Would You Rather? Tag

Hiiiiii guys.

I'm back, kind of. 

I wish I had more time to blog but unfortuntely life is crayyyy crayyyy and this has had to take a back seat or I literally wouldn't have the chance to sleep at night!

My bestie Becca is working SO hard on her blog and Youtube right now, so if you're looking for regular posts/videos I suggest you subscribe to her channel and follow her blog! http://beccasbeautyspot.blogspot.co.uk/ or https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzwE_YJfutZaw8KplgSJSCg

You won't regret it!

Now, onto the tag..
I really like tags, it takes me back to my Bebo days when I did a note like every week, which was basically about how many guys you fancied and who was in your top 16! Plus they're super easy to do and you can write it straight away without snapping pics, editing etc etc etc. (aka I'm lazy).

1. Would you rather lose all of your mascaras, eyeliners, lipsticks, and lip glosses or lose all of your palettes and eye shadows?

Oh this is so hard! I think it would have to be my palettes, I have a few Urban Decay palettes and a few MAC eyeshadows but all my other eyeshadows are high street, my MAC lipstick collection definitely is worth more and I'd be gutted to lose it! I've built up a collection of lippies I love and I'd probably actually be heartbroken if I lost them! 

2. Would you rather chop all of your hair off or never be able to cut it again?

I'd definitely rather chop off all my hair, I don't like me with long hair so if I couldn't cut it I would look mingin'.. Plus I've had half a shaved head before so it wouldn't be that much different! Plus there's always hats!

3. Would you rather have a coral cheek or a pink cheek?

Oooooh tricky, I do like a pink cheek.. I think it wins! 

4. If you had $1000 to spend, would you rather buy clothes or makeup?

I can't lie, I love makeup but I love clothes shopping more - CLOTHES.

5. Would you rather apply lipstick as eyeliner, or eyeliner as lipstick?

Eyeliner as lipstick, I've done it before when I've gone for a bit of a dramatic lip! Lipstick on the eyes would definitely be gross! A cremesheen would slide all over the eyelids and a matte would be so tough to get on you'd pull the shit out of your eyelids!

6. Would you rather only shop at MAC or Sephora?

Ohhhhhh the choices! We don't have Sephora in the UK, so MAC would have to be the standard accent.. Buttttt on the few times I've visited Sephora when I've been on hols I have fallen in LOVE. I think it would be Sephora if we had one here - so much more choice!

7. Would you rather only use one eyeshadow colour or one lip colour for the rest of your life?

Only one eyeshadow colour - and in particular 'Vernau' by Illamasqua! It's perfect, and if you can change it up with a different lip colour it would be beaut!

8. Would you rather wear winter clothes in summer or summer clothes in winter?

Winter clothes in summer - I love being warm! Always rather be too hot than too cold!

9. Would you rather have dark nails or bright nails all year round?

Dark nails, a black/deep purple works all year round! 

10. Would you rather give up your favourite lip colour or favourite eye product?

Favourite eye product would be out the window, lipstick is my favourite makeup item so that would have to survive!

11. Would you rather only be able to wear your hair in a ponytail or messy bun?

I've never been able to have my hair in a bun, even when it was longer.. So it would have to be a ponytail - that's the thing I miss the most about longer hair is just being able to throw it up into a ponytail and not worry about it.. Now I'm lucky if my hair ever grows enough to be even 1cm long in a ponytail!

12. Would you rather never be able to paint your nails again or never use lipgloss?

Never paint my nails - I'm not that obsessed with nail polish but I do love a gloss! 

13. Would you rather shave your eyebrows and have none at all or sharpie them in everyday?

Definitely sharpie them everyday -- Sharpies come in a range of colours now so it wouldn't even have to be black! I do love a good statement brow so it would probably suit me okay!

14. Would you rather live without makeup or nail polish?

I can live without nail polish - it's not a biggie, and you certainly can't use it when you have spots!

Thanks for reading - hope you enjoyed!
I tag everyone that read this, and send me your links when you've done it!

Estée Lauder Haul.

Eveninggggg guys!

So as I've probably mentioned before I like to do surveys online to try and get myself some money saved up to allow me to shop without the guilt (usually I don't get much of that either though!). Not so long ago I hit my £20 target on Valued Opinions and decided my store of choice would be Boots for my next haul! Estée Lauder was the counter I hit, and I can't deny, I hit it hard. 

I've heard a lot about the Doublewear Stay-In-Place Foundation, some things good, and some not so good - and I wanted to try it for myself! So I bought it to try it out for myself and I am IMPRESSED! The Estée Lauder counter assistant was really helpful choosing my shade and tried 3 different shades on me to see which would suit me best and I settled with Pure Beige! The foundation goes on so easily and really blends in well, and it really does last SO long, it's probably as close to a foundation tattoo that you can get at the minute. I wore it to Parklife all weekend and it didn't budge - even in the rain! It retails at £28.50, which is expensive, but I only plan to use it for nights out and events that I'm gonna be braving the elements in, such as a festival! It is far too heavy for everyday use, your skin would never need that kind of coverage on a daily basis! But for special occasions, this will be the first foundation I reach for! I love the packaging as well, so classy and elegant! It doesn't have a pump but I just pour a little onto my hand and it doesn't run away thanks to it's thick consistency!

Doublewear Stay-In-Place Foundation in 'Pure Beige'

The other product I purchased was the Pure Colour Envy Sculpting Lipstick in the shade 'Dominant'. It's the creamiest consistency and it literally glides on to your lips like a dream. I generally don't like creamy lipsticks because they don't last very long on my lips, but this lipstick is different. It's a bright vibrant pink that's not going ANYWHERE. I kept it on all day, and that included eating and drinking - and it looked just as good when I got home as when I left the house that morning! It's expensive, I can't lie, it retails at £24. It's the most expensive lipstick I've ever bought but I don't regret it, the price tag is really reflected in the quality of the product and it's staying power. The packaging is obviously included in the price, and it's a beautiful sleek design with a magnetic close. I'm wearing Dominant in the picture below! Swatches will be further on!

Pure Colour Envy Sculpting Lipstick in 'Dominant'

Yet another shameless selfie to show off a product ;-)

 I always think it's important to remember with buying in Boots you do get Boots points which you can save up for other purchases! So at least you do get some reward for shopping in store! When I went to Boots, I only intended to purchase Doublewear, but there was a gift with purchase (GWP) on if you bought two things, and I'm a sucker for a gift with purchase! This gift with purchase was valued at over £90 so I think it justified my extra spending!

I received a gorgeous teal and navy tile print makeup bag, a Lipstick, a Moisturiser, a Mini Advanced Night Repair, a 4 piece Eyeshadow Palette, a Mascara, an Eyeliner and a Nail Polish. This was my first purchase of any Estée Lauder cosmetics, and getting the GWP really introduced me to a lot of new things I maybe wouldn't have been willing to purchase! I'm not going to go into toooo much detail, because basically I love everything and this post would be 4 hours of reading long!!

Advanced Night Repair and Daywear Moisturiser

Pure Colour Nail Lacquer in 'Blue Blood' 

Pure Colour Lipstick in 'Bois de Rose' 

L - 'Bois de Rose' & R - 'Dominant'

4 piece Eyeshadow Palette - I don't know the names I'm sorry! :( 

Unfortunately I'm a major crap blogger and forgot to take pictures of both the Eyeliner and Mascara and I'm in Northern Ireland and they're in Manchester! Thankfully I know what they are so you can check the full size out online! I received the Pure Colour Intense Kajal Eyeliner in 'Blackened Black' - which really is super black and goes on so creamily, no tugging at your eyes! Sumptuous Extreme Lash Multiplying Volume Mascara in 'Extreme Black' - I love the brush of this mascara, It's now very much included in my mascara routine, and it's so black! I love black eyeliners and black mascara and Estée Lauder definitely supplies that! 

I'm super impressed with everything that I bought, and it all feels glorious on my skin, I'm absolutely crap that I don't have the names for the eyeshadows! I will be able to get them when I get back to Manchester so if you would like to know, feel free to tweet me at @RachelVennard or send me an email at vennardr@hotmail.co.uk and I can fill you in!

Have you tried any Estée Lauder products?

What do you think of them and the brands?

Let me know!
Rachel xx

Market Research Request!

Hello again guys!!

Just a very quick post on behalf of Research Opinions again!

We're looking for bloggers (male and female) who are 18 years or older with an interest in Learning who runs a blog in relation to their interest to take part in research! 

It's being held in Media City in Salford on Monday 16th June and there are time slots between 10am and 3pm! 

If you're interested click on the link below to register in the research and a member of the staff will be in contact with you! 

It's for 45 minutes and as a thank you you'll be paid £30 after the research CASH IN HAND! 

Please apply ASAP if you're interested, and please share this post with anyone you think would be interested!  

Thank you guys! 

Rachel xx

http://researchopinions.co.uk/latest-projects/manchester-projects/learning-research-manchester

Post Exam Treats!

Helllooo!

My exams are over, and as many of you probably know, I love nothing more than a little bit of online shopping to celebrate such achievements :) Have a little looksy below at what I bought! 

This time I knew what I wanted whenever I finished my exams, I'd had my eye on the Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade for so long, and a few days before my exams finished, Cult Beauty sent me that delightful email to tell me it was back in stock again! However by the time I got there, the shade I wanted 'Dark Brown' was already out of stock AGAIN (this is the 3rd time it's happened!!). I made my way over to Beauty Bay in the off chance that they would have it in stock, and thankfully they did! So as soon as I seen it, it was straight in my basket alongside the Anastasia Beverly Hills Angled Cut Brow Brush. I felt it was justified to buy the brush as well because I wanted the Pomade to be my perfect brow so I needed the perfect brush to apply it! The Dipbrow Pomade retails at £15 and the brush is £13. Swatches can be seen below. 

Anastasis Dipbrow Pomade 'Dark Brown' and Angled Cut Brow Brush. (Apologies, I'd already used it!) 

On Beauty Bay, you also have the opportunity to pay an extra £1.95 for a premium sample product to be sent with your order, and it also means your delivery leaves the warehouse slightly quicker than the standard free delivery that Beauty Bay offer! You get to choose your own sample so it's not like you end up with a dodgy one you're maybe not fussed on. My choice was the Murad AHA/BHA Exfoliating Cleanser which for the full size retails at £34.99. This cleanser is AMAZING! It's a godsend, I've really been struggling with dry skin around my nose recently and its not been giving me a very smooth finish on my foundation! One application of this cleanser and that was GONE. You put it on, rub it in, and then wash it off. Easy peasy lemon squeezy and it gives GREAT results. I love it already, but £34.99 is a lot for a the full size so I would have to have a think about it when I've used it all up!

MAC - Eyeshadow in 'Cranberry'

Finally, the last thing I chose to buy myself was an eyeshadow I've been lusting over for years, since Becca bought it and used it on me I've been obsessed! Looked at it everytime I dandered through Selfridges or Duty Free, and finally on Wednesday 14th May it entered my life. And that eyeshadow is MAC's 'Cranberry' Eyeshadow. It's an amazing reddy plum shade with glitter, and it looks amazing on the lids! Beaut. Beaut. Beaut. I loveeeeeeee it. I've worn it so much already and I've only had it a week and a half! Check out the swatches of both Cranberry and the Dipbrow Pomade below! 

L-R Dipbrow Pomade in 'Dark Brown' and MAC Eyeshadow in 'Cranberry'

Both of my exam treats made it onto my face for my night out after my exams, and I absolutely loved the result! The Dipbrow was perfect and made my brows look great, it's a bit dark but perfect for nights out.. It's kind of like a tint, so it lasted the whole way through the next day, even after a shower and washing my face!!

Have you tried any of these products?

Let me know if you have!

Lots of loveeee 

xxxx

Topshop SS14 Collection Makeup Haul

Holaaaa!

Summer has arrived, the sun is shining (for now anyway in Manchester) and it's so nice to be able to wear bright clothes and fun makeup and be tanned (even if it is from a bottle)!

Topshop have released their Spring Summer 2014 makeup collection and you can view the whole thing here! It's exciting, fun and includes both summer brights and spring pastels in nail varnishes, lip products, eyeshadows and eyeliners! And it's all very reasonably priced at between £5 and £10!

When I was at home for Easter my mum and I went to Topshops flagship store in Northern Ireland in Victoria Square in Belfast! They have the biggest range of stuff and generally a better size range than smaller stores. 

What I bought!

The main item I went to purchase was the Eye Duo in 'Long Weekend' after my absolutely gorgeous bestie Becca at http://www.rebeccadurrans.blogspot.co.uk/ bought it! It's such a warm corally orange and a goldy brown duo! The orange is absolutely stunning and makes such an impact, it's perfect for sunshiney days! The orange has such a good colour payoff and it really does come out the same on the skin as it looks in the packet! The same can't be said for the goldy shade, it's pretty much invisible and has no colour payoff! I have hardly used it except for a little bit in the crease, but it's nothing special! Swatches can be seen further below! But here's how I wore it a few weeks ago for a family day away :)

Long Weekend Eye Duo - Topshop ft Peaches Lashes

 The second Eye Duo I bought is called 'Time Off' and it's a blue and slate grey combo. The blue is the same as the orange, and is a gorgeous baby blue colour! These eyeshadows are so easy to blend in! The grey has more colour pay off than the second shadow from the Long Weekend set! I absolutely love both of these kits and for £6 they're an absolute bargain! 

Swatches - Long Weekend and Time Off Eye Duo

After recommendations from Becca, I also purchased the Lip Varnishes which are a combination of a lip gloss and a lip stain! They are gorgeous on and the colour is as true in the tube as it is on the lips! They're glossy on the lips and they last for ages! Like seriously, almost all night long even on a night out! I was amazed at their staying power! They're £9 each, and I love them all! I bought 'Field Day' and 'Merry Go Round' and you can see the swatches below :)

On the day that I purchased the things from Topshop there was an offer on that resulted in a free Lip Cream when you spent over £15, as I definitely spent over £15 (oops) I chose the Lip Cream in 'Double Take'. Lip creams are highly pigmented glosses that are really comfortable to wear!

L-R - Double Take, Field Day and Merry Go Round

I absolutely love everything I bought and the thing I love about Topshop makeup is that you still get Student Discount on everything! And even better when I bought these things the discount was 20%! 

What do you think of Topshop's makeup range?
Let me know!

Rachel xxx 

Crownbrush UK Makeup Brush Haul!

Hello everyoneee!

I've finally made my first Crownbrush UK purchase, after a lot and a lot of deliberation I chose to go with the Infinity brushes that I seen reviewed by the lovely Zoe Newlove over HERE! She loves the brushes so much so I decided that it was finally time to treat myself after a long Lent of no makeup purchases! I bought these on St George's Day so the lovely people at Crownbrush were offering 20% off everything! 

I bought 7 brushes from the Infinity range in total, and another individual one that I'll pop in at the end of the post! The Infinity brushes are designed to give a flawless HD finish to makeup, perfect for blending and creating that celeb look! They all have black patent handles and a silver top! And honestly, these brushes are all SO SOFT! I couldn't believe it when I opened the delivery and put them to my face, they are delightful on the skin!! The bristles of the brushes are synthetic and vegan, which means they are affordable for vegans and cruelty free! The only thing I have noticed that the bristles have been shedding slightly since I started using them, mostly in the larger brush I purchased! But for their pricetag I can accept that.

C452 - Flat Foundation Brush

C454 - Angle Contouring

C452 - Flat Foundation Brush

I love Flat Foundation brushes for applying my foundation, they glide on so easy and buff in the product so well so it gives such a great application! This brush is almost 100% identical to my Sigma F80 Flat Kabuki, which I love. However the Sigma brush is £18.75 compared to Crownbrushes £12.99, for an almost identical purchase. I will definitely repurchase the Crownbrush version over the Sigma one in future!

C454 - Angle Contouring

I love a bit of contouring now I've figured out how to do it (The ELF Contouring Blush & Bronzer Powder in St Lucia combined with the Real Techniques Duo-Fiber Contour Brush), however my problem for contouring is the Real Techniques Contour brush is too big for my nose, and generally I end up with bronzer on the front of my nose, making it look bigger rather than smaller! This brush is perfect sizewise, its far smaller and really gets the product exactly where I want it! Perfect for chin contouring too to make your bottom lip look bigger! This brush is £4.99!

C457 - Round Blender

C456 - Pointed Blender

C456 - Pointed Blender

My new go to concealer brush! It gets the product exactly where you want it, I'm loving using it under my eyes and my nose as well, where I have a lot of redness. It works the product in so well and its so comfortable to use! Retails at £5.99!

C457 - Round Blender

This brush is huge for my eyes, especially with my little hooded lids, I've been using it for applying an all over base to my eyeshadow, as it covers such a big area in only a few sweeps! It's great for blending out eyeshadows in particular areas too as it's big but it's stiff so it can still target specific areas! Only £4.99!

C460 - Infinity Blending Fluff

C461 - Infinity Precision Crease

C460 - Infinity Blending Fluff

I love blending brushes, they are my favourite brushes in the whole wide worrrrrld. I couldn't wait to get my hands on it! It is the perfect shape for my eyes, and it actually helps me to get my eyeshadow equal (my eyes are different shapes and no joke it's so hard to do!) It really works the product in well and it gives such a good finish! I definitely want more of these, and to try it's big brother version the C433 blending brush! For me it worked just as well as the MAC 217, but for a lot cheaper at only £4.99!

C461 - Infinity Precision Crease

This brush has already got a lot of use from me already, it's great for putting shadow underneath your eyes, and also great for inner eye highlights! It's getting used alongside 'Shell Shock' a metallic silver from the Urban Decay Vice 2 Palette, which is unbelievable on. It lasts all night and glows out so strong, I love it! The perfect combination :) And the brush is only £3.59, bargain!

SS024 - Syntho Precision Powder

C463 - Infinity Angle Liner

C463 - Infinity Angle Liner

I struggle so much with eyeliner on my upper lid, hooded eyelids usually result in either it all being smudged off or a line forming on the top of my eyelid where they've creased together! I am forever in the ultimate hunt for either a brush or liner that won't do this. Unfortunately this brush isn't the holy grail! But it has made a home in my life for the brush I'm using around my brows with concealer for the perfect brow! It glides on and all the product doesn't end up staying on the brush.. It actually ends up on my face, hurrah! £2.99!

SS024 - Syntho Precision Powder

Now this is the brush that isn't from the Infinity collection, however it is extremely similar in design and quality! I chose this brush alongside the Infinity brushes as it's tapered design enticed me! I love the Real Techniques Blush Brush and the shape of the brush, so I wanted to try the Crownbrush option to see if I love it just as much! And I do! It is a little bit more expensive at £11.99 but it's so much softer that the RT version! It's the perfect shape for putting blush on my little chubby cheeks!

I've been so impressed with all the brushes that I purchased from Crownbrush, such good quality and all at a relatively cheap price tag! Definitely going to consider purchasing from them in the future whenever I need a few more additions to my makeup brush collection, which is apparently ever growing! Crownbrush's customer service is brilliant, they're present on all social media platforms and it's so easy to get in contact with someone if you need to! Definitely worth giving them a follow on Twitter, and Instagram as this is where I found the 20% discount code on St Georges Day which brought my total from £53.24 to £42.93! Which for 8 makeup brushes in my opinion is a bargain!

All the brushes I've spoken about in this post are individuals and therefore you can choose which ones you want rather than in a set when sometimes you don't want all of the brushes in the set! It's completely up to you what ones you want to buy!

Hope you enjoyed reading this guys!

Give me a follow over on Bloglovin' at http://www.bloglovin.com/vennardr :)

Have you purchased from Crownbrush before? Tell me what you think in the comments below!

Lotsaaaa love xxx

Eylure False Lashes offers!

Hiiiii again!

Just a short one today!

Eylure eyelashes are probably the best lashes you can buy yourself in the high street other than Ardell! 

However they can be expensive, and my bestie Becca always told me that if you see Eylure lashes on offer, STOCK UP. 

Eylure are changing the packaging of their lashes at the minute to something slightly more 'sophisticated' (see below) and grown up, and because of this a lot of their products have been marked down!

At the minute, Superdrug are selling a lot of their lashes, particularly the bigger styles such as 145's, 147's and even the individual lashes for £2.63/2.65 each! (See below for styles)

You can check out the whole range HERE and try and hunt out your favourites at a bargain price!

And just another little hint, if you go in store, Superdrug are selling double packs of 140's & 145's for £2.65!

I've bought two packets already, they're cheaper than most of the lower quality brands at that price and guaranteed you'll get so many more wears out of each pair!

I'm not sure how long these offers will be lasting for so hurry over to www.superdrug.com or in store ASAP and grab as many pairs as you can!

Much loves,

Rachel xx  

Post-Lent Wishlist!

Heyaaaaaaa!

I have just submitted my final piece of coursework for second year and for today I am FREE!

(Until tomorrow when revision officially has to start. MEH.)

For Lent this year I gave up buying make-up.. Basically because I have FAR too much and I was buying make-up for the sake of buying it! I did end up buying clothes instead of makeup but hopefully now I'm gonna buy things I actually need rather than just want!!

However, 6 weeks of no make-up had resulted in me wanting quite a lot of stuff!!

Just wanted to do a quick wishlist, you can help me choose what I should or shouldn't buy!!

1. Aquarium Nail Effects - Arabian

Helllooooo, look at this baby!!

It's a duochrome glittery polish and it's a beaut!

I've tried it out on my thumb and I had to do everything in my willpower to put it back on the shelf! 

It's a polish that's gonna need a few coats but trust me it's worth the effort! 

Proper summer nailpolish that would look beaut with a tan!

£2.99 in Superdrug!

2. Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat - Wild Edition

Touche Eclat is a such a holy grail product, I think everyone wants to own it at some point in their life!

It's £25 so quite bloody steep, that's the main reason this little beauty has never been added to my shopping cart!! I do have £20 in online shopping vouchers coming my way from online surveys, so this might be a little treat! 

The leopard print packaging is just gorgeous, gold and leopard print.. my favourite combo!

3. Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet

A little bit obsessed with these lipstains that dry matte at the minute!

They last alllll day, require very little effort and barely even need topped up! 

They even last through the challenge of a night out with lots of drinks and a cheeky pizza at the end of the night! These Rough Edition Velvet's come in such a nice range of colours, pretty pinks to rouge reds and naughty nudes! At £8.99 these will definitely get tried out! Similar to the YSL Glossy Stains but a lot cheaper!!

So these are my top 3 wishlist products at the minute..

What do you think I should buy? Or should I just buy them all when Lent finishes on Sunday?

Thanks for reading guys!!

Rachel xx

"Shopping Is My Cardio" - Pt. 2.

I'm back with Part 2 of my rather large Christmas Sales haul!

I'll get stuck straight in, and once again I'll try and post links to anything that's still available online!

New Look Blue Platform Shoes, No7 'The Eyes Collection', Origins 'Make A Difference Rejuvenating Set', Soap & Glory 'Powder Trip', Muse Neon Green Chain Necklace & New Look Blue Double Ankle Strap Heels.

The loveliest, most beautiful thing that has EVER touched my skin. I tell no lies, this is amazing!! I stumbled upon this in Boots the sale section, not expecting it to BE in the sale, but it WAS! £19.33 for ALL of this!! That is a FULL SIZE moisturiser that costs £34.00 alone!! It smells beautiful and refreshing on your face! It contains the 'Make A Difference Plus + Rejuvenating Moisturiser', 'Make A Difference Plus + Rejuvenating Treatment Lotion', 'Make A Difference Rejuvanting Hand Treatment' and the 'Drink Up Intensive Overnight Mask'.  I'm just head over heels in love with it all. The overnight mask is my favourite, I just want to use it everyday, my face is loving it! If you can, go to Boots, nosey about and I hope you will stumble across this beauty. :) 

This little lovely kit was £6, I really couldn't leave it behind! It has 3 Limited Edition No7 eyeshadows, a No7 eye colour brush (A MAC 217 BRUSH DUPE - HOLY SHMOKES) and a No7 smokey eye brush! The shadows don't have names but check out the swatches below :) The eye colour brush  and the smokey eye brush are £7.25 each so the full kit with 3 additional eyeshadows for £6 is a steaaaaal. 

I told myself I didn't need this palette, I reassured myself when I got home that I didn't need this palette.. A few days later I turned off a motorway on the way home from a shopping excursion at 7pm at night to get this palette. Some may say I have issues, I just say I'm dedicated. 

The Soap & Glory 'Powder Trip' was £10 down from £20, and contained 3 of their legendary face products, 'Solar Powder' (bottom left), 'Glow All Out' (top left) and 'Love at First Blush'  (top right) alongside a half-moon powder brush. Solar Powder was my FIRST ever bronzer and I adored it, even when I was a makeup virgin.. So I wanted it back in my life whenever I seen this kit! I was worried that it would be bulky but compared to having 3 individual powders it's actually a lot easier! The three individuals also have a hefty £33 price tag, so all three for £10 is a steal. It's still online, buy it now. You won't regret it. ;-)

This was my New Years Eve outfit! All sale bargains (except the shoes but that's okay!) 

Top - River Island Black Abstract Floral Turtle Neck Body - £5

Skirt - F&F Leather Mini Skirt - £5

Necklace - Muse Neon Green Chain Necklace - £5

Earrings - Topshop Chunky Chain Hoops - £4

Shoes - Blue Cross Strap Chunky Platform Shoes - £27.99

I'm pretty chuffed with this outfit, considering the top and skirt only cost me £10! The accessories are more expensive than I would generally buy but the shoes are so comfy I know I will get SO much wear out of them.

The other New Look shoes I bought aren't in the sale online but they were £8! I didn't think I could wear the strappy style shoes but they're so comfy. Perfect interview or night out shoes.. You'll last all day no matter what you're doing!

I also treated myself to my first online Illamasqua purchase! I bought the Light Liquid Foundation in Shade LF140. I did struggle to find the shade I should buy but I recommend googling swatches in comparison to other foundations you own, there's enough beauty bloggers out there someone will have what you're looking for! The foundation is so lovely!! And it smells like vanilla, I'm in love! Really good coverage for a light foundation and turned out it was the exact match for my skin! It's a bank breaker at £27 usually for 30ml, but for a tenner in the sale its great! Free p&p as well! Brilliant! 

Finally, just a pic of my nails that I rocked on New Years Eve, for approximately 1 hour because I'm pretty sure by the time it hit midnight I only had 3 left...

Hope you enjoyed my splurges!

I'm seriously considering cutting up my bank card.

NO MORE SHOPPING.

Everyone, say it with me!!!

Have a lovely week guys and I'll talk to you sooooon! :)

xxxx

"Shopping Is My Cardio" - Pt. 1.

I absolutely love that quote, it's sarcastic, but I do shop that much it could nearly be true ;-)

This is a post of what I picked up in the Christmas sales! 

There are a few clothing bits that won't be included, I haven't had the chance or a willing victim to take photos of me, SORRY. :)

(I'll post links to anything that is still available online!)

Topshop underwear, No7 'The Skincare Collection', House of Holland 'Get Nailed', No7 'Beautifully Bronzed', House of Holland Suspender tights & Nike Air Royalty Lite perforated trainers. 

I found this in Boots half price sale! So £8 for a gorgeous highlighter in 5 different shades that you can blend together or use individually for different areas and the softest, hugest kabuki brush I've probably ever seen. Bargain. 

Check it outtttt HERE.

House of Holland Get Nailed false nails! £8.99. These are beaut! White with a black outline and then they have stickers with letters on it that can be applied! I did my name - so cliche! There'll be a pic in the next post! The nails didn't stay on that long but I find the glue that come in these false nails packets never last as long as strong glue that you can order from eBay so that may be where I went wrong! These are expensive for false nails, especially now as Primark do ones at £1 but this was for New Years Eve so it's allowed to be a little more expensive!

The No7 'The Skincare Collection' (sold out online) was another thing I picked up! £8 for all of this! I think that's an absolute bargain! I love No7 products, but tend to avoid them because they're generally quite expensive for being a 'drug-store' brand! In this kit there wasssss... 

No7 Beautiful Skin Hot Cloth Cleanser (Liz Earle Dupe!!)

No7 Beautiful Skin Eye Make-up Remover

No7 Protect & Perfect Day Cream

No7 Protect & Perfect Night Cream

No7 Headband

No7 Muslin Cloth

That is A LOT for £8!! I picked my mum one of these kits up too and if you haven't had a nosey in Boots yet I seriously suggest you check this out! It's all gorgeous & super nice on your skin!

I love Topshop underwear, but only ever buy it in the sale, everything is either £1 or £2, Primark prices but such a higher quality! Also the House of Holland x River Island suspender tights are amazing, they were in the sale for £6! Seems steep but the quality is excellent! But be careful not to snag them, it's a devastating moment when you do! Finally the Nike Air Royalty Lites, I got these in the Nike outlet in Banbridge (N. Ireland).. I've been lusting after them for ages so I treated myself when I had Christmas money! I love the mint green colour, perfect for Spring & Summer!! They cost me £27. 

This is the end of Part 1. I know I've bought a lot, but it is in the sales so everythings a lot cheaper!

Part 2 will be up soon! Please check it out!

Mwahhhh.