Hola my fashion savvies! Kate here with my January Favourites.

Cosmetics

Eco Tools brushes

So what we have first are brushes from Eco Tools. I love these brushes because they're so so SO soft! They're also good for the environment, which is a bonus too!

Maybellines Great Lash Mascara

Next we have Maybellines Great Lash mascara in "Blackest Black". The wand on this mascara is quite small, so I wasn't expecting much, but WOW! If you only want a tiny bit of mascara, you give it one coat, but as a lash building mascara, it's excellent! 

Benefits Dandelion Blusher

I have a bit of a benefit obsession...

But this blusher is so good! It has a pretty shimmer to it and is a really natural colour.

!**PRODUCT OF THE MONTH**!

Benefits Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow Foundation

Super long name! Phew! Anyway, this is also buildable. I love this foundation. It's not too heavy but gives really good coverage. Definitely my favourite product of the month.

YouTubers
So this month I've been on YouTube QUITE alot. So I thought I'd post some YouTubers worths watching! 

1. Gaby from dontneedmakeup
She has a few videos up, and they're really good! You really should check her out on YouTube. She also has her blog, which is  great too!

2. Bethany Mota (macbarbie07)
I love her videos! She does really great tutorials, monthly favourites and has a vlog channel too.

3. Meredith Foster (StilaBabe09)
Just Mere being Mere! She's is just so so so funny! I love her videos!

4. Chelsea Crockett (BeautyLiciousInsider)
She does really good tutorials and vlogs.

5. Kristee (StrawberryElectric48)
She does great hauls, OOTW, tags and LOADS more. So check her out!

So those are my January favourites. Comment below if you have a post on Monthly Favourites, I love reading them!

Kate x

NOTD, sick days & tea

Hola! So today I am feeling miserable. I suffered from a migraine yesterday and my head is still sore! But anyway!
NOTD!
I painted my nails on Sunday in this beautiful aqua-bluish-green colour. This is from H&M. I love the nail colours from H&M! I find they can be really durable and come in so many funky colours.
SICK!
So, no-one likes being sick. I just hate being off school, away from my friends, etc. So, to make myself feel better, I made myself a cup of tea, ate some jelly and watched telly. What do you guys do when your sick and off school? Comment below!

TEA!
I don't know about you guys, but whenever I feel unwell the first thing I like to do is make a cup of tea! I am a tea junkie anyway, but when I feel unwell or have a headache, it's my go to drink!

So this filled up some of my time! Hope you guys are all well!

Kate x

What's in my make-up bag?

Hola! I don't think I've done a post like this in a while, if ever. So here are the main things in my make-up bag!

So my make-up bag is from Benefit. The lovely worker who did my make-up at Benefit in Debenhams gave me this as well as some free samples from their skincare range.

First we have the foundations. I have a lighter duty one for days with friends at home, and a heavier duty one for going to school, going out or if *dreaded* I break out and need some extra coverage.

Next we have the mascaras. I have Maybelline Great Lash mascara which is great and super buildable. I also have my staple, Benefits "They're Real!" mascara. I love this mascara. It really lengthens my lashes and the wand is really great.

Next we have my concealer which is Rimmels Hide The Blemish concealer. This gives me pretty good coverage and isn't too heavy.

This is a lovely lipstick. It's from the Natural Collection in the shade "Sweet Pea". It's a really light colour and is casual. 

My favourite lipstick! It's from the Body Shop. It's a beautiful red colour that's really mosituriseing too! I am in love with this colour.

I am in L♥VE with this blusher from Benefit! It's really natural, and has pretty shimmer pigments. I wear this to school because it gives me a really natural pink flush.

Ok, so the last thing I forgot to take a picture of. It's Benefits PORE-fessional primer. It really does make my make-up stay on. I wouldn't wear it everyday because I find it sometimes makes my skin a bit oily and shiny.

So those are the main things in my make-up bag! Hope you enjoyed this post.

Kate x

Cozy

Good Morning, Loves!  I had a long weekend because of the holiday and spent it with family and friends.  What did you do with your long weekend?

Vest: Gift Similar Similar Similar

Shirt: Forever 21 Similar

Jeans: Ann Taylor LOFT Here

Boots: Rack Room Shoes Similar

Earrings: Express Here

Bracelet: Dillards Similar

Watch: Caravelle Similar

Perfume & Eau de Toilette Tag!

Hola my fashion savvies! So this weeks blogpost is my perfume & eau du toilette tag! I do love perfumes and things like that, but they can be quite pricey too! And also, once I find a fragrence I like, I more than likely stick with it for a while. So here are the questions! 

1. Show us a pic of your perfume/eau du toilette collection and/or describe what you have!

So the first one is "Daisy" by Marc Jacobs. It's such a mild fragrence and it really is lovely.

The next one is "Garden of Good and Eva" by Benefit. This one is by far my favourite! It has a florally smell to it and it isn't over powering at all.

The next is "So...? SuperStar" I really like this eau du toilette. I got it as a Christmas present about a year ago, and I have used so much of it already! 

And the last one is a tester of Vera Wang's "Lovestruck Floral Rush". It's quite a strong perfume, and smells really floral ( well, duh! "Floral Rush"?!) I have to be in the mood to wear this.

2. What is your favourie out of this collection?
My favourite would have to be "Garden of Good and Eva" by Benefit. I wear almost it every day because it smells so good and isn't over powering at all!

3. How often do you wear perfume/eau de toilette?
Any time I leave the house! It's the one of the things I do out of habit. If I smell fabulous, I feel fabulous!

4. Do you wear perfume/eau de toilette to school?
Yuup! I do. I feel sort of empty if I don't.

5. Do you have a particular S/S perfume/eau de toilette?
No, actually. I wear what I feel in the mood for.

6. What is your perfume/eau de toilette wishlist?
Well I'm really loving Dior's "Miss Dior". That would be at the top of my wishlist. I like "Pink Friday" by Nicki Minaj, it smells good too. And I haven't smelt "Wonderstruck by Taylor Swift yet so I really want to try it! (comment below if you have that one & if I should try it)

So that is the tag! Comment below with a link if you tried it or if you're going to try it.
Now!

I TAG!

Maeve's Fashion

Grace at DaintySprinkles

Gaby at DontNeedMakeupToCoverUp

 Niamh at FloralFriendship

Jane at Dorky, Fizzy & Quirky Stuff

YOU!

Thanks guys! ;)

Kate x

Country Living

Hello loves!  I love living in the country and enjoy being outside as much as possible!  I love walking, sun bathing, exploring, playing sports, anything outside.  I love the way the sun makes me feel and I also love to just take in God's creation.  What do you enjoy doing outside?

Dress:  Forever 21 Similar Similar

Boots: Target Here

Necklace: Forever 21 Similar Similar

Bracelets: Wooden one was handmade by a vendor in Key West, gold ones are older from Charlotte Russe and Dillards 

Sherbet

Good afternoon loves! I hope your week has been great so far! Mine is going by quickly! Here I am at work...thank you Crystal Sadler for taking these for me!

Dress: Gianni Bini from Dillard's Here

Necklace: Old

Bracelet: Old Similar 

Shoes: Rack Room Shoes Older Similar Similar

These pics look brighter on my phone...oh well!

Girly Birthday Present Ideas

Hola fashion savvies! So it's my friends birthday tomorrow (happy birthday!) so Mam gave me €25 and I went to Superdrug.

I find that Superdrug is cheaper than Boots. They always have great deals and at my local they always have these "bargain baskets". So naturally, I went to Superdrug. I did a similar present for my other friend, and I thought I'd do the same for my this friend.

So the first thing i picked up was a pink wash bag which was €2.55. It's a great size and will be handy for future use. I then saw these cute little shower gels, the star ones which were on sale for 65c and the owl one which was 45c. I then saw the travel size shampoos and shower gell and there was this little bottle of strawberry and raspberry shower gel by Superdrug. It smells super good and only costed 95c!

I wanted to get her nail polish, and there was a deal where if you bought two, you got 80c off, so how could I not?! I waned a new nail polish, so I got one for her and kept one for me.

They had a 3 pack of Flava Crazy Chapsticks. I opened the packet and ave her one, kept one for me and gave one o one of my other friends. The 3 pack was €2.55was good value for money. The one I kept is called "Apple Burst" and smells super good!

There is an MUA twirly stand and I got a blusher quad for €3.75. The colours look pretty good too and MUA's stuff is good quality.

Then I got a Miss Sporty Million Lashes mascara too. It was on offer for just €3.05. I just love Miss Sporty's mascaras, especially they're water proof ones. This was the first brand I bought mascara from.

I also got her Maynards Sour Patch Kids (i mean, who doesn't like them?) because I'm going to give her the present on the bus tomorrow and I know how nice it is to have sweets on your birthday. And they're only 65c.

I also got her a 3 pack of Extra chewing gum because my friends and I have this obsession with GUM!! Like I would nearly go through a packet in one day because of everyone asking for some and myself too! :P and they're only €1.25, which is good considering a packet could cost 60c alone.

I then threw them (carefully) in the wash bag, stuck a old Christmas bow on it and put it in this pretty shiny indigo gift bag. I also put some pink tissue paper on top of the preset in the bag because I didn't wrap it and I wanted to jazz it up a bit.

In total, this gift came to €22.35. Obviously, you don't have to spend that much. I spent €15 on my other friend, but I didn't get her any sweets and I got her another thing along with it.

So this is just an idea for what to get your friends for your birthday. Sadly, I can't use this for many of my friends because only two or three of my friends are actually into beauty or wear any makeup at all. (I'll convert them some day) I just think this is a handy and lovely idea for a present. I would definitely be really happy to receive this sort of gift.

Have a good week guys! Don't let the Monday blues get you down - sing a song - and stay savvy!

Kate xx

Glitter and Chevron

I am enjoying the warm weather this weekend...I only wish it would stay!  Not likely, but I'll take what I can get.  Hope you are enjoying your weekend as much as I am!

The neat thing about this skirt is it's actually a dress!  One day my husband was doing laundry and accidently dried two of my maxi dresses!  I am tall, so maxi dresses are hard to come by as it is, and once these dresses were dried, they were too short.  I even tried stretching them back out, but it didn't work.  One night while I was doing stuff around my house, I had an epiphany and thought that maybe I could try these dresses as skirts.  I pulled the top down to my waist and I loved it!  This is the result!  What do you think about this dress-to-skirt transformation?

Dress/Skirt: Random Similar Similar

Tank: Express Similar

Necklace: Forever 21 SImilar Similar

Bracelets: Target Here Dillards Similar Similar

Sandals: Rack Room Shoes Similar

Earrings: Express Here

Clutch: Etsy Here

Watch: Michael Kors Similar

Pop of Color

Good morning loves! I hope your new year has been amazing so far! We are warming up here in the south this weekend and I couldn't be more excited! Before I post some warmer looks from the upcoming weekend, here is one from a shopping trip before Christmas.

Shirtdress: Forever 21 Similar Similar

Leggings: Forever 21 Similar

Shoes: American Eagle Similar

Scarf: Charlotte Russe Similar

Shades: Banana Republic Similar

Bag: Lauren Ralph Lauren Here

Haul!

So with a voucher I got for Christmas from my auntie for Pennys.

These thick tights with white spots on them will go great with shorts or a plain dress.

This jumper was about 13 euro ( i think ) it's so warm and i just love how it's ombre.

These are a pair of denim shorts which I have been wanting for ages. 17 euros!

I forgot to include these in the first photo, but this is just a cranberry/berry coloured bag for 5 euro. (featured in the 'whats in my bag' post) It can actually fit far more than it looks.

Hope you liked this post.

Kate x