Did someone say.. GIVEAWAY?

Hya beauties!

 

Exciting times ahead, I am now announcing my giveaway! I've finally gathered all the bits ready for it! Now everything I'm giving away as been bought with my own pennies and the reason I am doing this is for all the support I have gained since starting my blog up. It's nice to give a little back sometimes, ya know? The things I've got together are all the things I use myself bar one which I just thought was cute! The goods are worth up to £50, so it is well worth entering..

 

Now, if you regularly read my posts you will know just how much I love this product.. yep the Sleek face form contour palette! I got it in the shade medium as that is the one I use and I feel it is probably the most adaptable for all skin tones..

 

 

 

I also picked up the Rimmel wonder'full mascara with argan oil as it is my current fav!

 

 

An ecoTOOLS angled foundation brush as I use mine to death everyday!

 

 

The Soap and Glory Righteous butter (full 300ml) size as if you have read my Get ready with me post you will know I use its velvety texture goodness on my skin!

 

 

 

PS mind the not so cute acrylics.. I haven't had time to get them fixed up and I lost one today. Don't judge me haha! Last but not least I picked up a Ciate caviar manicure set. Now as I've just mentioned I wear acrylics on my nails and I get my toe nails gelled, but I have always wanted to try out Ciate manicure. So I thought to myself why not give it away to one of my subscribers and let them tell me how it is? Its so pretty!

 

 

Now the rules are simple, you just need to be following me on at least one of my channels.. however for every platform you follow me on you will be entered again. I am going to use an online name generator to pick a winner therefore you know the winner will not have been chosen by myself in anyway. The winner will be announced within the next three weeks. So get following/liking and sharing for your chance to win! Here's the links to my media's:

 

Facebook 

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Instagram 

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I hope you are all as excited as me! Thank you for reading and thank you for your support!

Stefi xox

My everyday makeup routine and review of products!

I'm back! Now I am a get up and go kind of girl so I don't get up on a morning and spend a lot of time on my makeup 'cause I love my sleep too much! So here is my makeup routine, I have recently bought some additions to my kit so I will throw my opinion on them in here somewhere too!

My Victoria Secret makeup case carries my essentials in perfectly and it helps that it looks super cute too.. I've had this since Christmas last year ( I think) so I don't know if it is still available but they always have new pretty ones out anyway! Now new to my kit is Mac studio sculpt foundation, I'm usually a studio fix gal, but I fancied trying something new after seeing my friend Demi look ultra flawless rockin' hers, Link! To be honest it comes out rather thick and once it's on your face it rubs off easily 'causing it to transfer onto your clothes.. but it gives great coverage and I have just discovered a primer which in my opinion works wonders with it! It is The Body Shop 'matte it' skin primer, I only picked up a tester but after using it a couple of times it's won my never before primed face over! It is £12, but it's literally like silk on your skin and actually helps matte the dewiness of the studio sculpt which I love!  Link!

Time to conceal those, not so Chanel bags under my little brown eyes..

 

It's a good job I have no shame or this particular selfie would be massively embarrassing! I use the 'Collection lasting perfection concealer'. Now this is a massive bargain buy and after reading in numerous magazines that it is a makeup artists secret tool, I toddled off to boots to pick me one up hoping after I'd use it I'd look like Cara Delevingne.. I didn't but it did help with my bin liner eyes. So if you're looking for a concealer that does the trick at a low cost this little beauty might just do the trick! Link! 

 

 

STOP.. EYEBROW TIME!

 

It's all about that Rimmel eyebrow pencil for me. Probably 'cause it's a quick fix for my untameable brows and at £2.99 you can't got wrong. Link! As for the 'brow this way' gel, that's a new find in my life and I think I love it. It can clump a little and go on a little thick so you have to kind of get rid of any excess which lays on the brush before combing it through your brows, but apart from that I dig it! Link! This is the result of the two together!

 

 

I never used to use a powder but I have just discovered one by Estee Lauder. I've searched on the web and can't find it but It's the 'Lucidity translucent loose powder' and I got mine in the shade light. I think I paid £20 for it from 'The Makeup Company' in York Designer Outlet. It may be discontinued now which breaks my heart a bit 'cause it's so great! It doesn't cake at all and mattes my foundation which I love. Here's a picture of it, if you have ever used it or use it currently let me know!

 

 

I mentioned that I bought a new mascara in my 'beauty buys' post, its the Rimmel 'wonder'full' mascara with argan oil. I don't know where my sudden love for Rimmel as come from but it's ticking all the right boxes for me at the minute and the prices of their products are so reasonable too! This mascara is great by the way, may be worth a buy if you're looking to try something new Link!

 

 

Contour time, with my favourite beauty purchase of the year! The Sleek contour palette in medium, it comes with a contour powder, a highlight powder and a bronzer. I would 100% recommend this if you want to sculpt your face up! Link!

 

 

 

After I've polished off my cheekbones, I put my lipstick on, not going to lie it's usually in the form of Mac, you know how it is! For this look I used  'Close Contact' which I believe was in a limited edition collection of theirs at some point. You can get it from 'The Makeup Company' in York Designer Outlet, for £10.50. That's where I got mine from!

 

 

Ahh, its so perfect! My favourite lip colour for Autumn. I decided to straighten my hair this day to enjoy the last 24 hours of having long locks, as I have now had it cut short! So here's my finished day to day makeup look..

 

 

Hope you enjoyed reading this and in someway found it insightful! Don't forget to follow me on Instagram and Bloglovin and like my page on Facebook or subscribe to my blog! My next post should be a haul! Keep reading and thank you for your support x

Get ready with me

I am going to jump straight in on this as I have been looking forward too this one! Surprisingly, I am doing this the day after my night out, that is either dedication or I'm still drunk! Now I am the kind of girl who has a glass of martini and lemonade and then think I'm the worlds best dancer.. you know the type of girl you judge 'cause she's dancing on her own to Eve's 'who's that girl' making everybody know that they're the girl. Yep, that's me! It turned out to be a rather eventful night but I will ease you into it..
First thing everybody has got to do before a night out is SHOWER! I have a nice array of shower time necessities that I neatly carry in a soap and glory wash bag. My trusty old pink loafer is my best mate, these are so cheap and you can get them from your local supermarkets, boots etc. I don't remember where I got mine as I've had it a while, you can tell as it's starting to show its age! Dove silk glow nourishing body wash is my all time fav, I have weird skin that disagrees with certain ingredients, but it loves the smooth luxurious feel of this dove body wash, it is an absolute dream and smells incredible! I won't ever change it, it's won me over. Sanex zero% body wash is the stuff I use in my most intimate areas (blushing) AWKWARD but every girl knows how it is! Quick subject change.. ARGAN OIL SHAMPOO AND CONDITIONER! Wow, it does what it says and I wasn't quick to try it out but im so glad I gave in to the heavenly hair goodness. I got such a swell deal on these bad boys as well from Groupon, £10 for the shampoo, conditioner and the argan oil too instead of a hefty £30! Gotta love a good beauty bargain, so go check Groupon out!

 

After showering it's all about moisturising that sexy body of yours and if you're searching for the perfect moisturiser I have one for you to try. It comes in the form of the Soap and Glory righteous butter! You know at Christmas and you gather loads of Soap and Glory products and just never get around to trying them? Well that was the case with me and the righteous butter, I found my love for this when I got home from Spain in July trying to prolong my tan that I worked so hard for and wow, it is so velvety and applies so well. It isn't greasy and smells like pretty things Link!. £10.50 for 300ml, a little pricey but I think it's worth it, you never know though you may have a tub gathering dust under your bed like I did and save yourself that tenner.

 

After creaming up it was time to stick a comfy shirt on and get down to the piece de resistance which is my hair! I have thin hair which does what it wants which is a massive nightmare but I recently got obsessed with big, beautiful bouncy hair and I literally sat and taught myself how to put rollers in by watching youtube tutorials. I feel like I've managed to get a decent grasp of it but I will let you decide for yourselves! First of all I towel dry my hair ready to apply the argan oil to my ends. I take about little bit of the organic world argan oil on my finger tips and rub it all up in the ends of my hair. It works a treat and it came with the shampoo and conditioner I was banging on about earlier here's the link if you guys want to give it a try Link! Its such a great deal so snap it up while you can if you're interested.

 

Here I am looking like a hot mess just like my room trying to rescue my dead ends!

 

After this it was time to get my blow dry on ready to put those rollers in. All you need is a brush, straighteners or curlers your rollers and those little runaways we know as hair grips (bobby pins, Kirby grips).

 

 



I got the purple rollers from the one and only Asda and the big black ones from Wilkinsons. I use the black ones for the top centre of my hair and then I work down in size order. Here I am trying to look like it comes natural..

 

I just add heat to my hair by curling the ends ready to roll the sections up and secure with my hair grips. The heat helps your hair to set giving it a nice bounce.

 

 

A bit of gentle back combing enhances the volume and then you just roll it up and secure it in place!

Once I had covered my entire hair with rollers and look like a toilet brush I was all done so I just gave it a quick once over with my hairspray and ended up looking like this..

 

I was going to my boyfriends for the night so I was doing my makeup and everything like that at his so I packed my stuff up and we hit the road! I was quick to set up my rimmel light up mirror which my boyfriends mum gave to me as I kept stealing the little bathroom mirror to do my makeup with in a morning haha! Id got my 'workspace' ready and I began by putting on the mac studio fix which I talked about in my first ever blog post Link! Here I am packing on the mascara trying to make my lashes look full and long as I don't wear false lashes 'cause I find myself with them half hanging off in the middle of the night and it gets me down! 

 

 

Definitely not the finest photo of me but I was a working progress at this point. I can do a blog on my daily makeup in more detail at some point if you guys are interested? The most important part of my makeup is contouring I just love to pretend I have cheekbones where my chubby cheeks are, but don't we all?

 

 

I apologise for my boyfriends room its a little messy and I may be partly to blame (oops). It doesn't take me long to put my face together I would say around 10 minutes for evening makeup. These are the last snaps of me with my roller head on but just to show you my finished makeup here they are..

 

 

I was quick to take my rollers out, I just don't look good in them.. at all. I just slowly roll them out one by one starting from the bottom and working my way up to avoid getting them tangled in the Velcro 'cause it hurts bad if you do!

 

 

There you have it my hair is done! Time to get dressed.. well at least I thought it was until I went to put my new dress on only to realise that the zip is broken on it. I was so excited about my blue lace number so I didn't even bring any options as I was dead set on wearing it. I was stranded with no other clothes so I did what any girl would do in my situation and beg.. yep I begged my sister to bring me my ASOS dress that I have only ever worn once before and like a hero she came to my rescue, bodycon dress in hand! At this point I had already been chilling with my boyfriends mates in his top and my jeans sipping my wine sulking over my dress troubles, so I made a quick dash to his room to throw on my dress and shoes! Here I am, I managed to just about throw myself together..

 

 

I know it's a long one so thank you if you have taken the time to read! Any blogging advice or if there is anything you would like me to blog about let me know! I am open to ideas. Don't forget to follow me on Instagram and Bloglovin or to like my Facebook page.

 

 

Beauty buys

Recently I've been on a bit of a splurge, which has resulted in me buying some new beauty goods!
I'm so excited about the things I bought and most of them I've had a few weeks now but the rest are newbies to my makeup must haves.

This sleek contour palette literally rocks my world! I got it in medium and I believe you can get it in light and dark, but I like to pretend I'm more tanned than I actually am sometimes and the colour of the highlight is truly beautiful! Bare with me at the moment as I'm having to use my phone for the camera and I'm new to this blogging malarkey.. 

Another all time fav of mine is of course the one and only Mac studio fix foundation, this foundation as always been a must have for me, I love nothing more than matte full coverage and the compliments that come with it! 

I am currently wearing the shade NC41 

While I am on the mac craze, il tell you about my favourite mac lipstick of the moment.. I have began forming an extensive collection but my most recent buy rocks my world! It's a cremesheen finish in the shade 'Saigon summer' which is a beautiful orange colour, that isn't too in your face and is perfect for everyday wear, it took me a while to find the perfect shade of orange and as usual mac didn't fail to deliver! I can at some point do a blog post of my mac lipstick collection if you do wish but for now this one is worth raving about..

Today's little haul happened at boots, (oops) I should not be allowed in I get far to carried away with my little self. But I have my reasons and I blame but mainly thank missguided for my new found love for BB creams as I've never bothered with the hype until I received a tester of the Rimmel BB cream in matte, yes I tried it and yes it was love at first apply! I've got to say I have received such lovely comments since using over the past couple of days! Not to mention that it was an absolute bargain at £6.99 and boots currently have an offer on.. any 2 rimmel cosmetics for £10, yep £10! So it was only polite to purchase another cheeky item which came in the form of a mascara. Now I haven't tried it yet but when I read 'with argan oil' I was sold, and if you follow me on Instagram I will probably do a little review on there soon (@styledbystefi) or I'd love to hear your thoughts on it if you have tried it! 

I also went on the hunt for an angled contour brush, I was unsuccessful and came out with an angled foundation brush by eco tools which states on the package to use use with BB and CC creams! If this brush matches up with their foundation brush then I know I am on to a win as I'm a massive fan of their makeup brushes! As far as my contour brush went I decided to try out the real techniques blush brush which states it is 'hand-cut to contour and define cheeks' and fingers crossed it will only compliment the amazing sleek contour kit! 

I hope this post hasn't bored you, I get a little carried away! I will hopefully post on a regular basis and my next post may be in the form of a fashion haul as I've got a bit cray on clothes shopping recently too.. whoops. Thanks for reading guys x