December Glossybox

My December Glossybox arrived yesterday amistd a pile of cards and presents that are arriving daily now. (not presents for me of course, presents ive ordered for other people and still need to wrap) Its has been quite a good box i think.

It came in this lovely stylish silver box which i thought was nice as i was worrying it woud be a gaudy red and green thing.

This was the little book that came with it which i thought just looked quite pretty so id put a photo in.

I didnt want to show off this whole page encase i was reaking rules or something but you got a nice list of discound codes of things including Nuxe, Monu, Caudalie and HD Brows. 

Its Christmasssssss!!!!!!!!

Lemon by Mary Greenwell Eau de Parfum. Mary Greewell is a British makeup artish with a loyal following of celebrity clients. This is her second fragrance, her first being Plum which was released last year. This is a nice light fragrance which i think i might keep for summer as i like heavier scents during winter.  This retails for £90 quid for 100ml so its a nice wee addition.

Sleep True colour Lipstick Amped in a Matte finish. Now i really like this lipstick, its lovely and soft and creamy and the colour payoff is really great, its a very vibrant pink quite like a very bright MAC Rebel in the type of pink. I just dont like that its a sleek product, its not luxury or highend, infact its low budget drugstore. And its barely a full size lipstick. This retails for £4.99 in store.

Seche Nail Laquer 14ml in Lumiere. I love these polishes and the brand is great. These retail for £9.95 which basically pays for the box. I would be prasing glossybox to the heavens if not for one thing. The colour is dreadfull. Actually disgusting old fashioned yellow pearled pink thing. Even after 4 coats is was still translucent and icky. but ill stop complaining now.

Rituals Magic touch. This is a whipped body cream that is cherry blossom and rice milk. This smells lovely, like johnsons baby range with a slightly floraly smell. This 70ml version is £5.

SebaMed Antidry Night intensive cream. This is only a 10ml sample and i think they could have given a slightly bigger one. This is £9.99 for 50ml. Ive not tried this yet as i really don't need an anti-dry cream so i might stick this is someones stocking.

And Glossybox also popped in a little blusher of there own make in the shade glossy Rosewood but im not expecting too much from is after their lipstick.

And thats it for Glossygox this year. ...Or is it!!!!

Ive ordered their latest speciality box for my mum from christmas so ill get to see whats in that anyway hehe :D

Did you get anything else in your glossybox this month?

Lorna xxx

Selfridges calander Days 1-15 and im backkkk

I HAVE RETURNED!!!

Nobody probably noticed but i have been very absent of late, ive just had so much uni work and then i was ill and the shift in the hospital on top of that meant ive been doing little other than working, traveling, sleeping and puking.

The night shifts are over, placement is done, ive recovered from my sickness bug, just one essay pending then im FREE for christmas. 

Now we may be at day 16 already but this will not stop me, my posts for my selfridges advent calander are coming up. We're going to have a quick fast forward (lets call it a montage for dramatic effect) of days 1-15 here and then we'll start afresh with daily posts.

So here it is ... (cue montage music)...

Days 1-3

Day 1 - Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb - In the words of Viktor & Rolf themselves:
Flowerbomb provides an opportunity to 'escape reality and heal the world... It's about transforming negative into positive.' 

Day 2 - Kiehls Ultimate Strength Hand Salve - Formulated for the driest, most active hands, this popular hand cream contains a blend of botanical oils to soothe, condition and moisturize the skin. The thick, rich and non-greasy formula is instantly absorbed to form a glove-like protective barrier against moisture loss

Day 3 - Lancôme Rénergie Multi-Lift Lifting Firming Anti-Wrinkle Cream SPF 15

 

Days 4-6

Day 4 - Lancome - Eau Micellaire Douceur - The picture for 4 is missing because ive been using it too much and its at my fiances house.

Day 5 - Shu Uemura Skin Purifier Whitefficient Clear Brightening Gentle Cleansing Oil - Shu Uemura cleansing oil was developed from the knowledge that Mr. Uemura gained while working as a foremost hollywood makeup artist in the 1950s. The secret to Shu Uemura cleansing oil is protecting the skin's delicate balance while removing make-up and impurities in a single step.

Day 6 - Diesel Loverdose - Loverdose is the sexy & addictive fragrance from Diesel. It represents a woman who is sexy, playful and irresistible. She receives an overdose of love from those around her, but she wants more. She desires pleasure, adrenaline & passion. 

Days 7-9

Day 7 - Lancome Genifique Eye Youth Activating Eye Concentrate Eye Puffiness Treatments - Lancôme's Génifique Youth Activating Eye Concentrate combines Génifique Technology with buckwheat extract in this unique formula for the delicate eye area. This refreshing gel texture helps reduce the appearance of fine lines and under–eye bags. While the eye area looks brighter, more refined and radiant, as if infused with life.

Day 8 - Lancome La vie est belle Eau de Parfum - La vie est belle is a French expression meaning life is beautiful. A philosophy of life and happiness or universal declaration to the beauty of life.

Day 9 - Lancome Hypnose Star Mascara - Intense Volume, Curled Lashes.
The Star eye-look by Lancôme. Create show-stopping eyes with our mascara and dual-sided brush leaves lashes looking volumised and curled. A “Black Diamond” shade dresses lashes in a deep and glamorous intensity. 

Days 10-12

Day 10 - Lancome Hypnose Mascara - Turn up the volume of your lashes for hypnotising eyes!
Control the look of your lashes – from subtle to sexy! With soft sculpt Formula.

Day 11 -  Lancome L'ABSOLU NU 302 voile de rose

Day 12 -  Lancome Tresor - A smooth blend of florals and exotic spices, it begs to be worn with layers of cashmere and lots of expensive jewellery. Tresor pefume is a truly chic fragrance.

Days 13-15

Day 13 -  Keihls Midnight Recovery Concentrate - The elixir works all night to replenish the skin with moisture and leave younger-looking. skin by morning. Enriched with a blend of naturally derived ingredients including Squalane, Evening Primrose, and a blend of essential oils. 

Day 14 - Génifique Youth Activating Concentrate -
Instantly, skin feels silky soft, smooth and supple. Drop by drop, day and night, skin appears breathtakingly beautiful, radiant, even-toned and more refined. Skin looks noticeably younger, as if infused with life.

Day 15 - Yves Saint Laurent Long-Lasting Waterproof Eye Pencil -
This versatile waterproof eye pencil is your make-up bag essential! The supple yet firm texture enables Yves Saint Laurent Long-Lasting Waterproof Eye Penci to be used as an eyeliner, kohl or eye shadow. An eye pencil that creates a sophisticated, long-lasting look in the blink of an eye, its highly pigmented formula delivers lasting colour in a velvety texture that glides on smoothly and precisely. The built-in blending tip allows you to achieve multiple effects—from a precise eyeliner to a smoky eye shadow to a dramatic kohl look.

The wee blurbs are from the makers/owning companies.

Its done !!! Im back on track and i wont be leaving again:)

Day 16 coming tonight:D

Lorna xxx

November favourites

Now this is me finally getting this done (almost) on time for a change, and I'm having to write it on my break before i get back to my shift :-). I've had so many products I've liked this past month but these are the ones that have really wowed me.

 Ive got a real variety of products this month. Makeup, Haircare, Skincare, Home wear, perfume and a wee special bit at the end. 
 

Hair
Stilla Jade Blossom Hair Refresher
Ojon Volume Advance Thickening Spray

Face
Origins High potency Night a mins
Emma Hardie Amazing Face Cleansing Balm
Dermalogica Daily Microfolient
Hydraluron

Makeup
Mua Eyebrow Pallete
MAC Dramatic Encounter

Other
Paca Rabanna Lady Million
This Works Sleep
Neom Candle (cant remember which one)
Catseye makeup bag (sooo cute)

Sorry this is so crap and uninformative but im rushing so much. arrrrgh shifts are crazy at the moment. Ive either spoke about these before or am going to do an in depth thing soon. Also ive not forgot about my Selfridges advent calander, the post is on its way, ive been working on it a little bit at a time whenever i get a second.

Cya more soon

Lorna xxx

October Empties

Now this is very very very late this month but i really didn't have time to do it before now. So here it is, better late than never eh? 

Clean & Clear Shine Control Oil Free Daily Facial Scrub £3.99 from Superdrug
As you can maybe see there is a little left in this but i just couldnt use any more. Im sure it works well for some people but it just dried my skin out something awful and it also seemed to leave my skin needing scrubbed more often as it felt really rough with blackheads (sorry for the super gross-ness there but thought you needed to know:p).

Cuticura Original Hand Hygiene Gel £2.89 from Lloyds Pharmacy
Ahhhhh. I feel like i'm on a proper grump today but i didn't like this either. It took forever to dry in, even then it was sticky and it dried my hands out so much. I'm still to find one of these i really like. The soap and glory one has came the closest so far.

Tresemme Colour fade protection Conditioner mini £1.29 from Superdrug
A good conditioner. Does what it should and does it well. There isnt anything really special about this though. I prefer the softening properties of the likes of Sashajaun but i can't complain about this product.

Superdrug Intensive Colour Conditioner (from home hair dye kit) £3.79 from Superdrug
This came from my home hair dye kit and its really good:) Not too much to say about this, brings just dyed hair back to normality and away from dryness land:)

Max Factor Lipfinity Lasting Lip Tint Royal Plum £6.99 from Superdrug 
Now i really didn't like this if i'm honest. The colour didn't stay true on my lips for long and it felt very drying. It seemed to sink into every crevice of my lips and look cracked as well. 

So i'm sorry for this very late and very depressing October empties, I actually considered not posting it but since its all written up i thought i might as well. Please leave a comment if you have tried these items and had a different opinion:)

Lorna xxx  

Selfridges Advent Calender

So i may be 20 years old now but i still want my advent calendar in December. This year thought i have a slightly more grown up one (and a slightly more expensive one). My wonderful wonderful Fiance got me the most beautiful advent calendar even seen on this earth. The Selfridges one!!!!! Ohhhh yeassssss.

Now i apologise in advance for the photo overload about to come but i was just too excited when i was opening this.

How pretty is this box? im actually in love with it. These was a list of what will be inside on the packaging (for ingredients list purpaces) but i through it out with out looking because i wanted it to be a surprice. 

This was very pricey at £82 but its so worth it concidering the names included in it like Lancôme, Kiehls, Diesel, Viktor & Rolf, Shu Uemura and Armani. 

This is quite a short post but ill be updating this daily once i start opening it:) hehe. So youll be seeing a lot more of me. Also id like to apologuise for the lack of posts but my shirts have been crazy and after 12hour shifts for 4 days a week im not up for taking pictures and writing anything half decent. 

Lorna xxx

Liebster Award

So ive been nominated for this by Stacey Jane from Expat make-up addict. If you don't know what it is, it's a award to recognize up and coming, new bloggers with less than 200 followers.  What a great way to get some new followers and meet some new like-minded beauty addicts!  I am so happy about this as its the first thing ive ever been nominated for and its such a great feeling to be recognized for all the effort i put into my blog. Thank you Stacey Jane for the nomination!

So here are the rules!

1-You must post 11 random facts about yourself.
2-You must answer 11 random questions from the person who nominated you. 
3-You must create a new set of 11 questions for who you tag.
4-You then tag 11 blogs with under 200 followers, you cannot tag back.

Please also sent me a wee message so i can have a look at your post and answers :D

Random facts about myself
1. I dont really like chocolate that much.
2. I have 5 tattoos. (3 of which are rather large)
3. I have 11 peircings. (i used to have 12)
4. My grey kitty cat was named before we got him because we thought we were going to get a black kitten and im obsessed with Harry Potter. Hence my cats name is Sirius Black.
5. I'm a very calm caring person except in certain circumstances. E.g seeing someone hurting an animal or my family. Then i have a f***ing evil temper.
6. I have anxiety and ocd problems.
7. I have a slightly massive obsession with Dean Winchester from Supernatural.
8. Im a student nurse.
9. I'm engaged.
10. Im scared of dogs and bugs.
11. I'm the only one in my family to have inherited my Grandads "Perfect Feet" haha :D



Heres the answers for my questions from Stacy Jane.

1-So you're coming to mine for dinner tonight-what would you like me to cook?

Dont even bother, we'll just get Dominoes :)

2-I'll also be getting the drinks in-what's your favorite poison?

 Dark Rum, OVD or Lambs :D

3-Are you on Santa's nice or naughty list this year?

Definately nice. Ive been very good in what hasnt been a great year so i think i deserve something good.

4-How do you usually spend Xmas?

When i was younger my Dad would wake be up really early and me, my Mum and him would all open our presents hen get ready to go to my Granny and Grandads with the entire family for a massive meal and more presents. But these days its just me and Mum at home (or maybe with one of my Aunts) on Christmas day, then on the days between the 26th and 29th we'll have the big gathering sometime. One with my family and one with my fiances.

5-Are you an early bird who catches the worm or a night owl?

Night Owl!!! I hate getting up in the mornings. I so much prefer night shifts at work too.

6-If you could get on a plane and fly anywhere tomorrow where would you go and why?

America. I really wanna go for a few months and just travel around all over. Especially New York, Texas and Wyoming.

7-What's your favorite pick n mix sweet?

Liquorice Swirls.

8-If you win the lottery (and I mean win BIG) what are you going to buy first?

A house with a garden for my mum.

9-What's your mantra/favorite quote/philosophy to live by?

This too shall pass.

10-We're at Cheesecake Factory-what flavour are you having?

Plain all the way. I love New York Cheesecake:D

11-What are you plans for the weekend?

Ahh. So glad you asked this. Im actually Traveling down to the borders to go to Auchen Castle to start arranging my wedding plans:D

Heres my 11 question for the bloggers i tagged

1. Whats No.1 on your Christmas list this year?

2. Makeup or skincare? Whats your vice.

3. Whats your worst bad habit?

4. Cats or dogs?

5. Whats your favourite place on earth?

6. Whos your secret celeb crush?

7. Desert island item?

8. Whats your biggest fear?

9. Tell me about your pets (if you dont have any why not?)

10. Whats your happiest memory?

11. Why do you love blogging?

Finally here are the bloggers who's blogs i really like and have nominated for this.

1. Seeking Serendipity
2. Love Leigh Leigh
3. Earth to Petal...
4. Cats and Clothing
5. Out of liner
6. One way beauty
7. Beauty on a budget
8. Love, Life and Make-up
9. Hello Glitter
10. Purely Beauty
11. Holly's Beauty Review

Lorna xxx

MAC Glamour Daze - Holiday Colour

So i may have went a little crazy in MAC (once again) and purchased a few things from their new Christmas collection. I love all of them even if i'm not sure when/how ill use some of them. First off, the "Limited Edition Glamour Daze Packaging" Naw hen. I don't want shiny plastic mac, i like my normal MAC thank you very much, it looks so cheap and tacky, lucky enough whats inside more than makes up for it.

Fluidline Eye-Liner Gel - Catch My Eye  £15.50.

  

What MAC say "Ultra-smooth, Fluidline's gel formula provides the precision of a liquid liner with a silkier, softer finish. Goes on foolproof with a brush in an easy dip-and-stroke action. Long-wearing. Smudge-proof. Lines up in a rich array of colours and finishes. Brush sold separately. Limited-edition Glamour Daze packaging."
This one still had the normal MAC packaging for some reason but im not complaining.

Look at that colour, its quite hard to describe its a grey/brown colour but with the most intense gold shimmer through it. Its going to look amazing on your eyes in winter subtle but sexy. haha

This is the best picture i could get but it doesn't do it any justice. I love to wear this as an eyeliner and then blend out over the lid a little bit :) Its long lasting and good quality like the usual MAC products.

 MAC Amplified Lipstick in Dramatic Encounter £15.50

MAC says "Colour plus texture for the lips. Stands out on the runway. Simmers on the street. What made M∙A∙C famous. Limited-edition Glamour Daze packaging."

Now look at that shiny thing there. Wheres the usual sleek MAC packaging, i am not liking it one little bit.
This colour comes out a lot darker than it looks in the bullet which is odd as its usually the other way around. This is described as a deep perple and its pretty accurate. Im all about dark lips at the moment and the fact that this is a great colour and has MAC staying power make it a big win. 

Excuse my ridiculously hairy arm there but look at that colour! Its actually even darker on my lips because i have naturally quite dark lips. Also just a thought, how good do MAC lipsticks smell? They are amazing!

Extra Dimention Skinfinish - Whisper of gilt £21.50

What MAC say
"A liquid-powder highlighter with prismatic reflections that sculpts, highlights and models the face. The cool, creamy near-fluid formula creates a luminous, well-defined finish. Wears 10 hours. Limited-edition Glamour Daze packaging."
 

This is now actually sold out online, im not sure if its available anywhere else. This is the one that im not too sure when ill use it but it was too pretty not too buy. I think its a little too gold to use as an effective highlighter during the day but and night it'll look great.

The bottom picture gives the most true likeness swatch. The first stripe is swatched fairly heavily and the second one is blended out. Its so so so pretty. I actually wore this as an eye shadow a few nights ago for a bit of pop. It last a long time as well just as you would expect.

What have you been snapping up from the new MAC collection?

Lorna xxx