Long time no blog & my new Tumblr page!

Hello Hello everyone, I hope you're all doing well, I felt like before I crack on with a new blog post I had better do a quick blurb explaining my serious amount of long time no blogging over the last month!

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It's been quite weird how much I've had to take a bit of a step back from my blogger side - but I've had quite a lot of life admin to get sorted what with having to move out of my home for 6 weeks (only benefit being I get to re-decorate my room - YAY to interiors pinning on Pinterest!), leaving an old job, starting a new one and recently coming down with tonsillitis for probs what will be the billionth time (bloody tonsils), it's been a bit of all change dans ma vie. I've really struggled to find the time to dust off the camera and tap away at the keyboards, but hopefully now I'm getting all sorted I'll be back on track soon and blogging away as usual :) in slightly more exciting news.....

I've joined Tumblr properly yayyay, and I would love to have some followers!!

My link is: http://fashionmixbag.tumblr.com/ if you fancy following! 

Much love and I promise a new post will be up soon! 

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Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow Foundation Review

Yes Mixbagers, that's right, I'm blogging about Benefit... again! You can officially start calling me Bene-dict (Geddit?!) from now onwards! The latest Bene-product to woo me over this time is the 'Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow' foundation and it's fast become one of my favourites for my everyday make-up! 

I'd heard about the Oxygen Wow through a few of the gals and bloggers who highly recommended it and decided it was time to branch out from my usual everyday fave, Colour Adapt by Maxfactor, and try it out. I bought the brightening foundation in the 'I'm so money HONEY' shade after testing it at my local counter and I've fallen a bit in love. It blends so nicely with my skin tone, whether au natural or with a bit of a fake tan on my face and always has great, even coverage! I have quite oily skin and can happily say it doesn't clog up my pores but feels nice and light after application! After blending just 2 pumps on my skin I really feel like it helps nourish and brighten up my complexion too so I'm hoping this bottle will keep me going for a while!

 I've been applying it with my real techniques stippling brush and using the Triple Performing tester I got given as a primer which helps it last throughout the working day!

At £25.50 it's a bit of a step up in terms of price for me for an everyday foundation (I usually spend around £15 and then bit more on an 'occasions' foundation) but at the same time I can really tell the difference and it has 25 SPF protection as well! I know there's a Hello Flawless setting powder too which I'm tempted to try, but I'm holding back till pay day for that one!

What do you all think of the Oxygen Wow? Have any of you tried it? 

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FAB in Cheltenham 2013 - Magazine

Hi Guys! I have some exciting news to share with you all! A little while back you may have read on my blog that I was working on a little collaboration with FAB 2013 which is an annual big old fashion and beauty fest in my home town Cheltenham! I was very luckily contacted by the lovely Elaine who edits the magazine for FAB and was invited to blog for the week's events and have an interview for the magazine! Eek! I also ended up creating a moodboard to feature alongside the interview (you all know how much I love my moodboards) which I styled on one of my favourite trends for the SS'13 season, Neon! The magazine was excitingly released around Cheltenham town yesterday, I have to say it was a very new sight and all felt a bit surreal seeing a zoom in of my face and my name in print! I feel like it's one of those things I will keep and look back on for years. My Mum has also already decided to send copies of it up and down the country to family.. I think she'd distribute it around the world if she could haha!

For those of you who have not heard of FAB I will fill you in! The FAB events are due to kick off next week, running from April 15th - April 21st around Cheltenham and will include a host of fabulous occasions such as multiple Fashion Shows, Ladies lunches, Clothes Swaps, Champagne High Teas, Beauty Events and Shopping afternoons! Which in any girl's book all sounds pretty amazing! If any of you fancy going along to any of the lovely events you can buy tickets and find out more information here. I will be posting regular blogs on here on all the happenings so stay tuned and follow me on Twitter @Justine_Gibbins to keep updated! Also if any of you are going along to the events leave a little comment and I'll come find you and say hi :)

Lots of love as always,

 

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