I have
recently finished reading the book "The Glam Guide" by
Fleur de Force and I thought I would share my opinions about the book with you.
The book is a non-fiction written by the Youtuber Fleur De Force, were she has
written about Beauty, Hair, Fashion, Travel etc. giving her tips
and advice throughout the book.
I found this
book so helpful especially when it came to the make-up section, although I feel
quite confident applying everyday makeup I still lack some knowledge when it comes
to this area. I learnt what type of eye shadow I should use based on my eye
colour, how to create a Smokey eye look etc. Another area that I had
lacked before I read this book was skin care, I know that I need to take my
make-up off every night and moisturise in the morning but apart from that I
didn't really know anything else. However this book has made me re-think
my skin routine and I know realise that I need to apply more products, such as
serum, to my face in the morning and evening.
The only
sections of the book I didn't really like was "5 Easy Hairstyles for Every
Day" now don't get me fleur is great at hairstyles but I feel like these
are a bit boring and I know the title is "every day hairstyles" but I
don't find them that appealing and actually I've tried some of these
hairstyles myself and because my hair is shorter than Fleur's they don't
work. I also don't like something she wrote in the "Health
and Fitness" at the end she did "10 Quick Tips"
and one of these tips were "I don't have energy isn't an excuse"
I found this quite patronising as I know someone who has Fibromyalgia
which is a medical condition meaning that they hardly ever any have
any energy and if they did exercise when they had no energy it
would damage their health. So having no energy isn't always because you’re
lazy and she should have pointed this out in the book.
Overall, I really enjoyed reading this book despite the
negatives that I have stated above, as it gave me some great advice and tips
that I have actually taken on-board and I would absolutely recommend this book
to anyone who is into beauty and lifestyle content.
I have loved so many different products this
past month, so I'll start with
beauty, my first beauty favourite has been the Tanya Burr cosmetics Just Peachy
lip gloss (that was a mouth full!) which is a light pinkie-peachy colour. I
have been watching her YouTube videos for a while now and I was really
intrigued to try her products as I enjoy watching her videos so I thought maybe
I would enjoy using her products as well. Does that sound wired? I don't know
it kind of makes sense to me. Anyway, I decided to buy a few of her products
and I was actually surprised about how good the quality of the products is
considering they are very reasonably priced. And my favourite is the Just peachy
lip gloss because I love the colour of it and I think it goes so well with
my skin tone as I have really pale skin, also it is so easy to apply
and I really like the packaging which is a massive bonus to me!
My next
favourite is the perfume Ari by Ariana Grande, it smells of sweet
flowers to me which I love and is the perfect summer scent and I
can’t wait to wear in more during the next few months. I was actually given it
at Christmas but I've only really started to use it now. I would definitely
recommend this perfume to anyone. Another beauty favourite of mine in May
has been the JML Mineral Magic: Skin Perfecting Make-Up Powder, I
picked this up whist I was shopping in boots curious to see if it actually
works and it does, really well. It covers up my flaws and
imperfections amazingly making my skin look so smooth and it even adds a bit of
colour to my face. It has been a life saver a few times recently when I've
needed to quickly pop out and I have not had enough time to put on a full face
of make-up.
Moving onto fashion, since the weather has started to get
better this past month I have been wearing my TOPSHOP MOTO
button front A- line skirt (I think that's what it's called)
practically every day! I love how it sits on me and it doesn't suffocate me
like other skirts I have tried. It goes with basically any top to make an
amazing outfit and I feel so confident wearing it. I have also loved my new
black jeans from Topshop when the weather hasn't been that good in May, I have
wanted a pair for months and I'm so glad I finally got one. It is so nice to
have a pair of jeans that’s not navy and it makes my outfits look
different when wearing them, it gives it that edge and I love it! I couldn't give
them up now there so special to me, I didn't think I could get this attached to
jeans.
Now let’s
talk about FOOD, something that I have kind of been obsessed with in May is
Nutella, I have been eating it probably every day after my lunch with
digestive biscuits. I know it’s not great to eat it that often but to be honest
I don't have an excuse it is just so nice! The favourite thing that I have done
in May was going to "Warner Bros. Studio Tour London-The Making of
Harry Potter" and it was absolutely amazing and I'm so glad I went. I
loved seeing so many costumes, props and sets from the films; it was like
a dream come true. If you want to know more about my incredible experience
at the Harry Potter Studios you can read my last blog post called "Harry Potter
Studios" where I have written more about the tour in
detail. http://pamperinparadise.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/harry-potter-studios.html
