Revlon Super Lustrous Gloss in Kiss Me Coral ♡

I've been addicted to lip-gloss lately. I never thought I'd say that considering lipstick has a special place in my heart but the glossy finish and the ease of application means that I'm reaching for glosses over lipsticks this summer. A long time favorite of mine has been the Benefit High Shine Gloss in Spiked Punch - a pretty peachy pink in a sticky-free, smooth formula gloss which I mentioned on this blog just as it was beginning, aw. 

Revlon's offerings on the gloss front have been my current favorite, though. Their Super Lustrous Gloss in Kiss Me Coral had me at hello, especially in the new, super chic packaging *ooooo*. The colour caught my eye first and then the beautiful sparkle had me running to the  checkout at Boots. Revlon have aced the smooth formula I need in a gloss and have also earned some massive brownie points in the pigmentation department. This gloss is called 'Super Lustrous' for a reason as it has the most pretty, sheeny finish which helps enhance my pout - which I most definitely need. All this wonderfulness for only £6.99, how could I say no?

I'm definitely thinking about picking up one of these glosses in the near future - there's plenty of shades to choose from so I may just come home with them all (I wish). 

Have you tried these glosses? If so, are you gushing over them like me?

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New In: Zara Box Messenger Bag

Hello strangers.

It has been far too long since I've blogged properly and I have missed it so much. Exams are finally over and the dreaded wait for the results begins *boo*. I hope everyone's exams went well and I wish you all luck on results day, I have my fingers and toes crossed for all of us.

Since exams have finished I've been on a bit of a shopping spree (haul post soon maybe?) and I picked up this beautiful little bag from Zara. Zara never disappoint in the bag department and with this gorgeous piece being only £23.99 I couldn't help but fall in love with it. My boyfriend very kindly got this for me as a little after exams present which was incredibly kind and I haven't stopped wearing it since.
Firstly, I adore the colour. This bag actually comes in 3 colours - blue, green and neon yellow, all of which are gorgeous so it was hard to choose but I couldn't resist this bright, electric blue. It's the perfect sized bag to carry everything I need and I love all the compartments it has. It's split into three inside. The zipped pocket is great for make-up or any valuables and the two sections either side are really spacious for other daily items. There's also a pocket on the front which I use to store my phone so I can easily take it in and out without rummaging. As always the quality of this bag is lovely, it's held it's boxy shape and I love the envelope style.

I think this is the perfect summer bag and if you can get you're hands on this piece I couldnt' recommend it enough.

'Til next time,

MAC Archie's Girls... ♡

I'm not usually that interested in any of MAC's collections. Nothing usually catches my eye but I think their newest one, Archie's Girls, is really something special. 

It's been around for a while now so maybe I am a little bit late with this post, but I've only recently got my hands on a few of the bits from the collection. I know lots of the collection is sold out now but I managed to get these bits from the MAC store in Cardiff, which had quite a few bits left if you're hoping to get some last minute bits and are nearby.

 Let's start by mentioning how cute the packaging. I am in love. Both the outer box packaging and the product packaging are adorable. The cute graphics of Betty and Veronica with the cute little hearts had me at hello. 

The products featured in the collection are all lovely. Think Spring and Summer brights - bright pinks and reds with splashes of purple and some neutrals thrown in there too. I love how they created separate products for both Betty and Veronica, with Betty having the lighter pinky and peachy tones whilst they gave Veronica a deeper edge. The 'Betty' products were more suited to my skin-tone so I kind-of wanted them all but I also picked up an absolute gem from the Veronica set. I really wanted to get the gorgeous Pearlmatte Face Powder's the collection had to offer, a pearlescent powder with cute heart embellishment, but they were completely sold out everywhere - dammit. 

MAC Archie's Girls Betty Nail Lacquer - Creme - in Comic Cute - £11

The polishes in the collection were absolutely gorgeous - I had my eye on the pastel pink shade but I thought one was enough. This shade is perfect for the upcoming spring and summer months as it's a bright, candy pink. It looks gorgeous on my nails and really compliments my pale complexion. The formula is something I was really pleasantly surprised about. I've never heard anything good about the MAC nail polishes so I've never been to fussed about purchasing one, but I thought I'd give one a go as it is soo pretty. I'm not too sure about the MAC formula's for their nail polishes but this one is a 'Creme'. It's smooth, pigmented, easy to apply and the best thing, it's so glossy and shiny  I feel I don't need to apply a top coat over it as it doesn't chip very easily and has their nicest sheen. I can't wait to get my hands on more of the MAC polishes, they're definitely a bit of an underdog product.

MAC Archie's Girls Betty Lipgloss in Kiss & Don't Tell - £15

I've never tried a lip-gloss by MAC but the shade of this one caught my eye - a beautiful pink with a hint of coral. Perfect for Spring and Summer and I've really been enjoying wearing lip-gloss instead of lipstick these past few weeks, as they are a fuss-free alternative. I love this one because the shade is so pretty and the formula is smooth and glossy without being too sticky. This is in the Lipglass formula, which I believe is their basic lip-gloss formula - it has a slight stickiness to it but it manages to still feel comfortable on the lips. The pigmentation is great and the shade really brightens up my face. I love wearing it for a subtle-pink lip. 

MAC Archie's Girls Veronica Matte Lipstick in Ronnie Red - £15.50

This is the absolute gem of the collection. I never ever wear a red lip as I find it just doesn't look nice with my pale and slightly pink skin-tone. I find a standard red just makes me look weird so I've never really bothered trying to find a red that looked nice, I just accepted it and moved on. My boyfriend actually picked this out for as he said I never seem to wear red lipstick and he'd like to see it on me, and he did a terrific job, well done  Mick. I've definitely found the perfect red. I think this one looks nice on me because it has definite pink undertones so it isn't so ''red'' if y'know what I mean, think more of a raspberry red. I think this is quite apparent from the swatch but if you'd like to see it on my then there is a picture here. I was a bit worried about the lipstick itself being dry due to it being in a 'matte' formula but I was so impressed to see how smoothly is glided on which meant it had a slight sheen, which is perfect for me. It also lasted around 2-3 hours on my lips and faded nicely without leaving that 'ring' of colour around my lips like most lipsticks do which make me look like I'm sporting a liner with no lipstick look, which isn't too nice. Lily from What I Heart Today also raved about this lipstick here, so I think it's a bit of an all-rounder considering how completely different our skin-tone/hair colour's are. This lipstick is a definite winner and is 100% worth the slightly expensive price-tag, good job MAC. I'm hoping to see this shade re-promoted in the near future. 

I do feel a little bit guilty posting this as I know lots of the collection is sold out online and in-stores but the polish and lip-gloss are still in stock on the MAC website if you want to get your hands on them. If you can then I urge you to buy something from this collection as it's a good'un and I've been really wowed by each of the products I got. I'm looking forward to see what new collection's MAC have in-store for us this year.

Have you tried anything from the Archie's Girls collection? Do you plan on getting anything if you haven't already? 

♥♥♥

Pretty Please...

I've been feeling all Spring-like lately as the last few days here in the UK have been bright and sunny. It's still cold but it's starting to look a lot like Spring. I've been lusting after coral lipsticks recently and Chanel's 'La Favorite', which is part of their S/S13 collection, has captured my heart. The colour is gorgeous, just look at swatches online and get ready to swoon. Being Chanel it also seems that little bit extra special. 

I also want to start wearing more dresses for spring and summer this year as I can't seem to get myself out of jeans. Casual dresses seem to look so pretty on others so I really want this floral one from Topshop - I love how it's monochrome so I can add a pop of colour with a bright lipstick or polish.

I also can't wait to start wearing cropped t-shirt this spring - I think they'll look really good with my american apparel easy jeans for a casual but put together look. I think these topshop ones are really cute and are responsibly priced so I can't wait to get my hands on these two.

I've been hearing quite a few bloggers talk about the Jouer Matte Moisture Tint and it seems like the perfect product for me. £29 is a little steep but hopefully if I watch the pennies I can treat myself in the up-coming months.

Are you eagerly waiting for Spring? What beauty products are you lusting over? 

☼ My Summer in Lip Products ☼

Hi there. 

I'm very sorry about being a bit absent lately, I've been feeling a little down in the dumps and haven't really felt like writing many blog posts, and when I have been writing posts they end up turning out dreadful. But tonight, I'm really in the mood to get writing. I'll be doing a batch of posts tonight so they should be a lot more frequent again over the next week or two, just in-case I'm feeling a bit down again.

So here is "my summer in lip products". Basically,  just my favourite lip products throughout this summer (as if the uk has had much of one, I feel robbed!). I saw a little article in ELLE recently called "My Summer in Shoes" and I thought it would be a nice idea (maybe? let me know) to do a series of posts called "My summer in..". I could do my summer in.. nail polish, lip products, skincare, jewelry, eye shadows/eye products etc. The ideas are endless, and then I thought I maybe could do this little series at the end of every season e.g my winter in...

If you like/hate the idea please let me know your thoughts in the comments because I'd hate to be writing posts that you all hate tehe. 

(I promise I'll post swatches later on today as I completely forgot to photograph them, I'm so silly. So check back if you're interested in some swatches)

(From top left-right)

Sephora Rouge in R16

No7 Moisture Drench Lipstick in Pink Crush 55

Revlon Colour Burst Lipstick in Peach 075

Natural Collection Juicy Lips in Fondant

Cargo Lipgloss in Tokyo

Benefit Ultra Shines Lipgloss in Spiked Punch

No7 Lip Liner in Nude 20

Topshop Polish in Coral 

LUSH Cosmetics Pow Wow Lip Scrub

Rimmel 1000 Kisses Lip Stain + Balm in Nothing but Bude 700 and Carry on Cherry 600 

MUA Love Hearts Kiss Me Lip Balm

Collection 2000 Cream Puff Moisturising Lip Cream in Fairy Cake 3 and Cotton Candy 1

Nivea Pure&Natural Milk & Honey Lip Balm

I hope you enjoyed this post. Leave your thoughts below!

What's your favourite brand of lipstick/gloss? What is your ultimate summer lip product?

'Til Next Time,

Carys xox

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☼ ☼ Sunny Days ☼ ☼

A little bit of a more personal/lifestyle post but I thought I'd share some images I've taken whilst enjoying the lovely British sun we've been having recently. I haven't really done anything too exciting but I've enjoyed relaxing with my boyfriend and visiting a lovely park nearby. I've also been doing lots of walking in an attempt to be a little bit more healthy. 

Warning; the post is very picture heavy haha.

Embracing my milky legs at a pretty park nearby

Reading blogs on my phone whilst waiting for my boyfriend to turn up 

Me and Mick (he doesn't like this photo so shh don't tell him I put it on here!

Mick makes me look extra pale

Twinsies because I was uncomfortable in my original t-shirt

Mick decided to be a photographer for the day and took 3974874 pictures of me

And a beautiful picture of me to finish off the blog post! 

What have you all been doing to enjoy this lovely sun? 

Don't worry more fashion/beauty posts coming soon!

Also, would you guys be interested in me doing a Graze box review?

'Til Next Time,

Carys xox

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♡ ♡ Current Top Cheek Products for Summer ♡ ♡

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Hamsa Hand Hand-Made Friendship Bracelet

Hamsa Hand Bracelet - MeJewels @ eBay

Just a quick post today as I am still revising for my exams (my first one is Monday sigh) so I'm very sorry about the lack of posting, but I'll be back to posting frequently after June 1st when my exams are over! :) 

I just wanted to let you guys know about a little jewelry store on eBay that sell really cute friendship style bracelets. I came across them whilst looking for a nice Hamsa hand bracelet. 

They sell many different style pendants like peace signs, hearts, stars, yin yangs, pentagrams, skulls, crosses etc. 

You can also choose want colour string you want your pendant on from a big selection, I choose navy as you can see in the picture above, but you can choose from a range of black, blues, pinks, purples etc.

The bracelet itself is of great quality, much better than I expected for the £1.99 price tag (and free postage yay) 

These bracelets would look really cute stacked on your wrist with other bracelets or a watch, which is how I where it but it also looks nice alone and would look really nice with shorts and a tee in the summer! 

It also came packaged really nicely and the delivery was really fast. The size of the bracelet is re adjustable and would definitely fit any size wrist!

A few of my favorites..

I definitely recommend checking the eBay shop out if you're the hunt for some cute bracelets at a great price!

I hope you enjoyed this quick little post and I hope you're all having a lovely weekend!

Oh, and good luck to all of you, like me, stuck in revising for exams!

'Til Next Time, 

Carys xox

✹ Face of the Day: Shopping with Mama-Bear ✹

Hello guys,
My first "face of the day" post (how exciting). I didn't do anything too thrilling today. I went shopping with my mum and she treated me to some cute jeans from Topshop (thanks mum!) and I picked myself up a deep pore cleanser by botanics as almost everything by them is on clearance as I think they're being discontinued. I love botanics so I recommend you pick some things up from there whilst they're cheap and before they're discontinued! 


My make-up was pretty natural today but I liked it, and I mostly used make-up from the high street for a change so I thought I'd share it with you guys, I hope you enjoy and I hope you've all had a great weekend :-) 

Face

Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation

Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer
Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder
Maybelline Dream Touch Blush in Peach
Bourjois Delice de Poudre Bronzing Powder
Jemma Kidd Dewy Glow All Over Radiance Creme in Iced Gold

Sleek i-Divine Eye Shadow Palette in Au Naturel (Dark matte brown for my brows)

MUA Clear Mascara 

Eyes
Urban Decay Primer Potion

Sleek i-Divine Eye Shadow Palette in Storm and Au Naturel
Topshop Kohl in Saddle
Max Factor False Lash Effect Fusion Mascara
Benefit Bad Gal Lash Mascara

Lips

Botanics Face Super Balm 

Benefit Ultra Shines Lip Gloss in Spiked Punch

Do you have any fotd posts? Link them below, I'd love to see them :)
Also, I'm beginning to sell things on my eBay so I'd appreciate it if you checked it out :)http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/carys.lloyd

'Til Next Time,

Carys xo

Bag/Purse Lust

 1. Cream Cut Out Zip Around Purse - Topshop - £15

2. Frosted Plastic Hold All - Topshop - £25

3. Neon Floral Shopper Bag - Topshop - £20

4. Leather Colour Block Purse - Topshop - £16

5.  Double Handle Chain Bag - Topshop - £38

6. Medium Suede Carry All Pouch - American Apparel - £40 

7. Oversized Doctors Frame Bag - ASOS - £38

Recently I have been lusting over so many bags! Probably because I've had the same river island brown satchel, that I literally take everywhere, for many months now. So I thought I'd share some of the ones I've had my eye on. As you can see there is a definite turquoise/summery theme to the bags I'm liking, haha. Any shops/websites that sell any nice bags? If you have a suggestion please leave it below! Hope you enjoy this quick post and I'd really appreciate any requests!

I hope you've all had a great weekend, til next time'   

Pastels

I'm in love with the trends for Spring/Summer 2012. Especially 'colour blocking' and pastels. Looking through magazines full of summery clothes makes me wish it was summer :(

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