BEAUTY AND THE BLONDE

Hello everyone :) So despite almost being a month into 2013, I decided to make a blog post sharing with you my favorite lipsticks of the year.

This first lipstick is a Rimmel moisture renew lipstick in the shade pink chic and I bought this in around summer time and I thought that it was just such a cute pink shade that was perfect for wearing to the beach and even on casual days. I was and still am totally in love with the lipstick, not just because of it's colour but for the formula. The formula in this lipstick has been designed to make your lips look a lot more healthier and full of moisture and I must say that I 100% agree that it does both of them things. It is such a lovely glossy texture and it looks so natural and lovely.

The second lipstick that I loved in 2013 is this gorgeous bright red colour by collection in the shade coral crystal. I can kind of see why they gave it that name because it is just the perfect shade in between red and orange. Not only does this lipstick look super glossy, but it also has small glittery particles within it so this leaves your lips gleaming and looking really bright and pretty.

The next lipstick I want to talk to you about is a little bit more on the more expensive makeup range, this one is Vegas volt by mac. I must admit that when I first looked at this colour in the mac store, it looked like a lovely coral/peach colour but then once I had actually got home and tried it on, I was a little dissapointed. However I grew to love this product and its amazingly creamy texture. This is fairly similar to the last lipstick but it is just slightly more coral than red and also it looks so bright and I think it just adds that little bit extra "oomf" to your makeup look.

And last but certainly not least is this bright pink colour by Barry M. I have always been a big fan of Barry M. lipsticks and when I saw this, I jumped for joy because I didn't really own a bright pink like this. It has always frustrated me a tiny bit how Barry M don't give their lip products names but you have to make an exception when they put so much effort into making the most pretty colours. "Number 153" as I like to call it was a great addition to my wide spreading lipstick collection and I am extremely pleased that I made this purchase because it seems to have an amazing formula and I find that this lipstick in particular is one of Barry M's best, so if you are looking for the prefect bright pink to add to your collection, I reccomend this one.

Happy 2014 :)

Katie

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Hello everybody and welcome to 2014 :) I don't know about you but whenever a new year starts, I always feel the urge to have a fresh start however I never actually do. In this post I am going to be sharing with you some ways that I am going to be having a "fresh start" this year and this way, I definitely can't back out.

All of the points I am going to be showing you are all going to be more or less related and the theme is to live your life to the full potential instead of just sitting around doing nothing. I think that in life, it is important that you are happy and I am in love with this quote that sits in my bedroom; It says:

"Blue Skies

Sunny Days

Love Life

Laugh with Friends

Sing & Dance

And be Happy"

First of all this year, I would like to start saying yes to a lot more opportunities because I just like to stick in my comfort zone however I am beginning to learn that new experiences are good for you and you can learn so much from just saying yes. If you don't know already, one of my biggest inspirations Zoella actually made a video related to this and that is where I got the idea from. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG-WbtoAf2k&hd=1)

Also, I would like to be more organised whether this be physically for example on my computer or mentally. What I mean by being mentally organised is knowing whats going on around you and having some sort of sense of awareness. Hopefully this will make me think a little bit more before I do something potentially stupid.

As well as the quote you saw at the beginning of the post, I have a quote on my wall that says "Don't think. Just do it." I actually made this quote up my self because I think it sums up perfectly how to (again) say yes to more things. I want to start jumping in and doing things that I would never think twice about doing and just generally being an even more confident person.

Another thing I would like to do is spend more time with friends and family because they are not going to be around forever so it's best to create good memories now rather than wishing you did in the future. I am quite lucky in the fact that I have some lovely friends who are so nice to me and always listen when I need to talk and this brings me onto the next thing I would like to do which is being more positive and being a nicer person. As a normal teenager, I tend to moan a lot and complain about things that I don't really need to. I would like to stop doing this and I want to start spreading more positive and being nicer to the people around me. I have always believed that making a person smile is one of the best feelings in the world to I would like to stick to this and start living a happier life.

The last thing that I would like to achieve this year is obviously to continue with my blog and to start my youtube channel (youtube.com/user/katieproctorxo) It has always been a huge dream of mine to become a blogger and youtuber simply because it is something that I really enjoy doing and putting my effort into. I also want to be able to inspire people (as cheesy as that sounds) just as people like +Zoella, +Tanya Burr and +Sprinkleofglitter have inspired me.

Katie 

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