A Picture Tells A Thousand Storie's #8 (Sunday Summary)

Hey girlie's!!! Hope you all had a fabulous Easter and got lots of chocolaty treats. This week I've noticed how unhealthy I've been recently an I've put on some weight so I've decided that i want to go on abit of a health kick and loose a little weight before the summer arrives so as of today (Saturday 6th April) I'm a healthy Hayley. I'm basically just going to eat alot healthier and exercise on my wii fit and go with the flow really, hopefully ill shed a few pounds. Ive been working as usual this week and walking the pooch alot, we also had the Grand National Races on Saturday, i did place a few cheeky bets but never won a sausage. Anywhoooo here's my week in pictures ♥

♥ Me and my Mum on Easter Sunday, i went over my parents for a yummy Easter roast ♥ As you might or might know I'm a huge fan of One Tree Hill so i had an early night with Season 7 ♥ Hmm my naughty lunch at work ♥ Me, the pic was taken by my Mum on Easter day ♥ My baby just chilling ha ha ♥ My Thursday throwback picture was of me on a balcony in Menorca 2010, i was on holiday with Michael my boyfriend ♥ Me rocking my black lace dress for work ♥ I enjoyed my last takeaway before my health kick starts ♥ Woke up to find Alfie on my bed staring at me, bless him ♥ I'm hoping and praying that summer is on its way, bugger off cold wintry weather ♥ Alfie enjoying his walkies in the sunshine ♥ Found this calories quote and had to post it as I'm going health kick crazy ha ha ♥

♥ This weeks favourite song is Rihanna Stay. Usually im not a fan of Rihanna's slow numbers but this song is beautiful, i also love the video its asif she feels every word in it ♥ 

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Love Hayley xXxXx

How I Clean My Makeup Brushes

Hey girlie's!!!! So today it dawned on me that i haven't deep cleaned my makeup brushes for a while, which is pretty gross considering how much nasty bacteria must be lurking in them, so i decided whilst i have the time id spruce them up abit and write a post of how i quickly, simply and cheaply i clean mine....

What you will need:

I use a basic hand towel, as you will need something to place your brushes on whilst they dry and you'll need your chosen brush cleaner, i just use Johnson's Baby Shampoo, its so easy to get hold of, it also helps that its mega cheap i pick mine up in Poundland,  and also with it being a baby shampoo you know its gonna be nice and gentle on the bristles and wont damage them in anyway.

How i clean my brushes:

From Left to Right

1. Rinse your dirty brush under warm water with the bristles facing downwards, i do this just to prevent rusting or getting any warm water on the inside stem of your brush as it could melt the glue that keeps your brush together which could result in your brush getting ruined.

2. Pop a small amount of your shampoo into the palm of your hand, the amount you need will depend on the size of brush your washing and how dirty it is.

3. In the palm of your hand lather up the shampoo on your brush, i use circular motions against my palm just to make sure I'm really deep cleaning.

4. Rinse thoroughly until the water runs clear still making sure the brush is facing downwards as i rinse, once clean carefully strain as much water out as possible and reshape your brush bristles.

5. Lay your damp brush flat on your towel and leave to dry over night, the next day you should have lovely fluffy clean brushes.

There you have it, nice clean brushes without breaking the bank or being too time consuming. Don't forget it is quite essential to clean your brushes regularly as it will cut down on bacteria growth and contamination which will lead you to having much more healthier clearer skin.

Love Hayley xXxXx

Urban Decay NAKED Basics Palette Review

Urban Decay NAKED Basics Palette £20

I'm super excited to review this palette being the huge Urban Decay fan that i am. The Naked Basics is a cute little palette with 6 neutral matte eye shadows, so if your into your matte eye shadows and your neutrals this is definitely the palette for you. The palette is quite slim and small with a rubberised finish to it and has a good sized mirror inside the lid, out of all the Urban Decay palette's this is my favourite packaging as the other palettes tend to be quite large so aren't so easy to travel with or carry around in your make up bag for touch ups during the day, but this little beauty is pocket sized id say. 

Two of the shades in this palette are available in other Urban Decay palettes but the other four are brand new shades. The only semi matte shade in this palette is Venus (the lightest shade in the palette) it has a slight pearly shimmer to it which is fabulous to highlight the brow bone or the tear duct area. What i love about this palette is that the shades can simply take you from day to night, you can use your lighter colours in the palette for the day time and then smoke it up at night with the darker colours, the colour 'Faint' is also great for my eyebrows too.

Colour Description:

Venus: An off white shade with a slight shimmer. NEW!

Foxy: A matte light yellow/creamy colour.

Walk of Shame: A very light nude colour also matte.

Naked 2: A taupe matte colour. NEW!

Faint: A matte dusty brown. NEW!

Crave: A deep dark matte brown/black. NEW!

Without flash.

With flash.

All the shades in this palette are highly pigmented, super soft to the touch and easy to work with, as the formula is so super soft they're really easy to blend and stay in place on the eyelids all day, i have super oily eyelids so i do use a primer or a base so i can get longer wear out of the shadows but i have tested this palette out without primer and the shadows lasted a good 6/7 hours which i thought was amazing.

Overall i really do love this palette, i think it super affordable considering its a high end makeup product, its great for travelling and the eye shadows are super good quality.

Have you got this beauty of a palette?? What did you think??

Love Hayley xXxXx