Ame Pure Skin Care Set Review

Hi guys so I'm going to be reviewing the Ame Pure CIT face roller kit again as now I've been using it for around 5 months which allows me to give you all a very detailed and accurate reveiw. 

Here's a link to my first 'Ame Pure Skin Care Set Review' :

http://simplyykatiee.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/ame-pure-review.html?m=1

So if you didn't know what an "Ame Pure Skincare Set" was or looked like here's a quick description and a picture :

Finally, a home solution to treat your troubled skin. Clinically trialled and tested with significant proven effectiveness.
The CIT Face Roller Basic is the definitive skin rejuvenation and recovery treatment. Simple, effective and suitable for all skin types and tones. The âme pure CIT Roller delivers thousands of microscopic punctures to the outer epidermis of the skin which in turn stimulates the production of new collagen and elastin. As with other re-surfacing techniques, this superficial abrasion without the removal of the healthy epidermis induces rapid healing and with minimal discomfort. The CIT Face Roller Basic contains everything you need for complete skin recovery and will correct many of the most common concerns:

- Acne scars

- Enlarged pores

- Scars from surgery or burns

- Pigmentation or uneven skin tone

- Wrinkle reduction
- Tightens sagging skin
- Balances oily skin
- Smoothes skin texture

Me and my mum tried it out now for 5 months and I'm a bit mixed emotions with the results. 

Personally, being a teenager I don't have many wrinkles but I have problematic skin so I thought I'd see if it helped that! My mum also used it for a bit to test to see if it reduced wrinkles and I was extremely shocked with the results as it worked a treat, my mum LOVES it!
I would say you would need to to use it for about 6 weeks before noticing any slight differences but it's honestly worth the wait!  

We found that the only place it removed wrinkles was around the eyes, it didn't make a huge difference but you could see what the product had done!

At first it would make my skin very red and blotchy but eventually my skin got used to it and made my blemishes go down. But then as I kept using it, I stopped noticing any effects so I passed it back on to my mum. 

Let me know what your results were like if you have ever used this product or anything similar!

Here is the link to purchase a kit for yourself, you can also get stretch mark removing kits and cellulite removing ones! 

http://www.amepure.com/gbp/cit-face-roller-deluxe.html

~Katie. 

Blog Post & YouTube Video Ideas (Click Here To Read)

Hello my beauties. 

Every blogger or youtuber has a writing or creativity block from time to time, I’ve personally felt a little stumped about what to write about or been able come up with any unique content recently. Here is a list of 25 Beauty Blog Post or YouTube video ideas Ideas for those of you beauty bloggers and youtubers feeling uninspired to get your sparkle back!

1. A roundup of products you've been loving for the year

2. Your daily makeup routine

3. A makeup wishlist

4. Your makeup picks for recreating a celebrity's look

5. Your Top 10 lipsticks/eyeshadows/blushes/etc.

6. Review some of your must-have products

7. Review products you regret buying

8. Your morning and/or nighttime routine

9. Share pictures of your entire makeup collections and talk about the products that are your favorite

10. Compare 2 products in your collection that are similar and explain the pros and cons of each (which one is your favorite?)

11. Your makeup tips and advice for beginners

12. Have a makeup horror story? Share it with your readers.

13. A roundup of celebrity makeup looks that have inspired you

14. Review a product you recently purchased

15. Share some of your beauty tips and tricks

16. Take your readers through a tour of your vanity or shower, showing all of the products you use

17. Show what's in your makeup bag

18. Your holiday/summer/back-to-school makeup picks

19. Share skincare tips for your skin type

20. Show how your makeup/skincare changes between seasons

21. Your daily haircare routine

22. Share a fun hairstyle tutorial

23. Share an easy beauty DIY (especially around the holiday shopping season)

24. Host a giveaway of some of your favorite beauty products for one of your readers to win

25. If you're subscribed to a beauty box (i.e. Ipsy, Birchbox, etc), film or photograph an unboxing and show what you got for the month

I hope these post ideas are helpful to any of you beauty bloggers and youtubers out there! If you have any additional ideas for posts, feel free to leave them in the comments below. ~Katie. 

Snapchat Q&A (Click Here To Read)

Hiya everyone!

Hope your all doing well! So today's post is going to be a Q&A, but with a twist, I asked you all on my snapchat ~ "simplyyykatie" to ask me questions and then I screenshot some of them to answer in this post!

Please don't be upset if I didn't answer your question, I got asked over 100 so please remeber that. My snap code is below if you want to add me!

Right! Let's get on with answering the questions...

1)

I'm from Essex In England, I'm also 14 years old. 

2)

I just wanted somewhere where I could escape and share my love and passion for makeup. 

3)

 I love katsu chicken curry!

4)

I had seen lots of other bloggers enjoy posting blog posts and it seemed like something that I would enjoy. 

5)

I have been on Instagram for about 2 years now, and I was inspired by the beauty community in general as I had a huge passion for makeup and it seemed like great fun to post pictures of it. 

6)

Probably Instagram as you are all so lovely on there and are very active so if I ever need anything you all answer straight away. 

7)

One of my favourites is "Beauty By Millie" and I also love "Floral Princess". 

8)

Zoella. 

9)

I love lots of makeup brands but one of my favourites has to be MAC, but I also love Urban Decay. 

10)

The Maybelline Baby Lips in "Cherry Me"  

11)

The Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray is an all time favourite. 

12)

Watch YouTube videos and write blog posts for all of you. 

13)

To have all the makeup in the world haha, or to abolish all diseases in the world. 

14)

I would be a dog because they are looked after so well by their owner and can just sleep all day hehe. 

15)

I want to hit 50K followers on Instagram by the end of the year, and maybe 2K blog followers. 

16)

No one apart from my close friends know about my account so I wouldn't really know. 

17)

I would be Gabby (Velvet Ghost) as I literally am obsessed with her videos and she's so inspiring. 

18)

I have loads!! Holly @simplyhol , Sophie, @lushsophie , Tegs @simplyytegs , Lauren @beauty.laurenx , Sophie @bbwsophie , Sophie @cutecontour & Millie @beautybymillie__xxo - I have lots more but it could take me days to write them all. 

19)

Don't really know, I just post lots of pictures, and I take them with my iPhone 5c, my blog pictures get taken with a Nikon Coolpix L340 camera. 

20)

Mac, Urban Decay and Benefit. 

So that's all for this blog post! Thank you to everyone who asked me a question, and like I said I'm sorry if I didn't answer your question I got to many!

See you in my next post! 

~Katie. X

What I've Been Loving Recently (Click Here To Read)

Hello babes!! 

So from now on I'm going to be posting a new blog post every Sunday, in today's post I'm showing and reviewing the products which I've been loving recently. Well let's get on with it...

The first thing that I've been loving are the "Schmidt's Natural Deodorants"!

These deodorants are :

• Fast-absorbing. Non-greasy, non-sticky feel.

• Free of aluminum, propylene glycol, parabens & phthalates.

• Vegan. 

For the set of 5 deodorants its £43.99 and for 1 deodorant on its own it is £8.99.

Link:

http://schmidtsdeodorant.com/phone/index.html

Next I've really been loving just makeup wipes in general! 

These wipes were super affordable as they were from 'Poundland' - £1 for 2 packs of each of these wipes!

I have been loving makeup wipes recently as they are just super easy to remove my makeup late at night when I'm feeling a bit tired, as school work & homework is really stressing me out till the early hours, so these makeup wipes are the first thing I grab before tucking into bed! Such a time saving product! In addition I love the ones in the pictures as they are super cheap and very moist so they remove all my mascara so quickly!

I have been LOVING this 'Denman' hair brush in the style 'Tangle Tamer Ultra'. 

The Tangle Tamer Ultra is perfect for detangling long, thick hair! The super-soft nylon bristles gently glide through the hair, removing tangles. An air-cushioned pad follows the contour of the head for smooth damage-free grooming. This brush is also ideal for grooming and detangling hair extensions and wigs.

This costs £12.50 and is available in a number of other colours! 

Link:

https://www.denmanbrush.com/product/tangle-tamer-ultra-black.html?r=1131

Then lastly, I've been loving my new makeup brush holder (well... It's actually a plant pot hehe).

This pot is super cute, it's a baby pink colour that is mega good quality and really easy to wash if your makeup gets on it! 

This was from 'Wilko' and was only £1.50 - what's not to like?! 

Link:

http://www.wilko.com/search?q=Plant+pot#esp_pg=2

So that's everything that I have been really enjoying recently, I know it's not a lot but but i just whittled it down to my all-time favourites & I didn't want to bore you all! 

If you guys enjoyed this blog post then please leave a comment and don't forget to follow my blog! 

~Katie X. 

 

Makeup Collection / New Acrylic Storage Tour! (Click Here To Read)

Hello everyone!

Today's blog post is a very requested and exciting post! I recently purchased a new makeup storage system from eBay, which cost me £40, it's basically a set of 6 acrylic drawers, with each drawer being 3.5cm high so you can fit wider products in these drawers unlike the muji ones. Below is a picture of my set of acrylic drawers. 

On top of this set of drawers I have a small acrylic makeup holder which I purchased from the shop called tiger for £7. Here is what it looks like.

I keep my everyday makeup in this holder, some of this includes,

~ Urban Decay Setting Spray

~ Mac Studio Fix Powder Foundation NC15

~ Urban Decay Naked Flushed Pallet 

~ Mac Lipsticks (Velvet Teddy, Creme Cup, Sunny Seul)

~ MUA Lipstick in Shade 9

~ Mini Benefit Porefessional 

~ PS Love Eyebrow Powder

~ Loreal Telescopic Mascara

And a few more things which are seen in the picture.

Then behind that I keep my makeup brushes in a pot, which is in fact a plant pot from Wilko, I was only £1.50. They all looks like this...

I have lots of different makeup brushes from all different brands such as, Real Techniques, Nanchy, Bare Minerals, Revlon and lots more!

This is my first drawer in my acrylic storage which I keep my bronzers, blushers and highlighters in. Some of my favourites in this drawer include, my Trestique bronzing stick, my Elf shimmering facial whip highlighter and my Bare Minerals powder blushers. 

This is my second drawer which has all of my setting powders, foundations, concealers and primers. 

A few of my favourites are the Maybelline New York  Eraser Eye Concealer, Rimmel Stay Matte Powder and thee Bare Minerals Prime Time Primer. 

This is my third drawer in my acrylic storage drawers which holds all my eyeshadow pallete and single eyeshadows. 

In this drawer I love my Maybelline Colour Tattoos, especially eye one in the shade 'Creme De Nude'. I also love my I Heart Makeup Pink Chocolate Bar Pallet.

This is my fourth drawer which I keep a number of eye products in, such as, eye primers, brow products, eyeliners and mascaras. 

My favourite eyeliner is the Lord & Berry Liquid Eyeliner, I also love thee mini Benefit Bad Gal Lash Mascara, Collection Brow Kit and The Body Shop All In One Insta Blur Eye Primer. 

This is my fifth drawer which I keep all my lipsticks, lipglosses and liquid lipsticks. 

I love all my Color Kill Liquid Lipsticks, Revlon Lip Butters and my Mac Dazzle Glass. I also really love my Bare Minerals Lip Gloss!

This is my sixth, and final drawer which holds all of my face pallets, my lip balms, lip liners and lip crayons. 

I LOVE my Anastasia Beverly Hills Powder Contour Kit which I keep in this drawer, I also love my Lord & Berry Lip Crayons, No7 Lip Liner in 'Nude', Raspberry Nivea Lip Butter and my Zoella Lip Balms. 

This is what my set of drawers looks like from the side...

Well that's all in my makeup collection, I hope you all enjoyed reading this post, I'm super happy with how this post turned out as I took all the photos on my new camera so they are much better quality. From now on all my blog photos will be taken with my new camera yay!

Comment below if there's any products that you want in depth review on!

~ Katie X 

How To Get Freebies From Companies / Noticed By Brands?!

Hello babes!

Today I'm doing a blog post on something that I get asked 24/7 on Instagram so I thought I'd do a whole blog post on how to get noticed by brands, getting sent products from them for free in return for posts on your social media platforms! In this blog post I'll give you guys my tips and tricks on how to make this happen...

I personally love receiving products from brands as I love finding new products that work a treat so then I can share my love for them to you guys, allowing you all to know what actually works and what doesn't. I'm incredibly grateful for everything that I'm sent by brands and I'm making this post so I can let you guys know how to get brands to notice you so you can share lots more of a range of different, amazing products that you recommend with your viewers, not to get 'free' things. 

~ So firstly if you want brands to contact you they need a method of contact in order to contact you, this is mainly done by email, so I would suggest you to make a new email account for brands to contact you so it doesn't get lost amongst tonnes of other spam mails you at be receiving in other email inboxes. 

Once you have made this email you need to display it in either your Instagram bio, YouTube description box, or in the banner of your blog etc so if companies do like the look of your social media platform then they know how to contact you. 

~ If you know a certain brand that sends products out to instagrammers and bloggers as you have been seeing lots of people promoting them on social medias, then follow their Instagram and like a few of their pictures and in most cases if they are smaller companies they will follow you back and that gives them a chance to see you account to consider a collaboration with them, and if your email is in your bio then that lets the companies know that you can be contacted easily if they like the look of your account. 

~ So if your really struggling to get brands to notice you and reach out to you, which don't be disheartened by as there are thousands of bloggers and instagrammers and youtubers out there, and you think a certain companies products are suited to your viewers then you can email them yourself, when you email them you don't want to seem like you are begging for free things as that's not very professional, and if that's why your emailing them then you shouldn't, like I said you should be requesting free samples as you think their products will be suited to your viewers and want to share your thoughts on the product. You need to be very formal with them and just let them know that if they ever need anyone to promote their products your an email away, then that way the company knows your willing to try out their products if they ever need anyone to! Remember to sign of the email with something like "Many Thanks, your name" to stay professional. 

~ Brands are more likely to be interested in sending out samples to you or collaborating with you, if you have, out of your own will, already posted some pictures of their products or wrote about them. Why? Because then your demonstrating that you are so genuinely interested in a brand that you wrote about them without any intentions on just getting freebies which makes you a more interesting blogger/Instagrammer/youtuber to work with. It also shows that you know and understand the brand, and aren’t just fishing for say, free makeup. 

So there are all my tips and tricks for y'all! 

Do remember that bloggers and instagrammers who only blog and post pictures for the free items don't get far, blog because it's your passion and you enjoy doing it! 

Comment below any tips and tricks that you may have, I'm sure we would all love to read them!

See you all soon, Katie. X 

HUGE COLLECTIVE HAUL! <3

Hey guys! Long time no see... I'm back with a very much requested HUGE collective haul! I just want to say that all of this stuff wasn't bought in one shopping trip - I've been stacking it all up in the corner of my room for about a month now waiting to do this blog post! Remember I'm not trying to brag or boast in any way!

Well I'm going to stop rambling on now and get on with showing you what I've bought or been sent...

1) 

This is the "Konjac Sponge" that once wet you use to wash your face! I believe it has tea tree oil in it which is amazing to reduce the appearence of spots and other blemishes, and it also works with oily skin to make it more matte!

Price : £8.99

Link : http://www.konjacspongecompany.com/shop/facial-sponges.html

2)

This is the "Guilty Pleasure Body Scub" in the scent "Peppermint" it makes my skin super soft and exfoliates perfectly!

Price : £16.95

Link : https://www.guiltypleasurebody.com.au

3)

These are "Bondi Sands" tanning products!

Price : Mits - £5.99 Everyday Self Tanning Moisturiser - £11.99 Tanning Foam - £14.99

Link : http://bondisands.co.uk/shop/range/foams.html

4)

Next i got these "STYL London" Gold Tattos! How gorgeous! 

Price : £5

Link : http://m.topshop.com/h5/products?categoryFilter=204484%2C208556%2C348999

5)

This is the "Hi Impact Brows" "Eye And Brow Perfector" which suites all hair colours! 

Price : £18.99

Link : http://www.deeandco.com/shop/hi-impact-brows/

6)

This is the "Magic Minerals Powder" that works so well! The different coloured splats in the powder work to counteract different blemishes on your face.

Price : £9.49

Link : http://www.highstreettv.com/magic-minerals.html

7) 

These are all new "Cargo Cosmetics" products that have just been released and I was lucky enough to get my hands on them! 

Price : Waterproof Blushes - £26 Waterproof Bronzers - £29 Foundation Pouch - £36

Link : http://www.cargocosmetics.com/face.html

8) 

Theses are my "Sunkissed" "Sculpt & Glow Pallet" & "Instant Tanning Gel".

Price : Tannig Gel - £4.99 Pallet - £5.99

Link : http://www.sunkissedbronzing.co.uk/catalog/cosmetics?page=1

9)

Next I got these "Masker Aide Masks" in "All Nighter" & "Detox Diva"! Look how cute and stylish the packaging is! :) 

Price : £6.99

Link : http://www.maskeraide.com

10)

I needed a new hairspray so I just picked up this "Tresemmé" one!

Price : £5.25

Link : http://m.boots.com/h5/cat_hub?unCountry=uk&path=/en/TRESemme-Extra-Hold-Hair-Spray-500ml_14766/

11) 

These are the "Dream Dots For Spots"!

Price : £15

Link : http://www.dreamdotsforspots.com

12)

I then got the "Merci Handy Hand Sanitisers" in the scents "Cherry", "Vanilla" & "Lime".

Price : £3

Link : http://mercihandy.com

13)

I then got these "Color Kill Costmetics Liquid Lipsticks" in numerous different shades! They dry completely matte and don't run off! 

Price : £15.95

Link : https://www.colorkill.com/collections/mega-matte-liquid-lipstick

14)

Now I have this "Happiness Planner" which you can use as dairy to plan your a days out! It's so gorgeous! 

Price : £29

Link : http://thehappinessplanner.com

15)

Then, I have these "Honest Hazel Coolig Under Eye Patches" which moisturise and brighten your unde eye area! 

Price : £15

Links : http://www.honesthazel.com

16)

So that concludes my HUGE collective haul! Please comment below what products you want full in-depth reviews on and I'll be more then happy to do that for you guys! 

I hope you enjoyed reading this! Stay tuned for future blog posts!

~ Katie x