Beauty ¦ A Beauty bay haul

 So I really need to stop this whole online shopping thing however when I saw that Beauty Bay were offering a free makeup geek foiled eyeshadow when you made an order over £50 it seemed to good an offer to miss. Since I was getting one of their shadows anyway I decided it would be the perfect time to fill up my palette. If you would like to see a full makeup geek palette post let me know as I've done posts showing my separate hauls so if it's something you'd like to see all together let me know.

 

 

So in terms of shadows on the top row we have In the spotlight which is a beautiful peachy glittery foiled shade, Bada bing which is a dark brown with silver shimmer, Burlesque which is a shimmery purple toned burgundy shade and Cupcake which is a medium pink matte shade. On the bottom row we have Bleached blonde which is a kind of green-y gold shade, Bitten which is a very dark red burgundy matte shade and finally I picked up Mango tango which is the most beautiful mid tone pinky corally colour which I feel like I will reach for a lot in the spring summer months.

Left to Right - In the spotlight, Bada bing, Burlesque, Cupcake, Bleached blonde, Bitten, Mango tango

 I also decided to pick up two liquid lipsticks, both these brands are ones I've heard a lot about however never tried. I picked up the Dose of Colours Kiss of fire which is the most incredible pinky red colour which I feel like I'm going to get a lot of wear out of. The other Liquid lipstick I picked up was Gerard cosmetics hydra matte lipstick in ecstasy which is a stunning purple grey nude shade which is definitely not for the faint hearted. I definitely want more shades of both of these products as I've been really impressed with the formulas!

Top - Kiss of Fire Bottom - Ecstasy



Blogmas ¦ Day 28 - A gift with purchase enabled haul

So you know when there are Christmas gifts with purchase and you've just been paid and you can't quite manage to restrain yourself. This was definitely one of those times, I mean look how much stuff I got for under £50 I'm pretty sure that makes it justifiable right? These gifts are still available online but I'm pretty sure you will probably struggle to find them in store. So without further ado lets get on to what I bought.

 



I think out of the three the Revlon gift was probably my favourite, it was also the best deal as not only have Revlon got the free gift offer running their products are also on three for two. I decided in the end to pick up the Super lustrous lipstick in Black cherry which is something I've been wanting to try for such a long time. I also went for another Matte balm in the shade fiery which is a really lovely dark berry colour and one of their Powder blushes in Racy rose. I was also super happy with the free gift products. The Colourstay quad in the shade addictive is the perfect everyday quad and paired with the Lip butter in the shade crème Brule it is the perfect no makeup, makeup look. I haven't given the 3D volume mascara a go yet as I've got a couple on the go at the moment but I've heard good things about all of Revlon's mascara so I'm excited. Finally the Colourstay gel envy polish in Perfect pair which has an absolutely fantastic formula and has definitely made me want to pick up more shades. 

 



 

Next up we have L'Oreal, I actually made a couple of repurchases. I decided to pick up another Infallible matte primer as I really enjoyed using the last tube I had and my primer stash is running very low at the moment. I also decided to repurchase the True match foundation as I haven't used it since it was formulated so I was curious. Inside this gift box was four products I can't actually find on the boots website so I'm not sure if they are available to be purchased separately. The first thing is the colour riche quad in Jungle jade which is absolutely beautiful however I'm not sure how much I will use it as I'm not a massive fan of any type of colour on my eyes. This box also included the Mega volume collagen mascara and the Super liner so couture which I haven't used yet and a polish which I have absolutely no idea what it's name is.

 





 

So finally we have the Bourjois box, I'd have to say that this one comes a very close second to the Revlon box. From Bourjois I purchased the Rouge edition velvet in Nude-ist. I've been wanting to pick up more of these since I purchased my first one a couple of months ago and I'm so glad I decided to as I think they are incredible. I also picked up the colour edition 24 hour eyeshadow in Petale de glace which is so stunning and I cannot wait to use it. In the box I received another rouge edition in the shade Hot pepper which is just as amazing as the other two. One of the smokey stories quads in Upside brown which I am very excited to try. The volume glamour mascara which once again I haven't tried and one of the So laque polishes in the shade Rouge escarpin.

 

 

So that's my not so little gift with purchase haul, I'd love to know what you've been buying recently!

 



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Blogmas ¦ Day 26 - What I got for christmas

 

 

Hey guys, I hope you all had an awesome day yesterday. I'm currently sat here writing this post with a very full belly wearing my new pj's and dressing gown and feeling pretty good about life. I've done one of these posts for every Christmas I've been blogging and after asking on twitter it appears that people love to read them so I decided to write one for this year. I got some incredible presents and I am honestly so thankful to all my wonderful family members for being so lovely and generous. Just a little disclaimer I am in no way bragging I just personally really love to read these posts and a lot f other bloggers seem to as well. However if this post does offend you feel free to click off this post and not read it!

 

So without further ado lets get on with this very picture heavy post. If you'd like to see any more

about anything in this post (a review, for me to put it in and OOTD etc. let me know in the comments)

 

 New look unicorn socks (What Christmas is complete without socks.)

 

 Pandora charms for my bracelet.

 

 Purple jam classic (as I'm currently holding my dads hostage.)

 

 

I really didn't this through when I took the picture however this is a mug with some hot chocolate sachets and a mug cake recipe book which I am so excited to try (Expect lots of mug cake recipes could mug cake Monday be a thing?)

 

 New look black Chelsea boots with gold detail.

 

 Remington curling wand.

 

 Primark Pillow.

 

 Primark pj's (I'm currently wearing the owl ones and the leggings are literally the comfiest thing ever!)

 

 

 

Primark Dressing gown.

 

 New look leather jacket with removable fur trim.

 

 New look Blue and white striped shirt.

 

 Primark bunny onesie (it has a tail fyi)

 

Avon Hollywood collection eye palette and Luxe lipstick in Silky apricot.

 

 Bobbi brown Caviar mini lip and cheek palette contains a mini gloss in Bright pink, three matte shadows and two of the Sparkle shadows.

 

 Sensationail gel nail starter kit with two polishes, Moroccan rouge and Gold glitter.

 

 Benefit Real cheeky party palette.

 



Smashbox shape matters kit contains two Brow shades, a brow wax, Contour powder, Bronzer, two

Highlighters and nine Shadows.

 

 Benefit get your party on set contains Hoola bronzer, They're real mascara, Gimme brow in medium/deep and High beam highlighter.



Beauty ¦ A little drugstore haul

So long time no see. I have been a really crap blogger in the past month I just don't seem to have had the time to sit and write a post and I've also been a little short on ideas however hopefully I'm back for the long run and I thought I'd ease myself in with a little drugstore haul.

 

The first thing I picked up was something that I've used before the Good things manuka honey creamy cleanser - £4.99 is a product that I know I can rely on. For £5 it removes all makeup including waterproof mascara and leaves the skin feeling clean but hydrated and smooth. As much as I love my oil cleansers there is just something so easy about this cleanser.

 

I've seen the new collection palettes featured on a lot of blogs in the past couple of weeks so I decided it was about time I gave them a go. I picked up the #blushandglow face palette - £4.99 which contains a natural bronzer, a really lovely champagne highlight and two blush shades. I also decided on the #yourstyleyourmood palette - £5.99 which contains 10 shadows arranged into two eye looks. One side is your typical brown-y bronze shades and the other side is a much more pinky toned look. I have swatched these and they are an amazing quality and I'm super excited to give them a go on the eyes.

 

I love the Rimmel Kate moss lipsticks so when they released the new nude line I was super excited to give them a go however every time I've gone into store to swatch them they never seem to have any testers. I was very excited when I went into boots yesterday when I realised they had testers and in the end I settled on Shade 45 - £5.49 which is a beautiful dark brown-y pink nude shade.

 

 





 

The final thing I picked up was from Superdrug. The MUA Luxe London velvet lip lacquers - £3.00 where something I didn't think I was a big fan off. I have one of the shades in the old packaging and when I was preparing for a post I dug it out and tried it on. However turns out I love them so I decided I needed some more shades. I picked up Tranquility which is a really pretty peachy nude shade, Vivacity which is an amazing bright raspberry pink and Kooky which is the most amazing dark purple shade which I cannot wait to use!

 

 

So that's it for today's post. Let me know what you've picked up beauty wise recently!

 



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Life ¦ A collective March haul

I've decided because I preschedule a lot of my posts at the moment each month I'm going to do a big collective haul as it just makes my life easier. I know I you guys are anything like me you love a good haul so I hope you enjoy it.

 

This months haul is quite a big one as I had some birthday money to spend, so without further ado I really hope you enjoy this post.

 

 New look top £9.99

 

 New look printed trouser £9.99

 

 River island Mint green satchel £30.00

Amelia at WHSmith notebook £6.99

 

 The Body shop Camomile silky cleansing oil £10.00 - £9.00 with the love your body 10% off

The Body shop Seaweed clarifying toner £8.50 - £.15 with love your body birthday reward and 10% off

 

 Stila in the light £25.00

Stila convertible colour in fuchsia £16.00

Nars Sheer glow in mont blanc £31.00

Nars Radiant cream compact in Fiji (Giveaway win)

 

 Barry M Chisel cheeks contour kit £6.49

Maxfactor crème puff blusher in Gorgeous berries £8.99

Rimmel Lasting finish concealer in Ivory £5.99

L'Oreal Infallible mattifying base £7.99

L'Oreal Infallible 24H matte in Vanilla £7.99

Seventeen Stay time concealer in Very fair £5.49

Maybelline Instant eye eraser in Light £7.99

Bourjois CC cream in Beige rose (Managed to buy the wrong shade because I'm an idiot) £9.99

I also forgot to photograph it but I also picked up the Bourjois Bronzing primer which was £9.99

 

 Rimmel Scandal Eye shadow sticks in Bluffing and Bad girl bronze £4.49

L'Oreal L'ombre pure eye shadows in Sable lame and café saint german £5.49

Seventeen Instant glow Shimmer brick in pink bronze £5.99

 

 Maybelline Colour sensational shine glosses in Glorious grapefruit and Electric £6.19

Maybelline Colour sensational lipstick in Shocking coral £6.99

Bourjois Rouge edition 12 hour lipstick in Beige shooting £7.99

Rimmel Lip liner in east end snob £3.99

Rimmel Moisture renew lipstick in In love with ginger £6.49

Beauty ¦ Drugstore Haulin'

Note: I actually picked up this stuff about a month ago so these offers will have probably ended. 

A mission to buy Night cream, dry shampoo and concealer it was never going to end well. I actually went into boots to pick up the clarins instant concealer as I've heard nothing but good things. Unfortunately they didn't have my shade in stock so the woman sent me away with a little sample and said she'd ring me when it was back in stock. Because I couldn't get my concealer I decided to drown my sorrows in a whole host of makeup I really didn't need leaving with a full bag and an empty purse but it's ok it's for the blog. 

Garnier Moisture + Restore Night care £3.99

This actually smells really good and I like garnier as a brand so I thought I'd give it a go! My skin is really dry at the moment so hopefully this will add a little bit more moisture into my skin. 

Garnier Wake me up Moisture match £3.99

I've heard really great things about the moisture match range in general. I thought this one would be really nice for under my foundation in a morning. It's a really lovely gel texture so I feel like makeup is going to go on really nicely on top of it. 

Superdrug Killer volume dry shampoo 2 for £2.00 

I get through do much batiste so I wanted to give these a go and see if I get on with it as well as it's much more affordable. 

Maybelline Color tattoo leather effect - Creamy beige and Vintage plum £4.99 each 

If you are a reader that has been around for a while you will know I was obsessed with the colour tattoo's for a while and I was super excited to find out that there were some new shades. Creamy beige is a camel brown shade with the tiniest bit of shimmer which is pretty much undetectable when swatched. Vintage plum is a mauvey grey shade which from what I can tell is completely matte. I haven't yet tried these on the lids but I will definitely review them when I've given them a proper try. 

Collection Eyes uncovered - Nude and Nude bronze £3.99

I have heard so many good things about these since their release date I know that Lily pebbles loves them. I am so in love with the nude bronze palette it's beautiful and has the most amazing bronze shades. 

Rimmel Lasting finish nude foundation (On offer for £4.99)

I really enjoyed the match perfection foundation when I tried it so I'm very excited to give this one a go. I've heard good things about this and I love a good new release so I had to give it a go. 

Rimmel Kate Moss - Red nose red £5.49 (£1.67 goes to charity)

A lipstick for charity, how could I not pick it up. I think it's nice to see drugstore brands supporting charity's as a lot of the time it's the more high end brands. This is a really gorgeous red shade and I love the formula and the lasting power of the Rimmel Kate lipsticks.

Life ¦ The 16th Birthday Haul

I wasn't sure whether to do this post or not but then in the end I just thought why not! I got some super lovely stuff and I'm super grateful, this post isn't to brag I just thought you guys would enjoy it. I've decided that I'm just going to leave it as the pictures and pop in a few little bits of detail rather than talking about everything. If you'd like to see anything reviewed or posts about anything just leave me a comment and I will try and get it up. 

 French connection "Lottie" wallet 

Pandora Flower ring

A boots haul.

It's been months since I've bought anything from boots and I feel like I was very very restrained when I did go in. 

First off I bought three bits on the three for two. I was in desperate need of a new mascara, in the end I decided on the Seventeen Doll'd up mascara. I really like seventeen mascara's so I'm very excited to give it a go. I then picked up the brand new L'oreal brow artist plumper which I tried for the first time today and I really like it. It adds just enough colour without leaving my brows crispy. The final makeup purchase was the Seventeen Define and conquer contour kit. Again I'm yet to try this but I picked it up as it reminded me of the Nars contour and blush kit which I was meant to be getting for christmas but it's sold out everywhere! 

I've been getting bored of my hair being red for a while now. So while I was out on saturday I decided to bite the bullet and get some hair dye. In the end I went for the Garnier Olia hair colour in 4.0 Dark brown. I also picked up the Scott cornwall hair colour remover as I didn't want the brown to go red so I decided to strip it first. I then decided to get the L'oreal feria dip dye kit which I'm very excited to use. Finally I picked up the Provoke touch of silver shampoo which I wanted to put through the ends once they are blonde to add a little colour.