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You don't need to apply much at all, just one or two little dabs and you're done! Although, make sure you bluff it in/blend it in with a brush after.
I personally think the blush is totally worth the money (£18); it is simply gorgeous and as you don't need to apply much, it should last a very long time - like most Mac products.

Hello everyone! Two blog posts in one night, I am on a rollllll!

Now I made a blog post about this 4 week expedition trip of a lifetime to Malaysia, Borneo almost a year ago (I cannot believe it was that long ago!): http://emilyfrancesx.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/world-challenge-malasya-and-borneo.html so go and check it out if you want to!
I will describe in a bit more detail in the following paragraphs, but basically I will be doing lots of activities for a month, such as diving and helping in a community and a lot of fundraising's required to pay for the expedition.


The trip will allow me to develop many of my own skills such as independence, confidence and my ability to work within a team. Not only will it help myself, but going on the trip will allow me to work within a community to help improve people's lives who are less fortunate than ourselves, of which will be absolutely amazing.
One of my close friends went to Kenya last year on a similar trip, of which she helped out in a community and she said they had a great time helping out and having fun with the children, but they were all sad to leave.
I think it will be so much fun teaching them cool stuff and having a good time with them and also helping them and where they live and go to school.
I feel like money makes a huge difference to their lives, but to meet other people and hear our stories and for us to listen to their stories and experiences will make a difference and it will make everyone positive and happy.

As well as helping out in a community for a few days I will be going on a couple of hikes/treks up mountains and through rain forests, turtle conservation, completing a scuba diving course and having some relaxing time to explore the places we travel to. I honestly cannot wait to go. I signed up not even knowing if my friends were going to go which was really brave for me; I'm not the most confident person in the world! I have made a few new friends though and a girl who I used to be good friends with is going as well, so it will be great!


I still have quite a bit of money to raise before the summer so I would honestly be eternally grateful if you have a spare £3 (or less it doesn't matter!) to go towards this amazing opportunity.
It honestly sounds so cheeky & sounds as if I am begging, but I have no idea how else to write it! I do not in anyway want to come across as sounding like a total beg, but any donations will be very very much appreciated and I could not thank you enough.
Here is the link you can follow if you would like to make a contribution: https://www.myworldchallenge.com/make-a-contribution.asp?femid=901865&ch=mJImm7 :)

Hello!
I have bought a lot of makeup recently, so I thought I'd write a couple of blog posts on the different products I have purchased. I'm going to do high street brands in this blog post and MAC in another one, of which I will upload a few days after this post.

L'Oreal Paris 'Miss Manga Punky' mascara

I have heard such great things about L'Oreal mascara's, so I thought I would give one a try. I had the Million Lashes one in mind to purchase, but Boots had an introductory offer on their new mascara 'Miss Manga Punky' and it was £5.99 (usually £8.99), so I decided to purchase the product. However, I regretted that decision a couple of times after I had used the mascara. I was disappointed with the brush; it was very little, and if it was a fiber brush it would be better, but it has short little plastic points. I don't usually mind mascara's with a plastic applicator, as I love Benefits 'they're real' of which is no doubt in my top 3 mascara's I have ever purchased, but not this one.

I don't hate the mascara, but I definitely wont be repurchasing it in the future, I will trust other peoples judgement and go for the 'Million Lashes' mascara. The mascara however does add volume and seriously makes your lashes stand out, but I just don't like the fact it's a bit clumpy and hard to apply, of which are two things you seriously don't want in a mascara... Especially one you're spending £5+ on. It is particularly difficult to apply the mascara to the bottom lashes as the applicator is so little and fiddly, so therefore I use my mini Benefit 'they're real' mascara or a mini MAC one I got free with an online order, as they are both super easy to use and only require a couple of coats.
The packaging however is quite nice and fits the 'theme' of the mascara, if that makes any sense!

Now, I should have read into the mascara before purchasing it; this kind of 'lash look' isn't one I particularity wanted, but we all make mistakes - ha ha!
New moto: think twice before you buy!

Revlon Lip Butter

Revlon ColorBurst Matte Balm

Hello!

Basically I signed up to graze a few months ago, and I just thought I'd share with you how fabulous it is.

So you can choose out of a number of boxes which include: breakfast box, savory box, goody box, flapjack box, chocolate box and the nibble box that are all £3.99 each. The most popular I would say would be the nibble box. There is also the 'big box' of which is £15. You can choose whether you would like to have it delivered weekly or fortnightly, or if you're going away, want to delay your box or cancel them then you can do this very easily on the website.
On their website you can rate their food with 'bin' 'try' 'like' and 'love' or 'send soon', which I think is a very good method and makes it easier for them knowing they aren't putting, for example olives in a person's box when they hate them. There are a wide variety of snacks to choose from, ranging from fruity snacks, to granola toppers, the graze brownie, nuts, seeds, chocolate type snacks, deconstructed cakes for eg: carrot cake, flapjacks, olives, dippers, savory snacks, jerky and popcorn.

I chose to receive a graze box once every two weeks and I really look forward to it when I come home from school!! I think they're a great idea, whether you're trying to cut down on food and want to snack less or you just fancy it because it's a good idea (like me!) I have enjoyed every single one of my graze boxes and there has only been one snack I put down under my 'try' section because I thought I would like it, but turns out I didn't!

I do have many vouchers if you want to try 'graze', so just comment down below and I will give you a code.

Hello!

Recently I have bought a few bits of makeup of which I really love, so I have decided to make a blog post on the products for you all.

L'Oreal True Match foundation

The foundation has quite a high coverage, and so I have heard is a fantastic dupe for MAC Studio Fix fluid foundation - which I am yet to try out!

Seventeen 'brows that' eyebrow kit

Originally I was torn between simply purchasing a cheap dark brown eye shadow and this. But my sister said I should buy the kit, and so I did which I am so glad about! I have never had an eye brow kit before; I have just been using eye shadows and eyebrow pencils, which were decent enough but they were nothing compared to this product; it is absolutely amazing. Although it seems like it may take a long time with four steps, it actually doesn't; I've been doing my brows really fast lately. The products are really easy to put on and it lasts all day, so you feel slightly upset when it's time to take off your makeup at night because of your eyebrows ha ha! (I don't want to sound 'big headed' but my brows are on point lately thanks to this lil' beauty!)

All in all I would without a doubt purchase it again, at only £5.99. However, I do also want to try Sleek's eyebrow kit at some point, so I can compare and write a blog post on it for you all.

Soap and Glory Supercat eyeliner pen

MAC Eye shadow: CRANBERRY

                 

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