Beauty: Collective haul (Boots, Feel Unique and Superdrug!)

Hello everyone! 

So recently I have done a bit of beauty shopping and I really wanted to share what I got with you. I have a collection of re purchases and new buys, so carry on reading if you want to find out what I got.

1) Real Techniques expert face brush and foundation brush
I've always loved real techniques cosmetics, but for some reason I've never tried these two particular brushes! These brushes are constantly raved about and I thought it was time that I treated to myself to some new face brushes. These are such a decent price as well, I can't wait to try them!

2) Eyelure lengthening false eyelashes
I absolutely love eyleure's eyelashes, they are so easy to use and so natural. These are also such a decent price! These ones are so nice as they are lengthening and can be used during day to day life without looking way too dressed up.

 3 Nyx Makeup
Oh my goodness, I can't tell you how excited I've been since Nyx has been available in the UK, as it's such a good quality but reasonably priced makeup brand. I decided to go for a brown tone eye shaddow pallete (love in paris) their liquid lipstick (in London) and their, highlighter/ blusher (in chiffon). So far I've only tried out the lipstick but I am definitely so impressed!

4) Maybelline Dream Satin Liquid Foundation
This has always been one of my favourite drugstore foundations, so this is pretty much just a repurchase. I would say that this is a pretty high coverage and gives quite a glowy finish and is just a staple for my every day makeup routine

5) Garnier summer body gradual tan lotion
This is an absolute essential for me over the summer months! Unfortunately I am not of those people blessed with naturally tanned skin, so i have to fake it! I like to use this as it is super simple to use, just by appling a little bit every day you will get a gorgeous tan, without all the pain on sunbathing!

6) Rimmel Nail Varnish
I decided to pick up this really gorgeous, summery light blue colour. I love these nail varnishes as they're super easy to apply and dry so quickly! They're also super cheap at £2.99 each.

Hope you enjoyed seeing what I picked up recently! What have you been purchasing recently beauty wise? Don't forget to follow me on twitter, instagram and bloglovin!

Love, Yasmin xx

Life: My Revision And Study Tips

Hello Everyone!
So, it's unfortunately that time of year again - exams. The last hurdle before we can finally relax for the summer months. It can be an awfully stressful and busy time of year, and even worse that when the weather gets sunny you just want to be outside enjoying yourself! But seriously do not fret, this period of your life is very short and it will be over soon. Put in the work now and you will thank yourself later! Now that I am a university student I think I can safely say that I am pretty experienced with revision and found some really good  methods that work for me. So today, I thought that I would share with you how I like to revise and little hacks for making it easier or more entertaining (if revision ever can be entertaining?) so that you can get the results that you want, whether you're doing your GCSEs, A Levels or a degree.

1) Find a good work space
I think that this may be one of the most important steps in being successful in your revision. Personally, when I try to revise at home, I find myself constantly distracted by my family, food, and the television among various other things. It was during my studying for my A Levels that I discovered the best place for me to revise was my local library. It's full of other students who are also revising for their exams, so it's quiet, as well as practical with large tables so you have space to work as well. Most librarys also have free wifi as well so you can easily have all of your resources that you need. I also found that being surrounded  by other students working hard was excellent motivation for me to carry on revising and keep working. If you find that you don't like working in the library or that you're perfectly comfortable at home, make sure you have a good desk or work space where you can keep all your paper and resources organised, as a messy work space will only distract you and waste time!

2) Make your revision interesting
Although I've heard people describe this as a 'waste of time', I have always been a firm believer that colours are a perfect tool to help you with your revision. I find that not only does using colour and the process of making my revision look pretty and neat, it really helps me to separate the information and take it in. Along with colour I like to make tables, mind maps and revision cards, rather than contantly just writing notes straight down so that I can visualise certain information and keep it in my mind. Wilkos is going to be your best friend during exam season, cheap but excellent quality stationary, I always buy their big refill pads for 50p and these adorable revision cards were only £1! I also make sure I'm stocked up on black biros and coloured fine liner pens. As well as this, music and your earphones are great, I always listen to motivational music playlists on Spotify or things that put me in a good mood - one of my favourites is the Great British Breakfast or Who Run The World? Girls.

3) Rests and breaks
I really cant stress enough how important this is! I always like to make sure I get a good night sleep when I'm revising. I like to go to bed early and wake up early so that I can make the most of the day and be the most productive when revising - pulling all nighter's are NOT a good idea. Your body is tired and you won't take in the information, plus you need to sleep at night in order for your body to process all of the information that you have just given it. As well as this, make sure that you don't study for too long at a time. I tend to go for maximum two hours and then I always make sure I go for a walk or have something to eat, just to clear my head and stop me from getting too stressed. Some of my favourite snacks are grapes and strawberries as you can just pick at them. I also make sure I constantly have enough water to drink as when I get dehydrated I find it so difficult to concentrate!

Good luck to anyone taking exams in the next couple of months, I hope some of these tips have helped you out ! Have you got any extra study tips? Don't forget to follow me on Twitter, Instagram and Bloglovin' to stay up to date with me, I'd love to connect with you all.


Love, Yasmin xxx

Fashion: Spring Cleaning!

Hi all! 

As I'm sure you all know by now, spring is one of my favourite times of year. The sun starts to come out and the temperature starts to get warmer and we can start wearing different clothes and updating our wardrobe. So what better time of year to do a bit of spring cleaning? Today I thought  I would talk about my tips for clearing out your wardrobe and updating it for summer. 

1) Start from the beginning

I find the best thing to do is to take everything you have out of your wardrobe and put it on my bed. I then get 3 bin bags or boxes - one for spring/summer clothes, one for autumn/ winter clothes and one for chuck/ or donate and sort all of my clothes into these boxes. If you haven't worn an item of clothing more than five times and you've had it for a while, you know it's time to give it to a better home. You then are ready to put 2/3 of your wardrobe to the side and have  much  more space to work with. 

2) Categories

Personally, I'm a really organised person, and I absolutely love to have everything in some sort of order, so from my spring/ summer box, I then sort all of my clothes into different piles, for example, tops, jeans, skirts, dresses and pyjamas. Whilst I do this, I fold all of them nicely so they are ready to put into my wardrobe, or I hang dresses and more delicate tops on pretty hangers. I really like these felt ones from Primark, absolute bargain at around £4 for a pack!

3) Cleaning your wardrobe

If we're going to go through the time and effort to sort out our clothes, we want to make sure our wardrobe is nice and clean as well. I like to hoover all the shelves and nooks and crannies, and then take an antibacterial wipe and clean all of the surfaces - you'd be surprised at how dusty it gets in there!

After this I like to put either bath bombs or bars of soap on the shelves to ensure that my wardrobe and all of my clothes will smell sweet.

4)Now put everything away!

You will have a lovely and tidy wardorbe where you will know excactly where everything is and where to find it, leaving no space for rushing around in the morning.

This is such a rewarding and useful task to do and so necessary. Don't stop there and work with your partner to tackle his wardobe - the guys can be so bad at remembering to update their wardrobe! I always find that my boyfriend has holes in his pants and so many random items of clothing that he doesn't even wear! Doing this together will motivate him to want to look for new styles for himself, and maybe want to treat himself to some new underwear from somewhere like TommyJohn, a website that makes great men's underwear!*

 I hope that I have maybe inspired you to clear out your wardrobe and feel more organised and that you have picked up some helpful tips.

What do you do when you spring clean? 

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Love, Yasmin xxx

Beauty: Favourite Spring Pinks Lip Products

Hey everyone, hope you are all doing well.
Today I thought that I would talk about some of my favourite spring lip products. This is the time when we tend to move from dark, berry tones to lovely,girly pink colours and I absolutely love them as they make me feel so girly and it feels so much lighter and fresh, which is what you want during the warmer months.

Collection Lip Butter in Cappuccino
Last spring this lip butter was literally all I wore.  It's so easy to aply as it's in the shape of a pen and feels so comfortable on your lips as it's light and not too sticky. What more could you want?

Benefit Ultra Plush Lipgloss
This is just a lovely girly shade of lip gloss which smells delicious, absolutely perfect for summer!

Collection Lipstick in Rose Wood
I discovered this lipstick back in autumn actually. It's a gorgeous nude colour and really can be put with any make up look for one of those to die for 'your lips but better' looks.

Revlon Lip Butter in Cupcake
Ah the lip butters, again such a comfortable, moisturising product for your lips, whilst giving a gorgeous colour. This is an ulitmate barbie/ princess shade and one that I definitely go for on days when I'm feeling really girly and glam.

Rimmel Kate Moss Lipstick in No 20
WOW this one is really bright, however I think that it gives such a gorgeous, playful look and would look amazing with some light eye shadow and lots of bronzer for a beautiful holiday look. We all know the Rimmel Kate Moss lipsticks are amazing quality and this one is certainly no exception.

Seventeen Lip Lustre Lip glosses and Benefit Ultra Plush Lip gloss
I never used to be much of a fan of lip glosses, however recently I've really been getting into them. These two are just really nice and pretty shades that can go easily with an every day make up look or a brown smokey eye.

I hope you enjoyed reading this post and that it maybe gave you some inspiration for some new lip products this spring!

Do let me know whether there are any products that YOU love at this time of year as well.  Don't forget to follow me on Twitter, Instagram and Bloglovin'.

Love, Yasmin xxxx

Beauty: Maybelline Lash Sensational Review

Hello everyone!
Happy Sunday, I hope you are all doing well. Today I thought I would talk about a product which has been raved about for the past few months and had many good reviews: Maybelline's new mascara 'lash sensational.
Now for the past year, I haven't found anything that has even come close to my beloved Benefit 'Roller Lash' mascara, but after hearing so many good reviews I was eager to try Maybelline's new offering, espescially since it's half the price of Roller Lash, and if I can find something which agrees more with my student budget I'm going to lap it up!
 First off what I noticed is the packaging for this mascara is absolutely lovely. It's a beautiful sparkly, light pink colour, so it's really girly, and goes well with my other make up (I'm a blogger, I'm all about the aesthetics aha!)

 Opened the lid and looked at the brush, what scared my was how huge the brush is. In comparison to my roller lash, which has a nice and sensible plastic brush, this one was bug with bristles. Now the only reason that this scared me is because I don't have the steadiest hand and massive brushes tend to go everywhere.

After trying this mascara, I could see straight away what everyone has been raving about. It lifts up my lashes, makes them longer and curls them. If you are patient and wait for the first coat to dry slightly, it is also buildable to make your lashes as long as you want and give a nice separated look. However, if you rush into it too quickly it can become clumped. Also, since I don't tend to wear eyeliner on a day to day basis and a light eye shaddow, it's a lot more difficult to hide when I get mascara on my lids accidentally, which it is not difficult to do with this huge brush. However, I don't think that this is a reflection on the brush but more my inability to keep a steady hand (if any of you have any tips on how to improve that it would be much appreciated).

Over all I would say this product is 100 percent worth the buy - however it definitely won't be over taking my beloved Benefit 'Roller Lash' any time soon!
What are your favourite mascaras at the moment? Don't forget to follow me on Instagram, Twitter and Bloglovin'
Love, Yasmin xxx

Life: Little Ways To Cheer Yourself Up

Hey everyone,
I hope you are all doing well! I decided I really wanted to write today's post after having a couple of down days last week. Whilst it was nothing serious that put me in a bit of a bad mood, I really struggled to motivate myself to get on with life and not just sit sulking in bed aimlessly scrolling through Twitter. This sound familiar to anyone? Of course we all get this feeling from time to time, where we feel like life just isn't going quite right and we need some pick me ups right? So in today's post I'm gonna discuss what I did to get myself back on my feet :)

1) Get yourself physically ready for the day.

One of the main things that I find is necessary in order to get myself feeling better and more motivated is to make sure that I look like I'm ready for business. If I'm sat in dowdy old sweats, no make up and messy hair, with no effort put into myself, I tend to find it a lot harder to put effort into anything else. So I always make sure I take a nice, long, hot shower, pick out an outfit I feel great in and do my hair and make up nicely. Instantly I feel better about myself and way more ready to take on the day. I'm not suggesting that you have to look nice in order to feel better or anything like that, but I am suggesting that taking a few simple steps to make you feel good about your appearance can make the world of difference in how you feel about yourself. 

2) Have some 'ME' time: In the whole rush of life and craziness of trying to keep up with schedules and deadlines, it can seem like such a struggle to feel like you are actually doing anything to benefit yourself. and you can often find yourself going from one day to the next without ever really taking into consideration how you got there. In among all of this, I like to make sure that I give myself a chance to unwind and setting aside at least an hour a day to do things that purely benefit me and make me happy, For example, I like to read a book, or listen to music (at the moment I am absolutely loving Selena Gomez's newest album 'Revival!) or even just catching up on social media or giving my mum a call to see how she's doing. By doing this it is bound to lift your mood!

3) Do some gentle exercise: I'm sure we all know by now, exercise releases endorphin's that really improve our mood and make us feel so much better, so why don't we all follow this age old advice and do it. I know what you're thinking, eugh, exercise. But if it's going to make you feel better in the long run, why not just do it? Now I'm not saying you have to do a hardcore workout AT all. I like to walk by the beach or take a yoga or dance class, something that I know I will enjoy and forget that I'm even exercising at all.

4) Tidy space = tidy mind: I genuinely think that being able to do your work to a good standard requires being organised. unluckily for a lot of us that doesn't come naturally. A good start is making sure your work space is tidy. I usually set apart one day about once a month, to sort through my room and make sure everything is clean and tidy and organised. This means that for the rest of the month I can rest assured that I can get on with my work without  having to worry about organizing my self. I always throw away paper work that I no longer need and make sure my desk is clear so that I can think straight.

5) Eating correctly: I;m not going to pretend I'm one of those people who eats really well all the time, I'm really really not. However, I do believe that making small changes to your diet can really help boost your mood. For example, switching to green tea has relaxed me greatly. Or swtiching to snacking on fruit and nuts means that my energy is sustained for longer, and I don't crash after a couple of hours. 

What are your tips for cheering yourself up? I hope that some of these have been helpful to you and that you enjoyed reading this post! Don't forget to follow me on instagram, Twitter and Bloglovin'
Love, Yasmin xxx

Fashion: spring wishlist

Hello everyone!
I am so excited for summer! Every day at the moment I find myself drifting into daydreams about festivals and holidays and all the clothes which I want to wear while the weather is warmer. Espescially with Coachella happening recently I have been stalking so many celebrities and bloggers to see what their wearing and inspiring myself for my summer wardobe! Here is what I have been loving most:

1) The Bardot Top: I am so happy that these are making their way back into fashion! These gorgeous tops are a classic and one way of making your outfit more dressed up and interesting whilst still being comfortable. I love this one from Miss Selfridge, the ruffles really give it something extra and I think that this would be perfect for a festival, and I would pair it with some denim shorts and a body chain underneath for the cool summer vibe.

2) The Pinafore Dress: If you've ever read any of my previous fashion posts I suspect you will know that I have an undying love for pinafores, so you can only imagine my excitement when Topshop bought out a range in beautiful pastel colours for spring and summer.I am obsessed with this dusky pink shade and think that it would look so cute with a pair of white converse and a white crop top underneath. I would also do my hair in french plaits for an ultra playful vibe. 

3) The mid- length skirt: I am absolutely in love with longer skirts at the moment. They are a simple way of updating your wardrobe for a more 'sophisticated' vibe. I can imagine wearing these skirts to a bbq or a pub on sunny evenings. Theyre also perfect for those of you who don't like to get your legs out as they're still cool and light for the warmer days.

spring wishlist by yasminanicole featuring a crop top

So there is my wishlist for the next few months! I hope you enjoyed reading this post and maybe got some inspiration for summer. Hope you are all having a lovely week! Don't for get to follow me on bloglovin' and GFC! 

Love, Yasmin xxx