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AHH! It's 2015 now. It'll take me a while to get used to that date. I'm sure everybody has New Years Resolutions that they may or may intend to keep! Here are mine:
 I'm hoping that at the end of the year I can look back at these and tick them all off. :D
Originally I had no plans for New Years Eve but then my boyfriends family were going to a party at a hotel so we ended up going out which was very nice. I had the usual dilemma of what to wear and wanted to wear something with sequins but they just didn't look right on.
During the day i'd been told by a homeless man 'nice legs, shame about the face' so I decided to put a little extra effort in with my makeup!
 Ever since watching Helen Anderson's Get ready with me earlier in the year, I have been addicted to Loreal's True Match minerals powder foundation in Golden Ivory. It goes on like a dream and matches my skin perfectly while lasting all day! I also ended up going for a red lip in the end.
I loved my outfit that I eventually decided on: (click on brand for link)

I loved wearing the outfit! The skirt was amazing on :)
I hope you all had an amazing new years eve and have a great start to 2015!

Jess x






 Okay first product review from my Glamour Beauty Box (http://jessdisney90.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/2014) and it's the Eyeko 'Mascara Off' makeup wipes. There are only 10 in a pack so you'd either have to stock up or choose wisely and you can buy them here: http://www.eyeko.com/eyeko-mascara-off
The product is oil based and is specifically designed to take off eye makeup, in particular mascara. They're fairly small sized wipes as well so definitely don't waste the back!
Firstly, I don't wear a LOT of mascara, just enough to make a difference, but I do wear Benefit's 'They're Real' which is a buggar to remove so I wondered if these would be a bit better at the task than others!
The packet said to hold the wipe onto the eye for 5-10 seconds for the oil to do its thing, which I did, and then I wiped carefully along my eye and over my top and bottom lashes. As you can see from the picture of the wipe it takes a lot off! They're really soft and gentle on eyes so it doesn't feel like you're scrubbing your lashes off either :)
The last picture shows what they look like afterwards.
There are 2 issues that I have with the wipes:
1) The amount in the packet. If you wear mascara all the time then you'll go through these ridiculously quickly and they aren't cheap!
2) They didn't take ALL of my mascara off :S I got out of the bath and still had residue and woke up this morning with some under my eyes too! I'm not sure if it's just because my mascara is such a toughie to remove though. However, again, for the price and quantity if there's still mascara left it's a lot to spend!
Have you used these before? What did you think?
Jess x




Hey hey hey!
So I keep seeing websites featuring models with their hair in like a messy top knot but with half up half down and I love it! So I thought to myself that i'd give it a try one day when I wasn't doing anything...
It was really easy to actually do and didn't require any pins buttt I think I need to slim down the face a bit more before braving the outside world as there's a bit too much face on show haha.

Let me know what you think! Opinions are always welcome as long as they're cheery and helpful :) haha.
 
For a large portion of my life I have had a problem with my eyelashes. I used to have lovely lashes like normal people, but then I developed Trichotillomania.
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/trichotillomania/Pages/introduction.aspx
I began pulling out my eyelashes to the point where I had next to none left and they didn't grow back for a long time. I felt horrible that I did it to myself and felt awful unless I wore mascara (Which when you have nothing to put it on, is REALLY hard FYI.)
After a little while they slowly began coming back, but even wearing mascara, I didn't feel right and no mascara seemed able to falsify anything in the lash department for me. This is what I tended to look like:

I saw recently on Instagram the new Benefit 'They're Real' range and everyone was raving about it. I'm not normally one to go with the hype but I was curious, I've always been a Benefit girl and had gone through a hardcore phase (before the pulling out) of wearing Bad Gal. As I was headed to America on holiday I decided that I'd go ahead and give it a try...





AND I'M SO GLAD I DID!!! LOOK!

I'm not usually one to coat on the mascara, I like to be able to open my eyes if I'm honest, and I stay true to that with this mascara.
It is so easy to wiggle on, and I actually seem to have eyelashes now! They look noticeably longer and fuller and thicker and give the illusion of 'natural' falsies. I am in love.
I feel SO much more confident about my eyes lately and it sounds really cheesy but it is because of this mascara, it's CRAZY! Also i've definitely been having less of an urge to pull them out which tbh is amazeballs. <3 you Benefit.


I also bought the push-up liner from the range as I needed a new one and I have never found one that I get on with really well, so again I thought i'd see how it went. Totally LOVED it. 

 I found it tricky to get to grips with at first and kept just blobbing gel on my eyes which wasn't fun, but after a few practices I think I've got it!
The angle makes it super easy to follow the shape of your eye and it gives a consistent coverage as you go. 
I don't do 'barely there' liner and this is perfect for that as it's bold and dramatic. Creating flicks and wings are super easy too as you just angle the nib and go. 
 (Also used LOADS of my mascara here as I was going out...I felt like I was wearing falsies!)

Overall Benefit have made me the happiest girl in the world recently and I've definitely stepped up my make-up game haha. I've already asked for more as a Christmas pressie :)

Tonight I was trying to sort out my make up bag ready for holibobs on Tuesday and I raided all of my bags on the hunt for one particular nail varnish that I wanted. (It was a stressful and messy experience!) In the process I gathered quite a few 'lost' varnishes and realised I had a fairly decent nail varnish collection.
(P.S. I apologise in advance for the terrible photo quality, my phone is awful.)
 I like to try out new nail varnishes and i'm not snobby about brands either as I unfortunately tend to chip it all off out of boredom most days! (Bad habit, I know.)
My all time favourite nail varnish make is Barry M, they do such a diverse range of colours that it's hard not to love them. I recently bought a selection of pastel colours which are cute for summer...
The yellow isn't my favourite as I don't like the 'textured' effect but the others are gorgeous. From the left: - TNP2 (Station Road) 
- 279 (Bright Pink)
- 304 (Mint Green)
-308 (Berry Ice Cream)
- 306 (Blueberry Ice Cream)
My other favourites are the bright blue and pink varnishes from Primark that I featured in my first blog  post, so I won't say much more about them!
These two beautys came from a beautiful Ted Baker cosmetics set at Christmas. The pink is very subtle and gives a perfect natural nail colour and after a couple of coats the gold gives a really decent amount of sparkle!
Finally the randoms! These are the varnishes I tend not to use a lot but they end up coming in useful. The 3 tubes on the right are nail art pens from Primark, great for spots and stripes (silver, gold and mint)
The yellow I bought after the Barry M one, it's from Seventeen and is Lemon Tart.
The blue nail varnish was from a Sally Hanson Extreme Wear set.
Lastly the black is from Collection 2000 and is called Liquorice. 
I hope that this has inspired you to dig out your nail varnish collection and see exactly what you've got! You might surprise yourself :)
In an attempt to get a bit of me across in my blog, I'm going to do a favourite things of the moment post every once in a while :) We'll see how it goes!
1) Shopcade.com
 I only discovered this recently but oh dear Lord I am in love with this website! It has all the brands and products in one place and you can create your own lists and wants of items as well as  adding your own looks. Check it out, you won't regret it! (Find me on there too: http://www.shopcade.com/jessdriscoll)
 2) Meghan Trainor - All about that bass.
This is  my JAM at the moment, it's such a good song! A lot of people are saying that she's being against skinnier girls with this song, but I don't see it that way, she's just trying to encourage positive body image. 
Fave lines: 
'I see the magazines working that Photoshop, we know that shit ain't real, come on and make it stop.'
'I'm bringing booty back'
'Every inch of you is perfect from the bottom to the top'
3) Flower crowns.
It's summer, i'm not at work, flowers crowns are going to be worn! I have an obsession with flower crowns, I think they're BEAUTIFUL and add instant glamour to summer outfits. I've got a little collection going on but my favourite ones that I have are from http://www.summercrown.bigcartel.com/   they're foam so stay up and look perfect :) I'm also lusting for a http://crownandglory.bigcartel.com/  one too but need to budget!

So that's my round up of my top 3 favourite things at the moment! Feel free to comment with your own or share the love for these :)

OK so I have alwaaaays struggled with my eyebrows, i've never liked them; they're uneven, I hate their shape and their colour! Just aarghhh!
It wasn't until a couple of years ago that I discovered brow pencils and they've been my saviour ever since,I'm never without one. Just when I thought i'd got it down, I found out that there's brow gels and brow powders too and now I feel completely clueless.
At the moment I have serioussss brow envy on IG and need to have a try around with different products. If anyone has any great starting points it would be really helpful...
I currently use Rimmel's brow pencil in dark brown, but I think it might be too dark for me!
Let me know what you think.
 
Phew! I've finally been able to relax this weekend :)
I've had a rather hectic weekend; after work on Friday I had an hour to be ready to get up to Brighton for a night out...Panic stations! (It was a nightmare, especially as my face just did not want to stop sweating.) This is what I ended up looking like, which tbh i'm quite proud of:
Tried to go for a dark red lip and live outside the box a little! (Barry M)
Also my flower crown is from http://instagram.com/summer_crown
After trawling the shops during the week I managed to find this little beauty to wear from New Look;
I absoloutely loveee it! It's super bright and summery whilst not being too short or see through :)
 Really enjoyed my night out in Brighton and did a hell of a lot of dancing which equalled very sweaty hair! However it came in useful the next day when I went out to Crayford dogs as I just sprayed and scrunched!
My gorgeous top was from http://www.spoiledbrat.co.uk in the sale :)
Overall I had a super fun Friday and Saturday and today my bf managed to find this gem in a charity shop...
 Perfect!
 

 
I thought I would do a 'what's inside my makeup bag' post. I like to keep things minimal and struggle with change, so it's pretty simple!
Inside:
  • Hoola bronzer by Benefit
  • Boi-ing concealer by Benefit
  • Thick and fast mascar by Soap and Glory
  • Sexy mother pucker lipgloss by Soap and Glory
  • Eyebrow pencil by Rimmel
  • Cream eyeshadow by Ted Baker
  • Deep red lipstick by Barry M
  • 'Beatnik' lipstick by Topshop 
I am also using Rimmel's tranlucent powder as a base at the moment.
 I'm looking to buy a new foundation and eyeliner whilst on holiday in Florida soon so hopefully my bag will be upgraded!

I really have to reccommend all of these products! They really do the job and turn my zombie face into something acceptable!
 
The sun is shining, the temperatures are soaring and it's the perfect time of year to crown yourself with flowers!
I absoloutely ADORE flower crowns, I have done for a longgg time now and they just make me feel like Ms Del Rey which is never a bad thing (because let's be honest, it's all i've got).
Usually I buy my summer hoard of flower power from Primark and New Look but thanks to IG I found some BEAUTIFUL crowns fromhttp://www.summercrown.bigcartel.com/ IG: http://instagram.com/summer_crown
They are really amazing and really rather cheap! They're foam as well so they actually stay up rather than looking like they've wilted in the sun...
I bought myself a red one (favourite colour...) and a pink and white flower slide, also because of an offer they had at the time I got a blue crown for free!!!
Would definitely recommend these, go flower crazy, it's summer!
For my birthday I was bought two GORGEOUS bright pink and blue nail varnished from Primark's beauty range. I couldn't wait to wear them and got to painting my (horrendous) nails right away!
Painting my nails never usually goes very well, however I found the brush the perfect size for my nails and the varnish was a great consistency. The colour looked just as bold and bright as it did in the pot and didn't require any more than 2 coats. (The blue only needed one really!)
Overall, I'm really impressed and currently have my nails both blue and pink :)