Sunday GRWM - Chilled Family Day

So yesterday, I enjoyed a nice peaceful Sunday Dinner with my family. Although I didn't go all out fancy which is normally an excuse to do a Get Ready With Me, I thought it would be nice to show you a more chilled day and how I get ready for that! 

So of course, I started off in my PJs! Which are actually from Next if anyone was interested! (The top says 'I need a bear hug' and the shorts have pandas all over them!) 

The first thing I do is hop in the shower. Here are my current shower staples!

Head & Shoulders Shampoo

Garnier Ultimate Blends Conditioner

Radox Coconut Kiss Shower Gel

Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser

Tea Tree Daily Facial Scrub

Here's an interesting face for you... Pore strips are my favourite thing ever, so satisfying to pull off! I highly recommend you try them if you haven't already!

Once I've taken off my pore strip I used some of the L'Occitane Essential water and my simple moisturiser just to treat my skin a little more before I put my makeup on.

And then I dry my hair and do my makeup! I'm not going into detail about the makeup look I did here as it was a practice for my Prom on Sunday and I am doing a full tutorial on this look very soon! So keep your eyes peeled for that when it comes out! 

Here is my outfit also! Just a casual jumper from Primark with some jeans from Tesco!

I hope you enjoyed this and I will see you all again on Wednesday for a review! 

Who is enjoying me going back to the schedule?

Love, Becca

-xoxo

Everyday Makeup

Hi everyone!

I know it's been a little while since I last posted but it's been a really busy week of exams for me and I honestly just haven't had the time or drive to sit down and write. So, I thought I'd leave it rather than write something really sloppy that no one will enjoy! 

Today I actually had a day off (hence why I have time to sit down and do this) and I only have 3 exams left and so I will be completely finished by Friday! This means I will have loads of free time for the next 11 or 12 weeks to write regular posts so make sure you keep an eye out for all of that!

Anyway, today I thought I'd share a really simple makeup look that I have been wearing quite a lot on the days where I actually have the time and energy to put any on! I've actually been really good with giving myself a break lately which has been really good for it!

So, basically this is the look I've been using for the past month or so which really takes no time at all but looks like you've actually put some effort in - so it's a win-win situation really!

To start off with, these are all the products I used to create this look:

Bourjois Chocolate Bronzer

Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder

W7 Eyebrow Pencil - No link, sorry!

Natural Collection Eye Liner

Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation

Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer

e.l.f. Shimmer Gloss

Estee Lauder Sumptuous Extreme Mascara

In this photo, all of the skin products are on but nothing else.

At this point I have added the eyeliner.

And that was just some nice posing of the final look there for you!

I also thought it would be helpful to have a couple of close ups of the main features of the look - the eyes and lips.

I have re-discovered my brown eyeliner recently and I have been absolutely loving it! If you have blue eyes like me, brown eyeliner will be your best friend. It brings out the colour of your eyes so much better than black eyeliner does so I really do urge you to go and get yourself one, even if you don't have blue eyes just give it a go!

I hope you enjoyed this as I haven't really done a makeup tutorial in a while and I know this one was quite simple and brief, but I hope you all liked it nonetheless! 

Love, Becca

-xoxo

How To Style A Two-Piece

Mid week post? What is this? What's going on? 

I had my first 2 GCSE exams today - NO MORE FRENCH EVER - and so I thought I'd give myself a night off revision and just put together a post for you!

So today I thought I'd do something slightly different to normal because, well, why not? 

I wanted to do a style related post so I thought I'd use this outfit that I wore the other day and share it with you guys!

This isn't actually a two-piece that I bought as a set, I've actually had both of these pieces for ages and just never thought of putting them together until now! 

I hope you enjoy seeing how I styled this two-piece as two-pieces have never really been something that has appealed to me but since putting these two pieces together I'm really starting to warm up to the idea! This is pretty much just a selection of selfies as I didn't have anyone to take the photos for me so, yeah enjoy!

Top: Amazon

Denim Shirt: New Look

Skirt: Miss Selfridge

Socks: New Look

Shoes: JuJu

Necklace: Primark

Watch: Casio

Bracelet: Dainty Day Dream

Anklet: Dainty Day Dream

If you would like to read specifically about the Dainty Day Dream jewelery and get better photos of it, click here to head over to an exclusive post I did which includes a discount code for the shop so hurry! 

Hope you enjoyed the mid week surprise! See you again soon! 

Love, Becca

-xoxo

Natural Beauty

It's the weekend again and I honestly couldn't be happier, it's after 12 and I'm still in bed and that makes me very happy. 

Today's post is all about embracing your natural beauty. Some of you will be sitting there thinking, what natural beauty do I have!? I thought the same thing when I found out this was the theme of the first Secret Blogger Project 2015 post! But, I promise you, you all have natural beauty inside of you, you just have to find it!

I'm going to show you a "no makeup makeup look" but to be honest, I'm really hardly wearing any in this as you will soon see! If you feel like you would be more comfortable with a little more than I am wearing here, or even less - if that's possible - that is also fine. These tutorials are there for you to make to suit you, not to be done exactly the same. 

So this is before I have put anything on - just a clean and fresh face! It's totally okay to go out like this too! I've been doing this a lot more recently since I've had a lack of energy from school. You may not feel 100% confident that you look your best like this, but it's so good for your skin, makes you feel refreshed and it boosts your self confidence just to know that you can go out in public bare faced!

This is the only makeup product I put on my face in this look! I know you can't see because the logos have rubbed off but this is the Natural Collection concealer in Fair. This product is decent coverage and stays on long enough for me. It's also super cheap so anyone could afford this product!

All I do is put it under my eyes to cover the dark circles a bit and on any spots or blemishes that I might be a bit self conscious about. It's amazing how you can feel just knowing that the things you dislike the most are covered up, not your whole face.

And that's it! A little bit of concealer and you're done! I've been doing this so much for going to school recently just to avoid getting out of bed really! 

Going out with this little makeup on can be really difficult for some girls to do, and I understand that. I never used to want to leave the house without anything on but I realised that I was being silly really and I didn't really need to wear makeup all the time because no one is really looking, or cares. 

As long as you feel confident in the way you look, that's all that matters. Even if that is with a full face of makeup, that is your choice and no one should ever make you feel differently about that.

This post is part of a little blogger series I'm taking part in called the "Secret Blogger Project 2015" run by teen bloggers Emily, Rebekka and Charlotte. About 30 of us will be writing twice a week on selected little lifestyle topics and you can also go onto the Twitter and Instagram hashtag "#secretbp2015" to have a little chat and view everyone's posts. If you would like to join or know more (we'd love to have you!) Instagram DM @theperks0fbeingemily or if you don't have Instagram, send a quick email torebekkarosebeautyxo@gmail.com.

Just before I end the post I just want to draw your attention to some advice posts that I'm having published every Friday on Silent Secret. I'm basically writing about different things for teenagers aged 11-19 just giving general advice about a different topic every week. Head over to the blog linked above and check out what I've done so far! 

See you next time!

Love, Becca

-xoxo

Brand Spotlight | W7

I decided that the 7 Days of Becca series wasn't going to be an interesting series, at least not right now so I thought I'd just pack it in. I know I said I was going to see it out until the end but I think it's just gonna get really boring! If you were enjoying it, I'm sorry and I will come back to it, just at a more exciting time in my life! 

I'm gonna start this new thing where I write a post every now and again about a specific brand. I think this is a nice different way to review products and also to review a large range of products all at the same time.

Today I decided to put W7 in the spotlight because I've used this brand for god knows how long because it was really affordable for me when I was first starting out with makeup and it's still really handy now if I'm in desperate need of a product but don't want to splash the cash on something more expensive! 

I don't think W7 get enough credit for how good their products are however, they are becoming more well known as I have seen a number of bloggers reviewing their products lately which has excited me greatly because I know how good the products are for their price!

I don't actually own that many W7 products at the moment because I had a huge clear out not too long ago, but I thought I'd share the products I do have with you!

This is the W7 Cover Stick with tea tree oil. I don't actually use this very often (as you can probably tell by the top of it) because I tend to prefer liquid concealers however, this concealer really does the job for me when I need it. I used to use tea tree oil to get rid of spots all the time, not so much anymore but I find that if I do use this concealer on a spot, the tea tree infusions in it really help to lessen how dramatic it is as well as covering up the spot at the same time, so it's a two-in-one basically! This retails at £3.95. 

Eyelust - I prefer to use this mascara for a more natural look as this has a bristle applicator whereas I prefer the rubber applicators as I feel they apply the product better. So, if you prefer your lashes to stand out like I often do, this isn't always the best product for you. However, if I don't want my lashes to look too full or often I will use this on my bottom lashes, this is the perfect mascara for the job. This retails at £4.95.

Lashtastic - This has been a favourite of mine for a really long time now, I'm sure I've probably talked about it here before, I must have done! This mascara has a rubber applicator which is my absolute favourite type and size of applicator. It applies the product to the lashes really evenly and looks amazing on. (The bottle pictured is actually empty *cry* and apparently very dirty!) This retails at £4.95 also. 

Flirty Eyes - This is a more recent favourite of mine as I picked it up when I couldn't find the Lashtastic one in the shop. However, this was one of my best buys yet! Again, this mascara has a rubber applicator which pleases me as soon as I open it! This product again goes on the lashes really well and looks stunning with a huge change in length and volume after application. This product also retails at £4.95.

And finally, the Puff Perfection powder. Not going to lie, I wasn't expecting this product to be as dark as what it was so I've actually been using this as a bronzer rather than a powder because it's too dark for my whole face! But, it does work really well as a bronzer! So if you want to use it as a bronzer or if you just make the same mistake I did, it does that job fine! I'm sure in a lighter shade, this would be a really good powder to use. This product retails at £3.95.

I hope you enjoyed reading my opinions about these 5 products and if you haven't tried W7 products yet, I highly recommend you do because they're getting better and better and there are so many more products that I'm dying to try from this brand! 

See you next time,

Love, Becca

-xoxo

Urban Decay NAKED Palette Makeup Tutorial

I received the Urban Decay NAKED Palette for Christmas just gone and if you have been following my blog since then you will know that all I've done is rave about it since I got it! 

When I did my Get Ready With Me the other day, I decided to keep the minor details out of it so it wasn't too long, so now you are going to get some of the minor details, i.e. the makeup look that I did that night! 

The first thing I did was put on some of my favourite foundation. I've raved about the Bourjois Healthy Mix so much so I won't bore you with details! 

 Cheeky little snap of me applying my foundation with my trusty Real Techniques Buffing Brush!

Next I apply concealer to my under eyes and also any other blemishes that I want to cover up. My favourite at the minute is the Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer which I am planning on doing a review on very soon!

Everyone's favourite Stay Matte Powder by Rimmel comes next to set all that liquid makeup in place.

I don't use bronzer very often but on this occasion I decided to so I used the Benefit Hoola bronzer which is one of my favourites. Applied with my Real Techniques Contour Brush.

Next is blusher! I used my Estee Lauder palette this time and I used the 4th shade in the bottom right corner. It's such a gorgeous colour and goes on really well with the Real Techniques Duo-Fiber Face Brush.

I don't do very much with my eyebrows because I don't like them to be too bold. This shade is in my Estee Lauder eyeshadow palette.

If you own an Urban Decay NAKED Palette, you may have also received some free samples of the Eyeshadow Primer Potions that they do. I received 4 different samples but the one I chose to use this time was the original one. Brilliant primer for eyeshadow if you've never tried it I highly recommend you do.

I then went to my HUGE e.l.f. palette and got a very pale matte cream shade to take all over the lid.

Now I eventually get to the NAKED Palette section! I took Naked and put that in my crease using my e.l.f. Professional Eyeshadow Brush.

Then I take Buck and put that in the outer corners to give a very nice but still quite subtle smokey eye.

Then I take Virgin with my Real Techniques Pixel-Point Eyeliner Brush and put this in my inner corners as a highlight.

My absolute favourite eyeliner at the moment is definitely the Benefit They're Real Push Up Liner. So easy to apply and stays on all day. This is also such an easy liner to use for winged or cat eye liner.

My Estee Lauder Pure Colour Pencil is used to line my waterline to blend my lashlines with my waterline. Amazing pencil liner, I don't use pencil liners very often but this one is amazing, slightly more expensive but worth it.

I have been very impressed with the Estee Lauder Sumptuous Extreme Mascara. Stays on very well and lengthens and volumises which is always a plus from a mascara.

And that's the finished look!

To finish off the look I added MUA Lipstick in Shade 11. Just like a 'your lips but better' shade and my current favourite!

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and I'd also love to see if you try this out or even if you want to share your favourite NAKED looks with me I'm always up for new things!