Hello everyone,

Today I am going to be sharing with you what i have bought through a period of time. This includes a couple of freebees (is that even a word?!) and a lot of items that i have bought from a variety of shops. So i'll stop doing a boring intro and get to the actual point of this post!

Primark:

So first of all I bought a white lace top with a black collar for £6. I thought this a good price for a high quality top especially as usually it would priced around £12!

Another thing I bought from Primark was a 3 way charger. So in our family car we can charge our phones however not all at once. However, in Primark they were selling a USB charger lead which has 3 different ends (An iPhone 4 charger, iPhone 5 charger and Samsung charger). I wanted to give it a try and for £2.50 i thought this was a BARGIN!

I also bought some plain black short's with a white bow. I was in need for just some plain shorts which i could wear to bed as recently i have found that it is rather hot at night! These shorts were £4 and i am happy that I bought them.

Whenever I go into Primark i always have to look at the homeware section. As my room has recently been decorated i needed a new throw for the end of my bed (I did have one but it was turquoise, so it didn't match my theme). After looking around for a while I found an extra large cream fluffy blanket with a cute lace-look-a-like detailing at the end of it. I instantly fell in love with it and threw it in my basket. This blanket was £6.

Tk Max:

So i only bought one thing from Tk Max and literally screamed in relief when i saw them. So for aggeessss i have been trying to find the 'Yes To' facial wipes. All the youtubers i watch had been using them and recommending them however never stated where they got them from! I searched everywhere for them and finally found them! I got the 'Yes To Grapefruit Facial Wipes' for £2.99 and I hope they will be as good as they look! (If you want a review on them, then comment down below!)

Waterstones:

It is very rare that I go in Waterstones as i think that it is very overpriced in there. However for ages now i have been debating whether to buy Connor Franta's book or not. I turned it down so many times however then couldn't resist and i bought it! I bought this book from Waterstones for £9.99 and i love the cover so much!

Superdrug:

Ok guys! I love Superdrug! And let's just say i bought a lot of things! But actually not as much as what i usually do. So as this is going to take forever to type, I'm gonna shut up and tell you what i got . . .

First of all i got the MUA White Nail Varnish as i really needed a new white matte finish nail polish as my Barry M one ran out and i wasn't too keen on it if i'm being perfectly honest. Also this was £1!

I then bought another MUA product (I bought a lot of MUA) I got the MUA blush in Bon Bon. It is such a light but not bright pink which gives such a small tint to your cheeks that really makes it effective. Also for £1 i thought this was amazing.

I was in need for some new lipsticks and so i bought two new MUA lipsticks. I've never had MUA lipsticks before however their colours are amazing. I got a lighter colour in Bare 14 and a darker shade in Shade 7. Out of the two i like Shade 7 the most, I use it almost every day and it gives such a nice look. Also, the packaging was amazing and these products were £1 each!

I have a lot of eyeshadow palette's and still, i bought another set of eyeshadows! However, not a palette! I got a trio set of MUA's eyeshadows in Pink Sorbet. I'm not sure whether these shades will suit me however i wanted to give them a try and this was £3.

So I am very much a skincare girl. I also do skincare every morning and evening. I needed a new toner first of all, so i got the Garnier Refreshing Toner (The Blue One) for £2.10 and I also needed a new Cleansing Lotion and so bought the Garnier Softening Cleansing Lotion for £2.10 as well. I love Garnier products and could buy all of their products and not complain about any of them as they are so good!

Benefit Freebees:

So we all love freebees right? I mean it's even better when it's Benefit freebees! So i got a free mini Roller Lash from the Elle Magazine a while ago and completely forgot about it and only recently found it in my make-up collection. I won't go into depth about this as my last post was a review on it so go and check that out!

I also got a free mini Pore-Fessional Primer. I really wanted to buy this however my friend bought one of the Benefit mini travel pack (something like that) and she gave me the mini primer as apparently she has loads of that primer and doesnt like it that much. So thankyou for that! If you would like a review on that then comment down below!

BabyLiss Freebrees:

So my auntie is a hairdresser and got given a free hair comb, 6 pack of hair rollers and a hairbrush comb (i don't know what its called :') ) Being a hairdresser, she has many of these and so handed them to me as i like to take good care of my hair and take any advice my auntie gives me. I have had Babyliss products before and loved them and so can't wait to try these products out too!

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Lots of love

Tia xo

Hello!
Today, seeing as we are nearly at the end of the month, it's time for a MAY FAVOURITES *WOOHOO LITTLE DANCE*
It's not like a certain type of favourites, it's everything from the month. I hope you enjoy!
TV, Films and Books:
Okay so let's start of with books, this month's favourite book is A Work In Progress by Connor Franta (this could be a favourite forever to be honest) It's an AMAZING book! It contains so many valuable life lessons and inspirational paragraphs which could make anyone feel better about themselves. It's written in such an engaging and intelligent way, and it just makes me smile.
My TV and film favourites are going to be put together, I have quite a few but not much to say about them. On TV I've been loving Stalker, Bones and Forever...all on Sky 1 and they are all crime shows. It sounds a little creepy that I love crime shows, but I just think they are amazing! My film favourites are everything to deal with Melissa Mccarthy, she is my favourite actress! Tammy has to be one of my favourite ever films, it's majorly funny and just so great. I also love all Lee Evans films and tv shows, he makes me laugh so much. I'VE JUST BEEN LAUGHING SO MUCH LATELY.
Makeup and Skincare:
So in my beauty favourites this month,, I have the Maybelline Dream Flawless Nude foundation, which I think is so good. I really recommend it! It's got quite a watery base, so a little really goes a long way. It doesn't feel cakey, and gives you really natural looking, glowing skin. I've also been using my Baby Lips Peach Kiss quite a bit recently, because even though it has a little bit of colour, it looks really natural and fresh. It also smells really good:)
For skincare, once again I'm going to mention my holy grail. My Witch Skincare products. I can't fault these, I swear down on these. This is the only company I've found which agrees with my skin! I just think the Witch Hazel just like my skin. I've also been loving the Simple Micellar Cleansing Water, which is so amazing for removing my makeup and keeping my skin really clean and fresh.
Clothes:
I basically where the same clothing all the time so I never really have anything new or any specific favourites. However, I've been loving my Mean Girls jumper and just simple leggings this month with my Nike trainers. I also actually bough a Taylor Swift top from Primark which says Shake It Off on it, and I really like it.
Music:
I listen to all kinds of music, but I've had some clear favourites this month! I've been loving James Bay, I think he's amazing, but I've also loved the 2000-2010 songs this month. I've been obsessed with See You Again (Fast and Furious 7) because it's such an amazing song. However, Mcfly/ McBusted will always be my overall favourite because I just love their music so much!
Youtube:
I could literally write pages about my youtube favourites this month, there has been so many amazing videos so it's going to be hard not to write loads. As per usual I've been loving Joe Sugg because he's just amazing, and Caspar, Oli and Will. However, this month I've been loving Hannah Hart, because she just makes me smile loads. Emily Canham and Jake Boys have been another favourite, and so has Noo. I've been LOVING Hannah Renee this month though, she has to be one of my all time favourite youtubers now. She's so amazing, and her videos are always of such high quality. I can't leave without talking about my favourite The Lifestylists, who have just transferred channels and are now called Coco and Margot. You should really go watch!

Amber Bianchi is another BIG favourite, literally I'm too obsessed with her. Like how is she so amazing! Everyone needs to go watch her♡

That's it for my May favourites! I obviously had loads more I could have written but I didn't want to make the post too long. I'm sorry my post was delayed, I've just been so busy.
We also didn't post on Monday, however Tia and I our discussing our best upload options and things right now so bare with us!

If you try any products,or have any suggestions or questions, feel free to contact us-
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Look out for Tia's post on Friday!

Lots of love,

Elise xo

Hello everybody. So I picked up an Elle Magazine a while ago now and inside it contained a sample of the Benefit Roller Lash. This is my first ever Benefit product as i think that Benefit products are rather expensive. However, saying this, i think some of Benefit's products are worth the money however some are over priced. Anyway, everyone had been bragging about this and so i thought why not try it out and write a review.

The aim of the product is to give full volume and a curl to lashes; hence the name. The applicator is absolutely amazing and the shape has such a good curl to it, also the applicator is not too big for the eye but not to small so for me is perfect.

Despite the packaging being so so nice and having literally a perfect applicator, the question that I was wondering was does this product actually work? And the answer to that is YES! The applicator has such good grip that it grips onto your lashes and you can feel it pushing your lashes upwards giving it a superb curl. Also, i am extremely fussy when it comes to mascara's; they can't be clumpy, flaky and the applicator has to be a good looking shape for me too like it. I know, i know, I'm fussy with mascara's :') The thing that i was mostly worried about, that this product would do is turn your lashes clumpy. However, it does not! I was so happy when it didn't turn them clumpy as it made me fall in love with the mascara even more! I wore this mascara to school the other day to try it out during the day and one thing it didn't do like most mascara's do, is turn flaky causing black specs to go all around your eyes WHICH IS EXTREMELY ANNOYING.

Overall, i love this mascara and would highly recommend it! It gives such good curl, volume, colour and clump free to your lashes and makes them stand out but not in a hideous way. A tip to get free Benefit products along with other make-up brands are by getting the Elle magazine. It may only give samples however it is better than nothing, especially if a brand like Benefit Roller Lash which is around £16 is free in the Elle Magazine for half the size.

Thankyou for reading this post, i hope you have liked it.
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Lots of Love

Tia xo

Hello!
Today I thought I'd talk about something everyone has, lips. Lips are obviously quite important things, and everyone should take care of them. So I'm going to share with you what I do to keep my lips moisturised and looking lovely (I hope).
I'm going to start off with the fact I think it is really important to exfoliate your lips. This may sound a little weird, but your lips get dirt and dead cells as much as anywhere else does, and gently removing that will make your lips look, and feel so much better. The majority of the time I make my own lip scrubs, you simply use honey and sugar, and you can add a bit of peppermint oil, it makes an amazin, simple scrub. However, you can buy pre-made scrubs from places such as Lush (which I've heard are very good!)
Another thing I do to exfoliate my lips is use a toothbrush. Okay, this does sounds strange but I've heard from many places that because of the bristles of the brush, it can remove dry/dead skin really easy. If you have a little bit of toothpaste on, it makes your lips really minty too.
A must to keep your lips perfect is always carry a lip balm, whether it be a homemade of a bought one. There are many recipes on the internet to make your own, or you can go buy one of the many products which are out there. I've tried so many different lip products, however I can safely say that the Palmers Cocoa Butter Formula is my favourite! It makes my lips feel AMAZING, it makes them so soft and it smells gorgeous.
I always say never neglect your lips, they are just as important as your skin. Using too much product over time damages them, and if you don't look after them properly you could be in trouble. If you have horrible lips, no matter how much lip stick or gloss you put on, they still won't look amazing. DON'T NEGLECT YOUR LIPS.

I really hope you enjoyed finding out more about caring for your lips, and if you have any top tips or suggestions you can contact us-
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Look out for Tia's post on Friday!

Lots of love,

Elise xo

Hello!

Seeing as it's getting closer and closer to summer (finally) we thought we'd do our top five makeup products for summer. These will be our overall favourite products which we feel create the best summery look!

Number 1-

Elise - Summer does get very hot, and most people sweat (obviously) people say not to wear a foundation because of the heat, however I like it. I think you need a un-cakey foundation and I recommend the Maybelline Dream Flawless. I think it gives a really good, natural look and covers up any natural redness that may appear.

Tia - So in Summer I think everyone sweats (to be honest). So people who wear make-up always have that struggle of finding a nice bass foundation that is not cakey and does not get affect by sweat or the hot weather. Personally, in summer i don't tend to wear a foundation instead i wear the Maybelline BB Cream (the beige one with pink writing) as this is a light coverage and for me, is perfect for the summer.

Number 2-

Elise - You can't go wrong with a good powder. In my eyes it keeps you from shining that little too much. I love all the Maybelline Pressed Powders, and at the moment I'm using the translucent one!

Tia - For powder, i use the Rimmel London Clear Complexion Powder as it reduces the shininess on your face and just gives a natural look.

Number 3-

Elise - My number 3 is a bronzer. Now I was stuck between a bronzer and an eyeshadow, because I like both. However I've gone for bronzer because it shapes your face really well and in summer no one has time to do eyeshadow in the fear it smudges. I love the Rimmel Bronzer.

Tia - My number 3 is mascara. I love my mascara and i always look for a good volume and no clumps mascara. For summer i love to use the Rimmel London 100% waterproof mascara. This does what it says on the packaging. It is waterproof, gives good volume to your lashes and have no clumps at all, unless you overpower your lashes a lot.

Number 4-

Elise - This isn't really a makeup product, but my number 4 is nail polish. I think if you have long enough nails, then nail polish looks amazing in the summer! My favourites are the Rimmel 60 Seconds and the Rita Ora range. They dry so fast so you can put them on and go, and they make your outfits look so much better.

Tia - My number 4 is eyes. Unlike Elise, I don't actually like bronzing that much, instead i prefer a nice eyeshadow. At the moment, i have been loving the MUA undressed palette and i honestly can not pick a favourite shade as they are all so nice. I do take the risk and wear eyeshadow as yes there is a high possibility of it smudging however i use eye creams etc (i won't go into detail) to help keep my eyeshadow in place.

Number 5-

Elise - Finally at number 5 is lips! Lips are a massive part of summer because there are so many different colours you can make them. With different clothes and makeup styles you can have different lipsticks, and I think they just make summer so much better. Colours which are more bright work even better in the summer, and both lipstick and lip gloss are a must for me. Lipstick can be a little expensive but the MUA range in Superdrug is amazing and so cheap. My favourite lip gloss right now is a pink Breakfast In Tiffany's.

Tia - My number 5 is also lips. I agree with Elise. The MUA lipsticks in Superdrug are such good quality and such a good price! I have so many of them in a variety of different shades to match plenty of outfits for summer. However, if i was too chose a certain colour for summer, i would most likely chose the Shade 7 or Nectar 16.

Obviously there are so many more products that could be included, however we've shorted it down to what we think is best and our essentials.

I hope you enjoyed reading, and if you want us to do anything more like this or have any suggestions you can contact us-

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Look out for Elise's post on Wednesday!

Lots of love,

Tia and Elise xo

Hello!
It's Wednesday today, which means it is Elise again. Now seeing as our blog is dedicated to beauty, I thought why not add some skincare in. No matter how much makeup you wear, if you don't take care of your skin, the makeup will be useless. So today, I'm going to be talking about the Witch Overnight Clearing Serum, which is one of my all time favourite products!
The Overnight Clearing Serum helps to visibly reduce blemishes and spots. It is an oil - free visibly hydrating serum for spot prone and sensitive skin.
To apply the product, you should cleanse the skin throughly in the evening, before applying a fine layer all over the face. The clearing serum can be used in the morning on its own, or under a moisturiser.
I've been using the product for about two weeks, and I love it. My skin is now so much clearer, and feels hydrated through the day. The formula isn't too sticky, but it isn't water based so it feels amazing on your skin. I'm actually getting compliments on how good my skin is looking now, and I put it all down the this, it's my holy-grail. With this product a little really goes a long way, so you could make this last for ages. I would normally tell you the price of the product, in the UK, however I won this in a competition, so I am not sure on the price.
I think the only downside, is that the product takes a long time to soak into your skin. So if I was wearing no makeup and only this, I would have to put it on five/ten minutes before I left the house so that my face doesn't look too shiny.
However this is my all time favourite skin product, I have fell in love with the majority of the Witch Skincare products, and have four now. They are amazing, I 100% recommend this product.

That's all from me today! If you've got the product and want to share your review, or if you buy this product, you can always gets in touch.
Email- tiaelise123@gmail.com
Twitter- @youtuberrlyf

Look out for Tia's post on Friday!

Lots of love,

Elise xo

Hello!

Welcome back to our blog, now you know a little more about us we can actually start getting into beauty! Today we thought we'd do a battle, a battle of the mascaras. We were originally going to do a review on a beauty products however we didn't both have the same products so we decided to just compare and contrast the same brand mascara against each other. Elise will be fighting for the Maybelline Colossal Go Extreme Leather Black and Tia will be fighting for the Maybelline New York Define A Lash Mascara. So let's get into the battle!

Volume-
Elise- Although the mascara does give some volume, it doesn't really do the perfect job. The mascara does apply very thick, however your lashes do not look really volumised, which for me, is a masisve let down.

Tia - The define a lash maybelline mascara gives so much volume to the mascara and is not so over powering and flaky. It is light, not clumping and gives an overall nice look.

Applicator-
Elise- I'm not actually quite sure how to describe this. The wand looks a little straight but it is actually curvy, which makes it easier to apply. The wand is designed for easy application, however I always find it a little tricky to apply, and 9 times out of 10, end up getting it around my eyes.

Tia - I absolutely love the applicator of my mascara. It is straight however has amazing grip and does not cause the mascara to turn the eyelashes clumpy most of the time however if you put too much mascara on the applicator it turns slightly clumpy. I would rate the applicator 9 out of 10.

Clumps-
Elise- This is the BIGGEST downfall to the mascara. I find the formula a bit to watery (can it be watery😂) it's very sticky, and kind of makes you look like you have like 4 eyelashes. I'm not sure if I'm just applying it really wrong, or if anyone else has had problems. I also find if I'm not careful I can get large clumps at the end of my eyelashes, which fall off during the day. Not a good look

Tia - As I have mentioned a lot above😂my mascara is very good at not making your eyelashes look clumpy however if you overpower the amount of mascara being put on to your eyelashes it may go a bit clumpy but I don't overpower my lashes with mascara.

Overall look-
Elise- I do like this mascara because it holds throughout the day, as well as making my eyelashes much longer. However the way it apply's and can begin to look, makes me like it much less. In the future personally I would try a different formula and wand, just so that my eyelashes have more volume and do not stick together as much.

Tia - the overall look to my mascara is very light and gives such good volume to my lashes and makes my lashes look noticeable :) However I would change the fact that if you put too much on that it does go quite clumpy. I love to try different mascaras and have so many! The overall look is noticeable but not to wild😂and looks very neat. 

Thank you for reading today's joint blog post. If you would like any beauty posts to be on our blog then please comment them down below!

Who do you think won the mascara battle?

Lots of love 

Tia and Elise xo