Nail Varnish Haul

Sorry I haven't posted in ages!

Yesterday I went a little crazy in Superdrug and bought rather a few nail varnishes, but they were all so nice I couldn't say no. Plus I've been seeing so many cute colours on Pinterest I wanted to get some of my own. 

The first one I picked up is from the Sally Hansen Salon Manicure range. I've wanted to try one of these for ages as they've got a base coat and top coat inside which is ideal for when you just want to really quickly paint your nails. I got it in the colour Jaded which is really nice minty green. This is the only one from what I bought yesterday that I've tried so far but it's already one of my favourite colours. 

The second ones I picked up are all from Barry M. However two are from their latest range called Silk. I saw that these had been released on Twitter and so the trip to Superdrug was really only to see these and pick up a few. I decided to get two colours from this range: Blossom and Meadow. The model was wearing the greeny one in the advert and it looks really nice. I then picked up the pink because Barry M have got a 'buy one get one half price' offer so I thought I'd take advantage. I haven't tried these yet but I'm excited to see what they're like. The last Barry M one I decided to get is a really dark purple. I got this one because I thought it would look nice on toes, again I haven't used it yet. 

I also picked up a colour from Rimmel's range. I don't usually buy nail varnishes from Rimmel but I thought that this was a really nice spring colour and would go with a jumper I recently bought. It actually looks a lot darker on the nail than it does in the pot so it doesn't go very well with the outfit I had in mind, but it's still a nice colour to have in my collection. 

The final thing I picked up isn't too exciting. It's just a Top Coat from Collection's range but I'm really fussy when it comes to top coats, so we'll just have to see how I get on with this one! 

Have you bought any new colours recently, what's your favourite? 

Byebye x

Collective Haul

I've done quite a bit of shopping over the past month or so and I thought it was time I shared with you what I've bought. It's a bit of a mixture but that makes it more exciting I guess :)

Clothes

I haven't bought much clothes recently mainly because the shops were full with their sales stuff. I personally am not one for rummaging around in the sales so I gave it a miss this year. The 3 items of clothing I bought were all from Dorothy Perkins and I admit, they did have 20% off, but I didn't find them in the sale rail. 

The first on the left is a pale pink jumper with a cute little crochet design on the shoulders. The second is a long sleeve top with a low neck and a floral pattern. The third is basically the same as this however the neck comes up a little higher. I love all three of these as they are exactly my style and cute for the winter. 

I finally treated myself to a new handbag, yay! I've been looking for one for so long but I just couldn't find one I liked for how much I wanted to spend. The one I bought in the end, pictured above, is from River Island. I saw it there a while ago and fell in love, however it was quite expensive so I had a look in other shops in hope to find something I liked just as much but for less. However it was one of those situations where you can't find anything else you like because your mind is already set on something. So I ended up going back and getting this one. I'm so glad I did though because I am basically in love with it. 

Make Up

Along with the L'Oreal Miss Manga mascara which I reviewed a few weeks ago (Click here to read), I also bought a few other bits of make up. Starting from the left: L'Oreal Glam Shine Balmy Gloss, Maybelline Baby Skin, Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation and finally Maybelline Colour Tattoo eye shadow. I bought the foundation simply because I was running out. The others however I hadn't tried before and so far I'm loving them. Especially the Glam Shine stick. It looks great on and lasts soo long. 

LUSH

As always, I went into Lush, however I was good this time and didn't go overboard. I will admit the picture above is a lie, I actually bought three bath bombs but I used one last night and completely forgot to feature it on here before. I'll start with the one that's missing, it was the 'Space Girl' bath bomb, I hadn't tried it before but it remind me of some of my favourite sweeties 'Palma Violets' as it smells like them and is also a similar colour, minus the red dust on top. The pink one above is the 'Think Pink' bath bomb, again I haven't tried this one before but its bright pink so I couldn't say no. The blue one above is probably my favourite I've tried so far, I think I've bought this one about 4 times now. It's the 'Blackberry' bath bomb and it smells amazing and turns the bath such a pretty colour. It also has a small little note inside which excites me every time. 

Bedroom Decor 

The last thing I bought is this small set of shabby chic drawers from Dunelm Mill. It's probably about 30ish cm's high and has 3 drawers. I thought it would be a cute place to store things like hair grips and hair bands. It fits perfectly with the theme of my bedroom and it was in the sale too, perfect!
 

Have you treated yourself to anything recently? 

ByeBye 

xx

New for 2014

Hello!

One

I have taken up knitting! Some of you may be wondering why as I guess it's not the average 18 year old's hobby but I do have reasoning behind it. My Gran always used to be knitting when we'd stay there of an evening and it fascinated me. However I was probably only 7 then so I had far more important things to do like play Barbies with my sister. Then a few weeks back I was waiting for my train to college and there was a lady sat in the shelter knitting. I thought it was soo cool and clever that I came home and told my Mum I wanted to knit and asked her to teach me. However we never acted upon this as it was a few days until Christmas and we were in the full swing of wrapping presents etc. Then on Christmas morning I opened up a knitting book, needles (or sticks as I call them) and some wool. I am now so in love with it! However I'm not very good yet but I have a whole year until anyone will be requiring any knitted Christmas jumpers so I think we're good! 

Two

The second thing which is new for 2014 is a super cute idea which I found on Pinterest. Basically, you find an empty jam jar (clean it out first obviously!) and then when you do something you are proud of, or have achieved in 2014 (or just something that just made you smile) you write it on a small piece of paper and put it in the jar. Then at the end of the year you open the jar and look back at all the things which happened during the year. I think its such a nice way to remember the little things that you often just forget. 

Three

The third and final thing which is new for 2014 is that I have started Zumba (Whoah there, exercise)! I went to my first session last night and I absolutely loved it! Needless to say everyone else there was 100 times better than me but for a first attempt I don't think I did too bad! For anyone who doesn't know what Zumba is, it's basically aerobic dancing. There's a teacher who stands at the front of the room and does all the movements and you just follow them, simple! It's such a laugh and I really recommend it for anyone who is thinking of getting fit, go with some friends if you feel anxious of going by yourself, it's something everyone will enjoy. 

Are you taking up any new hobbies this year? :)

Byebye xx 

L'Oreal Miss Manga Mascara

First product review! It's not great, but you have to start somewhere :)


I don't usually buy L'Oreal Mascara, I tend to stick to my favourite ones and just use those. However when I saw this mascara in Superdrug I really wanted to try it. It is currently on an introductory offer of £5.99, but it will be going up to £8.99. Either way I personally think its worth it. It may not be for everyone though as I have heard mixed reviews. However for me it works amazingly.

To start with it gives natural yet lengthened lashes but then with a few more coats it starts to make them thicker too. Some have said that it clumps the lashes together but I found if you apply it slowly it separates them really well. The shape of the brush is really good too, the point at the end makes it really easy to catch the small lashes in the inner corner. Then the outer lashes get pulled out really naturally giving a great effect.
 My eyelashes are quite short and this has always been a problem for me, but this brush is probably the first one that brings the teeny tiny lashes up and makes them look naturally long and full.  My bottom lashes are even shorter (Obviously), but they might as well not be there! However using this mascara it catches them just enough to make them look normal. It goes from one extreme to the other with my lashes and mascara. Some brushes just don't do anything to my lashes because they are just too short, or others make them look like spiders. Clearly No one wants spider lashes.

Although this mascara is all about 'Manga' and making your eyelashes look big and full, I personally found it to be a really nice natural mascara too, its very versatile. It's great for everyday wear yet it can be layered up for thick and full lashes too.
I'm not saying to rush out and buy this, to be honest it probably isn't going to sell out any time soon. But I definitely recommend it, and for £5.99, you can't really complain!

Have you tried it yet? If so, what's your verdict? 

Byebye! 

xx

2013 Favourites

This is just a quick look back at some of my favourite products I used in 2013 that I wanted to share with you :) These posts are very common this time of year and most of the products are already very popular and talked about, so you'll probably know what they are! Therefore I won't give each product a little review :) Some of the products I may have been using all year and some I might have only just come across but nonetheless I liked each of them enough to put them in my favourites :) There's also a few little random favourites thrown in at the end for good measure!

Make up

Face:

Primer: Benefit Porefessional 

Concealer: Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection 

Foundation: Rimmel Wake Me Up 

Powder: Rimmel Stay Matte

Cheeks: 

Blush: Benefit Dandelion 

Bronzer: Benefit Hoola 

Highlighter: Benefit High beam

Eyes:

Eyebrows: Rimmel Professional Eyebrow Pencil & Maybelline Brow Drama Sculpting Mascara 

 Eye shadow: Rimmel Scandaleyes Shadow Paint (Golden Bronze)

Mascara: Max Factor False Lash Effect and Soap & Glory Thick and Fast 

Lips:

Balm: It may sound strange, but the Cath Kidston lip balms, they're so good!

Gloss: Rimmel Stay Glossy 

Lipstick: Seventeen Supreme Shine (Barely Blush) 

General  

Perfume: Katy Perry Killer Queen 

Shampoo & Conditioner: Herbal Essences Beautiful Ends (I swear by this stuff now!) 

Make Up Brand: Rimmel
Make Up Brushes: Real Techniques (Why have I only just discovered these?)

Bath, Shower & Body Brand: Soap & Glory and Lush
Shop: New Look
TV Soap: Hollyoaks 

Writing this post was really fun as I found so many products in my make up box that I'd forgotten about! None of them made it in to my favourites though, which is probably why I'd forgotten about them. I'm looking forward to finding new favourites to show you soon.

What were your favourites this year? :)

Byebye xx 

Christmas & New Year

Hello everyone! I hope you all had a super amazing Christmas and ate as much food as possible! This year I had a small Christmas with my Mum, Sister & Gran which was really nice as it was our first Christmas in our new home. I really enjoyed finding new places for the decorations and receiving lovely Christmas cards from our new neighbours - some of which we haven't even met yet! It just shows what a lovely community we have moved to. Our living room is considerably smaller here than our old one and so finding room for the tree was... fun. But obviously you have to have a tree at Christmas so we managed! :) 
I think my favourite part of Christmas this year was giving my Mum & Sister their presents. As I have been saving money each month since starting my new job in the summer I was able to buy them both super nice presents, most of which I didn't actually want to give away! But they deserve them and seeing them open them on Christmas morning was completely worth it. :)

I received some really lovely gifts that I am soo grateful for and I just wanted to quickly share them with you! I'm really not boasting or trying to show off they just make me so excited that I had to share them with you! 
I won't write loads about them, there's not really much to tell. :)

*Bling bling bling* 

 Silver and Rose Gold Lipsy Watch 

Cath Kidston backpack for college :)

Benefit - Groovy kind-a-love 

 These two are the same thing obviously but the pictures wouldn't sit next to each other for some reason.  I just wanted to show the outside and inside of the tin because its soo cool. Really excited to use this one! 

 Soap and Glory - The Yule Monty. 
Lets just take a moment to appreciate how pretty the bag is to start with! All the products on the right didn't come in the bag, I received some products from relatives which was so nice of them. So I put them all in the bag :) I've also just remembered there was a lip gloss and mascara in with the Yule Monty but I forgot to put them in the picture, oopsy. 

I hope you all received lovely gifts and enjoyed Christmas! 

New Year

Because it's now the 27th when I'm writing this New Years Eve is obviously around the corner. Hopefully 2014 will be an amazing year for everyone. I personally think that 2014 sounds like a good year, so lets hope it is. It will also be the first proper year of this blog, so I'm excited for what's going to unfold! :) 

Have an amazing evening/night whatever your plans are. :) 

Byebye xx

Little Tiny LUSH Haul

On a recent late night shopping trip (which was meant to be strictly present buying) I popped into LUSH. This is then when a shop assistant saw me and made a bee line towards me, probably because the look on my face said 'I'll literally buy anything'. However I managed to refrain myself from buying the whole Christmas selection *round of applause*... Thank you. 

Instead I bought three small things as a little Christmas treat to myself which were all under £5 each (I believe), so would make cute presents to friends or family members. 

Snow Fairy Magic Wand

The Snow Fairy Magic Wand has been soo popular this year and nearly every blogger I read has bought one so I thought it was time I tried it myself. I can now see why they rave about them, it smells amazing. Its such a sweet delicate smell and it looks super cute. The idea behind them is that you wave it around in running water and it bubbles up like normal bubble bath. They are also reusable so you can have numerous delicious smelling baths! The fact that its a fairy wand is so cute and unique which made me want it even more. They're just under £5 so they make a really nice small gift for someone or a great stocking filler. I'm yet to actually try this product but I'll be sure to tell you about it once I have :) 

Snowman Bath Bomb 

The second item I bought was a cute Snowman bath bomb. However mine looks slightly sad as his scarf seems to have turned out a bit funny, but he's still cute. Again I kinda just bought this one because it smelt amazing and it was Christmassy. It smells a bit like coco butter and a mixture of sweeties. I think it was one of the cheapest bath bombs available at £2.50 but that's what made it more tempting. Its such a cute Christmas gift idea and there was a so many more Christmas themed ones there too. I've managed to use this one already and it turned my bath pink so if that doesn't make you want it then I don't know what will :)

FUN 

The final but most exciting thing I bought was a FUN block. I'm not entirely sure what it actually is, but it instantly reminded me of PlayDough which I used to love as a child. Although thankfully it doesn't smell like it! The shop assistant explained to me what it actually does and it sounds, ironically, like it could be fun. It's meant for body and hair, although I don't think I'll be first in line to try it on my hair as it literally is like a block of PlayDough. The idea is that you mould it to kill bath time boredom, which to me sounds like it might be more suited to children and there is actually a small child playing with it on the packaging. Whether it's meant for children or not I wanted it. I was told that a small amount goes really far which is the main reason why I bought it. You can use a small amount (like a pea size) to wash most of your body apparently, which really doesn't seem like a lot but if its true its such good value for money. I'll be telling you how I get on with it soon! 
 10p from every bar sold goes to help the children from the Fukushima disaster too so even more reason to buy one :)

  

Byebye! 

xx