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,

CLOSED: Please no more entries: A Very Special Giveaway...incl MAC, Dior, ELF, GOSH

Hello my pretties,

A few weeks ago, thanks to you beauties, I reached 200 followers, so as promised, I am finally announcing the giveaway. But there is a special reason I waited a couple of weeks to announce it. I wanted to give you a little while to enter, and as next month is my blogs first anniversary, I thought it would be nice to announce the winner on that day, to make it extra special. As well as all that wonderful stuff, this is my 100th post for this blog, so it's a triple celebration!

So on to the prizes::

1. ELF Studio Mini Make Up Collection including eyeshadow, cream eyeshadow, blush & bronzer, lipgloss, brow powder, eyeliner & brushes.

2. Two 2True Eyeshadow Dazzlers in No. 3 (Lilac) and No. 5 (Green)

3. Gosh Dazzle Powder in Apple Jam

4. St Moriz Self Tanning Mousse

5. L'Oreal Cashmere Milk Expert Make-up Remover

6. FCUK Polished Body Spray

7. Max Factor Nail Polish in Disco Pink

8. MAC Nail Polish in Seasonal Peach

9. Body Shop Ananya Bath & Shower Gel 30ml

10. Body Shop Ananya Body Lotion 30ml

11. ELF Diamond Lash Palett

12. Next Sterling Silver flower ring

13. FCUK Lipgloss in nude

14. Gold coloured Love Necklace

15. Christian Dior Hardcore Purse/Wallet

16. Cream Corsage

Getting so many lovely followers is really lovely, so I really wanted to give something back, and say that I really appreciate each and every one of you. So, this is it!

Here are more piccys of the fantastic prizes you will be receiving::

The Rules

1. You must be a follower of my blog to enter.

2. For one entry simply comment below with "Enter me, pretty please!"

3. To get yourself an extra THREE entries, you can either do a blog post about my giveaway, post a picture and link in your sidebar or tweet about it. Make sure you tell me you have done so in a comment, so that I can give you four entries.

4. Make sure that you leave your email addy in the comment also, so that I can contact you if you're the lucky winner.

The closing date for this giveaway will be Friday 21st May 2010 (My blog's first anniversary!) at 8pm, so you have four weeks to enter.

Good luck my darlings, and be sure to spread the word!

Loves,

Most Worn Tag

Hello guys,

Before I went to Paris I was tagged by the beautiful Chloe at Make-Up Princess to do the most worn tag, I know it's taken me a while, but I've been working a lot recently and really busy. But as it's a horrible rainy Saturday afternoon, I thought I'd give it a go.

The rules are simple, list your most worn:

1) Lipstick/gloss

2) Earrings

3) Shirt/top

4) Nail Polish

5) Shoes

6) Hair product

7) Perfume

8) Bag/purse

And then tag 5 people to do the same and let them know on their blog. 

So here goes...

Lipstick/gloss - Recently I've been wearing MAC's DSquared Nude Rose a lot its the perfect pink for me and I love it, and am thinking about getting a back up I love it that much, although it's now sold out on the website. But if we're talking over a longer period it has to be GOSH Darling (134) 

Earrings - This is a hard one, I mix up my earrings on a daily basis, I've got so many that I wear all the time. Here's a selection of my most worn ones..

Shirt/top - Again another hard one because there are so many and I don't really have a "most worn". At the moment I'm quite into layering as it's getting colder, so I'll wear a plain vest - I have a lot from the H&M range, and I'll layer them with a long cardi. 

Nail polish - I discovered this really cheap one from Boots Natural Collection range, it's £1.70 or something silly like that, it's called Black Cherry and it's the most gorgeous red, I tend to have french tips all through the summer and then in winter I like painting my (fake) nails with dark colours, and this is perfect.

Shoes -  I have a stupid amount of shoes, but I wear my black moc-crock hidden platforms the most when I'm off on a night out. They were from Oasis and cost me £65. They are just the perfect court shoes for jeans or dresses. For day time I love these distressed River Island ankle cowboy boots. Also as it's got freezing outside, I'm probably going to be seen in my UGG boots a lot. I have the full length chestnut ones.

Hair product - There are two and they are both Aussie products. Firstly I use the 3 Min Deep Treatment every time I wash my hair because my hair has been damaged, and I'm trying to get it back into a good condition, I've been using this product for a couple of months and it's working wonders, not to mention it leaves my hair silky soft and smells delicious. I then use the heat protectant before I do anything. Ooh and a last min add on I also like the Batiste Dry

 Shampoo, I have the Blush one and I have occasionally used this on the day I am due to wash my hair instead of actually washing it. It holds out well, but my hair must be washed the next day or later that evening.

Perfume - Ah, an easy one. Without doubt, it has to be Marc Jacobs - Daisy, I have this perfume in all the different bottles it comes in and I love it sooo much. It's my signature scent, and Jack knows whenever I enter the work building because he can smell Daisy!

Bag/purse - My most worn bag of the moment is the Guess bag I got for my birthday, it's moc-crock and patent. I have a thing for big bags and this is a nice size for all my day to day junk. It's a bit of a pain to go shopping with though because it doesn't go over the shoulder it hooks over my arm so when I'm carrying a lot of bags as well as my handbag, it's quite hard work!

I tag anyone that wants to do this tag!

Loves, 

Primers

I have oily skin and I hate it. I've always relied on powders to mattify my skin. Powder before foundation, powder after foundation, powder top ups. A kabuki brush is my best friend, something I always have in my bag just to give a quick brush and instantly take away any shine I may have.

But recently I've been trying out primers, these are the three I have:

I started out with Smashbox Photo Finish Light (middle primer), I got this for free when I was working at Reveal Magazine, so I thought I would give it a go. It claims that it is perfect for oily, acne prone or sensitive skin, this oil free, 60% water based primer refreshes on contact while oil absorbers provide a smooth matte finish all day. 

This primer isn't too thick, and it does instantly mattify my face, however I'm still having to use powder with it, I don't know if that is because of the foundation I use? Also I gave up using this, because I had a break out whilst I was.

The next primer I tried was the No. 7 Shine Free Make-Up Base (left). I never normally use No. 7 products because they are over priced, but I had a £5 voucher, so I think I only paid another fiver for this. By the way ignore the weirdness on the picture of this primer, there was in incident with a straightener. On the front of this product it states that it stops shine for a matte finish. And on the back...Keep shiny skin under control all day long,  with this mattifying oil-free base. This base isn't as silky as the smashbox, and sometimes when I rub it into my face I get little white lumps of product build up that I have to brush away. Also I find that foundation doesn't really go well on top of it. It's really hard to explain, but there are always problems with my foundation when I use this especially on my nose. I wouldn't purchase this again.

Lastly there is the GOSH Velvet Touch, I happened to notice in Superdrug today that this product had £4 off until Tuesday (27th), reducing it to £8 something, so I thought why not try it? The packaging says that it's a perfect base for all make up. It fills in fine lines and deep pores in the skin creating a uniform, matte and silky soft surface, enabling the easy and smooth application of foundation. This comes with a pump applicator (as does Smashbox), but unlike the other two is clear, not white. I've just tried it out on my hand and it feels really silky, but seems to take a while to blend. 

I'm going out tonight, so it's the perfect time to test this product, I'll let you all know how it goes my lovlies! 

What are your favourite primers? Recommendations welcome.

On a completely different note, I got a cover for my MacBook the other day and it's PINK! Everyone keeps asking me if I got a new laptop, I love it! 

Loves,

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

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