Tour de France

Hello my lovelies, 

So the Tour de France came to Yorkshire this weekend which just happens to be where I live so I was lucky enough to watch and experience the event!

I have never seen Harrogate so busy which was were we watched it on the first day. We were about 200m from the finish line and watched it on the large screens as we couldn't get anywhere near to actually watch them. However the atmosphere was just amazing and was great to witness such a massive event in my home town :)

Some kid climbed a tree behind us to get a better view of the race, and even Percy Pig made an appearance

On the second day we went to Knarsborough to watch the race where this time I actually saw the bikes and support teams. We were stood in front of the house which had place red spots on it to look like the King of the Mountains jersey. Once again the atmosphere was incredible with everyone cheering each van which came through :)

All around the towns and villages there was bunting and yellow bikes lining the route. This knitted bunting was everywhere which I thought was so cute and made everywhere look really nice. 

I also got into the spirt with my nails painted in the jersey colours and with a English flag as you can see below and on the other hand I had a french flag.

I had such an amazing weekend and was so pleased that I was able to watch such a massive event and so proud that it happened in my local area :) 

Did any of you watch the Tour de France?

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Thank you for reading, Bye :)

xxx

Lovestruck by Vera Wang

Hello again my lovelies, 

I find it really hard to find a perfume that fits me and smells all day! I normally find with perfumes that I can smell them to start with but once I have walked out the door the smell is gone! I have tried many different brands but haven't found the one for me yet! 

When I was on holiday last year I tried Vera Wang Lovestruck and loved the smell, both my parents mentioned how lovely it smelt on me and how they could smell it hours after I had sprayed it on :) for Christmas I received this bottle and couldnt be happier, every time I wear it some mentions how lovely it smells and how it suits me :)

The packaging is so pretty and looks so nice on my dressing table, I love the flowers and how much detail is in it :) I think once its ran out I might even just keep the bottle! 

It has a lovely floral smell to it, if you haven't tried it and fancy a lovely perfume for the spring I would suggest having a look at this :) I think once I have gone through this I might get another!!

Which perfumes suit you best? Any Spring recommendations?

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Thank you for reading, Bye :)

xxx

The Great and The Gorgeous

Hello again my lovelies 

Today Boots had 70% off their Christmas lines, so as I was passing by I thought it would be rude not to check it out :) 

I had my eye on this Ted Baker set before Christmas but I couldn't bring myself to spend £40 on it so when I saw it for £12 how could I resist!! This pack just looked so good and I loved everything inside it :) the packaging was so cute and I can't wait to test it all out :)

Shimmer Eye Cream, False Eyelashes and Glue, Eye Glitter and Liquid Eyeliner Pen

Bronzing Compact, Illuminating Liquid in Pearly Pink and Golden Glow

Lipstick Crayons in two colours

Nail Varnishes in two colours

Set of 4 Cosmetic Brushes 

This all the pieces look great, really pleased I invested in it :) 

Which piece do you like the look at? Did you get anything in the 70% off sale?

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Thank you for reading, Bye :)

xxx

Jasmine and Henna Hair Treatment

Hello again my lovely's 

I am rubbish with hair care, I never know what I should be using or how to properly look after it. I have only really dyed it once but it was blond! This has dried the ends of my hair massively, even though I have dyed it back to brunette! even conditioner or hair mask I have used has never left my hair soft and shiny :/ 

The other day I was in Lush and my mum asked me to buy her a hair mask, I ask the lady in lush and she recommended this hair treatment which tames frizz and helps it from drying out! The hair it recommended for this was the perfect description of mine so I thought I would get this me us to try!

The smell of this is just amazing, its so powerful and strong of Jasmine that I just knew I wanted my hair to smell of this. I applied it to dry hair before I went into the shower, concentrating on my dry ends and leaving my roots as they didn't really did it. I left it on a bit longer then it recommends just because I really wanted it to soak into my hair! 

When I washed it out I washed with shampoo twice to make sure it was all our and conditioned like normal :) once I had dried and straighten my hair I could see a dramatic difference already. My hair has never been this shiny or smooth!! Every time I move my hair I get great whiffs of jasmine that I actually sent most of the day just smelling my hair (strange I know). 

I am so pleased I have found this treatment, it seems to have worked wonders on my hair, it seems quite expensive at £13 but I don't really know how much you pay for these normally and I am really pleased with the results :)

Any hair care recommendation I should look into to add to my small collection?

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Thank you for reading, Bye :)

xxx

November GlossyBox...in December

Hello again, long time no speak 

I'm so sorry that I haven't blogged in over a month, I found it a lot harder then I thought to blog at university and when it came to the end of term with essays and exams to think about I just couldn't sit down and think of thinks to blog about :( I am going to try my hardest and get back into more of a routine! 

As I have been at university and haven't been home since October I have just received my November GlossyBox :) this is my last one as my subscription has ran out and I'm not continuing with subscription boxes straight away as I want to use all my testers up! 

This month was a Wishlist idea and in the mini magazine you had all the things that were on peoples wishlists for winter and Christmas!

Vinchy Idealia Life Serum - These were the main product of the month. 3 small testers of the range in really sweet packaging. It sells itself as an all round skin saviour helping your skin against stress, pollution, smoke and unbalanced diet which round Christmas is the perfect thing. I'm really excited to try this out and see if I can see a difference from my normal skin care routine. Full size £29.50

Elegant Touch nail polish remover pads - Handy pack of nail polish remover, perfect for on the go and travelling. These are acetone free and moisturise the nails instead of stripping them like some nail polish removers. As I have been travelling more and going away from weekends these are perfect just to put in my bag so I change take my nail polish off if it starts to look a bit scratty. 20 pads for £2  

Yves Richer France hand cream - cocoa and orange hand cream with an ultra moisturising formula. It smells amazing and makes your hands feel lovely :) I have been keeping this by my side over the last couple of days as the weather has got colder and getting ready for Christmas I just feel like I have needed this! Full size - £1.95 (bargain)

Emite Make Up micronized eyeshadow in Dams - These is free of oil,nickel, parabens and perfume which is perfect for my sensitive and oily skin type. It creates an even and lasting result. As its a very neutral colour I think I will be getting a lot of use out of this colour as it will be so easy to wear! The eye lash curlers I received in my GlossyBox I adore so think I will like this just as much :) the prize did shock me though! Each colour £16.80

GOSH velvet touch lipstick in 148 sundown - an intense and long-lasting colour to the lips due to high concentration of colour pigments. I have never tried an orange lipstick because I have been worried it might look a bit strange on me :P but I think as I have now been given one this might make an appearance in the spring/summer :) Full size £6.49

I am very sad this is my last box because I have loved the surprise very month to see what I have received and even sadder because this has been such a good box! I think I will get so much use out of all these products :) I think when it comes back round to my birthday I will be asking for advice on which subscription box is the best and get another 6 months!! 

If you want to see what were in my other boxes their reviews are here:

June: http://katiesworld13.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/first-ever-glossybox.html

July: http://katiesworld13.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/seaside-splash-july-glossybox.html

August: http://katiesworld13.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/august-glossybox-high-flyers.html

September: http://katiesworld13.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/september-glossybox.html

October: http://katiesworld13.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/october-glossybox.html

I promise I will be blogging more from now on because I have missed you all and missed reading everyone else's posts :) 

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Thank you for reading, Bye :)

xxx

October GlossyBox

Hello again my sweets,

This is my second to last GlossyBox until I need to decided if I stay with these or change to a different subscription box, so I need your help! What do you guys suggest and which company do you think are the best?

This month the theme was 'Dark Romance' which I think is quite fitting as the days are getting shorted and winter is setting in! I think this winter will be the coldest for me as being a student I doubt I'll be able to afford heating :P

At first glance I wasn't overly pleased with the box this month because I feel once again they have sent me similar products that I have already received before and there isn't the variation I was hoping for :/ however when I read more in the products themselves I thing there are a couple which I might really enjoy :) once again I received a Glossy mag which just has some information about the GlossyBox HQ and some other products! I like this little bonus as it has some good stuff in :) 

Broadway Nails - I'm not a massive fan of fake nails as I find them a pain to apply and normally to long that I cant do anything when I'm wearing them! However these are easy apply that you just stick them on and they will last a week! These are also medium length which I think will work well for me :) just a glitter French polish which I think I might try out around Christmas when I want nice nails and not worry about chipping :) - Pack from £7.99

Premae Multi-Vit Serum - I think this might have been the product I was most excited about when I opened the box because I have never used a serum before so thought it would be nice to try one out just also this is aimed at combination skin which mine is :) it says it soothe redness and hydrate skin which is all I want! But also keeps skin matte and shine free :)  you use it before your moisturiser morning and night! - 50ml £22.50 

Monu Illuminating Primer - When it comes to primers I have no idea which ones are good and which are rubbish, so hopefully testing out a higher end one compared to some I have used in the past will show me their real power :) this one protects from UV damage and enhances your natural complexion :) you can wear it on its own or under make-up :) - 50ml £24.95

MeMeMe Cherub's Blush - This is a cheek and lip tint which is long lasting and easy to apply :) you can use it to add colour on your cheeks and lips going from day to night :) I like the idea of these but I have used Benefits one before and couldn't get the hang of it! I know people love these and swear by them so I might give it another go and see if I can master the art of liqued blusher :P - Full size £5.50

Katy Perry Killer Queen Fragrance - I love trying new smells and finding new perfumes however the bottle you get for this is enough for one or two wears and I guess you could get these free anyways! They say its a playful fragrance however I don't think with this size bottle you could get a real sense of it! I live so close to Fenwicks I normally pop in and try new smells so I could have just done that for this product! Think I might just pop it in my bag and use it for emergence use :P - 50ml £29.50

So thats it, October box done! Overall I think theres some good stuff but not my favourite box I have received! I'll have to see what November brings and see which company I sign up for in December but if any of you like a different company please let me know :) 

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Thank you for reading, Bye :)

xxx  

Benefits Skincare Testers

Hello again my sweets :)

When it comes to skin care, I don't have a clue what I need or which products are good! Since joining the beauty blogging world I have been reading as many skincare posts as I can to see what products people love and what I need in my morning and night time routine :) 

I have read a lot about the Benefit eye cream and really wanted to try it, however when I went to my local stand I saw they were doing a range of tester size skin care products! This was perfect for me as I could try 6 different things and see what I liked! I also gave me instruction on how to use them and when I needed each product :) this pack cost £12 and I have to admit I haven't seen it since I bought it so not sure if it was a one off or just hard to find!

On the back of the box it tell you what each product does and how to use them, as I would class myself as a beginner I thought this was perfect and meant I could test them out the way they are meant to be used! It also gave me a clear idea of what was important and what I need to add to my small routine I have now.

I loved that they came in a small plastic make-up bag as it means they are prefect to take away on holiday or when I stay over at someone's house! I have all the products I need in the prefect size :) the size of the bottles couldn't be better, great to put in your bag and also big enough to get enough uses out of them I feel like I have properly tested them out :) Benefit as a brand I adore,  I think their packaging is the best and really stands out from all the others! When I saw the full size of the skin care I loved them, they have the cork tops and the vintage look about them! I'm a sucker for things that look good, if it has a pretty bottle I must have it :P and the tester range also look so cute and in my bathroom I love how they look as a collection.

I was really excited about the face and eye cream as I had read so many rave reviews! I have to admit before this I had never owned an eye cream! However after using it I would never go back to not having an eye cream! This combination is great and makes my face feel so soft and look so much more radiant :) the other four products were also great to try out, took me a while to work out what they were all used for and in which order you use them but when I cracked it I really loved the range! I feel that all these products have done wonder to my skin and I would love to purchase them all as full size but I can't put my bank balance through that right now! In the future I would look into buying them one at a time and build them up slowly :)

Overall I was really impressed and would recommend people testing out this small pack :) I think the eye cream would be my first buy and hopefully the rest will follow :P

Have you tried Benefits skin care? Which was your favourite?

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Have a lovely day, Bye :)

xxx

August GlossyBox - High Flyers

Hello again my sweets, 

On Saturday I came home from a very busy and hard day at work to find a little surprise for me! It was this months GlossyBox, I love getting a little present every month and not knowing what will be in the box this time :) this months was called 'High Flyers' and all the products inside are from different parts of the world :) I really like the theme and that it allows you to try products which you might not normally be able to get your hands on! The only down side to this theme is it reminded me that I haven't been away this year :( please someone take me somewhere hot for a week, pretty please :P

When I opened the box I noticed it was a lot lighter then the other boxes I have received so I new they would be small items or sample sizes. The booklet that come with each box are really useful and have great little descriptions of of each item :) I have to say once again I really like the box and think I will use all the items :)

Emite Eyelash Curlers - These are from Sweden and been designed by make-up artists to suit all eye shapes. I can never bring myself to buy expensive eyelash curlers because I am never sure if they are really worth it so I'm excited to try these out and see the difference between my cheap ones :) - £20

Tresemme Keratin Smooth - This brand if from the USA and says to be a shot of concentrated treatment to restore your hair. You apply to damaged hair but avoiding roots. I really don't look after my hair enough as I should so hair products are always welcome :P I really hope this works because my hair is in need of a good treatment! - £1.49

Oceane Make-up Remover Pen - This isn't available in the UK yet and is from Brazil. Its designed to touch up make-up throughout the day and remove any small mistakes you might make when applying in the morning :) it comes with 3 extra nibs so hopefully will last a while! I have never used a product like this but can see it coming is handy as I always mess up on lipstick and eye liner! - £unknown

Urban Veda Skin Care - This range is based on principles found in Indian, the tester I was given was the purifying day cream, I do love trying out new creams and face care however in my June box I received a day cream so think a different tester might have been more beneficial and better for me to try out. The brand does look good and says it protects your skin from the environment so will be nice to try it out. - Full size £7.99 

Jelly Pong Pong Eye Liner - I have never used anything from jelly pong pong but I have heard great things from them, they are a UK brand and I love their packaging for their products :) mine was the black liner and it looks like they do a couple more different colours! I'm pleased mine was black because I always wear black liner and never used one like this before. This is a two in one product as you can also smudge it out as an eye shadow :) - £10.50

So once again GlossyBox has delivered, it's really strange to thing I'm half way through my 6 month subscription. At the moment I do think I'll be asking for it again at Christmas :)

Are you subscribed to anything like GlossyBox? 

If so let me know and what you received :)

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Have a lovely day, Bye :) 

Mystery Selection - Illamasque

Hello again my sweets,

I have been a very lucky girl and won this Illamasque mystery eye and nails selection :) the lovely ladies at Beauties Unlocked had a give away for reaching 200 followers, go check their blog out, they are really lovely and have some great beauty tips!! I entered because I don't own any Illamasque and thought why not :) as with most things I enter I just forget about them because I have no luck and never win! However, I was wondering round my local town and received an email from Lisa and Carrieanna staying I had won and I was so excited and did a little dance (yes people stared!) 

So the post came on Monday and the postman handed my this box shape parcel and I knew straight away what it was!! I ripped it open and found a really sweet note from the girls and this lovely box with 6 full size Illamasque products :)

The packaging it came in was very luxurious with gold writing and the outline of the mystery products :) You don't know what you have until you open it up! All you know is there will be 2 eye shadows and 2 nail polishes :) the other two items are already known :)

So in this box of goodies there was the 2 products already know which were the Liquid metal eye shadow base in Electrum and Precision Ink in Glister! The two eye shadows are Shiver and Fiasco and the polishes are Shrapnel and Faux Pas :) I have to say I love everything which I think is really good saying I didn't pick anything so think I have been extra lucky!   

I have worn this all week and that's why they are a little chipped in the picture but to say I have worn them since last Monday I think this pretty good :) I also didn't apply a top coat because I wanted to see how long they lasted without one! The shimmery orange one is so pretty and perfect for a summer colour, I haven't worn it on its own yet so might be be a bit much on all nails but will soon find out :) the purple is a matte purple, I don't have any matte polishes so this was lovely to try. I normally like my nails nice and shiny but I have to say I love the matte effect :) both of these are so lovely and very easy to apply, I applied 2 coats to achieve the full colour! Love them both and they look so nice in my collection.

I have been testing these out all week, the blue wouldn't have been a colour I would have chosen but I think that adds to the experience as you get to experiment with different colours! The white shimmery colour looks lovely all over the lid but also as a pretty highlight :) they are really nicely pigmented and have great staying power!

These were the 2 products that were in every box :) the gold shadow is a creme shadow and is so pigmented and looks so lovely as a night eye, on its own or as a base it provides a nice strong colour and a bit of glitter :P its also really good to blend out if you don't want a really strong colour! However, I think the biggest surprise for me was how much I love this liner!! I haven't been wearing shadow to much on my lids and just a thin line of black, so with this I just apply the glitter above the black and makes the eyes a bit more special :) the liner was so easy to apply I think I might see what other colours they have :)

Overall I love all these products and have had so much fun testing them out :) I can't thank Lisa and Carrieanna enough for this give away!! They also have twitter which is linked here if you want to also follow them :)

 I am now a very proud owner of Illamasque :D

Have you ever won a give away? What's your favourite Illamasque product?

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Have a lovely day, Bye :)