Saturday, 20 February 2016

HUGE Beauty Q&A

Hello everyone , I hope you are all well!  

Personally , I love reading and watching beauty related Q&As to find out tips, tricks and recommendations of products to try out in order to help me to look my best as we all want to find out ways to feel better about our appearance , so I thought I would answer some of your beauty related questions today.

But before I get started please remember that you don't need to wear makeup to be beautiful , we are all different and that in its self is a beautiful thing :) If you do wear makeup , make sure you are wearing it to make you happy and not to impress others . 

• ' What's one makeup item that you couldn't live without ? ' 

I'd say my collection work the colour eyebrow kit - strong brows make any makeup look complete In my opinion ( as long as they look fairly natural .. Which mine don't ..). Strong brows also help you appear more youthful .

• ' If you could only use one drugstore makeup brand what would it be ?'

100% Collection - a very affordable brand for good quality products for the price . A lot of my everyday makeup is from collection ! 

• ' Who is your ultimate beauty icon ?' 

I'd say either Tanya Burr or Lennon Stella , I often go and scroll through eithers Instagram feed if I ever need inspiration for what to wear or what colour to paint my nails or how to do my hair and makeup as they both always look flawless ,yet natural :) 

• ' Would you rather go without mascara or without foundation / concealer ?' 

I'd definitely choose to have mascara instead of concealer ! I am lucky in the sense that I have good skin and don't break out very often , and when I do it's never terrible - even though concealer does get rid of my undereye circles I think concealer without mascara looks odd so I'd choose to wear mascara instead . 

• ' What mascara do you use ? ' 

I use the natural collection black lash length mascara which is the same one that I have always used , as I have never had any issues with it / felt the need to change to a new one ! 

• ' If you could buy any makeup item what would it be and why ?' 

Hmm I'm not too sure .. Probably something from MAC as I have never owned any MAC products and would love to see what all the fuss is about ! 

• ' Any tips on getting lipstick to last a long time ?' 

This is something I have an issue with too ! Please let me know In the comments if you have the answer to this question :) 

• ' How do you personally get rid of spots ? ' 

I believe staying hydrated is a great way to avoid getting spots in the first place , so drink plenty of water ! I also like to use a face mask once a week and the ones I use are the ' Montagne Jeunesse' face masks . I'd say if you do get any spots , avoid picking them and just leave them alone to run their course or they will scar over and remember spots are perfectly normal and you shouldn't be embarrassed about them :) Keeping your skin well moisturized and having a good skin care routine helps as well - I use products from the brand ' simple ' .

• ' Top 3 beauty tips ?'

1) drink plenty of water , I suggest the app ' plant nanny' which helps you track how much water you should be drinking per day .

2) Get enough sleep as this can not only help you avoid getting eye bags but also helps your skin to look more healthy , and also your skin will look more glowing when you are feeling full of energy and awake :) 

3) Face masks - there are a range of different face masks out there which can do different jobs suited to your skin type , so pick one that's right for you .

• ' If you could dye your hair any colour without damaging it , what colour would you choose ? ' 

I can't imagine any other colour really suiting me .. I'd maybe go for a lilac ( if I could pull it off of course, which I doubt I could  ! ) 

• ' Do you watch any beauty vloggers? ' 

YES I watch ALOT - here are some of my favourites :

~Tanya Burr 
~ Samantha Maria 
~Gabriella Lindley 
~Charlotte Rose 
~Noo Stenning 
~Saffron Barker

• ' How do you get the perfect winged eyeliner ? ' 

IF ONLY I knew the answer to this ! I purchased the super cat eyeliner by soap and glory a few months back after being told it was easy for beginners but NOPE . All I can say is practice makes perfect ! ( but I gave up after about 3 attempts ) 

• ' What is the best foundation ?'

I don't use foundation so I can't give a personal opinion on this , so I'd suggest just searching the Interent and reading / watching foundation reviews before investing in one . 

• ' What is the best makeup brush brand ? ' 

I don't use makeup brushes apart from one eyeshadow brush that I got from morrisons , so again , I can't give a personal opinion on this but I have heard good reviews about real techniques brushes , MAC brushes and Zoeva .

• ' What is the best lipstick ?' 

I presume this means my personal favorite lipstick which,  at the moment , is  
03 'come naturally' by the brand essence . I love essence lipsticks and they are very very affordable too . 

• ' Fave eyeshadow palette ?' 

I love MUA eyeshadow palettes , I find they are very pigmented and last all day , have large variety of colours and again, are very affordable .

• ' What was your motive to start wearing  makeup ?' 

Numerous reasons; lack of self esteem , inspired by beauty bloggers and vloggers/ wanting to try out tutorials , and  also that I really enjoy doing my makeup as it helps me feel more confident and also allows me to be creative and try out different looks , it allows people to be more creative with their appearance and unique which I think is wonderful :) 

• ' What is your opinion on makeup brands that test on animals ?' 

If I'm honest I'm not really educated enough on the issue of animal testing so can't really say, let me know in the comments your opinions on animal testing if you wish to do so ! 


And that's the end of the Q&A ! I hope you found it interesting and helpful :)
Thankyou for reading , have a good day :) 

Lucy 

xxx





Friday, 19 February 2016

10 uplifting songs !

Hello everyone , I hope you're all well and I hope you're all having a lovely day ! 

I've been feeling rather stressed recently due to numerous things ( mainly college work load ) , and have there fore been feeling quite negative . When I'm feeling negative and stressed and unhappy I like to listen to uplifting songs to lighten my mood and get me feeling happier , so today I thought I'd share 10 uplifting songs with you all as I think everyone could do with some happy and joyous songs to listen to when they're feeling stressed or down . 

• Kodaline - Brand new day 

• The Score - Oh my love 

•Michael Buble - It's A beautiful day

• One Direction - Steal my girl ( personally , this brings back many happy memories for me ) 

• The Vamps - Last night ( again , this brings back many happy memories) 

•The Beatles - Here comes the sun

• Mac Miller - Best day ever 

• Bobby Darin - Beyond the Sea 

• Jess Glynne - Don't be so hard on yourself 

• Toy Story - You've got a friend in me ( which is in fact one of my favorite songs EVER ) 

They may not be my top 10 songs , my brain completely froze when I was writing this ! But they are very uplifting songs in my opinion :) 

I hope you've enjoyed this blog post and hope it helps you in some way ! ( I also hope you like the new layout and title of my blog , I was getting very bored of my old layout and title ) . 

Thankyou for reading ,

Lucy 

xxx

Thursday, 28 January 2016

Janurary favourites !

Hello everyone , I hope you're all having a lovely day :) As February is fast approaching , I thought I would share with you what I have been loving through Janurary and recommend music , film and beauty bits and bobs to you all . 

Music
I have been listening to a lot of new music lately and so have quite a lot of new favourite songs / artists 

• Justin Bieber - I love the album Purpose as a whole but I'd say my favourite songs from the album are ' Sorry ' and ' Where are you now ' 

•Troye Sivan - I've listened to the odd song of his every now and again but towards the end of this month I have been listening to his album ' Blue Neighbourhood' and I am OBSESSED - my favourite songs are 'Wild ' and ' Youth ' , I really wish I was going to see him in concert !  

• Made in the AM by One Direction is my favourite album at the Moment , the songs are very uplifting :) 

• It will be of no suprise to you that my favourite cover of the month is by Hobbie Stuart - His most recent cover , a remix of Justin Biebers ' Love yourself ' and Coldplays ' Magic ' is incredible :) 

• My favourite songs of the month are 'Stitches' by Shawn mendes and ' Riptide ' by Vance Joy 

• And last but not least , my favourite music video of January has got to be One Direction's music video for their song history ! 


Film 
I only have one film favourite from this month and that film is ' Leon ' which has Natalie Portman and Jean Reno in . The story line is amazing and I would highly recommend this film - it's now up there with my favourite films of all time !

Beauty 
I don't have many beauty favourites from this month but there are one or two .. 

• EOS lip balm - very moisturizing through this cold weather ( I cannot wait for summer ! 

• Body Shop eau de toilette in the scent black musk - you will have seen this already if you read my previous blog post - I love this scent so so much 

My favourite makeup brand of this month has been Collection - it is a very affordable brand and I think the products are good quality for such low prices .


Thats everything I have loved through this month ! I hope you have enjoyed reading , feel free to contact me via my Twitter @Lucygraysonn .

Lucy 

xxx

Saturday, 16 January 2016

Recent purchases haul

Hello everyone ! I hope you're all having a lovely day :) After receiving Money for Christmas I have been shopping on quite a few occasions so I thought I would share with you what I have picked up recently ! 

Beauty / makeup 

• Collection work the colour purple eye palette - I have been looking for a lilac shade eye shadow for so long now and so I am very happy to have got this ( for only £4 too ! )

• Collection eyes uncovered nude bronze palette 


Maybelline baby lips lip balm in ' melon mania ' 

• Soap and glory sexy mother pucker gloss stick in ' pink-a-boo' 

• Rimmel lasting finish lip stick in ' Asia ' / number 077 

• Nivea pure and natural milk and honey lip balm which I am so happy to have back in my life as this is my holy grail lip balm , especially through the cold winter months 

•Soap and glory supercat eyeliner pen ( which I am SO bad at using ) 

• The Body Shop Eau De Toilette ' Black Musk ' - this smells so nice , it has a very musky vanilla scent which I love :) 


Books , Films , and music 

Books 

•Paisley Design colouring book - colouring is a very good way to destress , I would highly recommending investing in a colouring book like this one ! You can get them for very cheap :) 

• ' Calm ' - this book is AMAZING , it gives lots and lots of tips on how to deal with anger , high stress levels , anxiety and a variety of other negative emotions . I would really recommend this book to anyone , as everyone experiences negative emotions on a daily basis but not everyone knows how to deal with them - this book will help with that :) 



Films 

• Girl Interrupted ( thanks to my good friend Ruby for the recommendation )

• Love actually 

• 2012 ( I've seen this once and it terrified me hmmm) 


Music 

• Jess Glynne - I cry when I laugh 

•New Sony in ear headphones which weren't very photogenic 


I also got the Yankee candle shown in the photo above in the scent ' Pain Au Rasin ' and this watch from Urban outfitters which I love so much ! 


And that's everything ! I hope you've found this interesting to read , I'm very nosey and always want to find out what people have been purchasing . Thankyou for reading ! Feel free to contact me via the comments or my twitter Lucygraysonn :) 

Lucy 

xxx

Friday, 8 January 2016

My 2016 goals

Hello everyone ! I hope you are all well and had a lovely New Year .

There are lots of things I would like to achieve this year so I thought I would do a blog post on my goals of 2016 and then I can look back on this post at the end of the year and see how many of my goals I completed . 

• Over come my shyness and come out of my shell a lot more 

• Get my ears pierced 

• See Hobbie Stuart perform / meet him again 

• Improve my grades at college 

•Meet Gabriella Lindley 

• Save up to buy a laptop 

• Let go of all negative people in my life 

• Reach 10 thousand views on my blog by the end of the year 

•Learn to drive 

• Get a job ( preferably an art based job ) 

• Stop worrying so much about what other people think of me 

• Do at least one act of kindness a day 

• Try to travel as much as is possible 


They're all my goals that I hope to achieve in 2016 ! Let me know in the comments or via my twitter @ lucygraysonn your 2016 goals :) Thankyou for reading !

Lucy 

xxx