Haullllll time....

Time for another haul :) Payday means shopping which them means I have no money left......but I have pretty things :P

What I bought on Friday:

* Make up -

* Avon advance techniques dry ends serum
* Avon supershock gel eyeliner 'blackened metal'
* Soap and Glory kick ass concealer 'light'
* Three prestige lipliners 'kiss' 'love' and 'amore'
* Avon eyeliner brush
* Revlon colorstay foundation '180 sand beige'

Jewellery -

* Side cross necklace from Internacional

* Suitcase charm from Avon

*Rock chick bracelet from Internacionale

*Leather skull bracelet from New look

* Skull necklace from New look

 And last but not least, Clothes -

* Leopard print boots from Matalan

* Rose buckle belt from Matalan

* Peace buckle belt from New look

Last of all -

* Rebel spirit t-shirt from TK Max

Thats all...........for now :P

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S xx

Weekly favourites....

Time for my weekly faves again.

As always let start with likes:

* Nivea extreme resist mascara in brown - At first I thought this was going to be a favourite this week, until it came to removing it. Jeeeez did it take a while. I didn't realise when I first bought it that it was waterproof, I loved the look of my lashes with this, but hated having to take it off

Not so likes:

* Front cover eyeshadows in 'mother of pearl' 'hazel' and 'clove' All three of these are warm tone and I really didn't get along with them

* Front cover eyeshadow in 'fern' This had no colour pay off at all

And last but not least Faves:

* Rimmel lipstick in 'spotlight beige' I was unsure about this when I first bought it and didn't understand the hype, until I brought it back out. I love this!!

* MUA mosaic blush in 'English rose' I have no idea why I haven't been using this more. It gives off such a pretty pink flush of colour

* Barry M lipgloss (limited edition, came with impulse bodyspray) I love them smell, the texture and it lasts quite well on the lips

* Front cover eyeshadows in 'biscuit' 'viola' and 'wild lime' these three were the ones I reached for through the week. Great colours and pigmentation

Until next week!

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S xx

Budget Beauty - e.l.f....

A few months back I posted a Budget Beauty using MUA products. This month, I shall be talking about e.l.f. I've used all of these products over the past month and will be doing a mini review on each one. The only thing I couldn't get my hands on was the mascara.

* Lipstick

* Lipgloss 

* Pencil eyeliner

* Liquid eyeliner

* Eyeshadow

* Mascara (couldn't get)

* Blusher

* Concealer

* Nail varnish

Lets start with face:

* Blush - £3.50 - 4/5 - Very sheer but build-able. Quite powdery so can make a bit of a mess

* Concealer - £1.50 - 1/5 - Very sheer, no coverage and doesn't last long on the skin at all. Smells great though

Eyes: 

* Liquid liner - £1.50 - 2/5 - I think my main reason for not really being a fan of this is because of the applicator. It's really thin and flexible so I find it hard to use. I also think the consistency is pretty runny

* Pencil liner - £1.50 - 4/5 - I really like the pencil liners, especially the colours for adding a pop of colour. They're very creamy, last a long time, are highly pigmented and have a sharpener in the lid

* Eyeshadow - £1.50 - 5/5 - I really enjoy using these eye shadows. They're really pigmented and last all day. Some can be quite powdery but I don't find this to be a problem

Lips:

* Lipstick - £1.50 - 5/5 - Love love love these lipsticks. Pigmentation is amazing, staying power is amazing and they're not drying on the lips at all

* Lipgloss - £1.50 - 5/5 - Again I love these glosses. They're not very pigmented but still give a great colour to the lips, not sticky and are pretty long lasting

Nails: 

* Nail varnish - £1.50 - 5/5 - Yet another product I love. Quite opaque, fast drying and lasts around a week before it starts to chip

Top five products:

* Lipstick

* Lipgloss

* Nail varnish

* Blush

* Eyeshadow

For the price of elf products, I'd say give them a go!

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S xx

Monthly empties....

Monthly empties time again, I have quite a few to get through this month so I'll get started.

First up : Make up -

* Soap and glory Thick and Fast mascara - Yes! I love this, it made my lashes look long and full
* MUA extreme felt liner - Yes! This is now my everyday liner and I've already repurchased a new one
* 17 pressed powder - Yes! This is my everyday powder, I love it.
* Collection lasting perfection foundation - Yes! I would repurchase this if I couldn't get my hands on Revlon colorstay

Skincare -

* Clean and clear dual moisturiser - Yes! This is part of my everyday skincare routine and I love it, it helps keep spots at bay

* Clean and clear deep cleansing lotion - No! I didn't notice any difference in my skin when I used this

* Clean and clear exfoliating face wash - Yes! I would repurchase this again, if I couldn't get hold of the clinique rinse off foaming cleanser

* Kleenex Facial cloths - Yes! I love these and have already repurchased the full size box

* Kleenex eye make up removal wipes - No! I had to rub quite hard to remove my eye make up and a little while after, just under my eyes started to sting

* Kleenex shine absorbing sheets - Yes! These are really good as they don't have any powder on them, and they're small and handy to keep in your bag

* Simple babywipes - Yes! I'll always buy these. They're so handy for removing make up, they don't have any scent which I like and (it sounds weird) but they're actually wet unlike most babywipes

* Superdrug cucumber 4 in 1 face wipes - Yes! Again another part of my everyday skincare routine. I love the smell of these

* Lavera wild rose eye gel - Yes! I have a different eye cream that I want to use up, once that's gone I'll definitely be repurchasing this

Smellies:

* Britney Spears curious perfume - Yes! I love this for everyday perfume

* Mitchum deodorant - Yes! My everyday deodorant, it does what it says

* Cacharel amor amor perfume - Yes! I love this scent. This used to be the perfume I always wore on nights out
* Impulse loving words bodyspray - Yes! LOVE this bodyspray, such a summery scent

Bath and hair:

* Aussie miracle hair insurance leave in conditioner - No! The only thing I like about this was the smell. It did nothing for my hair at all

* Superdrug nail varnish remover - Yes! To me nail varnish remover is nail varnish remover, this didn't have too strong a scent which I liked

* Nivea diamond touch body wash - Yes! I love this. The smell is amazing, it lathered up really well and left my skin SO soft that I didn't feel the need to moisturise

* Soap and Glory clean girls body wash - No! I realllly didn't like the small of this at all. The body wash itself was really good, but the scent completely put me off

Reviews:

* 17 pressed powder

* collection foundation

* lavera eye gel

* kleenex oil absorbing sheets

* clean and clear face wash

* clean and clear moisturiser

Phew and that's it for another month. No doubt I'll hae a lot of things next month too :P

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S xx

Latest in Beauty box....

Another month, another latest in beauty little beauty box:

* First up is the Lavera wild rose lipsome intensive cream. I won't lie, I chose this purely because it smells of rose :P I've also fallen in love with their wild rose eye gel, which has now become part of my everyday routine

* Next up is Melvita moisturising rose nectar. Again I got this purely because of the scent: 

* Last but not least is sun shots sun cream. I picked this out purely because nothing else caught my eye:

* Lavera wild rose eye gel review

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S xx

Battle of waterproof liners....

Time for another battle. This time: waterproof eyeliners. I wear liner everyday but I use liquid/gel to line along my upper lashline. However on nights out I like to darken up my eyes with a pencil liner on my tightline and waterline, so I go for a waterproof pencil to make sure it stays put all night. I have four that I've been testing out:

* Avon supershock gel eyeliner: £6.00 - Definitely waterproof and super pigmented. You barely have to add any pressure to get full colour. Perfect for tightline and waterline

* Gosh velvet touch: £4.99 - Not as pigmented as Avon or Barry M but great for waterline. Stays put all day without transferring to waterline. Does tend to drop after a while when applied to waterline

* Barry M bold: £3.99 - Creamy and smooth to apply, smooth as liquid liner and lasts all day. Perfect for tightline, does drop slightly on waterline

* Jemma Kidd I glamour define: £14.00 - This is better for upper and lower waterline because it isn't as creamy as the others. It's not as pigmented so you have to swipe a couple of times to get full colour

Winner - Avon 'supershock' with Barry M 'Bold' coming in a very close second. Avon wins slightly because it's a little more creamy, and a little more pigmented

* Most pigmented - Avon supershock

* Least pigmented - Jemma kidd and Gosh

* Smoothest to apply - Avon supershock
* Not so smooth to apply - Jemma kidd

* Avon review

* Barry M review

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Review - Sleek eau la la liner....

I've always been a huge fan of the red lip, I adore pin up looks! And since I've fallen in love a little bit  (huge girl crush) with Rita Ora, I'm loving the red lip a teeny bit more now. I was shopping in Superdrug the other day and noticed the eau la la liners from sleek, and spotted a red one called 'Moulin Rouge' - How cool is that name please? Anyway, I was in the market for a new red liner, and these sleek ones (for eyes and lips!!) are smudge and waterproof! Hello sexy red lips still intact after a drunken night out!

My cousin and I went out for food, drinks and to the theatre the other night so I thought this would be the perfect time to put this to the test -  would it stay put after food and drink? Yup! This stayed on (just as vibrant as when I'd first applied it) for 8 hours. The only thing about this that I wasn't too keen on was that for the first 2 hours it felt kind of sticky, but soon after it dried. This wasn't at all drying to my lips, and after taking a drink I noticed the teeniest amount of red on the glass. I will definitely be buying more of these, I've got my eyes on a very pretty pink one ;)

The lowdown:

* £4.99

* 20 Colours

* Extremely pigmented
* Creamy and smooth to apply
* Can be used on eyes, lips and face/body

Where to buy - sleek and Superdrug

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S xx