My Latest Wish List

Hey guys!

Today I am going to share with you some makeup items that I have been adding to my wish list.  A lot of the things I probably won't be able to afford for a while because as you all know I am planning to just buy one or two things per month but you never know I might feel like treating myself.

So lets just dive straight in!  The first thing I've got my eyes on is the well talked about NARS All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation.  They have a little stall up in the city so I think I might head up and see what colour would suit my skin best.  I would prefer to just order online but I wouldn't want to spend all that money to get the wrong colour.

Next up is the NARS blush in orgasm.  I want to try a couple of the NARS blushes but when I was last in the shop this one really jumped out at me.  I figure if I try one and love it I can always go back and get more!  The same goes for most of the products here really - they're all sort of testers.

Moving on we have the nyx finishing sprays.  I can't decide if I want to try the Matte Finish or the Dewy Finish.  At the minute I think I'm leaning more towards the dewy finish.

I also want to try a couple of the nyx Jumbo Eye Pencils starting off with milk.  I really like a lot of these pencils but I want to try this one first and see if I like them.  I've heard a lot of good things about this product and on a plus side this brand is so much cheaper than the others!

Falling back into the more expensive brands I'm looking to try out some Stila products.  I have two here that I'm liking the sound of, the first being the Stay All Day Precision Glide Pencil for eyebrows.  I like that it is dual ended and looks like it would give a nice precise line.

And the last item in this post is the Stila Eyes are the Window Spirit Palette.  I really like the look of a lot of their palettes and I struggled to pick which one I would want to sample first - but after a lot of oohing and ahing I think I'm going to go for this one.

So that marks the end of my wish list for now but no doubt I'll be adding to this wish list daily!  Do you guys have any recommendations for me?  What is top on your wish list?

robynisabella x

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I got nominated!

Hey guys!

It's 'What's On Wednesday' and today I have something a little different for you guys!  I was recently nominated for the Liebster award by Accio Victoria and Ciara Rose who both have lovely blogs that you should head over and check out.

The rules go as follows:

1. Link back and thank the person who nominated you.

2. List 11 facts about yourself.

3. Answer the 11 questions given to you by the person who nominated you.

4. Nominate 5-11 blogs/bloggers who have 200 followers or less & give them 11 questions of your choice.

5. Notify your nominees & give them a link back to your post!

11 facts about me (these were harder to come up with than they should have been):

1.  I am nearly 21.

2.  I am Scottish.

3.  I have 4 pets - a cat, a bunny, a dog and a fish.

4.  I love online gaming.

5.  I have a baby brother.

6.  I have only recently started building on my 'designer' makeup collection.

7.  I have really long hair - I don't know what to do with it most of the time.

8.  I get mini panic attacks quite a lot.

9.  Half of my family lives on the other side of the world.

10.  I don't have tv in the traditional sense - only on my xbox and online.

11.  I love 'home' products.  Like my favourite aisles in the supermarket are in the home section.

I was obviously nominated by two lovely ladies so I will pick and choose the questions I would like to answer from each of them.

1.  Who are your top five favourite bloggers?

My top five favourite bloggers in no particular order are Zoella, Anna Saccone-Joly, Sprinkle of Glitter, VelvetGh0st and theycallmeredhead.

2.  Who is your celebrity role model/fashion icon?

I think it would probably be Zoe Sugg - I don't know if she counts as a real celebrity but I would say she does.  I think she is just so lovely and she puts a smile on my face every day - I admire that.

3.  Why did you decide to start blogging?

I don't really know why I did.  I just felt drawn to it like it was something I had to try out for myself and so far I love it.  I like sharing things with you guys and I think my blog is the perfect platform to do so.

4.  What is your favourite season?

My favourite season would have to be Autumn.  I really like autumn colours and I like the cold crisp air and the fashion and just everything.  Autumn suits me well and I feel the most comfortable around Autumn I think - it would be Winter if it didn't rain so much!

5.  What is one item of makeup that you could not live without?

For me it would probably be my mascara.  I mean I feel like I need all my makeup when I go out but if I could only pick one item out of everything I think it would be mascara.  I have pretty stubby eyelashes and when I put mascara on it seems to just brighten up my whole face - so yeah!

6.  Where is your favourite place to eat?

Absolutely without a doubt at home haha!  I really hate eating in front of people and I feel like when I eat in public people could be watching me and I have to eat 'properly'.  Just me in the house by myself? Great!  I love just sitting all relaxed with a plate of food and some netflix - no cares in the world haha!  (My favourite food type is Italian though).

7.  Heels or flats?

On everyone else - heels.  On myself definitely flats.  I wish wish wish I could pull off a pair of heels but unfortunately I can't walk in them to save my life.  I used to try and fall a lot and now I just save myself the public humiliation.  On a night out I will occasionally put on a pair of wedges but even then I teeter about like a fool.

8.  What is your favourite TV series?

Game of Thrones.  Love it.  If you don't watch it I seriously suggest you start.

9.  If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life what would you eat?

It's a tie between pasta or potatoes.  So healthy.  I have seen a good answer to this before though which was salad because salad can be anything - potato salad, tomato salad, pasta salad... it goes on.

10.  If you could live in any fantasy world where would you live?

Probably the world in the avatar movie but before the humans come along and ruin everything.

11.  What is your favourite film and why?

This is possibly the hardest question because there are way too many and I just love films.  Probably going to go with Black Beauty because I loved it as a kid and I still love it now.  Crying begins at the opening scene and doesn't end until the end credits.  Seriously.  I cry at the start when he is happy just because I know that he is going to get sad.  It's a real cry fest.

My nominees:

1.  Aesthetical

2.  Affraic&Lana

3.  CosySocks

4.  MartaMeetsWorld

5.  hello, treacle

Here are my 11 questions for you!

1.  Where did your blog inspiration come from?

2.  How long have you been blogging for?

3.  What is your favourite food?

4.  Where is your favourite place to visit?

5.  What is your favourite book?

6.  What is your favourite TV show?

7.  What is your favourite brand of makeup?

8.  What is more important to you - hair or makeup?

9.  If you could only grab one item from your room before leaving it forever what would it be?

10.  If you had to pick between a big night out or a cosy night in what would you pick?

11.  What is your dream job?

Thank you all for reading this post - it was actually a lot harder than I thought it was going to be!  If any of you lovely nominees do this leave me a comment and I'll hop over and check out your post!

robynisabella x

I seen that Liebster award picture floating around on a couple of other peoples posts.  I don't know who's it is to credit - if it's yours let me know and I will credit you in this post!

Home Made Tomato Soup

Hey guys!

We have made our way round to a 'Food Friday' which is quite self explanatory.  Every Friday I will post a food related post for you guys.  My topics are quite loose so this section could really vary in content.  As long as it is food related it will happily fit in my 'Food Friday' section.  Food might seem a bit of a strange choice to pair with 'Makeup Mondays' but as you all know - this is a blog about the things I love most and honestly food is my life.  I think about food all the time and I think it should feature on my little corner of the internet. 

Today I tried to make a home made tomato soup.  I scrounged through our cupboards and we had all the ingredients so I thought why not give it a bash? 

I found the recipe in this cook book my mum bought me for my eighteenth birthday.  I'll include pictures of the actual recipe at the end of this post for any of you that would like to try it yourself.  The little rabbit there is a paper weight which will feature throughout this post - helping me hold open pages and just looking pretty cute.

This recipe actually didn't take many ingredients at all which I was quite pleased with when I gathered them all up.  I think the tomatoes are supposed to be whole and I was supposed to then chop them up but I don't have any and I figured chopped tomatoes would do just as well.  I was also only making half the recipe suggested because I was making a serving for just me (I still have some left over) and this recipe makes enough for four.

Towards the final stages the recipe has you strain the mixture to remove the tomato skins and seeds then it tells you to add the basil and a few other things.  I did as instructed but personally I would have added the basil before because I think the soup looks nice at this stage but with pieces of basil floating around it isn't quite as appealing.  I also found that my liquid was very watery compared to the picture in the book and I think if I were to have it again I would perhaps blend the entire mixture rather than strain it so that it would retain some of that thickness from the pulp.

Click the above pics to enlarge them.

The final bowl of soup actually tasted pretty good - perhaps a little acidic for my tastes and I would maybe add in a splash of cream to cancel that out - but over all it went down well.  I hope you guys liked this post!  If you did leave a comment and possibly follow for more from me next week!

What's your favourite recipe to make?

robyniasbella x

Travel Makeup

Hey guys!

Today is my first 'Makeup Monday' and really my first post!  I still haven't got an SD card for my camera because they're quite pricey and I am unfortunately quite poor this month - so we'll just have to wait for that!  But that could be a whole month away and I just can't wait that long so I've taken some snaps with my iphone.  Hopefully the quality is okay for you guys!  

Before we get started I just want to say that I am a total beginner when it comes to makeup but it is something I love and that's why I wanted to include makeup on my blog.  I'll probably learn a lot more about makeup from you guys - and I think that's great!

So lets get started!  Today I'm heading off to my boyfriends family home and that means packing a travel bag.  I would go into everything that I'm taking but I think I'll save that for another post some day.  For now we'll be looking at the essential makeup items I like to take with me when I'm in a rush and don't have much time to think about what I'm packing.

This is my little makeup bag that I take whenever I am going visiting someone.  I think it was originally my boyfriends but I stole it because it's a good size and zips up to keep everything safe!

In there I keep this little selection (except the wipes they were just there to hold everything up - but I take them with me too in my big bag!).  Here I have my products that I use everyday without fail.  As you can see they are well used and it's really about time I bought some more!  Going across the back row and then into the products at the front I have my bronzer, foundation, concealer, mascara, lipstick, powder, blusher and gel eyeliner.  I would normally have a lip liner in there but mine ran out the other day.  I'll leave details on all the products featured at the end of this post.

Moving on we have my little collection of brushes - I bought them all at the same time and they came with that neat little travel case.  I really like that travel case because it keeps my brushes safe on the move and I always know where to find them - there's no digging around in my bag full of makeup to get them.  My bag is usually full with a lot more than shown above - but I don't take everything with me on my travels.

My trusty naked pallet comes with me everywhere.  It's so handy to just throw in my big bag and there are so many colours that really you can create a lot of different looks.  I suppose I should really have a smaller pallet for my travels but for now this one does me fine - it's totally not because I can't afford any new ones...  haha!  So overall that is what I take with me on my travels.  

As a side note I don't know why I have so many Rimmel products - I didn't collect them on purpose haha!  I hope you found this interesting!  Please leave a comment and follow if you'd like to see more from me!  

What products do you take with you when you go travelling?

robynisabella x

The products featured in this post are:

B. Sculpted Contour Kit 082 Medium (I use that for my bronzer), Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation 100 Ivory, Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer (I couldn't see the colour on this one - probably ivory), Rimmel Wonder'full Mascara with argan oil in black (I love this mascara so much!  I'll probably do a post on it), Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick 077 Asia, Rimmel Stay Matte Long Lasting Pressed Powder 001 Transparent, Rimmel Lasting Finish Soft Colour Blush 050 Live Pink, Maybelline Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner 08 Black Gold, Real Techniques Travel Case, Real Techniques Contour Brush, Real Techniques Pointed Foundation Brush, Real Techniques Detailer Brush, Real Techniques Buffing Brush & finally Urban Decay's Naked 2 Pallet.  (plus Asda Little Angels Sensitive Cotton Soft Baby Wipes)

CONTENT COMING SOON

Hey guys!  Just a quick update - I'm nearly ready to start posting!  All I need is an SD card and I should be up and running!!  I'm so excited and can't wait to start getting to know everyone!