Friday, 6 November 2009

Some Budget Buys + One MAC Goodie

If you follow me on twitter I mentioned yesterday that I had bought a few bits to help cheer me up. First of all I used my £5 No 7 / Ruby & Millie voucher tp buy an automatic perfect lip pencil in 20 Nude which as a result only cost me £1.75 :)
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I didn't desperately need it but ho hum - it will come in handy and it was the only thing I liked - my nearest Boots No7 counter was a disgrace half the testers were missing and there was hardly any stock - I liked a few lipsticks but surprise, surprise they didn't have any!
Anyways I also went to a shop I think I have mentioned before called The Factory Bargain Shop - they had a whole load of discount YSL make up in including some Rouge Voluptes but only in really dark or bright colours no good for me :(
What they did have though was a whole load of CK Calvin Klein cosmetics all at discount prices - I picked up a full delicious sheer plumping lipgloss in 205 Enchantment - a gorgeous milky pink with a little bit of a sparkle for only £5 - so pretty
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I also bought a few magazines yesterday including this months Glamour which came with a free Nails Inc Nail Varnish - you have a choice of 4 I think and I chose Shoreditch a lovely pink shade which "I don't think I have" lol
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This week also saw the launch of the new MAC holiday collection in the UK I didn't buy anything instead I gave my mum a list so she could choose herself what to buy me. Anyways understandably I was a bit down so my mum gave me something she had bought for me - MAC Mineralize Eyeshadow Duo in Devil-May-Care
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A gorgeous lilac colour which I absolutely love and quite a chunky silver glitter shade which unfortunately equals poor payoff and loads of fallout
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Never mind it's still worth it for the gorgeous lilac which goes perfectly with China Glaze and Avalanche :)
Don't forget to check my monthly spends section in my sidebar - less than a week in and I am over half way down argh!!! less than £15 to go for the rest of the month...

8 comments:

  1. The eyeshadow looks amazing hun, gorgeous colour!

    xox

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  2. That eyeshadow looks amazing! The mineralize ones scare me cos they look glittery and i worry I won't be able to wear them cos they be scratchy......damn sensitive eyes

    Also loving that CK gloss, beautiful colour

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  3. Me again!!

    I forgot to say, I got a nails inc polish in glamour as well, think mines the reddy one? victoria and albert, which I think I haven't got lol.

    I want the dark one whatever it is, looks gorgeous!!

    PS I also use that no7 nude lipliner, I find it very similar to MAC sublime culture as welll

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  4. yeah - hey Layna - pleased you managed to get graphite it will save me having to swatch it for you :p - that is the problem with the mineralize shadows unfortuntaley the lilac is ok but the silver is a bit gritty :(

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  5. Yeah thats mainly what puts me off the mineralize ones and my eyes don't like the lustre ones either :(

    Have fun playing with your goodies. Will you do us a nice easy smokey eye and nude lips tut plllllllllllllleeeeeeeeeeeease? I'm crap at it hehe
    xla

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  6. Hey Layna
    Smokey eyes aren't my best look to be honest with you
    I just cover my whole lid with a mid tone shade and push the darker one into the crease really simple
    check out dressjunkie29 ' s you tube channel she has just done a fabulous gentle smokey eyes which looks really wearable :)

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  7. Thanks for the youtube rec hun, I'll have a look x

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