Grey Floral Vintage Ring  // Red Enamel Ring

This week has just been 'one of those' weeks, so when I saw Argento were having their summer sale on Pandora products I jumped at the chance to buy a ring or two and treat myself. As you'll probably know (because I keep mentioning it, sorry!) I've been working a lot since I've finished uni, we're talking 6 days a week and that's a shock to the system for me. I'm used to having a few hours of lectures a day and then going back to bed, but working this much got on top of me a little so I decided to treat myself.

These rings are the ones that caught my eye and even though they're not your typical Pandora ring (this is the one I'm talking about) I still think they're beautiful and I wanted to share them with you! 

Have you got any Pandora rings or jewellery yourself?

23/52

I'm sorry that this post has gone up really late but I got caught up in OITNB and I've finally finished season 2 and wow, I just recommend everyone to watch Orange Is The New Black if you haven't already! 

Anyway, this week has involved a lot of time at work but the weather has been beautiful for the most part. I took this photo at 7am, who knew 7am on a Monday morning could look so pretty?! I certainly didn't until this week.

I hope you've all had a good week!

I've previously done a couple of posts on how I clean my make up brushes, but I've changed things up a little bit so I thought an updated post was due. I find cleaning my brushes a chore and I cannot be the only one who thinks this?! Despite not liking it, I still do it weekly to ensure my brushes aren't clogged with old make up and dirt from my skin.

Baby Shampoo // Olive Oil // Sigma Brush Cleaning Glove Dupe (optional)

Step 1 | 

First of all I'll place a small amount of olive oil into a bowl and swirl my brush around. Then with the bristles pointing downwards I'll run a little bit of water onto the bristles and with my finger tips gently  squeeze the oil out. This part makes you realise how much make up is sitting in your brushes!

Step 2 |

Next I'll add a pea sized amount of baby shampoo onto my brush cleaning glove (or you can use your hand which works really well too) and swirl the brush around and occasionally rinse the dirty shampoo off and repeat this step. Once again with the bristles facing downwards I'll run some water over the bristles and gently rinse the shampoo out of the brush. If my brush is really dirty (usually foundation brushes) I'll repeat this whole step again to make sure my brush is super clean.

Step 3 | 

Once I've rinsed all of the shampoo off my brush I'll lay my brush down onto a clean towel and leave them to dry overnight.

I find these steps so easy and also the most effective for cleaning my brushes and they come out looking all pretty and brand new again!

Top tips for cleaning brushes:

• Avoid getting water in the feral of the brush as this can breakdown the glue and cause your make up brushes to fall apart.
• Use a gentle shampoo such as baby shampoo.
• Dry them flat to again, avoid getting water in the feral of the brush.
• Using olive oil is an extra step, but it breaks down the make up better and leaves my brushes looking cleaner than ever too!

Do you use a similar method to clean your brushes?

22/52

This week has been fairly uneventful if I'm honest. I've worked 5 days and become obsessed with Netflix again, which I blogged about (read here). However, I have started drinking cold coffee again, which is one of my favourite things about summer. You can see how I made it by clicking here and seeing a post I made last year, it's so simple and tastes delicious.

What have you been up to this week?

Recently I've been loving Netflix more than usual and I've managed to get myself caught up in a few shows and I thought I'd share those with you. If you haven't already got a Netflix account you can sign up now and get a months free trial too! 

1| Orange Is The New Black

"From the creator of “Weeds” comes a heartbreaking and hilarious original series set in a women’s prison. Piper Chapman’s wild past comes back to haunt her, resulting in her arrest and detention in a federal penitentiary. To pay her debt to society, Piper trades her comfortable New York life for an orange prison jumpsuit and finds unexpected conflict and camaraderie amidst an eccentric group of inmates."

I'm sure you've all heard of OITNB but if you haven't, where have you been?! Season 2 came out yesterday and I'm currently working my way through that and wow, I love it even more than season 1! I managed to watch all of season 1 in 26 hours so as you can see I was slightly obsessed. 

2| Nurse Jackie

"Edie Falco stars as a flawed but dedicated ER nurse who works in a New York City hospital and relies on pain meds to get her through exhausting days."

This is another series that I got hooked on very quickly and I'm so happy to see that Netflix have recently added new episodes. I love medical dramas so for me, this is the perfect watch. 

3| Ugly Betty

"Experience the glamour -- and nasty backbiting -- of the fashion biz through the eyes of a plain Jane who's landed a job at Mode magazine."

Once again I'm sure everyone has heard or watched Ugly Betty but when it was broadcasted on TV I was never committed to watching it, so I'm re-watching the first season and making my way onto the second.

What series would you recommend I watch?

NB: To clarify, I am not affiliated with Netflix, nor was I asked to write a post for them or including their website. I'm just a university student who has found many ways to procrastinate and avoid assignments! 

I know the Collection Lasting Perfection is a cult favourite, however I think I may have found a drugstore concealer that I prefer over that. This is the Seventeen Stay Time Concealer(extra fair) and I've had this for a few months now and I don't know where I'd be without it. 

Many people have found that the Lasting Perfection Concealer can crease under the eyes and I am one of those people, but the Seventeen Stay Time Concealer doesn't do that for me. It's a creamy formula and I've found it's actually light enough for my skin (the difficulties of being pale!). The packaging doesn't rub off which was only a minor downside of the Lasting Perfection, but at least the Stay Time packaging doesn't leave black marks all over your hands or make up bag!

Stay Time claims to last 18 hours and although I cannot comment on whether it does or not because I've not left my make up on for 18 hours, it does last all day when I'm at work or uni which is 9-6 some days! I am so impressed with the staying power of this and it's only £4.49! It's such a bargain and I personally prefer it to the Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer.

I really think 17 has upped their game recently bringing out new products and I'm definitely going to pop into Boots to buy some more items!

What is your favourite drugstore concealer?

21/52

This week has been busy to say the least! It was my first week back at work and I've worked 5 days, been to a family reunion (which was lovely) and went to Salcey Forest with my friend which was so peaceful and calming. I've not really had a minute to sit down so I plan to catch up on blogs this evening!

How has your week been?