January Favourites

It's that time again!

As January is (obviously) the month after Christmas, I've had the chance to try out a LOT of products, so this is going to be a rather large favourites post - you have been warned! :)
So let's hop right in shall we? :)

Clarins Everlasting Foundation

This is a newbie to my favourites because I'd been using my MAC Studio Fix for ages, but I wanted to try something new, I'd tried other Clarins foundations before but I loved the sound of this as it's supposed to last 15 hours and it really does! It's faded a little by the end of the day like most foundations, but I definitely think it lasts longer than most!

Blink + Go Long Lasting Black Mascara

I got this in my last glossy box and I'm actually really impressed with it, it thickens and lengthens the lashes, although it's VERY hard to get off haha!

Topshop Coy Lip Stick

This is a stunning light coral coloured lip pencil, it's matte but quite creamy, very long lasting and lovely!

The Bodyshop Cocoa Butter Body Butter

This is probably my favourite of all the body shop body butters, I think it's the most moisturising, very very good for the winter months!

Bath and Bodyworks Vanilla Bean Noel Fragrance Mist

I received this in a swap with the lovely Ariel from http://www.chiclookxo.com/ and I love it so much! I use it not only as a body spray, but also to spray around my room as a room spray to make it smell yummy!

Aquolina Pink Sugar Perfume

I did a full review of this perfume which you can check out here; http://www.thebeautycorner.co.uk/2012/01/aquolina-pink-sugar-review.html
Very sweet and girly, love it!

John Frieda Go Blonder Shampoo

I love this shampoo, I'm not sure how much it actually lightens my hair, but it feels super clean and brightens my blonde!

Pro:Voke Touch Of Silver Twice Weekly Toning Shampoo

Love this! Life saver for brassy blondes! Full review here: http://www.thebeautycorner.co.uk/2012/01/calling-all-blondes.html

Andrew Barton The Ultimate Blonde Heat Protection Styling Creme

This is amazing, it makes my hair feel so soft and silky and protects it from the heat SO well! I got this in a set from a friend at christmas and have used it all through january, I got a mini one but definitely want to purchase the full size!

VO5 Miracle Concentrate, Elixir with Argan Oil

I'm obsessed with hair oils and I particularly like this one, I've been using it all month, I recommend hair oils to everyone as they literally saved my hair! I love trying new ones so this is one of many I've tried, I'll probably do a full post on them soon!

Tangle Teezer

I got this as a Christmas present and I have definitely noticed a difference in the condition of my hair, it doesn't come out nearly as much as it used to when I brush it now! This brush glides through so easily, it's amazing! They're not exactly cheap, but well worth the money!

Randoms:

Robbie Williams, Angels
An oldie, but me and Darren (I'll embarrass him saying this,) danced to this on new years after midnight and it really bought in the new year in the best way! :)

New Girl on Channel 4
This show is so funny, definitely a favourite this month!

What have you been loving for January? Let me know!

much love,

Happy Birthday to The Beauty Corner! GIVEAWAY

That's right! The Beauty Corner turned ONE YEAR OLD today!

I'm honestly so, so, SO thankful to all of you that have helped TBC come as far as it has, I couldn't (and wouldn't!) have done it without all your support!

So as a thank you, I'd like to do a little giveaway for you all!

I chose an OPI Nail polish that I think sums up The Beauty Corner (and me!)

It's OPI's Strawberry Margarita!

This image is not my own as I obviously can't paint my nails with your nail polish and I wanted a true to colour photo :)

You know the drill!

To enter, comment below with your GFC name and email address

You MUST be a public follower of my blog, I will check!

Extra entries:

1 Extra, follow me on twitter @chloeecakess and tweet this giveaway, mention me so I can see it! :)

1 Extra be a public follower of The Ramble Corner http://theramblecorner.blogspot.com/

1 Extra, like the beauty corner on facebook http://www.facebook.com/TheBeautyCornerBlog

1 Extra, post about this giveaway on your blog

1 Extra, put this giveaway in your side bar

So you can have six entries!

Ends Tuesday 14th Feburary at Midnight British time!

Thank you so much once again for all your support!
I love you guys!! :)

much love,

Bargain Haul!

Hello Loves!

I went shopping with my Mum today and managed to pick up some amazing bargains!
I didn't get too much but I really wanted to show you all what I got!
So let's get right into it!

I got this gorgeous pink lace dress from Primark for only £13! I'll wear this with a black belt, black tights and my black leather jacket.

This is such a gorgeous colour, I've been saying for ages how I wanted to get more pink clothes so this was perfect!

I got this print of Marilyn Monroe and Elvis in TK Maxx for £9.99! Which is amazing as it's really big! I'm not sure of exact measurements but it's around A2 Paper size I think! Love it :)

I'm a little late on this but I finally got a Fashionista Palette! If you're in the UK and haven't heard of these, get out from under your rock now because these are bloody amazing!
My Superdrug currently has an offer on where if you buy four eyeshadows/ blushes (all only £4 each) you get one of them for free along with a free palette! So you get the empty palette and four shadows/ blushes for £12 (the price of three shadows) which saves you £9! (The palette is usually £5)
I got these shades as I don't really have too many cool shadow colours, but I'm loving them right now!
Chocolate Dream is a lovely cool brown, Bewitched is one of their baked shadows and is a lovely purple with pink and silver veining and a LOT of glitter! Frozen is a very light silver/white colour and Orchid is a very pale purple/ white. They are all very well pigmented and shimmery!

This is my first fashionista palette but I will definitely be getting more! These shadows are 2.5g (MAC are only 1.5g) so you get a lot of product for only £4!

So that's it!

What do you think? Let me know!

much love,

Calling all Blondes!

Hi Girls!

I'm finally doing that review I've been promising, it's on what I think could be my new HG hair product.

If you're a blonde, particularly if you lighten your hair, you'll know that brassy hair makes you want to cry, yellow and orange tones are just the devil!

But I have found what is honestly the ONLY thing that has ever solved this for me!

Enter Pro:Voke Touch Of Silver Twice Weekly Brightening Shampoo (phew!)

I got this in Boots for just £3.05!
I can honestly say it is the cheapest, but the only purple shampoo that has actually worked to tone down the brassiness in my hair.

I've tried more expensive purple shampoos and honestly, I always dismissed this because it was so cheap but I feel stupid now! It's amazing!

I left it on my very brassy hair for 10 minutes it really cooled down the yellow tones!
I do have some very light almost white parts in my hair and these actually turned a bit silver, which, honestly I didn't mind, but do be aware of that! You are only supposed to leave this on for 5 minutes so that's probably why mine did this! It's fine though, the silver washed out really fast and now my hair's just got white  blonde parts :)

The great thing about this, is that it worked on the darker parts of my hair too, my hair is lighter and very blonde now, but before i re-dyed it, I had darker blonde underneath, which was going almost orangey yellow - not good! But it sorted that right out too!

I think this would work on darker hair too to tone out red shades, and even if it didn't do that, it still makes your hair SO soft! My  hair has not felt this soft and lovely in ages and it's so cool that it's a shampoo making it soft, as usually, shampoos aren't as good as conditioners for that.

There's not really a lot more I can say other than, THIS STUFF WORKS - BUY IT IF YOU'RE BLONDE!!!

:)

Hope you enjoyed?

What are your favourite hair products?

much love,

Happy Birthday Alona!

Just a quick post to say wish a very happy birthday to my fellow beauty blogger and friend Alona from http://sassybeauty-by-alona.blogspot.com/!

Everybody wish her a Happy Birthday! Hope you have a lovely day Alona!

much love,

Beauty Blogger Tag

I was tagged by the gorgeous Barby from First Blue Shoes definitely check her out, she's one of my favourite bloggers!

1. What are your favorite type of blog-post to write?

I actually really enjoy reviewing products and I love doing tags like this! I also like doing more random posts on my other blog, the ramble corner (link above in the pages bar)

2. What are your favorite blogs to read?

I adore beauty and fashion blogs but I also love lifestyle blogs and random ramble-y blogs, they're kind of like online diaries!

3. How did you pick your blog name?

I choose First Blue Shoes because that is how it all started, with shoes. I love things that are different and things that are not so typical and shoes can make a statement if they are something special. So like I said, it all started with my first blue shoes. I love them!

4. Which beauty blogger is your inspiration?

So many! I get inspired by lots of different people, 

Ariel http://chiclookxo.blogspot.com/

Barby http://firstblueshoes.blogspot.com/

Lauren http://www.laurenella.net/

Maria http://simplychicxox.blogspot.com/

Alona http://sassybeauty-by-alona.blogspot.com/

Hannah http://life-sparkles.blogspot.com/

To name a few!!

5. Name one tip you've learned through another beauty blogger?

I've learn a lot about new products usually, because I love reviews!

6. What made you make a blog?

I started blogging because I used to give fashion and beauty advice to all my friends and I absolutely adore writing :)

7. Do you have a favorite blog post of yours?

Ohh tough one :) I really liked my 'If my boyfriend dressed me..' post recently!

8. Name on pro and one con of being a beauty blogger?

Pro: Making new friends and sharing your love of fashion and beauty with the world! I honestly can't think of a con!

9. What advice would you give someone dealing with hate?

I would say ignore it unless it gets bad, I've never recieved it myself, blogger's not really known for that I don't think :)

10. How long does it take you to write a blog post?

Like Barby said, It depends on the post, how much detail it needs, photos etc etc etc :)

11. What other blogs apart from beauty do you like to read?

I love fashion, lifestyle, diary posts and photography

12. Who have you made friends with thorough blogging?

All the people I listed above and many more, its probably the best thing about blogging! I can now say I have friends all over the world!

13. How do you get the ideas for blog post?

I get inspired by many things, trying products, getting new clothes, seeing other people's posts, youtube videos, friends, the world!

14. Who do you tag?

Ariel http://chiclookxo.blogspot.com/

Maria http://simplychicxox.blogspot.com/

Alona http://sassybeauty-by-alona.blogspot.com/

:)

hope you enjoyed!

much love,

Nice N Easy Natural Ultra Light Ash Blonde Shade 88 - review

So I'm dying my hair - again. 

Being an at home blonde is not easy, nor is it cheap, but it IS alot cheaper than the salon and to be honest, I think I do an alright job of it (if I do say so myself?) 

So today I'm going to be doing a hairdye review for you!

This time I'm using nice'n easy colour blend cream in shade 88, natural ultra light ash blonde.

I'll give you a bit of background. On saturday (yes I know that was only a few days ago - eeek!) I bleached my roots, using actual bleach for the first time since dying my hair blonde. I've only used box dyes like the one I used today before, and never just straight bleach so that was scary, though not as scary as I anticipated as I did only do my roots, so as it was on virgin hair, it wasn't too damaging.

But after doing that, I noticed my hair (my roots in particular) were getting very brassy, not a good look!
I used a toner, Pro:voke Touch of Silver, which was really great, and my hair was looking good after this - and thanks the toner and the matching conditioner (I WILL review this for all you blondies out there!) but I noticed that it was a little uneven, which doesn't bother me too much but since I was on a bit of a blonde hair kick, I decided to grab a box dye to try and even it out!

Come in Shade 88!

One thing I will warn you about is the smell! This stuff smells strrrrrong! I had to open the bathroom window my eyes started watering haha!
The gloves it comes with are, for some reason, some of my favourites, they're less crunchy than the gloves you get with other hair dyes (if that makes any sense at all) They just feel more 'moveable'. I really hope you guys get what I mean!
I used this on my dry hair as the box says and left it on for 40 minutes.
When I rinsed it off, I put a the toner on for about 2 minutes, I'm not sure if this helped or not, I just did it as extra precaution, then rinsed, then let the conditioner that comes with the dye sit for about 5 minutes, rinsed again and I've literally just dried it.

Wow!

My hair is a pretty, even shade of light blonde almost identical to the one on the box. I still have slight golden tones in my roots, but they're hardly noticeable and to be honest, I'm starting to like having a little bit of warmth in my hair.

Overall, I'd say this dye is perfect for anyone who, like me, wants to lighten, brighten and freshen up their blonde! I can't however speak for anyone who has dark hair, however I'd say this is fine for anyone with any shade of blonde or possibly very light brown, as with all blonde dyes though, always have a toner on hand - just in case!

I could not be happier with the result!

Do you ever dye your hair at home?

much love,