Rock & Glitter

I’m moving…

rockandglitter — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 18:00:32 +0000

It’s time for me to say goodbye to WordPress and hello to Blogger.

Yes, I am moving my blog. With Blogger it will be so much easier for you to follow me and I can follow my Blogger friends so much easier.

My new link is HERE

Save it to your bookmarks/favourites and I hope to see you all soon

RockandGlitter♥

FOTD: The Start Of a Long Week!

rockandglitter — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:00:37 +0000

It’s Monday.. which can only mean two things..it’s the start of a long, busy week and it’s time for Face of The Day!

L-R; Urban Decay Naked Palette; Buck and Smog Eyeshadows

Clinique Superbalanced Make-Up; Beige Chiffon, Topshop Cream Blush; Nutmeg,

Rimmel; Stay Matte Powder, MAC Lipstick; Hue

Maybelline One by One Mascara; Black

RockandGlitter♥

Haul: Burn Baby, Burn!

rockandglitter — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:00:23 +0000

It’s not a secret that I have been trying to loose a LOT of weight this year. I have been trying out different exercise from doing extra walking, Zumba and then my newest addition is swimming.

I have decided that I really would like to also give a go to running. When I was younger I would rather do anything other than running but I feel I should give it a go.

My friend Alex mentioned a good plan that would build me up to running slowly but surely. The Couch-2-5k is based around the idea that you will gradually build up running and not just go straight into it full force.

I figured it would do me no harm to do it. Each week when I have been losing weight I have been exercising within that week and have no idea which form of exercise is burning off more calories.

My guess is that Zumba is up there at the top, but I wanted a way to find out. Enter my new toy:

This is my new baby. It’s the SportLine 555 and allows me to track calories, my heart rate etc. It’s also water resistant and has a stop watch and countdown timer on it. Multi-functional I have to say .
I am looking forward to figuring out how many calories each of my exercise will be burning and I think it would be a really good way of me tracking how much I’m burning per week.

I know how many calories I am taking in, just not how many I’m burning off. Now I will which is fabulous. At least I think so

RockandGlitter♥

FOTD: The Start Of a New Week

rockandglitter — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 18:00:48 +0000

So here we have another Face Of The Day. Today I went with a more pink toned eye make-up look. The shadow I used was primarily ‘paradisco’ by MAC.

I love this colour as it looks really bright but it’s a really nice coral/peach with gold undertones. Absolutely LOVE it! Now, onto some posey pictures

Now on to the make-up…

L-R: Sleek Contour Kit; Light, Maybelline One by One Mascara, MAC eyeshadows paradisco (top left) and vapour (bottom left), Clinique Superbalanced Make-Up; Beige Chiffon

MAC Blush; Well Dressed, MAC MSF Natural, Medium and MAC Lipstick; Angel

RockandGlitter♥

Lets make another change..

rockandglitter — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 16:00:16 +0000

Here I am again.. making a slight change to the schedule I have here and YouTube.

The reasons? Being so damn busy, staring a new job and wanting to incorporate more exercise into my week (without overloading) are the main ones, really.

I will say that I love my blog and my YouTube channel and I won’t be stopping either of them!

So, here is my new schedule…

Monday: FOTD/OOTD/NOTD (no change here really)

Thursday: Miscellaneous Beauty Post (review, haul, ramble, loves, hates etc)

Any other posts I want to make in between, I will

I am also going to bring some fitness/food/diet related posts into my blog too.

I’ve not quite figured out how yet but I do enjoy talking and writing about my weight loss and give my opinion and advice to others that are trying to lose weight.

I have to say that I am lucky enough to have some amazing people in my life supporting me along my journey so I am really lucky.

And more importantly, I am extremely proud of how far I’ve come so far and I will be continuing on until I reach my goal!

Hope you all have a fantastic weekend!!

RockandGlitter♥

A little OPI Haul!

rockandglitter — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:00:34 +0000

When I was visiting my friend Cazz she took me to Sally’s Beauty so I could have a look at the different nail polishes you can get.

If you have a make-up qualification you can get a Trade card which will give you a discount on the products within the store. I was pleased to find that there was actually a store in Coventry so I will be going to look in there soon.

I was really pleased to see the selection in the Sally’s that we went to. There was a mixture of different nail polish companies. China Glaze and O.P.I were the only two I was really interested in. The particular store didn’t have an amazing range of China Glaze polish but did have a really good selection from O.P.I. As most people know in the UK, they are normally £10.99 per nail polish (sometimes cheaper if you buy them online or eBay).

I personally think this price is ridiculous so when I managed to get three polishes for £15 I was delighted! Here are the colours I picked up

(L-R): Sweet Memories (a lovely pale pink), Royal Flush Blush (a beautiful coral colour which I don’t own any of)

and finally, I want to be a lonestar (a beautiful pale blue with a pearl overlay) – I believethis is from the Texas Collection (Spring/Summer 2011).

RockandGlitter♥

MOTD: Think Pink!

rockandglitter — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:00:14 +0000

I have been wearing liquid eyeliner a lot recently and today I decided to wear it for work.. so here is my look..

Make-Up (L-R): MAC Blush; Well Dressed, Chanel Vita Lumiere Aqua in B20, Bourjois Bronzer in 52

Rimmel Colorburst Lipgloss; 004 Pink Ice, MAC; Angel Lipstick, MAC Eyeshadow; Satin Taupe and Naked Lunch

No7 Exquisite Curl Mascara; Black, MAC NW15 Studio Finish Concealer, Collection 2000 Liquid Eyeliner; Black

Hope you all had a great weekend and are enjoying the gorgeous weather we have here in the UK!!

RockandGlitter♥

Product(s) of The Week and See You In a Week ;)

rockandglitter — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 18:00:54 +0000

I have narrowed it down to two products I have absolutely LOVED this week. I’m not doing very well just keeping it to one, but I do try

First we have NARS Orgasm Illuminator.

I got this product in my May Glossybox and I have used it more or less every day this week. I was inspired by Kelly who used this product under her foundation.

I thought this was a perfect idea and it is. I stipple a little of the product onto my cheeks, forehead, down the nose and a little onto the chin.

After that I let it set for a minute before applying my foundation. The result is an amazing glowy finish to the skin – perfect for Summer I feel.

The second product I want to talk about it something I have actually had in my collection for about a year now and have re-discovered it again this week.

This is the Sleek Face Contour Kit in ‘Light’. Specifically, I have been loving the Contour powder this week. Contouring is essentially where you ‘shape’ your face.

I use the contour powder (on the left of the palette) to create a more defined cheek bone. I also use it round my chin and down my nose. This just allows your face to have shape.

A bronzer can also be used for contouring but this product has no shimmer which allows you to create a more defined shape. I use it with my Sigma F25 and think it’s an amazing product.

You can buy this product in Superdrug or you can go directly to the Sleek website.

It retails at £6.99 which I think is a bargain and is definitely something I will be using all Summer.

On a side line I feel I should mention that I won’t be blogging in the next week.

This weekend I am going to visit my friend Cazz (aka MissPrincessPancake on YouTube).

Then, I won’t be around much next week as I have a really busy week with work commitments.

I hope you have a good week and I will be back very soon

RockandGlitter♥

Review: Liz Earle – Cleanse & Polish

rockandglitter — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:00:45 +0000

Today I have decided to do a review on my favourite cleanser of all time. I am so impressed by this product that I feel I owe it to myself to write this review!

With being part of the beauty community, I know that everyone always will over-hype a product. You buy it, and you think it was a waste of money. However this, to me, is the exception!

When I ran out of my lovely Clinique cleanser I decided I would try something different. Having heard SO many good things about Liz Earle’s Cleanse & Polish, I thought I would give it a go.

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What do Liz Earle say? “We only make one cleanser because this formulation is the ultimate in concentrated yet gentle cleansing power and works on every age and skin type.

Our plant-based cleanser has a 2-phase action, phase 1 is the cleansing. Free from mineral oil, it has a rich and creamy texture and swiftly removes all traces of face and eye make-up, even stubborn mascara.

Phase 2 is the polishing. Polish off the cream using the pure muslin cloth to help gently dislodge dead skin cells and help reveal clean, soft and radiant skin.

Naturally active ingredients include eucalyptus and cocoa butter for smoother, clearer skin.”

What do I say? This product gets a HUGE thumbs up from me. I only tend to use this in the evening as that is when I really want to remove make-up and cleanse my skin. So, every evening I apply one pump of the cleanse and polish to my hand and massage it onto my skin. I then soak a muslin cloth in warm water (not too hot, I wouldn’t recommend burning your face). After this I start to ‘polish’ away at my skin (use circular motion) and then I watch all my make-up come off. It even removes mascara which for me is amazing. I then repeat this step on my clean skin to make sure everything is off and to ensure my skin is completely cleansed.

Cleanse and Polish has firmly replaced my face wipes and for those of you who are thinking it is a lot more effort, it isn’t, trust me! It smells amazing, the packaging is fantastic and it’s not too over priced either. It comes with two muslin cloths and you can wash them after every two to three uses – extremely simple! I ordered mine from John Lewis a little over a month ago and have used it every day since. It comes in a lovely pale green bag with two muslin cloths and a 100ml bottle of Cleanse & Polish and it is priced at £13.25 – not too high a price tag! Liz Earle also says that this is suitable for all skin types and as a warning I will say that I broke out in a couple of spots in the first two weeks but since then I had none and my skin looks and feels smooth.

This product will be a part of my skin care for a long time to come, it’s just amazing!

If you are tempted, they have a number of different gift options and packages you can buy. To have a look click here.

If you’ve tried it, what did you think? What is your favourite cleanser?

RockandGlitter♥

MOTD: Brown for Blue

rockandglitter — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 18:00:34 +0000

Recently I have been loving using brown eyeshadow. I find that it really makes the blue in my eyes stand out.

Today my make-up of the day is once again, neutral and extremely easy to do! Time for some posey pictures…

Although a lot of the make-up I used is higher end, you can easily dupe them for any brown eyeshadows.

Eyes – MAC eyeshadows (l-r); Patina, Dazzle-Light and Woodwinked

Urban Decay Sin Primer Potion

Maybelline One by One Mascara;Black

Face - ELF Blusher in Peachykeen

Chanel Vita Lumiere Aqua in Beige

Lips – Revlon Colourburst Lipstick; 075, Peach

RockandGlitter♥