Vanilla Ginger Lip Balm - H&M

So recently I popped down to my (not so local) H&M in Manchester - primarily for a fur collar I had seen a couple of girlies sporting. I got the fur collar, which incidentally I don't actually like on, and spotted this little beauty at the till point. It was only £1.99 and given that my lips were near enough dropping off at this point I couldn't resist. So I didn't. This purchase I was a little more pleased with than the fur collar...

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Pillar Box Red Lips

There's something about red lipstick for making a girl feel glam. I think it is to do with all the old movie stars think Marilyn Monroe/Sophia Loren and then the more recent beauties such as Dita Von Teese. So naturally, I felt that my makeup collection was lacking a certain glam given that the all time classic red lip was not available. I stumbled across Barry M's Lip Paint in Pillar Box Red #121 last week and picked it up for the price of £4.49. Here's...

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Macadamia Natural Oil - Healing Oil Treatment Review

Hi lovelies!  As you all no doubt know, hair oil seems to be taking the beauty world by storm.  I have used various oils since I first relaxed my hair back when I was 15 (lonnnnng time ago!), so I have been extremely happy to see them become more mainstream.  So when I was lucky enough to be sent a Beauty Box from Boudoir Privé in September with this sample enclosed I was very excited.  As I was only able to pick it up...

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Skin Art 99 Temporary Tattoos

Hi lovelies - hope your week is going well!  I'm presently trying to type with super cold hands as I have just got in from work.  It's so cold! Anyway, some of you who follow me on twitter or instagram will have seen my recent post showing some shoes that I recently found in my wardrobe.  I have had them for like 5 years and was so excited when I rediscovered them! Quite a few of you also commented on how much you like my tattoos,...

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Happy Times ♥

Happy weekend lovelies! Hope you are all having a lovely time - I know a lot of you are at the Leeds bloggers meet up today so I hope that's fun!! This is a bit of a random post really but I was feeling pretty positive because the suns out and it's a Saturday. I am in a super mood today - hence the reason for the title above.  I am so inspired I am thing of doing one of those 100 things posts...  Not sure yet.  Anyway, not...

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MAC Glitter and Ice Collection - Lipstick in What Joy!

So no doubt like many of you ladies out there I have recently been pretty excited to actually feel enthusiastic about a Limited Edition Collection. The more recent ones really haven't done it for me so I was really pleased when this collection came out because it is just so pretty. So I trotted off to MAC at the first opportunity I got and had my eye on a couple of pieces which I thought would be nice to get. Sadly (or happily for my bank account)...

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Colour Stay Foundation Review (combination/oily version)

So I decided to revisit this foundation. I had tried it in the past and decided that personally it didn't float my boat. (Previous post here) It was worth trying again because my foundation applying technique has changed and I find that having moved to the cosmopolitan beauty blender my foundation is always smoother on application these days. Meaning it looks more flawless rather than cakey as it could previously. So out it came and after wetting...

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Yogi Hair Wand

So I recently purchased the Yogi Hair Wand on Sarah's blog. I picked it up for a mere £20 which was a bargain given that they retail at £59.95. I haven't had time to experiment with my hair until this weekend, so I was of course very keen to try them on Saturday. So I washed, conditioned and dried and then wrapped my bushy locks around the barrel and voila - beautiful, bouncy and full waves! No Flash With Flash Yogi Hair Wand I...

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Proto-col Baked Mineral Cosmetics - Foundation and Lipgloss

Hey Everyone! Hope you're having a happy Sunday!?  I've been very productive today and popped a video on YouTube while searching for a home to buy in Manchester.  Still not quite found the right place yet but here's hoping... Anyway, I found out about Proto-col Baked Mineral Cosmetics this week and I'll be honest - I hadn't really come across them before.  Once I had read the press releases though I was very intrigued and super...

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Soap & Glory Makeup Range - Trick and Treatment Under Eye Circle Concealer

So firstly, I feel like I totally missed a trick by not reviewing this before Halloween given the name of this concealer, but the good news is I have had plenty of time to test it and therefore you can rest assured I now have a good sense of how this concealer works. Which by the way is well, in case you couldn't wait to get to the end of the post... This concealer is much creamier than the Kick Ass Concealer I loved and reviewed last week here....

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TRESemme Split Remedy Range

So to begin this review I would firstly like to say  ta da! Here is my hair after use of the Split Remedy Range.  This is a near miracle - my hair won't tame for anyone at the moment and the fact that it is actually falling down rather than frizzing left, right and centre shows that this product works for me. Apologies for the lack of face - I was makeup-less So on to the formal review.  Most of you will now know that...

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Holiday Pictures

So I've had a few days off to have a bit of a time out with the boyfy.  Fun fun times.  I went off to York, which is stunning.  We ate and we drank and we were merry!! We took a trip to the Viking Centre and acted like kids for a bit!  I love times like that! Although I didn't take any pictures of York itself, here are some of the pictures I took during my time off this week... Got to love a bit of Marc Jacobs Yay...

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