Little Haul :)

Hello everyone :)
Had a pretty hectic weekend and have been dying to get this little Sunday afternoon haul posted but just havent had the time, untl now! I would like to apologise for the shocking quality of this photo (you just can't get the bloggers these days!) I did it on my phone and as you can see, my phone is RUBBISH!
All the products I bought were either from Superdrug, Boots or Boyes :)
First the eyeliner (top left). This is the one of the only things I went out with the intention of buying. It's the L'Oreal Super Liner Luminizer for Hazel eyes and cost £6.49. Its a little bit more than the usual £5 limit I set myself but I had read about it in a magazine at work and it sounded amazing! It's a black eyeliner with a hint of ameythst which is supposed to compliment hazel eyes (they do a one for blue eyes and a one for green eyes too). I have tried a bit on and obviously it isnt as dark as a pure black eyeliner, will have to experiment with what shadows/mascaras look best with it and update you!
Next thing I got was the Good Things face mask. Heard nothing but praise for this brand so wanted to try something and needed a new face mask so I figured I would try this. It was only £3.98, which is good seeing as you get a lot less mess and waste from a tube than a sachet. Not tried this yet but it smells absolutley DIVINE! Can't wait!
Also picked up Superdrug's Vitamin E hot cloth cleanser. Heard a lot of people raving about this and so decided to gove it a go seeing as it was on a special half price offer for £2.99 :) gotta love a good haf price bargain especially when it smells nice and is meant to make you look beautiful!
No7 Soft and Soothed Cleanser - had a voucher and needed a new one, bit boring really.
Batiste XXL Volume (another Superdrug half price bargain at £1.95) - this is something I have wanted to try for a while. I live off dry shampoo (I work 10 hour shifts so I never feel like washing my hair when I get home and then I always sleep in past my alarm and have a mad panic to get ready). I usually use batiste blush and although it gets rid of grease my hair never feels as full bodied as after a blow dry. I have tried this on Monday morning and I must say my first impressions are mixed. Hallelujah it does give my hair volume! BUT at the price of having sticky, sort of matted feeling in my roots. I cant describe it but it felt wierd and I was really concious of it. It was also a lot harder to work into my hair than other dry shampoos I have tried. Will try it again and see if I can rub it in better or something and do a seperate review.
Maybelline Watershine Gloss - £1.99 Boyes baragin!! I do love a good root around the make up section in Boyes, they do some really nice branded make up at affordable prices. Mind you they also sell some complete rubbish which I would never buy or wear. I was also tempted to buy a w7 concealer pallete (thing they called it a camoflage kit) but I have way too many concealers so not even the £1.99 price tag could persuade me. Back to the gloss! The shade is 640 Natural Sunset and is the perfect nude gloss on my lips. Iam in love.
I also picked up 2 nail art pens in dark blue and intense pink. These were 99peach. I love doing nails so these were a baragin. I wanted the sparkly black one they had too but the brush on that looked like it wasnt attached properly. Boyes you have failed me :( Looking forward to using my blue and pink all the same.
I got some nail varnish in Superdrug too. I have been drooling over the gorgeous sort of coffee/brown shades that seem to be in fashion so I picked up this NYC polish in shade 246 Park Ave. I loved the colour. I havent tried NYC polishes (or make up)before so I hope its not too runny or too gloopy or I will be disappointed.
FINALLY - MUA matt black shadow which is shade 20 and MUA lipstick shade 11. I needed a matt black shadow as I ruined my last one by putting eyedrops in it to make it eyeliner (works great by the way) so I just needed one I could actually use as a shadow! I picked up the lipstick as I want a nude everyday lipstick. This is the perfect shade for me as I have quite dark lips so going for the whole concealer lips thing doesnt look good on me at all. I have been wearing the lipstick and I think it is amazing for £1. Most MUA things are £1 which is what i like to hear!!
Hope you have enjoyed reading this even though it was ridiculously long AGAIN!!
V xxx

About Me/Everyday Skincare

Worked about a billion hours at work this week (well about 47!!) so been a bit lazy with getting this up which is not a good start! Sooo a bit about me. My name is Sarah, I'm 21, HELLO!! I have only discovered a decent skincare routine within the last year or so which is pretty bad. I have oily/combination skin (my nose is so oily it scares me) and used to treat my skin with really harsh products in a bid to get rid of spots and oil. BUT, this just made my skin get more oily and more spotty and I got sick of it. So I decided to switch to some more gentle products which I will talk about now!

So these products are the things I use most days. I must add these are all affordable as I am a total cheapskate or as my friends like to call me "the bargain queen". I rarely buy anything that costs over £5!!

First things first  - Garnier Pure Deep Pore Wash - I use this in the shower every morning, just to get rid of any lingering make up from the day before and to gently exfoliate my skin. It costs about £2-3 for 150ml, so is definately a bargain! The grains in it are quite small but really effective. An excellent dupe for this product is Avon's Clearskin Blackhead Clearing cleanser although i think it may be a little more expensive. They are pretty much the same product so whichever one you can get your hands on I would really reccommend that you try one of those.
Second are my No7 cleansers and toners. I was using the beautifully balanced but they were making my skin a bit dry which was then making it produce more oil (total nightmare) so I switched to the soft and soothed. The product is pink although I have nearly run out so I doubt you can see that from the picture. These usually retail at £8each. I would not pay that much for a cleanser. I just wait til the No7 £5 voucher offer is on pinch all the vouchers I can get off friends and family and that makes them a steal at £3 a bottle. Just as cheap as any budget brand cleansers and toners so well worth stocking up when you can. (The £5 voucher thing is on til Monday 11th). I love LOVE these and don't think I will ever switch.
Moisturiser next! I recently got samples of Astral light and Creamy from a neighbour who had done Race for Life. I like the origional astral for moisturising my hands but thought it was too heavy for a facial moisturiser so when I got the chance to try this I was really excited. I fell in love with it instantly. It is so light yet so nourishing to your skin. It soaks in straight away, so if you are in a rush to get ready you can put make up on right away (with other moisturisers I had to wait at least 15mins for it to soak in). The big tub you see in the picture is 200ml and cost me £2.99 from Savers. I guess this may last me until February, and i only opened it today!! You really don't need to use a lot of it at all so it is a steal. I don't think I will find a better moisturiser for that price. I would like to try the No7 moisturisers - even though they are really expensive - if anyone has tried them let me know.
FINALLY (this has lasted forever I am really sorry!!) face wipes. I use these at night just quickly to take off my make up. I bought these on holiday in Devon in a pack of three. You got one pack of 3in1, one pack of exfoliating and one pack of deep cleansing. You will not believe me when I say they cost a pound, yes that's right ONE POUND. And that was for all three packs. However, I'm running low and can't find these where I live. That is a total nightmare. The wipes are so thick and they work really well. A lot better than anything else I have tried. I find that some wipes tend to be quite rough but these are really soft and kind to your skin. If anyone knows where to find these wipes let me know, I'm a desperate woman!!!
Sorry for the ridiculously long post, I intended to do the next one on everyday foundation routine so goodness knows how long that will be!!
V xxx

Hello!

Hello everybody!
So. . .lately I have become OBSESSED with watching beauty videos and tutorials on youtube and reading blogs on here so I have decided to do one of my own! I am totally new to blogging so lets hope this doesn't end up a total disaster.
Will post a bit more about me and my everyday skincare routine very soon
V xxx