August & September | Instagram Photo Diary.

I loooove me a photo diary, possibly because I'm a little Insta obsessed but y'know, aren't we all?! The past 2 months have just flown by haven't say?! So annoying that I always say this, but it will soon be Christmas and I'm definitely not financially ready for that ahah.. 

I finally took the time last month to go through my makeup collection and bin the products that didn't make it through the summer, and I gave away an awful lot.. it occurred to me that a lot of the makeup I own is either pink, or comes in a pink packaging?! This is becoming a reoccurring problem and I probably should stop buying things purely because they're pink.. 

If you're a regular on my blog you'll know that my pal bought me this Too Faced highlighter in September, I won't go on about how much I love it as it has it's very own post which you can find HERE. How bloody BEAUTIFUL is it though?!

I made a HUGE Lush order in September because they came out with all of their christmas and halloween products, I bought so much. Annoyingly though, I've used pretty much all of this already and it's not even been a month yet?! How I'm managed that I've no idea- I'm thinking of placing another order but all of this cost me over £60 and it really doesn't last me very long, so good though. & that giant golden wonder was friggin gorgeous in the bath, I was a glittery goddess for an afternoon, the clean up though was pretty horrendous haha. 

Alfie is 10 weeks old today and I genuinely cannot get my head around the fact that in 2 weeks he will be 3 months old?! I remember posting when he was born and It doesn't feel like that was almost 3 months ago.. I hate how quickly he's growing but he's such a clever little lad now. Theres rarely a time when he isn't giggling which is lush, and he's now trying to roll over?! He's so advanced for his age I can't quite believe it. Love him to bits. Ive also signed him up to a nursery today ready for when I go back to work in March, which will no doubt come around super quickly :(

The end of August and the beginning of September, means doing a makeup shift around. Away go the pinks and oranges, & out come the reds purples and berry shades, which are actually my absolute favourites. Ive been living in MAC's Diva throughout September as I usually do.. but I really must get round to wearing the others, I own so many lipsticks that often they don't all get used, but I'm making it my mission this year to use them all.. a different shade every day maybe?! haha.

Here are 6 of the pinks that sadly have made their way into a drawer until spring, am I the only person who does this because I feel like it's a really silly thing to do?! But I have so many shades that if I kept them all out my bedroom would just look ridiculous. If you're wanting to know the shades I've listed them on my IG HERE.

I'm currently trying to write up Alfie's 2 and 3 month update, but as I'm sure you can imagine it's taking a little while as he's just so needy and demands all of my attention haha.. but it's on it's way, promise!

Soph x

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June & July 2017 | Photo Diary

Do forgive how early but also how late this post is going up.. I majorly failed with Junes photo diary, and I just know with baby due any day now, July will probably be a fail too, so here we have a mix of the two! What a fab blogger I am, the absolute best. 

Despite being heavily pregnant to the point where baby could arrive any second, I still somehow have time for the bath bombs, bubble bars, and candles in my life. Sigh! Bunny Cake has been my absolute favourite to burn in the living room throughout June, it smells like vanilla icing and who doesn't like a bit of that!?

I rediscovered my love for the beauty that is MACs Mariah Carey collection lipstick in the shade Mcizzle, completely heart eyed over all that glitter. But of course, I still haven't brought myself to actually using it, I can't bring myself to ruining its perfect prettiness!

Having moved out just before the summer began, it meant I actually went through all my makeup and brushes and gave away the bits I didn't use, it was hard to do but I'm so glad I did it because it reminded me of all the products/brushes I have that don't get much use, this being one of them. Too Faced products are my absolute favourite, not only because they're so bloody pretty, but the quality is amazing. This brush honestly feels like teddy bear fur, I kid you not, and how pretty is the baby blue and gold combo?!

The only good thing about maternity leave.. I'm home long enough to create amazing milkshakes - this one was galaxy chocolate favourite and honestly, looking at this photo now is making me want another, it was too good, and probably seriously unhealthy but we'll skip past that..

A cheaper alternative to the ever so popular Tom Ford lipsticks, these little beauties have been a part of my collection for over a year now but were rarely used because I just own too many lipsticks. Thankfully though I parted with the ones I don't use too much and these are now sitting proudly on top of my dressing table, which is where they thoroughly deserve to stay because they are just beautiful.

& finally, strawberry picking has been a love this summer. Being the whale that I currently am, I didn't think id be able to go this year, but luckily the strawberries were grown on tables which meant I didn't have to bend at all. Which was a good job really, as I really don't think I would be able to get back up again haha. I wrote a post a few weeks back on the whole day out as I loved it so much, you can read that here.

All of the above photos have been taken from my Instagram @sophcullen

I hope you're all having the best summer, 

Sophxo

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The Eyeshadow Palette You DEFINITELY Need In Your Life!

Too Faced always has been, and highly likely always will be, known for their beautiful products. That being the packaging, and just the quality of the products in general. 

I thought I would dedicate an entire post to an eyeshadow palette that I've been loving for over a year now. The Too Faced Natural Matte palette. 

I first received this palette as a gift from my dad, very well done you Shawn, around a year ago; I fell.in.love with it. The packaging, the colours, the fact the eyeshadows were matte, just everything really. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love wearing glitters & shimmers, but theres nothing like having a good quality matte eyeshadow- because really, they're the most wearable aren't they? I find I wear matte shades on a more day to day basis, and an entire matte palette was something Id never owned before. A few months later my dog got hold of it, and I'm sure you can imagine the state it was in. However I loved it that much, that I went straight out to Debenhams and bought myself a replacement! 

Ive been wearing eyeshadow for years now, although I wouldn't class myself as being fab at applying it, I know the basics at least. What's brilliant about the Natural Matte palette, is it's the perfect 'beginners' product. It comes packaged with a really handy little guide as to what shades to put where, and how to create 3 different styles, amazing if you're a little unsure as to how to use them. Admittedly, I've never used this; purely because I just like experimenting and feel I don't really need it, but it's great for those who feel like they do. It sits just in front of the mirror. 

As I've already mentioned, every single shade is matte, making the colours super wearable, and so easy to blend as they aren't so 'in your face' colours. They're easily build-able for a more dramatic look, which usually happens to me often actually.. I think I just get a little carried away haha. They're not at all chalky, just pure buttery goodness! 

How lovely are the shade names?! Honey Butter has to be my favourite, followed closely by Chocolate Cookie.. *heart eyes*.

At £32.00 it's a little pricey, however you're paying for the quality, and the quality is amazing. The shades feel so soft, if that makes any sense?!, and are super long lasting. I don't think you can really go wrong with any product from Too Faced; they're fast becoming my favourite makeup brand, & I think it's pretty clear to see why. Beautiful products galore.

Have you tried any eyeshadow palettes from Too Faced before?

Soph, x

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I Bloody LOVE Too Faced

 Too Faced is fast becoming one of my all time favourite makeup brands. For one, the packaging is beautiful, like, seriously beautiful, & the quality of the makeup is amazing. 

I didn't really ask for anything this Christmas, my dad asked what I wanted and I gave him the brand Too Faced as an option, I told him what I already had and let him do the rest. Pretty risky actually when you think about it.. he knows virtually nothing about makeup! Anyway, I think he did brilliant?! He chose to get me the Mr Right brush, and the Natural Matte eyeshadow palette. 

I had serious heart eyes over the Mr Right brush when I opened it, I love the baby blue colour, and it looks so so pretty on my dressing table.

How cute is the tiny bear on the handle? 

 Too Faced hit the nail on the head with the packaging for this brush, the blue box with gold detail is so beautiful and elegant. I also love the description they give on the box. I use the brush to apply face powder, and it does so with no effort at all. The brush is so, SO soft, Too Faced themselves actually state that they designed the brushes teddy bear hair to be soft, however firm enough to do a brilliant job- which is such a cute description. It really does feel as soft as teddy bear fur. 

I can't quite believe that my dad even chose the next product, for a man that supposedly knows nothing about makeup, he did a fab job. He chose the Natural Matte eyeshadow palette. Weirdly, I don't actually own any matte shades, I have a lot of glitters and shimmers, but none of the basic mattes, & oh me oh my are these colours beautiful. Definitely a must have for any makeup lovers.

How pretty are the colours?!

Again, the packaging is so oh beautiful- I had no doubt when I opened it that the colours would be beautiful too. The palette comes with a really handy booklet that gives you 3 step by step looks to wear using the colours from the palette, such a brilliant idea for anyone who isn't familiar with using eyeshadow. 

This is my new holy grail product, very rarely do I ever use every single colour in a palette, each one suits me perfectly and I find myself reaching for it every single day. I used the palette New Years eve, and the colours stayed on throughout the whole night- the staying power is insane! I would 100% recommend the Natural Eyes palette, I absolutely LOVE it! 

Im so thankful to my dad for kindly gifting me 2 of my new holy grail products, you did good dad, you did good!

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The Most BEAUTIFUL Blushes | Too Faced

Before even writing anything, I feel this may already be my all time favourite post I've ever written. Yep. Purely because I am so excited to share the beauty that is; Too Faced Love Flush blushes. 

Firstly if you've never heard of, or even had a glimpse of these little beauties then where have you been?! The first time I saw the Too Faced Love Flush blushes was when I was casually scrolling through Instagram and I saw they were being launched over on the Too Faced insta page, that was when I knew I had to own one. *sighs, as my bank balance was not looking pretty at the time*

Even so, I popped the shade Justify My Love into my basket and just hoped that the £25.00 I'd just spent on a blush was worth it. 

Left- Baby Love. Right- Justify My Love

& oh golly was it ever worth it. 

Ive honestly never seen such a beautiful blush. So beautiful that it took me a whole 4 months to even use the thing! The packaging itself is just to die for, it reminds me of a Polly Pocket from my childhood, and the actual blush is imprinted with an adorable little bunny pattern that unfortunately does smudge away after a few uses, which is sad but along as you take enough pictures like I have, you can treasure it forever. I'm so sad. 

The blush claims to last 16 hours which I thought was pretty impressive, although I don't actually know anyone who has committed to wearing a full face of makeup for 16 hours, maybe I should try that one day haha.. However I have worn it for a full working day (9-5) and it lasted right up until 5oclock, so I don't one bit doubt its staying power.

The shade Baby Love.

The shade Justify My Love

Justify My Love is a cool toned pink, with a slight silver shimmer, this looked amazing when I was slightly paler. 

& Baby Love (my favourite out of the two) is a gorgeous rose colour, with a slight gold shimmer. Ive been wearing this one a lot recently as I find now I have a slight tan from Mexico, it complements my skin tone perfectly. 

I am completely head over heels in love with these 2 blushes, and Im constantly browsing the Debenhams website to see if any other shade takes my fancy, they do, but Im trying my hardest to wait until I use the two I already have. Its taking a lot of self control haha.

If you're interested in picking one up for yourself, and you're from the UK, I would really recommend buying from the Debenhams website, it just means you won't have to pay a silly amount to get it shipped over from America!

What do you think? Could you bring yourself to actually use them? 

Lotsa Love,

Sophxo

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Too Faced Love Flush: Justify My Love

JUSTIFY MY LOVE.

Can we just appreciate how INCREDIBLE this blush is?! Literally cannot get over it. Or stop looking at it! 

This is the second Love Flush blush I've bought from Too Faced now, and it's in the exact same shade as my first one; Justify My Love. I picked it up from the Too Faced website for £25 (stupidly) as shipping cost a bomb, I bought my first one from Debenhams and just completely forgot that they sell it there.. very annoying! But personally I can justify the price tag, as I absolutely love it, hence why it bought another one!

It took me SO long to use my first one as I didn't want to ruin the pretty pattern, but after a month of looking at it haha, I used it for the first time around summer time and it looked insane. So bleddy pretty. If I'm honest the thing that immediately sold it to me was the packaging; 

Theres no denying that it's just beautiful. It reminds me of a little polly pocket! The box itself feels quite expensive to hold, even though it's only made of cardboard, Too Faced have used a matte finish on the pink bits, and a shiny gold on the dots, it just looks and feels super expensive. 

The shade itself is a pretty baby pink, with a slight gold sparkle to it. I usually reach for this one if I want a rosie glow, I'd imagine this shade would look amazing in the winter, *pictures wearing this when its snowing outside haha*. 

Too Faced claim that the blush lasts for up to 16 hours when applied to the skin, I can't say I've ever worn any blush for 16 hours! Although I've worn this one for around 9 hours and it seemed to last the whole day, pretty impressive!  

Overall I would say it's definitely worth the price tag, it is a little pricey, but it lasts for such a long time, and the colour pay off is really really good, if you're not worried about ruining the gorgeous pattern I would definitely pick it up. This was what I found most difficult haha! 

What do you think, would the price tag bother you?

Lotsa Love, 

Soph

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Instagram: Life In Pictures.

Instagram is still my absolute favourite form of social media, so much so I'm basically on it all the time. Oopsie, not even sorry. Ive included a few of my recent posts, to share them with you and possibly explain each one, as I don't really put a caption on the old Insta.

Enjoy!

This was when I pretended I picked these myself, definitely didn't.

Favourite blush, I still haven't used this yet, it's far too pretty!

My favourite phone case I own, completely heart eyed over it!

Crazy that it's school leavers time already. I look after children of a nursery age, one little boy gave us this as a gift, and it's the nicest thing we've ever received. Cried my eyes out.

I got my nails done! I never ever treat myself to anything, so I thought it was about time!

I bought this bracelet for a friend, she's a Youtuber so I thought the camera was pretty relevant haha. We finally got around to seeing each other this month, and I bloody adore her! ps.. go and subscribe to her; Fabulous Hannah

My Kylie Lipkit FINALLY arrived, it felt like I waited a bloody life time. See previous post to hear all about my indifferent opinion on it; Kylie Lip Kit Review

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Sophxo

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My Favourite Instagram Pictures.

It's no secret that I am completely Instagram obsessed. every opportunity to take a pretty photo, I'm there, phone at the ready. I wanted to share a few of my favourite pictures with you, all of which I have taken and uploaded myself

Enjoyx

My perfect Sunday - Pretty Little Liars, & a homemade milkshake!

The most amazing blush I think Ive ever laid eyes upon.

Ive found a new love for H&M makeup! And I've yet to tried my RT's brushes - still! They're too pretty!

Again - another milkshake, I may be obsessed? haha. pinterest is deadly for exposing you to pretty things!

I stayed at the amazing Cheddar Woods recently and it was the most incredible weekend away, I loved every second, so much so I'm heading back this weekend! They had the most beautiful tea and breakfast sets.

The Snow White addiction has begun..

Sophxo

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                                             All items in this post were bought by myself, and all opinions are my own, because telling lies just isn't cool