I guess is never too late to share the favourites of the year with you all, as they probably will serve as reference for future purchases or a simply add on to the wishlist! Either way, 2016 was the year I got more high end make-up than my entire life, and it was also the year I've spent hundreds of £ on IMATS (sorry not sorry)!

As a result, it was hard to pick favourites but deep inside I knew which products impressed me the most and got most used.

It's been months since the last time I touched my watercolours, and one of these days filled with boredom and almost sadness for not creating anything in so long I just gave in! Pulled out all my materials and started sketching. I lost a bit of the practice I've once had but the love was still there... Watercolours have always been my favourite media alongside ink, and to be able to draw again was almost a disconnection to the real world. 

Here's some of the things I created while inspired! I've stopped for a while once again, the holidays approaching make me work more and more hours and have less time to take care of my personal life but hopefully once this season is gone I'll be able to loose myself once again in the magic of splashing colour! 

The festive season is usually all about glitter and pops of red everywhere but not all of us enjoy such bold statements, and the social pressure can be there to make us wear that red lipstick we've got since 5 Christmas ago that we hate...

If this is the case, you can be glamorous and season appropriate by twisting the red and going for the mauves instead! With these 5 products you can create a stunning look that will be festive yet not on your face and is a safe playground for those who are less experienced.

This has nothing of green in it apart from its beautiful packaging, worry not! Pixi has been in the spot light for quite some time now and the most popular thing is probably the Glow Tonic, or at least is the one thing I think about when I hear about the brand. Haven't tried that particular product but after some reads on this Sculpting powder I decided to give in and try it myself. All the raves were there so my expectations were high! It's not the cheapest sculpting powder either but oh it is a good one...

Glow is the key for the holiday season and since not all of us have the possibility or desire to spend dozens of pounds in cosmetics I decided it would be helpful to bring you some affordable glow givers!

Seventeen has always been that brand I look past when shopping, have no idea why since I've always been a fan of affordable yet good quality make-up, so since the day I decided to stop 5 minutes and have a browse there I found a few amazing products.

I guess I just need to justify why I've been absent for a month, and funny is I didn't even notice the time go by. If you're an avid reader you've noticed I wrote a post on why I was thinking of quitting blogging overall and just live life as it is, considering I'm not getting much further in my blogging path or accomplishing the targets I would've like to by this time. Truth be said I haven't given all the time in the world to blogging and even thou I love it and is one of my favourite things to do I just can't bring myself forward to leave everything else behind for this.

Long time no see, I know, shall I even mention?! Who knows in an upcoming post I write a life update. Onto new and exciting beauty stuff! Essence! You know this was the first brand being featured on the blog and many years before I used it non stop. Quality definitely improved and the trends are being followed, as expected!

Halloween is literally around the corner and if you're lacking inspiration for the dress up party just pop onto my last post for an easy yet fun look!

Season of the pumpkins also means season of the bold dark lips but since I'm that for all year around I decided it was more than fair to share my go to Halloween-y type of lipsticks!

NYX Cosmetics has a full range of Wicked Lippies which as the name suggest are very unique shades. I only own 3 of them and they sure are season appropriate!

After 3 years I can say, is frustrating not seeing major changes. What's wrong? The way I write, my photos, my content? I have no idea. I'm not the best at sharing my posts but when you have 500 followers you expect more than 18 reads a day, if you're lucky you'll have that much. 

I've always said to myself and other fellow bloggers, numbers don't matter but they do nowadays, it seems like if you don't have a certain amount of following at the end of X years you're just a failure as a blogger. It came to me that why bother sit down and write about things if people don't care to read? If it won't make them come back or if my photography is a bit grey because - hey I live in London what can you expect! 

I'm trying to move my life forward, I finished my course, I want to be a make-up artist full time but is so hard and takes so much money out of my savings to have a minimum decent kit. All of this together I still work 5 days a week at the bakery, and not having the best team ever with me it just sucks that I can't just quit because where am I going to get money to pay my bills right...

All of this together adds up to the fact I don't see progress as quick as I'd like to. I want to stick around but I come I write something and then I don't publish because I'm not feeling it. I've always been proud of my achievements but it comes to a point where there's so many people at my age doing so much better than me in life. So why bother if I'm not getting there even after 3 years. 

I'm not calling it quits right now but I don't want to spend all my life trying to be good at something that I potentially am not. 

Regina was the town we stayed for the most part, and where I spent all my money at Sephora! More on that to come later! 

Being it a small town and nothing like London it was good to get out and see some street art and different roads to the ones I'm used to. I can say I would not live there as I love Kingston way more. The problem in this part of Canada is that you need car to go everywhere which sucks when you don't own a license. Apart from that is a small town that has everything you need and good places to visit. 

Basically the Wascana Centre that I shared on last post is in here so you already have a good excuse to visit this part of SK.

On the weekend we've been to a closer city  - 3 hours drive away but that's their definition of close in a country where you get on a road that you just need to go straight for miles and all you see is fields with corn stover and sheep eating grass. The city in question is Saskatoon but the only pictures I have from it belongs to a park we visited, full of autumn-y leaves! I hope you enjoyed all this pictures from Canada and if you've been there recommend me a place to visit next! I'm planning on going to Vancouver next year! 

Kat von D arrived to the UK! Finally.... Now that I'm off in Canada and can pick everything they decided to contradict me and settle in UK soil. The good thing thou, if I happen to love a product don't need to order online. 

I've placed my introductory exclusive kit by the same time I got the Nikkie palette but just now had a chance to try all the products and have my thoughts.

For a long time I haven't done a halo eye and since we're in transition times between seasons what a better way to put that to work. I personally love bold smoky eye looks in the Fall, compliments the weather in a way.

This time I opted for browns and the only eyeshadow palette I used was the Tartelette in Bloom, which gives you an idea of a look to create with it if you already own the palette. If not, is not a problem since all the shades are standard and pretty much found in any neutral palette.

I hope you enjoy this look as much as I do!

Recently the hype was all over the new Too Faced collaboration, this time with Nikkie Tutorials, whom I've been a loyal follower for the past 6 years. I can say I wanted it for her, but of course mostly for the make-up! I've played with the palette for a while now and I have my opinion on it.

As if you were not expecting something like this to come up... So, let's start by saying there's no gold in here... so far.

The bold is a state of mind, a way of expressing feelings and one that makes you feel like you own the world... or at least is all it gives to me.

I'm a sucker for anything weird, and lipstick is no exception, I hope you enjoy this little (big) collection of fun colours and get inspired to rock that blue you got last month but still had no "chance" to wear.