Paco Rabanne Black XS

Hey guys hope you are all doing well! So I was really lucky to get a few gifts for valentines day! This is one of them which is amazing! I will do a blogpost on my others soon. 

This little cutie stood out by a mile, it is in the perfect and cutest bottle i've seen and I am loving Paco Rabanne fragrances at the minute. Ive nearly finished my bottle of Million for woman which is a lovely strong smell and it stands out from the crowd. This perfume also does the same it is strong and I'd say it is a powerful fruity smell which is lovely for spring time.  

So the campaign for this perfume is to aim it at people who don't play buy the rules. Don't take that literally don't get into to trouble but it is trying to get across this perfume should give you the confidence to do what you want and think outside the box. They want you to give it ago take a chance and try something different therefore they are aiming this perfume and mainly young people but it can also be aimed at people who have a everyday routine with the same products over and over why not try something new? This product will stand out from the crowd with the beautiful scent it gives off! You are worth it so go ahead try something different, :) 

 the smallest bottle which is what I have is £28.50 but at Debenhams there is a 10% discount going on at the minute. 

Thanks for reading I hope I inspired you! :) 

Amy x

My aspirations

I was scrolling through twitter and found the blogger group 'sbloggers' which is basically student bloggers. This put a little smile on my face because my mind has been so pre occupied with uni since the beginning of the year and although I am doing well and passing all modules with flying colours I can't help but think about what I am going to do after uni.

I know I want to end up within lecturing and research but how i can get there seems to be proving slightly more difficult than first thought. Although I would love to become a lecturer the thought of teaching anyone younger does not give me happy thoughts!

Before I go into lecturing and research I need to find a full time job which I can do while studying for my PhD and Masters! Therefore I would love to do something which sort of related. So far the things that have came up are: an equality officer or something within HR or a graduate scheme somewhere.

Therefore this leaves me still lost for what I actually want to do, I love blogging and writing and would love if I could just do this on the side of studying but unfortunately I fall in love and out love with blogging and go through stages of doing lots of blogging and very little! I basically haven't found anything that keeps me motivated enough to do it for long enough!

What do you guys do to keep you motivated and do any of you have your career path planned out? Let me know in the comments :)

Not my photo

If you are stuck on deciding on your life this website is amazing for helping with career paths which suit you, http://www.prospects.ac.uk/
Thanks for reading hope you like this different post...

Amy
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Bobbi Brown limited edition Shimmer Brick

Hey guys hope you are all ok! These pictures were taken at Christmas hence the christmasy background. So this was bought for me from Connor Thanks! :) Bobbi Brown do little limited edition things throughout the year and this was on in November, I had to wait a full month to use it. 

The packaging of this product is so amazing, i love to carry it around and because of the mirror it goes everywhere with me. It is so Bobbi Brown and I literally love this brand at the minute, it is by far becoming my favourite makeup brand.

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So I think this shimmer brick is such an amazing group of colours. Just swiping your brush over all four colours gives a natural and shimmery tone to your cheeks. I normally put this on my cheeks then go over it with powder to set it and then but a blusher over the top, but this still shines though. 

When I first got this I didn't know whether I would like it as much as the Urban decay bronzer which is reviewed here 

But, I do like them both the same, I use the Urban decay bronzer more for contouring whereas this can be used for a blush or for contour. This is such an amazing product and I am so glad the woman tried this on my or I most likely wouldn't of bought it. 

This is definitely a holy grail product to me now! 

This was £35.00 

Love Amy x

Liz Earle gift set + review

Hey guys, another one of my christmas presents coming up, THANKYOU MAM!

This is the gift set which my beautiful Mam got my for christmas and it was a complete surprise. I have always thought I would never try any other skincare products apart from things from Clinque. Although this gift set has changed my mind. 

So these are the products that come within this set: Hot cloth cleanser, Hot cloth, eye bright, instant boost skin tonic. 

The Hot cloth cleanser is now in my everyday skin routine which was definitely my mams aim as she also uses it religiously. This stuff is amazing, the website describes this as a concentrated but gentle cleanser it is plant based. This makes it very natural and no matter how sensitive your skin this shouldn't affect it at all. It is made for all ages and skin types. So all of you can use this no matter what your skin type. 

It is a cream based product and I normally use about two pumps and rub it all over my face with slightly extra applied to my dry patches. I then make sure the water is warm/hot and wipe everything off my face with the cloth which is given. I normally do it on a morning and evening and it fits in perfectly with my routine. This product is definitely worth a try, it will most likely be one of the best cleansers you will try. 

100ml starter kit (with cloth) £14.75

Now I haven't used these as much as the hot cloth cleanser mainly because I have other products I use but I will start using these more and get a review up! They are both liquid based so I mainly apply them with a cotton pad.

Thankyou for reading I hope you enjoyed it

I can't give a price for the gift set because it was a christmas thing!
Although they do plenty of sets which could give you a little starter kit if you would like to try this brand!

Amy
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Elegance is when the inside is as beautiful as the outside - Chanel

Hey guys, yes this post is going to be on Chanel. I think ever since i started getting into makeup and understanding it one of the main things I wanted was something from Chanel. None of the makeup ever made me think oh my I would really like to own that. So up until Christmas I had never owned anything from Chanel. 

I would always go to the counters and buy my Mam something from Chanel because there is just something about giving someone a present from there, it says Mam I really love you and I have also put thought into what I have bought you, although it is her big 50 this year and i have no clue what to get her! 

So anyway this christmas I was very lucky to get some Chanel no5 of my beautiful Auntie who is my total beauty guru she is perfect! 

My auntie got my the EAU DE PARFUM, which is basically the strongest perfume type and one spray is enough. If you are like me i spray a normal perfume everywhere about 10times. There is no need with this it is basically a pure perfume. So when going off this the bottle will last forever if you are only using two sprays a time! 

I feel like this perfume stays with you all day. I have experienced perfumes where they don't stay all day and after a day out and about or working it gone by 5oclock. 

Obviously the packaging on this product is amazing, every little detail is planned out perfectly and it works so well. 

I think Chanel will always stay as a treat for me, there is something about it which makes me feel all girly but at the same time a lady with elegance. 

I found a test in my room for the Coco-Mademoiselle and this is also define, one day when i do try this I will definitely give you all a heads up but the Chanel is something everyone needs to experience at one point in their lives. 

Thanks for reading 

Amy 

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50ml bottle £67.00 

100ml bottle £95.00 both prices are from Debenhams. 

Welcome 2014

I hope you all had a wonderful new year and you are all thinking positive and looking forward to carrying on your adventures or starting new :)
I'm not a big fan on new year but I thought I'd write a list of goals I would like to achieve this year for my blog and for myself personally. I think i will do a sixth month check up and then hopefully this time next year I will be ticking most of them off.

- become more active on my blog
- organise myself more (stick to my lists)
- explore new ideas for blog posts
- start up a blog on sociology
- write more lifestyle posts


- start saving up money
- go to more cities
- see my sister and family more
- find a career choice for after university
- become more involved with university
- love everyday!

I don't want these to become new year resolutions as such but just things I would like to achieve and I know they are all possible to do.
I hope you all enjoy your year and achieve as much as possible :)

Thanks for reading

Amy
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Zara shopper bag

Hi guys so I got this bag for Christmas off my lovely Mam which I am very grateful for and would like to thank her so much! It's from Zara and it is sort of a cross between the city bag and shopper bags. It is so beautiful. As you can see it has both a strap and handles but I prefer to use the handles just because the strap is short. 

So both of the zips open up and are pockets which I would see are for notebooks are secret presents but I put my laptop in there. Although it is a must to be careful as there isn't much padding. The zip inside the bag divides the space into two. 

So on one side there is sort of credit card holders and two little pockets I suppose you could put your loyality cards in here but I would recommend and bank cards just to be safe. I currently have pens in the middle pocket and my lip stuff in the right side. Although I have just started using it so things could always change. I love new bags its like a new adventure especially when they have lots of pockets and zips. (my weird side coming out)

This lining is such a beautiful red and it stands out which makes me love this bag a slight bit more. 

I was so pleased when I got this bag as it was a total surprise but I can always trust my Mam to choose the most amazing bags. Thank you Mam it is the best bag ever :)
Sorry I don't know the price of this and I can't find it on the Zara website but there is definitely where it was from.

Thank you for reading! 

Amy 

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