This or That Tag | Laura Sivers

Happy Easter everyone!

I hope you're having a lovely bank holiday weekend and indulging in chocolate and other Easter treats. I made Hot Cross Buns on Good Friday and Chocolate Nests with a twist and they both went down a treat with my family (recipes and photos to follow in another post).

As it's Easter Sunday it's a day to chill out and enjoy time with your friends and family I thought I would do a fun This or That tag post for you.


Questions

Makeup:

Blush or bronzer - definitely blush.
Lip gloss or lipstick - currently I would have to say lip gloss which is a huge change for me!
Eye liner or mascara - mascara, always.
Foundation or concealer - concealer.
Neutral or colour eye shadow - neutral.
Pressed or loose eye shadows - pressed, I can't deal with the mess and fall out from loose pigments.
Brushes or sponges - brushes.

Nails:
OPI or china glaze - well, seeing as I don't own any China Glaze polishes I would have to say OPI (although I'm not a huge OPI fan either, it will chip instantly on my nails)
Long or short - long.
Acrylic or natural - natural.
Brights or darks - why is nude not an option here?
Flower or no flower - no flower.

Body:
Perfume or body splash - perfume!
Lotion or body butter - body butter.
Body wash or soap - body wash.
Lush or other bath company - I do love Lush products as they're so much fun although Soap and Glory are my most used body products.

Fashion:
Jeans or sweat pants - I would have to say sweat pants.
Long sleeve of short - long.
Dresses or skirts - dresses.
Stripes or plaid - stripes I guess.
Flip flops or sandals - flip flops, although I wear boots throughout the summer mostly.
Scarves or hats - I look horrendous in hats so it has to be scarves.
Studs or dangly earrings - A couple of years ago I had over 10 piercings in my ears and have gone from that to barely ever wearing any form of earring.
Necklaces or bracelets - necklaces.
Heels or flats - day to day flats but going out I will always wear heels.
Cowboy boots or riding boots - neither really. If I had to pick it would be riding boots.
Jacket or hoodie - jacket.
Forever 21 or Charlotte Russe - Forever 21.
Abercombie or Hollister - I own more Abercrombie than Hollister so I suppose Abercrombie.

Hair:
Curly or straight - curly.
Bun or ponytail - ponytail.
Bobby pins or butterfly clips - bobby pins.
Hair spray or gel - hair spray every time.
Long or short - long hair, don't care.
Light or dark - dark.
Side sweep bangs or full bangs - no bangs preferable but if I had to chose it would be side sweep.
Up or down - both, but up for convenience.

Random:
Rain or shine - shine, but not scorching.
Summer or winter - summer.
Fall or spring - spring.
Chocolate or vanilla - chocolate.
East coast or west coast - west coast, I love San Francisco.

I tag anyone who wants to do this.

Have a very happy Easter!

40 Questions Beauty Tag | Laura Sivers

40 Questions Beauty Tag

Hi everyone, I thought I would do a fun Beauty tag post for you today for some light, easy reading and it was a bit of fun for me.

Hope you enjoy :)

The Questions:

SKINCARE

-How many times do you wash your face daily?

Usually twice a day; morning and night, however if I have a show in the evening and have been wearing normal make up during the day I will cleanse my fave before applying stage make up.


-What skin type do you have? (dry,oily,combo)
I have combination to dry skin, my cheeks and forehead are really dry but I can get a bit oily around my nose. 

-What is your current facial wash?
La Roche Posay Physiological Cleansing Gel is my standard facial wash. If I'm in need of a deeper clean I will use Estée Lauder Perfectly Clean wash/mask.

-Do you exfoliate?
Occasionally if I feel the urge to - you know sometimes your skin feels like a bit itchy and needs a bit of a scrub??

-What brand do you use?
La Roche Posay. My favourite skincare brand.

-What moisturizer do you use?
Day time I use Estée Lauder Day Wear over the top of Hydralauron gel and at night I use Kiels Ultra Facial Creamon top of Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair serum.

-Do you have freckles?
Nope. I wish I did though - freckles are so super pretty.

-Do you use eye cream?
No, although as I'm heading towards my mid twenties I feel like I should be using an anti-aging eye cream.

-Do you or did you have acne prone skin?
Yes and it is still so super prone to acne.

-Did you ever have to use Pro-activ?
No I haven't ever used it or been recommended to use it.

MAKE-UP

-What foundation do you use?
Totally depends on what sort of skin day I'm having or what I'm doing or what the occasion is. During the day I would tend to just wear concealer and powder, if I were going on a night out I would wear MAC Studio Fix Fluid Foundation - shade NW10, for going on stage I always wear Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse in shade Cameo. My most favourite foundation ever was a Benefit Play Stix in shade Jax but it was discontinued a few years ago and I am gutted. I have such pale skin I struggle to find foundation to match my skin.

-How about concealer?
Unsurprisingly it's the beauty blogger favourite Collection Lasting Finish concealer. I just love it.

-Do you know your undertone color?
Cool toned pink.

-What do you think of fake eyelashes?
I know I am rubbish at applying them. I only wear them if I'm on a big stage. I would never wear them in real life though - I am lucky and have naturally long and thick lashes.

-Did you know that you are suppose to change your mascara every 3 months?
Mascara would never last me 3 months. I go through A LOT of mascara.

-What brand of mascara do you use?
Benefit They're Real has been my go-to mascara for ages but I got a sample of Lancome Hypnose Star the other day and oh my I love it. Will definitely be purchasing a full size tube of that next.

-Sephora or MAC?
MAC.

-Do you have a MAC Pro-card?
No I don't.

-What makeup tools do you use in make up application?
A varied collection of Real Techniques, MAC, Body Shop, Estée Lauder and Benefit brushes.

-Do you use make-up base/primer for the eyes?
Yes, I'm currently using a Soap and Glory one I picked up called Eye Bright and I'm really liking it.

-For the face?
Yes I love the Laura Mercier Radiance primer.

-What is your favorite eyeshadow?
Urban Decay Tease.

-Do you use pencil or liquid eyeliner?
Depends what look i'm going for, more often than not I use liquid though.

-How often do you poke your eyes with an eyeliner pencil?
Not as often as I poke my eyes with my mascara wand, ouch!

-What do you think of pigment eyeshadows?
I think they're messy and much prefer pressed eyeshadows.

-Do you use mineral makeup?
I don't own any.

-What is your favourite lipstick?
MAC Rebel.

-How about lipgloss?
I'm really not a lipgloss kind of girl. I don't own any that I actually like.

-What is your favourite blush to use?
Benefit Dandelion.

-Do you buy your makeup on ebay?
I never have.

-Do you like drugstore makeup?
Yes, I buy too much high street make up and it's usually stuff I never use.

-Did you ever consider taking make-up classes?
Yes I would so love to go on a make up course!

-Are you clumsy in putting on makeup?
On other people yes. I really struggle doing other people's make up. I'm not clumsy really when applying it on myself.

-Name a makeup crime that you hate?
Over plucked eye brows.

-Do you like colourful shades of makeup or neutral ones?
I love colourful lipstick but would always tend to stick to neutral shades on my eyes.

-Which celebrity always has great make up?
Mila Kunis' make up always looks flawless and perfect on her.

-If you could leave the house using just one make up item,what would you use?
Brown pencil eye liner.

-Could you ever leave the house without any makeup on?
Yes of course, but it's not enjoyable and definitely not a pretty site!!

-Do you think you look good even without any makeup on?
Haha not at all!

-In your opinion, what is the best makeup line?
No make up line is perfect but for the sheer amount of options, shades, products, tools it would have to be MAC.

-What do you think of Makeup?
I bloody love it! 

Thanks for reading guys and I hope you enjoyed :) 

Love Laura x