ELF: 50% off Haul

Hello my lovlies! 

This post is of a haul I did back in december; I in fact did 3 big make up hauls in december for my kit, but I've only just received one of them, so you can expect to see them over the next couple of weeks.

I think this is one of the biggest hauls I have ever done! I really needed to revamp my kit and I'm currently making my own lip palette (hence alllll the lipsticks!)

As you can see I bought all the basic line lipsticks. They are £1.50 each, but I got the for 75p each.

Here are the 2 new-ish Studio Matte Lip Colours. I bought these to join the rest of my collection of them, now they are complete! Yaaaaay. Both are RRP: £3.75 so I ended up paying £3.75 for both.

I bought 2 more Mineral Lippies and lipliners (I have 2 already). Can't wait to swatch these for you.

Mineral Lipsticks are £5 each (I paid £2.50) and the Lip Liners are £3 (I paid £1.50 each)

I bought this Mineral Infused Face Primer to try out. I unfortunately couldn't get a good picture of it in the box so here it is out of the packaging. I've been putting this to the test for a good few weeks, so expect to see a review soon, (hopefully!)

There are RRP at £6 so I paid £3. Bargain! 

These are both repurchases. I don't know what I've done to my eyelash curlers but when I cleaned them they went all dodgey so I've bought a new pair! I love their zit zapper, and it's very rare that it's in stock, as it is a Holy Grail product for many people! I'm going to give this to a friend as I still have a lot of mine left.

Eyelash curlers RRP:  £3.75 I paid: £1.88 ish?

Zit Zapper RRP: £1.50 I paid: 75p

I bought 2 new brushes to try out, The Angled Contour Brush and The Flawless Concealer Brush.

Both are £3.75 so I technically paid for one at full price ;)

All together I paid £30.12 which is an amazing price considering it should of been £60.25! Such a good haul, ehe.

I know the pictures aren't fab, but I have bought a new snazzy camera in the sales, so I will be putting up pretty pictures once I've got the hang of it! I think I'll just post the rest of the pictures/posts that I've already got then I've got more time to mess around with the new camera :) 

Stay tuned for swatches! I'll link them back here once they've been posted.

PS. It's my birthday in exactly a month, woooooo! 

xoxo

Easy Sunday: A day in the snow!

I got inspired to do a series of easy sunday posts by Makeup Savvy. I thought it would be nice to do a post each week or two of things unrelated to beauty, whether it be baking, fashion, my week of instagram, anything! 

Today, I had a day out in the snow with my boyfriend and his friend, Oli. We had a good long walk for hours, everything looked beautiful, considering we live a stones throw from the M25/A2(Never quite sure which?!). Here are some pictures we took along the way.

The top picture of my boyfriend and I is rather funny! I took the picture just as Oli hit him in the face with a snow ball! Rather proud! Hehe.

Did you have a lot of snow where you are? If so, I hope you went out and enjoyed it! Snow makes everything look beautiful, it's my favourite weather, ever! 

Until next time,

xoxo.

Catrice: Absolute Eye Colour Mono in 'My Souvenir From Moon'

Hello my lovlies! 

Here is another post from my blogswap with Nina over at Nina Bargain Beauty.

This is the Absolute Eye Colour eyeshadow in '120 My Souvenir From Moon', which is a shade from a range of 27 colours. 

Swatches, top: Daylight; bottom: with flash.

This shade is a beautiful taupe colour with silver glitter. This may not be for everyone, I've seen in some places that people found it gritty, but it's perfectly fine to me!

The staying power is great and it doesn't crease on my lids. (I don't use a primer just my Collection 2000 concealer.) I love wearing this with a slightly darker brown in the crease for a daytime-ish smokey eye or smokey it up even more with darker browns/blacks in the crease for a fab night time look! 

Whilst looking on the Catrice website I have now discovered that this shade has been discontinued! That's really unfortunate, as it's a lovely shadow! :(

Until next time 

xoxo.

My Nail Polish Collection 2012.

Hello my lovlies :) hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year!

My first post of the year is my collection on nail polishes. I bought some nail wheels from ebay (they look much more organised than what I was previously using) so now I can show you :) I had a lot more fun than I thought I would doing these! 

Pinks & Purples.

1. Andrea Fulerton - Matthew. 
2. Essence Ballerina Backstage - 02 Wear Your Little Tutu. 
3. NYC Expert Last Nail Polish - Long Time Lavender. 
4. Barry M Nail Paint - 279. 
5. Avon Nail Artist - Varying Violet (w/out topcoat). 
6. Avon Nail Artist - Varying Violet (with topcoat). 
7. Revlon - 375 Passion Fruit.
8. Revlon - Grapefruit Fizz. 9. Models Own - Hot Stuff (Mirrorball Collection). 
10. Models Own - Boogie Nights (Mirrorball Collection). 11. Barry M - 303 Bright Purple. 12. George - 41 Mysterious. 13. Models Own - Purple Blue. 14. George - Twister. 15. Ted Baker Nail That Performance ( No Name). 16. Ted Baker Nail That Performance ( No Name). 17. Avon Nailwear - Romance. 18. E.L.F - Fair Pink.

Browns & Golds.

1. E.L.F - Smokey Brown. 
2. Nails Inc - Jermyn Street. 3. E.L.F - Moonlight. 
4. E.L.F Desert Haze. 
5. Rimmel Lycra Pro - 378 Posh Trash. 
6. Ted Baker Nail That Performance ( No Name).   

7-14 (Plain)

15. Ted Baker Nail That Performance ( No Name). 
16. OPI - Holiday Glow. 17. OPI - Shimmery Chic. 18. E.L.F - Golden Goddess.

Blues & Greens.

1. Nails Inc - South Molton Street.
 2. Revlon - 320 Ocean Breeze.
 3. E.L.F Mint Cream.
 4. Barry M - Mint Green. 
5. GOSH - 548 Green Hawaii.

6-13 (Plain)

14. Avon Nailwear Pro - Navy. 
15. Barry M - 292. 16. Barry M - 294 Cyan Blue. 17. Natural Collection - Topaz. 18. Models Own - Indian Ocean.

Black, Grey, Silver & Glitters.

1. Barry M Nail Effect - 319 Foil Effects.
 2. GOSH - Purple Heart. 3. GOSH - 585 Bright Passion. 4. Manglaze - Matte Is Murder. 
5. Rimmel 60 Seconds - 805 Grey Matter. 

6-12 (Plain)

13. Barry M - 353 Ruby Glitter.
14. Manglaze - Hot Mess. 15. NYC Expert Last - 105 Lights Camera Glitter. 
16. GOSH - 562 Magic Star. 17. Barry M Limited Edition - 151 Silver Glitter. 
18. Leighton Denny - Diamond Diva.

Reds, Oranges & Yellows.

1. George - 59 Troll. 2. Revlon - Watermelon Fizz. 3. Sleek Nailed - 42 Geisha's Steal. 4. OPI - Comet Loves Cupid. 5. OPI - All A-Bordeaux The Sled.

6-9 (Plain)

10. Barry M - 134 Yellow. 11. Revlon - Pineapple Fizz.

12-16 (Plain)

17.E.L.F - Mango Madness. 18. Barry M - 296 Coral.
Do excuse number 16, I painted what I thought was an orange but it ended up being pink, and then I couldn't get it off properly :( 

Hope you enjoyed this post as much as I did painting the nail wheels! 

Until next time,
xoxox.

Lush: 50% Off Haul

My first haul of 2013! Hope you all had a lovely new years and christmas of course :) 

I took full advantage of the 50% off certain items at Lush, here is what I bought!

Cinders Ballistic Bath Bomb

This smells amazing! It's got almond essential oil, sweet orange oil and cinnamon leaf oil in it, as well as popping candy, it smells so christmassy. I bought two of these bad boys!

This was £2.25 

North Pole Soap

Words can't describe how much I love the smell of this soap. The Pink bit smells of After Eight Mints and the White smells of Mint Humbugs. Loveeeee.

This was £5.46 for 168g

Northern Lights Soap 

This soap is truely beautiful. I can't stop looking at it! The scent is pine and lime, which give it a very fresh sort of smell.

 This was £7.87 for 242g

Rocket  Reuseable Bubble Bar

The smell reminds me of Parma Violets, I love it! Can't wait to use it.

£4.95

Bubblebeard Reuseable Bubble Bar

This is so cute! I wanted it months ago but 
never got round to buying it. (Like with Snow Fairy and then it was too late!) 

£4.95

All together this should of all come to £27.73, however it was all half price so I got it for £13.85! So proud of this bargain! 

Did you get anything good in the Christmas sales? 

Talk to you soon,

xoxo.

EOTD: Casual Grey Smokey Eye

Hello my lovlies! Today I have for you a quick EOTD (Not that you can't tell that already!) Today I felt like going for a bit fancier today than my normal winged liner! I hope you like :) I used the Sleek Au Naturel palette for the shaddow colours.

Until next time! 

xoxoxo.

Happy New Year! My New Years Resolutions 2013

Image from www.telegraph.co.uk of London's New Years Eve Firework Display.

Hope you all had an amazing New Years! We watched the London firework display on the telly and it was absolutely stunning!

This year I'm going to do a resolution post, then I can look back next year and see how well I kept to them, plus I thought it might be interesting for other people! 

1. Blog more: One of my new year resolutions last year was to blog more. In 2011 I blogged 15 times, but in 2012 I blogged 88 times. Not bad going I think! I would like to improve this though.

2. Exercise!: Throughout the year I have put on a little bit of weight, (I got boobs!) But would like to try and loose a bit for my holiday in May. Even if it means I walk the dogs more that will do :) .

3. Drink more water: We all know the health benefits of drinking water! I have drunk more water this year, albeit the flavoured sparkling type! Where I live the tap water tastes chalky and bleurgh. I must drink more! 

4. Be courageous: I tend to do a lot of things that are 'safe' as I hate being out of my comfort zone (who doesn't?) and get panicky. Last year I've done a lot more things I wouldn't of dreamed of doing (I passed my driving test, just! Drove to North Hertfordshire and back 4 times in a week!) I want to progress more :).

5. Be more positive: I'm not the most down hearted of people, I like to see the best in people and situations, but sometimes it's hard to keep that sort of morale. So, I'm going to buy a jar and write down all the good things that have happened, so I can look back and remember them when I'm down. Hopefully this will all aid me in becoming more positive. (I was taught at college that positive things happen to positive people, it's nice to keep it in practice, you don't know what might happen. )

I hope you enjoyed this, I would really love to know what your resolutions are? 

Until next time;

xoxo.

Merry Christmas!

Picture found on weheartit.com

Hello my lovlies, just a quick post to wish you all a very merry christmas. Hope you all have a good time and get everything you want! 

Lots of love and hugs 

xoxoxox.

TAG - How much is your face worth?

Hey guys! 

I've seen this tag a lot on the tinternet, and so I thought I'd jump on the band wagon, all be it a bit late. 

^Here is what my everyday make up looks like^
It's in a bit of an odd order? Ah well :) 
I've add pictures individually if there is already some on my blog, and/or to their product page.

1) E.L.F Contouring Blush & Bronzing Powder £3.75:
I only use the blush of this, because I prefer a matte contour shade. I lightly sweep it on with a stippling brush, so I can easily build it up if need be.

2) Unbranded Concealer Palette from eBay £5.95:
I use the green shade on red areas of my face and the light yellow shade under my eyes, before applying foundation.

3) Sleek Face Contour Kit in Light £6.49:
I use the brown shade to contour my cheek bones with my stippling brush (which gives a good buildable amount of colour) and in my eye crease. I also occasionally use the highlight shade on my brow bone.

4) E.L.F Complexion Perfection Powder / Tone Correcting Powder £3.75 ish?:
I believe it's been renamed as Tone Correcting Powder? It looks like mine would now be associated as the 'light' shade and it looks like the price is a little different too to what I remember paying for it though, I guess I'll just have to go by their price! I use the yellow shade under my eyes and the green lightly on my chin, any concealer and a wee bit on my forehead.

5) FashionistA Brow Kit £7:
I use the light brown shade on the left with an ELF angled brush. On the odd occasion I'll use the dark brown on the right for the 'tails' of my brows if they are looking particularly sparse and the wax if they are a bit unruley.  

6) MUA Heaven and Earth Palette £4:
II tend to use the shade '6' (according to my blogpost here) all over the lid.

7) L'Oréal True Match Foundation in £10.29:
I only use a tiny bit of this mixed with my Revlon Colourstay to make it match better... I was previously using Bourjois Healthy Mix foundation but ran out :( 

8) Revlon Colourstay Foundation for Normal/Dry Skin in  £12.49:
I use this with the other foundation.

9) Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer in Fair £4.19:
I use this as both a base and for more coverage where needed.

10) Rimmel Fix & Perfect Foundation Primer £6.99:
Really in love with this, although I'm so tempted to try the Nivea Hydration Primer though! 

11) Carmex Strawberry Lip Balm Tube £2:
I picked this up in Primark on a whim and I don't think my lips would last without it.

12) NYC High Definition Volume Mascara £3.99:
I wasn't too impressed with this, but the formula got a lot better and less clumpy, however it's gone a bit clumpy again. Luckily I've nearly finished it so I can try a new one. 

13) L'Oreal Superliner £6.49:
I love this and have recently bought my second one, yaaaay.

14) Revlon Grow Luscious Lash Liner £6.29:
Not quite sure if it's made my eyelashes grow? But it's a nice pencil.

15) 17 Solo Eyeshadow in Ivory Coast £3.89:
I use this to set my concealer from the lid to the brow.  

Now, for the total!
£87.56
I am very pleased with that! I know I only really use 'drugstore' products, so it shouldn't be that bad anyway, I am very please :) Considering I've seen loads over the £100 mark! 

Hope you enjoyed this tag as much as I did. I tag you all to do it! (although you probably did it months ago!)

xoxoxo

Halloween 2012!

Hey guys! Sorry I haven't posted in so long, I've been such a busy bee :)

This week I've been doing makeup for photos to be made into a calender for a Christmas present :) Don't know if I'll be able to post pictures of it yet! Ehehe.

Last night I went out for Halloween,  I wish I'd got a picture of my whole look, but I think my face is good enough! Ahaha.

I haven't got a good picture of my on my own, but I have of me with my boyfriend and a close up of my 'bullet wound'.

Here is the one with my boyfriend :) I got a lot of funny looks going to the pub like that! Ahaha/

Here is a close up of my 'wound' I used nose and scar wax, my Graftobian 'bruise' colour wheel, 'Noir' from my Au Naturel Sleek palette inside the wound to give more depth, gel blood from Gratobian and home made blood too (unfortunately the graftobian blood didn't dry properly so my hair got all in it in the wind, hence the weird lines!. Sorry the picture isn't the best quality! 

I hope you all enjoyed Halloween as much as I did! 

xoxoxo