Katie Wilson | Photography

I did that thing again where I force one of my friends to be a model. You might remember Katie from back in like autumn where I did some photography with her (post) well she's back.

The other day we were at placement talking about photography, next thing you know we had planned a shoot for that weekend. 

We just went for a walk around Horsforth in the sun and took some photos. Perfect Saturday for me.  

I borrowed a DSLR from my university as my Canon is at home so for these photos I used a Sony RX10. I love using experimenting with new equipment its the best.

I have been so busy recently I forgot just how much I love being behind the camera.

I GOT AN APP

Sometime insane things happen to me and I will never understand them so I just go with it and hope for the best. Well one of those things happened and well... welcome to my crazy life.

A few weeks ago a wonderful woman called Pam contacted me and asked if I wanted an app for my blog. Yeah that actually happened and it was beyond crazy! I still can't believe that came into my inbox.

A few days later I was in contact with a glorious woman called Brittni who is my life saver and helps me whenever I need her. Trust me, I've asked her some stupid questions, but she's been great and I am very very thankful.

2 weeks... ish down the line and BAM I HAVE AN APP!
I can't even cope, this is hands down my biggest achievement and I am so beyond proud of myself and what this little place on the internet has became. I was contacted a few days after my 2 year blogiversairy and I can only see it as a present from the above.

There's so many cool things you can do on my app, including private messaging with me. But i'll let you explore it for yourself!

At the moment it is only on Android and only just up and running so im still getting my head around it, and with placement I don't have masses of time to upload on it, or here, or my YouTube. I don't really have time for anything right now but ITS FINE!!
Don't worry Iphone users, ITS COMING

I'm determined to work as hard as it takes to make it in this industry, which is why I have all these other things going on outside of University. Even if it's slowly killing me.

If you're interested in my app you can download it here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app_jessicarose.layout
Any questions about my app or my life leave in the comments or tweet me or email me or anything you like is fine.

If you're wondering what the new weekly coupon section of my blog is, it's a very exciting part of my blog and I recommend checking it out!

I am very very excited and I hope you are too!!

Anastasia Beverly Hills

Hello friends, I don't know about you but whenever I get new make up I get all excited and don't want to use it. But this time I can't help myself and want to use these products every single day, whether I'm wearing make up or not, I still gotta get that glow!

I have always had my eye on Anastasia products, every YouTube video, every blog post and every late night Beauty Bay scour has all lead me to the moment I received a Beauty Bay package from Amy.
In that package was the most flawless highlight set I may have ever seen with my own eyes. The four shades are all so beautiful. The pigmentation is impeccable, I literally can't fault it.

All four colours can be used alone for all different types of looks. For example, the colour Stardust is quite pinky so could easily be used as a sparkly pretty blush colour. Where as Mimosa is a darker browner shade which is perfect for an all over summer bronze.

What I have been doing recently is swirling my brush into all four colours and placing that on my cheek bones, it creates such a beautiful glow, that a lot of people have been complimenting me on, which is always a bonus!

The other Anastasia product I got, I actually bought myself and that's the Anastasia Powder Contour Kit. This kit has 6 beautiful smooth powders that makes contouring effortless. With 3 brown shades to carve out your wonderful cheek bones and 3 lighter shades to sculpt.

I have wanted this palette for so long so when Laura found an absolute bargain on Amazon I couldn't say no, I mean I didn't try very hard to say no, but that's not the point.

I have used this palette almost every day and it still looks untouched. I tend to use the shade Havana for my check bone contour and Vanilla for my nose and forehead contour as I feel these shades match for me.

I am so happy I have both of these palettes in my life as they're both so beautiful and well worth the money. If you can get your hands on either of these products I highly recommend it as they're so high quality and beyond worth the price.

Glow Kit: http://www.beautybay.com/cosmetics/anastasiabeverlyhills/gleamglowkit/
Contour Kit: http://www.beautybay.com/cosmetics/anastasiabeverlyhills/proseriescontourkitlightmedium/

Two Faced

As many of you's will know, I am a massive make up addict, I love all things make up and nothing excites me more than trying new brands and products. So once I got to Manchester it quickly became my mission to find some new make up, specifically a new highlighter!

I knew I wanted to check out the two faced counter in Debenham's before I even left for the trip. 

Once there I was blown away by all the pretty products that I wanted to spend my entire student loan on, then I quickly realised that probably wasn't the best idea. I did pick up a couple of things that are so pretty I sometimes cry.

If you're interested in make up and don't think pricer make up is worth it, you're so wrong it feels great putting £24 highlighter on. 

The first thing I picked up was this Melted Chocolate "liquefied lipstick" in the colour NUDE I can't stress how beautiful this is. The formulation is so smooth, plus the colour is beautiful. In regards to staying power, it's decent. 

Melted Chocolate - Link

The other two things I got are highlighters (technically one is a blush but I use it as a highlighter. LET ME LIVE) because I have a weird obsession. Both of these highlighters are so pretty I just want to cover my whole face in them.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!!

Rosy Glow

Two Faced Candle Light Glow Powder - Link 

Sweetheart Blush Link

2 Year Blogiversary

HOW HAS IT BEEN TWO YEARS?!

I remember being sat in my dining room in Whitley Bay and thinking to myself "maybe I should finally start that thing on the internet I've wanted to do for ages" and after consulting numerous group chats I decided to set "lifeofjessd.blogspot" up and it was actually tragic.

In this short time I have developed so much, from my writing style to my photography and it's really helped grow my confidence and be able to fulfil my passion for writing and photography.
I now have a YouTube channel and get people everyday saying how much they love my content. It's so bizarre. I never expected it to grow so much, but I am so beyond thrilled!

I'm now sat on over 33.7k blog views and that is insane to me! I just want to thank anyone who has joined this ride, from day one or right now, It means a hella lot!

I'll leave you with some visual progress, enjoy :)
I can't wait for year 3!

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