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Ages back I was requested to do this post by a reader on ask.fm, so whoever that was - thank-you for the great idea! Here I have compiled a list of my 10 favourite cruelty-free (of course) budget beauty products ranging from skincare to make-up bits and pieces. Enjoy!




I've had this blusher for years and somehow still haven't hit pan. Talk about value for money! It's a universally wearable colour as it's such a beautiful, natural shade. It's perfectly pigmented and I'd recommend to all!





This has to be the only face wash that I've used that I can tell has properly cleaned my face. Because the muslin cloth that comes with the cleanser is white, and because the cleanser is white too, you can really see all the crap come off your face. It's disgusting but sooo satisfying at the same time. Not to mention it's super gentle on your skin, which is always a bonus. I've mentioned it previously in my 'How To: Care For Your Skin' post that you can have a little read of here.





This stuff comes in super handy. If I'm feeling lazy (which is very often) I can use this to clean my face, and not feel guilty about it. It gives your face a great deep clean, getting out any traces of dirt from the day. Not to mention, it's a great make-up remover! My only problem is that I have to be careful taking my eye make-up off with it, as it's not quite as sensitive as it should be.





I started using this foundation when I was about 15 and I loved it, but at the time I didn't know how to properly apply foundation and concealer, and therefore the coverage wasn't great. Now that I know how to get the most out of a product, I can use the HMF to it's full potential, And despite it not being full coverage like I would usually opt for, it's great when applied on top of Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer.





This is probably my favourite nail polish of all time. And I've literally had hundreds of different polishes, but this one tops them all. It gives you a shiny, pigmented finish that can even trick the professionals themselves into thinking you've had a gel manicure. Forget going to the beauticians - just nip to Boots!





If you have trouble applying eyeliner, you need this. This liner has helped me create the perfect eye look on so many occasions, at one point causing a shop assistant at Miss Selfridge to compliment me and ask where my eyeliner was from. Safe to say she was pretty shocked when I said Collection, I think she was expecting me to say MAC or something! Because it's a felt tip, the nip is fairly stiff (stop it) and therefore makes for easier application. It's now a staple in my make-up bag as it doesn't flake or dry out quickly like many others I've tried.





These lipsticks are amazing. They're pigmented, creamy and long-lasting. What else could you want in a lipstick?! The packaging is sleek and classic too, which is always a huge bonus. The only issue is that once you get one, you're gonna wanna get them all...



excuse the chipped nail polish... *cringe*


Everyone and their dog seems to rave on about this stuff, but it really is fab. There are many people out there that dismiss 'cheap' make-up because they believe it's not going to be good. Yet brands like Collection are there to prove them wrong. If you're looking for a medium-to-full coverage liquid concealer, give this one a try. My only main concern is the small colour range, especially for those like me who have pale yet neutral/warm skin.





I've loved their lip balm since around 2010 when I first purchased their limited edition Christmas Spiced Vanilla. Quickly after, I purchased the Cranberry Joy flavour in the range and then the next year, added Candied Ginger to my collection. Sadly, they no longer do them exact lip balms anymore. Two Christmases ago, I went into the Body Shop to see if they had any, but they were replaced by these domed lip balms that were no where near as good, they weren't even creamy like the old ones! I think TBS must've gotten a few requests to bring the old lip balms back as last Christmas they donned a similar formula, and I obviously had to snag one. This time, in the Glazed Apple flavour. Sadly but obviously, these only come around at Christmastime. Therefore, you can either wait or you can get their good-but-not-as-good Lip Butters. I have a bunch of these and I do love them, but they're just not quite the same.





If you're a regular reader of my blog, you'll be sick and tired of me raving on about this powder. For the price, it's bloody fab. Yeah the coverage is non-existent but it sets my makeup perfectly. And for just under £2, it's worth a try. I guess that's why I felt it was worth the coveted No.1 place!



What are your favourite budget beauty buys?
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"We must fight against the spirit of unconscious cruelty with which we treat the animals. Animals suffer as much as we do. True humanity does not allow us to impose such sufferings on them. It is our duty to make the whole world recognise it. Until we extend our circle of compassion to all living things, humanity will not find peace." - Albert Schweitzer 
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A mere 34 hours prior to writing this post, I landed at Leeds Bradford International Airport following my fabulous two-week holiday in the ever-so stunning Mediterranean island of Cyprus. I absolutely adooooore Cyprus, I've been three times now to the cute beach town of Coral Bay in Paphos, and every time I fall in love with the place all over again. I managed to see Petra tou Romiou (Aphrodite's Birthplace, above) this time which I was super happy about as I'm really interested in Greek Mythology. Anyways, you guys don't wanna hear about what I did on my holiday, but I do know you'll wanna hear about what I bought, so here goes...




First off I started in LBIA's Duty-Free. Obviously. I needed to get some make-up remover wipes as I had none left at home, and I knew there was a Superdrug in the Airport so I just popped in there. As well as the face wipes I got some nail polish remover pads and a lip balm. Like I need more. As well as going to Superdrug, I also went to WHSmith to get a couple magazines that came with some fab freebies!



Superdrug Cleansing Facial Wipes (for combination skin) - £0.99
Like I said before, I needed some face wipes as I had none for my holiday. There wasn't much selection but I know that Superdrug is cruelty-free so I went straight for theirs. They had different ones but I thought best to just go for the cheap ones. Sadly they had none for oily skin so I just opted for the combination ones and so far there haven't been any issues. I can see myself buying these again to be honest, they remove make-up really easily and aren't irritating or harsh on my eyes, and they're dirt cheap!



Superdrug 20 Nourishing Nail Polish Remover Pads - £1.39
I've had the regualar pads before and to be honest they're not that great. They take forever to remove the polish, but I guess you have to expect that when they're super cheap. Instead of opting for the regular ones like last time, I went for these ones as they're acetone free and the same price as the others.



Barry M Cor Balmy! Lip Balm in Rosie Lea - £3.49
I'd realised when I was in Superdrug that I forgot my usual holiday lip balm (balmi lip balm in coconut, check out my review here) so that instantly gave me permission to by a new one. I always get excited to go the the Barry M stand in the airport as I adore their polishes. Mum stopped me from getting the new Summer Gelly collection though. Sad face. So instead of buying a bunch of new polishes, I went for one of their brand new lip balms - Cor Balmy! I didn't have high hopes of this to be honest, but I actually really like it. I got it in the shade Rosie Lea which is a bright rose pink with a hint of mauve. It's pretty nourishing and a beautiful colour. I think Mum is going to have to stop me from buying all these too...



Glamour magazine (with free Eyeko Skinny Liquid Eyeliner in either Navy or Black) -
I love Glamour, so when I saw that they were giving away a free Eyeko liner with their magazine I just had to get it. You had a choice of navy or black but I didn't realise this until later, and ended up getting the navy one. At first I was annoyed at myself but then became excited to try navy as I (suprisingly) don't have one at home. I've used it a couple times so far and at the moment I love it.



Cosmopolitan magazine (with free pair of sunglasses) -
Cosmopolitan is probably my favourite magazine out of them all. I've got a pair of their sunglasses from a previous issue and they're not amazing, which isn't exactly surprising, but they're not too shabby either. There were three different shades to choose from and I opted for these black ones.




Despite being super close to the gorgeous Kings Avenue Mall, I didn't do any shopping in Cyprus itself apart from getting a cute bracelet in one of the little shops, and a nightingale jug whistle from the market which I sadly broke. Although, I did have a look around at Paphos International Airport's Duty-Free, and was excited to find a Body Shop stand.


The Body Shop Lip Butter Lollipop - €20.70 (£15 but on sale for £10)
After almost an hour of sulking because my Mum guilt-tripped me into not getting this lip butter set, I went against her wishes and got it anyway. Sorry Mum. I've been wanting one of these lollipops for aaaages, so to see one in an airport in Paphos of all places when I thought they'd stopped selling them was practically the Universe telling me I needed it. I definitely needed it.


On the flight back home to Leeds I had a little flick through Jet2's JetAway magazine, checking out all the products they had on offer. I always look through on both flights there and back, but usually get the stuff I've been eyeing up on the way back, unless it's something I reeeally want. This time their selection wasn't that good for me as there were very few cruelty-free products, which I was disappointed about, but I still managed to get something after telling myself I didn't need a new bottle of Paco Rabanne's Lady Million.



Eylure Eye & Lash Kit in Warm Smokey - £12
I was umm-ing and ahh-ing over whether to get this. After around three hours of contemplating and blasting out Iggy Azalea and Foxes' new albums to help me, I decided to get it. After all, it's not like I don't have enough eyeshadows or falsies or mascara or eyeliner now is it? Noooooo of course not... The set includes three eyeshadows in gold, plum and charcoal as well as a liquid liner and mascara, both black and a pair of naturalites 107 lashes and lashfix.


Have you been on holiday recently?
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from left to right - Sugar Apple, Rose Hip & Huckleberry

I know I'm pretty late to blog about these but I've only just recently got them. As you're all aware, I'm a huge fan of the Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine Nail Paints, and I'm even more excited about them since they added 3 new colours to their range - Sugar Apple (soft mint), Rose Hip (pale baby pink) and Huckleburry (it could be Huckleberry but I have no idea...it's a pale baby blue, that's all I know).


from left to right - Sugar Apple, Rose Hip & Huckleberry

These shades are so sweet yet wearable. Perfect for work as they're so classic! I actually wore Huckleberry to work a few weeks back and I received so many compliments for it, with people thinking I'd had a gel manicure (yet again)! I'm practically a walking advertisement for Barry M, what can I say...

I just adore all three colours, they remind me of macarons (that I am yet to try. Sigh.) and ice cream. Aaaaand now I'm hungry...

What is your favourite shade? 
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A couple of weeks ago me and my friend Shannon popped into Leeds for a few hours on a miserable Thursday afternoon. Leeds is the home of the Victoria Quarter and Trinity Centre, making it one of the best shopping destinations in the UK (if you haven't been and you adore shopping, you need to visit!). I feel pretty lucky to be able to have almost every shop you could imagine all situated in one area. My purse, on the other hand, doesn't love it so much.

Surprisingly, I didn't actually go into Leeds with the intention of buying beauty products, I actually went because I really really reaaaally wanted Iggy Azalea's The New Classic album. HMV did have it, but didn't have the Deluxe edition, which is what I wanted. So of course, I had to cheer myself up with make-up...I just had to.


I'd seen this in an e-mail I received a few weeks back and after looking it up on their website I really wanted to try it out. Now although I work in a hairdressers and therefore get my hair done for free, I've never actually had my hair dyed. I'm pretty lucky to have hair that's in good condition and I know what dyeing can do to your hair so I've always been put off. Because of this, I'd been wanting to try hair chalks out for a while so when I found out that Body Shop were selling some in pink and in blue, I knew I'd have to try it out. For £5 why not?!




I like (but not love) their Lasting Perfection Concealer and I've been wanting a cheap (but good quality) foundation for a while so I picked this up. When I got home so many people had said bad things about the foundation and despite the colour (I didn't realise they had a Porcelain shade), I actually like it. I might do a review on it sometime in the near future so keep your eyes peeled!



As I've said many times before, I adore NC's Pressed Powder. I also adore their Loose Powder and decided to pick up two!




Ah, my one true nail-love. Adored by many, raved by me. These were the last two I needed to complete my collection...until I found out that Barry M were releasing MORE shades, this time a Summer 2014 collection (read about the Summer 2013 collection here). I'll obviously be buying the Summer 2014 shades too, and there shall be a post on the Spring Collection up soon. I LOVE THEM.




As I mentioned a few paragraphs above, I don't love the Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer as much as everyone else seems to, therefore I am still on the hunt for 'the perfect concealer'. As I love everything I've tried from NC I thought I'd have a try with their CoverUp Cream, and so far, I'm impressed.




Montagne Jeunesse Blemish Mud Face Mask - £0.79
Me and my mum are (secretly) obsessed with Home Bargains. If you haven't already heard of it, it's basically a shop that sells well-known brands (and some unknown ones) at a cheaper price. Sometimes a super cheap price, but not always. I'm a lover of Montagne Jeunesse and their fab face masks and whenever I get them, I get them from Home Bargains. They always have a good selection and they always seem to be on 3 for £2, that's why I bought three!

What have you purchased recently?
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Last Sunday I went to White Rose with my mum and whilst I was there I picked up a few essentials (and treats) from my ever-growing beauty shopping list. Now, I only actually bought one product from Superdrug, so this is more of a Boots haul but I thought I'd include it as it fits with the theme.




If you're a regular reader, you'll probably know about my sliiiiight obsession with Natural Collection's Pressed Powder. It's £1.99 but usually on offer so it's even cheaper, and instantly you'll think that it's probably just cheap rubbish. I disagree. Yes it offers little coverage but it sets my foundation brilliantly and for £1.99 it's definitely worth a try! I go through them pretty quickly so I always like to stock up whenever I go to Boots, and that's why I got four. I would've bought more but that's all they had left...plus my mum was telling me off haha!





A few weeks back I bought a Sealing Gel from Illamasqua (you can read about the haul here) for my birthday. Sealing Gel basically turns powder into a budge-proof liquid liner and because I had never used it before and didn't really understand how it works I didn't want to use it on my expensive black powders and ruin them. That's why I bought this Natural Collection Eyeshadow in Midnight. Sadly, they didn't have a jet-black shade but I didn't mind settling for this dark navy-black seen as it was so cheap.





I prefer to use clear mascara to brush my brows as it sets them too. The mascara I was using before had gone a lovely light browny-orange shade (cute) and was in desperate need of a new one for a loooong time, and as Natural Collection had the 3 for £5 offer, I decided to get their LashCare Mascara.





Barry M's Gelly Nail Paints...by far my favourite nail polishes of all time. Recently, Barry M released three new Spring shades to their Gelly line and I just had to get my hands on them. Sadly, they only had Huckleberry in stock but I'm super excited to get the other two soon enough!





I'd been using No7's Base Coat and Top Coat polishes but I was never too satisfied with them, as they were kinda expensive but did hardly anything to help my polish stay on longer. Because I'm a huge fan of Barry M Nail Paints I thought I'd give their base and top coat polishes a try, and excitedly I found out that they did an all-in-one (including a nail hardener) for just £2.99, what a bargain!





I used to shampoo my hair every day and because my shampoo is kinda pricey I've been wanting to cut down to doing it every other day or every two days. Because my hair is so used to being washed regularly it gets greasy quite quickly, and that's where dry shampoo comes in! I'm trying to not get too dependant on it though as I don't like to use too many products on my hair, but I'm happy that Batiste have a dry shampoo for brunettes as I know that so many people struggle with the regular ones making their hair look grey. I've used this product quite a few times before and I do adore it!





I'd been needing a nail polish remover and I was going to get the Bourjois 1 Second Magic Nail Polish Remover as my second bottle had started to get a little mucky but I wasn't really willing to pay the slightly expensive price for one, especially seen as I've been painting my nails almost three times a week now (I'm addicted) and it would run out fast. After spending around 15 minutes searching for Boots' own nail polish remover, it was nowhere to be found. Eventually, we found it at the end of an aisle, nowhere near the nail care aisle. So logical. I've had this remover before and it smelt soooo strong and I'll probably end up wishing I'd just bought the Bourjois one but I need to save my pennies.





Instead of spending a ridiculous amount of money on brush cleanser to clean my brushes, I use baby shampoo. Don't get me wrong, I do like brush cleanser for spot cleaning but it doesn't deep clean like baby shampoo does. Plus, it doesn't smell as nice. Plus, it's £1.50 for a 500ml bottle. So next time you're gonna spend £20-odd on brush cleanser, get some baby shampoo!




I was gonna get some more Soap & Glory Calm One Calm All Bubble Bath but, like I said before, I'm on a budget. So, whilst I was looking at baby shampoo my Mum spotted the Boots Baby Moisturising Bath. There was a regular one too but I thought I might as well just get the moisturising one as it would be better for my skin. It smells soooo good too!




I'd been wanting a Bioderma Micellar Water for quite a while but after finding out they tested on animals I came across a blog post (that I sadly can't remember, sorry!) that compared the two. She wrote that they were pretty similar, with the biggest difference being the price. So when I popped into Superdrug to try and get a setting spray, I came across the B. Pure Micellar Water, and it was on sale!



It felt weird being back in Boots seen as I haven't been in in aaaaages, I've been trying to save up money for my future car y'see. So although I did enjoy picking up these (almost all) essentials, I did feel a little guilty. I deserve a pat on the back for not buying more! Priorities, priorities...

What have you purchased recently?
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These past couple weeks I've been on holiday, so I decided to go for two of my favourite shades - Passion Fruit (on my fingers) and Guava (on my toes) from the Barry M Gelly Nail Paint range (that I've written a review for here and here). I love the dark coral and deep ocean green shades, perfect holiday colours! Now that I'm home, just looking at the bottles makes me wanna go back to the sunny weather that I was experiencing just a mere 48 hours ago. Sigh.

Passion Fruit (left) & Guava (right)
Sadly the picture doesn't do the shades justice - the lighting was not on my side today!

What's your nail colour this week?
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Liebster is the German word for dearest, sweetheart, beloved person, darling etc and so when I was nominated for the Liebster Award by the beautiful Caitlin, I was a little confused. I thought there would be an online poll or something where people voted for their favourite bloggers. I was wrong. Basically, the Liebster Award gives the opportunity to the lesser-known bloggers to mix with other bloggers, strengthening their connections which have the possibility to form into friendships. It's quite sweet, really.

Last week, whilst I was on holiday Sophie also nominated me, so instead of doing another post I thought I'd just add her questions onto this one. Thankyou Sophie for the nomination!

The rules are as follows:
1. You must link the post back to the person who nominated you.
2. You must answer all 11 questions that have been chosen by the person who nominated you.
3. You have to pick 11 people to nominate - but they must have under 200 followers.
4. You can't nominate the person who nominated you.
5. You must tell the nominees they have been nominated.


These are the questions that Caitlin gave me - and my answers:

1. What's your favourite drugstore foundation?
- That'll have to be No7's Beautifully Matte Foundation that I did a review on here. It's been a fave of mine for years.

2. What are you goals for your blog in 2014? 
- I'm really hoping that it takes off this year. I've been doing it for around 14 months now and I keep seeing all these beginner bloggers have thousands of loyal followers mere months after they've started. I know I shouldn't compare to others but sometimes I can't help but feel like I'm failing and that I should quit whilst I'm ahead. Especially seen as that's what so many people keep telling me to do, seen as writing a blog will never put food on my plate. Ah well, I'll just have to keep everything crossed! 

3. Name a lipstick you couldn't live without
- Oooh, this is a toughie 'cause I'm a huuuge lipstick junkie. My faves would have to be Illamasqua's Ignite, Bourjois' Rouge Edition in 11 Fraise Remix or Barry M's 162... I love so many but it's so hard to pick haha!

4. Where would you like to see yourself in 5 years time?
- I hope I'm still blogging and have a YouTube channel by then, maybe even have moved out and got a job in the beauty/fashion industry! 

5. Have you got any beauty resolutions for this year?
- Yes! I'm gonna try and get my skin into the best condition possible (more than I have been these past 6 or so years!) because although I adore makeup, I don't enjoy having to wake up early to put it on. It's less enjoyable spending at least an hour on my makeup when I'm tired! Also, I wanna start contouring properly, white foundation n'all!

6. A skincare product that's an essential
- Montagne Jeunesse (I can't pronounce it to save my life, I also had to google the spelling *hangs head in beauty blogger shame*) face masks - they smell amazing, do wonders for my skin AND they're cruelty-free and vegetarian. I love 'em I do!

7. What's your favourite healthy food?
- I'm slightly addicted to falafels and houmous at the moment (ooh hark at me being a good veggie for once!).

8. Who's your current favourite blogger and why?
- This will have to go to Zoe Sugg, a.k.a. Zoella. I pretty much idolise her and she's the one that gave me the inspiration to start blogging.

9. How many posts do you aim to post a week?
- Usually I go for two - a Manicure Monday and then a general post on Friday. I'm pretty rubbish though and sometimes don't post at all, or when I do I post late *tut-tut*.

10. What are your thoughts on Maybelline Baby Lips, yay or nay?
- NAY. Maybelline test on animals and therefore I refuse to purchase any of their products.

11. What products are you hoping to try this year?
- Urban Decay Naked3, Illamasqua's Skin Base Foundation...and probably many more cult products that my mind has just decided to erase.



And these are the questions Sophie asked me...

1. Where would you love to travel to?
- California probably, I've never been to America ya'see.

2. What's your favourite High Street shop?
- Oooh this is hard... Jack Wills, Zara and H&M are my faves, but I can't pick one 'cause I love them all for different reasons haha!

3. What are your favourite skincare item/s?
- Answered this in Caitlin's questions (No6).

4. When did you start blogging?
- Monday 3rd December 2012. Check out my first ever post here.

5. Favourite singer/songwriter?
- LORDE ALLLLLL THE WAAAAY!

6. What are your hopes for 2014?
- That I've passed my driving test, got my Mini and earning a proper wage!

7. Are you a student? If so what are you studying?
- No, I'm not a student.

8. What would be your dream job?
- Honestly? Doing this...blogging, YouTubing (if that's a word?) because ever since I was little, I never knew what I wanted to be when I grew up (apart from being a princess...the dream still lives on!) and now that I've 'grown up' this is what I'm passionate about, what I think about every day and what I'm excited to do - even when I'm watching TV I've got my laptop on my knee and writing out new posts!

9. Do you have any hobbies?
- Blogging, collecting beauty products, talking to my cats...I'm a very boring person haha.

10. Do you have a blog you read everyday without fault?
- ...does my own count? Haha! I don't have a blog that I read everyday to be honest because I know that once I start reading, I won't stop.

11. If money was no object, what would you like to buy? Only one!
- Can I be really sensible and say a mansion? That way I could rent it out and make a bunch of money from it, and then when I'm ready to move out I've already got my house sorted! God I sound like I'm in my 40s or something...

Now, I was meant to nominate other bloggers but after being unable to find any that hadn't been previously nominated, I sent out a tweet to which no-one replied to. Sigh. Oh well, I really enjoyed doing this little post so once again I'd like to give a huge thankyou to Caitlin & Sophie for nominating me.

Have you been nominated for a Liebster Award?
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Yes I know it's Tuesday not Monday but I'm having a pampering day today because it's CHRISTMAS EEEEEVVVVVEEEEE! Despite how excited I sounded then I'm actually not excited at all. I'm a firm believer that without snow, you just can't feel Christmassy. It was the same as last year, we didn't get snow in Leeds until January and it was heeeeavy! So last year I wasn't in the Christmas spirit either, and that makes me sad because I love Christmas so much.

Although I'm not feeling Christmassy, Christmas is around the corner (one more sleep!!) and I thought I'd go all festive and opt for a cherry red polish in the form of No7s Stay Perfect Nail Colour in Devils Delight and then Barry M's Limited Edition Christmas Gold Nail Paint on my ring finger to add a touch of sparkle.





Oh, and I hope you all have a fantastic Christmas!

What's your nail colour this week?
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Around Christmas time Boots always chuck a bunch of vouchers (not literally) at their Advantage Card holders and therefore I decided to pop along to Boots in Leeds City Centre and cash a few in!

I know this isn't really post related, but I found my camera earlier and I got all over-excited because now you're getting 10 mega-pixels (omg amaze) worth of image quality, WAHOO!



Eau De Soap & Glory Formula 2 Perfume Spray - £16.50
If you've read my (first-ever!) post on my top 5 perfumes you'd know that I adore this perfume - it came in at No5 and has always been one of my faves. So when I got a Soap & Glory points voucher I thought 'what the hell' and bought a bottle seen as my other one ran out about a year ago and I missed it.



Barry M Lip Liner in 3 - £2.95 (got mine free)
I only have 5 lipliners, three of which are very similar nude coral shades and the other two are dark pinks. Apart from nude coral lipsticks, my most popular used lipsticks are red. Therefore, I needed a red lipliner and Barry M came to the rescue!



Natural Collection Pressed Powder in Cool x3 - £1.99 each (got two free)
Ah Natural Collection, a brand that I find is seriously underestimated. I adore their pressed powders and at £1.99 they're worth a try. I originally put six in my basket but my friend said that I looked ridiculous and would be better off getting other products - harsh, but right.



Natural Collection Blushed Cheeks (L-R) in Pink Cloud & Sweet Cheeks - £1.99 each
Because i'm a huge fan of their powders I thought i'd give their blushers a go, and bought one in Pink Cloud and one in Sweet Cheeks. I hope they impress!



Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in Fair 1 - £4.19
I have heard almost every beauty blogger rave about this concealer to the moon and back. I'm a huge fan of Zoe Sugg's (Zoella) and she can't stop going on about it, so I decided to get it and see what all the fuss was about! P.S. ignore the smudged packaging - it's well loved hehe.



Boots Botanicals Moisturising Gloves - £4
Because I work in a hair salon I have dermatitis which flares up the most during these colder months. I've always hated putting the cream on my hands at night because it's pretty oily and didn't want my hair to get greasy, and I used to wear normal gloves but they made my hands itchy and come out in heat rashes - not cute. Therefore, I decided to grab some of these gloves that are specifically designed to wear over moisturiser. Baby soft hands here I come!



Natural Collection Lip Lines in Mulberry - £1.99
Due to there being a 3 for 2 on I needed (yes, needed) to get something around the £2 mark to make it work out evenly and what not. As I told you before that I was lacking lip liners, I thought i'd visit Natural Collection again and bag this deep pink shade. I kinda wished i'd got a different shade now but for £1.99 I can't really complain.



Boots Tea Tree & Witch Hazel Exfoliating Face Scrub - £3.79
I got another points voucher but this time it was for the Boots Tea Tree & Witch Hazel range. I'd used this scrub before and I wouldn't scream and shout about it but I can't say much bad about it either, so I got another one haha!



Collection Extreme 24 Hour Felt Tip Liner in 1 Black - £2.99
I'm a huge fan of felt tip liners because I find liquid eyeliner too tricky and pencil eyeliner seems to tug too much and not give me the finish I desire. I already own one by No7 but have always been unsure of it and thought I might as well compare it to this one!

Have you been to Boots recently?
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