Oh hi there! I'm back........:) (Update!)

Golly gosh it's been awhile huh! *awkward silence* I kind of disappeared off the scene there just as I got to my 100 followers which was completely unintentional, I'm sorry! I feel like I should write a big explanation to you guys of what happened there in that little blip. But I guess life just got in the way there for  a bit. Losing my grandad and dad in the last 6 months has been a bit rough to say the least so my love for my blog got put on the back burner as I really didn't feel up to it for awhile. But here I am, back again with lots more posts to come! I guess we all need a break now and again ey? 

I'd also like to congratulate the winner of my giveaway Rebecca! And to thank everyone who entered and who left comments on their spring favourites. I loved reading them all and it's given me some inspiration to branch out a bit this Spring! The days are getting longer, the sun is getting warmer, it's time to get Spring into full swing here, I hope you'll all be coming along with me on this blog adventure over here on A Bit OF Lippy ;) see you in my next post!

100 FOLLOWERS GIVEAWAY! YAY!

WOWEEE 100 Followers! I am so over the moon that 100 people enjoyed my blog enough to click that follow button. So as a little token of appreciation I couldn't help doing little giveaway to thank all of you for your support. I didn't really have any expectations when I started blogging but the amount of lovely people who have left such kind comments and supportive words have made every post worth while. So before I start to go all soppy on you guys, here's how you can enter for the Maybelline Orange Twist goodies!

When I saw this and instantly thought it would make a really cute giveaway gift for one of you lucky ladies. The colours would be so pretty for Spring that I almost wanted to keep it for myself! Would love whoever wins this to do a little review of the products or a little Orange Twist make up look on their blog :) I have been so tempted to open it but I promise you I haven't!

All you have to do is be a follower via Google Friend Connect, you can get extra points to be within more of a chance to win with the other options below.

 It's very important you leave your email, GFC name and your blog address so I can contact the lucky winner.

The Pop Box Orange Twist includes

• Crayon Oriental Eye Pencil in Black
• Popstick Citrus Slice Lipstick
• Tenue & Strong Orange Couture Nail Varnish

Terms and Conditions are all in the Entry Form below!

THIS IS AN INTERNATIONAL GIVEAWAY, everyone can do it!

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

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OOTD Spring in my step!

Afternoooon blog friends! 

I posted my first little H&M haul yesterday, and I was so excited about wearing some of the pieces that todays post has turned into an OOTD, another first for me! *note newbie awkward posing pictures* Who knew it was so hard to photo an outfit? I am such an awkward poser, as soon as I started to over think where to position my hands, I knew this was going to be tricky. 

awkward selfie with bed shot included

Mint Blouse - H&M 

Mint and Lilac Cable Knit - H&M

Jeans - NAFNAF

Socks - H&M

Tennis shoes - H&M

Necklace -H&M

I love the style of having your necklace popping out from under your collar. I've seen a few fashionistas doing it, and I thought i'd like a slice of that necklace-collar action myself! I love the gold and mint together, match made in heaven!

Gold bobble studs - Part of a pack of 18 from H&M

Little diamond studs - a gift from a local jewelry shop

Makeup

Sephora Smoothing Primer

Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum in number 51

Rimmel Stay Matte powder

Sephora Eyebrow Pencil in blonde

Maybelline Dream Touch Blush in Berry

Bourjois Rouge Edition lipstick in rose millésime
Maybelline 24hr Colour Tattoo in Bad to the Bronze 
Lancome Hypnose Doll Eyes masacara in black

And it wouldn't be complete without the feet shot! really love these shoes, I've been wearing them all day and they're sooo comfy, nearly like I'm not wearing shoes at all! It's a nice change from being in boots all winter. Definitely have a little spring in my step in these!

Do you like whats in H&M for this Spring? Do you have an outfit post on your blog I can go see? Leave all your lovely linkies below! :)

See you soon !

H&M Haul !

Bonjour tout le monde! 

Hope you're all well :)

Today I did a naughty little bit of shopping in H&M. I live in quite a small-ish town in France and there's not that many clothes shops here, so when H&M opened up here last weekend I couldn't help be over excited. So today I popped by to see what was in for this Spring, and everything was eye candy!

 I got this lovely little necklace that I had my eye on as soon as I stepped in the shop, it has a hammered effect which is lovely as it reflects the light. It's really beautiful with the blouse below too. I also got these stud earring because I always lose studs, or at least one of them and never have a matching pair, a bit like my socks really. So I'm surely going to have one pair matching out of this lot. I'm wearing the smallest pearl ones right now and they are so dainty and cute.

This blouse is such a pretty colour, I'd call it a mint green and it's a really flattering shape on the body. The material falls and drapes beautifully and is very feminine. I think I'm going to go a bit mint crazy now for this Spring because I've missed nice pastel colours over winter, wearing black has got a tad little boring by this stage. I love the detailing of the gold on the pockets too, and how the buttons down the middle are hidden with the overlay of material at the seam (a year of fashion design really makes me pay attention to detail these days!)

I'm a total sucker for cutesy socks with designs on them like these ones below. I'm not sure if i'll ever grow out of having bicycles, bumble bees or cute hearts on my socks. If everything about my outfit is quite plan I can just look down at my cute colourful socks and it makes me happy (I'm so sad haha!).

I love having little tennis shoes to knock around in over Spring and Summer, I didn't try these on until I got home and they are surprisingly comfy for a €10 pair of shoes! I have quite wide feet at the top so I find it hard sometimes to squeeze my toes into shoes with very narrow tops. So now you have the low-down on my enormous clown feet I think we can move on!

I wasn't sure about these chinos  at first when I tried them on, but after a little convincing from Clément I thought I'd chance them and so glad I did now! These are really lovely trousers for the Spring, and with a cute t-shirt or top tucked in with the pumps, it makes a really cute casual Spring outfit.

I really love this jumper on its own and over the mint green blouse above. It's a beautiful combination of lilac and mint green and I just love cable knit jumpers in general so this one was hard to resist. I'm really excited to wear this one over Spring with some jeans, a little bun in my hair and some sunnies! Bring on the sunshine is what I say!

I'm really sorry I couldn't link everything I bought here because I couldn't find it on the H&M website. And I also hope you don't take this as bragging, I really enjoy reading hauls personally whether they are make up or clothes so I really hope you enjoyed this one too.

Have you had a little splurge recently? Are you excited for all the Spring clothes coming in the shops?

I'd love to hear from you, please leave all your lovely blog linkies and comments below :) 

Toodlepip!

NOTD Going Dotty?

Hello blog beauties! 

I dabbled in a little bit of nail art today and was very pleasantly surprised with how it turned out. This is a rather rare occasion for me because I'm so plain when it comes to nails and most of all, impatient. So the blogger in me got the camera out to capture this mani miracle! 

I normaly spend very little time on my nails, sitting still for ten minutes for the whole thing to dry is impossible for me. By the time I've finished trying to put on my jacket, scratch that itch on my nose, trying to open something with the most awkward of packaging, my nails are completely smudged and ruined. Then comes out my bottle of Bourjois 1 Second nail varnish remover (the one you just dip in your finger and it comes off, love this stuff!) and in my annoyance I take the whole thing back off and make my way out the door in a big huff. Although, if you ask me to sit down and paint your nails to make them all pretty I would be happy to do so! It's just with my own it all goes wrong.

So I had some time to spend on my nails today, and to relax myself into it I put a few drops of lavender oil onto my wrists to make the whole experience a little more therapeutic than usual. And the lavender oil must have worked because for once I sat there and waited!

I used three of my Mavala nail varnishes for this nail look today. South Beach Pink, Violet Diamond and the Strong, Flexible top coat. I went about my usual routine, two coats of pink and then a quick coat of the mavala top coat and that would be me done. But not today! I seen this look on Vivianna Does Makeup blog where she done it in very beautiful nude colour and gold glitter, if memory serves me well! And I loved how pretty it looked on her nails. I don't wear glitter nail varnish that often because it's such a pain to remove but this is such a nice way to use it!

To do the dots I used the threading end of a sewing needle, dipped it into my glitter polish and dotted it carefully onto each nail. You can obviously do this with a dotting tool which would be less risky than poking a needle onto your nail! Or even a cocktail stick or hair pin would be good for this too. After it had dried I then applied the top coat and it was finished! Super easy and a bit more interesting than just plain nails. If you try to recreate this look please leave a link so I can see your lovely nails.

What nail art have you tried lately? Do you enjoy doing your nails or prefer someone else to do them? What colour are you wearing today? I'd love to hear from you as always! 

See you soon!

A Bit Of Lippy? Bourjois Rouge Edition

Hello Lovelies!

Boy am I excited to share this one with you today! My most favourite things to purchase are lipsticks, they're so pretty and feminine, and what can I say, wearing lippy just makes me feel like a laaadyyy. Flashbacks of stealing your mums lipsticks and high heels to be "a grown up" anyone? This is how I feel when I put on a new lipstick, the same excitement of dressing up with my mums clothes when I was little and suddenly feeling like I'm a real lady. Ready to go drink tea out of china cups and do other related important things that a lady must do. Let me introduce you to the Bourjois Rouge Edition lipsticks, anything which has french words in the title is already chic in my book. 

Bourjois Rouge Edition Lipstick in number 17 Rose millésime

Word of warning ladies! If you light a candle to add extra ambiance *says in french accent* to your lipstick photo shoot, watch your hair! Leaning over to take photos over the candle resulted in me singeing my fringe! not a good free hair cut I can tell you that much.

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 Anyway back to the matter in hand here, these lipsticks are a real delight! I'm so happy with the colour I picked up "Number 17 Rose Millésime". I'm probably making this up here, but I'd describe it as a peachy rose pink. It's super soft on the lips and feels hydrating and leaves a beautiful sheen. My lips are a bit dry at the moment but this didn't make it any worse, it was really lovely to wear. So lets talk staying power, as with a lot lip products this doesn't last through eating or drinking. I'd say it would last a good hour or two and then you'd need to go in and touch up. But who doesn't enjoy putting more lipstick on? I know its one of my favourite hobbies anyway! This is a really flattering colour against the skin too, subtly brightening and feminine.

The Bourjois comes in 19 gorgeous colours, it was so hard to chose! Definitely going to pick up more of these, I'd rate them 10/10.  I picked mine up from my local Nocibé here in France for €12. 

Have you tried the new Bourjois Rouge Edition yet? What's your favourite lipstick right now? Please leave your comments below :) I love to read them!

Toodles!

FOTD Bronze Eye, Burgundy Lip

Bonjour tout le monde!

Here is a little make up I was wearing today, it's the classic bronze eye that's so easy to wear with any lip colour and this burgundy lip stain that I love from Revlon. I'm sorry that my Friday tutorials have gone out the window a little, I think I'll post a tutorial when I'm feeling inspired or trying something new. But there definitely will be more! 

This make up is very easy, I used only one eyeshadow brush to apply three colours from the Kiko palette below and applied the Lancome Hypnose Doll Eyes just to my upper lashes. Im really enjoying just upper lash mascara lately, you don't have to worry about it dropping under the eye during the day and the effect is still opens the eyes. Then a little bit of L'oreal Le Blush, I use this colour just under my cheekbones for definition and a little dab of highlight onto the tops of me cheekbones. Then a little bit of the Revlon lip stain and it's complete!

Products used for this look:

• Kiko Colour Seduction eyeshadow palette in 01 Sumptuous Mocha
• L'oreal Le Blush in rose nude/nude pink
• Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum Gel Foundation in number 52
• Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion
• Sephora eyebrow pencil in blond
• Make Up Forever Uplight Face Luminizer Gel
• Bourjois Healthy Mix Concealer in beige
• Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Crush 
• Lancome Hypnose Doll Eyes Mascara in Black
• Sephora foundation Brush
• Galerie La Fayette eyeshadow brush
• Bourjois Powder brush

What's your make up look today? Do you like a burgundy lip? Please leave your comments below, I really love to read them :)

A bientot!