W7 5 Piece Eye Shadow Box - Possible stocking filler!

I made a trip to my local pound shop yesterday to pick up some cheap Christmas decorations to cheer up my drab room at home. As I was browsing down the 'beauty' isle I stumbled across this bad boy!

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It is a 5 Piece Eye Shadow Box and for £1 I thought I would risk it and give it a go. Well I love it. So pigmented and soft these make a great addition to an make up lovers collection. I would liken them to MUA for quality... if not slightly better?! They are selling these in some make up shops around where I live for around £2.99-£4.99 so not that expensive even if you have to pay more that £1.

This would make a perfect stocking filler...I may pick up a few for my girly friends as an extra treat in their Christmas box!

Anyone else found any W7 products worth a try?

Festive Blog Swap!!!

So you have till the end of Saturday 24th November (tomorrow!) to join this international blog swap organised by the lovely Rachael over at Just Rach.

The more of us the better!

All you need to do is click on the picture below, read the rules and then fill in the form...easy eh?

Come join the festive fun...only 31 days till Christmas!

I love AUTUMN... (Fall Tag)

So I am jumping right on the band wagon!

Though I haven't tagged anyone because this is flying around the whole of the blogging community and Youtube. If you want do it...go ahead!

1 Favorite Fall lip product?

At the moment I am loving Lush's Sweet Lips. My lips always get so dry when the weather turns cold so I love to use this to exfoliate them and then slick on whichever lip balm is close to hand.

2 Favorite Fall Nail Polish?

Nails Inc in the shade Victoria. Gorgeous deep plum colour for Autumn and Winter.

3 Favorite Starbucks Fall Drink?

I only ever drink on drink in Starbucks and that is a skinny latte. I never have any of the guest drinks because I hate sweet coffee. Putting a syrup in my coffee of anything sweet just ruins it for me!

4 Favorite Fall Candle?

This is a tough one for me but I would have to go for Cedar and Balsam Yankee Candle.

5 Favorite Fall Scarf or accessory?

I recently bought a lovely thick shall/scarf from Tesco which I have been wearing a lot. That and those knitted head bands that keep your ears warm, I just got a new one from Urban Outfitters.

6 Haunted house, haunted hay ride, or haunted corn maze?

NONE!

7 Favorite Halloween movie?

The Paranormal Activity films. We always go and see them at this time of year! I went on Monday to see the 4^th and jumped so much!

8 Favorite candy to eat on Halloween?

Anything treat sized! We always end up with left over Mars bars and Malteasers from the trick or treaters!

9 What are you dressing up as for Halloween?!

Nothing unfortunately. I never get to go to anything where I get to dress up! The last Halloween party I went to was 4 years ago and I dressed as a Nun!

10 What is your Favorite thing about Fall?

Going into Boots and seeing their 3 for 2 on gifts! Spending cosy warm nights in in front of the TV with family drinking tea.

I just want to add that I love this time of year! October, November and December are the best!

Autumn Nails

Just thought I would show you what I am wearing on my nails as the weather has turned!

Revlon Brilliant Strength - 160 Dominant - This is a rich chocolate brown and is an alternative to a black as it is quite dark. I love the brush on this as it is quite thick so you can cover one nail in one sweep!

Essie - 43 It's Genius - This is a burgundy purple with lovely gold shimmer. This is so opulent and will carry you through Autumn and the festive period.

Nails Inc. - Victoria - This is my all time favorite autumn winter colour.it is a deep red/burgundy colour which looks really classy and last a week on my nails.

When it starts getting towards December I tend to start adding a glitter top coat to my nail polish too. If you cant wear glitter in December when can you wear it!?

My Yankee Candle Christmas (I know it's early) Bargains

I have mentioned before that I have a bit of a problem with Yankee Candles. At Christmas time this problem goes in to overdrive! I always start thinking about Christmas early and this year is no exception.

In total I have 3 medium jars and one tumbler to fill my world with fragrance this festive period! I already mentioned in a previous post that I buy all my Yankee's from the House of Fraser Outlet in my home town. So what I am about to haul for you is £50.14 worth of products for £27.10!

First of all I picked up the Mistletoe and Fig medium jar (£8.55) as I think this is divine.  Such a rich fruity yet festive smell and for some reason I am always drawn to the white coloured candles.

Once I picked that I had the uncontrollable desire to get a shade and plate for it. I have always wanted to get a shade set for medium/large candles as I think they make more of a feature. I know some people think they are awful but I don't care. At first I was going to opt for a Christmas design but I don't really want to have to store it away all year and only bring it out at the festive period. So in the end I went for a clear glass shade (£5.23) and plate (£3.38) which will go with any colour candle I choose.

At that point I had decided to pay and leave... until I came across a regular tumbler in the festive scent Sparkling Snow (£6.96), of course I had to smell it and when I did I knew it would be coming home with me. It is a gorgeous fresh pine smell. On reflection I wish I had bought the large tumbler in this as that was only £13 but I guess I already have enough to be getting on with.

Then as if that wasn't enough, as I got to the till they had a box of Illuma-lid's. These are accessories you put on the top of your jars to help protect the flame so they burn steadier and well they just look pretty! So of course I bought one for £2.79

I may sound a little mad with the Christmas talk in October but I look forward to it all year. I don't go away very often and I never make a big thing about birthdays so Christmas is my thing. That being said, I am forcing myself to wait until after 5th November before I get full on Christmas excited!

Anyone else as sad as me and can't wait for Santa to come?!

Estee Lauder Treats!

I have already raved about how much I love Estee Lauder's Double Wear mascaras so I wont bang on about that but the other day I walked passed my local counter in Boots and totally got sucked in my their recent free gift promotion!

As I am coming to the end of Double Wear Mascara and have always wanted to try their Double Wear Foundation I thought this was a perfect time to try it out.

In order to be eligible for the free gift you had to make 2 purchases, one being either skincare or foundation.

I opted for the original Double Wear Zero Smudge Lengthening Mascara as having tried all the variations I find this the best for me and the Double Wear Stay in Place Makeup in the shade 1W1 Bone.

I then got to choose between a gift containing either Brown or Pink shades of make up.

I went for the pinks as I have recently bough a lot of brown, gold, bronze coloured palettes.

The gift included a palette of 4 Pure Colour Eyeshadows, Sumptuous Extreme Lash Multiplying Volume Mascara in Extreme Black, Pure Gloss lip gloss in Berry Lush and a lipstick which I gave to my mum as I wouldn't really wear the shade.

However, it was the skincare which really got me excited in this gift! I have never tired Estee Lauder skincare because it is quite pricey for my budget so I though this was a good way of trying it out.

It included Idealist Even Skintone Illuminator, Take It Away Total Makeup Remover and DayWear Advanced Multi Protection Anti Oxidant Creme SPF 15.

They are all pretty good sample sizes as well so I should be able to get a good trial of all the products and no doubt end up spending a lot of money on the full sizes!

The gifts came in the cute makeup bag which is just the right size for travel.

I would advise anyone who loves Estee Lauder or who wants to try any of their products to look out for their free gift offers as they usually run a few over the festive period. After all we all need a present for ourselves every now and again!

Philip Kingsley Elasticizer - How I made it work for me

This is a bit of a mixed review but bear with me!

I first tried this when I received a sample size in my Feel Unique beauty box (which is no more!). As I had read all the rave reviews on blogs and in magazines I was truly ecstatic to try it.

Well, I was less than impressed. I hated the application, the waiting around and the results left my hair lank, heavy and I needed to wash it the next day.

Having said that I used up the sample hoping my mind would change...it didn't...until now!

3 months ago I arrived home to find that my mum had ordered a MASSIVE 1 litre bottle of it after seeing it on QVC and thought it was too good a deal to pass up. I didn't have the heart to tell her that I had already tried it and thought it was pants!

So feeling guilty that she had forked out so much money on this I gave it another go using the technique it tells you to use on the bottle.

What a faff eh? I like my showering/bathing time to be quick and easy not to add another 10-20 minutes on sat around in a plastic cap.

So one lazy afternoon I was sat watching QVC with my mother (she is addicted to that channel!). They said that if you have it and don't like time it takes for the application process try and fit it in your routine however you can, as using it is better than not.

So this is how I get it to work for me...

Firstly I get in the shower and wet my hair, then I apply a generous amount to the lengths and ends of my hair just as I would a post shampooing conditioning treatment. 

I then pop my hair in a bobble and get showered which takes me approximately 5 minutes and I try to avoid getting my hair wet.

Then I just take out the bobble, rinse the product out and shampoo and condition as usual.

Using this technique really works for my and my hair feels in much better condition without all the faffing around I did before.

If you do like the product I would recommend the 1 litre size as in the end it is really good value. It comes with a lock pump top so it is east to keep sealed and you can regulate how much product you want to be dispensed.

If I could have one request for this product it would be a bit of fragrance. I am not one for over powering fragrances but this smells a bit like E45 cream which doesn't really fit in with the luxury hair care experience for me!

I am just glad now my mums pennies wont go to waste!

Philip Kingsley Elasticizer 1lt - QVC £55.00 + P&P