What I got for my 17th Birthday

 

It was me (Hayley) and Kirsty's birthday on Friday! So here are a few presents I received.

Firstly, Our main present was driving lessons! We both had one on our birthday and let me just say I really really really enjoyed it, despite being a bit nervous. I absolutely LOVE steering!

Another present which isn't in the pics above is..... LITTLE MIX CONCERT TICKETS! Caitlin from EatSleep&Fashion surprised us with this! Thank you very much Caitlin! We all have been wanting to see them live for a few years now! Oh an she also made us Ferrero Rocher cupcakes which are DELICOUS!!!!!

From Kirsty I received a Kate Spade 'Tickle the Ivories' band! I am thinking about doing a post about this later on, so keep your eyes out for that post! I did not expect this at all and can I just say the box it comes in is gorgeous!

From my older sister Zoe, I got a fashion book from Topshop! It has snippets of designers which is great because I get to learn about designers I may not know about!

I also got a tiny smash box eye shadow, duo palette which contains a matte pinky/light brown colour and a glittery pinky colour...soz not that great at describing colours. I also got the soap and glory kohl eyeliners which are amazingly pigmented! Finally, I got the soap and glory XXL Pillow plump lipgloss. This is supposed to make your lips look bigger! I love the colour of this lipgloss!

All in all I am going to do more posts about these products individually so keep your eyes out for a makeup look, accessories post and maybe a book review?!

Hayley

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The Body Shop

 

Firstly we are sorry for being gone about a month, college assignments and work had taken over. But hopefully now we will be sticking to our schedule to post again every Wednesday and Saturday.

So its exactly a month to Christmas and its 2 days to our birthday wooooooop!!!! Anyway todays post is going to be a review of 5 products I was given from The Body Shop to wear at work. As you have probably worked out now I work at The Body Shop, I am only a Christmas Temp but fingers crossed I get kept on. It's so much fun everyone is so nice and The Body Shop truly treat there staff very kindly, hence why I got given 5 free products.

Starting of with their new foundation-Fresh Nude Foundation. This foundation  is made up with great properties including rose water which makes it smell lovely and creates a gorgeous glow to the skin. I find this foundation lovely when you want your skin to look healthy and fresh. To apply this foundation I use my fingers, it works really well and its nice and quick. I don't actually wear this foundation to work because It means I would have to powder during my shifts. But I love it for those days when you don't really fancy wearing much makeup but want something to make you look alive. The coverage is medium you can build it up however I just use concealer on the areas I want more coverage.

Next I chose a shimmer waves in the number 02. So a shimmer waves is a shimmery blush/highlight. I LOVE this product so much. On top of the fresh nude foundation you just look so fresh faced. Its beautiful! I use the 2 light shades as a highlight, catching it in the light it looks even prettier. You cannot go wrong with this palette especially as it works just as good as eye shadows.

Moving onto eyes I picked up one of the shimmer cubes. These are amazing so pretty and work wet or dry. Either way they both look just as lovely. I love this palette because you can create either a natural eye or build it up to be smoky. I love wearing it as a smoky eye that's why I also picked up the duo eye definer in the brown colour. I apply this to my waterlines and blend out with a small brush. I have been enjoying this recently because it reminds me of Cheryl Fernandez makeup. And who doesn't want to try and look like Cheryl.

Lastly I was recommended one of the colour crush lipsticks in the shade 240. This colour is gorgeous its a winter purple- best way I can describe it. Its not matte but I would say it is a satin finish. These lipsticks do last a long time however talking to customers 24/7  on a shift does make it come of so I wear a lip liner on underneath.  

That's everything for todays post- I hope I have made you all want to visit a Body Shop store now. These products would make good stocking fillers!

Kirsty

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Black dress| OOTD

This bodycon black dress is perfect for an everyday wear. I paired it with heeled boots and a checked (Rupert the bear print) scarf. You could also make this even more casual by replacing the boots with these or if you prefer trainers then these.

Dress- Topshop

Scarf-Topshop

Boots-Topshop

Hayley

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Halloween Cupcakes

 

 

Ingredients:

 

Betty Crocker chocolate fudge cake mix

230ml water

8 tbsp vegetable oil

3 eggs

Meringue ghosts:

4 egg whites

115g caster sugar

115g icing sugar

Buttercream:

Cocoa powder

100g icing sugar

50g butter

Oreo biscuits

 

Firstly, we had to make the meringue as it takes the longest to prepare and bake. Beth (our friend) came round for the day so we decided to make ghost cupcakes, which is a great thing to do when the weather isn't great.

I got inspiration for this bake from pinterest which then took me to this blog.

The cupcakes came out better than expected and we all love the meringue ghosts!

The Twins

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Brighton| Travel Tuesdays

The Twins

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Fall Essentials with Salt City Optics

 Coat-Next

Jumper-Topshop

Skirt-Topshop

Loafers-Next

 Coat-Next

Jumper-H&M

Skirt-ASOS

Scarf-Topshop

Boots-New look

In the early September we got contacted by an online prescription sunglasses and eyeglasses retailer, called Salt City Optics. They want to know what our fall essentials are so we thought we would do a post on our fall necessities!

 

1.) Sunglasses/glasses- there is nothing worse than being in a car with the bright sun in your eyes so sunglasses are an essential, to protect your eyes and for those unexpected. sunny days in the fall time!

2.) Coat- It gets really cold in Britain so a coat is a must have for fall!

3.) An adventurous streak is also a must have for Autumn because you will be soo bored in your house all day everyday. Adventure is needed because you can experience new things without being affected from the weather. Our example is going to Brighton!

4.) Dark lipsticks are a necessity because it just links with the season and is the best opportunity to wear it!

5.)A thick scarf is a life saver in the colder months, they double up as a blanket and scarf.

 

The Twins

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P.s. Thankyou Eat Sleep and Fashion for featuring in our post!

Autumnal Lips

  

Autumn is here which means time to bring out the dark lipsticks. Mac by far are my favourite for lipsticks because of the colour range they provide, is insane. The one pictured above is 'Dubonnet'  Another favourite for both of us is our Rimmel '107' Kate Moss shade, beautiful colour which is very popular. The Rimmel lipsticks are amazing for the price, they last a long time and are really pigmented. Milani 'Black cherry' reminds me of a Mac lipstick because the formulas are very similar to the amplified formulas from Mac. Liquid Lipsticks are another fave of mine, I find they do last a little bit longer then original lipsticks. I love my one from Stilla called 'Dolce' and underneath that I wear my 'Sore' lip liner from Mac. These two together remind me of a 90's lip which is not as intense as the other colours I love to wear in Autumn/Winter.

Kirsty

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