November Music Tag

heyy guys,
So recently I saw a post by Autumn Leaves and she did a November music tag and tagged herself so I thought I'd tag myself too. 







1. Favorite band/ musician at the moment 
Ed Sheeran and One direction and Artic Monkeys

2. One band you always come back to 
Probably one direction but artist would be Ed Sheeran

3. What is/are your favorite song(s)? 
Any Ed Sheeran song, I really like his ' I see fire' and also his older songs like 'So' and 'Sunburn'.

4. Most embarrassing song on your itunes/spotify 
I don't really know because none of my songs are really embarrasing:s

5. Top 5 played songs on your itunes/spotify
I don't go on my itunes loads anymore because I have all my songs on my ipod but:
1) The Fault In Our Stars- Troye Sivan
2) We Were- Luke Cuforth
3) The 2012 Song- Troye Sivan
4) The Promise- Emma Blackery
5) Lies- Emma Blackery

6. Most underrated musician in your opinion 
I dont really know but probably Birdy. 

7. Favorite quote or song lyric 

8. Favorite Album 
You need me EP -Ed Sheeran

9. Has your music taste changed over time? If so, how?
Some has and some hasn't like I still love Ed Sheeran but I used to like all my old music and now it's ok but not my favourite idkk

Update #2

Heey guys,
I planned this post to be my simple reviews but unfortunately my camera isn't working at the moment but when it is I will finish the post.
This post, however, is just an update. I would have written another post if I had known but my mum wouldn't let me on the laptop from Friday until now. 
I have, as well, changed my design. I hope you like it because I do;) I made it on PicMonkey if you are wondering and it is very easy to make. Tell me in the comments if you like it or not. I know it's quite autumnal but I like it like this and orange is one of my favourite colours.

Anyway, sorry it's so short, hopefully I will upload the simple review soon,
Byee,
Amber xxx

Blog Sale Haul

Heyy guys, 

so recently I brought some products from Autumn Leaves' Blog Sale. I will not be putting the price of anything on here so if you want to know go check out her blog.

1.  Kate Moss Lipstick- 08

I have wanted one of these for a while and when I saw it on her blog sale I thought I ought to buy it. It had been used twice and I am very aware of that because she put how much she had used these products and how full they were etc. I really like this colour as it is a bit darker than my lip colour at the moment so it's not too bright.

2. MUA Lovehearts-

               Left: I want u            Right: U&I               

 I want U and U&I 

I have wanted a nice yellow and I do like orange so I thought why not try MUA's one. They seem good and I have already painted my nails using both and they seem good although the brushes aren't amazing.

3. Bourjois Blusher

I was very pleased when I got this because it is such a pretty colour and I love bourjois. I haven't used it yet so I hope it is good.

4. MUA blusher-

I already have a MUA blusher so I wasn't really excited about this but I am quite disappointed now because it is incredibly sparkly and I love matte things not sparkles. It is, however, very pigmented and a nice pink for winter, in my opinion.

5. ELF blush-

I got this because when i brought the rest of my ELF things I didn't get a blush. This, however, like the MUA one is not matte but a very good pigmentation. I will use this but not a lot because I don't want to be all sparkly. 

 Thank you for reading, if you liked this it would be lovely if you could follow and comment what post you would like to see next. 

Byee, 

Amber xxx

ELF haul

Heey guys, 
So a new brand I found a few months ago, ELF (Eyes Lips Face) had a 50% discount sale so I'd thought I'd buy my first ELF products. ELF is a cheap store so I knew some of the products wouldn't be amazing but I don't know yet because I haven't tried all of them. 

 I got 11 products all together but 2 of them are for my friend so I can't show you those but these are the ones I did get. 

1. ELF Pressed Powder- £3.75 
I have only used this once and I did quite like it. It comes with a pad thing (I don't know what they're called). This is probably the best thing I got because it was the most expensive. 

2. ELF Zit Zapper- £1.50
I didn't think this would be the best product I got and its not. I hope it will work over a long period of time but it doesn't seem to be working yet but I have been using it for only a week.

3. ELF Nourishing Cuticle Pen- £1.50

I have only used this a few times on my cuticles and it seems OK. I don't think this wasn't worth buying because its only £1.50 and it cute nice.

4. ELF All over Cover Stick- £1.50

I was very excited to get this because I really wanted it to be good because it looks so cool. It's basically an easier way of putting on foundation. Its quite thick feeling, if that makes any sense but it's quite good. You can't however blend this in with a foundation brush but you have to use your fingers.

5. ELF Tinted Moisuriser SPF 15

This is quite a small bottle but I don't think I will use this loads so it is ok. It has a very small applicator/ lid so I suppose its quite useful to put everywhere on your face. Another factor is that it has SPF 15. Most tinted moisturisers do but still;).

                   Left: Seductive                                                            Right: Nostalgic                 

6. ELF lipstick- Seductive and Nostalgic- £1.50 each

I wasn't actually sure what colour these were going to be but from looking at the pictures I preferred Nostalgic and was a bit unsure about Seductive but now, once I've tried them on I love Seductive and nostalgic is ok. They look a lot different on the computer than on. They are quite 'wet' and not your usual lipstick appliance feel.

7. ELF Conclealer Brush- £1.50

This brush is very small but very precise and probably better for concealer on your nose rather then under your eyes. 

8. ELF Foundation Brush- £1.50

This brush is very soft and bendy and it much better for wetter foundation rather than thicker. I think this brush is good but it will leave streaks if your not careful.

Thank you for reading, I hope this has inspired you to buy some ELF products online. They are very cheap and some are not as good as others but you can be surprised and try out new things. 

So,what is your favorite ELF product?

Byee,

Amber xxx

Real techniques and dupe

heyy guys,
So recently I ordered a real techniques dupe so in this post I'd thought I'd tell you about that and whilst I'm at it tell you about my actual real techniques brush.





Real Techniques Dupe-
So on the left is the dupe.I got the buffing brush dupe. This was £1.84 which is incredibly cheap, it also has free postage and packaging! I haven't used this brush yet but it feels just like the RT one and is very soft and I read this review about it and she said she thought it was very good and the bristles never fell out either. On this post she did she also had a few other dupes and they looked good, especially the MAC dupe for £3.99. I am very excited to try it out and I suggest you buy one, it is extremely cheap and there are different variations. 









Real Techniques- Blush Brush-
On the Real Techniques website there are a lot more brushes. This blush brush was $9 or around £9.99. It is incredibly good. You are meant to just use this for blush and the hand cut bristles are good for the contour but I use it for any powder (pressed, blusher, bronzer). I highly suggest getting one of these brushes, they're all good. These are the slightly expensive option but they are better quality even if the dupes are good. 








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I know I said this post would be a review on my simple products but I have done this one so the Simple reviews will come soon,
Byee,
Amber xxx

John Lewis Advert

heyy guys,
So the other day the 2013 Christmas John Lewis advert came out. I love these adverts and they always make me even more excited for Christmas!
Did you see the 2012 one?

This one made me cry last year when I first saw it, did you see this one as well?
I don't think I can say if I have a favourite because they are both so cute and amazing!

I also uploaded a youtube video, it is not of me it is a song Emma Blackery wrote and sang about google+. I suggest you watch it because its so catchy, true and hilarious!

Sorry its short, I will try to do a longer post for Thursday, maybe a review.

Amber xxx

Present ideas

Heyy guys, 
seeing as it is nearing Christmas I thought I'd do a post on present ideas. I have already got most of my friends presents because I am so excited for Christmas.

1) Primark-
Primark is perfect for cute presents like fluffy socks or cheap candles. Maybe a nice pillow or some shoes? This shop could be used to get presents for that person who you're not sure whether or not they are going to get you a present so you just want to get them somethings small. This could also be for the person who you are friends with but not best friends. Or, you could get your best friend a present from here.

2) Socks-
I mentioned that primark do socks. I think that cute, fluffy socks are such a nice present. I know from primark you can get packs of 2 pairs of socks in a nice box and they're a better gift as they are already packaged.



3)Lush-

Bath bombs are a nice present. for a fairly cheap amount you can get lovely smelling bath bombs/bath melts. Lush have a Christmas range at the moment. They have things like penguins or Santa Claus or Santa's grotto. They also do lip scrubs which, in my opinion, are so nice because you get to eat them afterwards! Lush have a Christmas one in stock at the moment. It's called Santa baby and is a deep red.





4) Vouchers/ money-
You can't go wrong with money and as long as its a good shop you can't go wrong with vouchers. Maybe, this person has asked for money or even if you have no idea what to get someone, money is always safe. If you know this person loves a certain shop, maybe primark, new look, the body shop etc.

5) Jewellery-
You can get this cheaper from primark, sometimes their jewellery is horrible but sometimes you can get really good things! New Look also do good jewellery. Most places do some jewellery whether that be good or awful.

6)Superdrug-
At the moment superdrug are doing really cool gift 'packs'. They have some makeup or some body wash/shower jel or perfume. these are all reasonably priced and you can get amazing presents from there.


7) Makeup-
You can go to two extremes with makeup. really cheap or high end. For example, primark-MAC. Don't get me wrong primark can do nice makeup but of course it is not high end. MAC can be quite expensive so if you don't want to spend loads don't consider MAC. Something like rimmel or bourjois can be nice.

8)Photo-
A really sweet gift could be a photo of you and that person or a collage of you and them. My best friend got me one for my birthday and it is so cute. 

Sorry this is quite a long post but I hope it was helpful in any way. What presents ideas do you have? Thank you for reading, it would be lovely if you could follow:)

Bye, Amber xxx

October favourites

heyy guys, 
So October has gone and now it's November. I had quite a few favourites from last month so here we go:

Story Of My Life- 
This came out nearer the end of October and if you haven't heard it you need to because it's amazing. It was written and sung by one direction as one of the songs on their midnight memories album.










My fairy Lights- 
you can get fairy lights from anywhere, especially plain ones just to brighten up your room. Mine are from my mum's wedding and I think she got these from primark. 

These lights are my favourite out of the two sets because I love the white light colour and the hearts. 

These lights are a warm yellow and are very pretty butterflies.








The Casual vacancy by J.K Rowling-
I haven't actually finished the casual vacancy by J.K Rowling but it's such a good book and I really recommend it!













Cherry Wallis wristband-
I recently did a post on this, and I just love the wristband. It's a really nice, pretty colour and a nice design and thickness.

These four products I have recently brought nearer the end of October. The boots wild strawberry body spray just smells amazing and for a cheap price is very good. The anti-blemish moisturiser has visible results from day one and is very soothing. The simple foaming cleanser is also amazing and I highly recommend this as an amazing cleanser. Finally, the simple face mask, it leaves your skin smooth and refreshed even after the first use. 

Ed Sheeran- So In Love-
So if you haven't heard Ed's new song I don't know where you've been. It's one of his best songs, in my opinion. If you want to listen see my tumblr here.

So there is all my favourites from last month. What are yours?

Thankyou for reading, would be lovely if you followed and entered my giveaway
byee, amber xxxx