Haul: Lush!

When I made a visit to LUSH this weekend I was expecting to pick up some of their Christmas items, but none grabbed my attention. So instead I picked up their two most popular soaps in the Youtube/blogging community that before had made me ask: what's all the fuss about?! It was only today that the smell really made me understand why so many love them. That's right. Honey I Washed The Kids and Rockstar. They're amazing.

(how cute is the Christmas wrapping paper?!)

This will sound completely bizarre..but it kinda smells..caramelly..ish..that kinda thing..really good anyways!! Definitely would be too sweet for some people I think!

To me..it doesn't smell like honey at all..might just be me!?

don't think you can totally see..but it even has that honeycomb effect :)

Rockstar is a more universal scent..it reminds me of the Candy Cane bubblebar from last year's Christmas collection..I'm not sure if they brought that one out this year though :( that was my favourite!!


In the little mini description of Honey I Washed The Kids they called it a 'honey toffee-scented' soap and for Rockstar a 'vanilla' scented soap..I wouldn't say it smelt like vanilla at all..but I may be wrong! It's much sweeter I think. I love them both! HIWTK soap retails at £3.25/100g and Rockstar retails at £3.25/100g also, so it's a great deal :)


Make sure to go into your local LUSH store soon :) it smells beautiful in there and they do great pre-wrapped/pre-prepared christmas gift boxes too which make great, affordable Christmas gifts <3

Thanks for reading!! :)

Katie



NOTD: Basil Street.

Heya girlies :)

This past month in Glamour they are giving away a free Nails Inc. nail polish with every issue! As it's December now, they might've stopped doing it..sorry if that's true!! There were 4 colour choices, but I personally wanted Basil Street, a really light, nude brown colour and here it is :)

(love the really nice packaging too!)

It is really subtle but looks really nice too :) I'm pretty sure that these polishes usually retail at £11 so getting one free in a £2 magazine is really great. Glamour usually do a free luxury, high-end product in their magazines every couple of months so definitely watch out for that :)

Thanks for reading lovelies :)

Katie

10 Things to Tell: You're my wonderwall.

1. Every one of these posts will have the song lyric of the day in the title :')


2. I HATE Biology revision.


3. Made in Chelsea is over for another season :( sucha good ending!! Can't wait for next series! I'm team #gethugoandmilliebacktogetherandrosiegoaway :P


4. I haven't been blogging much lately :(


5. I got that great makeup from my wonderful friend Livi:) (will blog about that soon!)


6. My One Direction album has been on replay since Saturday. :)


7. I love Twitter.


8. I want an Alexander McQueen scarf and a Michael Kors watch more than you can ever know :( time to start saving me thinks!


9. single song of the week so far? -Dance With Me Tonight-Olly Murs.


10. I have the best friends in the world <3

Katie



10 Things to Tell: Can we fall, one more time?

time for a bit of a chat/general update..


1. My love for One Direction has grown even more..hence the 1D lyrics in the title. <3
2. My beautiful and lovely friend Liv is clearing out her makeup and giving the things she doesnt want to me..ahh she's too kind;) and we've decided together that karma is verrrrry important. What goes around, comes around.
3. I haven't spent too much money on makeup lately :D
4. It's very almost Advent Calender season..which means Santa is on his way.
5. Ed Sheeran is a genius.
6. I'm afraid to say.....I think I've got EVEN PALER THAN I WAS BEFORE. :'(
7. Work for my GCSEs is just taking over my life...the homework has multiplied.
8. I want Marcus Collins to win the X-Factor.
9. On Vampire Diaries, it's gotta be Elena and Damon. Stefan is getting in the way atm. Tyler is gorgeous and Matt is adorable.
10. MY BEST FRIEND IS AMAZING. Megan, I love you muchly.

Thanks for reading girrrlies :)

Katie



NOTD: Neon Pink.

heya girlies,

first of all, apologies that I haven't blogged in a lil while. My laptop has been in for repair so I was using a spare one..that I don't like blogging on:P only this one is reserved for that!
I bougght another No7 polish this week called Cheeky Chops-which btw I think is THE cutest name ever <3.

The colour is like..summer in a bottle...so wearing when there's only a month and a bit until Christmas (YAAAY!!!) is a ridiccc idea..but ah well! :')

thanks for reading guysss.

 Katie.

                      

NOTD: Star Dust.

heyya girlies.


I larrrve this colourr so much :)

It's quite thick and it doesn't have the foil effect, it actually is full of glitter which makes it look realllllly Christmasssssy <3<3<3

This shade is called Star Dust 17. Collection 2000 are a great, drugstore brand and have a great colour range. I'm not sure of the exact price, but I can't imagine they're more than £3-£4.

Thanks for reading!!

Love, Katie .xx

What Am I Wearing?-October 2011.

These posts are kinda mini, halfway through the month, favourites posts-a kindaa..what I'm loving right now post! I'll stop rambling already and get started instead!! :)

What Am I Wearing?!

Primer: none atm.

Foundation: Revlon Colourstay-110 Ivory.

Concealer: Boi-ing-01 by Benefit.

Powder: ELF Complexion Perfection.

Bronzer: Sue Moxley Baked Bronze Pot-1 Miami.

Blusher: MAC Beauty Powder-Pretty Baby. (part of LTD ED Hello Kitty collection).

Highlighter: High Beam by Benefit.

Eye-Primer: MAC Paint Pot-Bare Study.

Eyeshadows: none atm.

Eyeliner: 17 Falsifeye and Collection 2000 Presision Colour-1 Black.

Mascara: Maybelline New York One by One-Black.

Lipliner: none atm.

Lipstick: MAC Hue.

Lipgloss: MAC Cremesheen Glass-Fashion Whim.


That's about it forrr now :')

Love, Katie .xx

Review-Mascara-Maybelline New York One by One.

Review time..feel like its been a while since I wrote out a proper review so I figured I would as I've just bought a new mascara. I know this one has been out for a while but I literally only just got around to trying it out and I've gotta be honest..Maybelline still hold the title for having the best mascaras I've ever come across.

The tube is the regular size and shape, regular because it follows the pattern of the previously adored Colossal Volume Express and the Falsies by Maybelline New York, both of which are amazing too.

This mascara is really really good. It seperates and lengthens and gives some volume, bit not tons of it. If you're into the full look, this might be the wrong mascara for you beccause it seperates more than makes them full, but they do look really fluttery and nice after.

The wand is different to any I've seen before and its quite plasticky at first look, but it manages to make your lashes look soo natural and lovely after, so its all good! :)

Overall it's my favourite mascara of the moment and I would definitely repurchase it and its only gonna cost you £8.49! Bargain for how great it is! If you're thinking that price sounds a bit steep..dw its so worth it!!!

Lots of love, Katie .x

NOTD: Regal Red.

Another naiiil of the day post!!

I got this colour as I had a spare no7 £5 voucher and nothing else really caught my eye!

The colour looks a bit brighter than it actually is in this photo, it's a bit deeper but the perfect mix between that bright, blood red and a dark, wine red.

I really love the name of this nail polish-Devils Delight 190, it's very creative rather than the normal, boring and very cliche names.

The only thing I don't like about this nail polish is that the formula is quite runny and gets a bit messy if you're not careful with it..maybe that's because it's brand new though, because I've had no7 polishes before and they've all been quite thick and nice to apply.

This polish will cost you £7.00 which is a bit overpriced for the quality but its a biiiig bottle of varnish and the colour range is good and the colours are very pigmented. Maybe wait until you've got a no7 £5 voucher too?!

Love, Katie .xx

NOTD: Desert Haze.

Helllllloo :)


Another NOTD to tell ya about my new favourite nail polish by ELF :D

I found the perfect amount of natural light for a change so you can see it in and out of the sunlight! :) excuse the chip on one nail..this was after a weekend of wear.

and out of the sunlight completely..so in love with this colour as its so similar to Model Own's Concrete Mixer <3.

The bottle of polish itself is a good size and I used about two coats per nail which isn't bad at all for a nail polish only retailing at £1.50/$1.00 if you're in the states. Go check out the ELF website :)

Love, Katie .xxx

Makeup Haul: ELF.

Heyya,

first off, a big apology for it almost being a whole month since I last blogged, I honestly have no excuse other than..just been a bit uninspired tbh! But now I have plenty of ideas for posts and pictures and can't wait to get back into it!

Now onto the haul! ELF sent me an email a little while back now saying they were having their 'last 50% off deal' as they've had a fair few recently. I don't know quite why they're doing that because since the great idea of half-off, I've heard more about ELF on Youtube and blogs than ever before, but ahh well. There was a staple makeup item I'd been waiting for them to get back in stock (Complexion Perfection) for a while and as soon as it was, I snapped up the oppourtunity to get some things! :)

A little brown box of makeup..perfect!<3

This is one of those felt-tip applicator eyeliners that I've been wondering about trying out for a while now and for £1.50..why not?!!

I was really impressed by how black it was and it dried soooo quickly and just didnt budge at all as soon as it was dry, seriously impressed!!

I originally bought this colour because I thought the swatch on the website looked kinda similar to Cement Mixer by Models Own..and when I got it out of the packaging I felt a little disappointed (but no worries when you see my next NOTD post-totally in love;)!)

The main reason I wanted to try this was because I'd heard it was a really good powder highlight and its pretty hard to find a nice, drugstore powder highlight.

Gotta be honest, whilst its a great idea in pan and theory......

And actually even in this picture it looks quite nice..but the lovely colour and shimmer is completely ruined by the powderyness (!) of it and its so crumbly that loads of product gets wasted. For £3.50 its not exactly a waste of money, I'm just gutted cos I was so excited for it!!

This was the main reason for ordering this stuff-as I said!! :) it's the best powder I have ever found tbh and I love it cos it can colour-correct too!!

A few people have said they were confused by what this powder does cos it looks crazily, rainbow-coloured but don't worry, you wont have a multi-coloured face :p I will doo a further Blog post about it soon!! :)

Kinda gave into the peer pressure and ordered the ELF Studio Powder Brush!

And a minimini updated review?! I totally love itt and its worth all of the buzz around it!!

This the Mineral Booster in Sheer and I wanted to try it out because I'm not that into Mineral makeup and wanna see if I like it or not!! This is kinda a cheaper version of Bare Minerals I guess..

Have to say, it's the same story as before...a nice idea and works on paper but when you actually get it..it's just a kinda muddyish powder that doesnt mattify that well..not tooo impressed tbh:L

These have also had a lot of buzz around them atm in the blogging/youtubing world and I'm really impressed with this actually :)

It's in the shade Natural which I thought would be the safest bet!! It's a great rosey nude colour.

It's really pigmented as you can see and retails at a great £3.50 :)

So that's about it for now :) Will be back soon with some updated reviews!! Anything else from ELF or any other brands I need to be trying out?!

Love, Katie .xx

NOTD: Beige Babe.

These posts are so easy to write when I'm lacking inspiration or just want to say a quick something..and I really love doing them!! This colour is one of those that is basically autumn/fall in a nail polish and I love it.

It's Rimmel London's Lyrca Pro Nail Polish in 397 Beige Babe-hence the title inspiration for this post!-it's a really nice brown but in the bottle it looks more green in this picture which is actually how it normally appears. What I mean by that is that; in this picture, the polish on my nails looks very much like a lovely, warm brown when in reality it's a little more khaki-just in case you guys were expecting one thing if you wanted to try it and found another. :)

These tend to last about 3 days on my nails before they start chipping which you can see slightly in this picture-I should've taken the photos the day I painted my nails but oh well!!

Overall, I really love the colour of this polish, but I wish the formula would last a little longer-like a week or so. I have some other colours from the Lyrcra Pro range from Rimmel London and the colour-range in stores is really great too. The brush is described as 'maxi' and for someone with small hands and my definition small nails too, normally only one stroke of the brush covers my whole nail; making so quick and simple to apply. These nail polishes retail at just £4.59 each-go get some!

Love, Katie .xxx

NOTD: Bright Blue!

Another NOTD post today! :D Loving this Barry M Nail Paint lately-although there was one thing I got really confused about..read on to find out what!!

It's that really, really bright electric blue colour that's reallllly eye-catching, and although it's a bright I wouldn't just label it as a 'summer bright' I think it's a seasonally universal shade!!

The shade is obviously called 291 but the rest of the Barry M nail paints-apart from Limited Edition ones- have actual  names as well as the number..I had a quick look on the Boots website and could find no such colour and then on the actual Barry M website and found it somehow! It's actually called 'Cobalt Blue 291' why the name isnt on the bottom I don't know but it may mean you have to get this paticular colour from the website and not Boots etc..let me know if you see it in your local Boots or Superdrug though-it may just be lack of colours on those shops' websites.

Overall, despite the colour/name/numbering confusion, I totally love the colour and the consistency of the Nail Paints-as usual with Barry M. Go check it out for yourself! At £2.99 it's a total bargain! :')


Love, Katie .xx