WHEN facemasks review!*

I love to do facemasks especially at the end of a long week full of stressing out from everything anything or if I’ve been into London. I have fallen in love with the facemasks by WHEN recently because of how incredibly moisturising they are for your skin. My face goes through stages of being very dry to combination so when I was having a dry moment I used the WHEN ‘The last choice’ mask.

When the mask first came out of the packet it felt like a bit of plastic covered in face cream, it wasn’t until I unwrapped it that I realised it wasn’t! The facemask itself was sandwiched between two different bits of plastic to keep the moisture locked in. After applying the mask I looked like something out of a horror film that had its face peeling off! The mask had to stay on for 30 minutes so I went about re-painting my nails, having a full pamper session. After removing the mask there was still a bit of the moisturising product on my skin and according to the instructions you can just massage this into the face and neck… so I did just that. The product didn’t leave my skin looking oily at all and I was really worried that would happen. It also smelt really good!

I also tried the WHEN ‘Travelmate’ which I used after going into the city for the day. I felt like it did practically the same to my skin as ‘The Last Choice’ but was a lot more moisturising meaning it left me feeling quite a bit oily. It definitely left me feeling a lot more refreshed after being stuck in the city for the day.

Between the two I preferred ‘The Last Choice’ because it wasn’t as moisturising in the fact that I felt really oily afterwards! WHEN facemasks have quickly become one of my top 5 to use when I need a pick me up.

WHEN facemasks can be bought for £7 each from the places below depending on your country:

United Kingdom
Birchbox Uk
Selfridges & Co. (London)
Topshop

France
Birchbox France
Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche (Paris)

Italy
Ovs

Spain
Birchbox Spain

Switzerland
Manor

-Abigail x

The Secret To Naturally Whiter Teeth In 14 Days!*

 

I was sat ticking off everything on my checklist to get ready for prom when I got to the last point. ‘Teeth?’ I wasn’t sure what to do because after watching over 100 prom GRWM on You Tube everyone had done something whether it be whitening them or somewhat. I obviously wanted to jump on the band wagon and do something but what exactly I had no idea.

That was until I got to work with OSHUNwhite, which are a company that have a natural method to whitening your smile. The method used to whiten your teeth is called oil pulling which at first sounds so strange yet it is so simple. You literally swish coconut oil around your mouth for 5-15 minutes every day for 14 days, plus you can choose from 4 different flavours (spearmint, peppermint, wild cherry or crushed lime) which made the experience taste a lot nicer.

I choose spearmint because I love anything minty and so I obviously had to go with that as my choice also because I believe everything minty just keeps your breath fresher.

I’m not going to lie when I used my first sachet I gagged slightly and thought it was such a weird texture however it’s grown on me. The texture is a bit like a smoothie because it is quite thick so I can see why it says start with 5 minutes then increase it. I do my sachet each evening then clean my teeth then use mouthwash before moving onto the OSHUNwhite Copper Tongue Cleaner. Now if there is anything slightly stranger than swishing oil around your mouth then it has to be using this contraption. You basically drag the copper along your tongue because the properties in the Copper help to make your tongue free of bacteria.

The way the oil works is by reducing the harmful bacteria from your mouth. Now you’re thinking right that’s good but how does it whiten my teeth. Well with low levels of harmful bacteria it helps to naturally reduce plaque, whitening your teeth and a fresher breath.

I was sceptical that something like this wouldn’t work but it truly did. I would recommend these two products to anyone especially with how cheap they are with £20 for 14 sachets! They are so incredible my teeth look not only one but two maybe three shades whiter than before which was all done naturally!

Let me know in the comments below or on twitter (@_abigailjessica) if you have ever whitened your teeth and if so how!

-Abigail x

My little blog is two years old!

Two years ago today I was sat in my bed, unable to sleep. It was around 1am and I had school the next day, being only 14. I had tried to read and get myself to fall asleep but that wasn't working and then I started catching up on my favourite blogs. I'd must of read at least 15 before I thought that maybe I should start a blog... And so I did.

It was 1am and I decided right now is the time to do it. I started to look things up on my iPad trying to find the best website when I stumbled upon blogger. It was so simple to create and set up my blog. I fell in love with the designing aspect until it came to the name. I was really stuck on what to make it. I went through all the nicknames people called me until I came across abster hamster... Which you can learn about in a post called 'you know my name, not my story'

My first ever blog post was 25 facts about me, written with such poor grammar that it makes me chuckle. After writing my first post I got a buzz and wrote another two to save in my drafts. My photos were taken on my iPhone and I didn't really know what I was doing. I was doing my blog for a laugh and to have fun. It has also helped my English at school because I have a tendency to ramble on about utter rubbish, which I've managed to try and sort of.. Not really control on my blog! 

When I first started my blog I never looked at page views or shared it really on social media, so any views I got were from the World Wide Web. I never told my friends as I wanted to keep it to myself as a place to vent and share how I felt. But things change and I later told a few. Only the end of last year begging of this year have I started to tell family and that's because I never thought they'd be interested. They'd tell me to stop wasting my time and concentrate on school work. Yes I should be doing that but my blog is helping with my English homework okay ;). Since then my page views have been increasing so I began increasing the amount of posts I put up a week.

I know I say it a lot but it's true....
I'm so thankful for all the opportunities I've been given over the past two years and to all the incredible people I have spoken to, all thanks to my little space on the internet.
Everything that has happened over this time, I never would have dreamed could happen when I started abigailjessicax back in March 2014. I mean it from the bottom of my hart. Thank you to every single person for making my blogging journey so incredible, thank you for the continued support whether it be on here, social media or in person. I hope I can continue creating content that you enjoy reading!
Thank you so so so so so much!!

 

-Abigail X

D.I.Y 2015 Pin board!

Hello lovelies!

I hope you have been enjoying 2016 so far! Today’s post is going to be on something I haven't done in a while and that is a D.I.Y post! My first ever D.I.Y post I showed you how to customise your house key and it was ever so simple. Well todays post is as simple as that. So long as you have what you need then it is simple! I'm going to show you a way to personalise your bedroom with memories of 2015! I always see these ideas floating around so I wanted to create my own!

I simply went online and ordered a pin board, drawing pins (rainbow coloured of course), photos and a quote! They are all linked if you click on the name but if not wait till the end.

I started by spreading out my photos and quote in the areas that I thought they looked best. I used pictures that looked like Polaroids and I ordered them off an app on my iPhone called LALALAB. It was simple to use and you just uploaded the photos from your camera roll. I paid 22p per photo which could have writing added so I thought that was really good! If you didn't want to use Polaroid styled photos then you can use normal 6x4!

Then I obviously added in the pins and neatened up the pictures.

And I had created a cute pin board of my memories of 2015. I'm going to hang this on my wall above my dressing table so I always see it and then add some fairy lights over the top because it makes my room feel all cosy!

You can also add any other memoirs you may have of 2015. I might add tickets from concerts or important notices!

I hope you have enjoyed this post and leave a comment below if you try creating your own pin board or tweet me @_abigailjessica!

Polaroids: http://www.lalalab.com/

Pin Board: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0072FK9N4?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00

Pins: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/604035965X?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00

Quote: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252135209326?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&var=550974093601&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

-Abigail x

Goodbye 2015...Hello 2016!

Hello Lovelies,

(Before I started my post I just wanted to wish everybody a Happy New Year and good luck for 2016!)

Well.. I don’t really know how to start this post. I was going to talk about the achievements and incredible opportunities I’ve had in 2015 and then I remembered I did a blogpost about it during Blogmas. So I you want to read that then you can do so here! Anyway todays blog post is something I wrote when I was tired and probably should have slept because it was 3am but I wanted to write while everything was on my mind and felt fresh if you know what I mean!? Anyway… enjoy!

Sometimes you want to put your head in a pillow and scream and cry. Sometimes you type out a whole text but don't send it because you hate having arguments. Sometimes you wish you could speak the truth without everything around you coming crashing down.

I'm sat here after a New Year's Eve party still in my coat and dress thinking to myself about what 2016 holds for me (basically I’m panicking because I’m going to be so screwed). I will do my GCSEs. I will go to sixth form. Plus… I turn 16 in a few days.

Everything kind of came crashing down around me and I realised the truth. This year basically dictates the rest of my life. Everyone says ‘New Year New Me’. It's that cringed thing you put on your Facebook page or something. But I've decided that will happen. I know that if I write down my New Year’s resolutions in one place where anyone can view it then I can't go back.

So here goes...

1. I'm not giving people second chances, if you blow it, you've blown it.

2. I will try my hardest in my exams and push myself to hopefully exceed the target grades my school and I have set.

3. I’m not letting people dictate my life. It's my life not yours.

4. I need to stop trying to change who I am to fit in. Everybody is different in their own special way.

I know to you these might seem silly but I really want to do this. To me they are things I need to remember and tell myself every day.

If you have any resolutions leave them in the comments I’d love to read them! Happy new year once again!

p.s This is my step any closer and I'll kill you face :)

-Abigail x

15th: Benefit Advent Calendar! *Blogmas 2015*

Hello lovelies,

So today's blog post is going to be about the benefit watts up. Everyone normally says don't judge a book by its cover, but this product looks amazing from the outside. I love how there is a string of fairy lights around the outside. I feel like it makes the product look a lot more festive. It probably wasn't even intentional but I love it nonetheless! 

The highlighter itself is amazing. I much prefer this to the Highbeam by Benefit. The Watts Up is extremely pigmented and I dabbed over the top of my cheek and it lasted much longer than I originally thought it would!

The stick itself is a nude colour filled with sparkles! I rubbed the tip of my finger on the top and then dabbed this on. It blended into my foundation really well and left the shimmer effect on the top. 

This is officially my new favourite highlighter by far. If you are looking for a product that will add a dewy glow, then deffinatly the Benefit Watts Up!

Leave a comment below on what your favourite highlighter is because I'd love to find new ones to try!

(p.s I apologise for the poorer quality photos, I had to take them on my iPhone due to my camera being flat!)

-Abigail x

9th: Benefit Advent Calendar! *Blogmas 2015*

Hello Lovelies,

Today’s blogpost is going to be another review from my benefit calendar. Today’s door contained one of my favourite benefit products of all times, that I used to constantly rave about and was my go to mascara.

The Benefit They’re Real in black which is an amazing formulae made mascara. You can easily build up the amount of mascara that you are wearing by applying a few more coats. This is beneficial to me because I will wear very subtle amounts to school with more on weekends. You can easily thicken and lengthen your lashes with one mascara.

Many people that I have spoken to have said that they found the brush very scratchy and that it wasn’t comfortable to use. I however completely disagree with this. I think it is quite soft and very easy to use!

What is your favourite mascara?

-Abigail x

8th: My top 10 christmas films!

Hello lovelies,

Today’s blog post is going to be my top ten recommendations of Christmas films. As soon as school has finished I spend my days laid in bed eating celebrations with all my favourite films on repeat.

 

Because I obviously have enough time to watch them all I thought I should let you all know my favourites!

1.       Love Actually

2.       Elf

3.       Santa Clause

4.       Mickeys twice upon a Christmas

5.       The Polar Express

6.       The Holiday

7.       Home Alone

8.       The Muppets Christmas carol

9.       The nightmare before Christmas

10.   Nativity

Let me know in the comments below what your favourite is and if you have ever watched any of them!

 

-Abigail x

7th: Benefit Advent Calendar *Blogmas*

Hello lovelies, 

Today I opened day 4 of my Benefit Party Poppers calendar. Under this day was the ULTRA PLUSH in Sugar bomb.

The ULTRA PLUSH in Sugar bomb is a perfect nude colour. It adds a small pigmentation of colour with a large amount of gloss. I love lip-glosses like this because they go with any other eye makeup look.

The packaging is very simple yet looks super cute! I love the fact it is in a squeeze tube (is this a thing?!?!) because it reminds me of older lip-glosses without a brush!

The smell and taste of the product is amazing. I have no idea why but I love lip glosses that smell good because they are under your nose for a long time!

 What is your favourite lip-gloss?

-Abigail x

6th: Benefit Advent Calendar *Blogmas 2015*

Hello lovelies!

Today’s product which was under door 3 was the Benefit Highbeam. I have always wanted to try this highlighter because I have seen lots of bloggers share the hype about it.

I applied the Highbeam today with my everyday make-up look, and at first it looked really good and was making my face look more defined. However I found it quickly faded and wasn’t noticeable.

I am a major benefit fan and I love to use quite a few of their products everyday but I found at first the pigmentation was amazing and then it just went. Maybe I didn’t put enough on or it doesn’t suit me, but I won’t be buying this again.

I have to be honest and I wouldn’t be buying this again. It is not worth the money.

-Abigail x

5th: Christmas Wreath Making! *Blogmas 2015*

Hello lovelies,

Today I was going to post another day of my benefit calendar, however I have spent the whole day at a Christmas wreath making workshop and having got home late there is no natural light to take pictures and I'm not going to have time to review and upload a post tonight. However I did take a lot of photos today (but on my iPhone so the quality isn't as good sorry!) so I thought I would share them with you below!

 

That is it for Blogmas day 5… I hope you had a lovely day, feel free to leave a comment below telling me what you did!

-Abigail x

4th: Winter/Christmas GRWM! *Blogmas 2015*

Helloo lovelies!

So about a week ago now I posted a video onto a small place called You Tube.

For ages now I have wanted to work up the courage and do this, I've never had enough confidence.. worried about how people around me are going to act. I then told myself to stop being silly and think that I can get out of my current school in less than 6 months. I then stepped out of my comfort zone and recorded an outfit and makeup get ready with me.

Without further or do I present to you... my first ever video:

I apologise for the poor quality and minimal editing it was my first attempt and I'm sure I can get better if I continue.

Let me know what you thought of the video below also if you'd like me to make any others?!

-Abigail x

3rd: Benefit Advent Calendar! *Blogmas 2015*

 

Hello lovelies! 

So it is now the third day of December and I feel like now everyone is getting excited, the days are dragging out and getting excessively slower! Of course today is going to be a review of the product I received in my benefit calendar! 

So this morning I opened my calendar to find the Benefit Total Moisture Face Cream. Being the morning I obviously applied this after washing my face. I found that it wasn’t too greasy and once it had soaked in it wasn’t shiny.  

I applied some makeup over the top of the moisturiser and it helped to keep my foundation on longer which is a big bonus from me. Upon returning from school this evening I showered and washed all my make-up off. Then I applied some of the moisturiser again. It creates a smooth texture over your skin as well as making it super soft! Can we also please talk about how cute the packaging is of the mini one! It is adorable!! 

I’m hoping that it will also help to clear up some of my skin but I will have to get back to you on that one.

Leave a comment below on your favourite moisturiser as I love to always try new ones!

-Abigail x

The Liebster Award.

 

 

Hellooo lovelies! 

So today I am going to do the Liebster Award. I was nominated by the lovely Caoimhe who has an amazing blog! She writes about beauty, fashion and anything that comes to mind! She is ever so lovely and you can check her out here!! Before I start with this I just wanted to apologise for not uploading a blog post twice a week and have only been doing it once a week. I am currently in year 11 and next week I have mocks of my mocks so I need to revise a lot! Anyway....

 

The rules for this award are...

 

1. Post a link back to the blogger who nominated you. 

2. Answer the 10 questions that the person who nominated gave you.

3. Nominate 10 bloggers (or blogs).

4. Give your nominees a set of 10 new questions for them to answer.

5. Also don't forget to include the Liebster award sticker in your post.

 

Caoimhe's Questions to me were:

 

1. What is your favourite animal?

 My favourite animal is a cat. I have loved cats since I was a little human. I have grown up with cats and love them dearly. My current cat is called Monty and he is so fluffy and adorable. He is now four years old but still acts like a little kitten every day.

 

2. What is your favourite place that you have visited?

 My favourite place that I have visited has to be Disneyland Orlando. Disneyland is so magical and holds so many memories for me. I first went when I was little then again when I was around 10 and then again this year. Every single time, no matter how old I have been, I have loved it.

 

3. What is your favourite song at the minute?

If you ever read my first ever blog post then you will know that I love One Direction. On Friday the 13^th of November they released their new album Made in the am. I love the song Love you Goodbye however if I choose of the charts then it would be History by One Direction. The song was written for the fans about the fans. It is such an incredible song and I am constantly having it on repeat!

 

4. Who is your celebrity crush?

My male celebrity crush is Louis Tomlinson. I think he is so incredibly amazing and has such a perfect singing voice. Not only that but I also think he is so aesthetically pleasing to look at. My female crush would have to be Blake Lively. I do not understand how people can dislike her. She is such an inspirational actress and she is so beautiful.

 

5. What is your favourite thing about blogging?

I love being able to be myself without someone turning round and telling me I’m wrong. I like the freedom and creativity that I have.

 

6. Do you have any bad habits?

I have a bad habit of biting my nails. I really want to break the habit because then I can paint them and then they will look pretty!

 

7. What do you like to do to relax?

I love to sit in my bed with the candles burning and reading a book!

 

8. What is your favourite smell?

My favourite smell has to be warm cinnamon donuts, when they are straight out of the oven. If it was a natural smell I would pick just after the rain has stopped falling.

 

9. What is your favourite social networking site?

Twitter.

 

10. Have you ever met a celebrity? If not, who would you like to meet?

If you class him as a celebrity then Alfie Deyes (you can read my blog post about it here although it isn't the best because I wrote it over a year ago!) , but if not then I would love to meet Louis Tomlinson or the whole of One Direction!

  

I nominate: 

Laurenanne

CactiCups

Katiereidx

Chapters of Kat

robowecop

annabeebeauty

blogsallbeautyy

vanilladrxps 

pastelaurora

small & blonde

 

My questions to those above are:

 

1. What is something new that you have tried/done recently and you loved?

2. Favourite place to go and have your own time?

3. When you were younger what did you aspire to be when you're older.

4. What is the best book that you have read this year and why?

5. What  is one thing that you love about yourself?

6. If you weren't a human, then what animal would you be?

7.  Have you ever saved someone's life before/had your life saved... explain!

8. If you were stuck in an elevator with a celebrity who would it be and why?

9. Who is your main inspiration in day to day life?

10. Why did you start your blog? 

 

Thank you to Caihome once again for nominating me, I hope you have all learned something you didn't already know!

 

 

-Abigail x