Sentimental Ramblings

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Sorry for the lack of blog posts recently girlies, I've had a very hectic and exciting couple of weeks.

Most of you will know that I was at university training to be a nurse...well the day has finally come that I have graduated and am now a real qualified NURSE!! Now I don't mean to blow my own trumpet but I am so very proud of myself as I finally have my dream job and have achieved something that no one can ever take away from me. I've put in so much hard work and am extremely glad that it has paid off. 

Throughout my training there were times that I thought nursing wasn't the career for me and wanted to give up but there were two reasons as to why I continued and am where I am today. I'm not one for mushy gushy speeches and I don't want this to sound like an Oscar winning speech but I really do want to thank my dad and my beautiful mum who is in heaven ♥ (Queue the life story ha)!

When I was fourteen months old and my sister was three years old, my mum tragically passed away after a two year battle with a rare heart disease.There's not a day that goes by where I don't think of mum and wish that she were still here, as I was so young when she passed away I have no memory of her, but I have pictures and stories from friends and family that prove she was a beautiful person inside and out! I hope that as I achieved my dream job she is proud of me and I'd love to be able to tell her that she has been my inspiration and how much I miss her!

My dad is the second reason I am as happy as I am now, he has brought my sister and I up single handily from a very young age and I think he has done a fantastic job, even if I do say so myself haha!! I would never have been able to achieve what I have so far without him always putting my sister and I first. I am so grateful as I know so many men that say they wouldn't have been able to cope and I am very proud to say that he is my dad.

I have to admit that I shed a tear writing this post, becoming a nurse means more to me than just a job as I have had the chance to prove that no matter what your family circumstances are, you can make something of your life and do something that not only will make others proud of you but will make you proud of yourself! 

Hope you've all had a fantastic couple of weeks xxx

Estee Lauder Lipsticks

You may, or may not know (or care ha) that I LOVE lipsticks. Now as a student I tend to have very little money, but one of my guilty pleasures, and something I like to splash out on, are Estee Lauder Pure Colour Lipsticks!! They are very pricey at £18 a go, some may think this is an obscene amount of money to spend on one lipstick but I find that the product itself justifies spending that much money. Appearance wise, they come in solid, shiny golden tubes which makes them sleek,sturdy and sophisticated. They have a flat bottom, which makes them easy to store standing upright and the Estee Lauder logo is embossed on the top of the lid. The pigmentation of the lipsticks are A.mazing and the colour is longlasting (what more can you want from a lipstick?). They are non drying and don't leave your lips feeling like they have a lot of product on! The finish is either a shimmer or a creme finish which suits either a natural look or an evening look. I have 7 shades from the Pure Colour Long Lasting range and two of them (Fig and Candy) are in my favourite lipsticks post which you can find here.

Left to Right: Barely Nude, Candy Shimmer, Rose Tea, Exotic Orchid, Candy, Tiger Eye,  Fig

Barely Nude With Flash

Barely Nude is my newest edition to my collection, therefore I felt it needed an individual photo to show how beautiful it is!!I think Melon Shimmer and Vanilla truffle Creme will be making their way into my collection very soon!

 If you love lipsticks like me and want to splurge on a good quality, high-end lipstick, then I would highly  recommend any Estee Lauder Pure Colour Lipstick as they are pretty much perfect in every way! ♥.

P.S  I would like to say a big thank you to Emma from Eyeshadow and Glitter for awarding me the Versatile Blogger Award. To be honest I wasn't too sure what it was but I'm really grateful for it and really appreciate that she took the time to award it to me ♥.

I Break The Rules

Now I'm not one to follow every single so called "beauty rule" as I am a rebel!!!! The beauty rule I break the most is skipping the important parts of a skincare routine. Now it's not because I don't like using the products or don't see the benefits of using them as I really do, but it just comes down to practicality and mainly laziness.

I would love nothing more than to give my skin a good old efoliate, cleanse, tone and mositurise every single morning and night, but due to the fact that I love a good sleep and that I'm always rushing to get ready this just doesn't happen every single day. Sometimes if I'm really tired lazy I won't remove my make up at all and just sleep with make up on. I know its disgusting and really bad for my skin but we've all done it once or twice right?

 I have three methods of cleansing and removing my make up and it starts with the laziest and ends with, lets face it, the best and most productive way :

♥ 1. Remove make up with a cleansing facial wipe (very lazy)

♥ 2. Apply a cream cleanser (which can be done in my bedroom) and remove with a cotton pad

 ♥ 3. Trek all the way across the landing to the bathroom and use Liz Earle's Cleanse and Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser

  

 

Now each of these methods removes my makeup fairly well, to be fair Liz Earle's cleanse and polish is definitley the best method as it leaves my skin feeling amazing after it but sometimes I'm just to damn lazy to make that 5 second walk to the bathroom.

Using toner is a step that I always seem to miss, I have Liz Earle's Instant Boost Skin Tonic and I really love the way my skin feels afte I have used it but I just seem to forget to do this. Moisturing is one part of a skincare routine that I will never ever miss, this is because I have very dry skin. The moisturiser I'm currently using is Clinique's Superdefense SPF 25 moisturiser. It works really well for my skin, it's non greasy and leaves my skin feeling beautifully soft. I know its an age defense moisturiser and I'm not worried about wrinkles right now but I got a sample a few moths back and loved it so much that I had to buy it again.







My skincare routine isn't very exciting, I tend to stick to these few products and just alternate them depending on my laziness. I'm not coming off too well in this post am I haha!! Hope you've all had a lovely week, the sun is shining today and I'm now going to enjoy some Pizza express with my bestie!! Adios ♥.

A Whole New Wold

"Thank you for choosing "Magic Carpet" for all your travel needs. Don't stand until the rug has come to a complete stop. Thank you. Goodbye, now. Goodbye. Goodbye, thank you. Goodbye. Well, how about that, Mr. Doubting Mustafa?"

It was just one of those day's today, the one where everything just seems to get on top of you and turn you into a mess! Mainly because my boyf is still working away, I counted the weeks wrong as I'm no mathmatician and almost had a little breakdown when he said he's not back until Friday, also as I'm coming to the last part of my degree I'm starting to worry what I'm going to do with my life. Although I have a job lined up, it's not even remotely linked to my degree and I'm such a worrier that I'm getting all in a muddle and feeling very meh!!

To cheer myself up, this evening I put on my all time FAVOURITE film, if you havent guessed by the title of the post and the quote at the top, it's.... ALADDIN  (I'm so totally cool ha). I love this film so much, I really feel that the Genie and I could be real good buddies if he were real and we would have a jolly good time flying around on a magic carpet with a monkey, I really do live in magical, childish dream world ha!

I don't know what it is about this film but it makes me feel all warm inside and I seem to think about all the good times that I have encountered in my wonderful 21 years that I have graced...possibly not the right word there but hey ho...planet earth!!

So if you too are having one of those days, stick on your favourite feel good film, eat your body weight in all that bad fatty stuff that we all love so much and just enjoy that warm nice feeling that you get... when hearing the genie sing haha!!♥.

It Should Me in That Picture Instead of Aladdin

P.S I will be doing more beauty/ cosmetic/ fashion posts real soon I promise ♥.

You'll Get By If You Smile

Ahoy hoy! I sat down earlier this morning to do a post on my favourite lipglosses (keeping in with the theme of my last post) but to be honest it got a little tedious, my camera is so sucky that I have to take gazillions of photo's just to find one decent one and also the lighting in my bedroom is atrocious! I have the teeniest tiniest box room with bay windows which would lead you to believe that I'd have glorious sunlight beaming through all day but noooo, I have no sunlight like a tiny woodlouse living in....well... wood? Also I was just feeling a little bleurgh this morning and so this post just wasn't happening today. Alas!!

So instead of doing the post I watched 10 hours worth of The Inbetweeners which has made me giggle my pants off and has brightened up my whole day and made me want to do a post on the things that are making me smile right now:

♥ I received a phone call today confirming that I finally have a job interview at 11am Wednesday eeeek.. Fingers crossed all goes well!!

♥ The boyf is only working away for two more days and then we are reunited....YAY

♥  My order from Next with my work suit (yawn) and new shoes :) are being delivered tomorrow

♥ My big fat cat Chunky and the cuddles I get from him

♥ The prospects of a girly holiday being booked soon

♥ The fact that I have 63 followers on my blog. I really am grateful to everyone that has, commented, read and followed my blog! I know 63 followers may not seem a lot to people who have 10 gazillion followers but I really do appreciate every single comment and everyone of you lovely people who has followed me. Thanks Girlies...♥

Just a few photo's that make me SMILE

 

Chunky The Best Cat In The world

Moi And The Best Friend On A Drunken  Night Out



The Last Girly Holiday to Zante: Moi, Ames, Alloooo

Beautiful Sunset in Cyprus With The Boyf xxx

I would have put a photo of Aaron and I on here as he is what makes me smile the most, but he's more of a behind the camera guy and I'm not sure he would have appreciated his face being all over my blog ha!!What are the things that are making you smile at the moment?
 Hope you all have a fantabulous week ♥

My Favourite Lipsticks

Recently I've become a little obsessed with lipsticks, I love how they can be subtle and natural and other times they can completely change and complete your whole look. I don't have a huge collection of lipsticks but I have got 8 definite favourites that I wear regularily. Some are new purchases and some are extremely old and they range from dark reds to nudes♥.





Elizabeth Arden Color Intrigue Effects Lipstick Sun Blush Sheer







Barry M 101




Estée Lauder Pure Color Lipstick Candy 116




Bourjois Docteur Glamour 23 Orange Charnel




L'Oreal Color Riche 164 Rouge Concorde




No7 Stay Perfect 55 Glace




Natural Collection Moisture Shine Apple Blossom




Estée Lauder Pure Color Lipstick 123 Fig

I like to wear these lipsticks on a daily basis, Glace, Rouge Concorde and Fig are mainly for nights out and the rest I usually wear for the day time. I never really alternate my lipsticks for the different seasons as I tend to just wear what I feel suits my mood best.

Lipsticks are definitely a staple in my make up collection and I'm looking to expand my collection further, Are there any Lipsticks that you can reccommend I buy?

 Hope you've all had a wonderous Monday and enjoy what's left of the evening ♥.