Quick Monday Tag

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Hello my lovelies!

Hope you're having a fab day! I thought I'd do a quick tag from Karen's Beauty Blog to get me back into the swing of blogging again. I can't produce any exciting posts at the moment as I am desperately seeking my camera charger. I hope I didn't leave it in my hotel in Italy :/

1. Mood:
Happy/busy.

2. Do you read or study with the TV or music playing in the background?
Yes I don't like complete silence.

3. Do you wear glasses?
Yes! I am very shortsighted and although I mainly wear contacts I occasionally sport some funky turquoise and lime green DandGs!

4. Outfit:
Comfy tracksuit.

5. Cold weather — love it or hate it?
I think I was born into the wrong climate.

6. Eyes/Lips/Cheeks:
Body Shop number 16/ MAC Syrup lustre/ Clinque almost bronzer 01 light/medium and Prestige Skin Loving Minerals Baked Mineral Blush 03 Peach.

7. What was the last nice thing to happen to you?
A big cuddle from my fiancee.

8. Something you’d like to remind yourself of today:
“Ask, and you will receive; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.” (Matt. 7: 7)

9. Guys who carry man purses — yes or no?
Definitely yes! There is nothing more annoying than, "Can you carry my keys, wallet etc etc?". Plus, I think man bags are hot!

10. Weekly goals: Do my reading for my marketing course and go to the gym or go running three times.

Please feel free to do this tag!

Lottie x x x

Brilliant Botanics and The Power of Social Media!

I love discovering a new product at a decent price which hasn't been adorned with OOT advertising or PR. This is the type of product that is discovered by a blogger or YouTuber and quickly becomes a "must have". For example, Lollipop26's discovery of GOSH's "Darling" lipstick - who knew? Probably not even GOSH!

I think I first caught wind of Botanics Soothing Eye Make Up Remover from Hele Says's blog and it's slowly trickled through my Blogger dashboard ever since.

I'm not onto my second bottle of this stuff and would definitely recommend trying it to everyone.

It's cheap (I think £2.91 from memory and often on a 3 for 2 deal), does the job swiftly and easily and is gentle enough for the most sensitive eyes. It doesn't leave a dry feeling on the skin around the eyes and neither is it too greasy. An added bonus is that is smells nice and is very economical to use. In short, it ticks all the boxes at a sensible price; what more can you ask for?

To that end, I've decided to test out a couple more Botanics products: Organic Rosewater Toner, Skin Brightening Cleanser and Cleansing Mousse and shall keep you informed on my thoughts on these products.



Has anyone else tried the above products? What did they think?

I'd love to hear what your best online discovery found through Blogger or YT
has been!

Lottie x x x

Some things on your "to do" list will always be more fun!

Hey everyone,

Hope you've all had a great week!

I'm getting ready for one more week of work before setting off on our holiday! Those who follow me on Twitter will know that my "to do" list is growing seemingly larger; however, let's be honest, some things will always be more pleasant than others.

For example, deciding what nail varnish to wear on holiday! I'm thinking of something in the raspberry/coral/pink hue spectrum which can be easily topped up and will go with a variety of outfits.

The options I have are (L-R):



Collection 2000 35 "Dynasty"

Barry M 305 "Pink Flamingo"

Barry M 279 "Bright Pink"

Collection 2000 34 "Hoola Hoop"

Revlon 093 "Tropical Temptation"

Max Factor 215 "Pearl Maron"

No7 (Unknown)

Claire's (Unknown)

NYC 226B "Madison Avenue"

Advice please ladies! Decisions, decisions!

Lottie x x x

Poem of the day - The Road Not Travelled by Robert Frost

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Hi all,

Hope you're all having a good bank holiday. This was recommended to me by someone relating to life's big decisions...enjoy!

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that, the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
two roads diverged in a wood, and I --
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Copyright © 1962, 1967, 1970

Tip of the day - Eyeliners

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Hello ladies of the blog!

I hope you're all having a stunning day!

Tip of the day today is, to make cheap eyeliners more blendable, just blast them with a hairdryer for a few seconds before use.

Hope this helps some of you!

Have a great evening!

Lottie x x x

Face of last weekend...

Hi guys,

Hope you've had a great day!

I thought I post some pictures of a recently green look I did last weekend for an afternoon shopping with Mummy :)

I enjoy being a bit more dramatic and colourful with eye make up at the weekend.






Products used were:

Face:

GOSH Velvet Touch Foundation Primer

Barbara Daly Make-up Moisture Foundation in "Ivory" applied with MAC 187 brush

MAC Select Cover Up in NC20

Prestige Skin Loving Minerals Sunbaked Mineral Bronzing Powder in "Pure Shimmer" applied with MAC 168 brush as highlight

Prestige Skin Loving Minerals Fresh Glow Baked Mineral Blush in "Peach" applied with MAC 168

Finished with MAC Fix+ Rose customised with "Vanilla" pigment a la Bubblegarm :)

Eyes:

Clarins Shimmer Eyeliner in "03 Turquoise" and The Body Shop Eye Definer Shade "11 Vibrant Emerald" (a freebie with this month's InStyle magazine) used as bases

MAC eyeshadow "Shimmermossb Veluxe Pearl" all over the lid with MAC 207 brush

Bobbi Brown eyeshadows "Eucalyptus" and "Sea Foam" used to contour with MAC 207 brush

APt Simply Mineral Rocks light green shade used in inner corner using small Sheer Cover Studio eyeshadow brush

All shadows blended with MAC 224 brush

YSL Faux Cils mascara in black

Lips: Glossy Tubes by Barry M Super shiny lip gloss No2

What do you think?

Have a lovely evening!

Lottie x x x

I'm back and am mostly thinking about holidays!

Hey guys,

Wow, it's been so long since I last did a post! My excuses aren't very exciting to say the least but now I'm in full blogging spirit again :)

Time is going amazingly quickly at the moment and I'm shocked that my holidays are only around the corner...We've managed to find a lovely hotel in a tranquil location with the added bonus of a spa - bliss!

We are visiting Sorrento in Southern Italy which I'm praying will be hotter than here. (It's August and it rained all day - fail).

Has anyone been here? Can they recommend any "must sees" or "must dos"?

Here are some Polyvore outfits inspired by the summer sun, I hope you like them!

To see all of my Polyvore creations, please visit my home page here.

Hope you're all having a great week!

Lottie x x x

Sorrento by LottieB featuring Banana Republic jewelry

Yellow and Blue by LottieB featuring Monsoon

Take me away by LottieB featuring Kenneth Jay Lane jewelry