Empties #2

Morning chicas!

So, I didn't actually do a post for my last empties,  but you can watch it here if you would like :)

This is my second lot of empties, there's quite a lot, and this is going to be a pretty lengthy, picture heavy post! Apologies in advance ;)


Little bubble co vanilla biscuit, Philosophy snow angel, Britney Spears cosmic radiance

1- I go through these allll the time! The little bubble co are my HG bath foam/shower gels, but I can't decide on  my number 1 fave out of vanilla biscuit, mint candy or ginger bread. Yum :)
Highly recommend, will repurchase.
2- My first ever Philosophy product! Expensive for what it is, but smelt divine. Very cool, crisp but also sweet. Not so great as a bubble bath, but lovely as a shower gel :)
Would recommend, and repurchase, but probably a bigger size.
3-Britney never fails me, in terms of music or perfume! With top notes of mandarin, litchi and pear, middle notes of peony and tuberose,  and base notes of amber and vanilla, this is a lovely daytime fragrance. To me, it smells comforting, and even homely?! 
Would recommend, and repurchase,  but I'm not in a rush to do so.
 

 Superdrug shampoo and conditioner, Superdrug dry shampoo
1, 2 & 3- Superdrug own brand shampoos and conditioners in Coconut and sweet almond, Tea tree and peppermint and Cherry and fig, These are amazing. Super cheap, and work just as well as any more expensive brand. They all smell amazing, and my whole family loves them :)
Would highly recommend, would repurchase, and I always have backups!
4&5-  For me, this is better than Batiste. It refreshes my hair, disguises grease, and gives it volume. 
Would recommend, and have repurchased many times!


Organix coconut serum, Percy and Reed hair mask, Lush Mint julips, Body Shop chocomania lip butter 
1- I've been through two bottles of this, and love it. Smells delicious, leaves hair soft and smooth, isn't expensive and lasts a long time. 
Would recommend, and repurchase.
2- Percy and Reed hydrating mask- This also smelt amazing, like fruit salad sweets!This left my hair smooth and silky, and smelling nice, but wasn't amazing, or better than any other mask. Full size is £20.
Wouldn't really recommend, and wouldn't repurchase at £20!
3-  Beautiful product! Smells (and tastes!) like after eight mints, leaves lips smooth and free of dry patches. The only down side is that I find it doesn't last very long.
Would recommend, and repurchase (but I am going to attempt to make my own first!)
4- Body shop chocomania lip butter- This is another fabulously smelling product! Really enjoyed using this, but it didn't give me the long term hydration that my dry lips need. Also, left a white cast on my lips.
Would recommend to those who don't have really dry lips, wouldn't repurchase but did enjoy.


Garnier 2 in 1 makeup remover, Soap and Glory peaches and clean, Boots double faced oval pads.
1-  My  HG eye makeup remover! Doesn't sting at all, takes of waterproof makeup really quickly and is just amazing! 
Would really recommend, and will definitely repurchase!
2-  Used this to take of my makeup before my cleanser, but didn't find it took off all my foundation easily. This smell was overpowering, sometimes I liked it, but mostly I found it too much. This can also cause photo-sensitivity, which isn't great!
Wouldn't recommend, wouldn't repurchase.
3- Boots oval pads- Not much to say on these! They're really big, and I find one is enough for both of my eyes. They never fall apart like some cotton pads!
Would recommend, and repurchase, have 3 backup packets at the moment! 


Effaclar duo, Freederm fast track, Revlon colorstay, St Ives scrub.
1- La Roche Posay Effaclar duo. This is basically a fancy spot cream. It's pretty expensive, I didn't notice it to stop any spots or unclog my pores. It also felt quite uncomfortable on my skin, and balled up underneath foundation or moisturiser. 
Wouldn't recommend (but everyone's skin is different!), and I wouldn't repurchase.
2-  Didn't notice this took away redness, reduced my spots or unclogged my pores. This wasn't expensive though.
Wouldn't recommend (but everyone's skin is different!), and wouldn't repurchase.
3- Revlon colorstay foundation in Ivory. This is my dream foundation. Flawless coverage, matte but not mask like, and lasts alllll day! Unfortunately, this is nowhere near pale enough for me: :(
Would recommend for those not as pale as me, wouldn't repurchase unless they brought out lighter shades!
4- I tried this out recently, as I remembered loving it when I was a teen. I'm not sure if my skin has changed, or if the formula has changed, but this is way too harsh for my skin now. Smells nice though.
Would recommend if you want a heavy duty scrub, but wouldn't repurchase.

Feel free to link to me to empties posts, anyone use any of these up?
Thanks for reading! :)

Shopping My Stash #1- Makeup

Howdy partners! 

I love reading these types of posts on other people's blogs- especially the Sunday Girl's. 

ShadesOfKassie also does a 'Weekly Makeup Basket' video, which is a similar idea, and great to watch. 

As I am on a spending ban, I thought it would be fun to do this type of post, as it means I can focus on particular products I have, and try to use them up. Not only will this encourage me to switch up my skincare and makeup, it will also (hopefully!) mean I'll get through some products, so that I don't have such a ridiculous amount of stuff that I don't use!

Anyway, rant over...

I will be trying to use- MAC Melba blush, which is such a good, easy to wear every day shade that I am slightly ashamed to say I find a bit boring...

Topshop cream Blush in Flush, which is a lovely colour but I don't know how to wear it! Anyone have any tips on application?

Then Revlon quad in Neutral Khakis, which I have forgotten about since I got my MUA Heaven and Earth Palette.

Lastly Ben Nye LSP 2 Fashion Lip Colour Palette which is full of creamy, pigmented, beautiful lip shades that I'd forgotten I owned!

So, I will be trying to use these a bit more :) I've also got some skincare/bath stuff that I'm trying to use more of, but I though I'd split up the posts so that they weren't too long :)

Anyone else do these types of posts? Feel free to link me :) 

Are we all guilty of having far too many products, and forgetting what we own, or is it just me?!

Thanks for reading! 

P.S- I did a video on this,  with some more bath/skincare shiz which you can find here :)

NOTD- Gone Dotty

Hey :)

There's been a bit of a sunny spell in England the last few days, and although I'm much more of a winter girl, it did make me want to have nice summery nails.

I used two favourites for this look, Topshop nail varnish in minted, which is my go to mint green/bluey shade, and Models Own nail art pen in white.

 

Not the best pics (still not used to my cam!) but hopefully you get the idea :)

What's everyones favourite summery nail colours/designs? Thanks for reading!

Video Update #1

Hello :)

So, I recently started filming Youtube videos, which I'm really enjoying :)

I thought that, instead of leaving them randomly at the end of other posts, I'd do a weekly post on the videos I have uploaded.

So here' what I've done this week:

 Firstly, the 25 questions tag. Bit of a random one, but I love tag videos :)

Another tag! This is the 'Whats in my bag tag', and the first video filmed on my new cam! Hopefully the quality is better, I was a bit awkward in this as I wasn't sure where to look in my camera, fingers crossed I'll get used to it soon! :)

Lastly, a haul of clothes, shoes and accessories from H&M and ASOS.The lighting isn't as good in this one, but once again, I'm still learning! This also features my first (feeble!) attempts to include sped up clips of me wearing some items...

So that's this weeks videos! Thanks so much for reading, please subscribe :)

Feel free to link me to your youtube channel/vids :)

Normal service will be resumed :)

Hello! 

Just a quick post today, to say that I know I am being a rubbish blogger at the mo, but I will be getting back in the swing of it soon!

I remember when I first started reading blogs, and I'd see people writing that they were too busy to blog, or had lost a bit of motivation, and I remember thinking 'how can you not have time to blog?!', but unfortunately, sometimes life does get in the way. I've been really busy with work and things, and I've had so much trouble trying to film on my new camera, but I think I've sorted it out now! (Fingers Crossed!)

So, quick question, what are your favourite posts to read? Please don't say hauls, as I'm still on my spending ban! I've got some ideas lined up, but any suggestions would be much appreciated!

Thanks for reading! :)

P.S. I've also been rubbish at reading blogs, but I've scheduled in some time tonight (saddo!) to look through them all :)

P.P.S I've recently done a '25 questions tag' video, and a 'What's in my bag' video if you'd be interested in watching :) I used my new camera for the bag video, so hopefully the quality is better! :)

NOTD- Polka dots and Strawberries!

Evenin' guys!

I'm not doing a Wednesday Wants post this week, mainly because I managed to accidentally buy all of the things on my wishlist this week...whoops. No makeup or skincare though, so as far I'm aware I haven't broken my ban! Expect a haul post/video soon :) 

So, anyway, on to the point! My nails :)

I finally got round to using my fruit nail art things that I bought from Ebay a while a go, and I'm so impressed!

 I'm not sure why these nails were so hard to photograph, but I hope you get the idea! As you can see, I used the strawberry slices, I think they are sooo cute!

I used a Collection 2000 nail varnish, but all the writing has worn off, so I don't know what It's called. The brush is really good though, as it's quite wide, and you can cover your nail in two strokes. The dots were made with my trusty Models own nail art pen, and I stuck the strawberries on with nail glue. I had work today, fiddling with coat hangers, tidying, working on tills, and my nail decals are still going strong! I was worried they'd fall off easily, but it doesn't look like they'll be budging anytime soon!

I've got lots of other fruit slices to play with, but I can't think of any other designs to do, any ideas?!

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Review- MAC Heroine

Evening!

 

I am in love, and I want everyone to know it. Heroine is the most beautiful lipstick ever, in terms of pigmentation, performance and colour.

This lipstick was a recent purchase, Heroine was released as part of the Reel Sexy collection.

Heroine is a Matte finish, but it's not a typical matte at all. It is creamy, doesn't look shiny or glossy, but also doesn't look dry. It is an incredibly comfortable lipstick to wear, it feels almost moisturising, and doesn't dry out the lips at all.

The wear of this lipstick is amazing, as it stains the lips. I wore this on a night out, and had it on for at least 6 hours without needed to re-apply. When I woke up next morning (I was in too much of a drunken state to take my makeup off!), the lipstick was still  there, and was actually quite tricky to remove.

I find this a really wearable shade, as although it is a more unusual colour, it's not particularly bright or dark, and I think it would look beautiful on all skin tones. 

It is opaque, so you don't need to build it up to get decent pigmentation, and it also doesn't need a lip liner as it doesn't bleed.

Unfortunately, Heroine was a limited edition shade and I am kicking myself that I didn't pick up a back up! I've never tried it, but MAC Violetta is supposed to be similar..

Overall, this is an amazing lipstick, and is currently battling with Ruby Woo as my favourite ever lippy.

Did anyone else buy this? Or know of any dupes that I could get for a back up?!

P.S. I am also thinking of expanding my MAC lippy collection after my spending ban, anyone have any recommendations?

 

(Late) Wednesday Wants #18

Mornin'!

This week I have been working crazy hours, and I managed to totally forget about my WW post!

I am obviously on my spending ban at the moment, which is going pretty well actually! I'm really enjoying using up products that I've got, and rediscovering old loves :)

Although I've been finding this ban easy this week, I've still been doing some online fantasy shopping, and the site I've been enjoying most is http://www.cutecosmetics.co.uk. This site specialises in cruelty-free, organic, vegan and natural beauty products. They also offer free standard UK delivery which is a nice bonus! So, here are the things that I have been putting in my basket ;)

Pic from Ebay

First up, the Korres lip balm in Wild Rose, £6.I love lip balms, and I've heard so many good things about the Korres ones. All of them look lovely, but rose is one of my favourite scents, and this looks like it would leave a lovely reddish tint to your lips.

Pic from Ebay

Next, another lip balm! Crazy I know. The EOS lip balm spheres are talked about alot on youtube/blogs and I want a piece of the action! I've heard lots of people saying how moisturising and lovely these are, they also look super cute! They come in lots of scents, but sweet mint sounds like my kinda scent. These are £5.95.

Pic from Konjacspongecompany.com

The Konjac sponges are something that I have been eyeing up for a while. Basically, they're a sponge made out of plant root, that you use to cleanse your face. If you want to add additional face cleanser/wash, then you can, but it isn't necessary. These come in different varities for different skin types, but I think I would start off with the Original/Pure version. These are £6 and should last for a few months.

Pic from Amazon

Lastly, this Bdellium Green Bambu 708 bent eyeliner brush. Now, I am useless at applying eyeliner. I dream of the day in which I can manage lovely eyeliner flicks! The shape of this brush looks like it would really help. This is £6.50.

So, I think a lil' online purchase from this site will be a must when my spending ban is over :) 

What's everyone wanting this week? Anyone own any of these products?

Favourites and Failures #1

Hello!

I recently filmed a 'Favourites and Failures 'video, which is just a few bits that I am particularly loving and not liking at the moment. Unfortunately my camera has broken, so I can't do the post about it that I had planned to do, as I can't take any pictures :(

So here is the video, I would love it if you could watch, and maybe subscribe?!

Thanks for reading! :)

What's everyone loving/not liking at the mo?!

NOTD- Ibiza Mix

Evenin' all :)

As the title suggests, this is a post on the nails I am sporting at the mo.

 I'm wearing Stargazer white polish and Models Own Ibiza Mix. I have really fallen in love with Ibiza Mix, it's a clear gloss with different sizes, shapes and colours of glitter.

I'm going to try Ibiza Mix over a dark colour next, as that looks really nice :)

Anyone else love Ibiza Mix? What are you wearing on your nails right now? 

Thanks for reading!

Wednesday Wants #17

Evening :)

So, I only blogged about being on my spending ban 4 days ago, but I've already had to fight a lot of temptation! I have realised just how impulsive my spending has gotten, as soon as I see a brand with '3 for 2' posters, or a new product launch, I seem to feel I need the product! But, so far, I have resisted the urge to spend! I still haven't got the hang of Polyvore, so I'm just gunna go old school with this post, and put individual pictures! These are the things that have been especially tempting this week...

First up, something I have posted about wanting before, the Maybelline Color Sensational Popsticks. There's no real logic behind wanting these, they're essentially very expensive lipbalms, but they look cool and smell amaaazing! Maybelline have been on 3 for 2 for a while in Boots, and it's ridiculous how often I have picked up three popsticks to buy, only to talk myself out of it!

Next, more Maybelline! These superstay tint glosses always remind me of YSL Rouge Pur Couture Vernis a Levres, but with not so fancy packaging! I have never seen the YSL stain/gloss hybrids, so I don't know if this is a good dupe type product, but with YSL being out of my price range (spending ban or no spending ban!), this Maybelline product is as close as I am going to get!

Lastly, the Rio Sonicleanse. I've heard various bloggers/youtubers talking about this, and it sounds as though it's a pretty good (and cheaper!), alternative to the Clarisonic. I've had awful skin recently, and it's made me think seriously about investing in one of these devices, because alot of people say they have made such a difference to their skin! So, this is likely to make it's way on to my birthday list!

So, that's what I'm wanting most at the moment :) I'm meeting my friend in town tomorrow, and we will probably just mooch around the shops, which could be dangerous! Fingers crossed my willpower will make an appearance!

What is everyone else wanting this week? Thanks for reading! :)

Haulin' #7

Aloha!

So, I did post about my spending ban recently, buuut these things were bought before then, so I haven't failed already! :)

Here is the video:

Another highly  attractive thumbnail, naaat!

Or, if you'd prefer, you can read on :)

 

In Boots, it was two for £8 on Models Own, so I got the white nail art pen (I've not been getting on with the Ebay one!), and the Hed Kandi polish in Ibiza Mix, which I loooove.

The Eau Roma Toner water was something I picked up in Lush whilst looking for Fathers day presents (he likes soap!). It's a lovely, enjoyable product, but I think it has broken me out which is a real shame. 

 

I had ran out of my beloved Chocomania lip butter, so went into Body Shop to repurchase. I am thinking about using it in a giveaway instead though, as I have so many lipbalms!

Whilst in the Body shop, I accidentally purchased the Fuzzy Peach bath and shower gel, and Watermelon body lotion, which were both on offer for £2. The fuzzy peach is the most amazing, nostalgic smell (my mum used it about ten years ago!), and the watermelon lotion smells like sherbert. Lovely :)

Last Body shop purchase was the Japanese Cherry Blossom set, with EDT and shower gel, reduced from £20, to £10.

I made an order on Illamasqua.com as I had a 15% off code. After seeing all the beautiful pictures of it in action, I bought the lipstick in Apocalips (teal). Then, a similar accident happened, and I somehow managed to buy Sonnet lipstick (peachy nude) and powder blusher in Thrust (Chicken Run, anyone?).

I haven't worn Apocalips yet, Thrust is a surprisingly wearable blusher, but Sonnet has broken my heart! It's the most beautiful shade, but it clings to dry patches sooo badly :( I am now on a lip perfecting mission, I am determined to be able to wear it!

Illamasqua Sonnet, Apocalips and Thrust.

I also bought some clothes, but didn't manage to get a decent pic of them :(

What's everyone else been buying recently? Thanks for reading! :)

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