Elizabeth Arden Ceramide Cream Blush 03 Honey

So I was supposed to finish writing this and post it a few days ago, but this week I have been in a bit of a rut, a bit down and bummed out about everything, there was no reason for this but I didn't want that to translate into my blog, as I want everything on here to be as top notch as possible. However after posting this I will be following it up with another post, that will be introducing a new schedule that I am planning and also some changes blog-wise. Now without further a-do, let's get onto the topic of this post!

Before this I had never tried a cream blush before, I know that they have been raved about for a long time now and that a lot of people prefer them to powder blushes. However I think I was a bit scared to try them out as I wasn't so sure on how to apply them or how easy they were to use. I always pictured them being too solid and being really awful to get any pigment off, or on the other side them being like a cheek stain and me not being able to blend it quick enough leaving em with rather messy odd looking cheeks. 
I think it's fair to say I well over thought these little blushes and have been missing out this whole time, typical!

I found this little beauty on Fragrance Direct for a meagre £5.50, and thought why not?! That is an unbelievable saving of £18.50!!

Without Flash

With Flash

So as I said I had never owned a cream blush before therefore did not know what to expect from this; nevertheless I was blown away! It is so smooth and creamy and blends like a dream! It is a lovely natural colour that isn't to harsh even on my fair skin, it is buildable however can also be applied quite lightly to get a sheerer look. I have been using this daily since I got it and it really is beautiful, I think it is suitable for all year round therefore will definitely get a lot of use. When I first got this I used a stippling brush to apply to but quickly found out that using my fingers really is easier, this allows you to control the amount your using and where your putting it a lot easier and also is soo much quicker to blend out and see the result. 

Without babbling on for too much longer, I just want to say I absolutely love this so much! and have most definitely been converted to cream over powder blushes from now on! If you haven't come across this before or have but were hesitant to try it out, I urge you to grab it now, it really is lovely. Sadly I think fragrance direct have sold out now however if you see it anywhere else, don't hesitate to pop it in your basket!

As I said watch out for my next post coming up shortly and I'll see you soon. Hope you enjoyed this review and helped anyone else stuck in the powder blush rut to climb out and be adventurous!

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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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e.l.f haul

To say I was excited to see this had arrived today would be a huge understatement. I'm that excited I'm skipping the usual quote picture header and diving straight in! Eek! 
Not so long ago e.l.f had an offer on of 60% off EVERYTHING! admittedly you had to spend £25 before the discount was taken off but, I ended up getting 30-something pounds worth for £18 including p+p, super impressed. I got 15 items in the end and I love every single one of them; now this post is going to be full of photos so I won't blab on too much, however I might do some independent reviews on a few products soon (if you have any requests, just ask). 

Oh and one last thing they have another offer on now for 50% off everything, with a minimum of £10 spending until 9th August. I can't get enough, its almost dangerous.

FACE

#6005 Ivory

#D30 Warm

#D28  Peachy Keen

EYES

Custom Compact

Single Custom Eyeshadows
Top right- 2511 Wheat  Top left- 2512 Driftwood
Bottom Left- 2509 Dusk

4301 Butter Pecan

#D30 Raspberry Truffle

Right- eyeshadow "c" brush
Left- concealer brush

Right- concealer brush
Left- eyeshadow "c" brush

LIPS

#20302 tea rose (with flash)

(without flash)

#8002 vanilla creme

 NAILS

Right- matte finisher
Left- mint cream

 Ok, so I know that's a lot of pictures, I'm sorry; but I know that I like to see what other people have got, maybe just cause I'm nosey, I'm not sure. 
These photos don't do all of the shades and colours justice and my photography skills aren't great e.g the raspberry truffle eye shadow, its more plummy in person rather than just brown and also I found it difficult to capture the colour of the lip pen, its really a gorgeous, vintage mauvey rose colour.

I haven't tried out any of these products yet as I only received them today, and only opened some of them after the photos (I'm so messy at opening cardboard packaging) however I LOVE the packaging and the quality feel of the products and can't wait to try them out. The brush bristles are really soft yet dense and feel like they will last a long time. 

Overall for the price I paid I'm over the moon with my new purchases and can't wait to use them (but they're too pretty to ruin! ). 

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New Lipsticks

 I have recently been loving the song 'Life's for the living' by Passenger and it has some similar lyrics to this in it, now that I have finished my exam I have a really long summer ahead that I don't intend on wasting. I want to do a lot of things and mainly I hope that I don't just end up sitting at home all day doing nothing. So I think this quote is very relevant, do what you want and don't regret what makes you happy.

I bought these ages ago and I don't know why its taken me so long review them! But here they are finally. I found these on Fragrance Direct for something silly like £1.99 each, and because of the price I just couldn't resist. 

Calvin Klein-Henna
Firstly I love the colour of this lipstick, it comes out a lovely nudey minky pink, and is one of those 'your lips but better' colours. Being ever so materialistic I love that it's calvin klein and thinks it's a great addition to my ever growing collection. The formula is smooth and goes on nicely however if you have dry lips it does collect unevenly so if you apply some lipbalm or exfoliate your lips first it should be fine.

Rimmel Lasting Finish-005 Dreamer
I thought I would love this lipstick and read quite a few good reviews about it, and its nothing to do with the brand or formula it's just the colour. I think for me it's to light and being quite pale anyway it just doesn't suit me; which really annoyed me because the actual lipstick is lovely and really nice to wear. But I guess that's just the risk with buying online and not testing first.

Rimmel London Kate-05
I love this! I love the colour and its one of the brightest I own, it's a great lippy to just spruce up your outfit if your going out and really completes the look. It goes with anything and means that you don't have to plaster your face in make-up, instead you can just have statement lips! It is lovely and glossy and goes on beautifully. Easily my favourite out of the lot.

Overall I glad I have these to add to my collection and will definitely be buying some more Rimmel lippy's. 

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New Look Tops and New Quote Insert

I've seen this on some other blogs and thought it was a really nice idea, so I've decided to join in! On each post I'll start it with a quote that I think is 'inspirational' or worth sharing, I like to see these as they make me think and its always good to reflect.   

Anyway onto the proper stuff, so I was browsing New Look's sales the other day and ended up buying a couple tops, so I thought I would share them :)

The first top wasn't actually on sale but I had seen it before and really liked it, so I thought whilst I'm at it I may as well grab that on too. I mentioned it in a blog post I made called Pinks! which you can view here (http://beautyiwant.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/pinks.html). I'm so glad I purchased this and love how easy it is to wear, it's a really flattering shape and colour and is lovely and light and flowy, which is great for the sunny weather at the moment; this was £9.99.

The second top is quite different from my normal, I tend to stick with simple or plain tops rather than bold printed tees, but I thought it was about time to try and change that and considering this top was £4 in the sale I thought I couldn't go wrong to be honest.  

I did purchase another one but it turned out to be completely not what I expected so I had to send it back, which is a shame as I really liked the detail and design.

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