Would you rather....

Hello my loves,

I spotted this tag on YouTube and thought I'd do it for something different. I tag you all to do it.

Enjoy and here are the questions:

1.) Would you rather lose all of your mascaras, eyeliners, lipsticks, and lipglosses or lose all of your palettes and eyeshadows?

This is the worse question ever, OK, can I tweak it? I don't use lipstick or lipgloss that often so I wouldn't be so bothered about losing them. However, if you put eyeshadow on your eyes and don't use mascara you're going to look a little odd. I would say my palettes with a eyeliner in ha ;-)

2.) Would you rather chop off all your hair or never be able to cut it again?

Never cut it again, we have kirby grips and elastics so I can always wear my hair up

3.) Would you rather have a coral cheek or a pink cheek?

Pink

4.) If you had $1000 to spend, Would you rather buy clothes or makeup?

Clothes, I think for now I have enough makeup
 

5.) Would you rather apply lipstick as eyeliner, or eyeliner as lipstick?

Ooh strange, lipstick would create a cool look on my eyes
 

6.) Would you rather only shop at MAC or Sephora?

MAC, we don't have Sephora here
 

7.) Would you rather only use one eyeshadow color or one lip color for the rest of your life?

Eyeshadow
 

8.) Would you rather wear winter clothes in summer or summer clothes in winter?

Winter clothes in summer
 

9.) Would you rather dark nails or bright nails all year round?

Bright, a pop of colour can brighten up any day right?
 

10.) Would you rather give up your favorite lip product or your favorite eye product?

These questions seem to be the same just different sentences lol. Lip product
 

11.) Would you rather only be able to wear your hair in a pony tail or a messy bun?

Messy bun, I think you can dress them up and make a dressy outfit look a little bit more casual :-)
 

12.) Would your rather never being able to paint your nails again or never use lipgloss?

Lipgloss
 

13.) Would you rather shave your eyebrows and have none at all? or sharpie them in everyday?

Haha, sharpie them in everyday. I do not trust people with no eyebrows it looks odd, you need something to frame your eyes otherwise you just look like you have a huge forehead (I'm sorry if that offended anyone)
 

14.) Would you rather live without makeup or nail polish?

Nail polish 

If you decide to do the tag, leave a comment and a link to your blog and I'll be sure to check it out.

Peace, love and cupcakes :-)

My makeup wishlist

Hello my loves,

Last night the lovely Rachel from A Pretty Obsession did a blogpost about a swap we've done and linked to my blog. In the space of 1hour I had gained 3 new followers, then this morning I gained another two followers. It means so much to me and I'd like to say hello and welcome to you new lovelies, I hope you enjoy my blog and will stick around for future rambles.

Anyway enough of that. I was reading a blog post and saw this wonderful new palette, I figured it was time to do a 'Lust List' I'm not the only who lusts after makeup and does these kind of posts. Men have wishlists on gamer sites, so why can't we have a 'makeup wishlist?'

So without further ado here are they are :-)

Here they are in all of their glory:

1. I'm going to talk about the Urban Decay palette first, this is the reason for this post. I spotted it on Kandee's blog and another blog. It's their 15th Anniversary and have bought out a new palette, I'm not sure of UK release dates or prices but it looks gorgeous. They have come up new eyeshadows never before seen, this makes me want all the the more, we need some new colours to make us want to keep repurchasing from them. Maybe I could do a swap or pay someone over in America through PayPal, or I could just stop being impatient and see wen it comes out over here. One day I'll be living in America and I'll get all of the products first.
2. Illamasqua eyeliner cake - I'm a huge fan of eyeliners that stay put, our eyes water and signs of fatigue start to show at the end of the day, I love my blacktrack fluidline from MAC and I will repurchase it, it stays put but I'm always on the look out for other products to try. I've heard great things about Illamasqua but it's always been out of my price range, sometimes it's ok to splurge if you know it's going to be good stuff.
3. Illamasqua Pure Pigment in Alluvium - I'm not the biggest fan of pigments just because I'm scared of the fallout but when you see a colour as beautiful as Alluvium you just know you have to it.
4. The newest Sleek palette - I don't think it looks unique and I wish they'd bring some brand new colours, but I'm a die hard sleek fan so I may have to buy it just because. I purchased my very first seek palette in 2007 and I've loved it ever since, they weren't popular then so I feel like I've watched them grow up into a great company. I'm so proud :-)
5. Nars Orgasm blush - I've tried to stay away from Nars just because it's so expensive, why would I pay £19+ for one makeup item when I can get a ton of other pretty things? Orgasm looks really pretty.
6. Rimmel Nail Polish in Purple - I saw this in the chemist a couple of weeks ago and I fell in love. It's the perfect nail polish because it shines blue and purple, it's really vivid but I love it for that reason. Rimmel is my favourite brand for nail polishes because they're cheap and last really well (even with me the clumsiest person ever) on the nails, I've had one of their polishes that didn't chip for 3days.

What products are on your wishlist?

Peace, love and cupcakes :-)

My new obsession

Hi guys and dolls,

I hope you're all doing well and having a great weekend :-)

As the title may suggest, I have a new obsession. I'm as surprised as you that it isn't makeup. I wanted a new bag, I figured I have lots of makeup and nothing is grabbing my fancy at the moment so why not buy a bag? I don't have that many and I wanted something with animal print all over it. 

While browsing for bags I came across this site Anna Smith New York, they have some lovely bags and reasonable prices too. I'm loving the vintage look at the moment and they have some nice vintage ones on there. I remember when I was young my Nan had this bag that she would let me play with, I always wanted one just like it but somehow never thought about it or just didn't find the perfect one.

I only have one fault with the company, the shipping. They charged me £4 to ship a bag and they didn't even ship it in a fancy box or anything it was basically just a plastic envelope they shouldn't have charged anymore than  £2 for it, but oh well I love the bag and site regardless. It came very quick, I ordered it on Sunday and it was here by Wednesday with my fav courier. 

If you like out there bags or vintage bags then this site is for you. Some might think £22 for a bag is expensive, however, when you think what you get it's not that bad, the detail is amazing and you can tell a lot of work went into it. I actually got it on sale, the bag usually costs £23 but they had knocked it down to £18, I had to have it even more then.

Anyway I'll get onto the pictures or I won't stop talking.

So here it is, isn't it pretty? With shipping it came to £22, I love it, it's quite big so I can carry lots around with me. Just because I'm a woman and when I go anywhere I need everything but the kitchen sink. So what do you think of it? Lol ok I'm totally pulling your leg, this isn't the bag. This is what the bag came in, I actually really like it and I do think I will use for college stuff.

Here is the bag, I'm sorry about propping it against the window, it just wouldn't stand up. I know it's not to everyone's taste and that's fine, but I fell in love with it as soon as I saw it. The straps are a decent length, however, I think if you're wearing a big coat it might be a little harder to pull it up your arm. It's a very good big bag, you could fit quite a lot of stuff in it.

Inside the bag you get two compartments and a decent sized zipped separator, I like this idea because it could store a MAC sized palette. The lining is fuchsia pink with Anna Smith written all over it. You also get another little zipped compartment which isn't as big but you could fit your keys into it. I haven't had a bag with an oganiser before so I'm hoping to keep it in better order and maybe not have so much junk in there. But I'm not sure if anyone is like me in the sense that, you get a bigger bag so you have more room to stuff unnecessary items in there.

The zip is multi-coloured, kind of like a rainbow. I know you can see it very well but I'm sure you get the idea of the zip will look.

I've always loved Cameo necklaces so when I saw this I wanted to have it even more. The padlock is very sturdy and the key is just so cute, and who doesn't want a big pink heart

On the back of the bag you'll see this little guy watching over you. I love all the detail on this bag, like I say I know it's not what everyone would choose and it is very loud but I really love it and I cannot wait to start using it.

What do you think of my cute new bag? If you want one like it you can get it here. Have you bought any cute new bags recently? I'd love to see them

Peace, love and cupcakes 

Unloved makeup

Hello my loves,

I hope you're all well :-)

You know when you get something new, but something about it just doesn't grab you? Maybe the formula, it's a little too runny etc but you want to make it work. Today I want to talk about two eyeliners I recently rediscovered. I used them once and I didn't like them, but instead of persevering with them I put them in my collection never to bother with again. I recently decided that I needed to sort myself out and tried them before I stuck them on my blogsale. In the end I decided not to sell them because I liked them.

MAC Superslick liquid eyeliner in Marked for glamour (the grey gunmental one) and Pure show is a yelow toned golden colour
 

My favourite is this one, it's such a beautiful colour. I've seen golden eyeliners before but never this gorgeous.

First of all, please ignore the eyebrows and the shape, I'm still a beginner here. I love the golden one it makes my eyes really pop

I think the initial thing that put me off was the brush, I hadn't practiced with these kind of brushes and to be fair, I'm better with my Sonia Kashuk brush or my 266 brush. I'm impatient when it comes to makeup, "if it doesn't work the first time it isn't ever going to work for me" that has been my motto recently but I've chilled out a little bit. 

The brushes are actually really good, they're soft enough so it won't cause discomfort when you're using it, but it's also hard enough to get a nice clean line, they have great colour payoff, most of the time with makeup it can start to look less pigmented after a few hours but not these, the colour you see on the brush is the colour you're going to see 6 hours later. They do not budge, which for most people is a good thing right? The only downside is you have to work quick with them, because they dry so quick and if you make the smallest of mistakes you have about 5seconds to clean it out. They stick to your eyelashes and won't come off. I would like to buy a backup but on eBay they're so expensive, if anyone knows of a dupe for them I'd be happy to give them a go.

I really should stop being so impatient, just because it doesn't like the first time doesn't mean I need to give up.

Have you guys rediscovered anything that you misplaced in your collection?

Peace, love and cupcakes

A little swap

Hi guys and dolls

I hope you're all doing well.

A couple of weeks ago I was complaining on Twitter, as usual, about the Sleek pout and polish lip tins. Cue the lovely Rachel, A Pretty Obsession she came to rescue and told me she would send one, because hers was going unloved. We then decided to make it into a swap because it was for "greater good" and we are just both obsessed with makeup. She sent me some lovely stuff and a birthday card. If you're reading Rachel thanks again lovely, and anytime you want to do another swap just let me know :-)

Anyway, enough of the rambles here is what she sent me  :-)

This is all of my goodies, I got a little bit too excited and started opening it before I could take pictures lol.

I love these guys, a pink glittery ring is just what the doctor ordered

I love the orange lipstick and the 'colour changing lipgloss' does work, it goes from orange to a gorgeous bumble pink on my lips

I couldn't be happier with these guys, I was wanting an orange nail polish and a navy one too, I think she must know me lol. The blue eyeliner brush looks so good, I can't wait to use it :-)

I know it's of no interest to the swap but how could I not take a picture of the cute pink tissue paper she wrapped it in?

She sent some awesome things and I will definitely be doing some reviews on these things :-)I love doing swaps and if there are any people reading from the states get in touch with Rachel because she's wanting to do a swap over the pond :-)

Also if you want to check out my blogsale it's still live

A Birthday haul/some of my presents

Hi girlies :-)

Happy weekend, I really cannot believe it is the weekend again. It has gone really rather quick.

So on Wednesday it was my birthday, it was a nice day but I really don't want to be 26. Oh well, lol.


I thought I would share what I got and what I have been buying for myself, so here goes.

This looks strange, but it's actually really cool. The boy bought it for me, he said what would you like I said nothing, we both knew he was going to get me something. It's a 'big ball of nothing, for someone that has everything'. He really did a good job, just because this really is the kind of thing I like. Everytime I look at it, I laugh and feel happy at the amount of love and thought put it in to it. If a man can make you laugh they've pretty much succeeded in life lol.

The other thing he got me (he spoiled me, he shouldn't have) was a cute little bear, the reason behind it is, I always complained to him about being cold so he got me this because, it has a little sack which you take out of it's back and put it in the microwave to keep you warm in bed. It's so cute and polar bears are my fav, I really think this guy knows me lol.

I got all of these dresses from Dorothy Perkins - I don't have the exact links because things go quickly on that site. But I got them all and when I got to the checkout they'd taken 30% off each of the dresses for me. I was a happy bunny :-). I'm really into spotty dresses and tops at the moment and the last dress is full of tiny hearts :-)

My mums boyfriend bought me cupcakes, I don't need anything else :-)

I treated myself to a MAC makeover, me and my friend had planned a night out and I thought I have a tiny bit of cash left over so I thought I'd get it done. It was dramatic but I didn't mind, I really wanted to look different and that I did.

At MAC when you pay for your makeup to be done you get £25 to spend on makeup at the counter, I had been lusting after this baby for ages and I finally got it. It's called Vegas Volt.

These were the crazy lashes that the lady put on me, they definitely looked different. I felt like a real idiot wandering around with big lashes and orange lips at 3:30pm.

And the last thing I got from MAC was a new gel eyeliner called Macroviolet. I've been wanting this for ages and it's finally mine.

My friend bought me this from boots, They're meant to be good and I cannot wait to use them and see if they do as they on the tin.

So there we have it, I'm older now so I don't get tons of Barbie dolls anymore. Have you lovely ladies bought any new pretty things recently?

Peace, love and cupcakes :-)

And the award goes to..

Hi Ladies,

Tuesday was the eve of my birthday, while playing around on twitter trying so hard to not open my presents, I saw a Tweet from the lovely Rachel from All Things Rachy we met a couple of months ago through my Blog sale. We started talking and realised we have a few things in common - Hard Rock Cafe, Makeup and snakebite :-) she had given me an award and it so lovely of her to award me it.

I'm so touched by all the love and attention my blog is getting recently, it means so much to me. Thank you, you girls are my inspiration :-) I always thought my blog wouldn't take off, just because my style of writing isn't as formal as it should be, but it has and I'm so grateful for each and every hit my blog gets. It's my favourite hobby and I'm glad I've taken off.

Anyway enough of the chat (I don't know if I am doing this right but I hope I am), I believe you write seven random facts about yourself and then mention 7 blogs I want to plug.

So here are the facts.

1. My name is Joy and I have an obsession with pink. It isn't just because it's a girly colour and I'm possibly too girly I just like it. You can add a lovely pop of it and I feel girly for the day.
2. I love cupcakes, I'd eat them everyday if it was possible 
3. I really want to go travelling, I intend to leave England sometime soon and settle down somewhere abroad with my love :-)
4. I'm planning to go to back to college and study hairdressing and beauty.
5. I'm an ex media student, if you sit and start talking about movies to me, be warned I will talk you to death lol.
6. I love playing video games, I really do not mind trying any sort of game. I may not always win but who cares I have fun doing so :-) I like shooting zombies the best.
7. I love twitter, I've met so many awesome people on there. You guys know who you are, and I'd like to say thank you for being there for me

Now for the 7 people I like to read and think everyone should read

1. Jack from ElectricJack I love his blog, he writes fiction stories and he's a seriously talented guy. He's just plain awesome a Joy to talk too :-)

2. Rachel from A Pretty Obsession is my fav beauty blogger, not only is she the nice girl on twitter she's an excellent blogger. It's nice having around to talk to when I need a chat. 

3. Vicky from Beautiful Addictions shes new to blogging like me, she's a really sweet girl

4. Kelly from Bakes, Beauty and Blog she's a really good blogger and super nice lady.
 

5. Charlie from Secrets Behind The Closet door she has give me some awesome advice on hair dye.
 

6. I love Siobhán from LetzMakeup she's a really lovely lady and so talented, her makeup looks go from everyday neutrals to in your face doll looks or carnival makeup.
 

7. Last but not least Emily at The Beauty Broadcast she's super nice and creates the best makeup looks which use both high end and drugstore makeup.

So there we have it, I'm sorry it was a little bit on the long side.

Peace, love and sparkly cupcakes