Relaxing after a stressful day | TeilzC

There are many ways that we all like to relax and just chill out after a stressful day. With the type of work that I do, I need a chilled out night after every shift! Twelve and a half hour shift plus the stress that comes along with calls for these! 

1. Bath time! Not just for scubbing away all the germs but also the stress! If i've had an extremely busy day I tend to have a bath rather than a shower. A bathbomb and some music is the perfect combo! Let all my muscles relax and have some peace. 

2. Put on fresh sheets and clean pjs and grab a cuddle buddy - Having an early night can do the world of good, even if you don't fall asleep right away it's nice to just sit back and do nothing all evening. 

3. Clean my room- This is a strange one, clean to relax?! It really works! Clean and organised room means clean and organised thoughts. Makes bedtime much easier as my mind is at rest. 

4. Movie night- Chilling out with some films and your fave snack, what else can I say? 

5. Calling friends/family- For myself this tends to be Andrew most nights as he never fails to make me smile and take my mind off the day i've had and the next to come. Or i'll have a chat with my mum, she is a great listener and will always find the good in things.

What do you do after a stressful day? 

Teila x

Advice to my younger self

Have you ever thought back to your teenage years or been tagged in an embarassing photo from forever ago that just makes you cringe? For me this is basically an everyday occurance; I often question my mum as to why she let me do half of the things I did to which she just shrugs. So today this post will be a few things i'd tell my younger self or some things I wish someone had told me at that age! 

1. If eyeliner isn't going well, take it off and start again. I was terrible at liquid eyeliner to begin with and more often than not I would just go over any mistakes which would by the time I was finished make me look like a Panda. Not such a good look, unless it's Halloween of course. 

2. Think about the colours of bands to get on my braces beforehand. Especially in my teens my favourite colour was yellow and I had traintrack braces with bands. Not a good combination! The month I had yellow bands felt like a lifetime! 

3. It's not about quantity, it's about quality. During my school years I had quite a few fake friends who were there just for the good times. I learned over time that not all friends will he there when you need them. 

4. Realise what you are at school for. Although I didn't get the worst results in school, I feel I could have done better if I actualy put the effort in instead of being more interested in going out with my friends. 

5. As cliché as it sounds but just have been myself. Pretty self explanitory but sometimes I would just follow the crowd even if I didn't particularly like it. 

Hope you enjoyed this post, what would you tell your younger self? 

Teila x 

November Beauty Favourites | TeilzC

We are fastly approaching December so I thought I'd be prepared this month and make a start with my November favourites! 

1. Real techniques - expert face brush: I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with this brush. It gives a lovely finish when using liquid foundation however only when the brush has just been cleaned. I feel it can only be used for a couple of days before the starts to become streaky on the skin and much harder to blend. But I just love love love the outcome when it is freshly washed. Spot cleaning has been a life saviour this month.

2. Smashbox photo finish foundation primer: As the colder months are coming in my skin has been getting so incredibly dry. Sometimes my foundation takes that bit more effort to blend and does not look as flawless over the dry area. This product is amazing! It ensures my foundation blends beautifully and I cannot recommend this enough!

3. Loreal Cheryl's nude: 

This is a much loved piece in my make up collection, I believe it was in my July favourites also. This just shows it is an all year round colour. The colour itself is a your lips but better; it's lovely. However my favourite thing about this lipstick is how much moisture it gives your lips. It isn't drying in the slightest. Perfect for this time of the year.

4. Maybelline colour tattoo- on and on bronze: 

Party season is upon us! I am a big lover of shimmery gold toned eyeshadow at this time of the year, or even just for a night time look. I much prefer it to black smokey eyes. This is an amazing on its own or used as a base for powder shadows. The staying power it has is also top notch. 

5. Nars- and god created the woman palette: 

As soon as I seen this on the Space NK website I knew I had to have it! The neutral colours are so me! I've never tried nars before and I can say I am certainly not disappointed! The colours are all very pigmented. There is just the right amount of shimmer in the colours, so your eyes don't resemble a discoball. The compact palette is just so easy to throw in your handbag or make up bag.

So that was my November beauty faves! What are your favourites for the month of November?

Teila x

Confessions of a beauty addict | TeilzC

No matter how much we love make up and skin care and how often we preach about our intense routines there are always going to be those days where we slip up and do not follow our routines in the slightest. 

These are my beauty blunders that sometimes I just can't help but do them

1. Use make up wipes! There are those days where I just cannot be bothered getting out product upon product; I just want it off as quick as possible and get to bed!

2. I should probably clean my brushes more often than I actually do. They just take sooo long to dry. Very impatient I am. 

3. Using eyelashes until they are physically unwearable. I'm such a cheapskate when it comes to things that I should only really wear once. £4/5 for a decent pair of lashes and to only wear them once? To me that is just a complete waste of money!

4. Hoarding! I find myself buying make up that I certainly do not need. Most likely an eyeshadow or lipstick that I have in basically an identical shade. Or on the other hand, keeping hold of make up that is most likely out of date and I never use that I just can't let go of.

Those are the three big beauty blunders that i catch myself doing, what are your beauty blunders? 

Teila x

Looking back.. 2014 bucket list | TeilzC

At the start of the year I wrote a blog post about five things i'd like to achieve by the  end of 2014. 

1. Blog more: I've had good and bad spells with blogging, disappearing for a short while but I'm trying. Sometimes I lack the inspiration for posts. I have decided to write a few posts when I have those burts of inspiration. 

2. Get fit: i'll admit, getting fit has taken the back seat in my life this year. I've had so many things to do - which isn't really an excuse. There's still time to put in some effort before that big Christmas dinner and boxes upon boxes of chocolate we'll receive on Christmas day though. 

3. Visit 2+ new countries: This goal I can 100% say I have done! Over the summer myself and Andrew visited Dublin, Ireland for a long weekend. This was a 21st birthday present from myself to Andrew. It was an amazing weekend and we are planning on going back sometime soon! The second place we visited this year was Icmeler, Turkey; our first proper holiday! The beautiful beaches, amazing food, friendly atmosphere and crazy amount of shopping! We've had a few weekends away here and there not too far from us. 

4. Care less: Definitely! I think this comes with growing up, the only peoples opinions that matter are the people that matter to you. Life is too short to care about the small things; do what make you happy.

5. Confidence!: As i said before, do what makes you happy. Be who you are, and be happy about that. 

Well, 4/5 isn't too bad is it? I'll still keep working on it and improve every day. 

What were your goals for 2014? 

Teila x 

Rainy day - FOTD & OOTD | TeilzC

So the weather hasn't been all that great lately, Autumn is finally here!  I wasn't planning on doing very much today as I have been non-stop the past few weeks; needed a chilled out day. 

Make up: 

Foundation: Revlon photoready 002 vanilla

Concealer- Soap and Glory kick ass concealer in light

Contour- Bobbi Brown bronzer in golden light

Eyes- naked basics palette: naked 2 all over the lid and a touch of faint in the crease, benefit they're real push up liner and maybelline the colossal mascara.

Lips- Avon lipstix in brick red

Eyebrows- faint eyeshadow from naked basics palette

I didn't bother with a few things like powder and blush as my skin has been so dry lately that it's making my skin look quite flaky if i use powder. The joys of the changing seasons!

Outfit:

Honestly nothing special about my outfit, if i owned a onesie or a pair of joggers they would have been my first pick but unfortunately for me, leggings are the best option. I paired this with a black strap top to ensure my bottom half is covered as leggings are not trousers! I can't stress this enough, the amount of underwear I have seen while shopping is ridiculous. It's not cute girls! For a pop of colour I chose this lovely stretch material red peplum top, cute and comfortable. As it is quite chilly I ended up throwing on a black cardigan too. 

Leggings- New Look

Strap top- Primark

Peplum top- New Look

Cardigan - H&M

And my slippers are from primark haha- they are a must for this time of year! 

What do you wear on lazy rainy days?

Teila x

How I Store My Make Up Brushes | TeilzC

Helloooo my loves,

Today I thought i'd show you all how I store my brushes, it has taken me a while and many different ways of storing them to finally  find a way that I like!

I bought these little beauties from ebay, originally they are from ikea. I had a browse on the ikea website and couldn't find them in these colours - only in white or red. So only one thing for it...ebay! There were plenty of people on there selling them in these two colours so I was delighted! They go perfectly in my pastel bedroom.

I split my brushes into two; one for face brushes and one of eye brushes. As you can see I don't have many eye brushes, I tend to stick with the same eyeshadows most days so I will just spot clean every time I use them. Whereas face brushes I have had a bit of a love-hate relationship with foundation brushes. I feel like I always look streaky, but after watching tutorial after tutorial I had this urge to try basically all of the different foundation brushes out there! Out of them all I'd say I have a new love of the stippling brush.

I feel this way of storing them is perfect as I can see all the brushes I have, they are not stored in a drawer where I may forget about some of the ones I don't use as often. They are accessible as they are sitting on my vanity and they just look rather pretty. The only downfall I'd say about storing them like this is I feel like you have to deep clean them a lot more often; even the ones you haven't been using as I am just paranoid about them getting dusty and then putting that on my face.. YUCK. Then again if you are an avid make up fan like myself, you should be deep cleaning your brushes often anyways!

Thanks for reading, let me know how you store your make up brushes in the comments or even link me to a post if you have done one similar

Teila x 

Perfect Autumn/Fall Nude Lip | TeilzC

Hi guys :)

Recently I purchased Boldly Bare lip pencil by MAC (which you will see in my September haul here). Over the past few weeks it has become a staple in my make up bag; wondering how I ever lived without it!

Lets get started:

First of all I take my boldly bare lip pencil and line my lips then fill them in

Apply Peach Blossum lipstick by Mac this is a Cremesheen so it is rather glossy and easy to apply

Then finally take the Barry M lipgloss in what i believe is toffee (i cant see it anywhere on the tube!) and apply that all over the lips. Tip: if you want your lips to appear fuller just apply this to the middle of the lips. 

& we're done, as easy as that! This is partially Kylie Jenner inspired, going for a slightly darker nude. If you have a darker skin tone than myself. Mac whirl lip liner is the exact colour Kylie uses. Unfortunately for me being very pale it is just far too dark for me. 

Swatches:

Thanks for reading, what's your favourite lipstick for this time of year?

Teila x

Haul! | September 2014

Hello everyone!

As we can all see from the title, today's post is going to be a haul on all the things i have been buying throughout September. Can you believe it is October already?! Halloween will be here before we know it!

As i've been so good over the past few months making sure I would have enough money for my holiday, I thought now that I am back I deserve a shopping spree! I bought these throughout September once I was back in the UK and not all at once - that would be a bit crazy. I'll try and get the links for you guys!

Floral skirt- fashion union via ASOS

Floral dress - Topshop (I can't find this online but it's fairly new; got mines a few days ago)

Spotty cardigan - Primark

Burgundy cami top- New look (I'd recommend going a size up - i've not got the biggest chest but my size was sooo tight!)

Cami top - brave soul via ASOS

Printed trousers/leggings -Cameo Rose via New Look

Joni jeans - Topshop

Lip pencil in Boldly Bare - MAC

Thanks all for reading! So far i'm loving all the things I have bought.

Got another few posts lined up so keep your eyes peeled!

Teila x