Wednesday, 20 July 2016

New Product Reviews


I loooooove a good product review post.
Especially honest ones which I always definitely try and do as theres no point in telling everyone that every product you've ever tried is the best thing ever - because that definitely is not true (although like would be great if it was).

I have a bit of a variety of products to review in this post and although there isnt many of them I feel like they are all general day to day cosmetics that most people would use, so I'm hoping some of you may find this a bit helpful.
If you would like to know where to buy any of these products just give the pictures a little click :)

Firstly is this little gem I found in my local Boots store on the Maybelline stand.


I had been on the search for a new concealer for a while and couldn't find one suiting and to be honest after getting a bit bored of looking I saw this, picked it up in my shade (Vanilla),
bought it and hoped for the best.
The first time I used it I was a bit skeptical because it doesn't look hat big and to be quite honest resembles a lip stick more than a concealer...
But I gave it ago anyway was so pleasantly surprised.
I love this product!
It covers up my blemishes and spots in any area of my face and blends out so well.
It doesn't feel heavy or thick at all and once its been blended, you can't really tell you've got it on (apart from the fact your face is blemish and spot free!) 
It also matches my skin tone so well and although it was hard to find one in the shop that didn't have finger prints all over the top (unfortunately there wasent any testers) don't let that put you off nor the size of it as it does last a good while - probably the same sort of length as a liquid concealer.
I just love this.

Next is a little lipstick purchase...



Now I always use the same nude lipstick by Kate Moss so decided to try something a little different whilst online shopping on the Superdrug website. 
Once it arrived I was straight away impressed with the packaging, its small, compact and cute but once opened - the colour is horrendous (for me anyway).
It looks nothing like the shade pictured online and it comes out like an orangey colour and makes it look like you have foundation all over your lips rather than lipstick.
The coverage is also awful and a lot is needed to make it cover properly.
All in all I won't be wearing it but I guess for the price you kind of get what you pay for.

Skin care next!


If you've been reading my blog for a while you'll already know that I love Simple products and use them pretty much everyday in some shape or form so when I was online looking for a new face mask I knew straight away this would be the one for me.
Firstly I love that it comes in a little bottle as I find packs of face masks are very messy to use and a complete nightmare, its's also small, affordable and easy to store.
I've only used this once so far and completely loved it. You need quite a lot to cover your face but not a massive amount as it doesn't need to be thick and it only needs to be left on for 5 minutes so its great if you need a little bit of skin care before going out!
My skin felt soft and hydrated after using this face mask too, and this carried on until the next morning.
Definitely give this a try!

Now I couldn't use my own photos of this product simply because it's very well loved and used that no matter how much I tried to take a nice photo of it it just looked gross (even though it's washed A LOT).


It's the B Beauty Blending Sponge.
When it comes to applying makeup I was always using Real Technique brushes all the time until I came across one of these and decided to give it a try.
It's amazing!
The pointed end is perfect for blending in concealer around your nose and under your eyes and the rounded side blends foundation like a dream without any brush marks or patchy parts. Plus it makes foundation look so natural!
The only down side is that they need to be washed in shampoo quite often and even then they do stain after a while and sometimes start to get holes in but they aren't too pricey to buy another and they are totally worth it.
Get yourself one of these!
(Helpful tip: When applying foundation with one of these it's much better to dab rather than wipe as it helps to apply it evenly and without any sponge marks.)

What new products have you been trying recently?


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Monday, 18 July 2016

Girls Can Be Friends With Boys...


Something has been playing on my mind recently, and it's one of those things where the more I think about it the angrier it makes me, so the more it makes me think to the point where I end up face-palming so hard my eyes almost fall out of my head and roll across the floor and I'm left questioning society and generally how the world works and things like that drive me INSANE.
Anyone else?



As you've already guessed by the title (unless you're one of those naughty little readers who miss out the titles - yes I see you out there) its simply that girls can be friends with boys - and boys can be friends with girls.
Nothing more and nothing less than FRIENDS.

Could I put anymore emphasis on the word friend?
(The word friend is starting to look weird now because I've typed it so much - like when you say your own name a hundred times bleurrgggghh)

It's taken me by a huge surprise the reaction people have had to myself (being a girl in case you're new here or just a bit confused) becoming good friends with a guy and spending time with him at work despite us both being in long-term relationships with other people.

At first it was something to laugh off and I genuinely found it funny when people were asking us if we 'liked each other' and 'why we are spending time together' or 'how come you talk so much' because to be honest it's perfectly natural for people to be curious about these things when seeing a boy and a girl spending time together - I'm guilty of doing it myself and always wanting to find out the gossip and who likes who...it's in our nature!
But it became another story once the air was cleared and everybody found out we had our own relationships and were simply - just friends, yet still believed we liked each other, and it soon became less funny and a bit more annoying.
And it kind of gets to the point where we don't want to hang around so much because of all the talk behind us - which is so so wrong :(

Its a tricky situation but one that I strongly believe is immature and slightly naive.

You see it everywhere nowadays and I actually feel for celebrities or well known YouTubers who have their lives scrutinized by the public for 'being seen with another girl/boy' which can only mean one thing - their OBVIOUSLY cheating(!!!!) (note the sarcasm).
I find it bad enough with the few people I work with and I cannot get my head around it.


Lets try and look at the situation from a different angle.
If a girls likes girls and everybody knows shes that way inclined and she hangs out with girls all the time nobody really sees a problem. Nobody (or not as many) thinks she fancies every girl shes hanging around with - it's just a girl hanging out with girls and the same goes for boys who likes boys and hangs out with boys.
Yet if a straight girl and boy hang out then theres a problem.
Does that make sense?
I feel like I've made that sound a lot more confusing than it needs to be...



But in all honesty I think it all comes down to life experience and knowledge - now I'm no Guru but I am quite open to a lot of things (now now get your heads out the gutter) and feel like I am the sort of person to let people be and do what they want to be.
Love is love,
and friendship is friendship and that should easily be understood and recognised, because starting rumors or assuming certain things about two people are enough to harm others and not just the two people it is about - something to think about. 

I don't want to make this too much of a ranty post as I like my blog to be a positive outlet but I'm just interested to know other peoples views on this and whether you've ever had any problems with the same sorts of things? Because quite honestly we're in 2016 now and if a boy and girl can't be close friends then what else am I missing here?

Lots of love! To all you guys and girls out there.

Molly
xox
P.S yes yes yeeees those beauty first impressions/reviews are on there way I promised in the last post - hang fire its a work in progress. 


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