New purchase

I had a little 'window' shop with my mum a couple of days ago... so obviously that means I bought a few new bits - including a foundation. So maybe I own about 10 foundations at the moment... my problem is that I don't want them to run out so I rush to the shops to buy a new one. My new purchase is Bourjois' 123 Perfect foundation

It claims that it contains:

1. Yellow pigments to cover dark circles

2. Mauve pigments to fix a dull complexion

3. Green pigments to cover redness

After reading these 3 selling points I thought it could be the foundation I've always wanted. At £10.99, however, I did think it was  a little bit pricey but still bought it anyway because I'm one of those girls that doesn't want to regret missing out on a great buy. I have only used it for two days but I can safely tell you it's not great. The last foundation I used, Rimmel's wake me up foundation, I found to be too shimmery, glittery and made my skin look super oily and shiny even though I suffer from dry skin. Well, this Bourjois foundation proved to be the complete opposite, it highlights my dry patches, makes me look super cakey and gives me a really flat look. So, the genius that I am, I decided to mix the two together. And oh my goodness, I couldn't be happier. The shimmer in the Rimmel foundation help give me a slight glow whilst the matte finish from the Bourjois foundation makes it last on my skin so much better.

But, like I said, I have only used this combination for a couple of days so I will keep you updated and do a post including some photos of it on.

What is your favourite foundation?

Kat xx

Home again

So I'm back from university, the journey home was horrendous, missed trains, delayed trains and just generally crap trains meant it took me 2 more hours to get home... totaling at 7 hours. Ridiculous!

Anyway, I'm soaking up the sunshine and making the most of the weather down south in the UK. One thing have wanted to talk about is a book I recently read.

After being told about 'The Fault in our Stars' by a friend I just had to pick it up. After realising this book was in the young adult section, I'm not going to lie, I didn't have very high hopes for this novel. But, doing English Literature at university means I read a vast amount of old english poetry and novels which are all extremely challenging and take a lot of background research to totally grasp, so it was a breath of fresh air.

This book by John Green let me take a break from the heavy literature and actually enjoy a well written novel which ticks all the right boxes and provokes emotion throughout. Not many books can make me laugh out loud or cry, but this one did and my housemate quickly picked up on this and now wants to read it for herself. The story is inspirational, philosophical and makes you realise just how important the small things in life are. I don't want to give the story away too much but Hazel Grace and Gus are such individual and strong characters it is such a cute love story.

So, a short and quick post today. I'm now going to do a bit of online shopping whilst sunbathing and relaxing in the garden with my family.
What books would you recommend?

Kat xx

The morning after the night before

So, with all of the antics of last night turning into huge gossip, I am still recovering from the stupid amount of alcohol I consumed last night. After having an extremely lazy day in pjs and watching films, I have decided to make myself feel a bit better by making myself look at least presentable to venture outside of the house and go buy me some food.

Foundation is something I struggle with all the time. My goal is to find the perfect foundation for me and it is proving to be difficult.
So, my skin... My skin is ridiculously sensitive, I mean like anything can set it off. I had a horrendous problem with my skin last year, I used bourjois healthy mix foundation everyday for months then one day my skin decided to reject it and I ended up at the doctors surgery with a giant forehead... It may sound funny, and yes I did laugh whilst typing this, but it was the worst time I've had with my face and I need something to control its unruliness.

Although Rimmel's wake me up foundation is not the perfect one for me, I slapped a tiny amount on this morning with my Vichy dermablend foundation as concealer and it has brightened my dull complexion so I no longer look like a complete zombie, so it definitely deserves some brownie points!
After trying out Revlon's photoready foundation and hating the shimmery particles, this was a bit of a 'I have money, so I'm going to buy it' purchase. It hasn't yet set my skin off, but that's simply because I only use it on the odd occassion if I feel like I seriously need some colour put back into my skin. I don't use it much simply because of the scent of it, don't get me wrong the scent is lovely and everything, but with sensitive skin it is not the greatest idea.

I've never bought a high end foundation purely because I can't justify, especially whilst being a student, spending £30 on a foundation that might just turn me into a puffy faced mess. I have been considering buying Clinique's superbalanced foundation though, as I do have acne prone, combination skin so I need something to calm it down slightly. But, as I say every year, I am going to gradually try and decrease the amount of product I use on my face then maybe I can gradually persuade myself that I don't look that bad without make up on. Makeup has seriously ruined my skin and it has got to the point where I cannot even leave my university bedroom to get some food without putting a bit of foundation on encase I happen to bump into one of my eleven housemates. Not good! Vanity is bad, I know, but it consumes most of our lives and it definitely consumes a considerable amount of mine too!

Kat xx