#2014BloggerChallenge Topic Three Once upon a time...

So the third topic for the #2014BC is books! This is such an amazing topic for me as I'm such a book worm, I honestly think there is nothing better than to have the time to snuggle up somewhere comfy in trackies with a nice cuppa and a book. Sounds like bliss to me. Now at the moment it is a lot harder, with college work and a job, to find time to read leisurely and I hate that I'm missing out, so I do find time to squeeze in a bit of reading time even if it is a chapter or two before bed. 

I have always wanted to do a book review or suggestion post but just never got around to getting it done, so luckily this is two birds with one stone (again!). 

The book I'm talking about today is... Stargirl.

I bought this book whilst I was still in primary school, I think I was in either year 5 or 6, so I was about 9 or 10, and I found it at a book faire that came to our school, I don't know why I picked it up, to be honest looking back it's quite a deep book that I'm surprised I picked up at such a young age. But I'm so glad I did, I've only read it once, followed by it's sequel Love, Stargirl, but I remember so well, and genuinely love the story so much! It has stayed with me that long, and that's got to say something. It's such a great book that highlights that being different from everyone else isn't a bad thing, quite the opposite actually and that you shouldn't be scared to show that just because people may judge you. Deep I know, but it's amazingly written and it even got my friend into reading after reading this little one. It's not a hard read and its not very long either, 192 pages. I really do recommend giving this a go even if it seems a little young for you now, the message behind it is brilliant and thinking about it now makes me want to re-read it immediately! Slight humour mixed with thought provoking content, I love it.

I hope you decide to check this book out and if you do love it, I recommend the sequel too, Love, Stargirl. 

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Drugstore Haul

On my days off recently I popped into town and had a wander around my local Boots and Superdrug shops. Whilst in Boots I discovered they had a sale on their Rimmel nail varnishes and I just couldn't resist. 

Left to right- sky high £2.19, tangy tangerine £1.99, marshmallow heaven £1.99

I firstly fell in love with marshmallow heaven just because of the name! How cute, and also as you know I cant resist a bit of purple, not that I need another one for the collection, oopsie. I then picked up Tangy tangerine because I don't own a lot of summery bright colours so I thought this pastel orange would be perfect to brighten up my nails. And finally I thought it was about time that I bought a light blue, I don't own many blues at all but the ones I do have are either dark, or metallic. And I just couldn't resist the bargain to be quite honest, I feel like if I don't take advantage of it I will kick myself later.
The formulas of these varnishes are brilliant, they only need around 2 coats and they have a nice opaque colour, they stay on your nails for a good amount of time before chipping; about 2 or 3 days. 

I also grabbed another Rimmel Match Perfcetion foundation because the one I bought before was a bit dark for my skin and as I haven't tanned as much as I hoped I just can't pull it off. The shade lighter is a great match for my skin and I really do love this foundation.

This was also on offer so I bagged this for £4.99 instead of £6.99, always good to save those pennies!

Next I popped into Superdrug, initially to grab some food but how could I resist the urge to check out the beauty isles?
I went to the skincare isle to see if they had any offers on and just to my luck I found something I had actually been needing! A new night cream, I feel like the one I have been using lately is to thick and oily, so that when I wake up I do not want to put makeup on it, as I feel like I'm just shovelling on another layer, not great. However a lovely pink label grabbed my attention and pointed out this beauty. 

Firstly I want you to appreciate the gorgeous packaging! For an own brand and such a cheap product it really is lovely and little things like that make me want to by a product so much more (materialistic I know). Anyway it claims to have Kiwi fruit and Mulberry extracts for brightening and renewing fruit acids, also it says that it 'awakens the skin's natural glow, nourishes and replenishes'. Infused with plant extracts, it all sounds very natural and fresh. After all that, I really do enjoy using this, as the final step before I go to bed it really does soothe my skin after a long day and makes it feel replenished. It has a very refreshing smell that doesn't linger when on your skin, it sinks it nicely and is very light. A very nice replacement from my old dud. This was only £2.99 in the end, a great bargain.

Whilst at the till ready to pay for this I spotted the Maybelline Baby Lips on a shelf next to me, on offer for 3 for 2! I immediately grabbed the two flavours(?) that were there and asked the lady at the till is it was ok to grab another from the actual stand with a larger range, she said that was fine but knowing my luck I couldn't find it! I was rushing and flustered because there was a queue behind me so I just went back defeated and paid for both without the 3rd for free :( I was so happy to have found them finally as my local drug stores seemed to be the last in the country (a bit of an exaggeration) to sell them, but it disappointed me that they were so damn hard to find, probably just me be being blind. 

I ended up getting Mint Fresh and Peach Kiss, I love the mint one as it's so fresh and is colourless, I keep this by my bed for before I go to sleep or when I wake up. Peach kiss gives a gorgeous shimmer to your lips as well as a slight pink tint and the smell is just amazing. I am so glad to have picked these up and will definitely be back for more! 

Sorry this has been such a wordy post, I didn't intend it to be, promise. 
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Ooh, Estee Lauder

So it's not to far off now until I go to college and I think it's a good time to start a new; you can forget the stress and pressure of secondary school and totally refresh. Although secondary school forms you for who you will become college directs your future and it's important to keep looking forward. I'm so nervous, but at the same time I can't wait. Results day is so soon, oh god.

I worked rather a lot last month and pay day showed that, so I decided to treat myself. I don't own any high end brand product as I've never been able to afford them before, however I have fallen in love, I swear!

Several weeks ago my sister gave me a sample of Estee Lauder's Double Wear Zero-Smudge Lengthening mascara and oh my, it is simply amazing! It separates your lashes and fans them out as well as lengthening them beautifully; I have had multiple comments on how long my eyelashes looked whilst wearing this (as well as being asked if they wear fake) and it is my beauty must have! I know its quite expensive at £20.50, however there is always one item you should splurge on and for me this is it! Luckily when I went to buy this in a full tube they had an offer on, where you could get Estee Lauder makeup remover and Advanced Night Repair Eye Cream with it for the same price as the mascara alone. However I don't need the eye cream and the lady also said it would be to strong for me anyway, so my mother got a little present out of it, lucky lady. 

 I'm so pleased with this purchase and think I will most definitely repurchase this once it runs out. Highly recommended! 

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Maybelline Eyeliners

BE CONFIDENT. ACCEPT YOURSELF. If you cant accept who you are, then who can? 

I was in Boots a while ago and I was looking at the Maybelline Eyestudio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner 24hr (which I have been lusting over for a while now), after seeing it in a few of Tanya Burr's makeup tutorials/videos I decided it MUST be worth buying, and oh golly I was not disappointed! It comes in a little glass pot, so cute, and along with a perfect brush. Now just to point out, this isn't any old cheapo, crappy brush, I mean it's really good! It's soft and just the right size, it's easy to control and picks up the perfect amount of product. I absolutely love love love this eyeliner, I can't put into words how amazing it is, it can look so natural and effortless, but can also dramatically enhance your eyes and make them pop. I literally have nothing bad to say about this product however! I will warn you when I first opened the pot I thought, Oh you don't get much do you? buuuuut a little goes a long way and you really don't need much. And just another thing to top of the mountain of praise this baby is getting, it lasts forever! and I mean forever, it won't come off until you take it off and even then its a little tricky to budge (in a good way). 

I've had this about 3 weeks now and I've worn it practically everyday. Hardly a dent! 

Anyway enough rambling about that one and onto the next eyeliner I got, Maybelline were having a good day! So there was an offer on; buy one get the second half price. Now who's to blame for taking advantage of that? I've been looking for a new liquid eyeliner for a while and I am absolutely crap at the original ones, so when these felt pen style liners came out it was a god send. I initially bought the Collection 2000 (when it had the '2000') Extreme 24 hour felt tip liner as it was so cheap and did the job really well, I even repurchased it when my first one ran out. However I was looking to try out a different brand and see the difference so I thought it was a perfect opportunity; Maybelline master precise liquid eyeliner ultra fine tip. I have to say I think the only difference is the Maybelline version has a better pigment and a finer point (0.4mm) as it designed to have. This allows for a lot more precision and control, which I love! This also has great staying power and really defines your eyes, giving you freedom to create cat flicks or winged effects or even a thicker line. 

To compare these to eyeliners I would say that the gel one is more of a daytime liner giving subtle definition whereas the liquid liner allows you to really go for it and make your eyes stand out. They are both really amazing and I would definitely recommend these and repurchase them. Maybelline, I salute you. You know your eyeliners.

Top- master precise liquid eyeliner
Bottom- lasting drama gel eyeliner

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