Bump Update | Fairy's Tales

I see these little question bump update things everywhere; the first I saw of this kind was on Anna Saccone's blog. I think all the questions are the same with all of the blogs circulating so if you have one be sure to leave me a link, I'd love to read them :)

How far along: 27 weeks today 

Total weight gain: I've not weighed myself/been weighed since my 12 week scan so I have no idea. I don't feel like I've got bigger anywhere other than boobs and bump though.

Stretch marks: Not currently. I've been slack with the oil and moisturiser though, I'm sure it'll happen at some point

Best moments this week: Not anything baby related but on Saturday me and Lee took a trip to Lyme Regis - a seaside town that my family used to visit all the time as I was growing up. It'd probably been 10 or more years since I last went there. The weather was lush and we had fish and chips 

Miss anything?: Not really. I didn't drink before getting pregnant nor was I going out every weekend. Life is pretty much the exact same as it was. I've been incredibly lucky 
Movement: Quite a lot. I've had my whole arm kicked off my belly whilst I was resting it on top. I experienced some mental movements the other day, I think he was having a rave! It was ridiculous

Gender: Won't know until s/he's here! Yay 

Labor signs: I hope not. 

Symptoms: I've been so lucky the whole way through this pregnancy. Lee and I were talking about it on Saturday when I was telling him I just don't feel too hot and every pregnant woman I know is moaning about the weather! He said "The only symptom you've had is getting a bump" and he's kind of right! I don't want to be all cocky about it, anything could happen. And an easy pregnancy doesn't neccisarily mean an easy labour!

How do you feel?: I feel fine. Not experienced any crazy up and down hormones or mood swings - if anything I've been more calm and collected whilst pregnant than I ever was before!

Belly button in or out: Neither, it's just completely flat most of the time!

Wedding ring on or off: Well, we're not married yet, but the engagement ring is on still, as are all the rest of them! 

E.L.F haul | Fairy's Tales

Today I am: 26 weeks 

Hi everyone, bit of a different post today. I had a bit of a splurge on elf (eyes lips face) makeup. I bought a brush belt from them years ago and still receive emails from them about their offers and such and so I took advantage of 50% off all their makeup! As you can see I got quite the box full and including P&P it came to under £20!

I've not used their makeup before but there were a few things I was desperately after and would have bought from other brands, but with 50% off I thought I might as well give their products a try. 

This is my haul: Mineral Infused Face Primer - £6.95, Blush Pink Passion - £3.95, Daily Brush Cleaner - £3.95, Studio Makeup Mist & Set - £3.95, Studio Matte Lip Colour Rich Red - £3.95, Baked a Eyeshadow Palette Texas - £10.00 (all those prices are the full price - as I say I got 50%)

The main thing I was after was a primer, brush cleanser for spot cleaning and a makeup setting spray. 

I must say I am incredibly impressed with the brush cleaner, it comes in a 60ml bottle, so not the biggest one on the market but it really does the job. I have gotten sooo lazy when it comes to cleaning my brushes, I never used to spot clean them but would always deep clean with fairy liquid but water bills are expensive and I feel that if I can spot clean them daily then a deep clean isn't needed as often. It is anti-bacterial too so not only is it getting the residue of products off the brush it is helping to keep the nasty bugs that live on your brushes at bay. It also smells really lovely.

The primer I'm still not 100% convinced on yet! I have dry skin but for some reason no matter what I do makeup slides off my face. A lot of people with dehydrated skin or dry skin find that their makeup sinks into the skin throughout the day, mine just wipes clean off with the slightest touch! It's annoying for me, and it's annoying for the fiancée because he will undoubtedly get some form of transfer of my face onto his, or his clothes! Also because I'm so pale it looks like he's forgot to rub in his moisturiser, it's pure white on him! I don't feel that the primer necessarily helps the foundation stay on my skin and it feels a little slimy when first applied, but if left to sink into your skin before putting your makeup on it does leave your skin with a nice soft feel. The down side is if you don't give it time to soak into your face it makes the foundation application really streaky...we'll have to wait this one out a little longer to see my full verdict.

The makeup setting mist...oh dear, well first things first it stinks, I don't know quite what it smells of. Apparently it has Aloe, Green Tea, Cucumber and vitamins A,C & E in it. I think maybe it's the green tea that makes it so potent; or it could be my pregnant sense of smell. It also tastes really vile so, when applying hold your breath and avoid the lip area! I made this mistake the first time I sprayed it, it went on my lips and so I got a good old taste of it which lingered for quite some time. Like the primer, I'm not 100% convinced that this is helping my makeup last any longer, so I will give it a little bit more time. It is nice and refreshing though and I think you could use it through out the day if you're one of those people whose complexion gets a bit dull as the hours go by.

The most disappointing product of the lot is the eyeshadow palette. When I opened it I was in awe 

The colours look incredible, especially the top 3 on the right, lovely lilac pink and 2 rose gold shades, and when swatched they looked really promising

But to get any colour pay off you have to use your fingers, they are hopeless if you try and use a brush. As you can probably see the amount of dust all over the palette in the first picture, that is purely from just trying to get any amount of product onto a brush. Because they looked so pigmented at first I used a MAC 217 to apply the light champagne base colour but there was nothing happening. I've used them with and without a primer underneath and I've used a MAC 239 to try and pack the colour on, and still to no avail. Dipping your finger in and patting it onto the eye is the only way to get the lighter shades to show up and with the darker crease shaded you have to do the same to get the impact of colour and then blend with a 217 or 224 to buff the edges and create a nicer shape. I am so gutted about this, I'm just glad I didn't splurge a whole £10 on it! I much prefer my old trusty MUA palette (which unfortunately is hitting pan - hence this purchase)

All is not lost however the pink blush is really nice, although it is more matte than what I was expecting. On the website it looked as if it was going to have a shimmer through it, but it is a nice colour, if a little powdery, and transfers nicely onto the cheeks. I use my Real Techniques "blush brush" to apply 

But the piece de résistance is the Matte Lip Colour in Rich Red! Holy moly, this is gorgeous! As with most red lip colours it comes out on my lips as a slightly fuchsia-esque colour (I have highly pigmented lips and each lip colour looks different on different skin tones, for others it may be more of a true red) but this is so gorgeous. It comes in a wind up pencil, akin to those Revlon lip crayons (I forget their name) however it is on the smaller side, which for a shade this bright is probably an advantage as you can get right into the corners and draw a really lovely Cupid's bow, however with the more neutral shades I feel it might be a bit of a faff as it would probably take much longer than necessary to apply. It gives a semi-matte finish to start with and then dulls down into a true matte shade. You can see it freshly applied in this photo.

I must admit I did apply a lipgloss over the top which was a bit of a mistake as it started to bleed after an hour or two. That and I couldn't really test the lasting power properly because the gloss made it slip so it came off when I was eating and drinking. I will definitely update you on this lip product though because I absolutely love it!

You can purchase these products from www.eyeslipsface.co.uk. All these products were bought with my own money, I am not being paid or sponsored to review these products 

Thanks for reading, hope it wasn't too long and boring.

Until next week! 

Fai x 

My Favourite Baby-Buys | Fairy's Tales

Today I am: 25 weeks

What a surprise, it's been another hiatus - last week I was on holiday, and whilst the thought of writing a post on my phone was there, the signal was terrible and my phone battery lasted about 3 hours before it needed to be charged!

Today I thought I would share with you some of my most favourite baby buys that we've picked up. As we don't know what we're having obviously all of this is unisex.  It's been a nightmare trying to find unisex clothes, and a lot of the time me and Lee skip to the boys section because you can find a lot of stuff in the baby boy department that really could suit anyone! I'm also not a baby pink fan at all, so even if we found out that we were having a girl I would have stayed clear from that anyway!


First up is my MOST favourite piece we've bought  I don't know why I love this so much but I find myself looking at it all the time, I just can't help it; the little characters are so cute and I really like the black and white monsters - aahh they're the cutest!!

 

 

 

Sleeping bag - TK Maxx £12.99

 

Secondly is this little 2 set from Mothercare - annoyingly I prefer the Daddy suit to the Mummy one but hey, beggars can't be choosers! These photos are true to colour, if you follow the link here the photos do not do it justice at all! I can't remember what size we bought this in, it's either newborn or first size. Different shops call it different things, all I know is that it says up to 10lbs - so we should hopefully get a good wear out of them...although if the baby is anything like me (I was almost 10lb born) we might not get any wear! I still love the colours though. Beautiful

Primark

These bibs are a little bit girly, but I saw the cow print on on a hanger by itself in Primark and I wanted it immediately, unfortunately they came in a pack of three with the black and white leopard print and the pink...whatever that is...tiger I assume? When I was taking photographs of these I took them off their little hanger and it looks like I got a bargain without even realising! The price sticker said £3 but there was a faint red line through it and a solitary 1 next to it...so maybe I got them for a pound? Who knows, it was ages ago and I doubt we still have the receipt for them! We did also buy some of the same bandanna style bibs in stars and stripes with red white a blue, thankfully they won't be worn together so it won't look like we're pledging allegiance to another nation's flag!

Up To Seven

This was a gift from my Mummy, whilst we were on holiday last week we made a trip into Bath (a little tip for if you visit Bath; don't go into town before 10am because nothing will be open) we walked past a lovely little shop with the cutest little knitted strawberry hats in the window, it was closed when we walked past first but we made sure to go back there. It's a little independent shop called Up To Seven, selling handmade and organic clothing. There were some gorgeous pieces in there, and I chose the hat because we've been really struggling to find little hats and then mum treated me to the babygrow too. I love the colours and the pattern in this, it's definitely something a baby of either sex could wear.

3 set - TK Maxx £4.99

 We have a lot of animal and jungle themed items in our stash but we couldn't pass up on this. This was found in the boy section of TK Maxx and as soon as I saw it I knew I had to get it, just for the monkey on the front of one. This is in 6-9 months so we'll have a while until baby can wear it but I couldn't leave it in the shop! I call Lee "Monkey", I don't know why, or even where it came from to be honest but I just do, so we've sort of been calling the baby "Monkey" as well. For £4.99 I thought this was a steal! The other 2 pieces are just plain, with a bright green and then a stripey one, the front one is the only romper with an applique on it.

And last but not least, let's end with a piece for Mummy!

ASOS

 I bought this dress from the maternity range for £17.50 - it's currently only available in a size 8, but they do EXACTLY the same dress in their standard range here and the Curve range here so you've got plenty of choice! I love this dress, it's such a sturdy thick jersey material and it holds it's shape really nicely. I assume there may be a little bit more material in the maternity version of the dress but if you really like it a size up in the "normal" dress would work too!

Bump at 25 weeks

Channelling my inner Marilyn here ;)


Thanks for reading! Speak to you soon!