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30.4.13

Top 5 Under £5!



Hi everyone!

I have recently found a few products that I really love which are all fairly cheap so I thought  would do a top five products under £5 post to show you guys my favourite bargain products :)


1)    Sinful Colours nail varnishes (£1.99) – I think these polishes are so good for the price and I have built up quite a collection already! They have loads of different colours in the range, some of which are a bit different too, and they seem to last a decent amount of time before they start chipping as well.


2)    Carmex Vanilla Lip Balm (£2.49) – This lip balm has worked wonders on my lips which are usually very dry. A lot of lip balms I have tried have worked in the very short term but my lips have quickly gone back to being really chapped and sore. However, the Carmex balm has helped more in the long term and my lips are in a much better condition since using this product.


3)    Soap & Glory Hand Food (£5.00) – As well as having dry lips, I also suffer with very dry hands and the Soap & Glory Hand Food is one of the few hand creams that I have tried that has really helped with this problem. It also smells absolutely delicious and I can see this being a product that I buy over and over again. You can read my full review of the Hand Food here.

 
4)    Rimmel Sun Shimmer Instant Tan (£3.99 at Bodycare) – If you get this tan from Boots it is a little more expensive but I always get it from Bodycare where it is cheaper. I use this product every day as I am naturally very pale and I have gone through countless bottles. I always get the matte version but the shimmer one is nice for a night out and I am intrigued to try the new one which contains a gradual tanner too.


5)    Rimmel Eyebrow Pencil in Hazel (£2.99) – This pencil is all I use for my eyebrows and it is so easy to work with. It stays put all day so I never have to worry about redoing my brows or anything and the pencil itself lasts forever too!


So there you have my favourite products that are all under £5. I love some higher end products too but there are plenty of cheaper ones that are amazing as well and do just as good a job.
What are your favourite bargain products? Have you tried any of the ones I have mentioned?

Thanks for reading :)
  xx

26.4.13

L'oreal Confetti Top Coat Nail Varnish



Hello everyone :)

I just thought I’d do a quick blog post to show you guys this ‘confetti’ top coat nail varnish which I got from L’oreal. To get the look, I first painted my nails with a Sinful Colours polish in shade 24/7 and then used the L’oreal over the top to create the black and white speckled effect.


I really love this polish and it is so easy to use. I only needed one coat of the varnish to create the look and I have had so many compliments on my nails and people asking how I have done them. I also found that it isn’t as difficult to get off as glitter so there’s no faffing around with tons of nail varnish remover, but at the same time it’s still hard wearing and will last for ages!



The L’oreal Confetti nail varnish costs £4.99 which I don’t think is too bad and is available from Boots, Superdrug etc.

Have any of you tried the confetti polish? What did you think of it?

Thanks for reading xx

22.4.13

MAC Lipstick Pink Pearl Pop



Hello!

I have wanted this lipstick from MAC for ages now but the last three times I have been into Selfridges they haven’t had it! I was reluctant to order it online as MAC lipsticks are expensive anyway and I didn’t want to pay for postage as well if I could help it. However, after being disappointed for the third time I decided to just go ahead and order it as it was getting to be more trouble than it was worth!


So Pink Pearl Pop is a medium pink shade that has a very subtle shimmer to it. As this is a creamsheen lipstick, it doesn’t dry out the lips which is good for someone like me who has dry lips anyway. However, this also means that it doesn’t have the staying power that some of my other MAC lipsticks have and you will have to reapply more throughout the day. I didn’t find this to be too much of a problem though as it still stays put for a decent amount of time, just not as long as a matte finish for example. The colour is quite sheer but it is easy to build up so I think you get the best of both worlds as you can wear it during the day or build it up for a night out.


This lipstick has quickly become one of my favourites and I love the girly, pink colour. I feel it provides a happy medium as it’s not pale but it’s also not really bright either. I was worried I had hyped this lipstick up and just wanted it more as I couldn’t find it (does this happen to anyone else?!) but it definitely hasn’t disappointed and I can see that it will be one I am using constantly throughout summer :)

Have any of you guys tried this lipstick? What did you think of it? I’d also love to hear what your favourite MAC lipsticks are as I want to build up my collection a bit more :)

Thanks for reading xx


17.4.13

Benjabelle Brush Tree



Hi everyone!

After getting my new Sigma makeup brushes for my birthday I decided I had better start to try and look after them a bit more so that hopefully they will last a long time! I try and wash my brushes around once a week and was just leaving them on the side to dry. However, whilst browsing the internet one day I came across these Brush Trees from Benjabelle (http://www.benjabelle.com/) and decided I had to get one!



The Bejabelle Brush Tree is a stand that has silicone grippers to hold your brushes upside down, allowing water to drip away from the ferrule (at the top of the brush and holds the bristles in place), as well as helping brushes to keep their shade and dry quicker. The Original Brush Tree can hold up to 14 large brushes or 42 smaller ones and the new mini tree can hold up to 24 small brushes e.g. for lips and eyes.  There are also three different colours available to choose from which are pink, white and black. I was going to buy my Brush Tree from the Benjabelle website as they were more expensive on Amazon etc, but as the company is American I was worried about getting hit with huge customs charges. However, after contacting Benjabelle directly they told me about a UK website (http://www.ulalabeauty.com/brands/Benjabelle.html) where you could order the trees from for £29.99.


So I have used my Brush Tree a couple of times now and I have to say I have found it to be really useful. You can take the tree apart so that it lies flat making it easy to store and it only takes a min to put it back up again. It also allows brushes to dry without them becoming misshapen or water getting into them which could cause the ferrule to loosen and bristles to fall out or for the handle to drop off. Some reviews I have read have said that their brushes have dried quicker when using the tree but unfortunately I didn’t notice a difference in drying time.
 

 There wasn’t too much that I disliked about this product and I thought the idea of it is brilliant. The only things I would say is that the original tree is much better suited to the larger brushes as you have to group smaller ones together for them to stay put. You would probably be better getting the mini version if you have a lot of small brushes but I think it might be an idea to have a tree that has both larger and smaller holders so you don’t have to get two different ones. I also found it to be slightly wobbly but this wasn’t a major issue for me.

Overall I would really recommend the Benjabelle Brush Tree and think it is quite a handy product to have. As makeup brushes can be so expensive I definitely think it’s worth getting a product like this to try and pro-long the life of your brushes so that hopefully you won’t have to splash out on a new set anytime soon!

Have any of you guys got the Benjabelle Brush Tree? What did you think of it?

Thanks for reading xx

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