July 2014 | Isobel Rose

My Z Palette

Thursday, July 31, 2014

Being a travelling girl with a love for makeup has caused some problems in the past. Having several full 15 pan MAC palettes and a 20kg luggage limit makes things a tad tricky when it comes to packing, so my beloved Z Palette has been one of my most used and abused pieces of kit over the years. I tend to switch up the colours that it carries every time I go on a longer trip, but there are a few that...

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Я в Москве! // I'm in Moscow!

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

So, as of two days ago, I'm in Moscow! After I left Russia in December, I decided that I still wasn't comfortable enough returning to my final year of university with my current level of Russian. So, in Spain I made sure to keep my Russian up, and I'm writing my dissertation in Russian, but I really need speaking practise. Therefore, myself and two of my friends have headed to Russia's capital city...

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What I've Been Wearing #27

Sunday, July 27, 2014

Bourjois Healthy Balance Powder (£8.99):I've been itching to get my hands on this ever since Maddie from Qworter Life Crisis compared it to the Chanel Les Beiges Powders. It comes in an an extremely travel-friendly little compact, and so far I'm really liking it. It's very finely milled, so it looks pretty flawless and not at all cakey on the skin, and the shade really works with my skin tone. My...

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The Condensed Blogger's Kit:
Blogging on the go

Friday, July 25, 2014

PHONE: For invaluable apps like Evernote, Twitter, Bloglovin', Blogger and hundreds more to keep your blog ticking over. TABLET: Access to the same apps mentioned above, but on a larger scale. Plus, paired with a travel-friendly keyboard and a word processing or blogging app, you're unstoppable. BLUETOOTH KEYBOARD: Light and easy to use and travel with; I take mine everywhere...

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Eyes for Kiko

Monday, July 21, 2014

Before I left Madrid, I knew that I had to visit Kiko one last time to see what treasures I could uncover. On the recommendation of Brittany, I headed straight for the KIKO Long Lasting Stick Eyeshadow in 05 (6,90€), a gorgeous super-metallic taupe-gold - perfect for a summer eye. The pigmentation, colour and lasting power of this is really impressive, and I can see myself getting a whole lot...

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The Chop

Saturday, July 19, 2014

It was time for a change. My hair is naturally dry, so you can just imagine the ends after 7 months without a trim. However, instead of going in for a mere inch off the ends, I decided to go the whole hog and got 4 inches shaved off, ya' know, for fun - oh my. My hair hasn't been this short since I was 17, so the whole thing is quite different. Due to its frizzy, curly nature, it actually looks...

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A little lost...

Thursday, July 17, 2014

(This is obviously not me, but instead a photo I took of my beautiful friend Kiara when she came to visit Madrid) As much as I hate to admit it, I'm really not enjoying the content I've been churning out on the blog lately, and that sucks. For a month or so now, despite trying to overcome it, I have found myself putting all of my effort into posts and never really being happy with the...

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Summer INK.

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

A month or so back, I was contacted buy Fake Tattoos to try out some of their temporary tattoos out. Having a few real tattoos myself, I was curious to see how they would look on the skin, and what their lasting power would be like. Although I'm not much of a festival go-er myself, I think temporary tattoos look awesome paired with a flower headband and ripped up denim shorts. Not everyone is prepared...

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What I've Been Loving #26

Sunday, July 13, 2014

The Body Shop Vitamin E Aqua Boost Sorbet (£12):As soon as I heard about this, I knew it was going to be something that I had to get my hands on. You guys know how much I adore the Vitamin E range from The Body Shop, and the idea of a vitamin e 'sorbet' sounded too good to pass up. The texture of this is amazing - it's so light, cooling and sinks in within seconds. It also has that same great scent...

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June Birchbox '14

Friday, July 11, 2014

If you're new to my blog, then you might not know that I did the whole 'beauty box' thing for a while, but with dropping standards and piles of unused samples lying around, I decided to call it quits in January. So - you may ask - how and why have I got my hands on Birchbox's June box? Well, despite no longer receiving the monthly beauty box, their newsletters still seem to sneak into my inbox,...

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The Body Shop Haul

Thursday, July 10, 2014

For nearly a year now, I've shouted nothing but praises for The Body Shop Camomile range, and I've been longing to get my hands on the Camomile Waterproof Eye & Lip Makeup Remover (£8) and Camomile Sumptuous Cleansing Butter (£12) ever since I ran out back in Madrid. Yesterday I found myself at my local branch here in Bath, with my two favourites in hand, and I decided that I just...

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Stuff I can finally throw away - Empties #2

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Tresemmé Split Remedy Conditioner:- There's two main reasons why I like Tresemmé conditioners; 1. They're very good at getting rid of even the toughest of tangles and leaving my hair silky smooth, and 2. The bottle is huge! At the rate I go through conditioner (notice that there's two conditioners and no shampoo bottles in this post..?) this is a godsend because otherwise it feels like I end...

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It's not about the numbers...

Monday, July 7, 2014

We always hear "Numbers don't matter. It's about what you love doing so don't concentrate on it". Now don't get me wrong, I totally agree with this way if thinking - blogging should be about sharing your passion and talent with the world, not counting page views and press samples that arrive at your door. However, I still find myself checking how many followers I have every morning when I wake...

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Hasta la vista, España

Saturday, July 5, 2014

22 weeks, 154 days, 3,672 hours and it's all come to an end. So, here we are at the end of mi aventura española, and I can't believe that I've lived in this incredible county for five months. I've had an unforgettable journey - I've seen, lived and learnt so much. For the entire time that I've been here, I've called Madrid my home, and I have fallen in love with it. It's a city full of...

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Handy Tips

Thursday, July 3, 2014

Our hands are hard workers, and they deserve a lot more TLC than they usually get treated to. Once a week (when I have time) I like to sit down and give my hands a good pampering. I've been laying off the nail polish in the last month or so to let my nails breathe, so I have been dosing them in the Essie Protein Base Coat to help them gain some of their strength back and keep all this damn flakiness...

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10 things you'll learn whilst living abroad...

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

1. Skype will become your very best friend. 2. As will your dictionary/translation app (if you're moving somewhere where they speak a different language.) 3. Packing lightly will become a lot easier (and if it isn't at first, it'll quickly become second nature.) 4. That despite what you might think, you can adapt to pretty much anything. 5. You'll learn to appreciate you own company more,...

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