End of Summer Haul

Hey guys! I recently got my first job and I was so excited to finally be earning my own money that I spent most of it within the first week of having it... Honestly who doesn't do that with their first pay check!? Anyway, I had a few things in mind that I knew I definitely wanted to get (some of which I haven't got around to purchasing because my bank card isn't here yet). I also bought a few clothing items, a bag and a purse from Primark but I didn't feel they were very interesting because they're just basic things that everyone needs.

I've really been getting into lipsticks and liquid lipsticks lately and wanted to try different brands but not spend a fortune on them in case the colours didn't suit me, I didn't like the textures etc.
I successfully bought 5 different lip products whilst shopping this day and I have no regrets! I bought 3 MUA Lipsticks, 2 matte and 1 regular. These cost £1 each and they are amazing for the price! The matte shades are in the shades Fawn Fancy which is a brown nude and Peachy Keen which is a bright but subtle pink shade. The regular lipstick is in Shade 11 and I feel that Fawn Fancy is the matte version of this lipstick.
The next lip product I bought was a Collection Creme Puff liquid Lipstick in the shade Cotton Candy 1, I love this product! This cost me £2.99 and I had heard such amazing things about the Creme Puffs and it definitely lived up to the expectations I had.
The last lip product I bought on this particular day was the Max Factor Colour Elixir Lipstick in Pink Brandy. I literally only bought this because my lipstick collection was looking far to nude for my liking. I honestly didn't expect to like it as much as I do. This is quite a coral colour and completely different to anything I would normally buy. this cost £7.99.
I bought 2 mascaras, Avon Big & False Lash Volume Mascara (which I didn't purchase in a shop, my order arrived this day) and Maybelline The Falsies Volume Express Mascara. I love both of these mascaras and I know I'm really behind with Maybelline mascaras but for my first one, this is amazing. Both are very similar in the way they apply the product and they are also similar in price; Avon £5.99 (with freebies), Maybelline £7.99.
The last two things I bought this day were 2 face products, Rimmel Stay Matte in Peach Glow (£3.99) and Makeup Revolution Ultra Sculpt & Contour kit in fair C01 (£3.50).
I had never tried to contour before in my life until I bought this and I mean I need more practice at it but I think this product is amazing! I've tried a few Makeup Revolution products and they never fail to disappoint. The pigmentation is outstanding and it lasts on the face for so long! Once I have the hang of contouring I will never stop using this product, 10/10 would recommend.

                                                     

Bye, Kearra <3                        

Everyday Summer Makeup

Hey guys! I don't normally wear makeup in the summer because it's too hot and my face gets a lot oilier in the summer, but this year the weather has been terrible so I've been wearing makeup most days. I don't wear a lot of makeup and this is just the very basic products that I use on a day to day basis.

So here is an overview of the products I use;

Face:
Rimmel Stay Matte Primer in Clear 3 £5.99
Rimmel Match Perfect Foundation in 100 Ivory £6.99
Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in Fair 1 £4.19
*all prices from super drug*






Eyes:
Avon Super Shock Mascara in Black £8.50
Essence get Big Lashes in Black £2.30
*prices from the Avon UK website and Wilkinsons*









Lips:
Mac Viva Glam II £15.50
*price from Debenhams*







As you can see I tend to keep my makeup very simple because no one wants to be walking around with a face full of makeup in the heat! What I love about this simple daytime makeup is if I was to go out during the night it is really easy to make it look a bit more fancy. I would usually just add some eye shadow and maybe a brighter lip and I'm ready to go!

Thanks for reading guys, I hope you enjoyed this post! Has anyone got any makeup recommendations that I should try and review for you?
Bye Kearra <3

Rainy Day Blues

I don't know about you guys but I get terrible rainy day blues when the weather decides to change torrential downpoor when it's the middle of summer! Usually I just la around in my PJs watching telly and being very unproductive but today I have done so much!! So I thought I would give you guys a look at what I like to do when the weather decides not to play!

1. I've been in my room most of the day so I decided to make nice a homely by lighting a few candles and burning some incense. I find this soooo relaxing and instantly puts me in a better mood!  My candle is a very subtle orange scent and the incense is lavander and I think the two scents complement eachother perfectly! I also put Spotify on and put on my Acoustic playlist with beautiful, relaxing songs.
2. After lighting them I decided to put on my makeup and paint my nails. Just becasue you're stuck indoors doesn't mean you shouldn't look your best;) I painted my nails my favourite ever colour and that is the shade 'love me, cupcake!' from Essence. Me and my mum fight over this shade so much because we both love it, but it's mine so I always win:) 
3. I couldn't decide if I wanted to watch season 5 of Pretty Little Liars or read Dream a Little Dream today and it was honestly one of the hardest decisions I've ever had to make because what if I wached PLL and figured out who Charles is!! I decided to read though because I've had this book for about a week now and I've only read 10 pages! There will be a review of this book coming once I've finsihed but I know it's going to be amazing becuase Giovannas' first two books are so good, they made me cry!!

I'm going to get back to reading my book now and munching on my sweet and salty popcorn (literally the best snack ever)! Have any of you got any suggestions on books I should try?

Kearra <3

My 5 Favourite Lipsticks

Hey guys! I want to start posting more about beauty and makeup so I thought I would do something nice and simple to start off with, my 5 favourite lipsticks. I've only recently got into makeup so I don't have many lipsticks but I have a nice amount:)
Anyway let's get into it.

I'll be honest, a few of these lipsticks haven't had as much love as they deserve and this is because I've bought them, absoluetly loved the colour and loved the way they look but then been unsure of weither the colour suited me or not.













Going from left to right we have Avon Ultra Colour Bold Lipstick in Bare Impact; £7.50, Collection Gothic Glam Lipstick in Seduction 1; I think this may have been a limited edition collection as I can't find them online, Avon Ultra Colour Absolute Lipstick in Smooth Plum; £8, M.A.C Viva Glam II; £15.50 and Avon Ultra Colour Bold Lipstick in Blush Brights; £7.50.

The three Avon lipsticks are absolutely amazing! I don't normally rate Avon cosmetics very well because normally it doens't last long but these lipsticks last so long!
 I wore Bare Impact to a McBusted show and it literally lasted from 7am till like 11pm! Also, it isn't an exact dupe but it's pretty similar to the M.A.C shade I have and I don't want to constantly use that so I thought I'd buy a cheaper alternative.
Smooth Plum is the colour I've worn the least but it's my favourite! It is such a perfect vampy purple shadeand I really wish I had the guts to wear this out more. I think when it comes to Autumn I'm going to start wearing it more.
My newest Avon lipstick is Blush Brights, it's a hot pink that compliments my skin tone amazingly! I usually wear this on the weekends when I'm not doing to much and just sort of lounging around.

The Collection lipstick is amazing and it's my secound favourite out of these 5. It's a kind of pink but kind of purple shade that looks so sassy! It's very moisturising and doesn't dry your lips out at all. If I had known that this little collection was limited edition then I definitely would have bought the other shades because they were all so lovely and pigmented.

Now for my favourite lipstick, Viva Glam II! I bought this whilst on holiday in Florida and I fell in love as soon as I saw it! I already knew that I wanted a nude colour that would suit as an everyday colour and I hit the jackpot! This is so smooth on the lips and the pigmentation is incredible although I don't feel like it lasts for very long when I'm wearing but that might just be me.

I hope you guys enjoyed this post:) What's your favourite lipstick?
Kearra<3

Hair Goals

Hey guys! All my life I have had extremely boring hair, and I want a change! Like most people I've dyed it a few times; purple, auburn, attempted ombre. I've been wanting a change for ages now but I'm to chicken to cut my hair short:) I'm going to show you a quick timeline of my hair. Warning, it's very boring:)

Attempted purple hair, it didn't go well:)

An upside to having boring, long hair is that my buns turn out pretty good usually!

Tried to ombre my hair once, didn't work out well! P.S. that ice-cream was amazing!!

Tbh, I really want to cut my hair to about shoulder length (maybe a bit longer, its a long jump from bum to shoulders!) and I really want to ombre it! I look at some celebrities hair and I oogle at it, I can't understand how it looks so perfect!! 

Vannessa Hudgens is literally goals! But look how stunning her hair is! 

I hoping to do my hair sometime over the summer so that by the time it's my birthday I can have some fresh new locks to rock! 

Hope you enjoyed this blog! Who's your hair goals?

Love, Kearra <3

TMI Tag

I wanted to do something that would let you guys know a bit more about me. I couldn't think of a better way than to do the TMI tag so here's my answers!

1: What are you wearing right now? Black high waisted jeans from Matalan and an off the shoulder floral top from Primark.

2: Ever been in love or had a really bad breakup? Sadly the answer to both is no. 

3: How tall are you? 5" 7

4: Favourite book? I can't choose just one so my two favourite books are Billy and Me by Giovanna Fletcher and The Time Travellers Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. 

5: Do you have any tattoos? Yes! I have two tattoos on the back of each ankle.

6: Do you have any piercings? I have the usual ear lobe piercings and I have two helix piercings on my right ear. 

7: OTP? Aria and Ezra from Pretty Little Liars! I am obsessed with them as a couple! I need an Ezra in my life!!!

8: Favourite Show? FRIENDS AND GLEE!!! And Pretty Little Liars but I haven't watched it all...

9: Favourite bands? McFly/McBusted, Bring Me The Horizen and You Me At Six!! Just to name a few, I'm obsessed with music!!

10: Something you miss. Falling asleep on the sofa and then waking up in your bed the next morning not knowing how you'd got there! That was amazing:)

11: Favourite songs? This is so hard! I literally like every song ever:') BUT, if I had to pick two they would be The Show Must Go On by Queen and Lay Me Down by Sam Smith, I love them so much!!

12: How old are you? 18

13: What is your star sign? Virgo  

14: Quality you look for in a partner? They have to be taller than me and have a good sense of humour. 

15: Favourite quote? Considering it's on my bedroom wall I would have to say " For in our dreams we enter a world entirely our own." Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter. 

16: Favourite Actor? Hugh Grant or Tim Allen, I can't choose:')

17: Favoutie colour? Lilac

18: Loud or quiet music? LOUD! I don't understand how people can listen to music quietly. 

19: Where do you go if you're sad? I go to my room, put my 'down time' playlist on and lay on my bed until I want to see anyone. 

20: Favourite thing to do in your spare time? Sing! I love to sing everywhere and anything!

I hope this gives you a little knowledge about who I am and what I like to do! In the future I think I'd quite like to do more things like this, maybe Q&As? Who knows aye! 

Love Kearra <3

Mini America Haul

I finally went on my dream holiday, Florida! My family had been saving for so long to go on this holiday and we finally managed it this year! I could go on for hours about how amazing it was and that I never wanted to leave but that's not why I'm here:).

Whilst there I spent a fair bit of dollar on bit and pieces! This mini haul is for the things that I'd never tried, impulse buys and things that you can't buy in England (cry cry). 

First up, we something that I was determined to buy while I was on holiday, a MAC product! I wanted something that I knew I would use so I thought, lipstick! I got Viva Glam II because I wanted a nice basic nude colour! This cost me $18 and now I know I like them, I want more! 

Secondly, we went to Bath and Body Works on our first day there and they had an amazing deal on their Fragrance Mists, instead if being $14.99 each they were $5! Of course I bought 3 because it made the most sense:) The scents I purchased were Sweet Pea, Endless Weekend and Hawaii Passionfruit Kiss. Sweet Peanis definitely my favourite but I love them all!

Also in Bath and Body Works I took advantage of their 5 for $5 on hand sanitizers! I technically bought 11 in the end but I paid my mum for one:). I bought 5 for me and 5 as presets. The scents I got were Cupcake Sweetie, Lil' Cutie Pie X2, Beautiful Day and Champagne Sparkle. I haven't decided which is my favourite, I love them all! I also decided to buy myself a key ring holder for them. It's just gold with different coloured heart confetti in it. 

From a little gift shop on International Drive I bought myself a disney shot glass with 2015 on it. I haven't used it and I'm not sure when I will to be honest because I don't want to break it but I thought it was a nice little trinket for myself. 

Lastly, I bought myself a couple of Elf make up brushes. The blending brush and the powder brush! I mentioned in a previous post that I'm only recently getting in make up so I thought some affordable brushes would be brilliant to start off with and to be honest I love these brushes! I use the powder brush to apply my foundation and I think it gives a really nice finish. 

I bought a lot more whilst in the states but I think these were my favourite purchases. 

Bye, Kearra <3