Blog ¦ The Blogger behind... JordanCourtney

Hey Guys so today I've got the first post in my The blogger behind series. Today I'm talking to the lovely Jordan from Jordan Courtney. I hope you enjoy these posts, if your a blogger and are interested in getting involved leave me a comment with your email address and I'll get back to you!

 

 

My name is Jordan and I’m 20 years old (soon to be 21). I Live in England and I run the blog www.jordancourtney.co.uk which very simply is named after myself. I blog about a variety of things from food to beauty and even my personal life and anxiety.

 

5 interesting facts about yourself.

 These type of questions are always the hardest to answer I think! Definitely made harder by the fact I’m possibly the least interesting person ever.

1. I used to have my tongue pierced.

2. I‘ve only ever visited 3 countries.

3. I find it really hard to tell people ‘interesting’ things about myself.

4. I hate to sleep without socks!

5. I can’t actually swim.

 

A favourite memory

 My favourite 2015 memory has to be being invited to the #WrenFamilyFavourites event and meeting Linda Barker! I’m still in shock! My favourite all-time memory is probably when me and my family stayed in Anaheim for a few days when we went to America - we had Dennys every day for breakfast and Disney California Adventure was so amazing!

 

How did your passion for blog related things start? 

 When I first started my blog I was certain it was to only be about beauty. I was in the ‘I want to be a beauty blogger' mindset and this was inspired by all the lovely beauty bloggers I loved to read. However, as I settled into my blog I realised I had a passion for much more than that - I love the lifestyle posts as I like to have something personal to look back on and my food posts started from one recipe post which turned out well and got good feedback!

 

3 Favourite posts on your blog

In no particular order my three favourite posts have to be: 

Halloween: Cheesy Guacamole Lanterns - because of the photography (I really love the bright autumn colours) and the lovely feedback I got from the company! 

#WrenFamilyFavourites with Linda Barker - because I know this is a post I am going to look back on in the future and smile at the amazing opportunity.

Paris - because this is the post which started my blogging journey and I really love the images!

How long have you been blogging?

Technically, my first ever blog post was published 19th April 2014 but I didn’t actually get fully into blogging (i.e. being consistent etc) until December 2014.

 

What do you love most about blogging?

 I love the community! I love the Twitter interaction (for example in chats), I love the comments people leave on my posts and I love the events where you get to meet and chat to fellow bloggers.

 

Do you feel like the blogging scene has changed since you started?

 When I first started blogging I feel like it was only just coming out to be something that was seen as normal. Prior to this lots of people would laugh if you wrote a blog or made Youtube videos and you’d be called a weirdo. Recently it’s become more the norm and I love that.

 

Current most lusted after item?

  The Urban Decay ft. Gwen Stefani is top of my wish list at the moment! I am shocking at applying eyeshadow but this palette is just so gorgeous! I hate spending money on myself though.

 

3 Favourite bloggers

 Again, in no particular order, my 3 favourite bloggers have to be...

Rebecca - http://www.fromroses.co.uk/blog - I swear I’ve told her way too many times she probably thinks I’m so weird but I really do love everything about her blog!

Kathryn - http://www.chaptersofkat.co.uk - I don’t think I have ever read a blog post of Kathryn's and disliked it. Such a lovely genuine person too!

Becky - http://www.milkbubbletea.com - I’m not sure how I stumbled across Becky’s blog but I am sure it was one of the first I followed. Her photos are always so beautiful!

 

3 wishes for this year these could be personal or blog related

 I actually wrote a blog post on my 2016 goals as I’m hoping this will motivate me a bit more! This year I would love to be able to pay off my credit card, get a new job and then finally a blog related one, I would love to be able to reach a few social media goals!

 

Your other links

I can also be found at

Twitter - @jordancourtney_

Instagram - @jordancourtney_

Youtube - JordCourtney

Life ¦ This week... #2

So the first half of this week involved me spending a hell of a lot of time in my dressing gown and relishing in my last couple of days of holidays. I also managed to end up in A&E on the 1st of January after I tried to break my foot. This week also welcomed the launch of my youtube channel which I am definitely excited about that so expect a new video every Wednesday. This week I also made a big Makeup geek order and finally got to try their shadows which I am in love with so expect a very positive review soon!

 

 I hope you all had a lovely week let me know what you've been up too this week.

 

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Beauty ¦ Benefit Real cheeky party

I couldn't not do a post about this palette as I literally haven't put it down since I opened it on Christmas day. I know it isn't still available however I know that Benefit brought one of these cheek palettes out last year so it's likely there will be another one for Christmas 2016. All the products can also be bought separately so I decided I would put up a post about it.

 

So the palette contains 4 boxed blushes, there bronzer, a highlight and the They're real liner and mascara. Before receiving this I had only tried the Sugarbomb blush in a little set and I am going to be honest I wasn't overly fussed by it. However I am so impressed with all four of these including Sugarbomb. Out of the four Rockateur is my favourite shade, it's a beautiful deep dusky pink with a stunning gold sheen to it and I absolutely cannot wait to wear it with a tan. Coralista is your basic orangey coral shade with lots of gold sheen in it. Again I feel like this one will be one I reach for a lot in the summer with lots of bronzer. Dandelion is the most perfect natural blush shade, it's a very light baby pink shade with tiny particles of silver shimmer. this is definitely a good one for if the rest of your makeup is quite heavy. Sugarbomb is a peachy shade it has a lot more pink and is significantly lighter than Coralista however I would put them in the same kind of colour family.

 

Hoola is something that I have really been loving it's the perfect all over bronze shade with no shimmer. I also find that it's cool enough to contour with if I use a light hand. However I do definitely prefer it for all over bronzing. Watts up was something that I wasn't sure how I'd feel about however I really do love it. Bar Benefit high beam I tend to avoid cream highlighters as I find they just move my makeup about however I really do love it. It leaves the most gorgeous gold-y sheen on the cheeks and again I think it will look even more stunning when I'm tanned.

 

If you are a regular reader you will know that They're real is my favourite mascara ever so I was so excited to give the liner a go however I'm just not sure about it I feel like the applicator is just a bit of a gimmick. The formula is absolutely brilliant and it managed to hold up whilst I cooked Christmas dinner with my mum but I just can't be doing with how much of a faff it is to apply. I really hope that they bring it out in a pot form!
 



Left to Right - Dandelion, Rockateur, Sugarbomb, Hoola, Coralista and watts up.

 

So that's it for today's post I really hope you enjoyed this review! Have you got one of the Benefit cheek palettes?

 

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Beauty ¦ The neutral makeup edit

Happy new year guys and welcome to my first post of 2016, for todays post I thought I would share a super neutral makeup look with you. Now don't get me wrong I love a good smokey eye and contour as much as the next gal but sometimes I just like to tone it down a little so today I thought I would how you how I do that.

 

So I finally got round to purchasing the new formulation of the L'Oreal true match foundation which I'm still undecided on I feel like it's a little more natural and watery than the original but at the same time I think it's a little more drying. Clever me forgot to photograph my concealer but I've been using the Maybelline Super stay better skin concealer under my eyes and on any redness or blemishes. Then for my cheeks I like to use a little bit of the Maxfactor Miracle touch cream blush in soft pink to add a little colour to my face. Then to finish off I've been popping a little bit of Benefit high beam on the tops of my cheeks bones.

 

In terms of eyes I've been keeping it super natural, a sweep of the Urban decay primer potion to prime a little Bourjois Colour edition 24hr eyeshadow in petale de glace and then a sweep of Benefit They're real and I've been leaving it at that. Finally to finish it off for my Brows I've been using the Maybelline brow satin and setting that in place with the Benefit Gimme brow.

 

So that's my current natural makeup routine I'd love to know what products you use when you're keeping your makeup natural.

 

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