Whats in my Bag

A new video guys check it out on this link or watch it above. I decided it was about time I did a whats in my bag video as I love watching them. If you haven't subscribed yet be sure to and you'll be updated every time I upload.

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Youtube posts

I've been neglecting my blog a little at the moment as I've mentioned before I work full time and it can be difficult to balance my time. But I have been uploading alot more regularly on my Youtube channel. This is my latest video please check it out and I hope you enjoy it. You can check out the rest of my videos on my channel here.

Emer X

Relaunching my Blog & Youtube

To relaunch my channel and my blog I have a load of content for you guys it's a really great mixture of fashion make up lifestyle and food.

I've posted this video first of all as this has been one of my go to looks at the moment. It only uses a few eye shadows and creates a look with alot of depth. 

I love to create grungy smoked out looks as it fits more with my personal style but if this isn't really your thing you could always blend and shape this look your eye shape.

Click on the picture below and be sure to subscribe for more videos coming twice a week.

Emer X

Products used 

Max factor creme eyeshadow in copper

Kat von d shade and light eyeshadow pallete

Diego del palma chubby pencil in chocolate 

Revlon mascara

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Juice Video

I've been a little obsessed with making smoothies and juices recently so I thought why not show you guys my two favourite recipes. I find these are a great way to get loads of fruit and veg into my diet and I really love them for breakfast.

I wanted to post more on my YouTube so I've made this video below including those two recipes.

Here's a link to my channel or check out the video below 

Enjoy guys check out my channel and please subscribe

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Perfect Lashes & Wing

 

If you've been following my make up looks you'd see that with every look I do I always finish with a wing and as I have pretty decent natural lashes I add little mascara. I really feel like I've now found the perfect products to achieve those finishing touches

Firstly you want an eyeliner to suit every purpose so no matter what style of wing you want you can achieve it. The Supercat eyeliner is completely worth sending the extra few pounds. With this there is a perfect pointed nib with the boldest black which are the two key points you need to achieve the perfect winged eyeliner. With the Supercat liner you are able to achieve the most perfect. Next you want the perfect mascara to give the perfect look. My favourite at the moment is the Tarte Lights Camera Action Mascara as it gives a huge amount of volume and lift which is really the best finish with a nice thick wing as you can see from the photograph below.

As you can see this combination is absolutely perfect as a day to day look and also as a night time look with a bold lip. So whats your favorite products to create this sorta look let me know in the comments because I'm always wanting to try new products.

Emer X 

Morgan Taylor Nail Polish ¦ If Looks Could Thrill

At the moment I'm really into my dark purples, red and blues for my nails, there's just something about this time of yer and jewel tones that just seem to go together in my head. So while I was at work one day this shade just kept catching my eye and I really couldn't help myself but to purchase this beauty.   

Definitly the most perfect jewel purple colour this is so complementary to my outfit, especially for the up coming party season. The purple has a gorgeous purple and gold shimmer all over but it is very subtle and only really shows up in the light. 

Morgan Taylor re  more high end nil brand that was originally aimed at salons and professionals but they have since branched out to the general public and have given us  chance to use the beautiful colours and fantastic staying power.

If you see this brand in a store be sure to check them out s the range of colours are perfectly on trend and everything from the packaging to the finish of the nails feels very luxurious.

Emer X

Top Make Up Revolution Products

Its a well known fact on this blog that I really love Make Up Revolution products, the value for money is really quite ridiculous and so I can't help but pick up pretty much everything they bring out. I've never been disappointed by anything I've picked up so far and I can't see that changing any time soon. Make Up Revolution pick up on the beauty trends of the season and what products the higher end brands are releasing and they create fantastic dupes for those products.

This is the newest addition to my collection its their newest eye shadow palette release and its gorgeous it has loads of perfect on trend autumnal colours and some great neutrals. They are extremely highly pigmented considering the  budget price tag at only 6.99 also the brush is pretty good too that you get inside the palette. I did  full review of this palette last week check it out here.

 I cannot rave bout this contour kit enough, I'd say its  dupe for the sleek contour kits as it has  contour  highlight and a  bronzer. I wanted a contour that would be more cool toned and ashy as I hate seeing people with bright orange contour. This is the perfect shade for me and its so buildable. As you can see I'm starting to hit pan its just that good of a shade I can wear it for my mood aswell. Most of the time I like a quite intense contour but on those days when I don't want to wear much make  up just a flutter of this on my cheekbones makes a hell of a difference. I also enjoy the bronzer and highlight in this palette but I find the bronzer  little too orange and the highlighter is a little too subtle for my taste, although I do wear it with a more no make up make up look.

 I'm sure you've seen everyone talk bout these highlighters but they are fantastic. The two shades I have are peach lights and pink lights. I have these two because I have a few different golden champagne highlighters but not many other shades so I went for these. The formula is so highly pigmented and they compliment my look. I tend to sway more towards peach lights at the moment as I'm wearing more rusty colours on my eyes. Although I love pink lights just as much with my cooler toned make up.

Finally the best out of the lot as far as I'm concerned, this product has saved my make up budget. I really got into the Soap and Glory brow Archery but at £10 a go and them only lasting me 2-3 weeks I needed to find a cheaper alternative.Well this is just that its the same if not better because of the price of only £3.50 its crazy. The felt tip and the crayon are just as precise and just as pigmented I'm now actually on my second one and by the looks of this picture I think i need  new one soon too.

 Seriously guys if you haven't tried out this brand before make sure you do you won't be disappointed. Have you got any suggestions for me for what you've tried out if so let me know in he comments, next on my list is definitely the primer.

Emer X

Yes to Tomatoes Daily Balancing Moisturiser

At the age of 23 I'm really starting to want to take more care of my skin. I've always had pretty good skin the odd break out or oily spots but that's about it really. Recently I've suffered a little with open pores and an oily t zone which has been affecting the way my make up sits and it's longevity. Now no girl can have her make up sliding off after a couple of hours so I took to the Internet to try and resolve this.

  I've heard about the brand Yes To here and there for a while now and I thought why not give it a try. I was attracted to this brand more than any other as they don't use harsh chemicals and 95% of the ingredients are natural, personally I'd like to leave of using chemicals for a few more years so that's why it stood out to me. I've been using the Yes to Tomatoes products as they're for combination skin and I think for my normal to oily skin it definitely does the job. I decided to just pick up the one product to start with and that is the day cream as I thought it should help out with the balancing of the oils in my skin over the day. That is exactly what I've found and I really can't believe how much better my skin looks and my problem t zone is pretty much barely there anymore which for me was the most important thing. As a side note aswell the smell, it's gorgeous it smells like fresh sweet tomatoes in a greenhouse but a little more dialed down obviously, it's such a gorgeous scent to really perk you up in the morning.  I'm really impressed by this brand and I definitely want to pick up some more of there products, probably a face mask and night cream next, I might aswell jump on the skincare wagon.

Emer x

Forever 21 does Star Wars

Unless you've been living on the moon for past year or so you would know that the next Star Wars film has just been released and I gotta say its fantastic. Usually I'm not a fan of stores collaborating with films and bands as I feel it can sometimes appeal to the wrong people who are glory hunters or fake fan boys/girls. But when a brand collabs to make pretty awesome fashionable pieces I tend to get pretty excited, as such with this collection.

So Forever 21 have teamed up with Mr Lucas and Star Wars to bring out a collection of merchandise referencing to the past movies within the franchise. Personally I love the graphic phrased tee as it just made me giggle and it would be so wearable for everyday. I also love with the LBD as it has all different little graphic helmets cross the front then "Empire 77" across the back which is just so cool. I can really see this on one those awesome anime inspired alternative girls that have that amazing effortless cool alternative look.

There re so many awesome items out of this collection i m definitely picking  few up, but they'd also be a great christmas gift for any nerds you my know. What do you think of this collection ? More importantly what do you think of the film? Pretty great right?

Emer X

Make Up Revolution Newtrals vs Nuetrlas Palette

Looking at my eye shadow collection I seemed to be missing  few colours, mainly those gorgeous rusty copper tones that are really on trend at the moment. So I took to the internet in search of  palette to suit my needs, I found a couple but make up revolution always wins for me. This is make up revolutions latest release I tend to love any product that they release so I knew I was on to a winner. This palette has the perfect mix of warm tones and cool tones from rusts to create the perfect grunge look to gorgeous greige shades to complement a winged liner.

The palette comes in ultra sleek black and rose gold matt packaging which makes it feel alot more lux than it actually is. Inside there are 16 shades the top eight re the warm tones and the bottom eight are the cool tones. inside the palette there is a plastic sheet which has all of the eye shadows names printed on it. I find this a bit of  pain so I tend to throw it way but it is good to keep if you want to remember which colours you have used. Also included is a double ended brush which is surprisingly really good quality considering the price tag of only £6.99.

I found pretty much all of the shades were really highly pigmented and are really easy to work with when it comes to blending. For durability its pretty fantastic too as part of my general make up routine I tend to wear a primer as I feel it makes a big difference to your finished look and of course with the longevity I try and make sure sty put for  good eight hours and these eye shadows definitely do. Since I bought this palette a few weeks ago now I really haven't used anything else but that's purely because I only need these colours at the moment, there is something for every mood and occasion just the perfect collection really.

Bias - light champagne with pearly finish                            Cool - matte off white

Neutral - mauve light dusty pink with matte finish              Style - shimmery light pink

Personal - peachy pink with shimmer                                 Partial - shimmery dusty rose with foil-like finish

Vogue - coral pink with satin finish                                    Mode - bronzy gold with shimmery foil-like finish 

Trend - matte orange brown                                             Adapt - mauve light brown with matte finish  

New-Tral - deep berry pink with satin finish                      Buff - taupe brown with pearly finish

Tone - matte burgundy shade                                           Suit - deep taupe brown with satin finish

Custom - deep cool toned brown                                      Strong - matte black with burgundy micro-glitter 

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Bershka Biker Coat

Aaaah I love winter, chunky layers boots and the colour burgundy. Around this time last year I discovered the store Bershka and fell in love with there products. I've been after a biker style coat for a good while now and I've now found the perfect one. This coat is in the most gorgeous berry burgundy shade and then has faux leather details on the trims and sleeves. The jacket is  little steep in price but for me its completely worth it as its a perfect staple piece that is going to be worn extremely regularly. Also I think because of the style it can be dressed up or down and the pop of colour is really nice addition to my wardrobe as I'm usually pretty monochrome. If you've not herd of Bershka make sure you check them out you won't be sorry but your purse will.

Emer X

What was in my Birchbox for November

I really wanted to show you guys what came in my Birchbox this month as I'm pretty excited about everything which I'm happy about as in the past I've been  little disappointed. So to receive so many good products this month I feel a little blessed and I thought why not show you guys what I received this time and maybe it will inspire you to get a Birchbox too. 

Firstly lets just take a second to appreciate the beautiful mermaid packaging which is thanks to Skinny Dip London who have teamed up with Birchbox this time. Along side the gorgeous box by skinny dip you also receive  £10 off voucher inside too which is a pretty nice little perk.

But anyway on the the products the first thing I pulled out was the lord and berry translucent lip pencil which is great as I've been meaning to try one of these translucent colours for a while now as you can use it with any lipstick and it wont have an effect on the lipsticks colour.

Next product is the Ren wake wonderful night time facial which is something I'm really interested to try As I really like the sound of it. With this product you apply it all over your face after you've taken all your make up off. Then pop your usual night cream or moisturizer on top of that and the product is supposed to brighten and revitalize your skin as you sleep. Now that's something I'm really interested in so I'll let you know how this one goes.

Now I really don't need another mascara but I did receive one in my box this time by the brand So Susan. The mascara is supposed to feather out your lashes while also thickening and volumizing them at the same time, as I said I really don't need  another mascara but I'm always willing to try out different ones.

It seems like I get something from the brand beauty protector every time and I really enjoy everything I get, this time its a body lotion that has a gorgeous subtle sweet scent and feels really luxurious to apply, its also its really hydrating perfect for cold winter mornings.

Finally a real luxury product from Delrom, it's the Creme Aquacomfort which is unlike anything else I've used as I'm pretty new to the whole skincare thing. I have to say I have really enjoyed this it has so many good ingredients that sooth my skin after cleansing and toning  and make me feel refreshed. 

As an added bonus you also get a beauty treat which this month was some lovely rose petal nail wraps that are pretty cool, I'm not sure if I'd wear these as they're pink and it's a colour I just don't do but I love the look and the idea of them.

I think having a Birchbox every month it something every beauty junkie should do s you get to try out So many different brands and products and some that you've never even pick on herd off. this time especially is worth it guys so definitely head over and pick one up.

Emer X

Bershka wishlist

I discovered bershka round this time first year while I was in Berlin. I picked up the most beautiful biker style coat and one or two other pieces i have to say i really love there products. The brand don't have too many stores they seem to be in capital cities round Europe and online, hopefully they will expand more in the future but for now I like the fact that its in capital cites s i do want to work my way round Europe and of course there is always online.  

skirt ¦ stripe top ¦ jeans ¦ bell sleeve top ¦ white tee ¦ layered necklace ¦ boots ¦ necklace ¦ bag 

Removing hair colour without damage

As you guys have seen over the last year my hair has changed every couple of months. I've gone from green to blue then to purple which is where I'm at now. 

I've now decided I want to change it up again, a couple of years ago I had my first experience with bleach when I did a ombre. It was not a good first attempt and it ruined my hair, the colour though was very nice but my hair just could not recover.

So i'd like to do an ombre again but this time an almost black from the root and then ombred into silver. But anyway I really don't want to do too much bleach bathing the achieve this look and so I looked into ways that I can lighten and remove my current color. 

The method that stood out best to me is mixing crushed vitamin c tablets with head & shoulders shampoo and conditioner and applying it all over or to the area you want to be lifted. I have to say I'm pretty impressed with the hole process and especially the final result. 

So I used two of the vitamin c tablets and ground them up into a powder. I then mixed those with the usual amount of head & shoulders that I would use when I wash my hair. 

As I only wanted to remove half of the colour in my hair I took the mixture all through my ends and then took it towards my ears as I'm using that as a starting point for the ombre. 

I then tyed my hair up and poped a shower cap on and left the mixture for two hours, you do sometimes get leeking from shower cap as there is a fizzing when you combine the mixture but don't worry t'd not damaging your hair. 

Once the two hours is up I washed it off and then applied a deep moisturizing hair mask just to help along any hair that may be struggling with the process. Also if you haven't got two spare hours you can also use your hairdryer on the area you want to lighten and the heat with help speed the process along.   

As you can see from the before and after photographs you can definitely see the difference, especially at the front. For some strange reason the mix works better mostly at the front of my hair so now my ends are all a mousy brown highlighted with lilac, which is actually pretty okay. I still have the same colour as before in from the root so I guess its livable for a week or so. I definitely found the more often you do this technique the better, overall I've done this three times and I really feel like now I am ready to get started with my new colour. 

Have you guys tried this technique, did it work out okay for you? I'm loving my results what do you think?
Emer X

Kat Von D Beauty Wishlist

  

You guys might of realise by now that i'm pretty much KVD super fan, and I have been for quite a few years everything she does is so inspirational. She puts so much work and love into everything she creates. You really do see and feel that with her products. these beauties are just few of my picks that are top of my Sephora wishlist.

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 Firstly I'm obsessed with one of her latest releases which are these the metal crush eye shadows. There are eleven shades in total and they're all gorgeous but these three are top of the list. The first shade raw power in the most beautiful burgundy shade, this is by far my favourite and looks so versatile. Then the copper shade is called synergy and the purple called danzig. The formula for these eye shadows is just perfectly pigmented and has really high colour pay off.

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I'm really not one for neutral palette, I've not really been one for the naked pallets as I feel when purchasing  palette it has to be something really out there and will lend itself to lots of different looks. But this one has some gorgeous build able shades that I think would come in so handy. I already have a kvd palette and love the formula and pigmentation so with this palette being completely matt it is so versatile. I'm also really interested in the hole eye contour side of this being able to make my eyes look bigger is something I'm all bout.  

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 I've recently decided that I really do love matt foundations, I've tried out dewy finish foundations and its just not the same. I think this is probably because of the style of eye looks I'm into I think it complements those sort of looks lot better. This foundation is high coverage which is another thing that draws me to it as I really do love a full coverage foundation.

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The studded kiss lipsticks now I'm sure you've all heard alot about them, right now I only have one which is the shade lovecraft. i love everything about them the matt finish the smooth consistency and the colours are gorgeous. The colours top of my list are Piaf, Noble and Wolvesmouth, the first two are a full on matt but the third has some gorgeous flecks of glitter which just looks amazing and I really want to give that a try.

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Finally there's these beauties from kvd's collaboration with sephoras x formula nail.polishes. The colours in the collection are to match the colours in her new metal crush releases. These two are my favourites but the I love all five, if I could justify it I totally would get them all.

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So what's your favourite out of these or out of her collection?  Do you own any of these?  If so what are they like because I am soo putting a sephora order in soon.

EMER X

October Favourites

New videoooo guys up on my YouTube channel, this week its my October favourites, this is probably gonna be  regular video and in the future will include ore fashion and general items. I really hope you enjoy the video guys and please leave a comment let me know what you think.   

EMERX80S

My favourite autumn nails look

Here in the UK we are well and truly into autumn, it's definitely my favourite time of year style wise. I love the layering, wearing boots and most of all dark colours. As you guys know I like to keep my wardrobe pretty monochromatic, but this time of year I do love a pop or burgundy or khaki in there too. And as I like to keep things pretty matchy matchy I tend to go for darker nail colours aswell, specifically burgundy.

 My favourite two at the moment have to be Gosh Frosted Plum & Rimmel Black Cherries. Black cherries is the perfect burgundy colour not too purple not too red the staying power of this is fantastic it really is a great product and it's so reasonably priced at only £2.99. Then I've been wearing the frosted plum shade on my third finger and my thumb because I love that highlighted look and it adds something a little different. This ones a little more at £3.99 but its a really different shade definitely something a little different.

What's your favourite colour for autumn? Gotta love some vampy nails

Emer X

Another make up video ¦ grunge copper eye

I know it seems like its all I'm posting at the moment, but I've really been making the effort to learn more about editing. I think I'm starting to get there with this grunge copper eye look. Let me know what you think?

Emer x

New Video ¦ Primark Autumn Haul

Hey guys I just wanted to let you know I've got another new video, a good old Primark haul... gotta love em. 

I'm posting more and more on my youtube now so please go ahead and subscribe.

Emer X

Grunge Smoky Eye Look

I'm really starting to understand how to edit videos and how to make a more eye catching style. So here's a new grunge smokey eye look I've just added to my YouTube channel. This is quite a day to day look for me I really love the dark plum against the grey, it's a pretty cool look.

Hope you enjoy the style it's edited if you have any advice please let me know 

Emer X