No.7 Anniversary Present

This is a cheeky way for me to do some shopping... and a review... all in one! No7 in a Boots brand that I don't own much of, except from a Toner and a Lip Liner. But with two offers on I just had to go! 

Boots are currently giving out those tokens they do all the time, £3 off No7 Make Up and £5 off No7 Skincare. On top of this, No7 have an offer on to celebrate their 80th Anniversary, and so this is my views and thoughts of this.

The No7 80th Anniversary Gift Box is worth £24.00 and is free with the purchase of any two No7 makeup products. The box contains three great products, as well as a golden ticket entitling you to a FREE Match Made Lipstick of your choice.

The three items I purchased (yes, I know you only have to buy 2, but, I can't help it);

 - High Shine Lip Crayon in Delicate Pink £9

- Precision Lip Pencil in Pink £6.75

- Stay Perfect Metallic Eyes Pencil in Purple £7.50

And then with this I received the box. In which contained three little products. A skin illuminator, and intense volume mascara, and a glittery purple eye shadow. Inside was also a voucher to get a free No7 lipstick, this is probably my favourite thing. When Boots usually do offers, they just contain a lipstick, which although is still nice, it's not always a shade that would suit me, or a shade that I would wear, and so having a token to buy my own... yup! I'm happy!

This offer is amazing, No7 makeup is high quality, well priced, you have a £3 off voucher, AND you receive this free gift. Seriously, what more could you want?!?!?!?!?

Collective Highstreet/Drugstore Makeup Haul

The first place I went was Superdrug, where I did a bit of damage (to my bank account, not the store, I'm not a vandal...) I love the Superdrug in my home town, because it has stands for so many brands of Makeup that Boots doesn't. So here's what I bought;

There was two Barry M Nail Polishes for £6, so obviously I picked up two. I absolutely love Barry M Nails, and am trying to collect the whole Gelly Collection. So I picked up the two shades Rose Hip (a very pale pink), and Satsuma (a pretty orange shade). These are such summery shades, and I absolutely love them! 

I know I'm very late to this trend, but I picked up the Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in Fair, I've been wanting this for ages, but every time I go in Boots, there's never one left in my shade, even the tester is missing! It's now reduced to £2.99, so a complete bargain! 

I've recently bought another MUA Lipstick, and really licked it, so thought I would pick up another, this time in a shade that I have never worn, because I thought I'd pick up a cheaper one to see if I get into it. I bought the shade Wild Berry, which is a matt shade, and only £1.

I absolutely love Rimmel Lipsticks, and so when Kate released a new range of lipsticks, I just had to pick one up, so my first shade I've bought it the shade Berry Nude, 48, it was £5.49, and I'm really exited to wear this shade, as any nude shades are my fav.

I got another product half price from Rimmel (it was buy one get one half price), so I picked up a Rimmel 60 Seconds Super Shine Nail Polish in the shade Lovey Dovey, as I am yet to try this range of nail polish, and this shade caught my eye. At full price this is only £2.99

I've been wanting a Sleek Blush for a long time, but my Boots don't stock Sleek, so when I went into Superdrug, I couldn't resist. So I picked up the shade Flamingo which caught my eye, because it's just so gorgeous, and was only £4.49 

I went on a bit of a nail splurge in various other shops, which wasn't intentional, but just happened. 

I had £1 left on a Topshop voucher, and this shade was in the sale for only £2, so I had to pick up this shade; 401, Moviestar. It is a really nice, shimmery, metallic purple, and it absolutely gorgeous, I can't wait to wear it.

I picked up this Aquarium Collection Barry M Nail Polish, Mediterranean 441, because, well just look at it, it's gorgeous. And it was in a sale in River Island (of all places) for only £2. Omg I am in love, like completely in love,

My last purchase was more of a fascination than anything, it was only £1.20, and it's the Accessorise Nail Polish, Ombr Lilac, which, to be honest, I don't know how to use, but I'm sure I will learn.

I do this a lot, I didn't intend to buy any of this stuff, but I was in town waiting for my boyfriend, and it just sort of happened.. whoops...

My Summer Essentials

Summer is my favourite season of the year! I love the sun, I love the beach and I love warmth. So, I look forward to these type of things every year! This is just a collection of all my summer essentials, that I use on (very nearly) an every day basis, they are my go to things, and summer would not be the same without them.

An honorary mention has to go to bikinis, which I haven't got here, and that's not because I don't think they're an essential... it's just because my washing machine decided to eat mine (as well as some other stuff of mine) when I put things in the wash a while ago... argh.

But, as we're in the middle of summer, this is what I've been using and will continue to until the days become colder and shorter (NOOOO!) 

 Sunglasses - I own a few more pairs than these three, but these are my favourite. The front and back pair I've owned for a few years, and are from New Look and I have loved these for ages, the middle pair is fairly new. I love sunglasses, they add an extra layer to your outfit which I love. Plus, there's nothing more unattractive than walking around, scrunching up your face because it's too bright...

 Kimonos - Once again, there is a mixture here between new and old. I have fallen in love with  these this year, and these are the 3 that I've been wearing on rotation recently. They are absolutely great because they add an extra layer in the day to cover your shoulders from the sun (as I burn like crazy), and add a light layer to keep you warmer when the evenings cool down.

 Pastel Coloured Nail Polishes - most of these are in my favourite range of nail polish (Barry M Gelly), and the last one is a 2True nail polish. But I absolutely love pastels in the summer, because they are, well, summery. Pastel colours look so great with a tan, and these 5 colours get me by perfectly, the 2True being a more natural pastel colour, while the others being brighter and more colourful.

 Coral Toned Lips - lipsticks have to be my favourite make up item, ever! I find coral colours are perfect for the summer months, and these are my favourite three. I have a my Rimmel Kate Moss in the shade 38, Max Factor Colour Elixir in the shade English Rose and my favourite, Christian Dior Diorific in the shade Diva - which is a gorgeous red-coral and stays in put for absolutely hours and feels so creamy on the lips, I am in love.

 SPFs - I burn like crazy, and so these are essential for me, as they should be for everyone. I've gathered all these products together in this category (and these by far aren't my only SPFs) because I have a few different products with SPF in them, starting from SPF 15. They all help to protect my skin from the sun.

Hair Flowers - There's something about summer and putting flowers in your hair. I'm going to upload a post in the next week or two about how I use some of these to create my go-to summer hair styles, but I absolutely love to use these. When I grew my hair out, I gathered together a huge collection of hair accessories to 'jazz' up my hair with minimal efforts. Most of the hair accessories in the left photos are from Primark (who do some great hair things), and the paper flowers on the right are just from a craft shop and I love them so much. 

Denim Shorts - Need I say more?! These go with everything, they should be a staple in everyone's wardrobe. I live in denim shorts (and skirts.. but still) in the summer. I have a light washed, high waisted pair and a darker denim pair, both from New Look. New Look do some great denim shorts, go check them out!





Body Butter - this is my last summer essential. In the summer you usually show a bit more skin, and so this deeper moisturiser gets your skin looking soft and beautiful to be shown off to the world. During the summer I love to use fruity scents, such as Raspberry, and yeah, not more I can say about this really.

Superdrug Haul

MUA Cream Blush, Scrummy - £2 I have one of the powder brushes from MUA which is absolutely stunning, considering it's only £1, so I thought I'd try a cream blush. I am yet to try a cream blush, and don't know if they'll be entirely my thing, so I thought I'd try a cheaper one to start of with. Even though it's only £2, MUA products are actually incredible.

MUA Trio Eyeshadow, Innocence - £2 These are baked eye shadows, and look absolutely beautiful. I went with the trio of more neutral shades, as these shades are the ones I use most often, and so I thought they'd be the most wearable.

MUA Lipstick, Tulip - £1 I have heard great things about these lipsticks, and I really wanted to try them, because if they really are as good as they say, then it will allow me to try colours (such as dark purples) that I would've probably not for a smaller cost. To start off with I tried a relatively 'safe' pinky colour, as I absolutely love wearing these shades and so I thought it would be a really nice shade to start off with

Collection Blush, Cheeky - £2.99 I don't own many blushes, but this pink blush will be a great addition to my collection, and it is really buildable and blendable. 

Collection Deluxe Lipstick, Prohibition 01 - £2.99 The packaging of these are not incredible, but they were less than £3 and their creamy formula felt really nice when I swatched it on the back of my hand, so I had to pick them up. This is a dark, almost berry toned, red, so although it's quite a wintery colour, I still really wanted to pick it up.

Collection Deluxe Lipstick, Talullah 02 - £2.99 This is a far more summery colour, its a dark pink, nude colour, and it looks beautiful, so I picked up this shade as well, not more I can say really.

Rimmel Long Lasting Lipstick, Drop of Sherry 058 - £4.99 I've bought many of the Kate Moss range of lipsticks from this company and absolutely love them, to pieces. But, I don't own any other ranges of lipsticks from this range, so I thought I'd pick one up. It's a slightly shimmery, berry tone and looks absolutely stunning. I love this lipstick, and I absolutely love Rimmel lip products, I think they are my favourite as a whole.

Rimmel Apocalips, Atomic Rose 206 - £6.49 I am yet to own one of these, I know I'm very late on the whole band wagon. but, I picked one up now. This is a matte shade, and is a dark peachy pink, I was put off these at first because the way they apply on your lips is like a lip gloss, and I don't really get on with lip glosses, I find my hair ends up getting stuck to them, and they drive me nuts. But this, on the lips, is more like a moisturising lip stick, and so I actually really like these, which surprised me. 

What's In My Bag? June/July 2015

I love watching these videos on YouTube. as I find it fascinating to see what people carry round with them, but I'm never really sure why, I guess I'm just a really nosey person. So, here's what I found in my bag. This is a standard set up for my bag, and is what I carry round everywhere, every day.

My bag is just from F&F (the clothing range at TESCOs), I know, really boring, but it's a perfect nude colour and for summer, and I love that it comes with two different straps so it's ideal. It's also huge, so I can fit so much junk in there...

I have my two apple products; my iPhone 5 and my iPod classic. I love them both so much, I bought them both second hand (because there is no way I could afford brand new ones!), but they are still in great condition and I don't think I could cope without them any more (sounds terrible, I know). I'm so sad they've discontinued the iPod classic, because they are amazing, I'm a music student at university and my music collection is... ridiculous, and this is the only thing I've found that'll hold it all!

Then I have my purse, it's just from Primark, but I love the colour, and it just holds all the things I need it to, and it's just one of those things everyone has with them. I also carry another basic, tissues, because, yeah, you sometimes need to blow your nose.

In terms of beauty/make-up items, I don't really take a lot with me, just the essentials I need because I find my make up stays in place, so I don't really need to carry them around with me. I have a deodorant, it's just one from so..? and it's a perfect travel size and I just spray a bit when I think I need a top up. I carry hand cream because I have horribly dry skin and when I'm out I always look down at my hand and think 'eurgh'... for the same reason I carry a simple Nivea lipbalm, I absolutely love applying these as they make your lips and hands feel super soft and moisturised. I carry whatever lipstick I'm wearing that day, which, for the last time I used this bag, is a favourite of mine, which you've already seen 1000 times, and it's my Rimmel Kate Moss Lipstick in the shade 32. I love to top this up, all the time, so this is an essential to take around with me. I also take my Bourjois Healthy Balance Powder and a powder brush from boots to keep my face looking matt, and this is ideal because it comes with a great sized mirror ideal for travel.

I always carry a tea bag round with me, these are from Waitrose and I can't remember when I got them, but I drink tea, all the time, and it saves you money to just ask for a cup of hot water and bring your own tea bag (they often only charge you like 20p for this rather than £1.99). I know this is such a cheapskate thing to do, but paying for cups of tea when I go out annoys me soo much, because you're paying £2 for some water and a tea bag! The other food/drink item in my bag.. is an empty chocolate wrapper, I'm obsessed with white chocolate, and obviously when I was last out I got the munchies.

I carry around a few hair things; hairbrush, a clip, and some hair bands, because my hair is really long and sometimes I just want to get my hair out of my face, and so these are ideal. And then I just carry some essential pills; pain killers and hayfever tablets, because I always find I need them when I'm out, not necessarily for me, but they're handy to have with you.

I have my remote for my camera.. which isn't in my bag, but that's because it is HUGE, and I have to have it around my neck otherwise my bag is really heavy.

Finally, I have my essential item, my little book. Currently it is just this pink one that I picked up from 'the Range' (a shop that sells homey things), and my pen (yes, it's covered in music notes and I'm a music student, bit cheesy I know) because I'm really forgetful, so I have it write down everything in lists in my book. So I carry it around with me everywhere.

So, I hope you enjoyed seeing what I carry round with me on an every day basis!

My New Lipstick Obsession

I've recently purchased these Kate Moss lipsticks, and have completely fallen in love. I discovered these after Zoella raved about them on her YouTube channel, and decided that I really wanted to pick them up and try them for myself.

They have become my favourite for a number of reasons. The main reason being that the colours and the pigmentation of these lipsticks are amazing. The colour range, although not as extended as other lipstick brands, for me is absolutely perfect, I am quite reserved when it comes to lipsticks, and so I have found all of my favourite, staple colours in this range. They are extremely affordable (under £6!), and so you can easily build up a collection, and doesn't break the bank. The packaging is also great, very compact, and attractive. My favourite two are number 32, which is a coral colour, and perfect for summer, and number 38 is a perfect everyday nude-pink.

The only downside with this lipstick is that I find it can be quite drying, and so I find I have to apply a lip balm underneath or a lipgloss over the top to stop my lips drying out. But I find this can help the colour stay on longer anyway.

This lipstick is amazing, and I fully intend to make future purchases. I think it should be a staple in everyone's makeup collection, and highly recommend it!