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Chapter 22

Hi Dolls, I know, I can’t quite believe I’m typing again either. However, your eyes aren’t deceiving you, you can cancel your opticians appointment, I am writing a blog post again. I’m not going to bore you massively with the ‘why I stopped blogging’ nonsense, life just got busy, I had to prioritise, and for those of you that don’t know, I suck at that. So, without further ado, this blog post is…

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Calm

I feel like a lot of you will know my favourite eyeliner but not my biggest fear. I know that you’d be able to tell me all about your favourite products but not know much about the person you’re telling them to. You all know my name, where I am from and my age, but I feel like you don’t really get any snippets into my real life, real me… I am working on changing that. I have things that make me…

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Well Hello There...

Well Hello There…

I’ve been away for a while, I know… So, it’s been a year, a lot has changed in that time, which is part of the reason I haven’t been writing. Sometimes you fall out of love with the things you enjoy, when you fall out of love with life, not saying 2016 wasn’t my year because I feel like it was good to me, but I definitely struggled mood wise, and mentally in general. Where have I been? Well, I’m…

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Hi Dolls!

So, although I’ve been away from the blog, it doesn’t mean I haven’t still been shopping, trying out new products, and creating fun make up looks, and today I’ve got some Bare Minerals products to show to you, I’m sure you’ll agree, they’re beautiful!

I can’t lie, I am a bit obsessed with Bare Minerals, I love how the products don’t have any nasties in, I love the company’s ethos, I love the products and I enjoy wearing them.

The two foundations of theirs I love are the Original (who doesn’t love this foundation to be honest?!) and Complexion Rescue. I would say Complexion Rescue is in between a Tinted Moisturiser and a Foundation, for consistency and coverage. I like a sheer covering foundation so it’s perfect for me, though if you prefer something fuller coverage Bareskin is going to be your best friend.

I picked up the Original Foundation in Fairly Light, and Complexion Rescue in Vanilla. They look gorgeous together if you’re looking for a more flawless coverage, or beautiful on their own.

I like to apply the Original Foundation with their Beautiful Finish Brush, and I use my Zoeva 102 to apply Complexion Rescue. The foundations retail at £26 and the brush is £24. (The Zoeva brush is part of the Rose Gold set).

I also picked up a couple of their blushes, these two colours are right up my street, pinky, plummy shades, I’m definitely not a peach kind of girl, I prefer the lighter pinks and the deep plum shades, they seem to compliment my skin tone and hair colour better.

On the left is Secrets Out, the right is The Indecent Proposal.

I love the colours of both of these blushes, they give a healthy blushed, and pinched look to the cheeks and I find they last well on my skin, as I have a hard time finding blushers that last on my skin. These blushes retail at £22.

I also grabbed some of their lip products, a liner, lipgloss and two lipsticks which I’m totally in love with and I know you will be too!

The lipgloss is in the colour Hypnotist, and it changes to the colour of your skin, it’s a really unique and beautiful shade, it also has that minty plumping feeling when you apply it, which some people hate, but I really enjoy. The lip glosses retail at £16.

The lipliner is in the shade Thrilled which is a rosy nude shade which to be honest can go under most shades of lipstick or on it’s own. I love the staying power of these lipliners, and they’ve a good choice of colours too. The lipliners retail at £13.

The two lipsticks I chose were Speak Your Mind, which is the slightly pinkier shade, and Break Away which is a deeper browny nude shade. The lipsticks are super creamy, but last well and they’ve a lovely range of colours. They retail at £17.

I then picked up the eyeshadow quad in ‘Happy Place’ which has a great dupe for MAC’s Cranberry and some other beautiful smokey shades, which a great pinky matte colour to blend it all out with.

The eyeshadows are buttery and beautifully pigmented, having two matte and two shimmery colours in the palette just helps to create a beautiful eye look, which I created yesterday and took a couple of pictures of.

The eyeshadow palette retails at £29.

So, all in all I’m loving Bare Minerals and their products, I am also loving their Glow Pads from their skin care range, but maybe they’ll feature in a skin care routine soon!

What products have you tried and loved recently?

All my love,

Holly x

Bare Minerals Haul! Hi Dolls! So, although I've been away from the blog, it doesn't mean I haven't still been shopping, trying out new products, and creating fun make up looks, and today I've got some Bare Minerals products to show to you, I'm sure you'll agree, they're beautiful!

Hi Dolls!

It’s been a while, huh?

I originally only intended to take a short break, but then Christmas, puppy, work, and general life took over, and I decided to take a little longer, and have some time for myself, but I’m back and raring to go!

Let me know what has been happening with you- as I’d love to know, also if you’ve got any requests for blog posts, or know of any products you think I should be trying out!

I’ve got lots of hauls, life update posts and reviews coming, so stay tuned for that. Thank you for being the loyal and friendly readers you are.

Have a great wednesday!

Holly x

Here’s a few photo’s of what I’ve been up to!

Heythrop Park Hotel, Cotswold Wildlife Park, Doggy walks, and chilled evenings in.

I took a break! Hi Dolls! It's been a while, huh? I originally only intended to take a short break, but then Christmas, puppy, work, and general life took over, and I decided to take a little longer, and have some time for myself, but I'm back and raring to go!

Kiko Cosmetics

Hi Dolls! Now, although I love a splurge on beauty and fragrance products here and there, when I find a brand that I consider to be reasonably priced, I get pretty excited, as does my bank balance! I’ve got a few products to talk to you about today from the lovely Kiko Cosmetics. You can go direct to the product on the website by clicking the price! First up is their Illuminating Bronzer, in Silk…

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Chanel Chance Eau Tendre

Hi Dolls, In all honesty, even I’m a little giggly at the fact I’m writing about a shower gel that cost me £34.00… HOWEVER, I am more worried about how much I love this, and how I’m totally suckered in by the packaging, well played Chanel *slow claps*. I’ve been a massive fan of this scent for a good few years now, and had only ever had the perfume, I’m far too lazy to commit to a body lotion,…

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Bareminerals Beauty

Hi Dolls! I hope you’re all well, I’ve got some awesome products to talk to you about today… When I started out my blog, I was heavily into skin care, and I still am, which means when I’m choosing what make up to put on my face I can tend to be pretty fussy, and that’s why at the moment I’m loving BareMinerals! Because the products are made out of minerals, they’re better for your skin, they’re…

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Puppy Update

Hi Dolls, Whoops… that break was a little longer than expected! For this I do apologise, however, as I’m sure you’ll know from my instagram and twitter, my puppy Simba, has completely taken over my life! (I’ve had people reassure me that it’s harder than having a baby- trust me to want the one thing that’s harder than a child… what human being doesn’t want kids, but wants something 10x more…

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25 Facts about Glitter Holls...

25 Facts about Glitter Holls…

Hi Dolls, I thought I’d do an updated ‘about me’ tag! What is your middle name?: Louise What was favourite subject at school?: English or Art What is your favourite drink?: Coca Cola or Mango Iced Tea What is your favourite song at the moment?: I’m currently loving Shut Up and Dance With Me- Walk the Moon What is your favourite food?: Pasta, or mashed potato. I’m a comfort food kinda girl! What…

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**EXCITING NEWS!**

Hi Dolls! I’m so sorry it’s been quiet on Glitter Pots, it’s been a pretty busy time for me! I’ve got a new job (which I’m not allowed to talk about I’m afraid, but it’s exciting, so I’ve been planning for that!) My most exciting news is that I’m getting a puppy!! *Insert squeals and all the excitement dances!** I’ve already got two cats if you didn’t know, (Oliver and Ruby) and I will be getting…

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August Favourites!

Hi Dolls! I cannot believe that it’s time for a monthly favourites! I know everyone says this, but August has gone so fast! August is my birthday month, therefore naturally one of my favourite months and I feel like it’s flown by! I’ve got a mix of skin care, perfume, make up and tools to talk to you about today, so let’s get started! Good Things Skin Care- Argan Oil Nourishing Cleansing…

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Autumnal Beauty

So, whether or not you can believe it we are now in September… that means we’re approaching the colder months, Autumn and then my favourite time of year Christmas! Today I thought I’d talk you through my favourite beauty products to make me feel more Autumnal, and things that year in and year out I just love. Grab yourself a cosy drink and some yummy snacks and let’s get right on into this!…

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20 Things You Ought To Know About Me

Hi Dolls! As I’ve been pretty heavy on the shopping posts recently, I thought I’d break it up with a tag post, and I’m also going to be writing a post about Autumnal Beauty this week, so keep your eyes peeled for that! 1. I started this beauty blog as a media project at school! (But it then became my baby and I just couldn’t give it up, nearly six years on and it’s still going strong!) 2. My…

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HUGE Lush Haul

Hi Dolls! Following on from the Birthday related posts, my lovely friend Sally bought me a tonne of Lush goodies, and Scott (my boyfriend) gave me a Lush gift card, so when shopping with Sally, I figured it was time to check out what my local Lush store had in stock. This is going to be a long blog post, so I’d recommend getting yourself a cuppa! I always have a box of Lush goodies in my bedroom,…

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Zoella Beauty Review

Hi Dolls! I’m last on the bandwagon to this one, I’m sure, but the other day I was in Superdrug, I saw this on the stand, and thought I’d give it a whirl. It’s pretty inexpensive, and it’s got really pretty packaging, the beauty blogger inside me was screaming! I really like the scent of this, it wasn’t as ‘Young’ as I was expecting it to be, it also was much thicker and luxurious feeling than I…

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21st Birthday Make Up and Outfit

Hi Dolls, I hope you enjoyed my ‘What I Got For My Birthday’ blog post, if you haven’t checked it out yet, it’ll be linked at the bottom of this blog post, go on and take a look! I thought I’d talk you through my outfit choice, shoes, and what make up I wore on my birthday. Generally speaking I’m more of a red lip, winged liner girl, but having a pale pink dress did not allow for that this year,…

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