I had never tried Morphe as a brand before, but had heard so many good things about their eye shadows, so when I found out that they were stocked on BeautyBay.com this palette was straight in my basket.

So here are my opinions...

Lets start with my first impressions. I feel like this palette for me was love at first sight. I know that may seem dramatic but honestly, these colours are just so me. 

There is a beautiful selection of colours, as the name suggests mostly warm tones, but for the Autumn months this palette is ideal. Just a word of advice, the online picture makes the palette look quite pink, but in reality its much more brown and neutral.

The Pros of this palette. Firstly, the pricing of this palette, £15.95, for 35 eyeshadows!!!! Its an absolute steal! For the price, I was a bit skeptical of how good the quality would be, but from the swatches, as you can see above, they are so pigmented and creamy that I was blown away. The eyeshadows glide so easily on the lid, and are so easy to blend. 

Also, I think if you're new to makeup and don't want to spend a fortune, this palette is perfect as its got everything you need for both a daytime natural look or a dramatic evening smokey eye. Aswell if you're a freelance makeup artist and want a universal palette that will suit all skin tones.

Overall, I think this palette is beautiful. Not only for the colour selection, as I feel these colours are band on trend right now, but the price and quality of these shadows.

The Cons of this palette. Honestly, there isn't much I'd say is wrong with this palette. However, the only thing I could that was wrong with this palette is that I experienced alot of fallout when applying darker colours to the lid. I found that also in the pan when getting product onto the brush there was a lot of excess product left sitting on top of the pan. You can tell a little bit by the second photo above that there was quite a bit of excess product left on the palette.

But a part from that, I really cannot fault this palette.

My last word of it, I feel like if you've been looking for a good all-rounder palette, Morphe 35W is the one to turn to! I love this palette, and will absolutely be purchasing more.

Hope you're all well,

Sophie xxx

Morphe 35W Colour Warm Palette

P.s If you would like to see some makeup looks with me using this palette, make sure you check out my Instagram! @bleachedbeautyy

This is honestly my favourite time of the year! Crisp air, golden leaves, berry colours and wrapping up warm in the cold. 

I love keeping my look neutral so I opted for ripped jeans, a plain white top and a statement coat. 

Hope you're all having an amazing start to this new season!

Love Sophie xx

Coat: Missguided

Jeans: Zara

Top: Next 

Shoes: Missguided

Watch: Michael Kors

Bag: JustFab

Sunglasses: River Island

I have been wearing clip in extensions for a while now, so I decided to bite the bullet and get bonded extensions.

Being a indecisive person I was very wary about getting them, and was so nervous about going to the consultation.

I know for some this isn't a big decision but for me this was a big step!

So I went along to the consultation with an open mind and I was put so at ease as soon as I stepped in.

The lady who put them in, Steph, was so reassuring and gave me a lot of options for my hair type and how I wanted them to look.

Steph showed me a few different hair extension types, and in the end I opted for Hair Rehab London hair with EasyLocks bonds to keep them in place. I also opted for a non glue method in order to preserve my hair a little more.

I booked the appointment that day to have them put in the week later.

So I went along a week later to have them done. 

This is how they looked when she was applying them.

The process flew by, I was expecting to be there for hours but it was so quick.

Steph told me I have around 130 strands of hair in, and took her 2 hours to apply.

Personally I was more worried about how they would look straight, because that's where you can sometimes see if they look fake.

Steph being a hairdresser was fab and cut my natural hair into the extensions and made them look so natural!

They also looked beautiful curled! I am so happy with they final result, but will keep you all updated in how I manage them and how they look in time.

If you are in Wales especially in the Bridgend area, I highly recommend Steph. Follow her on Facebook, her name is 'Steph Williams Hair Extensions'.

If I have missed anything or any of you have any questions feel free to comment below!

Sophie xxx

Last week in the UK the weather took a bit of a turn for the worst. So I thought it was perfect to start preparing for Autumn looks.

I opted for a classic look, with a black high-neck jumper with 'mom' style jeans. However I loved the way these heels (which I am obsessed with) give that little bit of an extra edge! I absolutely love this look for both an everyday look or drinks with the girls.

I am also loving gold jewellery at the moment, and Primark have a fab selection at the moment and wont break the bank! If you also fancied adding something a little bit extra to an outfit, this New Look pom-pom key-ring looks adorable with any outfit (both day and night!)

Sophie xx

Ps. I have recently cut my hair, how are we all feeling on the messy long-bob?

Top: ASOS (Similar here)

Jeans: Topshop

Bag: H&M (Similar here)

Necklace: Primark

Pom-Pom: New Look

Heels: Public Desire (Similar here)

So let's just cut to the chase, this lipgloss is BEAUTIFUL. But I mean from Chanel, what do you expect?

This lipgloss is from their new summer collection, and it is so pigmented that it looks like a high shine lipstick. The consistency is so creamy, although slightly sticky, but lasts all day with minimal touch up.

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As to be expected, the packaging is so luxurious, making you feel proud to whip this out of your bag. At the price of £22, it is nice to own a classic Chanel colour lipgloss at a lower price than the bags! I can't say enough good things about this product.

Definatly a splurge for summer, but worth it!

Speak soon,

Sophie xxx

For my boyfriend's birthday I took him to London for his first visit.

I love London and with such beautiful weather it really was a perfect weekend. We stayed in Covent Garden which is a stones throw away from everywhere we wanted to go (Leicester Square, Trafalgar Square, Covent Garden Piazza).

The first day we went shopping on Oxford and Carnaby street. And obviously I spent way too much money! Then went for an amazing meal in the evening to a steak house! The second day we went to Covent Garden Piazza and watched the street acts and had the lunch in the picture above which was AMAZING! I also couldn't help myself from popping into Chanel and buying something. I bought the most amazing new lipgloss from their new summer range (which I will be doing a blogpost on soon because it is just to dreamy not too)

Overall it was such an amazing few days and I just wanted to share my adventures with you all!

Speak soon, 

Love Sophie 

xxx

A quick update/apology for why I have been MIA recently. Between exam stress and the actual exams I haven't had two minutes to myself to de-stress. I finally finished my exams last week so to celebrate, and relax, my boyfriend and I went on a retreat weekend to a beautiful cottage in Carmathen, West Wales.

The surroundings were beautiful, and it was so nice to relax in a hot tub looking up at the stars. Also the fact that there was 0 signal/wifi, although daunting, was so surprisingly nice! The walks around the countryside really helped clear my head of all university work, even though my walking gear wasn't the most stylish!

Anyway, just a quick post to explain where I've been, but I have so much planned for my blog this summer.

Love Sophie xxx