Pay Day Haul Part 2 - Boots

So I wasn't expecting to do this haul for a few days yet, because I placed the order online yesterday, but it turned up this morning, and thats with standard p&p, so Boots I am very impressed!
Here is what I got.



This is everything in the boxes, I even got some free samples, which is always appreciated!



Anyway, this haul is quite bargainous. I am running out of eye cream so I decided I wanted to try the Origins Gin Zing eye cream, and when I looked on the Boots site I saw that they had a offer that if you got the gift set, which includes the eye cream, a mini lipgloss duo and mascara, for £12.50 (half the price of the eyecreams rrp) I snapped it up straight away.
I also had to repurchase my Oilatum Natural Repair moisturiser as I had used all my last one up, and I had also made up my mind to get some Lanolips lip balm to try, I opted for the Lemonaid one as it is meant to scrub the lips as well. After adding these two things to my basket I saw that it is buy 2 get one free (the eye cream wasn't included in this) so of course I had to pick something else up! I opted for the Soap and Glory Fab Pore Hot Cloth cleanser. I opted for this because I moved today and have no skin stuff here so may as well try something new. I have also been wanting to try a hot cloth cleanser for a while now.
So I managed to get all this for £30, when the eye cream alone should have been £25, I am very impressed with my bargains and can't wait to try these out!

Pay Day Haul

Sorry I have been a bit MIA, I have been busy and all over the place, not to mention that for the past 2 months I have been struggling money wise and it makes me very jealous to read posts etc, but I am back, very happy and super excited. Anyway today was payday and I got a little bonus so I thought I would show you what I got.



So I got Chanel Vitalumiere in 10 Limpide, a MAC 109 brush (my first full size MAC brush!!!) Barry M polishes in Blue Moon and Mint Green and the cutest Cath Kidston 3DS case.
I decided to go for Vitalumiere and the 109 brush after watching Tanya (Pixi2woos) videos. I was torn between the normal Vitalumiere and the aqua versian, but when I tried them on my hand I mush preferred the Vitalumiere.

Here is a close up of the polishes and foundation so you can get a better idea of the colours:


At first when I saw the foundation outside the box I panicked slightly as I thought it was way too dark, despite having tried it on in the shop and looking at it in sunlight, but I grabbed my sheer glow to compare the colours and saw that it was only slightly darker, which is good because I have been thinking my Sheer Glow is a bit light at the moment. Anyway here are the two side by side, the Chanel one is in shade 10, Limpide, and NARS Sheer Glow is in Mont Blanc.


So thats what I got on payday. I have had a amazing day, and I am very excited to be back blogging! Will let you know how I get on with the foundation.

Where have I been?

Sorry I have been neglecting my blog as of late, I just haven't really felt like blogging, despite the fact that I have been wearing more make up then ever.
Another reason I haven't been blogging as much is because I have been concentrating on YouTube. I have made a channel, its more to do with gaming (my other hobby) so I think that is where my main focus will be at the minute, sorry!
Anyway if you are interested:



Hope everyone is doing well, I am still reading and enjoying!

Another FOTD

Oh look 3rd FOTD in a row, gosh I am inspiring at the minute, and to be even less inspiring this one is basically just copying Kandee Johnsons wedding make up video. Personally I think Kandee is bit of nut case, but she does gorgeous make up and decided to give this one a go. Oh in case your wondering why I am doing so many FOTD's, basically its payday next week so no money to haul, although I am putting a ban on buying make up for a while as I have to save up for the 3DS, and I have nothing new to review because I use the same stuff for years at a time, so FOTD's it is whilst I have fun experimenting with make up! Enough ramble, FOTD time:

Now for this look I am actually cakes in foundation and went quite heavy on the blush, but it still doesn't show up too much on camera!

Face: YSL Foundation - Opal MAC Moisture Select Concealer - NW20 NARS Bronzer - Laguna NARS Blusher - Desire MAC Cream Colour Base - Pearl

Eyes: MAC Cream Colour Base - Pearl MAC E/S - Dazzlelight MAC E/S - Scene MAC E/S- Carbon MAC E/S - Wedge (for eyebrows) MAC E/L - Feline Dior Mascara - Dior Show Blackout

Lips: MAC L/L - Stone MAC L/L - Subculture MAC L/S - Pink Nouvea MAC L/G - Viva Glam Gaga

So yea lots of make up used. I also strengthened my hair for the first time in ages, it feels a bit weird and not really me, but I feel very pretty today, until I put on my hooters top, then I felt a bit like a porn star, but anyway here is a picture of the complete look with my straight hair:

Can't wait to get the split ends cut off! Hope your all having a great weekend!

Experimental FOTD

So today I watched XSparkages new video which is loosely based on a Katy Perry make up look, so seeing as I had the day off today and didn't have to go out in public I decided to do a look loosely based on Katy Perry and Xsparkage, here is how it turned out:

I love how flawless my skin looks in these pictures, because in reality its blemishes galore! Anyway onto the products I used. Eyes: A mixture of Inglot shadows Illamasqua Precision Ink in Abyss I was clever enough to forget mascara :( MAC Feline Kohl For the brown dots, MAC Teddy Kohl Face: YSL Teint Radiance (I got it wrong the other day, sorry!) Foundation in Opal MAC Moisture Select Concealer in NW20 MAC Ripe Peach Blush Ombre (just the pink part) MAC Wedge as a contour colour Lips: MAC Stone Lipliner MAC Myth Lipstick

I had quite a lot of fun with this look and really enjoyed the results of the eyeliner, but I think even if I toned it down it would still be quite unwearable. Anyway if you haven't checked out Xsparkages latest tutorial I recommend you do!

Woodwinked FOTD

So MAC's Woodwinked is a product that loads of people seem to rave about, but one that I never used to get on with, mainly because every time I used it I seemed to look very ill (as in the picture below):

Because of the fact it made me look ill, it was pushed to the back of my make up drawer for a while, but recently my friend Rachel (allthingsrachy) has been using it a lot, which has made me decide to give it another go, and I think I have finally got the hang of using it and I quite like the effect I get with it now, so here is my Woodwinked FOTD:

So I used: Face: YSL Teint Resiste Foundation - Opal MAC Moisture Select Concealer - NW20 NARS Bronzer - Laguana MAC Blush - Bite of an apple Eyes: MAC Shadow - Woodwinked MAC Shadow - Wedge MAC Shadow- Twinks MAC Cream Colour Base - Pearl Illamasqua Precision Ink - Abyss Helena Rubenstein Mascara- Feline Black MAC Kohl - Teddy Lips: MAC Liner - Stone MAC Kissable Lip Colour - Woo Me

The Only Was Is Essex - Fake Tan

So it appears that Lauren Goodger, from The Only Way Is Essex fame, has just released her own range of tanning products. I thought it was quite funny and had to be shared. I am assuming that because it is coming from a Essex girl that these products will be quite dark. I actually really want to try them but don't fancy shelling out those prices for them when the only information available on them is literally what is shown on her facebook page, which is the product and price. Currently there is a mousse which is £17.95, and a lotion, which is £15.95, or you can buy the complete kit for £28.82.

So what do you think, would you ever try them? Do you think they will be any good or do you think she is just cashing in on the shows success? To be honest I couldn't think of a more appropriate product for them to release.

MAC Creamblend Blush Swatches

So my lovely friend Rachel got the MAC Cremeblend blush in Something Special, and of course anything she gets I need pretty much, so obviously I went and bought it. I also have So Sweet, So Easy which I got in a old collection, but has been re released with the latest cremeblend blushes so I thought it would be handy to do swatches and pictures of the ones I have in case anyone is interested in them.So on the left is So Sweet, So easy, which is a bright bubblegum pink, and on the right is Something Special, which is more of a coral pink. Sorry that they are both clearly used!

And here are the swatches, in the same order. So Sweet So Easy is a lot more vibrant, so you only need a tiny bit. I love it for girly looks though. Something Special is a gorgeous colour, and a lot more natural looking on the skin.

I actually really like cream blushes, I think they look better on the skin, yet I always insist on buying powder? Anyway the formula on the blushes are gorgeous, lovely and creamy and stay in place all day. I would love more of these but I think I will be going on a make up ban.

Ice Cream Nails

First time in a while I have attempted nail art, it took a lot longer then expected! Well in case you couldn't guess, the red parts are meant to be cherries, and the other parts are sprinkles. Most of the colours are China Glaze, with a couple of Barry M's chucked in for good measure. I have seen ice cream nails all over the place at the moment so thought I would catch onto the craze, they fit in quite nicely with the fact that its a lovely sunny day outside!

FOTN - Some Smokey Eyes

So yesterday was my friends birthday which meant a night out. I did both hers and my own make up. I tend to do hers anyway, and she always wants a brown smokey eye, but after seeing my grey/black one she opted to go a little darker too. Anyway, here is how it turned out, I'm sorry that this picture doesn't show the make up off at all, but I felt really pretty all night and think I photographed well, which is the point of make up I guess? Anyway here's the picture: Both eye looks where done using just the Urban Decay Naked Palette. On my cheeks I have MAC Something Special blush and Pearl cream colour base as a highlighter, love that combination! I also have on loads of NARS Laguana bronzer, and MAC Viva Glam Gaga lipstick and gloss. My base is just Laura Mercier tinted moisturiser as everything else I have is too light for me. I also used my Illamasqua Brow Cake as usual. For my friend we used Clinique foundation and MAC MSF Natural to set it. On her cheeks I used a Dior blush she has, it has a slight frost to it and is just pinky. On the lips is just some Vaseline as she hates wearing lip colour. I had a lovely night out and felt really pretty. I love that I did something different with my hair for a change! I do regret drinking that much and having to go into work today though!

Oh no!

So my computer has had to be wiped and restored to its factory settings after it contracted a virus. Damn my need to have to stream hellcats online! It's not too much of a big deal as all my files are backed up, its just more of a nuisance. I also have to make sure that my files aren't corrupted before transferring them back on to my computer. This kind of topped off a really bad week for me, which is why I haven't been blogging so much. But enough of me whingeing, lets turn this post into something a bit more positive with some links to some blogs I really enjoy reading. First up, fuckyeahnailart.tumblr.com - I love love love looking at this tumblr for inspiration. It has the best nail art I have seen, and it has such a variety on there. http://allthingsrachy.blogspot.com - Rachel is one of my best friends, and we have really similar colouring, so anything she recommends I know will be awesome for me. She does lovely FOTD's and likes to haul too. http://make-upjournal.blogspot.com - Jen writes very well and does brilliant product reviews and some great swatches. Another lovely girl. http://echosidestyle.blogspot.com - Another lovely Jen. Reviews a great mix of English and American brands, and has a nice selection of make up, skincare and hair care related posts. http://fridayisforever.blogspot.com - A really lovely fashion blog, and she uses high street stuff too! Very envious, Sarah is gorgeous and has great style. That is all, as usual hope everyone is well, and lets hope I can sort things out soon because I have been getting my love of make up back!

March Favourites

I can't believe its April tomorrow! I'm quite happy about time going quickly because it means I only have 10 months left at my current job. This month I don't have a huge amount of favourites, I have been on holiday and hardly touched make up there, and I haven't been using my current skincare routine long enough to deem it a favourite yet. Anyway here is the small selection I have come up with for you:

Now the reason I have picked these products is because this month I have been very lazy with my make up. I have had a lot of early mornings so I want to get my make up done in under 10 minutes, and these are the products I have been using to appear fresh face and glowy. I use my normal foundation concealer etc, and on my eyes I have been using Vintage Selection paint pot, I just apply it quickly with my ring finger. After doing that I will use my Illamasqua precision ink to line my eyes, then use MAC Vanilla pigment under my brow bone. To keep my cheeks nice and glowy I have been loving NARS Deep Throat blush. It is a gorgeous pink/coral colour that really suits my skin tone and stops me from looking like a corpse in the morning. To add a bit more fake radiance I add MAC Vanilla pigment to the top of my cheekbones to highlight. I then slap on whatever lipstick is to hand, and I tend to have about 10 in my handbag anyway, and that's it, my 10 minute make up! Oh and mascara, can't forget mascara!

I have also included in this months favourite Andrea Furletons Gemstone topcoat that I got from superdrug. It is really gorgeous and a very good copy of GOSH Rainbow. I really recommend you check this out if you like flakeys or missed out on the Rainbow polish.

So how has every ones March been? Looking forward to April? I know I am!

Duty Free Haul

So not everything I got was in the airport, but Lanzarote is a duty free island, which means cheap fags, booze, perfume and cosmetics woo!

The only thing I actually got in duty free I forgot to take a picture of was my usual MAC concealer. I had actually saved up a fair bit of money to spend on duty free MAC only to find out pretty much most of what I want is high street exclusive. Very clever MAC, very clever.

Anyway here is the stuff I did pick up on the island:

I wanted to include a picture of the boxes because they are shiny. I am a magpie. But onto what I got. So I got a YSL Rouge Vulupte in number 13. It is a lovely bold but wearable colour, and the lipstick is lovely and creamy. I have wanted a YSL lipstick for a while, but the price always puts me off. I think I managed to get it for 17 euros though. Next up we have the Helena Rubenstein Lash Queen Mascara in Feline Black Waterproof. I'm not going to lie, half the reason I went for this mascara is for the packaging. I used to love trying out loads of different mascaras, but after using MUFE Smokey Lash I haven't bothered, but being able to get the high end mascaras cheaper has made me want to branch out again. I bought this for 19 euros and the cheapest I have seen it online in the UK is £27. I also got a YSL Teint Radiance foundation in the shade 03 Opal. I decided to get a colour for in the summer when I am darker, although this is darker then my usual foundation it is not dark enough for my skin right now so I have to wait for my tan to fade a little bit because I'm a bit stupid. And last but not least we have DiorShow Blackout mascara. This is one of those mascaras you always hear about so I thought why not.

So that is what I got. Reviews to come of the foundation and mascaras. But yea on my second day back on being in England I am most definitely depressed to be back.

I'm back!!!

So just a very quick post to say I am back, and here have a picture of my freckled mug: Freckles are a funny thing. I used to really like mine, now not so much. They make me look a lot younger, but at the same time I feel they age me. I also get slightly embarrassed by them now, after all the pictures of skin damage I feel like people think I am a sun worshiper or something, when that is not the case. Oh freckles, you troublesome things. Anyway enough of freckles. The holiday was amazing, so nice to just relax and do nothing, no Internet or phone for 7 days, it was bliss! For anyone who doesn't know I went to Lanzarote, which is a duty free island, woo! That means I have a upcoming holiday haul blog, you always buy more when you are on holiday, don't you think? I tend to forget that just because it isn't pounds it is still real money. Anyway time for me to catch up on a weeks worth of blogs, YouTube videos, emails and facebook!

What I am taking on holiday

So tomorrow I am going on holiday for a week to Lanzarote, yay! (Which means no blogging for a week :( ). I thought I would share with you what I am taking away. I don't even know why I am taking anything, as chances are I probably won't end up wearing any make up!

So as usual my Urban Decay Naked Palette is accompanying me. It has all the colours I need to do my eyes and eyebrows, and its quite a nice, light, compact palette.

I have my trusty primer potion, because its going to be hot and I want my eyeshadow on my eyes, not down my face.

My normal concealer and MSF natural, but I have switched to my Laura Mercier tinted foundation for on holidays as it is my shade when I tan, its nice and lightweight for in the hot weather, and it has a SPF in it which is really handy.

I am also taking a waterproof mascara, obviously, and my favourite MAC blush in Melba, it looks brilliant when I have a tan.

I also got a Dermalogica travel set for normal to oily skin types. This has cleanser, toner, moisturiser, exfoliater and lip protector in travel sizes. You also get a sample of pre cleanse and a face mask, everything you need for a week away.

I used to use Dermalogica when I was younger, but haven't used it for a few years. My skin type has changed recently and I feel like trying their products out again, and what better way to try them then in travel sizes!

So this is what I am taking on holiday with me, I've tried to keep it minimal as I always overpack. Hope you all have a lovely week everyone and I will go enjoy the sunshine!

Don't ever get your eyebrows threaded at Superdrug, and mini haul

So that statement probably sounds fairly obvious. I probably deserve what I got for thinking that I could get a decent eyebrow thread in Superdrug, but no, the fact that it was the cheapest place to get it done made me talk myself into it.

I say it was the cheapest place, it was still £10! In East London you can get it done for about £4 if you know where to look, I normally pay £6. Damn this rich area. Anyway, I will show you a picture of my eyebrows after the threading, bare in mind, this is over an hour after it was done:

So as you can see very red.
I guess they aren't too bad, but they are a lot thinner then what I normally go for, and considering I only asked for a tidy, I'm pissed off that she changed the shape.
She also trimmed my brows. I hate having my brows trimmed and she didn't even ask, by the time I realised one eyebrow had been done so the other had to be trimmed to even it out.
The process was slow, and very painful. I have been having my eyebrows threaded for about 5 years, and I have been used as a training model and haven't been in this much pain. It felt like the hairs where anchored in and she was having to yank them out, rather than the quick movements that you normally get. She even managed to pull out one of my eyelashes....
The thread also broke several times, something that I've never witnessed before, which is fair enough, but when it broke the second time she accidentally slapped me in the face.
To top it all off, when she got to the end of the treatment, she put some stuff on too soothe the skin, but then decided to go back in with the thread, what was the point in that!
I feel like the therapist was under skilled, and you just sit in a area in the back of the shop in full view of everyone.
I guess you get what you pay for, so take my advice, pay more and don't get you eyebrows done in Superdrug.

To cheer myself up I did buy a couple of bits:

I wanted to pick up a waterproof mascara to take on holiday, and Maybelline Great Lash was the cheapest, and its pink, so I went with that one.
I also got the Andrea Fulerton Gemstone top coat, which I am sooooo excited about owning. It's meant to be a dupe of Gosh Rainbow. Rainbow coloured flakeys here I come!

Product Rave - Lush Tiny Hands

So when the mothers day range launched at Lush a couple of weeks ago I purchased myself one of the Tiny Hands, which is a solid hand cream. I am always on the lookout for something to soothe my hands, and I thought at £3.95, even if it doesn't work I'm not going to loose out too much.
I have been using this non stop since I got it, I am very much in love with it! You rub it between your hands to melt a little bit and then just rub the oil in like you would do a normal hand cream. Despite it being a oil it sinks in quicker then a normal hand cream does for me. This may be because it has talc in there, which mattifies the oil slightly.
It also has the oil of the minute in there, Argan Oil, as well as Cocoa Butter, Fair Trade Butter and Aloe Vera. All of which help soothe my eczema.
The scent is quite peculiar, it is meant to be vanilla and floral (it has marigold oil in it), but I just pick up on the floral tones, and its quite a sharp citrus floral. Not unpleasant, but not quite the creamy scent that I would prefer.
The fact that it is solid means it has no preservative or parabens in, for the environmentalists out there.
If you are worried about how to store yours, I just keep mine on my bedside table, but Lush do square tins that you can buy to keep them in. Lush are also running the offer that if you buy two of the Tiny Hands you get the tin for free.
Overall I would say this is a brilliant little product. It sinks in well, is very moisturising and the price tag is cheap and cheerful, I definitely recommend picking this product up and having a try next time you are in lush.

Barbie on Crack FOTD

So the other day I was playing around with make up. I was aiming for a pastel pink look, but it ended up being a lot brighter than what I was aiming for, but I still like it. Here it is:

Eyes:
Sugarpill Eyeshadow, Birthday Girl
Sugarpill Eyeyshadow, Poison Plum
Sugarpill Eyeshadow, Tako
Bobbi Brown Violet Gel Liner
MAC Kohl in Petrol
Make Up Forever Smokey Lash

Face:
NARS Sheer Glow, Month Blanc
MAC Moisture Select Concealer, NW15
NARS Blush, Desire

Lips:
Viva Glam Gaga

So a very bright look, but I like it a lot. Its a bit Barbie-ish.

Some more nail art

I think everyone will get pretty sick of me experimenting soon! Anyway I am very proud of my latest creation, and here it is:
For the pink I used China Glaze Something Sweet, for the blue I used Essie Mint Candy Apple, the dark pink of the flower is China Glaze Sugar High, and the green is China Glaze Starboard.
For the white stripes and polka dots I used my Models Own nail art pen, and for the flower I used my cheap nail art brushes I got off eBay.
I think it looks very pretty and I'm impressed with myself! What do you think? Sorry for not cleaning up the cuticles!

Feather Hair Extensions

So a couple of weeks ago Kandee Johnson posted a video about feather hair extensions on YouTube. Personally I'm not a huge Kandee fan, but I did like the look of the feather extensions. I sent the video to my friend and she loved the look of them too so we decided to order a couple and have a girly night in with a bottle of wine and putting in extensions.
I ordered mine from eBay, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hair-Extension-Feathers-1-SET-w-bead-3-feathers-natural-/110657324826?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19c3b0c71a They arrived in about 9 days and this is how they look:

So I got two different sets of feathers, a few beads and some wire to pull the hair through the bead. The only thing I will say about the eBay shop that I got mine from is that you don't know what colour you are going to get. You can request a certain colour in the comments box but it is no guarantee. The reason we went for this shop is because it was the cheapest ones that we could find, now that I know I like them I will pay out more for the next look.
They where very easy to install, we didn't actually have any pliers so used the blunt part of scissors. I have also washed my hair twice since putting them in and they wash up nicely and take to the same shape my hair is in.
Anyway, here is the pictures of the extensions in:

I am really enjoying these extensions. I'm so fickle with my hair and I love changing it around so this is a fast and relatively cheap way to change it. Its very subtle as well.
The feathers may seem pricey at about £5 each, but they are reusable, and they don't damage your hair, unlike all the other products I put in it!
So what do you think of feather extensions? Will you be trying them out or are they not your cup of tea?