Monday 30 January 2017

What's On My IPhone ?

Hello everyone!

I have a rose gold Iphone 6S and I love it. I have so many apps for so many different things so I wanted to show you and tell you some of my favourites.



This is the home screen of my phone. I'm not going to go through every app here as it would take forever. But my favourites are Twitter, Youtube and Snapchat. I'm also trying to get into Instagram and Pinterest as well. And yes there is a slight rainbow colour scheme in the organisation of this page.


These are my games. I have quite a few because I download them, play them a few times and then get bored of them but never bother deleting them. However, I was recently obsessed with Six (second column, bottom row) and I ended up completing it. What's your favourite game on your phone ?



Next to the 'Games' folder at the bottom of my home page I have a 'Shopping' folder. I mainly use most of these apps to keep track of loyalty card points, although, the Just Eat app is a personal favourite because I love food. Then I have the Nationwide app to tell me how little money I have.


On the next page of my phone I have, besides that folder of stuff that I don't use, some random apps that I use regularly. One app in this folder that I love is Snapseed. I use this to edit Instagram and blog photos. I also have recently been using Focus Keeper which is essentially a timer but I use it when I do my homework so I know to work for 25 minutes and take a break for 5 minutes. I also really like Younow for watching live broadcasts. My favourite person to watch on Younow is Molly. (Beauty Spectrum on Youtube)


So that is my Iphone and some of my favourite apps. I might do a post soon about my phonecase collection because I have quite the collection. Let me know what your favourite apps are and don't forget to follow me on Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest. (all @love_courtney_x ) If you have any of those social medias comment your username in the comments and I'll check out your profile.

Love Courtney x


                                                         

Sunday 22 January 2017

My Everyday Brush Collection


Hello everyone!

I have an obsession with makeup brushes. As a result of this I have loads in my collection. However, there are a few brushes that I use every time I do my makeup.


For foundation I don't use anything else apart from the Buffing Brush from Real Techniques. You can get this from the Core Collection. I have a lot of Real Techniques brushes bceause they are so good and the Buffing Brush is no exception.

Also from the Core Collection by Real Techniques is the Contour Brush. I don't use this for contour I actually use it to blend in concealer. I love this brush because it fits really nicely under my eyes and like all Real Techniques brushes it is so soft.

For setting powder I use a big powder brush from Avon. This does a good job at dusting a small amount of powder all over my face. Plus it's super soft and really inexpensive.

Another Real Techniques brush I love is the Blush Brush. I don't normally wear blusher so I use this for bronzer as it's such a good size for bronzing up my face.

The main brands of makeup brushes I use are Real Techniques (obviously) and Avon. However, I have one brush from Spectrum which I use for highlighter and I love it. Spectrum brushes are so beautiful and so soft. I only have one in my collection and that definitely needs to change.


To do my eye makeup I mainly use three brushes from (you guessed it) Real Techniques and Avon. From the Starter Set I use the deluxe crease brush and the base shadow brush. Then from Avon I have a small blending brush.

My favourite eyebrow brush is an angled one from Lottie London. You could also use this for eyeliner but I think it's such a good size for filling in my eyebrows.

Once I've filled in my eyebrows and done my eye makeup I curl my eyelashes and apply mascara. My favourite eyelash curler is a rose gold one from Primark. This does a nice job of curling my lashes and it's so pretty.

So there are my makeup brushes that I use on a everyday basis/whenever I put makeup on. What are your favourite makeup brushes and your favourite brand for tools/brushes? Speak to you soon!

Love Courtney x

Sunday 15 January 2017

My favourite TV shows

Hello everyone!

I love a good tv show. Whether it's something I can have on in the backgprund and not pay too much attention to or something super gripping that keeps me on the edge of my seat (or bed, which is where I normally watch shows.) Today I'm going to talk through some of my current and all time favourites from either end of the spectrum. Some of these shows you can find on TV and some are on Netflix. Because who doesn't love Netflix?!
  1. One of my current favourites at the moment is Timeless. It's about a terrorist who travels back in time to change history and a group of people who have to try and stop him. There have only been a few episodes out but I'm obsessed. It's on E4 on Wednesdays.
  2. The next show is not new. In fact it's been on air longer than I have been alive. My next favourite is Home and Away. I mentioned this in my November favourites and I am still loving it. 
  3. A TV show that I will always love is Friends. Comedy Cemtral play reruns of Friends all the time. I have probably seen every episode at least once and could quote it from memory. You should definitely watch Friends if you haven't already. It's a good show to have on in the background.
  4. Now onto my favourite shows on Netflix. A series I watched a while ago and loved is Prison Break. This is about a group of men who break out of prison (surprise, surprise!) and then they have to go on the run. I nearly cried at the last episode. Although, apparently they are bringing out more episodes which I am so excited for. 
  5. Another show which I love is Pretty Little Liars. This is very different from Prison Break but I love it all the same. The final ten episodes are being released in April and when they come out I will not leave my house until I've finished. 
  6. A show that I am currently obsessing over is The Vampire Diaries. They haven't put season 8 ( the last season *sob*) on Netflix yet so I am trying to wait until that happens so I can watch season 7 & 8 all at once. Although I don't know how long that will last. 
So those are all of my favourites TV shows at the moment and some that I have loved for a while. Let me know in the comments what your favourite show is. Do you have any Netflix recommendations? See you soon.

Love Courtney x

Sunday 8 January 2017

January 2017 Haul


Hello everyone!

I've done quite a bit of shopping recently so I thought I would do a haul of some of the stuff I've picked up. Some of these things were in the January sales but the stuff that wasn't in the sale wasn't very expensive. 



I got this Baylis & Harding Beauticology set from Boots. It was originally £8 but all of the Christmas sets were half price in Boots so I got a body lotion, a body wash and a shower creme for £4. Plus they came in a gorgeous red, glittery pouch.
 


 

My previous makeup setting powder had completely run out so I needed a new one. I've never tried a loose powder so I thought I would try this one from the Primark beauty range. I have only used it a few times but so far so good. It was only £5 so it didn't break the bank.
 

Another makeup item I had run out of was concealer. I wanted one that had a decent amount of coverage, wasn't heavy or cakey and also was within my budget of 'as inexpensive as possible.' This NYX HD Studio Photogenic concealer had really good reviews on the Boots website, the description of it sounded amazing and it cost £5.50. I've been using this for just over a week now and it's really good. I would definitely recommend this if you are looking to buy a new concealer but don't want to spend a ton of money on a high end one.


Another thing I bought from NYX is one of their Lip Lingerie liquid lipsticks. I picked up the one in the shade Embellishment. It's a really nice mauve with a slight grey tone to it. As I said in my 'Goals for 2017' post I want to be more adventurous with my makeup and try out colours that I wouldn't normally wear so I thought this would be perfect.

However, I'm not sure how I feel about this product. It is a liquid lipstick so it dries down to a matte finish. My lips are super dry so I need to make sure I apply a load of lip balm before I put this on. I also need to be careful when applying this because the wand isn't a typical doe foot wand like I'm used to. Overall, I would suggest you pick one of these up if you are interested as they have some nice colours and I've heard great things about them. I think I just need to use mine a bit more. You can get these for £6.50 from Boots.
 
 

I also want to be more organised this year so I got this planner from Oliver Bonas. I don't know how much it was because on the website it said it was originally £30 but on the back of the planner itself it said £20. Regardless of how much it was I paid £15 as it was in the sale. This is actually a 17 month planner so it started in August 2016 and ends in December 2017. There is a monthly view and then a weekly view with pretty big sections for each day. The planner also comes with loads of adorable stickers.


The most recent thing I got was this Baylis & Harding Beauticology Sweet Temptations set. This was £2 from Morrisons and it includes a body lotion, a shower creme, a body wash and a hand cream. Even though I got the other set this one was too cute not to buy and for £2 I thought why not ?!


 



So that is all the beauty and random stuff that I picked up recently. Did you buy anything in the Boxing Day/ January sales? Let me know in the comments. Also don't forget to follow me on Twitter and Instagram. ( @love_courtney_x on both) I've just made an Instagram but I hope to post fairly regularly on there. See you soon!

Love Courtney x


Sunday 1 January 2017

My Goals For 2017


Happy New Year!

2016 went by so quickly it felt like if you blinked you would miss it. Which probably wouldn't have been a bad thing. Hopefully 2017 wil be better.

Seeing as it's the first of January I thought I would share with you some of my goals for 2017. I dont want to call them New Year's Resolutions because then I feel like I will be less likely to stick to them. I always make New Year's Resolutions but I normally fail by the end of January. But this year I am determined to stick to them. `

1. Upload at least one blog post a week.

    Blogging is something I definitely want to keep up in 2017. I am aiming to post once a week, on a Sunday, but there may be times where I upload more frequently. I've started making a list of post ideas but let me know if there is anything you would like to see.

2. Improve my photography.

    I love photography and taking pictures but I'm not very good at it. So in 2017 I want to take more pictures, landscape and product shots, and hopefully the pictures on my blog will improve.
   
3. Pass all of my exams.

   I'm in fourth year at high school which can only mean one thing... exams! I have my prelims (mocks) in a few weeks and then my main exams in May. I'm not as stressed out as most people but obviously I want to do well. I'm not expecting all A's but as long as I get at least a pass I'll be happy.

4. Drink more water.

    I know everyone says this but I have noticed the benefits of drinking lots of water. My undereye circles are normally super dark but when I drink tons of water they are not as bad. Still visible but they can easily be covered with concealer.

5. Be more adventurous with my makeup.

    For me adventurous means wearing eyeliner to school but I know people who wear crazy colours of lipstick and look awesome. I want to start wearing something more than concealer than most people don't even notice. I love makeup but I never have time in the morning so I want to get up even ten minutes earlier and put a bit more effort in.

So that is some of my goals for 2017. Hopefully I'll be able to keep these up until 2018. Let me know what some of your goals for the year are in the comments.

Love Courtney x