Payday Haul

I just thought I'd show you a few items I picked up when I got paid (obviously haha). I hit TK Maxx first and picked up Victoria Beckham, Signature and David Beckham, Instinct fragrances for £6 each, bargain! I haven't got any pics as I gave the perfume to my mum as I didnt like the scent. I bought Instinct for my boyfriend as it his birthday this week and he usually likes the Beckham fragrances. I also picked up a top which I cannot wait to wear, I'm so in love with it. It was only £12.99 too :) It even has boning so its a great fit.

I nipped into B&M for some lunch and bought these 2 photo frames for £4.99 each. All I need now is to actually get some photographs printed. The white one is for my bedroom and the black one is for my living room.

Today I bought a small set of drawers and a letter stand to hold more of my make up. The drawers were £2.99 and the letter stand was 99p.

I really wanted  to try the new Bourjois 123 Perfect foundation £6.99 so I went to Boots and while I was in there I picked up the 17 Peep Show eye palette for £1.50 and Impulse for £1. The Clean & Clear moisturiser is from Asda £2 and I'm really loving this at the minute, its working wonders on my skin. I apply it every night after cleansing my face and my skin seems so much clearer and brighter for it. I got the cotton wool pads from Wilkinsons as theyre only 66p a pack there.

Finally I bought this lovely mirrored trinket box from the 99p shop, apparently they are supposed to be £6 so thats a really great deal. I also ordered there large flower earrings from Ebay for £1.51. I can see myself wearing these a lot!

I hope you enjoyed this post :)

Collective March Haul

Hi Guys,

Since I've been M.I.A for a while I thought I'd show you all what I've picked up recently. I did have a bit of a shop when I got paid but I also joined the gym and got a Cineworld Unlimited card and paid off a few big bills plus an amazing night out or two! So all of my money has been pretty much spoken for, I havent done too badly though but I do have my eye on a few beuty products for next month that I couldnt bring myself to shell out for this month. So onto the purchases!

Elf Haul! I bought the Daily Brush Cleaner, £3.50 which is great but it has a very strong scent, so a lot of people might not like it. Lipstick in Nostalgic, £1.50 which is a nice chage to the lipsticks I usually wear. I top it off with a lip gloss though as it can look a bit concealer like on the lips. Blush and Bronzer compact, £3.50 which is amazing! I am in love with this product, the packaging is looking a bit grubby now though but I wont complain haha. I picked up 2 brushes from the basic range, the eye defining brush and the powder brush, both £1.50. The powder brush is so tiny so I would never use it for powder but it is great for contouring. The eye defining brush is amazing, I bought it because I found the regular crease brush was a little large for me at times, so I've been really enjoying this one and using it on a daily basis. Random Hawaiian Tropics lipgloss thrown in for good measure. I have been using this lipgloss a lot lately, its a really nice gloss but the real reason I love it is because its not at all sticky it feels really moisturising, I love it. This was £7.49 for Boots and I can definitely recommend it.

Next up Primark, Accessories first I bought a bun ring (£1/£1.50?) but unfortunately my hairs too short for this yet. I bought this lovely feather necklace £3, I LOVE feathers, I'm a little bit obsessed but thought this would be great for Spring/Summer. I got the bird necklace on sale for 50p, I already have a gold mini version from Matalan but its going a bit coppery so I couldnt not pick this up! The lint roller and replacement head, I think was £1 and is an essential since my cat insists on sleeping everywhere.

Skirt Primark £5, love this, cant wait to waer it but its also one of those Primark skirts that really flares out :/ which is so annoying!

Playsuit Primark £5, How cute is this playsuit! I couldnt resist this but I have had to ask everyone I know if its nice as I was so unsure of it. Im still yet to wear it but hopefully I'll feel comfortable in it eventually.

Top Primark £3, Excuse the creases (and bit of shrinkage I think?) I have wore a lot of the upcoming clothes so the tuble dryer has left its mark.

Skirt Primark £3, I still can't believe this skirt was £3 I thought it was £5 which is still a bargain but come on £3! :o

Slipper things? Primark £1, Johnson baby wipes £1 I bought these baby wipes to try as face wipes, they do work even better then some wipes I ve tried but they tend to drag a bit. Still great for the price though.

Lilac and Mint vests, £2.49 each and lemon vest £4.99 New Look, I've worn all off these already. I love these basic New Look Vests such an essential purchase. I'm going to pick up some more of these Lemon crop style tops in other colours, theyre really flattering and great for Spring/Summer.

Random make up purchases, W7 eyeshadow palette £1 from Savers and 2true concealer in Light £1.99? from Superdrug. The eye shadows are very "Springy" not bad for a pound, I did manage to crack a shdow by the time I got home though. The concealer I had in Medium a while ago and that was great, I'm not liking the Light one though, it doesnt seem to do anything at all so that was a really disappointing purchase.

I bought this top from Peacocks last month, think it was £3 in the sale, this is a lovely top, very flattering in all areas :) So thats everything I've bought recently (I think) I hope you enjoyed this post.

February Favourites!

Wow I can't believe it's March already! I had planned to do a few posts in February but it just flew by so fast I hadn't even realised. My sister is already 6 months pregnant which just seems so unreal. I thought I better at least do a February Favourites in homage to the month.

TresEmme Split Remedy Shampoo and Conditioner:

I bought these after payday, before my money completely disappeared (I thought they said that January was the hardest payday?) and I really like them. They smell like Marc Jacobs Daisy perfume on my hair and just leave my hair super smooth, cant say much for the split ends though ah well.

Benefit Ladys Choice Lipstick:

I absolutely love this lipstick. Its so smooth and its the perfect pinky browny nude colour, perfect for everyday wear. The colour hasn't really come out well on my terrible pictures. I really need to get myself a new camera instead of using my crappy phone but sadly funds won't allow :(

Prestige Skin Loving Minerals "Blush" in Natural:

Okay so this turned out to be less blush more highlight shade but it is the perfect highlight shade. It is so beautiful to highlight cheekbones with. I bought this on clearance at my local Boots so I'm soo upset that I won't be able to repurchase it :(

Jelly Pong Pong Cheek Puff:

I have had this for around 2 years but have never made use of it as I was so afraid to use it. Now that I have kind of got the hang of all this make up malarkey I have managed to crack it open. I apply this lightly with my Elf angled blush/bronzing brush and voila perfect!

Technic High Lights:

This is a new purchase, I have been lusting over Benefit High Beam for years but I could never justify that amount of money on something I wouldn't use that often. So I picked up this after I saw Jade feature it on her blog. Its safe to say I'm extremely happy I bought this, so I can definitely recommend you pick this up if you also don't want to splash out on Benefit.
Finally my last favourite is my MUA Mosaic Blusher in English Rose:

Since having my skin matched at my local Boots No7 counter and finding out that I was in a much lighter foundation shade then I thought (Natural Beige to New Ivory!), I have loved using all of the lighter colours I haven't been able to get away with before. So this has been a staple in my make up bag now that it actually shows up on me. I can definitely recommend this for all of the paler girls out there.

Thanks for reading :) xxx

Ebay and Blog Sale Buys

Hi

I thought I'd share a few of my recent purchases with you. I have been holding off on this for a while till I had received all of the items. My first purchase was a Maybelline lipstick in Pinkalicious:

Its a nice sheer dark pink shade and it also smells delicious too! I bought this from Ebay for £1.80 +50p P+P what a bargain eh! You can find this here.

My second Ebay purchase was a Max Factor Vibrant Curve Effect lip gloss in Trendsetter:

It shows up quite light on my hard rather then the bright shade it appears in the tube but I don't mind at all. This one also smells delicious, like watermelons yum. You can find this here. It was £2.45 including P+P. They do sell this in Boots for £7.99 but there's no way I'd pay that much for such a small amount of lip gloss when I've got so many already.

My last Ebay purchase was this religious images bracelet:

I know I'm a little late jumping on the bandwagon for this one but I never liked them before but oh well. I bought this for 99p + 36p P+P. You can find this here.

I also purchased this dress from Lucy's Blog Sale for £5.50 including postage.

I haven't worn this yet as I don't want to risk being too cold, I get cold so easily! I'm looking forward to wearing this as soon as it starts warming up.

January Favourites

Hi this is going to be my first favourites post. I don't know whether its going to be a regular thing yet but I've been wanting to do one for a while so onto the favourites.

1. Elf Make up Mist and Set:

This makes such a big difference to my foundation that I just couldn't live without now. I have really oily skin and the mist and set means I don't have to worry about topping up with powder throughout the day.

2. Impulse Very Pink body spray

I've been using this pretty much daily, I really like the scent and how it lasts all day.


3. MUA Blushers

I have shade 2 and shade 5 and I pretty much wear them daily. They quickly became my favourite blushes. They have great pigmentation for a £1 product so I'd recommend picking them up, especially since they are currently giving away free contour pens with any purchase of MUA products in Superdrug.

4. New Look necklace

I wear this with practically every outfit! Its just so wearable and I usually purchase mainly silver items so the gold is a nice change.

5. Reeses Peanut Butter Cups

My last favourite is a food favourite I am truly addicted to! I love love LOVE these peanut butter cups! If you haven't had them you really need to try them!

So that's my January favourites!

Free Soap & Glory mascara with Elle magazine

I've got mine, have you got yours?

Recent Beauty Buys

Hi,

I thought I'd show you all a few purchases I have made recently. I've been looking for a new foundation for a while but I really wanted to get my colour matched. I went to my local Boots and was recommended the Intelligent Balance Mousse Foundation in New Ivory. I used this for the first time to day and so far so good. It was still in place after I finished work so I'm happy. It will be interesting to see how it lasts when the weather warms up though. Its got really good coverage (medium to full) but it does cling to dry patches. I didn't have time to apply my primer this morning so I'm hoping this will not normally be a problem.

Whilst in boots I also bought the No7 Quick Thinking make up remover wipes. Another product I have just tried today. I quite like them so far as they're quite large wipes it wakes it easier to remove a full face of make up. I didn't wear any mascara today though so that's when the big test will come. I have really sensitive skin so I'll know how good these wipes are in a few days.

I bought Radox Shower Smoothies in Island Indulgence which smells delicious but I didn't take a photo and I'm yet to use it. I picked up the Revlon Grow Luscious Plumping Mascara which was on offer for £5 at the time. Its not very impressive but I decide it would do as I just needed something to last me till payday. I think the faults with this mascara are that the formula is a little to wet and the brush is a little to large.

I hit the pound shops too as I love having a nosey at what make up they've got it. I usually get quite a few bargains there.

I got the Rimmel Blusher in Winter Glow (I think) there was also a summer version in some of the other shops but I'd already purchased this one.

NYC Chroma Glow which is a really nice highlight. Photo taking effort were very unsuccessful as you can tell.

Wet and Wild Beauty Benefits eyeshadow trio and loose powder set.

And finally a cutlery tray I bought for my desk to fit my make up in. I put it in the slide out tray where the keyboard is supposed to go. This contains my day to day beauty products.