Hello! As you can see I've had a bit of a layout change and I'm slowly making my way back into blogging. How lovely has the weather been so far? I feel like cracking open a bottle of strawberry cider and sitting in my backyard with a good book. Anyhooo. I went into my local superdrug to purchase my concealer from MUA but the store didn't have any at all, (I must do a online shop at some point because hello sale) and I spotted the Prime and Conceal Palette by MUA and I was intrigued. I have so many blemishes on my face that some days I just feel like putting on a paper bag and drawing a face on it. Unwanted red cheeks, purple undereyes, and weird yellow tones around my nose. Please be gone!

I've been using my Prime and Conceal for a few days now and I can honestly say that I love it. I can see my blemishes go away straight after I put it on. I'll explain what each correcting cream colour does as I got a bit confused myself when I first bought it. 

Lilac - Mutes and highlights yellow undertones

Green - Neutralizes and reduces redness

Yellow - Brighten and conceals purple tones

Peach - Adds Radiance

Middle Colour - Highlights

I've used the Green and Yellow the most out of  my palette for my under eyes and various red areas on my face and it works wonders. The Prime and Conceal also comes in individual colours which I will be purchasing soon as I can see myself running out of this palette. Of course you must put your normal concealer and foundation on top to avoid a multi colour complexion. My undereyes are a bit stubborn and the purple didn't want to fade at all so its good to mix some of the colours together to get your desired effect. Overall, I'm super pleased with this product. It's currently on sale at £3 on the website and £4 in stores.

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Pore O'Clock w/ Benefit Cosmetics

 It's been a while since my last outing to an event! So I quickly jumped at the chance to attend the Pore Party at Madame Koo's in Newcastle, hosted by Benefit Cosmetics. I actually found this through a sponsored ad on facebook and had no idea that Benefit ran a nationwide competition to win a party at your city and Newcastle won! I waited patiently for my invite and I even told my friend, Laura to sign up and come along for a girly night. The Party took place at 4pm till 9pm on the 21st of February and the first 300 people through the door received a party bag, and I was luckily one of the 300. When I got to the door they were asking for ID since the party served alcohol and I panicked as soon as the doorman asked. I didn't wanna be turned away for something I looked forward too all week but I was relieved when asked for my age and I passed as I'm 25. (Good heavens I'm twenty five, where did the years go?) And we grabbed our goody bags and headed downstairs. I've never been to Madame Koo's before and it was a lovely surprise.I didn't take my proper camera so I ended up only taking a few shots on my iphone.

We each got a pink and white token to grab ourselves a complimentary drink on arrival by the Benefit Spy Girls and by 9pm, I had about 7 free drinks and could feel myself getting tipsier. I kept one token as a little reminder. I choose Pink Lemonade and Vodka as I don't really like Gin or Prosecco. One disappointment was the nibbles, they could have been better or at least put out more of that lovely lemon cake.

We first headed over to the benebabes free makeover area, where Laura got her make-up done. I didn't get made over as I was already sporting my benefit roller lash and abit of eyeshadow and was pleased with how I was looking. We were in line for about 45 minutes but every so often, Freya, who was the daughter of Nina (Benefits director of First Impressions), came around with a bag full of samples of PoreProfessional or little goodies to pop into our goodie bags. After Laura got her face on, we headed over to the photobooth for silly photos.

There were chances to win big tins of benefit products but I'm sadly ashamed that I hardly knew anything about certain products and didn't win anything, next time I shall brush up on my knowledge and win all the products! Our tote bags had a mousepad, a notepad, a scarf, a clutch bag and a sample of poreprofessional but at the end of the night I had 3 packets of poreprofessionals, a big coin purse, a drinks token, two photobooth printouts, a pocket mirror and a mini alarm clock.

I enjoyed the event and a big thank you to Benefit for putting on the party.

Benefit's Roller Lash w/ Elle Magazine

I'm no stranger to Benefit's mascaras, unfortunately, I've only ever had the samples from the magazines and this is no exception. I just don't have the money to drop £20 on a mascara even though I absolutely love Benefit's They're Real.
March's edition of Elle magazine saw us rush to the shop ( don't deny it, we all know you did) to try out the newest mascara Roller Lash, which isn't even in shops yet! AND I'M N LOVE.

Unlike They're Real, this brush is curved to allow our lashes to curl without the use of lash curlers ( I hate those things) Although I don't really see a difference, that might be because mine have a natural curl to themselves but don't fret, everyone's eyelashes are different and if this isn't for you then don't worry about it!

I may finally break my own rules and buy this beautiful product. It makes my lashes longer and fuller, just how I like them. It feels nice on my lashes and the wand is my favourite kind. I hate wands that are poofy, is that the right beauty term? I dunno. I'm going with it. I just prefer the skinny wands. It seperates my lashes and this doesn't feel or look clumpy. I found it lasted all day and I cannot fault this mascara. ALL HAIL BENEFIT.

The full sized mascara will be launching at the end of February and will retail for £19.50

Pros

❤ Long Lashes

❤ Skinny Wand

❤ Stay Power

❤ Packaging

Cons

X Price

X No difference in Curls

 

 Have you tried Roller Lash? What is your favourite Benefit product?

Thank you for reading & comments are appreciated!

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Jewellery Ever After

It's been a while but the lovely folks at Jewellery Ever After sent me a bracelet to showcase for you guys. It's a Pocahontas inspired bracelet but my inner gamer is telling me it's inspired by Assassin's Creed 3. I chose is because not only do I adore the colour but it goes well with a casual outfit.

I found this shop super cute and just my type of style. The only downside to this bracelet is the feathers keep digging into my wrist. Eep. The jewellery is themed after Happily Ever Afters, from the likes of Cinderella and Alice in Wonderland so if your a Disney fan then this shop is definitely for you.

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In The Buff..

Buttercream Mineral Foundation £22.50*

I'm a bit late in posting this, but better late then never I suppose. A few weeks ago I was sent a lovely product to review from In The Buff. They are a make-up company that specialize in 100% vegan and Natural make-up for the face and eyes. They sell beautiful brushes too! 

In The Buff was founded in 2009 and there aim is to enhance beauty and not to cover it up. All of their cosmetics are free from preservatives, artificial colours, talc, oil, fragrances and other skin irritants, minimizing the chances of rashes, sores, pimples and blocked pores. 

I chose the buttercream mineral foundation to review. I've never tried a powder foundation before and I wasn't disappointed. It came wrapped up in beautiful blue paper and for the price it's quite a small pot but gives beautiful coverage. The only thing I was a bit miffed about was trying to actually get it out of the tub. I found myself patting it onto the lid to get some out. I found buttercream to be a little bit too dark for my skin tone as I'm very pale. It's perfect for skin that doesn't need full coverage unlike mine, I need to cover those pesky freckles, occasional spots and bright red cheeks of mine. Once I put it on the apples of my cheeks, I noticed a soft coverage. My skin felt quite nice to the touch. 

I continue to use it over my liquid foundation, which may or may not be something I should be doing, but it works quite well as it surprisingly blends into it .

In the buff have eyeshadow's which are priced from £11. Pricey for just a small tube but a little goes a long way and I know they will last for a very long time. I have my eye on (pardon the pun) on "Skies" which is a beautiful lilac/purple.

Will you be trying out one of their products? Let me know which one.

Ta-Ra

Jess

Review: Poundland's Twist & Out Polish Remover

Hello Bloggerinos, ever just found a product that makes everything a tad bit easier and less messy. Well this is that product for me. This polish remover was actually recommended by a friend and the next day I went out to Poundland and bought it. You just pop in your finger, give it a good twist and twirl around the sponge inside and pull it out and your polish is gone. Okay it's abit stubborn on glitter nails but we all need a bit of elbow grease to get glitter off. amirite?

Of course this is just poundland's own brand, like everything else in the shop. I've seen far too many documentaries about Poundland or Poundworld that I would like to admit & I think all nail polishes are the same regardless of the brand printed on the label. It always stinks and it always does the job. Has anyone really bought a bottle of nail polish remover and thought... I'll never get this again, it was utter shite? Whichever way you bottle it. Nail polish remover is the same in any shape or form. Just like Peanut Butter.

Anywho.. Poundland's remover is definitely Quick, Compact and gives No fuss. According to my friend, it's quite long lasting as well. I will be repurchasing. For only £1, you can't go wrong.

What is the most expensive nail polish around? Let me know in the comments! :D

Ta-Ra

Jess

September Goals

This year has just flown by. Lately I've been occupied with planning and celebrating my wedding, planning for EGX and London MCM Comic Con that I haven't really been blogging much. I will be blogging about my wedding soon enough once I get my professional photos back from the photographer. 
Every month I try and set some goals for myself as I'm one of these people that would rather spend all day gaming on the PS4 and binge watching Netflix. Without small goals or lists, I'd probably live a life of chaos.
These are my current goals for September and some lifestyle choices that will change how I live right now.

Attend Gym/Get fit & Healthy - My last goal post which was in July! I wrote about losing weight that month, which was something I accomplished but after the wedding, it went down hill and I ended up putting on more weight. Today (28/08/2014) I went to the gym, not to exercise, that will come soon enough but to get my induction so I can meet a gym trainer ( TO BE THE BEST POKEMON MASTER... lolz just joking) who will go through the equipment and my needs for getting fit and active tomorrow. I could just easily run down the street and back to get healthy but with so many distractions in the house I'd fail. And I'm paying. So this will make me want to get my moneys worth. :)  I want to just cut out all that junk food I've been eating, takeaways, crisps, chocolate, biscuits... Goodbye unhealthy Jess and hello to a world of avocado on toast and mountains of veggies. I'm really excited for this. This is one of my main goals in life not just for September. Maybe's I'll even document some of my healthy choices. ;)

Find my voice on Youtube - Ever since I started watching Let's Plays and Vlogs on Youtube, I myself have wanted to start doing youtube videos. I tried in the past but I felt like I wasn't confident or I had nothing to talk about in front of the camera. Hopefully when I go to the events in Sept & Oct. I can vlog them for you guys who have stuck with me on Twitter and in the blogging world. I'll ease myself into it with Q&A videos or just some gameplays for you guys. Sometimes I just find myself uninteresting but I will find some youtube content for you.

Keep ontop of Housework & Decorating - I'm so lazy and tidying up is a daunting task for me. But we've been slacking lately in the decorating and tidying up department.  Since our computers are now upstairs in our bedroom & not in the living room we don't go downstairs much unless the internet is cut off. So we need to get our lazy butts and hoover up once in a while. We've lived in this house a year and it still hasn't fully been decorated. Grr. Time for a change.

Cosplay Cosplay Cosplay - I love cosplay so much and I love attending conventions. I adore seeing everyone's costumes and how well they've been made. And I'm starting out my very first cosplay in October for MCM London. And I'm going to be the McDonalds Girl from the movie The Fifth Element. She's only in it for about 4 seconds but her outfit makes a big impact on me. And it's very different. I just hope someone realizes who I am. I can't wait to see all the artists and stalls. It's just nerve racking that people might want a photo with me. Anyway my goal is to continue working on my costume for October and continue to do new cosplays over the coming months. :D

My So Called Blog - As I said before I haven't really been blogging much so I'm getting back on the blogging wagon. I want to shift how my blog looks and what content I want to blog about. I feel like I haven't completely found my niche. I might even use my twitter username as my blog name as I feel that's more me than "Nerdy Tea Girl" So some changes to my blog will be made over the next month. 

Do you have any goals for this month or year?

Let me know what they are in the comments below.

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