, and community trade tea tree oil from Kenya which helps keep skin looking clearer. Anyone who suffers with acne like I do, either from a medical condition or adult acne, give this a go! It works wonders.

I couldn't walk past Ann Summers without browsing their sale. I picked up a matching set of underwear- no nothing else, which had been reduced. It's a black set with lace detail. I normally shop at Victoria's Secret- expensive I know, but my friend Lianne has a few sets from Ann Summers and goes on about how comfy they are so I thought while it was in the sale I'll get one!

As it's Lianne's birthday tomorrow and we're going for dinner and a night out this weekend, I wanted to pick up some false nails as I've bitten mine- naughty I know! I had some for the wedding we went too last weekend, a post will follow about my outfit, but they've all come off so I thought I'd get some new ones. These are acrylic looking nails as although I can do acrylics myself, I can never be bothered. Once I have applied them, I will post a picture on Instagram so keep an eye out! As I was in boots picking he nails, I looked at the face washes to try new skincare out for you. I noticed that the Yesto detoxifying charcoal cleanser was on clearance so I picked one up. Anything with charcoal in is really good for oily and spot prone skin, so make sure to check it out. I will have a review of it up soon to let you know my thoughts. I also picked up the NYX full throttle lipstick in night crawler. It's perfect for this time of the year! I will let you know my thoughts on his product soon.

I know I've said it like 5 million times already, but all the products I've picked up I will do either a review or a first impressions on. 

Xxx

Sara

Current top 3 products

I haven't done one of these posts before but I thought I'd give it a go. When I was looking for inspiration for what to write, 'current favourites' and 'current top products' kept coming up so I decided to do my own spin on it. Currently it's 3 products, but it could change to more or less products. 

The other week I posted about the Benefit precisely, my brows so I won't go into too much detail, but I love this product! I did however buy the wrong shade, but the more pressure I apply the darker the product becomes. After I've applied the pencil I use gimme brow as it darkens them up. This pencil is so easy to use and creates a natural looking brow.

After Christmas last year I bought the Clinique moisture surge face spray as I loved using this at work. I worked on a No7 counter in boots and whenever my face felt tight or irritated I would use this products as the gorgeous girls on Clinique said it would relieve the tight feeling. I continue to use this product when my face feels tight or I need to cool down. It feels refreshing on the skin and instantly makes my skin feel amazing! 

For my birthday I received Paul Smith woman. It's a beautiful floral fragrance which smells amazing! I'm not normally a floral wearer but this one smells great and isn't over powering which is why I don't normally wear floral perfumes. This one is a subtle floral fragrance so I'm in love with it! 

As I said in my brow 'first impressions' I was going to get the 3D browtones. I've recent bought this product and I'm testing it out so will have a post up soon! 

Xxx

Sara

Mini update

Now I know back in April/May time I updated you with my new hair. It's ben a little crazy since then. I decided I didn't want to be red anymore so I dyed my hair back to brown, then decided I wanted to go blonde. I used one of those at home kits as I didn't have the money to just go and get my hair done at a salon.


It was an okay process, apart from my mum freaking out when it started going white- it needed to go white for me to then dye it, so I washed it out WAY earlier than I should have because I started freaking out as my mum was freaking out and ended up with multi-coloured blonde hair. It was actually really funny to look at, some parts were white, others were orange and then most of it was a natural blonde colour. After a week of messing around with my hair to go blonde- I did manage to get it to a reasonable blonde with very brassy undertones which didn't go, I couldn't be bothered with trying anymore so I went back to brown. After a few days of being brown, I wanted to be red again, so alas I am back to being red and I LOVE it!


I also did something a little crazy, which I want to repeat. I went and got my nipple pierced! I know it's TMI but I love it and I'm glad I made the decision to go and get it done! Of course my mum came with me and of course she freaked out! We were walking to the piercing shop and she kept saying how she was going to be sick- she was against me getting it, but what can she do? It was a strange process, the woman sat me down, we decided where I wanted it done and it was over within 5 minutes! Once I got home I couldn't stop looking at it, like it was a new born child!


I originally only wanted one done, but now I have just one I want the other done as I love it so much. Who knows, maybe in a couple months time I'll be updating you about it being done!


I want to post updates regularly, maybe once or twice a month so I can keep you all updated as to what's going on in my life. I am actually going to bluewater tonight to get an Ipad and camera so I can start creating YouTube videos, I just need to know what camera to go for. If you have any suggestions, please let me know in the comments below or on my social media- saralouisehxo on Instagram, Twitter and snapchat!


Xxx


Sara

Benefit brow products

It took me a little while to jump on the bandwagon, but I finally went out and bought the Benefit precisely, my brow pencil and the browvo! conditioning primer. I thought my brows were doing great and finally started to look the same, but about 2 months ago the right brow decided it wasn't going to grow anymore, so when I have nothing on my brows they are COMPLETELY different! I can't even remember what I was using before I bought the Benefit precisely, my brow, but whatever it was didn't make my brows look anything like this does! I love this product- the colour is too light for me as my hair wasn't red at the time I bought it, but I don't care!

I love how thin the pencil is and I love that there's a spoolie on the other end. I start by applying the conditioning primer. This is meant to create a thicker looking brow, which I've noticed it does slightly and makes my brows stay in place. I use 2 twists of the product instead of the 1 they recommend. After I've brushed them in place with the conditioning primer I use the spoolie just to make sure they stay in place (the primer is still slightly sticky at this point which helps to keep them in place). I always start with my right brow as my left one has the arch whereas I have to work on the right one. I do this one first because then I'm not comparing the bad brow to the good brow.

I start by creating the arch on my right brow. Now there are a few hairs there so I feather the product round to create a curved arch as I find it's more natural and my left arch is naturally curved. Once I have feathered the arch in, I line the top of my brow starting from the arch to the tail and then from the beginning of my brow to where I created the arch. I then line the bottom of my brow, starting from the beginning of my brow through to the tail. I still feather the pencil as it creates a softer look. After I've filled in my right brow, I do exactly the same with my left brow, starting at the arch.

To finish my brows I run the spoolie through to make sure everything is blended and looks natural. I then use the Benefit gimme brow, although I'm looking to change to the 3D BROWtones eyebrow enhancer. I want to try this as it gives the illusion of thicker, fuller brows.

When I get the 3D BROWtones eyebrow enhancer, I will be doing a review and I'll let you guys know what I think about it.

Xxx

Sara

I'm back

So I know it's been nearly a month since I posted anything, but if I'm honest I lost my writing mojo. I would buy new products, look at them and think 'I can't be bothered to write up about this'. Last week I was meant to post what I got for my 21st, but when it came to sitting and writing about it, I just couldn't be bothered.


This week there may be the odd post to inform you about what's going on but as of next week I have 2 weeks off so will be able to plan and catch up on blogs for the future. I am also going to buy a camera too so I can start taking better pictures for my blog- one reason I couldn't be bothered, the pictures kept coming out crap!


This week I will be planning blogs for the upcoming weeks, I may even write them out so I have something in front of me!


Xx


Sara

Orlando shootings

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/us-gun-violence-history-deadly-shootings-151809956.html


I was meant to post this last week but didn't get round to it. It makes me physically sick that there are people cruel enough in this world to go around and do this sort of thing! I saw a video on Facebook last week- not sure how old it is, but it said if you take Great Britain, France, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Australia and a couple other European countries, you get a population roughly the same size as the US. In all those other countries there were 178 gun deaths in the previous year to this news report, the States had 32,000 gun deaths in the same year.


I just don't get how people can be so cruel and cause this much misery to others. People who conduct mass shootings do not this think how it'll effect others. We need to stop all the violence and hatred in the world and just join together as one. If a guys falls in love with a guy then let them be happy, the same applies for a girl who falls in love with a girl. If someone has fallen in love and they are happy, leave them be! That's all that matters, their happiness! The same goes for race, religion, ethnicity, I don't understand how people can be so judgemental and hate a certain group of individuals!


I'm at a loss for words. This hits home really hard as I have a close family member who came out as gay and all I could think about is what if that happened over here and he was a victim of someone's awful hatred! My heart goes out to all the families and friends affected by this awful loss. My thoughts are with everyone who has been affected.


Please keep the love and peace!


Xx


Sara