Monday, July 2, 2012

June Favourites!

I swear this post comes round way too quickly!

Ok here are the products that I've been reaching for the most this past month.


  • First up is the MUA Undressed palette, I absolutely love this eyeshadow palette, it's got a great selection of colours and the quality is fab especially when you consider it cost £4! For my full review click here, if you want to get your hands on the Undressed palette you can buy it from the MUA website here.
  • Next up is my favourite cleanser ever! Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish, I have noticed such a difference in my skin since using this and I will continue to use this for quite some time to come. For my full review click here. To buy your own Cleanse & Polish from the Liz Earle website click here.
  • My next favourite is a new product that I bought after seeing a review by Amy from a littleboatsailing, it's the Garnier BB Cream for Oily/Combination skin. I've been using the original version of this for a while now and I loved it but it was a bit rich for me as I have oily skin, so when I heard they'd got a new formula for oily/combination skin I had to give it a try and I really like it! A full review of this will be coming up soon. You can buy this from Boots and Superdrug.
  • Next is the Clinique High Impact mascara that I got from Debenhams when Clinique were doing their Mascara Swap, to read my post about the Mascara Swap click here. I think it's a great idea and it allowed me to try a mascara that I never would have normally tried. The High Impact mascara is a volumising mascara and I really like it, it doesn't give amazing volume in one coat but you can easily build up a few coats without any clumps. Full review coming soon.
  • My favourite hair product of the month has definitely been the Matrix Biolage Colorcaretherapie Shine Shake which I use as a leave-in conditioner on wet hair and a shine spray on dry hair. I love this product and it leaves my hair feeling really soft and shiny, read my full review and find out where to buy it here.
  • Lastly is my favourite scent this month which is the Caudalie The Des Vignes, I got this in my June Glossy Box and I absolutely love it! This was by far the best item in my Glossy Box hence the reason I cancelled my subscription, to find out what else I got in my box this month click here. The Caudalie perfume can be purchased from their website here.
So that's everything I've been loving this month, let me know if you've been loving any of these items too!

xxx



iLoveToCreate Retrofabulous Embellished Straw Tote



iLoveToCreate Retrofabulous Embellished Straw Tote
Margot Potter
'These ARE your grandmother's crafts...ya gotta problem with that? 
I didn't think so."

I'm afraid I have always had a serious soft spot for retro beachy looks.  Straw hats, straw totes, sundresses and seersucker rompers all make my little heart go pitter pat.  When I saw this plain straw tote in the dollar section at Target, I could not resist.  I knew immediately how I would DIY it into a retrofabulous summer bag!  Some felt, rick rack trim, pom-pom fringe and a judicious smattering of sparkly crystal accents take a plain bag from drab to fab and with the help of Aleene's Tacky Glues literally in seconds flat!  Now THAT's retrofabulous!

Materials
Plain straw tote
Craft felt in four colors
Coordinating pom pom fringe
Coordinating rick rack trim
Tulip Glam-it-up Crystals in Metallics
Aleene's Quick Dry Tacky Glue
Aleene's Tacky Glue Dots Singles 3/16"

Tools
Scissors
Ruler
Marker
Hand draw a simple 4"lx1.5"w fish shape, cut out to use as a template.


Place template on felt, trace and cut out four fish.
Cut rick rack and adhere to fish.


Glue fish and pom pom trim to tote with Aleene's Quick Dry Tacky Glue.  Finish one fish with metallic crystal accents using Aleene's Tacky Glue Dots.  Allow it all to dry, toss on your favorite vintage or vintage inspired sundress and sunglasses and ta da...go get 'em, you retrofabulous creature, you!

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Dye your Denim Jeans DIY Video Tutorial

Colored jeans are all the rage these days. You could go buy an expensive designer pair or you could make 3 or more different color pairs for the price of one using Tulip Liquid Dyes and your washing machine! Brandi shows you how to get the look in this fun video tutorial. Making these jeans is seriously one of the easiest DIY projects EVER! And we promise, you'll get compliments left and right when you wear your new colorful jeans!