March Favourites 2015

Welcome to this weeks blog post and I thought since it's pretty much the end of March, I would share with you guys my beauty favourites I've loved throughout the month of March. 

An overview of my favourites this month

No7 - Intense Day And Night Creams

         

                                                    Alice + Eliza - Powdered Violet Hand Cream

   

                     

For skincare, I have three favourites this month: Two No7 face creams and the Alice + Eliza Powdered Violet Hand Cream. 

I find that these three products work really well on my skin and each of them also smell amazing, which is a bonus obviously!

The two No7 face creams both have the same scent, texture and consistency and neither leave your face feeling sticky and they both also absorb really well. 

The next product is the Alice + Eliza Powdered Violet hand cream. As stated by the name, it literally smells like sweet violets (remember those sweets from the sweet shop called Parma Violets?) That is what I instantly think of when I smell this. It isn't sticky at all and it doesn't take ages to absorb into the skin, which is amazing! The hand cream leaves your hands feeling really soft and moisturised, but without the sticky residue. 

                                                    Now, onto make up!

Maybelline - Super Stay 24 Foundation
SEVENTEEN - Phwoarr Paint Concealer
Collection - Sheer Loose Powder

                           

                         Dior - Diorskin Forever Foundation

  

For base make up, I have recently discovered the Diorskin Forever Compact foundation. This foundation comes in a small compact, with a sponge applicator and it is in the shade 020. I discovered that this foundation also acts as a powder as well, because when you apply it, it does go on more like a powder than a foundation. However, I think that it makes the application a lot simpler and also, it gives you a flawless finish as it not being applied in a liquid form. 

Another alternative foundation (and also my go to foundation) is the Maybelline Super Stay 24 Foundation. I use this every day when I apply make up and I can't give it enough praise. It is a liquid foundation and it literally does what it says on the packaging: "Flawless Fresh Foundation" I use the shade 005 - Light Beige.

To go with either foundation, I use the SEVENTEEN Phwoarr Paint Concealer and I haven't gone back to any other concealer since finding this. It's a heavy duty concealer and it really is true to it's word. Now, we are all guilty of taking a couple of selfies when we feel we look good, and I find that with this concealer you can't see any of my dark under eye circles in pictures!

To finish off my base make up, I use the Collection Sheer Loose Powder in shade 1 - Barely There. I find that this loose powder is a great, inexpensive and an all-round good product. 

Collection - Work The Colour Eyebrow Kit
Rimmel London - Glam Eyes Liquid Liner

          Estee Lauder - Sumptuous Extreme Mascara      

          Benefit - Roller Lash Mascara

   

For eye brows, this month I have been loving the Collection - Eyebrow Kit and I use the middle shade, which is a light brown colour. I find that this eyebrow kit is the best one I have used so far, as I have quite prominent eyebrows, this kit definitely does not make them look even bigger than they already are! I finish off my eyebrows with the clear brow gel provided, as it locks my brows into place and they won't move all day!

For eye make up, I use Rimmel London - Glam Eyes Liquid Liner in black. This eye liner was one of the first products I picked up when thinking about this post. It dries pretty quickly and doesn't transfer onto your upper eye lid as a result. 

Mascara is a must have for me, as I love having full eyelashes. The two mascaras that I picked for my March favourites are: Estee Lauder - Sumptuous Extreme Mascara and the Benefit - Roller Lash Mascara. Both of these mascaras are equally as good as each other and I prefer to use the Roller Lash first and then the Estee Lauder one over the top. Neither of these mascaras leave you with clumpy eyelashes and they both give you full, voluminous lashes. 

                                  Estee Lauder - Modern Muse Chic

                                      Calvin Klein - Reveal

Now, we can't forget to show our perfume collection some love! My favourites from this month are: Estee Lauder - Modern Muse Chic and Calvin Klein - Reveal.

Each of these perfumes are a favourite in their own way, as Modern Muse Chic smells very floral and is definitely a spring perfume, whereas Reveal is a very musky perfume,  but it can be worn all year round, as it is very versatile. 

I know this post has been super long, but I hope you enjoy what beauty products I have been loving throughout the month of March!

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                                                                    xo

               

Night Time Skincare/What I Used During Winter 2014

First of all, I would like to apologise for this post being extremely late, it's because I am so busy with university at the moment, I find it hard to find the time to be able to actually write a blog post and also make sure that the pictures and content is actually ready to be posted! (No sloppy work here!)

Now, finally onto the topic!

My skincare changes quite regularly and I love trying out new products, finding out what works for me and what doesn't. It also changes depending on the season as well, it will be different in summer and winter. Now that spring is nearly upon us, I thought that I would share with you all what I have been using and loving on my skin during winter of 2014 and through into the new year.

Products I have used and loved!

Monday through to Saturday, I use the same products every night and then on a Sunday night I change to my Estee Lauder skincare, just to give my skin some love and a good old pamper before the working week!
I use all of these products, because they either work really well on my skin and/or I would repurchase these products again.

Monday - Saturday:

Eye make-up remover - Skin System, Young skin eye make-up remover

Face wipes - Skin System Normal/Combination skincare wipes

Face wash - Olay Essentials refreshing face wash

Toner - Olay Essentials refreshing toner

Moisturiser - No7 Protect & Perfect intense night cream

Sunday:

Eye make-up remover - Estee Lauder, gentle eye make-up remover

Face wash - Estee Lauder, perfectly clean foam cleanser/purifying mask

Serum - Estee Lauder, advanced night repair 

Eye cream - Estee Lauder, revitalizing supreme eye balm

Moisturiser - Estee Lauder, revitalizing supreme cream

                                                                           

                                                              Until next time, 

FashionandThread

xo

What's in my skincare tub?

Now, I know I've been gone a long time but I'm back and I'm ready to get back to blogging! 

I've been gone a while, because I've been so busy at University and I also had a temporary Christmas job as a sales assistant, so that took up a lot of my time. I'm now in my second semester at Art School studying Fashion and now things have settled down, I'm ready to get back to blogging sharing my favourite things with you all! 

Let's get started with my first blog post of 2015: What's in my skincare tub?

I keep all of my skincare, (and some hair products) in a white plastic tub that was only £1 from asda!

This is the left side of my skincare tub and from left to right the products are: 

No7 - Beautiful Skin, Dry Skin Rescue

Umberto Giannini - Overnight Beauty Moisture Balm (Hair care)

T-Zone - Rapid Action, Spot Zapping Gel

Nair- Hair Removal 

Garnier - Micellar Cleansing Water

Soap & Glory - Scrub + Happiness, Dry Hand Smoothing Scrub

Olay - Refreshing Face Wash 

Estee Lauder - Perfectly Clean Foam Cleanser 

This is the middle section of my skincare tub and behind the Estee Lauder face wash is the Simple - kind to skin, hydrating, light moisturiser and the Simple - kind to skin, purifying, cleansing lotion. 

Next to the Simple cleansing lotion and moisturiser are:

Olay - Refreshing Toner

Estee Lauder - Gentle Eye Makeup Remover 

Nivea - Pearly Shine Lip Balm

Estee Lauder - Revitalizing Supreme Anti-Ageing Creme 

Nivea - Regenerating Night Creme 

Alice + Eliza - Hand Cream 

Olay - Wet Cleansing Wipes (Normal Skin)

Olay - Wet Cleansing Wipes (Sensitive Skin)

Finally, this is the right side of my skincare tub and the contents of this side are:

No7 - Beautiful Skin, Cleansing Lotion

Nivea - Pearl & Beauty Deodorant

Jerome Russel - BBlonde Lightening Spray

No7 - Protect & Perfect Hand Creme 

Estee Lauder - Advanced Night Repair Serum 

Estee Lauder - Revitalizing Supreme Eye Balm 

Soap & Glory - Hand Food 

No7 - Protect & Perfect Intense Night Creme 

No7 - Protect & Perfect Intense Day Creme

Now I know that this seems like an excessive amount of skincare, but I divide it up during the week. So I use either my No7 or my Simple skincare throughout the week and also the weekend, I then only use my Estee Lauder skincare once a week which is on a sunday.

I hope you like this post and you can follow me on Instagram at: lorna.fothergill and on Twitter at: @JustCallMeLorna if you want to give me any ideas for future blog posts and things you want to see!

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Lipstick Storage and Autumn Favourites

There is one things that you do not know about me.. I am absolutely crazy about Pugs!

So it was inevitable that my lipsticks for this season would be put into a cute mug that had a picture of  a Pug on it. 

Now I bet you're wondering why I have my autumn collection of lipsticks in a broken mug. I bought this mug yesterday from Primark, it was near the till as I was going to pay for my things and it was only £1.50! Obviously I was going to buy it. Anyway, I only had it a couple of  hours before I dropped it and the handle fell off. I didn't was to throw it away as it is so cute, so I decided that I would put my lipsticks in it! Great storage right?!

Now, onto my Autumn favourites! I will try to link every lipstick that I can find, however some of them are limited edition or they have been discontinued. 

Starting from the Estee Lauder lipstick on the second image: 

Estee Lauder - Plum Couture

M.A.C/Lady Gaga Collection - 02 (Limited Edition)

Rimmel/Kate Moss Collection - 30

Passion - Light Pink

Revlon - Stormy Pink/011

Passion - Deep Red

17 - Pink Posey

Avon - Intimate

Models Own - Sheer Sparkle

Avon - Doll Pink

Passion - Light Red

P.S. Love... (Primark) - Red

Avon - Plum Fun

My favourite autumn lipsticks vary in colour, as I like to match my lipstick to either my nails, or have it match the colours that I am wearing that day. 

Naturally I have a lot of red and purple tones in my collection, as it is autumn and it's time for the darker colours to come out and to put the spring/summer colours to bed for the new season. I personally like to keep a few pink shades in collection, because some days I like to have more of a 'my lips but better' look, rather than a dark or red lip. 

I know this isn't a very long post, but I haven't had the chance to post as I have been so busy at University! But that's for another day and another blog post.

                                                               FashionandThread

                                                                            xo

Links: Unfortunately, these are the only lipsticks that I could find a link for. 

http://www.esteelauder.co.uk/product/649/13559/Product-Catalog/Makeup/Lips/Lipsticks/Pure-Color/Long-Lasting-Lipstick/index.tmpl

http://www.boots.com/en/Rimmel-Kate-Lasting-Finish-Lipstick_1230439/

B. Flawless Foundation review

Brand: B.

Product: B. Flawless Foundation

Colour: 010 Linen

Price: £5 (original price around £10)

Rate: 10/10

When I was at school, I didn't wear foundation, I wore a LOT of eyeliner! (I didn't realise how much I actually wore until I looked at some old school photos).

Anyway, I have only been wearing foundation for about a year, so I have been on the lookout for the right foundation for me. In the past year, I have tried a few foundations, such as; Collection and Rimmel. I thought that I would start with a Collection foundation, as they're very inexpensive so it didn't really matter if I didn't like it. The foundation that I used throughout autumn 2013 to summer 2014, was Rimmel London's Stay Matte liquid mousse foundation, in 010 Light Porcelain. I liked it at first, but then it started to become very "cakey" and it wasn't very good for my skin. 

I was shopping in Superdrug, when I came across a brand that I hadn't seen before. I'm not sure how long it has been sold in Superdrug, as I had never seen it before. As I was talking to one of the sales assistants, she mentioned that B. (the brand) was a part of Superdrugs own brand. She recommended the B. Flawless, 16 hour wear, complete coverage foundation as it wasn't a mousse and it wouldn't be as harsh on my face. She also recommended that I get the foundation in the colour: 010 Linen. 

This foundation was very inexpensive as it was on sale, so I got it for around £5 and after the sale it will go back up to the original price, which I think is around £10. 

I have been using the B. Flawless foundation for about a month now, and I am really enjoying it! I definitley recommend this one over the Rimmel London Stay Matte Mousse. 

This foundation gives you a bit of coverage, but not too much (you can still see my freckles when I wear this foundation), and it is long-lasting, which I exactly what I wanted in a foundation. I didn't want it to be too heavy or thick, and this foundation definitley is the perfect one for me. 

The B. flawless foundation will last a long time, as you only need one squirt of it to cover your whole face. It is long-lasting, which means you do not need to reapply it at all during the day. Once you put your finishing powder over the top of it, it stays in place, it doesn't come off and you get incredible results. As the name states, it makes your skin flawless!

I am extremely excited about this brand, as they sell different products, such as; mascara, face primer, eyeliner and cleansing water. It is really inexpensive too, which means it's good for if you're on a budget, but you want products that do what they say and actually work.

I will definitely be repurchasing this foundation again and probably a lot more of their products. I would highly recommend both this foundation and this brand to everyone! 

                  FashionandThread

                               xo

Estēe Lauder Pure Color lipstick review

Brand: Estēe Lauder

Product: Pure Color Lipstick 

Colour: Plum Couture

Price: £21

Rate: 10/10

I went to Boots today, and I somehow "stumbled" across the Estēe Lauder make up counter. Now I wouldn't normally buy anything from the more high end counters, I usually stick to the Collection and Rimmel London make up counters. Today I picked up my results from my college and found out that I had passed my Fashion Design course with a D*D*D*. (For those who don't know, a D* is the highest possible grade you can get on my course)! So, I was in the mood to treat myself for all of my hard work and effort over the last two years. 

Now I am definitely a lipstick kind of girl. I don't think I can count how many I actually have! (If I could only have one make up product for the rest of my life, it would be lipstick). So it was inevitable that I was going to buy myself a new lipstick. 

This is the Estēe Lauder Pure Color, Long Lasting Lipstick, in the colour Plum Couture, and it was £21. Now, I think that £21 is very expensive for a lipstick, but with this one you are definitely getting your money's worth!  

Can we all just take a moment of appreciation for the packaging please? The gorgeous lipstick is packaged in a very sleek, gold lid. The bottom of the packaging is clear and you can see the colour of the lipstick through it. The lid is separated from the lipstick tube by a gold band, which has the Estēe Lauder logo on it.

The actual lipstick itself is basically as the name describes. Plum Couture is the perfect name for this lipstick, as it is a gorgeous deep plum colour, with a sort of mauve, reddish undertone. (Perfect for Autumn/Winter). It isn't a matte lipstick unfortunately, but it is super moisturising and you do not need to build it up to see the colour, like you do with other lipsticks. 

I personally love this lipstick, and I think I may possibly go back for other colours in the future. I would definitely recommend this lipstick to anyone and if you haven't tried it, you should! This is undoubtably my most favourite lipstick and I've only had it a day! 

                  FashionandThread

                               xo 

Red Faux Suede Heels

First of all, I would just like to apologise for the image being at the bottom of the post rather than the top. I know it does not fit with the theme, but I'm having a bit of a problem with my phone at the moment.  

I found these amazing red, faux suede heels in a charity shop called Barnardo's. Now I know what you're thinking: "Wearing shoes that someone else has worn? No thank you!" But these heels look as if they have only been tried on and worn around the shop. 

As soon as I got them home, I cleaned them and made sure that they were good enough to be worn. So I don't have to worry about wearing them after someone else has.
I originally got these shoes for a photoshoot that I was doing with O-Ten Photography as I didn't know exactly what I was going to wear. The shoot was very editorial and so much fun!
These heels are originally from New Look and they would have cost around £25/£30. However, I got these gorgeous shoes for £6!

The heels are six inches high and as I'm only 5ft 5, these heels make me 5ft 11. As the heel is quite high, you would think that they would be quite difficult to walk in. I personally can walk in them quite well, but not only are they quite easy to walk in, they are amazingly comfortable! I didn't get any blisters or anything like that when I wore these heels which is a bonus! The colour of these heels are in between red and pink, but I think that they are more red with a pink undertone. These shoes have a patent heel, they are a platform shoe and the platform is also patent. I think that the contrast of the materials used for these heels works really well and if the whole shoe was patent, it wouldn't have the same effect. There is a decorative bow on the front of the shoes and they are made from the same faux suede as the rest of the shoe, and they are outlined with red binding. Finally, the shoes have a T Bar support strap and the fastening buckle is gold hardware.

I think that these red, faux suede heels were an amazing find especially in a charity shop.
I'm hoping to maybe use them in a night out/evening look book, as it is my 18th birthday in a few weeks and I know that I will get a lot of use out of them.

               FashionandThread
                            xo