BLOG SALE: MAC, Urban Decay, Barry M, GOSH, Sally Hansen, No. 7

The Rules

1. If you want an item, just leave a comment saying what you'd like, along with your email addy so I can send you an email confirming.

2. I will only accept Paypal.

3. Please make payment within 24 hours, or I will give the item to the next person.

4. I will only ship to the UK.

5. Shipping is £2 and 50p for each additional item.

6. I won't accept returns.

:: MAC Eyeshadows ::

L-R: Satellite Dreams, Hush, Et Tu Bouquet, Ego, Falling Star

All £6

All in original boxes and all only ever been swatched, over 98% of product left

:: Lipsticks ::

L-R:

MAC Pervette, usage as shown 98% of product remaining, £8

MAC Utterly Frivolous (Fafi) 75% remaining, £5

Barry M 129, 98% remaining, £2

Barry M 140, 98% remaining, £2

Urban Decay Purple Haze eyeshadow, only swatched, £4

Sally Hanson Lip Inflation Extream, used once, £1.50

::Barry M Dazzle Dusts ::

L-R:
Pink 86, 90% remaining, £1
Baby Blue, 85% remaining, 80p
Pink 83, 95% remaining, £1
Baby Pink, 50% remaining, 50p
Dark blue, 50% remaining, 50p
Pink with blue undertone, 85% remaining, 80p

No. 7 Stay Perfect Foundation in no. 30 Almond, never used as it's too dark, £3

:: GOSH ::

Yum Yum palette, 85% remaining £3
Queen Bee dazzle dust, only ever swatched, £1



MAC Gilded White Powerpoint pencil, used 3 times, £2.50

Loves,

January Favourites

Hello ladies,

I hope you are all ok. This is my first monthly favourites post and as it's a new year, I thought I'd start doing these, hope you enjoy.

1. St. Moriz Self Tanning Mouse

I am sooo over embracing the paleness of the winter months, and feel much healthier with a tan, and a lot more confident, thats just me. So last month I bought another two bottles of the gorgeous St. Moriz that was raved about in the community last summer, and for the past two weeks I have been enjoying being a bronzed beauty again. For anyone that hasn't tried this yet, where have you been?! But seriously, this is the best fake tan I have ever tried, and at a tiny fraction of the price of St. Tropez what have you got to lose? (it's £2.99 by the way).

2. Clean & Clear Blackhead Clearing Cleanser

Clean and clear has been in my life for many months now, but I have never religiously used it, so my new aim is to use this everyday & hopefully see it start working.

3. The Body Shop Strawberry Body Butter

I love, love, love this! I have been using this all over my face at night time, and especially around my nose, chin and forehead as the cold weather is drying those parts of my face out, and then using the cleanser in the morning. 

4. Models Own Nail Polish in Pink Punch

I know it's not summer yet, but how gorgeous is this? This week I've had it on my toes and I'm loving it! It looks more like a neon coral/orange and I can't wait to get my tootsies into some flip flops.

5, 6, 7 & 8. LIPS! (L-R) Body Shop Oui Oui Oui/Yes Yes Yes, Barry M Limited Edition Lip Gloss, Barry M Toffee Lip Gloss (2) & ELF Runway Pink Mineral Lipstick

I have started to use the Oui Oui Oui at night to moisturise my lips as they've been pretty dry recently, I just smother my lips in it and go to sleep and hope Jack doesn't kiss me in the night, haha! 

The Barry M lipglosses are purely in here for the smell, they are truely amazing! 

When I first recieved Runway Pink form ELF I really didn't think it would suit me, but to my surprise I love it and it means I'm going easy on my beloved Nude Rose by Mac which I'm nearly out of and it was limited edition *cries*

9, 10, 11 & 12. FACE. (L-R, T-B) MAC Sclupt & Shape in Bone Beige Emphasize, MAC By Candlelight MSF, MAC Well Dressed Blush & ELF Peachykeen Blush.

The sculpt and shape powder was a re-promote that came out with the DSquared collection last year. Ever since I've had it it's been my go-to for contouring, however I have hardly ever used the highlight, I find it too light. 

By Candlelight was my first MSF, and I use it as a cheek highlight and sometimes on the brow bone, I've talked about it before, it's a really pretty colour, I heart it.

MAC Well Dressed should be and probably is in everybody's collection, I use it 90% of the time, it's a lovely, glowy pink blush.

I've never been that big on blush, but after getting Well Dressed, I became curious, so I thought I'd try a peach, ELF's Peechykeen is gorgeous, but I'm not too keen on the sparkle, so this is mainly used for nights out, when I'm extra bronzed up.

13, 14 & 15. Lastly, EYES. (L-R) MAC Hypnotizing, MAC Twinks & Max Factors False Lash Effect mascara in Black.

Hypnotizing is gorgeous! My fave eyeshadow of the moment, it's a really lovely plum brown and I'm enjoying it all over the lid with either Satin Taupe in the crease & outter corner, or...

Twinks. I have had Twinks in my collection since I started collecting MAC last year, but had never really so much as made a dent in it until January. It's an absolutely beautiful plum/bronze colour with gold reflects and is great on the outter corner.

Max Factors new false lash effect mascara is amazing. It has a really wide brush and gives me beautifully long spider-like lashes. I have always had long lashes, but have never received compliments on them before like I get all the time now. If I want a really dramatic look I use it with Maybelline Lash Stilleto which is my fave go-to mascara.

What did you enjoy in January girlies?

Loves,

Pay Day Weekend Haul

Hello ladies,

I hope everyone has had a fab weekend, mine was spent with my best friend, shopping on Saturday and then a night out as we finally got paid! 

So here's some stuff I picked up..

Models Own nail polish in Pink Punk

Barry M Lipglosses in Toffee and a free Limited Edition gloss when you spend £6 on Barry M in Boots (I also got my Mum a nail paint) which smells of strawberry bubblegum, yum! 

Once Upon A Time necklace, Topshop

Grey quilted bag and black quilted purse, both River Island 

Vests, H&M

Nautical dress for work, Next

Long stripey top for work, Next

Long floral top for work, Next

Pink bodycon skirt, H&M

Blazer, Next

Gold/pearl necklace & bracelet, both Next

Did anyone else go shopping this weekend?

Loves,

A Modest Haul & My First MAC Palette

Helloooo!

I just popped into town as I wanted to check out the La Senza sale, which didn't have a lot really, I managed to get two of the things I wanted, which were both half price, a Grumpy but Gorgeous pyjama set reduced to £7.50 and a black silky chemise, which was down to a fiver. 

I then popped in to Boots on the off chance they had the L'Oreal colour sensation lipsticks, I was doubtful as it was a smaller one compared the one opposite where I work, and they haven't had them in. However, to my surprise, they had them. So finally, all be it a little late, I present Ambre Rose...

I then went in to Superdrug with intent to just browse and buy a drink, but I started looking at the Barry M stuff, and I've been debating over whether to get the 129 lip paint (the lilac one if you didn't know) for months. I finally gave in and bought it, however It comes out really, really lilac on my lips, and from some of the swatches I've seen on some of the other ladies blogs, it is a lot more toned down on others, so any tips on what I can team it with?? I also picked up the lip wand in number 4, I had to get it just for the smell, it's gorgeous! It's a milky pink colour and it smells like strawberry yoghurt or the strawberry body lotion from the Body Shop.

Next on to the MAC bits, I got Well Dressed blush, I've recently got into wearing blush, as I never bothered before, and I thought Well Dressed would be a good starter. I've been using it sparingly on the apples of my cheeks, and it's lovely, gives me a nice healthy glow. I also got two eye shadows, which I have already de-potted, Beauty Marked (left) and Black Tied (right), I wasn't expecting Beauty Marked to be so black, but I'm sure I'll still be able to make it work! 

Buying two eyeshadows leads me on to my first finished palette which I only had two slots to fill, so yay! I was never going to start depotting, buy then all the eyeshadows started taking up a hell of a lot of room in my make up drawer, so it makes more sense for me to have them all in a palette. So here it is, in all its glory...

Top row (L-R) Dazzlelight, Grand Entrance (from the Love That Look collection and one of my very favourites) Tempting, Sable, Beauty Marked

Middle row (L-R) Retrospeck, Woodwinked, Honey Lust, Style Snob, Top Knot

Bottom row (L-R) All That Glitters, Satin Taupe, Twinks, Smoke & Diamonds, Black Tied

So pretty :)

Loves,

xoxox

Maybelline, Barry M, GOSH, Mac & Nails

This haul is over a week old, but this is the first chance I'm getting to post it up now because I'm not too well today. I'm in bed with my laptop, Jeremy Kyle on the TV and Marie Claire by my side, which has a free 100ml bottle of James Brown hair mask, by the way. 

I'll start with the drugstore buys. I went to Superdrug because I knew they were doing a 3 for 2 on GOSH items, as I'd seen them the week before, but my boyfriend wouldn't let me spend on my credit card! But seeing as I got paid the week after, he let me! I was after a nail polish, I got Frou Frou, its a gorgeous metallic pink, I also got two eyeshadows, in beige and grey brown, which look really nice together for an everyday eye. I then needed to get some foundation, recently I've been using Dream Satin Liquid by Maybelline, and they were on a 3 for 2 as well, so I two bottles and my fave mascara of the moment, the lash stiletto. Along with the 3 for 2 if you bought three products, you got a free makeup bag with three free brushes in it, worth £9.99, so lots of freebies there. Finally, I got a pack of my usual french tip nails. 

When I saw some reviews of the new Barry M nail paint in Pink Flamingo, I knew I had to have it, and of course I couldn't just order one thing off the website, so I got another nail paint, in Bright Pink and three lip paints in 100 Baby Pink, 146 Dolly Pink and 140 Pink Sparkle. I haven't really tested them out much yet, but I think they are going to need to be mixed with a nude lippy as they are a bit bright for me. 

Finally, I got a few things from ebay, a MAC blush, it doesn't have a colour on it, but it is a very peachy pink with a subtle shimmer and also a Konad kit, with two polishes and one stencil. I've tried practicing with the Konad, but find it a little tricky. I'm sure practice will make perfect though. Fingers crossed. 

Thats all for now :)

Loves,

xoxox

A little bit of everything

Hi everyone, 

I realise that I said I'd post up this haul last week, but it's been mega busy here, I went back to work, had my holiday washing to do, not to mention sorting out my house, because my brother had been left alone for a week and it was a state! Boys really can't look after themselves, can they? And on top of that, I had a job interview with a modelling agency, for a position of a shoot coordinator, basically running all the photoshoots that they do, they want me to start training on Saturday, so we'll see how it goes.

Anyway, on to the main purpose of this post, the haul. When I got back from Egypt, I had some of my spending money left over, so straight away I got online and bought myself some make up (I had to make up for not getting any in duty free, didn't I?!) 

I discovered a discount make up website, (here) so I got a few things off there first. 

Too Faced duo eyeshadows 

L-R: Ooh & Aah, Lovey Dovey & George & Weezie

I was really pleased with these eyeshadows, the pigmentation is gorgeous, and they only cost me £2.92 each! 

Ooh & Aah:

Lovey Dovey:

George & Weezie:

I also bought three lipsticks, two were from the magic make up site, a brand I've never heard of, W7, but they were only cheap, so I thought I'd give them a try and the last one was Barry M.

L-R: W7 Lollipop, W7 Coconut Ice & Barry M's 147 Peachy Pink

Top to bottom: Lollipop, Coconut Ice & Peachy Pink

Lollipop is a peachy pink colour with flecks of silver sparkles in it, Coconut Ice is a soft frosty pale pink and Peachy Pink by Barry M is, well a peachy pink. It's a bit too bright for me, but I usually wear it on top of the 101 or Gosh Darling, and it looks lovely then. 

I've been going a bit mad on nail varnish lately, the sun is shining, which means I can have some fun with my toes...

L-R: Black, Shocking Pink, Coral, Orchid, Limited edition pink (got this free using lollipop26's free nail varnish code on the website), Bright Purple & Marine Blue (this was a clearance nail varnish and it only cost me £1.50)

That was everything I got last week, and I've been shopping twice since! Ooops. I went on Sunday with my best friend Nicola and my boyfriend Jack. I got three dresses, and was feeling a bit guilty, but then it turns out I didn't like one, so that's got to go back, and one didn't fit, so my Mum bought it off me. So now I don't feel so bad, because the one I kept was from Oasis and only £20, it's just a basic blue tunic dress for the summer. 

Then this morning, I dropped Jack to work, and wanted to have a look in TK Max, but it didn't open for half an hour, so I wasted some time in New Look, I was sooo close to buying the pink jelly gladiators. I had them in my hand the whole time. Jack absolutely hates them and would have killed me. I tried one on and thought it looked cute, but a bit bulky, I have really thin feet and am inbetween a 5 and 6, so when I tried the other one on too, they just looked too big on my feet, so I put them back, sigh. 

I ended up getting this gorgeous oversized tunic:

And these blue suede shoes:

I have been looking for blue shoes for a while now to go with a dress that I haven't worn yet which has blue flowers on it, so was pretty happy when I saw these. Finally when TK Max opened I popped in there, I wanted to look for some nice storage boxes, but spotted some St. Tropez Everyday so got that instead!

I got both the daily body moisturiser, which was £7.99 for 200ml, and the daily face moisturiser which cost £3.99 for 50ml. The packaging states that "EVERYDAY is an advanced high performance body moisturiser which gradually builds a light tan. It's created by St. Tropez, the tanning experts you trust to get it right". 

I've only used St. Tropez when I've gone to the salon to have it applied for me, so thought I'd give the everyday tanner a go before splashing out on the expensive ones. Has anyone ever used this stuff? It has a slight smell to it, but it's nothing unpleasant, so I'm hoping the smell won't be too bad when applied. I'm going to apply some today, so I'll keep you posted on how it goes. For now, I'm off, still got lots of sorting out in my room to do, holiday backlog :( 

Loves,

xoxox

Mini Haul & Bronzer Update

Hi all, 

Thanks to all my new followers and welcome :)

I just thought I'd post a really quick haul for some things that I've picked up recently. My Mum went out on Friday and bought me a few treats for my holiday, she got me some beige linen trousers from River Island along with two sets of pink pearl earings, ANDDDD these lovely sandals from Office. I love, love, love them and now that the sun is finally shining, I can't wait to get my feet into them. 

I went out today to change a pair of flip flops that my boyfriend got in Westfield, London last week, because he needs a bigger size, unfortunately, they didn't have them locally, so I thought I'd pop into the shopping centre and have a browse. 

I went into Claires Accessories and bought some simple silver hooped earings and the other bits I got were from Superdrug. I got two of the Beauty UK eyeshadow pallets as I've seen them mentioned on various peoples blogs recently and the feedback has been quite good. I got number 1 and number 3. They each have 10 eyeshadows in them and cost £2.99 each, bargain.  Pallet number 1 has pastel shades and number 3 has bolder shades which all have silver flecks of glitter in them. 

I also got a Collection 2000 nail polish in 232 Pink Passion. I have been desperately trying to find a nice bubblegum pink polish in the past week, and have ended up with several pinks, but none of them being the shade I wanted them to be. So I'm hoping this is going to be the one. Lastly, I picked up a GOSH 134 Darling lipstick. 

In the last entry, I said that I'd update you on the two bronzers I got - the Barry M and the Prestige. I've been using them for a few days now and I have to say I haven't been overly impressed with the Prestige in St. Tropez. I put it on one day and my face just looked dirty. I really wasn't expecting that, because to look at it, it's a beautiful bronze colour. However, I really want it to be a great product, so I'm going to stick with it, play around with it, and try and figure out a way to make it work for me. The Barry M bronzer has been used very sparingly because I have very pale skin, and assumed it would be far too dark for me. 

I have been using a very small amount to contour my face, and I have cheekbones! So I am pretty pleased with the Barry M at the moment, and am looking forward to experimenting a bit more with it next week when I am in Egypt and have a bit of colour. 

Thats pretty much all my updates for now, I have a few pictures from this weekend that I may post up later. 

Loves,

xoxox

My First Haul

Hello everyone,

I hope you all had a lovely bank holiday weekend. Mine was pretty jam packed, but there was still time for make up shopping. My boyfriend and I went to Westfield, London yesterday as he wanted to get some holiday bits, but as soon as we got there, first stop I dragged him into MAC! Ooops! The other products in this haul were bought today in Boots before I started work. So here goes...

          

(The flash on my phone is super bright, so apologies.)

Firstly I'll talk about the two lipsticks 

that I got...

I'm normally a lip gloss kinda girl myself, but lately I've been really getting into lipstick. I've also been steering away from my normal pinky shades, and going for something a bit more nude. (Barry M 101 is a staple of mine). 

So pretty late on the band wagon, I know, but never the less, I picked up MAC's Cremesheen lipstick in Creme d'Nude, which I LOVE. A really great nude colour, fab on its own or mixed with gloss, and it smells great too. Next to it is a cheap drugstore brand Natural Collection in Autumn Sunset. They appear very similar in the photograph, however the Natural Collection lipstick is a smidgen of the price of the MAC at £1.95! When swatched, Creme d'Nude is slightly more of a peachy colour, where as Autumn Sunset has a pinky undertone. 

I've yet to try Autumn Sunset, but I do have another of the Natural Collection lipsticks, Apple Blossom (similar to Barry M's 101), and I have to say that it is pretty damn good. They are moisture shine lipsticks, I tend to wear them on top of a chapstick, or Vaseline Rosy Lips, and my lips end up being super soft, and moisturised, so a big thumbs up for the drugstore product, and for £1.95 you can't go wrong.

The two eyeshadows I got from MAC were Retrospeck (left) and Honey Lust (right). Again, nudes. But both gorgeous gold shades. Retrospeck has a slight shimmer to it and I wore it all over my lid today, with no fall out, yay. Honey Lust is more of a coppery gold. Its lovely and sparkly, but again, no fall out. Good times. I have only just started collecting MAC eyeshadows, so these two bring my grand total up to 

four. (I already have Dazzlelight and Mulch). 

Next up, I got something I'd been unsure about for a few weeks now, which is the Barry M Natural Dazzle compact bronzer. I'd wanted to try Nars Laguna,which this product is being likened to, but I wasn't sure if it would suit my fair skin. Everyone seems to be talking about it lately, so I thought I would go ahead and give it a try. The Barry M packaging states that this product is a lightweight, matt bronzer that's suitable for all skin tones. I swatched it in boots today, and did think it looked a bit dark on my hand, however I bought it anyway...Egypt is two weeks away, and it might look fabulous with a tan. I'll let you know what I think of the product once I've tested it out. 

Next to the Barry M, we have something I've been wanting for the past couple of weeks - Prestige Baked Bronze Mineral Powder in St. Tropez. Its one of the most gorgeous bronzers I've seen, and this picture doesn't do it justice at all. It's a lovely natural bronze with shimmery gold veins running through it. When swatched, it doesn't come out all glittery, it just looks like a really natural colour, but again I'll let you know what it's like on the face once I've tested it out properly, I'm hoping it lives up to how it looks. Fingers crossed. And it was on offer in Boots - £2 off, so it only cost me £5.82, I had no idea it was on offer until after too, don't you just love it when that happens? 

Lastly, I got a nail polish, I just realised that I didn't photograph it individually, but its up there in my main picture ^^^ Recently I've had a thing for orange nails. I had looked at Barry M's nail paint in 136 Tangerine several times, but wasn't brave enough to get it. So I ended up with a more coraly orange, which I ended up putting coats upon coats on my nails to get it darker. So whilst in Boots today I walked past the Miss Sporty section and spotted the nail polish above which looked identical to the 136, just a cheaper version. So I went for it, and as it was so cheap, it wouldn't matter if I hated it because it was too bright for me. I just tried it out on one of my fingernails, and it looks lovely. VERY shimmery, and I think it will look amazing on my feet this summer. It does look like it will need two coats though, but that's fine. So another thumbs up for the cheap drugstore brand.

Loves,

xoxox