Glossybox November 2013

Glossybox November 2013

First of all there is a nice if not slightly runny hand cream - smells nice bit like chocolate orange. Little bit sticky left on the hands but overall not a bad product. This is also a full sized sample which is nice and costs £1.95, you can buy it here.

Second is another full sized sample - and something I can always do with a Scholl Dry Skin Exfoliater, this costs £4.49 in boots and it's a really good product - one which I use quite a lot in summer.  You can buy this here.

With Flash

Without Flash

Next up was a full sized Emite eyeshadow - this from what I understand is a bit like a Swedish MAC and the company plan to launch in the UK in the new year. The eye shadows in Sweden retail for about £11-12. I don't think this is widely available yet in the UK. I love the colour, its a bit like a slightly lighter version of urban decay sin.

I actually already have this but it's good to get another full size sample! If you're like me and always painting your nails in a rush it's worth buying and it's only about £3.00 you can buy it here.

Finally I will do a full review as I'm quite excited about this as I've wanted to try these for ages.... Some Vichy skin products which are typically quite expensive. Will go into these in detail later.

OPI in the 99p Shop?!

Popped into the 99p shop today after work for some cotton buds and spotted O.P.I. nail varnishes for surprise suprise 99p!

So here's the stinker, they are crackle paint nail varnishes which let's face it is a bit 2010 :) but don't despair, because the nail varnishes are high quality you can still use them as normal polishes.

First of all you need to ensure you don't put a base coat on which I know isn't ideal but if you do it will crack.

I bought one of each colour so have Black Shatter which a matt black shade.

Silver shatter which is a fab shimmery Christmas colour.

Red Shatter which is very similar to the OPI Big Red Apple colour.

And finally shatter the scales which is my favorite and will be a go to Christmas look as it has a fabulous subtle glitter in it. 

Christmas Lust List

Here is a list of my fave gift ideas for Christmas 2013, I have also tried to note some bargain buys as I know it can be a very pricey time :)

My first pick is the NARS Fling lip Gift Set which retails at £30.00 and I think is exclusive to John Lewis, you can buy this here.

Ok so you might be thinking it's not so much of a bargain but I am seriously lusting after this set, its made it in to my bargain list as when you consider each NARS lipstick retails at about £18 this is quite good value really it also comes with a really cute lip shape bag which looks quite Lulu Guinessy! :)

Second of all one of my fave websites for a beauty bargain is Fragrance Direct and they have loads of stuff which are ideal for stocking fillers.

My top 5 products on fragrance direct
1) O.P.I nail varnishes which retail for an unbelievable £3.99
2) Bloggers fave Kate Rimmel lippies for just £1.99
3) I'm a big fan of the Revlon Bitten lip stains and they retail for just £1.75
4) They also have a massive selection of Revlon nail varnishes for just 99p each - I've actually seen some of the ones they sell in boots for about £6 so it's a great deal.
5) There's finally quite a big selection of the Nicola Robert's dainty doll collection which being quite fair skinned I absolutely adore.

I have been wanted to try some of the LOOK beauty range for a while but thought it was a bit overpriced for a high street beauty product but they are currently having a massive sale where everything is half price and all comes with free shipping. You can browse and buy the seletion here.

Some of my top picks are the mini makeover palettes which are now just £3.00, I also love the fat lips which are a dupe of the chubby sticks and are super moisturizing and come in fab colours.

Finally i spotted these on ebay today and think they are amazing.

These retail at an amazing £1.99 and I think they're an amazing stocking filler for anyone - I have purchased these so will do a post about the quality shortly. If you fancy getting some you can buy them here. 

Hope you enjoyed this post and it's given you some present ideas - unfortunately I appear to have purchased a fair few presents for me :)

Mua fur effect nails! (awful!!)

So last year was all about nail caviar so this year it's hardly surprisingly that a whole host of textured nail products have come to play!

In superdrug today I made the mistake once again of being drawn in by muas cheap prices!

On the plus side this nail "fur" is on promo for just two quid so I don't feel truly ripped off!

My first grumble is the product doesn't come out of the sievey bit at all so I straight away had to take the lid off! As it basically looked like my boyfriend belly button fluff in the jar I didn't want to put it on my fingers but here's a photo of what it looked like on one toenail, until it fell off when I got in the shower two hours later! Truly a shocker of a product! Don't bother!

Sky High Rimmel 60 Seconds and more Barry M Rose Quartz

Rimmel Metal Rush in Royal Blue and Barry M Nail Polish in Rose Quartz Glitter

New nails!!

Loving the metal rush, beautiful effect!

The Barry m glitter is one of my faves and I think it goes lovely with this! What do you think? Xxx

Happy New Year From A Terrible Blogger

Hello guys I am so sorry for my lack of blogging I have been so busy with my new job and various Christmas activities!! 

But now i'm back and hopefully better than ever... here are a few pics of what I got up to in December!!

 My lovely boyfriend has spoilt me rotten this December with a weekend away to London, dinner at Marco Pierre Whites, skating at the national history museum and tickets to Shrek the musical.

And then he pulled out the big guns with these beautiful beautiful shoes! :)

Finally this is my new year's resolution to get blogging at least 3 times a week, sorry for the lack of posts :( xxxxx