Boots 3 for 2

Hello Ladies!

I know I haven't done many videos in a while as the last few weeks I have bought mainly makeup bits and I thought it's more useful to see how things look on or hear reviews of the products to know whether they're worth buying, also said by the very wise HollyYMBB too in her latest video I noticed. I know I struggle to tell from either the back of my hand, or someone else's, how that colour will look on me, and I have drawers full (well ok not quite literally!) of lipsticks and glosses purchased, tried once and discarded as not the right colour for me. Frustrating, and expensive! So today is a sneak peek into saying big makeup video coming soon! Boots 3 for 2 offers, quite cleverly being per brand and not across the whole of the makeup counters has had me purchasing quite a few bits :-) loving the amount I've saved, and also loving the slightly braver pieces I've picked that if it wasnt free I might not have selected.

I think I'll split the videos up into products I used right away, products that I used a while after getting, and products purchased that are still in the packaging! Not sure if theres going to be enough in the middle section as I have dived right in there with quite a few, so might end up being two aaaand curling with GHDs planned too :-) Thank you so much for all lovely comments posted that outfit of the day video with curled hair, click on the purple text to see if you haven't already :-) Outfit of the day with curled hair video! It's given me more confidence to be a bit more adventurous and was also confidence boosting generally :-)

Thanks again,

Have a lovely weekend.

Love
MsRachy101 xx

Old Favourites

Yesterday while getting ready (running late as per usual) I realised I'd lost my Bourjois smokey eye quad (above), the exact colours for a smokey eye that suited me best. Despite a good hour search (yes my flat's that messy at the moment lol) I couldn't find it anywhere, and think I must have left it in Paris. This was my go-to palette for nights out spanning 3 years or more, and so didn't have a substitute because it was unthinkable i'd loose it. Luckily the metallicy rusty brown Collection 2000 eyeshadow I picked up on a whim as the freebie in a 3 for 2 was a perfect colour match to my top!result!It wasnt a smokey eye or an evening eye but it was enough to get me out the house. Then in all the stress and confusion I ended up forgetting mascara!the thought of leaving the house without mascara is unthinkable to me so on reflection the eyeshadow was pretty good lol.

So my dilemna now is whether to rush to town at 11 and pick up another one of Bourjois smokey eye palette, (i know I had mine a long time as they've changed the packaging now lol) or try the Sleek palette that looked so good in CosmeticCharlotte72's makeup look Youtube video, or try something totally new or mix and match colours. I've already got a gorgeous MAC black colour that I bought about 4 years ago so could just buy a grey colour but then palettes are so convenient for speed, and since I'm always running late speed is a must lol.

Hence no outfit/face of the night picture as without a dark eye and mascara I looked totally washed out, and I realised I was wearing again the black jeans, belt and new look hiking boots lol. Nothing like old favourites though :-)

Hope you're having a lovely weekend

Love

MsRachy101 xx

The Body Shop Define & No Frizz

Ok firstly having scoured the high street for the Paul Mitchell Awaphui mask and not found it anywhere (so new its not out in stores, how annoying is it when magazines do that!) but before even purchasing it i have found one that's stopped my search!

The Body Shop Define and No Frizz £6 for 100ml. I used it for the first time this morning and my hair has stayed frizz free and shiny looking and super soft all day! My hair is in really bad condition at the moment due to a significant lack of deep conditioning (why arent there enough hours in the day!) and honestly, if i'd had my split ends cut off last hair appointment (i only have it cut every other hair appointment to save the pennies) I wouldnt have needed to have straightened it this morning it was that sleek!

Looks: The packaging is all neutral colours, a creamy coloured tube, with brown and white coloured label, with clear cap. It smells like cocoa butter but not as strongly. Tube is sort of firm (not easily punctured if it was in your suitcase) and easy squeeze so can control how much you get out at a time. The description on the front says "smoothes and defines curls" dont let that deceive you! I'm aiming for straight hair and putting it into wet hair for me gave me lovely soft, shiny, straight hair :-) Cant vouch for what it does for curls but if you're aiming for straight non frizzy hair i'd definitely recommend you give it a go.

Day long test: I'm writing this at 11.30pm and my hairs still looking lovely and not at all greasy from putting in the product. Love it, love it, love it! Honestly cannot rave about this enough. I've tried so many de-frizz treatments, conditioning treatments that were cheaper and more expensive that i can say im truely chuffed with this one :-)

In a nutshell:  gave me shiny, soft, non frizzy hair all day. £6 isnt the cheapest but salon products will cost you a lot more so its not toooo bad a price. As an added bonus it also says that it protects from heat styling so cuts down number of products using on your hair.

Hope you're having a good week,

Love

MsRachy101 xx

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Shoes, beautiful Shoes!

Hi Ladies,

I went to Oxford Street today, and although tried on what felt like half of Zara I didnt end up with any purchases :-( though not through lack of trying!the items I picked up in size S were too big and the shirts in size XS were too small (they must have changed their basic shirt shape as size XS used to fit me perfectly), which was frustrating. But with hindsight I so should have bought these beautiful shoes:

http://www.zara.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product/uk/en/zara-S2011/61144/197479/CANVAS%2BSLINGBACKS

49.99 white slingbacks with chocolate brown trim and small tassles on the peeptoe. Basically the perfect summer shoe, but I hesitated over the price so hopefully they'll have some when I go back :-)

http://www.zara.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product/uk/en/zara-S2011/61142/198941/BLOUSE%2BWITH%2BTABS

The photo doesnt do this blouse justice, its a much more vibrant blue colour. I picked this up in a size small but although nice a little oversized it was adding too much floaty bulk so an XS would be more flattering, but they were out of stock. Keeping my eyes peeled though :-)

I saw from Topshop's tweets that Olivia Palermo was in Oxford Circus Topshop this morning so arrived too late for a bit of celeb spotting, gutted!

Hope you're having a lovely weekend

Love

MsRachy101

Finding the Time!

Hi Ladies,
Does anyone else feel like time is going by so quickly?! Its London Fashion Week (LFW) AW11 and yet spring/summer fashion has barely appeared! Though having a sneak peak the Maria Grachvogel show looked super stylish.
I've been so snowed under with work that i've noted my hair is starting to look a little frazzled. I have my hair colour tomorrow which is why i havent done any YouTube videos this week, and know my hairdresser will tell me off for lack of deep conditioning. I just struggle to get up at the 5am alarm to deep condition for an hour before work these days, oh how I miss the student life! :-) even browsing through http://www.asos.com/ can take a whole evening I find, and so for all of us looking for what we want right here, right now, here's this week's top 3 speedy but quality products:
1. Save yourself time not rummaging through the jersey section of Topshop and order online, i've scouted the shops for a cheaper equivalent but so far nothings beating it.  http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=0&viewAllFlag=&catalogId=33057&storeId=12556&productId=2255451&langId=-1&sort_field=Relevance&categoryId=230160&parent_categoryId=203984&sort_field=Relevance&pageSize=20
2. According to Look magazine 21st Feb 2011 "This brilliant mask smooths and repairs damaged locks, leaving you with as much shine and bounce as Cheryl. Awapuhi Keratin Intensive Treatment £14.95" Its by Paul Mitchell but only available in salons and nowhere accredited online, how annoying!So much for the quick fix lol. At least the products supposed to work wonders when you can eventually get your hands on it :-)
3. Recent Juicer purchase through Amazon, a super fast way to top up all round healthiness by getting in more vitamins in one easy drink :)

Whilst i'm still feeling guilty about my hair I think i'm off to do a 2 hour deep condition before haircolour appointment in the hope that when i can track down the one above it wont feel like a waste of time and i'll have perfect locks pronto :-)
Hope you all have a lovely weekend :)
Love
MsRachy101
xx

Hello!

Hey everyone!

I'm MsRachy101 from Surrey, England, and although I started a Tumblr a few weeks ago I've caved and started a Blogger, as seems the Tumblr breakaway isnt quite taking off yet. Hopefully you're not thinking, "not another YouTuber with a twitter and a blog!" as I think I have a different perspective being a little bit older than some YouTubers/Bloggers and have 'been there, done that' advice to share :-) I've messed with my hair with disasterous results, i've not been adventurous enough makeup and hairwise and now sort of found my happy medium. In fact at 25 (just 25) I remember when I was at college, Primark didnt exist!and yes it was expensive times! I've learnt the hard way the pieces that didnt stand the test of time, and those that did. I've built up tips over the years of everything from cheap drycleaning tips, fashion finds and the odd financial budgeting tip, spreadsheets can be cool if they help you buy that fabulous french connection dress!Lol but more about fashion!

Today i browsed the Littlewoods Coleen Rooney collection (just a sneak peak the rest is on the website Friday 18th Feb I believe) and there are some gorgeous pieces!!a big old price tag to match though...and at prices higher than Kate Mosses' range for Topshop I was a bit dissapointed. I think i'll order one piece to try, perhaps after seeing the whole range on Friday :-) At the moment this is my favourite: Coleen Applique Detail Dress

Lunch was very productive today, I also ordered a Juicer from Amazon (£30 cheaper than Argos, so well worth checking those price comparison website ladies!) for my boyfriend's birthday, we're on a health kick at the moment and I think this'll be a super easy way to up the vitamin intake. This one you put the fruit in whole, so I think I can cope with that despite seriously lacking in culinery skills lol. 

I have done a little bit of shopping the last 2 weeks but havent been able to film a YouTube with the lounge occupied with football watching! Any other girls suffering through the football I salute you, thank goodness for the internet to keep us from boredom :-) and no I dont feel guilty that I refused to sit through the football but made my boyfriend watch Gok's Fashion Fix and My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding yesterday hehe! (If anyone else saw Gok's Fashion Fix, wasnt his Tartan Dress creation totally amazing?!)

Speak to you soon!

Love

MsRachy101 x