BIRCHBOX | SEPTEMBER 2016

Hey lovelies! Back again with my monthly Birchbox blog post. This month, I was quite happy with the Birchbox subscription. If you read my blog post on last month's box, (if not you can go read it here if you like) you would know how disappointed I was with all the samples. I just wasn't impressed at all and I didn't feel it was even worth the £12 or however much it is a month! However, this month's samples were SO much better and I actually feel that I will have much more use out of these samples than last months. 

LILY AND ROSE JEWELLERY

Jewellery has always been a massive accessory for me. I literally wear the most boring outfits, jeans and a top and of course all black! I may add a little colour here and there, but those that know me, know that's super rare. So I always like to add jewellery to make my outfit, just that little bit better!

ROSE GOLD SOFT GLAM MAKEUP

Hi lovelies, i'm back with another makeup look, I did say I would do these more often so I hope you're liking them! If you follow me on Instagram (@katherinem_x Go follow me if you want, i'll love you forever haha!) you may have seen I posted this look a couple weeks ago and that I also did this makeup on my brothers girlfriend Leanne! I find that it really compliments brown eyes and I absolutely love anything rose gold, so i'm living for this look.

BPERFECT SEMI PERMANENT EYEBROW KIT | REVIEW

Lets be honest, eyebrows are extremely important in life, well for me they are! They help frame the face, and in general I think they look so much better when defined. I started filling in my brows around 5 years ago and of course I went through that sharpie, slug brow stage, I'm sure everyone has.. I hope?! I've tried all sorts of different brow products, from powders, pencils to pomades to gels and some have worked better than others for me. I have quite sparse, thin brows, so I love using products that will help me achieve that fuller, bushier, Cara Delevingne look!

MOVING TO UNIVERSITY & CHECKLIST

It's officially September, which means if you got into university (well done!!!), it's the month you may be moving away from home, or from what I have seen, some moved this weekend just gone! 

After completing my first year at uni, a couple of months of my second, then transferring universities and taking a gap year (long story), i'm FINALLY going back to uni in a month's time and i'm so excited! It's possibly felt like the longest wait, but at the same time it has come around quick. I won't be a fresher, but after experiencing the whole 'moving away from home & halls' thing, I thought it would be good for me to do a little write up on some advice for moving to university and a little checklist for ya!

SENSUALS BEAUTY SERUMS | REVIEW

Last month I was contacted by Sensuals Beauty for a chance to try out their Beauty Serums* from their range, so of course I had to take this opportunity. I literally said yes instantly as I'm all for trying out Argan Oils, I love the smell! and especially trying out something new for my hair! I've used a couple Argan oil samples before and loved them as they leave my hair feeling soft and amazing, so I was excited to try Sensuals products. 

#BLOGGERSFESTIVAL 2016 | SCARLETT LONDON EVENTS

Saturday September 3rd, I attended my first ever blogger event in London! It was hosted by the lovely Scarlett London Events called #BloggersFestival. As this was my first event, I was so nervous and didn't really know what to expect until I got there but it was such a nice day. 

I started off the day meeting up with some other lovely bloggers Ellie, Katie & Sarah (Follow them on Insta @makeupbyelv @katieha11 @sarahdavies__) in Oxford St. where we actually went to meet Nikkie Tutorials at Debenhams for her new launch with TooFaced, it was fate she was there the same day, so we had to! It was completely SURREAL. She's one of my favourite YouTubers and to meet her in the flesh felt like a dream, so annoyed I look like an egg in our photo though lol! Anyways, fan girl moment over and back to this post. Then we did a little bit of shopping, because who can't when you're in London?! and after, we then made our way to the event!

The event was held at the Conrad Hotel in St.James. It was absolutely beautiful, everything you think a luxury hotel would be; classic, amazing interior, a load of posh people lol & afternoon tea. We went down the most beautiful, spiralled stairs to enter the event. On arrival we could grab some drinks and there were tables with pic & mix, and there was the most beautiful Kim K inspired white rose wall for photographs, it was such a nice touch! 

There were quite a few brands there set up with their own stalls which we could go have a wander about, explore and chat to the brands more about their products. 

A couple of the brands there I had already heard about, but most of them were completely brand new to my eyes, which was great as I love discovering new brands and trying new products, so I was all for it!

Jewellery Box are a brand I have previously seen on Instagram and have the cutest, dainty jewellery pieces. I saw that they were at the #BloggersFestival last year so I was so happy to see them back again this year I was going, and can we talk about their stall? Omg cute!

HAUL | AUGUST 2016

Hey lovelies!

I'm so so so sorry I didn't post anything this last week, I don't even know why I didn't? But, i'm going to make sure I don't fall down that hole again and get posting a couple times a week! 

So here is my August haul post. I didn't get crazy amounts, just bits and bobs here and there, so enjoy!