heya all :) i brought garnier fructis style bamboo flexi hold hairspray when i ran out because it was on offer! it looked good so i thought why not, i go though alot because i have to way my hair up for work.

so did i like it? sadly no, it barely holds your hair for 1 hour before it starts showing signs of frizzyness and messyness.

it smelt fine but is slightly sticky and crusty on your hair.

i really didnt like this product and so wouldnt buy it again.

garnier fructis style bamboo flexihold hairspray.

i brought this hairspray because i use hairspray everytime i go to work! and i use alot, i have to have my hair in a ponytail for work and my hair isnt easy to put up and stay there so hairspray helps alot!.

well did i like it? im sorry to say no, it smells fine but doesnt stay for very long at all!

im not very happy with it at all and wouldnt buy it again :(.

blogs with pictures soon! i hope!

hi :) im so sorry for lack of posts, im having fun like everyone alse at the moment to try and upload pictures on blogger. i hope this problem is sorted soon :) and ill start posting proper posts!

7 things about me

just a random little post :)

1. i have lived in the same house,in the same village all my life, my parents moved in when my mum was 1 month gone with me, i love this house :)


2.i have a wobbley toe, i broke my 3rd toe on my right foot in 2009, and put the bones out of place so i have to bumps and it makes my toe look wobbley!

3. i have had so many social networking site acounts you wouldnt belive! bebo,habbo,myspace,meez,facebook,twitter,the list goes on and on!

4.i love kids cartoons flims, i am writing this post watching sharks tale!

5.i have been a veggie for 6 years.

6.i adore cats, i guess its in my name ;).

7.im a natural redhead, tough have died my hair black for 3 years, im the only redhead in my family!

feel free to do this :)

one BIG elf haul!

bad elf! stop having good deals! your making me spend ;)

anyway, on wednesday elf an a amazing deal! if you spent £40.00 or over you got 10 free mineral eyeshadows! being an eyeshadow freak, i was not going to pass this up sooo-

right from the left on the first photo!
elf mineral booster in shimmer.
elf mineral blush in joy.
elf mineral booster in sheer.
elf mineral glow in shimmer.

next picture-
elf studio eye transformer.
elf studio eyeshadow in sand doller.
elf studio shimmer palette.

next picture-
elf studio conditioning lip balm spf 15 in nice and natural.
elf hypershine lipgloss in mauve.
elf hypershine lipgloss in cloudnine.

next picture-
elf mineral eyeshadow in enchanting.
elf mineral eyeshadow in sassy.
elf mineral eyeshadow in sweet.
elf mineral eyeshadow in innocent.
elf mineral eyeshadow in temptress.

next picture-
elf mineral eyeshadow in girly.
elf mineral eyeshadow in royal.
elf mineral eyeshadow in glamorous.
elf mineral eyeshadow in seductive.
elf mineral eyeshadow in mysterious.

last two pictures are the elf beauty encyclopedia in basic eyes closed then open.

sorry for the bad pictures and long post!

the A to Z of me...

ive seen this doing the rounds on the blogs,and because i have no batterys for my camera because my parents have gone on hoilday and taken the one and only battery charger :(, its a good one because no pictures needed!

-Age: 18.

-Bed:single.

-Chores you hate:washing up! i hate it soo much :(

-Dogs: really sweet :)

-Essential start of your day: breakfast! i have to eat!

-Favourite colour: black and/or purple.

-Gold or sliver: sliver.

-Height: 5 feet 11'' im a BFG! (big friendly gaint)

-Instruments i play: none, im pretty much useless!

-Job title: part time nursery assistant.

-Kids: none.

-Live: south of england.

-Mums name: dawn, because she was born at the break of dawn! awh.

-Nickname(s): cat,kitty, apricot.

-Pet peeve: rudeness, bullying,people judging others on the way they look.

-Quote from a movie:'Hatter: 'Am I mad?' Alice: 'Yes. Completely bonkers. But I'll tell you a secret; All the best people are' - Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland

-Right or left handed:lefty.

-Siblings: younger brother.

-Time you get up: changes alot, depends if im working or how im sleeping etc, anywhen between 5:30-9.00

-Underwear: yep underwear?

-Vegetables you dislike: i would be hear forever if i listed them all.

-What makes you run late: faffing and panicky over my hair and makeup, and other people not getting it together!

-X-rays you have had done: teeth.

-yummy food you make: cakes! i love baking, and other people say that they are yummy :) and brownies :).

-zoo animal- umm zebras! and lions and tigers and pegiuns and i will be hear forever!

x

sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will always hurt me.

im sure many of you remember the saying ''sticks and stones may break my bones,but words can never hurt me''.

ive done blog posts and guest blog posts on the fact that i was bullied before, but this time im not talking about school.

before i lost the weight i was shouted at in the street, smoke blown in my face and pointed at. but because they never hurt me or laid a finger on me it couldnt be hurting me could it?

of course it could, and it did.
it still does, i dress in a ''gothic'' style if you want to label it, and because of this i get ''emo twat'' shouted at me, not as much as i got shouted at when i was bigger though, o no!

i cant list all of them but some of the ''tamer'' ones were

''fatty fatty boom boom''
''walking blob''
''you off to the bakery?''
''is tescos sold out now?''

and it went on, they were the ones i am willing to type!.

i also got a death threat once, yep a death threat, because i was bigger.
and wear glasses.
and at that point had ginger hair.

my point is if ''words can never hurt me'' how come these words did? because unless your super-human or a robot words get to you.

some people can rise above some words, and thats great, but the thing is we shouldnt need too rise above words being shouted at us, we are all human. so stop shouting at me in the street, you dont know me.

and if you act like that, you wont know me.

EOTD-purple night

hey! sorry ive been mua latly, personal problems going on, but dont worry im back! with EOTD! (eye of the day) :)

sorry for the bad photo!

i used:
urban decay primer potion.
benefit low profile matte eyeshadow and rimmel matte white mixed and used as highlight.
sleek makeup badgirl eyeshadow palette eyeshadows in twilight (lid) and rebel (crease).
elf studio eyeshadow in amethyst (crease)
urban decay black eyeshadow palette black dog (matte black) crease!
twlight under the eye blended with rebel.
elf studio undereye concealer and highlighter.
rimmel sexy curves mascara.
avon supershock mascara.

done :)

hope you like.

kat gave me a award!

:D i am beaming right now! kat over at kat's beauty reveiws
as given me her Inspirational Blogger Award that shes doing for her blogs 1st birthday!.

shes given me the award for my weight loss,thankyou so very much kat, this means so much to me :).

x

letter to your sixteen year old self 14/08/2008

cat at reaching for the stars wrote one of these that made me cry and and think, and impired me to write one too :).

so its your 16th, you have had a few hard years but you think there over now schools gone. your 16th is one of your best birthdays ever, make sure you take every moment in. you think your happy but your not deep inside, you hate the way you look, and you want a boyfriend more than anything.
the boy you like right now, who you have liked for way to long isnt who you think he is, and im sorry but he will never like you in that way.
this year coming up is gonna be one of your hardest yet, keep your head together, you well come out the other side.
your fighting with food, and well for a while belive me though, you turn it around :).
dont worry about guys, your the most importment to sort out right now.
you think your friends are everything, im sorry to say this but they find other things/people.

its 3 years since your 16th, last feb your weight got up too 24 stone, but you have now (by yourself) lost 9 stone, you have a job witch you love, your still battling with your mind/emotions, but im sure you'll get there, one day.

p.s search google for urban decay primer potion and youtube for melovemakeup,foundonflim and myeyeshadowisodd.

x

reveiw-n-spa vanilla creme brulee shower and bath gel

whats this? a beauty reveiw? on my beauty blog? wow!
anyway,i love n-spa they make shower gels,bath gels,body butters,body scrubs you get the picture!
my favorite products from them are there shower and bath gels, i have ALOT of them!
so im going to start reveiwing all of my n-spa goodies.

so im starting off with there vanilla creme brulee shower and bath gel.
on every product they make they have little poems in the front so on vanilla creme brulee it says '' ''if'' said the wise man, ''the sea was vanilla,might the owl and the pussycat have changed their minds and sat instead on caramel coated sands with waves topped with creme...life would be simple,rich and fulfilled. shall we go there one day?''

vanilla creme brulee smells like vanilla and butter sugar,so very creme brulee like!its lathers up really nicely and doesnt dry skin out, witch is good.

the little bottle that i have costs about £2.00, i get them from asda and they are often on offer.
n-spa do not test on animals.

(p.s sorry about picture,ill get there one day!)

weigh in day :)

hii :)

today i woke up and on a wim, i wanted to weigh myself, unlike most ''dieters'' i only weight myself anywhen between 1-3 months.
its been about 5 weeks since i last weighted myself.

well since then i have lost 9 pounds! bringing my total to 9 stone lost :)
i was so shocked i had lost anything! i have been stuggleing at the moment with food, alot.

im very very happy :)

and this is a bit late but the monday after half term (28th feb was a year since i started losing weight! a year!

bye

x

guest post on bigfashionista today :)

heya all :)

today the lovely kellie whos blog is http://big-fashionista.blogspot.com
has let me do a guest post on her blog,
i really hope you go and have a look, it would really mean alot to me.

x

one of my rambles :)

heya, i have found my camera and lead now, so beauty posts aplenty coming soon! promise.

but until then i thought i would do this A-Z quiz i have seen floating around the blog world!

The Alphabet Game

A. age:18, until august 14th.

B. Bed size: single, my rooms rather tiny.

C. Chore you hate: i'm not sure really,i don't enjoy any chores but you have to do them!.

D. Dogs: love them! i love all animals ( apart from bugs) i am a cat lady though :).
E. Essential start to your day: food, i'm not human until I've eaten .
F. Favorite color: black, with purple coming a close second :).
G. Gold or silver: silver, not the biggest fan of gold.
H. Height: 5ft 11, i'm a BFG :) (big friendly giant)
I. Instruments you play: I've tried a few, but luckily for my family and neighbors never got very far.
J. Job title: part-time nursery nurse.
K. Kids: none, would love to have them when older though.
L. Live: South East England, in the middle of no were!
M. Mom’s name:dawn.
N. Nicknames:cat,kitty,catty,missy,missyhand,batty catty,kit kat.
O. Overnight hospital stays:when i was born me and mum stayed in hospital for a week because i had jaundice (yellow skin) and my mums iron levels were WAY too low.
P.pet peeves: people talking behind peoples backs,bullies, judgmental people.
Q. Quote from a movie: ok so its not a movie but ''JOEY DOESN'T SHARE FOOD!'' i couldn't think of a movie!
R. Right or left handed: lefty.
S. Siblings: 1 brother, thats enough!
T. Time you wake up: most of the time 6am, unless weekend.
U. Underwear: you buy it in a shop :)
V. Vegetables you dislike: we would be here forever,the only one i like is parsnips (and i'm a veggie, i know).
W. What makes you run late: fussing over how i look too much, and sometimes other people.
X. X-Rays you’ve had: only ones on my teeth.
Y. Yummy food you make: triple chocolate brownies,chocolate cookies,carrot cake.(i've been told there yummy,i don't eat them)
Z. Zoo- favorite animal: does it have to be something you find at a zoo? if no then cats :) if yes then big cats :).

feel free to do this :)

x x x

little update :)

heya :)

i will do some blog posts (beauty) soon, ill take some pictures this weekend,remind me if you want!

ummm can i update on anything ummmm
lifes pretty boring really just work!

even work likes to get in the way.

speak soon :) x

review-elf mist & set spray

hi :) this well be a quick reveiw this time i promise!

anyways so this is elf's mist & set spray from there studio line.

i brought it wondering if it would do a better job than urban decays one.

did it? no.

it made my makeup go a bit blochy and patchy and didnt keep anything on longer.

i wasnt happy with it and its already collecting dust on my dressing table :(

x

its weigh in day-how i did

hi one and all :)

i weight myself every 2-3 months and today is my weigh in after 2 months and ive lost since the start of dec

10 pounds

bringing my total to
8 stone and 3 pounds.
in 11 months.


my nan is 80 today, i cant wait to tell her :) happy birthday nan!

:)

x

food and driving why the heck were they invented!

helllo :), if you have not guessed this post has nothing to do with makeup, but calories and driving.

it will make sense soon i promise!

ok first off im learning to drive! (so if you live in the uk, you have been warned) witch is great but heres the thing.

it was my first lesson last night, and well we wont go into it, lets just say im not a natural!, i dont mind though everything takes time.
but before the lesson and after i could not stop eating, the.whole.time.

it was the worst day eating wise ive had in a while and i know why.

my stupid fricking emoions (the fricking proves the point really)

when im upset,scared,glad,sad etc i eat.

and so last night i was scared about learning to drive so i ate.

to even it out ive had a good day today but i know i cant eat like that every time i have a lesson (and my test day!?! bloody hell) so im trying to tactal the emoional side of my eating.

and if you have read the blog for a while you would know.
me and my emoions are not great friends.

im not letting this ruin the whole thing and it was just a blip but ill keep you posted on dealing with emoions = food and learning to drive (10 people just shot into there homes didnt they?)

beauty post soon :)

x

what products im using at the moment

hii :) bit of a lazy post, perfect for a sunday :)



HAIR
Shampoo: loreal paris full restore 5 elvive shampoo
Conditioner: loreal paris full restore 5 evive conditioner
Styling Products: loreal paris studio line hot Straight,frizz ease serum and others depending on my hair that day always them though!.
Hair Mask: just ran out really need more!


BODY
Shower Gel: n-spa hot fudge bath syrp,and lush angel delight soap.
Body Moisturiser: none (though i should!
Deodorant: Sure Maximum Protection Cream
Fake Tan: None


FACE
Cleanser: the body shop seaweed cleansing cream in the morning,and the body shop seaweed face wash in the evening.
Toner: the body shop seaweed toner.
Moisturiser: the body shop tea tree lotion and a cheapie sainsburys one that works really well actally!
Exfoliator: the body shop seaweed exfoliator.
Mask: the body shop blue corn mask.


MAKEUP
Primer: elf mineral face primer and no7 skin calming green primer mixed.
Foundation Brush:elf studio powder brush.
Foundation: revlon colour in ivory for combo/oily
Concealer: maybelline dream matte concealer and collection2000 Illuminating Touch Concealer.
Powder: elf studio hd powder and maybelline dream matte powder when im out.
Blusher: revlon blusher in natural and collection 2000 blush in touble or bashful
Bronzer: None
Highlighter: collection 2000 shimmer & shade in just peachy!
Eyeshadow Base: Urban Decay Primer Potion or art deco eyeshadow base.
Eyeshadows: benefit low proflie,mua no 17,urban decay matte in revoler,urban decay black palette,sleek bad girl palette,17 va va voom palette.
Eyeliner: maybelline eyeliner-matic in intense black,Prestige Liquid Eye Liner
Mascara: rimmel sexy curves,avon supershock mascara.
False Lashes: none
Lipstick: barry m 101,barry m 129
Lipgloss: barry m lipgloss wand in strawberries and cream.
Nail Colour: none at the moment.

reveiw-urban decay all nighter spray

hi all! today im reveiwing urban decays all nighter spray witch is a makeup setting spray.

they say

sun's coming, your're still out, and miraculously,still looking good. must be the all nighter makeup setting spray, a goundbreaking formula that mists pn and ensures your makeup won't move.color dispersing agents keep makeup evenly distributed so it look just-applied for 16 hours. weightless but powerful, all night lets you dance,sweat, and still look flawless because it makes makeup moisture-resistant. we even infused it with cooling technology to keep you looking snf feeling...well,cool. so please,make us proud and keep your perfect, pretty face out all night.

phew!

ok so does it work? basicly no.

but it might for you, confused? yeah so am i.
when i first used it i thought it was great but i had the makeup i wear to work on, witch isnt alot and at the weekends i wear ALOT, even though most of the time im not going out.
when i used it while wearing a full face so to speak (so eye primer,eyeliner,eyeshadow,mascara,face primer,foundation concealer,powder, blush highlight,lipstick,gloss and the eyeshadows etc are heavey and dark.)
i didnt see any difference in the wearing time of my makeup and found that my foundation lastest best when i didnt use it!

but i do wear glasses,have heavy hooded eyelids,and a fringe (hair on your face makes your face get greasy quicker) so if you have no or a light fringe dont wear glasses or no foundation and have better eyelids then it may work for you, and it may work for you if you wear lighter makeup than me!

the smell is fine, though im not to bad with smells so thats a personal thing and the spray mists it really nice and evenly.


but the one thing i dislike the most is the price, i payed £17.50 for it, witch for me is really pricey! im not someone who spends alot on makeup, even if it worked for me i would say somewere between £10.00-£15.00 is right for urban decay.

all in all i won't buy it again, waste of money for me.

x

my weight loss so far and tips

hi :), as some of you know ive been losing weight for 11 months, but for those who dont know let me fill you in.(warning, this is a long post).

im 18, and have always been tubby but from the age of 10-11 as i learnt how to get food for myself i put on the weight quickly, at the age of 11 i was a size 16. has my problems started (witch i do have a post on) i ate because of feelings. if i was happy i ate,sad i ate,upset,ate.
by the time we went into 2010 i was 24 stone a size 30/32 and 17 years old.
i hated myself, then the 28th feb 2010 i started trying to lose weight, counting calories, i didnt belive i could do it.

ok so now your caught up,i but i carried on, i was on 1500 calories a day (500 a meal)for a week and then i went down to 1200, i did that because of how heavy i was, for a overweight person going down too 1500 calories works fine.

in 4 months i lost 3 stone, and then in 5 months i lost 5 stone! 2 stone in a about 6 weeks, i have no idea how i did that! then in oct it was 6 and half stone and in dec its 7 and half stone.

i still have a way to go it has not been easy! dont go flying into it without thinking it though.

there is downsides such as lose skin and getting very cold. but its worth it!

my tips for anyone wanting to do the same is-
try 1500 calories first, if it doesnt work then go down to 1200.
count every calorie in anything, it all adds up.
if you have a bad day, dont worry everyone does, just be good the next day.
christmas,birthdays etc let yourself have christmas dinner, birthday cake its only 1 day!

:) if you have any questions or want to do it your self send me a email on catherine.titcomb@live.co.uk or leave a comment.

x

help please!

hello :)

i need some help please people! im going to the x factor tour in march, and i know my makeup needs to stay looking good for 10 hours at least, i know its pushing it but my makeup barely lastes 1 hour at the moment even with urban decay primer potion, i have a feeling its to do with my eye shape.

they are heavily hooded so the area i havnt put eyeshadow ends up with eyeshadow on it and it looks really bad!

has anyone got any ideas? please help!.

later today i shall be doing a blogspot on my weightloss so far :)

thankyou!

x

reveiw-elf mineral infused face primer

pictures!

ok so not the best but with still no sign of my camera or lead, i used my dads (thankyou!)

anyway, as well anyone know i love elf so when this came out early last year (really last year already?!) i iknew i really wanted to try it.

im a bit late on this reveiw,this is my 3rd 4th bottle of this stuff, because my 3rd went walkies, like everything i own.

the primer is a clear gel (witch is why there is no swatches) with a almost slippery feel.

it goes on really really smoothly and does help with keeping foundation on, but not all day. maybe a few more hours than without primer.

for the price i think its a great primer, i cant live without it, i mix it with a green primer from no7.

this primer is from www.eyeslipsface.co.uk and is £6.00

new blog name!

hi

quickly just to let you know that ive changed my blog name :)

makeup,calories and rambles

cause lets face it, this blog just aint all about makeup!

x

reveiw-barry m lip paint in 129

yes its google image photo reveiw,but i have a reason! i cant find my camara lead. or camara. im clever sometimes. so for now i will do posts with google image pictures or no pictures sorry! anyway barry m lip paints are well known mainly because of 101 witch i have already reveiw. but 129 (Palest Lavender) should have just as much press as 101, or more! for some reason the texture of barry m lip paints differ from one colour to another and this one is one the better ones! its smooth and and has a cream finish witch is a nice change from matte or gloss. barry m 129 is a pale blue-toned lavender, witch as a lover of purples well i love it. im now gonna shh, because ive rambled! but all in all would i buy it again? yes!

will post makeup very soon!

i promise! i just need to get some pictures taken so i need the sun for that, and i need to find the lead for my camara.... its around here somewere! x