Today's post is something a little different, a get to know me kind of post. I've been googling beauty blogger tags and have come across what is described as "The Beauty Blogger Tag". After reading a few of these tags on different beauty bless, I thought I'd do it for my own blog as a fun way for me to tell you a bit about myself without getting all serious or too personal! Let's jump into the tag!
1. Is your hair naturally curly or straight?
My hair is a bit in the middle. If it's left to air-dry completely then I end up with some really loose waves with a lack of volume! Most days when I've washed my hair I'll use my hairdryer to dry the roots and mid-lengths of my hair and then leave the ends to finish drying by themselves.
2. Do you dye it yourself or go to a salon?
I haven't changed the colour of my hair for AGES, so at the moment I don't do either. In the past when I've wanted highlights/lowlights I've gone to a salon, and I've also used at home box dyes when I just wanted to change the all over colour of my hair. I don't really like playing around with the colour of my hair anymore, I'm pretty happy being brunette and think I'll be sticking to having dark hair for the foreseeable future!
3. Do you wear the same style everyday, or do you change it?
Most days, my hair is tied up on the top of my head in something that resembles a miniature birds nest! My go to style if I'm going out of an evening is having my hair down in loose curls, which I achieve with a large barrelled curling wand. If I'm going out during the day I'll do a kind of half-hearted version of styling my hair using some straighteners to give a bit of a wave to my hair and then finish with some sea salt spray or hairspray to give the ends some texture.
4. Do you do your own mani/pedi or go to a salon?
Being a qualified beauty therapist I ALWAYS do my own mani/pedi. I have visited salons in the past when I had acrylic extensions, but now I have quite an extensive collection of nail polish as well as manicure and pedicure tools and products, I always do my own nails. Plus I'm extremely ticklish, so couldn't handle someone else touching my feet!
5. How often do you change your nail polish?
It depends if I'm using regular nail polish or if I'm using gel. Normal polish I'll change roughly every 3 days or so, unless it has chipped then I'll change it sooner. If I'm doing a gel manicure, I'll leave that on for about a week and a half, two weeks tops before I change the colour. I get bored of my nail colour easily so that's why I change it so often!
6. Do you polish your toes in the winter or just the summer?
YES! I can't stand naked toes!! I don't change the colour as regularly in the winter as I do in the summer, but I still have to have something on my toes, even if they won't be leaving the comfort of some warm fluffy socks for months!!
7. How long does it take for you to put on makeup?
That depends on where I'm going. 15 minutes if I'm popping to the shops and feel like I'd scare too many people without makeup. An hour and a half if I'm going out somewhere, I HATE rushing, plus I enjoy putting on my makeup, so the getting ready part is just as fun for me as actually going out!
8. What do you do first? Face or eyes?
If I'm doing dark eyeshadows, then I'll do my eyeshadow first, then my face and then finish the eyes after I've done the base of my makeup. If I'm just doing a natural look then I'll start with my face, then do eyebrows and mascara, then finish with a lip product.
9. Do you collect makeup to just buy what you need when you need it?
I'd love to collect makeup, but i'm not in the financial position to collect the products I want, so at the moment I just buy things as and when I need them.
10. How often do you wear false eyelashes?
Very rarely! I have such short eyelashes that I need to wear falsies, but I find most fake lashes are too long for my eye shape as I have very hooded eyes, I don't like the look of most lashes on me :(
11. Do you do a full face of makeup everyday?
No. If I'm not leaving the house then I generally don't bother, why waste good makeup if you're only going to be cleaning and cooking?!
12. Do you wear makeup when you're home alone or with family?
Yeah, I'll put makeup on if we are going out somewhere, or if there's a chance of photos being taken. Some days I do wear makeup if I'm home alone, I'll play around with makeup if I've done all the housework and have time.
13. Will you leave the house without makeup?
Yes, I'm lucky in the fact that I don't really get many spots as my skin is so dry. Sometimes I'll just put a light coverage base on, use some coloured brow gel to keep my brows in place, and give my lashes a curl an apply some waterproof mascara, if I feel like a zombie and think my face needs to look a bit more awake.
14. How many high-end products do you have?
Not many! I have a few MAC foundations and powders, but the main stash of my makeup is drugstore. We are lucky in the UK that we have such good brands available in the drugstore/highstreet.
15. Do you plan your OOTD every night or decide when you're getting dressed?
It's more of a whatever is clean and ironed process at the moment! I'm in the process of moving out from home for the first time so a lot of time is being spent clearing my room out so my fashion choices aren't plentiful! But living in England it's easier to decide what to wear in the morning as you can never rely on the weather forecast to be accurate!!
16. How often do you change your handbag?
Not very often! I tend to fall in love with a bag and use it daily until I fall in love with something else. Ive had the same Zara City bag for about the last 3 years and haven't found anything that I love to move on to, so I'm sticking with what I've got for now!
17. What time do you wake up and go to sleep?
I usually wake up about 9am, and don't go to bed until around midnight! I'm trying to change my sleeping pattern so that I sleep a bit earlier and wake up earlier.
18. How often or when do you work out?
Eeeekk....I HATE exercise...does walking around the shops count?? I'm hoping that when I move I'll get into home workouts as I'll have so much more space! Fingers crossed!
19. Left handed or right handed?
Right handed for writing, using scissors etc, but I eat left handed!
20. How tall are you?
I'm about 5 foot 7 inches.
21. Do you speak any foreign languages?
No, apart from a very very basic French that I learnt in school. I'd love to learn different languages, but I'm so impatient I know I'd give up way too easy!
22. How many pets do you have?
At home we have 1 cat called Muppet, and some tropical fish, but I don't technically own them, they're my Mum's and Brother's pets. I'd love a dog, but I'll have to wait a few years as it's uncommon to find property to rent that will accept pets!
23. How often are you on blogger?
A few times a week to write posts or check my stats, I'm still waiting for my first follower! I spend a lot of time on Bloglovin' reading other blogs and finding new ones to follow!
24. Do you read comments posted on blogs?
Sometimes, it depends if I've found the actual blog post interesting, then I'll read comments. I'd love to read comments on my own blog, hopefully they will come in time :)
25. Do you keep a list of products not try as you see other posts?
If I think the products will be suited to me, or if they are really good value for money then I'll keep a note of them, otherwise I'll usually us blogs to read reviews on a product I've already got my eye on to see what other people think of it before I spend my own money on it.
26. How did you come up with your blog name?
My name is Amy, I've always loved roses, and my Mum was going to give my middle name as Rose (but she didn't in the end), and I love beauty. The rest was history, as they say!
27. What kind of camera do you use for your photographs?
I use my iPhone 6 to take pictures. I find the quality to be okay, and once I have retouched the photos, they are more than good enough to post on my blog for now.
28. How often do you clean your house?
A few times a week. I'll spend a few hours one day doing my bedroom; changing sheets, dusting, hoovering and just general tidying. I'll then spend a day doing cleaning and tidying in the lounge and kitchen, and then spend another day doing washing and ironing!
29. What's your favourite colour?
I have a few; blue, grey, black and white. For my nails I think pinks are a firm favourite, which is strange as I don't really like anything else coloured pink!!
30. Do you swear?
Yes. It's a bad habit, and I'm trying to swear less, but sometimes in life you need swearwords. Especially if you happen to stand on a Lego!
31. What are you doing with the rest of your day?
The rest of my day will probably consist of food shopping with my Mum, cooking some sweet potato chips from scratch, and watching some YouTube videos and reading some blogs. As well as the obligatory Twitter, Facebook and Instagram sessions!
That's the end of the Beauty Blogger Tag. I hope you enjoyed reading through my answers. If you have read this then I tag you to complete the tag and leave a link to your answers in the comments below!
Amy Rose Beauty xo
