Primark Haul

I went to Primark (The rock, Bury) on wednesday with my dad and sister...well when I say with my dad, he drove! I have been watching Primark hauls on Youtube and I saw some things that I really wanted. However everyone has been saying that the prices in Primark have gone up and they definitely have!

I bought a 12 pack of stud earrings which was only...£2.50! I love some of them such as the crosses, peace signs and triangles but I don't like the wings, stars and eyes. But for only £2.50 for 12 earrings, it great value!I also bought a backcombing brush which was only £1 and its bright pink! I bought some cotton pads and big hair clips both £1 each. Lastly for accessories etc I bought a pack of red and white polka dot nail wraps which were £1.50. I haven't tried nail wraps before so I am excited to try these out. 

I also bought a gorgeous thick dove grey snood for only £4. I adore the colour, it is so chic and the snood feels really well made and it is thick too. They had so many snoods in Primark - there was a grey aztec print snood, one with a grey skull print and lots of plain ones which I wanted, I will have to go back and get a couple more!

The last item I bought was this grey/khaki jumper which was reduced to only £5. If you want jumpers then get down to Primark as they have a lot of gorgeous jumpers on sale for £5 and £7. I bought this one in a UK size 8 which looked big on the hanger but I would have preferred a size 10 so that it was slightly oversized. I love the details on this jumper, including the zip on the back and the slits at the sides. 

My sister bought a pair of wheres wally pyjamas which are just adorable! They were on a stand that said £5 but at the till they were £8. The print is so cute and I just love these Pj's. 

The last item is a dress that my sister bought for our up coming cruise. The dress is a gorgeous colour, it is a olive green shade and it comes with a tan belt. The dress was only £13 which I think is great value and the dress looks a lot more expensive than it was, in my opinion. 

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FOTD & How much is your face worth?

Here is a combined post, I thought I would show my FOTD (face of the day) which a tag post - how much is your face worth which shows how much my daily makeup costs (which I was slightly very scared to find out!). 

Here are all of base products! Firstly I use my trusty Simple Rich Moisturiser (£3.89, Boots) and let it sink in for a minute or two. I then apply my Laura Mercier Foundation Primer (£18.50, SpaceNK) which I have tried a few times and I am not that impressed but I will post a full review. The it is time for foundation, I have been using my Bourjois 10 Hour Sleep Effect Foundation (£9.99, Boots) which I really like, apart from the shade, it oxidises and it isn't as pale as I need it to be. The real techniques expert face brush is used to apply and blend the foundation, love this brush, I highly recommend it. The concealer is applied, I use either my Clinique Air Brush Concealer but today I used my ELF Tone Correcting Concealer (£1.50) which I LOVE and I use the Real Techniques Domed Shadow Brush to apply and blend the concealer. Then I use my ELF Bronzer in the shade 'cool' (£3.75) to contour. I use my Illamasqua Blush Brush (£28.50) to contour with, it is the best contour brush ever! I love this brush is makes contouring so quick and easy. I apply the new Revlon Nearly Naked Pressed Powder in the shade 01 fair (£5.99, Superdrug, intro price) to finish and that is the base done!

Now onto eyes, brows and lips. I start with brows and I fill them in lightly with the matte shade 'mudhoney' from my amazing Soap and Glory Lid stuff palette in the shade 'what's nude' (£10, Boots). I use my Real Techniques angled brush to apply the shadow to my brows. To set the brows, as I have fairly unruly brows, I use my Gosh Eyebrow Gel (£4.00, Superdrug) which I do like but I definitely prefer the Tweezerman Brow Mousse. I use the white shade in the same S&G palette all over the lid and up to the brow bone to create a light even base, I then apply the pinky shade just to the lids. I use the same shade 'mudhoney' that I used for the brows, along the upper and lower lash line for definition. I use my Urban Decay 24/7 Shadow Pencil in the shade 'sin' (£14, house of fraser) to highlight the inner corners of my eyes. For mascara I use the amazing Yves Rocher Sexy Plump Mascara (£8.95, Yves Rocher) which I adore but I wish they made a waterproof version. Curling the lashes is next with the Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler (£20, House of Fraser) (I have the limited edition Karl Lagerfeld ones) and I then apply my Burts Bees Beeswax Lip Balm (£3, Feelunique)- I wipe of the lip balm after a couple of minutes as it can leave a slight white residue on the lips. 

The natural bright light has made my hair look lighter at the top and darker towards the midlengths for some reason

Here is the finished natural but defined look! The mudhoney shade from the S&G palette which I used to liner the upper and lower lash lines hasn't really shown up on the photographs, maybe because of the bright morning light but it is darker than it looks in the photographs. 

As for the price of all of the makeup...I don't what to know but with these product now and at the prices they are now it comes to a whopping £132.07 - I didn't think it would add up to that and that isn't including a couple of angled brushes!

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L'Occitane Flash Sale Buys!

Last week I received an email from L'Occitane about the flash sale that had started online, for one day only, so naturally I had to look and an accidental...purchase was made...

I bought two items of makeup that I have wanted for a while but I didn't want to pay the full price. I bought a highlighter and an eyeshadow duo. They were both £7.50 each and I think they should have been nearly £13 each, so not a massive saving but every little helps as Tesco claims. Firstly, I just want to say how gorgeous, delicate and expensive the packaging looks - love it!

The first item is the Fleur Cherie Mousseline d'argent poudre visage. This is a pressed powder face highlighter, for highlighting the brow bone, tops of the cheek bones and inner corner. You could also use it as an all over eyeshadow colour or to highlight the decolletage. There is 3.5g in each pot and I was a bit disappointed when I received these as they are small pots and I thought they would be bigger. But the product inside is really nice, it has a very smooth soft texture but it comes off as fairly large pieces of glitter which isn't as nice as a highlight as it looks obvious. I will have to test these products for a longer period of time before I can give a full review - this is just my first impressions. 

The final product I bought is the Fleur Cherie Rose Falbala poudre visage. I don't know why they call this product a face powder as it obviously isn't, you don't use this as a face powder. It is a lovely eyeshadow duo! The first shade looks really pinky in the packaging but it is a champagne shade on the skin even though in the packaging is looks very pink (the photograph above doesn't show how pink it looks but it is a dark baby pink in the pan). The second shade is my favourite and it is a gorgeous purple taupe shade which I think will look gorgeous as a liner. Both shade are smooth, fairly pigmented and they blend well. 

Have you tried any L'Occitane makeup?

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Week in photographs #11

Face of the day: Liner and pink lips

Competitions in PJ's  //  Topshop sale buys  //  Topshop PJ's 

Creamy pumpkin candle //  Knitting again  //  Favourite products of the week

Another week has flown by really quickly and it is time for my weekly round up! Firstly, experimenting with my eyeliners which resulted in my face of the day photographs. I used my bourjois 10 hour sleep effect foundation, Stila waterproof liquid liner and Shu Uemura lipstick in the shade BG 941.

I have also been making some cheeky online purchases from Topshop and L'Ocitane! I bought some Topshop undercrackers (knickers/panties) in a cute pumpkin print and some Topshop reindeer cupcake cases which are just adorable! Both of which were in the sale, the knickers were £1 and the cupcake cases were 50p each! I also bought some Topshop pyjamas in the sale and they came to £9 (free delivery and student discount). Yes, these pj's are maternity but I just bought the size 'S small' and they fit well - I am a UK size 8 to 10 and no I am not pregnant. Also I have bought two makeup items from L'Occitane which will have their own blog post on monday or tuesday. 

I have been burning my Bath and Body Works (whitebarn) candle in the scent 'creamy pumpkin' this week and this candle doesn't smell anything like pumpkin...it just smells like creamy vanilla to me, anyway it is a really nice scent. I have also been knitting again this week and my sister, mum and auntie have as well. We are making snoods and mug 'jackets' to sell at a fare/stall in April. 

Lastly, my favourite products this week have been my Korres Shower Gel in the scent 'Guava' which I adore and my Nivea lip butter in the flavour Vanilla and macadamia. I haven't stopped using both of these products! I think I will make this 'favourite products of the week' a regular item on my weekly round up posts - what do you think?

I hope everyone had a great week! x

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What's in my university bag?

Here is a bit of a different post, I have been watching the 'whats in my bag' videos on youtube and I thought I would give it a go - mine isn't going to be that interesting I don't think but I really wanted to show my bag! 

Here is my bag! It is from Zara, I bought it last year in the summer and I LOVE it! The colour is a gorgeous dove grey and the bag has pretty rose gold hardware. The bag is really quite big and it holds a lot. The only problem I have with this bag is that it isn't structured so you have to push and pull it to get it into a decent shape. 

1. I have this Clinique bag that I received with an online order and in it I just keep my tissues, female items (awkward), hair grips and bobbles. 

2. An old FCUK zip up bag that I keep sample of fragrance, foundation, moisturiser, lip balm etc - just in case (yes, I know I'm paranoid and I over pack). 

3. My cute umbrella from dotcomgiftshop. It was only £1.99, bargain! 

4. My Cath Kidston Purse, I bought it from Asos when they had a 20%off for students - one of the only perks of being a university student really!

5. Pink filofax, my first filofax. I bought it from amazon a few months ago on sale, it should have been around £28 but it was £14. 

6. I don't really go any where without my hand creams, I usually have this Soap and Glory hand food in my bag - even though I love the L'Occitane hand creams but they are really expensive whereas the S&G one is very cheap!

7. My pencil case, of sorts - it is a Biotherm makeup bag but I use it for pens, highlighters, page markers. 

8. Finally my cute strawberry which when opened turns into a fabric bag! I bought it in Corsica for around €5. 

What's in your bag?

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Boots Haul...I have no regrets...

On Saturday (16th Feb) I went to Boots, there was my first mistake I know! Boots is a honey trap for beauty lovers! If you are not familiar with Boots, it is a drugstore/high street store that sells a whole range of beauty, hair, body, fragrance and health products, its amazing! Anyway, I went in with the purpose of spending my £13 of Boots points only...that didn't happen. I spend my Boots points and then some...someone stop me!

The first things I bought where not very interesting, just a shampoo and conditioner duo (which are massive!) as they were on offer for 2 for £6. I also bought a permanent hair dye in the shade 'medium dark brown' just to even out my hair colour. I also bought a new product that I saw online and it is the Pearl Drops Beauty Sleep Tooth Serum...yes that's right a tooth serum! Whatever will they think of next, I was very sceptical when I heard about this but it has some very positive reviews going for it and it was less than £4 so I thought I would give it a go. 

Now, the important buys - makeup. I bought the New Revlon Nearly Naked Pressed Powder in the shade 01 fair. I have heard a lot of good things about this powder, like it isn't cakey or powdery on the skin. This was released in America a month or two before the UK (as it always the way) so there are quite a few reviews on it. I bought another newly released product, the Nivea Vanilla & Macadamia Lip Butter which I have also heard really good things about. Unfortunately mine had a fingerprint in it so I had to use a cotton bud to wipe that area! Lastly, I bought the Bourjois 10 hour sleep effect foundation in the shade 71 with my Boots points. I have wanted to try this foundation for a while but I haven't been able to find my shade online. I have only tried this on my hand but so far so good! 

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