October 2014 | Isobel Rose

The Upgrade

Friday, October 31, 2014

I'm a one-at-a-time mascara type of girl (despite what the image above might show!) so the mascara that I'm using has to really tick all of the boxes. When I first bought the Bourjois Volume 1 Seconde Mascara it was love - it gave nice length and definition to my lashes, held a curl and just generally volumised them as the name would suggest. However, there was one tiny problem that was a total...

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Halloween: The Dark Fairy

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

I've never been a huge 'OMG IT'S HALLOOWEEEENNNN' kind of girl, but when Lord & Berry and Mark Kay offered to send me over some bits to play with, I could hardly resist creating a fun Halloween look for you all. The beautiful violet shade of the Mary Kay Midnight Jewels Eye Colour Palette in Sapphire Noir* paired with the gorgeous Lord & Berry 20100 Lip Crayon in Diva* instantly...

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My Favourite Apps

Monday, October 27, 2014

CalenMob (free) -I'm going to elaborate on my blogging process in an upcoming post, but Google Calendar is a huge part of the planning stage, and this handy little app means that I can access my schedule when I'm out and about without a having to use a browser. A lifesaver when you spend most of your life on the move. Kindle (free) -Whenever I have a spare minute to read (which is becoming less and...

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The Photography Bible

Saturday, October 25, 2014

This book was sitting in my Amazon basket for a good few months, waiting for it's turn in between uni books for it's chance to arrive on my doorstep. A few months back, I finally gave in after admitting that my photography really wasn't where I wanted it to be, and it's has really helped to improve my photography. The books starts off with a really detailed and helpful guide to cameras - a look...

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#Use or Lose - Eyes

Thursday, October 23, 2014

My last edition of #Use or Lose was just before I moved back from Madrid earlier in the year - well the time has come to reshuffle and reorganise my beauty stash back here in England at my university residence. The concept is easy, I give myself a month with these products, and I either use them, or I lose them. I'm writing this about a month or so before this post actually is scheduled, so that...

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The Girl Behind The Screen

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

- I actually wear glasses pretty much all of the time. My eyesight isn't bad, but I was born with a squint in my left eye which resulted in me having two surgeries on my eyes before the age of 3. - My worst subject throughout the whole time at school was English (despite that being my highest grade in IB - typical!) because I am a logical person. I like rules...

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What I've Been Loving #32

Sunday, October 19, 2014

NARS Blush in Sin (£22.50):Doesn't this shade just scream 'WINTER' to you? No? Only me then. Well, this gives your cheeks that lovely 'I've just walked a mile in the snow so I'm a tad flushed' kinda look - and I'm diggin' it. The deep plum shade mixed with a slight golden shimmer also has a very 'festive' feeling about it that I simply cannot refuse. It might be a bit early for me to be counting...

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A/W Prep: Mentality

Friday, October 17, 2014

Even though I find the ever-shortening days and the nippy winds more delightful that anything else, not everyone handles the changing of the seasons as well. To conclude my A/W Prep mini series, I thought I'd touch on the subject of preparing yourself mentally for the colder months, as we've already covered how to look after your body. Without further ado, here are some tips and a few things to...

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Shades of Berry

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

There's nothing more I like than a berry lip during the colder months, and Bourjois has some amazing shades to offer in some of my all-time favourite formulas. The Rouge Edition Velvet Liquid Lipstick in '08 Grand Cru' and the Colour Boost Glossy Finish Lipstick in '06 Plum Russian' are my two picks for gorgeous berry pouts to liven up these drizzly, ever-darkening days, and I've certainly...

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A Wedding in Paradise

Monday, October 13, 2014

In my last post I mentioned that my weekend was going to be spent on the gorgeous Balearic Island of Ibiza to celebrate the wedding of my gorgeous cousin Lucy to her (now) husband Chris. As a sun lover, Lucy was determined to have her wedding somewhere warm and sunny - rather than our rather dreary and wet homeland. So it was decided - we were all to fly out...

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Daily Rituals

Saturday, October 11, 2014

1) Catch up with my favourite YouTubers (believe it or not, I hardly watch beauty videos and prefer nerdier content). 2) Drink a cup of peppermint tea (try to anyway). 3) Do something language related - whether studying, attending lectures or reading a foreign language book. 4) Refresh my Bloglovin' homepage 1000 times (seriously - it's my new FB news feed!) 5) Create content for my blog - taking...

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Snowed Under

Thursday, October 9, 2014

Saying that I'm busy would be the understatement of the century. I'm two weeks into my fourth and final year of university, and man have they dropped us in at the deep end - more like the Mariana Trench. The levels of stress have reached a maximum high, tearing up has become part of my everyday routine, and the pressure to do well is hitting everybody pretty hard. With our language version of...

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The Good'uns #2

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

A few months back I wrote a 'share the love' type of post that I think a lot of you enjoyed reading, so today I'm back to give you a second dose. These lovely ladies are some of my favourite reads, so if you haven't heard of some of them before, head on over and check them out - I promise you'll have some new blogs to read by the end of it. Beauty Babbles by KateKate is an absolute sweetheart and...

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Shower Essentials

Sunday, October 5, 2014

*I know that today is 'What I've Been Loving...' day, but university has dropped us right in at the deep end so I haven't had a spare second to even take a photo for the post. So instead I have bumped up a pre-scheduled post for you today so I don't leave you hanging any longer. I promise I'll be back to normal as soon as I can! Not long ago I was asked what product I use on my hair, so I thought...

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Lazy Dayz

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Let's face it - I'm a student who prefers her sleep to pretty much anything else, so I've got to have a fallback routine for when I just can't escape those glorious extra five minutes in bed. To be honest, as long as I don't look like I've just stumbled out of a 6 month long hibernation when I have to be at an early morning lecture, I'm not really fussed about how I look. The girls that show up...

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