Would You Rather? Tag

Hiiiiii guys.

I'm back, kind of. 

I wish I had more time to blog but unfortuntely life is crayyyy crayyyy and this has had to take a back seat or I literally wouldn't have the chance to sleep at night!

My bestie Becca is working SO hard on her blog and Youtube right now, so if you're looking for regular posts/videos I suggest you subscribe to her channel and follow her blog! http://beccasbeautyspot.blogspot.co.uk/ or https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzwE_YJfutZaw8KplgSJSCg

You won't regret it!

Now, onto the tag..
I really like tags, it takes me back to my Bebo days when I did a note like every week, which was basically about how many guys you fancied and who was in your top 16! Plus they're super easy to do and you can write it straight away without snapping pics, editing etc etc etc. (aka I'm lazy).

1. Would you rather lose all of your mascaras, eyeliners, lipsticks, and lip glosses or lose all of your palettes and eye shadows?

Oh this is so hard! I think it would have to be my palettes, I have a few Urban Decay palettes and a few MAC eyeshadows but all my other eyeshadows are high street, my MAC lipstick collection definitely is worth more and I'd be gutted to lose it! I've built up a collection of lippies I love and I'd probably actually be heartbroken if I lost them! 

2. Would you rather chop all of your hair off or never be able to cut it again?

I'd definitely rather chop off all my hair, I don't like me with long hair so if I couldn't cut it I would look mingin'.. Plus I've had half a shaved head before so it wouldn't be that much different! Plus there's always hats!

3. Would you rather have a coral cheek or a pink cheek?

Oooooh tricky, I do like a pink cheek.. I think it wins! 

4. If you had $1000 to spend, would you rather buy clothes or makeup?

I can't lie, I love makeup but I love clothes shopping more - CLOTHES.

5. Would you rather apply lipstick as eyeliner, or eyeliner as lipstick?

Eyeliner as lipstick, I've done it before when I've gone for a bit of a dramatic lip! Lipstick on the eyes would definitely be gross! A cremesheen would slide all over the eyelids and a matte would be so tough to get on you'd pull the shit out of your eyelids!

6. Would you rather only shop at MAC or Sephora?

Ohhhhhh the choices! We don't have Sephora in the UK, so MAC would have to be the standard accent.. Buttttt on the few times I've visited Sephora when I've been on hols I have fallen in LOVE. I think it would be Sephora if we had one here - so much more choice!

7. Would you rather only use one eyeshadow colour or one lip colour for the rest of your life?

Only one eyeshadow colour - and in particular 'Vernau' by Illamasqua! It's perfect, and if you can change it up with a different lip colour it would be beaut!

8. Would you rather wear winter clothes in summer or summer clothes in winter?

Winter clothes in summer - I love being warm! Always rather be too hot than too cold!

9. Would you rather have dark nails or bright nails all year round?

Dark nails, a black/deep purple works all year round! 

10. Would you rather give up your favourite lip colour or favourite eye product?

Favourite eye product would be out the window, lipstick is my favourite makeup item so that would have to survive!

11. Would you rather only be able to wear your hair in a ponytail or messy bun?

I've never been able to have my hair in a bun, even when it was longer.. So it would have to be a ponytail - that's the thing I miss the most about longer hair is just being able to throw it up into a ponytail and not worry about it.. Now I'm lucky if my hair ever grows enough to be even 1cm long in a ponytail!

12. Would you rather never be able to paint your nails again or never use lipgloss?

Never paint my nails - I'm not that obsessed with nail polish but I do love a gloss! 

13. Would you rather shave your eyebrows and have none at all or sharpie them in everyday?

Definitely sharpie them everyday -- Sharpies come in a range of colours now so it wouldn't even have to be black! I do love a good statement brow so it would probably suit me okay!

14. Would you rather live without makeup or nail polish?

I can live without nail polish - it's not a biggie, and you certainly can't use it when you have spots!

Thanks for reading - hope you enjoyed!
I tag everyone that read this, and send me your links when you've done it!

** Manchester Bloggers Needed **

Hey everyone!

Quick request on behalf of the lovely Research Opinions!

Are you a male or female blogger based in Manchester or Salford and aged 20 years or older??

Would you be in making some money by sharing your opinions??

Research is being held at Media City in Salford Quays (M50) on Wednesday 3rd of September at various times from 10.30am onwards!

The research will be for 45 minutes and you'll be paid £30 cash in hand for coming along and taking part!

No sales involved, all for market research purchases!!

If you're interested click on the following link and register your interest in the project!!

http://www.researchopinions.co.uk/latest-projects/manchester-projects/blogging-research-manchester

One of the lovely people in the office will give you a call and ask you a few qualifying questions!!

PLEASE share with anyone you think might be interested!!

I'll be back with a normal post soon but honestly I'm on the verge of exhaustion so tonight I just need to chill!!

Thanks for reading!

Rachel xxx

Lip Product Addict Tag

Hiyaaaa!
I'm back again! 

My tags have been actually been going down really well so I thought I'd do the Lip Product Addict Tag that I saw over on the lovely Bow Bombshell blog! This sounds right up my street as I love lippies!

1. Favourite balm/treatment?

My favourite balm definitely has to be my Summer Fruits EOS balm! I love the shape of these balms and I think that's why it makes it my favourite! So easy to apply and I think they're really moisturising! I can't lie, the main reason I bought it in Selfridges was because all the Kardashians were promo'ing them but it really has become a handbag essential for me.

EOS Balm in 'Summer Fruits'

2. Best eye-catching red?

I think it has to be my RiRi Woo Lipstick and Lipglass together! They're gorgeous separately but I think together they pack such a punch and give a real 'wow' factor! They both smell divine, I know that doesn't make them eye-catching but I would definitely reach for them ahead of another red because they taste great as well as look great!

'RiRi Woo' Lipstick and Lipglass

3. Best luxury and drug store?

Best luxury without a doubt - Estee Lauder. The packaging is divine, the lipsticks are so buttery and soft and glide on so easily! Andddd the colour lasts for hours, not something you generally get with a soft buttery lipstick! The one I bought was £26.00 but it was literally worth every penny!

Estee Lauder Envy Sculpting Lipstick in 'Dominant'

Best drugstore is pretty easy - definitely MUA! The majority of the lipsticks are £1, so obviously you cant say no to that! They're also really nice formulas and have a pretty good lasting power! If you wanna experiment with colour I think they're a great place to start as well because you can try them without breaking the bank! 

MUA Matte Lipstick in 'Wild Berry'

4. Best MAC lipstick?

My favourite MAC lipstick I own is probably Kangarouge, it's from their Ice Parade collection! My dad picked it up for me in Las Vegas from the Cosmetics Company store! It's a blue toned red, that makes your teeth look super white! Compared to RiRi Woo, which is up there with one of my favourites, it's so much easier to apply because it's a shiny satin finish! It lasts for ages, and it's just such an easy red to have in your handbag for touch ups!

5. The most disappointing?

Now, this is one that definitely could divide peoples feelings on me.. In my opinion, Rebel is the most disappointing MAC lipstick that I own! Now guys, hear me out! It's a gorgeous colour, such a deep plummy purple, but I find that it can come across badly on the lips, especially if you've got any areas of dryness it clings to it, your lips kind of end up looking like a Dulux colour chart of Rebel! But, if you're careful and take care of your lips, and use a lip liner before such as Currant it comes out lovely! It just takes time to get this one right!!

6. Liner - yes or no?

Yes to liner, always yes to liner! Makes it so much easier to apply a lipstick when you've already done the outline so you don't end up wiggling your elbow and drawing a line straight up to your nose before trying to get it right (it's happened before...). Plus, as I mentioned about Rebel and Currant before it makes a big impact on how your lipstick ends up looking! I prefer pencil liners, I think they're a lot more precise than the other creamy ones!

7. Best gloss?

I don't wear that much gloss, I'm fussy about the finish I like with it, and generally your lip basically always ends up stuck to a glass when you wear it! My favourite gloss is MAC's Dressed to Dazzle is my favourite, it is sticky so I don't wear it that much, but when I do I fall in love with the sparkles in it everytime. Plus it smells gorgeously vanilla!!

8. Something extra

This one is a little bit random, but my something extra has to be: MUA's Luxe Velvet Lip Lacquers
These are basically the highstreet equivalent of Limecrime's Velvetine Lipsticks. The Velvetines retail at £13.50 each, and typically they're quite hard to find in the UK. But these little babies are just £3.00 each! You can buy them in Superdrug at online at www.muastore.co.uk. There are 9 shades available.

So basically, you could afford to buy all 9 shades for the price of 2 Velvetines!

These all have a doe foot applicator and go on really easily. They dry to a matte finish and then they just don't budge! They're perfect for a night out because guarantee they'll still be there even the next morning!

The shades I have from left to right are:
Atomic; Reckless; Tranquility; Halcyon and Kooky.

So, the people I would like to tag are: Megan and Sara :)

Hope you enjoyed this tag!
Have you tried any of these lip products?
What are your faves or least faves products?

xxx

21 Questions!

Haaaaaaaailo!

This is just a fun mid-week post, basically I've been itching to write for a few days, but I've got nothing to write about, I still haven't unpacked all my makeup yet (don't read that bit mum, my new room is tidy I swear! :-/ ) and I haven't got time, considering I've only been working for Nestle for two and a half weeks, I've already worked up 6 hours overtime. I am so busy, by the time that I get home I just wanna eat, sleep, watch TV and flop into bed :( 

Dolly Parton was all excited about working 9-5, I can't say I agree with her on that one!

But anywaaaay, I just wanted to do something to bide the time until my newest Latest in Beauty Glamour Edit Beauty Box arrives (hopefully before the weekend!!) so there'll be a new post up on that as soon as it does! Today, I discovered an old friend from school in Northern Ireland blogs too, you can find Sara over at www.simplysara.co.uk :) I was having a nosey through all of her lovely posts and came across a 21 questions tag, which I've now decided to steal - thanks Sara! :)

Soooo, without further ado, let's get started!

Haha, sorry I couldn't resist a cheeky little 50 Cent reference!

Now on to the serious stuff, I promise!

1. Are you named after anyone? 

No I don't think so! I think my mum and dad kind of just decided they liked Rachel and went with it! My little brother is named after Ryan Giggs though, which I find quite hilarious after it turns out he's a bit of a plaaaayaaa. Awks mom & dad, awks. 

2. When was the last time you cried? 

Yesterday evening, I was having a little wobbly, I was exhausted and a little bit homesick. The price of flights from Gatwick to home for a weekend just pushed me over the edge!

3. Do you have kids? 

No! And they are a loooooong way off. 

4. If you were another person, would you be a friend of yourself? 

Ehhhh, this is awkward, I know I can be quite a bitch so maybe not? But then again, girls generally make friends with people who dislike the same things/people as they do.. So maybe I'd be my own bestie!

5. Do you use sarcasm a lot?

Yes! A lot, it's really part of our culture though, everyone is sarcastic and it's accepted, I have a Northern Irish lecturer at uni and everyone actually presumes he's a little bit rude because he's so sarcastic, but it's typical Northern Irish sense of humour! 

6. Will you ever bungee-jump? 

Hell to the no. Heights? Relying on a giant elastic band to save my life? No!

7. What’s your favorite cereal? 

Frosties! Oh hi, I'm a nutritionist. 

8. What’s the first thing you notice about people? 

It differs depending on gender! On guys: eyes, smile, shoes, hair. On girls: eyebrows and what they're wearing!

9. What is your eye colour? 

It's weird, they change, sometimes blue, sometimes brown, sometimes green? weird. 

10. Scary movie or happy endings? 

Happy endings! I don't like films very much, I hardly ever watch them! But I would never watch a horror, ever. 

11. Favorite smells?

Freshly brewed coffee, fresh cut grass, the smell of my mum's Irish Stew cooking!

12. Summer or winter? 

I change my mind everytime, I love winter clothes and being able to snuggle up in Uggs and jumpers, but I love the atmosphere that summer brings, everyone is so happy when it's sunny!

13. Computer or television? 

Probably TV? I prefer watching stuff on TV rather than on my laptop, I don't really know why haha. 

14. What’s the furthest you’ve ever been from home? 

Californiaaaaaa, Los Angeles! But that was in 2001 so a longggg time ago! Needa start saving for a proper adventure after placement or whenever I graduate!

15. Do you have any special talents?

The only thing I can claim is that I can memorise a hell of a lot of rap songs, and remember ALL the words! That's about it, I'm useless haha. But if Einstein had no special talents, it's okay isn't it? ;-)

16. Where were you born?

Craigavon Area Hospital, Northern Ireland.

17. What are your hobbies? 

Shopping, spending time with my friends + family, listening to music, reading blogs, watching Youtube, TV, walking, exploring, travelling! Just the generic things really!

18. Do you have any pets? 

At home with my mum I do! My (almost) 3 year old shih tzu, Harper! She's my baby and I miss her so much when I'm away at Uni :( 

19. Favorite movie? 

Oh hi, still living as a 14 year old girl - MEAN GIRLS.

How much can you quote Mean Girls in one day?

^^^^^

My favourite use of a quote of ALL TIME.

20. Do you have any siblings? 

Yessss, one 'little' brother who's 18 years old and 6ft2 and everyone presumes he's my boyfriend. *sigh*

21. What do you want to be when you grow up? 

A nutritionist or a Home Economics teacher hopefully! But maybe we'll reassess that after a year at Nestle! If all else fails, maybe a princess? ;-)

Anywaaaaay, that's me in 21 questions!

Hope you enjoyed reading and if you have any more questions you'd like me to answer please leave them in the comments below!

Thanks for reading :-* 

xxx

MAC - 'Embrace Me'

Helllllllooooo!

I'm currently at home in good old Northern Ireland! It's so gooood to be home!! 

My mum and I made a little excursion to Cheshire Oaks designer outlet when I moved back to Manchester in September! And much to my happiness they had an Cosmetics Company Outlet!! There was a LOT of people in it and it was so warm in the shop so I only grabbed one item! 

This little beauty is MAC's 'Embrace Me' lipliner! It's a briiiiight bright pink (verging on neon) and it's so so prettyyyy! Definitely not for those who are girlie girls but I definitely am!

MAC's lip liners are usually £12-£12.60 in store but this was £8.75 at the Outlet! That's a good saving to me and I was more than happy to pick it up at this price!! 

That's just a wee pic of me wearing 'Embrace Me' on a recent night out! 

What do you think of Embrace Me? Would you rock it?? Let me know what you think :)

Talk soon lovelies!

I'll maybe do a post on a few birthday items that I've received! But I don't want anyone to think I'm bragging or anything like that!! 

Lots of lurveeeeeee!

Xxx

The Beauty Blogger Tag!!

Helloo!

Today's post is a little different, just a little get to know me post! It's my 21st Birthday on Tuesday (the 15th) and I'm heading home for a few days with my family so I doubt I'll have time for much blogging action!

I googled Beauty tags and this was the first one that popped up so lets get stuck in!

1. Is your hair naturally curly or straight?

My hairs naturally quite wavy when it's longer but when it's in this shorter length that I've been rocking for the past few years its now naturally quite straight! Mainly because it's cut where it used to kink! Handy ;-)

2. Do you dye it yourself or go to a salon?

For years I dyed it myself, but all the home dyeing had left my hair quite dead and lifeless! I got it stripped and now I'm gonna try and stick to getting it dyed in the salon! It's so much nicer and my hair is a lot silkier now yay!

3. Do you wear the same style everyday, or do you change it?

 Generally I do wear the same style everyday, just straight! But if I'm going out for the night I do tend to try and use my straighteners to make it wavy and make it a bit more exciting! I absolutely swear by the backcombing powders that are on the market at the minute, they;re my holy grail hair product! Alongside lots of hairspray as well!

4. Do you do your own mani/pedi or go to a salon?

I do my own pedicures but I do go to a salon to get my acrylic nails done.. I never manage to stick to the one colour for the whole month though so I do tend to repaint my nails!

5. How often do you change your nail polish?

I usually change the colour about once a week! I never have to worry about chipping because of my acrylics! 

6. Do you polish your toes in the winter or just the summer?

My tootsies stay polished all year round! My toenails are tiny though so actually painting them is a right task!

7. How long does it take for you to put on makeup?

Depending on how much time I have! Usually for Uni or Work it takes me around 15 minutes, but for a night out it can take me about 30 minutes to an hour but that's usually because I get distracted by choosing music to listen to as I get ready!

8. What do you do first? Face or eyes?

Usually face! Unless I'm experimenting with bright colours or glitter, because I hate it when it falls on your face and you end up having to take it all off again!

9. Do you collect makeup or just buy what you need when you need it?

I'm a student and I don't have that much money, so I do try and just buy what I need.. BUT whenever I see a good offer or a product I love in multiple colours I do tend to stock up! Naughty :D

10. How often do you wear false eyelashes?

I'm not one of those people that wear false eyelashes every day, I only wear them for nights out!! But I do wear HUGE ones for a night out, I've got low set eyes so its the only way I can actually add any real definition to my face :( 

11. Do you do a full face of makeup everyday?

I do tend to wear makeup everyday, but for uni or work its generally, foundation, blush, eyeliner and mascara and maybe lipstick if I'm feeling adventurous! But generally it's pretty simple!

12. Do you wear makeup when you're home alone or with family?

If I'm not going out anywhere I don't tend to wear makeup unless someone important is coming round and I want to impress :) 

13. Will you leave the house without makeup?

Yes! I'm not afraid of leaving without makeup, I just prefer not to! But if I sleep in I will leave without it!

14. How many high-end products do you have?

I have a few high end products, about 10 MAC items, and a Lancome & a Chanel mascara! But I prefer to only buy something high end if I know I'm going to LOVE it! But I do love MAC, I really want to buy myself a MAC palette so I might start when I get my birthday money through!

15. Do you plan your OOTD every night or decide when you're getting dressed?

I do try and plan what I wear!! But sometimes when unplanned nights come up I just throw on whatever! And then sometimes when you plan an outfit for so long when you eventually get round to wearing it it looks rubbish, so it's sometimes brilliant to just decide when you're getting dressed!

16. How often do you change your handbag?

I don't change my handbag often, I will admit I've basically relied on the same £5 Urban Outfitters sale bargain for the past year and I still love it! But I am getting a Michael Kors bag for my birthday so once I get this I think I'll be worshipping it! It's beaaaautiful!

17. What time do you wake up and go to sleep?

I am a sleeeeper, I absolutely love to sleep.. It's like my favourite hobby! At the moment with the way my timetable is I'm waking up around 7/8am and sleeping around 12am but by the end of the week I am a zombie.. I really need to get my sleeping pattern in check! I fell asleep at 11pm on Friday night and naturally woke up at 9 and felt like a new person! So I just needa get into the habit of doing that!

18. How often or when do you workout?

I will admit, I'm NOT a gym bunny, I'm NOT a fitness freak and generally I am quite happy with myself. However I do realise how important my health is so I do plan to join the gym when my university bursary comes in! I hope I can improve my fitness and feel better about myself!

19. Left handed or right handed?

Right handed!

20. How tall are you?

5'7"

21. Do you speak any foreign languages?

I did do Spanish and French to AS level, and passed them both but however I can barely remember ANY of the language! I'd love to take Spanish up again because it is such a lovely language!

22. How many pets do you have?

I have one dog - a shih tzu called Harper! She's two and she's my baaaaby!

23. How often are you on Blogger?

Approx once a week, I am a busy girl! I have Uni 3 days a week (soon to be 4) and I have a part-time job as well so I don't have much spare time!

24. Do you read comments posted on blogs?

I would read them but I vary rarely get any! If anyone comments I'd love to reply to you so don't feel afraid to drop me one!

25. Do you keep a list of products to try as you see other posts?

I don't keep a list of products but I do kind of keep things in my head! I always have an eye looking out for products I've seen whenever I'm out and about!

26. How did you come up with your blog name?

Pretty simple.. My name and my year of birth! Catchy eh? ;-)

27. What kind of camera do you use for your photographs?

I use my iPhone 5! My camera's currently broken so I needa get that sorted! But I can't afford it at the mo so it'll have to wait a little longer!

28. How often do you clean your house?

There's 6 of us in a house so we all do a little bit everyday to keep everything clean & tiny. 

29. What's your favorite color?

 PINK. Next question...

30. Do you swear?

Yes, ashamedly I do. A lot. Probably more than most truckers/sailors. It's a habit that needs CHANGED. 

31. What are you doing with the rest of your day?

It's 5 to 11 at night! So I'm ready to go to bed! Uni 9-5 tomorrow.. It's a tough life eh? 

Hope you enjoyed this slightly more personal post!

I'll speak to you alll soooooon!

MWAH. x