Life Update: Im Back! | Domestic Abuse | ♥ New Beginnings ♥

Hello! I feel so strange opening my laptop again and typing on here.. it has been too long! I finally have some motivation to start blogging again. The last time I posted on here was in November last year, the reason I have had such a long break from blogging was because I was in a bit of a mess and I needed to make some serious changes to my life.

I was "stuck" in a horrible, both mentally and physically abusive relationship. This relationship had been terrible since day one, I was in it for 4 years, since I was 15. I tried to convince myself it would be okay and it would sort itself out, I was wrong. Things got really bad around May last year, I was so exhausted and fed up. I was having constant battles in my head, mind games, blackmail and lies were just a few of the horrible, mentally draining things I was dealing with on a daily basis from my ex. I had no life whatsoever, I lost contact with so many friends because I wasn't allowed friends, I was constantly being judged wherever I went, I was being cheated on and lied to all the time, I was constantly "looking after" an unemployed, depressed, drunk boyfriend who never failed to disappoint me.

Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette Review ♥

Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette £37 - Debenhams

Hello! I am enjoying my week off work, so I thought I would take some time to type up this post and share my love for the Naked 2 palette with you all!

I know so many of you have this palette and a lot of you will have read multiple reviews on it but since having the palette myself I now understand why EVERYONE has to write about it. You just can't not write about it, it's too good, here's why. 

The colour range is amazing, all 12 shades are all I could ever need. The colours are super pigmented, soft, blendable and most of all, they last all day (big thumbs up!). This has been the only makeup palette I have used in 2014, I don't find myself reaching for any other ones, which is a shame but it also stops me from buying endless amounts of palettes I don't really need as I have it all in this one, which is great for my bank account! 

I am really enjoying using the dual ended brush it comes with, it has very soft bristles which pick up and apply a decent amount of product onto my eyelids. I use the flat end for applying a concentrated amount of product all over my eyelid or my brow bone and I use the fluffy, rounded end for blending and applying shadow onto my crease. I haven't abandoned all of my other makeup brushes for this one brush but it is a decent one to add to my collection.

My go-to simple, daily look with this palette is, 'Bootycall' all over my eyelid, this is a lovely shimmery, cream colour, followed by 'Tease', which is a highly pigmented matte brown shade with slight purple undertones, blended into my crease and finally to soften up and darken the outer corners of my eyes I use 'Busted', which is a shimmery, dark brown/purple shade, perfect for the Autumn/Winter months!

If you don't have Urban Decay's Naked 2 palette in your makeup kit then I highly recommend you invest in it! I can tell these eye shadows are going to last me a long time and the makeup looks you can create with it are endless!

Home Inspiration ♥❀

Helloooo, todays post is something I was reserving for a day I couldn't physically take photos for a post.. I am in bed full of the cold and feeling sorry for myself so after reading blogs all day, watching YouTube on my PS3 with their new YouTube app(you pair your phone with your PS3 and your phone is the controller, I LOVE IT!), I decided it was time to blog! I hope you like this post!

I am obsessed country house style, my mum likes it too, which is good because we both can shop for the same kind of decor, anything floral, pretty and chic I love. So this post is just a few pretty and inspirational home decor pictures from Tumblr I hope you like them!

If you have Tumblr and like this kind of style too then check out mine, I update it all the time :) shabbychicandtea.tumblr.com

 NONE OF THESE PICTURES ARE MINE x

This Weeks Polyvore Collage - Valentines Edition ♥

Happy Valentines Day everyone! I decided to theme this weeks polyvore with Valentine's day. 

This outfit would look lovely if you are going out for dinner or lunch! I hope you like it, I love the nail tutorial!

p.s. You can use my Valentine's template for your own collage from my Polyvore page, Click Here.

♥