Brick O La Laaaaa.

Ahhh Brick O La. It's been on my lust-have wishlist since the beginning of time (well not really, but you know what I mean), and thanks to an overly generous best friend and birthday time, it's now mine!

It's a weird one, it's not quite red, not quite berry, not quite terracotta. It's great worn patted into the lips for a muted day colour, or applied liberally for a bolder look. It's an incredibly wearable colour, you can get away with pairing it with a subtle smoky eye, or a flick of winged liner, and the Amplified Creme formula means it's super creamy and hydrating. The wear on it isn't great, but I like to top it off with a layer of Lipcote, and that makes it stay put all day long! 

Have you tried Brick O La?

Weekly Round Up #6

Sunday I got the chance to play with my new dotting tools from Amazon for the first time, I'm still not very good at nail art, although these make it easier! Then we had afternoon tea, scones and waffles with family in the sun! My first birthday present, yum!

Sunday night meant family dinner out for my dad's and my birthdays! We anihilated a basket of forty chicken wings and a basket of chilli nachos to start, and I followed up with a chilli burger! On the morning of my birthday, my lovely dog waiting for me at the bottom of the stairs! Aren't my birthday cupcakes the cutest?! So sickly though! 

The discovery of a Space NK in Bournemouth can only be bad for my bank balance in the future! Loving my new Topshop leggings that I got with birthday money! Super cosy! A very big beauty haul hit the blog this week, I can't help being a shopaholic! I spent ages this week organising the makeup I bought home! My new dressing table is super organised now!

Barbie girl nails on my fingers most of the week! My new Maybelline Gel top coat is amazing! No chips! Wednesday night meant bubble bath time, how cool is this bath bomb from Lush? Held my best friends hand while she got her new tattoo, and then happily spent my Wagamamas gift card with her, on Chicken Ramen, Edamame and Peach Ice Tea, my favourites!

Thinking of doing a post on my MAC lipsticks, I love them all so much! Some naughty new purchases this week, money just burns a hole in my pocket! Manicure on Thursday night, love the glitter ombré look! Tried out some Phyto samples from Space NK, it's love, but it's too expensive!  

It's been another weird week, I'm feeling super old! Missing London and my little flat already, and definitely having Selfridges withdrawal! Looking forward to getting back home! But it's been great to catch up with friends! Been neglecting the blog this week, but I'm going to get myself back on track! 

Beauty wise, I've been loving my Body Shop Seaweed toner this week, my skin always breaks out when I come home, the change in water freaks my skin out, but this has totally calmed it down! Also a special mention to my Soap and Glory pore minimising wipes, blog post coming soon!

In the makeup department, I don't think anything can compete with THAT NARS Palette! But I have been loving my new Maybelline Colour Tattoo in On and On Bronze! I just love a neutral eye colour!

I've also drank my body weight in Naked Juice this week, and I'm feeling super healthy! I wish it wasn't £2.50 a bottle though!

   

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Birthday Treats!

So
I'm like the worst blogger ever. I find it really hard to stay
motivated with blogging when I'm back in Bournemouth, I don't really
know why! I've had a really busy few days, catching up with my best
friend, but no excuses!

So
Monday was my nineteenth birthday! I've been thoroughly spoilt by
everyone, and have had loads of messages from people wanting to know
what I got, so I thought I'd show you! Finally got my hands on the
gorgeous Zara Office City bag, it's perfect for carrying my laptop, iPad
and daily essentials, but it's also a pretty decent sized overnight
bag! They also bought me some more Real Techniques Brushes, my gorgeous
YSL Shocking Volume mascara, the Fat Face PJ bottoms I've been lusting
after for too long, a few fashion books and that gorgeous Sicillian
Lemon Fragrance Lamp for my flat! How pretty is that! They also gave me a
little money to pick up some new clothes, since I seem to have
grown/worn out everything in my possession! My lovely little sister got
me Vera Wang's Lovestruck perfume, a scent I've been lusting after since
it came out! I never mentioned it to her though, we must just have very
similar taste! My naughty boyfriend not only got me the rest of the
Vogue books to accompany the Alexander McQueen one I got for Christmas,
but also picked me up the Police Woman perfume I love, and the MAC
Mineralize Rich lipstick in All Out Gorgeous. That boy knows waaaaaay
too much about lipstick these days! The Soap and Glory soap and hand
cream, and the Wagamamas gift card were from my very close family
friends, check out what I spent that on via Instagram!
I also met up with my lovely best friend this week, who treated me to a
MAC lippie of my choice, so I finally picked up Brick O La, and it's
love! 

More beauty reviews coming your way this week, I promise!

Thank you for all the birthday wishes too, it made me feel so special!

THAT NARS Palette.

I know. I know. I shouldn't have bought it. BUT IT'S JUST SO PRETTY. When it sold out everywhere, I accepted that it wasn't meant to be. But then I went into Space NK in Bournemouth yesterday, about to happily leave with nothing more than a new Laguna bronzer (more on that another day) and I mentioned that I liked it and she told me they had a few left just not on display. So clearly it was fate...

It's pretty good value for money really. Six high quality shadows, the eye primer and a brush for £40.50. And the shadows really are high quality, buttery and smooth, long lasting and incredibly well pigmented. Metallic Rose Mist looks beautiful swatched across the lid, or used as a highlighter on the inner eyes or browbone. Matte Grey Brown is light enough to wear on the lid during the day, but dark enough to blend into the crease. Gold Confection is pretty much just a slightly darker version of Metallic Rose Mist, and is my favourite for a base colour! Bitter Chocolate Infused with Gold is just beyond beautiful, and I like to smudge it into the crease of my eyes lightly in the day! Deep Taupe Brown infused with Gold is lovely too, in the palette it doesn't look particularly sparkly, but it has just a hint of shimmer! The last shade is  Black with Gold Pearl, and it's probably the only shadow I won't use on a daily basis, but it's a gorgeous nighttime shade for a smoky eye, it's a little like my MAC Gilt By Association, but with a little less shimmer.

Either way, this is a great little palette, PERFECT for carrying around in your handbag! I regret nothing!

 The Eye Shader Brush is super soft and great for applying a full sweep of colour across your lid. And the primer is great, these shadows are pretty long wearing anyway, but this just makes it stay freshly-applied looking all day.

What do you think of this palette?

 Metallic Rose Mist, Matte Grey Brown and Gold Confection.

Bitter Chocolate Infused with Gold, Deep Taupe Brown Infused with Gold and Black with Gold Pearl.

Haul - The Birthday Beauty Edition

So here's the deal. Stop a shopaholic from shopping for a month, and when they do, it'll be bad. Add birthday presents and birthday money into the mix and it all gets a little messy.

I wanted to show you guys what I got for my birthday yesterday, but I got a fair bit since my relatives and friends are way too generous. So I thought I'd split it into beauty & other, you can see the beauty stuff today, and later on in the week I'll show you the rest! So here goes nothing...

First up, the Quick Fix Facials Mega Moisture Gel Mask for dry and thirsty skin. I picked this up on a complete whim, purely because I wanted to try it out. It's got Vitamin E and Marine Collagen to rehydrate your skin. I'm gonna give it a whirl in the bath tonight, so I'll let you know how that goes. I've run out of foundation, so I picked up the Rimmel Match Perfection foundation in 100 ivory. I really liked the Wake Me Up foundation, but it wasn't quite light enough for my skin tone, so I thought I'd give this a whirl! The Percy and Reed Colour Shine conditioner came free with this months Glamour, I've used their styling creme before and really liked it, so I'm looking forward to using this! It smells lovely and fresh! My lovely little sister got me Vera Wang Lovestruck for my birthday, and I love it! I'm rubbish at describing fragrances, but this is a very light, floral scent, that is perfect for summer and wearing in the day! It literally has the worlds biggest lid though so I don't think it'll be in my handbag often! 

I picked up the Maybelline Fit Me powder when I got the Foundation, since they were on 3 for 2. I've heard really good reviews of this powder it's in a really cute compact with a mirror and a sponge, which I will probably never use, but it was a nice thought! I still picked up the Rimmel Stay Matte powder though, because it's just brilliant, and I've hit the pan on my last one! I think that's the first time I've ever hit the pan on anything! I did pick it up in Peach Glow 003 instead of Transulscent 001 this time, and now I'm really not sure why, it looks really pinky and my skins got more yellow undertones...so we'll see! 

Under the guidance of my boyfriend, my mum picked me up the YSL Shocking Volume Effect mascara, which I nearly peed my pants with excitement on opening. I got a sample of this mascara with my Touche Eclat last year and have been lusting after it ever since. THIS IS LITERALLY THE BEST MASCARA EVER. NO SERIOUSLY. HANDS DOWN. YSL are really screwing me over though, since the mascara came with a sample of foundation, and now I really want that too... I feel myself following a gold brick road of YSL love...

I've run out of Seche Vite and can't find it in Bournemouth any where, so I picked up the Maybelline Super Stay Gel Nail colour top coat. I've wanted to try a gel topcoat for a while so I'll let you know if it's any good after I've done my nails tonight! 

Next up is my naughty NARS purchase. I knew going into Space NK was a bad decision. When I've come to terms with that purchase, I'll tell you more. I feel a very long blog post coming up! 

Then there are two more hair products, The Living Proof hair primer which I got for free from Space NK since it was my birthday! And I picked up the V05 Give Me Texture Tousle spray, to see if I can make my hair look nice without extensions. Fingers crossed. 

Finally got my hands on the Real Techniques Face brush set courtesy of mummy dearest. Can't believe how long I lasted without them, these are amazing! I picked up another Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer, because I ran out and it's another, I can't live without product! I picked up this months Look magazine, purely to try out the Jergens Ultra Healing Body Moisturiser that came with it, I love Jergens moisturisers, and I'm keen to try this out. 

Estée from Essiebutton has been going on about the Maybelline colour tattoos for so long that I just had to pick one up in the 3 for 2 deal, so I got On and On Bronze. It's a gorgeous colour which I can see myself wearing everyday! I picked up the L'Oreal Nude Magique BB Blush out of curiosity, since it's a really, well, weird product. I actually really like it and will be doing a post on it soon so keep your eyes peeled!

And lastly, not only did my naughty boyfriend pick me up the MAC Mineralize Lipstick in All Out Gorgeous, which I have been lusting after for ages, but he also got me a giant bottle of Police Woman, which is an amazing fragrance, in a seriously cool bottle!

After I took all these pictures, I actually went into Lush and I figured it would be rude not to mention these bits too! I actually went in to buy more Let The Good Times Roll but it's been discontinued, I nearly cried. I'm so gutted, it was my favourite cleanser! 

I'm embracing having a bath for the next month, so I picked up two bath bombs, Phoenix Rising (left) and Avabath (right). Phoenix Rising is my favourite, it's deep purple with gold glitter and I think it smells like coca-cola. Either way it's very pretty! Avabath is made from Avocado and Lemongrass, and it smells beautiful! Whilst I was queuing to pay I saw the A Million Kisses Lip tint, and picked it up to keep in my handbag. It looks super deep red in the pot, but you can wear it to just lightly stain your lips pink, or for a full flash of colour. This is going in my handbag for sure!

Phew, so there you have it!

What do you think of the products I picked up?