Prom | Polyvore

Prom by meganboileauxblog

Missguided white dress
$49 - missguided.co.uk

Topshop black sandals
topshop.com

Moschino black belt
net-a-porter.com

2b stretch belt
2bstores.com

Maybelline eyeshadow
$8.21 - thehut.com

Maybelline eyeliner
amazon.ca

Urban Decay beauty product
$59 - beautybay.com

Opi nail polish
$19 - liberty.co.uk

Hey, I know prom is fast approaching for many people so I thought I would do an outfit post what I would wear. Now this may seem likely a slightly weird post considering I'm 18 now and my prom is over (it was in 2012) however I made this set on Polyvore and I figured it would be a fun idea! My prom was a world wind mess of indecisiveness, feeling too ashamed to wear heels, bad makeup application, dodgy hair, bad time management and bitten nails. Basically, it didn't go too well. My hair wasn't dry even though I'd been the hairdressers, my favourite foundation at the time had run out, my false eyelashes were a mess looking, my lipstick was cheap, a bad colour and drying and my outfit was a bit hit and miss. For those of you wondering this was my dress; I really loved it, it fit well, the colour was pretty however it just wasn't right for prom and how I wore it was pretty shocking. Anyway, I'm starting to babble but what I basically wanted to say was I wanted to make this post for any readers who need some inspiration for their prom in the summer. If it was my prom again, this is the outfit I would have potentially worn.

White dress // Missguided // £30.00 - Firstly, the dress.. I absolutely love this dress! At first, it doesn't look right for prom as it's quite simple but that's what I love about it. The colour is great for summer and will compliment a subtle tan quite nicely. The lace adds a bit of sexiness without being too slutty or revealing considering when I went to prom I was 16. I'm also a bit of a fan of long sleeves lately so I love the fact that this has them too. 

Black Sandals // Topshop // £55.00 -  I really love these shoes! I'm having a bit of a love-in with heels at the moment and chunky ones seem to be extremely popular at the minute and I can see why. They have quite a large platform which would make them quite comfy so there would be no taking off your shoes to dance all night - spending a while to look perfect then taking off your shoes, not a good look. I also think these would go lovely with the dress as the chunkiness would be a perfect contrast to the delicacy of the dress.

Black and Gold belt // Moschino & 2B // £180 & £6.05 - I included a belt I figured the statement black and gold would offset the pureness and girliness of the white dress nicely. They're also great for figure complimenting. The reason I chose two is pretty obvious; one is £180, the other £6.05 however I love them both. I don't know about you but I can't afford to pay £180 but I think the other one is just as pretty. A few years ago, Urban Outfitters did a black and gold statement cross belt which I also think would look great with this look.

Colour Tattoo in Immortal Charcoal // Maybelline // £4.99 -  If you read my blog regularly then you will know that I recently picked up this little beauty. I've worn it a couple of times now and I love it. I think this would be perfect makeup product to compliment the makeup look I have planned as it would create a lovely base to stop creasing and still look flawless when you're dancing at 1:00am.

Gel Eyeliner // Maybelline // £7.99 - Another product previously mentioned on my blog and another one I have definitely fallen for! As its prom, false lashes are a must however they look pretty stupid if you can see the bands so eyeliner is also a must. A thin line of this then some Eyelure 101's or 107's would look beautiful!

Vice 2 Palette // Urban Decay // £42.00 - The third product I have mentioned on my blog but I wouldn't go to prom without it! I would create a smokey look using rewind as a transitional colour, smokeout to darken up the outer corner, radar in the centre of the lid, then strike (or maybe half-baked from my Naked palette) on the inner third to compliment the gold of the belt, dope as a brow highlight and finally rewind to create the perfect strong brow. I would also add smokeout under my bottom lashes to really smoke it out. For inspiration, I would use this photo (the photo links to a brilliant gold smokey eye tutorials by one of my favourite YouTubers) however I would try to make the black darker and smokier. I would also use my GOSH pigment in the colour 'copper'. 

Nail Varnish in In The Spot // OPI // £12.00 - For my prom, I just had my natural, unpainted, bitten nails due to not having time to do anything to them (I had originally planned falsies with red glitter!). If I were to do it again with this outfit then I would wear this nail varnish as I just love the colour. With the eye makeup, the shoes and the belt I thought it would be nice to have something to compliment the girliness of the dress rather than contrast it. Its also not too in-your-face so it wouldn't detract from the outfit. Some may say its boring however personally, I think it's more classically pretty.

Retro Matte Lipstick Collection // MAC // £15.00 each - I really love this photo! All of the lipsticks lined up so perfectly with such lovely colours is what I dream of. These lipsticks are from the Retro Matte Collection which are available on the MAC website. I think they would go lovely with the dark smokiness of the eye makeup as well as being the perfect pop of colour for the summer. I still have my MAC voucher so I may have to look into these in my local store as I think I may be in love.

Ombre wavy hair - This was originally how I wanted my hair for prom; long, wavy and ombred a gorgeous caramel-blonde colour. Instead I got my blondey-gingery ombre (that isn't very noticeable on the photo below) with wet hair that dried into my natural frizz ball, oh and it was short too! If I was to do prom again, I would definitely do my own hair. I may not be very good at it but at least I wouldn't be sat in a hairdressers for 3 hours. I would dye my hair the perfect ombre colour the night before then in the morning, add heated rollers to both my hair and my dyed hair extensions then once my makeup was done, I would take out the rollers, run my fingers through my hair, loosely curl any straight bits, add in some texturising spray and finally blow my hair on the cold setting to create that messy wavy look.

I hope you liked this post. I thought it was something a bit different and I really loved creating it. I haven't had Polyvore for too long but as you may be able to tell I'm obsessed; such a great website idea! I may not be going to prom this year but I would still definitely wear this outfit. Are you going to prom this year? If you are, I hope you have a fun time and your getting ready part is much more enjoyable and stress-free than mine was! I will finish with one of the only photos I don't hate from my prom, enjoy 16-year-old me!

(L-R) - Shaunna, Me, one of the teachers, Paige, Amy and Ashleigh :)

Megan xx

Dreaming Of Those Long Summer Days | Polyvore

Under Control by meganboileauxblog

HANIA by Anya Cole white shirt
farfetch.com

River Island jean shorts
$49 - riverisland.com

Nike shoes
$115 - asos.com

Zara black purse
zara.com

Maybelline lipstick
$11 - fragrancedirect.co.uk

River Island nail polish
$4.89 - riverisland.com

River Island nail polish
$4.89 - riverisland.com

As many of you may know, today in Liverpool (I live in the north west of England meaning it's normally very cold, grey and windy) it was extremely sunny and I found myself resenting my thick Topshop parka. I was then casually browsing through Polyvore and the strange weather and the pretty new clothes made me begin to lust after summer. I was seeing cute shorts and bright lipsticks and I just makes me wish of the days when its still dark at 8pm, of not having to worry about taking a jacket, forgetting about college and all of the stresses it comes with, of floral dresses and long days on the beach. Of course my summer this year will be slightly different compared with your average 18-year-old's however I still think it will be good and am thoroughly looking forward to it. 

I think this outfit would be perfect for a long day out in the summer. A jumper in summer? I'm not going mad, honest! I am simply being reasonable in that we all know about the indecisiveness (you could always wear a light t-shirt underneath the jumper? or pack one in this lovely little bag in case it heats up? ) of the British weather so why not wear a jumper, and a beautiful on at that! I can just imagine wearing this with cute, tanned, skinny legs (okay, I need to stop dreaming..) to a BBQ or an outdoor party.

I've been lusting after these shoes for a while now. I mean whats not to love?! They're classic in that they're monochrome, they would be comfy as they're trainers and they're just so effortlessly stylish. Heels and a fancy dress are sexy and all but sometimes, nothing can beat a perfect pair of legs, some denim shorts and beautiful trainers. Oh, if only you weren't £70.00..

I thought the simple beauty bits would compliment the outfit perfectly and add just the right amount of colour. Red lips look beautiful with a tan and they can make you look 'done' without having to wear a lot of makeup which I love!

I added in the picture of this song as it will not get out of my head! These last couple of days I have been listening to it non-stop and I absolutely love it! For me, it's the perfect summer song.

Megan xx

Makeup Haul

Over the past few weeks, I seemed to have bought quite a few things so I thought I would comprise them all into a beauty haul. I didn't buy these all at once as that would be ridiculous, one was a gift as well as two being from New York, I also made quite a bit of money from eBay and some were free due to Boots 3FOR2 (love that!) so that's why there's quite a few things. That was my disclaimer-type things so onto what I got!

Urban Decay 'Naked' palette - I think you all know by know that I have recently received the 'Naked' palette bu Urban Decay. I love this palette! I won't say anymore as I am probably boring you know with the amount of times I am mentioning it! Instead, I will save it for a review in the near future.

Rimmel Apocalips: (top to bottom) 'apocaliptic', 'celestial' and 'big bang'- I realize I'm jumping on the Apocalips bandwagon a little late but after seeing a few reviews of these liquid lipsticks, I was on love. They have been on my wish list for a while now and I was after the shade 'celestial' in particular. Boots were having a 3FOR2 and since these colour looked most appealing, I popped them in my basket. Thinking about it now, I wish I would have spent a little more time thinking of a more neutral colour to get instead of 'Apocaliptic' as it's extremely bright and scares me quite a little. I have been looking for a red lipstick for a while as mine all contain either too much pink or too much orange and I think I may have found it. 'Celestial' is definitely my favourite as it's the most wearable colour. I will also be reviewing this in the near future.

Topshop 'morning dew' Blusher and 'Rio Rio' lipstick - I recently exchanged a item in Topshop and I thought it was the perfect opportunity to try their makeup. I was on the verge of buying their lipstick in the shade 'Hazard' but then I saw a set containing this blusher and lipstick for the bargain price of £8.40. I figured I would get this instead as the lipstick alone costs £8.00! The blusher is a super pretty pink. I haven't actually used it yet so I'm not too sure what it looks on, I've swatched it and it looked lovely however it's a cream formula and I'm still a bit unsure about how to apply it. This photo makes the lipstick look quite pink but in reality it is a bright orange/red which will be perfect for summer. Bright lips scare me and yet I've bought quite a few lately.. I make no sense.

MAC Studio Fix Fluid in 'NW10' and Rimmel Wake me Up in '010 Porcelain' -  I got this particular bottle of Studio Fix from Gabbie on her trip to New York as with the exchange rates, its only £16.00 and as I'm running out of my current bottle it seemed like a good time to get a new one. When in Boots, I was originally after Boujois' Healthy Mix however the shade range is limited and they were all too dark for me. I figured I would give Rimmel's Wake Me Up a go instead as I had also read quite a lot of reviews about it. A few said it was way too glittery however the majority of them were positive. I wanted this as Studio Fix is quite expensive so I didn't really want to use it on an everyday basis. I've only used it a few times and so far, I'm not blown away. I am going to keep trying it out though then I will do a review post!

Maybelline 'The falsies' - Another 3FOR2 buy.. I've heard great things (mainly from Instagram and Tanya Burr) so I'd figured I would give it ago as I dislike the wand on my 'Volum' Express' mascara by Maybelline. Maybelline has been the queen of mascaras for quite a while now and with all of it's rave reviews, I have high hopes for this. The only problem I'm having is that I can't bring myself to open it until my other ones (I have like 10 on the go!) run out and it's killing me!

Revlon Colourburst Matte Balm in Elusive - This type of lip product - lipstick in a crayon form - have been extremely popular however I have never actually tried one. When browsing around boots, I spotted the pretty little Revlon stand with all their new releases and this particular item caught my eye. Although I'm not a massive lipstick person, I love matte lips on others. I chose this colour as it's a beautiful dusky pink colour (like 'celestial' however slightly lighter and matte) which I thought would suit me. So far I've only worn this once but I love it; the colour is gorgeous, it's not too drying, easy to apply and the staying power is pretty good. Oh and its smells like mint! Once again, expect a review to come!

EOS lip balm in 'Pomegranate Raspberry' - This is another New York item that Gabbie ever so kindly brought back for me. After hating baby lips, I was keen to find my perfect lip balm and I think I've found it! It made my February Favourites after only 2 weeks so obviously I'm in love.

That's it for the make up items I've recently bought! I've also bought some new clothes/jewelry and a few skin care bits but we'll save that for another time! I need to go to the shops tomorrow but I think I may just get distracted by the big 3FOR2 label in Boots again.. I just can't resist. Can you or do the offers just make you go week at the knees?

Megan xx

Makeup Favourites | Drugstore

Hey, today I have my favourite drugstore products in a kind of 'makeup for beginners' kind of guide. I have another part to this post which will be more about makeup brushes but you will just have to wait for that one.  I'm not an expert but these are just products I've bought, loved and wanted to share with you guys. They're all relatively cheap too which is a bonus as I love a good bargain in regards to makeup. There's quite a lot here but it's just things I really love and hope you will too.

Foundation: For foundation, I chose my second favourite after my MAC Studio Fix, the Rimmel Match Perfection. I remember falling in love with this foundation as its the first one I've tried that really matched my skin tone. I have the shade 010 Porcelain which is the lightest shade they do. This foundation is super lightweight with not much coverage but a bit of concealer will sort it no problem. Rimmel is currently on 3FOR2 at Superdrug which I love. I mean, who doesn't love free makeup?!

Concealer: This is my everyday concealer and I absolutely love it! It's thick but doesn't cake so is perfect for spots. It also works a treat on under eye circles. The colour I have - 01 Fair - is perfectly matched to the foundation.

Powder: I use Rimmel Stay Matte in Peach Glow every single day as it stops any shine coming through and just generally keeps my makeup looking as best it possibly could.

Blusher: I understand you can't really see this blush in the pictures above but it is in there I promise! I remember buying this blusher as I was in desperate need of one and this particular one instantly caught my eye.  The baby pink colour appealed to me as it's quite girly and I think it would be perfect for spring with some pastel clothing. I also like the fact that it''s not super pigmented either as I have a tendency to get carried away but this blush keeps me from looking a bit clown-like.

Eye shadow: For eye shadow, I chose three different ones but I love them all. The single ones are from MUA and are extremely pigmented and blend-able for their £1.00 price tag. They also do a great bow shade for brunettes called '19 - matte' which can also works brilliantly as a crease colour. I also chose the Maybelline Colour Tattoos as well basically, I'm in love. They're also quite cheap at  £4.99 each. Finally, the loose GOSH pigments. For a while, I was lusting after MAC's Copper Sparkle pigment however I just couldn't justify spending £17.00 on one then whilst looking for an eyeliner in my makeup box, I found these two beauties. They were originally my mum's however she doesn't wear makeup so I now have them and I am in love. Only downside is they get everywhere but that can be solved with a tissue and a wet brush.

Palettes: Another eye product but I thought I would do them separately. The two I have chose are the MUA undressed palettes. They're perfect UD Naked dupes and at only £4.00, they're £33.00 cheaper! They're perfect for an everyday neutral eye however they can also be used to create a more intense smokey look for going out. They both have a brow colour in too which makes them perfect for travelling. Favourite? The original I think however it's pretty close!

Mascara: Another one of my everyday products.. I normally use these two together however they're both brilliant on their own. I've just realized that in these photos I forgot add a brow product, however the MUA shade I mentioned earlier is great and so is Rimmel's Brow pencil, I use the shade 'dark brown'.

Lipstick: I have chosen three lipsticks to show you as I love them all equally. I'm not to good with describing the colours of products so bear with me! The white tubed one is by Natural Collection and is a lovely bright pink with a slight hint of red. The one in the black tube is by MUA and is a deep dark (it looks so bright in the photo though!) red. Finally, the pink tubed one is by Barry M and is sort of a dark red/pink/purple if y'get me? Barry M is on 3FOR2 in Superdrug at the moment which is always great as it means free makeup! 

1. (L-R) Natural Collection Blusher in 'Pink Cloud' (£1.99), Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer in '01 Fair' (£4.19) and Rimmel Match Perfection in '010 Porcelain' (£6.99).

2. (L-R) Shade 12 from the MUA Undressed palette (£4.00), shade 11 from the MUA Undressed Too palette (£4.00), Maybelline Colour Tattoo in On and On Bronze (£4.99), MUA single shadow in number 28 (£1.00), MUA single shadow in number 24 (£1.00), GOSH loose eye shadow in 'sunstone' (£6.50) and finally GOSH loose eye shadow in 'copper' (£6.60) (you can't see this swatch due to the light sorry! I couldn't find the GOSH eye shadows on the Superdrug website so I don't know on the exact price. It would be a shame if they're discontinued as I love them!).

3. Natural Collection Lipstick in Crimson (£1.99), MUA lipstick in '01' (£1.00) and Barry M lipstick in 'Cranberry Red 162' (£4.49).

Writing this post just made me realize that I really am a drugstore girl at heart. As much as I lust over all of the fancy products in Beauty Bizarre and Debenhams, I really  do love finding a beauty bargain!

I'm very sorry that all my posts are extremely text heavy! I intend on writing a short little sentance about everything but then I get carried away and it turns out like this! I plan on trying to fix this and mix it up a bit as I know posts with lots of texts can get so dull. I also apologize for the dodgy photos, my camera had a tendency to over expose things and the natural lighting in my room isn't great but when my phone charger gets fixed the photos should improve! :)

Megan xx