I recently came across Forever 21 and their 4 for 2 sale on selected jewellery and decided to take the opportunity to spice up my jewellery stand with a few gems. I'm fairly lazy when it comes to accessorizing, but I love the idea of statement necklaces and earrings and want to try be more adventurous and glam up more often. Unfortunately the offer is no longer available, however a few of the items are still on the sale section and available to add to your wishlist.

Forever 21 always has such a wide range of accessories and I personally think it's the most glamorous part of the shop - just a tad overwhelming for a jewellery-newbie like myself. The quality is great and the prices are similar to that of New Look yet cheaper than Topshop. I've never tried any jewellery from F21 before, but the quality at first glance seems perfect. (The prices shown are sale prices, the offer meant that I got them for half the shown price).

Faux Gemstone Chandelier Earrings - £2.99

Standount Chandelier Aqua/Teal Ombre earrings - £3.99
Subtle Glam Chandelier Earings in Ivory/Gold - £3.99

Gone Boho Leaf Earrings in Gold/Coral- £2.99

Goddess Chandelier Earrings in Coral/Gold - £3.99

I hope you've enjoyed this post. Let me know which ones are your favourites and show me some of the great finds you have found at forever 21 lately in the comments below.

Have a great day 
Neelam x x x

Hands down to NYX for creating such a brilliant lip selection. I never really was into lip glosses until I came across the glosses from NYX and I have to say I'm fully converted! I love the round lip glosses by NYX but I've recently been enjoying the Butter Glosses and thought I would share with you the few I have. Now mine are all form Cherry Culture, where they are a slight bit cheaper than the NYX offical website, however you should keep an eye out on the shipping costs! They all have a phenomenal colour pay off which I was pleasently surprised about. Lip glosses are often renowned for applying on top of a lipstick to give that extra shine but these look stunning on their own!


Strawberry Parfait
This colour is a nice pinky purple. Looking at the packaging, I wouldn't have thought that this colour would suit me, but on my lips it comes up as a slight purple tinted natural colour. I wouldn't say my lips are dark, but I reckon it would look a bit more brighter on people with fairer skin or lighter pigmented lips. I do love this colour though, I think it would be perfect for the Winter.


Peach Cobbler
I would say this as far as Orange as I could be comfortable with. It's subtle enough that it almost looks like a pinky/red. I would team this with a light shimmery eye look - maybe something with a touch of Gold. It seems fairly bright when you initially put it on, but you only have to blend it slightly to make it more wearable.


Vanilla Cream Pie
Probably my favourite of the bunch, it's such an easy pink to wear. Reminds me a lot of the Round Lipgloss that NYX do in the shade Pinky Natural (also a fav!). It's nice and girly but doesn't look like a Barbie/Pastel Pink. You could team this colour with a lot of looks, but I think it's the ideal colour for a heavy/dark smokey eye look.


Peaches and Cream
Peaches and Cream is very similar to Vanilla Cream Pie but more brighter and a touch of neon to it. Again, if you apply a small amount it becomes very wearable. But if you want something more brighter then apply a few coats to get a nice pinky peach colour. I'm actually growing to like this colour a lot, it brightens up a simple everyday look. If you find Vanilla Cream Pie too boring for you then definitley try this colour.

I hope this helps you decide what colours you'd like to try next. Like I mentioned before, I got mine from Cherry Culture where they're slightly cheaper than the offical NYX website. Let me know which colours you think I should try next in the comments below. 

Love Neelam x x

Neelam xx

I was so thrilled when I saw nyx was selling at my workplace (next), I was after the full coverage concealer but unfortunately they didn't sell it in store. I decided to purchase it online along with a few other bits. 

Firstly, I'd like to apologize for the fingerprints in some of the products, I just could not wait to use them! Ok, so as you can see I've bought quite a range of things in my January Beauty Haul. I skipped back to my once loved brand elf to purchase the eyebrow kit that I've heard and seen a lot of recently. I've used it once so far and it seems good, it gives a natural finish but still fills in your brows enough to make it look.. well, filled. I also purchased the cream blush and bronzer palette in St Lucia, that looks quite interesting. I've never tried cream based bronzer before and the one cream blush I do have, is more of a pressed powder than a cream formula. My first impression of it is that it's very pigmented as well as an extremely creamy formula. I haven't yet tried it on, as I've been having a few makeup free days. But I will definitely keep you updated!

Next was my trip to superdrug where I went in purely to browse, yep that never works! One of my new years resolutions is to wear lipsticks on a regular basis. So I decided I want to try out a new colour, I picked up the Rimmel Kate Moss lasting finish lipstick in shade number 16. It's a nice corally/pink colour that you could pull off wearing on a daily basis. I love these lipsticks as they don't feel too thick and they last a decent amount of time. They retail for £5.49. I also noticed that Superdrug had a deal on GOSH products, which I haven't really tried out before, so I took up the opportunity to try out their eyeliner, and boy do I love it! It's the Velvet touch eye liner which is usually £4.99 but I picked it up for £2. Bargain! It claims to be a waterproof eyeliner and although I haven't tried it on my bottom waterline, it definitely seems to be working well on my top waterline. It's a nice texture and doesn't feel too harsh. I would definitely pay full price for this product.

The Schwarzkopf hairspray was bought from my mum at a beauty suppliers shop, I believe she paid £2.99 for it, which is a decent price for the size. It seems to have a good hold on it and the smell isn't too strong.

Finally, my favourite shop, boots. I actually only picked up a few things from here. Firstly was the split remedy hair serum, my hair suffers a lot from heat which has resulted in a hell of a lot of split ends. As I'm trying to grow my hair, I wanted a product that will help reduce the visibility of my split ends as I know the only way to get rid of them is to cut them. This product has been working wonders so far and really does make my hair look much healthier. The consistency of the product is nice and easy to work with and doesn't make your hair hard like some gels and waxes do. I also got the I love lasting finish nail polish by Rimmel, which at the time was 2 for £4 (RRP £2.99). Most of my nail polishes have dried out or are not as smooth as they once were. I got these in Loafer love for you  and orange your life. I have noticed that they chip really easily, which is odd. But I'll have to give them a few more tries before I decide whether I like them or not. Finally, I got the new L'Oreal Paris Miss manga mascara in Black which was on offer for £6.99 (RRP £8.99). I haven't yet tried it as I am trying to use up my current mascaras but I will write up a review on it soon.

That is all  for this months beauty haul, I hope you enjoyed it. Let me know what your favourite buys were this month. 

Neelam xx

Neelam xx

I've finally got myself some Real Technique brushes and I'm really kicking myself for not getting these any quicker! I got these after seeing how nice and soft my friends were and I was generally really impressed with the quality. I bought mine from Amazon where they were a tad bit cheaper, but I would say that these are well worth the money for their full price. The face brush that I normally use is the e.l.f. cosmetics full face brush from the essentials range, which feels like rubbing sand paper across your skin compared to the real technique brushes! I've had them for about a month or two now but I've seen no shedding which is always a good sign. The handles for both are really sturdy and the colours are so vibrant and pretty. If you're looking to invest in some good quality brushes I would definitely recommend you try these out! Check out Amazon as they do sell them slightly cheaper. You can buy single brushes, like I have, or you can buy a set.

Neelam xx

Eyes

Lips

Studio Matte Lip Colour in Nearly Nude £3.75 here

Lip Liner and Blending Brush in Nude Pink and Pink Grapefruit £3.75 here

Lip Primer & Plumper £3.75 here

Mineral Moisturising Lip Tint in Guava £3.50 here

Studio Conditioning Lip Balm Spf 15 in Peaceful Pink £3.38 here

Face

Maximum Coverage Concealer in Beige £3.75 here

Cover everything Concealer in Medium £2.50 here

All over Cover Stick in Spice and Honey £1.50 here

Tinted Moisturiser Spf 15 in Spice and Honey £1.50 here

Tone Correcting Powder in warm £3.75 here

Clarifying Pressed Powder in Spice £1.50 here

Bronzer with Brush in Sun Kissed £2.50 here

Studio Cream Blush in Flirt £5.85 here 

I can proudly say this is the last time I will be ordering from elf for a long time (this time I mean it) as I need to give the products I own some time to like and review. Again, let me know if you have any questions!


Neelam xx