Gold Eyeliner For Snowy Weather

If you watched my Autumn Haul video, then you will have seen that I bought the Cover Girl Ink It! Eyeliner in 235 Gold Ink. I really love this eyeliner! I love the colour, I love the texture, I love the applicator...ness of it. It's a twist up pencil, but it just glides on sooo smoothly and is pretty pigmented.
Yet it's subtle, so at first glance it's as if you aren't wearing anything..then you see the glimmer and it just catches the light in such a lovely way. I do think that this brings out flecks of colour in my eyes, which as you can see, are brown. However I do think this looks amazing on blue eyes as the colour contrast looks lovely.
I've received a lot of compliments on this eyeliner, with a few people telling me it suits me (justsayin') and whilst it is SNOWING here (if you follow my twitter, you can watch my snow excitement live), I think this is a really great way to whack out some colour in these colder days!

What do you guys think?

xoxo

p.s. have finally taught myself how to do French plaits! eeeeeeeee!

Homecoming Parade! | New Vlog!

Last week was Homecoming, which I think essentially means alumni come back to campus; I don't reeeeally know tbh though let's face it. So on the Friday there was the Homecoming Parade which Deja, Elena and I go to in my new vlog!
We went to dinner at The Old Fashioned (see above burger!) and then watched the parade. It was a really fun night and we got 'Sconnie' (the term for people from Wisconsin) crowns! Deja and I were loving life.
I also tried my first laffy taffy; banana flavour. Good stuff! Not to mention I love the name :)

For those of you (spoiler alert!) confused by the dying turtle at the end....the Homecoming game was between Wisconsin Badgers and Maryland Terrapins. We thrashed them don't worry, but there were a lot of worse-for-wear looking terrapins in the parade!

You can also check out my video here;  please click 'like' if you did like it and pelase subscribe! It would mean the world to me and I would love you all forever!

xoxo

Easy Like Sunday Blogging

Easy Like Sunday Blogging by superkarina5 featuring Nearly Natural

So another week has flown by and we are nearly at the end of October! Somebody said the other day that it's only 9 Fridays until Christmas; madness!!

• This week has been Homecoming; this is something which we don't have back in the UK and the excitement for it is something that is a little bit overwhelming! Wisconsin thrashed Maryland at the game though (!!) aaaand Deja and I went to the parade which was a lot of fun! I also vlogged that day...stay tuned!
  
  
• I have been loving fishtail plaits recently. I have finally mastered doing them! It is all in the thin strands; previously I had been using far too big strands resulting in just odd looking normal plaits. Now I just need to perfect them.
  
  
• So have you seen my new video yet? It's my Autumn Make Up Routine and I'm really happy with it. It's my first video where I've tried not only a different thing, but also different filming and technical apects. Please go and watch it, like and subscribe as well! It would mean so much to me!
  
  
• Speaking of youtube...so youtube is currently not working properly for me. Which is a complete pain. Basically, any video which I have never watched before just does not load. Apparently this is a common problem at the moment and dates back to February and is stll unresolved. A large chunk of my life revolves around youtube so if anyone has any ideas of how to solve this, please share!!!
  
  
• Tonight we watched Hocus Pocus. I had never seen it before; seeing as Halloween is muchmuch bigger over here than back home, it was really nice to take part in a kind of tradition. Watching really bad children's films with hot chocolate!

I hope you have all had wonderful weeks and are getting your Halloween costumes ready! I'm thinking of going as my girl Taylor...more on her NEW ALBUM tomorrow!

xoxo

Painting in Progression | Video

You may remember that I have been alluding to a new video project which I was not only really excited about but that was very different to everything I have done before...
And here it is!
This is the first of my paintings in the current project I'm working on and I'm not only really happy with the painting but also the video.

(I don't know why the tumbnails won't work...they seem to have given up. Well done Youtube!)

For more information about this, you can also check out the video on my youtube channel!

I hope you enjoy; please like and subscribe :)

xoxo

Autumn Haul | Video

Ohohoh, what's that? Another haul? Yes that's right my friends! I done another haul for you all to enjoy :) This one, in case you haven't already worked out, is all things which I have bought for the Autumn season, which is of course the best one.
There is also a ramble in the middle about my recent experience of hearing Michelle Obama talk...I'm not going to say anymore; I say it all in the video :')

And come on, look at that face in the thumbnail. Doesn't it just draw you in? 

If you want to head on over to my channel and watch the video, then just click here.

Please like this video and subscribe for more from The Kazlight Anthem!

xoxo

Welcome to Madison! | Video

If you read my new weekly post yesterday, then you will have read that I have had a couple of video projects which have been ongoing...I finally edited and uploaded one of them today!
I filmed and vlogged just some little areas around where I now live, mainly the Lakeshore and Terrace area. I thought it would just be nice to actually see where I am now as it's such a lovely area and seeing it like this gives you a much better feel for the area than just photos!

I hope you enjoy watching this video, and if you would like to see more of this kind of video then please let me know!

Also, be warned but there is a lovely close up of my face! Youtube also edited some of the shakiness of the video, so I apologise for the moving words at the end!

You can also watch the video over on my channel here.

Please like and subscribe for more of my videos! Thank you for watching :)

xoxo

The British Tag | Video

Some of you may recall that quite a while back now there was The British Tag making the rounds. I originally did this as a blog post and I there explained that I felt awkward about doing it. This was partly because of the tag theme of it, but also because it was primarily a video based tag. I had always been planning on starting a youtube channel but hadn't gotten round to it at that time/ hadn't mustered up the confidence/ gotten rid of all my awkward feelings towards it.
However...I finally started my youtube channel and so, as I explain in the video, I thought that there were a few reasons for now making this tag as a video.

I hope you like it, and if you'd rather watch it on youtube then feel free to do so by clicking here. I also apologise for the thumbnail; it didn't let me choose my own one of the awkward shots it normally does. So there you go. Enjoy!

Please like and subscribe as well if you enjoyed this video :)

xoxo

Monthly Favourites + USA Haul! | Video

I knowwww, it has been a while since I last posted a video, and I apologise profusely in this new video! Seeing as I had quite a lot of things I'd been loving from August that rolled over into September, I thought I might as well let you guys know about them. I also thought that I would just throw in a bit of a haul at the end there ;)

As always, please feel free to watch the video here or go to my youtube channel here. Whilst you're there you might as well do a cheeky subscribe! And please if you liked this video, then give it a thumbs up!

xoxo

Empties #1 | Video

It may have taken me absolutely ages to upload and about 2897483 different attempts, but my new video is finally up! I posted it a couple of days ago and them remembered that I hadn't even posted about it here. I blame the jetlag...
As the title says, this is my first Empties video, so I hope you all enjoy!

Or you can watch it on my youtube channel here.

P.S. extra points if you make it until the end!

xoxo

What's In My Bag? | Video

So I made a new video the other day with my homeyhome background. If, as most of us are let's face it, you are nosey and would like to peruse the inner contents of my bag...then here is your chance!

Or if you would like to go on over and watch this on my channel then please click here :)

As ever, please like and subscribe!

xoxo

(As a side note... I am aware the quality is not amazing, but I am only just starting out on youtube and am still kind of finding my feet. I am also still a student so please stick with me here!)

TheKazlightAnthem is Now On Youtube! | Top 5 Make Up Staples Summer 2014

Ever since I have started blogging it has been my aim to then also start a Youtube channel. Although I filmed this video quite a while ago (still in my uni room!) it has taken me quite a while to actually edit it and upload it, not only due to time constraints but to me feeling very awkward about actually putting myself out on the internet in this way.

As I will very soon be moving to America I thought that it would actually be a really great way to capture and record the whole experience through videos and vlogging and this really spurred me on!

So here it is, my very first Youtube video! This is my Top 5 Make Up Staples of Summer 2014. Please like and subscribe if you enjoy it and comment letting me know what your staples are!

To watch the video over on my channel please click here!

I hope you enjoy!

xoxo

Magazine Freebies #2

It is that wonderful time again when all the magazines decide to give away goodies.  I can just tell that April is looking up to be a good month...

Company
So I was actually going to get this simply for the cover star: Zoella! After hitting 4 million subscribers this week, she is now gracing the cover of April's Company. This is absolutely amazing and such an inspiration! The issue comes free with 'Company Lashes' mascara.

Elle

The April issue of Elle comes with a Percy&Reed hair 'Perfectly Perfecting Wonder Balm' worth £18. Considering I've already got a Percy&Reed product sitting in my box of products to try, I cannot now wait to use this one either!

Marie Claire

Katy Perry graces another magazine cover (she brings out all the freebies!), and with April's copy coming with a Neal's Yard Remedies Lip Gloss. It is called 'Goji Berry' and I think this is the same for every copy and is wroth £9.50. It also comes with a Spring catalogue for Mango. Double win!

Glamour

Not only is the April copy only £2, but there is an offering of Model Co products. There is a choice of five including: Eye Liner Pencil with inbuilt sharpener, Lip Liner Pencil, two Lip Glosses (one a nude colour, the other a pale pink I do believe). There is also a 25% of H&M voucher valid on full price ladies products between 3rd March and 4th April. 

April is definitely a good month for magazines and new products!

Have you got yours yet?

xoxo