Some good news!!

OMG, It's been so long since I have blogged, uploaded videos for YouTube and I have hardly been on twitter.
So what I have I been up to ay?
Well I recently started college, currently studying Beauty therapy :). So that has taken up a lot of my time, as it's the most important thing in my life right now. I'm all about EDUCATION, EDUCATION AND WELL YES EDUCATION.
Another thing I have to tell you is that my sister lost my camera in July in France and i bought a new one but that broke and I sent it to get fixed and it took nearly 3 months!! Yes 3 months it took to get my new camera fixed. So tomorrow I go to Argos to pick up the new camera. so you should expect more blog post from me.

Here is a list of what I have to blog about-
ILLAMASQUA EVENT
MAYBELLINE EVENT
THE BODY SHOP EVENT
NYX LIPSTICK SWATCHES
LOADS OF HAULS
LOADS AND LOADS OF REVIEWS(illamasqua,mac,nyx,the body shop, maybelline etc)
MAKEUP STORAGE
SKIN CARE ROUTINE

Btw I made a few videos in august that were called august favourites do i upload them still but it's now October?

Olivia xox

Clarins Event

I was recently invited to a clarins event (recently being a month ago :), I had no camera at the time to blog :(. This event was to launch there new nude inspiration collection which is Clarins Autumn collection. >> Click Here <<> website. I met up with Jen at the station and together we went to the event and I saw the lovely Soraya, who i previously met at the Bazza event. We were then shown the new collection from Clarins and my mouth started to drool.



We got given 9 eyeshadows, 3 mascaras, 6 lipsticks, 3 concealers, 1 nude eye shadow palette and blusher and highlighter and 5 skin care products :)

Now for the swatches-

This is such a pretty blue, i love wearing this on my lower lash line or on my tear duct(inner corner).

I love this colour, I've actually been wearing it as a blush :)


This colour is perfect for the crease, it kind of reminds me of 100 strokes from mac bbr. But BETTER!!


I adore this colour i love mixing it with hot chocolate :)



Midnight blue is a gorgeous navy blue, perfect for smokey eyes.



This is a gorgeous neutral colour if you are to scared to wear colours :)



Again this and hot chocolate are perfect for the crease if you do not want to use a black eye shadow.


Pink frost reminds me of all that glitters from mac, but this is a creamier texture. I love putting this on my inner corner.



When I first swatched this colour i was amazed. I have never seen a colour like this. It's like a dark grey with blue and silver undertones.

I will swatch the lipstick tomorrow :)

Olivia xo

Lovin' & Hatin' 004

IN'S

• The Body Shop Event
  Which is tomorrow, I'm so excited to meet all you lovely girlie's :)
  
  
• Going back to college
  I really cannot wait for college to start, I need something to do. Apart from shopping ;-)
  
  
• The beauty community
  I feel like we are all one BIG family, whenever one person hears about an amazing products we MUST all go out and buy it :)
  
  
  OUT's
  
  
• Urban Decay Primer Potion
  Yet again, I depotted this last week and it has started to dry up! HELP!?!
  
  
• British weather
  The one day we have an event and it decides to rain, Hello frizzy hair!
  
  
  

Olivia x

It's things like these...

That make my day that little more special

It's all about Meh!

Vital Statistics:

Me: Olivia

Nicknames: Livia, Hovis(bread best of both because I'm mixed race), granny Chan etc

Birthday: 3rd August

Place of Birth: Birmingham, UK

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Male or Female: Female

Occupation: None atm :( ( I have a job interview on Thursday)

Residence: Birmingham

Screen Name: OliviaCosmetics

Appearance:

Hair Colour: Dark brown

Hair Length: Just below my shoulders

Eye colour: Brown

Best Feature: Hair

Height: 5 ft 8

Braces?: I had them when I was 14/15 but took them out as i wanted my gap back:).

Glasses?: Nope

Piercing: Ears

Tattoos: None.

Righty or Lefty: Righty

Your 'Firsts':

First best friend: Sarah

First Award: Loudest laugh year 11

First Sport You Joined: Rounders

First Real Vacation: Jamaica

First Concert: Spice Girls ;)
First Love: Daniel

Favourites:

Movie: Life/Notebook/Titanic loads

TV Show: Apprentice

Colours: Lime greens and corals

Song:
Noah And The Whale- Blue Skies
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Ain't no mountain high enough

Noah and the whale - Five years time
Andy Williams-Moon river

Candy: rhubarb and custard sweeties

Restaurant: La tasca or pizza express

Store: Too many

School: Secret

Book: Lets pretend

Magazine: Look
Shoes: Heels

Currently:

Feeling: Happy

Single or Taken: Single

Eating: rhubard and custard sweeties

Typing: This

Online: Nope

Listening To: Andy williams - moon river

Thinking About: Bed

Wanting: A job

Watching: The computer screen

Wearing: Jim jams

Future:

Want Children?: I want to adopt

Want to be Married: Yes please.

Careers in Mind: Makeup Artist :)

Where do you want to live?: Somewhere lovely

Have you ever:

Kissed a Stranger: Yes

Had Alcohol: Yes

Smoked: Yes, It made me sick blerughh

Ran Away From Home: Don't think so.

Broken a bone: Yes

Got an X-ray: Yes

Broken Someone's Heart: Yes

Broke Up With Someone: Yes

Cried When Someone Died: Yes

Cried At School: Yes

Do You Believe In:

God: depends

Miracles: Sometimes

Love At First sight: No

Ghosts: No

Aliens: No

Soul Mates: Yes

Heaven: No

Hell: No

Kissing on The First Date: Why not?

Yourself: YES

I tag anyone who wants to do this....

Olivia x

Lovin' & Hatin' 003

IN'S

• It's my birthday in 2 days ( 3rd August)
  
  
• Dorothy Perkins and New look sales
  I've never spent so much money on clothes in all my life.
  
  
• My new camera (Click here)
  It's an early birthday present.
  
  
• Clarins Makeup
  I went a clarins event a few weeks back and they gave us some of the makeup and I love it, reviews will be up soon.
  
  
• Garnier 3 in 1 face wash
  No matter what I use to wash my face I always go back to this.
  
  
• The Body shop cocoa butter body butter
  I've been using this on my elbows, knees and feet and they are so soft I've even bought two more :)
  
  
• Charity Shops
  I bought so many nice things:)
  
  
  
  OUT's
  
  
  
  
• Urban Decay Primer Potion
  Don't get me wrong I love UDPP but the packaging is really ticking me off I'm now at the point where I have to depot it which is annoying!
  
  
• British weather
  Please just make up your mind!!!!!!
  
  
• Being a makeup addict
  Not good for my bank balance.

Olivia x

Review: Garnier Pure Active Spot fighting 24hr moisturiser

What Is It?
Garnier's Pure Active Spot Fighting 24hour moisturiser (Mattifying Formula)

How Much?
£4.99

What It claims?
It's effective mattifying and moisturising formula delivers an instant double action to help fight spot and improve the skin appearance. The effective formula with salicylic acid, helps to purify and mattify the skin to protect against spots even before they appear.
Enriched with a natural active derived from blueberry, the formula soothes and smooths the skin - visibly improving skin texture and clarifying your skin tone.

What I think?
Ever since I got the spot fighting 24hr moisturiser I have been using it religiously every morning and night after cleansing and toning my skin. I must say I never used to wear foundation as my skin always looked oily and by mid morning I had no foundation on. After 3 days of using this moisturizer I noticed that my skin was not oily, my skin had a matte/satin finish.
Also I have noticed that it's helped my spots especially on my T-Zone . I normally get spots on my T-Zone because It's quite oily, but now there is hardly any oily there I haven't had NOT 1 SPOT!

Would I recommend It?
Yes, especially if you have a oily/combination skin and are acne prone.

Star Rating- 5/5

Olivia x

Monday poll

Monday Poll

Mood: Very annoyed, I'm just having one of those days you know, all my friends are on holiday, I have no money, I quit my job :(.

First words out of my mouth this morning: Shower time.

What I’m looking forward to this week: Nada.

One thing I’d like to improve about myself: how to say NO! I just can't say it.

On my makeup lust list: MAC 131 brush, 2x mac 15 pan palettes

What i ate: chicken salad and water.

Cheeks: MAC tippy blush

Lips: lollipop loving

Outfit: green top, grey leggings and a little cardigan.

Fragrance: Paris Hilton- Heiress (Smells lovely)

Weekly goals: Try to blog more :)

Sorry if this Monday poll sounds depressing, I'm just having a bad day :(


Olivia xox

I Wish My..

Bedroom looked like these...












The thing i love most about bedroom are neutral colours, I often find that when you have harsh colours in your bedroom you wake up angry or upset. But when you have neutral colours you can wake up more relaxed :)


Olivia xox

NOTD

I really hate having no nail varnish on my nails, so this morning I decided to paint them :). Plus I think nail varnish makes your nails look so much better. Here is what I put on my nails, I love this colour so much.

It's the Barry M Nail Paint in - Spring Green 290.


Olivia xox

Bargain of the week 001

So last week was Garnier/Maybelline event and while I was at the train station waiting for my train. I decided to go into Boots and have a mooch at the make-up counters and found this Max factor lipstick Called Raisin, it is one of the prettiest lipsticks I had seen. But guess what they did not have it in stock, I was so upset :(. But as I was walking to the counter to pay for some paracetamol Guess what i saw? A sign saying "Clearance", so I had another mooch at the makeup and what not to find THE MAX FACTOR LIPSTICK IN RAISIN :D, I was so happy and the price was even better it said £3.00 on it. The regular Max factor lipsticks are £7.82 so it lipstick was reduced by £4.82.
So here is the lipstick.

And here is the swatch, I think this is such a gorgeous colour, this is definitely the bargain of the week :) x




And here it is on my lips. Yes I know I have big lips :(

Olivia xox

Sleek Palette In Chaos

Yesterday, I decided to pop into town to go shopping as I heard New look is having a massive sale on. (More about that later).
First I needed to go into Superdrug to get a few bits and bobs. I was walking past the sleek counter and I really wanted to get the sleek palette in chaos and there new neon palette(not to sure what it's called). But guess what? They were all sold out :(. So I carried onto the til and saw the sign Clearance and decided to check it out, I saw load and loads of stuff from there and guess what I found?? THE SLEEK PALETTE IN CHAOS THAT I WANTED WOOHOO!
But one of the eye shadows was broken, but it didn't bother me at all, so here is the palettes.
BTW THE E/S IN THE PALETTE ARE ALL MATTE.




The sleek palette was supposed to be £4.87 but because one of the eye shadows is broken it was only £2.50 Bargain.



Here are all the Eye shadows, there are 12.
Here are the swatches, they are very pigmented.
And here is the Broken eyeshadow :(.

Olivia xox

Garnier/ Maybelline event

Yesterday I was invited to attend a Garnier/ Maybelline event, which was fun to meet all you lovely girlies again. So Garnier has recently bought out new products that I think was made for me.
Here is the new Garnier Range it's called "Garnier Pure Active" Which helps get rid of spots from day one. Here is what is in the range
-Black head cleaning scrub
-Spot purifying toner
-Deep Pore Unclogging Wash
-Spot fighting 24hr moisturizer
-Spot-on Roll on Rapid Soothing Relief

NOW FOR SOME PICTURES

Someones head lol.

Gemma

Holly, Gemma & Vicky

Rebecca & Natalya

Holly and Vicky with Mr. Fitty... ;)

Group shot

Everyone talking

Another group shot

All the goodies, They were so heavy. This is only 2/3 of it. I have given the rest to family and friends :)

Olivia xox

Happy Birthday Piper x

Hiya, Sorry I haven't blogged In a while . I've been feeling very ill recently and haven't had the energy to blog.
So today was my cats birthday, yes my CATS birthday. You might think I'm quite strange but I always celebrate her birthday. If you know me, you'll know that I love animals so much. So here is my gorgeous Cat her name is Piper(Pie-per) and she is 6 years old today(60 years old in cat years)



Here is Piper, She's so pretty :).





LOL, here is the card I got her :). Don't you think It's cute :).

Do you celebrate you pets birthdays?

Olivia oxx

Forever 21

So after watching many videos on hauls from Forever 21, I decided to look at there website CLICK HERE.
I must admit that I am pretty Jealous of you Americans, So here are the things that I have my eyes on :).

Heart & Jeweled Bow Necklace
$4.80
Mesh Bow Drape Necklace
$7.80
Hummingbird Necklace
$4.80
Owl Necklace
$5.80
Mesh Flower Pearl Necklace
$5.80
Pearl Drop Flower Earrings
$2.80
Dove Disc Hook Earrings
$3.80
Metallic Accent Hoop Earrings
$5.80
Classy Chic Pearl Earrings
$3.80
Pearl Tassel End Necklace
$7.80
Chain Link Hoop Earrings
$5.80
Lacquered Bow Stud Earrings
$3.80
Jeweled Ball Bow Earrings
$4.80
Jewel Eyes Owl Necklace
$4.80
Framed Bird Necklace
$6.80
Mini Owl Necklace
$4.80
Tear Drop Thread Earrings
$4.80
Flying Rose Hoop Earrings
$5.80
Laser Heart Dangle Earrings
$4.80

Laser Heart Dangle Earrings
$4.80
Wire Wrap Earrings
$5.80

Lace Ball w/ Bow Earrings
$4.80
Shell Shape Earrings
$2.80
Scallop Shell Earrings
$2.80
Jeweled Teardrop Pearl Earrings
$4.80
Perforated Dangle Hook Earrings
$3.80
Crosses & Coins Necklace
$7.80




Flower Petal Pearl Earrings
$4.80



Faceted Tear Floral Necklace
$6.80


Bouquet Elastic Bracelet
$5.80


Iridescent Floral Hoop Earrings
$3.80


Alicia Dangle Earrings
$4.80

Lol, I know there are loads here, but I REALLY narrowed It down to the ones I like the most! I estimated this to be around $150 which is about £100ish. :) Looks like I need an International swap :D

Which ones are your favourite?

Olivia xox