Songs I'm loving || September

Mood: Mischievous 

Listening to: Sub Focus ft Kele- Turn It Around

Here are my top ten songs that I've currently been loving and listening to non-stop, they're not all newly released songs but ho-hey!

1. Sub Focus ft Kele- Turn It Around

When I first heard this song I thought Bloc Party had released a new song and got very excited. I'm an avid user of the iPhone App 'Shazam'; it listens to songs and tells you the track name and the artist. When it told me that it was Sub Focus featuring Kele who is the lead singer from Bloc Party, I got very excited because they used to be one of my favourite bands when I was 14/15. It's such an upbeat, magical and happy song and I absolutely love it!

2. Arctic Monkeys- Do I Wanna Know

I have a love/hate opinion on the Arctic Monkeys, I absolutely adore some of their songs and then I hate others. But I must say when I first heard this on the radio a while back I fell in love with it instantly. It's such a laid back but edgy song and it really does get your head nodding. I approve of this song!

3. Conor Maynard- R U Crazy

One of my most played songs lately, I can't stop listening to it. It's so catchy and you end up singing along with it. Conor Maynard has outdone himself with this one.

4. Bastille- Overjoyed

I love Bastille and there's not a lot of tracks by them I don't enjoy. I love to listen to their album 'Bad Blood' on Spotify, but the track Overjoyed is almost played on repeat every time. I've also enjoyed it even more since listening to the Becky CJ version on YouTube where she remixes it with Kiss You by One Direction.

Listen to it here.

5. London Grammar- Strong

London Grammar remind me a little of The xx, a band which I really enjoy listening to. The lead singer (Hannah Reid) has such a beautiful and relaxing voice and she gives me goosebumps every time I hear her. 'Strong' is a song I love listening to while I just chill out and relax.

6. Katy Perry ft. Juicy J- Dark Horse

I'm totally addicted to this song, it's just so...sexy! Katy Perry completely blows my mind with the different songs she sings. It's the complete opposite to her recent song 'Roar' (which I also love) I like that she experiments a little with her voice.

7. Tom Odell- Can't Pretend

A few months ago I purchased Tom Odell's album 'Long Way Down' and I'm still not sick of playing it. Can't Pretend and Sense are my two favourite songs on the album along with the popular and catchy 'Another Love'. I honestly recommend you listen to him if you haven't already.

8. Maximo Park- Books From Boxes

One of my all time favourite songs, but lately I've been playing it a lot. It makes me feel nostalgic and brings back happy memories of when my best friend mistook it for Girls Aloud's song 'Love Machine'. I could listen to this song ten times and feel a different emotion each time. Great song always and forever.

9. Avicii- You Make Me

I love, love, love this song! Avicii never fail to impress me with their music. I've literally been listening to this on repeat on YouTube.

10.  Le Youth- C O O L

This is a sample of the song Me & U by Cassie, and a song I used to listen to when I was younger. I love this version because the vocals are quite chilled out but the electronic beat gives it a certain edge. Every time I hear it I think it would be an amazing runway song at a fashion show.

August Favourites

Mood: Shocked (That it's September already)

Listening to: Gabrielle Aplin- Panic Cord

Hello there beautiful bloggers.

If you haven't already noticed the summer nights are gone and it's back to dark evenings and wearing warmer clothes. Personally I'm much more of an Autumn/Winter girl anyway, I can't think of anything better than snuggling up in a warm jumper and drinking a lovely cup of tea.

Not to ramble on, here are a few of my products I've been using in the month of August. Sorry there are quite a few!

All products were purchased by myself and the opinions are all mine.

1. Real Techniques Expert Face Brush

So you may remember me mentioning buying this brush in a previous post but since I've bought it I cannot stop using it. The brush is so soft and it blends liquid foundation really well, it honestly makes your foundation look flawless. The brush is really stable and has a low chance of breaking like a typical foundation brush. I was really impressed with the colour of it too as it looks really professional and it's really reasonably priced at £9.99.
Buy it here

2. BarryM Gelly Hi-Shine Nail Paint in Green Berry & Blueberry

So last month I was a bit obsessed with buying nail polish from BarryM and when I purchased these two colours I was not disappointed. The Gelly Hi-shine polish gives you and extra glossy finish and there's a wide variety of colours which are fun and bright. I've also got the colour Prickly Pear which a lovely light purple colour but these two are my absolute favourite, they're so pretty and I've really enjoyed wearing them this summer. The price of these are £3.99 each which is a bargain compared to some brands and the actual quality of the product is great. The polish glides on really easily and you don't need many coatings. I can't wait to try out some of the other colours!
But it here

3. MAC lipstick in Crosswires 

Last month I couldn't stop wearing this lipstick and I got really attached to it. It's a cremesheen lipstick so it's quite creamy, smooth and slightly pigmented so it's really moisturising on the lips unlike a lot of lipsticks. I think cremesheen lipsticks are one of my favourite lipsticks from MAC because although they're thick it's actually pretty light on your lips and doesn't feel too heavy whilst giving a great colour. The colour crosswires is a beautiful pinky-orange colour and it looked really pretty with a tan and I felt like it was a warming colour so it would look nice all year round!

Buy it here

4.  Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser & Instant Boost Skin Tonic

So last month I began using these products and I've kinda not looked back since. They are truly a God send and perfect in every way. I had heard so many great reviews of the two products so I finally gave in an bought them and I'm really glad I did because I can't imagine not using these in my beauty routine now. They smell really nice, just like if you were in a spa and it's really therapeutic to use (that could be just me haha) and it's easy to use. The hot cloth cleanser really gets into your skin and removes around 98.9% (not an actual fact, just a guess by me) of your make-up and the tonic really refreshes your skin. I use both products twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening to remove my make-up. I've already re-purchased these and they're currently on their way but this time I've gone for the limited edition Grapefruit and Patchouli cleanse and polish. Liz Earle does some fantastic monthly deals so I've scooped up this month's September deal which includes the cleanse and polish, skin boosting tonic, moisuriser and a complimentry nourishing body cream. I recommend you check it out too.

Buy it here

5.  Charles Worthington Frizz Free Leave in Spray

To be honest I only bought this because it was on the bargain shelf in Tesco and I thought it was worth a try. The product is a leave in spray to use on damp hair before you blow dry it or leave it to dry naturally. I have quite curly/wavy hair and it can frizz quite easily especially in the humidity so when tried this product I didn't really have high hopes but it didn't let me down at all! My hair was a lot smoother after using the product for the first time and it didn't make my hair greasy like previous products I have used. The smell isn't my favourite but if it does the job I can't really complain. I haven't used the shampoo or conditioner in this range and I went to look for it but I think they've taken the complete range off the shelves which I'm gutted about. I am now using it sparingly and trying to make it last. Please let me know if you spot these in any shops!

6. Kate Moss for Rimmel lipstick in 107 

For a long time I've wanted to step out of my comfort zone and wear a red lipstick that suited me. I also wanted to use more matte lipsticks so killing two birds with one stone I purchased this lipstick. It's absolutely wonderful and I really love the colour. It's a beautiful wine red colour and it looks really rich and velvety. Like most matte lipsticks it can be quite tricky to apply but if you apply some vaseline under it it glides on much better although I find it okay to use without a balm underneath. I've used this product more towords the end of last month and I'm really looking forward to using it throughout Autumn and Winter. One thing I want to mention is the smell and taste of the lipstick, it's really nice but I cannot describe what it is like to save the life of me. I really recommend this product as it's great value for money.

Buy it here

7. Maybelline Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner in 01 Intense Black

Last but not least on my August favourites is this gel eyeliner. I have really been into using eyeliner on the top of my lids lately and I wanted to try a gel eyeliner. I heard good reviews of this product so I decided to give it a try. I really liked using the gel last month and it glided easily and lasted a long time without smudging. Exactly like it's name, the colour really was an intense black which impressed me as I find it hard to find a dramatic black eyeliner. There is also a brush included when you purchase the gel, although I do not use it (I use a real techniques eyeliner brush) I have tried it and it's not the worst brush I've used. I was certainly impressed by this product and I would re-purchase it.

Buy it here

So I hope you enjoyed reading my August favourites as much as I've enjoyed using them!

Love from Bethan

xox

Home comforts

Mood: Slightly tired
Listening to:  The Kooks- Naive

Hello wonderful bloggers!

I've been away for the last nine days and I am very happy to be home right now. I stayed at my caravan in a little seaside town called Tenby, it's a lovely place to be rain or shine but I couldn't wait to have my home comforts again and most of all to sleep in my own bed! Not that I didn't enjoy my time there it's just I couldn't wait to come home this time.

(Local beach, Amroth)

I went shopping one day and did a little splurge because I needed some new clothes for Autumn/Winter (I get excited buying knitwear!) I bought a lovely Emerald green knitted jumper from Fat Face Look Here. It's not too thick and it's lovely and soft and perfect for Autumn. Another thing I bought was, yes you guessed it. Another jumper. This one was from H&M and it was a gorgeous cranberry red Look Here.

I also bought a beautiful floral statement necklace in the sale at Accesorize. I paid £6.75ish for it and it was nearly £20! So I definitely had a bargain there.

(My name I wrote on a pebble)

As for beauty items, I didn't buy much. I finally bought Toni&Guy sea salt spray after wanting it for a while! It also had the limited edition packaging by Lulu Kennedy, and it looked so pretty I had to buy it. I have naturally wavy/curly hair but when I blow dry my hair I tend to lose the natural curl so I spray a bit of this in my hair to create some volume and it gives sort of a beach look. It also gives a light hold which is great if you don't like using hairspray.

(Using the Toni&Guy spray & wearing Kate Moss lipstick. Sunglasses from Next)

The last beauty product I purchased was Sally Hansen nail polish remover. I had run out of my previous one and this one was on offer at Wilkinsons so I bought it. Simple. Although I'd never bought this product before I was really pleased with it because it removed a lot of nail polish with only a little bit of the product. I wasn't too keen on the smell but I can get used to it.

I'm going to have a lovely, warm bubble bath now, so I will love you and leave you for now.

Love from Bethan
xox

Too much?

Mood: Energized 

Listening to: Fuse ODG ft Wyclef Jean- Antenna

Hello again bloggers...

I know in my last post I said I'd write again soon, but I didn't think it would be this soon but I got excited because I changed the design of my blog and I'm very pleased with myself because I'm no expert. I used my favourite colours obviously, and I think it looks very cute.

I've been drinking a lime daiquiri (very adventurous for a Wednesday evening) and I've sorted out my make-up bag which needed a good clean. I really want to buy a new make up bag, so any recommendations for a pretty, decent size bags are welcome.

Anyway I better get some beauty sleep, otherwise I will have lovely bags under my eyes tomorrow and will look like a panda's twin sister.

Love from Bethan xox

A new blog

Mood: Excited

Listening to: Nicki Minaj- Starships (Don't judge me)

Hello there bloggers!

Okay, so this isn't my first blog but I basically let my other one die so I've decided start afresh (here's to new beginnings.) In my new blog you will be able to read about my life, beauty products, reviews and lots of other miscellaneous things I like to ramble about. 

I've just realised I've not introduced myself at all. What a fantastic start, but better late than never eh? Let's begin with my name that's always a good start. My name is Bethan and I live in a small country in the UK called Wales. I was born to a lady named Gillian and a man named Michael twenty years ago on an early December morning. I have an older brother named Mathew and two big sisters called Rhian and Rebeca which makes me the baby of my amazing family. 

To start off my first post I shall post five random facts about myself so you can know me a little better, so here goes nothing...

1. My favourite colours are pink and mint.

2. I have a weak spot for floral patterns *cough*Cath Kidston*cough*

3. My birthday is the twenty-third of December. 

4. I don't like milk in my tea.

5. Butterflies creep me out.

OK, so I feel like you know me a little better now so I'm going to love you and leave you and I'll be back very soon with another post. If you would like some more updates, check out my Twitter account 

HERE.

Love from Bethan xox