Saturday 6 April 2013

Big beauty and accessories haul!


Hey everyone,
So today I went shopping and had a little spend...oops. I was really happy with what I bought though, because I got some great bargains and bought things I've wanted for ages!

From Boots, I bought the new Revlon Nearly Naked foundation. I have wanted this for a while, and as I am not very experienced with foundation purchasing and my collection is tiny, I kept getting put off so I am glad I've finally bought it! The colour is not perfect for me as I am super pale, but this was the palest they have so I think if I only use a small amount and maybe mix in moisturiser it will be fine.

I don't buy mascara very often so I am soo excited to try a new one! After a lot of umming and ahhing between this and the Rimmel lash accelerator, I decided to give this a whirl as it was in nicer packaging and the wand looked great. I can't wait to try it and I really hope I'm not disappointed! 


From Boots I also picked up this Rimmel blush in the colour 'bronze'. I am a bit disappointed as I thought it was matte but it isn't. I was actually looking for a decent Bronzer but they were all too shimmery or too dark. Does anyone know a good drugstore Bronzer for pale skin? I guess although it is no bronzer like I'd hoped, this blush will look nice on my cheekbones for a slight contour and the shimmer will catch the sunlight when it gets warmer.

 I bought the 'Neutrogena Visibly Clear pore and shine daily wash' which is really similar to the pink grapefruit one. It says on the back that it removes 77% of excess sebum on the skin, so I am looking forward to seeing results! I love the Pink Grapefruit one so I hope I love this too :)

I also bought some Nivea facewipes because they are £1 and seem really handy! Although I wouldn't use these to remove makeup because I prefer to use proper cleansers and things.

As if I didn't have enough makeup, after that I went into Superdrug and I picked up the MUA nail varnish in Pistachio Ice Cream. It looks exactly the same as Essie's Mint Candy Apple, which I've wanted to try for ages but it is only £1 so I thought I'd give this a go first! The colour is identical, and the only difference with the packaging is that it says MUA instead of Essie. I hope this is h=good but for £1 I'm not expecting much. I also got the MUA cream blush in 'Dolly' because I've heard loads about it. It isn't that pigmented but I don't really mind because it gives a natural flush. It was £1 which is amazing so I will be getting more of these for sure! 

As I was having an MUA party in there, I also picked up a white eyeliner to use on my waterline to make me look more awake. This is really pigmented and was also £1, so I'm really happy I have discovered MUA products because for the price they are really good quality. I want to try the lipsticks now :) 






The last thing I bought from Superdrug was the Simple Kind to Skin soothing facial toner which I have tried before and I love it! 




I then went into Paperchase because they had a hugeee sale on, and I found some amazing bargains. Firstly I got this notebook with little hearts on, which I think is so handy and cute. I also got this stamp which says 'Happy Easter', which will be great for next year!

I picked up a set of two mugs for TWO POUNDS FIFTY. I can't believe it because usually they are £5 each! They are in gorgeous heart designs so I think I will give these as a present to someone. I also picked up this lovely mug with clocks on, which came in a really nice box too.

The last thing I bought was a bit wierd, but it is this sandwich press in a really cute print. I've got this for my friend's birthday because she loves quirky and fun things like this, so I can't wait to give it to her! Hayley, if you are reading, sorry! :P 

Thanks for reading,
Emma-Kate
xxx




15 comments:

  1. Oh, I love Simple products! I've never tried the toner, but have you tried the makeup remover? So good! Also, Sleek might have a good bronzer. I don't know because we don't have Sleek in the US, but its worth a shot :)

    xx GirlMeetsGlamourWorld xx

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    1. Same! I really want to try the makeup remover it seems great! Yeah I will definitely have a look at the sleek bronzers once I have more money; I've spent too much lately :( thanks Haley xxx

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  2. You got some really great products! Let me know how you get on with the MUA nail pollish and if its worth me checking out! Since it is only £1! I hope you love the rocket mascara because I do!! :D Also the mugs are amazing! I wish Id gone to papercase last time I went shopping! (damn it!!) hahah great haul :) www.cherrytruth2.blogspot.co.uk xx

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    1. Haha I know it was a pretty successful shopping spree ;) I'm planning to do a review of the mua polishes soon they are soo cheap! I am loving the mascara so much it really volumizes my lashes :D thankyou xxx

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    2. Okay I look forward to it :) Yeah I love it too :) glad you like it! I rekon its my new no1 mascara! xx

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  3. Loving those mugs and the sandwich cutter xx

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    1. Haha I love them too! The paperchase sale is amazing! Xxx

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  4. I just recently bought the Revlon Nearly Naked Foundation too! I'm curious to try products from Simple so it's good to hear that you like it.

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    1. I am liked the foundation although it is a little dark for me! Hope you like it too :) I love Simple products because they are perfect for sensitive skin and they leave you feeling really fresh and clean :) xxx

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  5. Hey do you mind me asking how you got those buttons for you rinstagram, twitter etc on the side of your blog? It would be really helpful if you could help me because Ive been trying to get that type of link for ages and cant work out how! thank you www.cherrytruth2.blogspot.co.uk
    xxx

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    1. I found the buttons on a website, usually you have to buy them but they had a sale that day (Sorry I don't know what website it was) and then I downloaded them. Go to your blogs layout page and click 'add a gadget' then select image/. Add the downloaded tab with the twitter symbol on and then link it up to your twitter account and click finish! Hope this helped, if you type in on google 'free blog twitter etc buttons' something should come up xxxx

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  6. this is such a cute blog! :) xxx

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  7. I really want to try the nearly naked foundation but I'm super pale too. It would be interesting to see a full review when you've had chance to try it properly :) also love your mugs! I'm such a mug addict ahha I have loads xxx

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    1. I will try to do a review soon, when I have properly tested it :) Same! I have waaay too many :P xxx

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