Kylie Valentines Collection 2019 Review|4

Hey guys,

Welcome back to my last instalment of the Kylie valentines review and its a big one, I am focusing on the eyeshadow palette.

Let’s start with photos;

Okay so this eyeshadow palette is what I wanted to buy from the collection. Firstly I love the bra’s on the packaging as I feel it has a secret feminist agenda, even though its for valentines day its also telling you to pamper yourself, its either that or Kylie is trying to take advantage of the whole ‘sex sells’ idea. My favourite shades;

Heartthrob

Blush

Be Mine

Kinda Classy

Love Bug

Princess

Pink Problems

First Date

Each of these swatched well and I feel like I will use them a lot. Pink is like my go to colour for my eyes, so this palette was more of a necessity. Overall I am very pleased with this, the pans are bigger than most of Kylie’s other palettes and the palette itself is bigger than what it looks. So I was really happy with how that turned out. I really do think that I will use this palette a lot, its in my general repitoire for shades and its all in one convenient palette.

Anyway, hope you enjoyed my review. Follow my instagram for more updates @makeupblogsbyliv

Stay sassy, Liv.

 

 

 

Kylie Valentines Collection 2019 Review|3

Hey,

Welcome back, today we are reviewing the other lip set I bought, and its a pretty similar review to the first lip set I reviewed. Here’s some pics;

This is ‘The Forever Set’ and it was the OG one I wanted to buy, purely because I love the light shade, its like the perfect everyday set for me. Overall I am really happy with it, the colours compliment each other while the gloss turns the matte into a velvet lipstick and I am all for that.

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Stay glossy,

Liv.

Kylie Valentines Collection 2019 Review|2

Hey guys,

Welcome back to part 2 of my review. Next up we have the lip set ‘The love set’.

(swatch 2, 3 and 4.)

So here’s what it looks like, I love the packaging but im not here for the packaging, im here for the product. Firstly, I want to talk about the scent, it smells so lovely. Im not a fan lately of matte as upkeep is hard, this is just a personal thing, but with the high gloss on top it almost turns it into a velvet. Which I am all about, even though I normally hate gloss, these colours go together so well. So overall I love this as all these colours compliment each other and match my complexion well so its the perfect mix between a bold colour so you know I’ve put in effort but also matchy enough so you could think it was a bit nude as well and not take too much notice if you get me?

Lip liner: ‘You are a gem’

Liquid Matte Lipstick: ‘Wish you were here’

High Gloss: ‘Sweet’

Hope you enjoyed this review. Follow me on Instagram for more updates @makeupblogsbyliv.

Stay glossy,

Liv.

Kylie Valentines Collection 2019 Review|1

Hey guys,

So it finally arrived and it brightened my day. The Kylie 2019 Valentines collection arrived at my house and here are my opinions. I will be doing this in four parts. This is so I can truly focus and give a full explanation and review on each product.

Glitter Eyes

Ok, so this I was quite hesitant to buy but oh my god, best decision ever, so basically it makes cut creases like 10x easier, its pigmented and easy to apply, the colour is perfect for me as I pretty much always wear pink eyeshadow. The wand however is quite chubby which makes the flick on the cut crease a little circular and not as sharp, also it feels quite heavy on my eyelids, but the same feeling I get with false eyelashes. Overall I think I would buy another glitter eyes as I think it would be perfect for going on holiday and wanting to a quick but glam makeup look for an evening out.

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Stay glittery,

Liv.

My Advice On Making Friends At University.

Hey guys,

So Im back again with another University post, but as a student ambassador I find its something I am asked quite often. How do I make friends at University?

Okay, so let’s think about it, likelihood you aren’t the first person to be going to university for the first time, so everyone probably won’t know many people. Then lets think about how much you are worrying about not being able to make friends. Everyone is in the exact same boat as you, worrying about being lonely and worrying that they won’t fit in.

So here’s my advice based on my experience, I live 1.5 hours away from University, so not very far and I got halls of residence (student accommodation) that was on campus. I found a facebook group where you could find the people you lived with (to my more regular readers I have really bad anxiety and this meant I was very nervous about making friends as well) and after a day I had not found people I was going to be living with. And panic! I managed to find someone in my block, for the sakes of protecting identity and where I lived etc, I am going to change the names, so I was in Peony B Room *. Sorry but I really want to protect my identity, basically all the buildings would be, in this case named after flowers, one of my friends was in Rose, which was the other side of the accommodation site (who I met on a campus app, where you say about your course and year of entry and can meet people). Other than that I was waiting for people to respond to my post saying that I was assigned to Peony B. Eventually I did find people, one day later, we found 7 girls in total, and the group chat was hilarious, it was everyone saying things like about when they’ll go out, different peoples interests, different courses, I really was able to get to know the people I would be living with.

Then, being a Welsh girl going to England I was so nervous as well, I would learn to not call a microwave a popty ping! Although, it turned out there was a girl who also came from Wales, it just so happens that a lot people from Wales tend to go to this University, so that was nice, low key want to make a Welsh Society. 

Okay so I have covered about how I got in contact with people before even turning up. So this Welsh girl now, to protect her identity as well I am going to give her a fake name of Britney, she brought a box of biscuits and this is my most valuable advice, it brought everyone together, because who doesn’t love food! So when we moved in we found our two extra roommates (I am getting there with the third) and it turns out they just never found the facebook page to find people that they were going to move in with, although it didn’t make a difference to their experience as far as I am aware I think it didn’t help with the nerves. Then the 10th girl that moved in, this is actually a really funny story.

So we knew someone was in room 3, but we didn’t know who, and I kept on hearing the girls saying things like how there was a girl wandering around and we didn’t know who she was, all we could pin point about her was that she was asian. Then we are all in the kitchen and yet another fake name, May turns up and she has some shopping and introduces herself, after a good week and a half of her living there. No lie, it was the weirdest thing ever, but also made for a really funny story.

Think im getting off track here, this really has no structure at all, but I like it like that. So as soon as I had moved in and my parents had gone away a girl, who I am going to change her name as well to Tiffany, why not, first name that came to my mind popped into my room and we had just like a good old chat. That really helped. Overall I had a really good experience of halls.

Then there’s the always the fact about going clubbing and making friends and sharing experiences like that. However, if you don’t drink or don’t party (like me) then its still easy to make friends, for example there are societies and different things like that and student union led events to make friends in and I found I made soooo many friends on my course!

So my final final word of advice everyone wants to make friends, its not just you, so just say hi to someone, they won’t bite you (hopefully).

So I hope you all enjoyed my little (long) words of advice, and to those of you who are mentioned in this I hope you laugh at the way I have changed your names. Follow my instagram for more updates @makeupblogsbyliv.

Stay friendly,

Liv

My Books That Matter February Box Unboxing

Hey guys, so as you know I’ve been doing some research lately into different subscription boxes that give you books.

Well basically I found Books That Matter and basically it’s a monthly subscription box which aims to empower and inspire women through literature which as a feminist I am absolutely in love with this concept!

This month it was a Brexit thriller called ‘darling’ by Rebecca Edwards (her debut novel). Originally I thought ok, great, Brexit, exactly what I wanted to read (sarcasm), because I’ve heard enough about Brexit lately. Although this brings an interesting and exciting perspective to it. ‘I knew she was trouble from the moment I saw her. I felt it as she stood in the doorway that day: disaster. Not just because she was so different, that skin and that hair, as different from me as it’s possible to be. There was something wrong about her. Wrong for us. It was never going to work. Now she is dead and only I am left to love him. She is dead and it’s all my fault.’

Obhhhh my how good does this look! But not only the book, the box gives you two gifts from the author.

This time it was a necklace and a compact mirror and I also got a bookmark.

I have to be honest the packaging on this is ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The thought/concept ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The products ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The price ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

It’s so reasonably priced, empowering and generally well thought of and clearly cared for by the manufacturer. I would definitely recommend this!

Also look how pretty the box it came in was

How cuttteeeee. Anyway hope you enjoyed this post. Follow me on Instagram @makeupblogsbyliv and also feel free to check out some of my other content, I review books, do some (very amateur) bullet journalling and some makeup.

Stay empowered.

Liv.

What I Bought From The Kylie Cosmetics Valentine’s 2019 Collection.

Okay, so that was a really long title. But I dropped a lot of dollar on Kylie’s Valentines collection. Let me tell you why.

So firstly lets start with what I bought;

Roses Are Read Glitter Eyes;

I’ve always wanted to try one of Kylie’s glitter eyes and I am excited to try this, it’s a lovely colour and can be used in most of my daily makeup looks. Also, the reviews on this seem pretty good so I am confident in this purchase.

The Forever Set;

So I love Kylie’s lip products and these are in a lovely pink-ish tones, and I like the way she has matched them all together, i.e. the gloss with the matte and that it looks good together. I have heard good reviews about Kylie’s high gloss and I’ve been wanting to try it for a while.

The Valentine’s Palette;

So this is what I am really excited for because I love the pink colours in this palette and pink is my go to for most makeup looks, so I am very excited for this. I have heard some bad reviews for this for example, the matte colours are ok, not as good as they have been and that the shimmer colours could be better, but if you wet your brush then you should be okay. Still I wanted this palette.

The Love Set;

Same as with the forever set, I liked the way it was matched up and I think they are colours I will use often.

Hope you enjoyed. Follow me on Instagram for more updates @makeupblogsbyliv.

Stay sassy,

Liv.

 

‘It Only Happens In The Movies’ Book Review

Hey guys, so it’s been a while since my last book review, I think a little over a month and well it’s been a hectic month, to find out about all of that have a look on the rest of my blog. Sometimes I’m funny.

Anyway, into the review, so I liked the book, wouldn’t say I loved it, when I read it I was reading for ages, but when I didn’t; I didn’t feel drawn to it. Maybe that’s just me. So the book follows Audrey, who is getting over her ex milo, who is basically not a cool dude. That’s all you need to know, she meets Harry at her new job at the cinema. She got this job so that she could get away from her mum who at times was a bit too much for a teen to handle. Harry is every movie cliché rolled into one, but she still lets him get into her heart.

Well here’s the spoilers guys. But what I’m wondering is why Audrey doesn’t listen to her gut. There are so many red flags throughout the book, and I thought the moral would be that you can ignore the red flags if the guy is alright, or something similar, and in the end he cheats on her, on the night her mum is in hospital. AND he lies to her about it, she finds out from the side girl, not cool. She ignores him for a month and then falls into his trap when handing back her uniform at work, but tells him to move on. After putting herself through the emotional distress of hearing how much he loves her and wants her back. I’m not as strong a person as I would like to think, so I would have walked out before any of that had started because I know I would fall for the spell.

Rant over. I liked how sometimes it was funny, although I didn’t like the fascination with zombies, bit overdone, although I could see how it had that sort of background effect, but it did feel draining at times to read about a zombie bride and that the only person in this book who really understands feminism is Audrey and even then it focuses under the theme of love. I loved the storyline of Audrey’s broken family and learning to let certain family members go. Even though blood is thicker than water you still need water to survive. Ok that was far too deep for me. But even then Audrey’s mum dealing with a divorce and the father of her children while using her own child to interfere and make sure her ex husband doesn’t sell the house is probably something that happens in most families. I wouldn’t know because I have two happily married parents. I couldn’t imagine having to be involved in something like that. However I did admire Audrey’s power and strength when she said she didn’t want anything to do with her father, I thought that was incredibly strong and not how someone normally represents as a teenager even though over a certain age they can make that decision for themselves, what’s the difference of a few months. Anyway, ranting again.

Well I loved the fact that it was British and that they said mum. So refreshing to see mum instead of mom. Also with Audrey at the very end going on a trip to wales. LOVED THAT. Loved wales getting that recognition.

The ending. Not the ending I would have wanted but I was happy that she stayed strong, although I do worry about the implications for this character and I would’ve liked to have seen it played out more, for example someone flirts with her and she says now isn’t my time or something like that. But overall I rate it four out of four tears. This is a tear jerker.

Anyway, hope you guys enjoyed my little review. Follow me on Instagram for more updates @makeupblogsbyliv.

Stay sassy,

Liv.

February Bullet Journalling Inspiration.

Ok, so I know we are still in January, but I get excited and I like to be prepared, anyway here’s the inspiration I have for February which I got from Pinterest.

So here’s some inspiration. I threw in some other stuff there because well why not, I love the crime scene inspired period tracker. So funny and creative. Hope you enjoy, for more updates follow me on Instagram @makeupblogsbyliv.

Stay sassy,

Liv

NTA Results vs Who I Voted For.

Hey guys so this year I was really excited for the NTA’s as there is beef between This Morning (a.k.a my favourite show) and Good Morning Britain (my least favourite show) and that’s purely because of Piers Morgan.

Anyway, here’s the winners and who I wanted to win:

Factual Entertainment

Ambulance

DIY SOS: The Big Build

Gogglebox

Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs – WINNER

The Great British Bake Off- Me

New Drama

A Discovery Of Witches- Me

Bodyguard – WINNER

Girlfriends

Killing Eve

The Cry

 

Daytime

Good Morning Britain

Loose Women

Sunday Brunch

The Jeremy Kyle Show

This Morning – WINNER- Me

 

TV Judge

David Walliams – WINNER

Louis Tomlinson

Robbie Williams

Robert Rinder- Me

Simon Cowell

 

Comedy

Benidorm- Me

Jack Whitehall: Travels With My Father

Mrs Brown’s Boys

Peter Kay’s Car Share – WINNER

The Big Bang Theory

 

Newcomer

Aedan Duckworth, Ollie Morgan, Hollyoaks

Alexandra Mardell, Emma Brooker, Coronation Street

James Moore, Ryan Stocks, Emmerdale – WINNER

Neet Mohan, Dr Rashid ‘Rash’ Masum, Casualty

Ricky Champ, Stuart Highway, EastEnders

Didn’t really care tbh.

 

Quiz Show

8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown

A League Of Their Own

Catchphrase

Pointless

The Chase – WINNER- Me

 

Drama Performance

Cillian Murphy , Thomas Shelby, Peaky Blinders

Jodie Comer , Villanelle, Killing Eve- Me

Jodie Whittaker , The Doctor, Doctor Who

Michelle Keegan , L. Cpl Georgie Lane, Our Girl

Richard Madden , Sgt David Budd, Bodyguard –WINNER

 

Serial Drama Performance

 Bonnie Langford , Carmel Kazemi, EastEnders

Danny Dyer , Mick Carter, EastEnders – WINNER- Me

Emma Atkins , Charity Dingle, Emmerdale

Jack P Shepherd , David Platt, Coronation Street

Lucy Pargeter , Chas Dingle, Emmerdale

Drama

Call The Midwife- Me and I was absolutely gutted about this one

Casualty

Doctor Who

Our Girl

Peaky Blinders – WINNER

Talent Show

Britain’s Got Talent

Dancing On Ice

Strictly Come Dancing – WINNER- ME

The Voice UK

The X Factor

READ MORE

 

TV Presenter

Ant & Dec – WINNER

Bradley Walsh

Graham Norton

Holly Willoughby

Phillip Schofield- Me

 

The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award

All Round To Mrs Brown’s

Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! – WINNER

Love Island- Me

The Graham Norton Show

 

Serial Drama

Coronation Street

EastEnders

Emmerdale – WINNER

Hollyoaks

Didn’t care to be honest.

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Stay sassy.

Liv.