The very late What I got for Christmas post!

So I have been meaning to do this post since boxing day but for some reason I have been none stop busy! I haven't really done much but still haven't found the time to sit down and blog.

I am just going to show what things I was kindly given as gifts for Christmas. I was very spoilt this festive time so I am thanking everyone who gave me a gift.

2 pairs of thermal tights, one grey and one black.

Christmas robin socks.

Cream scarf and glove set.

Mustard hat.

Reindeer grey and silver scarf from Next.

2 umbrellas, one hello kitty and one tote.

Christmassy jumper from Primark.

Radley leather bag.

Tova Summer perfume from QVC.

Monu Rescue Balm from feel unique.

Leighton Denny duo crystal nail file set from QVC.

Loverdose perfume.

Tangle Teezer aqua splash from QVC.

OPI Skyfall mini collection which came with a full size colour from the collection.

Super sized Elemis Melting Cleaner from QVC.

Galy Hayman  Eye lift gel from QVC.

Gatineau floracil eye makeup remover from QVC.

Florelli makeup bag.

2013 Diary.

101 Dalmatians bluray.

Ministry of Sound 90's Anthems CD.

Mirror trinket box.

Luggage strap.

Luggage scales.

Eye mask and ear plugs.

Google Nexus and screen protector.

Yankee candle, holder, plate and shade.

Clare stickers and keyring!

So that's it! All of what I got I will use so I was super happy on Christmas day! You can see where my mother buys all my presents from can't you!

I was so surprised with my nexus which my boyfriend bought me. I would have been happy with just a card but he super spoilt me!

I have a few Christmas blog swaps to post about which hopefully will be posted soon!

Hope you are all having a good start to 2013, I can't wait for next Christmas already!

May Empties

I have finished a few products this month But would I buy them again?

Gucci Rush

This has been my favorite perfume since I was 16. This must be my 4th bottle! I am sad that it has finished but I have 3 perfumes waiting to be opened so I don't feel too bad! 

I think Alien is a close second to this.

YSL Baby Doll

I have had this for 2 years now and it has just run out. I used this as an every day perfume. I would wear it again but only if someone else bought it me. I wont be repurchasing again but I would recommend.

Umberto Giannini Morning After Dry Shampoo

I have been trying out a few different dry shampoos lately as I feel Batiste can be a bit heavy for my scalp. I bought a travel size of this and I love it! It smells the best out of all the dry shampoos I have tried and doesn't leave much of a white cast. I will be buying the full size of this and it is cheaper than Batiste.

Elemis Melting Cleansing Gel

I got this as a sample when I bought 2 products from the Elemis counter in Meadowhall at Christmas but have only just got round to trying it this week. I loved it that much I have already bought the full size. If anyone prefers cleansing washes or gels to creams then this is a must!

Ultrasun High 30SPF face

I have mentioned in a few blogs that I wear this every day as my moisturizer and SPF. It is amazing and I cannot rave about it enough. Can't even remember how many bottles of this I have used! They are bringing out a SPF50 of it which I have already ordered from QVC!

Sensodyne Pronamel Daily Toothpaste

Now if you read my blog a few weeks ago you would already know about the trauma I have had with my teeth! This product has really helped though. I used to have really sensitive teeth and have always used a sensitive toothpaste but this is by far the best. I have barely any sensitivity now and I do believe it has helped harden my enamel. They do a whitening version of this which I will be trying.

Any of these you have tried?

RevitaLash Goodies!

If you haven't heard of this stuff and you have short weak eyelashes you need to be informed! This site *RevitaLash* gives you all the lowdown on what it SAYS it does. But does it really do that? Well, I haven't used it myself but my mum has. She has never had good lashes, they have always been tiny, so small in fact she could hardly get any mascara on. Since using this stuff her lashes have grown to a nice normal length and are lovely and pigmented. (I don't have any pictures unfortunately because my mum wont let me take any of her!)

She loves this so much she is onto her 2nd bottle. Now my mother is quite tight so she would only buy another one if it worked because they are nearly £60 a pop!

She buys hers from QVC and this time she bought a set which included the RevitaLash treatment, a primer and a mascara. This was on a special price at £54.96 + p&p which is cheaper that the RevitaLash is on its own! So a complete bargain! I also win in this deal because my mum doesn't wear mascara or primer so they found their way into my sticky mitts!

Now I have been blessed with pretty long eyelashes myself so I do not need to use the RevitaLash treatment myself (even though I may try my mums just in case it makes them even better!). But I am always up for trying new mascaras and primers to see if they can surpass my all time favorites, Estee Lauder Double Wear Zero Smudge Mascara and Lash Primer Plus which I have used for about 3 years now. 

They always wax lyrical about the products when they are on QVC obviously because they are trying to flog em! But is it actually any good?

On the whole I do really like them both. 

RevitaLash Volumising Mascara - £14.00 from QVC

RevitaLash Volumising Primer - £14.01 from QVC

Before

With RevitaLash Primer

With RevitaLash Primer and Mascara

The primer is nothing like I have tried before, for a start it is electric blue! This then doubles up as a blue mascara and a primer, though I can't remember the last time I had the urge to wear blue mascara! The primer did add length to my lashes but not so much volume, and this is usually what I use a primer on my lashes for.

The mascara was pretty much the same. It gave good length but lacked in the volumising department. However the consistency of the mascara is quite liquidy so I think if you didn't mind waiting for it to dry in between coats you could keep applying till you got more volume though I think it would go a little spidery!

Now the reason why I love the Estee Lauder Double Wear Mascara is because like it says, it does not smudge! I hate mascaras that fall under your eye and give you that panda look. This never, ever moves once it is on, I have even been in floods of tears before and it hasn't budged! So for me to replace this mascara in my bag I would have to find something with that staying power. 

This mascara did stay on pretty well throughout the day. However it did start to flake during the evening. But I did get at least 9 hours wear out of it before this happened.

I do like both the primer and the mascara and I will get some use out of them but they will probably be my second or third go to products after my Estee Lauder and Bourjois Volume Clubbing which I usually apple over the Estee Lauder Primer and Mascara if I am off on a night out.

Worth the money? In that deal yes!

On their own? I think at a push yes but you could probably find cheaper and similar products on the high street. 

If I can manage to persuade my mum into posing for a photo I shall update this post!