October Favourites :)

Hello!
Where has this year flown? Hate to mention it but it's nearly Christmas!! Eeek! Unfortunately my camera and my laptop are not seeing eye to eye so I haven't been able to put a picture in this blog so I have put as many links to products as possible so you can check them all out (if you want to!).

Skincare
Good Things 5 Minute Facial  - this is an amazingly fruity fresh face mask I have mentioned in my blogs before so I won't bore you with it again. If you haven't tried it, then why not????? You can buy this from Superdrug here. It's currently on special offer so its even more cheap than usual!
Olay Face Wipes - I didn't pay full price for my Olay wipes, got them in a cheapie shop for 99p! I can't say I would pay full price for them but I ran out of my Osiris Avise wipes (you get 3 packs of those for 99p and they are similar in quality and effectiveness) and so I needed an alternative. The Olay cloths are really strong and they feel smooth against your skin. I hate wipes that feel scratchy and horrible on your face. Right at the end of the month I found my old favourite wipes in Boyes and so I will be going back to them next month, but the Olay wipes have been a lovely alternative while they lasted!

Hair Care
Superdrug Naturals Tea Tree and Peppermint Shampoo and Conditioner - My hairdresser suggested i should get some tea tree shampoo because I get a dry irritated scalp but greasy hair, which is a total pain - moisturising shampoos make the grease worse, shampoos for greasy hair make my scalp more irritated. So I was willing to give anything a go. You can get the shampoo and conditioner for just £1.75! There are a range of other types available to suit any hair type and they all smell divine! If you click here you will get through to the tea tree and peppermint shampoo I use but scroll down and you will find all the other lovely options available to try.
Wella Lifetex Volume Protein Mask - This mask claims to strengthen fine hair and provide it with more volume. I was a bit suspicious as it was only £1.99 from Home Bargains, but Wella is a recognised hair care brand so I gave it a go. It is lovely, just comb through hair after shampooing and leave for 3 to 5 mins before rinsing. It smells great and leaves my hair feeling smooth and silky (frizz almost eliminated!) and it does have noticably more volume than usual. I went back and bought a couple more of these as you can never guarantee how long something will be in Home Bargains!!

Make Up
E.L.F Studio Flat Top Powder Brush - £3.50 - I have tried a lot of e.l.f products but I was reluctant to try their brushes because I thought something so cheap couldn't possibly be good, how wrong was I???? This brush is amazing. The bristles are soft but strong (no bits falling out all over your face) and the brush is quite dense so you can use it to apply wet or dry products. Despite this being a powder brush I actually use it to apply my foundation as well as blush and bronzer. Its a great all round brush and at the price you can't go wrong. If you like e.l.f (think most people do!) then follow them on Facebook to keep up to date about when there are any special offers like 20% off or free delivery.
E.L.F Studio Eyebrow Kit - £3.50 - This is a useful little kit which is the perfect size to pop in your handbag. I have it in medium, with me having light skin but dark hair this is the perfect colour. I don't use this daily but I do use it to fill my brows in for a night out.
Witch Tinted Moisturiser - I havent been using this daily so I can't vouch for it's blemish fighting properies but it is a good tinted moisturiser. It gives more coverage than you would usually expect from a tinted moisturiser. The only bad thing about it is the lack of shades available - you have to get light or medium so you could probably get a better shade to suit you from a product like the natural collection tinted moisturisers but light does fine for me :)

Body
Mama K's Coconut Body Souffle - This is something a friend's mum, the lovely Carolyn, made. It didn't have a name so I made one up! This moisturiser feels moussey when you first get it out of the tub then as soon as you start to rub it in it 'melts' into the skin. It really is the best moisturiser! I put it on at night and the coconut smell is still going strong in the morning. I love coconut :) Unfortunately this isn't available to buy yet but if/when it is I will definately be letting you know!

Hope you have enjoyed this and maybe spotted some new products to try!
V xxx

Bargain Buys!

Went shopping yesterday and picked up lots of lovely bargains to show you all :) here they are -

L-R: miss sporty clubbing colours nail polish (can't find a shade anywhere on the bottle, but its purple), w7 mega matte lips (again no shade, grrr), hot tin roof dry shampoo in classic, Lee Stafford blow dry your hair faster spray, Ruby and Millie I-Metal 2 step eyeshadow in turquoise and MUA professional mosaic bronzer in sunkissed glow shade 2.

I love this miss sporty polish, although it comes out darker than it looks in the bottle as you can see

I think the finish looks like the pictures of the Barry M foil polish missbudgetbeauty has on her blog here but its only £1.99!! If anyone has tried this or the Barry M I would love to hear what you think.

I bought the Mega Matte Lips as I totally regretted not buying it last time I went to Boyes. Its only £1.19 and is lovely, gives a gorgeous matte finish without being dry and hard to apply. I haven't uploaded any pictures of it on my lips because they are so dry because I'm a bit poorly. You really cannot wear this on dry lips, just like lipstick, it gets stuck in all the dry bits and looks nasty. So I am overdoing it with the Cherry Carmex to try and get my lips soft again as I cannot wait to wear it!

The Ruby and Millie eyeshadow was something I found on a sale stand for £1. You have to shake the tube to mix the colour with the liquid in the top, which takes a good minute or two if you want it to mix properly. I put this all over my lid with the lipgloss style applicator and it was too bright. I think it works better as an eyeliner with it being so pigmented. They also had this in a navy shade which I would like to purchase if they have any left!

The MUA mosaic is something I have wanted to purchase for a couple of weeks. Its only £2.50 and comes in 3 shades. Very pigmented, which I did not realise before I put loads on last night and ended up looking like a clown!!! I do love the colour though so I will have to remember - less is more!!



L-R: MUA Professional mosaic bronzer shade 2, Ruby and Millie I-Metal in Turquoise and w7 Mega Matte Lips

The two hair care products I bought are still to test. Expect a blog about the Lee Stafford blow dry your hair faster spray. I am very excited about it, even if it was £6.19, I am willing to pay the price if it works.

Now I'm going to get ready to shop again to spend the No7 Voucher I got in Boots!

V xxx

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