The I Heart Spring Tag

Hey Guys! 

I watched Ingrid's Video a couple weeks ago and absolutely fell in love with the idea as spring is my favourite time of year! If you would like to know what I love about spring then keep on reading!

1. What is your favourite nail polish for spring? I am absolutely in love with this mint colour by the brand Nina it’s called ‘In a tiff!’ what a fantastic name. I also love this Barry M one in the shade ‘Shocking Pink’

2. What is your must-have lip colour this spring? A baby pink lip, either 'Tallilah' by collection or ‘Strawberry Shortcake’ by Revlon. 

3. Show us your favourite spring dress.! My favourite spring dress is this one from H&M, I got it last year and am absolutely in love with it. I think the colour is so flattering and it can be worn around the beach or the pool! :)

4. What is your Favourite Flower? My favourite flower for spring has got to be the daffodil. It is just a beautiful flower and has an amazing sent. Whenever I see the first daffodil of  spring it always gets me excited as I know Summer is on its way! 

5. What is your favourite scarf/accessory? My favourite accessory for spring is the lace floral headband I got from Primark. 

6. What spring trends are you most excited for this year? Every spring I get extremely excited about pastel colours. I also love a line dresses as I think they are flattering on any body type and also on short women! I am very short and I love them! 

7. What is your favourite spring candle? My favourite spring candle has to be '"Sweet Pea" from Yankee candles. 

8.  What is your favourite body spray or perfume this spring? Soap and glory body spray in the scent ‘Mist you madly’. Such a beautiful scent! 

9. What is spring like where you live? Cold! But all the blossoms and daffodils are coming out making the town look beautiful. 

10. What is your favourite thing about spring? The days are a little longer, the daffodils come out and little lambs are being born! 

11. Are you a spring cleaner? Yes! I love to declutter at spring and sort out all of my clothes I no longer like. 

12. Any plans for spring break or an upcoming vacation? Unfortunately not, my birthday is on good Friday however so we are going to go out for a family meal which should be lovely! 

Thanks for Reading! 

ShannonKims

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New Video! First Impressions of the Rimmel London Matte Foundation

New Video!

In this video I talk about the Rimmel London Matte Foundation. I am in the shade Light Porcelain. Check out the video to see what I thought.

ShannonKims

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First Impressions of the Match Perfection Foundation by Rimmel London!

First Impressions of the Match Perfection Foundation from Rimmel London.

Recently, I took a small trip of Boots and came out with three foundations, woops! Check out the video below for my first impression of the Match Perfection Foundation by Rimmel London. 

http://youtu.be/kb8yU9OHkbk

 ShannonKims

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First Impressions: Rimmel Matte BB Cream

For a very long time I have wanted to find something that was light on my skin but also had a good amount of coverage. I picked the Rimmel Matte BB Cream up hoping that it this would be the product I had been after. 

I have just tired it today and I have to say so far so good! I loved the way it felt on my skin and how light it was but still gave good coverage. It covered the redness around my eyes and nose well and also managed to cover small imperfections. The larger ones were tackled by a good concealer!

I applied the BB cream with my hands so have yet to see how it fairs up against a brush. However, for the time being I like the finish it gives by just using my hands.Also there is no need to wash my brushes! 

Before

 After

To finish the look off I applied the Stay Matte powder in translucent. It gives a good matte finish which I like. I hate it when I look too cakey and then the powder starts to set in my foundation which I feels some matte foundations can do. This BB Cream however, gives a really nice finish. 

 Final Look '"Pout it"

After 8 hours of wearing the BB Cream, and also baking and driving home from my boyfriend’s house, I was pleasantly surprised by the staying power. It looked just as good as when I applied it!

 After 8 Hours!

Perfect for those days when you just want a natural look with a little bit of coverage! 

ShannonKims

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Haul, from Bath!

Last week I went to Bath to visit the University I will be attending in September. Because the day finished a lot earlier than we had originally planned it only made sense that we went into the city centre and go shopping! 

We had decided that we would be going to the Bath Pump Rooms for afternoon tea, therefore we had a good few hours to shop till we drop!

First up was Wallis, this shop we generally go in for my mum. Which is funny I ended up finding something I liked! These ankle boots have a medium heel, they are extremely comfortable to walk in and go with just about anything. They have a buckle, zip and laces! Everything for your fastening needs! These pair of boots were original £45 down to £20, bargain! 

This dress is from Fat Face and was only £20 in the sale! I love all of the clothes in Fat Face but have always been put off by the price of the items. When I saw there was a sale however, I jumped at the chance of seeing what they had. The dress is denim with cute little white details. The fabric is so soft and comfy; I feel this will be perfect for both spring and summer! (that saying I’m hoping we will at least get a bit of summer here in the UK!

I then went to Debenhams and had a cheeky splurge from the Urban Decay counter. I couldn’t help but picking up the Naked 3 Palette, the colours are so beautiful. The pigmentation of each eye shadow is unbelievable and they last throughout the day! There was also an offer on throughout the store of 10% off meaning the palette was only £33.30!
 

The Next place I went was this cute little drugstore. Outside there was a sign which said ‘Bioderma sold here’. I ran in that shop and there were shelves of different bioderma products! Amazing! I just picked up a small bioderma as they did not have any large ones and it only cost me £4.50! Bargain! The lady was so lovely that she even gave me two little moisturiser samples. 

Cath Kidston was the final shop, in here I bought a few supplies for Uni. They were all on sale and absolutely beautiful. An A4 notepad, an A5 notepad and then 2 stationary wallets!

I hope you enjoyed this haul!

Thanks for reading!

ShannonKims

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My First Ever Youtube Video Where I Talk in Front of a Camera!

Below is my first every Youtube Video where I talk in front of a camera.This was very scary to film and even more frightening to actually put it online. However, I thought I would bite the bullet and just go for it! I really hope you enjoy it, please subscribe and leave me a comment telling me what you would like to see next! 

Thanks Guys and enjoy! 

ShannonKims

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http://youtu.be/LApB4KYNVF8 

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How to Make Vanilla Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream Icing

How to make Vanilla Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream Icing

My next two blog posts are definitely going to be a hop, skip and a jump out of my comfort zone. Today I spent five hours cooking and baking try new recipes. Something I haven’t done in a very long time. Whilst I was making my first batch of cupcakes it occurred to me that this would make a great blog post! 

So I went about setting my camera up to record myself baking. 

Top Tip: Never leave your camera in the car over night! Condensation is a bloody nightmare!

After putting my camera in the airing cupboard to dry out I made my Vanilla Cupcakes with Pink & White Vanilla Icing!

Ingredients

Cake Mixture

100g Flour
100g Unsalted Butter
100g Sugar
2 Eggs
Vanilla Extract

Buttercream Icing

100g Unsalted Butter
150g Icing Sugar
1-2tbsp Milk
Food Colouring (optional)

1.      Start off by preheating your oven to 190oC, gas mark 5.

2.    Then put your cake cases onto your baking try.

3.    Next we are going to weigh 100g of butter and 100g of sugar. 

4.   Add both of these to a large mixing bowl.

5.     Cut the butter into small pieces as this will make it a lot easier to mix. Also the butter should be at room temperature so it is nice and soft!

6.     Then, using an electric mixer whisk the two ingredients for about 5-7 minutes. Until it is light and fluffy. It should also be pale in colour. 

 7.     Next, weigh 100g of Self-Raising flour I like to use McDougalls Extreme Sponge flour! 

8.    Add 2 cracked eggs to the mixture along with 2 tablespoons of the flour.

9.     Whisk thoroughly together.

10.  Add two drops of vanilla extract.

 11.  Then sift the rest of the flour into the mixture.

12. Fold the flour in using a metal spoon. You should draw a figure of 8 to do so.

13.Then, divide the mixture into the cupcake cases.

14.Place into the oven and cook for 15-20 minutes. They should be slightly browned on top and springy!

To make the icing Sugar

1.      Weigh 100g of Unsalted butter. 

2.    You then need to whisk this for 10 minutes. This is the most important step as it will make the butter very pale, almost white, and also very thick.  

3.    You will then need to add a small amount of icing sugar at a time. Generally I do not weigh the icing sugar as it really comes down to judgement. 

4.   Once you are halfway through you can then add any food colouring you like.

 5.     Then place the mixture into a piping bag and pipe your cupcakes! 

And that is all! I hope you enjoyed this blog post. It was slightly different to my normal posts. I really enjoyed making these cupcakes, even if the icing part was particularly difficult, but practise makes perfect!

Check out the videos below where I show you how to make the cupcakes! Also they were my first ever Youtube videos, so if you could take a look that would be great! 

Part two video coming soon!

Thanks for Reading & Watching
ShannonKims

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