Goodbye July and Good Riddance

Well here we are at the end of another month - I can safely admit that my spending diet went out of the window this month - several different circumstances meant that shopping once again became my favourite hobby. Well I'm going to dust myself down and start again tomorrow - August has to be a better month and I promise I will try harder.

Never the less I seem to have done pretty well on trimming my stash front during July - I finished all these items:

Decleor Foaming Cleanser
ELF Therapeutic Conditioning Lip Balm - Strawberry
Foot Therapy Peppermint Foot Gel
Avon Planet Spa Greek Seas Marine Firming Body Gel
Simple Repair Anti-Wrinkle Day Cream
Nougat Nurturing Hand Cream - Tuberose and Jasmine
Superdrug Nourishing Nail Polish Remover Pads
Creme De La Mer The Lotion
Ojon Ultra Hydrating Shampoo
Models Prefer Secret Garden Translucent Pressed Powder
Foot Therapy Peppermint Foot Lotion
Molton Brown Blissful Templetree Moisture Bath and Shower
Sanctuary Spa Body Scrub
Ojon Restorative Hair Treatment
The Body Shop Almond Oil Nail and Cuticle Treatment
St Tropez Mousse
The Body Shop Rich Plum Body Butter
id Bare Minerals Foundation - Medium Beige
Boots Botanics Quick Fix Cleansing Wipes
Boots Soothing Foot Bath
Liz Earle Instant Boost Skin Tonic

That's 21 items for July :)I'm pretty pleased about that at least I've done something right I've even managed a few make up items too.

So to sum up for August I need to keep trimming and above all stop adding to my stash x

Less than 24 hours of my giveaway to go - thanks to all my new and existing followers for taking the time check out my blog

Drugstore Goodies

As you know my spending diet resumes tomorrow so I took advantage of my last day to buy a few drugstore bits :)

Some Neutrogena Pure Glow Daily Cleansing Cushions and a Playboy Lipgloss in Ms Playboy a lovely peachy, nude and it tastes yummy! - both from The Factory Bargain Store

Some L'Oreal Elvive Smooth Silk Light Conditioning Smooth Spray -I am loving the Elvive range at the moment especially the royal jelly items

Some nail polishes - NYC - Wall Street, Collection 2000 Hot Looks - BMX Bandit 32, and Dynasty 35


Boots No17 Lasting Fix Lipstick - Blondie - OMG a real blast from the past - one of the first lippys I ever bought and still as nice as I remember
I also got another few bits for my giveaway - don't forgot to enter it ends at 3pm tomorrow x

More Magazine Freebies

The British mags have come up trumps yet again the new issue of Marie Claire contains a 100ml tube of James Brown London Intensive Mask for Hair worth over £5

RIP Sir Bobby Robson - A True Geordie Legend

It's a sad day for Newcastle United Fans and Football Fans worldwide - one of the true gentleman of football has passed away after a long battle against cancer. I was privileged to watch the his Newcastle team on numerous occasions and he will not be forgotten -today a city is in mourning- rest in peace x

Sir Bobby Robson Foundation

Eyeko Make Up Discount - 2 Days Only- Get In Quick

Just found this on the fab Lipgloss86's blog. 25% off all products at Eyeko Beauty using the code DISCOUNT25 at the checkout. You can also get a free gift if you quote my Ambassador code which is E4222 which you add when you start checking out in the free gift code box. I went for the VIP gift bag which has around £40 worth of product for £25 but with the code I got it for £18.75 - Bargain
Remember my giveaway ends on Saturday afternoon don't forget to enter xxx

ELF Studio Haul and Swatches - Pic Heavy

Ok the one you've been waiting for my ELF Studio Hail came today
Eyeliner and Shadow Stick - Moss Green



left - Moss Liner - right - Green Shadow

Cleansing Cloths


Eye Primer and Liner Sealer





Hollywood Lashes


Concealer Pencil and Brush - Light





Golden Bronzer Compact (note NARS style packaging again)



Colours Separately
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Colours Swirled Together

I also got a couple of bits from the normal line that had been out of stock
Mineral Lipstick - Nicely Nude (Again NARS, Barry M style packaging)






Finally Nude Nail Polish



There you go first impressions pretty good especially the Golden Bronzer pretty good but we'll see :)

p.s. thanks to my new followers remember my giveaway is open till Saturday afternoonx

MAC Goodies

I said I been bad and ordered some more MAC bits well they came today :)

Tenderling and Well Dressed Blushers, and Eyeshadows in Cranberry and Freshwater (yes I know I got two lots of Cranberry today but its lovely), and of course I got a blusher palette which I have been filling tonight x My new love is depotting !!x

Discontinued MAC Haul

I was having a flick through Specktra as you do and I found a link to a site called Love Make Up. This site sells loads of genuine cosmetics and loads of genuine discontinued MAC products :)

I had a little peek at the site and I have to say I was impressed, long gone MAC bits from collections including Moonbathe, Barbie, and Ungaro all feature as well as brands such as Bobbi Brown and Clinique.

Obviously I placed a little order just to try them out - I got a MAC eyeshadow in Deep Shade from Blonde, Brunette, Redhead



and perhaps more excitingly the warm eyeshadow palette from Trendmaker OMG I love this the packaging is so, so me, and it has some fab colours in including Bitter, Cranberry and Sable





I would definitely recommend this site - the items were well packaged, arrived within a couple of days and above all they are genuine. I believe the owner is a regular poster on the Specktra forums too. Definitely check this site out - I am a happy LouLou today :)

Nails Inc Nail Polish £1 !!!!

There was an offer in Sunday's News of the Word newspapers free magazine Fabulous to get a bottle of Nails Inc Nail Polish normally worth £10.50 for just £1 and the good news is you didn't have to buy the newspaper to get the offer (thank goodness I hate Sunday rag mags). Simply click here Nails Inc Fabulous
choose your polish, and checkout using the discount code FABNA0709. Get in there quick though I believe the offer ends this Tuesday.
Oh and for your information I got Motcomb Street - a nice navy blue :D and I added a Vitamin E Nail Oil Pen for no extra postage cost :) x

Drum Roll - Giveaway Launch - CLOSED

I promised you a giveaway when I reached 50 followers so here it is. I am giving away 1 prize - it will contain one bottle of St Moriz self tan mousse and to celebrate the launch of ELF Studio in the UK, one ELF Studio Blush Bronzer Compact - perfect for summer. Not only that though I will also include a few extra bits tailored to my lucky winner. You can enter from anywhere in the world - I know have quite a few overseas followers and I don't want you to miss out :) All you have to do is be a follower of my blog and leave a comment below - telling me your essential summer beauty item :)This giveaway will be open for exactly 1 week and will close at 3pm UK time on August 1st.
Once again a huge thank you to you all for following my ramblings, and your lovely comments. Good Luck x

Free Make Up With UK InStyle

As you know we lucky people in the UK tend to get a lot of free gifts with our glossy magazines and this month is no exception. Today I received the September issue of InStyle which came with two free The Body Shop Metallic Eye Definer pencils -I got a black and an emerald green (which actually looks quite like teal) I believe there are two other options a steel grey, and a metallic blue all which come with the black. These pencils retail for around £7.30 each and the new metallic shades will be on sale in stores and online from 20th August - what a fab gift from a £3.50 magazine

Huge Thank You

I'm still feeling pretty crappy but I was cheered up this morning when I received a lovely parcel from the gorgeous Carla aka Girl With The Golden Touch. She had kindly agreed to get me the fabulous Sleek Safari Palette due to me being slightly incapacitated due to piggy flu and general ME symptoms :( It came this morning and I am thrilled with it and of course with the lovely Carla not only did she send me the palette but also a lovely get well card and some chocolate :) Huge thanks Carla - I really appreciate it :)




Oh I also have a few purchases to tell you about - first of all I have a few MAC bits coming which I am really excited about :) and slightly less interesting I won this on ebay. It's an epicare wand I already have one but I can't find it and sorry if TMI but these are fab for removing stray chin hair ;)

New Jewellery Purchase

Being ill certainly has its advantages I couldn't sleep the other night so I switched QVC on at midnight and managed to order this lovely Murano glass ring. It came this morning and I love it - they are handmade by one man on the Italian island of Murano near Venice. I love the colour tones, and the lovely chunky feel of the glass - a definite keeper (excuse the unpolished nails in the pic) x