Cruelty Free Eye Makeup Look || Green Orange Yellow

Hey everyone,

I wanted to start blogging again, but in a way I will hopefully enjoy it more. My posts will be short and sweet...ish.

Today's post will be about the products I used to create the makeup look you see below. I post almost daily on my Instagram with my eye makeup looks.

First I used the Nyx HD Concealer with a Beauty Blender to conceal my under eyes and prime my eye lids. I then set it with my RCMA No Color Powder.

All the eye shadows I used are by Makeup Geek Cosmetics - Chickadee in the crease, Lemon Drop on the inner corner, Morocco on the lower lash line, Dirty Martini all over the lid and Enchanted Forest on the outer corner. I get all my Makeup Geek Shadows and a lot of my other makeup from Beauty Bay.

The beautiful Linda Hallberg created her own makeup line. If you haven't watched any of her YouTube videos, you're missing out. I bought her Mood Crayon set which are multi use pencils for eyes, lips, whatever you want really. They're super creamy and set with a smudgeproof finish. I use them in my waterline, usually two layers to get a vibrant finish. The colour of crayon I used for this look is called Likable.

My favourite brow product to use is my Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow in the colour ash brown. And I always use my Zoeva Wing Liner brush to apply it.

When I go to Austria to visit my family, I always love going makeup shopping. I found the brand Catrice does amazing, super affordable mascara. My favourite is the Glam & Doll waterproof mascara; the bristles are rubbery, really grip the lashes and keeps them curled all day long.

Since a friend recommended it to me, I bought the Nyx Epic Ink Liner, I find it really easy to do winged liner with. It has a brush tip, is super black and stays on all day. I don't suffer with oily eye lids so don't have a problem with eye liner smudging or transferring. I get all my Nyx products from my local Boots.

I hope you enjoyed this post,
Love Coco x

Yo! Sushi Blogger Event || Plymouth Drake Circus...

I don't have it often but I absolutely love Yo! Sushi, it's a treat for me so when I recently got invited to a local Yo! Sushi blogger event I gladly accepted. I walk through Drake Circus everyday I go to work so usually end up craving Yo! Sushi quite often.

We were allowed to bring a plus one so naturally I brought my boyfriend along. Greeted with a cute glass of bubbly, we got sat in booths with the other bloggers and partners.

If you have never been to Yo! Sushi, most of the food goes round on a conveyor belt and you just grab a plate when you see what you like. If you want any of the warm food options, you simply press the button at your table and you can order with the person who serves you. When you're full of delicious sushi, your plates get added up, you pay and then leave gloriously happy.

Their pricing is very easy to follow as all the plates are colour coded, different colours are different prices, ranging from around £2 to £6. Or they do Blue Mondays where everything is one price which is usually when I end up going, see their other offers here.

If  you don't have time to sit down and eat, they also do takeaway options which taste equally as amazing. But if you want the full Yo! Sushi experience I would highly recommend taking the time to sit in and eat.

I already have a few favourites from going there a few times. Here are a few of the plates my boyfriend and I had. My boyfriend is quite new to sushi so I help him by pointing things out I know he'll like, sometimes he's brave and goes for something new and interesting. 

Here's the link to their menu. 

My favourites include the California Hand Roll (2), Ebi Fry (3), California Rolls (4), Hoisin Duck Rolls (1). The bottom two are the Spicy Chicken Roll (6) and the Hoisin Duck Steamed Bun (7). 

I also like the deserts they have, this time I went for the Apple Gyoza & Salted Miso Caramel which is pictured below (5), something I haven't had before and it tasted very good. I love that they do hot and cold food, I usually have a mix.

I really like the fact the food is made there and then in front of you. They source their fish sustainably and get it delivered daily so you know it's fresh.

I do hope you found this post useful and enjoyed the fun photos. I would definitely recommend going to your nearest Yo! Sushi and giving it a go. The staff are super nice and very helpful if you have any questions whilst you're there.

Coco

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Acrylic Nails || Nail Candy Plymouth...

I recently got my first acrylics at Nail Candy Plymouth and safe to say I am in love...

I am forever pinning on Pinterest so had lots of ideas for what I wanted.

It was a typically rainy day, I walked into the salon and was greeted with lots of smiley faces.

I had the lovely owner Meghan doing my nails; I showed her my ideas and I chose this design using coloured foils. 

The total time to do my nails was 2 hours. Because the salon had a lovely relaxed atmosphere, we were all chatting away that I didn't notice the time flying by. 

The reason I wanted acrylic nails was that my nails always broke when they got past a certain length.

Meghan did my nails using forms which means no ruining my natural nails by sticking tips on.

She did a natural coloured acrylic base and then added the black using shellac. After she had set the last layer of black shellac, she used the tacky layer to stick on the coloured foils. Once I was happy with the design she sealed it all with a top coat.

One of the reasons I wanted my nails done at Nail Candy is the fact they create super natural looking acrylics, they aren't bulky like I've seen a lot elsewhere. 

The ladies there are really lovely and professional, they make you feel very welcome.

They offer a variety of services like feather hair extensions and henna.

You can find more information & prices on their website -

www.nailcandyplymouth.co.uk

I will definitely be going back to get refills and a new design in a few weeks.

Here are links to all their social media -

Facebook - www.facebook.com/nailcandyplymouth

Twitter - @nailcandyuk

Instagram - @nailcandyplymouth

I post pretty pictures on my Instagram too - @cfochler

I hope you enjoyed this post...

Coco

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