Holiday Haul!

A couple of years ago I made a 3 part video showcasing my holiday haul, after being double the weight over at the airport and filling my friends hand luggage with all my clothes (and still having to pay £30 as the weight was still over) I thought I had learnt my lesson. But as usual, like any other girl, I have bought a new wardrobe for this year's holiday in Marbella. I hope you enjoy looking at what I bought! I have put all the shops/prices below each picture. I have also been out and spent another £70 in Primark today but I'll have to save that for another day! Hope everyone is enjoying the weather, it inspired me to take the pictures outdoors today :)

 Oversized yellow clutch- £14 ASOS

 Neon orange clutch- £12.99 H&M

 Tan purse- £6 Monki

 Soft cream clutch-£5 H&M

 Flamingo pink dress- £6 Primark

 Crochet Style beach dress- £6 Primark

 Cream jersey dress with gold flower detail- around £15 ASOS

 Wink heart crop top- £7 ASOS

 Palm tree shorts- £12.99 H&M

 Palm tree playsuit- £15 ASOS

 Stripe Jersey dress- around £7.99 H&M

 Neon pink lace dress- around £14.99 H&M

 Crochet white cardigan- £22 Matalan

 Mustard dress (I also have it in white)- £6 Primark

 Silk feel drop hem skirt- around £32 Topshop

 Lace skirt- £19.99 H&M

 Ladybug shorts- £12.99 H&M

 Mint scalloped hem shorts- around £19 New Look (sorry for creases!)

 Burgundy polka dot shorts £5 Matalan

 Hollywood vest- £7 ASOS

 Basics- from £3.99 H&M

 Candy stripe bikini- £8 Primark

 Polka dot frill bikini- around £10 Asda

 H&M basic black bikini- around £7 H&M

 Cut out turquoise swimsuit- £9.99 New Look

 Shell necklace £7.99 New Look

 Beaded necklace £7.99 New Look

 Gold necklace- £7.99 New Look

Necklace- £7.99 H&M

'Back 2 MAC' purchases

Left: Salute, right: Hue

Salute

Hue

Ahhh my first 'Back 2 MAC' how fun is it when you know you're getting something for free?

For anyone who is unaware about the 'Back 2 MAC' scheme, you take in 6 used up MAC containers (anything with Back 2 MAC written on the box when you buy it is acceptable to return in the scheme) and in return you get a free lipstick from the classic packaging. I was told while I was in store that Viva Glam's were not in the scheme.

I took in 3 Studio Fix Fluids, 1 Face and Body and 2 Mineralise Skin Finishes. 

While choosing my free lipstick, I decided to go with a colour I could wear everyday. Yes, it may be popular and you've probably all seen it before but I really wanted to try Hue. It's a great nude pink colour that I can wear to work everyday. I wear a lot of Creme Cup so this is a great alternative for me. I think light nude pinks work well with my skin tone, especially when I have no tan on and I am a lot lighter, they still work great. 

I thought that was it with my purchases, just getting my free lipstick and going, but then my eyes wandered over to the new 'Hey, Sailor!' collection- which I love.

 A lot of MAC collections seem great, and the art work and promo materials look amazing, but when I get to the shop there's just nothing really catching my eye. This collection, however, is fab. I love the blush and highlight colours and the lipsticks in this collection are my favourite. This very orange toned nude 'Salute' caught my eye. It's a bright orange nude, which I have worn out and looks great with a tan. You can be very subtle with it, or you can apply it on thicker for a more dramatic look, which is what I love about amplified MAC lipsticks. I'm definitely glad I bought it. I think the packaging is spot on, it's glossy, it doesn't feel cheap and it looks classy. These lipsticks are slightly more expensive at £14. 

I think I will do a MAC lipsticks collection post soon as it is growing very slowly!

See you in my next post 

x

First thoughts: April Glossy Box

April GlossyBox

This month's GlossyBox theme is natural and organic. This is by far my favourite coloured box that I have received and really like the concept of it being organic products. 

Caudalie Vinosource SOS Thirst- Quenching Serum

Glad to receive another serum product in this box as it's not something I usually use and I loved trying the YSL serum in the Harrods box. I haven't tried this product yet but will try it under my moisturiser next time I put my make-up on. 

Inika Cosmetics Certified Organic Eyeliner

Really pleased that there is a make-up product this month as I loved the BM eyeshadow that I received in a previous GlossyBox. This eyeliner is really creamy and glides on. I got a black/silver colour which is a lovely metallic colour. 

Ayuuri Natural Body Wash

This is a full sized product at 200ml, which is great. I do have lots of shower gels already so would have loved to have received a Burt's Bees product or the Collagen mask instead. This one is scented with peppermint and tea tree, which leaves a tingling feeling on your skin which I really like with tea tree products. 

Figs & Rouge Lips Balm

This is my favourite product in this month box as rose is one of my favourite scents. This lip balm is lovely, it melts onto your lips and leaves them feeling soft, glossy and really moisturised. I would definitely purchase this again. 

Kai Perfume Oil

I haven't tried this product yet, this product is tiny so it does feel like I had 4 products rather than 5 this month. I definitely would have preferred a larger size sample to this small perfume sample. 

Overall I am pleased with this month's box, the eyeliner and lip balm are the stand out products for me. 

I am also looking forward to next month's anniversary box. 

What did you get in your GlossyBox and what did you think of the products?

See you in my next post 

xo

MAC eyeshadow duo: 'This & That'

Happy Easter everyone!

Last weekend I stopped off in Bicester Village- wow it's amazing I didn't think it would be so good. If you've never been it's definitely worth a day out if you have money saved up!!!

I went into TheCosmetics Company Store there, they had a small selection of discounted MAC items- most people were pushing and grabbing at. Only one thing caught my eye which was this eyeshadow duo in the shade 'This & That.' I only tend to wear nude colour eyeshadows so this is a perfect everyday duo for me.

The colours are really pigmented but light and soft. The lighter colour is a great highlight and the golden bronze colour is a great all over the lid colour. It's what I would call a really quick and easy to use eyeshadow. 

I'm not sure of the original price but this was £11. Considering you would pay that for one eyeshadow in MAC, I suppose that's pretty good going!

See you in my next post. 

xxx

MAC Ladybug lipstick

Top: New Look

Jacket: Zara

Leggings: H&M

Shoes: H&M

MAC 'Redd' lip pencil & MAC 'Ladybug' lipstick

Sorry for the awkward angles and not so great photography, I quickly took these on my way out last night.

Just a quick post to show you my make-up and outfit for a pub/bar night.

Really love MAC's Redd lip pencil, glides on really easily and is a really good colour match for Ladybug lipstick.

See you in my next post!

xx

Boots 3 for 2 offer! Bourjois, Revlon, Soap & Glory.

So I thought I'd wander back into Boots as this 3 for 2 offer on hair and beauty products is just too good to resist. And as expected, I didn't come out empty handed. In fact, if it wasn't for the rational part of my brain I would have come out with a lot more. (It was a change your mind, be realistic, put the excessive things back and head straight to the till before I change my mind kind of moment)

I had gone in for a hairbrush, I was working in Bournemouth for the weekend and forgot to pack a hairbrush and went in just before the store was closing. Needless to say I totally forgot about the hairbrush once I was in there, but I am pretty pleased with the products I did get. 

I got the Bourjois '1 2 3 Perfect' foundation £9.99, Soap & Glory eyeshadow quad in 'What's nude' £9.99 and Revlon Colorburst Lipgloss in 040 Crystal Water £7.99. 

I have used the foundation once and loved it. At the moment I've really suffered with my oily skin and I've found that the Loreal Lumi Magique foundation I've been using has been making the situation worse. I have always been impressed with Bourjois Foundations and I love this one. It lasted all day and gave me a matte finish with out being too matte. It also prevented my face from appearing to be oily. 

The Revlon lipgloss was something I saw on Louise (Sprinkle of Glitter) and Zoe (Zoella)'s video. It is a clear gloss with pink and blue shimmer sparkling through it when held up to the light- really pretty.

                             

The palette includes four matte shades and one shimmer. 

Left to right: Vanilla, Pink T, Mudhoney and Aubersheen.

Swatches of the colours, I did have MAC paint pot in 'Painterly' under these colours as a primer.

Really impressed with this quad as it is perfect for me, I am a huge fan of neutral colours and you could pack this palette to go anywhere with. Definitely a brilliant contender in the nude palette market and feel like it's much easier to put in my handbag over the Naked Palette. I am also pleased that there are 3 matte shades and one shimmer. For me, I prefer matt nude colours over shimmer. So for me this was well worth the money and I'm impressed with the pigmentation. 

See you in my next post 

xxx