Costco Haul

Hello lovelies, 

I am back again this time with a mini little haul which has a bargain side to it! Last weekend I ventured to Costco with the old parents as they have a membership card! I wasn't overly excited about the place until I found the cake section which I was basically just in heaven. Being on Slimming World at the moment meant that I was only able to look and not buy but hey it was all very delicious looking and I really did  have to peel myself away from the Red Velvet cupcakes which were more like a whole family sized cake each they were no where near any cup size I had seen!! 

Anyway I digress, at this point the only thing I have put in the (giant american sized) trolley were a pair of capri work out leggings which were a fab but at around £14. However it all changed when I discovered the health and beauty section!!! The prices I am quoting are without VAT so basically add 20% to the amount and that is what I actually paid.... still all bargains in my eyes!!

 I have used this toothpaste for years now I think form when it launched to be honest and I love it. It does make your teeth whiter and its not too minty which is good because I have never liked mint very much. These are normally around £3.50 each in Boots/Superdrug/Supermarket where ever you shop. Sometimes you can get them on offer which is when I tend to stock up but I think I am pretty set now! This pack of 4 cost me..... £6.38 I think it was. There was extra discount on them so they were super cheap which is fab!!

I have used Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream for as long as I can remember I suffer with very bad Eczema and this can help me take the edge of it when I sleep as I can cover the areas that need moisture with it and just let it sink in. My skin is so dry I can actually use this under my make up in the morning.... yeah tell me about it!! Crappy skin huh!! So it was my mum that found this and I luckily had phone reception in Costco so I was able to google prices of things to check them and the 50ml of 8 Hour is £25 online and this set was £24 for the two!!!! 

This is the lotion I have started using after I  have Phototherapy at the Hospital (for my eczema and acne) the basically have a selection of moisturisers for you to help yourself to after the treatment as it can be very drying. This is the only one not available on the NHS but it is available in Boots stores at £8.99 FOR 236ml and I don't think I have seen them in any of my local boots. These are 591ml and for the two it cost me around £12 if I remember correctly. They also had the cleanser which I would be interested to try and this lotion is very light but does a great job at moisturising. My skin as been alot happier since I got it. 

This was a two pack which I split with my mum as I was in need of a new mascara and thought I would share the pack with her the two pack was around £14 which is reasonable for a high end mascara. I haven't started using it yet but I like trying new mascaras so fingers crossed I like it! 

Overall I really enjoyed our little Costco trip I did have to resist buying the 64oz jar of Jelly Belly beans though...That was really tough :( 

Have you been to a Costco? Find any bargains?? 

xoxo

Maybelline Colour Tattoo 24hr Review & Swatches!

Well I could not wait to get my hands on these over hyped bad boys! After months of reading about them and seeing them all over Youtube I knew I wanted a couple at least to just try and see what they are like!


Luckily I popped into Boots on my lunch break today and saw the pop up stand with these on!! Now they were not meant to be put out until tomorrow so they had covered the 3 for 2 signs on the display but I just asked them and smiled a lot! So the assistant gave them to me with the offer but would only let me buy three. Boohooo!!! So I picked up the three neutrals which seemed the most versatile. 


I am rather confused why they have changed all the names from the launch in the US and also why there has been no hype and a big launch for them here in the UK. They seem to really leave us out for these kind of things. Now this is the conversion as far as I can see...

On and on Bronze = Audacious Asphalt

Permanent Taupe = Tough as Taupe

Immortal Charcoal = Bad to the Bronze

The product was £4.99 each on 3 for 2 which made them £9.98 for three!!! Which is pretty good to be honest. I haven't tried them out on my eyes yet, that will be tomorrows please but I wanted to put this up as soon as possible as they are meant to be launched on 3 for 2 tomorrow in all Boots. My local Boots is pretty small so I am hoping people will be able to get their hands on them even if they are not able to get to a larger store. 

On and on Bronze, Permanent Taupe

Immortal Charcoal

 

On and on Bronze, Permanent Taupe

Immortal Charcoal

On and on Bronze, Permanent Taupe

Immortal Charcoal

On and on Bronze

Immortal Charcoal

 Permanent Taupe 

On and on Bronze, Immortal Charcoal, Permanent Taupe

Let me know if any of you would recommend the bright ones as I wasn't sure if I would use them enough to warrant paying for all of the colours! 

xoxo

Sleek Make Up Nude collection Au Naturel Palette

Hello there!

Yes, I know, another Sleek blog post but I am just in love with their palette's at the moment and I just want to share that with you! This is a beautiful nude palette, which is for once going to be part of their permanent line so need to rush out and buy it! But I would say it's a very pretty palette and is worth getting especially if you are a nude lover when it comes to eye shadows. This could be a great handbag staple, something to keep in your bag, if you have a giant handbag like I do, which will be forever useful if you need to touch up or smoke it out for the evening. It was released on August 31st if I remember rightly but I managed to pick it up the day before in Portsmouth Superdrug. Not sure if they were meant to put it out early but I am happy they did as my local Superdrug doesn't actually stock Sleek. Much to my disappointment. 

Colours:
Top: Nougat, Nubuck, Cappuccino
Bottom: Conker, Moss, Bark

Colours:
Top: Honeycomb, Toast, Taupe
Bottom: Mineral Earth, Regal, Noir


Hope you enjoyed the post and it's pictures. I think I shall wear this palette tomorrow and see what I come up with :)
xoxo

Sleek goodies!

Hello there blog readers! 
Sorry it's been an age but life and all that has gotten in the way, but I plan to do as many posts as I can. I would like to say one a day but I am not promising anything as I don't like to disappoint! 
Well I recently went a little bit crazy and purchased several Sleek make up products! Annoyingly (I really meaning fabulously) I was sent a 50% off voucher for not being able to take part in when they had their massive 50% off the whole site sale which caused massive server crashes and orders going awol! 
Anyway I thought I would share with you what I got. I haven't done any swatches as I wanted to take the nice photo's first, If you would like to see swatches on my posts please let me know :) 

From left to right:  Oh so Special Palette, Curacao Palette, Bad Girl Palette, Pout paints in Pin up,Peachy Keen, Minx, Milkshake and Pinkini. Pout Polish in Pink Cadillac and the freebie mobile lipgloss in Clear/Original 

 Oh So Special Palette £6.49

Colours:
Top: Bow, Organza, Ribbon
Bottom: Pamper, Gateau, The Mail

Colours: 
Top: Gift Basket, Glitz, Celebrate
Bottom: Boxed, Wrapped Up, Noir

 Bad Girl Palette £6.49

Colours:
Top: Innocence, Gullible, Blade
Bottom: Intoxicated, Envy, Obnoxious

 Colours:
Top: Gun Metal, Underground, Noir
Bottom: Abyss, Twilight, Rebel 

 Curacao Palette £6.49

Colours:
Top: Tequila Sunrise, Martini, Blue Hawaiian
Bottom: Apres Midori, Blue Lagoon, Purple Haze

Colours:
Top: Bloody Mary, Screwdriver, Green Iguana
Bottom: Green Martini, Singapour SLing, Espresso Maritini 

 Pout Polish in Pink Cadillac £4.30

This smell so yummy and tastes so good, give you a subtle wash of colour safe enough to put on with out a mirror but bright enough to look like you have colour on not just balm. 

 Pout paints in Pin up,Peachy Keen, Minx, Milkshake and Pinkini £4.99

 Colours from Top to Bottom: Pin up, Pinkini, Minx, Milkshake and Peachy Keen.
These are really nice to apply they take a bit of practice and a decent brush. I found an angular eyeliner one to be most useful but what you can do is use a cotton bud to smudge out the lip line for a more soft everyday look. They aren't drying dry to a nice matte finish I can't wait to play with these and see what colour combinations you can make! Plus for the bargain prices all these products are a great new addition to a make up bag or handbag for that matter! 
Overall I have loved everything I have bought from Sleek, their palettes are just so brilliant for on the go make up and the massive mirror makes it easy to do anything in it. I even did a full face of make up with just this mirror and palette for the eyes I also had no brushes so don't scoff at the sponge on a stick thing you get with them if needs must they get the job done... Oh I did it whilst I was on the train too and then wore it all night until 4am!!! :) 
Love Larissa xoxo 

Goodies Swap with Jerlyn AKA Makeupfreeek

OMG I was so excited to come home from The Isle of Scilly on Friday to find a massive box on my bed waiting for me! I couldn’t believe what massive amounts of goodies she had sent to me. This is just a quick post to say THANKS to Jerlyn for sending me so many wonderful things. I will be putting more posts up later when I have played around in more depth and can give you a tried and tested opinion of the stuff she sent me.

This is just a few of the things she sent me If any of my new followers want a post on a specific thing then comment and let me know!

The lovely things she sent me!!!.... 3 China Glaze polishes, MAC MSF in Refined, MAC Blush in Spaced Out, NYX blush, 10 single eye shadows, lip glosses, 4 lipsticks, nail art pen in black, NYX jumbo pencil in milk, Sigma shadow, ELF Lip gloss, ELF lashes, NYX lashes, NARS Lip Gloss, Stila Smudge pot.... and many more!!!!

Once again I would like to thank Jerlyn for sending me all of these amazing things I love it all so much!!!

Xoxo

Avon’s Solutions Total Radiance Day & Night Cream + Illuminating Eye Cream

I have been using this skin care line for about a year now and I don’t think Avon get enough credit for their products! If you’re looking for an inexpensive day and night cream, then look no further than Avon UK. This brand, Solutions, is always on offer so you are roughly looking at about £4 per jar which is 50ml and trust me a little goes a long way! Sometimes they are 2 for £8 or half price. So it’s always good to wait for an offer to appear on the website.

I have found using these over time has changed the feel of my skin dramatically so much so I have recommended to friends and they have loved it! The creams are light but highly moisturising and make a great base for using under foundation. The eye cream is more of a gel based formula and you only need the smallest about I have had my pot for a good 4 months yet and It doesn’t even look touched!!

This range is currently on offer on the avonshop.co.uk website. Solutions – Total Radiance
The full range of the AM cream, PM cream, Illuminating Eye Cream and Revitalising cleansing wipes are on offer for £10 currently!!

To be honest it’s a bargain and it works, so if you are looking for a cheap alternative to those lovely creams we would all like to purchase but can’t always afford it then I would suggest giving Avon a chance! If you don’t like it at least you’ve only lost out on a few pounds! Check is out at http://avonshop.co.uk/

Stay Radiant my lovelies! Xoxo

In the Groove Haul

Well, this collection came out on Thursday the 1^st July which is crazy as its yet another collection that has been released in the UK before the USA!! The previous full collection, MAC To The Beach, was realised over here first unfortunately I didn’t really get to look at it before all the good stuff sold out so no Marine life for me! Never mind!!!

So the thing I was most excited about was the Mineralized Skin Finished (MSF) and I was so happy that I managed to get the three I wanted. Ok so the one I was most excited about was “By Candleight” it is a beautiful skin toned champagne colour which give a lovely sheen, basically the perfect highlight!

Second MSF is “Petticoat” this is a burnt rose also not too shimmery which some of the MSF’s can be. Personally this will be an evening pop of colour on the cheeks or even on the lids I’m pretty pale so I tend to be very soft with colour as I get paranoid about looking too doll like with bright cheeks I over blend to be sure!

Finally the one that has a little bit of a cult following “Stereo Rose” this is a lot stronger in the pan than on the skin. It is a coral with bronzed veining it transfers as a very subtle peach coral. Very gorgeous! I cannot wait to wear this.

I also got a mineralized blush from the collection called “Happy Together” I love the name! Its caramel and a light bronze the perfect contouring and highlighting duo, or swirl it for some cheek action!

I also got a Superglass which Steve helped me chose which one, it’s nice to have a man’s opinion sometimes! It is “Sugar Overload” a very nude colour it is crazy how much glitter they pack into these. It is slightly tacky but I don’t think it’s too bad. On its own it’s nothing amazing it just gives a nice shimmery gloss but over some lippy will make it pop just that little bit more! Am tempted to look into the brighter colours.... I’m not sure.

So what will you be buying from this collection???

Hope you are all enjoying the sunshine xoxo

Estee Lauder Company Store Haul

Hey guys,

This is a pretty awesome Haul. I had the pleasure of going to the Estee Lauder company shop in Petersfield, UK which is like the CCO's which are around the world BUT the discounts are like 30-70%!! it’s crazy I always get so much when I go and its just silly prices! You can basically pick up discontinued stuff as well as limited edition and over stock. So this is just to share with you what I got!

Right! This is everything I purchased which came to a total of £118 for 17 MAC items, 3 Clinique, 1 Estee lauder and 2 Bobbi Brown CRAZY I know!!!

MAC Dazzleglass in Hey, Sailor £6 now I bought two of these cos I’m a Sailor! And I kinda had to! I was on the Oosterdam in 2007 when this came out and didn’t buy any them as I spent something stupid on Bobbi Brown as that was the brand I loved then but now I regret not getting it as I want it for collectors purpose. I managed to get Ensign and Love knot from a CCO not long ago so that make me happy and I have 3 of the pigments and one of the Eye Shadows so I’m getting there!!

MAC Dazzleglass in Goldyrocks £8 and Utterly Posh £7 i wouldn’t normally buy these from a regular MAC store as they are expensive and you get like no product so I thought I would try some at least from here they aren’t too pricy and see if I like them!

MAC Dame Edna Beauty Powder in Spectacle this was £9 and I didn’t even realised it had the gold embossing on it until I got it home! Love it too scared to use it!!
Ok I have no idea why I thought this pigment would be practical but it was too awesome to leave behind! It was £8 as you can see which is a saving of £7 from the original price. The colour is crazy and unless I go raving soon I don’t know how I will make this work!!!

MAC Liquidlast Liner in Visionaire and MAC Glitter Eye liner in Kitty Power which is from the Hello Kitty collection which was cool as I totally missed that Collection I think I was at sea or something maybe in Alaska or something rubbish like that! So I’m trying to get some of it from places like this and CCo’s. I think these were like £7 each.

MAC Eye Shadows in Mont Black £5 and Beauty Marked £6 both really nice deep colours and Beauty Marked it one of my new favs!

These Lashes are awesome they were both £5 each and I had to have the massive dramatic ones! They were just too awesome to not have. The dramatic ones are no: 42 and the other one is called Blinking cool

MAC 272 brush which is an Angled eye brush really soft really lovely and was just £9! BARGIN!

The next lots of stuff is what I got in a bargain bag I got; basically a mix of 10 items for £30 obviously looked for the bag with the most MAC in it! And this one had two pigments a duo eye shadow and eyeliner. So it makes every item £3 which you can’t complain about especially as the Pigments are normally £15 alone!!!!

This was what was in it... MAC pigment in Reflects Blackend red, MAC pigment reflects in transparent teal, Technakohl liner in Plank, Eye Shadow Suite in Ocean 2, Bobbi Brown Blemish Stick in Warm honey 4, Bobbi Brown Pot Rouge for Lips and Cheeks in Pink Truffle 8, Clinique Colour surge Lipstick in Platinum plus 40/240, Clinique Full potential Lips in Rose Bloom 28, Clinique Glosswear for Lips in Sunset 302 and Estee Lauder Tender Lip Balm in Tender Caramel.

The Clinique stuff is nice good colours not sure they are me but as they were in the mix bag I can’t complain might give them away if I don’t think they will suit! I do like Clinique stuff though!

The MAC Pigments are really nice I love pigment I have a few and this Haul helped add to that! The eye liner is lovely have started wearing this istead of going for black going into spring and all that! The eye shadow suo is cute I like the teal black blu but the light blue isnt really my thing makes me think of teenage chav's from school!!

The Estee Lauder Lip balm is a lovely colour, not sure if I will use it but I do like it. The Bobbi Brown Rouge lip and cheek pot is lovely I bought one of these about 4 years ago when I was in San Diego and loved it when I have a tan and want a minimal make up look! The Blemish stick is far too dark for me! This is a shame as they are a good cover up and I would have been so happy if it was in my shade!

So that’s pretty much it! I hope you liked this and enjoyed reading!

Sending hugs

xoxo