I'm Back and I've Been Shopping...

I'm back!

It's been so long.

Quick apology - I lost my blogging mojo/have been so busy and suffering PFD (Post Festival Depression!).

Download was so much fun.

- I may do a post on the festival and my outfits!

Anyway, I am now back!

Hello :)

Thank you for all your comments left whilst I was away, I've read and replied to all today.

(^Poet and I didn't know it^)

So I went shopping today, suffering from last night's antics. I blame that for the spending that commenced in Telford today.

Here be my haul:

You know you've been bad when...

Bracelet £4.25 (Half Price), Dorothy Perkins 

Rise Against CD's 2 for £10, HMV

- because they were AMAZING at Download and I now LOVE them :)

Barry M new polishes in Silver Multi Glitter (338) and Pink Silver Glitter (337) £2.99 each

All in One basecoat, topcoat and nail hardener £2.99

FREE nail paint in Retro Purple (free when spending over £6)

- I then realised I got this one last week, doh! This will go to mum or Donna.

^All above from Boots^

Technic glitter in Party Pink 99p, Bodycare

 

- Because a girl can never have TOO MANY nail polishes...

A bit of a naughty purchase, Benefit 'That Gal' £21, Debenhams

Picked up the Benefit book to help me with my birthday list :)

Dolly Rocker candle £8.99, Smart Ideas

- wanted this SO long.

I hope you are all well and having a good weekend :)

xXx

FREE Benefit Product With £2 Glamour Magazine

The July edition of Glamour Magazine came out today, with Benefit FREEBIES.

Yes yes, free Benefit!

Glamour run a Benefit freebie every year and this year is yet another great offer.

On offer are miniature sizes of The Porefessional, That Gal and Bad Gal mascara.

The magazine costs just £2.

Cover Girls: Fearne Cotton (looking stunning!), Eva Longoria and Kylie Minogue.

I got The Porefessional (7.5ml), as I have been wanting to try this for SO long, so was very happy to hear this was on offer! and how cute the mini box is!

I heard about this on Martin's Money Tips email when I got in to work this morning, so at lunch I was straight to Asda to grab a copy!

If you plan to get this, be very quick! These will fly out the shops like hot cakes!

I couldn't wait to try The Porefessional and as I decided to go last minute late-night shopping after work, I put it to use :) From just one use, I can tell you that I WILL most definitely be going out to purchase a full size The Porefessional! I love it.

Here's a FOTN with Benefit's The Porefessional as a primer under my makeup:

(Please excuse wet hair, I was in such a rush! My makeup was rushed too! After a 15 mile drive we only had 45 minutes before the shopping centre closed, so I had to go with wet hair! We only had time for Primark and I got 4 items, one of which is VERY exciting and I will post tomorrow, yay!)

 

and here is what my FOTN was made of:

Yes, I am wearing Topshop's Lip Stick in Powder Room!

- I was asked about this by a few girlies on a recent post, so now you can see what it looks like.

I love the shade but find it very drying/horrible feeling on and I personally would not recommend this.

I apply a lip balm before applying but even then it is still dry.

I do regret buying it, to be honest, at £7 it was a lot for something that I am not happy with. I will use it, as I refuse to waste. Maybe mixing some in a pot with Vaseline to make a tinted balm would be better??

^Quick review there, for those who requested^

Have you picked up Glamour Magazine?

Will you be going to buy this, if so, which will you be looking for?

xXx

Benefit Customer Service :)

A little thank you and praise tonight :)

If you read my London: The Haul post recently, you may have seen that I received a pretty Hervana umbrella as a freebie for purchasing 2 products (Hervana blush and the I'm glam...therefore I am palette). You may have also noticed/read that my umbrella only lasted me a couple of minutes before breaking :-(

Well, I sent an email to Benefit to let them know and a few days later I received an email saying they had a spare one that they could send. I was very happy :)

Yesterday I received an email to let me know that my umbrella had been posted and today I came home from work to find my umbrella already here!! Very very happy :)

There's me, happily posing with my new umbrella when I got home (no rain, no makeup!)

 

I just wanted to say a big thank you to Benefit for their customer service. They didn't have to send me a replacement, but they did, which I thought was lovely. I did not mention I had a blog, so it wasn't because of that, just general niceness :)

So, I am happy and would like it to rain now, so I can use my cute umbrella!

 

They also put a brochure and little sample sachet of High Beam in with the umbrella :)

 

Also, I realise I haven't put my Hervana blush review/swatches up yet, sorry! I will do that this week :)

It's Ah-mazing!

xXx

London: The Haul

My final London post is here :)

I was going to do this last night, following the other 2 posts, but before I knew it was 12:30am and I needed to shut down, finish watching The Big Bang Theory and get some sleep!

So, here we have what I brought home from my day out in London.

To quote Adele 'Girl Did Good', haha!

Topshop:

Tote (which was on my recent Wishlist post), £10
Adorable and so cool :)
Plus it saved me, as I put everything in there!

I found them!!!

Meadham Kirchhoff Nail Rock, £7.

and yes, I have used one of the rude ones, I'll do a post tomorrow :)

Spitalfields Market:

Oversized (the size of a single bed!!) scarf, £7.

It's pink, it's covered in zebras...it's so Me :)

Benefit:

Finally got Hervana (without my mum being with me, telling me it is too expensive!), £23.50.

I was then told that if I bought a second product I would get a free umbrella...

So, I cracked and got I'm glam...therefore I am :)

Well, I did want it at Christmas and it was reduced from £28.50 to £19.50!

 Here's the gorgeous free umbrella, which broke after 2 mins use :-(

The damage :-(

Sad Zo.

Bourjois Boutique:

Freebies and goodies :) 

 

Purchases, 4 for £14, bargain!

The goody bag and contents, great selection :)

Candy Cakes, Covent Garden:

Muffin £3.50(!)

Lolly 80p (I also bought my sister one, how nice am I?)

Absolute BEAST of a cake!

 45 minutes to spare during my train change in Birmingham, I was drawn to Selfridges and the MAC counter :) 

 

MAC Naughty Saute Lipstick, £13.50

From the new Shop MAC Cook MAC Collection

I will be doing some posts, swatches, reviews on these products very soon :)

Happy Pancake Day!!

Shrove Tuesday.

It's 10:30pm and I STILL haven't had a pancake...

xXx