Favourite Fragrance Product of 2013

This is my entry to simply-woman's competition to win either £50 of MAC makeup or £50 of clothing from New Look! To enter I had to post a blog post about the competition and my favourite product of 2013 which for me is Taylor Swift's newest fragrance, Taylor. I love the scent of this fragrance, it's really fruity and fresh. I also like the packaging as well as it's very different to the packaging of the other two fragrances. Yeah, so this is pretty much my entry, hope I win!

Katy xx

Big Clearout Blog Sale - LUSH, The Body Shop and Nail Polishes!

 I have just had a massive clearout as I am moving rooms in my house, (switching with one of my brothers!) and am trying to sell stuff I'm not going to use. So this is the beauty/makeup stuff that I'm selling, clothes will be in another post. The prices do not include p and p so for UK postage it is £3.20 then if there are any additional items it is just 50p extra for each item. For international postage, you will need to email me letting me know what you want and where you are from so I can give you a quote on the postage. Whatever items you want, email me at makeupbykatygx@hotmail.com to let me know and I will give you the paypal email address you need to pay to.

LUSH Stepping Stone Foot Scrub (used once) - 50p

LUSH Peace Massage Bar (used once) - £2.00

Bare Escentuals Max Coverage Concealer Brush - £5.00
Bare Escentuals Eyeliner Brush - £3.50

The Body Shop Rainforest Balance 60ml Shampoo (amount used can be seen on pic) - 50p

MAC Nail Lacquer in Kid Orange (Swatched once) - £7
OPI Rosy Future Nail Lacquer (Used once) - £6
China Glaze nail lacquer in Elephant Walk - £3
Sally Hansen Polish in Three D - £1.50

The first three in this pic are free throw ins with other purchases.
Revlon Facets of Fuchsia Polish - £3

I will be listing other makeup bits and pieces soon so email me if you want anything!

New Bracelet!

So it's another competition win! This time it's a bracelet! I won this from devanrylee on youtube and the bracelet itself is from K8 Create,a handmade jewellery company from a lady in Canada. It has 5 charms on it, a fish, the sun, a starfish, an umbrella and a heart and all are a kind of tarnished silver. The jewellery she sells are all one of a kind pieces made from a mix of vintage bits with modern embellishments. She has an etsy store here where you can buy some of the pieces.

MAC Paintpot in Bare Study

So this is another competition win! I won this from KerryLovesGlam on youtube and it arrived last week. I have tried it a few times and so I thought I would do a little blog post showing you it!! The colour is amazing! It's a champagney neutral colour which, in itself is nothing particularly special but it has beautiful gold reflects of shimmer running through it which makes it really unique. The texture is really creamy and the pigmentation is great! It stays on my eyelids for ages and doesn't crease at all which is brilliant for me as I have really oily eyelids! These retail for £16 which is a little pricey but I think they are well worth it!! If you are looking for a cheaper alternative then Maybelline have their colour tattoos which are about £6 and still amazing!!

Normandy.

The reason I haven't posted for the past few days is because I have been away in Normandy! The pictures above are some of the highlights of my trip! The rose was in a florist in Bayeux and I just thought it was very cool! I mean, a multi-coloured rose!! The bread below it was bread we made in a boulangerie (bakery) called Boulangerie les CoPains which was very fun! The bread was entirely made by hand and the owners were very interesting, speaking in both french and english to try and help us learn some french! All of the pictures below that one until the picture of me and the goat were taken in the American Cemetry. That was an amazing experience to go there. The sheer quantity of the crosses which each represent a soldier who died was extremely moving. We walked down a little way to see Omaha Beach, we didn't actually go on the beach because we didn't have time but we walked down a little way and took lots of pictures.

We went to a goats cheese farm and met a very cute little baby goat who was adorable! The goats cheese wasn't particularly nice but it was a fun experience to see how it was made. The last picture was of me and some of my friends jumping off a wall by the cathedral in Bayeux on our last day. Going to Normandy with all of my friends was the best holiday I have ever had and I want to go back! It was nice to spend time with an amazing group of my friends, we all got on really well and had a generally amazing time!

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NOTD - Maybelline Pinkaholic and LA Colors Sassy Sparkle

I thought I would do a nail post today! So I have been wearing this combination this week and I really like it! The coral, shimmery base colour is from maybelline and is called Pinkaholic. It's so pretty!! Then on the tips I have LA Colors Sassy Sparkle which is so sparkley!!I really like this nail look so I thought I would share it with you! It's a really pretty spring/summer look with a touch of glitter!

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Free Le Volume de Chanel Luxury Sample!

I get lots of freebies, not because I'm a beauty blogger because I honestly don't get many freebies because of that, I get them simply because I ask for them or apply for them on promotions like the one above. This particular freebie I thought I would post about because it is a makeup freebie! A free luxury sample of the Le Volume de Chanel mascara! So basically follow this link here to got to the Stylist.co.uk website where you can fill in your details and get this sample sent out to you! I have never tried this mascara so I can't say whether it is good or not but, it's free! What's there to lose?

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Motivational Monday No.1

Hello Everyone!

So today I thought I would do a bit of a lifestyle, chatty post about a motivational quote I heard. So I hope this post gives you something to think about and let me know if you want me to do more posts like this!

As a teenager at school, I get a lot of opportunities and I am lucky enough to be able to accept them if I want to - things like school trips, residentials and amazing awards like Duke of Edinburgh. If you don't live in the UK, then  Duke of Edinburgh is a award that you can achieve from ages 14-25 and it involves doing different activities from sections like physical, volunteering, skills,and an expedition. I have gone on amazingly fun trips with my school and I'm actually going on one in two weeks to Normandy with some of my best friends! (If you want to see us in Normandy, our vlogs will be up on my youtube channel.)

The point I am trying to make with this post is that, if you get given an opportunity you are interested in, take it! There may never be that opportunity again and you will most likely regret it if you don't! Even if you take it and do regret it, at least you can say you tried. I tried waterskiing last year and at first had a go alongside the boat on the bar, then went out on the rope. I was fine on the bar but majorly failed on the rope and face planted into the water, but that's fine! I had a go, tried something new and it was so fun! While you are a teenager is the perfect time to try new things and there are so many opportunities out there! I am trying to do anything and everything I want to do during my teenage years so I don't have any regrets and when I am older I can look back and think, 'well wasn't that fun when I did this, or that.'

I hope you take my advice and if you have any cool opportunities you have taken recently, then let me know in the comment section!

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Liebster Award

So recently I was nominated for the Liebster Award by Meghan from MeghanSilva which is an award between bloggers so you can share your favourite bloggers, learn about new ones and your readers can learn about you! This is what you have to do...

1. Each person must post 11 things about themselves.
2. Answer 11 questions the tagger has asked and ask 11 questions for the people you've tagged.
3. Choose 11 people and link them in the post and let them know.
4. and you cannot tag the tagger.

 So, yeah, here are 11 things about me!

1. I have two older brothers, one is 19 and at university, the other is 17.
2. I absolutely hate spiders and have to get people to remove them from my room if there is one in there!
3. I get colds really easily which I hate as I sing a lot in shows and concerts so it's horrible if I'm ill!
4. My birthday is 31st August
5. I have never dyed my hair or fake tanned.
6. My mum's side of the family is originally from London.
7. I play the flute and I'm doing my grade 5 practical and theory exams in June
8. I have a dog called Charlie and a rabbit called Nipper.
9. I LOVE Country Music!
10. Pretty Little Liars is my favourite TV Show.
11. I'm not allergic to anything as far as I know...

Meghan's Questions:

1. What makes your blog unique? - Probably the fact that it's written by a teenage girl, I haven't seen many blogs written by younger teenage girls so I think that's quite a good thing about my blog.
2. How long have you been blogging? - On and off for the past 6 months or so, but started properly in April.
3. flats or heels? - Heels generally but flats at the moment.
4. If you could live in any era which would it be? - I'm pretty happy with living right now but I guess the Victorian times might have been cool!
5. Which blog is your absolute favorite? - I love Zoella and Victoria's Vintage!
6. Where do you see your blog in 1 year? - Hopefully still here and expanding!
7. How important is fashion in your life? - I love clothes and I love fashion, probably more than a normal person!
8. In 5 words how would you describe yourself? - Musical, Dramatic, Bubbly, Sarcastic, Thoughtful
9. Favorite song at the moment? - Hey Stephen  by Taylor Swift (Generally any Taylor!)
10. What would be your one blog related tip for people who want to start blogging? - Keep at it and don't give up even if you don't have many followers because at the end of the day, your blog is for you!
11. Whats your beauty secret? - Don't think I really have one, sorry!

My Blog Nominations

1. Rachael from A is for Ayla
2. Samantha and Ashley from Samantha Ashley
3. Michaela from Lather Rinse Repeat
4. Kassi and Kayli from Truly Lovely
5. Charlotte from hobbits and hairdye
6. Emily Jane from Almost Emily Jane
7. Emma from Doll Face Blogs
8. Helen from Helen's Fashion and Beauty Blog
9. Mia from Teenage Beauty Blog
10. Let's Talk Beauty
11. Sandra from Beauty Balm

My Questions

1.  Which 8 people would you invite to a dinner party if you could invite absolutely anyone?
2. When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?
3. What is the hardest part about blogging?
4.  If you could be a boy for a day, what would you do?
5. Would you rather love and never loved back, or never love but be loved?
6. What's your favourite TV show?
7. Would you rather swim with sharks or ride a lion?
8. Which animal would you be if you could be any animal?
9. Which birthday party that you had in your childhood was your favourite and why?
10. If you had to get a tattoo right now, what would you get and where?
11. If you could have been born anywhere other than the country you were, where would it be?

Spring/Summer Hair and Makeup!!

So today I have another spring related post for you! Today's post is showing you a spring inspired hair and makeup from this week! I have tutorials for both up on my youtube channel too so if you want to know exactly how I created this look then I will put the videos down below! So the hair is just these big, voluminous, beachy, waves. I did these using a straightener and lots of sea salt spray! First I blow dried my hair with the sea salt spray in it to give it lots of volume when curled. Also make sure the curls aren't too perfect, it's meant to be messy! For the makeup, I aimed to create a light, shimmery eye with a peach undertone then some contouring in the crease. I really like the look I created and if you want to see it in more detail, look at the tutorial below! I have been wearing this eye look so much this past week! I really like this look and I hope you do too!

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Advert on Meghan Silva's Blog!

So on Friday afternoon I was very excited to find out I was chosen as the winner of Meghan Silva's giveaway to win 1 month of free advertising on her blog!! I am so excited to have won this as of course, I have only just started my blog so it is really exciting to be gaining some new readers. So this is really just a short and sweet post to say thank you to Meghan for the giveaway and the advert on your blog!  

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Spring OOTD!

So I thought I might try and wear something a bit more spring-like even though the weather here in England is still not great! In this picture I am wearing a floral dress/top from Forever 21 that I love!! Its a nice cotton material and really light so it's great in the spring/summer, I think it cost about £15. It's one of those tops that you aren't quite sure whether it's a top or a dress - Last summer when I bought it, I used it as a dress but now I wear it as a top because it still fits my body but it's a little bit short to wear as a dress! I added this brown belt from Primark that was only £1 to pull the dress in at my waist a little bit which I like and then paired it with these light wash jeggings, again from primark which were £7! I like doing posts like this so please let me know if you like them too!

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it's time for a giveaway!

So on Sunday I hit 100 subscribers on my YouTube channel! To celebrate this I decided to do a little giveaway just to say thanks a bunch for subscribing and watching my videos. So I am giving away as the prize the MUA Undress me too palette (pictures are below). To enter, all you need to do is go to my YouTube channel and subscribe, then comment on the video above with a request/way to improve my channel! You can live anywhere in the world but you must have your parents permission to receive the package if you are under 18. Hope you enter the giveaway!

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Urban Decay Mariposa Palette

I enter lots of competitions on youtube, other blogs and on other websites too and a few weeks ago I got a message on youtube from TheBlushedBeauty saying I had won her giveaway for the Urban Decay Mariposa palette! I recieved the palette last week and have been having a play around with some of the colours. I had never tried any of the Urban Decay eyeshadows before, as urban decay is only stocked in House Of Fraser in the UK and there isn't one near me so obviously I was quite excited to recieve this palette and share my thoughts with you.

The first thing I loved about this palette is that it's in a tin which means it is really easy to travel with, it's not going to get scuffed in your bag and nothing is going to come out if one of the eyeshadows shatters. Plus the tin has a gorgeous butterfly design embossed on the top!! Also the tin doesn't show fingerprints really which is great because when you are working with makeup, most of the time there are grubby fingerprints on your palettes which isn't a good thing! There are 10 eyeshadows in the palette and it's a really nice mix of colours with some neutral shades and some more colourful ones! The really colourful ones will probably not be used a lot really, but that is only Haight and Rockstar, the other shades are all really nice. The pigmentation is really good and the texture of the eyeshadows is quite good too. It comes with a small travel size brush which is actually a really nice brush; Normally I just throw away the applicators that come with palettes but this one is actually really good quality. My favourite shade from this palette is mushroom which is a really pretty greyish brown, perfect for the crease!

This palette retails for £28 on Beautybay which to be honest I do think is quite expensive, although I do like this palette, the eyeshadows are quite small in comparison to other palettes I have like the Stila 'In the Light' palette which is £25 for 10 eyeshadows which are bigger than these ones and an eyeliner. If I hadn't won it, I probably wouldn't have bought it for myself but I will use the eyeshadows and I really do like the colours and quality of the product.

What do you think of this palette?

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Little Introduction to Me!

Hi. I'm Katy and this is my blog. You've probably figured that out from both the title of the blog, the post and the picture above but I thought I'd tell you anyway. I have a youtube channel called MakeupByKatyGx where I do beauty videos and stuff like that and I thought doing a blog might be fun too! So, yeah, I'm just going to be chatting about beauty, fashion and life as a teenage girl so if that sounds like something you might like to read then feel free to stick around for a bit!

If you want to know a bit about me, I thought I might enlighten you...

-I'm 14 and I live in North West England
-I'm in year 10 at school and am taking my GCSE's next year!
-I love drama and singing and hope to go to drama school some day

I'm not very good at introductions like this, so if you have anything you want to know about me then feel free to ask me in the comments :)

I hope you stick around for a little while and enjoy reading my blog

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