Bodyshop Summer Haul

I got body shopped! I maybe spent a little more than i should, but i LOVE the body shop, and i get far too carried away at their parties!

This was actually a free gift, and lets face it, you can never have too many of these!

This isn't the best photo, but I'm going to a separate post on each product anyway.

I saw this, and it seemed perfect for summer. The smell is amazing, and the perfume is a perfect handbag size! 

I don't like the smell of musk, but i find the white musk much much nicer!

White Musk Sun Glow Body Puree - here

White Musk Sun Glow Eau De Toilette - here

I bought these as a set, as I've always been curious about body shop mascaras, although id never pay full price for one.

Big and Curvy Mascara £10 - here

Carbon Eye Definer in Black £9 - here

Vitamin C Eye Reviver Duo £11 - here

This was also a free gift  - perfect travel size !

Dreams Unlimited Body Wash £6.50 - here

This is from the Honey Bronze range, which i plan to buy more from over the summer, as they have loads of brilliant bronzing products!

Honey Bronze Lip Nectar in Coral - here

I love the packaging of this! And its perfect to pop in your handbag or to take on holiday

 Brow and Liner Kit in Brunette and Brown £10 -  here

Reviews of all these products will be coming soon!

Thanks for reading

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NOTD - A Dotty Ciate !

Todays NOTD is Ciate (shade Bon Bon) which was free with this months Marie Claire (which wasn't filled with adverts like they usually are when you get a really good free gift!)

The simple nude with a hint of lilac is a really lovely colour which is very versatile, but i wanted a little extra something to brighten it up - and the pink goes really well ! 

The nail art pen was part of a huge set off ebay.

This polish doesn't have huge staying power, and lasted just 2 days before chipping. While I'm happy i received this for free, i don't think they're worth £11 - although i do have my eye on Jellybean from this brand! 

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Invigorate Lotion - Glossybox Review

 Invigorate Lotion

£20 for 300ml

Can be purchased here

Many of you may have received this in your Glossybox a few months ago, and having nearly used this up i feel I'm in a good place to review it!

I must admit my heart sank a little when eyes fell on the packaging, purely because once you get near the bottom of these style bottles, its really hard to get anything out, and so you end up wasting a few applications worth of product.

The next most noticeable thing for me was the SMELL - it smells so strongly of lavender (and not of the other ingredients), i wouldn't recommend applying this then immediately going out for the day, because people will wonder where that lavender smell is coming from. Because it smells so strongly, i recommend either applying very little product, or only applying it to certain areas of your body (i wouldn't cover myself in this). You can probably assume at this point that if you don't like lavender, this definitely ISNT for you!

However.. i found this particularly nice to apply just before i go to bed, and this would be perfect if you have trouble sleeping, as everyone knows lavender helps you sleep. 

As a moisturiser, i didn't feel this moisturised me very well at all, and about a hour after i applied this, it was like id never moisturised, the only giveaway was the smell, which didn't actually last much longer.

Overall, i recommend this moisturiser if you like to smell something soothing before you go to bed, or if you want to feel relaxed. However, if you're on a budget like me and have medium to dry skin, you won't be left feeling silky soft, and isn't very kind to your bank balance.

Have you tried this product?

Would you repurchase?

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Shopping spree - my first MAC haul !!

You know sometimes its necessary for a shopping spree?

I have this feeling around once every couple of months, regardless of whether i have the money or not.

So here is a what i got when my boyfriend and i 'spreed' a couple of months ago..

(please note I've found the links to what i can, but some things have been discontinued)

                                                  

Ok so i know this is silly, but i am obsessed with disney princesses (i often refer to myself as one), so when i saw this for £1.99 i just had to. 

I am also obsessed with this lady, and many other classic actresses, and this book is basically all about that (ill probably review it at some point!)

The Mac Stuff

This is a gorgeous pink Lipcreme in Dress It Up - its a real girly pink and perfect for summer!

You can buy this for £16.50 here

I LOVE this colour - its not exactly summery but ill somehow work it in as i love the sparkle of the blue!

This is an eyeshadow (the picture is a little too far away, but I'm going to review and swatch it in a separate post - as with the eyeshadow below). Its a lovely pink colour, but not too pink (I'm not really a pink eyeshadow person) and would look great with other neutral colours.

You can buy this for £16.50 from here

I LOVE this colour! The colour you get when you swirl the eyeshadow is stunning, and its one of those colours that goes with everything, so ill definitely be using this a lot.

I loved the packaging of this, so I couldn't resist a photo!

This is a medium sized makeup back, which included a brush set and makeup kit

With a nifty little pocket at the front..

Which is useful to store brushes in!

I am so impressed by this - its like a snow globe on the top of the packaging

These are eyeshadows (again i will follow up with swatches)

Here are the links:

Phloof: here

Brun: here

Quarry: here

Dance In The Dark: I can't find this one anywhere :( 

And a blusher, which is really decently sized!

You can buy this for £17.50 here

                                       

Lipglass in Emancipation

Creme Sheen in Hot Gossip

This whole set (the bag and its contents) cost around £20, when it should have been considerably more - this was probably my biggest bargain of the day!)

You can buy this for £13.50 here

You can buy this for £9 here

You can buy this for £9 here

These are my first Mac nail polishes (along with the snazzy blue one further up) and i CANNOT wait to try them - I've heard both good and bad!

They also came in a little snow globe-y thing, which is not empty and i have no idea what to store in it?!

Aswell as losing my Mac virginity, i also lost my Levi's too - these are now probably my most favourite jeans - i totally understand the hype!

So that was my shopping spree, and let me tell you i was totally shopped out after all that! 

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If you want to see the boy part of this post, or would like ideas for a gift for a male, read on...

An overview of the whole set (every full sized product comes with a mini travel version - perfect for summer holidays!

Clinique Cream Shave

Clinique Face Scrub

Clinique Post-Shave Healer

Once my boyfriend has used these products i will possibly do a review of them, depending upon whether people are interested!

If you have any requests of posts or if you would like any of these products reviewing please let me know (i will of course review them anyway, but if people request things ill put that as priority)

Thanks for getting to the end of that - you deserve a cup of tea!

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