Revlon Colour Burst LipButter Review: Tuffi Frutti

If you follow me on instagram then it'll be no surprise to you that I've gone a little Revlon mad. Specifically Revlon lip product mad, their LipButters are gorgeous and their Lip Stains are to die for.
This particular colour, Tutti Fruitty, seems to be a firm favourite with every man and his dog! It's constantly sold out in my local Superdrugs and it was only when Charlie and I popped into the bigger store in Truro that I finally managed to get my hands on it after a good few months of trying. 
Beautifully orange, this LipButter offers a perfect pop of colour, finishing off your make-up when bare lips just won't do but neither will anything too loud and proud. Personally I'm trying to become one of those people who wear lipstick everyday, I usually apply it once and fail miserably at re-applying throughout the day though. 
I won't go too much into a review of the actual LipButter formula because I'm sure you've all read about them a million times but in essence, they're super smooth to apply, more sheer than normal lipsticks, super moisturising, quite buildable, last a couple hours and fade pretty evenly.
Do you like LipButters?  What's your favourite lip product brand?

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Summer comes, winter fades, here we are just the same...

t-shirt: Monki | dungaree dress: Topshop | socks: Topshop | sunglasses: vintage Ray Ban | shoes: Vans 
Ok, so I lied, well not intentionally. Posting didn't resume as normal. BUT it will now, I promise :)
I finished uni on Monday at 11am, my exams went well (I think, I hope!) and well you can guess what I did for the rest of the day. I must have the most generous tutor ever because he put some money behind the uni bar for us all to have a couple on him and celebrate. After a few drinks a large group of us went, in true student fashion, to Weatherspoons for lunch/dinner because well, lets face it, after not much sleep and no breakfast most of us were starting to feel a little tipsy - not ideal before midday! After spoons everyone went home to nap/shower/burn their revision notes and we re-grouped in the evening for proper celebrations! It was an amazing night - even if a little too much tequila was consumed. 
The past few days I've been recovering from the last, I was going to say month but actually, the past academic year has been pretty full on, trying to sort my shit out, got the big move to Bristol coming up and generally just chilling out a bit. I visited St. Ives & Truro with Charlie (and spent too much money in TopShop, YIKES!) and read an actual, non-academic-purely-for-fun-fiction-book. Sophie Kinsella's I've got your number - if you're into girly light reads, THIS is your summer holiday must-read. 
Today I spent the day on the beach, seriously the other night it was freezing cold and today it was like being on holiday! I wore this, minus the leggings, and I wore the dress down for most of the day. 
I love the dungaree/pinafore trend, I think it suits everyone! And although I do feel a little like a toddler in this I also feel great. If you follow me on twitter then you might have seen me go on about these dungaree dresses I'd bought from New Look, I was so loving forward to getting them, but I was a little lot disappointed, they are advertised as denim but they are anything but! Such thin and flimsy material. So I sent them back and during our trip to Truro I bought these in Topshop, good proper good quality denim, I'd rather pay a little more for quality than less for something that's not going to last the season! 
I hope you've all had the opportunity to enjoy the sun, and good luck to anyone who hasn't finished school/uni yet. THE END IS NIGH! 

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P.s I'm having a weekend sale on ad spaces! A massive 50% off all packages (click here to view them), a little way of saying sorry for the lack of posting recently! Use the code WEEKENDSALE at the checkout. Ends Monday at midnight :) 

P.p.s I've been listening to Gabrielle Alpin non-stop recently, check out my fave song:

Barry M Nail Art Pen Review & NOTD...

So I don't wanna jinx it and say that posting might just about be back to normal BUT, my friends, the end is nigh, the light is fast approaching, freedom is almost here and in just four short days I will have completed my university career! I have one exam left on the 13th May so wish me luck!
I can pretty much tell the world about it now I've had the confirmation email, you know that job interview I went for exactly a week ago today? (boy, it feels much longer than that!)....Well, I GOT THE JOB! Within the next two months I'll be packing up the life that I've had for three years in Falmouth and (maybe via a quick stop off in Birmingham) making my home in Bristol. Working in social media has been my dream for a good few years now so it feels amazing to get my foot in the door. If any of you happen to work in social media please feel free to leave any tips or advice you have, OH and any Bristolians out there, hola at me if you don't mind answering a couple questions. 
Now onto the review... 
I popped into Falmouth with Charlie today, just as a little respite from revision (I know right, woe is me, it's a hard student life), we've been trying to expand our make-up collections, because well, we love it, but also, in an attempt to be better bloggers (any excuse right?). I know, I know, I'm well late on the nail art band wagon, apart from a brief stint a couple months ago I've kind of steered clear, fearing my fine-motor-skills just wouldn't live up to my aspirations. Anyway, Barry M have released their very own nail art pens, they retail at just £4.99, so a little less than their TopShop & Models Own rivals and are pens, felt-tip like pens... 
They instruct you to paint a bottom coat of your choice, I chose this newly purchased Rimmel 60 Second polish in shade 621 - 'Mary Mary Quite Contrary', which is a beautiful lilac/grey, a little more lilac than I could persuade the camera to capture. Then you pump the nip a few times to get the polish flowing and you're ready to draw. I chose to keep it easy and stick to dots (no one can get dots wrong right?). The nib is quite thin, but I like that for precision purposes, but it's very easy to make bigger dots than the ones I drew (I had a little practise on some paper first). Then you're told to paint a clear top coat, before I did this I did actually knock one of the dots clean off, I'm guessing it's a different kind of formula to traditional polish making it more fragile, so a top coat is definitely necessary. 
Now, I have never used any kind of nail art pen before so I can't compare this one to any other but I was incredibly impressed at how easy and mess-free it all was. Y'all know that I'm not really a nail girl, I'm too perfectionist and too impatient. I hate waiting for paint to dry and harden, but this dried almost instantly and honestly in about 5 minutes I had beautiful, freshly painted but dry nails. So, I would recommend them, I also picked up the black pen so I'll be on the look out for some inspiration, I might even try lines next time, if my steadiness of hand will allow. 
Have you tried these before?

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P.s. I understand the first picture is a little random...but it's how I've decided to start storing the polish that I use a lot, you know, for easy access, on display. Thought I'd share & the colours go well with my nails! 

Some best bits and a little favour...

Eeek, it's that time of year again, the Hollywood, film & TV awards may be over but the more important awards ceremonies of the year are still in full swing. We've just all gone crazy over the Company Style Blog Awards, not really being a strict style blogger I didn't really canvas for votes (apart from a little post after a rather impromptu kick up the back side in the form as a mass email from Company themselves.) However Cosmo offers a wider range of categories, and a couple I feel this blog fits into, just a little bit better. 
It's been almost 2 years since I started this blog and it feels so amazing to have documented my life for all that time. I've never stuck at any hobby for so long, and really, blogging has become more than hobby now, it's become part of my life. It's brought me so many amazing opportunities, friends and new skills, and it's helped me on my way to achieving the career that I want. I want to thank each and every one of you, whether you've been reading from day one or only just stumbled across Flowers & Freckles half an hour ago. Having a readership makes it so much easier to write and want to do better. Finally, sorry for being quiet lately, in just over a week I will have completed my last exam and, unbelievably, my degree! Blogging will resume as normal then, and I'll hopefully have some exciting news to share with you. 
So, here we go, if you enjoy reading Flowers & Freckles and by any chance have a spare few minutes I'd be over the moon if you'd nominate me for Best Lifestyle Blog - Now I know this category will be FULL of amazing bloggers so being nominated would be pretty much a dream. 
You can CLICK HERE to vote. All you need to do is submit my blog URL  www.flowersandfreckles.com and select the Best Lifestyle Blog category from the drop down box.
Thank you so so much!  

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A little update & some exciting news! (& some inspiration)

Sorry I know I've been a little quiet, I have such a long 'to blog' list at the moment but alas, dissertation and exams have taken over my life right now. 
As you're reading this I'm very likely in the Library trying to tame this 10,000 word beast of an essay. 
The end is in sight though, the hand-in is on the 2nd May, but I should all be done for Monday and handing in on the 1st of May because *drum rolls please* I've only gone and got a job interview on the 2nd! It's for a position in a Social Company in Bristol.
I won't say too much, because, you never know, they might be reading!
Anyway, after that I have 2 exams and then uni is over on the 13th May. 2 weeks and 2 days and my university career is over. Madness. 
For all those in a similar position, or just in need of some general motivation a friend of mine posted this video on Facebook so I thought I'd share it with you. 

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