Review: Clinique Chubby Stick

My lovely mum gave me her Clinique Chubby Stick to try last week. I was moaning about how my lips always dry out when I wear lipstick and she told me try this. Hers was a lovely neutral brown/pink shade.

It was really smooth to put on and built up the colour really naturally. After a few hours my lips still felt moisturised, but not gloopy like with lipgloss or cracked like with lipstick! Ladies and gents I think we have a winner!

I will definitely be purchasing myself one of these bad boys when I next need a top up of my tinted moisturiser. The only thing I don't know is what colour to choose! They are so many lovely ones!

Do you have a Clinique Chubby Stick? And what colour should I get? :)

Best Of...New Look

Here's my current wishlist from New Look! I'm loving the dresses they are doing at the moment.

Freckles and Gilbert

Surfing the usual blogs this afternoon, I came across this super cute iPhone case!

I clicked the link to the website and came across Freckles and Gilbert. They do the cutest iPhone, iPad, Kindle and laptop cases with delicate and unique illustrations. And at reasonable price points!

The cupcake on can be found here, and costs £20.

I also really like the below products (it is my birthday coming up!).

Book Wishlist

This week has been super busy, so sorry for not posting as regularly as I normally do. I've started back at work and we've been getting ready for our mid-season sale and change over of stock.

I also started my Friday internships at Velvet Magazine in Newmarket which I love! So great to be getting some hands on experience writing and being involved in the team. Today we had a meeting about the fashion show they are putting on in September - looking forward to helping with that! Look out for more blog posts about it.

I've been compiling my book wishlist for my third year of my degree (keen I know!) and here it is so far:

Miles Aldridge's coffee table book looks amazing! He photographs fashion images with a hidden, dark twist. In one, a model is eating a salad, which is actually made up of raw meat! Very cool!

Tim Walker's Pictures book has been on my wishlist for ages, but it is super expensive. He has to be my favourite fashion photographer with his fantasy inspired photos. I love images that have a narrative, I'm so bored of seeing studio shots with a model looking moody.

And last but not least, Norman Parkinson's book. After watching a documentary about him I really want to find out more, he seemed like one of the instigators for narrative fashion stories. Amazing photographer. 

What are you reading at the moment and do you have a favourite fashion photographer? 

Review: Clinique Tinted Moisturizer

While I was packing up my uni room I came across some samples that I've never used. One of them was a Clinique Moisture Surge Tinted Moisturizer with SPF15. I've been thinking about trying a tinted moisturiser as an alternative to foundation; due to my dry skin, so I was really interested to see what the overall effect was. 

I have to say, I looove this product! It's smooth, soft and gives great coverage. It doesn't leave my skin with dry flaky patches and it protects against the sun. The only downside is the consistency, it's quite runny (although this could be just the tester has been sitting around in a box for a while) and could do with a brush or a sponge to be applied. 

I had the sample in the 02 Ivory shade, however, this is way too dark for me. I wore it on a night out to  the pub so it didn't matter so much, but during the day it does look like I've been fake tanning my face. I'm considering buying the full version in the lightest shade possible. It's £21.50 from Clinique, so might have to go on the birthday wishlist!  

Kissing Giraffes

Evening readers! As you'll know, I'm a sucker for a cute animal print! And what could be cuter than giraffes kissing!

This is a lovely little skirt from Topshop, £38.

If I could wear white without throwing food all over myself then I would be snapping this up. However, I'm going to wait and see if they bring it out in another colour, I would be devastated if I ruined the giraffes by spilling baked beans/chocolate/diet coke down them! (I'm very clumsy!) 

Ted Baker S/S '13 Competition Entry

Afternoon all! I'm having a little break from essay writing to enter the Ted Baker S/S '13 Competition.

You can win £75 in vouchers, lovely! Find out more here.

With all the lovely sunshine around, I just knew I had to include sunglasses in the combination. I love these Sandeep Wayfarer Sunglasses, so classic! I then headed to the dress section and fell deeply, madly in love with this swan print dress! How gorgeous is the detailing on it?!  This would be the perfect summer dress to wear the office with some chic sandals or wedges. And then came the bag! I love this mock croc handbag and it fits with the "Summer Work Outfit" style. Big enough to carry everything I need and the lining has bulldogs on it! Super cute!

(All items and background pattern by Ted Baker)

Quick Wishlist

Today I'm just doing a quick wishlist in-between handing in uni work and doing MORE uni work!

Love this cute horse print dress from Topshop, £40. It's a slip dress so I'm not sure if it would suit me or not, but maybe if I add a thin waist belt?

These rings from New Look are so sweet, a set of 4 for £4.99, sounds good to me! 

With the gorgeous weather outside my lips need a new kind of treatment. NARS Pure Sheer SPF Lip Treatment in Greta looks like the perfect nude colour while protecting your lips from those rays. £18.50 available from ASOS. 

Best Of...Pandora Rings

If you read my blog a lot you might already know that I'm not a huge Pandora fan. I don't really like the round charm bracelets (I'm more of a Links of London girl).

However, I DO love their stacking rings! I used to wear a ton of rings, until I became a waitress and was forced out of the habit.

But I still love them! Here are my current favourites from Pandora:

April Outfit Wishlist

Totally in love with the paisley shift dress from Urban Outfitters!

Life Update

It's nearly the end of another term at uni (scary!), so I'm running out of my loan. My lovely housemate and I finally found a flat for next year, which is amazing! So excited, but it does mean that the rest of my loan is assigned to the deposit.

Of course, whenever I don't have any money I totally crave a shopping spree (is that just me?). So I thought I'd do a wishlist to help satisfy my craving. Window shopping is almost as good, right?

Free People, Moonshine and Silver

I saw the little beauty on the right on someone's blog earlier today. I can't get it outta my mind! 

My mum has a charm bracelet that my Grandpa bought her when she was younger and my favourite charm on it is a moon one. I think that's why I have a soft spot for moon jewellery. 

When I saw this hanging round someones neck on their outfit post, I knew I had to find out where it was from! 

I'd never been on Free People's website before and already love it! They seem to have a variety of price points, so you can find a save and splurge item that look quite similar. Perfect for a girl on a budget! 

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The Best Of...Next

Love the Next adverts at the moment, so I thought I'd do a best of Next post!

 Their pink heart dress is my favourite! 

Perfect for a spring evening out or even to wear to a summer wedding. 

£65 from Next.

April Beauty Wishlist

Thought I'd do a quick beauty wishlist while waiting for the boyf to get ready to go for lunch!

I'm majorly needing some new makeup. With my skin so dry at the moment, I'm not really wearing much foundation and it dries it out even more! I've heard good things about BareMinerals foundation, it's meant to be protecting and nurturing. With the summer (hopefully) arriving soon, it will definitely be a good idea to invest in a foundation with some added SPF!

I also want to try a cream blusher as I think they might look a bit more natural and be easier to blend. Especially with me not wearing a lot of foundation at the moment, a cream one might blend better and not sit on the skin as much as a powder.

What's on your April Beauty Wishlist?

Background image from Rimmel, all product images courtesy of the brands websites. 

Best Of...River Island

It was me and my boyfriend's two year anniversary this weekend, so we went to Cambridge for a couple of days. We had a really lovely time, despite the bitterly cold weather (I thought it was nearly April!).

While having a look around the shops, we came across River Island Boutique. I'd never seen one before, but I was really impressed. It was designed in a slightly more upmarket way to normal River Island stores, and they had some stock that I hadn't seen before too.

I thought I'd do a little Best Of...selection for you readers. Something without all the Rihanna stuff that they are promoting at the moment! So, here's my Best Of...River Island:

China Doll Boutique Competition

I'm totally crushing on China Doll Boutique's clothes at the moment, so I thought I'd enter their competition.

Here's my entry:

Dress, £32, China Doll Boutique

Clutch, £35, Accessorize

Blazer, £29.99, New Look

Necklace, £16.50, Topshop

Watch, £20, Asos

Heels, £59, Miss Selfridge

= £192.49

Check out China Doll Boutique, here. 

Monday Blues Wishlist

It's cold, it's snowing and I'm turning into an essay writing ice cube! 

This calls for a wishlist to brighten my day!