Left-Right; Nougat London sparkling body shimmer ; Ciate nail varinish in "red hot chilli" ; Maybelline Colour sensational nudes lipstick in "757 naked brown" ; Eldora eyelashes ; Toni & Guy stick it up gum
Maybelline colour sensational nudes lipstick "757 naked brown"
Ok so I'm aware the lighting is awful but you get the idea. It actually appears more of a dark red than a brown, but its still dark and wearable so personally, I'm happy with it. I have used Maybelline colour sensational lipsticks before and I find you do need to use "lipcote" as they come off quite easily but the range of colours are probably one of the best in "drugstore" brands.
Ciate nail varnish in "red hot chilli"
I've wanted to try ciate varnishes for a while but at £9ish each I couldnt justify it so im really pleased I got this brand and colour in my box. It doesn't disappoint. It went on so well, has a lovely consistency to it, dried quickly and is incredibly easy to use and not make a mess with. I'm definately going to use this brand more.
Now im not going to take a picture of the body shimmer because I wont use it unless I'm going out, so more of a weekend thing for me. Same with the eyelashes, I can say that the eyelashes feel beautiful and I cant wait to use them when I go out next. As for the toni and guy, it says on the tub that you can use it for smoothing and for volume so I'll probably try it for plaits or volume when im going out and have to do a post another day about it. I just dont want to test them now and waste them and not be able to use them on the weekend.
Velvet hair scrunchie - The little bag company ; Lipstick - Barry m "37 Black" ; Dress - Motel Rocks ; Heart print tights - Primark ; Shoes - River island ; Eyelashes - Ebay
So I've recently got really into experimenting with makeup and was dying to try a black lipstick and I missed the Illamasqa £5 sale so I popped into Superdrug and picked up a Barry M one. If I wear it alot I'll probably buy the Illamasqua one but the Barry M is good, just not got the staying power a Illamasqua lipstick has, i had to reapply during the night at leats 3 times.
I've also started scraping half my hair up in a scrunchie. I don't have a fringe so it gets in my way and it's a nice way to cheat having volume.
My Motel dress is the perfect shift, can be dressed up girly or grunged up. It's sold out now but underneath the pictures above the link for the dresses are the long sleeved and slight skater skirt version of my dress, all in the sale too, so even better :)
I went for patterned tights because with the mesh sleeves I didn't want my legs to match, think it sometimes looks a bit wierd. I know you cant see my shoes but I searched them on River Island and they're in the sale so I had to add the link!
Ok so I've been mega busy this Jan with work, birthdays etc and I dont wanna do lots of little posts so I'll just do a little compilation of what I've been upto/wearing/buying
Hair chalk - Ebay
I bought this hair chalk just as the new loreal chalks lauched but couldn't justify spending £15, these were only £3 from ebay.
You do have to wet the hair before uing these, and it does damage and dry the hair out. I probably won't use them again since my hair is dip dyed and I don't want the blonde to get too damaged. But for £3 I'm pleased I tried them.
Shoe - Topshop @ Next2nowt.com
I wanted these "geek" shoes for ages, but they're so expensive at the moment and I saw my size on Next2nowt and couldn't resist them (all sold out now) I've only worn them twice so far because of the rain, but they're so comfy. Exactly what I expect from Topshop shoes. Thanks to this website though I refuse to pay full price for shoes in Topshop without checking Next2nowt first.
Midi rings - Rock n Rose
This is actually my first purchase from Rock n Rose, even though I lust over their jewellery all the time it's just too expensive for me since I tend to misplace a lot. But these rings are in the sale for £9 and I had a 50% sale items code from their instagram so I could buy them without feeling guilty. I also picked up the "Pixie lott 'HOLLY'" necklace. Theres more I want but I managed to be good and only buy 2 items
Nail varnish - Illamasqua in "Harsh"
Over Christmas I've become obsessed with Illamasqua makeup, their foundation works beautifully on my skin, since trying their lipsticks I wont buy from anywhere else and their nail varnish is just as impressive. I managed to bag this varnish in the sale for £5 which is amazing seeing as it's back up to £16.50, just wish I'd bought more in the sale.
In this picture I only have one coat on and it's lasted me over a week. This shade is matte enough to wear on its' own but would also look beautiful as a top coat, im dying to try it with a nude and "Harsh" on the tips. Totally worth the £16.50 if you can find a shade you're going to use alot.
So that's what I've bought in January that's worth mentioning but not big enough to have their own posts :)
