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Several weeks ago, Illamasqua had a huuuge sale on to celebrate Christmas and me being me just had to get involved. I went onto their website with the mindset that I'm 'just going to have a look' and 'maybe get one or two bits'... yet after several hours and over £100 later, I'm here writing about the things that accidentally 'fell' into my basket. Accidentally. Yep, accidentally...




I bought this as I thought it would make the perfect contouring powder. I've almost hit pan on the one I'm currently using and surprisingly I have no alternatives! It's slightly on the yellow-y side but I think it'll do the trick just fine.







Ahh eyeshadow palettes... my kryptonite. The one thing I just can't resist - even if I already have more than Boots themselves! This is a gorgeous palette with a fairly creamy texture, which surprised me but in a good way. It's not reaaally creamy - it kinda just feels like a wet powder, if that makes sense. 







As soon as I saw this back in October I fell in love. I wanted to buy it there and then but I was trying to be good with my money (that lasted long) so with a face full of mourning, I closed the window and stayed away from the website to avoid temptation. I'm glad I waited now as it was so much cheaper in the sale!






Pink eyeshadow is something I've really been enjoying experimenting with for quite some time now. I like to apply it in the centre of my lid, blending it out and then applying brown shadow in the crease. It looks natural but still girly, feminine and classic. So when I saw Dizzy in the sale, I couldn't not get it!







I'd been considering purchasing this for well over a year but because I'd never smelt it in person, I was put off. But when I saw how cheap it was to say it was a 75ml bottle - mixed with the rave reviews - I thought I'd take the plunge, and I must say, it smells amazing.







A few years back I got a white eyeliner pencil for my waterline as I knew that it helps make your eyes look bigger and brighter but because I have a blue sclera (the 'whites' of your eyes - I have brittle bones so mine are blue) it just looked odd against the contrast. Vow is more fleshy-toned so I thought it would be more effective - and natural - than my old white eyeliner.







Resist is very similar to one of my other Illamasqua lipsticks in Glissade - except this one is slightly lighter and is matte. Therefore, because it wasn't exactly the same AND because it was the perfect raspberry pink, I needed it. Don't judge me.






I'd been wanting this as soon as I saw it, but I had a gel eyeliner yeeears ago that went dry really fast, so it put me off buying any more. As for the brow gel, I was worried that it would make my eyebrows look unnatural, so I was put off buying any of that too. Despite this, my fears quickly dissipated after reading the rave reviews on the Illamasqua website. Customers were saying how amazing the products were and that the brow gel was a staple in their makeup bag, so obviously I had to jump on the bandwagon.
I wasn't too bothered about the Vintage Metallix, so it was more of a bonus for me. I love the pots that they come in as well, they look so sleek and classy! Not to mention, the matching rose-gold box is suuuper adorbs.







As you can see in the picture above, my eyeliner came covered in this weird white creamy stuff (take your heads out of the gutters, please) and I quickly tweeted the lovely social media team at Illamasqua, for them to tell me that I should e-mail them, which I did. To be perfectly honest - I was kinda pissed. Usually their deliveries come in flawless condition (I should know, I order from them often enough) but for some reason, during this sale period, they seem to be slacking as I wasn't the only one with a problem with one of my products. Many others opened their packages to find their Reflection Palette broken - and I'm pretty sure when they e-mailed Illamasqua they were faced with the same reply - send it back for a refund or exchange. When I read it I thought 'Right, okay, I'll just send it back and ask for an exchange. Simple!' Except, it wasn't simple. Now, if you haven't already noticed - I'm pretty lazy. I like things hassle free, especially when I'm not the one in the wrong. The paperwork that I had to fill out for the exchange was bordering on a joke. You'd think that I'd found a thumb in my can of Coke there was that much to fill out and do. So typically I left it for a few days, which turned into a few weeks, and a few days ago I thought 'Ahh screw it!' and I cleaned off the white stuff with hand sanitiser and then sharpened the pencil. I haven't tried it on my eyes yet but lets just hope I don't end up blind *knocks on wood*.


Now, despite my big old sigh over that order - it hasn't put me off ordering again. I got an e-mail last Thursday from them saying that more lines had been added to their sale, so obviously I had a look. Aaaand I may (or may not) have added three more lipsticks to my ever-so-vast collection...




The perfect nude. Something I've always been looking for, and to be honest aren't we all? This is why I ordered it - I had a feeling it could be The One. The verdict? It very well could be. I'm gonna have to see how it fares for a little bit longer, but for now I'm pretty chuffed with it! Ahh, it's so pretty!






"I don't have any pink lipsticks... Not any this exact shade anyway" is what I said to myself when I clicked 'Add to Basket'. Truth be told, I have a lot of pink lipsticks, the hefty majority being from Illamasqua. But this one is different - as unlike the others it's a dark, almost-but-not-quite vampy, raspberry pink. Honestly, I don't have a lipstick like this. 'It looks just like Resist!' I hear you cry - yeah it does but it's darker. So hush. I thought it was much brighter when I was ordering it, but to my surprise it wasn't. And I'm even more happy about it now as it brings the guilt levels down...







I wanted a mahogany lipstick for a while, so this was the perfect chance to get one! Although Autumn is over and Winter is coming to a close - I know it'll look great when September rears it's head again. When I tried Growl on for the first time, it's safe to say I fell in love. I can definitely see this shade quickly becoming one of my favourites. It's so gorgeous!


I'm really gonna have to put a serious spending ban in place as I've been wanting a Mini for years and if I'm not careful, I won't be able to afford one. So if you see me shopping, you have my full permission to remind me that I don't need that extra eyeshadow...or those 5 lipsticks in my basket. Okay?!


Did you order anything in the Illamasqua sale?

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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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So I'm kinda a little in love with White Rose, a shopping centre near where I live in Leeds, I explaned my love for it in my first WR haul so this time i'm just gonna get stuck in. Enjoy my post my beautiful readers (oh how cheesy)!


Schuh
After buying my first ever pair of Vans which you may have seen in my last White Rose haul, I fell in love. Because I'm always on my feet at work I need comfy shoes, and because the weather is getting hotter my boots that I usually wear are becoming too hot and unsuitable. I really wanted to wear my Vans to work but the dress code is monochrome, therefore no pink Vans allowed :( so when I went back to WR I popped into Schuh and got another pair but this time in black.




I got some vouchers through the post and I'd been wanting the new collection of Barry M Gelly Nail Paints so I thought 'what the hell' I'll go in and get a couple new gelly nail paints (check out my review for them here)! Sadly, they only had Guava in stock so an hour later I left with Guava and a big bag full of other products including S&G Calm One, Calm All Bubble Bath x2, S&G Sugar Crush Body Wash, Boots Soltan Self-Tan Gel, Boots Tea Tree & Witch Hazel Exfoliating Face Scrub and Barry M Sequin Nail Effects Nail Paint in Pink...oops (I needed to cheer myself up due to the lack of Gelly nail paints don't judge me k).





Zara is by far one of my favourite shops purely because I find it really hard to get clothes to fit me due to the fact I've got a small waist. Their clothes are tailored to slimmer women so I usually come out of there with a few golden buys, and this time I managed to bag these beautiful shorts! Not only that, but as me and my mum were about to leave we stumbled across the perfume cabinet, we've always known it was there but we decided to have a look at them seen as mum needed some more perfume. Looking at a 100ml bottle of Zara Woman - Oriental I was shocked that the price sticker had '£9.95' on it. As if a 100ml bottle of perfume would cost that?! Obviously I had to get it. Not like I don't have loads of perfume or anything... Hehehehehehe.





I'd got a notification through on my iPad the day before our shopping trip from the Body Shop saying that they had 40% off, and me being the cosmetic lover that I am just had to have a quick snoop on their app and see what they had to offer. After around an hour and adding over 30 products to my wishlist, I managed to whittle it down, go into the store and make my purchases. I ended up with Vitamin E Cool BB Cream, Honey Bronze Bronzing Powder in the shade No3: Medium Matte (my new staple!), Skin Primer Matte It, Cranberry Joy Body, Room & Linen Spritz and my favourite under-eye Concealer Pencil in shade 02 (I like to de-pot it as it's much easier to use your finger than the pencil).





Of course, how could I go to White Rose and not grace Boux Avenue with my presence? Around an hour later of chatting to one of the lovely shop assistants, I was told off for thinking I was a band size of 32 when in fact I'm a 28, but because they don't do 28's for my cup size I have to settle with 30 and go up a cup size (oh how being petite can suck) but on the bright side, (and I quote from my new best friend that was the shop assistant) I've lost weight but had a boob job! Not only did I have a gabfest with her, but I also picked out one of the most beautiful bikinis I have ever seen, and a pair of invisible knickers but lets just pretend that didnt happen. I also got a couple of fancy-looking vintage perfume bottles that I've had my eye on for a while, I'll have to go back and get the other one next time I go!






Went for a wander round Topshop like you do and came across a little stand selling sweets and started (quietly) freaking out when I saw that they sold purple glitter Hello Kitty Pez dispensers. Four of my favourite things, rolled into one! After taking a while to calm down (I get excited over the littlest things, I know I'm weird) I grabbed one and a pack of refills too. I used to always get Pez sweets whenever i went on holiday and when I became a veggie I had to stop because I didn't know if I could eat them or not, but a couple of days before I went shopping I actually googled if they were, so finding them in Topshop was such a coincidence! Mmmmmmm, cherry Pez...


What are your favourite shops? Have you bought anything recently?
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