A Valentine's Day Haul

Hello!
Happy Valentine's Day for yesterday everyone, I hope you all had a lovely day!
As I had no significant other to treat, I decided to treat myself to a couple bits and pieces from town.
So my first stop was Boots:























I grabbed a couple of haircare bits that were on offer. The L'Oreal Ever Pure Serum was in the clearance for some reason, and was £3.49, (should have been £6.99), so naturally I bought 2. And then Batiste was on 3 for 2, so I got 3 massive cans that were £4.99 each, they will probably last me about 6 months.





















Moving on to skincare. I have wanted to try nose strips for ages so while I was splurging I thought they were worth a purchase. I think these were £4.99, I will review them once I have tried them out. I also needed a new exfoliator and these were on 2 for £5, I normally use Simple but that wasn't on offer! So I will see how I go with this, I am pleased to see it's oil free.




Last in Boots, make up. I think I must have been living in a cave, because I had no idea about this stuff, but my sister informs me it's been out a while. I am a huge fan of Rimmel Stay Matte, but the fact that this is supposed to help your skin drew me to it. I am currently using a silk finish powder, it's ok but I miss my Rimmel so I hope this is just as good! I can't remember how much it was, but I am sure it was less than £5.

Then we headed over to Boyes, I am pretty sure this is just a northern chain. Basically it sells a bit of everything, from haberdashery to DIY. I normally just go in there for fabric and things, and I went with the intention to buy some blackout curtains. I am a bit of a vampire, I like to sleep in a cave, summer is a pain to me because I wake up as soon as it gets light! Anyway, that is beside the point, I got the curtains, and another couple of bits:





















I have a bit of a sock obsession. I love nothing more than a good chunky sock. At the moment I am living in my military boots, this weather is too unpredictable for anything else. So I got a 3 pack of lovely chunky knitted socks, I thought at £4.25 they were pretty reasonable, last time I bought chunky socks in Primark they were £1.50 a pair. And then my mum treated me to some new bed socks, not very exciting I know, but my flat is FREEZING, and I always have cold feet. So to get some socks that are 2.3 tog, (togs like duvets), is pretty exciting to me, and holy hell are they warm! I think that's the best £6.50 anyone has ever spent on me. Ever.

Last stop was New Look:



I already have these jeans in navy, and I love them with a passion, so when I saw this pair with 25% off I just couldn't resist. They worked out around £17 and I can't wait to start wearing them! They are so comfy and soft and I love anything high waisted so they are perfect for me.

So there we have it. I have been avoiding going into town for ages so I didn't spend any money, so this was a while coming!
I hope everyone has a fab weekend! Until next time...

A tanning moisturiser that never tanned?

Good Evening!

So if you have read my blog for a while, you will know I am a huge fan of Simple, however, I have come across a product of theirs that I feel somewhat let down by...

This is Simple's Sun-Kissed Moisturiser, that is supposed to help build a "light gradual tan". Now, this is a good moisturiser, in that respect, I have no complaints. But, it does not tan, at all, ever. I have nearly used the whole bottle over summer, and I have not developed any sort of tan. Though, as you can see by the bottle cap, this moisturiser does become tan coloured. I really don't get it. I don't know if it is what I was using it with or what, but I really don't think that my make-up, or my Simple Cleanser and Toner, should have had an effect on the performance of this product. 

I wouldn't say the Simple brand has let me down, I still love their products, but I really wanted to have some sort of tan on my face this summer, and that just did not happen with this product. Towards the end of summer I ended up pairing it with this product...

This moisturiser came from Tesco, and was pretty cheap, less than £5, and is an actual tinted moisturiser. I mix it with the Simple one in the vague hope it will kick start the Simple one to actually develop a tan, and also to just use them both up. It's passed summer now, so I want to move on to a richer moisturiser soon. I really like this product though. It gives a really light sheen to the face and a good base for my make up. It's a bit shiny but it feels nice and soaks in well. So for summer it's been a really good product and I would buy it again. My sister Rosie has other products from this range and has been very impressed. 

So yeah, I would be interested to know if anyone else has tried either of these products and what you think about them.

So, until next time :)

So my GlossyBox came...and it deserves a post!

Good Evening!

So I am pleased to tell you that I am getting on well with my college work, and am making some good progress, hopefully by the 15th June I will be singing from the rooftops!

Anyway, thanks for understanding the gaps in posting. I had to come and post about the May GlossyBox though, it's GlossyBox's One Year Birthday and the box is simply fabulous! Anyway, to what I got...

First of all, I love the packaging for this box. Yes it's the original pink one but look at the special paper, ribbon and sticker! So so cute!

So this was a special treat this month, a little handbag mirror for the special birthday box. Cute and useful gift, can never have too many hand bag mirrors!

These Lolita Lempicka scents are not the most amazing things I have tried, but they will definitely get used as they are easy to pop into a clutch on a night out, or for when travelling for the night. I think the L'Eau en Blanc smells a little talcy.

At around £63-£65 a bottle I don't think would rush out to buy these, I'll let you know if they grow on me.

So, as none of the writing on this box apart from the word 'wild rose' is in english, I can't really tell you what this is, other than it's by Weleda and prices start from £10.95. I will do some investigation...

Now if this product does everything it says it does, it will be a bloody miracle. It is by Uniqone and is a leave in hair mask that is supposed to contain the 10 main benefits that hair needs. Now, if this had come into my life before last week, I would be so excited, but I have a new secret weapon that I will be blogging about soon, that should blow £13.99 products, like this, out of the water. But we'll see...

This smells beautiful. I love receiving bubble baths and shower gels in my GlossyBox, and this one does not disappoint. It smells of tangerine and very summery, which is good as it's name is 'Summer Rising'. I have no price for this one but I will do some research, I can't wait to try this!

These eyelashes look amazing. They are 100% human hair, and I am not sure how I feel about that, or the £8.95 price tag, but I am willing to give them a go. It's likely these will get saved for a night out some time.

And finally... isn't the balloon just awesome?! I love balloons so this excited me a lot. I am going to do as the card suggests and take a picture with it to send to GlossyBox. How fun!

Anyway, that's it from me tonight, I will try and be back with a full catch up review soon. And I may be back in the next couple of days with a little haul for you guys, but we'll see how much work I get done!

In the mean time, enjoy the Eurovision and see you soon :D