My birthday felt like it was yesterday but also as if it was months ago, any August babies feel me? Having a birthday during the summer is great but the yearly wait for my birthday seems like it's getting longer and longer. Here's a few of my favourite gifts from my closest friends & family, I was incredibly spoilt this year and I am eternally grateful for everything and everyone. *Cue the makeup*


+ Huda Beauty Rose-gold Palette
I have the sweetest friends ever, I could not believe the fact that they got me this. This palette is gorgeous, while I'm not the biggest fan of 'Huda Beauty' herself I give props to her makeup range. The glitter shades are my favourite, I love using pink, copper and gold for inner corner highlight.

+ Zara Nude Bouquet 100ml
Not only does this smell great but it holds more meaning than your average perfume. When visiting my friends in Birmingham we popped into Zara and browsed through their fragrances, I told them how I really want to try one of them. A few days after my birthday it came through the post with our infamous Whatsapp group name.

+ Anastasia Beverly Hills Glow Kit
Highlighter, dewy and glowy makeup is my jam when it comes to putting on my face. I love all the shades in this glow kit and can't wait to use it continuously. Zainab really pulled out the stops this year with this, a burgundy fur coat (I have an unhealthy obsession of fur coats & coats in general) and her classic peanut butter filled chocolate cupcakes.

+ Beauty blender
I needed this after my old beauty blender started to collect dust, figuratively. I've never owned the real one, while I am yet to use this as I would like to preserve the newness of the critically acclaimed beauty blender I can't wait to blend the shit out of my face.

+ PewterHooter Swarovski earrings
I always have a special place for jewellery, and these are beautiful they may be simple and small but they look great on especially when worn with other earrings.

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After discussing this beauty blender part of  the B. beauty range from Superdrug in my Boxing day Haul, I thought I would get back to you guys with my thoughts after using it for more than 3 weeks. Along with what I use with it for my everyday base makeup in order to achieve a more natural glowing skin look. 

Initial thoughts: 

- Expands a hell-of-a-lot once dampened with water

- Super soft & bouncy making it great to work with

- Blends concealer & foundation extremely well 

- Makeup residue is incredibly easy to get off

- Perfect for baking your under-eyes with 

Those were my first thoughts on using the beauty blender and I can say for the price it's an absolute god send! The quality of the product is also impeccable without it shedding or falling apart, it prevents your concealer or foundation from clinging to dry patches of skin leaving you with dewy looking skin. 

The products I use with it are the Garnier miracle skin perfector in 'light' otherwise known as their BB cream and the MUA liquid Cover Concealer in 'fair'. I first create a sheer base with just the BB cream as it's a light formula and blend that in, I then go in with the MUA concealer just under my eyes, chin and a little on my forehead for where I need the extra coverage. I love how easy it is to work the products in to my face using the beauty blender. I would 100% recommend this products over any other drugstore dupes out there because for the price and quality you really can't go wrong! 

I hope you enjoyed my little review on this beauty blender, you can purchase it here off Superdrug. 

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Yet another boxing day spent hurrying around town in search for sales! This year we went as early as 9.00 am in attempt to reach there just as each store opened. Highcross was vacant, even more so than weekdays which came as a surprise but nonetheless it meant less people. Thus a much nicer shopping experience far from all the boxing day horrors! Boxing day sales in general have lost their overly-built up hype if I'm brutally honest I know we all think it, it's kind of like Black Friday sales. Aside from that let's get in to the haul! 

- Zara Striped T-shirt

You can never own too many t-shirts, there's just no such thing! Zara t-shirts are the softest and paired with some jeans makes a basic yet comfy outfit. I adore the colour combination the red goes really well with the off-white & navy. 

- Garnier BB Cream & Micellar water

Now this came in a little set and it was for a mere £2.50 I mean the BB cream is £9.99 on Superdrug alone so we can establish the fact that it was a pretty good deal. I've never tried a BB cream I'll keep you updated with my thoughts on it along with the Micellar water but we all know that's extremely hyped about on YouTube & Instagram. 

- New Look Grey Sweatshirt 

I was never one to wear sweatshirts outside but ever since wearing the Zidouri one I've been liking them more. This is a basic one with a turtleneck I love the slouchy-ness of this sweatshirt, I'd wear it with both skinny jeans and boyfriend jeans. I mean, why limit yourself? Right. 

- B. Blending Sponge 

Now I think this brand is exclusive to Superdrug but I could possibly be wrong. I've been in need for a new faux beauty blender and so I picked this one up and based on my sister's review/ experience with it, it's pretty good! It's super soft and it grows a little or should I say expand when you wet it with water. 

- New Look Knee-high socks 

I really don't know what there is to say about socks, I mean they are just socks that are black and knee-high. Pretty basic, I know but I needed a pair of longer black socks hence my purchase. 

- MUA Concealer & Translucent powder & Technic Clear Eyebrow Gel

I thought I would just include these last few makeup bits in one, I've never tried a liquid MUA concealer so I picked one up. Along with their translucent powder which I've tried before, blogged about it too & repurchased it. Oh and I also bought a clear brow gel as my other one ran out, I love this for either setting my brows when I do them or just brushing this through my brows for a messy look for when I don't have time. 

That's all I bought this year not much but atleast it's something, I'd love to know what you bought & your overall thought of Boxing day sales? 

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I'v rounded up my beauty favourites for 2015 & wanted to share them with you guys so sit back and enjoy! I'll also be doing a fashion & accessory favourites but that will be in a separate post just because there's a LOT to get through! 

1) Matte Black Make-up Brushes

These brushes work wonders basically, I was super impressed by how they maintained their softness after several washes. I feel like certain brushes lose their original shape and softness after washing them but these held up fine and are still going strong & they don't shed! Pretty damn amazing right? 

2) Faux Beauty Blender 

These have been basically everywhere and there's obviously a reason for that & that's because they're bloody MAGICAL! I've been using this since May to apply my concealer and powder and it just gives such a flawless finish. 

3) Eyelash Curlers 

Now this odd-looking contraption changed my eyelash game for the better. Honestly you NEED to try curling your lashes before applying mascara. You WON'T REGRET it! To be quite frank I don't even wear mascara every single day, but I sure do curl my lashes! 

4) Benefit 'They're Real' Mascara

The hype for the 'They're Real' mascara and the 'Roller Lash' is truly unforgettable since their launch in the Beauty World. I LOVE this mascara, it separates all my lashes & transforms them in to thick long lashes. I mean what more could you possibly want from a Mascara? 

5) Clinique 'Chubby stick' in Vanilla Brownie & Iced Nougat 

Now I've always been a NUDE lip kinda gal, like I love nude, browns, blush coloured lipsticks, liners, lacquers and all sorts! But, this product truly started my obsession for the NUDE LIP trend. You can see how much I love it I mean it's practically gone which makes me sad! 

6) 007 Fragrance for Women

First of all just look at that gorgeous packaging I mean the black geometric bottle with the iconic 007 logo & the rose-gold band! This smells divine like you need to go smell it, NOW! I've received tons of compliments on this scents, it's definitely worth trying & buying. 

7) 'Almost Nude' by Collection & 'Gold' by Next

My two most worn nail colours for this year has hands-down been Almost Nude & Gold, this nude is perfect for my skin tone, I mentioned this is a blog post. I love the gold nail varnish to create cool nail art designs using nail tape or even as a all over base coat either way it's perfect! 

8) Head & Shoulders Thickening Treatment 

This has seriously been a life saver for my hair this year! To start with it smells wonderful and on top of that it adds a perfect amount of volume & texture to your hair without being drying or weird feeling. 

9) Gorgeous Glow by Collection

You guys are probably sick of hearing me go on & on about how much I love using this product as a highlighter but honestly this is perfection! There's 5 shades to choose from giving you the ideal glow for any occasion. 

10) Mai Couture Blush in 'Sunset Blvd' 

Now you guys know I'm not a huge fan of blusher, but this blush from Mai Couture converted me from absolutely hating the idea of it to LOVING it! This is such a pretty peachy- cool- toned blusher making it perfect for everyday wear! 

So that's wrap for 2015 Beauty Favourites, I hope you guys liked this & stay tuned for my fashion favourites coming very soon. Comment down below some of your beauty favourites for this past 2015! 

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