5 Years Of Topshop Beauty Haul

Hello! 

So you al probably know that Topshop's makeup line have reached their 5 year anniversary! Cant believe where the time has gone, i 

remember first getting into makeup and buying their Brighton Rock lipstick which i still have but don't think you can no longer purchase!

So to celebrate this milestone they decided to re-package some of their most popular product, and what better way to celebrating then with Rose Gold packaging! like a lot of people i am a sucker for anything Rose Gold, so i knew that i had to pick something up whilst the limited edition packaging was available!. 

So like most beauty products i buy i decided to have a little look round the blogging world to see what item caught my fancy, i knew i wanted to get one of the lipstick but just wasn't sure which one! Then i came across their Nevada shade which is a lovely nude and most of the lipstick i have are mostly pink or red so i thought this would be a nice change and worth a try!.

I think i would like to go back to Topshop and pick up 1 or two more lipstick from the collection (not just because of the Rose Gold packaging, even thought this is a contributing factor!). 

So what is your favourite Topshop beauty item? Let me know! 

Thanks for reading!

Holly

Xx

'Next time you think of beautiful things, 

don't forget to count yourself in'

-Unknown 

Beauty Haul Part 2! Superdrug and Home Bargains

Hello Lovies, 

So this is the second half of my beauty hauls, so this is all the bits that i picked up from Superdrug and Home Bargains... 

Superdrug

I haven't tried much from Makeup Revolution in the past so when i noticed a couple of their product on sale i thought i would pick some up and give them a try!

Vivid Blush Lacquer in 'Desire' and 'Heart'- I have wanted to try these liquid blushers for a while and when i saw them for £1.50 each i  had to pick them up (currently on sale on the Makeup Revolution Website). A word of warning with this product, you only need the tiniest amount (literally a drop) because they are so pigmented, i really like the finish they give on the skin and would definitely pick up some more colours. Desire is more of a dark pinky colour whereas Heart is a more of a nude salmon shade!.

Baked Eyeshadow in 'Chocolate Deluxe'- When i saw this very pretty palette for around £2 i thought i would give it a go as i really like the effect of baked products, and i am really happy with them most of the colours of quite pink as well as chocolate brown shade but i think this will be a great summer palette and they have great pigmentation.

Lipstick in 'Depraved'- I really like the Makeup Revolution lipsticks and for £1 you cant go wrong, so i decided to pick up this bright purple shade which is part of their Scandalous range! I'm not sure when i would wear this but is handy to have in and could be useful round halloween or if I'm just feeling brave.

Home Bargains

I love popping into Home Bargains because as you can guess you can pick up some great bargains!

So here are a few bits that i picked up on my latest trip...

Nail Polish Remover- Im not to fussy when it comes to nail polish remover so i just picked up this bottle which i believe was only like a pound or something really cheap! any recomendations when it comes to nail polish remover, iv been wanting to try the Bourjois one but have also heard Primark have made their own version so may try theirs out!.

EyeLashes- Normally i am not a big false eyelash wearer because I'm rubbish at putting them on and my lashes are already pretty long! but cousin is a trainee makeup artist and when she does my makeup she loves using these lashes and i can see why! they add volume to the eyes and can change a look and for a price of like £1.50 you cant beat them!.

Vaseline Mini- I picked up this mini Vaseline lotion for about 40p , i thought it would be great for popping in my bag for summer!.

Self Tanning Mit- Fake tanning is another thing that i don't tend to do as i can never be bothered putting it on and am afraid of it streaking! i am very pale and don't tan so i would like to give it another go because when i have had it done in the past it does make me look a lot healthier?.

Gel Eye Patches- A while ago i used the skyn iceland eye gel patches, i really liked them and found them very cooling on the eyes. So i was looking for something similar without the £25 price tag and found these by SkinLite for around £1.50 for 12 patches, i have sinced used them and really like them and are great when you are trying to relax!

T-Zone Nose Pore Strips- Another thing i wanted to try was so nose pore strips, so i picked up this pack also around the £1.50 (since have seen them in pound shops), i have used them a couple times and not really seeing a massive difference but I'm going to keep trying them incase I'm doing something wrong but worth a try for the price.

Easy Tease Anti-Tangle Brush- Now i love the Tangle Teezer hair brush and mine is getting a bit old now, so before i go out and spend another £10 (worth the price i would say) i thought i would give this one by easy tease a go, i believe it was under £3 and i can say that i really like it and works just as well as my tangle teezer and the curved handle makes it easy to hold, something i sometimes find a problem with the Tangle Teezer as i tend it drop it.

Provoke Touch Of Silver Dry Shampoo- And finally from Home & Bargains i picked up the Touch Of Silver dry shampoo by Provoke. I have been trying more Touch Of Silver products since going blonde and like there purple shampoo for removing brassiness from my hair, i wouldn't say this is the best dry shampoo on the market but for the under £2 price tag its worth having in as a spare!.

Dont forgot all makeup is on 3 for 2 in Superdrug at the minute! plus you get a free makeup bag when you do buy 3 products! 

Thanks again for reading this post!

Let me know what your drugstore beauty staple product is below?

Holly  

Xx

'It will cost you nothing to dream 

and everything not to'- Rodney White

Girly Night Out Personalised Makeup Band

Hi lovelies! 

So a few months ago i was watching Tash from Its simply beauty get ready with me video (here) and i noticed the headband that she was wearing, iv been looking for a new makeup headband for a while as my No7 one was getting a bit grubby!. 

So after reading the description i realised it was from a website called Girly Night Out and i was rather surprised that it was only £4.99 considering it was personalised plus they offer free delivery!

It comes in 6 colours (i have the red one but would say it was more of a burgundy red)and you can personalised it with up to 25 characters. 

I got this for a couple of family and friends for Christmas and they absolutely loved them so it is a good gift idea for any women/girls in your life!  
I love using my headband especially to keep all my hair out of my face when doing my makeup or even when I'm just doing things round the house and want to keep my hair back.

(Link)

Thank you for reading this quick Sunday Post!

Please check out the Girly Night Out website they have 

some lovely and quirky quote t-shirts plus

they also let you personalised some of the clothing!

Have a lovely day! 

Holly

Xx

'if your ship doesn't come in,

 swim out to it'

-Johnathan Waters

USA Haul! Victoria Secrets Beauty

Hi Guys,

For the past two weeks i have been to the states, one of my favorite places in the world, i visited Orlando,Florida first and then moved onto New York City both two amazing places know for their famous attractions like Disney, Universal, Times Square and the Statue Of Liberty, now whilst all of these sites are amazing and great to experience like many you out there who are anything like me they then you will know that the states is also very well known for doing some Amazing shopping!! I mean with the excellent bargains and sales who could resist! especially when it comes to the beauty market there are many bargains to be found on every shelf, So in this post i am going to show you the beauty bits that i picked up from Victoria Secret whilst in Orlando! Enjoy...

Victoria Secrets-So one of the stores that i really wanted to go to whilst i was away was the ever so famous Victoria Secret, with there being only being 2 or 3 stores in the UK and with the pricey tag being well very pricey! So i went to a couple of different stores and even though Victoria Secret is known for their fancy Lingerie but of course i was drawn into the beauty aisles.

Polishes- In some of the stores there were actually some good sale tables were i was able to pick up two nail varnishes in the colours Star Power (Silver chunky glitter) and Break The Rules (Aqua Glitter blue/green sparkles), and after trying them when i arrived back in the UK i can tell you that i love the quality of the polishes they built up to a lovely sparkle effect and with a top coat on they lasted a good couple of days and they don't have that gritty feeling that you can sometimes get from chunky  polishes. These were an absolute bargain of around $3 so around £1.25! Amazing deal!

Cherry & Vanilla Fragrance Mist- Also on the sale table i was able to pick up one of their Passionate Kisses body sprays for around $4 which is a great steal! I love the smell of Cherry so this spray is a must have, i Love spritzing it all other before i go out! I also picked up the matching Body Lotion which i must have misplaced when taking the photos!but matched with the spray it is a lovely combination.

Large Stripe Makeup Bag- When i was putting my USA Shopping wishlist together i knew i wanted to check out Victoria Secrets makeup bags as i love the stripe pink and white design , so when i spotted this one for $20 dollars i knew i wanted to pick it up. They also did a smaller version for $16 but for the extra $4 i thought i would get the bigger version (which conveniently means it can hold more makeup goodies) 

So that is all the beauty bits that i picked up from VS

Stay tuned for more hauls from my USA trip 

Hope You Enjoyed!

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Thankyou 

'All our dream can come true,

If we have the courage to pursue them'

-Walt E. Disney

Mac + Benefit Haul Part 2 (Benefit)

Hi Guys,
So if you read my last post you would have known that i very kindly received some Gift vouchers for my 18th and the other day i went to both Mac and Debenhams to spend them and i am very happy with everything that i got! So here is the things that i got from Debenhams...

Benefit They're Real! Push-Up Liner (£18.50)- So i'm sure almost everyone who reads beauty blogs or watches beauty videos has heard about Benefits brand new eyeliner which has been named as a 'game changer' in the beauty industry. Now i am pretty bad at eyeliner which is why i tend to avoid using it but when it is applied by someone else i really love the way it can define your eyes, so when Benefit released this 'easy to use' eyeliner i thought it was something that i would have to try out. I am yet to test it on my eyes but when i tested in store on the back of my hand it was clear to see how easy it applies, it is a matte black gel liner but in pen and its pen like nib makes it easy to apply. Something i will say about this is that like the mascara once its on 'its on!' i scrubbed my hand and still could not get it off which i suppose it good as it wont budge when you are wearing it.

Benefit They're Real Mascara (£19.50)- Now this product i have tried before and it is my all time favorite mascara and the UK's No1 best selling mascara, it makes my lashes look false without them clumping together like they do with some mascaras. This is my 2nd full size purchase of this mascara and i wear it almost every single day and my 1st one has lasted about a year (I know you shouldn't keep them that long but shhhh its our secret) and i knew that i needed to buy a backup for when i can no longer us my original. If you haven't tried this product before keep you eyes on magazines like Glamour as they often give mini benefit products which is were i 1st tried this mascara, and even if you have got this mascara, who does like a mini size makeup product?

They're Real! Remover Sample(£14.50)- Like i said both of these products are really hard to remove without really pulling and scrubbing at them , which something you never really want to do to your face, especially the eye area. And this is why the clever people at Benefit designed a remover that removes the product with ease, whilst this product is rather pricey i am very intrigued to see if it works as well as it says it does.

Comment below with any thoughts, product or post suggest

all will be appreciated

Thanks for reading 

Holly 

X  

'Life is like a box of chocolates,
You never know what you're
Gonna get.'
Forest Gump

Mac And Benefit Haul (Part 1-Mac)

Hi Guys, 

So i turned 18 the other week and was very kindly treated to some vouchers for some of my favorite stores Mac & Debenhams, so this week i thought i would go out and treat myself to some new make-up goodies!

My first stop was to the Mac store, my Mac store is quite small but the staff were very helpful and helped me pick out some lovely items , including choosing the right foundation for me as well as giving me a nice little makeover. So here's what i picked up ...

Mineralize Moisture SPF15 Foundation (£28.00)- So i have wanted to try a MAC foundation for a while now but didn't want to part with that kind of money unless i knew i was really going to like it, so when i received my voucher i though that i would take the opportunity to try one out. The lovely girl in the store recommended this foundation as i said i wanted some light and natural but something that still had coverage, she was saying that this was quite a new foundation out and when she applied it to my face it felt very light and i really liked how it looked on the skin. I am rather pale so i got the shade NW13 which i believe is there lightest shade, it is slightly pale for me but with powder it is the perfect shade for everyday wear.

Mineralize Concealer (£17)- After applying my foundation i asked the assistant what concealer she would recommend and she suggested the matching concealer to the foundation, so she tested it on my face and like the foundation is was very light and worked very well as a highlighter and really made the applied areas brighter and you only need a tiny bit of it and  in this i was shade NW15.

Rebel Lipstick (£15.50)- Now i have wanted to get this lipstick for a long time after seeing beauty gurus like Tanya Burr talk about it, i think it is a great way to get a vampy lip without it being 'too much' and i think i will get the most wear out of it in the Autumn/ Winter months.

All That Glitters Eye Shadow (£10/13) - With some vouchers that i received at christmas i was able to but myself one of the 4 pan palettes, i currently have the Bronze eyeshadow in the palette but wanted to continue to fill the palette. I have been looking at All That Glitters for a while after seeing many bloggers and youtubers talk about it and when i tested it in the store it was a lovely neutral/shimmery shade. I think it is a good idea to buy the palettes as they look really nice especially the new ones plus you save £3 when you just buy the eyeshadow in the pan rather than in the plastic pot.

Pro Longwear Blush in Rosey Outlook (£20)- Whilst the girl was doing my makeup she applied a bit of blusher to finish off the foundation and i really loved the way it looked on my skin , so i asked her which blush it was and she got it out for me i haven't heard of this shade before but it is a lovely soft baby pink colour that looks very natural on the cheeks.

Prep + Prime Skin Base Sample (Usually £21)- Before applying my foundation the girl applied a little bit of primer onto my face which is something i don't usually bother with, but after seeing how how my foundation stayed on for during the day (plus the weather was really warm) i will defiantly start trying out primers and it was lovely of her to give me a sample to try out at home.And with this you only need a pea sized amount to cover the face , so i am sure this sample will last me a while and give me a good idea if i would want to purchase the full size version in the future.

So that is all of the goodies that i got from my Mac visit, i was so grateful that my friends got me the voucher because i would never go into MAC and have a splurge as even though there products are top quality there are a lot of good drugstore dupes out there, but it is nice to have some luxurious makeup items in my makeup bag :). I am off to the states next week and have already got a long list of items that i want to have a nosey at so if you know any items that you think i should pick up whilst i'm there please write them in the comments!

Comment below with any thoughts, product or post suggest

all will be appreciated

Thanks for reading 

Holly 

X  

'Beauty is how you feel inside. 

and it reflects through your eyes.

It is not something physical'

-Sophia Loren