Wetter is Better!

Hi guys! So I was sifting through my makeup collection recently and I remembered how a year or so ago I learned about the magic of wet eyeshadow application so I thought I'd share the love in a youtube video tutorial! Here you can see what a difference wet applications makes. The shadows on the left have been applied wet, and on the right, the same shadow applied dry.

MAC Amber Lights (gold), Bourjois Little Round Pot Verde (green), Bourjois Little Round Pot Turquise (blue), Barry M Fluorescent Pink

As you can see the ones on the left are so much more vibrant! Don't forget to check out the video on my channel xglitter3ugx!

Going Bananas!

Hi Guys! Sooo I'm not sure if I'm gonna make this blog strictly beauty related or more sort of anything-I'm-into-atm (I'm thinking the latter personally) but while I decide I shall allow a cooking post because I loooove food!! Recently I've been getting really into healthy cooking using natural ingredients and this recipe is a perfect example of a good, natural recipe. I'm not much of a baker but I have been inspired by the many adorable rustic style food posts I've been seeing lately on various blogs and so I thought I'd try my hand at banana bread. 


Please note: this had absolutely everything nothing to do with my late night sweet treat cravings and lack of normal ingredients! Either way I was pretty pleased with the end results! If you've ever tasted malt bread this has the same constancy but with a banana-ey flavour rather than malt. The best thing was because of the sweetness of the bananas I didn't need to add a single ounce of sugar making it super healthy and super yummy! 

Mmmm!

Grrrrrr!

After a few months hiatus from painting my nails regularly I've finally been back into doing them and it feels great! I'm not sure what it is about a fresh manicure that can take a girl from being 'blah' to 'ooh-la-la' but painting my nails is my secret feel-good weapon when I feel like I need a boost. I have A LOT of nail polishes (as has been pointed out to me by my friends who seem to wear them more than me!) and I've been 'shopping my stash' in the last couple of weeks to make the most of my collection. If I'm totally honest I don't think I've ever actually used this brown colour in all the years I've had it but I decided to give it a go and I think it makes for a really cute funky leopard print. 

This was super easy and quick to do and dried in record time thanks to my lovely new Seche Vite top coat which seems to be a universal hit on YouTube despite the slightly disconcerting health warning rumours... Either way I love this look as it's a bit of silly fun and a bit different from the norm. I'd be happy to do a YouTube tutorial on this so if anybody wants one just leave a comment saying so! I'll probably be posting a lot more photos of my attempts at nail art over the next few weeks so if anyone has any suggestions let me know!

My 21st Birthday Goodies!

I'm not usually afraid of doing haul videos however since my birthday in Easter I had been back and forth with the idea of doing a birthday haul video. I got some pretty generous gifts this year and was slightly concerned that some might take offence to such a video. Thus I settled on a more discreet blog post. Enjoy!

Macbook Pro 13" (courtesy of my darling maj and paj), Louis Vuitton card holder (from my lovely lovely boyfriend) and a Michael Kors Gold Chronograph Watch (a collaborative effort from all of my gorgeous girlfriends)

I'm hoping that the big 2-1 will signify a huge turn in my life and I've got lots of big plans for this year, many of them fashion related, so it's lovely to have some some uber-glam fashion accessories to kick off this new start! And my shiny new Macbook Pro will come in super handy for all of this.
       I shan't lie, I may (definitely did) have had a say in the selection of these gifts! I knew everyone's budgets and thought I'd get in there and ask for things I've been really wanting for ages rather than let people stress over choosing something and I'm so glad I did. I absolutely love them!!!