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It's that time again! The montly favourites are back. I've loved December so it was only right for me to do a 'December Favourites'.

The first thing on my list is a "perfume" or as the bottle says - Blissful Mistful. Yep! you guessed it, Zoe's body mist from her beauty range 'Zoella Beauty'. I'm really fussy when it comes to perfumes and sprays there are a lot of fragrances I really don't like. I love the fruity, floral, sweet and girly smells all year round. I'm obsessed with the packaging of this product not just the smell, I love the slick shape of the bottle and the colour palette that runs throughout the whole of the range. It's great to just throw in your bag and spritz while your on-the-go!

The next thing I've been loving this month is the Revlon Colourburst. I love this colour so much, I usually opt for a red lip but as soon as I saw this colour I was drawn towards it, Hello Pink!! I may do a review on it soon, so then you can see swatches and it on. Have you guys tried anything from the colourburst range? If so, what? Let me know in the comments.

Letraset Pro markers aka a fashion students dream. They're the most wonderful thing to draw up designs with! The markers are super expensive but well worth the money.

Real Techniques contour brush is literally the most perfect brush I've ever used! All hail Sam and Nic, Make-Up brush queens. I use this brush for my blusher, as you can see I didn't bother washing it for this photo but if I want to give it a quick refresh I use MAC's Brush Cleanser - Great brushes for the price I'd definitely recommend to anyone and everyone.

Garnier Micellar water aka holy grail product. I love this micellar water so much, I use it on a cotton pad and I sweep it on my eyes and my make-up is off without any fuss or struggle. I recommend this product. I don't use it all over my face to get my face make-up as I think it's just dragged dirt around my face. I team it with Liz Earle's cleanse and polish - they're literally a dream! My skin has felt so much better since using both these products together. I do use it as a second cleanse after I've used my Liz Earle though.

My Aria Ankle boots from Public Desire are an absolute dream to walk in. I heard some bad things about ordering from the Public Desire website after I had ordered these (I got these the end of last month or early this month) - There had been a rumour that someone was taking money out of your bank account after purchasing which of course worried me a lot.. but I had no problem with that situation and I'm so happy I made this purchase. They're so comfortable and go with everything.  

CHUMMY! My favouritest (new word ;-)) favourite of this month has to be Miranda. I heard that there wasn't going to be another series after christmas so I panicked and instantly started watching it from season one again. It's a guilty pleasure for me, If you've never watched it.. I'm telling you to! It's great. 

My music favourite for this month has to be the new album from One Direction, possibly their best album yet. I was lucky enough to get tickets for Birmingham in Oct 2015 but on christmas day I had a shock and found out that my friends had given my mum the money back I'd paid for my ticket and that they had paid for it!! I'm so grateful to have amazing friends and I'm super excited to be seeing my loves in October!  

Its becoming a tradition for me to have a favourite youtuber in my montly favourites. It's been a bit of difficult one this month as I've been loving every youtuber I'm subscribed to as most of them have been doing vlogmas.. But this month I've decided to pick Jim Chapman. He's so lovely and he seems so much fun to be around.

So thats the last monthly favourites for 2014!! I hope you've all had a lovely holiday period and I wish you all a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!





Wednesday, December 31, 2014 No comments

Questions: 


Q. What is your favourite holiday film? 
A. Oh no! I can't possibly pick just one so my favourites are Elf (of course), The Grinch, Frozen (does this count? haha), The Holiday, Love actually and Jingle all the way.

Q. What are your favourite Christmas colours?
 A. Red, Green, Gold and Silver!

Q. Have you ever built a gingerbread house?
A. No, I really want to though. I think it would be super cute.

Q. Do you still have an advent calender? 
A. YES! of course I do. I've not got one this year as I'm super fussy and don't actually eat the chocolate inside, so my mum got me a little tub of Quality Street and is going to give me one everyday! Haha, I sound about 5! 

Q. Favourite Christmas Meal Or Treat?
A. I don't really like Christmas dinner! I'm strange, I know but my favourite Christmas treat has to be the big tins of chocolates!
Q. When do you start getting excited about Christmas?
A. Early November, woops ;-)

Q. Talk us through your typical Christmas Day?
A. I'm usually the first awake, I get told off every year for waking up at 5am.. So I usually wake up, check my phone put on Gavin and Stacey Christmas special or the panto TV showing on ITV2 (see I know it all off by heart.. it happens every year!) Then when I've convinced everyone to wake up we go into my mum and dads room, we open our stocking presents and then we go downstairs and open our main presents as we call them.. then get ready and my nan comes round and we have Christmas dinner and then my auntie and uncle come round to give us our presents and we all usually just drink and watch some Christmas trash tv! 

Q. What do you eat for Christmas Dinner?
A. Turkey, Stuffing, Pigs in blankets, roast potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, vegetable etc. The usual!! 

Q. Which are your favourite Christmas songs?
A. I have a whole Spotify Playlist if you want to take a peek.. Search: robynpugh2 on spotify!

Q. Real or fake Christmas tree?
A. Fake! I can't be dealing with all the pine needles on the floor!

I TAG YOU ALL!
Merry Christmas 


Sunday, November 30, 2014 No comments

Here's my first Christmas Gift Guide of the season. Christmas is right around the corner (5 more weeks!!) and I think its the perfect time for everyone to start their shopping! I know how tricky it can be shopping for women so I've created this gift guide to give you some ideas.

Teddy Robe - Glitter iPhone Case - Olivia Burton Watch - Diptique Candle 
Lush Comforter - Naked Lipgloss - Marc Jacobs Earrings - Kate Spade Wallet 

Thursday, November 20, 2014 No comments
Where have I been I hear you ask, well never fear I'm back! I took some time off from blogging because I simply had bloggers block. I've been trying to gather ideas for posts while I've been away and I think I have a few I can go on with until the next dreaded bloggers block. I hope you keep on reading and enjoy whats coming up in the next couple of months. 

Whats new? - I started at university in October and I was convinced I would hate it and that I'd drop out but it's been a little over a month and I'm completely in love with it. I never thought the university path would be for me as I started to dread any form of education earlier this year. I'm currently studying Fashion and Textiles. It's great, I've had a few ups and downs with my anxiety while being at university but nevertheless I've overcome it. If any of you have any questions about university - don't be afraid to message/tweet me I'd love to answer your questions. 

Whats going to happen next? - I don't completely know myself yet, all I do know is I wont be posting as frequently as I used to. Throughout the summer I posted nearly everyday sometimes even twice in one day but now I'm caught up with working, university and having to juggle time to see friends and family - I'll post when I can. There will be some posts that will be set to post at certain times as where I work gets super busy around the Christmas period and I'm needed nearly everyday. 
Sunday, November 09, 2014 No comments




I promised at least 3 blog posts this week and this is my second.. Its not going well. This week has been my only week off from work for a good month or so and I just wanted to relax. But further-ado here we go!

Pastel Blue Satchel Bag - I saw this in NewLook for a good couple of weeks but my Mum kept telling me to put it back and that "I have enough bags" but the one day she wasn't with me.. I got it! Sneaky. Haha. I love it, it brings colour to any outfit I'm wearing. They now do the same design in a charcoal sort of colour and a berry colour. 

Match Perfection Foundation - I've had this foundation for probably around 3 months.. It was in the back of my Make-Up drawers. When I first tried it.. I thought it was awful. I didn't like the fact it had a light coverage and had a dewy finish to it. Now.. I like everything I hated about it! I just finished this bottle and I'm back onto wearing my Esteé Lauder Double Wear. I prefer Match Perfection for days I don't really want to put much Make-up on. 

Scrunchies - I have seriously thick, long hair. I really want to cut it but I'm so scared if I do that whatever I have done to it I'll hate it or that it wont look right. Lately I've been getting super horrible headaches because of how heavy and long my hair is but again.. I'm so scared to cut it so I've been putting it up into scrunchies and I love the look of my hair in them.

Portable Charger Juice Cube - I got my Juice Cube around a year ago for the simple fact that I saw someone else have one while they were at a concert.. GENIUS IDEA. Why didn't I think of getting a portable charger before?? DUH! I go to a few concerts and my phone always dies right through recording my favourite song or taking a photo of whoever I'm seeing. I got mine from Curry's. It was £25 but its worth it!

They're Real Mascara - 3 words.. I LOVE IT. It makes my eyelashes look sooo much longer than they already are. I must admit I don't really like the plastic wand but I can live with it while it makes my eyelashes look so good!! 

Limited Edition AERO McFlurry - Bit of a weird favourite but oh my goodness!! It's the best thing I've ever tried. I wish I'd had more of them before they stopped doing them again. Not so much the mint one but the normal milk chocolate one was the best. 



Friday, August 22, 2014 No comments





So.. a couple weeks back I made a few purchases on the Superdrug website.

This palette was one of my many purchases. Am I pleased with it? Heck Yes!! I saw it and instantly fell in love with the palette. I also noticed near enough straight away that it was a complete dupe for the Naked 3 palette. I love the Naked palettes but I'm not 100% sure I want to spend nearly £40 on something I'll wear once in a while. When I saw this I had to get it. It was only £4, bargain! The colour pay off is amazing. I can wear these eye shadows all day and they don't crease. As soon as I tried it I knew I had to do a blog post on it. I'm totally  in love with my purchase and for £4 you can't go wrong! If you would like any swatches etc just leave a comment and I'll get right on it.

You can buy it here






Wednesday, July 30, 2014 No comments


SHOP THE TOP 5
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MAYBELLINE COLOSSAL VOLUME, RIMMEL SCANDAL EYES, NATURAL COLLECTION  LASH CURL, RIMMEL SCANDAL EYES SHOW OFF, BARRY M 3 IN 1

Thought I'd give my take on the "TOP 5" tag that has been going around the blog-o-sphere! I'll be doing a Top 5 Drugstore Lip Products, Top 5 Drugstore Foundations and Top 5 Drugstore Highlighters. Some of them might be a Top 4 though (woopsie!!) Hope you enjoy the Top 5 series!

Are there any blogposts you would like to see? Let me know in the comments below!


Wednesday, July 23, 2014 No comments





I watched a couple of tutorials on YouTube and a lot of them featured this sponge in it, I've never really got on with make-up sponges but this is completely different.. I love it. It does exactly what is says on the packaging. I use it both damp and dry. I've always liked the Real Technique brushes, I use them on a daily basis but I since having this I haven't used my base brushes. I wash mine after every use although I do now have two huge rips in it which was disappointing but that's my own fault. 

This product gives such an even coverage with whatever foundation you use. You can also build coverage with this sponge if you like. I use the different sides and edges for different things, I use the point to blend my highlighter and I use the flat edge to conceal under my eyes and around my nose. It's so easy to use. Sam did a tutorial about how to use it I'll link it here. 

I've not had a beauty blender myself but my friends have and they said they wish they had waited for this product before splurging out on the beauty blender which was around £15.00 

Which do you prefer? The beauty blender or the RT miracle complexion sponge?




Tuesday, July 22, 2014 No comments

SHOP THE SET
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GINGHAM CROP TOP, PASTEL BLUE BAG, NUDES PALETTE, BLACK SLIP ONS AND YSL HIGH SHINE LIPSTICK

I'm literally lusting over Gingham print and I have no idea why, I think its so cute and super flattering! I saw this top on the website and thought i'd pick it up in store.. but I was wrong and now theres only size 16's left. Sigh.

Oh goodness.. this bag is just so pretty, I can't wait to get my paws on it. It's such a lovely pastel shade and I adore the gold detailing on it. 

H&M Make-Up has always been on my wishlist but I've never actually purchased it. I love the colours in this palette and its only £3.99!! This is a total must-have.

Black Croc Print slip ons.. Ahh, I am so in love with these shoes. I can totally understand that not everyone will like them but I think they'd look so nice with my ripped jeans and a stripey top. I cant decide if I should get the Black ones or the White ones.. or maybe I should get both? Hmm..

YSL Lipsticks are so cute and I've read some really great reviews but I'm not sure what shade to get?!? If you've tried these out let me know what shade you have in the comments please!

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Sunday, July 20, 2014 No comments





I am by no means at one with nature but I couldn't help but bring my camera along to a friendly outing and take some snaps for you guys, not all of you will appreciate this.. I understand. 

I don't really go out and/or see my friends much now I've finished sixth form, we meet up for birthdays and for outing to the pub once in a while but that's all really. We all went our separate ways, working, becoming a hermit (ahah) and going on to learn new things. I've missed spending everyday except weekends with them so I decided to round everyone up and go to a really cute little park, well.. I say little, it's pretty big but hey ho! I brought my camera along for the journey and after pondering on the way to the park about what I could blog about next, this post came to mind.. 

I'm not sure how to say this without it sounding really cheesy and cringy.. but like I said above, I miss my friends and how close we were. 

I went to my brothers graduation today (yes, there will be a post on it!) and one of the chancellors said "Don't forget where you came from, remember who your friends are and always keep in touch with them. You be the one to make sure everyone meets up at least once a year". It got me thinking and from now on I'm going to make sure we all see each other once a week even if its just going to the pub, going to a park, or even just driving around and having a chat. I just thought it would be a really nice idea to sort something out for us this summer before we all go our separate ways in September/October.  

I just wanted to say that if you miss something.. do something about it. I did and now we're planning stuff to do weeks ahead!  

P.s. Sorry for the cheesy post ;-)





Friday, July 18, 2014 No comments



I've been seeing a lot of different reviews about this duo so I thought i'd do a first impressions post on it! 

I got this duo today after going back and forth deciding if I should buy it or not and I finally said "Stuff it!" and got them. I tried to do a video of me using both of these products but I failed. No tripod = No Video. I noticed that the mascara added a ton of length to my lashes, but in my opinion I prefer Bad Gal by Benefit. Bad Gal gives me a lot more volume and that is what I like in a mascara. 

I wear eyeliner every time I put my make-up on, I feel plain without it. So again, I thought I'd give the new push-up liner a go. I thought at first I wouldn't like it and I wouldn't get on with the applicator.. but I love it, I don't think I'm going to go back to my old eyeliner. I've seen mixed reviews about how people don't like the applicator or how it pushes out too much eyeliner but I believe you just have to persevere and if you still don't like it then its not for you. I do agree that it pushes out too much of the product but I wipe the product on my hand and then dip the applicator into it instead of pushing up more product. 

Have you tried this duo? Let me know your first impression of them!




Wednesday, July 16, 2014 No comments
 I took a week off from blogging as it was my 18th birthday last week but never fear.. I'm back again with a clothing haul for you!









*Sorry for awful picture quality!!*

TU at sainsburys:
Brown Lazer Cut Daisy Flats (no link available, sorry!)
Electric Blue Jumper (no link available, sorry!) 

Primark:
Sultry Eyelashes (no link available, sorry!)
Gold Anklets/Bracelets 3 pack (no link available, sorry!)
Assorted Anklets/Bracelets 6 pack (no link available, sorry!)

Newlook:
Midi Rings
Pastel Blue Cami (not the exact one, as its been taken off the website) 
Black Skirt 
Monochrome Crop Jumper

Topshop:
White Frill Top
Black Ripped Jeans 



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Monday, July 14, 2014 No comments
 


I'm finally doing my monthly favourites at the right time!! *pats myself on the back* 

Those Lemonade Days by Treacle Moon - I usually stay away from lemon scents as most of them are really over powering and they make me feel a bit sick but this one is lush. The description on the bottle is exactly how I feel about it. I got mine from Tesco for £1.99!

Fresh Cut Roses Yankee Candle - I got a few samplers for Christmas and this was one of them. I thought this was more of a summery scent so I saved it until I thought was appropriate and now I can't get enough of it! I even went out and got another one. Woops!

Ciaté mini in Play Date - I love this colour so much, the picture doesn't do it any justice at all. It's in-between a Red and a Hot Pink-y sort of colour. TIP: don't paint nails on a cream carpet if you're clumsy like me.. you know what happens next.

Maybelline BROWdrama - This is soooooo good. Yes, the extra o's were needed ;-) I use it every single day. I love the fact its not got a normal wand to it. I've seen a lot of people cut there wand but I don't see the point! 

Eylure Lengthening Lashes in No. 116 - Holy Grail Item. They're the only lashes I use..  Thanks to Becca Rose! 

Favourite Youtuber this month - SacconeJolys without a doubt. I love this little family they're so cute, I wish I was apart of it!

Favourite TV Show this month - Keeping up with the Kardashians, I look forward to every sunday evening just so I can sit and watch them.

Favourite song this month - George Ezra - Budapest

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Wednesday, July 02, 2014 No comments
And again.. Robyn fails at a blog series. No surprise there! But I am back with MMF for this month! MMF is just a Monthly Music Favourite playlist, songs I've been loving this month that I wanted to share with you all. 

5SOS - EIGHTEEN
Theres no surprise the 5sos boys are in this playlist, I love them. This song has been wondering around YouTube for a while (that i know of) and every time it comes up in the suggestion box I end up listening to it! Give it a listen, the link is the title and pick up the boys album now ;-)

KATY PERRY - BIRTHDAY
This song was in my May Favourites and I still haven't stopped listening to it! Its my birthday this week and there's no doubt about it i'll be singing this, haha.

DEMI LOVATO FT. CHER LLOYD - REALLY DON'T CARE
All hail Queen D. Demi has always been my favourite female artist and then she teamed up with Cher on her latest album "DEMI" for this track, when I got the album this song was always the one I would skip tracks to listen to. I love the lyric video and I love the official video even more.

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE - NOT A BAD THING
Justin Timberlake is such a great artist. I love his album and I'm so glad he's released this song as a single.

GEORGE EZRA - BUDAPEST
I've been watching some interviews with George in lately and I'm so glad I did. He explained that he tries to make sure in his EPs and Songs that there's a "story" (A start, a middle and a ending). Since listening to some of his EPs I've noticed that there seems to be a story to them. I really enjoy listening to George's voice theres something really nice about it. 


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Tuesday, July 01, 2014 No comments
As I mentioned in a blog post last week, I've been doing a bit of baking and I wanted to share some of my favourite recipes with you all. I made Vanilla Biscuits this week so here is the recipe! 




You will need: 

150g of UNSALTED butter
75g of Caster sugar
1 teaspoon of Vanilla extract
300g of Plain white flour
1 egg


For Biscuits
First thing you should do is preheat your oven 180 or for a fan oven 160. Add butter, sugar and vanilla extract into the bowl and mix together, then add your egg and gradually add the flour until it turns into a dough. Wrap the dough in cling film for 35 minutes and put it in the fridge to chill. Once the chilling is over roll out the dough onto a lightly floured surface and cut out whatever shape you'd like! I did stars (snowflakes more like!) my families initials, hearts, circles and triangles! Place on a baking tray (lined with baking paper) for 15 minutes. 

For decoration
Melt your chocolate and decorate your biscuits with a pattern of your choice! You can add sprinkles, icing, chocolate or sweeties. I used dark chocolate!


*Icing recipe found on YouTube and Cake recipe found on Google*

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Tuesday, July 01, 2014 No comments


I wasn't tagged by anyone but I saw a few people complete this tag the other day and I thought it would be pretty cool for me to do, so here we go!


Tag Questions:

1. You have to get rid of all your foundations and you can only keep one high end and one drugstore, which do you keep?

For sure Estée Lauder Double wear and L'oreal Infalliable!

2. You go for an interview and the lady interviewing you has lipstick on her teeth. Do you approach the subject or ignore it completely?

Erm, this is a bit tricky.. Maybe ignore it? Maybe pretend to get lipstick off my own teeth and hope that she does too? Such a tricky question!

3. You're not feeling yourself and need a pick me up. Which lipstick do you put on to make yourself feel beautiful?

Maybe a red lipstick? Any brand 

4. You go back in time for a day to your teenage years, how would you do your hair and makeup differently?

Because I'm still in my "teenage years" its a bit difficult for me to say, but for sure I'd stop pulling my hair across my face and pretending I have a swept fringe, ew. I'd also stop scraping my hair back into a ponytail!

5. You ask your hairdresser for a shoulder length Pixie Lott hair cut, but they hear wrong and give you a pixi cut. Do you a) Smile, say thank you, leave and call your mum hysterical b) Cry in the chair and things get awkward or c) Complain to the manager and demand a refund.

Oh goodness, I don't think I'd let it get that far.. I mean my hair is super long (almost to my bum!) so I think I'd know what my hairdresser was doing. But if she did do that, I think I'd cry, ring my mum and then once I'd rang my mum I'd then demand a refund. 

6. Your friend surprises you with a 4 day city break and you have 1 hour to pack. Which 'do it all' palette do you pack in your makeup bag?

My sleek contour kit.

7. Your house has been robbed, don't worry everyone is safe, but your beauty stash has been raided. What's the product you really hope is safe?

My foundations!

8. Your friend borrows your makeup and returns it in awful condition. Do you a) Just pretend you haven't noticed b) Ask them to repurchase it or c) Secretly do the same to something of theirs

I think at first I'd pretend I hadn't noticed but then I think I'd text them and ask them to repurchase it



I TAG: Jessie


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Monday, June 30, 2014 No comments

I'm always lusting over new products and fashion items so I thought I'd do a WW as I haven't done one in a while. If there's any new trends or any new make-up products you think I'd like you'll have to leave a comment and let me know so I can check them out. 

The first thing I'm lusting over is the new Osbourne MAC Range, I went in to store to take a peek but a lady who worked there told me they had sold out already! The colour range and brushes are to die for. I hope I can get my paws on some soon.

Benefits They're Real Mascara has had some raving reviews and I really want to try it but I'm not sure that I want to pay £20 for a mascara! Is it worth it? Let me know in the comments.

Round sunglasses are my favourite, always have been, always will be. 

I've seen a lot of people wearing High Top White Converse mainly the wrong way, but I've also seen a lot of people rocking the High Top Converse with Denim Shorts look. I wanted to try it out for myself so this is why the High Top Converse are in my WW this week.

Pale Pink/Off White Topshop bag is so cute! not so sure I can spend £107 on it though!


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*created on Polyvore, Pictures above ARE NOT mine*



Thursday, June 19, 2014 No comments



I've never been able to find a foundation that matches my skin colour and my skin type, until I came across Estée Lauder Double Wear Foundation. As you can see from the photo above I'm super pale and there's no reason for it, I just don't tan. 

I'm going to give only honest reviews on my blog so I'm going to be brutally honest. Again, from the photo above you can see that both colours don't exactly match my skin colour, I have to bring my foundation down my neck and then bronze. I've come to the conclusion that I'll never find a foundation that is the same colour as my skin, but that's no problem when you blend and use bronzer! You may think I'm strange because I have two totally different colours in the pictures but there is a reason. I'm known to have a spray tan on a special occasion and If I take a photo my neck will be tanned and my face will be super pale and its not a good look, So I went along to the Estée Lauder counter and asked for a sample of a darker foundation. I MUST add that Estée Lauder are brilliant at giving you samples and trying foundations out on you before giving you one. 

I find the formula very runny, which is strange as it gives full coverage! I wrongly assume that every foundation that is high coverage and that stays in place all day would have a thick formula. I like that it's not what I thought. I struggled to blend it for the first couple of days but I tried different ways (Brushes, Beauty Blenders and my hands/fingers) to put it on. I found that using a Real Techniques Expert Face Brush worked the best. 

What's your favourite foundation? 

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Tuesday, June 17, 2014 No comments
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