Chanel Les 4 Ombres De Chanel

Hello lovlies and sorry for my disappearance!

I can't believe it's been almost 7 months since my last post on here! Sadly the year started off as pretty hectic and full on as exams were fast approaching and I barely had time to sleep, let alone blog! But exams are well over now (hurrah!) and I am now enjoying a nice long summer before I start University in the autumn. Now that I have time, I'm going to try fully commit to blogging as it's something I really love. So, with that being said, here's a post on one of my recent purchases, the Chanel Les 4 Ombres De Chanel in the shade 'VARIATION'.

I had a £20 Boots voucher that I was yet to spend and decided to use it to buy something special as I got it as an 18th birthday present. I thought, 'what's more special than Chanel?!' and so I ended up getting this beautiful eye shadow quad. 

I was so drawn to the gorgeous gold shade. I'm such a sucker for gold and metallic eye shadows so I just had to get this one! The purple shades are equally beautiful and I can see myself using this almost everyday as the shades are so versatile. In fact, I think I have been using this every day since I bought it!

The pigmentation on these eye shadows is incredible- you only need the tiniest dab on your brush and it will go such a long way. Plus there is no fall out at all, which I love. I particularly like the gold shade because it's quite cool toned which means that you can use it to create a cool toned look or a warm toned look- it works with so many transition and crease shades.

For this look, I used all of the shades plus a separate transition shade; I used a dusty rose colour to blend through the crease as a transition shade, then I used the gold shade all over the lid. I used the lighter shimmery purple on my outer-v and the darkest shade to darken the crease. For my inner corner highlight, I used the lightest shimmery shade and to finish off, I applied a few coats of Lancome Hypnose mascara. 

This quad is pretty pricey at £40 (eek!), but it can be justified because it's just so versatile and the quality is superb! 

The quad can be purchased here at Boots!

Hope you're all well and see you soon! (I promise this time haha!)

Lil xoxo

Top 5 Lipsticks of the moment

Hello!

Recently I've been wearing lipstick more often with my everyday look. I prefer to wear lipstick in the winter time as winter shades suit my skin tone much better than the usual summer shades.

I prefer to go with matte or satin lipsticks and I'm not a huge fan of very glossy ones although I will occasionally wear sheer lipsticks, but only in nude colours. I love love love berry tones as they really suit my pale complexion, and I've included my fave berry tone in my top five, with out further ado, here they are!

L-R; 1. Sleek- Liqeur 775, 2. Rimmel Kate Moss- 08, 3. Revlon- Rich Raisin Frost 383, 4. L'Oreal- Blake Lively Red, 5. MAC- Captive

Lilia xoxo

White (Jeaned) Christmas

Hello lovelies and Merry Christmas Eve!

I bought a pair of white jeans back in the summer and wore them to death because I loved them so much. Because I loved them so much, I thought, who says I can't pair them with a chunky knit and wear them in winter too?! So I did just that! I styled them with an oversized grey jumper and some chunky black boots. I finished off the outfit with a silver clutch and voilà! White jeans in winter!

Jumper- H&M

Jeans- Pull & Bear

Boots- H&M

Clutch- Urban Outfitters

Hope you all have a wonderful day tomorrow, whether you celebrate Christmas or not :)

Lilia xoxo

TheBesty.com

Hi all!

Recently I was contacted by a website called The Besty. The aim of The Besty is to help people find some of the best restaurants and food in the world. It gives people a chance to recommend food places they love and also find new ones, so when they asked me if I wanted to suggest some of my favourite places to grab some food, my answer was an obvious yes!

I'm a huge food lover and am always looking for new places to eat and The Besty provides an easy way to discover new things. Simply add your location and what you're hungry for and it will give you a list of some of the best places to eat! I really love the concept and was flattered that they asked me to take part!




I think this website will be great when you're searching for places to eat on holiday! A lot of the suggestions they have on the site are in America, so when I'm there next, I shall definitely be using this website to find some fab restaurants!

If you want to be a part of The Besty too, simply sign up at TheBesty.com and start adding your fave places to grab some food! You can find other blogs that are signed up here, and you can find my profile here! I've just followed Kim Kardashian's profile, because, well, who wouldn't want to know where her favourite restaurant is?!

Lilia xox

New York I Love You XOXO

Hello lovlies and long time no see!

College has been mega busy and stressful at the moment, what with starting my second year at college and applying for University (eek!) but I thought I'd quickly make a blogpost about something mega exciting that happened recently. Last month, I had the chance to go to America on an exchange trip! In June, the Americans came over for 2 weeks to spend some time in sunny Worthing, and in October, it was our turn to stay with them!

I went with a group from college, as it was a college run trip, and before the exchange part in Ohio, we got to spend 3 days in New York! I have always wanted to go to New York and hope to live there one day, so I was MEGA excited to finally go- I was one step closer to living out my Gossip Girl themed dreams! After a wonderful time in NY, we hopped on a plane and flew to Cleveland, Ohio, to stay with our hosts. This part of the trip was as great as the NY part- we had the chance to attend an American high school, eat copious amounts of Chipotle and spend some time with some great people, who are definitely going to be friends for life.

I took loads of photos on my trip, so I thought I'd share some with you guys!

The last three were taken in Cleveland and the rest is obviously NY! I can honestly say that I had two of the best weeks ever on this trip and I will never forget it. Now it's back to boring college and the never ending coursework- hooray!

Lilia xox

OOTD 31.8.14 Goodbye Summer

Hello!

It's the last day of summer today, and although I don't officially go back to college until the 10th of September, I still feel as if summer has drawn to a close and it's almost time to get the jumpers back out again.
This summer has been pretty great. It wasn't particularly packed for me as I mainly worked and recovered after my AS exams, but it gave me a chance to make some changes to my life. Since the beginning of summer, I've cut out the toxic people who were holding me back from being myself. I also have a new found confidence which is going to benefit me so much in my last year of college and especially at Uni. I now feel that it's OK to feel OK with myself. The past few years have been hell for me and I got to the point where I felt it would never get better, but now my outlook on life has completely taken a turn. I'm so much more positive and I feel so confident that I can overcome certain struggles that I'm going through. For the first time in forever, I feel happy again.

Right, enough of the soppyness, here's what I wore today! I wanted something bright to reflect my mood and to make the most of the last day of August.

Top; Topshop £8 ~ Skirt; Primark £12 ~ Bag; Primark £8 ~ Shoes; Primark £10

I hope you've all had wonderful summers!

Lilia xox

OOTD; 19.08.14 Post V Fest Vibes

Hello!

I am currently suffering from post-festival blues as I arrived home yesterday from an amazing weekend at V Festival. It was my first ever festival so as well as being MEGA excited, I was also pretty nervous- the thought of horrible loos and not showering for 3 days terrified me! But I survived and had the best weekend ever, seeing 18 acts in total! I may end up doing a V Fest post including some of the pictures I took on my disposable cameras, but let's face it, I'm not one to commit to these sorts of things so if I don't, here's a short summary!

Some of the pictures I took!

Justin Timberlake and The Killers headlined this year and they were both incredible; seeing JT perform SexyBack and singing along to Mr Brightside have to be two of the best experiences ever! I also saw Dan Croll, George Ezra, Tom Odell, Neon Trees, Kaiser Chiefs, Bastille, The Human League, Example, Ed Sheeran, M People, Aloe Black, Sam Smith, Childish Gambino, Rudimental, Lily Allen and Paolo Nutini (who is GORGEOUS by the way), so it was a pretty full on weekend! It seriously was the best weekend ever!

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At the festival, they had various stands selling different items and I came across a clothes stall and me being me, couldn't resist buying something. I spotted these gorgeous trousers and just had to get them! It took me about 15 minutes to choose what print I was going to get as there were too many to choose from! You could get 2 pairs for £15, so my friend got a pair also and it worked out as £7.50 each, which is a total bargain!

The trousers are so comfy and easy to wear, plus I love a good vibrant print! The grey, ribbed crop top that I'm wearing is from Topshop, my Leather Jacket is from Primark, along with the sandals and bag. 

Trousers: £7.50 ~ Top: £8 ~ Jacket: £18 ~ Bag: £6 ~ Sandals: £10

Lilia xox