Prom: Dresses

hiya!

I've decided to do a Prom checklist kind of thing through many different post covering different prom worries like a dress, shoes, clutch etc.

This post is all about finding that perfect dress to wear for that send off into the real world from Year 11 or Year 13.


these are my 4 top tips to find the perfect prom dress...

1. Find your style - this could mean a certain type of material or a length or weather it has sleeves or not. your style could be a floor length dress with a shoulder strap or it could be strapless short/knee length dress.

2. Find your preferred colour dress -  the only way to do this is to look back on old dresses from parties and see what colour suited you or going to a dress/ shop like House of Fraser and trying every thing you see that you or your friend likes.

3. Once you have found your style dress and what colour, the next thing to try is weather you want jewels and if you want a focus point on your dress or weather you want a plain dress to accessorise to your style. you may ant a silver/gold jewelled belt to create a smaller waist or if you want a backless dress.

4. Think of a colour theme with your dress - try to think what you could match with the dress to make you look fashionable and stylish while also feeling your best. Try to match another colour that compliments your dress like a navy blue dress and a nude/ pale pink shoes and clutch.

I hope you think about these tips when finding your perfect prom dress.

These are few pictures of my favourite prom dresses that I found...

I found these images on the internet and have no clue about price or where they are from.

Thanks 

Cleo xxx

Prom: Top Ten Tips

Hiya,


I am in Year 9 at school but the heat of conversation between my friends is Prom in year 11.

Me and two of my best friends have been chatting about prom dresses, shoes, make-up looks, shoes (louboutins), and venues etc.

So these are my top 10 tips that you need to know before prom:

1. plan your look - Find photos on tumblr or pinterest and pick the out or save then to your phone to create a kind of mood board from your prom. to find your perfect colour dress and matching shoes and handbag and to find the perfect make-up look.

2.  book  hair, nail, make-up appointments in advance before everyone get fully booked. you want to look your best on your prom day so make sure you look perfect.

3. find the perfect dress - one that is pretty and flattering but is also comfortable and easy to be you. you will probably only wear the dress once, so don't spend a fortune on it, focus more on the things you might wear again i.e. shoes or clutch or jewelry.

4. make sure you get a dress that no one else is wearing, you don't want a 'dress twin'. ask your friends what they are wearing so you don't match.

5. take photos before your prom day to find your best face expression and best side, photos that you take on prom day will last you forever and you don't want to be embarrassed each time you look back at your photos.

6. host or go to a after/before prom party to take photos with your date or friends. find a simple background where you look beautiful and don't blend into the back ground. ( don't take photos in  front of a tree or bush if you have a green dress!! )

7. go shopping for you dress or suit/tuxedo with your friends as they (hopefully) will tell you the truth about what you look like instead of your mum or dad who might have a biased opinion.

8. only carry around your bare essentials for girls this may be a lipstick/concealer/mascara to touch up your make-up, your keys, some bobby pins , a mini mirror and of douse your Phone!!

9.  have a pamper night before prom with your friends to feel relaxed and calm. do face masks and take a bath as well with your favourite lush product etc.

10. Enjoy yourself, you only have 1 prom, make it count and try not to get too drunk! :)


Thanks

Cleo xxx

Back to Basics

Hiya,

I haven't posted in ages because of all the New Year Celebrations and then Exam week at school! 

Happy New year! It's 2016!

When cleaning up my makeup box/bag/draws I found that I have about a thousands beauty products which I haven't used since 2014. So I went back to basics to getting a flawless face and make-up look. These are my top 10 products to have in your make-up bag. 

1. A foundation that matches your skin tone

Are you ivory, fair, soft beige? Do you even know your actual foundation shade? Most people don't and a way to find out id to go into Boots or another makeup store and ask to find your perfect match. 

A fountain is always important to cover up spots, blemishes and dark circles.

Tip: You can apply moisturiser and primer to give your look a flawless base and make any other make-up easier to apply. 

2. A concealer

Dark circles still visible? Can you still see some blemishes? Touch up with concealer to conceal any parts you don't like. 

Tip: apply your concealer in a triangle under your eyes to make your make-up look natural.

3. Powder 

Oily skin? Shiny face? To make your face matte apply a powder which a matte finish to make your skin look less oily.

4. A rosy blush

Looking like a ghost? add some colour to your cheeks to bring yourself back to life. A nice rosy red/pink blush that makes your skin look its best is probably the best blush for you and bring your face back to life.

Tip: apply your blush to the apple of your check and slowly blend it into your face to create a natural look.

5. A shimmer highlighter

If you don't like a bit of shimmer or sparkle I would miss this product out but I personally do love a bit of glitter to make you look like a fairy or angel. a shimmer highlighter will bring out your cheek bones as well as sparkle your face.

6. A matte eyeshadow

A simple matte eyeshadow to define your eyes is a good buy for 2016 as it creates a visible block of colour to bring out your eye colour.

Tip: buy a matte eyeshadow that matches your skin colour and then slowly introduce colour back to your face.

7. A liquid eyeliner

This is a must have for me as when you want to make your eyes pop! Use a eyeliner to define your eyes.

Tip: open your eye to see and mark the right spot to create a winged liner look.

8. A eyelash curler

most eyelashes grow outwards instead of upwards... Eyelash curlers can make that differed and it also helps make mascara easier to put on.

If you are scared of eyelash curlers take your time while curling your lashes so you slowly get used the beauty tool.

9.  A non-clump mascara

Eyelashes look bare or dull? Add mascara to open up your eye and finish off your eyes.

Tip: buy a non-clump mascara to make sure your lashes don't get stuck together with lumps of black mascara.

10. A bold lipstick  or tinted lip balm

A good lip colour is essential in creating a look that make you feel confident and happy.  The perfect lipstick will give you self-confidence and a bounce in your step... you just have to find what you are comfortable wearing.

Those are my Basic make-up products/tools...


I hope you create a confident look with makes you feel good about yourself.


Thanks

Cleo xxx

P.S. Sorry for the mass of M.A.C products... I have found the pictures off the internet and don't own these particular products...

The Big Unwrap

hiya,

I hope you all had a very merry and joyful Christmas and all opened up your Christmas wishes  on 25th December...

What I got for Christmas, I was given presents by the infamous Santa Claus and from my friends and family.

What 'Santa' got me...

From 'Santa' I got a ghd hair/blow dryer and straightening iron. I love these presents as my original hair straighteners were given to cousin to 'borrow' infinitely and my hair dryer has melted crayon wax all over it from a messy art project.

I also got ALOT of chocolate... most of which will have already disappeared by the end of the week!

From my mum I found all wrapped up artfully a M.A.C makeup box ( Enchanted Eve face palette) and a mini brush set.

from my Dad I found in a less artfully mess a fujifilm instax mini 7.0 camera and and accessory box.

My brother gave me a Primark gift card and so did my gran.

My crazy Granddad and Nan gave me £100!!

My cousins gave me Kiko makeup and a hair styling kit.

My Aunt and Uncle got me some pyjamas and nail polishes.

From my friend Millie I got an amazing Ted Baker kit full of makeup!

My friend Lucy brought me a wonderful Soap and Glory set!

My Bestie Paige got me a Musical theatre production to see elf earlier in December...

Thats what  I got for Christmas!

I hope you all enjoyed all the festivities and I'm so sad that it's all slowly coming to close and the new year is creeping up on us.

Thanks

Fairy lights & Cozy Nights xxx

Wearing glasses

I'm Hiya,

I have new glasses! 

Most of you probably didn't know that I wear glasses but I do. I am short sighted and I have just got my new pair of glasses! 

I don't think that people who wear glasses should be limited to a certain style or have any restrictions in makeup. 

I also feel that they shouldn't be pressured into wearing more or less makeup, everyone is individual and different and should fell comfortable with who they are and what they wear. 

I wanted to do a winter edition makeup for glasses wearers...

This winter I'm loving copper and gold colours so I based this around gold and copper...

Enjoy...

(Sorry for the bad picture) 

Face:

Apply primer (optional) and rub in. 

Apply foundation and apply using a foundation brush or your fingers.

If needed touch with conclearer to cover any blemishes or spots, use a brush.

Add contour /highlight/ illuminator.

Apply blush using a blush brush. (Tongue twister!: blush brush 😂)

Eyes: 

Apply eye primer using your fingers.

Using eye shadow base brush apply a warm shimmer gold to your eyelid. 

Using a similar brush apply a copper colour and blend the two together.

In the inside corner of your eye apply a light matte nude colour.

In the outside corner of your eye apply a dark copper colour.

Blend into he goldy/copper eyes shadow.

Add th same dark copper colour to be your crease.

Blend!

Apply liquid eyeliner to define the eyes. 

OPTIONAL: add a brown or black pencil to your water line to create a bolder eye. 

Add a layer of mascara.

Curl lashes.

Add another layer of mascara. 

Lips:

Line lips with a dark burgundy pencil. (Lip pencil) 

Cover you lips with a dark burgundy lisptick.

Apply a light red shade of lipstick onto the inner centre of your lower and top lips.

Blend together.

Ta da! 

Perfect look for a Christmassy night/day out. 

Anyone can wear this makeup look, with or without glasses.

Hope you enjoyed and re-created the look. 

Thanks

Cleo xxx

Build up to Christmas

Hiya,

Sorry, I haven't posted in ages!

It's getting closer to Christmas, I have finally put up my Christmas Tree and a small bundle of cute festive decorations.

I actually can't wait and this year were going to have Christmas Day at home with about a thousand relations coming round and squeeze into my my house.

Presents are getting wrapped and school is slowly coming to a close. Yes!

Tomorrow I am giving my school friends (yes, I do have friends) some little presents to wish them a happy and Merry Christmas.

I am so excited that I have (tried) learnt the words 'Merry Christmas' in a couple of languages...

English- Merry Christmas
French - Joyeux Noël
Spanish- Feliz Navidad
Greek- καλά Χριστούγεννα
German-Fröhliche Weihnachten
Italien- buon Natale
Latin- bonum diem natalis Jesu
Turkish- mutlu Noeller
Japanese- メリークリスマス
Chinese- 圣诞节快乐


Christmas is celebrated in many different ways all around the world, for example...

England- Spend all day unwrapping presents and having a big meal with your family.

France- they spend their day eating at a delicious meal and have a log shaped soponge pudding for pudding. they normally have a special meal called Rèveillon on christmas eve of early christmas morning.

Spain- most people in Spain go to a service at church like Midnight Mass called 'La Misa Del Galo' (The mass of the Rooster). They normally have their main Christmas meal on Christmas Eve before they go to the service.

Every spends Christmas differently, but where ever you are on the Earth: Merry Christmas!

Fairy Lights and Cozy Nights xxx

Christmas DIY's

Hiya

Sorry I haven't posted in a long time but on Friday I went to a Christmas Faye (thing) and on Saturday I was performing in a Christmas concert in the evening and rehearsing for Oliver `Show in the morning so i didn't get time to post.

Well anyways, Today I was at Kingston in the John Lewis and saw some really pretty homemade looking baubles and tree ornaments and my mind started thinking DIY's Christmas style.

So as soon as I got back to my very messy and not festive (so called) room, I searched on the infamous Google  'DIY XMAS' and this is the one I found that is simple enough for me.


Number 1:

Bottle top Snowmen...

This I tried out with my cousins and they loved this simple diy.

What you need:
- 3 bottle caps (off like beer or the J2O's)
- ribbon & string
- paint (black and orange)
- small buttons
- glue (glue gun or superglue - found this out after they kept falling apart when using PVA glue!)

How to make the cute little snowmen:

1) line up the three bottle caps to look like a festive snowman.
2) glue them together at the edges where they meet.
3) wait for the glue to dry.
4) you should now have a basic looking snowman (if you use your imagination)
5) turn over your 'snowman' to see the back.
6) cut a ribbon (so you can fold it in half and hang on a tree) about 14 cm
7) stick one end to the bak of your snowman at its head.
8) wait for it to dry and then glue on the other end on the same spot.
9) wait for it to dry and then turn over the snowman so you can't see where you glued the ribbon.
10) paint on a face in the top bottle cap and 3 dots in the middle bottle cap for its coat.
11) add a piece of string or ribbon about 10 cm to the gap between the 'face' bottle top and the 'coat' bottle top for a scarf.
12) add a button to the centre of the scarf to cover up the glue.
13) wait for it to dry.
14) there you go you have a homemade DIY snowman tree decoration.



I hope you enjoyed this post and I would love to see if anyone made one.
You probably won't though. :(

Thanks

Fairy Lights & Cozy Nights xxx