Outfit Of The Day.. Ft The Sale & Shopping!

Hey everyone! Thanks to all the girls who have been messaging me and keeping me updated on all the latest sales. Me & Sumaiya decided to pop into town today. Well i was in bed and she came and dragged me out to go shopping and forced me to get ready in 10 minutes flat. My hayfever was going insane. Which resulted in us with no makeup on and hair in a scruffy bun shopping for bargains. Cause that is how we roll *wink* We then came home and got changed into a more presentable state. Here is what our outfit of the day is.

Hair: This took literally 10 minutes after Sumiya stole all my grip pins. I just put it all back. She also forced me to add this trick of the day as she was fascinated by it. When you use your grip pins and they are all wide and come apart and you think you can't use them anymore. Bite the grip pin to make them go back to their normal shape and come together again so they are usable again. I honestly didn't think it was a tip worth putting on the Blog but Sumaiya insisted. She said she usually goes and buys loads of new ones. Well you can Sumaiya as you have stolen mine *smiley face*

Aztec Ladder Crop Top : New Look

Was £12.99 Now £7. I actually wanted this when it was full price and i couldn't find my size. Thank the lord for working in mysterious but great ways.

Watch : Guess from Asos ( See my Budget Vs Blowout post on this)

Croc print real leather Bag: River Island Was £39.99 Now £20.

Navy Blue belted Chinos : Newlook £24.99

Clogs: Newlook

Pendant : Topshop

Hair: Sumaiya is the Bouffant babe in town. Whenever i can't find her i don't look for her i look for her hair. Lol We like our hair big, bold and beautiful. This up do is perfect this summer as it is far too hot to have your hair plastered to your face. This is a fuss free way to look sexy this summer.

Colour Block Top: 11.99 Newlook

Belted Chinos: £24.99 New Look

Pendant : Accessorize

Bangles : River Island £3 in sale

Wedged Shoes : River Island

Me & Sumaiya were really happy with our budget buys today. We came home with quite a lot and didn't spend even half as much as we expected to. I am definitely a happy bunny today honestly.

Have you been shopping in the sales yet? Where are the best places to shop for you? What did you buy?

Let us know and please share all your shopping experiences with us. We want to know.

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Take care.

xoxo its a girl thing 

Deal Of The Day: Groupon

Hey Dolls!!!!

Hope everyone is cool,I have had one hectic day as per usaul,I swear my schedule seems to become busier and busier!!What did you guys get upto today?

So I was browsing the internet when I came across this fab website some of you may already have heared of it its called http://www.groupon.co.uk/ so I thought I would do this quick blog post to tell you all about it!

Groupon has vouchers for a variety of beauty related and non beauty related activities from pamper days to hair restyling to shopping, this website will get you vouchers 70% of!! WOW!!!

Not only can you save money from this,but make money to,recommend one of their fantastic vouchers to a friend and recieve £6.00!!Not bad ay?

This website can be used to choose a gift for someone as for the people that are really picky it is sometimes hard to choose an actual gift for them.

So here are a couple of deals which have just been published now therefore still available for another 23 hours:

WOW- Normally £75.00 now £27.00 now that is amazing I normally spend atleast a £100 when it comes to highlights so when I saw this I was well impressed!

 A normal fake bake spray tan bottle can start from around £17.00,here you are getting the full body for ONLY £9.00! defoz Cheap & Cheerful!!

The first thing that caught my eye was SPA,Myself & Mahaim aswell as the rest of my friends LOVE spa's we visit it atleast once a month!The spa we visit is part of a hotel to and costs £180.00 and that is without the meals and spa treatments,however this voucher gives you £10.00 to spenf towards a treatment so this is AMAZING!

Go Treat Yourself Without Feeling Guilty!!!!

Groupon is a trust worthy site which a variety of people use,their deals change every single day so if your intrested in something BUY IT..cause you will never find it as cheap!!The website is very easy to browse and all the details are in depth to.Remeber deals change everysingle day so be sure to sign up to their weekly news letter for the latest cracking deals!!

Hope this likul post helped you!And if you fancy a deal then let us know, as we would love to try it to!!

Take Care Cause We Care..

It's A Girl Thing..xoxo

Get Interview Ready!!

Hi Dolls!!!

Hope everyone is well,just want to start this post with a massive thank you to everyone with your feedback it's very much appreciated we physically cannot believe that we have had so many views!out target was 1,000 for the week and we are currently on 11,95!we are so impressed..keep showing your support by joining our facebook and twitter page!!

Right okay now to the post,today we are going to go over interview questions and answers and also an ideal outfit which willl make your interviewer scream YOUR HIRED :D

So whether your in college or university or working, at some point of our lives we all have an interview and it can be very nerve recking so today we are going to discuss work interviews!!

First things first you have to look the part right? here are our favoutire pieces to purchase for an interview remember you can mix and match with ONE pair of good fit black trousers!! Heres how:

Black River Island Palazzo Pants: £35.00

These honestly flow soo well,if your on the shorter side (like me) then you will be amazed at what they do for your legs.

River Island: Cream Peter Pan Lace Top :£34.99

This gives a cute classic look,tuck into the trousers with a thin tan or the belt included paired with some bangles and VIOLA! :)

 Jane Norman Pussy Bow Blouse: Reduced to £15.00

I bought this blouse at the full price at £35.00,and I was so satisfied with it,and now its been reduced more then half price it's a MUST HAVE team with some oversized vintage jewellry for a sophisticated look,wear with black palazzo's or with some tailored shorts :)

Miss Selfridge Nude Tie Neck Shirt £32.00

Cream and black elasticated puffy sleeeves

Team With: Black Palazzo's, Camel Colour Shorts,Wide Leg Trousers.

 River Island Black Court Platform Shoes £45.00

Pair these killer heels with any smart interview outfit and the look will officially be complete :D













I know that some of these pieces might seem a little pricey but the quailty speaks for itself, it will last you AGES!I have a pair of shoes and trousers that are solely kept for interviews and I have had them for ages this because realistically how many interviews would you go for in a year?

Job interviewing never seems to get any easier - even when you have gone on more interviews than you can count. You are meeting new people, selling yourself and your skills, and often getting the third degree about what you know or don't know.

-Prepare
-Watch
-Get Ready
-Be On Time
-Stay Calm
- SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW!

We have been for many many interviews ourselves and we find that with a customer service role/sales assistant these were questions that ALWAYS came up:

When have you provided good customer service?
The interviewer is looking for you to highight one situation and provide steps that you took in order to go the "extra mile" for the customer.

When have you dealt with an angry customer and what was the outcome?
The interviewer is looking for you to identify the customers issue,put yourself in their shoes and always remember your representing the company, take appropriate steps in order to resolve the situation.

When have you reached a target and what steps did you take?
This could mean that you could talk about targets at work or even at college/university!!state what you do to achieve your target, what goals do you set yourself?

Have you ever recieved customer feedback?
This could be if a customer just said a simple "you have been great thanks alot" or it could be a major praise given to your manager which awarded you in an extra 15 minute break ;)

Why should we hire you?
The main question which I can promise you will definatly come on,this is your opportunity to totally SELL YOURSELF, take a few minutes to compare your job description to your abilities.As well as mentioning all the times you have been sucessful in your previous position.



 Good Luck..Be Yourself..Be Confident & Remember Always SMILE!!

Take Care Cause We Care..

Its A Girl Thing.. xoxo

Sumi..

Tips & Tricks of today - Lips

Hey everyone. Okay today i am feeling mega tired. Me and sumaiya were tempted to take an afternoon nap at 2pm today because we were shattered so i was actually going to go to sleep without doing a post HOWEVER i have received SO MUCH POSITIVE FEEDBACK for the blog today. So much love and so much support that it motivated me to do one post before bed time. Okay so todays post is inspired by Angelina Jolie and her bee stung lips. Big lips make a woman appear sexier, youthful & feminine. Not blessed with the perfect pout? Here are our tips to plump up the volume! Read on Girls.

PLUMP IT UP!

TIP OF THE DAY!

Number 1 : PREP THAT POUT!

Exfoliate before applying colour to ensure lips are soft and smooth. There are exfoliating lip scrubs available from chemists, I use my normal nivea cleansing wipes daily. Then swipe a brush over your lips with translucent powder or just your normal foundation brush will do to get rid of moisture. 

Number 2: LINE THOSE LIPS:

My secret weapon for a younger-looking pout - it's like a Wonderbra for the lips. No one has a perfectly symmetrical mouth, not even the most gorgeous celebs. This is why lipliner gives the impression of plumping your lips instantly by making them look bigger, while correcting and enhancing the shape and stopping lipstick bleeding. 

 When applying lip liner, you need to be firm enough to create emphasis without dragging and yet soft enough to give a good shape. Apply lipliner on the outer edge of your natural lip line... you can even move it out a fraction to give the illusion of a fuller mouth.  Only a tiny bit though girls.

Where lipstick is concerned, the important thing is not color, but to 

accept God's final word on where your lips end.

To make colour last longer, fill in the rest of the mouth with lip liner before applying your lipstick. AND make the lipliner either a very similar colour to your lipstick or lighter NEVER darker this will make your lips look smaller.

Number 3 : USE LIPSTICK & GLOSS

 Apply your lipstick, using a lip brush is the best bet as you will get more precision. 

Dab your lips with a tissue after the first lipstick application and then reapply a second time to make the colour last. The best way of applying lipgloss is gliding it over lips... it is great for lip plumping because it allows light to reflect from the surface of the lip, giving the illusion of fullness and depth.


REMEMBER: Lighter colours work wonders to make lips look fuller. Darker colours will make lips look smaller.

Number 4: Highlighter!

Finally give even more depth to lips by using a shimmer highlighter or white/clear shimmer powder. Dab lightly with your fingertip to the outer edge and centre of your  lips. This gives you a fuller lips instantly and adds definition.

Tadaaaaaaaa you have a perfect pout!

Awesome Trick of the day! 

*Psssssssst* Mariah carey actually uses this trick before she goes out on big events

If you want to create your own lip plumping balm but you're on a budget here is the recipe. This is such an effective method without spending loads of money

1. get an empty bowl

2. Get a scoop of vaseline and put it into the bowl

3. Add either peppermint extract or cinnamon extract which you can easily get your hands on from Asda or any supermarket.

4. Mix it all together

5. Put it on your lips as you would apply a normal lip balm

Feel all the blood rush to your lips

It makes them look extra plum and you can actually feel it tingling in your lips. 

Don't believe me? Give it a try. 

Why spend 100s of pounds for a perfect pout when you can use these tricks & tips today.

Let us know what you thought & click the follow button on the right to make our day!

You are all beautiful and we love you all

xoxo Its a girl thing

Mahaim

27/06/11

Hey everyone! Well seeing as though i havnt done a blog post today i thought i would explain why. I originally wanted to a post on nails. Well let me just say EPIC FAIL! Have you ever had one of those days where you've bought a few CUTE nail polishs and you've painted your nails and BOOM finger print on one nail. Paint it again. Then BOOM smudge another nail. Paint it again. AND AGAIN AND AGAIN. Well thats me right now. Sat in a room that smells of nail polish and nail polish remover. Loads of nail polishes scattered around me. One of them actually spilled the one i loved the most! So yes girls you're not alone with disastrous nail days. I give up now i will attempt a take two tomorrow. 

Anyway while i'm here i may aswel tell you what i got up to today. 

As you can see from the previous post it was SUNNY AND HOT today. Like HOLIDAY HOT! For those of you that don't live in the UK we really almost never get weather that is 28degrees like it was today. So we decided to go to Blackpool. We decided to go through the Pasaj Del Terror. Here are some pictures

Okay yes we look very cool, calm and collected here but i assure you we were not as cool when we came out of there. We were shaking, our heart beats were going insane, i had a head rush, lost my voice and i was going to pass out!!!! Honestly it was SCARY!!! 

As we were just about reaching the exit some chain saw guy came chasing after us at full speed. He had his chain saw right near my head! He could have chopped my head off !!! *GASP*

Sumaiya saw the door and pushed me straight into it. I head butted the door and fell outside in a shaking WRECK! Oh god it was horribly fun! Hahaha

Then we went to eat etc and went shopping where i bought my nail polishes. Oh god don't remind me i feel angry thinking about them. I was so excited to do my nails but what a disaster. 

Anyway people don't forget to click the follow button on the right to follow us.

What did you get up to today??

Its a girl thing xoxo

Mahaim

Ditch The Foundation This Summer Its All About The Tinted Moisturiser!!

Okay so dolls as it is getting alot warmer now, wearing foundation is almost impossible as it literally will melt of your face!!

So we have a magical alternative which with the need of a little concealer makes your skin just as flawless without melting and making you look like youve taken a face wash..ew not a good look I know!

TINTED MOISTURISER IS THE SECRET!!




Alot of women just dont get the tinted moisturiser some actually just dont know about it-so let me give you an insight into this fantastic summer must-have.

With less moisture then face cream and less coverage then foundation, it suggests neither use neither leave it at the bottom of the make up bag! I promise once you try this you will never go back.

It is incredibly true that tinted moisturiser will not cover your spots or your dark circles but smooth a little on it will give your skin a healthy glow.Take a little concealer for the places you dislike and Viola!

So here are a couple of our favourite tinted moisturisers:

Boots Botanics Tinted Moisturiser £4.59

- One colour available for all skin types
-lightweight tinted moisturiser

-adds light diffusing particles giving skin a more radiant tone

Nivea tinted moisturiser

£4.07 at boots/super drugs.

-instantly brightens and enhances skins natural glow.

-available for all skin types.










STAR PRODUCT

Laura Mercier tinted moisturiser £33.00 can be found directly from the website or selfridges/house of fraser.

-SPF 20
-Ideal protection from  UVA & UVB rays



I know this one is a little pricier however the quality says it all,The sheer, lightweight moisturiser adds a hint of colour that can be used in place of foundation for a natural appearance while adding a healthy glow to your complexion.It also comes in a variety of colours to suit your skin.







When we were at college we didn't wear any form of foundation at any point as tinted moisturiser always did the trick and lasted all day long, I know with foundation most of the time it needs topping up with atleast powder however tinted moisturiser blends with your skin so incredibly well and lasts all through the busy schedule.My skin is very very sensitive I have to be so careful as to what I use because I get spots so quickly however with this moisturiser my skin has definatly moulded well :)


Also i would like to add (This is Mahaim now by the way) That a lot of girls in school and college don't like wearing a lot of makeup or makeup that is too heavy or obvious. This was us in school and college, but naturally we want to still look good. So tinted moisturizer is the way forward. I used to use the botantics one religiously through school and college then i switched to the nivea one. I have heard a lot about Laura Mercier's but it is still on my shopping list of products to buy. 


(I'll pass the mic back over to sumi now)

A LITTLE DEFINATLY GOES A LONG WAY!!

Hope this helps..If you do or have tried these products what do you think of them?

Take Care Cause We Care..

Its A Girl Thing..

Sumi xoxo

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Outfit Of The Day Ft The Sun YAY!

Hi Dolls!!

So today was one of them mornings where the sun is BLARING through your blinds..you can feel the heat and the light on your face definatly beautiful!

Which meant we had to dress for the weather try and stay cool and look cool at the same time :)

Hair: In A Scruffy Bun as it was way to hot to keep the hair down,out the face all tied back helps to stay cool.

Shades : Topshop £16.00

Top: Zara £12.99

Chinos: Topshop £38.00

Espadrilles: River Island £9.99

Hair: Scruffy Bun

Shades: Topshop £16.00

Top: Zara £12.99

Bag: River Island £24.99

Chinos: Topshop £36.00

Espadrilles: Topshop £10.00

























What Did You Wear To Stay Cool?

It's A Girl Thing xoxo

Drugstore Product of the day!

Hey everyone!! My drugstore product is the Carex hand gel. Those of you who know me will know how i am obsessed with using my hand gel. People make fun of me and call me an OCD freak. Honestly i'm not at all. I'm so far from it. It's only when i was at school and they show you those horrible bacteria and virus pictures and i got so creaped out. Those kind of things make me sick and make me feel itchy and horrible. When i was young i actually wanted to go into science believe it or not. As soon as i saw those cell/bacteria/virus images enlarged i was thrown. It is so disgusting! haha Anyway so that's when my obsession with hand gel grew. I could just see horrible bacteria growing on my hands in my head and it would freak me out and send me into a panick. So i became obsessed. Especially as i'm a student i'm constantly using University computers and even at work i'm on the computers constantly so it freaks me out that the person before me could have been picking their nose and not washed their hands for months (You never know) hahaha yeah so thats me. I'm a freak.

Anyway this hand gel is my handbag MUST HAVE! I buy mine from Boots, body care or super drug and its for £1.00 so i go through tons of these in a month. 

Another thing they're good for is if you're one of those girls who constantly touch your face. Whether its to fix your fringe or to generally check your head is still on your shoulders, you should always have clean hands as you have no idea how much invisible horrible scary bacteria is on your hands which can be so bad for your skin. Honestly i'm having flash backs of school science class thinking about it. The horrible bacteria which is coming to eat me like an episode of power puff girls. Oh the horror. 

Anyway i'm off now before i wake up in the middle of the night dreaming about it! Hahahaha 

Take care girls. What do you want to see featured on our blog next??

Don't forget to click the follow button on the right.

xoxo Its a girl thing

Mahaim

How to make your eyes appear bigger!

makeup by shafika

Hey girls! One of the most common questions I get asked is how to make small eyes look bigger and make them pop. My sister asked me that question today too. So as i was giving her my sisterly wisdom dosage i 

was inspired to do a post about it. 

They say eyes are the window to the soul and lets admit it we all want big beautiful eyes. Big eyes are sexy and feminine. So don't worry if you're not naturally blessed in that area. That's what i'm here for!

So here are my tips and tricks to make your eyes look bigger. Eye hope you like them. Lol oh god i really can't help myself. 

1. Use eyeliner on the top rim of your eye, only on your eyelids. Try to blend it with a cotton swab rather than leaving a harsh line. Also try to make the line as close to the lash line as possible and as thin as possible. Remember it is called EYE liner not LID liner for a reason. There is a fine LINE between tacky and tasteful. 

2. Avoid drawing eyeliner on the inner corner of the eye, instead, start the line at the beginning of eyelash growth. 

3. Use a light shade of eye shadow on the upper lid, which will open up the eye. A darker color can be used in the fold of the eye. Be careful as darker eyeshadows can make eyes appear smaller so try to stick to lighter colours. Try Applying a matte nude shadow over the entire lid. Try: MAC eye shadow in Orb.

4. Consider wearing false eyelashes to give your eyes a more wide-eyed look. Be sure to use natural-looking eyelashes. Unless you're a bird feathers are not natural. Try to chose really light lashs as heavy lashs can weigh the eye lid down defeating the objective of creating bigger looking eyes. 

5. Curl your eyelashes with an eyelash curler before applying mascara to give you the same effect as false eyelashes. Curling your eyelashs also opens your eyes up and makes them appear wider. 

6. I use a tiny bit of Illamasqua pure pigment in the inner corners of my eye in the colour Furore. This instantly makes my eyes pop and appear wider and brighter. I love it.

7. You can also apply a white/cream/pink eyeliner on the waterline of your eyes. I use Benefit's Eye Bright! It's not white its a light pink colour. You can then apply black/brown eyeliner on the lash line as the eye bright on its own can look a bit weird (Think the evil Snow queen)

8. Get rid of those panda eyes. Tired eyes always look smaller. Apply a good concealer under your eyes to get rid of dark circles. This makes a big difference to your eyes. I use Garnier Roll on Anti Dark circles and then apply my mac studio finish concealer NC35 it is also SP35 so it protects you against any further sun damage. Then to set the concealer i apply Benefit's Powderflage. Sometime's people apply concealer under there eyes to reduce the appearance of dark circles and they just end up looking worse. It is important to set it with powder. 

9. Tame those brows. You would be surprised how much of a big difference brows make to the look of your eyes. Get rid of those stray hairs from under the brow. Add a highlighter under the arch of the brows, this also helps open up your eyes. Groomed eyebrows add a lift to your eyes. I use Soap & Glory's Arch de Triumph from boots. Do not over pluck your brows. Thinner eyebrows do not equal bigger eyes. It equals to you permanently looking surprised. 

10. Also girls i know it sounds boring but don't forget to drink plenty of water. This will make your eyes brighter. Yes your mum isn't lying. 

Okay i think that's all for now.  Hope that helps. What do you want to see featured next? 

xoxo Its a girl thing

Mahaim

Drugstore ProductS of the day!

Yes that's right there's more than one Drugstore product on the menu for you bargain hungry shoppers.

Okay so a little birdy tells me that theres a sale on... today's post is about the RUBY & MILLIE SALE on in BOOTS!! UP to 75% off products. Makeup brushs being sold for as low as £1.50. So i had to check this out and inform my budget babes. 

Here are the top two online items we liked!

NAIL THE TREND!!

This super cute nail polish originally £10.00 and now at £2.50! So cute! So bright! So on our shopping list!

Brush it up!

This angle brush was £6.64 Now £1.66 You can use this for applying eyeliner or shading in eyebrows. One of my makeup bag essentials.

Okay there's our drugstore products of the day!

Take care

xoxo its a girl thing

Mahaim

Pump up the Volume! : Hair

Heyyyyy dolls!!! Okay so if you know us personally you will know that we are BIG on BIG hair!!! We love it! We always get questions on how to get BIG SEXY hair full of body. So here are the TRESS-TRANFORMING tips. 

Be careful when you cleanse : Girls you're going to be like DUHHH but using volumizing conditioner and shampoo (even if you have curly hair) can make a big difference. Apply conditioner only to ends. These products are formulated so that they don't weigh your hair down
Try: Dove Extra Volume Shampoo and Conditioner

Give your roots a boost: Apply a root lifting product before blowing dry, from half way through the hair shaft to the root of your hair - unless your hair is fine, in which case you should aim for the base of your roots only.
Try: Aveda Volumizing Tonic

A better blow-dry: For maximum OOOMPH!! Lift sections of hair toward the sky as you blow-dry (I'm a poet and i didn't even know it) directing hot air toward your scalp. This "cooks" the roots and dries them in an upright and lifted position. Oh god that doesnt sound pretty! But it's nothing compared to the rest of the ugly stuff us women go through to make ourselves beautiful so i'm sure you'll be fine. We promise we won't tell the men our secrets either ;) Yes we wakeup looking this glamorous! 

Upside-down is not a do: This one i hear about all the time. Everyone assumes flipping the hair over and blow drying adds volume. That personally does nothing for me. Flipping your head over to blow-dry gives your hair width (think Frankenstein Bride) 

Back Brush (The new Back comb): Instead of teasing your tresses with a comb (a surefire way to get volume, even if your hair is as flat as a 5 year old's chest), use a flat-backed brush, which will damage your hair less since the bristles are spaced apart more widely. Yes me and Sumaiya go Back comb crazy! We can't go a day without back combing. Even if its a casual trainers and hoody day. We back comb and add volume to that "lazy day hair do" Its a must" 

MIST hairspray!: The ultimate volume slayer: heavy hairspray. If you must use a finishing product, we recommend spritzing it into the air and walking through the poisonous cloud of hair spray. OR if you value your life and don't want to be gassed to death, spray the hair spray from a distance and let it fall onto your head gently. DO NOT over do it. Remember you want to be the cause of turning heads not the cause of the holes in the ozone layer!
Try: My ultimate fave hair spray is TRESemme! It smells nice and it gives the perfect hold. Also it actually is the 1st hair spray that you dont need a gas mask to use. I went to superdrug yesterday and they didnt have my beloved TRESemme and i had to buy Loreal Elnett! I expected it to be good seeing as though half the world uses it. I swear i nearly choked to death and died. 

Buy this from Superdrug, boots, bodycare, Asda etc

Exaggerate your ends: If your hair is curly or wavy, you tend to have body at your roots and straggly ends. For balance, blow-dry hair straight first, then add body back in using a curling iron or rollers from midshaft down. 

Okay thats all for today. Yes i know i usually post like 3 posts a day at unearthly hours of the day. BUT i got side tracked today! You lot probably thought i was abducted by aliens but i am still here well and breathing (despite my near death experience with the hair spray) Yes i think you've all gathered it's not just my hair i exaggerate ;)

Until next time dolls! 

xoxo Its a girl thing

Mahaim