Mermaid Brushes, £8.25 - Rosegal*

Can we first just take a minute to appreciate how beautiful these Rosegal rose gold mermaid brushes are!  My pictures do not even do them justice!  I have not wanted to use them as they are just so beautiful and I didn't want to get them dirty, but I can't just have them sitting there looking pretty and let them go to waste now can I?!

This beautiful set comes in a set of 6 with 4 face brushes and 2 eye brushes, which for £8.25 is an absolute bargain!  I have to admit that due to the stupidly affordable price I was a little dubious about the quality of the brushes but I had nothing to worry about.  These brushes look and feel so luxurious.  The heads are so ridiculously soft that they are so gentle on your skin and blend products beautifully. The last foundation brush I used was the Real Techniques Total Face Brush (which cost more than this whole set for just the one brush) and as good as it is, it is no way near as soft as these brushes and used to leave my foundation looking slightly streaky.  So I decided to give a Beauty Blender a try and have been using that ever since after deciding I would never use a brush for my foundation again.  When I recieved these brushes though I decided to give the flat top brush a go at applying my foundation and I was wonderfully surprised.  It applied my foundation beautifully and blended it in perfectly with not a streak in sight.  Another of my favourite brushes from this set is the smaller tapered brush.  I have been using this brush to apply highlighter and again it has worked just perfectly, it has such a light touch that it is just perfect for applying a subtle everyday highlight.

I really cannot rave about these brushes enough!  I could go on all day about how beautiful and soft they are.  For the price you really can't go wrong.  They would make a perfect and affordable Christmas present for any beauty lover and look like they cost way more than their £8.25 price tag.  You can get them for even less than this if you use the code RGEN for an extra 10% off.

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 Lace Up Kimono - New Look

Vest - Primark

Jeans - New Look

Shoes - New Look

I can't believe it's November already, so much has happened in the last month that the blog has had to take a backseat but I'm hoping to be back regularly blogging very soon and I can't wait to share with you all what's been happening.  It'll be Christmas before we know it and I can't wait, but I have lots of exciting things coming up before then, *cough cough* Disneyland!!!  It is only 18 days away now and I am getting more excited and anxious by the day.  It's going to be a huge test for my anxiety but one I can't wait to take and, that I hope more than anything, will be successful.  As excited as I am for it to be winter and Christmas I am not enjoying the freezing cold weather, especially as I am on a spending ban and can't go out to fill my wardrobe with chunky knits and winter coats.  This makes me a little sad as they are one of my favourite things to shop for but it'll all be worth it, you'll see.  I am going to be spending the rest of the winter trying to find ways to rework the wardrobe I already have, so if you have any tips please do share.

I took these pictures a couple of weeks ago before the temperatures dropped too much and I could bare to still go outside without a coat on.  I can't see that happening anymore, it's getting way too cold.  I didn't realise until I started listing my outfit that pretty much the whole outfit is from New Look.  The lace up kimono I bought at the end of summer in the sale for a bargain of £12 to add a bit of colour to my wardrobe and I thought it'd make a great transitional piece for the winter too.  As it gets colder I will be swapping the vest for a roll neck I think.  I just love kimonos, they are great for adding a bit more interest to a simple outfit and the fact that this one ties at the waist makes it so flattering too.  I could only find it on the website in tall but if you're short like me but love the style and print they have a cute little dress version too.  The jeans are one of my favourites too, they are the India jeans and they are so comfortable and one of the few pairs that I don't have to roll up for my stubby little legs, they are the perfect length!  

I'm going to try my hardest to blog more regularly but these dark days are killing me.  It's so hard to find good lighting to take pictures, especially now I can't take them outside as much, and as soon as it hits 4.30pm and starts getting dark all I want to do is put my pyjamas on and climb under a blanket.  I'm trying to keep myself motivated with exercise and yoga though, which is sometimes hard to get up and do but once I do I feel much better and it warms me right up too which is an added bonus because boy do I feel the cold!  It's much more tempting to curl up with a hot chocolate and watch Stranger Things, or at the moment I'm trying to catch up on American Horror Story.  I've just started Freak Show... how scary is Twisty?!!  Definitely not a fan of clowns!

How do you keep yourself motivated and not wanting to hibernate all winter?

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