029 Leibster Award

Hey Belles! The amazing Harriet from The Beauty Swatch has nominated me for the Leibster Award! This is Blush & Belle's very first award nomination since starting and I feel absolutely everwhelmed and excited! 

If you've not heard of the Leibster Award, I know what you're thinking, what on earth is a 'Leibster'? Leibster is a German word meaning; sweetest, kindest, nicest, dearest, beloved, lovely, kind, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing, and welcome. Cute hey? Blogging is all about building a community & its an amazing way to connect with other bloggers & spread the word about new blogs.

Here are the rules:

• Each nominee should answer 11 questions from the person who nominated them
• Choose 11 bloggers with under 200 followers to pass the award to and link them in your post
• Tell them about their nomination 
• No tag backs

Questions from The Beauty Swatch:

Fake tan or pale until the sun comes out?

Pale until the sun comes out! I don't tan naturally I just go pink, I've tried faux tanning but I just go kind of orange!

What is your favourite unknown clothing/accessory online shop?

I'm not sure how well known it is but I really love Pretty Little Thing they have some really cute pieces & its really affordable!

If you could only buy from one brand for the rest of your life for beauty products

 which would it be?

I'd have to say Mac! I don't think I could ever tire of their products!

What do you do to get in shape for the summer?

I try and do some running when I can, but my main form of exercise is pole dance. I started it two years ago and love it. Its so much fun & an amazing way to work every muscle in your body!

Favourite brand of nail varnish?

Its close between Barry M and Essie, I really love Barry M's Gelly polishes, the shades are beautiful and they're really long lasting and chip resistant, I'm gonna have to go with Essie though!

Why did you start blogging?

I've always loved reading blogs and I've always really excelled at writing too, along with my passion for beauty products & for fashion, it just seemed to click. I started Blush & Belle in January 2013 and I've never looked back!

Who inspires you in your own personal style?

Celebrity wise, I love Mollie King from the Saturdays, her style is impeccable! She always looks amazing. I love Blake Livelys super chic, classy look and I really admire Miranda Kerr because she always looks absolutely stunning! I think Olivia from What Olivia Did always looks utterly amazing too! 

What's your 'can't be bothered' every day hair style? Post a link to a youtube vid

 if you have one!

 Unbrushed, dry shampooed. Enough said!

What part of your body do you like the most? Come on gals lets be positive!

My super long legs! I'd like them to be more toned, but they definitely win for their length!

Where is your favourite place to be?

The countryside, I'm a total country bumpkin!

What is on your wish list right now? 

I really want to treat myself to some new perfume as my Chanel Coco Mademoiselle has just run out! I'm thinking Chloe or Miss Dior. I'm really craving the Liz Earle moisturiser too, I love her products, they feel so absolutely amazing! I love the Clarins Lip Protection too! I'm also craving lots of summery dresses & floral prints!

 I haven't quite found 11 blogs. Actually, I've found 4. 4 that I really love reading & I didn't want to pick loads of blogs for the sake of it.. So I'm nominating: 

Shabby Chic & Tea 

Pretty Please 

Katie Loves 

Vague To Vogue 

and here are my questions for you girls..

Whats your guilty pleasure?

What do you love to do when you're not blogging?

What inspires your blog?

Who do you look up to the most for your beauty and fashion choices?

What do you love most about blogging?

Whats your ultimate way to chill out?

Where do you feel most at home?

 

What are your staple beauty products that you just couldn't be without?

Where would you most like to travel to and why?

Do you have any really bad, embarrassing habits?

Early Bird or Night Owl?

Can't wait to read some of your answers!

Lots of love 

xxx

 

 

 

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028 Style Icon : Suki Waterhouse

Hey Belles! Another week, another Style Icon, this week I've chosen the ever beautiful Suki Waterhouse, British born model Suki, has utterly amazing style and with friends like Cara Delevingne & Georgia May Jagger, you can't really go wrong. Uber-cool Suki has an amazing eclectic style that oozes 60's inspired sophistication, she's fearless in her fashion choices & it definitely pays off!

I absolutely adore Suki's off duty style and effortless red carpet looks, she just doesn't get it wrong. And she's definitely rocking the bold eyebrow/light hair look! Serious brow-envy/girl-crushing over here!

I'm loving the leather jacket and tartan dress combo, Suki looks uber-cool and uber-stylish. And where to start with the cut-out top and bed hair? She's miles ahead of the fashion trends! This girl is going places... and with Bradley Cooper on her arm.. definitely not jealous. Nope. 

Who's style are you currently crushing on?

Lots of love 
xxx

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027 Review : Good Things Five Minute Facial Face Mask

Hey Belles! Long time no see! I've had a little stint in hospital this week but I'm home recovering now and spending a little time relaxing! Hope everyone is feeling fabulous, Friday is finally here & we can all relax!

As some of you might know, I LOVE face masks. I don't know why. I just do. I love being able to pop them on and jump in the bath, rinse it off and have super soft silky skin. They're just the perfect ingredient to a lovely little pamper evening. 

When I came across this little beauty in my local Sainsburys, I couldn't resist, I was really drawn to the cute packaging, such a sucker for anything that looks remotely adorable! And five minutes is just perfect for me, when you're rushing about before the school run or before work, its great just to be able to whack it on, have breakfast and wash it off again. 

So, whats in it? This mask contains green clay & kaolin which is made to bring out any impurities from your skin, avocado oil to moisturise, goji berry extract to soothe your skin & willow bark for extra radiance. 

I love the consistency of this mask, although its quite thick when you squeeze it out of the tube, it dries really nicely and really quickly on the skin, I've found with other clay masks that when they dry they feel really stiff and start to crack but thats something you don't get with the Good Things mask. Plus, it smells divine, seriously good! It's got quite a strong scent to it but its so delicious, definitely good enough to eat!

When I use this, I always cleanse my face first and then apply it. After five minutes you can use a warm flannel to rinse it off, it comes off really really easily and doesn't leave any residue on your face which can be really hard to budge! After use, my skin felt amazingly soft and looked really clear and smooth. It brightened my skin and took away the little redness that I had. It definitely does as it claims! Plus its vegetarian and vegan friendly too! The only downfall was that it wasn't as moisturising as I would've liked, my skin smelt beautiful and felt lovely & soft, but also quite dry. I'm not sure if anyone else has found this with this particular mask!

It's a definite re-purchase, retailing at £5.99 from Sainsburys, Boots & Superdrug, its certainly worth its price tag! (I believe the Good Things range is half price in Sainsburys at the moment too, go, go go!) 

Has anyone tried any other products from the Good Things range? What did you think?

Lots of love 
xxx

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