Recently my life has been consumed my revision so blogging hasn't been a priority but I thought as a treat for only having seven exams left then I'd write a post. I'm going out to my mums friends party tonight so I decided to do a dramatic eye shadow look, I hope it worked!

I've also been looking in to cruelty free makeup products to buy after I've used what I've got. These are marked with a '~' so if anyone has any suggestions then please comment!

Products I Used:
Sleek Control Shine & Prime
~ Revlon Colourstay foundation
Collection Lasting Perfection concealer
~ Rimmel Stay Matte pressed powder
~ Maybelline Dream Touch Blush
Sleek Contour kit
MUA Undress Your Skin highlighter
Urban Decay Naked 3 palette (Buzz, Nooner, Mugshot, Blackheart)
Collection Extreme 24hr Felt Tip Liner
~ Benefit 'They're Real' mascara
MUA Luxe Velvet lip lacquer (Tranquil)

I've been loving nude lips and dramatic eyes recently, I think it looks okay because I was having a 'mare with the eyeliner and eye shadow! There aren't any eyebrow products included as I have recently gotten HD Brows which I absolutely love!

Recently I have been doing this makeup look a hell of a lot, but I just love it so much!

Products I used:
Revlon Colourstay foundation (Ivory)
Collection Lasting Perfection concealer (1)
Rimmel Stay Matte pressed powder (Transparent)
Maybelline Eyebrow Mascara (Medium brown)
Maybelline Dream Touch Blush (2)
Sleek Contour Kit (Light)
MUA Highlighter (Pink Shimmer)
Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette (Buzz and Nooner)
Rimmel Lip Liner (Spice)
MAC Lipstick (Velvet Teddy)

You may have not noticed but I haven't included a mascara in the list, that is because recently I've had LVL Lashes done which is literally a perm and tint for your eyelashes. It's meant to last 6-8 weeks so for the past few weeks I haven't been using any mascara as my lashes look long enough!

Just finished all of my GCSE mocks and I honestly cannot wait until the summer holidays and I'm done with exams.

Today with the left over money from my birthday I decided to have a 'treat yo self' shopping trip so I'm going to show some of the things which I got.

MUA eyeshadow palettes in 'romantic efflorescence' and 'heaven & earth' (£4 each)
I absolutely adore MUA eyeshadow palettes as they're such good quality and have the prettiest colours which I expressed in my last post. I'm really excited to use the romantic efflorescence palette because it includes plum colours and I've never been adventurous enough to use them colours!

Collection Extreme 24hr Eyeliner felt-tip (£2.99)
Honestly, this is my favourite felt tip liner. This is probably the fifth time I've repurchased this product as I keep going back for more and more!

The Body Shop body mist in Japanese cherry blossom (£7.50)
One of the things about me is that I'm in love with Japan and anything about it, especially the cherry blossom trees! So I could not refrain myself from buying it as I absolutely adore it.

Topshop vest (£14)
Earlier in the week when I bought a new skirt I tried this top on with it and at that moment in time I only had enough money for the skirt so today I went back to pick up the top which I'm actually wearing right now. (Sorry for the yellow toned picture. I tried to take a picture of me wearing the top and as I couldn't see the screen the pictures came out too dark.)

Newlook jelly shoes (£3 in the sale, should have been £9.99)
I accidentally picked these up in wide fit but they fit fine. I have actually been wanting to get some of these for the past year or so but I didn't really want to pay full price for them as when I was younger they'd always give me blisters and I didn't want that to happen again. But I am in love with these and I can't wait to wear them as they would go with anything!

Before I start writing this post here is a disclaimer: I am grateful for everything which I got for my birthday and by no means am I trying to show off. I am also not including everything which I received as this post would go on for ages with all of the little bits and pieces I got.

One of the things I have been using recently which was given to me by my friend Georgina and that is the MUA eyeshadow palette in Hall of Fame. We are both lovers of the MUA palettes as they are only £4 (!!!) and are quite similar to the Naked palettes. They are also very pigmented and are of a high quality. This is my third MUA palette and I'm hoping to get another soon.

The next thing I received was from my Nan, I about screamed when I opened this as I am an avid make-up lover I just don't have a lot of money to buy expensive products, and that is Benefit's They're Real mascara. I had heard so many good reviews about this and my mum also has it so I really wanted to try it out myself. I can confirm, I love this mascara! But due to the long fibres in a ball on the end of the mascara wand I constantly poke myself in the eye.

From my friend Clara, I got two The Body Shop hand cream's in mango and pink grapefruit (I got the shower gel from her as well) and they smell absolutely amazing! The mango one is pictured but my favourite is the pink grapefruit. It leaves my hands so soft and they come in a really cute metal tube kind of like watercolours would!

Another beauty product which I have been absolutely loving is the Barry M Gelly Hi Shine Nail Paint, from my Aunt. I always get two Barry M nail polishes from my aunt and she never fails to disappoint with the colours. I have them in 'plum' and 'sky blue'. Right now I'm wearing plum with a matte top coat over it. The colours are so nice and recently I have been loving purple and you can never have too many light blue nail polishes!

From my Grandma and Grandpa I got a white orchid plant which I've wanted for so so long! I just find them so beautiful, and from my other set of grandparents a got a bamboo orchid for doing well in my dance show which you can see in the back. Whenever I go in to Asda I spend quite a lot of my time just looking at the plant section in awe.

The final gift which I will be featuring in the post is a cushion from my friend Paige. It has the prettiest colour scheme or oranges, greens and white. It has the old rhyme which people say when picking off the petals of a daisy and I just find this cushion really cute. It already has it's place on my bed with a few other cushions which I've had for years now.

Big news! I actually got a new camera! (Just saying, but if someone asked what I'd like for my birthday I'd say that I was saving up for a DSLR camera so I ended up receiving mostly money for my birthday which was what I wanted and ended up having enough to buy a Canon EOS 1200D which is the camera I have been looking at for a year now.) So expect higher quality pictures and as it is the summer holidays also expect more posts on my blog and other stuff coming your way.

Hello everyone! Last weekend I went round to my friend, Georgina's house and she decided to curl my hair. I think it looked absolutely brilliant!

1. The first thing she did was spray my hair with GHD heat protectant.
2. When she curled a section of hair she pinned it to my head with a grip so It looked like I had little pin wheels all over my head.
3. It was left for a bit after it was all curled and pinned and then she took them out. My hair looked super curly and super short but it was absolutely amazing

As you can see, I'm and awkward poser so I just put my hand in my hair and tried to look decent. We then took a few pictures for Instagram which you can see. This style will last for three days but by the third day you'll have loose curls in the end of you hair.

I tried re-creating this look with my mum but slept on it over night. When I took it out in the morning it looked really good but as the day went on my hair was straight by the time I got home from school which is annoying.

So here is another battle of the make-up products! Please remember I did my make-up differently in each picture so that may effect the overall result of the mascaras.

Maybelline: The Falsies. I absolutely love this mascara. Just look at how long my lashes look! I find this great as I have naturally short eyelashes which I absolutely hate. The picture for the Maybelline mascara (top) isn't very good as I must have taken it back in early 2014 but you get the picture. I hadn't even curled my eyelashes and I'm still amazed at how long they look! It is sold at £7.99 at Superdrug which I use to think was expensive when I first started to like make-up but honestly, I think it's worth it! Another thing which I love is the curve the tip of the mascara wand has which makes it a lot easier to reach all of the lashes.

Ted Baker: A Star Is Born. This actually comes in a gift set which I don't think is available any more but I chose this mascara anyway as I needed something to compare The Falsies to. I do really like this mascara but it took some time to get use to as the bristles were quite short and the mascara wand tip was quite straight. In the picture (bottom) I had previously curled my eyelashes before putting the mascara on so whilst you compare please remember that.

As you can see, I still have the same bags and lines which are under my eyes which is insanely annoying. But on the bright side, look at how much me taking pictures has improved! Overall, I think I prefer Maybelline's The Falsies as it adds quite a bit of length to my lashes but I will continue to use the Ted Baker mascara because I'm happy with the way it looks, what mascara is your favourite?

My first favourite of this month is my Nintendo DSi, but not only that, my favourite game of this month is Animal Crossing: Wild World. I've had the game for nearly five years now and I still absolutely love it!

My second favourite of the month is something I've had for at least a year now, it's Rimmel's Apocalips in Luna. I have recently found my old love for this colour and have been wearing it too school as it is a nude/orange colour.

The next one on the list is my MAC lipstick in Dark Side. This is going to sound weird but, I absolutely love the smell of it! The colour is absolutely beautiful and it is long lasting with a bit of lip liner on underneath.

My fourth and final monthly favourite in The Body Shop's body mist in Fijian Water Lotus. I normally go for quite sweet scents but decided to go for something a bit different, so I decided on this as it's a very nice fresh scent, great for spring!

Before I love you and leave you I'd like to say, I dyed my hair purple again! It turned out bright purple on the ends and then muted purple/pink on my natural colour which is towards the roots as I have ombre hair (which I still adore even if I had it done in 2013).

I don't know if anyone remembers but in one of my previous posts I complained as I had no one to help film my YouTube videos. While Georgina was sleeping over so actually suggested she helped which I am grateful about, thank you!

So, this is my red lip look.

Sorry I haven't been posting recently. It can't be helped as I've been having science mock exams, which I absolutely hate! I, unfortunately do triple science so I get three GCSE grades out of it. I got a C+ in Biology, B in Chemistry and a C- in Physics. I'm surprised I didn't get any D's!

On to the point in this post. I have recently been looking through my collection of beauty products and have realised I have had more than one of some products, here is a run down:

1. Soap&Glory The Righteous Butter Body Lotion [Pictured 1]
This is my life saver! I got a 500ml for Christmas 2013 and finished it before my birthday in July! I got this one the Christmas just gone and I am over half-way through it. It leaves my legs incredibly soft and moisturised.

2. The Body Shop All-In-One BB Cream [Pictured 2]
The one in the picture is the first one which I got, I still use it as it has a tiny amount in it but I have recently bought a new one as I am running out of it. I have the lightest colour in 00 which comes out white (!) luckily it is colour adapting so it changes to suit my skin tone but if I do put too much on I can accidentally go slightly orange.

3. Maybelline The Falsies [Pictured 3]
I have been using this make for a few years now and it hasn't failed me yet! The one in the picture I haven't been using as regularly as I'd like to as it is waterproof so makes my eyelashes feel horrible. I don't have a lot of money at the moment but when I do I'm going to but another one!

4. Collection Extreme 24hr Eyeliner [Not pictured]
What I love about this eyeliner is that it has a super fine felt tip end so my eyeliner was on point for a whole week! I'm actually running out of this slightly so I'm going to have to buy another one (I'm already on my third!).

5. Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder [Not pictured]
I was hesitant at first when I bought this as everyone seemed to have it and said it was really good and I'm never really one to follow some trends but as I was in need on a new powder over a year ago I decided to try this and I have never used another powder since. I'm pretty sure I'm on my fourth.

What products do you keep repurchasing?

I finally uploaded again! Hoorah!

I'm hoping to make more videos like this or different ones such as look books even though I doubt that's going to happen, oops! It's just I have problems with equipment, quality, people and editing programs! Who else wishes they were rich?

I don't like bothering my friends with my videos or blog (unless they have one) and my parents aren't really involved, they just said yes and let me do what I had to do!

So they are my favourite lipsticks, what are yours? Wow Evie, it's not like anyone is going to reply to your questions.

Welcome to my first favourites post! I was unable to get all of the products in one picture, the quality and background high so the pictures had to be take separately, boo. I was also unable to put the single pictures on here and have them line up nicely and nest to each other so a collage it was!

My first favourite is quite new but I have been using it a hell of a lot in the past few days due to the dance show I have been a part of. It's by MUA and is called Undress Me Too. It is a sequel to the palette Undressed, which I also have. Both palettes are filled with neutral colours, some shimmer and some matte colours. I use the dark colours in the outer corner of my eyelid of as eyeliner which gives it a smokey look. Also, it was only £4!

My next favourite is set of face washes and a moisturiser from Elemis. Before I got this I had never used any Elemis products before even though my mum loves it. They are little travel sized products but I have just used them at home. It also comes with a face mask but I have already used that, it was great! The moisturiser is my favourite thing in the set because  it does as it says, is matifying! Which I love because I have super oily skin which is the worst. I use the exfoliator weekly but the normal face wash twice daily.

This next one of my favourite (obviously) things! It's the You & I perfume by One Direction. I did get their perfumes because it was them but if the perfume wasn't by them I honestly would still buy it because all of their fragrances smell so nice! If you like sweet perfumes I would definitely recommend this one!

My last favourite is something which I have worn every single day since I got it, that is if I've actually left the house. It's the Topshop MOTO denim jacket. It's one of the lighter jackets which I definitely prefer to the darker denim ones which a few people in my school have.

What are your January favourites?

For Christmas, from my aunt and her partner I received theses Seventeen eyeshadow crayon duos. I don't know the exact name of them because I got rid of the packaging a long time ago now but you get the gist. I had never tried eyeshadow crayons before even though I've always wanted to so I was really happy when I got these!

The one which I use the most is the pink champagne colour with the brown on the other end, it's a nice combination for everyday but can be deepened with more brown or a little bit of black. Even though I love these there has got to be a down side, after a few hours of wear it starts to get in the crease in my eyelids really bad and I have to try blending it or take it off. I should try a eyelid primer, is the Rimmel eyelid primer good?

If I went in to a shop and saw these there to repurchase I honestly wouldn't do it but if anyone has found and colour matches which aren't too expensive then please drop a comment down below!

So, I have recently purchased (thanks, mum) my first Mac lipstick. I was literally so excited when I was getting it, it was unreal. Seeing as it has been a week since I have bought it I have been wearing it, as you can tell so it doesn't have that clean cut edge any more.

Recently (for a very long time), I have been loving purple lipsticks and this is my fourth if you include the purple Baby Lips. This one has got to be the most vibrant of them all but still, I am absolutely obsessed.

It may be at I high-ish price of £15.50 but I still think that it's worth it. You find it here or at a shop or something.

Hey everyone! Yes, I am back after not being here for a while but it's the weekend after the first week back at school after half-term so I have been getting test and assessment results back and having more tests and preparing for more assessments, damn the law.

So last night I went to a bonfire event at my local cricket club seeing as it was the Saturday before bonfire night and it was really fun! After that Katie slept round at my house.

For the first time in ages I filmed a video for my YouTube and it was my first (!) makeup video, so it's probably crap but check it out! I'll put it below this post and then underneath it I'll put some pictures of the fireworks and me with my friends, baring in mind they were all taken on my phone so they are not the best quality Oh, and by the way if you want add me on snapchat (eviebf) because I have some funny pictures and videos on my snapchat story.