My 21st!

So I've been a little MIA again but that was because I ventured home from university for the holidays and celebrated my 21st birthday! Had an amazing couple of weeks, caught up with all my friends, shopped my heart out and just generally had a good time. Thought I'd share some photos on here as I love reading personalised posts. There are ones of nights out, when I went to London for the day and family days. These are just the ones that were taken on the iphone5 but lots more were taken on my camera! These haven't been loaded but enjoy these high quality photos for now!
I will do a haul of all the things I have bought recently (student loans in, so its quite a bit) but I have exams and assessments at the moment so thought I'd do this quick post for now!

MAC Haul

This is a haul post as you can probably tell from the title.

It is all MAC makeup :)

First up lips:

Mac Lip Pencil in Cherry

Mac Lipstick in Ruby Woo

Now onto eyes:

Eyeshadow in Carbon Matte

Eyeshadow in Coquette

Then blusher :)

Powder Blush in Dame

I realise mascara falls into eyes but I forgot to put this picture in!

Opulash in Bad, Bad, Black

My favourite piece is definitely the mascara. It actually gives me eyelashes which is a big deal as I have very poor excuses for eyelashes... they are just stubs. Thank the lord for mascara and falsies!

Obviously all these items are pricey as it is MAC. 

The blush is probably my least favourite, purely because I wear fake tan so it doesn't really show up on my skin very well. I do think this would be nice with fair skin (or when I give up the fake tan).

Both of the eyeshadows are nice colours for me as I always do smokey eyes or neutral, I'm not much of a colourful eyeshadow person.. I don't think the pigment is as good as similar colours in the Urban Decay palettes so I do still think I prefer them over these MAC ones.

Ruby Woo is a repurchase and is just an all round amazing red lippy and I am sure this won't be the first time that you as a bblogger reader will of heard of it.

I haven't tried the Cherry lip liner yet but they are very close in colour so assume they will work well together!

Have you tried any of these?

I have a new instagram purely for my blog now. 

Please follow me and I will follow back on there :)

@JShannonx

Thanks guys xox

FOTN/OOTN : Face of the Night/Outfit of the night

So this was a really simple look I did (makeup wise) as my dress was a busy print.

I used Revlon Photo Ready HD foundation (great for no flashback)

Filled my eyebrows in the an angled brush by ELF using Buck by Naked Palette. I don't use pencil as I find it too harsh as my eyebrows aren't that dark.

I then had no eyeshadow on (which is rare for me) but used Revlon Gel Eyeliner in black to do a simple wing on the top and used Eyelure 070 fake eyelashes. These are subtle but can be built up to what look you wish using mascara. The mascara I chose to use was MAC Opulash in Bad Bad Black. I do really like this mascara!

On my cheeks I used Soliel Tan De Chanel to contour and no highlighter.

My lips was MAC Myth.

This was a really simple look for me as I usually have bold lips OR bold eyes.. having neither made me feel a little naked!

This was the dress I wore. I have long legs so this dress is meant to look a little longer than it does on me. It was only £12 on Boohoo! Student discount brought it down to £10.80. ALL HAIL STUDENT DISCOUNT. It is high necked which you can't really see in this picture. 

I paired it with the chain necklace you can see in the close up picture which I think was about £10 or £12 from Urban Outfitters (pretty sure it was an online exclusive). 

I just had a plain black clutch and black brogues to finish the outfit as I was not in a heel mood! 

Any questions just leave a comment and don't forget to subscribe :)

Jay xox

Instagram

Just a quick post to say I am on Instagram & I, of course, follow back... :)

It is @JShannonx

The link is in the side bar as well to take you straight there :)

I also now have a much better laptop which means I can update this regularly again :)

Have a good day xox

FOTN: Face of the night & OH IM BACK

Ok, so as you can see from the date of my last post I have been gone off of Blogger for a fair while.

This was because I moved across the country and re-started university. I had to leave part way through my first year so I am a new fresher so I have been trying to juggle catching up with everyone I met the first time and making all new friends. My course is pretty full on and combined with working in a club it does mean that I don't have a lot of time so my blog was what got put on the back seat.

It's almost the Christmas holidays now so I thought I'd pull my socks up and start blogging again. :)

So today I bring you a recent FOTN. There will probably be a lot of these as I go out 3/4 times a week so it's one of the more regular ones I can do.

Face:

Primer: Mac Prep + Prime, Skin Base Visage. (I frickin love this stuff!)

Foundation: Photoready HD foundation by Revlon. 008 Golden Beige.

No setting powder.

Concealer: Makeup Forever Full Coverage Concealer 002

Eyebrows: Naked Palette in Buck

Contouring:

Sleek Contouring Palette in Medium under cheek bones and in temples

Topshop Highlighting Powder in Crescent Moon

On cheeks: MAC Mineralised Skin Finish in Semi Precious Goldstone

Eyes:

Primer: Urban Decay

Lid: MAC Pigment in Blue Brown

Crease: MAC Pigment in Dark Soul

Waterline & Lid Lined with: Revlon Waterproof Gel Eyeliner

Fake Eyelashes: Eyelure no. 080

Inner eye (highlight): Naked Palette 2 in Bootycall.

Mascara: Benefit Bad Gal Lash

@JShannonx

xox

MAC Cosmetics Giveaway (International) [CLOSED]

Another giveaway??

OH YEAHH

I decided to do another giveaway because I enjoyed doing the last one so much and student loan has come in so I thought I'd do another one ;)

What can you win?

a Mac Lipstick of your choice OR

a Mac Lipglass of your choice OR

a mac Lip Pencil in the colour of your choice.

Which ever you would prefer :)

What do you need to do?

• You must be following this blog via GFC
• For 2 entries you can follow me on twitter and let me know your twitter name so I can check. @JShannonx
• Comment with your twitter or email address so I can contact you if you win
• In the comment let me know what prize you would like

GOODLUCK :)

xox

BooHoo Haul!

I have always been a fan of boohoo.com it keeps up to trend with trends and has a LOT of choice but all at reasonable prices. I'd probably compare it to H&M for price and quality.
As I am on UniDays which is AMAZING if you are a student as it keeps you updated on what high street stores (associated with them) student discount current is or if it goes up. I looked on unidays.com and saw that the boohoo.com discount had gone up to 20% for a short period of time so I thought I'd have a gander. That gander then cost me £65.99 (inc the 20% off). I did pay £5.99 for next day delivery and it did come on time, I was very impressed!

Here is what I got:

Katherine Oversized Jumper STONE S/M

£18 (before discount)

Zara Bronze Studded Side Leggins - Black - Size 8

£15 (before discount)

Abbey Eagle Print Vest - White - S/M

£10 (before discount)

         

Una Studded Cross Vest - Black - S/M

£12 (before discount)

Charlie Oversized Jumper - Stone - S/M

£20 (before discount)

Don't forget I have twitter and I follow back on there and here (GFC)

@JShannonx

PS If you've noticed you are following me but I'm not follow you (sometimes it's hard to keep track) then just let me know & I'll follow you. Don't lie though, its just sad.

Metallic Simple Nail of the Day

Even though this is a pretty standard nail of the day I really love the colour and 'metallic' look seems to be in at the moment (not that that really bothers me) so I thought I'd share it :)

This is using TOPSHOP nail varnishes which I love. The colour range (in most stores, I have noticed differences on how much stock they have) is really good and they stock them all online too if you don't have a shop near by. They are also reasonably priced, normally about £5-£6 each.

The top photo is with no flash, the bottom is with. 

This is a good alternative to gold or silver if you still want a metallic shade as I would personally say it is in between the two. 

I bought this from Topshop a while back and it is called Crystal Clouds.

What is your favourite nail colour from Topshop?

xox

Giveaway Winner! & A New Giveaway too!!! (internationally)

So my previous giveaway to win what you want from FeelUnique went down well and I can reveal that the winner is...

Ellen from ellen-atlanta

 

 

DM me on twitter @JShannonx with your address and what you want from the website :)

 

 

Now for the new giveaway -
(internationally)

 

 

I was contact by the people at www.mymemories.com which is a Digital Scrapbooking Software.

If you take a look at the website you can see it is a software you can download (its prices are in dollars but it is available for England too, you will just have to work $ > £). They basically offered me a chance to giveaway a FULL copy of their software to one person on my blog.

 

The software is obviously great for creating digital photo albums, with your own comments, writing even videos with music in the background if you wish, however... it is also (I have found) excellent when it comes to blogging! My previous post ''here'' I used this software to create the images! I also used it to create my header of this blog. It's excellent if you want something to make your blog look professional but creative at the same time. I used used this for both blogging and personal use (creating my holiday photo album through it!) and it has been amazing for both.

 

These are some print screens of what you can do with the software!

 

My head I created

 

Word art options

Embellishments

different photo editing options, drop shadows, shapes, opacity etc.

 

scrap booking!

 

 

You can also buy add on templates or designs as extra from their website. Feel free to visit it and leave a comment with which things you would buy (if you could) to add on to the software. It isn't needed to buy anything extra, but just in case you fancy it! :D

 

 

To win all you MUST:

 

Follow this blog

Follow their blog - http://blog.mymemories.com/
Follow my twitter: @JShannonx

& theirs - http://twitter.com/#!/mymemoriessuite

& leave a comment saying you have done so.

 

Competition runs until Sunday the 16th of September.

 

 

XOX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



August Wishlist

 

Phantom Card. Discount Spa Days, Meals out & More!

A couple weeks ago I was contacted by the people at Phantom Card. I had never heard of them before so I was intrigued into what this 'card' was for. After they explained and linked me to their website Find Here they had my attention. Now this is basically a discount that is widely accepted all of the UK. It is mainly for restaurants that by using the card you can get up to 50% taken off the bill or offers like 2 for 1. However, along with the food aspect they also have a lot of offers and deals available for leisure and some retail stores as well. The card is very discreet and just looks similar to a black credit card. This is what the company describe the benefits for the card:

Is ThePhantomCard for you?

Restaurants: Half price eating out, as often as you like! With up to 50% off your total food bill, (excludes drinks & service charge) you can use your card as often as you like. Cut your food bills with friends and on dates or take up to 10 guests at a time so it's great for corporate entertainment too. Let us open up a new world of exotic cuisine and places that you may otherwise never have visited.

Retail: With ThePhantomCard you will be able to shop at many of your favourite high street stores and small boutiques at a discount of up to 50% all year round.

Travel: Receive up to 50% off travel, with a growing list of travel agencies, airlines, and holiday destinations; you will be able to effectively save money on holidays and quick breaks.

 

 

They have the website as well as an app you can download to see if you are near any restaurants etc that you can use your card at!

As I was looking through all the different discounts available I found that there were a wide range, including Race Days at Silverstone and alike which would make amazing presents for a boyfriend, brother or any petrol heads out there! As well as loads of other things for both male and female. It actually gave me a few ideas for presents! Even the card itself could make a good gift for someone if you know they like to enjoy some of the things listed!

 

It gives discounts for things from small  boutiques to TigerTiger to hotel discounts and Spa Days!

 

Now the price of the card is usually £34.95 for the whole year. Now this in itself is a good deal as that's probably the equivalent to one meal out anyway! BUT the good news is they have allowed me to have a discount code to people to bring the price down to ONLY £20 for a whole year. I would say the card is worth it and the only thing you need to do is go to "this link" click buy now and enter the promo code JSBEAUT to bring the price down to £20.

 

 

Hope this is helpful and saves you money on days out, meals out or presents for you and others! :)find their twitter here also for any further questions :) https://twitter.com/thephantomcard

 

 

xox

 

PS Giveaway ends at midnight so get your last entries in! You'll find it on the home page on the right hand bar!

Disaster hair moment, saved.

Okay so in my last hair related post I was a dark blonde with bleach blonde ends... also known as Ombre. I did love this but I get bored very easily and I'm definitely someone who likes having an 'extreme' colour hair, either really dark or really light or really bright or just a weird colour! So I have been pretty much all hair colours. Anyway, this time after being bored of ombre I thought hmm, Pixie Lott is gorgeous with her bright blonde hair so after deciding I'd go bright blonde I picked up the same mix I used to do the end of my ombre hair as I wanted that colour all over. Soooo I start dying it and slowly realise there is not enough bleach in the pack and I am gradually running out of it but still have a lot of hair left. I began to panic and even though about 80% of hair was covered I thought patchy wouldn't be a good look, HOWEVER, by the time I decided to wash it out it was too late. I was a bright mix or yellow, white and ginger. Now I like odd colour hair but this was not was I was going for and my hair felt like death. After having a small meltdown I decided I was no longer going out that night and was not leaving the house until something was done. I managed to get in touch with my hair dressers and they had just had a cancellation a few minutes before I rang for the next day (Saturday) this was music to my ears as I had work Sunday! After being SO annoying that for once it wasn't raining on the Saturday so I couldn't wear a hoody without looking like an odd'un, I made my way to the hairdressers. After my hairdressers trying to convince me it wasn't that bad and me not taking it we discussed the fact it was so light that the darker the dye the longer it would stay that colour due to fading. I'd already been dark before and the only reason I got rid of it is because I am naturally light it fades quite fast. So I thought EFF it back to dark I go and these pictures are the results. Its a warm, dark brown. With a flash on it does look black but I assure you it isn't but it's not too far off!

Do you change your hair a lot?

Also the software I used to do the top picture is amazing. A post coming on it soon, so for all you bloggers out there that don't want to splurge on things  like Photoshop or similar but want to create amazing, unique logos, images or banners for your blog KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED!

Love @JShannonx

Celebrity Make Up Looks I Love...

So I was browsing through weheartit.com as I am a whore for photography and some of the images found on there are beautiful. So I was getting some new hair and makeup ideas so started searching pretty much the most beautiful celeb women I could think of. I love all of these photos because of the make up styles they are rocking.

I'm definitely a fan of nude eyes with amazing, bright lips as well as a fan of the classic smokey eye.

These are a few examples of looks I love and some of which I will attempt to recreate as a tutorial for you guys on here. What make up looks do you ALWAYS return to?

Don't forget about my 'win what you want' giveaway... there's a link on the popular posts link on my page. It is ending very soon so get your chance in quickly to win.

Also I have twitter and would love you to follow me and I'll of course follow you back.

@JShannonx

Spa Find Skincare...*

First off I'll apologise for the lack of posts and delayed follow backs/comment replies. After being away on holiday/working/visiting my brother and trying to also have some form of social life it left little to no time to try and catch up on my blog! But never the less I have found a couple of hours spare so will try and get some done now :)

Now, whilst I was away in Greece SpaFindSkincare sent me a little sample pack of some of their products I hadn't yet tried. This consisted of a Stabilizing Cleaner, Moisturiser and Mud Mask. 

Look how cute the packaging is!

This company I had used some of their products before. I was really impressed with what I tried (find post here) but these 3 items are more things I use everyday so I was intrigued to see if they lived up to what I expected.

About the company...

•  Natural
•  Against Animal Testing!
•  Hypo - Allergenic
•  No Parabens

These 4 points are obviously things that surely nobody can complain about. You know they are causing no damage to your skin whilst attempting and claiming to make it better. They use Dead Sea minerals in their products to formulate amazing treatments that make you feel like you just left the spa! The 7 main Dead Sea Minerals are;

Magnesium

The anti-stress mineral.

Potassium & Sodium

Purifying and hydrating minerals.

Calcium

The anti-ageing mineral.

Bromide

The relaxing mineral.

Sulphur

The healing mineral.

Iodine

The detoxifying mineral

 What I thought about these products?

The fact they are natural I'll admit did make me like them already... After a week of using them all in sync with each other I pretty much fell in love. I can't stop touching my own face! Ok that sounds weird. But basically my face feels unbelievably soft! I even didn't mind how my skin looked without make up on. Almost had a glow to it! I even received two compliments on how good my skin was looking.

My skin went really horrible after being on holiday, really greasy in some parts but dry as an old boot in others. The face mask really helped give my skin a boost and sort out whatever odd phase it was going through due to all the sun exposure. I left the mask on for 15mins and my face felt so soft after removing it I am seriously considering buying a full sized version when I get paid!

http://www.spafindskincare.com/products/normalcombination_mask.htm

The moisturiser I was really looking forward to trying as I just ran out of my old one. After using it for a few days my skin felt so clear and refreshed! I would really reccommend trying it! Oh, and it also has SPF23 in it.

http://www.spafindskincare.com/products/normalcombination_moist.htm

Finally there was the cleanser. I used this for a few days and I have really noticed a difference in my skin. This could be a combination of all three being used together but I was still really pleased with how it removed my make up and left my skin feel really soft and clean afterwards.

http://www.spafindskincare.com/products/normalcombination_cleanser.htm

There also is a 3 for 2 offer on currently if you buy through the 'buy now' option on the links given! Pretty handy ayyy.

I am seriously considering buying all three of these products. My skin feels and looks a lot better and as I am out of sample products I don't want it to stop!

I'd recommend if you are looking for a new or different skin care routine that you check out this brand for a spa like feeling everyday!

Dont forget I have a giveaway running currently too! Ends this month, find it here

Love, @JShannonx

50's Pin Up - Inspired Makeup Look.

This is just a really simple make up look that is inspired by 50's Pin Up girls. They're known for their dramatic winged eyeliner and with a bright red lip!

I used No.17 Medium BB Cream with Mac Studio Fix Powder. Soliel Tan De Chanel for Bronzing. I was going to use MAC Russian Red for lip but DISASTER AS STRUCK, I have lost it. Right before I go on holiday too... cry. So I used 500 Diva Red by Rimmel London instead. This is super moisterising and pigmented! 

For eyes I used Eyelure Fake Eyelashes in number 070 and for shadows I used Urban Decay Eye I used Bootcall all over the lid and YDK in the crease. I also put a small amount of Bootycall under the eye. I lined my water line with Jumbo Stick by NYX and lined it with an Eyeliner I got free in Company that they designed. It's bloody amazing! I've tried many liquid eyeliner and this one is so easy to put on, jet black and does not budge... and it was free! Though not sure if I can get another one when it has run out :( For mascara I used Max Factor's Masterpiece Mascara.

How do you feel about 50's looks?

Don't forget to enter my Giveaway to win £20 worth of Beauty product/s of YOUR choice. Find it -here-

@JShannonx