Beauty Tag!

Hello!
I'm pretty sure this is an old tag but I really wanted to do one and this took my fancy!
Do comment if you've done it yourself, or if you are going to do it and I will definitely have a look!

What's your favorite make up look?

At the moment I’m loving the what-I-call “peaches and cream” look. I have very pale skin and I am enjoying using peachy blush colours and coral / peach lipsticks.

What is your must-have beauty product?

For me, an under eye cream is really important. Right now I’m using Laura Mercier’s “Secret Concealer” which is really helping to hide the dark circles under my eyes!!

What part of your body do you love?

I am very blessed to have thick, fairly long hair. It is a strange colour (goldey, brownish, sometimes a tiny bit ginger), but I am often complimented on it and I am lucky that it has lots of volume too.

Personally, I think I have nice teeth! I had awful, horrendous baby teeth, but my adult ones have turned out to be fine and I have had braces so they are perfectly straight....a smile is so important to me!

Who is your beauty icon?

I have a fair few “beauty icons” or “beauty envy’s”... here’s the first ones that spring to mind:

Marilyn Monroe - I’m sorry how could you think she isn’t beautiful?!

Adele - always envious of her perfect eyeliner and amazing nails

Katy Perry - sometimes she’s a little OTT but can pull off the glamourous look I absolutely love so amazingly.

Emma Watson - Generally she has the perfect natural look

Zoella - yes I have a slight obsession!!

What beauty product makes you feel instantly good?

Recently I have gone a little bit crazy about lipstick so I will go for that... it makes me feel a little more glam! (yes I am wearing some today even though I’ve got trackies on and I’m not leaving the house...)

How do you look after your skin?

I am incredibly lucky to have non-troublesome skin, obviously there’s the odd annoyance but overall it’s pretty good so I don’t spend too much time looking after it. I’m using the Bare Minerals Deep Cleansing Foam at the moment which my Mum gave to me because she got it in a set (I think) and didn’t need it. I also moisturize frequently and occasionally use a face scrub or some form of pore cleansing thing. 

What is your signature scent?

Daisy by Marc Jacobs

What is your hair care secrets?

I brush my at least twice a day (sometimes more because I find it quite enjoyable) and wash it every other day with Herbal Essences shampoo / conditioners. I never blow dry it myself and rarely ever straighten or curl it because I can’t be bothered... so it doesn’t get much heat exposure!

How do you pamper yourself?

I love a nice bubble bath and do enjoy a “mini pamper evening” of being in there for ages before applying a nice body butter and using a mask or cleansing my face whilst it soaks in. I will then sort my nails out as they are often in awful condition because I bite them. I AM SO JEALOUS of Soph’s nails... they are Perfection with a capital P.

What is your beauty annoyance?

The thing that annoys me most is when people use far too much foundation and look completely orange. I really don’t think it’s necessary, it’s not a very good look and is probably not great for your skin.

What would your desert island must haves be?

*A good book

*A few cartons of apple juice

*Some ice cream

*the playstation game Singstar with all my favourite songs on it.

*A bag of make up I can "play with"

*suncream

*sunglasses

*A bikini

*a pretty dress

*my hairbrush

*Someone fun to keep me company (la Blogmate is an ideal candidate)

(I have probably exceeded the limit on this question!!!)

Finally, do you have a beauty philosophy?

I don’t have a “beauty” philosophy but I do try to live by this quote from Marilyn Monroe:

Minka x

Colour Wheel: BLUE

Hello hello!

I am so sorry I didn't do my colour wheel post yesterday - I had an extremely hectic day!!!
Anyway, here is my last colour post (for now), BLUE......

The most important thing I you will find in my wardrobe is these jeans.. I wear them an awful lot (probably too much), I have tried buying leggings etc and I do wear them but I always come back to my trusty jeans...

(Promise they are a dark shade of blue!) These are J Brand jeans, which my Mum very kindly bought me from America, and they are definitely worth it for me because I get so much use out of them. I am also petite with skinny legs so find it hard to find perfect fitting jeans.. but these do the job!

Next is a Topshop shirt I bought last spring / summer:

(please excuse my camera quality I was in a rush!!). I love the pink floral pattern on this and it's a lovely light material so perfect for warmer weather!

BRACELET: I bought this bracelet two years ago on holiday in Thailand. It is such a beautiful shade of blue and is a fab accessory for summer outfits.

MY WEEK WITH MARILYN: If you're a regular reader you will know that I love this film and I would die if Eddie Redmayne fell in love with me. It is such a beautiful film and Michelle William's performance as Marilyn is outstanding. 

NOTEBOOK: I got this as a Christmas present and it is a beautiful notebook from Venice. It has a really unusual pattern / effect on the front and is too gorgeous that I am yet to use it because I'm so scared I'll spoil it. I want to use it for something special... any ideas?

See ya soon!

Minka x

Feb Favourites!

Hello one and all!

My dear blogmate is still on her trip in London, and has been making me incredibly jealous, what with going shopping yesterday and the One Direction concert tonight - I have therefore made her promise she will do a post on it all when she is back home with some proper internet!
I thought I would do a February Favourites post in the meantime to keep you entertained. I'm hoping to do one each month, and hopefully la blogmate will too, so you can compare and enjoy our favourites (don't get too excited). I have made a few categories (yes I have a lot of spare time), to keep it consistent and also easier for me to choose what I'll write about...



SONG

I thought it would be a nice idea to start with this so you can listen to it as you read on. This month I have been loving Valentino by Diane Birch. It just sounds so happy and summery which is a nice thing when its artic temperatures outside:

PRODUCT
My favourite product which I have been using constantly is the Jack Wills English Velvet Body Butter.

I have tried a few body butters over the years but never found a really good one that I could call a proper favourite. But this stuff is amazing... firstly it smells so nice, it's soapy but a little floral (quite a hard one to describe) and it has the perfect thickness to it. The major benefit is that it's in a large tub so you can get so much use out of it. I've been using it a lot since Christmas time and it looks like I haven't made a dent in it!

ITEM OF CLOTHING

I was in Topshop a few weeks ago when I spied these shoes...

I do not regret spending £70 on them. They are amazing... you can wear them with anything and because I am so short I can get away with wearing them in the day and not look too dressed up, whilst gaining some extra height! They are so comfortable and unlike some of my other boots they are easy to get on and off - you can't see in the photo but they do have a zip on the side so there's no need to bother with the laces.

MOVIE

Recently I thought to myself "Omg I have never seen a Marilyn Monroe movie! I will buy some!" so I had a bit of an Amazon splurge and bought about 7... I have now fallen in love with these old movies and my favourite so far is The Prince and The Showgirl. If you have seen My Week With Marilyn , The Prince and The Showgirl is the film Marilyn and Laurence Olivier are making in that movie (MWWM is such an amazing film, one of my all time favourites and what introduced me to the wonderful world of Marilyn Monroe... and Eddie Redmayne -*faints dramatically*). 

I loved it so so much because it's funny, its girly, and it has some of the biggest stars of the time in it.. and it is set in London just to make it more exciting! Here's the old trailer:

If you have seen it or plan on watching it - my favourite scene is where she does a little dance infront of the sofa (it is also in My Week With Marilyn though thats obviously Michelle Williams version).

RANDOM

And in the random catagory this month, the winner is a Topshop nail polish. You will soon find out that I am a nail polish addict however I was lacking in pink shades and had been on the hunt for a while. I then came across "Daydream" when I was on a mini Topshop spree:

As with all Topshop make up products I love love love the packaging and I have to say it is quite good quality (I didn't have much experience with them before I purchased this) and the colour comes out amazingly after just one coat.

I also tried it out as half moons against a nude (Topshop - Nice n' Neutral) and it came out like this which I thought was cool (my hand looks like it belongs to a ghost because of the flash, sorry!):

And there we go.

Hope you had a good little dance to Valentino, feel inspired to watch a Marilyn Monroe movie and try out some body butter amongst other things!

Expect a post from the blog mate sometime soon, as explained above ^^^

Until next time,

Minka x