DIY T-Shirt Shaping

It's the weekend, praise the lord. 

I want to start of this post by saying that I'm sorry I've not been on here posting as much as I would have liked to recently but it's honestly so hard to find the time to just sit down and write at the moment. GCSE final exams are coming up in about 6 weeks for me and I have A LOT of work to do. So, as a result of this bad timing I don't think I'm going to be blogging as much as I have been recently. I think it'll probably be the way it's been the past 2 weeks, i.e. 1 post a week at the weekend because that's all I have time for right now, I hope you guys understand.

However, all of my exams are finished by the 12th of June so I have 11 weeks of summer so I promise you will hear plenty of me during those 11 weeks! 

Anyway, onto today's post! I thought I'd do a little DIY that I came up with a while ago actually, but I did it again this week and so I thought I'd blog about it!

I had a dance show on Wednesday, it was a festival so I was only in 1 dance but we needed to wear a bright top. I found this slouchy orange t-shirt sitting in my wardrobe and thought it would be perfect - ignore the fact I look like I'm fresh out of Orange Is The New Black.

However, I don't like t-shirts that come too far up my neck because I feel like I'm being strangled. I don't know if anyone else feels this way but if it's too tight around my neck I can't deal with it and have to cut it or not wear it. Weird, I know. 

So, I decided to cut the neck to make it looser and also made it look a lot nicer in my opinion. Here's the tutorial! 

So here's the t-shirt before all the damage was done!...

This is all you will need for this DIY. :)

The first thing I would always suggest doing is making a dotted line with your pen where you are going to cut. I've missed this step out before and I promise you it didn't end well. Don't be silly like me!

Then just whip out the scissors and cut off the section you want! Take your time though, you can't stick it back on once it's off!

And that's the finished look!

All I did to finish this off was roll up the sleeves. In the past I've also cut the sleeves off too so if you want to do that go for it! I just didn't feel like it so I rolled them instead! Still looks just as good!

And that's all it is! This literally takes 2 minutes to do and you can play about with it however you like! I think the rough cut edge adds a bit of a rustic look to the shirt which is a bit different. 

I hope you liked this and I will see you all again soon!

Love, Becca

-xoxo

Getting Creative - Spring Room Decor

Hey guys! 

I know I've kind of neglected my blog for the last week or so but I've been super busy and just haven't had the time to sit down and write so I'm sorry about that! But I'm back today with my second post as a part of the Secret Blogger Project 2015.

So, 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 to rebekkarosebeautyxo@gmail.com.

If you didn't see my first post as part of the Secret Blogger Project 2015, you can read that here.

This week's theme for the post was DIY and creative stuff. I'm one of the least creative people ever and I don't do very much DIY but I thought room decor is one place where I can do something to share with you guys! 

Here goes, hope you enjoy this read! 

So those are a few of the items I use to decorate my bedroom to make it feel a little more homely. I got my room redecorated last year and I'm still not 100% happy with it so until I am, there won't be any full room tours or anything because I want to be 100% happy with it before I share the whole place with you! But you get to see plenty of it in the background of other blog photos so I hope that will do for now! 

Anyway, I hope you liked this little room decor post and I hope it maybe gave you some inspiration for your own bedroom!

Until next time,

Love, Becca

-xoxo

February Favourites

February Favourites

Well, there’s another month over and done with! Where has 2015 gone!? Yeah I know it’s only March but still, that’s a quarter of the way through the year already! I can’t be the only one that thinks it’s going really quickly! Moving onto a new month can only mean one thing… Monthly Faves time!!!

This is also a super duper long favourites this month, just as a pre-warning! 

Let’s get on with last month’s favourites then!

I’ve used nose strips before however, the last ones I used weren’t as good as these ones! These are the Skin Lite Nose Pore Cleansing Strips. I get a lot of blackheads on my nose, but nowhere else. I’m sure a lot of other people have that problem too. Blackheads are possibly the most annoyingly disgusting things that could appear on my face, I honestly hate them so much. I find it really hard to get rid of them, but with these strips, once you pull them off after the suggested 10-15 minutes, you can actually feel the blackheads being pulled out (sounds gross and painful but I promise it’s not) and you can then see them on the strip once you’ve pulled it off. That for me is one of the most satisfying things ever. It doesn’t quite get every single blackhead because that would be pretty impossible, at least with the amount that appear on my nose, but it does make a difference looking closely at your nose afterwards. This often makes your pores appear bigger and deeper but that’s just because they’ve been fully opened up after the removal of the blackheads.

Sticking with skincare, I’ve really been loving the Simple Refreshing Facial Wash Gel. I featured this in my Winter GRWM and I’ve been really loving it this month. It’s really nice to use after removing my makeup, it goes onto the skin really nicely and most importantly, it makes my face feel clean afterwards. I have so many cleansers but this is probably going to be one of my favourites because it’s so nice to use either in the shower or just over the sink on a morning or evening before going out or going to bed. Very quick to use with a little bit of water and a flannel.

I received a Montagne Jenessee Cucumber Face Mask in my stocking for Christmas and I’ve been waiting for a nice opportunity to use it and I decided that when I did my GRWM I was going to use it as you may have seen. I love these peel off masks because they don’t make your face ridiculously tight but they make you feel like it’s doing something to your skin. Of course, the best part of using a peel off mask is when you get to peel it off! It’s like being in first school again, deliberately covering your fingers in PVA glue and waiting for it to dry just so you can peel it off! Anyway, I also really like how my skin feels after I’ve removed the mask because I always feel really clean and refreshed which is a really nice feeling to have.

As you may remember, over the period of Christmas and my birthday, I received a lot of Soap and Glory products so I thought I’d mention something I received then that I’ve really been loving. II can’t get enough of this Hand Dream! I’ve never been a huge fan of hand creams because I don’t really get dry hands and I find it really frustrating when it doesn’t sink in quick enough and I have to wait for that greasy feeling to go away. However, Hand Dream Super Cream has completely changed my opinion on hand cream! This tube comes everywhere with me now and I love it to bits. It smells lovely, the bottle isn’t overly huge and it doesn’t take an ice age to sink in!!! That’s probably the best part about it!

The next Soap and Glory Product I’ve actually had for a while now but I’ve recently been using more often, specifically on my legs. This is The Scrub of Your Life and it literally is the best scrub I’ve used! It has quite large exfoliating particles but it feels so nice on the skin and this scrub also lathers up too so I guess it acts as a soap and a scrub all in one! Even better! I’ve been getting quite dry skin on my legs recently as a result of being on my knees and dancing a lot so I’ve been trying to exfoliate and moisturise more to try and solve or at least minimize that problem, and this product has really helping.

Sticking with shower products, I also want to talk about a LUSH product that I received for Christmas. I believe the So White shower gel was a Christmas shower gel if I’m thinking of the right thing. Anyway, it smells AMAZING and I’ve loved using this in the shower. I love the smell of apples and this shower gel could just be pure apple juice in a bottle for all I care! The only thing I will say about this product is it’s very watery which is slightly annoying but it still lathers lovely and obviously, leaves my skin smelling amazing as well as looking quite good too as it has a hint of shimmer in it too! Perfect for using in the shower before going out somewhere!

Finally on the skincare front and also going back to Soap and Glory is the Wash Your Hands of It soap. Sorry for so much Soap and Glory but it was pretty much inevitable with the amount I received this year! I’ve loved using this soap to wash my hands lately, it smells really nice and I think it looks quite cute sitting by the sink – totally not relevant but oh well, it does! This soap also doesn’t dry your hands out either which sometimes I find particular soaps do that to me so this one is perfect for that!

Moving onto makeup now, I’ve recently joined the Rimmel Wake Me Up concealer band wagon. So late on this product I know, but just to redeem myself I tried the foundation about a year and a half ago so I’m not completely behind! This concealer is literally the best thing since sliced bread! I’ve fallen head over heels for it! I find it really illuminating which is great for covering dark circles under my eyes, which I have a lot more of than I can account for! It also has really good coverage and pigmentation making it super easy to apply and it stays on really well all day. It’s also super easy to slip in your makeup bag for when you’re on the go and I just love it! That’s all I can really say! It’s an amazing product I say!

The next makeup product I want to talk about I know I’ve talked about loads before but it’s the MUA Lipstick in Shade 11. I think this colour is just super easy to wear, it’s not too bold but it looks good with anything and it also stays on really well which is always a good thing for me in a lipstick because lipstick just seems to fall off my mouth somehow… It’s really pigmented and just looks really pretty on the lips. I love it, can’t say much more really!

The final makeup favourite I want to talk about is the huge e.l.f. palette I received for Christmas. I love e.l.f. I just wish it was available in physical shops in the UK! My friend sent this to me from the US and I absolutely love it. There are so many colours in this one palette and it isn’t even that big of a palette! There’s probably every colour under the sun in there and it’s just perfect. All of the colours have really nice pigmentation and consistency and there is a range of matte, shimmer and glitter shades so there’s something for everyone. There’s also a huge range of light and dark colours so you can range from really simplistic and natural to much more dramatic which is perfect in a palette like this because it makes it so versatile which I love.

Sticking with e.l.f. I have also been loving 3 of their Shimmer Glosses. The 3 pictured look quite similar but they all look really lovely on the lips. I don’t find these too sticky and the consistency is just generally really nice. They have a doe-foot applicator which I like best for lipglosses as it makes them so much easier to apply with or without a mirror, at least that’s what I think. Applying a lip product without a mirror is never easy but I find these type of applicators make it slightly easier! There is obviously a tiny bit of shimmer in these but it’s nothing too dramatic. The colour also isn’t too bright either so they’re all more natural than bright and bursting with colour which I prefer.

Now I’m going to discuss 2 Benefit products that I’ve been loving this month. This is the Benefit They’re Real mascara and eyeliner duo. I’ve been loving the mascara for about a year now as you may or may not know, but the liner was a new one for me this Christmas and I’ve never looked back. The push-up applicator makes application so much easier and quicker. It’s perfect for anyone starting out in winged eyeliner and I honestly don’t think I’ll be changing eyeliners anytime soon. The mascara is just amazing. I’ve loved it for ages now, it volumises slightly better than it lengthens but it still looks really nice on. The extra part on the end of the applicator also makes it so much easier to get right into the corner lashes.

Moving away from makeup I want to talk about the Zoella Body Mist. I received this for my Christmas off a friend and it has been my everyday scent since then. Considering I’ve worn it most days for about 2 months with top ups throughout the day, I still have so much left which makes me extremely happy. This mist has a really fresh scent and it smells exactly how I would expect Zoe to smell. That was a weird comment but you know what I mean! The packaging is also super cute and I love the way it looks sitting on top of my dressing table.

Now it’s time for the random favourites!

I’ve been trying to read this book for so long and I’m still only half way through it’s just so hard to find the time to actually sit down and read it! It’s such a good story line though! For anyone who doesn’t know, this is the second book in The Maze Runner series so you would need to read The Maze Runner before but I highly recommend reading this series, such a gripping book with what I will openly admit is a really weird story line and it does scare me sometimes but I’m still reading it which can only be a good thing, I haven’t given up despite having no time to read it!

A piece of jewellery I’ve been loving this month is this Hasma Hand anklet that I ordered from Dainty Day Dream the other month. I love this anklet to death, it’s so simple but looks so pretty and I really can’t wait for summer because I think this will look really nice with some flip flops or sandals and shorts. In case you didn’t see it, I did a post including a discount code for Dainty Day Dream jewellery. If you are interested in getting a 20% discount from this company, please click here and you will be diverted to the post I did including the link for the Dainty Day Dream website as well as the code you need to use. 

The next favourite of this month are my lantern fairy lights that I have on my bedroom window. I bought these from Primark for £6 which was an absolute bargain and I think these lights are super pretty. They really add a lot of effect to my room at night. They even look pretty during the day which is obviously a bonus!

Another decor favourite is this Prosecco candle from Urban Outfitters. This candle literally smells amazing, I'm awful at describing smells so just go to Urban Outfitters, find this candle and smell if for yourself. I think it's quite a sweet scent so if that's not what you like then this might not be for you but go give it a sniff anyway, Urban Outfitters have a really good range of candles at the minute so go have a look!

I said right at the start of the year that I was going to get organised, so the next 2 favourites are as a result of that promise I made to myself! The first is my diary, I have used this to write absolutely everything in lately and it has helped me stay so organised!

The second form of organisation this month has been post-its. I’ve used post-its a lot this month to remind me about things etc. and I’ve actually forgotten my books etc. a lot less by using these! So I think using this is a positive thing for me and I’m going to continue with it in the run up to my exams!

Woah, that was a really long favourites! I hope you enjoyed it none the less and well done if you got this 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

7 Days of Becca

I've wanted to blog all day since I got home from school early but I couldn't think of anything to blog about...

People say not to write when you haven't got anything you can think of straight away but I'm really in the mood to write, so I took to my 365 Blog Topic Ideas For The Lifestyle Blogger Who Has Nothing To Write About book by Dana Fox. Dana is the writer of The Wonder Forest - an amazing blog that I love to read. This book was bought for me by my wonderful cousin for my birthday and it is honestly an absolute life saver when you have a mental block.

One of the ideas in her book was to do a 7 day series about something. I've never done anything like this before so I'm gonna give it my best shot. 

Kind of similar to BLOGMAS so I guess you could say I've done something similar but this time it's only for 7 days rather than almost a whole month! 

I've decided to name this 7 day series 7 Days of Becca because I guess I'm just gonna share what I did each day this week which I'm hoping will let you get to know me better! 

Today is probably going to be one of the least interesting days because I haven't really done anything exciting. 

I had to be at school for 8 am this morning for my French mock exam warm up. I had a listening and reading exam this morning starting at 8:45 so it was a rather early start so as you can probably imagine, I'm absolutely shattered.

However, that's all of my mock exams done now! I just have to wait for the real thing to come around now which rather scarily, is in less than 4 months...

The exams went okay, I think. I'd be lying to you if I said they were easy, because they weren't but I tried my best and that's all I can do for now. However it has made me realise that much more revision is needed to feel confident about the exam both before and after.

Once I was done with my French exams I had the rest of the day free so I went home, put my pyjamas on and clicked on the TV. Any guess at what I watched?... Pretty Little Liars all the way! Until I finish the whole thing I will never stop bashing it! Any other PLL fans in the house?

I think I watched about 7 episodes straight before my tea was ready and then I had to get ready to go out.

Once I'd eaten, I went and made myself look presentable and then left to go see Matt. We didn't do anything interesting other than sit and watch even more Pretty Little Liars... He loves it. And he's gonna read this and probably hate me for announcing that he secretly loves PLL to everyone...

Then right now I'm just sitting watching a bit of Hawaii 5.0 with my parents and writing this blog post! 

Let me know if you like the idea of this, I hope one day this week will be an interesting one or this is going to be a really boring series! 

See you tomorrow, 

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!