Being the 31st of December today I thought that I would set myself some targets for 2013 and try to stick to them - hopefully typing them up in a blogpost form may help me with that.

New Years Beauty and Blog Resolutions

No.1 Blog at Least once a Week

Over the last week or so I have made a conscious effort to try and blog more and I have found myself loving it more and more each time. Over 2013 I want to ensure that my readers get a new blogpost at least once during the weekend to keep posts regular, and who knows - I could be posting more and more!

No.2 Grow my hair healthily

My hair takes forever to grow and I don't know about you but if I go to the hairdressers for a 'trim' I come back with my hair at least 3 inches shorter which does not impress me. Over 2013 I want to try and do more hair masks and treat the ends of my hair in order to hopefully abolish my split ends and keep my hair healthy as it hopefully grows. I also want to try and continue with limiting my use of straighteners/curlers to special occasions.

No.3 Do more face masks

For the most part my skin is fairy clear however yu can guarantee at the end of each month that my skin goes crazy and I have spots everywhere. To try and control this I want to try and do a face mask at least once a week to help my skin stay in check ( maybe a sunday pamper sesh?)

No.4 Grow my nails

Over the past few months I have been making an effort to not bite my nails and the length of them has somewhat increased. I want to continue this in 2013 and use cuticle oils and clear polish in order to improve the condition of my nails.

Personal Resolutions

No.1 Do more exercise

I doubt there are many people who don't put this on their list of resolutions but with prom, summer holidays and a family wedding fst approaching I think that it is only right to improve my figure (maybe with a bit of improved eating tossed in as well) . I want to aim to do at least 3 30 minute sessions on my cross trainer a week and if I can keep this up - increase it gradually

No.2 Keep my room tidy

I currently share a room with my sister and geez can a room with two teenage girls be difficult to keep clean! I want to try and make my bed each morning and keep on top of keeping everything clean each day so I don't have to do a mass tidy up.

Those are my resolutions for 2013, What are yours? Please leave them down below as I would love to know and maybe add them to my list.

Hello! Today I thought that I would share my new Muji Drawers which currently hold my daily makeup. These drawers are the "2 Wide Drawers" which I believe retail for 10.95. Overall I am really impressed and will definitely be popping into muji to buy another coordinating set.

Hello! To conclude my year of monthly favourites I thought that I would share my 12 favourite products of 2012.

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder

Although I have only owned this for just over a month I have grown to love it. It doesnt cake, it blotts shine and is cheap too!

Mac Bare Study Paint Pot

This has helped all year to prolong the wear of my eyeshadows and make the colours appear much brighter. Although it does seem pricey, I know this will lasts for many months more ( and I have owned it for a year!

No7 blush

This blusher is smooth too apply, not overfly pigmented, comes in flattering shades, is affordable and can even be purchased with £3 off vouchers.

No7 eyeshadow

No7 eyeshadows are by far my favourite brand of eyeshadow - I much prefer them to my mac shadows. They are creamy, pigmented, blends easily and are also very affordable. If I could only pick one favourite from the post these are a very high contender.

Front Cover Eyeshadow

Again, I much prefer these to my mac eyeshadows. They last longer, do not crease, are more pigmented, more affordable and generally are much better!

Collection concealer

I unfortunately managed to lose thus at school when I had product left but up until losing it, I used this concealer every day, practically, since I bought it and it didn't let me down. It covered blemishes and under eye circles and is very affordable.

Garnier oil free BB Cream

This product has been featured endless times here. This has been my holy grail foundation/ bb cream since this came into my hands and again, is much preferred to my Mac alternative. It blends easily, doesn't break me out, lasts well on the skin - the list goes on!

Eos lip balm

Up until trying this I thought that Chapstick lip balm was the best lip balm. Now I think That this may have pushed it off the top spot. This is smooth, creamy, convenient and despite being more expensive than chapstick, has lasted much longer than a chapstick tube would usually..

Real Techniques Stippling Brush

I was faithful to my old, was trusty, elf powder brush but that has been left in its home since using this. This hasn't yet shed ( and I have owned it for many months) it blends foundation easily and is also really soft. I love this so much I added many other brushes from the range to my christmas list!

Mac 217

When you own this brush, you only need this brush. It packs on colour, applies colour to the crease and also blends great too! It may seem a steep price at first but I reassure you that this is worth the investment.

Batiste Dry Shampoo

This has been a staple of mine throughout the year and something i continue to repurchase. Ive strayed from this and have come back to this.

T Gel Shampoo

For those that regularly read my empties posts you may know that my scalp is rather fussy and seems to hate most shampoos. This however is one kf very few shampoos that my scalp likes and I highly recommend it.

I hope that you have enjoyed reading this post and maybe want to try some of these products out for yourself in 2013. Please let me know your top 12 of 2012 in the comments below.

Overall I am really grateful for all of my gifts and no doubt will be featuring them on BWB soon. Its also worth noting that I was gifted some Muji Acrylic storage which I will be dedicating a post to soon.

Check out what I got for Christmas last year.

Today I bring you a monthly empties showing what products I used up in November. This month I managed to use up 17 products which I thought was rather impressive.

18 - Dove Daily Care Shampoo - Unfortunately this is another shampoo that I have managed to have got through that I will not be repurchasing - my scalp does not like this. My head was left sore and tight after using this so I will not be repurchasing however I know that my mum and sister like this so it must just be my fussy scalp!

19 - Cutipen - The pen applicator at the end of this is very handy for pushing my cuticles back but I find the squeezy application very messy and the liquid went everywhere. Im not sure that repurchase this straight away but I may in the future.

20- Botanics Rosewater Toner - I don't think that this did anything major for my skin but I used this on its own to remove my makeup and it did a great job but full price I don't think I would repurchase this straight away because I can find cheaper alternatives that do the same thing.

21- Avene Extremely Gentle Cleanser - From what I tried of this cleanser I thought it was ok but nothing special - I actually think I prefer Boots Essential cleanser which is £6/ £7 cheaper. I wouldn't repurchase

22 - Taylor of London Shampoo and Conditioner - This was a hotel sample. Again, this did the job but if I could get hold of it , I wouldn't rush out to buy it

23 - Lush Happy Hippy Shower Gel - This smells amazing, lathers amazingly well and also works great as a shampoo. It is a bit expensive for me to rush out and buy again however if I received it as a gift I would look forward to using it.

24 - AVON Eyeshadow - I used this pale pink shade as a highlight and liked it however I do find the avon eyeshadows ( from the 8 in 1 palette) quite chalky and blend to nothing so I wouldn't repurchase the 8 in 1 Palette

25 - No7 Eyeshadow - This was a pale beige shade and I loved it as an all over the lid colour. As I have said numerous times -  I love No7 Eyeshadows and would happily purchase more from them

26 - 17 Maximum Volume Mascara - At first I didn't think much of this mascara but I grew to like it, my lashes were 'volumised' and lengthened and its affordable too - if I didn't already have too many mascaras I would consider a repurchase

27 - Boots Cotton Wool Double Faced Oval Pads - I liked these, they didn't fall apart and worked well with toner and cleanser. I would repurchase if my favourite square cotton wool pads were sold out.

28 - Cyclax Body Butter - I seemed to have owned this for years. It worked, seemed to last forever but I wasn't keen on the scent. I won't be repurchasing

29- Garnier Deodorant - Have already repurchased - love it.

30 Alberto Balsam Conditioner - This smells great, is cheap and doesn't weight the hair down. I would repurchase this

31 -Derma Fit Body Wash - Did the job, wouldn't repurchase

32 -Cuticura Hand Gel - I wasn't too keen on the scent of this so would not repurchase

33 - Clarins Multi Active Skin Renewal Serum -  I loved using this, it gave moisture to my skin and left a smooth base for makeup however is far too expensive for me to repurchase

34 - Garnier Vital Restore Moisturiser - Again I enjoyed using this however I don't feel that I need to purchase anti aging products as of yet so will not rush to repurchase

35- Klorane Mango Conditioner - I loved the smell of this however I found this hard to rinse out and it weighed my hair down

Thats all! - Hopefully I will be able to use up 15 products before christmas - keep your fingers crossed!

Hello! A few weeks back the lovely Rachel (SweetPeaLondon.co.uk) sent me a giveaway price and I was lucky enough to have this inside my parcel. If it wasnt for this I wouldnt have discovered my new holy grail lip balm. You may have read my balmi review however upon trying these, they have been swiftly pushed aside ( the dodgy packaging was enough!). The packaging has not yet broken ( where the balmi packsging broke in days) and there seems to be more product. These cost around £1 more ( I believe you can get these from cutecosmetics.co.uk) and are much smoother, longer lasting and more effective. Generally a better lip balm. To conclude, if you are wondering about buying one of these, as I was, I would definitely recommend it.

Have you tried these?

Bourjois Rouge Edition Lipstick Review

[Botanics RoseWater Toning Spritz, Lush Happy Hippy, No7 Eyeshadows, MAC 217]

Hello all! A little late but, you know, I am never early with anything so why start now!? This month I have been sticking to the same products that I have for the past couple of months so instead of featuring them all over I thought I would show you a couple that have stood out.

Botanics Toning Spritz: I, being the tight person that I am, waited until this was on offer (1/3 off) before trying this out. I have been spraying this onto a cotton pad and using it to remove all of my face makeup, eye makeup included. This is great as it seems to remove everything without irritating my skin and using its (supposedly) 'botanics magic' in the process.

Lush Happy Hippy: I have been using this for a long time and love the grapefruit scent. Although this is primarily a shower gel, this month I have trialled it as a shampoo and its worked great. It lathered well and left my hair very clean.A great 2 in 1 product.

No7 Eyeshadows: I love No7 Eyeshadows. I have featured No7 eyeshadows countlessly on my blog and if you haven't yet tried them I highly recommend you use your £3 off ( what happened to a fiver off!?) voucher to give these a try. I love these as they are shimmery and pigmented and last well throughout the day.

MAC 217: This month I have only found the need to use this one eyeshadow brush when creating eye looks as you can use it to apply eyeshadow all over the lid, in the crease and for blending. The £20 ish price tag is definately justified with the multiple uses and excellent quality of this brush.

Thats all! What have your favourites been this month? Let me know in the comments below !

Having not written one of these posts since August, I thought I would write another review of a product I have not been keen on.

I purchased this dry shampoo after hearing many rave reviews of it. I don't know if it is just this 'scent' that is to blame for the awful dry shampoo or whether the whole range is like this but I won't be buying more to find out put it that way!

This not only doesn't do anything to greasy hair, not soaking up oil like your regular dry shampoos, but makes your hair feel more lank, weighed down and greasy that it was before you used it making it very pointless using it in the first place! The scent is also not to my taste either as it doesn't seem to be very 'fresh' as I usually like.

Overall I have concluded that I shall be returning to my good ol' Batiste in the near future!