Face Of The Day

Here is today's make up look. Here's what I used...

Foundation - Seventeen On The Spot foundation mixed with Barry M white foundation

Eyeshadow - Urban Decay 15 Year Palette

Lipstick - MAC

Hair - ... messy bedhead.

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Plus size fashion - George Pop Art and Tie Dye

There are some genuinely lovely pieces going on in Asda at the moment. If you're anything like me you'll find yourself a little bored with George at Asda all year 'round apart from summer. Summer is a completely different matter. Their designs get a lot more 'me' and I just can't help myself!

I couldn't resist this tie dye thin jumper. It's quite baggy and hangs lovely. £10.

Here is a lovely Pop Art inspired polka dot t-shirt. It was a snap at £8!

I just genuinely wished that Asda's G21 range would go up to the same size as all of Asda's other clothes. It's such a shame as I'd buy pretty much the whole range. Just because we're plus size doesn't mean we all dress dowdy and bland!

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A Coke With Your Name On It

Who's have thought you could get a beverage with your name written on it without taking some Tipex to it yourself? But Coca Cola have taken it upon themselves to adorn their bottles with 150 of the most popular names in the UK, possibly the world. 

With there being a large variety of names you'd imagine that finding your own name would be quite difficult and it appears that it is. I've lost count of the number of Facebook posts I've seen where people have been trying to find their name for days. 

Needless to say the shelves of Coke are in complete disarray as people fling the wrong named bottles to the side in a hope of finding their own moniker. 

I first looked in Asda Living with no luck. Tesco, however, was a much luckier attempt. Not only did I find my first name, but there was also my middle name. I just went with the first name.

Have you found your own name yet?

Sarah
xx

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Glossybox UK - May 2013 2nd Birthday Box

I was really excited about the 2nd Birthday box from Glossybox. Usually the birthday boxes are out of this world, packed with fun goodies and full size items. Imagine my disappointment when I received my box and found there were zero full size items and several I won't even use. Here are the contents of my box -

The best item is the Genechy mascara sample, or so I thought until I opened it and saw just how tiny the sample actually was. Usually with samples you can get a good few months use out of them, with this I'll be lucky to get a couple of weeks. 

There is a face/hair oil in there, which sort of makes me wonder if Glossybox actually use our beauty profiles as I have oily combination skin. I never risk putting oil on my face and oils also seem to wash out the colour in my hair far quicker than I'd like.

There is a tiny primer sample which I used this morning and meh.. it's exactly the same as the GOSH Velvet Touch Primer. 

There is also a face cream. Yawn.

And surprise surprise another Nails Inc mini sample. Have we not had enough of these yet? Don't get me wrong, I love Nails Inc, but a bit of variety in the boxes would be great.

As an added extra there is some Glossybox nail files. 

I closed my box and pondered its contents. For a birthday box that is really poor - Not one full size item and a box that may be worth a tenner at a push.

I decided to take a look at Instagram to see what other people had got and my lord, did I get the short straw this month! In one of the boxes there are THREE full size items, including a La Roche Posay 50+SPF item which would've been wonderful for me and my uber pale skin!

After seeing all the other boxes on Instagram I started thinking that their way of having several different boxes just isn't fair. For example, last month I got a pretty decent box, but so many others got bad ones. Is this fair? Is it right that one box has no full size items while another have three? We all pay the same price, don't we? Isn't it right that we should all get the same items (different colour/skin combos obviously)? Isn't that a much fairer way to do things? 

Glossybox say it's to keep an element of surprise in their boxes. If everyone receives them on the same day, won't we all be surprised with the contents of the box anyway? And not be thinking 'I wonder if I got the rubbish box this month?'

If you think the same way that I do, then please sign my petition to make Glossybox fair! 

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/glossybox/

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Soufeel Mother's Day Offer & 10% off your order!

I've reviewed Soufeel before on my YouTube channel and I just noticed that their website has a Mother's Day offer! Now, in the UK we've already had our Mother's Day, but in the States it's still on it's way. Still, we can reap the rewards of this amazing Soufeel offer.

With any order made on soufeel.com you can get a free personalised photo charm! Put in a photo of your loved ones or pets and have them on your wrist at all times.

Don't forget, if you used the code 'SARAH' you can get 10% off your order too!

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Review :: WWE Live Event at Sheffield Arena 21st April 2013

Every year the WWE rolls up on the shores of the UK. Nine times out of ten it is the Smackdown brand that makes itself at home in Sheffield. This time was no different. 

This was my fifth time of seeing the WWE live in Sheffield. I went last year and found it to be a little bellow par. So needless to say, I didn't have the highest of hopes for this event.

I made my way through the hoards of children in John Cena t-shirts to find my seat, praying I wasn't sitting next to a hyperactive 6 year old that would cry when he realised that his hero wouldn't be there.

The show started with Lillian Garcia asking everyone to stand while she 'sang' God Save The Queen. Very few people listened and even fewer stood. 

It was announced the first match would be an eight man tag team match. The mood quickly was lifted as Santino Marella's music hit. I must admit, he was a good way to start the show. A good giggle is always a good way to start off a show. 

Then 3MB's music hit. Of course everyone booed - they're heels, right? Wrong. Apparently tonight Jinder Mahal and Drew McIntyre are playing the roles of faces. 

Then out came Alex Riley, who hasn't even been on TV for months, but seemed to get a half decent pop from the crowd. This 'thrown together' team would face Primo & Epico & The Prime Time Players. After a good few giggles from Santino, the match ended with the Cobra. Very predictable, but quite an enjoyable match, made even better by a sudden interruption from The Shield, who destroyed the victors and vowed to win their match against Sheamus & The New Age Outlaws.

Next was Fandango vs Ted DiBiase. There was very little 'Fandangoing' from the crowd, which was a disappointment and that match was quite short. It was clear the match was mainly put on for the crowd to hear a man pronounce his name on a microphone. Still enjoyable though.

Next Hornswoggle was introduced as the special guest announcer for the Diva's match. Natalya got a good pop from the crowd and Alicia Fox got a very indifferent response. It's hard to tell who's a face and who's a heel in the Diva's division these days so can you blame people? 

The match was pretty decent, with Natalya getting lots of chanting from the crowd. Nattie won the match with the Sharpshooter and had a little post match celebration with Hornswoggle.

Next came the snooze match of the night. The Great Khali vs Mark Henry. Neither man is known to be a good 'mover' so this match was inevitably slow. There really is nothing to report on this match except Mark Henry won with the Worlds Strongest Slam.

Next was the match that was billed as the main event, but had been bumped down the card, possibly because there was no longer the World Heavy Weight title on the line. Alberto Del Rio vs Jack Swagger in a no DQ match. The segment started with Zeb Colter giving his usual racist speech before Riccardo introduced Alberto. Del Rio got a pretty decent pop and the match wasn't half as bad as I imagined it would be. There was a kendo stick, chair and a table - everything you'd expect, really. Del Rio won via a cross arm breaker.

After the interval came the match for the Intercontinental Championship  Wade Barrett put his title on the line against a personal favourite of mine, Justin Gabriel.  This was a perfect example of how a home crowd can suddenly make you a face. Wade got the crowd hyped up while Justin, despite being the 'face' in this situation seemed to mainly get boos. Justin gave some decent high flying moments which were much needed on the card, but inevitably Wade won with a huge upper cut.

Next was The Big Show vs Randy Orton.  This match could have been a good one, but Big Show spent at least ten minutes refusing to get into the ring and start the fight, instead deciding to have arguments with children on the first few rows. Eventually when the match started it was a back and forth affair. When Big Show hit the choke slam there was a huge intake of breath from the 8 year olds in the arena, but of course Randy kicked out and eventually hit the RKO from 'outta nowhere' and got the win. Randy took his time to circle the ring and sign autographs and slap hands with fans in the front row, making sure he didn't leave anyone out.

Next was the main event and the one  I was looking most forward to. Sheamus & New Age Outlaws vs The Shield. First to enter the ring were the Outlaws, to disappointingly little crowd reaction. I'm guessing most of the crowd were kids there with their parents who weren't around to see the Outlaws the first time around, which was even referenced by Billy Gunn himself. Sheamus got a bigger reaction and The Shield got a mass of boos as they appeared close to where I was sitting before making their way to the ring. It felt odd cheering for both sides but I couldn't help it.

The match was good, but short. My attempts at starting a 'You still got it' chant fell flat on their arse, but it was genuinely nice to see the Outlaws back in action and not really missing a beat. 

The match ended when The Shield got disqualified for using a chair.  The Outlaws and Sheamus celebrated their victory by picking out a small lad from the front row with ginger hair and got him in the ring. His name was Olly, and he was all kinds of adorable. I think the Outlaws and Sheamus really made that boys night and it was a really nice end to the evenings events.

Roll on November...

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Random post - WWE, being a girl & Wrestlemania

I know this isn't what I usually update about, but I started typing and this happened...

The week started out in the early hours of Monday morning, well 12am to be exact when Wrestlemania began. Being female and being a wrestling fan often gets you either a) picked on because it's not 'girly' (I've had this my entire life) or b) the male wrestling fans will look down on you like you know nothing because wrestling is a 'male sport' despite the fact that there is a whole division dedicated to women who wrestle. This is why I'm thankful for the few males friends I have that I can have a decent indepth conversation about wrestling with.
I've been watching it since I was four years old... In other words, I know my stuff and it's nice to have conversations where the 'fake' factor doesn't come into it. Where you both know and understand that, yes, while wrestling can be scripted and the winner is always predetermined, it is still a great for of entertainment. It's like watching Eastenders with big sweaty men. Nice.
So, what did I make of Wrestlemania? There were some good points and there were some bad. The highlight of the show for me was always going to be CM Punk vs The Undertaker. It's a clash of childhood me and current me. 'Taker was around when I was four.. with his grey leather gloves. Then the purple ones with his mask. Oh yeah, and not forgetting the time when there were two Undertaker's. Yeah, wrestling is stupid. A place where someone can come in and steal your identity without people realising. Again ,that's another reason why it's like Eastenders. Ian Beales daughter for example. Surely he'd pick up on the fact that she clearly wasn't the same person. Oh no, not in soap land!

Anyway, I had a feeling in my bones that Punk was going to be the one to beat the streak, but sadly I was wrong. Deep down I knew it wasn't going to happen. Undertakers streak = DVD sales. Roll on 25-0 the DVD. Vince will be rubbing his hands together with dollar signs in his eyes.

I felt as though since losing the belt Punk has been loosing steam. The feud with 'Taker would've been enough to push him to the BIG times. Even people who don't watch wrestling know about 'the streak' and I believe that Punk needed that win. Sure, he still gets the crowds chanting his name even though he's a heel, but I just can't see a direction for him to go in now. Who can he feud with? WWE have said they've finished up the Cena feud, so that means no more title shots for a while, but with the possibility of Cena turning heel (If that EVER happens) who do the WWE have? It wasn't long ago they said they didn't have enough decent heels, but now I think they have too many and not enough faces that the crowd can really get behind. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Punk as a heel, but a face turn would be something to really get the steam rolling again. My opinion.

There were few other matches that actually caught my attention. FaaannnDaaannnGoooo certainly didn't deserve to win over Y2J on the grand Wrestlemania stage. Someone said recently 'Jericho loves losing. He's got that used to making other people look good he just doesn't know when to stop' and it's true! I'd love to see Jericho  win some matches and maybe have another title reign before he retires into the Hall Of Fame.

HHH vs Brock was predictable and didn't really keep my attention all that much and to be honest, neither did Cena vs Rock Part 2. It was clear that super Cena was going to win this time around, but as there were rumours floating around of a possible heel turn I stayed watching only to see the exact opposite. Rock & Cena on the ramp holding up each others hands. Every chance for Cena to clock Rock in the face with the belt, but no. It was entirely too nice if you ask me. I used to love the surprise heel turn moments, but there doesn't seem to be that many anymore. Even Punk's heel turn was very slow and not obvious for a few weeks.

I just think the event could have been so much better. The Miz winning the IC title on the Pre-Show and then losing it the night after. What's the point in that? I think the creative team need to sort their act out and give us some decent storylines. No, this isn't the Attitude era, but surely there are better writers out there than this?

Oh, and the following night's RAW was around a million times better than Wrestlemania itself. The crowd MADE that show. The cheering as Ziggler won the belt were epic. I hadn't heard a crowd like that since Punk won the WWE Championship in front of his home crowd at Money In The Bank. Amazing.

The night after 'mania... sporting CM Punk t-shirt & hoodie and looking understandably tired -

I also feel like I need to post this... Chris formerly of Editors chats about Wrestlemania. Could this be more perfect?

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OOTD - Galaxy Print & Mint.. and cats!

Galaxy print top from http://www.sheinside.com. They were kind enough to send me a couple of items to talk about and this was one of them! -  http://www.sheinside.com/Blue-Batwing-Sleeve-Galaxy-Print-Loose-Blouse-p-109889-cat-1733.html

Denim jacket from New Look

Jeans from Moda

Sneakers from Primark

Spike Bow from ASOS

Bag from TK Maxx, brand Revolution by Edwin

Also, take a look at this cute cat design sweater, also from SheInside - Black Embroidered Cat Round Neck Loose Sweater - http://www.sheinside.com/Black-Embroidered-Cat-Round-Neck-Loose-Sweater-p-103021-cat-1734.html

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OOTD - Sugar Skulls & Spikes

Here's today's Outfit Of The Day!

Extensions - Best Hair Buy

Dress/Tunic - ASOS Curve

Cardigan -  Inspire at New Look

Jeans - Moda

Shoes - Primark

Bag - Revolution by Edwin

Brooch - Zelia Horsley

Necklace - Top Shop

Bow - Cupcakes & Chopsticks

iPhone case - Lux Addiction

Circle Lenses - Pinky Paradise

Adios!

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Nails Inc Feathers Collection - Cornwall

While I was browsing on Very the other day my attention was grabbed by these brand new nail polishes from Nails Inc. I hadn't seen any promo for them so they took my by surprise. I searched for swatches online and grinned to myself when I saw what this one looked like on. I added it to my basket and bought it, already excited about it arriving.

Here is what the wonderful 'Cornwall' nail polish looks like. The feather effect sort of reminds me of certain types of glitter nail polishes - the one's with long, slim pieces of glitter in it. The only difference is these have matte colours instead of glitter. Beaut. The bottle is also one of the nicest I've seen on a nail polish in a long time. It features a bird surrounded by white feathers. It looks really unique and grabs your attention straight away. 

Here is what the feather effect polish looks like on the nails. I applied it over the top of Poolside Party by Headline Colors. I really love how it looks. I'm quite tempted to add a few more layers to see what it looks like. The only drawback I can see is the same issue I have with some glitter polishes and that is sometimes the pieces hang over the edge of your nail and catch on everything. It's easily sorted though so it's not a big deal. 

Overall, I really like this polish and will get a lot of use out of it. 

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