32 Brushes For £8.00??

Bonjourno, long time no blog! This is because I have been doing some blogologging on my wedding, over on my other page! If you want to check that out, click HERE. I am have also began a weight loss journey on there, so if you'd like to follow that, please do! Right, back to the world of beauty, I have missed it! I've got a few products to share over the next few posts, and also my July Glossybox post isn't up yet, so that will be very soon.

So today I just wanted to show you a little bargain. Basically, I have had the same brushes for about 3 years, and they have done really well. They were from the Birmingham Holistic health show, and were great quality. However, with finding that I don't have time to wash eyeshadow brushes everyday, when I want to use a new colour I end up with rainbow eyes. So It was really eyeshadow brushes I was after, ideally I'd love a couple of MAC 217's, but at £17.00 a pop, it's just not the right time!

So I had a little scout on Ebay, and this is what I found.

This wrap of make up brushes, was a mere £8.59! Link to the product is HERE.

There are 32 goats hair brushes, including plenty of eyeshadow ones! So just to tide me over, I think they are a complete bargain. There is an eyelash/brow brush, spooly, fan, eyebrow, eyeshadow, various fluffy face brushes and a HUGE mega fan brush that literally covers my whole cheek. 

Obviously, the quality isn't the best I've ever seen and there's been slight shedding on the large fan brush, but apart from that I can't really complain. What do you expect for eight quid? I haven't put them to the test yet, because they look all nice and pretty in their packets, plus I wanted to do this post first. So maybe if you are just starting out experimenting with make up, or just want to save a bit of dough for the mo, like me, they might be worth a clickety-click.

Super Mega HUGE fan brush!

The Ebay Seller was extremely quick dispatching, with me receiving them two days after I ordered them, so I can definitely recommend them!

Happy spending!

Ciao for now XxX

George at Asda at it again! ♥

Bonjourno! I thought I would do another little fashion-like post, because I don't do them too often or very much at all really, but I went into Asda and was pretty excited about all the lovely stuff in there!

I have previously done a blog post on Asda gear, they tend to go through fits and starts of great and not so great ranges, however I am totally thumbing up the current stock. 

I instantly fell in love with this Giraffe jumper! It's so cute, and I would have got it but we have just booked a holiday for 2 weeks time so I need to save the pennies! But if I can gather up twelve quid when I return, this shall make it's new home in my wardrobe. 

I feel so shifty when I take photo's in Asda, I feel like all the cameras must be watching me and some big security guard is going to tell me off. I have the story all planned out if that happened that my Mom happens to love Giraffes so I was sending her a picture of this jumper, you know, so actually I might be taking a photo but it's free advertising and I could be getting £12.00 profit for you and blah blah blah...Convincing, no?

These are cute little bags too, I particularly like the coral coloured one, and I think these were £6.00.

Jazzy aztec monochrome leggings, which would actually look pretty cool with the orange top above them on the hanger.

I totally love both of these! The shirt is super cute with all it's little palm trees and cars on. It's also longer at the back which I love, gotta keep that big booty covered, no one needs to see that! And the blazer is amazing too, although I don't know if the horizontal stripe would be very complimentary on a curvy ladeh like me! Colours are lovely though!

Aztec leggings in crazy colours! Only £9.00 too.

I thought these were really pretty wedges that they had. They would be great for holiday or if we ever manage to see the sun over here. I often find with Asda shoes, there is only the odd pair that are really nice out of their range at any one time, and these happen to be it. I think they were about £12.00.

I love this oatmeal coloured tassle cardigan. I thought it would be a nice 'shove-on' for holiday, or over shorts and a strappy top with some jazzy sandals. It could really spruce up an outfit for £12.00!

Cute leopard print bag, for nights out or dinners out. I do love a good bit of leopard print, especially for six quid.

AND great news! Asda now stock Yankee Candles!! It is a limited range of course, but they also do their own scented wax burners for £5.00, that fit the Yankee tartlet samples in. We got some in Vanilla frosting, Soft Linen (I think that's what it's called) and then Asda's own Vanilla. They are lovely and the Yankee Vanilla Frosting is amazingly sickly sweet, which I totally love! Just kinda wish it was edible.

So there we go, a little looksy into what's about in Asda at the moment. Definitely worth checking out, there are bargains to be had yet again! 

Ciao for now xXx

Cypriot make up! ♥

Hellooo! As you my know, I went to Cyprus last week, and whilst I was there I wanted to see if there were any cosmetics over there that you can't get in the UK. It's always nice to get something different, however if it is a really great product, it will have to be used sparingly or give me an excuse to go back! 

We found a large supermarket type place in Ayia Napa, which is where I found the cosmetics that I am going to talk about here. They were all unbelievably reasonably priced, and actually great quality products. I can't quite believe the bargains.

To begin, this little beauty was a set of 6 Nail Polishes, for a whole three euros. About £2.30. I know, absolute bargain right? As you would think, my initial thoughts were; 'well they are gonna be a 3 coat disaster', but for the money I thought I would give them a go anyway! The brand name is 'Caerphilly Professional Nail Lacquer', and you also get a whopping 20ml of Polish in these beauties, whereas Barry M for example are half that. I love the packaging, big chunky bottles with a metallic pink lid, and there are some great colours. Here I have a flouro pink, shimmer red, shimmer navy/black, clear topcoat, glitter pink and a glossy white. They were three euros collectively by the way, not each.

Here is an example of the glittery pink nail varnish, and this is a one coat wonder! Hoorahh! It also dries super quick! I really had an absolute bargain with these and wish I had bought more to pass on, or to do as a giveaway. Next time I go I am sure to do so! I did try to find the products online or on Ebay but I can't seem to find them, so if anyone has come across these before, leave a comment! I love getting your comments and will always get back to you.

This was another nail polish I got in a pharmacy in Protaras. This was more expensive than all those nail varnishes above put together! However, I did find this first and it was a brand I hadn't heard of so I thought I would give it a go. For five euros (around £4.15), this is a glitter and polkadot topcoat. It is by S.H.C and is really pretty. I am yet to try it as a polkadot topcoat, to try and get all the black dots out of it is going to be a fun task, but as a glitter topcoat I wouldn't say it is anything special, but nice enough!

 

These are a set of lippies I found in the same supermarket as the above nail polish. Found in Cyprus but made in china, as per. So, this was a pack of 12 lipsticks, all reds, pinks and brown shades and this also cost 3 euros for all 12! Again, I thought they are going to have little, if no pigmentation and will need reapplying constantly. I was wrong yet again! The swatch (which is pink not orange) should tell you all you need to know. This brand is called 'Fate of Flower' and is enriched with vitamin E. Nice!

And now for the ultimate bargain. I am loving different eyeshadow palettes at the minute, and always am looking to add to my ever-growing collection. Also in the Ayia Napa supermarkets, I found these eyeshadow palettes. There were three palettes to choose from, so I got all three. I wish I had got more now! These were a shocking 2.60 euros! They are some of the most pigmented shimmer eyeshadows I have seen, and you get quite a lot of product in each section! The name is 'Oumeidie', and I actually felt like I should have paid more as it was such a steal. The colours are beautiful and you can get other sets from this company on Ebay, I had a look for you guys! They are all around the £4.00 mark on there. I am going to do a few make up looks with these soon, just to prove the unbelievable pigmentation for the dosh! This was the bold and brights palette.

Here is the more neutral, natural and highlight palette.

And here is a pastel and khaki palette. They also come with Mahoosive mirrors, and a little applicator.

This was one light stroke in the palette with my finger, and swatched on my hand and that is how bold they are. I would definitely recommend this brand and would certainly re-purchase. So if any of you are heading out to Cyprus, I wouldn't bother looking in the Pharmacies, have a hunt around the supermarkets! There are bargains to be had!

Ciao for now! XxX

Vivo at Tesco ♥

Calling all fellow bargain beauty hunters! A little treat for you! I had been hearing along the ever-growing grapevine about the new Vivo make up range in Tesco, and thought I would give it a go myself. I have 2 Tesco stores near me, and this was only available in the one so I think it is available in selected larger Tesco stores. SO here it is. I got 5 different things across the range to try out just to see if I like it first. I cannot remember the exact prices, but everything is under a tenner, which I think is great value. At the back of the picture is the baked bronzer which I think is around £4, the baked blusher is around £3, the eyeshadow palette is around £6 and the smaller concealer, and eyebrow palettes are around £3. Don't quite me on those but they are AROUND those prices, not much more!

Sorry again for the dodgy pictures, I am too lazy to use my SLR and upload them, it is far quicker on my Iphone. I shall use my SLR very soon for better quality! First up is the marbled eyeshadow and blush palette. I love love LOVE it. They are like little baked galaxies in a box and they are sooo pretty! Shimmery, pigmented and a range of wearable colours. There are a few other palettes, but I thought this would be the most wearable. The palettes don't seem to be named, but I think the packaging is very sleek and sophisticated, and look more expensive than they actually are. 

The colours don't show up very amazingly here but I'll just explain briefly. The blusher is to the left, and is a high pigment baby pink shimmer blush, use sparingly! A light dust on the cheekbone will be plenty, and its shimmery enough to act as a highlight too. The first shadow comes out like a very light sea green, and reminds me of mermaids! How simple am I sounding...Anyway...the second is a taupe to light brown colour and would be more suited to the eyelid than a highlight as it comes out quite dark. The third shade is a light khaki green which is also best for the lid, along with the final shade which is a taupe to mushroom colour - suitable for the inner corners. The palette actually does show on the back where to apply each colour, handy for beginners or young make up artists in the making! 

This is the baked shimmer blusher, in shade 4 'Rouge Shimmer'. It is a warm pink colour which is great, again dusted over the cheekbones. It isn't quite as bright as the blusher that comes with the eyeshadow palette, but it is a lovely more muted version. It doesn't have glittery flecks in or anything, its more of a sheer shimmer. I have used it for the last two days since I had it, and it gets the thumbs up from me!

This is the eye brow palette, with 3 colours to suit every little brow hair out there! These also double up as eyeshadows, come with a brow setting gel, an applicator AND a mirror! What more could you ask for in the bargain world? I actually really like this little compact, great for on the go and you don't have to find everything separate at the bottom of your handbag. For the price, it's a great buy, and one I recommend! There is a light colour for more blonde brows, a light brown that on the skin comes out quite a reddish tone, so more for red hair, and the darker brown for brunettes like moi! Although I have turquoise and black hair...they don't do a kit for that funnily enough.

This is the baked bronzer, which is really lovely! You only need a little bit again, and I would say this is more of a highlight bronze for the cheekbones, rather than a temple/contour/jawline bronzer. It is very bright and shimmery indeed, but nothing that a good blend wouldn't sort. This is shade 2, which is very gold toned. A great bargain, which I think will look great over a tan!

This is the concealer palette, my last product from Vivo. Again, a great little portable compact with 2 concealers and a setting powder, an illuminator pen, an applicator and mirror! Another bargain! This however, I don't think is something I would re-purchase at the moment. I haven't really given it that much of a good go, but that is because I cannot find anything to beat the Collection 2000 lasting perfection! Well, they are called Collection now aren't they? But anyhow, the creamy consistency of the concealers allow them to be used as eyeshadow primers too, but I have yet to try it. I personally think these concealers just sit on top of my skin rather than sinking in, but you can't have it all can you? 

Overall a great new brand, I shall definitely be purchasing some more of their cosmetics in the near future! Hope this helps and if anyone has any questions on these items, be sure to leave a comment and I shall get back to you!

Ciao for now XxX