My blog-related engagement has improved tremendously over the past few months and I have discovered so many amazingly talented bloggers who I feel needed to be credited for their work! I mentioned on Twitter that I wanted to start doing a monthly blogger favourites. While there are many people that I wanted to mention in this post, I narrowed it down to my top 4 favourites of this month!
If you read my 'what I got for Christmas 2016' post, you will know that I recently got the Zoeva Plaisir palette. The set comes with 3 palette from Zoeva including the Cocoa Blend palette which I am reviewing today. You can still get your hands on the Plaisir box but each palette is sold individually and you can pick this up for £18 at Beauty Bay.
I am so impressed with the pigmentation and quality of this palette. I love that it's in a thin, cardboard packaging as it doesn't take up too much room on my vanity and is perfect for travelling with. The shadows are easy to blend with and don't have too much fall out to them.
The Cocoa Blend palette has a mix of 4 matte shades and 6 shimmery shades. The colours are mainly warm toned with 3 shades to the right of the palette gearing more towards the cool-toned colours. I love that you can go from everyday basics to a full glam with just this one palette.
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| Top row: Bitter Start, Sweeter End, Warm Notes, Subtle Blend and Beans are White |
Bitter Start: a matte creamy, white
Sweeter End: a champagne lilac-gold, which looks predominantly gold in pictures
Warm Notes: a bright, Jewel-like pink with a sheen finish
Subtle Blend: a bronze, sheen
Beans are White: a matte, charcoal brown
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| Bottom row: Pure Ganache, Substitute for Love, Freshly Toasted, Infusion, Delicate Acidity |
Pure Ganache: a bright, yellow-gold sheen
Substitute for Love: a matte warm-toned, light brown - tiny specs in pan but not transferrable
Freshly Toasted: a matte, chocolate brown
Infusion: a matte charcoal brown with gold glitter
Delicate Acidity: an eggplant purple with a gold reflective sheen
I created the look below using shades from this Cocoa Blend palette. For full details of this look check out @neelamjayna
Over the next two weeks I will be sharing reviews on the Blanc Fusion and Caramel Melange palettes.
Love Always,Neelam xx
I've been trying to find some quick and tasty recipes for snacks that will stop me from munching on junk food as often. I've seen a lot of recipes for energy bars/balls floating around and decided to give them a try. This recipe was heavily inspired from soft and chewy granola bars which I adjusted it to things that I already had in my house. They were really easy to make and tasted delicious.
My Christmas break is coming to an end now and I've had the loveliest time off but it's time to get back into reality. I always feel so disorganised when I go back to uni after the holidays. It takes me forever to get back into the right mindset and I try to prolong it as much as I can. However, this year, I feel like I'm ready to take on the term. I tried to do as much work as I could over the break so that I wouldn't be as stressed as I was last term. It probably helps that it is the final year and the pressure to do well is definitely on! Following on from my New Years resolutions, I have a few tips that will help you deal with uni..
Yes, I caved! I bought a planner for 2017. How very blogger-esque of me. I decided to get this planner after I saw a blogger talk about the brand. I ordered mine off a site called Craftelier where they ship to the UK for a flat rate of £6. And over the holidays they had a great sale on a lot of their products so it was the perfect opportunity to get the planner and a few other bits.
It hasn't been long since these masks have taken over the beauty industry. I've never really tried L'Oreal skincare but I had heard so many good things about these and I decided to try them out. I believe there is 3 different pure clay masks in the range. I picked up the purity mask and glow mask. I picked them up when they were on offer for £5 but I believe they're usually £7.99 at Boots.