My Favourite Makeup Tools!

Before I start, this a collab with the amazing Amzina on Youtube. Please subscribe to her YouTube and instagram @beautybyammyy. She is one of my favourite YouTubers and I am so excited to do this with her.

She is filming her own version of this on her YouTube channel.

I have 5 favourite makeup tools.

DISCLAIMER: These are only makeup brushes, I don't really like beauty blenders or eyelash curlers. Also not sponsored :)

*****THERE ARE PHOTOS OF THE BRUSHES ON OUR INSTAGRAM AS IT WOULDN'T LET ME ADD PHOTOS FROM MY PHONE*****

1. Real Techniques- Expert Face Brush
I love this for foundation or bb cream. It blends the cream base flawlessly and is definitely worth the £9.99 from Boots!

2. Ecotools- Concealer brush
I have never used ecotools makeup tools before and think that they are very underrated compared to the real techniques brushes. I LOVE THIS BRUSH! I used to use my finger for concealer but this easily and flawlessly blends the concealer without storing product in the brush. I got this in a set for £15.99

3.Ecotools- Blush brush
I love this brush, it is really big and fluffy as well as very soft. It is a bit too big for blush for me I think so I use it for powder. It picks up enough product and as I said doesn't store it in the brush. In my opinion Ecotools brushes are better than real techniques. Get it here for £15.99 (as part of a set)

4. Seventeen- Cheeks brush
This is a very low cost brush which is amazing. This can be a multitask brush but I use it for blush as it is small and picks up a fair amount of product. Get it for £2.99 from Boots

5. Seventeen- Eyes brush
I wanted to include an eye brush even though I don't wear eye makeup. I haven't tried very many for this reason but I did love this for blending eyeshadow which I wore for my cousin's wedding. It blended the eyeshadow really nicely and would recommend this brush to people starting out with makeup. Get it at Boots for £1.99


Instagram is @prettylittlebeautysacl

Monthly Music Playlists

This month, I haven't really used Spotify, not that there's anything wrong with it, I just fell in love with my mini ipod shuffle.

So what music did I download this month...

1. I downloaded the All Time Low albums- Future hearts and Nothing Personal
My favourite songs from here are Kids in the dark and Weighless

2. I went to The Vamps concert on Friday 1st April and loved their support acts The Tide and Conor Maynard. I have downloaded young love. Get here for free! and R U Crazy which I am now obsessed with!

3. I have made a new playlist on spotify: A 5SOS setlist for the concert I'm going to!

My Favourite Songs this month:

1. She's so perfect by 5 seconds of summer
2. Young Tide by The Tide
3. Kung fu fighting by The Vamps
4. I can feel it by Hey Violet
5. Outer Space/Carry On by 5 seconds of summer

My spotify is coco_kiwi

And our instagram is @prettylittlebeautysacl

Mini makeup collection

Hi,

Today is a collab with @floralteen.x on instagram. She is uploading her video on her youtube channel Floral Teen

So today I have my mini makeup collection for my lipsticks. If you like this, please tell us in the comments section or on our instagram which is always linked at the bottom of the blog.

I have a small lipstick collection as I don't always wear lipstick and I like very natural colours.

1. Essence lipstick in 07. This is my most worn as it looks like my lips but better. I love the creamy texture of this.

2. MUA lipstick in 03. This is my least worn one as I find it very hard to pull of by itself. It is very natural and looks like concealer on me.

3. Bobbi brown lipstick in 03 uber pink. I love this peachy colour for spring and summer because it is very natural and easy to wear.

4. Topshop lipstick in innocent. This is the least natural. I love this for summer as it gives my makeup that pop which is great! I love the texture of this but I don't feel like it is particularly suited to dry lips.

Thanks for reading and i hope that you liked it. Go and watch Millie's video as it is much better than mine!!!

-C

Shower routine

Hi it's C, today I am doing another collab with Rachel!! The next couple of months will be a lot of collabs so we can grow our audience.

This is my shower routine and Rachel will be doing hers!

I like to have my shower in the morning so I am awake and energized for school!

1. Shower gel -The first thing I do is wash my body. I am using the Nivea creamy shower gel at the moment but I love the Imperial Leather lemon sherbet shower gel. I like to use a body puffle to make the shower gel foamy. At the moment I am using on from Ikea which is my favourite!

2. Face Wash- I know you are not meant to wash your face in the shower but I like to otherwise I would forget. I like to use the good things honey face wash, I have reviewed this and will link it here.

3. Optional- Exfoliate- I like to exfoliate once a week either my face or body. For my face, I like to use the Good Things honey face scrub which I will link my review here and for my body I like to use the Body shop scrubs.

4. Optional- Shampoo and Conditioner- I don't wash my hair every day so it doesn't get very greasy but my favourite shampoo is the alberto balsam shampoo and my favourite conditioner is the Argan Oil conditioner.

Thanks for reading this blog post! Make sure you read Rachel's blog and follow her instagram @lifeasrachelxo

If you want I can do a skincare routine or hair care routine

Best Ways To Cope With Exam Stress

Hey everyone it's -A here today for a blog post on how to cope with exam stress because I have a lot of exams coming up and I thought you'd all find it useful to know what I do to revise and deal with the stress from exams. Also I'm really sorry that we didn't post a blog last week because we were really busy and had some exams to revise for. Well I hope that you enjoy this blog post !

So here are my top tips on how to cope with exam stress (especially if you worry a lot like me :)

1. Revise for exams in small bursts of time (20 minutes revision then a 10 minute break doing what you want to do- usually eat or drink something) revising like this will make you feel less overwhelmed by all the revision you have to do and spaces it out.
2.  Never revise on your bed especially at night because then you are most likely to fall asleep whilst revising. If you have a clean and spaced out area such as a desk to revise it will make it much easier
3. After revision or before take a long bath or shower to make you feel much more relaxed and  it distracts you from your worries etc.
4. Take a quick walk as it clears your mind and it has been scientifically proven that it boosts brain power and memory
5. Getting enough sleep (usually around 8-9 hours) is very beneficial as it makes your attention span much longer meaning you feel more focused to revise 
6. Sometimes you just need to talk to someone, other times you need to shout it from the rooftop or scream from the top of your lungs. Figure out what you’re feeling and then let it out. Speaking to a family member or friend can highlight the bigger picture for you and empower you to rise above the exam stress.

Well that's my main tips which I use for coping with exam stress .I hope that it has helped many of you as I hate worrying about exams. Actually I just hate worrying in general. Maybe next time if you like this blog post I'll do a post on how to stop worrying. I think that would help me too! Well I hope that this helped you worry about this topic and I'll maybe see you next time with a post on how to generally stop worrying.

Thanks for reading

-A x

My top 10 favourite TV programmes of all time!

Hi it is C here today! So I have top 10 favourite TV shows! Here I go:

1. Outnumbered
2. Miranda
3. Call the Midwife
4. Cuckoo
5. H20 mermaids (because I'm secretly a 5 year old)
6.Super Shoppers
7. The Apprentice
8. The three day nanny
9. Supernanny
10. The secret life of cats

Sorry it was quite short. Hope you enjoyed!

-C

My school makeup

Hi girls it is C here to talk about the makeup I wear to school. This look is so quick and easy that I can do it in 5 minutes or less . Also these products won't break the bank so you can pick these up next time you go to the shops if you wanted. x

This is a collab with the amazing Madison! Her blog is :Madison's Blog she is honestly so lovely xx

The first thing I do is use primer, I love the Maybelline Baby Skin Primer, it keeps my concealer on all day and it applies much smoother. You can pick this up for £7.99 at Superdrug and Boots

The essence stay all day concealer is my go-to! This concealer is amazing for those pale girls out there and when I say pale, I mean you haven't found a great concealer that actually matches your skin!This essence concealer is really good! It is lightweight (and light in colour!) and its easy to apply. This is £2.50 in Wilko.

The Maybelline Matte Maker Powder is my favourite powder EVER! It keeps me matte all day and keeps my concealer on my face. It doesn't look powdery and makes my face look flawless!! This cost £3.99 from Boots and Superdrug

I love the Natural Collection Mascara! This is a cheap mascara which makes you lashes look so natural whilst giving them curl and length. This is £1.99 from Boots!

The Lush honey trap lip balm keeps my lips looking amazing all day! This is £5.99 from Lush 

Thanks for reading and go and read Madison's blog!!

-C

Madison's instagram is @madisonsbeautifulgarden