Body Cream Collection

It's no secret that I love my body creams, butters, lotions and ... milks. So today I thought I'd show you my lovely little collection. I won't go into too much detail about them all, but just know they all smell good, they moisturise oh so well, and they don't leave my skin feeling greasy or tacky.

Products I've Used Up #5

I am off to uni today but I thought I'd quickly share the products I've used up in the past month or so.

What's In My Make Up Bag

I recently got a Ted Baker make up bag in a gorgeous, bright yellow with a bright, pink bow. It's literally the most perfect size to throw into your bag, it's about the same size as a normal pencil case. What I love about these Ted Baker bags is that they're plastic so they're so easy to clean if any product gets onto them and they fit so much products! I keep my bag on my vanity for easy reach to my go to products and it's convenient for when I need to chuck it into my bag.

What I Got For My Birthday

Woah, I'm living my final year as a teenager, cray. I had a lovely birthday though, I and a few friends went to The Roadhouse for dinner, drinks and to party like it's 1999. I had such an incredible birthday and am so grateful for all my lovely friends for spending the day with me. I thought I'd show you guys what I got for my birthday, I am SO happy with everything that I got. I am so blessed to have amazing people around me. 

From Emma

Tag - Colours Of The Rainbow

Lady Rainicorn (Adventure Time)

I decided to take part in the new tag that's circulating YouTube and blogs at the moment. It's a very simple yet cute tag. It's pretty self explanatory! Two extra colours have been added to our imaginary rainbow; pink and multi-coloured. So let's get started!

Products I've Used Up #3

It actually hasn't been that long since my last products I've used up post, but loads of things just started to finish at around the same time, so here are my thoughts on all the products that I've used up in the past few weeks.

Products I've Used Up #2

February Favourites

Bath and Body Works Carried Away Body Cream- Maybelline Gel Eye Liner - Dr Jart+ Water Fuse BB Cream - ELF Mineral Blush Coral - Essie To Buy Or Not To Buy - Neutrogena Wave

I have been quite unwell this past month so I actually haven't got a lot of beauty favourites. But I do have a few.
 Firstly I have been loving using Bath and Body Works' Body Creams, especially Carried Away. These lotions are so thick and moisturising but they're not greasy at all, and the scent stays on the skin for such a long time.
The Maybelline Gel Eye Liner is so easy to use, it's really black and lasts a decent amount of time. I actually use the brush it comes with which is rare thing for me to do.
I lurrrvee the Dr Jart+ BB Cream, it provides a nice, light coverage and as I've been feeling sicky this month, it's been giving my skin a dewy, healthy complexion.
I have been obsessed with this ELF Mineral blush this month, it is a little messy but I can forgive this flaw as I just really love the blush itself. The blush looks natural on the skin, the colour is so lovely and it actually lasts pretty much all day on my skin which is amazing. I also have the shade Bliss, and I'd love to get some more, and for £5 for a mineral based blush, psshtt who can blame me?
I actually have a nail polish favourite this month, I've had Essie To Buy Or Not To Buy for a while, worn it a few times before but this month I've actually worn this colour for more than a week (le gasp), I rarely ever wear a nail polish for more than four days, but I just really love this colour. It's a pretty lilac with a subtle hint of blue glitter, gorgeous.
The Neutrogena Wave is ah-mazing, why did I take so long to get it? It cleanses my skin so well and leaves it feeling sooo soft. I definitely recommend this for those who don't already have a similar cleanser.

Yup, I have another iPad app addiction... Bubble Mania Seasons. I don't know why, but I love this game. It is so addictive. SO addictive.

Music:
M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
Haim - Forever EP
Taylor Swift - Red

Movies:
Lincoln 5/5
Django Unchained 5/5

Hope everyone had a good February and Happy March!

-Kiran xo

Short Trip, Long Journey Essentials

I'm finally going to see my Booba (Emma ;) ) up in Scotland! I'll be going on the coach with my friend Chloe, yes, the coach, from London, our poor butts are going to be subjected to almost 11 hours of numbness. But it's worth it! For this quick post I'm just going to be showing you what I'll be taking with me for my weekend trip. We're leaving London at 1am and arriving in Scotland at around 12pm on Friday then on our way back we'll be leaving Scotland at around 11pm and arriving in London before 7am on Monday, fun times.

Neutrogena Pink Grapefruit Cream Wash - Simple Cleansing Wipes - Lush Bubblegum Lip Scrub - Nuxe Reve De Miel - Origins Drink-Up Intensive Mask - L'Occitane Shea Butter - Nivea Creme - Alien Thierry Mugler - Garnier Eye Roll On - Korres Wild Rose Lip Butter - Bath and Body Works Midnight Pomegranate Body Butter

MUA Undressed Palette - Sephora Eyelash Curler - Dr Jart+ Water Fuse BB Cream - ELF Coral Mineral Blush - Collection Concealer - Maybelline Great Lash Mascara - Revlon Just Bitten Stains Crush and Honey - Maybelline Gel Eye Liner - ELF Eyelid Primer - Benefit Highbrow - Rimmel Eyebrow Pencil - Rimmel Scandal Eyes Black Eye Pencil - MAC Sunny Seoul

For the long coach rides I need some reading material and music so I'm bringing along a couple copies of Empire, The Tempest (I have to read it for audition preparation, sigh), my iPad, iPod as I don't want to kill my phone's battery and iPhone. 

I apologise for the evidently rushed post and photos, I have a long, busy day today, but I wanted to blog before I left.

Hope you all have a lovely weekend! I'll have some sort of photo diary up next week after I come back to London, be prepared to be jealous of photos of beautiful waterfalls and lochs ;)

-Kiran xo

What's In My Bag?

Zara Basics Shopper Bag 

 Side Pocket

Gots to keep your mouth fresh, Tic Tacs clearly aren't the best option but they're yummy - Michael Kors card holder which keeps my Oyster Card nicely tucked inside -  Anti-bacterial gel, of course - Burt's Bees Lip Balm

Soap and Glory Hand Food - Bath and Body Works Enchanted Body Lotion - Michael Kors Purse - Sexy glasses case - Pen... - Pack of tissues - Umbrella, can't leave the house without an umbrella living in Britain - My keys with my Toad keyring (I used to be a keyring hoarder) - iPhone and headphones

A book, I always say 'Never leave the house without a book' - iPad - Notebook

Mini make up bag from Superdrug

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Honey - Forever 21 Compact Mirror - Ralph Lauren 4 - MAC Impassioned Lipstick. It's good to keep a bright lipstick in your bag just in case you need to dress up a little bit if you're suddenly going to be going out somewhere fancy shmancy. 

This is what I usually carry around in my everyday bag, the contents of my make up bag vary and I am usually carrying around a Law textbook ;)

Hope you're all having a lovely Sunday!

-Kiran xo

Short Trip Essentials

Oh dear, it's been a week since my last post - but it's not my fault! It was Diwali (an Indian holiday) on Tuesday so my mum and I went up to Yorkshire to celebrate and spend time with my grandparents. Unfortunately there was no Internet there and I was unable to blog or do anything really. But I thought I'd just show you what beauty bits I took with me. I tend to over pack - for everything, even my everyday handbag is super heavy - but everything in there is super necessary, I swear!

A few candles my mum and I lit at midnight in our flat (we spread them out around the flat and it looked super pretty)

Okay so here are the products, and yes I over packed (as usual) - I only went away for a few days and I left the house once.

Bath and Body Works Pink Chiffon Body Cream- Soap and Glory Hand Food - Blixtex Intensive Moisturiser - Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stains in Honey and Sweetheart - Maybelline Baby Lips in Pink Punch - Sephora Eyelash Curler - YSL Touche Eclat - elf Makeup Remover Pen - Rimmel Scandal Eyes in Black - Rimmel Eyebrow Pencil in Brown Black - Maybelline Great Lash Mascara - Carmex Cherry Tube - Body Shop Blush - Smashbox Blush in Radiance - Korres Lip Butter in Jasmine - MAC Lipstick in Sunny Seoul - Benetint Lip Balm

First up we have lip products - I love lip products, they are my favourite. As I said, I only went out once so I didn't make much use of all the products here but I got a good use out of the Korres Lip Butter which I had got the morning I had left for Yorkshire so of course I was excited to use it. It is so buttery and it lasts for ages on my lips, leaving them so smooth and soft, I definitely recommend this product to anyone as it's just a wonderful lip balm, you can't go wrong. I used the Blistex every night, of course. I wore the Sunny Seoul when I went to Town and unfortunately neglected the other products.

I like this mascara, it lengthens my barely-there-eye lashes and really darkens them, I don't know if I will repurchase this as I am one to try out ALL the mascaras, but is good and it's super cheap. The elf Makeup Remover Pen is a wonderful product, I actually love it so much - it gets rid of all the mascara that ends up on my eyelids instead of my lashes, whoops, it's just so easy to use and it's great for when I'm in a rush. YSL's Touche Eclat is one of my favourite products ever, yup, it's one that's worth the hype - it really does brighten my under eyes and face, a bit pricey but hey, it's YSL!

I'm a blush girl so I had to bring at least two of my blushes, the first one is a lovely peachy blush from Body Shop (I couldn't find a link to it so I'm not sure if they're discontinued?) and of course I had to take my Smashbox blush in Radiance, it's just such a pretty pink. The brush I use is from Topshop, I've had it for a while - it's not great, but I was in desperate need of a blush brush, saw this and just bought it. I haven't bought a  new one since I got this because it's still in tact and doing the job, but there are much better brushes out there.

To moisturise after a shower I just threw in one of my Bath and Body Works creams, they're easier to carry than tubs so they're convenient to travel with. I like the B&BW's creams, they're really moisturising but they are heavily scented which can sometimes be overwhelming. Of course, I couldn't leave the house without Soap and Glory's Hand Food - my favourite hand cream ever!

For perfumes, I took my ultimate favourite perfume which is Red Jeans by Versace - it is my signature scent. I also took one of my Thierry Mugler perfumes, the lucky one was Angel which is a beautiful, musky scent as all Thierry Mugler perfumes are, but this one is more wearable for the day time.

Well, that was a bit of a long post - I didn't even mention my hair care stuff and skin care products! Well, anyway, I do think it is time for me to stop rambling on, thank you for reading! I hope you all had a lovely week and have a lovely weekend!

-Kiran xo