Maybelline Dream Matt mouse foundation | Review

I'm always on the search for the perfect foundation for my skin. I recently stumbled upon Maybelline Dream Matt mouse foundation, and immediately fell in love. I had my previous foundation, the True Match powder foundation by L'Oreal for quite a while, but it wasn't really right for my skin and sometimes looked cakey and felt heavy, so I wanted a change.

As the name suggests, this foundation has a soft, spongy feeling that feels powdery soft and light when you apply it to your face. However, due to this it shows up dry patches of skin very easily, meaning that you might want to apply moisturizer first.

If I apply it directly after moisturizer, it doesn't dry out my skin and draw attention to dry patches. However, this effect slowly ends before the end of the day. It does stay on all day though,and doesn't oxidise or turn orange and feels very light, therefore it doesn't clog pores.

It is easy to apply, you can either use a brush or your fingers, both work just the same. Because it has a soft matt texture it blends into your skin well and doesn't look cakey.

Maybelline Dream Matte mouse foundation

I purchased the foundation in the sand colour from Superdrug for only £7.69. I will definitely be buying this again

Isabelle xo

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Berlin Trip

Last month, I went on a 5 day school trip to the beautiful city of Berlin. We toured the city everyday, and saw many amazing things. By the time we got back to our hotel we were exhausted, but off course, us being 14 year old girls we didn't sleep. We sat by the window, sticking our heads out, trying to find German boys we could "test" our German on.

If you have ever been to Berlin, you would know that it is a very lively city, however not with the busyness of London. The bars and clubs attract many young people, and at night, the streets get slightly busier. Germany doesn't seem to have many cars around, but instead most people travel by bike. On every road there are cycle lines. To our surprise, they were not on the road, but on the pavement. This meant that you had to be extra careful not to wonder astray onto the path of an oncoming cyclist (which many of us some how managed to do).

The weather there was lovely, on some days well into 30 degrees, however, when you are walking non stop, it can be a bit too much.

Everyday we went to at least 3 places, which was quite tiring, as long as we all had our Red Bull we were okay. I saw so many amazing things in Berlin, and made so many memories I will never forget.





 

 

Reichstag building

                                         Reichstag building

Traffic lights in Berlin are so cute

 

                     Me in my green hat :')

 

   Reichstag dome

 

          

Inside the Reichstag dome

 

 

 

 

 

War Memorials

 

 

 

Spot Tamara :')

 

A German train

 

German souvenirs

 

 

 

Checkpoint Charlie & Museum

 

haus de Wannsee-Konferenze

 

Potsdamer Platz

 

 

 

 

Wall memorial bernauer strasse 

 

Out of every thing I saw in Berlin, my favourite thing I saw was the Berlin Wall. There was so much art, everywhere you looked there was something different. One of the main icons of Berlin hardly exists anymore. You can buy a piece in a souvenir shop (which I did) or go see the little remains near the Hauptbahnof and the Reichstag. The East Side Gallery is the largest open-air gallery in the world where the longest remaining section has been painted in bright, optimistic colours. To identify the west part of the wall, look for the colours. The east part is always grey. The murals that have been painted there are absolutely breathtaking and heart-wrenching.                                                    

 

 

 

 

(sorry about the hats, they were colour coded so the teachers knew what group we were in, I was in green, which I was SO happy about)

 

Isabelle xo

 

Ombred hair

Hello chums. Unless you've been living under a rock throughout summer, then you will know that "Ombred" hair and dip dye has been very popular. In very basic terms, ombre makes you're hair look as if it been sun kissed (depending on the strength of the colour) at the ends of your hair. Or that you're hair has grown out, leaving you with darker roots and lighter tips.

Last month, I decided to ombre my hair a golden blonde colour. I have dyed my hair plenty of times in the past including bright red (I was 9) so it wasn't like my mum wouldn't let me, in fact she done it for me herself. I chose ombre because it was subtle and i would get away with it at school, but mainly because it seemed everyone my age was dying theirs bright colours and i wanted to be slightly different.





I was inspired most my idol You Tuber Zoella, her hair looks amazing.

So me and my mum took a trip to Boots and bought L'Oreal Preference Wild Ombre No 1. There are 3 colour options. Ombre No 1 for Light Brown to Dark Brown hair, Ombre No 2 for Dark Blonde to Medium Brown hair and Ombre No 3 for Blonde to Dark Blonde hair.

It's a really straightforward kit that contains everything you need to get the perfect 'at home' ombre .

You mix everything together, part your hair into two bunches and bring it over your shoulders and then brush on the mixed products on to the hair you want to lighten and leave for between 25 and 45 minutes, checking half way. I left it on for the whole 45 minutes, so it went the blondest it could go.

You then wash is out with the shampoo provided and you're done, this is what it looked like...

 

 Isabelle xo