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Five Happy Things | March

10:59

Each month I am going to do a 'Five Happy Things' post. This involves five things which have happened that month that have been great (I may start doing it more regularly but for now it's monthly.) This is just to spread a bit of positive attitude, be thankful and just appreciate life a little more I guess.

So here is March's five happy things:

1) Acting - I love it! I'm currently working on a play called Girls Like That for my exam. It's all come together nicely and I'm loving it! It's a very contemporary piece with so much to do with it! I've also started working on my monologue which I've chosen Lady Macbeth's Out Damned Spot scene. It's nice to be working on a classical piece as well as a contemporary piece!

2) The 1975! A couple of weeks ago I went to see The 1975 and it was one of the BEST concerts I've ever been too! Matty was just sipping on his glass of wine the whole way through, it was brilliant! The atmosphere was amazing and Denise gave us a cheeky wave at the end as well!

3) Suits. After finishing Prison Break (which was very sad) I wanted something new to watch and my friend recommended Suits. So even though it isn't something I'd usually watch I chanced it and I have to say it is great! I am already on season 3 but I'm not addicted, I just watch an episode or two before I go to bed and its great! If you don't know, it is about a guy who gets a job at a law firm by accident and had never been to law school. I definitely recommend it whether you are into law stuff or not because it's really funny!

4) V FEST!! I got tickets to V Festival and now I am so excited for summer! I was worried I might not get them or might not be able to afford it but with a lot of saving and using all my birthday money, its happening! Summer is going to be the BEST summer!

5) Lent/Easter. This sounds strange but I gave up chocolate for Lent and now it being Easter I have eaten my body weight in chocolate as I hadn't eaten chocolate in what felt like FOREVER! It was good to know I could go without chocolate and it has given me the motivation to get healthier!

What things have made you smile this month?

Lots of love, x

beauty

NYX Matte Lip Cream | Review

07:50

Hey guys, long time no see (or post or whatever), I hope to be posting again now, I'm finally at a point I feel I can post again and I have some great ideas for up and coming posts.

I recently purchased two Soft Matte Lip Creams from NYX, which I have seen to have been raved about for ages so I thought I had to try them. I bought them off the Boots website as no Boot's stores close to me sell NYX products so I ordered them to be delivered to store (free delivery that way!!)

I bought two nude shades as I wanted to play it safe since I was ordering them online and I also felt I needed to add towards my nude collection. So here they are:
P.S: Apologies for the lighting changes, my bad.

The left is Stockholm and the right is Cannes. These were £5.50 each from Boots. I was quite worried about the texture of these because I have quite dry lips so matte lipsticks aren't always the best choice, but I was pleasantly surprised by how nice these applied and they felt really smooth and hydrating when first applied. However, I do recommend exfoliating your lips first (and don't hold me to this but I read that the darker colours crack on dry lips more and are more visible, just to warn you guys. So for exfoliation, I use the Lu sh Lip Scrub in Bubblegum, it smells amazing and does the job perfectly!

Once applied they do turn matte (obviously) but still feel light and nice on the lips and I was very surprised at how the product looked on my lips.

Another thing I LOVE about these is definitely the smell, it smells like cake batter (it smells better than that sounds, smell it for yourself and you won't be disappointed!)

One downside is that it doesn't last all day, and you have to reapply half way through the day, but we don't panic because I think the advantages outweigh this disadvantage and I DEFINITELY recommend these lip creams!

Cannes

Cannes is a more pink colour of the two, it is such a pretty colour for an everyday look or you could wear it for a night out if you wanted a more simple lip colour.

Stockholm

Stockholm is definitely a more nude colour, great for a really nice nude lip, which is great for all different looks.

Both of these are now my favourite lip products at the moment and for £5.50, the quality of the application, the look of it and the smell, are great! and I would definitely recommend the NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream's everyone!

Do you have any or could recommend any? Let me know what you think

Lots of love, x