Film Review: Captain America: Civil War


It's been a year since Avengers: Age of Ultron was released, and finally Civil War is here. Everyone I know is aware of how much I love Marvel and has heard about how excited I am for this film. With this film, it's time to choose a side: Team Captain America or Team Iron Man. I've been Team Cap from the beginning and my fiance, Clay, has always been Team Iron Man, so there's a divide. Clay and I are big Marvel fans and we went to the opening night showing, wearing these sweatshirts:

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I want to start by saying that there is no spoilers in this review, as I have witnessed conversations on Twitter and Instagram about people accidentally reading spoilers or seeing something without warning. So you can read on feeling safe in the knowledge that I'm not here to tell you what happens, just like with all of the reviews I write.

Makeup Monday: My Five Favourite Eyebrow Products


The next installment of 'Makeup Monday' is here, and this week it's all about brows. I get my eyebrows done once a month, and I have them tinted, sometimes waxed and then threaded. I have to be careful with wax because it can sometimes cause my psoriasis to flare up, or it can create new patches if it's too hot. I've been going to the same place for a few weeks now and I love how they do my brows, much better than the way I'd had them done before.

So, here are my top five products for getting the perfect eyebrows:

5. Real Techniques Brow Set (£19.99)
This isn't a brow product as such, but this set of tools are what I use regularly. I don't own this exact set but I can't seem to find the one I actually have. I can only assume that they don't make it anymore, but I have an angled brush very similar to the third one pictured below that I use when applying brow powders. Buy it here.



4. Soap & Glory Archery 2-in-1 Brow Pencil and Brush (£8.00)
The brush on the end of this is great and I use it to comb through my brows no matter what product I'm going to use afterwards. I have this pencil in the colour 'Brownie Points' and it matches my brows perfectly when I've had them tinted. I know a lot of people hate pencils as they can be quite harsh, but if you work in small hair-like strokes, it can look so natural. Buy it here.



3. Maybelline Brow Drama Sculpting Brow Mascara (£4.99)
I use this on the days when I'm trying to be quick with my brows and I just want to give my brows a little bit more definition. It's also brilliant for when I've just had my brows tinted and threaded as I don't have to spend time adding colour and shape. I use 'Medium Brown'. Buy it here.


2. Tanya Burr Perfect Brows Palette (£6.99)
This is an amazing beginners palette, with a fair, medium and dark shade as well as a light colour to highlight with. I adore the names of each of them too - pebble (fair), chestnut (medium), hot cocoa (dark) and fairy cake (highlight) - which makes it more appealing. Buy it here.



1. Makeup Revolution Ultra Brow Palette (£7.99)
This is just a great all in one, as you get a few different shades, waxes to set your brows in place, and you get a highlighter. It's brilliant value for money too. I have this palette in 'Fair to Medium'. Buy it here.



What do you like to use on your brows?

Last week: Bronzers
Next week: Eyeliners

See you on Monday!


Film Review: Bastille Day


Another film review for you all. Our regular Friday night trip to the cinema took us to see Bastille Day this week, starring Idris Elba and Richard Madden. I'm a fan of both of these, as I love Elba in Luther and the Thor films (yay, Marvel) and Richard Madden from Game of Thrones (yay, it's starting again - not with Madden though) and Cinderella.


Theatre Review: The Painkiller at the Garrick


It was April 2015 when I booked these tickets, so finally just over a year later (23 April 2016) I got to see one of the actors who is on my bucket list of 'people to see on stage' - Kenneth Branagh. I was also excited to see Rob Brydon, but my main reason for booking the tickets was Branagh.





Makeup Monday: My Five Favourite Bronzers


There's quite a price range here when it comes to bronzers, from £2.99 to £24.00, but I love them all. I don't put products on here just for the name and I'm not sponsored in anyway for these posts. So hopefully there will be something here for you, whether you want to stick to a cheaper option or splurge on something lovely.

So, here are my top bronzers...

I'm Excited For: Doctor Strange


So the first Doctor Strange trailer dropped last week and I couldn't have been more excited about a film (unless you told me I could see Captain America: Civil War early, or that I could be in a Marvel movie myself!)

If you haven't seen the trailer, here it is...





Film Review: The Jungle Book


This is one a film that I almost added onto my blog post about the films of 2016 that I was looking forward to seeing, but Finding Dory took it's spot.

So, I took myself down to Cineworld, where I basically live, for my FIFTEENTH visit of 2016!

I loved the cast more than anything, with one of my favourites - Idris Elba - taking on the terrifying part of Shere Khan, plus other much-loved stars, like Scarlett Johansson and Ben Kingsley.

Makeup Monday: My Five Favourite Powders


I was one of these people who, when they first discovered powder, used to cover my face in it and probably looked as if I'd dipped my face in flour at times. However, times have changed and I've learned how to use it properly. Just because it's translucent, doesn't mean that if you cake it on it still won't be seen. I use my powders very sparingly now, only applying to over where I've used concealer and then as a very light sweep over my whole face if I have a full face of makeup on.

So here are my top five...

5. Max Factor Creme Puff Powder Compact (£6.99)
This is a lovely powder! The best thing about this for me is the texture of it. It's so smooth and light on the skin, exactly what you would imagine it to be from the name. I like 'Nouveau Beige' best as it has a little colour but not too much for it to show. Buy it here.

4. Soap and Glory Kick Ass Instant Retouch Pressed Powder (£12.00)
This powder is great and is such a handy one to throw in your handbag if you like to carry some top-up makeup products around with you, because it has a mirror and isn't bulky. This only comes in one colour option but it's lovely. Buy it here.

3. Maybelline Fit Me Powder (£5.99)
The one I use is in the shade 'Ivory' and it's a nice all-over face powder. It dusts over the skin very lightly and it keeps my concealer in place under my eyes, which is a huge thing for me. They do a good range of shades too. Buy it here.

2. No7 Perfect Light Loose Powder (£10.50)
I never wanted to try loose powders as I just imagined them being very hard to use because I'd put too much on and them look cakey, but I was very pleasantly surprised with this. It's a lovely, fine powder and really helps to brighten the skin. I use the 'translucent' shade, but the 'fair' shade is nice too. Buy it here.

1. Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder (£3.99)
Here is my favourite. I don't like the matte look on me as I have dry skin and it ends up looking awful after an hour, but this is brilliant. It keeps all of my makeup in place and helps it last a lot longer. I use the 'transparent' shade but I have tried others and like them too, if you like them with a little colour. Buy it here.

Do you have a go-to powder that you would recommend? 


Last week: Concealers
Next week: Bronzers

I'll be back on Monday!


Film Review: The Huntsman: Winter's War


This is a film that I've been wanting to see since I first saw the trailer. I didn't enjoy Snow White and the Huntsman very much, but I hoped that this would help to redeem it for me. The main reasons for me wanting to see this was the cast, as I'm a fan of Chris Hemsworth (mainly for his Marvel movies) and I love Emily Blunt and Jessica Chastain.

This film opened on a Monday, which is very unusual as it normally a Friday, or sometimes a Thursday. We don't normally get the chance to go to the cinema nearer the beginning of the week and we hoped to get to see this on Monday when it was released, but plans changed at it ended up being a few days later.

My Monthly Favourites: March 2016


It's that time again, so here are my monthly favourites for March:



I had never bought anything from Kiko before, until I spotted one of their stores at Intu Lakeside a few weeks ago. I actually went in there looking for a blusher, but I came out with this instead. It's a creamy eyeshadow that's full of shimmer and glitter. It has great staying power and I cannot explain how much I love putting it on my eyes. It's just so sparkly and beautiful. When I first swatched it on my hand in the shop I instantly fell in love and I couldn't stop staring at it. I think my mum had to maneuver me around the shopping centre for the rest of the day as I kept remembering it was there and walked around with my hand in front of me most of the afternoon. This is in shade number '05' (Pearly silver rose) and you can buy it here and shop the other available colours. I personally want to try '01', '06' and '09' next. I feel a Kiko order coming on!

Makeup Monday: My Five Favourite Concealers


I didn't use concealer until the autumn of last year and it is now a daily staple for me. I've used so many different ones that are meant for different jobs, so here are a selection of those amazing concealers that I love:

5. Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer (£4.19)
I tried this concealer because Zoella raved about it and said it was her favourite. It has great coverage and is brightening too. I have it in the 'fair' shade, number '1'. It's cheap too, which is a huge bonus! Buy it here.

Film Review: Zootropolis


Zootropolis (known as Zootopia outside of the UK - not sure why the name had to change, but nevermind) was not a film that I was desperate to see and I didn't plan on writing a review for this one, as I don't write reviews for every film. However, after just coming back from the cinema I knew I had to write about it!