Haul:

Hey guys! I have been collecting some bits these last few days for an upcoming event.

I did some online shopping at Superdrug. First up we have a hair dye, I've gone for the same colour as last time, but wanted to try a different brand. Hopefully this will last a little longer. The colour is mango copper. 

Next I decided to try out some fake eyelashes to add a pow to my eyes, even though I have long lashes I wanted to thicken them up without 10 layers of mascara. 

I picked up my trusty foundation, Revlon colour stay, but this time I got the normal/dry rather than the oily/combo as I found it slightly drying.

Lastly I wanted a natural coloured lipstick as I'm focusing on my eyes for this special event, I don't want my lips to be overpowering. This one is by Sleek, and is called barely there. It's a sheen finish so my lips wont dry out throughout the day.

These were early birthday gifts from my Mum, as my birthday follows the event and I needed some bits and bobs to fancy myself up a bit.

So I have an apricot scrub, not the one I usually use, but will give this a go. And my usual trusty backcombing spray which doubles up as a dry shampoo.

I also wanted a body shimmer to add a bit of glamour to my skin, and I came across this one by soap and glory, It's very subtle and makes your skin smell nice with the added scent.

I've been meaning to try the seventeen falsifeye mascara so decided to give it a whirl.

Because the event goes on all day I wanted to try another primer that would make my makeup last longer without slipping and sliding around on my face, so this stay time long wear one from seventeen caught my eye. It was the last one on the shelf so it must be good (hopefully).

The theme for the day is purple so I want to incorporate purple nails, this gel effect one from seventeen should do the trick, the colour is 'pretty bang bang'.

I needed a new eyeliner, and went with the big eye liner by Maybelline with the black tip and the white tip to pop on the waterline, to make the eyes appear bigger.

And last but not least Midnight Fantasy by Britney Spears, as you know I love her scents. This was on offer in Boots for £10.99 instead of the £22 for the 30ml. Love it.

That's all for now, see you all soon I hope.

Avon haul:

Yay its finally here! Its definitely a mood booster when you get your parcel delivered, I feel like a kid in a candy store!

I ordered quite a bit, and I also ordered my mum some goodies for mothers day. I'll show you what I got for myself. Oh and I also received my re-order of the Pavers heels, there's definitely much more room in the next size up, but a little extra room is always better than squeezing your feet into something too small!

First up we have the ANEW vitale skincare kit. I got the 25+ range in the trail sizes to try them out. The range is quite expensive, so if I like the products I may order the full size. These little sets are usually around £22-£28, and they are currently on offer for £10! Now that's a bargain, if I don't like it I wont have wasted too much money. Here's the one I bought ANEW 25+ skincare set but you can buy them in other ages.

Next we have the Planet spa perfectly purifying body scrub. This contains dead sea minerals. I love a good scrub for my face and body, and I needed a new body scrub. The one I tried last wasn't rough enough for my liking, was a little too gentle. So hopefully this will do the trick. It's on offer at the moment for £3.85 instead of £5.50. I do love my bargains, here is the link if you are interested Planet spa body scrub.

I also picked up the prepare to party gift set which comes in a little evening bag with the goodies inside. This cost £10 which is great as everything separate would cost much more. The set includes supershock mascara in black, ultra colour lipstick in red 2000, true colour eyeshadow duo in healthy glow, and glimmestick eyeliner in blackest black. The bag is PVC but very soft. This is out of the stock at the moment, but they should be getting more in soon, here is the link prepare to party gift set. I've had similar ones before in the past, and they are worthit.

I picked up two foundations on the 2 for £12 offer, ones the extra lasting liquid foundation which contains SPF 12, and the other is the ideal flawless invisible foundation which also contains an SPF 15. I'm always on the lookout for new foundations to try, and I'm quite excited to try these out. I got them both in Ivory so will soon find out how dark they turn out on my skin.  Here are the links Extra lasting foundation, and Invisible coverage foundation. The invisible coverage has more color options.

Below I have uploaded some closer looks at the products:

I quickly did some swatches to show the product colours:

These are swatches from the prepare to party gift set.

The darker swatch is the extralasting foundation, hopefully it will blend well and wont be too dark for me. The lighter swatch is the ideal flawless foundation, I had a problem getting this out of the bottle because the pump wouldn't work, maybe its faulty. I'm hoping it begins to work so I don't have to scoop the product out of the bottle.

I'm just waiting on my makeup storage to come now, but it's out of stock due to high demand. So may be waiting around 2 weeks until it arrives.

Let me know if you have tried any of these products and your thoughts. See you all soon,

Beauty bag part 2-Lips:

I'm back again with part 2, and this time its all about the lips. Not every lipstick/lip product I use is included, but most of my go to items.

So here we go!

First up we have a Rimmel lipstick from the moisture renew range: The colour is 320 funtime fuchsia. Its quite a dark, vibrant lip colour- I tend to go for a more out there dramatic lip. The colour is definitely not understated or natural looking by any means- & has a shimmer to it. ( There will be swatches at the bottom of this page). It has quite a strong taste and scent to it. I'd say this was more night time/evening, but I do wear it during the day if I feel like being vibrant. In terms of moisture, it does have enough to keep your lips from drying out. This probably lasts the longest on the lips out of all the lipsticks in this post.  7/10.

Barry M lip paint in 129: This is a lilac colour and has a very creamy substance. I'm not sure if this colour suites me or not, so I tend to wear it less than any of the other colours in this collection. With having pale skin I'm not convinced it does me any justice, or just washes me out. Although I have seen it on pale skins before, and it has looked quite nice, so maybe its just me. For some reason this is more creamy textured than any of the other lip paints I have tried, and often melts really easily. In fact this broke off whilst typing this review up. Its really moisturising, has a nice sheen, but with the texture being so creamy its not the best in terms of longevity. 5/10.

Barry M lip paint in 155: I like this better than the lilac version. Its a nice soft pink, and I wear this on my natural days to add a pop of colour without being too over the top. Yet again it has a creamy substance, but not as much as the Lilac one. I haven't had any trouble with this melting and breaking off. Even though its moisturising, if you have dry or cracked lips it really shows when you apply it. I tend to do a lip scrub, and moisturise my lips before putting it on if my lips aren't the best. I also have a lip paint in red, which is my favourite, but I cant seem to find it anywhere. The staying power isn't that bad, but you do need to reapply. I'd rate this a 7/10.

Miss sporty perfect colour lipstick in 038 I love: I really do love this lipstick. Its a unique pink colour,
cant really put my finger on it. When applied it just melts on to the lips making them feel smooth and moisturised. It has a watermelon scent/taste to it, which I personally don't mind. This is quite bold but still subtle enough for me to wear during the day. I guess its a love it or hate it colour. 8/10.

If you have read my review on the Ted Baker gift set, you will know that these two beauties came with it. I have done a review on these already, but I thought I would include them so you can get a better look at the colours. The darker colour is definitely bold and not everyone's cup of tea, but I love it as a winter colour. I like clashing my pale skin with dark or vibrant colours. They don't last very long on the lips and need to be reapplied frequently, but I don't mind.

I thought I would throw this one in for good measure. I received this one in my last Ted Baker set, and have used it a lot since. As you can see its worn down and the writing has rubbed off.

Swatches

Top left: the first two are the Ted Baker lip crayons I recently got in a gift set. The next two are the Barry M lip paints.
Bottom left: The first one is Rimmel and next is miss sporty. Last but not least is the Ted Baker one that I got for Christmas 2012.

There are many more lipsticks that I would love to try, but these are just a handful I use regularly. I'm hoping my skincare order will have been delivered within the next few days. Once it gets here I will be sure to post a haul. Thank you for your time.

Ted Baker Gift set review:

Hello again, I thought I'd just do a quick review of gift I received for Christmas. Its a Ted Baker gift set full of makeup goodies and I think its fab, I received a similar one last year.

I was so happy and thankful to receive this gift set. It includes:

• A bronzing powder- which I usually don't use due to my pale complexion, but its nice sometimes if you add it lightly for a subtle glow.
• False eyelashes- I haven't used these before either as I have quite long eyelashes naturally. I wouldn't rule it out and will save these little lovelies for a special occasion sometime. 
• Makeup brushes- I think these are so cute, I love the vibrant neonesque colour to these. As you can see I have been using them and they work really well.
• A glitter eye shadow- this would look really nice for nights out or holidays such as Christmas and New year. It does have quite a bit of fallout, but not to fear this can easily be overcome.
• Two lipstick its a chunky pen style- I love love love these so much (loved the ones from my last gift set as well) they come in lovely colours and shades. Although they don't have much staying power I definitely don't mind reapplying, they last for ages. 
• Two highlighters- one comes in a pearly pink and the other a golden glow, so depending on which look your going for you can mix things up a bit. I have tried these out and they are decent highlighters. I wear highlighter most days, on the cheekbones and just underneath the eyebrow. The sleek highlighter is a superb powder, whereas these are a liquid version. 
• Nail varnish- you get a pink colour which is good for a natural look, and a gold glitter which you can wear on its own or over another. This is rather glittery, so if you like a subtle glitter this is definitely the opposite. Also great for nights out and holidays. 
• And last but not least a cream eye shadow. Currently I haven't tried this so cant comment on longevity but I did swatch it. Its a lovely sheen with a hint of subtle shimmer. Would make a good eye shadow base, and will definitely be trying that out.  
• There was also an eyeliner pen included but I forgot to include it in the picture. I have used it and it glides on easily- I'm not the best at eyeliner, but its definitely one of the easiest I've used. 

I would rate these gift sets a 9/10, I just adore them! 

That's it for my review of the Ted Baker gift set. I would really recommend these and they always come out around Christmas time (not sure if they are available all year round) so keep your eyes peeled if you fancy getting your hands on one of these =] peace out until next time..