Afro hair + Beauty + Fashion + Fitness

Jan 28, 2012

♥ Rituals review

So Im going to a review of the Rituals Wai Wang- Organic White Lotus & Yi Yi Ran. I dont really do reviews usually, but I would like to recommend this so here you go.

Rituals Organic Cherry & Rice Milk, Ultra rich whipped body cream




 

It smells amazing.. honestly im not one for flowery smells but I love this one!
And the consistency is really creamy as you can 



No offence to any beauty blogger but it feels so stupid putting pics like this up but at least you can get an idea of what it's like. 


Rituals Wai Wang, Organic White Lotus & Yi Yi Ren body scrub
Read more about it here & the ingredients



This scrub smells amazing too!


I dont know if you can see but the beads are quite big which I like.. I think a
body scrub should exfoliate properly.


Oh, and Rituals have a shop at Westfield (the real westfield in west lol) but I haven't seen these products there. I saw them as a gift set in House of Fraiser though.



Have you tried Rituals products? I did see that some of you got some Ritual products in a Glossy box or one of those other boxes.. what were they like?

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Jan 26, 2012

♥ Zara cardigan

 I bought this Cardigan yesterday on sale from Zara.. its soo cozy :)




My nails, I used my newest N7 polish (a couple of posts down) and seche vite.


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Jan 25, 2012

♥ Maybelline Gel Liner

Maybelline Gel Liner review

So this is me wearing the gel liner.. I like it! It was easy to apply, although I was a bit worried what the result would be like since I've never used a non-liquid eye liner before.


What do you think of this eye liner?


Sorry about the crappy pictures.. not focused where they should be, my camera is Not working with me atm.

Yeah it comes in this tiny jar, I think it's quite nice..


You also get a brush with it which I think is really good, whether it's good or not? I suppose it is, I have no experience in this kind of eye liner, nor this kind of brush but it worked fine for me :)


Have you tried this? Are you going to?
What type of eyeliner do you use?

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Jan 24, 2012

♥ Bobbi Brown make up brushes

Update: These are actually fakes. Read an explanation in THIS post. If you have bought something similar and it's less than £80-£100 you could almost be certain they are fake since the real set in around £140. Just contact the seller and he will most likely get scared and give your money back, mine did.

I bought these make up brushes from Bobbi Brown, thats about time since I dont have any proper brushes!

Bobbi Brown luxury make up brush 10 piece set with case and box. 

This is soo helpful for me, they all say what kind of brush they are, here: bronzer, face blender, blush



And on the other side they just say Bobbi Brown..



is anyone using these? Are they good.. 
if not.. what brushes are you using?

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Jan 23, 2012

♥ The day in Instagrams.. OOTD etc.

Here's my day in Instagrams.. OOTD and a bit of shopping..


I bought this as a late bday pressie.. I always give her hand creams loool


My friend bought this !


I bought all of these.. this is what happends when you have 3,5 break at college.
I wanted the Maybelline gel liner. I wanted the N7 polishes, soo..

I went in to Boots and bought the Gel liner, made my friend buy the two polishes on the left. In order to get  (two £5 Boots N7 vouchers lol, you get them everytime you spend £5), so I got two.


Have you tried any of these?

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Jan 22, 2012

♥ Seche Vite results..

One coat of Boots N7 polish, can you believe how covering it is?




I can't stress enough how good the Boots N7 polishes are. I only have this one & I had forgotten how good it is. They are £7 which I wouldn't normally spend on a polish so make sure to use those £5 vouchers !! (if they still do them?)


So I bought this the other day. I posted a pic of the results this morning on facebook, twitter, instagram, tumblr (the last three are linked lol)

I painted my nails this morning so I can't say how long it last, what the chipping is like etc.
I can say that it's glossy though and that it dried really fast..

What do you think of this, have you tried it?
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♥ Dress

I got this the other day after college.. it's from River Island and its got puffy shoulders lol :)


Yes I actually take pictures of myself when Im on the phone ...


 Puffy shoulders..


Necklace from Miss Selfridge


What do you think of this pattern? I see it everywhere right now..
Also If you follow me on Instagram (Yolandaas), or Twitter you would know that I got the Seche Vite Top Coat Yesterday.. I have uploaded a sneak peek but I will post some pics of it here tonight..

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Jan 21, 2012

♥ Colourful..

Tried some more colours from my ELF Palette (CLICK) this morning because I had an extra 15 mins before I left for college..

What do you think of colourful eyeshadow?
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Jan 19, 2012

♥ Beige Glitter

So I decided to try one of THESE nailpolishes, the first one in the pic. It's the La Colour Goddes NP442 and was £1.

I used a beige polish from Nail Inc as a nase and then two layers of the glittery polish.
I actually quite like it, nicer than in the pics, I prefer to take pics in daylight but you know how it is in the winter, dark when you get up, dark when you get home!




What do you think, have you tried this?

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Jan 18, 2012

♥ Whos on twitter?

I've just started using Instagram a couple of days ago and Im really liking it.. I update a couple of times per day and it's also linked to my twitter. I dont follow too many people (except for a couple of friends, bloggers and RAPPERS lol) ..

So whos on Instagram??
Im also looking to follow more bloggers on Twitter.. :) oh, or if you only have tumblr write that aswell. Mine are all linked together anyway.

Please write your Instagram and Twitter so I can follow you, I'll follow everyone that comments..
Alternativly, follow me and I will follow back:

Instagram: Yolandaas
Tumblr: Yolandame (click)


Random screenshots:
Oh and I just posted this pic on twitter.. Doesn't the Instagram app and Tumblr app look really similar.. and when I think twice of it.. I realized you use them in the same way lol?



 This never even went on the blog.. lol (because I dont really like it though)




Whats your Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr?

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Jan 17, 2012

♥ How I do my: Eyebrows

Every make up post I put up I get an awful lot of comments on my eyebrows..thanks for that! <3

So I decided to make this post on how I do my eyebrows.

- To start with, I've never gone to get my eyebrows threaded or plucked or anything like that.
- My natural eyebrows are probably twice as thick, and I've always plucked my brows myself.
- If you have over plucked eyebrows that won't grow, try applying Castor Oil every morning and evening. Also make sure you use a eyebrow gel with Keratin like the one I wrote about below.

 My natural brows, not filled in on no make up on my face.


If you want to pluck your own brows, make sure they are proportional. Use the tweezer to decide were the brow should start. Put it next to your nose like in the pic.


 To decide were your brow ends, do the same, but place it sideways, as in the picture.


What you need: 

A good tweezer, like THIS Tweezerman one. Mine says Vitry and is bought in Sweden, to be honest I though Vitry was just another name to Tweezerman but I'm not sure, anyway you can use either one.


An eyebrow pen OR eyeliner. To be honest, there isn't a difference. I find that the eyeline is a bit sharper that's all. 


Before filling them in, or if you Dont fill them in it's handy to use an eyebrow brush. You can use anything from an actual eyebrow brush, to an old toothbrush or, like me, and old mascara brush.


 Eyebrow gel OR a clear mascara, works the same way- to keep your brows in place.
This one is Not dirty lol, it's just gone grey from being mixed with black mascara. This one is £2.99 from collection 2000 I think, it's contains Keratin which is obviously good for your lashes so I would recommend this.


My brows filled in. 


Do you do your brows yourself?
And do you thread or pluck, or wax them?

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