Doing a Charity Event

Last year, I took park in the 2014 Race For Life. It was a 5k run for Cancer Research. You could either walk, jog or run the course. I did this for my Mum's best friend who survived and all the other people that have been affected by any type of cancer. I managed to jog 3.5k, walk 0.5k and then jog the last 1k. I managed to do this in exactly 35 minutes. I loved every minute of it. So... This year, I decided to up it and do the Pretty Muddy 5k run. This was an obstacle course with various things that get you soaked and covered in mud. Because it's tough going when you get near to the obstacles, our group decided to run the parts that were not near to them. So we probably ran 5 strips of 0.5k and then walked the other 5 0.5k strips that lead to the 5 different obstacles. 

It costs £20 to entre into the run as part of your donation and then if you want, you can get sponsors. Next year, I'm hoping to do one of these runs next and then the colour run as it looks amazing! I recommend doing something for charity as not only does it help people, but it's great fun too! 

My Beauty Bay order

This week's post is back on the theme of beauty - yay! It feels like I haven't officially posted about beauty for so long but I'm sure there'll be quite a few in the next couple of months. Anyway, let's get on with it...

So recently, I placed an order on Beauty Bay; I love this website! I only came across it about 6 months ago and since then, I've been ordering all sorts like: Zoeva brushes, Louise Young products and other little bits and bobs. This time, I've ordered something from Kevin Aucoin. I don't normally like to spend a ridiculous amount of money makeup but sometimes, you just have to treat yourself. I always feel that little bit better when I have the products on me and that's why it's worth buying more luxury items every now and again. 

The products that I bought:

Zoeva eyelashes - I've never actually used false eyelashes before but I'm trusting Zoeva!

Zoeva 142 brush - The 142 Zoeva brush is a concealer brush and I'm sure I will like it. I love the other Zoeva brushes that I have and they still stay as good quality once they've been washed.

Zoeva Naturally Yours eyeshadow palette - The palette by Zoeva includes 5 mattes and 5 shimmers: Pure, Soft & Sexy, Smooth Harmony, Forever Yours, Slow Dance, First Love, Casual Elegance, Sweet Sound, Lovely Monday and Timeless Chic. All of the shades look incredible. However, I'm not too sure on the packaging. The price is so cheap for the amount of shades and the brand etc, but I do think the packaging could be so much better. It just seems to be rather messy and you can't really tell what the brand is or the name of the palette. 

Kevin Aucoin lip gloss in the shade Absinthia - Again, this is my first time trying a product from Kevin Aucoin so I'm sure it'll appear in another post if I end up liking it.

Louise Young highlighter -  I've been hesitating for a few weeks whether or not to get the Louise Young highlighter as I've been meaning to get one for a while. On the Beauty Bay website, the picture of it looks quite big so I thought it was a bargain for £14. However, when I opened my parcel, it was tiny! Even when you take it out of the box, it's small. So I checked the website to find the weight and it was 3.5g. I should've checked before I bought! It's just slightly bigger than an eyeshadow but I thought it would be slightly bigger as not many people, that I know, have even heard of the brand so I thought it would be cheaper for that weight or bigger for the same price. On the other hand, it is a very nice highlighter and I think I'm just going to try it out.

Overall though, I can't wait to try the products and if I like them then I'm sure you'll see them in a post again! 

These are all my opinions so please don't take it the wrong way. I'm just a big fan of packaging and the way things are presented as I love everything to look nice!