(I am in no way a beauty expert/claim to be anything other than simply a beauty addict, who enjoys buying unnecessary amounts of makeup and then talking about it).

Favourite Beauty Range

My favourite beauty range talking Drugstore is Rimmel and Maybelline, and MAC and Benefit for a more expensive treat. Rimmel and Maybelline stock so many products that are staples of my everyday makeup routine, and MAC/Benefit have products I've treated myself to or been given as a gift, and I use these products when I want to feel that little bit more special.

Primer

Benefit's "That Gal" Primer.

Foundation

MAC studio fluid fix, Soap & Glory Show good face foundation in "The Fairest of them all", and Rimmel Stay Matte foundation in "Light Porcelain". 

Powders

Rimmel "Stay Matte" powder in translucent is my favourite for everyday use, it leaves my skin looking matte, but not dull, and then I love Benefit "Hello Flawless" powder in Ivory, a bit pricy for everyday powder, so I only use this when I'm going somewhere nice!

Concealer

The god sent Collection 2000's Lasting Perfection in Fair, myself and about 80% of the internet don't seem to have enough good things to say about this, it's literally one of the products I could NOT live without. I restock this immediately when I'm running low, and I'm not even bothered with finding a more expensive concealer as this does the trick perfectly!

Bronzer

...Not a lover of bronzer, I'm so pale it generally would just look terrible. However, I have recently discovered something that is a cross between a bronzer and blusher, perfect for my pale complexion, and that is Benefit's "Rockateur", the assistant tried it out on me, it made my cheekbones look highly defined, and give me a nice glow, not the slightest bit orange, result! I officially own a bronzer  (of some sorts...) that looks good.

Blusher

I love Rimmel's Mono blushers in "Santa Rose" which is a peachy shade that gives me awesome looking cheekbones, and a pink in the same range in the shade "Pink Rose" which is just a lovely pretty pink blusher. I love this blusher range as they extremely good value, and do exactly what you want from a blusher, costing just over £3.50!

Highlighter

I'm also highly sceptical of highlighter (just as I was bronzer), I hate my face looking glittery/orange/shiny, so anything like that is one of my worst nightmares, so I was mega happy when I discovered MUA's "Undress your skin" highlighting powder, which I just like to dust over my cheekbones, to give me a nice finish! It's another bargain product for £3.

Eyebrows

Soap and Glory's "Archery" and Seventeen's "Brow That" Eyebrow kit. I just like nice defined eyebrows, nothing too slug-like!

Eye primer

Elf's bargain eyelid primer (for £1.50), and Benefit's "Lemonaid". 

Mascara

I don't think you can go wrong with a good Maybelline or a Maxfactor mascara, I find High Street mascara is one thing that's probably a little overpriced, but my favourites are Maybelline's "Volume Express Mega Plush" and Maxfactor's "False lash effect", both give my lashes volume and make them look really long and glossy. 

Eyeshadows

Urban Decay "Naked 2" palette has pretty much all the eyeshadow colours I need, even though it cost about £35, it contains all the colours for a nude/smokey eye, so it's really worth it if you love wearing those colours, as you don't really need to own any other eyeshadows. I also like the MUA dupes which are Undress me and Undress me too, and Maybelline's colour tattoo cream eyeshadow in "Permanent Taupe". 

Eyeliner

Soap & Glory's "Supercat" felt eyeliner, and Maybelline's "Lasting Drama" Gel Eyeliner.

Lipstick

MAC''s "Ruby/RiRi woo" red lipstick, Kate Moss red lipstick in "01" and Kate Moss matte purple in "07". I also like the colour boost balms from Bourjois, and Rimmel's apocalips lip lacquers.  Carmex is also one of my swear by products, definitely can't live without it!

Shampoo and Conditioner

Herbal Essence "Bee Strong" shampoo and conditioner and TIGI red hair shampoo and conditioner. 

Styling products

Herbal Essence "Bee Strong" leave in conditioner, dry shampoo, hairspray and Vo5 backcomb in a bottle.

Perfume

Marc Jacobs Daisy, Miss Dior, Chanel No5 and Britney Spears Fantasy.

Nail Varnish shade

Berry and Nude, I never get bored of either!

Skincare products

L'Oreal Micellar water, Soap & Glory "Peaches and Clean" cleanser, and Simple foaming face wash.

Bath treats

Any bath bombs from LUSH, Soap & Glory and the Body Shop! I love bath bombs, body scrubs and bath bubbles!

Beauty trend you hate

Foundation lips, orange skin and slug brows!

Beauty trend you love

Red lipstick and eyeliner cat flicks.

Merry Christmas everyone, hope everyone had a good day! After feeling that it couldn't possibly be almost Christmas for ages, yesterday was such a lovely day!  I'm so happy and grateful for all my presents, with plenty of makeup and beauty products I'm so excited to try, yay!  None of my gifts for anything ever go without something Marilyn Monroe/50's related, Cat like, Polka Dot and Soap & Glory, I pretty much get something from each of those categories every birthday/Christmas, because I love them! I find it so lovely when I receive a gift I know someone's really thought of, and know how much i'll personally love it.  

This is my Christmas Gingerbread jumper, which is adorable! The gingerbread is actual material, which I find so cute! Christmas time definitely needs something fun and gimmicky. 

I painted my nails glittery red, if you can get away with glitter nails at any time of year, it's definitely at Christmas! I used two Rimmel nail polishes, the first being "Double Decker Red" which is a bright plain red, then I went over the top with the glitter polish, also from Rimmel, in the Precious Stones collection in "Ruby Crush". It's surprising how much more festive glitter on my nails made me feel.

I hope you've all had a good Christmas, and I hope to continue and expand by blog in the new year! :D

Merry Christmas!  I can't believe how close it is to Christmas, so I've been to LUSH, to get some of their Christmas bath bombs, which is so exciting! I've resisted for a little while, as I thought just before Christmas I would try some of their Christmas products, so yesterday I went and bought a few little bits and bobs, as I knew if I didn't try them soon, they'd all be gone, not good! I know the internet is FULL of LUSH hauls/reviews, and I'm not trying to do anything different, but as it's Christmas, and I've been enjoying blogging lately, I thought it would be a nice post, here's what I got!

Here's my Christmassy LUSH bag (5p of course..I live in Wales!)

Bomb number 1: Golden Wonder.

This is a super glittery, citrusy scented, present shaped bomb, phew what a mouthful! (Don't really have a mouthful, this looks pretty, but probably wouldn't taste as great as it looks). I get a really strong lemony scent from this, however, I'm describing the scents of these bombs from my own opinion, there may not even be any lemon in there, but that's a strong scent I definitely get. I love the obvious shaped Christmas present, and the gold glitter definitely makes it perfect for Christmas, can't wait to try this!

Bomb number 2: So White.

Now this may look like just a common, boring old bomb, the type you may walk straight past, as there's so many brightly coloured ones to catch your eye, but don't be fooled, this smells gorgeous! This smells exactly like an apple, it's fresh and light, almost like snow (?!), and definitely one of the nicest scented bath bombs.  It's not overpowering, and is just a lovely, fresh scent.

Bomb Number 3: Father Christmas.

I love this, it's definitely perfect for Christmas, obviously, it's Father Christmas! Now this particular bomb is actually pretty difficult to describe, as I can't quite put my finger on what I think it actually smells like. It's a lovely smell, and I guess it smells slightly orangey, but I think you'd have to sniff it yourself to see what I mean. It's so cute, and definitely a must for a Christmas time bath!

Bomb Number 4: Luxury LUSH pud.

This is so pretty and colourful, and definitely one I'm hoping will make my bath go a pretty colour! This seems like a before bedtime kind of bomb, I can imagine using this to relax before bed, as it's lavender scented, so it's perfect for relaxing.  I think it's a lovely take on the standard colours of a Christmas pudding, so much more colourful!

Bomb number 5: Snowman.

This is super cute, I love Snowman things, I think they're adorable!  This one smells exactly like Palmer's/Body Shop Cocoa butter, it's yummy! I adore cocoa butter, I find it so moisturising, especially in the Winter when your skin is drier, so this is perfect, as I'd imagine this would leave your skin feeling lovely and soft! I don't really want to use this bomb, I just want to keep it in my room, looking pretty :)

Santa's Lip scrub.

This is SUCH a gorgeous lip scrub, it smells exactly like cola bottles, and like the other lip scrubs LUSH stock (bubblegum, mint, popcorn), this one is also difficult to resist eating! It tastes exactly like fizzy cola bottle sweets!

I think LUSH lip scrubs are definitely the best, as they not only leave your lips soft, smell great, TASTE great, and this one even comes with pretty red stars inside, my favourite colour!

Happy Christmas, and hope you've enjoyed reading this!

This Winter, I've gone craaaaaaaaaaaazzzzzzy for Tartan, and it seems all the shops have gone along. I've been wearing at least one element of Tartan every day, even something simple, like a scarf or a pair of tights, I've definitely embraced my imaginary inner Scot (I'm not even Scottish...).   Here are some of my favourite tartan items:

It's a trend I'm pretty sure, seems to be going nowhere for a while, so get your tartan on!

Elf cosmetics review.

Hello, today I'm blogging about one of my latest discoveries, ELF makeup! Now I'd heard of ELF before, but never actually experimented/even knew where to buy it from, so when my lovely friend Florence told me one had opened in Cardiff, I was thrilled!

The shop literally looks like a professional makeup studio, honestly thought the products looked just as high end as a brand like NARS, but with the high street price tag, win!  The staff were very friendly, and just the correct amount of helpfulness, I hate those kind of shops that you go into, and you get dived on, with people trying to apply products to your face, or sell you something that costs like £100 (because I obviously just spend that on the off chance...).  Anyway, the staff were lovely, and gave me the help I asked for, but weren't in the slightest way pushy, which is always a plus point when I'm discovering new stores, I like friendly assistants.  

Onto the actual makeup! Firstly, the price is amazing. I had all of the above for under £20, which is very good, I couldn't even get one thing for that in NARS. I also think the packaging looks very high end, and professional, which gives the brand even bigger brownie points.

What I bought was:

• ELF eyelid primer - £1.50
• ELF blush in "Tickled Pink" - £3.75
• ELF single eyeshadow in "Pebble"- £3.75
• ELF tone correcting power - £3.75
• ELF power brush - £3.75  

I also discovered numerous other things that I didn't even know EXISTED in the makeup world, such as green face primer, and so many other things. I cannot wait to try more of their products, and I think it's my favourite cosmetic discovery of late!

Style crush of the week.

I love love love Alexa Chung's quirky style, I love her vintage/indie, yet classic twist she puts on things, especially her cute tea dresses, brogues and peter pan collars!  

Catching Fire review!

(I do not own this picture). 

OMG CATCHING FIRE WAS AMAZING. I am a hugeeeeeeee Hunger Games fan girl, I have been for a while now, and was given the first book as a Christmas present, before there was even news of the film, so I consider myself an official proud fan, hehe!  I love all three of the books so much, plus the two films so far, I'd been waiting for what felt like forever for this film to be released!   

Firstly, Jennifer Lawrence is definitely the star of the show, she's outstanding, just as she was in the first, and secondly, Katniss (her character) kicks ass, I left the cinema dying to shoot a bow and arrow! She is amazing.  My other favourite character is definitely Caesar, he is so funny, and I love how he brings the comedy element to such a serious plot, he's my icon! (Well,...not really, but I do love him).   I'm not gonna give too much of the plot away, especially if you haven't seen it and are going to, but what I will say is that even though it leaves a few parts of the book out, it definitely does it justice, and along with Harry Potter, one of my favourite book to film adaptations!

Ps. Thank you to those who've given me positive feedback on my blog! :D

Update.

Hello, happy December! December is definitely one of my favourite months of the year, it's so exciting, and everyone seems to be in a jolly mood, yippee! Which would obviously have a little something to do with CHRISTMAS!  So as we've waved goodbye to November (which flew by!), I gathered a few favourite things that I particularly enjoyed, even if some of them are a little random!  Here's a mini update of my November favourites. :)

Tartan!   This past month I have been LOVING tartan, actually loving. I've always loved tartan, especially at the Autumn/Winter part of the year, as I love anything a little grungey, so any excuse!  These tights are a perfect way to jazz up a plain outfit! I wore mine with a plain denim dress, as the tights are the statement item definitely.  I get they aren't for everyone, and are perhaps an arguably brave choice? But if you love tartan, like I do, these are perfect. Mine cost £3 from the one and only Primark.

Next, onto makeup!  I took a cheeky little trip to the Benefit counter early last month, and came away with these two little beauties. The first being "Lemon Aid" eyelid primer, and the "Rockateur" blush/bronzer.  

"Lemon aid" :   This is a brilliant eyelid primer, a little pricey (£16.50), but nonetheless a great, high end primer.  I use this over my eyelids before applying my usual neutral shadow, and it gives a creamy lemon colour, but surprisingly blends perfectly with an eyeshadow.  I've been on the lookout for a new eyelid primer as I find that not as many makeup brands stock eyelid primer as you think, I thought it would everywhere, but not so.  This is a really good eyelid primer that I think is going to last me a long time.

"Rockateur": This is THE best blusher I've tried in a long time. I bought this simply because a few weeks previous, the assistant at the Benefit counter told me they stocked a new blush/bronzer that was going to be a big hit, and wondered if I wanted to try it out.  I initially felt VERY sceptical, especially because it was a cross between a blusher and a bronzer, and I steer well clear of bronzers, I'm so pale, I have a phobia of anything "bronze" anywhere near my face.   Boy, was I wrong, this is a beauty! The assistant applied it to my cheekbones, contouring to define them, and my mother, who was with me at the time was impressed by how lovely it looked, as she knows how I like to look, and even she agreed with me, it looked amazing!  I've perhaps conquered my fear of bronzer, and although I wouldn't really be keen on other bronzers, this perfect blush/bronzer combination completely suits my skin tone, and it's the best beauty buy I've discovered in a  long time!

Now something I never thought I'd actually see the day with, baking!  Now up until recently, I have been the most useless cook ever, and I'm talking literally useless, I could cook NOTHING, ordering a Domino's pizza was my idea of "cooking", haha.  But recently, I decided I needed to become a lot more self sufficient and I hated to admit it, more "adult", so I decided to take the plunge, buy a cookbook and get myself into gear, and here are my delicious apple muffins!   I was so proud of myself, as they turned out great! Everyone who tried them loved them, so I'm definitely going to make them again, there's hope for me, yay!  

Have a great December! 

Happy December! Time for the goofy Christmas jumpers, Christmas films and glitter nails! I've tried to get into the festive spirit now by trying out some glitter nails! For my first attempt, it's ok, as I'm not awesome at doing my nails, so messy and clumsy! They've made me instantly feel a lot more Christmassy, and I can't wait to try more colours :) 

I've used Nails Inc silver nail varnish in the shade "Montpelier Square" and then Rimmel space dust in this lovely silver shade "Shooting Star". 

(I don't own this photo).

I'm extremeley super duper excited at the news of the Naked 3 palette by Urban Decay! As I already own a Naked 2 palette (and think it's AMAZING), I am so excited at the launch of the Naked 3! This palette looks a lot less nude/taupe like, with more rosy pink shades, although a few darker shades which will look lovely blended with one another.  I don't think a launch date for the UK has been announced yet, but I definitely can't wait to get my mitts on one of these! 

Christmas candles!

Hello, I can't believe it's nearing the end of November, and frankly, how quick this year has gone! It's literally flown by.  I'm blogging right now about one of my favourite interests, and that's Yankee candles, specifically talking about the ones I'm loving now, ready for the Christmas season. I know it isn't quite December yet, but I've already been burning mine, as I guess you don't just want to use them the week of Christmas, it's nice to use your festive candles in plenty of time!  I've gone a little crazy (as I do with everything, why buy one lipstick from a collection when you can buy five right?), and I've purchased loads of samplers, and then a few jars in ones I've particularly enjoyed, here are my favourite Yankee Candles for the Christmas season!

The first candle I've been loving is "Sparkling Snow", this is GORGEOUS. I love pine scented/fresh candles that remind me of being outdoors in the forrest, and this scent reminds me exactly of that, but slightly more Christmassy. I know it isn't described as anything remotely like that, but I get the fresh, pine scent you get from real Christmas trees, and I think it is perhaps one of my favourite scents.  I bought this in a sampler, but after loving is so much, I decided I needed a jar! This is perhaps one of my all time favourite Yankee Candles, and I'm going to savour it, as it's only out at this time of year!

The second Christmas themed candle I've been loving is "Snowflake Cookie", which is a brand new Christmas scent for 2013.  This is sweet, girly but incredibly nice.  As I've mentioned before, I'm rather easily pleased when it comes to scents, as I like most (fruity, floral, sweet, spicy etc), so I like mainly any Yankee candle, but maybe if you're not too keen on the sweetie scented candles, this wouldn't be for you, however try it and maybe you'll be pleasantly surprised!  

This is the ultimate Christmas candle! It says it on the tin (jar even?), it's the perfect Christmas Eve candle. You know that excited, special feeling that's in the air on Christmas Eve? This almost expresses that perfectly, through its scent. I can't really describe how this smells...other than perfectly Christmassy! I know this is a popular scent yearly, and I totally get why, If you're as big of a Yankee Candle fan as I am, you need this is your collection to burn this Christmas!

My favourite little samplers and tarts!

L-R :

• Winter Wonderland. 
• Christmas Treats.
• Christmas Memories.
• Merry Berry.
• Cranberry Ice.
• Red Apple wreath.
• Apple and Pine needle.
• White Christmas.

I also got a super cute Christmas candle holder!   I hope this blog has inspired you to buy some Christmas candles, as they really do add such a lovely touch at this time of year! 

I've never spoken about music before on my blog...until now, and this is a because I am incredibly happy that the awesome Lily Allen is BACK!  I'm an absolutely MASSIVE fan of Lily, I have been for a few years, pretty much since she burst onto the music scene with her cheeky lyrics, dress and trainers for her debut single "Smile". I've always loved Lily because she is REAL, she doesn't sugarcoat anything, doesn't pretend to be perfect, and is just fnun, cheeky...and maybe a little bit naughty, I genuinely think she's amazing.  I've been to see her in concert at Cardiff's Motorpoint arena  (when it was known as the CIA) before her hiatus, and she was just as brilliant live.  Her new song "Hard Out Here" (#HOH) does not disappoint, it's typical Lily, with her satirical lyrics and jabs at fellow artists (naming no names!).   I'm so happy Lily is back, and excited to hear what is to come!  PS, I absolutely love how she sings on the John Lewis Christmas advert, which is the most adorable thing ever! Lily's awesome new song in the link below :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0CazRHB0so -

#lilyallen #music #blog #excited #hoh

So Kate Moss is coming back to Topshop, so excited! I love Kate's effortless, grungey style, and I also love Topshop, so I'm mega excited for the return of this collaboration!   I'm hoping for her pretty signature tea dress, leather jackets, lace etc, I can't wait until Spring 2014!

#topshop #katemoss #fashion #spring #2014

Autumn fashion favourite looks.

Happy November!  Since we've well and truly entered the final phase of Autumn, before Winter (Christmas sooooooon, eeeeep!), I've been loving certain trends that I find are particularly suited to this time of year, for example, berry lips and a velvet dress look gorgeous for this time of year.  Now I openly admit, that I'm not always the most practical dresser, no matter what time of year it is, I ALWAYS find a way of incorporating my signature tea dresses into my wardrobe, if it's with bare legs and sandals in the Summer, or chunky tights, boots and a coat at Winter, I always find they are an item I can get pretty much all year wear out of, even if dresses and skimpy tights are not your typical Winter attire, I'm just a little crazy.

The first trend I'm LOVING is cats, I LOVE CATS. I love all animals, I'm a huge animal lover, but in particular, I love Cats and theway they look, I'm constantly stealing other people's (well, not actually STEALING), but I do bond with random cats and name them funny names, and one day I want to own loads, but...until then that doesn't mean I don't cover my clothes with them! At the risk of looking a little crazy, I try to incorporate one item of cattyness into my look, and I LOVE this dress, especially with black tights and a leather jacket, so cute!  I know cat clothing and accessories are everywhere now, so if you're loving it as much as I am, it's available, meoooooow.

I've always been a huge lover of fishnet tights. Yes ok, I do get they may be slightly dated, but I personally love them, and will always want to wear them.  I like how they have that cross between grunge/glamour, which is what look I love, and I think they can alter the look of a pretty dress instantly. They're a cheap, effective way to grunge up any look! I'll be wearing them with a tea dress, leather jacket, lots of messy necklaces, red lipstick and biker boots.

Velvet is the ultimate Winter staple. Definitely not a trend that could be worn in the Summer months, but definitely a trend that completely works in the Winter! It's the ultimate Christmas material. You can wear it as shorts, if you just want to incorporate a little velvet into your outfit, but also you can get some lovely velvet dresses, if you're feeling particularly erm...velvety?!  I've seen some lovely playsuits, shorts, skirts and dresses in velvet, and will definitely be getting a key piece for Christmas.

No blog post would be complete without one of my greatest loves...Polka Dots! If you've read anything I've done before, or seen my Instagram, you'll know I loooooove Polka Dots, like literally dotty, I gravitate towards anything spotty and dotty.  The good thing about Polka Dots is that it can be worn every season, and always looks timeless and classic, never really goes out of fashion. This dress is one of my favourite staples, looks great with tights and boots, and lovely with heels and red lipstick.

Lace + Velvet = PEFECT WINTER OUTFIT. This is GORGEOUS. I would wear this all day, every day if I could, I think it's beautiful!  Lace is one of my all time favourite materials for clothing, it's classy, yet grungy at the same time, and mixed with velvet, it's perfect for Winter. I think this is a rather dressy piece, but I'm sure with chunky tights, boots and a cardigan you could tone it down a little. I think this is the perfect Christmassy piece, and could be a staple in your wardrobe that you bring out every year.

Tartan! I love tartan, I'm sure i'm partially Scottish (I'm really not, but I do love me some tartan). Tartan is a trend that always come in and out of fashion, and always looks lovely and fun. This skater dress is so cute, and is a real statement, so you'd only really need a plain jacket/boots to complete your look.

Chelsea boots have become my everyday wardrobe staple this Autumn. This pair is from Topshop, and goes with everything, from dresses, to jeans to a skirt, they work with literally anything. You can get Chelsea boots in a few colours, from brown to burgundy, but I think black works with everything and anything.  Definitely one of my wardrobe essentials!

A studded leather jacket! For years now, I've relied heavily on my leather jacket, which always gets better with wear. I have one from Topshop that I bring out every year without fail, and pair with pretty much any outfit. Leather jackets are definitely not the warmest, but worn with a chunky jumper, you can always stay warm, and look good!

Me wearing my chunky tartan scarf! I love scarves, and think they definitely make an outfit more interesting, not to mention they keep you warm!

Kate Moss Matte lipstick by Rimmel - 07.

I love my Kate Moss lipsticks all year, but this matte purple is my favourite at the moment. It's so pigmented, and goes amazingly with all the Winter trends, such as leather, lace, tartan etc.  I wear this lipstick regularly at this time of year, it's so on trend and really makes a statement!

Essie nail varnish in "Berry Hard".

Berry nails are a must when it comes to finishing off your Winter wardrobe. Berry is probably my all time favourite nail varnish shade, and I love it when it's Autumn/Winter as I can wear it! 

I love this time of year, and it's really my favourite time to experiment with fashion, I hope you've enjoyed reading! :)

Coffee 1# first experience!

Peanut Butter hot chocolate , you've guessed it, this is one of the most AMAZING drinks I've ever tasted.

This is from the beautiful coffee shop called Coffee#1, the one I visited was on Cardiff Queen Street, and it was my first visit, and it definitely won't be the last!  I adore coffee shops, in fact, I love all of them, all the big brands such as Starbucks, Cafe Nero and Costa, to the little independent shops, I think it's become such a big selling point, coffee shops are part of lots of everyday lives. 

I'd heard great things about Coffee #1, but was yet to try it myself, but the thought of this amazing drink was the "I must go here now" deciding factor.  Inside the shop was so cosy, and rustic, and the staff were friendly and welcoming! 

The staff told me that as it was the first day they'd started selling the Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate, that I was the first person in that particular branch to have one made for me, I felt honoured! 

It tasted incredibly sweet, and chocolatey, yet velvety and lovely, not at all sickly, it was amazing! 

After my great experience with Coffee#1, I can't wait to return and try more of their drinks!

#coffee #chocolate #peanutbutter #amazing 

1) Why did you create your blog?

I created my blog after watching loads of beauty videos on YouTube, (such as Zoella, Fleur De Force and Tanya Burr), and also I'm a Media, Culture and Journalism student in my second year at University, so as my course/career path is pretty much social media/blogging/reporting, I thought starting a blog about things I love and enjoy was pretty much the next step! I don't do this because I want to be "web famous", it's just for me to express my love for things :)

2) Who is your fashion icon/inspiration?

I take inspiration from so many different things! I am a huge fan of decades such as the 50's/80's, but what I think makes my style is by incorporating from different times, by mixing and matching. Dressing say just from the 50's isn't different, as soooooo many people do so, as with the 80's, but when you say, add a 50's dress, with an acid wash denim jacket from the 80's, you've immediately created your own look, and take on different pieces, I take inspiration from the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's to create my style. I'd say my style is very retro, mixed with a bit of grunge! I love to wear a pretty polka dot dress with say, fishnets and a leather jacket, I'm also a sucker for anything kitsch/cartoon printed! I gravitate towards anything Polka dot, heart, bow and cat printed!  As for my style icons, my main inspiration is definitely Katy Perry, she's the definition of retro kitsch, I just admire her love of fun, yet quirky glamour, and I've always looked at her outfits for inspiration. I'm also highly influenced by Marilyn Monroe, who's my all time pinup idol, she's just the Queen of pinup glamour! Whenever I look at her in films or photos, I am just in awe of her timeless glamour! I also take inspiration from Madonna in the 80's (especially in Desperately Seeking Susan, OMG can I be her?!), Lana Del Rey, Audrey Hepburn, Dita Von Teese, and I also love the glam grunge of the likes of Fearne Cotton, Kate Moss, Debbie Harry, Edie Sedgwick and Taylor Momsen.  It sounds like a hell of a lot to process, but this is genuinely how I get my style inspiration!  My advice is to create your own style by mixing and matching what you love, don't just stick to one form of fashion, add things pinup with grunge, it's way more fun and unique! Also, I really do NOT care about what people think of what I wear, I never have, and if I didn't like it, I wouldn't wear it, so clearly I don't care :)  Another thing which is hilarious strange, is I also admire cartoons like Jessica Rabbit and Poison Ivy for style!

3) What is your favourite makeup brand?

My favourite high street makeup brand is probably Maybelline and Rimmel, and my favourite high end Benefit and Mac.  Maybelline and Rimmel are both just high quality makeup brands, and I also find really new, exciting and professional makeup products, amazing foundations, lipsticks, etc!  My favourite Maybelline products are Dream Matte Mousse foundation and the Mega plush volume mascara, and for Rimmel, it's definitely the Kate Moss lipsticks, Apocalips lip lacquers and the Stay Matte pressed powder.  As for high end, I ADORE my MAC studio fluid fix foundation, and Ruby Woo matte red lipstick, and for Benefit, the "That Gal" primer, and "Ooh la lift" under eye brightening treatment.

4) What is your favourite store?

I gave this question a little thought, and actually realised...Primark! Genuinely after thinking, I realised Primark is definitely the most accessible, affordable way to create fun fashion. Of course, you're going to get snobby people thinking, "what the hell?! I hate Primark", well whatever, because I buy so many good pieces in there all the time, from dresses, to skirts, to tights (why pay £10 for a pair in Topshop, when you can get a pair for the SAME quality, for £2?!), pay for the product, not the brand, Primark is no worse quality than any other high street shop.   I also love Topshop though, I always find beautiful pieces that I love, H&M, New Look, and I also love Urban Outfitters, I love their clothes, along with their little quirky gifts, I always have so much fun looking at them!

5) Your favourite piece of clothing?

Either my Topshop leather jacket, Doc Martens, or one of my tea dresses, they all go well with each other, and are just my go to outfits, when I need a quick, reliable outfit that makes me feel like me!

6) If you could only use one makeup product for the rest of your life, what would it be?

OOOOOOOH, such a tough question! Probably either my Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection concealer, or a classic red lipstick, I really could never live with one makeup product though, please don't let this ever happen!

7) Who is your favourite blogger?

Zoella, or Fleur De Force.

8) Favourite Month?

September through to December, not very decisive I know, but Autumn through to Christmas is definitely my favourite!

9) Favourite song?

Live Forever by Oasis, and Don't you forget about me by Simple Minds. I have so many favourite songs though, I find it hard to narrow down.

10) If you could meet any famous person, dead or alive, who would it be?

Definitely Marilyn Monroe!