ANGELA & ROI HANDBAGS: DONATE BY COLOUR

A few days ago I was contacted by Angela & Roi who have an absolutely gorgeous handbag range. They aren't just pretty handbags to look at either - they have made fashion meet philanthropy. Angela & Roi are a very unique handbag range, as they donate a portion of each sale to various charities depending on the colour of the bag you purchase. Each bag comes with a detachable colour ribbon which associates itself with a certain cause, and attaching this to your bag helps raise awareness! You can click HERE for more information on their charities :)  But it doesn't stop here! Every single bag is made from vegan leather too and they cut out the middleman by using a web-based sales approach. 

Not only are Angela & Roi clever in their ''donate by colour'' mission, they are also clever with their handbag design. Their aesthetic is ''vintage-inspired with a modern touch.'' and they certainly bring this through in their handbags. The bright colours combined with the vintage style looks so chic and classy... and what's better than knowing you're donating to a cause, helping to gain more awareness to a cause AND getting a gorgeous handbag?! 

I highly suggest visiting Angela & Roi's website HERE for more information on their mission and to have a better look at their whole handbag range!

MINI BOOTS HAUL: MAYBELLINE 3 FOR 2

Hello everyone!

I thought I'd just do a little post about a few makeup items I bought in Boots recently as I had a little bit of money to spend. About a week ago I went to have a look in my local Boots store hoping to pick up a few more make up bits and I noticed Maybelline products were on a 3 for 2 offer and I just couldn't miss the opportunity! I managed to pick up all of these items for about £8 altogether - bargain! I'd get yourself down to a Boots store pronto before you miss out!!

I'd heard many other beauty guru's raving abut the Maybelline Color Tattoo 24HR Cream Gel Eyeshadow so my first choice was to follow the crowd and pick one up in the shade 'On and On Bronze'. It is supposedly a dupe for MAC's Paint Pot which I don't own, so I'm not sure how true of a dupe this is. My previous experiences with cream eyeshadows hadn't been too great, they would always crease like anything and the colour never lasted a whole day. But this cream eyeshadow is a complete dream! It goes on smoothly just by using your finger, is very pigmented and doesn't crease in the slightest. I was extremely impressed with it too, as it's claim of being '24HR' is a rather big claim to make, but it does actually stay on for the whole day!

This swatch doesn't really compliment quite how pigmented it is, but the shade 'On and On Bronze' is a gorgeous shimmery bronze colour and that is exactly why it caught my eye. It retails at £4.99 which isn't bad at all as a little goes a long way! I have also found it is great to wear if time isn't on your side as it doesn't take a lot to make it look good! I will 110% be picking a couple more of these up, the shades 'Eternal Pink' and 'Permanent Taupe' really catch my eye.

Finally I decided to pick up two of the Maybelline Color Show nail varnishes. I already have a few of these and they have to be some of my favourite nail varnishes I own. With just one coat you get a bold, solid colour and they don't seem to chip anywhere near as quickly as other nail varnishes I own! I got these in the shade 'Orange Attack' which is a lovely bright, deep orange/red colour, and 'Brick Shimmer' which is a lovely rose gold/bronze colour. Individually these would be £2.99 each so they're certainly worth a go :)

I would love to know what you think of these products if you have tried them before and if you have any products to recommend to me let me know :)

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THINK POSITIVE: EXAM RESULTS STRESS & WORRY

Hello everyone!

I know this is completely unrelated to the topic of fashion & beauty, but I'll also be featuring a little bit of lifestyle based blog posts too.

So, recently I've been panicking myself to death about my A-level results day... which is now tomorrow - aaaahhhh! I know many of you may also be feeling the same at the moment too, or some of you worrying about your GCSE results next week (I know I was also scared as ever then as well!). But I thought I'd write just a short post on ways you can think positively and show to you that it isn't really the end of the world if you don't do quite as well as you'd hoped :)

Results aren't everything. Grades are just letters on a piece of paper. Do you really think some letters printed on a piece of paper can determine the rest of your life?! Schools/colleges lead you to think this, but really this isn't the case...

- If you're waiting for your A-level results day and you're hoping to get into the uni you've got your heart set on, yes it would be a huge disappointment for you if you don't get the grades (but don't worry - I'm sure most of you will!), but don't think that you won't be able to continue towards your future career. There are plenty of other opportunities i.e college courses, apprenticeships, and open university

- Think about half of the millionaires in the world... did they all get A* grades?! No. Real life proof that it doesn't determine the rest of your life.

- For those of you waiting for GCSE results, whatever results you get it is not in ANY WAY restricting on what you want to do when you're older. You still have plenty of time to sort things out and make it work for you :)

Don't worry about it at all! Whether you do well, or not so well, it's not determining your life as if you try hard enough independently, you can get there! Determination and motivation is key.

I guess this post is also a little comforting session for me so I don't worry my little head any more, and hopefully it may help some of you all to realise that grades aren't everything. Still try as hard as you can to do well, but if your best just isn't quite enough, don't beat yourself up over it. You'll get there in the end :) I hope this helped some of you!

FREE WITH ELLE MAGAZINE: Bumble and Bumble

Hello everyone!

So sorry I haven't posted in a while, I've been fairly busy and stressed what with results day being tomorrow - eek! But I'm back with an exciting post about the September 2013 edition of ELLE magazine and it's brilliant free gift. With this edition you get a free 50ml bottle of a Bumble and Bumble thickening hairspray worth £7.50, and it is so lovely!!

                                               

Can we all just take a moment to appreciate how stunning Katy Perry looks here?! And the tartan item she is wearing is just to die for and right on trend - I love it!

So, I didn't personally buy the magazine for myself, my boyfriend bought me it as a little surprise as he thought I'd like it... he was right. I had actually never previously heard of the 'Bumble and bumble' brand so I was ever so curious to try this hairspray product, also because it looked so different to your usual canned hairspray. Now, think of the horrid overwhelming smell of some cheap hairsprays... eeeeyuk! I was surprised upon my first use of this product, that it actually smelt quite nice!! Is that even possible for a hairspray?! Apparently so...

It instructs you to use this on wet/damp hair or to 'mist all over for a set-ready finish', and I have used it both ways. I have quite naturally thick hair anyway, so I wouldn't expect it to do that much, but I do see some thickening effect when using it while blow drying my hair. I'm 98% sure if you have fine hair you would see a brilliant thickening effect!

My 3 favourite things about this product have to be:

 1) The smell 

 2) It doesn't seem to make my hair go as crusty as other hairsprays!

 3) It holds well and I find good use with it for creating texture/messy waves with my hair

This is a lovely little free gift with this months ELLE magazine and I definitely think you should go pick up a copy ASAP before it's too late!!! You won't regret it.

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