Hair & Beauty supplies haul

Hey, Hope everyones well!
Yesterday my local beauty suppliers were having a VAT free day, so I thought I'd pop along and get myself a few things a little cheaper than normal :)

here's what I picked up:

As you see I didn't go too crazy with the VAT offer but I did pick up a few good finds.

I got these purederm patches and strips, the nose strips I've seen in Boots & Superdrug and a few other places all by a few different brands but I've never seen these spot reducer patches before so thought I'd give them a try. - I'll update you :) Has anyone else tryed these?

I also picked up these individual lashes for the outer corners as adding lashes to the outer corners really opens up the eye and looks a little more natural than full lashes. I chose these in black and long.

I also decided I needed this Macadamia comb, I know your thinking it's just a comb why on earth are you blogging about a comb! but! this comb is infused with Macadamia oil and that's why I decided I wanted/needed this comb in my life. I have no idea if it works as of yet but I'm sure I'll blog about it if it's any good! :) no life changing comb or anything no doubt but you never know :P

This Toner has been on my list for a while and I finally remembered to pick it up. I've heard a lot of good things about it. It contains Mulberry & Pomegranate which claims to leaves the skin looking fresh, supple and energised everything I want from a toner.

And the final thing, is what I'm most excited to try! L'oreal - Mythic Oil I first saw this in the Beauty Supply booklet a few months back and was intrigued to try it then but I got distracted by the VO5 miracle concentrate and whilst that is still a favourite of mine I saw this and thought I'd give it a go. It might be good to compare the two as well. You get 125ml which is amazing as the box directs you to use 1 to 2 pumps so the bottle should last a while. It smells similar to the VO5 fruity and fresh.

The O.P.I nail polish pictured at the top of my post is the only item I've left out..this is because it looks darker in the photo than it really is, so I'm going to photograph it later and post it when its on the nails for a true colour match :) but if your interested now the colour is: It's all Greek to me'

Have you tryed any of these products? Or if you'd like me to review anything just ask :)

New things

Hi everyone, I picked up a few new things and thought I'd share them :)

I wasn't planning on buying anything from Top shop makeup line, but I couldn't help myself when I saw this blush/bronzer duo. It's perfect for my makeup bag because not only is it two products in one it also has a decent size mirror to the compact and its pretty :)

Shade: 'Burning Embers'

Hopefully you can see from the larger photo that the blush is a lovely pinky-peach..similar to Nar's Deep Throat. And the bronze is a light brown very soft and flattering.

Next up a tube of 'Lanolips' the 101 version and also the reason for my shopping trip. I'd read reviews and seen a couple of YouTube videos about this stuff..and it sounded amazing, so I had to pick a tube up for myself and see.. first impressions are good its very thick balm type consistency and very shiny on the lips. It claims to soothe and heel 101 different things from dry lips to burns and stings. - I'll update you on this once I've tryed it for a few weeks. :)

My next time was a sample of the Chanel Inimitable intense mascara in Noir, again I wasn't intending to get this but I'm glad I did :) the kind lady at the Chanel counter in Boots gave it to me with my purchase of a lovely little lipstick a 'Rouge coco shine' in the shade: Boy

As you can see the wand is plastic and looks similar to the one by Max Factor - False lash effect. - again I'll update you on what I think.

And finally the lipstick :) I'm so happy to have this, it's been on my wish list for a while but I've kept putting off getting it because it's expensive for one little lipstick..but I gave in and know I have it and even the smell of it makes me smile haha- btw it smells lovely! a slight hint of floral but nothing over powering.

The shade boy is a netural pink and very shiny - perfect for the daytime

What have you been buying this weekend? let me know in the comments :)

A quick little update

Hey everyone, well I say everyone..I don't think anyone actually reads my blog :P but who'd blame them.. I havn't been the best at keeping upto date with my blogging.
BUT! as of late i've gathered some new things that I love and will blog about them in time :)
also my camera quality is a lot better and so you can actually see things in detail which is always good :) anyhoo I said this was going to be quick so must dash.

Looking forward to made in chelsea tonight though...anyone else watching the second series??

Things I've loved the most in August

I haven't loved too many new things this month, but the things I have been using all seem to be things that I will continue to love!

My first favourite isn't actually makeup related and so I thought I'd start with that first, it's the new album from Charlie Simpson - Young Pilgrim and it's brilliant! every song is the work of a very talented man!! I love every song but my favs are Parachutes, Cemetery, Farmer & his gun and If I lose it. I was so excited when I heard he was doing a solo album and I new it was going to be something special.. and he didn't disappoint! I defiantly recommend you have a listen :)

So back to makeup! I'll start with foundation, one of my fav things to buy and probably why I have so many of them, but this months fav as been Cliniques Even Better Foundation with SPF 15 my shade is 03 ivory but I must say.. it is getting a little too dark now I'm losing my slight tan. The consistency seems pretty thick when its placed onto the skin, but once it's blended out it doesn't feel heavy or thick on the skin at all. It covers everything I want it too, and of course as the name suggests 'even better' it evens out the skin beautifully. I'd say its medium coverage but it's defiantly build able.

Sticking with face products, next up I have face powders, this three in one compact from Dior has been a great love of this month, and was even love at first sight :) this cute little compact is Dior's ' Natural glow sculpting powder makeup. Which also contains an SPF of 10 my shade is this is - 020 Beige Praline. I love this not only is the powder soft and silky on the skin it also evens out the skin and add's a slight glow to the skin which is lovely, the slightly pinkie shade is perfect as a blush or what it's meant for is 'sculpting the face' so you can use it as a contour too, which looks very natural and a lot less harsh on pale complexions such as mine :) and the third shimmery shade is a light highlight colour which also brings a lovely glow to the skin making it look polished and perfect without looking greasy.



Next up for the eyes I have two mascara's, ones Avon Super shock in waterproof and the other is cliniques bottom lash mascara both brilliant for different reasons, the Avon one is fantastic at lengthening and adding volume to my lashes, and the clinique bottom lash is lovely for the bottom lashes as the brush is so small it catches every single lash no matter how small. Both are in black.





My last fav has been the Korres lip butter in Quince as it adds some colour but keeps my lips soft and moisturised at the same time, I've used this everyday since I got it at the end of July and it's love. I'm also interested in some of the other shades as they feel so lovely on the lips.

Made you blush?

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A new fav :)

I first saw this nail polish on Swalkermakeup's channel on Youtube and new I had to have it! Its a red..but not too red like some of the ones I have.

The shades: Ruby Gem
This is two coats to get the same colour in the bottle.

The perfect trio :)

Wondering around Superdrug today I came across this little eyeshadow trio from the range 'Famous' by Sue Moxley. As soon as I saw it, it reminded me of the 'nude' shades in the Urban Decay Naked Palette.

This one is called 'Mocha latte'

None of the shades are exact dupes for the shades in the Naked Palette buut! the first shimmery white shade is very similar to virgin from the NP the middle shade is similar to sidecar only slightly lighter and the last shade is a lighter version of Hustle. So it could be a nice (smaller) alternative to the shades in the NP. But that aside.. they are really nice wearable shades and I think its nice that it's a smaller pallete as you can grab it quickly in the morning, and you have all three shades you need for the perfect eyeshadow :)

The middle shade hasn't shown up all that well, but it does look pretty once its on the eyes :)