BnM and Morrison's Haul

Hi Lovies!

Today I'm going to be showing my new haul that I got from BnM, and a product I picked up from Morrisons. 

The first product I picked out was the W7 Legend Foundation. I chose two as I was unsure of what shade I would be and there were no testers available, so I went for shade names that sounded similar to those I have purchased before. In the end I opted for Sand Beige and Natural Beige. These retail for £7.95 here, but I picked them up for a mere £2.99 each at BnM. 

I then spotted the NYX Double Stacked Mascara. Its a two step product consisting of a tube of regular mascara and a smaller tube of brush on fibers, designed to create longer lashes when used together. It can be found on the Boots website (and many other retailers) for £14.00. I picked it up at BnM for £3.99.

Just as I was about to leave, I spotted the Covergirl Clump Crusher Mascara. Covergirl is a brand not readily available in the UK, so I knew that when I saw it I just had to buy it. I found it listed on Amazon for £10.25, but I was able to purchase it for £2.99.

Finally, I purchased the Academy of Colours Lip Kit from Morrisons. I know it's not a BnM product, but with the nature of this post being about low-cost products I felt I may as well chuck this one in there. I bought the shade Rosie Posie, costing £2.00.

In total, the retail price of these products (excluding the Academy of Colours Lip kit) would have been £40.15 if bought at full price. By purchasing these products in BnM, I only paid £12.96, saving myself £27.19. If these are the sort of products that interest you, it's definitely worth a trip down to BnM as they had loads of other options in store as well. 

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W7 Delicious Palette: Review

Hi Guys! I'm back today with another review-this time on the W7 Delicious Palette. Now I've actually had this palette for a while now, so I decided it was about time I sat down and did a proper review on it. 

This was the first (and currently only) W7 eyeshadow palette I have tested. It's considered a dupe for the Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance palette, which I know is so hyped in the beauty industry. Unfortunately, I don't own the ABH palette so have no comparisons of the two, but in swatch photos I've seen they are pretty similar in my own personal opinion. 

I missed the first release of this palette as it sold out so quickly. I then joined a waiting list and was able to grab it the second time around. As it's been a while since I ordered it I don't actually remember how long the delivery took but I can't remember having to wait too long for it. I paid |£12.99 on the W7 website, although various retailers sell it at different prices. It is now listed as being out of stock on their website.

The package arrived wrapped up in bubble wrap to protect the shadows. The outer packaging of the palette is smooth cardboard, whereas I know the ABH version has a velvet/suede texture. I suppose one bonus of the W7 palette is that although it may not look as luxurious as the Modern Renaissance palette, it also won't get as dirty. 

Now I've had the palette for around six months now and I quickly found it being one of my most reached for palettes. It's one of the palettes I always take whenever I'm away from home as I know that I can pull a really quick easy eye look from it as well as more complex looks (if I'm feeling stupid brave). The palette has a decent sized mirror inside which makes it even more useful when travelling with it.
Now the palette doesn't actually have shade names printed on the inside, which makes it hard to describe what my favourite shades are in the palette. If you can be bothered to count, then my favourite ones are:
The second shade in the top row- for all over my lid

The first two shades on the bottom row- for adding depth

the fourth one in on the bottom row- for adding warmth 

The last two shades on both rows- for adding warmth/dimension.

However, my only issue with this palette is the longevity of some of the shades. I find that almost all the shades used tend to just 'disappear' at the end of a day. In addition to this, the shimmer shades seem to dull down after a few hours. As I don't currently own a higher-end palette, I have no idea if this is due to the low price point of the shadows or whether I just don't use a good enough eye primer, so this may be remedied by using a good eyeshadow primer. 

Overall, for the price of this eyeshadow palette I feel like this is a decent product. It blends well, and if I can manage to assemble a half decent look then it can't be that bad! For my first venture into using W7 eyeshadow palettes I'm really impressed with the quality, and I'm now really interested in trying their new 'On The Rocks' palette, which is their dupe for the ABH Subculture palette. 

Below are two images. The top image is taken from the ABH website, showing the Modern Renaissance palette, where the bottom picture is my own picture taken of the Delicious palette. Aside from the obvious lighting differences (my photos are taken using an iPhone) I think they look pretty similar. 

Thanks for reading loves! If you've tried the On the Rocks palette please feel free to share your thoughts xxxx

A photo taken from Anastasia Beverly Hills website.

My own photo of my W7 Delicious palette taken in complete natural lighting 

Blog Lovin

Hi Guys! 

Just a quick one from me today. I've decided to connect my blog to the website Blog Lovin. I've been enjoying reading blogs for years now, but struggled with keeping up with the blogs I enjoy as I wasn't aware of a way to follow them all in one place. Along comes Blog Lovin: a website that does exactly that. Yes I'm a few years late to the party but I've really been enjoying following new blogs the past few weeks. 

It basically reminds me of Instagram but for blogs- It's so easy to use and it will allow me to find new blogs and follow existing blogs in a really easy way, as well as making it easier for others who wish so to follow mine. 

Anyway thanks for reading guys!xxx

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Mario Badescu Essentials Review

Hi Lovelies! 

So today I'm going to be reviewing the Mario Badescu 50th Anniversary Edition set. I've had this set for a while now and wanted to sit down and do a proper review on all the products now I've had time to test them all.  

I ordered the Anniversary Set from Beauty Bay for £32 (It is currently out of stock on their website though).  

It arrived in the box pictured above, with some cardboard separators between the products.  According to Beauty Bay, the set contains "Mario Badescu's bestselling and award winning essentials". Which are:
Drying Lotion,
Enzyme Cleansing Gel,
 Facial Spray with Aloe,
 Herbs and Rosewater,
Flower Tonic Mask
Silver Powder.
The set is rated as four and a half stars on Beauty Bay.

My hands down favourite product in the set is the Drying Lotion. Designed as a spot treatment, I really do feel like this helps to fight them. I wouldn't say it's an overnight cure for spots, but with a few nights of application I definitely notice my spots going away. My method of applying this is to dip a (clean) sponge tip eyeshadow applicator into the pink sediment at the bottom and then dab over any spots. The bottle clearly states to not shake the product, so I don't  know what happens when you actually do, or why you shouldn't do so.

My next favourite item in the set is the Facial spray with Aloe, Herbs and Rosewater. I use this every morning and night, and I also use this on a Thursday after I've been swimming. I find that it helps calm my skin down, especially after being in a swimming pool, and my skin just feels brighter and more refreshed after using it.

After these two items, I would say the other three have had around the same level of impact on me. 

I enjoy using the Enzyme Cleansing Gel as my daily cleanser as it seems gentle on my skin and my skin does generally feel clean after using it. 

I also like using the Flower and Tonic Mask. Straight after wiping it off my skin honestly feels amazing. It feels so clean and smooth, like I've really got the crap out of my skin. However, these results never last for a long time on me, and its a fine line between using a mask like this regularly and overloading your skin, possibly drying it out. 

Finally, there's the Drying Powder. This is such an odd product! I'll start of by saying that I actually love the results of this. I find that it really helps to clear my skin and it reduces the appearance of my pores. I don't really have blackheads so I can't comment on that aspect of the product. However, its such a messy, hard product to use. I followed the instructions on the pot, only for it to go horrendously wrong. I then found the best way to use it was to pretend it was icing sugar, and to add water to the powder in very tiny stages until the desired consistency was reached.

Overall, I was very impressed with the set. It was my first experience of using Mario Badescu products and I would definitely be up for going back and trying more.

Thanks for reading guys, and as always if you have any comments or any suggestions on what I should try next feel free to leave a comment!xxx

Snow Day

Hi Guys! 

So I'm sat at home typing this whilst on my first ever snow day! 

As pretty much everyone will have seen, the U.K has has some pretty decent snow fall the past couple of days. Here in Worcester, we've had enough snow to ensure that the city pretty much ground to a halt yesterday, and that pretty much every school in the city has shut today. Thanks to this, I'm on an unexpected day off so I'll use this as a chance to pre write some more blog posts and catch up on housework.

It's been a few years since we last had proper snow, so I tried to make the most of yesterday by going for walks around the estate, having snowball fights with the neighbours and even building the worlds worst snowman with my mum. I've not yet ventured outside properly today, but after freezing conditions last night I can imagine it's pretty icy out there!

I hope you've all has as much fun in the snow as I have, and if you do go out wrap up warm as it's bloody freezing!

Love you all xxx

(Meet the Snowman so appalling, we didn't bother naming him)

New Goodies

Hi loves, welcome back! I'm going to be showing the new goodies I've been buying over the past couple of days. 

Most of these products are new to me , however the Miss Baby Roll Mascara is a repurchase as I really liked the last tube I had.

My goodies include:

The Maybelline Tattoo Brow in Dark Brown (£12.99)- I've seen some really interesting posts about this since it has been released so I've finally got around to purchasing it. I will definitely update once I've used it! 

The L'Oreal Paris Miss Baby Roll Mascara (7.99)- As mentioned before, this is a repurchase for me, so I already know that I really like this mascara.

New Look Brush on Brows Fibre Gel (4.99)- I've been on the lookout for a new brow gel for a while now, and I really liked the look of the wand on this so I'm looking forward to using it.

New Look Prep and Protect Nail Care (3.99)- I'm really bad at remembering to use a base coat and a top coat when painting my nails, so I hope by buying a 2-1 I 'll actually remember to use this one!

Thanks for reading guys, and as always and comments/feedback are welcome!xxx