What I Wore - 27/10

Beth - Black Dress - Primark
Me - Peplum Dress - Primark

I think this may be the first ever What I Wore post that I've done, or one of very few anyway. I never really have the courage to show off my outfits, but I decided that since myself and Beth made such an effort I may as well. Beth is my cousin and we do so much together, so it came around that it was time for our monthly night out. We don't usually tackle Saturday nights, mainly for the prices, but decided to give it a go. Recently I've really got into wearing dresses and I seem to have accumulated quite a few over the past few months. As readers know, I used to hate the Peplum style but after buying and over wearing a jersey Topshop vest, they are now one of my big loves!

This Peplum dress was from Primark of all places, and cost me a whole £16! How good is that? It is a really long, classic style and cut but I decided to shorten it a little and just put a little tuck in each side. I ended up wearing it long later on in the night anyway, just because I was sick of having to keep straightening the hem out. I teamed it with some open-toe New Look black wedges, which I absolutely love! I can only walk in a wedge and I've found New Look do amazing styles... not to mention the price is amazing and they are so comfy. Beth's dress was also from Primark and funnily enough her wedges were from New Look too, I kind of talked her round to buying some. I really want the dress Beth has too. just because it is so classic and I think you could genuinely wear it in a number of different outfits. Anything black is always good in my books, as long as you style it properly and use the right accessories.

What do you think of our outfits?

My Christmas Daily Want #2

Real Techniques Core Collection and Stippling Brushes

I know that all Real Techniques brushes are kind of famous in the blogging world, as I don't think there's a day goes by where I don't see them mentioned in a post. I have to say I've never really been interested in make-up brushes.. I just used to use any old brush to apply my foundation and other make-up. Since I've been blogging my eyes have almost been opened to how important your brushes are to your make-up routine, so I decided to try out the EcoTools brushes. Now I do love them and everything, but I cannot help but really want these Real Technique brushes to try.

I've done my bit of research and I think these five brushes would be there best for me, not to mention the brushes I'd probably use the most. Another thing to add to my Christmas list of three items up to yet... I need to get a move on!

Daily Want #7

Tartan and Dogtooth Bodycon Dress - £35.00

Believe it or not, my best friend's mum wore this dress out last night and I absolutely LOVE it! She came in modelling it for us and I instantly said that I needed this dress in my life. Bodycon dresses have always been a favourite of mine and to be honest I only own a Peplum one at the minute, so what more of an excuse do I need? Tartan and Dogtooth are two massive prints this Autumn and I would never have thought of putting them together, but weirdly I absolutely love it. At £35 from River Island of all places I don't think anyone can complain. This may have to be a little mid-week treat for myself... I can just imagine what my Mum's going to say about my compulsive dress-buying at the minute.

What do you think? 

My Pandora Love

As I've been thinking of how to start this post, I've been looking at my Pandora bracelet on my wrist and remembering how many memories it brings up. My boyfriend, Frazer, is a typical boy in saying that "they're only pieces of silver" but I guess to me each little piece of silver tells a story or makes me remember something. Two years ago I'd been the one who was like I need a Pandora bracelet, but now its sort of turned into something really nice for me. I don't really see them as something someone can buy me for Christmas or my birthday, I see them as something that's quite memorable.

I now have three bracelets, about 20 charms and two rings. I think its safe to say this little one-time thing has become quite the collection for me. I just love how I can look at a charm and think "so and so bought me this" or "I got that on this day" etc etc. I like anything that can bring up nice memories. I know this is quite the random post but I really love anything personal at the minute, and I know a lot of people will be able to relate to this.

Are you a Pandora fan? 

My Christmas Daily Want #1

Models Own Wonderland Set - £20

I've loved Models Own for so long now, ever since my lovely freebies at the Clothes Show Live last year. I only tend to buy them when they're on sale though, or when I really want to treat myself (or my nails.) This set looks absolutely perfect for Christmas, it looks really icy and cute! I can just see my nails painted in these for all the parties and family get-togethers I seem to have over Christmas. 

My Three Favourite Hair Oils

Osmo Berber Oil Hair Treatment / Maghrabian Oil Treatment / Argania Hair Oil Treatment

I thought I'd do a little post showing a few of my favourite hair oils that I'd been using at the minute. I first discovered these about a year ago, but I would only use bargain ones that I found when they were on offer or anything, just because I didn't really believe they worked. A couple of months ago I saw that Argania Oil were wanting bloggers to review their oil treatment, so obviously I jumped at the chance and was sent three sachets to try. With in a week of using it I really began to see the benefits and the massive change it had on my hair was amazing. My hair became so shiny and smooth, even after I'd used the dreaded GHD's on it. I then received two bottles from other brands in various beauty box subscriptions and my hair oil love started from there.

To be honest, I've read the ingredients on all three of the treatments and they basically all contain the same things. The main thing these all have is Argan oil, which I didn't realise until recently that it can be used for a massive amount of things. It can be used as a moisturiser, hair treatment (obviously), then to also prevent stretch marks and the symptoms of Acne and other skin problems. When used as a hair treatment it helps restore moisture to dry hair, while also helping to repair it and help it to look healthy again. This is something that my hair always needs because it is so thin.

I've tried all three of these oils and I have to say they're all amazing... there's no other word for it. My hair has completely changed since using them, and I actually think the overall condition has improved. Amazingly, my hair also feels a lot healthier and thicker too, which is something I have always struggled with. I use the treatments by running a small bit of the oil through my hair when its damp, then blow dry it and style as normal. I have found that if you do use a bit too much it can make your hair feel really greasy, so that's definitely something to be careful with.

The prices do vary a bit as well as the sizes of the bottles, so it was quite hard for me to find prices that were easy to compare. I've posted links to all of the products below the picture, so you can all judge for yourselves, but I would definitely recommend this sort of hair treatment to everyone.

Have you tried this before? What is your favourite hair treatment?

The L'Oreal Colour Genius App

This little app I found when trailing through the iPhone app store is an absolute beauty. I'm forever trying to match my make-up to my outfits and most of the time I just go for the safe options, so when I found this I was instantly excited to try it. The beauty of this is that the app does all the work for you, which I love, then you go from there.

Basically, you take or upload a picture of your outfit to the app, where it gives you the main colours that it finds within the picture. You then choose a colour which you want to focus on, then click on which look you would like to go for. I always go for the match option, then you can switch between the three later on. You also have the option of choosing 'Day Look' or 'Night Look', which is really handy too. I did an example of each below... the top image is Day and the bottom is Night.

As you can see it gives you a lip product, eye-shadow and nail varnish to match the colour you have chosen, then based on whether you want to match, blend or clash. What is really good about the app is that it also uses products spread across the L'Oreal make-up range, so you'll find different types of lipsticks and eye-shadows instead of all the same product in different colours. You can then save the looks you like or even tweet/post them to Facebook. I think this app is so handy and is also an amazing idea for bloggers who want to show their looks and things. Obviously you could do a look, then go out and find dupes of the colours to suit your tastes. I'm beginning to really like this app and I know it will get a lot of wear in the future. 

What do you think? Do you use the Colour Genius app?