Life Sparkles

Beauty Blogger Book Club - Inspired by Ariel and Perdi :)

2012-02-19T10:23:00.000-08:00

Hello loves!

So this week has been half term, which has been lovely, I've managed to catchup with lots of friends and family, aswell as having a little bit of spare time for once!! I managed to do a tiny bit of shopping so a haul should be up in the next couple of days, but for now I'd like to ask you girls something! I've just been talking to the lovely Ariel http://www.chiclookxo.com/ and Perdi http://watermelonraindropx.blogspot.com/ on twitter about a recent purchase:

The Hunger Games!! Recently I've heard so much hype over these books that I decided to buy it and see what all the fuss was about! I'm only a few chapters in but I can already tell why so many people love and adore these books. So after chatting to Ariel and Perdi about the books, Ariel suggested a book club! I don't know about you guys, but I actually think that it would be really fun to start a Beauty Blogger Book Club.

If you guys have read The Hunger Games let me know in the comments below what you think about the book, are you looking forward to the film coming out? If you haven't read the Hunger Games would you like to?

Also, if you want to, tell me what books you guys like and we can all have a chat about it! I thought we could maybe post about one book a month, but let me know what you guys think!

Stay Beautiful,

Hannah xx

Eleven Questions Tag + Happy Valentines Day!

2012-02-14T15:38:00.000-08:00

Hello lovelies!

Happy Valentines Day! I hope you've all had a lovely day whether you're in a relationship or a single pringle like myself! I've just had a Lush Comforter bubble bar bath and am currently tucking into some cake!!! Anyway, my lovely sister Chloe http://www.thebeautycorner.co.uk/ tagged me in the Eleven Questions Tag so here we go! :) Sorry I stole the picture Chloe :P

The rules

- Each person must post 11 things about themselves on their blog
- Choose eleven people to tag and link them on the post
- Go to their page and tell them
- No tag backs

Eleven Things About Me

1. As most of you would know I'm a twin, my sister Chloe who is a whole 9 minutes older than me has a blog as mentioned above!

2. I have a part time job in a local pharmacy / drugstore - I'm basically a doctor ;D (Kidding!!)

3. I'm currently in college studying Sociology, Psychology and English Literature.

4. I'm starting University in September to do a Joint Honours Degree in Sociology and Criminology (I'm thinking about doing a university series because I know how daunting the prospect can be! Starting from chosing your degree, how to apply, visiting unis, finance, how I chose my final choices and eventually actually starting - let me know if you guys would be interested! :)

5. Chloe may or may not have mentioned this in her post but we're from Essex, we have the accent but that's as close as I get to the people on TOWIE haha!

6. Following on from that I'm a reality TV junkie some of my favourites are I'm a Celebrity, The XFactor, The Hills and The Real Housewives of New York.

7. Other than the obvious role models of family / friends etc. One of my main role models is Bethenny Frankel, I'm not sure if this is strange or not haha, as alot of people in the UK may not know who she is and she's my Mums age, but I love how honest she is always is, and the fact that she didn't have a great childhood but has achieved so much in her life! Another role model of mine is the lovely Taylor Swift, she always remains so classy and I love her music!

8. I basically collect nail polish, I'm ashamed to say I still have lots that I haven't even used yet haha!

9. In primary school we learnt sign language the only things I can remember is the alphabet and the Christmas song Silent Night :')

10. I've had to wear glasses since I was 11 years old, I can barely see anything at all without them!!

11. Call me a child, but one of my absolute favourite places is Disney World, I genuinely believe IT IS one of the happiest places on Earth ;)

Questions

- What is your favourite makeup brand?
I love Bourjois, the face products are amazing!

- High street or designer clothes?
Highstree everytime! I really don't see the point of spending £200 on a tshirt, I think it's lovely if you can afford a designer wardrobe, but I certainly can't haha! I think if I were to go for designer pieces it would be on wardrobe staples like jeans or shoes :)
- What is your favourite movie?
I have so many, it really chops and changes, but one of my firm favourites is Dirty Dancing, I love a good chickflick! For comedies though I would have to say School of Rock or Mean Girls!

- Where do you buy the majority of your clothes from?
Once again I buy bits and pieces everywhere, but probably Primark, Newlook, H&M and Forever 21

- What is your makeup essential?
Mascara!! As I wear glasses and I'm short sighted, the lenses make my eyes look smaller than they actually are, so I can definetly not live without mascara!
- You are stuck on an Island what do you bring with you?
It doesn't say one thing so I'm going to take it as a few things ;) I'd say photos, my laptop, books to read, my iPod etc.

- What is your wardrobe staple?
I'd definetly say jeans, I wear them basically every day to college!
- How do you organise you makeup?
I'm not gonna lie, my makeup collection is one big mess in a variety of makeup bags, with all of my nail polish in mini drawers and a big box haha!

- Quiet village or buzzing city?
I love a mixture of both I absolutely love being in London and NewYork, but I also like a bit of peace and quiet. Hmm if I had to chose one right now I'd probably say a buzzing city, but for now atleast I'm perfectly happy in Essex!
- Do you buy fashion magazines? If so what is your favourite?
I do occasionaly, but I'm not an addict! I tend to read my sisters, but I usually reach for Glamour or Look magazine :)
Continuing the tag

Alma http://almabunny.blogspot.com/
Perdi http://watermelonraindropx.blogspot.com/
Barby http://firstblueshoes.blogspot.com/
Alona http://sassybeauty-by-alona.blogspot.com/
Ariel http://www.chiclookxo.com/
Maria http://simplychicxox.blogspot.com/
Lauren http://www.laurenella.net/

Stay Beautiful,

Hannah xx

Soap and Glory Bargain!!

2012-02-13T11:27:00.000-08:00

Hi girls,

I hope you've all had a lovely weekend! I thought I'd write a quick post to let you guys know about an absolute bargain I found the other day! If you girls live in the UK pop down to your local supermarket or WH Smiths as the March edition of Elle Magazine UK has a FREE yes FREE Soap and Glory Thick & Fast Mascara inside! The mascara usually retails for £10 so I was super excited to pick this up with the usual price of the magazine for £3.90!

So if you live in the UK or they sell this magazine where you live go check this out! The mascara is absolutely amazing and the brush is HUGE! Not to mention how lovely it is to flick through Elle Magazine :)

Sorry for such a quick post! I promise I'll post again in the next couple of days, if you'd like more updates on my life you can follow me on twitter @IamHannahx

Stay Beautiful,

Hannah xx

Drug Store Haul - Soap and Glory, Bourjois + More!

2012-02-09T11:46:00.000-08:00

Hi guys,

So it's been freezing here in Essex for the past few days, we've had snow and ice which has finally started to melt! But guess what? As I'm writing this post it's started snowing again!!! I love snow for the first day but then it turns to ice and is a complete pain :| At my college / sixth form we don't have snow days which sucks! Sorry, rant over haha! :')

Anyway, I popped into Boots and Savers after college today and got a few things so here you go!

Kleenex Mini Tissues 6 Pack -76p on sale!!!! So this is pretty self explanatory, but I saw these tissues on sale and had to pick them up! I love lepoard print and lace so I thought these were so cute, I don't know about you guys but I like to always have a packet of tissues in my bag and kleenex are the best!
Soap and Glory 'Feel the Knead' Soap - Half price £2.56 - I saw this in Boots today and it caught my eye. Basically it's a soap / massage bar that is supposed to help with cellulite - gross I know, but I do have a few stretch marks on the top of my legs from when I had my growth spurt (I'm 5"8) so I thought this might help a little. It's supposed to smell of chocolate, mint, thyme and vanilla! I'll let you know how I get on with this :)
Soap and Glory Super Cat Liquid Eyeliner - £6 - This needs no introduction, I love Soap and Glory Products and needed a new felt tip eyeliner, so I thought I'd pick this one up as I've heard so many good things about it!
Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation (Vanille Clair) - £9.99 - As you all probably know, I constantly rave about this foundation as it actually matches my skin! I just ran out so I thought I'd buy another :) I have a full review of this and the serum if you would like to check that out!
Grace Your Face Chin and Forehead Strips - 79p - This was one of those products that I saw in Savers that I bought on a whim really, they are supposed to remover blackheads and unclog pores so we shall see whether they work or not!
Pantene Pro-V Smooth & Sleek Hairspray - £1.99 in Savers - Once again I needed a new hairspray so I thought I'd try this one out! If any of you guys have tried this before let me know what you think!

Finally the background for these products is actually a blanket I picked up in Primark yesterday for £5!! It's the softest thing in the world and has such a cute floral pattern! I was feeling a it miserable with all of this cold weather so I thought I'd get a nice blanket to snuggle up in haha!

Until next time,

Stay Beautiful,

Hannah xx

Mini Haul :)

2012-02-02T13:20:00.000-08:00

Hi Guys,

I was about to post my January Favourites, which should be up tommorow, but instead I thought I'd post a mini haul! It's currently half past eight at night, so my lighting is rubbish, so excuse the pictures from online! After college today I got a few things and thought I'd show you guys, I only picked up a few things but I was particularly excited by one of them!

The first things I picked up were these Sex and The City False Eyelashes by Eyelure for £1.99 each in Savers - Crazy right?! Above are the Miranda lashes described as 'Polished and Sexy' as they go towards the outer corners the volume becomes thicker! Below are the Charlotte lashes described as 'Feminine and romantic' these are alot more natural, but also longer and more defining, I think both pairs are gorgeous! It's not very often that I wear false eyelashes but on the ocassions I do I love them!

I also picked up this Revlon Crazy Shine nail buffer for around £3 in superdrug! I've heard a lot of good reviews for this product so if any of you girls have tried it, let me know your opinions!

Finally is the product I'm most excited about - The Bourjois Healthy Balance Face Power which was £8.49 in Boots! As some of you will know I adore the Healthy Mix Foundation and Serum so when I saw this today I had to buy it! The powder smells amazing, feels lovely and smooth and there is a giant mirror inside which certainly comes in handy! I'll do a better review after I've used this for a while but I'm already certain I'll love it! I also recently purchased the Maybelline Dream Satin Foudation in Ivory, which ironically is too dark for my skin!!! So I'm going to stick with the lovely Bourjois from now on!

Stay Beautiful,

Hannah xx

Vaseline Tin Winner!

2012-02-01T04:36:00.000-08:00

Hi Girls,

I hope you've all had a lovely January and will have an even better February, I've been MIA for the past week which I'm sorry about, I've been at work and college a lot! Anyway, here's the news you've all been waiting for, the winner of my Vaseline Tin Giveaway! I generated the winner through Random.org and was so happy with the 106 entries I recieved!!

The winner is Samantha Fox, I don't believe she has a blog so unfortunately I can't link you all to that, but congratulations Samantha! I've emailed you with the next steps of what to do!

Thank you to everyone who entered, I'm sure I'll be posting another giveaway for you all to enter very soon! I should be posting my January favourites today or tommorow so look out for that :)

Stay Beautiful,

Hannah xx

Beauty Blogger Tag

2012-01-26T12:47:00.000-08:00

Hi Guys,

I have recently been tagged by Barby and Ariel to do this Beauty Bloggers tag, you should all definetly check out these lovely girls blogs!

1. What are your favorite type of blog-post to write?

I love to write Lush posts, because Lush is one of my favourite things!

2. What are your favorite blogs to read?

I love reading fashion and beauty blogs, it's really interesting to see how other people style things, and what makeup they wear! It gives me inspiration for my own style :)

3. How did you pick your blog name?

Well that's a long story, I actually made this blog about a year and a half ago but forgot I made it! Then my sister started her blog and suggested that I should make one, we spent about 197173791733 hours trying to think of a name and then I realised I had life-sparkles! I think the name came about when I was listening to Enchanted by Taylor swift and she used the word sparkling, I thought 'life' meant I could blog about anything!

4. Which beauty blogger is your inspiration?

This is going to sound so cheesy but my sister Chloe www.thebeautycorner.com she got me to start blogging and I love hers :) There's so many of you lovelies though that I get inspiration from!

5. Name one tip you've learned through another beauty blogger?

I have learnt to try new things, whether it's an eyeshadow colour or an item of clothing!

6. What made you make a blog?

My sister haha! I loved hers so much that I decided to make one myself, that and I love interacting with other girls who enjoy the same things as me!

7. Do you have a favorite blog post of yours?

I liked my NewYears Tag, it will be fun to look back and what I did in 2011 :) http://life-sparkles.blogspot.com/2011/12/new-years-tag.html

8. Name on pro and one con of being a beauty blogger?

The main pro of being a beauty blogger is making friends with all of these lovely girls all around the World! It's amazing, especially Ariel, Lauren, Barby, Alona, Alma and Perdi!

9. What advice would you give someone dealing with hate?

I don't think there's as much hate on blogger as there is on Youtube, but my best advice would be not to worry about it! Not everyone is going to like everything you do and that's okay, if they have nothing better to do then write a nasty comment, then they are not worth your time!

10. How long does it take you to write a blog post?

It depends on whether or not I am adding pictures etc but maybe about an hour?

11. What other blogs apart from beauty do you like to read?

I like to read travel, general life and food blogs :)

12. Who have you made friends with through blogging?

The girls mentioned above - Ariel, Lauren, Barby, Alona, Alma and Perdi! They are all so lovely, it's a privelige to get to know so many lovely girls!

13. How do you get ideas for a blog post?

It can be anything from a new product I buy, to a magazine cover, to a person I see in the street! Anything and everything basically! :)

14. Who do you tag?

I Tag:

Lauren: http://www.laurenella.net

Perdi: http://watermelonraindropx.blogspot.com/

Alona: http://sassybeauty-by-alona.blogspot.com/

Alma: http://almabunny.blogspot.com/

Thanks for reading! Let me know if you do this tag, I love reading what other people say :)

Stay Beautiful,

Hannah xx

Large Sally Hansen Haul + Primark & Rimmel London

2012-01-25T06:38:00.000-08:00

Hello lovely bloggers!

If you read my post yesterday, or follow me on twitter you will know that I have been waiting for a delivery to arrive, and guess what? It came today (yay!) You might have seen on twitter over the weekend that when I get bored of revising I resort to 1. Online shopping 2. Cutting my hair (I only trimmed the ends haha!) So here is an overview of the nail polish I recieved today:

Some of you may already know that Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure is one of my absolute favourite types of nail polish! The topcoat, basecoat and colour are all in one bottle so you don't have to faff around with all of the time consuming, but necessary, stages! With all of this in a bottle you would expect to pay the usuall £6.99 that Boots charges, I have multipul times before! However, I was taking a revision break on Saturday night looking on FragrenceDirect.com and found that these polishes were all £1.49?!?! They are from past collections which may explain the reduced price, but I'm in love haha! I'm considering buying all of the other colours as they are so cheap! Anyway here is a closer look at them:

On the left is Hidden Treasure, it's a gorgeous glittery topcoat, with alot of irredesent glitters, however they are all different shapes, creating a gorgeouse crackling effect! On the right is Iced Coffee, which is the exact colour of iced coffee, it's the perfect neutral beige!

These two are perfect for summer, I'm looking forward to wearing them on my toes! The lighting doesn't do them justice but the one on the left is called Dianthus, it's a gorgeous pinky red with a silve tint to it! The colour on the right is called Pomegranate which is more of a redish coraly colour!

On the left we have Downtown Rubies, it's absolutely beautiful, there is so much glitter packed into the bottle, you can use it as a ruby topcoat or build it up to be a gorgeous sparkly red! In the middle is Feeling Saucy, it's a pinky purple, I adore this colour! Finally on the right we have Amazing Blaze, this is the perfect barbie, hot pink with a bluey purple tint to it, I can't wait to wear this in the summer!

I also purchased this Rimmel London eyeshadow trio in Orion for £1.50 on Fragrance Direct

I love neutral eyeshadows so this was perfect!

Finally I purchase a blouse in Primark for £12 yesterday after college:

It's made out of a gorgeous cream chiffon fabric, with two ruffles at the bottom. What sold me was the beige chiffon bows on the bottom of the sleeves, I love details like this! I apologise for the poor lighting, it's a rather grey, rainy day here in Essex! This was the last top in my local Primark but it may be available in your local store!

I hope you enjoyed this haul! Let me know if you would like me to swatch any of the nail polishes!

Stay Beautiful,

Hannah xx

Chit Chat - I'm Back! Books and Coming Soon :)

2012-01-24T15:55:00.000-08:00

Hi Guys,

My exams have finally finished until June! I know that I said I was going to post yesterday but my college friends and I decided to go out for a meal in our lunch break, then we stayed in college til fairly late (about 5ish) as our psychology teacher let us have a free lesson to watch The Hangover! Which meant by the time I got home and did bits and bobs I didn't have time to blog! Anyway, I am properly back now and should be blogging more regularly! I'm hoping to do a haul post tommorow depending upon whether a rather exciting delivery arrives so look out for that! :) I also might do an outfit of the night on Friday / Saturday!

As some of you know I study English Literature, which I do enjoy, but it means we have to study 'proper' literature haha! Although I got to choose my three texts for my two coursework pieces, which were:

Breakfast At Tiffany's by Truman Capote - This is only a short novel but I absolutely loved reading it! If like me you are a massive fan of the film and Audrey Hepburn I recommend you read the book. I must say I was quite surprised at the differences between the film and the book, especially the ending which I won't ruin for you! Did you know Holly is supposed to have short blond hair?!
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold - Once again I had seen the film before reading the book, which now I think is much much better than the film! It took me a while to get my head around everything, but the story is so well written and unusual! I'm sure a lot of you have seen the film, which is a love-hate type of thing!
Lolita by Vladmir Nabokov - First things first, this book is not for the faint hearted and I would not recommend that any of my younger readers read this haha! Some of you may already know the plot, but long story short it's a rather complicated relationship between an older man who fell in love with a girl when they were both teenagers, but she died, so he finds a 12 year old girl called Lolita who reminds him of that girl. In order to get close to her, he later marries her mother, who then dies, so he has custody of her and they manipulate each other etc. If you want to know the full story you can google it or something but I don't want to go into too much detail on here! All I'll say is that it is a very good novel, even though the style of writing is quite hard to get into at first!

So that's a little bit about what I do at college, sorry if it bored the pants off you! Haha! What I'd like to know is whether or not you like to read, and what your favourite books are? My favourites over the past year were the Pretty Little Liars series and Lauren Conrad's (love her!) LA Candy Series - if you were addicted to The Hills, which I was then this is the perfect beach read type of books! I've read all three books and cannot wait for The Fame Game to come out this year!

What are your favourite books? Do you like to read? Any recommendations for me? Let me know!
A haul should be up tommorow (fingers crossed!), do you like these random sorts of posts? :)

Stay Beautiful,

Hannah xx

Loreal Perfect Clean Exfoliating Foaming Gentle Scrub Review!

2012-01-21T14:28:00.000-08:00

Hi Guys,

Exam number one is now over (woo!) I know that I said I wouldn't be blogging until Monday, but I missed it so much I thought I'd do a quick review as I have given up revising for the rest of tonight! A couple of weeks ago I purchased the Loreal Perfect Clean - Gentle Exfoliating Scrub;

I had heard some really good things about it and I have been really into skincare recently so I thought I'd give it a go!

How To Use It:
The product comes with a little rubber scrublet that pops in and out of the hole in the top of the bottle, this is really handy because I'd probably lose it otherwise!!! I use this product every morning and sometimes in the evening along with my normal cleanse, tone, moisturise routine. I cover my face in warm water, the put a pea size amount of the product on the scrublet. I then move it in circular motions around my face conerntrating on the tzone area especially until it foams up! When I'm done I wash it off with warm water.

Okay so now to the opinion bit!
I can not say enough good things about this product! It leaves my skin feeling smooth, super clean and does not dry out my skin at all! Also, I have noticed a massive difference in the clearness and brightness of my skin after using this product! It says that it is suitable for all skintypes, I have combination skin that can be a little sensitive!

I would 100% recommend that all of you try this product! If you already have let me know your opinions :)

Stay Beautiful,

Hannah xx

Quick Little Update!

2012-01-18T07:01:00.000-08:00

Hi Guys,

I won't be posting until next Monday as I have a couple of my ALevel exams, so don't think I hate you guys or have given up blogging - revision is currently taking over though I'm afraid, but soon I'll be back to normal! I'm planning on doing a couple of reviews and another Save or Splurge type post next week so look out for those!
I hope you all have a lovely week :)

Stay Beautiful,

Hannah xx

Looks for Less - Rose Gold Watches

2012-01-15T12:37:00.000-08:00

Hi Guys,

As I'm sure alot of you all know Rose Gold Watches have been everywhere recently, and I personally LOVE them! So here are some of the more expensive rose gold watches that I've been drooling over!

Rose Gold Watches by lifesparkles featuring plastic jewelry

However, if like me you don't want to break the bank here are some cheaper alternatives I have found :)

Coleen Rose Gold Watch - £18.99 (Argos)

This one reminds me of the Michael Kors style watches and for £18.99 it's a steal, I think it looks fairly expensive for the price it costs and I love the detailing!

RiverIsland - £25.00

This is the simplest of the watches I chose, I think this one is very pretty and I love the tiny diamante detailing on it.

Identity London - £14.99 (Argos)

This is the cheapest of the three watches, and I love it! I think rosegold may not be a trend I'll love forever so to spend £15 on a watch is not a big deal! Like the others I love it!

Thanks for reading guys! Let me know if you would like me to do more of these Looks for Less posts, and let me know your opinion on rose gold watches!

Stay Beautiful,

Hannah xx

What's In My Bag and quick NOTD :)

2012-01-12T13:26:00.000-08:00

Hi Guys,

Sorry for the lack of posts this week, my exams start next week, so hopefully by the end of January I should be back to normal! Anyway, today I thought I'd do a quick what's in my bag post :)

This is my bag by Mischa Barton, it's a tanish brown coloured Kinsella bag :) I've had this for about a year now but this is the current one I'm using :)

This is the back of the bag, the little zip pocket at the back is really useful! I love how detailed it is!

This is the logo upclose, I think the little flower is really pretty! So now to what's inside....

First of all is my keys, if you can't tell I'm a bit of a whinnie the pooh and tinkerbell fan ;)
Next is my Guess purse, I got this in Florida in 2010 so they don't sell it anymore, but I use it every day there's plenty of pockets and room for everything!
The think is a cute little notebook from WHSmiths and a boring old pen :)
Then I obvioulsy have my iPod and Phone - Chloe already showed you guys in her post but our Dad chose us these really cute headphones with Swarovski crystals on the ears! <3
Next is a hello kitty nail file my mum and dad got me from SanFrancisco which explains the seals :')
I then have a pocket mirror and some Kleenex Shine Absorbing Wipes which are so useful if it's hot or if you've been dancing, and some Kleenex tissues :)
Below is my little makeup bag which I will show below and a Cocoa Butter handcream which smells amazing!
I also have a Cinderella Plaster which my friend gave me today after we went on a hunt in Superdrug during lunch today! As you can probably tell we're all very classy ;D

The first thing I have is a MaxFactor Masterpiece Max High Volume & Definition Handbag size Mascara
An EOS Summerfruit lipblam from the lovely Ariel :)
An original Vaseline lip therapy tin
A mini Benefit lipgloss in Life On The A List
MAC Hue
Mini Benefit Posie Tint

Also I thought I'd do a quick Nail Of The Day as I absolutely love love love this colour! I know it's not the most appropriate colour for January but hey, I thought my nails could be brightened up! The colour is OPI - Be a Dahlia Won't You? My lovely sister got it for me for Christmas , it's a gorgeous hot pink!!

Let me know what nail polish you are currently wearing :) I hope you all have a lovely day!

Some of you guys might have heard of the band Boyce Avenue - me and my friends recently got tickets to see them this summer so I thought I'd put the video of their cover of Adele's Someone Like You!

Stay Beautiful,

Hannah xx

Best of 2011 TAG + Vaseline Creme Brulée Giveaway CLOSED

2012-01-07T09:11:00.000-08:00

Hello lovely bloggers!

So I know my sister Chloe posted this yesteray, but i thought it would be too late if I didn't post this soon so here are my 2011 favourites :) I tag all of you lovely readers! I have posted a link to all of the products I have managed to find online so you can look at pictures by clicking the names - they will open in another window!

Beauty
Foundation: Bourjois Healthy Mix Foudation - I cannot explain how much I love this foundation it goes on so smoothly and gives a lovely dewy effect without being too heavy or too sheer!
Concealer: Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer - I'm sure this concealer doesn't need any introduction it's amazing :)
Powder: Rimmel Clear Complexion Powder Transpare - I use this powder every day, it's very transparent but sets my foundation really well ;)
Blush: Bourjois Little Round Pot Blusher - Rose D'or - This is such a pretty colour I love to wear it everyday!
Eyeshadow: Sleek Au Naturel Palette
Eyeliner/Mascara: Collection 2000 24 Hour Felt Tip Liner
Lip product: I know it's the same as Chloe but I love Mac Hue, it's the perfect neutral colour and suits every skintone!
Skincare product: Lush Oatifix face mask - It smells like heaven, looks ridiculous on and works wonders on my skin! What else could you want from a face mask? ;)
Nail polish: OPI Sweetheart - another cult favourite, but for me atleast it is the perfect pale pink, it's been my most used polish this year :)

Hair
Shampoo:Herbal Essences Hello Hydration - Oh my god, this shampoo smells amazing, it leave my hair feeling lovely and nourished! Just perfect!
Conditioner: Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Reconstructer - This could possibly be my hair favourite in general, Aussie has to be my favourite hair brand of all time! This conditioner leaves my hair feeling thicker and healthier!
Hairspray: Tresemme Salon Finish Firm Hold Hairspray - I love this hairspray it keeps my hair in place all day!
Shine serum: John Frieda Frizz - Ease Extra Strength Frizz Hair Serum - I haven't actually purchased this for a little while but I love how it defrizzes my hair!

Fashion
Favorite Clothing piece: H&M Natural Coloured Blazer which I can no longer find online! I'll hopefully show it in an outfit of the day soon :)
Jewelry piece: My Tiffany Heart Necklace - I wear this almost every single day, I actually got this from New York as a 17th Birthday present :)
Shoes: Classic Tall Ugg Boots - Chocolate Brown - Love them or hate them they are the most comfortable shoes in the whole entire world!
Bag: My Mischa Barton Kinsella Tote Bag which will be in an up coming what's in my bag post! I don't think it's available online anymore as the link says it's sold out, but it was the only website with it on there :)

Random
Movie/TV Show: For the movie it has to be Bridesmaid and the TV show Bethenny - I absolutely love her!
Song: There's so many so I'm going to cheat on this question as I always do with song related ones ;D For a fun dance type one it would have to be Moves Like Jagger which I'm sure you all know! I've also loved Adele, Ed Sheeran and The Wanted but one of my other favourite songs is by a less well known British singer/song writer called Roxanne Emery and her song Real, you guys should definetly check her out!

Book: For English Lit it would be The Great Gatsby but for my own reading it would be Lauren Conrad's LA Candy Series!
Food: Does Nandos count?
Beverage: Diet Coke :)

And now time for a little giveaway! Seeing as it's the New Year I thought I would do another little giveaway for you all, because of how lovely you have all been! I only started this blog in October 2011 and have already reached 255 followers, with the help of you guys and my sister Chloe, which is crazy! So while I was shopping in Boots today I picked up this Vaseline Creme Brulee tin for one of you lovelies to win!

How to enter:

You MUST be a public follower of my blog and comment below with your GFC and email address! For any extra entries you can:

1) Follow me on twitter @IamHannahx and mention this giveaway 1 EXTRA ENTRY
2) Create a post about this giveaway on your blog 1 EXTRA ENTRY
3) Put this giveaway in your sidebar 1 EXTRA ENTRY

Therefore you can have a maximum of four entries! This giveaway is INTERNATIONAL and will end at midight on Tuesday 31st January 2012 UK time. Please only leave ONE COMMENT as this makes it easier for me to type out all of the entries :) If you add extra entries please delete previous comments and put all entries together in one! Good lucks guys, thank you so much for reading my blog, I love you all!

Stay Beautiful,

Hannah xx

Little Drugstore Haul!

2012-01-05T14:38:00.000-08:00

Hi Guys,
So college is back in full swing, and the work is piling up once again, so I apologise if I'm not posting as frequently as normal but I'm going to try! So as some of you know I have a part time job, what you may not know is that it is in a Chemists which means I am constantly surrounded by makeup and beauty products with a discount! Anyway I also popped into my local Superdrug over the past couple of days so here are a few things I've picked up!

The first thing I got was the Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Frizz Remedy in Superdrug for £3.49 on special offer! I love love love aussie products and my hair is a bit frizzy in this lovely english weather right now wo hopefully this will work!
The next things were the Garnier Skin Naturals Comforting Cleansing Milk and Soothing Toner from my work for £1.99 each! One of my new years resolutions was to keep ontop of my skincare rather than just using facial wipes so I'm starting a new skin care routine! If it works I'll do a post :)
I also got the Garnier Fresh Essentials 24 Hour Hyrdating Day Cream from Superdrug, it was about £3.50 on sale!
Now I'd love to know you guy's opinion on this because the Maybelline Gel Eyeliner oly cost £4.99 so I thought why not try it? If you have tried it let me know what you think :)
Finally I purchased the Rimmel Fix & Perfect Pro Primer for £3.99 on sale once again at my work! I've been using this for the past few days and so far I love it!

Sorry this is such a quick post! Let me know if you have tried any of these products! I'll speak to you all very soon!

Stay Beautiful,

Hannah xx

Sleek Palette Giveaway Winner!

2012-01-02T04:39:00.000-08:00

Hi Guys!

Happy New Year once again! I know a lot of you have been waiting for this so I am going to announce the winner of my Sleek Palette Giveaway. I was over whelmed by the amount of people that entered and the in total 316 entries (which took about a year to write the list of haha!) Thank you so much for all of your tweets and post suggestions, I am certainly going to be using some of them :)

So here is the winner, which I generated through Random.org .....

Congratulations to 'Bunny' or Alma from http://almabunny.blogspot.com/ :) I have already emailed you with the details of the giveaway so the Storm Palette will be on its way to you very shortly! You guys should definetly check out her blog!

For those of you that did not win, thank you for participating, I'm sure I'll be doing another giveaway in the future! I'm off to do some revision before going back to college tommorow!

Stay Beautiful,

Hannah xx

Happy New Year - Thankyou Ariel :) + Benefit, Mango, RiverIsland, Hollister & Massive LUSH Haul :)

2012-01-01T11:17:00.000-08:00

Hello lovelies!

I can't believe that it's 2012 already can you? I hope you all had a lovely New Years Eve and are ready to have a fantastic 2012! I know I said that I would do a haul a couple of days ago, but I waited until today because my parents and I decided to go to the Westfield in Stratford today - which was practically empty!!! So I have a collective haul of things that I've bought from Lakeside and Westfield over the past week :) Things have either been purchased with Christmas money, or my own money from my part time job! I'm going to put links for the things that are available online!

But first thing's first, the lovely lovey Ariel from http://chiclookxo.blogspot.com/ recently did a swap with my sister Chloe http://www.thebeautycorner.co.uk/ and she sent me a few things! I cannot explain how happy and excited I was to recieve these gifts, it was such a lovely surprise and made my day! The first thing she got (A Santa Kit Kat - I've already eaten so I can't show that picture haha!) But here are the other two things:

The lovely Ariel sent me a summerfruits EOS lipbalm, which I absolutely love! I was so jealous when Chloe got one before so I was thrilled :) The next thing was a Twisted Peppermint antibacterial handgel, it's the perfect size to just throw into my hadbag, and smells amazing! I have a little bit of an obsession with having antibacterial in my bag, you never know when you're going to need it! So once again thank you Ariel :)

So on with the haul!

I got this top from Mango in House of Fraser it was £9.90 - It's a light cotton material with black lace across the top, I think that it will be really nice with jeans for college :)

The next thing I got was a calander from the Calander Club for £5.99 which had been reduced from £10 as alot of you know I love New York so I thought this would go well in my room, also one of my newyears resolutions is to get more organised!

I also got the Benefit Ticket to Glossytown lipgloss set on sale for £13 which is amazing considering it contains 6 lipglosses!

The benefit ticket to glossytown lip gloss collection comes with:

so frisk me (gilded berry)
nudie-tude (goldspun twist)
spiked punch (juicy coral)
life on the A list (bubblegum pink)
foxy lady (diamond rose)
kiss you (clear fuchsia)

Sorry for the poor quality picture, but I got the emerald green blouse from Riverisland on sale for £12 down from £24.99 I love how it's slightly longer at the back so I can wear it with leggings!

As some of you might be able to tell I've been loving lace recently, so I got this t-shirt from Hollister today on sale for £18.90 I think it adds a nice touch to a simple tshirt!

The next thing I got was these skinny jeans from Hollister for £40 they are so comfortable and fir really nicely! The link is here :)

So now onto the Lush haul, I've already used a few things so they are not in the picture below but here's most of what I got! Instead of unwrapping everything I've taken some pictures of the products from otherwebsites so that's my disclaimer haha!

There's a mixture of permanent products and some of the Christmas ones which were half price!

I absolutely love the Lil' Lush Pud so I got a couple of them as they only cost 98p!!! They smell very almondy - alittle bit like marzipan :)

I also got a couple of the Melting snowman bath melts which were also 98p on sale! They make the bath lovely and milky, I'm going to miss them throughout the year!

The Candy Mountain Bubble Bars have to be my absolue favourite Christmas product at half price for £1.33 I decided to get 3 of them - they smell very sweet and a little bit like the comforter Bubble Bar!

The Ginger Bread Bubble Bar was on sale for about £1.50 I think, it smells exactly how you think it would haha! It turns your bath water bright orange and is lovely on a cold day!

I've actually already used one Golden Wonder Bath Bomb and my Mum used the other one, they smell like Bucks Fizz and turn the water Turquoise (as there's bath bombs inside) with gold sparkles!

This lovely little bath bomb only cost 98p and smells like apples, I love the name 'So White', there's no major suprise with this one like there usually is with Lush products, but I love how refreshing it is!

I actually got 4 of the cinders bath bombs for 98p each - I absolutely love them as they smell of cinnamon and have popping candy ontop so the bath water crackles!

As you might be able to tell from the top picture I've already used (and broken) this lovely Magic Wand! If you know what the Snow Fairy Shower gel smells like this is exactly the same! All you have to do is whirl this around in the bath and it creates lovely smelling bubbles! The woman in the shop said that this should last about 10 baths so for £2.35 this was amazing!

Next is the regular products that you can buy year round!

The first thing I got was the Oatifix Facemask which was given to me for FREE from the lovely staff in the Westfield Lush as a newyears present - how nice is that? I have not yet used it but I'm looking forward to trying it out, it says that this mask is perfect for sensitive skin which I have so this should be great! It usually costs £5.50!

Those of you that have read my blog for a while know that the comforter Bubble Bar is my absolute favourite, it smells of blackcurrants and lasts about 3 baths :) It costs £3.99!

The Twilight Bath Bomb smells gorgeous with hints of lavender, for £2.99 it's perfect after a long day!

This Blackcurrent Bath Bomb is one of my favourites, it costs £2.75 and smells exactly how it sounds!

The Creamy Candy Bubble Bar costs £2.35 and is lovely, it contains whole chunks of cocoa butter and really smoothes the skin :)

Finally is the HoneyBee Bath Bomb, it smells exactly like the Honey I Washed The Kids Soap, it costs £2.95!

So I hope you enjoyed this haul! Let me know if you have been sale shopping :) remember my Sleek giveaway ends tonight!

Stay Beautiful,

Hannah xx

New Years Tag!

2011-12-29T10:08:00.000-08:00

Hi Guys,

So Christmas is officially over BUT we still have New Years Eve and the a lovely New Year ahead! So I thought I'd start off by posting a New Years Tag I found! I hope you all do it, please comment if you do :)

11 Highlights Of 2011

Going to New York for the first time!

2. Going to Italy with my family and seeing the Leaning Tower of Pisa! (that's me and my Mum at the bottom haha!)

3. Going to The Wanted concert in Billericay (Essex) with 3 of my bestfriends in the summer :)

4. My two weeks work experience in London!

5. Getting accepted into all 5 of my universities

6. Becoming friends with all of my lovely college friends I feel like I've known them forever! :)

7. Going on holiday to the Cotswolds with my sister, parents, grandparents and friend!

8. Starting my blog and getting to know some of you lovelies!
9. Being in the audience for the XFactor auditions :)

10. Passing my AS Exams
11. This Christmas :)

12 Goals Of 2012

To pass my ALevels.
To start uni and love it!
To read the Hunger Games books.
To do more excercise!
I'd like to buy Chloe a really good present for our 18th!
I'd like to apply for Camp America in 2013
If she comes to the UK this year I'd like to see Taylor Swift in concert!
I'd love to skydive (maybe!)
To go a week without using heat on my hair (eek!)
To go to California (Currently trying to persuade my parents!)
To raise money for charity :)
To save more money!!

Number 1 Product Of 2011

This was a really hard question for me but I'd probably say the Bourjois Healthy Mix foundation, I use it every day :)

What Was Your Most Loved TV Show Of 2011?

Another hard question,but as I'm a reality TV junkie, I'd probably say this years series of I'm A Celebrity get Me Out of Here! I absolutely loved the conestants and was so happy that Dougie (from McFly) won and Mark Wright came second! They were both lovely guys, and from Essex which made it even better!

What Was Your Most Loved Song Of 2011?

Choosing one song is sooooo difficult! SO I'm going to do my own version of the question and do my favourite song from a male and female singer and then band! :D

Male Singer - Ed Sheeran - The A Team - What can I say? I absolutely adore Ed Sheeran, he's just so cute isn't he? He has such an amazing voice, and the lyrics are amazing!

Female Singer - Adele - Set Fire To The Rain - I'm pretty sure everyone knows and loves Adele, so she needs no introduction, but this song is absolutely amazing! I had it on repeat for God knows how long!

Band - The Goo Goo Dolls - Iris - Now this song most certainly wasn't new to 2011 BUT it is one of my all time favourite songs, also as mentioned above I went to see the Wanted in August who did a cover of this song, which was amazing! The best atmosphere ever :) So there you go!

What Was Your Worst Decision/Flaw Of 2011?

I can't pin point any particularly awful decisions that I've made, but I'd say my worst flaw was probably over thinking things and worrying, especially when it comes to exams etc!

What Were Your Most Visited Websites Of 2011?

Facebook + Twitter - as are pretty much everyones!
Spark Notes - Unfortunately haha - having said that it really helps with my English Lit Revision :)
Tetris Friends - Okay fun fact, when I'm extremely bored I play tetris! Okay. Let's move on....
ASOS, TopShop, Lush, NewLook - I like online shopping :D

Let me know if you do this tag, I would love to hear all of you answers! I plan on doing a haul of some of the things I got in the Sales over the past few days so look out for that. Also remember that there is only two days to enter my Sleek Palette Giveaway! Until next time,

Stay Beautiful,

Hannah xx

What I Got For Christmas :)

2011-12-26T14:55:00.000-08:00

Hi Guys!

I hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas, and if you don't celebrate Christmas I hope you've had a lovely holiday season! I've had a lovely couple of days with my family, so I thought I'd share some of the gifts I got with you. I know everyone says it, but I am not trying to brag, so if you get offended by this sort of thing please click the 'x' now :) (I'll still love you haha!) So I'm going to jump right in!

Okay, so you might notice some similarities if you read my twin sister Chloe's Christmas post earlier today, as our stocking presents were very similar! I got, some slipper socks, a nail file, my favourite kleenex make up remover wipes and shine absorbing sheets (which are amazing if you've been dancing at a party, or if it's really hot outside!), some cute kleenex tissues, a mini nail polish remover and cotton wool pads, as well as, a cuticle pen, some Bic Soliel razors and a Max Factor handbag Heroes kit, which contains a gorgeous lip gloss and mascara :)

These next few presents are from my lovely sister Chloe! She got me a set of four vaseline tins, in orginal, cocoa butter (which smells amazing), aloe vera - which I'm going to save until summer, because it's amazing if you burn your lips -and trust me, I burn so easily!!! There's also a gorgeous pink rose tinted one :)
The second thing she got me was a Mac Lipgloss in Russian Red - I absolutely adore wearing red lips at the moment, so this was perfect for me!
Also seeing as my sister knows me so well and my nail polish junkie ways, she got me three OPI polishes (L-R Play The Peonies, Rally Pretty Pink, Be a Dahlia Won't You) They are all absolutely beautiful, and my rubbish photography and lighting skills do not do them justice! So if you want, have a look at swatches online :)

As you guys might have noticed there's a bit of a recuring theme with even more nail polish! The top are all 17 polishes from Boots, but the purple is a crackle top coat :) These are all from my parents!
The bottom set of Polishes are the 'Princess Mini Collection' from OPI containing: Bubble Bath, Alpine Snow, Pink-ing of You and a mini Rapi-dry top coat. This lovely set was given to me from my Mums friend :)

My Nan and Grandad from my Dads side of the family got me these two lovely gifts! On the left is a gorgeous hand made noticed board which I can't wait to put up! Next is my absolute FAVOURITE perfume, Boss Orange for Women :) It smells sooooooo good! I've already gone through one large bottle in the past six months so was in major need of a new one!

The lighting in this picture kind of sucks but I thought I'd share with you a couple of DVDs my parents got me. FUN FACT: I love love love, silly comedies, and my two favourites are the IT Crowd which is a British TV show so you might not all have heard of it, but I die with laughter :') So I got series 1 - 4! Secondly my parents got me the first series of The Big Bang Theory which is either a love it or hate it kind of show, but in my opinion it's hilarious!!

My lovely Nan and Grandad on my mums side of the family got me this gorgeous chunky knitted tan cardigan from New Look, it's so warm and cosy! LOVE.

Once again a recurring them. Candels. I love candels. Which is why I got 4 (the one from my friend is once again not shown - I've already burnt it :') The top candel is in Madagascan Vanilla and smells soooo nice! Vanilla scents are some of my favourites, so my lovely Nan and Grandad got me this giant candle in addition to my cardigan! :) On the bottom left is a set of 12 Yankee Candle tealights from Chloe, in the scent 'Honey and Biscuits' they smell so nice it's unreal! The second set was a gift from Chloe's lovely boyfriend, in the scent Christmas Cookie - they also smell very vanillary so a big winner with me!

My Mum and Dad got me a pair of ghd stylers as one of my main presents, and I love them :) In the past I've always borrowed my Mum's or Chloe's but as I'm going to uni in the new year (eek!) I thought it was about time I got a pair of my own! They also came with a heat defence spray which is currently somewhere in my drawers!

My final present from my lovely parents was a pair of Chocolate Brown Tall Classic Ugg Boots! I know that they are a bit of a love - hate thing, but personally I love them!! They are so comfy, a warm and personally I think they look cute haha!

So that's it for my Christmas presents! I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and let me know if you do a post like this one! I love having a nose at what other people got :)

I also noticed that I over use the word lovely LOL! Too late now though :)

Stay Beautiful,

Hannah xx

Mini Christmas Haul :)

2011-12-22T11:54:00.000-08:00

Hi Guys!

I thought I'd do a quick little post today to show you a few things I got as gifts and something I purchased myself (naughty Hannah it's Christmas!!!) If you follow me on twitter you might have noticed that I tweeted about Mini Christmas lastnight, which is actually a tradition that myself, Chloe and two of our school friends have had for the past four years, where a few days before Christmas we go to one of our houses and exchange presents, aswell as playing silly games and other Christmassy bits and bobs! (I even made my friends Christmas crackers with a piece of make up and chocolate coins inside!!) Me being my usual forgetful self forgot to take pictures of the crackers and also the meal I had with my college friends, where we did a secret santa! I got a lovely grey knitted scarf and a really cute Christmas pudding mug (incase you were wondering!!)
Any way onto todays presents! :)

The first gift I got was this nail polish set from one of my lovely friends! It includes a lovely pearl, pink, dusky purple, teal and dark purple :) I'll let you guys know which colour I like best when I try them out! This was the perfect gift for me as I'm a total nail polish junkie!

The second gift I recieved was the Higher Shower Soap & Glory Gift set. This contains a full size Clean Girls Body Wash, a gorgeous shower cap and shower puff, a full size Mist You Madly Body Spray and a full size The Daily Smooth Body Butter! I may or may not have told you guys before but I adore the scent of Soap & Glory products, also they are amazing quality - so good job to my friends! Lastly I also got a lovely smelling candle which I have not taken a picture of for some reason.... haha! The final thing I actually purchased for myself when I was in town this morning in New Look -

Now I know what you're thinking, 3 days before Christmas probably isn't the most appropriate time to be buying things for yourself! BUT I think it was justified as these lovely little shoe boots cost £7!!!!! £7? Which were reduced dow from £24.99 They are so comfortable and go really well with simple skinny jeans or tights with a dress or skirt. I think they are casual enough for everyday wear but can also be dressed up! There were so many lovely shoes on sale today but I limited myself to one pair, although after Christmas I may have to buy some more......

That's all for now :)

Stay Beautiful,

Hannah xx

The Versatile Blogger Award

2011-12-21T16:39:00.000-08:00

Hi guys,

So after a long day at work yesterday with some irritating woman getting her pram caught on my blouse, then subsequently pushing the pram and ripping the top(!!!!) I came home to a lovely surprise that the wonderful Ellie from http://thelipssayitall.blogspot.com/ had awarded me the Versatile blogger award! I would just like to say thank you, I really appreciate every single person that reads my blog and comments - it makes my day :)

So here are the rules:

1. Thank the person who nominated you and give them a shout out on your blog with a link to their blog.

2. Share 7 random facts about yourself.

3. Send on the award to 15 other bloggers whose blogs that you appreciate and then let them know that they have won the award.

So here are seven things you might not know about me (this feels like a Miley Cyrus song!!)

1) Since Year 7 I have had to wear glasses permanently, I thought I'd mentioned this, but realised that all of the pictures of me only my blog are from parties or nights out with contact lenses - so there you go I'm blind as a bat!

2) I know all of the lyrics to pretty much any Taylor Swift song ever - test me ;)

3) My biggest fear is frogs. Seriously. Heights, water, snakes, spiders I'm fine, but put a frog infront of me and I WILL run a mile haha!

4) When we were about 7 my twin sister Chloe, my cousin and I started our own band and wrote our own songs - cool kids I know haha! Unfortunatley we had to split after 2 years due to management issues with one of our other cousins haha! ;)

5) I have never dyed my hair or used fake tan - I'm too scared I'll look tangoed!

6) Christmas related fact - In primary school (Elementary school) we learnt how to sing Silent Night in sign language and I still remember it - exciting I know!!

7) My biggest claim to fame is seeing Joey Essex in Tescos haha!

And here are the lovely girlies I would like to give the award to!

1) Chloe - My twin sister who made me creat a blog in the first place - www.thebeautycorner.co.uk
2) Lauren - http://www.laurenella.net/
3) Alona - http://sassybeauty-by-alona.blogspot.com/
4) Ariel - http://chiclookxo.blogspot.com/
5) Perdi - http://watermelonraindropx.blogspot.com/
6) Matcha - http://peach-matcha.blogspot.com/
7) Lola - http://lolaloves.blogspot.com/
8) Alma - http://almabunny.blogspot.com/
9) Danielle - http://sweetashoney2.blogspot.com/
10) Gazzy - http://missbeautylicious101.blogspot.com/
11) Barby - http://firstblueshoes.blogspot.com/
12) Hannah - http://hazzaapee.blogspot.com/
13) Christie - http://christiebluee.blogspot.com/
14) Soph - http://sophlife.blogspot.com/
15) Mihaela - http://mfashionfreak.blogspot.com/

I look forward to reading your posts!

Don't forget to enter my giveaway here - http://life-sparkles.blogspot.com/2011/12/apologetic-update-and-sleek-palette.html#comment-form

Stay Beautiful,

Hannah xx

Autumn / Winter Tag :) and Giveaway Update!

2011-12-19T10:29:00.000-08:00

Hi Guys!

As of about two hours ago I have finally finished college for 2011 (woo!), well not exactly I have all of this reading to look forward to:

Exciting stuff I know! But for now I thought I'd take a break and do a tag created by Fay Burmingham on Youtube called the 10 Random Autumn/ Winter Question Tag! I thought it was a really cute tag so let me know if you guys do it!

1. What item of clothing do you love to wear in winter but wouldn't be seen wearing it in public?
That would be my favourite Christmas socks that my sister Chloe got me last year with giant snowmen on them!

2. Most wanted item for autumn/winter?

I love chunky knitted cardigans and jumpers, especially ones in Topshop!

3. Favourite boots to wear in winter?
Currently these boots from newlook are my favourites to wear! They go with pretty much anything and I can wear the zips done up or undone :) You might remember them from my haul a little while ago, they we're only £25!

4. Are you a fan of UGG boots?
I know that they are a love/hate type of item, my sister hates them but me and my mum love them! (I borrow hers all the time!) I'm actually getting a pair for Christmas so yes I am a fan!

5. Its snowing/raining outside, what are your favourite wellies to wear?
To be perfectly honest I don't actually own a pair of wellies currently, or atleast I don't think I do haha! I suppose I should buy some :)

6. What is your favourite autumn trend?

I love love love autumn and winter colours, especially browns, tans and deep reds! Not really a trend but the colours are lovely.

7. What is your typical winter/autumn day consisting of?
Unless I'm at college it usually consists of meeting friends, watching films, shopping and drinking hotchocolate in the warm! Also alot of my friends have been turning 18 at this time of year, so a few parties and meals out too :)

8. Cup of tea, hot chocolate, or coffee?

I don't actually like tradition english tea - shocking I know!! But I do like fruit teas, I also drink some coffee but only really lattes, frappacinos and mocha. Although hotchocolate is my favourite! I LOVE the options hazelnut hotchocolate!

9. Do you like or dislike that it's starting to get dark?
I'm indifferent really, I like that the evenings seem longer, but I don't like the coldness that comes with it!

10. Christmas is coming, do you have any idea of what you want?
As I said a pair of UGG boots, and hopefully some GHD's as I always use my Mum's or my sister's, but as I'm going to Uni next year I'll need my own haha! :)

I hope you all enjoyed this tag! Comment below if you do it too :)

Also don't forget to enter my Sleek Palette Giveaway which is interational by clicking here, just to remind you all, you must put the palette you want to win in your comment, and as mentioned in the post you cannot win the Me Myself and I palette as it is not available where I live! That's all for now!

Stay Beautiful,

Hannah xx

Product Love: Dove Go Fresh Pomegranate & Lemon Verbena Deodrant

2011-12-15T14:00:00.000-08:00

Hi Guys!

This is going to be a little bit of a strange post but I had to tell you how excited I was today! Last year I went on holiday to Florida with my sister Chloe, my family and some family friends, and when we went shopping in Walmart I found the Dove Pomegranate deodrant, which is pretty much my favourite deodrant scent ever!! However, I stupidly didn't buy any to take home with me because of packing and bla bla bla..... and as my lovely followers from the UK and the rest of Europe know, America seems to get all of the cool products waaaaaaay in advance to us! So for the past year and a half I've been waiting and waiting for this deodrant to come out - the body wash was already available (which I love too!)

SO! When I was walking around boots today with my friends, I saw the amazing deodrant and pretty much screamed infront of about 5 strangers! Needless to say I got one - AND I had enough points on my boots card to get it for free (Yay!) So if you want to smell like magic you can pop to your local boots, superdrug and possibly tescos and pick one up for yourself!

Here's the link for superdrug because for some reason it's not on boots!

Don't forget to enter my Sleek Palette Giveaway:
http://life-sparkles.blogspot.com/2011/12/apologetic-update-and-sleek-palette.html

Sorry if this post was a bit OTT, I was just incredibly excited haha! Have a lovely day :)

Stay Beautiful,
Hannah xx

Apologetic Update and Sleek Palette GIVEAWAY! - CLOSED

2011-12-11T12:06:00.000-08:00

Hi guys!

It feels like I start every single post like this recently BUT I'm sorry I've been MIA recently! College has officially taken over, as I have mock exams tommorow and Tuesday, aswell as having three books and two pieces of coursework to do for English Literature! Hopefully once my first set of exams are over in January blogging shall be back to normal!

SO as an apology to my lovely followers, I am doing a little giveaway!You can win a Sleek Palette of your choice (apart from the Me Myself and Eye palette which is not available in my local store!) You can check out the palette choices here http://www.sleekmakeup.com/en/categories/eye-shadow-17.aspx

How to enter:

You MUST be a public follower of my blog and comment below with your GFC, email address and name of the Sleek Palette you'd like to win! For any extra entries you can:

1) Follow me on twitter @IamHannahx and mention this giveaway 1 EXTRA ENTRY
2) Create a post about this giveaway on your blog 1 EXTRA ENTRY
3) Put this giveaway in your sidebar 1 EXTRA ENTRY
4) Give me an idea for a blog post :) 1 EXTRA ENTRY

This giveaway will end Midnight UK Time on the 1st January 2012 and the winner will be announced on 2nd January 2012! This giveaway IS INTERNATIONAL

Goodluck you guys!

Stay Beautiful,

Hannah xx

Get to know me TAG :)

2011-11-30T14:34:00.000-08:00

Hi guys!

As you might know I've been a bit busy recently, and I understand that alot of you guys are too! So I thought I'd create my own tag that you guys can do when you want to write a quick post! Plus I love reading everyone elses answers! So here we gooooooo!

RANDOM FACTS

Which country do you live in?
England :)
Which country would you like to visit that you've never been before?
I'd love to go to Australia! It looks amazing
Favourite holiday?
Christmas without a doubt! I'm so excited, you'd think I was still 6 years old haha!
Favourite chocolate /sweets?
I'm a little bit addicted to Maltesers <3
Favourite TV show
I'm a reality TV show junkie so right now I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, The Young Apprentice , and as I'm from Essex - The Only Way Is Essex!
Favourite book
I love love love the Pretty Little Liars series, but I recently chose to do my first piece of English Literature coursework on Breakfast At Tiffany's which is amazing! I also love The Great Gatsby :)

Biggest Pet Peeve
When people chew gum really loudly on public transport!!!

Favourite Singer
This is an easy one for me! Taylor Swift :) If you like Taylor Swift you should check out the lovely Roxanne Emery I'll link her YouTube channel here! She's not incredibly well known at the moment, she's a British singer who is currently supporting Joe McCeldry on his tour! Her music is amazing! My favourite songs are Real and Don't, you guys should definetly check her out!
Favourite Band
There's several bands I like at the moment! As me and my friends went to their concert in the summer, I'm going to say The Wanted! It was so much fun!
Favourite Quote
As you guys have probably noticed, there's the quote at the top of my blog - “Be that strong girl that everyone knew would make it through the worst, be that fearless girl, the one who would dare to do anything, be that independent girl who didn’t need a man; be that girl who never backed down.” - Taylor Swift. I think this pretty much sums up the way I try to be in life, and the way everyone can be!

BEAUTY

Favourite Perfume / Scent
I love Boss Orange for Women :)

1 bit of makeup you couldn't live without
Probably mascara!
Favourite nail polish
I absolutely love nail polish! My current favourite is probably MAC Rain of Flowers!
High end or Drugstore?
In general I prefer drugstore (:

Neutral Makeup or Bright Colours?
I love neutral makeup, but occasionally I'll wear brighter colours though!
Favourite Cosmetics Brand
One of my favourites is Bourjois! But I also love Rimmel at the moment!
First piece of Makeup Purchased
The first bit of makeup I actually purchased myself was a pink lipgloss! I was obsessed with it haha!

Worst makeup mistake a girl can make!
In my opinion, the worst mistake a girl can make is buying the wrong shade of foundation, orange is never in!

Any makeup tips?
If you're wearing glitter nail polish - which is a pain to get off - get a piece of cotton wool, soak it in nail polish remover, place it on your nail, then wrap it with tin foil quite tightly for 5 - 10 minutes! It comes off practically clean! :)
Favourite bath and body brand / shop
LUSH LUSH LUSH <3

FASHION

Favourite clothing store
I tend to go for shops like Newlook, Primark and Forever 21

Do you prefer winter/fall or spring/summer clothes?
Winter/fall, I love knitwear! Although I do love summer dresses :)

Your biggest fashion disaster!
Ohhh probably some of the things I wore when I was a child - I had a purple velvet skirt and top with ruffles around the bottom, which I was obsessed with! Looking back at the photos not so much....

Are you more obsessed with shoes,bags,jewellery or clothes?
Bags! I buy way too many bags :')
Whose style inspires you the most?
Probably Lauren Conrad! She always looks amazing!

Most worn colour
As boring as it sounds, neutral colours like browns, beiges and creams haha!

Most worn item of clothing / accessories
My glasses don't really count do they? But either my skinny jeans, or my brown Mischa Barton bag <3

I hope you guys liked this tag! Let me know if any of you guys do it :) I tag all of you lovely readers!

Stay Beautiful,

Hannah xx

P.S When I reach 150 followers I am going to do a giveaway! So look out for that!

OOTN: Friends 18th Birthday Party :)

2011-11-28T12:14:00.000-08:00

Hi Guys!

If you follow me and my sister Chloe (TheBeautyCorner) on twitter, then you might know that it was one of my friends from college's 18th Birthday last Saturday! Chloe did my makeup which was very lovely of her! We went for a red lip and simple eyes :) The lipstick I used was the Kate Moss Rimmel London- Red in shade 01 which cost £5.49 and stayed on the whole night! I've cut my friends out because I'm not sure how happy they'll be if I post their picture on here haha!

My dress is from Riverisland the link is here :) it was £35.00
I wore Lollipop by Essie on my nails, although I don't think you can see them haha!

Sorry this is such a short post! Tell me if you have any suggestions for posts! :)

Stay Beautiful,
Hannah xx

This or That Tag :)

2011-11-25T16:52:00.000-08:00

Hi Guys!

As I mentioned recently, I've been extremely busy with work and college bits and pieces meaning I don't have a ton of time to blog :( However, I found this tag on You Tube and thought I'd do it quickly because it looked fun!

MAKEUP:
blush or bronzer - Blush! I'm so pale I look silly with bronzer!!!
lip gloss or lipstick - This is a toughie, probably lipstick :)
eye liner or mascara - Mascara
foundation or concealer - Foundation :)
neutral or color eye shadow - Neutral definetly!
pressed or loose eye shadows - Pressed eyeshadow!
brushes or sponges - Brushes, I don't know if it's just me but sponges feel weird :')

NAILS:
OPI or china glaze - I haven't tried China Glaze because it's really hard to find in the UK but I love OPI
Long or short - Long :) (Not too long though!!!)
Acrylic or natural - Natural (:
Brights or darks - I love all nail polish but at the moment darks
Flower or no flower - I don't really understand this question, but no flower?

BODY:
perfume or body splash - Perfume, it stays on longer :)
lotion or body butter - Body Butter (<3 Soap and Glory's Righteous Butter)
body wash or soap - Well I'd say both, but I adore Lush's It's Raining Men Shower gel so...
lush or other bath company - LUSH LUSH LUSH!!!!!!

FASHION:
jeans or sweat pants - Jeans :)
long sleeve or short - At this time of year long!
dresses or skirts - Dresses!
stripes or plaid - Stripes, I just looked in my wardrobe and realised that I have quite alot of stripey clothes :')
flip flops or sandals - Sandals :)
scarves or hats - Scarves! I think hats look strange on me haha!
studs or dangly earrings - Studs! - I can't wear dangly earrings :( Long story.....
necklaces or bracelets - Ohhh I can't possibly choose - I'm allowed one skip right? ;)
heels or flats - I love heels but I wear flats more often so flats!
cowboy boots or riding boots - Riding Boots :)
jacket or hoodie - Jackets, but I love wearing hoodies on do nothing days!
forever 21 or charlotte russe - We don't have Charlotte Russe in the UK so Forever 21
abercombie or Hollister - Hollister!
saks 5th or nordstrom - I've been to both but haven't got anything from there so I'm not sure :')

HAIR:
curly or straight - Curly :)
bun or ponytail - ponytail!
bobby pins or butterfly clips - Bobby pins - I lose them like it's my job! That or there's a fairy that comes into my room and takes them all!
hair spray or gel - Hair spray!
long or short - Long :)
light or dark - My hairs dark :)
side sweep bangs or full bangs - Side sweep!
up or down - Down!

RANDOM:
Rain or shine - Shine
Summer or winter - Summer (:
Fall or spring - Fall
Chocolate or vanilla - Chocolate
East coast or west coast - I've only ever been to the East Coast but I'd LOVE to vistit the West Coast so I'm not sure haha!

I hope you enjoyed this! Let me know if you do this tag!

Stay Beautiful,

Hannah
xx

Mini Nail Polish Haul - NYC

2011-11-21T12:08:00.000-08:00

Hi Guys!
Some of you might know that my college is right next to our town centre - which means lots of shops! Well on Mondays I don't start til half past one, which means I tend to shop while waiting for my friends haha! So today I quickly popped into superdrug and got a few NYC nail polishes. I've never actually tried them before so I'll let you know what I think when I try them out :) All of them were £1.79 which I thought was really good even if they aren't the best quality!

Above is all three polishes with the flash switched on and below is with the flash switched off, right now it's pitch black where I live so I've decided to take swatches from google, these are not my own!!!

1. Fashion Ave Fuschia

I absolutely love this colour, I think it's really girly and a nice way to wear pinks in the autumn and winter months! Personally I think the colour is a bit darker than the picture above, but either way it's cute.

2. Manhattan

One of my favourite colours to wear in autumn is dark purple, I think it's a bit less harsh than black, and I thought this polish was a beautiful colour. I'm so excited to try this one, as I think it goes with so many outfits.

3. Bowery Black

I was automatically drawn to this colour, it's like a silvery, greyish black and looks like metal! I thought this was one of the more unusual colours! I love love love it!

Sorry that this was only a quick post! I've been superbusy preparing for mock exams and other college and Christmas bits and bobs! (I got a couple of university offers today :D ) Anyway, I hope you're all well, I will try to post more often soon! Which is your favourite out of the polishes?

Stay Beautiful,

Hannah xx

My Hair Care Routine

2011-11-19T12:11:00.000-08:00

Hi Guys,
Long time no speak, well a week! But I'm sorry, college is getting a bit crazy at the moment so I haven't had much time for blogging! I went shopping today to buy my Mum and Chloe's Christmas presents, but I can't really post that as they'd see! So I thought I'd let you know about my hair care routine!

I don't usually stick to one shampoo and conditoner, but at the moment I have been loving the Body Shops Banana Shampoo and Conditioner, it smells gorgeous and makes my hair feel really clean and soft!

Once a week I like to give my hair a bit of a treat, as I usually style my hair with straightners or curling tongs I thought I'd try out the Aussie 3 Minute Miracle - Reconstructer Deep Conditioner. Let me tell you, it is AMAZING if there's one product that I recommend you try out of all of the ones I'll show you this is it! My hair automatically feels thicker and moisturised!

Now on to after i've washed my hair! While my hair is still damp, before I dry it, I like to use a couple of drops of the VO5 Miracle Reconstructer, it smells amazing aswell as making my hair feel less frizzy, and helping my split ends!

If I am going to straighten my hair I love to use the Tresemme Salon Sleek Smooth Memory Straightening Spray, it contains Argan Oil which really helps to smooth out my hair (which is incredibly curly!!!) and whenever I use this product my hair stays straight all day!

If I'm having a curly or wavy hair day, I like to use the VO5 heat protect styling spray! It works really well and can take heat up to 230 degrees!

What are your favourite hair care products? Let me know!

Stay Beautiful,
Hannah x

Newlook, LUSH, Paperchase and Book Haul, and something extra :)

2011-11-12T13:14:00.000-08:00

Hi guys!
Sorry I haven't posted all week, it's been a bit hectic as my university applications have just been sent, and I've had a ton of homework / coursework!!! Anyways, I went shopping with my Mum and Nan today so I thought I'd do a little haul of the things I got :) There are a couple of Christmas presents too!

The first thing I got was these boots from Newlook which were £24.99 I love boots like this in the cold weather!

One of my friends absolutely loves the Union Jack and British things, so I got her this notebook from Paperchase which was £7.00, it's a sort of canvas material which feels really nice!

I was also in The Works before college on Friday as my college is next to my town centre! I absolutely love the Pretty Little Liars books, and saw that they has The Lying Game by Sara Shephard for £1.99!!! If any of you gys have read it let me know what you think :)

One of my favourite things about Lush is the Christmas gifts! I'm not sure which one of my friends I am going to give it to, but I absolutely love this 'Have a Sweet Christmas' gift set which contains the Candy Mountain Bubble Bar and Angels Delight Soap, which both smell lovely :) It costs £5.95 and is beautifully wrapped!

Once again I met some lovely, helpful Lush staff who gave me two Honey Bee Bath Bombs for free!!! (Amazing right?!) Usually when there is a dent or something has fallen off they keep back a few for free :) Another reason why I love Lush!

The next thing I got was the GingerBread House Bubble Bar which I have never tried before! It smell absolutely gorgeous like a gingerbread man basically haha! It costs £2.95 :)

The final thing I got from Lush was the Melting Snowman Bath Melt which was only £1.95 and if you like marzipanish (not a word Hannah!!!) smells then you will love this :) One other thing I never noticed before was that there is real chocolate chips inside!

The final item I got is probably the most important, if you live in the UK you'll know that next Friday is Children in Need, they are selling these wristbands in Greggs, Boots and a few other shops for £1, they come in white with multicoloured spots, blue with multicoloured spots and black with gold spots!I will be wearing mine alla week, I think they are really cute! If you can spare a pound then this will really help so many children :) Atleast 65p in every pound will go to Children in Need!

I hope you've enjoyed this haul! Let me know if you have any blog post ideas :) Also what's your favourite product? Have a lovely weekend :)

Stay Beautiful,
Hannah xx

My Everday Makeup!

2011-11-07T01:41:00.000-08:00

Hi Guys,

I'm kind of getting used to this whole blogging thing now, so I thought it was about time I showed you my everyday makeup! I will link all of the products that I can find online! Here is a quick overview of everything :)

Little Overview of Everything!

This is my Makeup Bag from Betsey Johnson! It's fairly big, I love how shimmery it is with the padded hearts! I actually got this from TKMaxx (TJMaxx in America) for £4.99 a few months ago!! Crazy right? The original tag said $35 as it was an import from the States so I don't know if it's still available!

Sleek Au Naturel Palette - £6.49
I absolutely adore this pallette, the colours are very neutral and wearable! I literally feel as though I would never need any other eyeshadows! My picture doesn't do the colours justice, but you'll be able to get a better idea by clicking on the link :)

1. NYC High Definition Volume Mascara - £3.99

(I couldn't find a UK link for this) This mascra is SO cheap and it's possibly one of the best I have ever tried (And I've tried ALOT of mascaras!!) I'd definetly recommend it to anyone!

2. Collection 2000 Extreme 24 Hour Felt Tip Eyeliner - £2.99

I love this eyeliner as I find it really easy to apply, as I wear glasses and have very bad eyesight applying eyeliner isn't always the easiest thing to do haha! I also love how pigmented this is!

3. Maybelline One by One Mascara - £8.49

I actually tend to wear this on my bottom lashes as I accidentaly picked up the waterproof one haha! I love love love this mascara though because it really seperates my lashes!

(Left to Right)

1. Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum - £10.99

I have actually done a review of both this and the normal Healthy Mix foundation if you want to check that out the link is here!

2. Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer - £4.19

Not that this concealer needs an introduction, but I absolutlely love this! I find that it covers anything from blemishes to dark circles really well. You can probably tell that I use it all the time from how the writing has faded on the packaging!

3. Rimmel Clear Complexion Powder Transpare - £3.99

I chose this powder as it is supposed to be for skin that is prone to breakouts, even though that stage has finally passed for me (Woo!) I still have combination skin so I find that it really makes my face feel shine free! I wouldn't necessarily recommend this for people with dry skin however.

1. MAC Lipstick (Hue) - £13.50

I'm almost certain that the mjority of you will have heard of or seen this lipstick! I think the colour is beautiful and really wearable all year round!

2. Prestige Skin Loving Minerals Blush (Pink) - Discontinued in the UK

I recently purchased this in my local Boots as all of the Prestige products were half price due to them being discontinued :( However, I love the colour which you'll be able to see by clicking on the link, as it gives a lovely glow!

3. MAC Tinted Lipglass (Underage) - £12.50

When I feel like wearing lipgloss this is always the one I reach for! It's a beautiful pale pink colour that is subtle enough to wear as everyday make up!

Thanks for reading! Let me know what your everyday makeup essentials are!

Stay Beautiful,

Hannah x

Mini Lush and Forever 21 Haul - Westfields Stratford

2011-11-06T04:13:00.000-08:00

Hi Guys,

Me and my sister Chloe decided to have some sisterly bonding yesterday and went to the new Westfields Shopping centre in Stratford, which is where the 2012 Olympic Stadium has been built! We both went with the intention of buying Christmas presents but that didn't exactly happen :') So I got a few things from Lush and Forever 21 (Which is SO much better than the Oxford Street store!!!) I'll link all of the products so you can check them out :)

This is an overview of the things I got from Lush! I thought I'd try some bathbombs that I haven't tried before :) The bags are so cute for Christmas, they even have a space where you can write who the gift is to and from, if you are giving the products to someone as a present!

Cinders Bath Bomb - £1.95

This is one of the Christmas bath bombs, and in my opinion it smells what I think of when I think of Christmas! It smells of Almond, Cinnamon and Orange, and contains popping candy to make it crackle and fizz! I'm so excited to try it out :)

Lil Lush Pud Bath Bomb - £1.95

Another Christmas Product that I couldn't resist simply because it looks so cute! This bath bomb smells of Marzipan which I love, and it's so inexpensive for a Lush product so I thoguht why not? I'm looking forward to trying this out on a freezing cold night!!

Honey Bee Bath Bomb - £2.95

As some of you might know one of my absolute favourite Lush products is the it's Raining Men shower gel, and I also love the Honey I Washed the Kids soap! So when I realised I hadn't tried the bath bomb version I HAD to buy it! I am ridiculousy excited to try this :) If you like honey and caramel I would definetly recommend you pick this up!

Forever 21 Beaded Chain Neclace - £7.40

I saw this necklace and was immediately drawn to it! I loved the detail and the brown beads were such a beautiful colour with a hint of glitter in them! I actually got this necklace for £5.18 as there was a 30% off sale on ALL Jewellery! (How amazing is that?!) To be honest I wanted to buy so much more but I have to save for Christmas presents! Below is a picture of the necklace on, although I wouldn't wear it with this top haha!

I hope you like this haul! Let me know if you have any ideas for posts :)

Chloe and I had a great day shopping! If you'd like to know a bit more about us we did a sister tag!

Part One on Chloe's blog is linked here

Part Two on my blog is linked here

Chloe also did a haul yesterday if you want to check it out here! :)

Stay Beautiful,

Hannah x

Barry M Give Away WINNER

2011-11-05T11:49:00.000-07:00

Hi Guys!

Thank you too all of you who entred my Barry M Giveaway! I was amazed by the amount of entries I got so thank you! I used random.org to generate the winner who is.....

Emzee! Who's blog is linked here :)
She chose the colour colbat blue which will be on the way to her very shortly!
I have sent you an email, so please reply with your contact details so I can send you the polish :)

To those of you who did not win, my sister Chloe is having a Barry M giveaway here :)
To enter all you need to do is give her post suggestions!

Thanks to all of you that entred! When I reach 150 followers there will be another giveway :)

Stay Beautiful,
Hannah x

Sister Tag with my Twin Sister Chloe from The Beauty Corner Part 2

2011-11-04T08:16:00.000-07:00

Hi Guys!
This is the second half of mine and my sister Chloe's Sister Tag Blog! If you want to look at the first half you can check it out on Chloe's blog here :)

So here we go with the second half!

11. Favorite song?
Hannah: This is hard.. All time favourite Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls, but current favourite Enchanted by Taylor Swift

Chloe: Let's Dance to Joy Division by The Wombats - LOOOOVE . However, if we're together, we tend to belt out some rather random songs.
Both: SHAWTY IS AN EENIE MEENIE MINIE MO LOVER!
or
WOOAAHH WE'RE HALF WAY THERE, WOOOAAHH LIVIN' ON A PRAYER!

I SEE YA DRIVING ROUND TOWN WITH THE GIRL I LOOVE AND I'M LIKE, FORGET YOUU (ooh ooh OOH!)

12. What is it like being sisters with someone who is obsessed with blogger?
Both: We both are! It's awesome!

13. Heels or flats?
Hannah: Boots! :D

Chloe: Prefer heels, but I don't wear them everyday, so both? :)

14. Pants or dresses?
Hannah: Dresses! I loooove dresses!

Chloe: Skirts? :D Or leggings, but I love dresses.. Jeans are cool too. So:)

15. Favorite animal?
Hannah: Does Penguin count?

Chloe: Yes...

Hannah: Penguins.

Chloe: Monkeys!

16. If your house was burning down, and your entire family was sure to be okay, what would you save and why?
Hannah: As long as I'm wearing my tiffany necklace, it would be my iPod :)

Chloe: Probably my guitar, assuming I have my laptop and phone ;D

17. Comedy, horror, or chick-flick?
Hannah: Chick Flick! I hate horrors!
Chloe: I looove horror and chick flicks, but you really can't beat the Hangover...

18. Blackberry or iPhone?
Hannah: Have neither, but I'd choose an iPhone

Chloe: DON'T GET THE HYPE!!!! :D

19. Favorite movie?
Hannah: Bridesmaids or The Proposal

Chloe: Nowhere Boy, if you haven't seen this, WATCH IT!!

20. What is something weird that you eat?
Hannah: Can't really think of anything, but Chloe thinks it's weird that I put the marmite on my toast in polka dots! Some people would probably think marmite was weird anyway :) What's more weird is the things I don't eat, I'm terrified of tinned sweetcorn and tuna.

Chloe: It's all true, she's creepy. Mine's cous cous on toast, it's awesome! :D

21. Do you guys have anything matching?Both: Scarves! and Jeans, but nothing much else :)

22. What's your favorite TV show?
Hannah: The Big Bang Theory or Outnumbered!
Chloe: Fresh Meat or The Inbetweeners, I have a very english sense of humour :)

Thanks for reading, if you want more updates you can follow us on twitter!
@IamHannahx
@chloeecakess

If you like post this tag with your sister! And if you don't have a sister, your best friend :)

Stay Beautiful,
Hannah x

Autumn/Winter Favourites - Nail Polish

2011-11-03T13:25:00.000-07:00

Hi guys, it seems that the cold weather has finally set in here in the UK, even though I love summer, I love wearing the darker nail polishes, so I am going to share my Top 5 Fall Nail Polishes! The swatches are not mine, as I'm still getting used to the whole lighting situation! So here goes!

1. H&M - Dust & Diamonds £2.99

I absolutely adore this gorgeous taupe colour, last year this was my go to polish as it was so cheap and applied really nicely! (Swatch Below)

2. Nails Inc - Hampstead Heath - £11

So the above picture is another example of my wonderful lighting! Anyway this is the perfect red shade for me, especially in the winter, as it's not too bright and not too dark.

3. MAC - Rain Of Flowers (Limited Edition) - £9

My Dad actually chose this for me while on a business trip in the States, and I absolutely love it! The colour is described as a 'blackened violet' and it's beautiful. I actually recieved a couple of compliments from complete strangers at work when wearing this haha! I believe you can still buy this colour online :)

4. Sally Hansen - Plum's The Word £6.99

This is probably one of the most unusual solid colours in my nail polish collection, I think that it would flatter pretty much any skin tone! In the UK I believe these polishes are only sold in selected Boots stores and online, as I had to purchase mine in London rather than my local store. I'm glad I did though because this colour is so wearable!

5. Essie - Chinchilly - (Price Varies online)

Chinchilly is a stunning greyish colour with a very slight lilac undertone (that might be just me!!) and one of my most worn polishes! I love the consistency of Essie polishes as I only need to apply two coats! I'd say the swatch below is possibly a little lighter than when actually applied.

What are your favourite Winter polishes? What's your favourite one of my picks and have you tried any of these polishes? Let me know :)

Also if you have any requests for posts please let me know!

Stay Beautiful,

Hannah x

Product HATE!!! - Nair Ultra Precision Facial Wax

2011-11-01T10:39:00.000-07:00

Hi Guys,
Usually I don't like to share negativity but oh my god I had to let you guys know how awful this product is so you don't buy it!!! I used to get my eyebrows waxed regualrly at a beauty salon because quite frankly, I didn't like plucking them, which is what I do now. So when I saw that Nair had came out with this miracle eyebrow waxing kit I was all for it! The kit costs £5.99 which isn't super expensive but it's still £6 I could have spent on new nail polish or Lush! This is what the product looks like:

Basically you have to heat the wax tube in a cup of boiling water, squeeze some out onto the area where you wish to remove hair and then use one of the cloth strips to remove the hair, if some of the wax went into the wrong place it could be washed off. Simple enough right? WRONG! First of all the wax was incredibly sticky which I know wax is supposed to be, however, I actually found it very difficult and irritating to wash off. Secondly, when I pulled off the strip 2 hairs came out. Seriously. Only two. Despite the fact that I heated the wax longer than the instructions stated as the was hax not fully melted. I don't know about you guys but I will certainly not be re using this or repurchasing this product! In the future I will stick to plucking my eyebrows!!

Have you tried this product or any other eyebrow waxing kits? Let me know what you think of them! Would you like me to share anymore negative reviews of products? The next post will be alot more positive I promise :) haha!

Stay Beautiful,
Hannah x

Drugstore Make Up Reviews: Battle of the Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundations

2011-10-31T07:57:00.000-07:00

Hi guys,
This is going to be my first makeup review, so bare with me :) One of my favourite makeup brands is Bourjois Paris, I absolutely love their face products, and my favourite foundation this past year has been their healthy mix foundation, I have used it religiously every day! I actually tried Garnier's BB Cream in the shade light, but it was actually too dark for my skin tone, so I gave it to my sister Chloe who now owns 2! Anyway, Bourjois recently came out with a new product called Healthy Mix Serum which is a gel foundation, I was running out of my regular Healthy Mix so I thought I'd try the Serum!

As you guys can probably tell I was nearing the end of the regular Healthy Mix on the right! I wear the lightest shade (51 Vanille Clair - Light Vanilla) in both products.

Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation (Available at Boots and Superdrug) - £9.99

The first thing I'd like to say about this product is that it smells amazing and lasts all day! I'd describe the consistency as being quite light while giving good coverage. I would not advise you buy this foundation if you prefer a matte finish, as it gives you quite a dewy complexion which I personally love! The packaging says that the product contains Apricot for radiance, Melon for Hydraytion, Apple as an Antioxidant and Ginger for energy. It was also voted makeup product of the year 2011 in a consumer survey, which has to be good right?

Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum (Available at Boots and Superdrug) - £10.99

Firstly I apologise for the marks on the lid, I ripped the security lable thing of the top and now it's all sticky haha! I'd say the main difference between the two products is consitency - this serum gives a much lighter coverage and blends incredibly well! I'd say that it does cover redness and marks on skin, however, if you have a few blemishes or just generally prefer a thicker foundation go for the regualr Healthy Mix! This one is said to contain lychee, goji berries and pomegranate, meaning like the other one it smells amazing!

Final Verdict: I absolutely adore both products, that I can't simply say I prefer one to the other! However, I do prefer to wear them at different times depending upon the state of my skin. When my skin is clearer I tend to reach for the Serum, but if I have any blemishes or I'm feeling a little bit more insecure I tend to go for the regular Healthy Mix! All in all they are both amazing products that I would recommend to anyone! I cannot say enough good things about them :) AND they don't come with the high end price! Well done Bourjois!

Have you tried either of these foundations, what do you think? If not what are your favourite foundations? Let me know!

Stay Beautiful,

Hannah x

Get The Look: Sam Faiers - The Only Way Is Essex

2011-10-30T07:25:00.000-07:00

Hi Guys,

As some of you might know, I'm from Essex, and those of you from the UK will probably have heard of the TV Show 'The Only Way Is Essex' - it's definetly a love/hate kind of show haha! I personally love it, whereas my sister Chloe hates it! Anyway, I was watching it on ITV Player the other day I noticed that one of the girls Sam Faiers was wearing a dress from newlook (Sorry I only got an action shot as I couldn't find any photos online!!!) I have to say it's not the type of dress I would usually go for, but I thought it looked really nice on, if you watch the show then you'll be able to have a better look :)

Anyway, this is the dress from Newlook:

Little Mistress Floral Belted Dress - £36.00

You can purchase this dress online at Newlook - Click Here

Or Little-Mistress - Click Here

I know this might not be everyone's taste, but let me know what you think! Would you like me to do more Highstreet Look's For Less, or Celebrity Inspired looks?

Stay Beautiful,

Hannah x

FABULUSH - My Top 5 Lush Favourites

2011-10-29T05:44:00.000-07:00

Hi guys,
I thought I'd make a favourites post today of my five favourite items from LUSH's permanent line - If I included Christmas products we could be here all day haha!

1. Bubblegum Lip Scrub - £4.95

I absolutley adore LUSH's lipscrubs, they really leave your lips feeling soft and smooth, when I purchased this the girl in the store let me and my friends try it out! It tastes amazing and the best part is that it's edible, so you can lick your lips afterwards!

2. Each Peach Massage Bar - £5.25

Okay, admitedly this probably isn't the best thing to use in the cold months, but I had to include this as I've been using this massage bar all summer! It smells gorgeous, with peach, coacoa butter and shea butter, making it super moisturising! When I purchased this the girl also told me that bugs don't like the smell of peach, so it helped to keep the mosquito's away while I was on holiday!

3. Sex Bomb Bath Bomb - £2.99

When ever I'm feeling a bit rubbish or stressed this bath bomb is amazing to help me relax! It smells of sage, jasmine and ylang ylang, making it lovely and floral. It also contains lots of soya milk, meaning the bath water goes lovely and milky, helping to mositurize my skin.

4. Comforter Bubble Bar - £3.99

This is a cult favourite! If I go into LUSH this is the one item I HAVE to pick up, I usually break it into about three pieces to make three baths, and oh my my my, it smells amazing! Plus I'm pretty sure it's called the comforter for a reason, because every time I smell this my day suddenly gets better!!! It smells slightly of blackcurrents which I love and has plenty of lovely moisturizing goodies packed inside to make your bath heavenly!

5. It's Raining Men Shower Gel - £4.25 - £14.95

Well, some might say I've saved the best til last, I'm currently having a debate with myself as to whether this or the comforter is my favourite product! This gorgeous shower gel smells exactly like the Honey I washed the Kids Soap (one of my other favourites), it's jam packed with honey and wild orange, making it smell like the best honey and toffee sweet in the world! It may not be to everyone's taste but I LOVE LOVE LOVE this shower gel, it lathers really well and feels very luxurious. Originally it was a limited edition product so I was very sad when it was discontinued, however, the panic's now over because it's part of the permanent line (Hooray!)

There are alot of other Lush Products that I adore - actually I pretty much love all of their products haha! Any way guys, what's your favourite LUSH products? Or if you haven't been to LUSH before what would you like to try?

PS Don't forget to enter my Barry M Giveaway! (It's international) - Click Here!

Stay Beautiful,

Hannah x

Welcome to my blog GIVEAWAY - CLOSED

2011-10-28T07:00:00.000-07:00

Hi Guys,

As you all know I'm new to this whole blog thing, and as a welcome to my blog I'd like to do a little give away! Some of you might already know that I'm obsessed with nail polish from my sister Chloe, and one of my favourite brands is Barry M :) So I thought what better to give away than a Barry M nail polish of your choice?
You can check out the Nail Polish's here: http://www.barrym.com/nail-paints

So here's how you enter:

You MUST be a public follower of my blog and comment below with your GFC, email address and name of the Barry M polish you'd like to win.
1 Extra entry: follow me (@IamHannahx) on twitter and tweet about this giveaway, mention me in the tweet so I can see it!
1 Extra entry: Post about this giveaway on your blog
1 Extra entry: Put this giveaway in your sidebar

This Giveaway will close on Midnight UK time Friday 4th November 2011 and the winner will be announced Saturday 5th November 2011 :)

Good luck guys!

Stay Beautiful,
Hannah x

A Very Sparkly Nail Haul

2011-10-28T03:36:00.000-07:00

Hey guys!
Yesterday I went shopping with my sister Chloe and one of our friends, and picked up a few things in Superdrug as all makeup and nail products are 3 for 2! I was in the mood to try something different with my nails so here's what I got!

This is everything together - sorry I had to take the pictures without natural lighting!

Andrea Fullerton Nail Boutique - Dot and Flick Nail Art (Silver) - £3.99

Andrea Fullerton Nail Boutique - Dot and Flick Nail Art (Black) - £3.99

Andrea Fullerton Nail Boutique - Glitter Puff Dusts & Overcoat - £6.99

Rimmel London Lasting Finish Nail Polish - Disco Ball - £2.99

You don't get the full effect of the glitter in the picture sorry :(

This last polish is from Accessorize

Aztec - £4

This is a quick swatch of the Aztec polish before I had the chance to clean around the edges haha! I'm sure alot of you have already heard about it, I think the colour is absolutely goregeous and it reflects different colours in different lights! If you have to chance is would definetly recommend you check it out!

I love reading haul posts so please let me know if you have done one recently! Also what's your favourite nail polishes? I will have a favourites post coming up very soon as well as swatches and some nail art designs with my new goodies :) Incase any of you were wondering the colour on my nails is Lollipop by Essie!

Stay Beautiful,

Hannah x

Hi there...

2011-10-27T16:35:00.000-07:00

Hi guys, I'm Hannah!
If you're reading this it's probably because my twin sister Chloe from thebeautycorner sent you here.

That's me on the right! So I think I should let you guys know a little bit about me, so I'm going to write 5 facts about me :)
1. I'm 9 minutes younger than Chloe who claims that was the best nine minutes of her life! But she's only joking (I hope!!!)
2.My favourite singer is Taylor Swift, yes I am one of those girls who sings into a hair brush and dances around her bedroon when no ones there!
3. I'm currently at college, studying for my last year of ALevels, my subjects are Psychology, Sociology and English Literature. I have just finished applying for universities! (Scary Stuff) When the process of getting accepted and moving away from home comes around I can write some blogs for those of you who are going through the same thing, or will be in the coming years :)
4. Two things I'm obsessed with - Nail Polish and LUSH enough said ;)
5. I'm always on twitter! Follow if you like :) @IamHannahx

This blog is going to be a mismatch of different mostly beauty related things, but I would just like to say I'm not an expert on makeup, so I'll leave the tutorials to my Sis! Although I may still review my favourite products, as well as different tips and tricks, hauls, nail tutorials and generally my life!
I hope you've enjoyed this brief introduction, please comment with any post suggestions or questions you have, and let me know who you are so I can read your blog :)

Stay Beautiful,
Hannah x