Tag | About Me

My camera battery is still charging, so here's another blog post with some little facts about me.

I tag:

Anyone and everyone! 

Vital Statistics:

Me: Nicole

Nicknames: none at all, my name is so difficult to make nicknames out of

Birthday: 26th October

Place of Birth: Hong Kong

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Male or Female: Female

Occupation: Student and a sort of tutor

Residence: England

Screen Name: Nicole Li

Appearance:

Hair Colour: Dark brown with some light brown bits from dying

Hair Length: lying awkwardly on my boobs

Eye colour: Brown

Best Feature: skin...hahaha

Height: 5"4

Braces?: nope, I want them though

Glasses?: yes, for those awkward long distances

Piercing: just ears

Tattoos: Nope

Righty or Lefty: Right

Your 'Firsts':

First best friend: a girl that I met in year2, but we kind of lost touch when I moved schools

First Award: being top of the class in Chinese in school haa

First Sport You Joined: ballet - IT IS A SPORT

First Real Vacation: Paris

First Concert: T4 Stars of 2011

First Love: none lols

Favourites:

Movie: this is hard but probably mean girls, it never gets old

TV Show: Gossip Girl and Young Apprentice

Colours: red, orange and baby blue

Song: currently, thousand years part 2

Candy: another hard one...haribos

Restaurant: Nandos!

Store: ASOS

School: my primary school

Book: A Twist of Fate - Joanna Rees

Magazine: ummm probably Look

Shoes: Timberlands or my moccasins

Currently:

Feeling: happy

Single or Taken: single

Eating: nothing

Typing: this

Online: Sure am

Listening To: My laptop whirling

Thinking About: my German homework and when my camera will be done charging

Wanting: a bath

Watching: The laptop screen

Wearing: Pyjamas

Future:

Want Children?: Yes, one day

Want to be Married: yes

Careers in Mind: something like an actuary, but would love a career in beauty and fashion

Where do you want to live?: Hong Kong or London

Have you ever:

Kissed a Stranger: yes...sort of?

Had Alcohol: I have

Smoked: nope

Ran Away From Home: yes hahaha

Broken a bone: fractured my pinky

Got an X-ray: yes

Broken Someone's Heart: most likely no

Broke Up With Someone: yes

Cried When Someone Died: yes

Cried At School: yes

Do You Believe In:

God: No

Miracles: depends of the possibilities of the situation

Love At First sight: nah, you would be really shallow if it was

Ghosts: yes

Aliens: yes but maybe they're not green

Soul Mates: yes

Heaven: no

Hell: no

Kissing on The First Date: depends on how the date went

Yourself: yes

Favourite | Top 3 YouTubers

Currently, I am waiting for my camera's battery to charge so I can post the new blog post that I had in mind, but as I was desperate to put off German and English homework, I have decided to do this little blog post, sharing my top 3 favourite YouTubers. Although I have chosen quite popular YouTubers already, I hope that you all share my love for these people or I have helped you discover someone new to watch on YouTube.

zoella280390

I love Zoe's videos as they are so informative and even though she is quite YouTube famous, she is still very genuine unlike many other well-known YouTubers. I also love her style and feel like I have to purchase every single product she recommends - both good and bad, right? I love her collabs with other YouTubers like Alfie, Marcus and Louise and her videos are basically amazing - they are also very well put together and editted. 

Jacksgap

 I know that originally it was Jack who created the channel, but I love that now Finn is also involved and well, they're both really gorgeous so it's like double the attractiveness...MWAHAHA. One thing I hate though is that their videos are only about 5 minutes long?! WHY NO LONGER. They probably have on of the best video editting skills I have seen on YouTube and their personalities always show through in their videos. I could spend hours watching their videos and not get bored. I think it's also really awesome how their channel was created as they wanted to share their gap year experiences and I would love to do something like that as well.

Bubzbeauty

Bubz was one of the first people I watched on YouTube and I quickly subscribed due to her bubbly personality and her entertaining videos. She has many other channels where she vlogs and creates little comedy sketches, which I find HILARIOUS. Although she is so YouTube famous - with over 2,000,000 subscribers, she is still very genuine on screen and I like how she hasn't rose to the fame. She has dramatically helped the beauty side of what I do, being the person who introduced me to the world or oatmeal and green tea and what amazing scrubs they can make (my skin feels so smooth since I used oatmeal as a scrub)! I am currently waiting for her to launch her new set of brushes as I think they will be the first set of make-up brushes I am going to buy, so hurry up! I can't wait to see her wedding snaps from later this year because she is going to make such a gorgeous bride.

And that's it! They're my 3(4) favourite YouTubers summed up in one blog post! I hope you have enjoyed reading this and do leave a "cheeky" little comment below about anything!

Love, Nicole

Make Up | Top 5 Lipsticks

MAC Lustre - Lady Bug (£14):

It is true that every girl needs a red lipstick and this happens to be my current favourite! I absolutely love MAC lipsticks and I think that it is the best beauty item they sell, for sure. Being so it is a lustre, the colour is layering friendly, so it can range from a mild red tint to an intense colour. The application is also very creamy and smooth and lasts for such a long time. I usually wear this with a matching MAC lip liner to ensure it doesn't bleed on the lips and the colour lasts longer too - but this wasn't a big problem anyway as it is a lustre and not as something as intense as an amplified. I would also recommend wearing a lip liner when wearing red lipstick as to achieve a vibrant classic red, it is best to have the defined cupid's bow.

Topshop - Infrared (£8):

I bought this lipstick as Zoella (off YouTube) constantly raves about it and I believe it is one of her favourite lipsticks - and well, I don't blame her! This was my first Topshop lipstick and make-up item and I am thoroughly impress, shall definitely try out my Topshop cosmetics! This lipstick is ever so creamy and the application is so so smooth. I love the vibrant orange colour and the only thing I had that was comparable is MAC's Frost - Costa Chic, but as the name suggests it is sway towards the coral shades rather than a vibrant orange, so this is something different but very wearable. I would recommend to exfoliate your lips well before wearing this though, as the lipstick picks up on any harsh lines on your lips, but the colour you eventually get is definitely worth it. I can't wait to wear this more frequently into the Spring/Summer (if we ever get one)!

MAC - Impassioned (£14):

This was something completely outside of my comfort zone, but I absolutely love it! I discovered it last summer-ish time, when Macbarbie07 used it in a Cher Lloyd look and I fell in love with the colour. I usually would never go for such a vibrant pink as it doesn't usually suit my skin tone, but this colour is amazing. Being so it is an amplified, the colour is so pigmented and vibrant, even with just one coat and it lasts for such a long time, only disadvantage with this is that it transfers everywhere, so eating and drinking leaves lip stains everywhere. I am so glad that I tried something different and branched out of my normal deep pinks and reds as this is such a pretty colour for Spring and Summer and basically screams fun! Plus the fact that all MAC lipsticks smell delicious and I just want to eat it, well that is definitely a bonus!

Revlon Lip Butter - Peach Parfait (£7.99):

This is the second Revlon lip butter I purchased after falling in love with "Strawberry Shortcake", I didn't like that colour as much as this one, but I loved the creaminess and easy application. This is my go to lipstick when I'm in a rush as it adds a tint of colour with such an easy application. Although it is not one of the most pigmented lipsticks I have shown in this blog post, it adds such a nice gloss and tint of colour I had to include it. And well, no one likes extremely pigmented lips EVERYday and I think that this is what these lip butters were designed for. There are so many in the collection but I went for a colour that would just accentuate and enhance my natural lip colour. I would definitely recommend these and they are always on some sort of offer or discount at Superdrug and Boots, so I would definitely go try them out.

MAC - Hot Tahiti (£14):

This was my go-to lipstick during the winter time; it is a glaze, so it is also very buildable. I absolutely love this colour and it complements my skin tone quite well. I would say that it is a deep red, berry colour and it was such a lovely winter time colour. The first coat is very sheer and I tend to wear more coats to get a more vibrant and deep red. I also wear this lipstick with a lip liner as like I said, it is a red colour and it looks best when your lips are defined. Being so it is a glaze, I think that that is what makes the application so smooth and the colour just glides on. In comparison to Mac's "Lady Bug" (shown above), this is a deep red and whereas that is a more classic red, this has a slight twist on the classic red lip colour and it looks so good when your make-up is fairly simple as it pulls an entire look together.

I hope you enjoyed reading about my favourite lipsticks and perhaps this has given you ideas on what to get if you were looking to buy a lipstick similar to the ones I have mentioned. Be sure to follow and my social links are down the sidebar.

Love, Nicole