Giveaway (not mine) :P

I have entered Laurzie Macks from A Day in The Life's giveaway:) There is an amazing NARS MidSummer Nights Gift Set to win :D
Head over to her blog HERE to enter.

Lorna xxx

Favourite September Purchases.

So i am so very very very late with this but i actually had this written and just forgot to publish it. This is not my September favorites, this is my fave few of the things i've bought this September.  So here is it, better late than never right?

Seche Vite

I have been searching for a great top coat for a very very long time now and i am pretty sure i have found it. I've read a lot of reviews on Seche Vite and decided it was time i tried it. The reason i hadent tried it before now was that i (seemed to be a bit confused) and thought it was very expensive, imagine my surprise when i go into Boots and it was only £9.95, while that is still pricey for a nail polish its by no means at the high end of the price range.
Having been using it for a few weeks now i am very impressed. My nail varnish lasts a good three days with no chips and still good at the end of the week, also it is sooooo shiney and it doesnt fade either.

  

Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream

Now this may shock a lot of you but last month was the first time i had ever tried this. Terrible i know and i'm kicking myself for it now. I absolutely ADORE this, its amazing. I use this on my knees, elbows and a few other patches that get quite dry, I often put it on my lips at night as well. It is very thick and quite sticky but it just works, It takes awful dry skin and fixes it. I will be re-purchasing this again, in fact i already bought the Limited Jewel Edition tub.

Nars Shimmer Eyeshadow - Fathom

This is my first Nars eyeshadow and so far im loving it. It glides on perfectly and doesnt fall all over your face, it stays where its meant to. It is quite sheer and can be worn in the day time with out looking ott but it can be built up really well for a more dramatic night eye. The shimmers last a really long time and it doesnt rub or transfer.
This exact shade is just pretty and pink and shimmery without looking childish. Below is it swatched fairly heavily but it can be built up fuller.

Lorna xxx

Amazing Back combing Brush

This is one of my best bargin finds. Im not one of those people what backcombes there hair so much they look like theyve just been dropped out of a tornado but i like a little volune in my roots as i have quite flat hair.

Now this brush may look cheap and like it would damage your hair but it doe not. It works an absolute treat. It is a kind of buildable back comb that means you can get just a little volume or, if you wanted to go for that look, back comb it to the heavens. The bristles are quite thick and very stiff (and very very plastic) but it just works.

Now do you want to know the best part??? Its £1. Yes i said it £1 from Primark.
Run, Run, Run out now and stock up on them. haha

Enjoy yer backcomin folks :D
Lorna xxx

Korres Korres and more Korres.

So as you'll probably have guessed by know im a bit obsessed with checking out the latest beauty discounts in TKMaxx and my last trip proved to be one of the most exciting yet!

I found a few Korres products hidden in the back shelves and boy i was a happy girl.

I ended up with the Body Butters in Japanese Rose, Quince and Guava and also the Shower Gel in Japanese Rose.

I am a massive fan of these body butters and i use them most nights, maybe switching it up for my Soap and Glory every so often. I think the Japanese Rose smells he best.

These moisturize so well, they spread well and evenly, they sink in fast and don't feel sticky. My skin feels soft and supple all day until the night when i reapply. The smell also lingers nicely on the skin but not in the overt way.

 

The Body Butters retail for £12.50 and the Shower Gels £7.50 (Prices from Lookfantastic.com). In TKMaxx the Body Butters were £4.99 and the Shower Gel was £3.99. So in total tha'ts a saving of £26.04!!! I'm going to go to the other TKMaxx near me and see if they have any of the Mint Tea products as they are my all time favorite.

Anyone else had some great TKMaxx finds? 

Lorna xxx

Pretty 'Punch Studio' Trinket Soaps :D

Just a warning first that this post is basically pretty pictures.

These little beauties are something i stumbled across in TkMaxx the other day and how glad i am. They are just so beautiful that i got both of these because i couldnt choose between them, and it was a hard task to get it down to these two because there was so many designs.

 Now this photo is pretty dark but its so i can show off the sparkles better.

I really like this one as it opens like a little treasure box with a little magnet.

This one is my favourite though, between the little birds, the glitter and being a little book im totes in love with it.

These soaps smell absolutely amazing, slightly floral but zesty at the same time. Ive not tries them yet as i dont really want to open them.

Im definately going to go back and get a few more for little extra christmas pressents as they were only £2.99 and look so much more expensive.

On the Punch Studio website there is a lot of other products you can buy that all have similar decorative packaging.

Okay i know this isnt much of a post but i have a few lined up so there will be a better one up either tonight or tomorrow morning (maybe both if your lucky).

Lorna xxx

NOTD #2

I have had this on for a about 5 days now so excuse the chips in the photos.
Now this looks like a colour that a lot of bloggers such as Lily from What I Heart Today have been talking about recently from Butter London Bossy Boots but alas it is not as im a little on the poor side at the moment. This is actually Essie Navigate Her, which to be honest is very very similar as far as im concerned. Essie is slightly more minty and less pistachio-y. And it has (an old purchase) Butter London Tart With a Heart over it for a bit of sparkle haha.

 Butter London Tart with a Heart doesnt show up to well in the picures and in all honesty it doesnt show up in the bottle well either. I might put a photo up of it on its own later because it is suck a beautiful colour.

 Now as i said and i'm sure you can see, this chipped quite a lot (the photos were taken after two days of wear) which is not very good wear but keep in mind i did not use a base of top coat. I have since reapplied with my Seche Vite and its holding up better.

Now the reason for this lovely close up of my finger is because i want to point out the lumps on my nails. This is because i was a very bad girl and took my acrylic nails off myself and little bits are still left. Just wanted it put out so that you didnt think i had desiesed nails or anything. haha

Well i think its pretty anyway, and its far enough away from pastel that it looks nice and autumnal.

What do you recon?

Lorna xxx

Elf Haul - Part 1

So as you may have seen on an earlier post i recently got a MEGA haul from E.L.F as they were doing an offer that if you spend over £50 you got £25 off. So i got £50.50 worth of things and it only cost me £25.50. That's basically 50% off which is amazing!!

Now as you can see i got a lot of things so i'm doing this post in 2 parts. Part one will be the eye shadows, eye primers and the blush/bronzer set and Part 2 will be the rest.

Bottom to Top: Sheer /// Sheer blended /// Pearl /// Pearl blended /// Champagne /// Champagne blended

These are the three eye primers (they can be seen in the group pictures as the three lip gloss shaped tubes. They are from bottom to top:

• Elf Mineral Eyeshadow Primer - Sheer - £3
• Elf Eyelid Primer - Pearl - £1.50
• Elf Eyelid Primer - Champagne - £1.50

As you can see these are very different and i tend to use different ones depending on what eyeshadow i'm putting on. I use the mineral sheer the most, i looks great under daytime eye makeup, nudes and simple. The pearl i use for nighttime, going out looks (not a dark smokey eye as its white and bright) that have a fair bit of shimmer in them and i use the champagne for a dark smokey eye.

I think that the mineral works best as a primer, it definitely has the longer staying power although they all work incredibly well for the price.

Blush /// Bronzer

This is the Elf Contouring Blush & Bronzing Powder - £3.75.

I do quite like using this for when im contouring but i need to be very careful with it because it is a very warm toned bronzer and you can end up looking fairly orange. The blusher is a pale pink shade that works well on pale, minimal makeup days and while it does have a shimmer through it it is not over the top.

It comes in a lovely little compact duo with a mirror.

These are the four duo creme eye shadows and they are all £1.50 each . The consistency of them is lovely very creamy but not thick and they are so pigmented you only need a tiny amount. Below are closer up pictures.

Left to right this is The Butter Pecan Duo and the Black Licorice Duo.

 I really love the licorice duo for starting a smokey eye for a night out and the butter pecan duo is great for day time (its a bit less red than it looks in photo)

From lest to right this is the Olive Duo and the Berry Mix Duo.

 Ive only used the brown shade of the Olive duo as of yet and i love it however iv been using both of Berry Mix quite often. (the darker of berry mix is less red and more purple in real life).

L-R Night Owl Heavily Swatched /// Night Owl Lightly Swatched /// Baked Brown Heavily Swatched /// Baked Brown Lightly Swatched

This is the Elf Glitter Eyeshadow and the Elf Studio Eyeshadow Pigment.

From the top pictures the glitter shadow is in the circular white packaging and the pigment is in the small square tub.

• The Glitter is in the shade Night owl  - £2.50 
• The Pigment is in the shade Baked Brown - £3.75

I love the pigment shade for everyday makeup, its just such a perfect colour to go with blue eyes and the glitter looks good for a night out.

So this is part 1, part two will include the eyebrow kit, body shimmer, eyebrow tint and tame, clear brow and lash gel, HD under eye setting powder and the brush shampoo and daily cleaning.

What are your Elf faves?

Lorna xxx