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(L to R) 1. I've built up quite the bracelet collection, unfortunately the pink and brown bracelet as broken. // 2. I started watching Christmas movies at the beginning of November, haha. // 3. McDonald's mocha's are the best thing ever. // 4. Anakin was having way to much fun getting cuddles.

(L to R) 1. I went to Banham Zoo and got selfies with a horse and a meekat. // 2. First appointment with my new counsellor. // 3. I went on a spending spree. // 4. Took my sister bowling.
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As November is coming to an end, here is my November favourites:

Songs I've been loving this month:
Better Than Drugs - Skillet.
Unconditionally - Katy Perry.
Pink Tie - This Wild Life.
Part of Your World - The Little Mermaid.
Fade Away - We Came As Romans.
I Should've Follow You Home - Agnetha Faltskog & Gary Barlow.
Diana - One Direction.

Movies I've been loving this month:
I honestly haven't watched that many movies this month. :-(
Horror: Maniac, Twixt and The Unborn. (I'm also seeing Carrie on Sunday with mum so I'm sure that will be in my December favourites, eek.)
Comedy: A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas, How The Grinch Stole Christmas and Clueless.
Drama: Mysterious Skin, Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy, 5o First Dates (I really don't consider this a comedy, it's actually really sad.)
Sci-Fi & Fantasy: Thor & Thor 2, Daybreakers. (This next one may be controversial but I'm going to put it in here anyway.) Doctor Who: Day of the Doctor. It was awfully movie like and I absolutely adored it okay.

TV shows I've been loving this month:
Whacked out the Jackass: Complete Collection box set this month, watched all 3 seasons of the show over and over and I've also been loving Wildboyz (Jackass spin-off featuring Steve-O and Chris Pontius.) And obviously the Doctor Who: Day of the Doctor episode.

Video games I've been loving this month:
Fable III - Xbox 360.
Assassin's Creed II - Xbox 360.
Grand Theft Auto IV - Xbox 360.

Drinks I've been loving this month:
Pepsi Max.

Food I've been loving this month:
Aero Chocolate Mousse, White Chocolate Magnum and Sweet n' Salt Skinny Topcorn.

Make up items I've been loving this month: 
The Falsies by Maybelline. I've rekindled my love for this mascara. Phwoarr Paint Heavy Duty Concealer by Seventeen and Collection's 'Perrie' lipstick from the Little Mix range.

Skincare products I've been loving this month: 
I really haven't been loving a lot of skincare products lately, probably just my Nivea Daily Essentials Rich Moisturising Day Cream for Dry Skin.

Life favourites:
Nothing particularly thrilling has happened this month. My mental health has been the worst it's been for a while. Ugh. :-(

Am I looking forward to next month?
YES. CHRISTMAS AND I GET TO SEE JOEJOE IN ESSEX FOR NEW YEARS. That means lots and lots of drinking and I'm extremely okay with that, haha!

That's all for now,
Rachel. xo
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Hi guys!
Here's the second installment of my 'guide to christmas' segment of my blog. A lot of these products will be based around gift sets and then any other novelty gifts I've found that I think are cute.


1. Eyeshadow Palette by NYX Cosmetics (here) - £25.
Such a large eyeshadow palette for such a great price! It contains 68 eyeshadows, 4 face colours and 8 sponge applicators. And because it's NYX, you can guarantee it's going to be good quality. Perfect for anybody that's a NYX fan or starting out with make up.

2. Christmas Candy Box Gift Set by Lush (here) - £19.95.
This is the cutest little gift box. It's perfect for any girl that loves Lush products (the majority of all girls, haha!) It contains Snow Fairy Shower Gel, Candy Moutain bubble bar, Rock Star soap and Popcorn lip scrub. Can I just say, this is possible the cutest box I've ever seen okay.

3. Killer Queen by Katy Perry 30ml Gift Set (here) - £22.50.
Killer Queen is Katy Perry's new fragrance, and Katy Perry's perfumes are some of the nicest scents everrrr. It comes cutely packaged in a bright red box and contains the Killer Queen Eau de Parfum 30ml, Body Lotion 75ml and Shower Gel 75ml. It's a mixture of a fruity and floral scent, perfect for any Katycat.

4. Starbucks Christmas Blend and Coffee Press Set (here) - £24.20.
This the perfect pairing for any coffee lover. 8-cup Chambord Coffee Press and Spicy-Sweet Starbucks Christmas blend whole bean coffee. Great value for money.

5. How To Look The Best At Everything Gift Set by Benefit (here) - £22.95.
Great for make up lovers and a useful little kit (I may snap this one up myself actually.)
Contains: The Porefessional, Boi-ing in two shades, Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow, Hello Flawless Powder cover-up and power brush in a cute little mirrored book shaped box.

6. The Relaxstation by Soap and Glory (here) - £20.
This is one of the best gift sets in this post if I'm being honest. One, it's so cheap it's unbelievable. Two, absolutely great products. Three, the packaging, holy moley. Contains full size: The Scrub of Your Life and Clean On Me shower gel. Contains mini sizes: Hand Food, Heel Genius and The Righteous Butter. Also comes with a shower-puff and a hair turban.

7. Everyday Class 12 Votive Candle Pack Gift Set by Yankee Candle (here) - £17.99.
Perfect for people that just loooove to burn candles any time of the year. Be warned, these aren't the seasonal ones so if you're after seasonal candles, this isn't the gift set to buy somebody. Whole pack gives 180 hours of fragrance when burning.
Two of each scent: Fresh Cut Roses, Midnight Jasmine, Beach Flowers, Lilac Blossom, French Lavendar and White Gardenia.

8. Netflix 3 month Gift Card (here) - £17.97.
Want to convert your friends into fellow movie obsessed freaks? This is the perfect gift for somebody who isn't quite converted after the free trial.

9. Disney Mugs (here) - £6 each.
If you know somebody who's obsessed with Disney and homeware, well this is the perfect gift. The majority of the mugs from the Disney Store are £6 each (okay quite expensive for a mug but it's Disney, they have an excuse for the expensiveness.)
The 3D ones are great as they're the exact same price as the normal mugs, how strange.

10. Blossom Bath & Body Gift Set by Cath Kidston (here) - £12.
Cutest little gift set for somebody that's already a Cath Kidston fan or somebody that's into nice smelly, pretty looking things. (Let's all admit, Cath Kidston takes 1st prize for best packaging.)
This is only a travel set though so I'm not sure whether any of these products are full size, but nevertheless, great gift set!
Contains: Blossom shower gel, body lotion, bath crystals and soap.

Well I hope you enjoyed this post! I spent the majority of today trawling through the interwebs to find these, haha!
That's all for now,
Rachel. xo


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Pinky Paradise is the largest circle lens online store, they stock over 800 styles of circle lenses.

You may be thinking to yourself, what on earth are circle lenses? Well let me tell you.
Circle lenses are cosmetic contact lenses, also known as 'big eye contact lens'. It's most popular in Japan, South Korea and China. Circle lenses are used to change your iris colour, make your eyes look larger or even change the shape of your pupil. Normally circle lenses range in diameter, but the most common sizes are 14-15mm. Circle lenses have been made popular by celebrities like Lady Gaga, Girl Generation, Hyuna and 4 Minute. They're popular with those that cosplay and are a favourite towards Halloween time.


What's the different between coloured contacts and circle lenses?
Circle lenses form a circle around the iris to make the eyes appear bigger. Coloured contacts form a coloured ring that is the same size as the natural iris.

Are they legit lenses?
Yes, all of the lenses on the website have officially been approved by GEO Anti-Fake system. When you receive your lenses, they will come with a hidden 20 digit code to check authenticity.

The Website:

The website itself is very kawaii looking. Pink background, floral patterns around the page title.
The navigation is also very useful, you can search by types of lens, size, effect, colour which is always helpful.
They clearly state that they are officially approved by GEO.
You're able to pay by Paypal and they ship to most countries. The shipping cost to the UK is $5 (which is only £3.09!)
Offers: Free express shipping when you spend over $130, free cute animal lens case with every pair of lenses bought, secure Paypal payment.

The service I've received from this company so far has been great and they're very helpful.
I recommend Pinky Paradise highly, also, who doesn't love cute contact lenses?

If you use the coupon code 'theanxiouschapter' upon purchasing, you will receive a free animal contact lens case AND a free mystery gift!

That's all for now,
Rachel. xo


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1. GREED: What is your most inexpensive beauty item? What is your most expensive item?
My most inexpensive beauty item is probably this gorgeous pink lipstick I bought from Savers for 75p. It's unbranded but it's so pigmented and moisturising. My most expensive is probably my Estee Lauder Double Wear foundation. (I'm not usually one for splashing out on high end beauty products)

2. WRATH: What beauty products do you have a love/hate relationship with?
I'd actually go with the Collection Lasting Perfection concealer, oooh controversial. Well when I have a break out, I find that that concealer just doesn't do that and kind of makes my spots really hurt. I might have an allergic reaction, I don't know. But other times, I absolutely adore that c0ncealer.

3. GLUTTONY: What are your most delicious beauty products?
My most delicious beauty products? Well, I'm going to assume that means scents and I'm gonna go with my Sugar Crush body wash and Sugar Crush body scrub. I'll just repurchase and repurchase them products. If Soap & Glory ever discontinue them I may just cry. Also, I really like the scent of my Bourjois Healthy Mix Gel Foundation, it just doesn't smell like normal foundations. It's so nice.

4. SLOTH: What beauty product do you neglect due to laziness?
So, I'm actually going to say eyeliner. It's rare that I wear eyeliner anyway, it's just not a part of my daily make up routine but even when I do want to wear eyeliner I just go 'lol naaaah'. From the ages of 12-14 eyeliner is all I wore (but that could be due to my baby goth phase hahaha.)

5. PRIDE: What beauty product gives you the most self confidence?
I'd probably say my Phwoarr Paint concealer by Seventeen, it just hides everything, hahah. Also, my Falsies mascara by Maybelline, one of the only things I genuinely like about myself are my eyes and eyelashes (I have super long eyelashes) so loads of mascara just makes me feel confident.

6. LUST: What attributes do you find most attractive about the opposite sex?
Eyes, hair and personality. 

7. ENVY: What items would you most like to receive as a gift?
I'd say, either the Soap & Glory Loved & Glossed gift set or the Urban Decay Naked 2 palette. These are two things that have been on my list of things to buy for so long but I just never have the money. :-(

I hope you enjoyed that tag! I tag all of you reading this right now.
I had super bad writer's block today also, I didn't have access to a camera so was unable to do a review. :-(

That's all for now,
Rachel. xo


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So this is a new segment of my blog I've decided to do. I'm extremely passionate about music so I thought it fitted nicely. I'll list 10 songs I've been loving this month. Okay, go!


1. The Wonder Years - Local Man Ruins Everything.
I went to Slam Dunk in May this year and this is one the bests I regret not seeing whilst I was there, they're incredible.


2. The Cheetah Girls - Strut.
Okay so, The Cheetah Girls are my not so secret guilty pleasure. I just adore the cheesiness of the movies and their songs are so filled with energy.


3. This Wild Life - Pink Tie.
These boys actually followed me on Twitter a few months back and I've been obsessed ever since.


4. Katy Perry - Unconditionally.
I'm known to have a very eclectic music taste, but Katy Perry is one of the only 'mainstream' artists I listen to that I actually love with a passion.



5. Agnetha Faltskog - I Should Have Followed You Home.
Okay, admittedly the video is bloody awful and the remix isn't too great either but after watching Agnetha & Gary's performance on Children In Need Rocks 2013, I've fallen in love with this song.



6. One Direction - Story of My Life.
Yes, I know. I used to despise One Direction. The songs off their new album are great though! I also adore the video, reminds me of my GCSE photography lessons, pissing about in the darkroom all lesson not getting any work done, haha!



7. Man Overboard - Fantasy Girl.
Well, Man Overboard are my favourite band (next to Of Mice & Men and We Came as Romans), I saw them at Slam Dunk this year and spent £55 on their merch, eh, it was birthday money okay. I then met them (oh my gosh!) at the Keep A Breast signing tent. I was practically a flailing mess on the floor. But Zac and Nik (two lead singers) said I was 'awesome' for spending so much on their merch and they said that if I had my own merch that they'd definitely buy it, how sweet.



8. Anita Blay - Doing It Wrong.
I've been a huge fan of Some Girls ever since the first series and I've been madly in love with the theme song for aaaages but I finally found it on YouTube and yey!



9. Of Mice & Men - O.G. Loko.
 Don't even get me started on Of Mice & Men. They've been my favourite band for nearly 3 years now. This is my favourite OM&M song of all time. I just, ugh.
I saw them live last October and I got to the barrier and I was so thrilled and it's definitely the best night of my life so far.



10. We Came As Romans - Fade Away.
Pretty much same story as the Of Mice & Men one. Been a fan for nearly 3 years, saw them live February 2012 and I got to the barrier for that aswell and Kyle (clean vocalist) came and stood in front of me and I was like 'I LOVE YOU KYLE', not aware that his mic was turned on and he went 'oh you're such a tease' AND WINKED AT ME.

Okay so I'm aware this whole post has made me sound like the worst fangirl, I promise I'm not... Much. :')
I hope you enjoyed this new post and if you have any music suggestions, do put them in the comments below! That's all for now.
Rachel. xo



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Today I'm going to be reviewing the Collection lipstick in 'Perrie' from the Little Mix collection. It retails for £2.99 and is available in Superdrug.
Perrie Edwards is known for her lavendar hair and her great lipstick colours. Purple being one her more statement lipstick choices.
You probably can't tell in the picture as it looks really pink (I took about 25 pictures of the lipstick and I don't know if it was due to the lighting but it just kept coming up pink. You can google the lipstick though and there's pictures that are closer to the actual colour.) This is a true pinky lavendar colour. You may look at it and think 'oh god how can I pull off lavendar lipstick?!', it's completely wearable due to the pink tones in the lipstick. It's not a super daring lipstick but if you're one for nudes and light pinks, you may be out of your comfort zone wearing this lipstick.


The packaging of this lipstick is very cute. At the top of the lid is a love heart with 'LM' written inside it in a cursive font. The finish of the packaging is a glossy black with metallic blue detailing. Each of the girls in Little Mix have their own little symbol so you can tell what product in this collection is who's.


As you can tell by the swatch it is a matte lavendar lipstick. It's not drying on the lips at all like some matte colours can be, infact this is quite creamy and moisturising. I absolutely adore the shade, which is probably why I've been wearing it nearly everyday since I bought it. The staying power is incredible for such a cheap lipstick, if you wear it for half an hour and wipe it off with your sleeve or whatever, you're left with a very nice faint lavendar stain on the lips (obviously if you wipe it off with make up wipes it will come off.) The longest I've worn it for is 8 hours and then had to touch up, not bad! If you're drinking or eating, it does come off your lips but it's not super noticeable as you're left with that stain.

This is my favourite lipstick at the moment and I absolutely adore it, it's great for these autumn months and is on-trend with the purple lipstick trend people are loving at the moment.

Overall, I highly recommend this person to anyone who has been wanting to try a purple lipstick and doesn't want to buy one that's bright purple or one that's too vampy.
Well done, Collection, you've got a winner here. I've already gone back to Superdrug to buy 3 more of these are the Little Mix collection is only limited edition.
I definitely think Collection should bring this colour out into their normal lipstick ranges as it seems to be quite a popular lipstick.

That's all for now,
Rachel. xo


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Hi guys!
So it would seem I've become quite the shopping addict. Went on a bit of a spree on the ELF website (I say spree, I only spent £15 for the pure fact I could get the 100 piece eyeshadow palette for free)

I just thought I'd share with you the things you can be expecting a review of next week onwards. So I suppose this is a online haul of things that are yet to be delivered.

1. 100pc Eyeshadow Palette. - ELF Cosmetics: Free when you spend £15+ or £15 by itself.
2. Nail Polish set in 'Glam Bam' - ELF Cosmetics: £4.
3. 32pc Festive Eyeshadow Palette in 'Cool' - ELF Cosmetics: £6.
4. Jumbo Eyeshadow Sticks in '(left) Little Miss Thing and (right) Turkish Coffee' - ELF Cosmetics: £2.50 each.

I'm really looking forward to these arriving and being able to try out some products from a brand that I'd never tried before.

LIFE UPDATEEEE:
So, there's been a pretty drastic change in my life as of yesterday. My mum and dad had decided to pull me out of college and return next September. College was just becoming such a struggle as my anxiety and panic disorder just isn't getting better and I was really struggling to keep up with the work as I was rarely able to get into college. I now have a year to get my life on track, get a job and find a hobby. Although as sad as it may sound I think blogging has become a new hobby, it's one of the only things I really enjoy and take pride in doing (yey!)
So as I'm not at college any more, you may be seeing more posts from me through this next year. (Think of that what you will, haha!) How are you guys doing? It'd be great to hear from you!

That's all for now,
Rachel. xo
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Hi guys!
Alright, I swore I wouldn't do any Christmas related posts until December, but then I realised that if you're wanting to buy things online waiting 'til the last minute isn't going to do much besides receiving late Christmas presents, haha!

Stockings are the place to put all the small, fairly cheap, kitsch little presents in. In my household, anything under £5-£10 usually goes straight in the stockings. So £10 per item will be the price limit on this post but obviously your budget is up to you.

Stocking filler ideas.

  • Notebooks (I don't know what it is, but lots of girls just hoard notebooks, I know I definitely do.)
  • Mugs. (Novelty ones though, obviously.)
  • Calendar.
  • Candles.
  • DVD box sets. (You can actually get quite good box sets for under £10 now.)
  • Chocolate. (Obviously.)
  • Beauty & Fragrance gift sets.
  • Tech accessories. (We all like to make our gadgets look pretty.)
  • Perfume.
So when it came to making the collage of this, I realised that some of the stuff could be suitable for boys/men also. So I suppose this is a unisex stocking filler guide, woo.

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9

That's all for now!
Rachel. xo
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I'm going to apologise for the awful layout now because I'm currently typing this up from my phone as I have no motivation to go downstairs and get my laptop charger, haha!

So basically this post is just going to be a ramble. I've decided I'm going to drop out of college come January, I just can't keep up with the workload and my anxiety is stopping me from leaving the house so it's so hard for me to stay on a bus for an hour and a half to get to college without having a panic attack. Hopefully I can find a job to tide me over until I start college again in September.

I have lots of exciting things arriving in the post today! So you know that tartan dress from Pink Clove that I've been raving about? Well, I may have ordered that on Friday night and it's due to be delivered today (yey!) Along with that I have a black blazer arriving, a new 26 inch television to go in my room as my 15 inch telly just isn't doing the job when it comes to gaming, it's putting strain on my eyes (my eyesight isn't great anyway) so, new telly! In the next couple of weeks I should also have a video game haul post up soon (if you're into that kind of thing) if CEX can get their arses into gear and sort out my £60 voucher which they supposedly emailed me on the 4th of November, um I think not. I'm going to order Bioshock, Bioshock 2, Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Lego Lord of The Rings and Catz 2. Bioshock and Bioshock 2 are the only Xbox games, all the others are Nintendo DS games. I may have also sneakily put Tangled, Aladdin (Musical Masterpiece Edition) and The Shining dvd's into my basket also, so expect a haul very soon! 

How have you guys been? It'd be lovely to hear from you!

Again, sorry for the awful layout (stupid iPhone app).

That's all for now!
Rachel xo
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So, this happened. 
Let's just say I probably shouldn't be allowed money.
Tresemme Luxurious Moisture Conditioner and Colour Fade Protection conditioner:
Boots - £3.89 each or 2 for £4
I was in need of some more conditioner and I usually use Tresemme conditioners anyway because they work best for my hair and their bottles are pretty big but it's usually around the £4 mark for one bottle of Tresemme conditioner so when I saw you could get two for £4 I was ecstatic, haha. The Luxurious Moisture conditioner is great if you have dry, chemically damaged hair (like mine) it really helps with keeping your hair moisturised without it looking greasy and the colour fade protection conditioner works great with dyed hair, specifically semi-permanent hair dyes, it just keeps the colour looking untouched and shiny after each wash.

Seventeen Miracle Matte Oil Free Loose Powder:
Boots - £5.49 or 3 for 2 on all make up.
I haven't actually got round to using this powder as of yet. I was just in need of some powder as I've been without it for a couple of months now and I prefer loose powder to pressed powder as pressed powder can often make my make up look cakey. Because I got a product for £8 and two other products for £5.49 one of them was going to be free so I thought why not give this a go instead of going straight for the Collection loose powder like I do every other time. I'm expecting good things from the reviews I've read though.

Seventeen Phwoarr Paint Heavy Duty Concealer:
Boots - £5.49 or 3 for 2 on all make up.
I don't want to give too much away about this product because I've already done a review of it on my blog already (take a sneaky peek here) and all I have to say is I absolutely adore this concealer.

Maybelline The Falsies Black Drama Mascara:
Boots - £7.49 or 3 for 2 on all make up.
This is by far one of my favourite mascaras. Funny how the only mascaras I will wear are Maybelline ones, haha. The original Falsies, Black Drama and the Colossal mascara are definitely my favourites. Not much I can say about this except I love it.

Vanilla & Gingerbread Glass Jar Candle:
The Range - £2.49.
This candle is basically just Christmas in a jar, it's perfect. For only £2.49 I couldn't resist it. It smells perfect and burns really nicely.

Rose Stone Plant Pot:
The Range - £3.99.
Well, I was watching Becca's - from voussontbeauetbelle - make up storage video the other day and I saw that she put her make up brushes in plant pots and I just thought that was such a good idea, I mean, plant pots are so much cheaper than actual make up brush holders, haha. It goes with the floral scheme of my bedroom aswell.

Festive Candle Holder:
The Range - £1.09.
If you saw my haul the other week where I bought two candle holders from Poundland, well, they were way too big to hold my Yankee Candle votive candles. So I found this cute little Christmas themed candle holder that's the perfect size to hold my candles.

That's all for now,
Rachel. xo
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Oh no, not another concealer review! Yes, another concealer review, I'm sorryyyyy!
Well I went into Boots today and bought a couple of bits and this baby just happened to fall into my basket so I thought, why not review this and stick it on my blog for the whole world to see, so that's what I'm going to do.

This is a cream concealer available from Boots for £5.99, cute packaging and comes with a little mirror. I was a little sceptical at first, because I saw the words 'heavy duty' and normally you can't get a great heavy duty concealer for under £6, but I've found out you can. I'm not usually one to buy two different concealers to do two different things. I like my concealer to have multi-tasking capabilities, get rid of under eye nonsense and cover up blemishes. I just assumed since it said 'heavy duty' that it would cover up blemishes and golly, it does (it's also great at concealing under eye imperfections.) I'm one of those annoying people that raves about the Lasting Perfection concealer by Collection, purely because it's so good at covering up blemishes and under eye imperfections but as I'd run out of concealer I was kind of getting a bit bored of that concealer so since I'm always in the market for a new concealer I spotted this and was clearly pleasantly surprised. As it's a cream concealer it's great for oily skin and dry skin people. It has a consistency similar to MAC's Studio Fix concealer. It blends so well and it's just an overall incredible concealer for the price and I'd proudly say it's definitely my new favourite concealer.

The only thing I was genuinely disappointed with was the colour range. Fair and medium? Is that it? TWO SHADES? I suppose since this is such a good concealer I won't told that against it. (Although I do feel it would be a good idea for it to come out with more shades but hey that's just my opinion.)

This is the best drugstore concealer I've found so far and I'm very pleased with it.
Available to buy from here.

I bought a few things today when I went to Boots (e.g Nivea Daily Essentials Rich Moisturising Day Cream, The Falsies Black Drama by Maybelline and Miracle Matte Loose Powder by Seventeen) so expect some more reviews in the next couple of weeks.

Do feel free to follow me on Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram :-)
That's all for now,
Rachel. xo

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Hey!
So I have a review for you today. The kind people at W7 Makeup sent me this palette to try out and review for you, so let's goooo. (Please excuse the not very great quality photos too, mum's at work today so she ran off with the DSLR so you're just going to have to bare with me, haha.)


First impressions? I'm just going to point out right now, the packaging of this product is my favourite type of packaging, just because it's so simplistic. You can see a little bit of the concealers peaking through and then the rest is covered. Also white is personally my favourite colour when it comes to packaging, although probably not practical when you go to pick it up with foundation and eyeshadow all over your fingers. I also like that it comes with a double-ended concealer brush and a mirror. (Nice touch, W7.) This concealer retails from £2.50-£3.

(This is as bad as the pictures are going to get okay.)

 All of these concealers are rather yellow based which is a bit annoying as my skin tone is quite pink but I thought "if I can find a concealer pale enough it'll be great" and low and behold, I did. The first colour is the only fairly pink toned concealer in the palette so I mixed that with the second shade and my perfect shade is made. Another thing I love about cream concealer paletter, the freedom to mix the shades together to create your perfect shade. Remind me of mixing paints at school, haha.


The brush: Now, the brush that comes with this isn't my favourite but for the purpose of this review I've only tried this concealer with the brush it comes with. For me, the brush a little too small and it's hard to blend the product with this brush so when I've needed to blend I've been lightly patting it into the skin with my fingers.

So, let's get to the good bit. The product itself. This little package arrived at my door at 9.15 this morning and as soon as I saw it I ripped the packaging up just to try it out so it's been on my skin already for about 3 hours. One thing I'd like to point out from the start, these concealers feel very oily and greasy when they're on your skin, so if you have oily skin I would not recommend this palette to you. Now for all my fellow dry skin friends, this concealer may be the thing you've been missing from your make up bag. There is one thing about this concealer palette that I really don't like, it's not the best at hiding blemishes, when put over blemishes it just sits there and is very hard to blend, so the word 'camouflage' doesn't really spring to mind. This is a perfect under-eye concealer though, if you're like me and don't like all this 'light reflecting-shimmery-glittery-shiny' under-eye concealer malarky, you're probably going to appreciate this palette's existence. It works great under the eyes, for someone who's been getting 2 hours of sleep every night pretty much, with very large bags under their eyes, this has worked great to cover up those awful looking eye bags. I also have weird discolouration under my eyes and this works to even out my skin tone. Although the lasting time of this product is something to be desired, after only an hour and a half it appeared to be disappearing from under my eyes (of course, for the purpose of this review I didn't use any primers or powders therefore if you were to use them I'm sure it would last a few hours longer).

So a conclusion? This palette is great for under the eyes but doesn't live up to the 'camouflage' name it has as it's not great at covering up blemishes. Best for people with dryer skin as it's feels quite oily but overall a good concealer for the price!

It's available to buy from here, here or here.

That's all for now,
Rachel. xo
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Hi guys!
So this is another wishlist but first I'd like to do a quick life update section. So it's currently 1:38am here and I'm not able to sleep. Admittedly I haven't been able to get to sleep 'til about 6:30am, it's ridiculous. Like my brain is just filled with worry and anxiety constantly. I actually want to sleep and my eyes want to close but my brain's like 'lol no'. This has been going on for maybe 5 nights in a row now, my mum's put it down to my anxiety so I'm not sure how I feel about that. I went to Boots today and me and mum bought some natural sleeping tablets that claim they take effect within 30 minutes. Well, I took the tablet at 10pm and here I am, awake at 1:44am. I highly doubt I'll be in college tomorrow either which sucks because I was off last week and my attendance is just constantly going down and ugh. ANYWAY, wishlist time!

This isn't even going to be specific wishlist, it's going to have a bit of everything in there ok.


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I'm sorry this is a short post, I'm going to try and get some sleep now, night!
Rachel. xo

02:35 2 comments
Hey guys!
I thought that my introductory blog post about me wasn't very interesting, so I thought this may be a more fun way of getting to know me. :-)

QUESTIONS:
BONUS QUESTION: something that happened to you in middle school.
- I survived it, haha!

1:Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?
- I never really bother to check.

2:Do you take the shampoos and conditioner bottles from hotel?
- Of course! Who doesn't?

3:Do you sleep with your sheets tucked in or out?
- Tucked out.

4:Have you ever stolen a street sign before?
- No, but I feel like it's something I should do at some point.

5:Do you like to use post-it notes?
- Post-it notes are the best thing.

6:Do you cut out coupons but then never use them?
- Do Tesco clubcard vouchers count? If so, all the time.

7:Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a swarm of a bees?
- Swarm of bees, because then there's like a 3% chance I might survive.
8:Do you have freckles?
- Yes. :-(

9:Do you always smile for pictures?
- Not all the time.

10:What is your biggest pet peeve?
- I have so many. People that are obnoxiously loud in public I suppose. They need to learn to use their indoor voices.

11:Do you ever count your steps when you walk?
- When I'm anxious, all the time.

12:Have you ever peed in the woods?
- Not in the woods but on long car journeys when you have to go, you have to go and when there's no service station for 15 miles, I can rarely hold it, so not in the woods but I've peed behind bushes and what not.

13:What about pooped in the woods?
- Peed, yes. Pooped, ew no.

14:Do you ever dance even if theres no music playing?
- All the time, it's my specialty.

15:Do you chew your pens and pencils?
- I can't recall when I haven't done that.

16:How many people have you slept with this week?
- 700. :/ JUST KIDDING. None, lol.

17:What size is your bed?
- Single.

18:What is your Song of the week?
- I have too many but probably Whoa by We The Kings.

19:Is it okay for guys to wear pink?
- Real men wear pink. Haha, yeah why not.

20:Do you still watch cartoons?
- All the time. Adventure Time and The Simpsons is what I live for.

21:Whats your least favorite movie?
- As of late? Dahmer. Awful movie. Didn't do Jeffrey Dahmer's story justice, didn't mention how he became so obsessed with decomposing things and ugh, it was just awful. The acting wasn't too bad but still, awful movie.

22:Where would you bury hidden treasure if you had some?
- In the garage, nobody in my family goes in the garage for something they need ever.

23:What do you drink with dinner?
- Usually Pepsi Max.

24:What do you dip a chicken nugget in?
- Mayonnaise, all the time.

25:What is your favorite food?
Chicken nuggets and mashed potato.

26:What movies could you watch over and over and still love?
The Cheetah Girls, Kick-Ass 1&2 and Bride of Chucky.

27:Last person you kissed/kissed you?
- My little sister kissed me on the cheek yesterday if that counts?

28:Were you ever a boy/girl scout?
- I was in Brownies for 2 years.

29:Would you ever strip or pose nude in a magazine?
- No way.

30:When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper?
- Maybe a year ago or something.

31:Can you change the oil on a car?
- Of course I can't, haha!

32:Ever gotten a speeding ticket?
- Nope, as I can't drive.

33:Ever ran out of gas?
- Nope, as I can't drive.

34:Favorite kind of sandwich?
- Egg and mayonnaise.

35:Best thing to eat for breakfast?
- Weetabix.

36:What is your usual bedtime?
- At the moment, 4/5am. D:

37:Are you lazy?
- Very.

38:When you were a kid, what did you dress up as for Halloween?
- I was pretty much a witch every year, aha.

39:What is your Chinese astrological sign?
- An Ox.
40:How many languages can you speak?
- English and a bit of French, haha.

41:Do you have any magazine subscriptions?
- I was subscribed to a wildlife photography magazine last year.

42:Which are better legos or lincoln logs?
- Lego.

43:Are you stubborn?
- Yes, very.

44:Who is better...Leno or Letterman?
- Leno.

45:Ever watch soap operas?
- Every night.

46:Are you afraid of heights?
- Yeah.

47:Do you sing in the car?
- All the time!

48:Do you sing in the shower?
- All the time!

49:Do you dance in the car?
- Yes, I get plenty of strange looks.

50:Ever used a gun?
- Nope.

51:Last time you got a portrait taken by a photographer?
- When I was a baby.

52:Do you think musicals are cheesy?
- Yes, but they're musicals, they have to be cheesy.

53:Is Christmas stressful?
- Christmas present buying is one of the most stressful things ever.
54:Ever eat a pierogi?
- A whoerwhati?

55:Favorite type of fruit pie?
- Cherry.

56:Occupations you wanted to be when you were a kid?
- A nurse.

57:Do you believe in ghosts?
- Yes.
58:Ever have a Deja-vu feeling?
- All the time.

59:Take a vitamin daily?
- Nope, I probably should though.

60:Wear slippers?
- I'm wearing them right now actually.

61:Wear a bath robe?
- Nope.
62:What do you wear to bed?
- Pyjamas.

63:First concert?
- Bon Jovi.

64:Wal-Mart, Target or Kmart?
- (Since Asda is part of the Wal-Mart family) I'm going to say Wal-Mart.

65:Nike or Adidas?
- Nike.

66:Cheetos Or Fritos?
- Cheetos.

67:Peanuts or Sunflower seeds?
- Peanuts.

68:Ever hear of the group Tres Bien?
- Nope.

69:Ever take dance lessons?
- Yes, when from the age of 6 to 9.

70:Is there a profession you picture your future spouse doing?
- Not really.

71:Can you curl your tongue?
- Yes.

72:Ever won a spelling bee?
- I've got the best score in spelling tests before?

73:Have you ever cried because you were so happy?
- Yes. When I found out Of Mice & Men were coming to Norwich I basically cried all day.

74:Own any record albums?
- Nope.

75:Own a record player?
- Nope.

76:Regularly burn incense?
- I burn candles a lot, but not incense.

77:Ever been in love?
- I thought I was.

78:Who would you like to see in concert?
- Of Mice & Men again.

79:What was the last concert you saw?
- Pierce The Veil in June.

80:Hot tea or cold tea?
- Hot tea.

81:Tea or coffee?
- Tea.

82:Sugar or snickerdoodles?
- Sugar I suppose since I have no idea what snickerdoodles are.

83:Can you swim well?
- Not really.

84:Can you hold your breath without holding your nose?
- Yes.

85:Are you patient?
- I'm probably the most impatient person ever.

86:DJ or band, at a wedding?
- Band, definitely.

87:Ever won a contest?
- Yes.

88:Ever have plastic surgery?
- Probably. I want a breast reduction, haha!

89:Which are better black or green olives?
- Neither, olives are gross.

90:Can you knit or crochet?
- I used to be able to knit.

91:Best room for a fireplace?
- Living room.

92:Do you want to get married?
- At some point yes.

93:If married, how long have you been married?
- I'm not married.

94:Who was your HS crush?
- As I only left high school before Summer, I'm not going to answer that, haha!

95:Do you cry and throw a fit until you get your own way?
- I used to, haha!

96:Do you have kids?
- No.

97:Do you want kids?
- Yes.

98:Whats your favorite color?
- Lilac or mint.

99:Do you miss anyone right now? 
- Yes.

I hope you enjoyed this post! I had real bloggers block today so I thought this tag would be a fun idea. :-)
That's all for now, 
Rachel. xo


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