New favourite eyeshadow - Bourjois Little Rund Pot Intense

 Now i am completely AMAZED by this eyeshadow. Its from the Bourjois Paris Little round pot Intense range in rose sable (03). Available from Boots for £6.99 I think i will go as far as to say this is favourite eyeshadow i own.
I think when i saw it in boots the little girl that still wants to be a princess in my went in to a frenzy of "PINK!!! GLITTER!!! SPARKLE!!!" It was a little scary to behold and Marcus (the fiance) almost ran away.

Don't ya just love the little pots? They are so cute and hold so much product and you get a helpful wee mirror in them.

How beautiful is that!! I don't even know what to say as i think everyone will have tried these little pots and I'm a little tongue tied in awe of the pretty-ness.
The pigmentation is great and is easily built up, they blend well and the sparkles don't fall down your face throughout the day.

This picture is a bit deceiving as to the quality of colour as only the sparkle is picked up but the pic colour really comes through in the perfect non tacky way.  I am so happy with this and the amount you get for the price and quality is awesome.

It was my birthday yesterday and i was really ill at night so i was a bit shit. BUT Marcus had given me a great present earlier from Aron Aromatics Just Grapefruit range so i was well happy sitting with the avengers on :D

I will probs review that later because it is such good quality.

Lorna xxxx

Dr. Jart+ BB Beauty Balm

So in the winter  months i really dont like the feel of heavy make-up on my face which i know is a bit reverse from most people but im a little weird. This has sent me in the search of a new bb cream, something with a little more coverage than my trusty No.7 tinted moisturiser (which is my usual go to low coverage) and it led me to Dr. Jart+ Beauty Balm.
They now do it in various types - Regenerating, Water Fuse, Premium, Platinum. I got it in Water Fuse as i thought it would be best for my younger skin and its oil-free so will help with my oily skin.

At £18 (Water fuse is the cheapest, the others retail for various prices ) I would have liked to have better packaging. This doesn't excite me or inspire confidence in the product.

BB creams that i have tried either go on grey with beads in it or are already the colour you would expect from your foundation. This is an odd mix of the two.
Its very smooth and creamy and blends very easily and unlike some bb creams matches your skin tone perfectly.

 Obviously this isnt spread or blended but when it is its perfect. It doesnt go sticky which i know people find an issue with a lot of BB creams and it dries quite matte. Althought i still put a dusting of MAC Prep+Prime over after to seal it and help with oil control.
I wore this last night before going out to dinner for my birthday with my Mum and Fiance and it lasted well the whole time it got a little oily after about 3 hours (which for my skin is really good) but a shine paper sorted it out. It made my skin glow and looked flawless. My only concern was that i looked a little bright in photographs but it wasn't so bad you have to avoid flashes. I like to thin k of it as radiating light. haha

Ive also just aquired a new Bourjois eyeshadow which im inlove with and a Stilla convertable colour (my first). Ill right about them soon.

Lorna
XxX

September Favourites

So this is my first ever video blog. Please feel free to leave comments :D

Mini Blog Sale

Just had a little clear out and thought i would see if anyone wanted any of these before i get rid of them.

• Postage will be £1.70 with 50p reduction on postage for each additional item.
• Leave a comment saying what you want along with your email for me to send an invoice to.
• Payment must be made within 24hours. (if going to be longer just let me know :))
• Payment only by paypal
• Postage outwith the UK will cost more

 

China Glaze Yellow Polka Dot Bikini - used 3/4 times - £5.45 - £2.50 

Barry M Block Orange £1

Barry M Magnetic Nail Paint - Magnetic Blue - £4.99 -  £2

MAC Cremesheen Lipstick - Creme Cup - Swatched once - £14 - £8

The Porefessional 22ml used 3 times - £23.50 - £15

September Glossybox Maggie Li

So I've been eagerly awaiting this months glossybox since they took payment from me WEEKS ago and it has finally arrived. No i know a lot of people were very unhappy with last months but i quite liked it, especially the DHC Oil. This month is a bit of another story. A hair treatment big enough for one application, an eye cream that smells like a drawer liner, some sashes that came in an envelope, a celeb perfume that smells like all the rest and... wait for this one... a body shop moisturiser. Since when has the body shop been considered Luxury? did i miss some serious re-branding there?
Its just annoying me that some people got full size Mystic oil, not that I'm saying i necessarily wanted that i know its just lick of the draw. My concern is that i think if some people are getting a full size product then everyone should get one full size product , regardless of if they are different. 
Sorry for the rant but its annoying me.

On a positive note, how beautiful is that box! This wonderful creation from Maggie Li is the nicest one I've ever received i think.

 Okay so it looks like there is a lot there and a few are from good brands.

Lady GaGa Fame Fragrance £25/30ml, £32/50ml, £61/100ml /// Balance Me wonder eye cream £20/15ml

Right first ill get this out there. I HATE celebrity perfumes. They all smell the same, that horrible sickly sweet musky smell ugh the smell makes me want to whitey and this is no different.

The Balance Me extra care wonder eye cream is meant to be a very natural product with 99% of its ingredients coming from natural origins. Looking at the ingredients list it seems to be mostly from plants and fruit. We'll see how this works because it has a very very strong scent and i prefer my eye creams to be very plain as my eyes react very easily and randomly.

Rodial 5 minute mask £10.95 for 10x1ml /// Rodial Glamoxy snake serum £29 for 10x1ml

This is a brand I've been quite interested in trying but have never bothered because iv dismissed the price as extortionate and unaffordable, i mean those prices for 10ml. Im looking forward to trying the 5 minute facial the most. There was two of each included in the box.

Biosilk Silk Therapy £15.80 for 50ml /// The Body Shop Vitamin E moisture cream £9/50ml

Now as far as i can work out (and i may be being completely simple and stupid and its just this brand has passed me by) biosilk is to America what treseme is in the UK? salon quality used outside salons? I would have been impressed if it hadn't been in a wee horrible plastic bottle that looks like eye drops. Maybe it will prove me wrong and work a wonder as reviews seem to be quite good as long as you only use a tiny amount.

Now you may not have thought it from my rant at the top but this Body Shop Vitamin E cream is actually my favourite product in this box. My mum buys it all the time and when i steal some from her its lovely and rich and smells amazing. I can only use at night as its a tad to rich for my oily skin. I really love this cream, i just don't think it should be included in a box or supposedly luxury products.


Do you all think im an old grump because you liked the box? haha Did anyone get the other products to try?

Lorna
xxx

That day i went a tad mental in TK Maxx ...and the big reveal!!!!!

So i went for a wee look around TK Maxx yesterday and just ended up seeing so much i wanted but i justified getting it all because of the amazing savings buying it from there.

Monu instant radiance Beauty Balm  50ml
Doll Face beauty spot pure and firm mask with sea kelp and kaolin clay
Nip + Fab Multi-fix oil 100ml
Argan Magic restorative hair mask 8oz

I have been hearing so much about Monu products recently that ive been deperate to try but the price has really been putting me off.  This Beauty Balm should cost £27.95 but the tkmaxx price was £12.99 and while thats still costly i could stretch to it. And am i glad i did, you betcha :) I might say a bit more about this later as i have only tried it the once but it spreads really far so only needs a tiny bit. It also makes skin feel so smooth and soft.

  This is possibley what i was most excited to find! Doll face oriducts are not something i thought i could ever afford so when i saw this (it was the only one) and it was in my skin type i was over the moon. It a mask as well and i have been looking for a new one. Its RRP is £37.50 which i think is obsene for a 57g pot. but i got it for ... £9.99. How awesome is that!!!! I tried this last night and ohhhhh my, its amazing im in love :) I'm going to do a full post on it once ive used it a bit more.

 I wanted to try this after reading a lot of blogs about it. It has sounded like a wonder product. But its been a bit pricy for something i didn't know if id like. This was RRP12.50 tkmaxx price £4.99 so i went for it. Got to say its alright but i think i prefer bio-oil. I'll give it a bit longer with the botd though.

This is just because i needed a new hair mask and i saw the words Argan oil haha :p it was £4.99.

So do you want to know the big secret. Well here it is... Im engaged!!!!! My boyfriend Marcus asked me on Friday :D We've been together 5 years and i am sooo happy. He picked this ring himself and i think hes done very well because its stunning! 

Fragrance Direct Haul ... and a BIG SECRET. :D

 So my mini shopping spree from fragrance direct has finally arrived after having be sent to the post office because i missed my postman by 5 minuets haha.
I was a bit upset that by the time i got a chance to check out the Essie polishes there was not too many left. And i made a massive mistake in my Sally Hansen polishes.

As you can see the mistake i made was when i clicked the wrong button and bought 'Grass Slipper' by accident haha. i meant to get a kind of blue shade but hey ho maybe ill find a use for grass green.

 The Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure were only £1.49 each. I got these in 'Grass Slipper' and 'Angel Wings'. Angel wings is a truly beautiful shade. It looks great on its own and as a shimmery top coat.

 These Essie polishes were only £1.99 each. I got them in 'Brooch the subject (773)' and 'Vanity Fairest (9). Both lovely colours that give you good colour in one to two coats. Vanity fairest comes with the new larger brush and brooch the subject still has the old one. I definitely prefer the new style brushes.

L-R. Sally Hansen 'Grass Slipper', Sally Hansen 'Angel Wings', Essie 'Brooch the Subject', Essie 'Vanity Fairest'.

Yesterday i got a set of acrylic french nails done so this is the only way i can get you the swatches. My camera is still dead to sorry for the terrible pic, grass slipper is actually much more grassy in colour and the pale shades are much brighter and have more depth of colour to them.

I'm not going to say much about this because i think the photo below says it all. I got this on a whim to try it as it was reduced from £9.99 to £3.50 and i don't know what i should do with it as it just clumps and is all horrible and yucky. I don't know if it just doesn't work with my skin type or what but its just not working for me. 

  This was only with a tiny bit as well. Wont be using this.

Last but not least is this SachaJuan SPF Conditioner. I have been SO excited to try this brand, especially this conditioner. Having read such great reviews about it i just needed to have a go and seeing it reduced from £20 to £6.99? I couldn't help myself from getting it, not tried it yet though.

So that's the end of this blog, sorry it was a bit rushed but ill be explaining why VERY soon in its own blog but ill give you a few hints.

Hint 1- Its the reason i got my nails done all nice

Hint 2 - I totally can concentrate on anything else

Hint 3 - If your very observant you may already know:p

...Maybe ill be a total bitch and not tell you until i get 5 followers:p haha j/k (woo i went all text speak there:p)

Love Lorna

xxx