I introduce you to some people - Robyn Make things and the other half

Lets all take a moment and think how awesome this lady is at illustration 

I first bumped into Robyn from a review ashllyd did of Robyn's work and instantly wanted to get in contact with her .

I contacted  Robyn at robynmakesthings, like a excited loon , and requested she did a portrait of me and my boyfriend , she was super easy to contact and super lovely .

She is super sweet and wasn't taken back at all when I told her I didn't have any proper pictures of me and martin together , and she was totally cool with it and created this amazing portrait of us two out of the rubbishy pictures I gave her to work from . Shes superwoman you know?

I gifted this to Martin on valentines after popping it into a frame to make extra special .

I love how simple the illustration is too , I really cannot say how awesome this is its every where my background image , and on my desk at work .

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Disclaimer: Robyn kindly did this illustration free of charge . All reviews i give are 100% my own opinion and have not been influenced by others in anyway .

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I get some bargains - Essie at TKMAX

Those of you who have been to tkmax know its a treasure trove and you usually find the best beauty items stashed at the back of the shelves, and those who haven't gont too Tkmax errrm why  not ?

well Essie is in stock and are being sold in packs of three , for £9.00 which is a steal since Essie polishes are £8 each at normal price , and I got super lucky when delving in the further reductions area , i came across three polishes , that i actually wanted , at the rock bottom price of £7 , seriously the best deal ever .

I don't know the names of all of  these  , they are also  old Essie polishes , and  the brush is different it isn't flat and rounded at the end like the ones we have now, but still super easy to apply and the formula seems to be the same . But i do know the one on the right is called sea breeze and have  a lovely blue undertone to it .

 

whats your best tkmax find ? 

 

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I share my most recent purchases - Haul- Bargain hunting

Skin care 

Left - right

Soap and glory clear here t-zone oil control daily moisture lotion

Soap and glory off your face cleansing cloths

Superdrug vitamin e hot cloth cleanser

Superdrug vitamin e all over body cream

No7 Beautifully matte make-up base 

No7 hot cloth cleanser

 All of the items above where purchased either on special offer or with a voucher .

Soap and glory is currently having a offer of buy one get one half price which is brill , and No7 are offering £3 off makeup and £5 off skin care vouchers if you spend over £5 in store me thinks . i still have a few to spend yaaay . 

The Superdrug items where a steal their hot cloth cleanser wasn't in the sale but was only £5 and i got the body cream for only £1.00 in the Clearance section because it had a crack in the bottom , i just transferred it into a pretty jar .

makeup

Left to right 

Revlon lipstick in Pink Pout

MUA heaven and earth eye shadow pallet

Loreal super precision liner in black

MUA everylash mascara in black/brown

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Natural collection eye shadows in 

Willow,Milk Chocolate and Crushed Walnut 

All of these items where under £10 the Revlon lipstick being the most expensive at £7.60 and the natural collection eye shadows the least at £1.75 each!!!

 Saving the best til last this beautiful Ted Baker cosmetic purse its so adorable it even has a little brush holder compartment on the side which is super handy , its so pretty I don't want to use it , this is available in boots at £8 , they do a number of different types and sizes well worth a look and the money.

All items seen have been purchased with my own money , nor am i showing off in anyway .

Whats your best bargain find ? 

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I take a trip too the pound shop - £1 Stila Cosmetics

I was super surprised too see such a high end brand in the pound shop, but pleasantly surprised :) 

 They only have three products that i could see , a foundation that was supersuper dark ,would be OK if I was black, also some foundation compact sponge refills , and a dry shampoo or a hair refresher as Stila calls it. 

 

Below are the products I purchased both being £1 each , left is the foundation sponge refills and on the right is the hair refresher , jade blossom dry shampoo .

There isn't much to say about the sponges only that you get 6 all together and come individually packed , I don't use sponges for my foundation but if I'm going away for a few days I might depot some foundation and take one of these sponges to save some space . 

The hair refresher doesn't smell like blossoms , nor do I know what blossoms smell like ...oops 

but I know what baby powder smells like and this smells like baby powder .

Have you found any other Stila cosmetics at the pound shop?

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I take a trip to the poundshop - Revelon Just Bitten Kissable Lip Stain , Pound shop dupe.

I found myself once again at the beauty section in the Pound Shop , the Chit Chat Juicy Lipstick in Peony  caught my eye ( awful name i know ! ) , Peony is a gorgeous soft baby pink , and its super buildable so great for when you want a suttle colour , or when you want your lips to pop . I then purchased Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Lip Stain in shade Darling Cherie , i haven't got any lip product in this type if shade its such a beautiful soft lilac, not sure i would layer it on though , it looks a bit clown like on me , but its lovely applied lightly. 

Obviously the prices are completely different the Revlon one being £5.99 in Superdrug as a introduction price , but it will soon be £7.99 , and the one from the Pound Shop is well......£1 duh ! 

When swatching them i found the Chit Chat one to be allot more creamy and easier to  apply , I think this is because its a lipstick not a stain , but the formula's are very much the same.

 Both products have the same amount of pigmentation , and the packaging is near enough the same both with a twisty bottom and plastic lid , only difference being  the Revlon one has fancy silver accents and a opaque lid . As you can see by the picture  you get more product in the Revlon lip stain , both have very distinctive scents , I admit I prefer the Revlon scent as its very minty which i love love love , the chit chat lipstick has a strong fruity floral scent which is nice . 

    

Chit Chat Juicy Lipstick in Peony

 Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Lip Stain in Darling Cherie

 Overall the Chit Chat juicy lipstick ( that names just makes me cringe every time) is a great dupe , plus is only a pound so you cant really complain , will defiantly be repurchasing some more of these really impressed .  

 Will you me trying this dupe ? 

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I take a little trip to the pound shop -Revlon Nail varnish for £1

I rarely take a gander in the pound shop , only because I don't live near one , but on my recent travels I find myself being a regular and getting some good old bargains . If you ever go to a pound shop be prepared for long queues , I don't know if its just my one but there is always super long ques like primark style queues . 

Anyhoo I was looking in the beauty section , and discovered a rather vast amount of Revelon nail varnishes , sqeeee I was rather excited because I can never bring myself to buy them cos I do  think they are a little pricey .....even though I will spend £8 on a ESSIE nail polish ( nice one Laura ) , oh well they where a pound and plus they had a shade I have been lusting over for aaaaages . Money well spent I think ! 

 They had loads of diffferent shades, heres the ones I picked up . 

Blue lagoon was the one I had been lusting over .

Will you being buying makeup/nail varnish frome the pound shop ? 

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I share my most recent beauty purchases - Medium haul (updated)

    Yeah I've done it again ...sorry bank account , but but but all of it was in the sale or on special offer apart from the lipstick, so guess its not that bad :) 

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La colours Nail Lacquer in shades Jungle fever and Mauve glaze.

Aussie three minute miracle hair treatment .

John Frieda luxurious volume shampoo.

The Body shop satsuma Shower Gel.

Batiste dry shampoo in Cherry .

Tresemme Liquid Gold Argon infused perfecting treatment.

Topshop lipstick in Pillow talk .

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Collection 2000 shimmer shades in Way to glow.

Maxfactor false effects waterproof mascara.

Reviews of the Collection 2000 shimmer shades , Tresemme liquid gold  Maxfactor mascara ,and La colours nail lacquers 

coming soon.
So watch this space!

Will you be buying any of these products? 


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I share my most recent beauty purchases - Big Haul

Recently i have been taking full advantage of my new boots advantage card that took almost a month to come , did anyone else have that problem ? . Anyways ! just thought i would post about my recent beauty purchases , and just a Lil disclaimer i am don't doing this to show off in anyway shape or form , and these where all purchased with my own money and have been over a long period , a month too be precise. Not all of these are purchases one is a sample product .

Skin Care

Left to right : Nivea Daily Essentials refreshing facial cleansing wipes , Good Things deep clean , black head exfoliator , Boots Botanics Rosewater Toning spritz . Front : Body Shop Seaweed mattifying day cream.

Nails 

 

Left to Right : 2true Crystal nail polish in shade 3 , Ciate Paint Pot in Bon Bon , Barry M nail paint magnetic in Blue 328

Makeup

Left to Right : Revlon Lip Butter in Candy Apple , Natural Collection loose powder in Translucent , Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation in soft beige ( i think ) , Benefit The Porefessional , Figs and Rouge Coco Vanilla 100% Organic Balm , TopShop Blush in Head Over Heels . Front : Top Shop Kohl in Coal (i think ) .

So that's it for another month of beauty buying my purse isn't happy but i am 

most of these products can be found on boots , accept the topshop makeup , i purchsed those from topshop and the face wipe from tesco.  If anyone want in depth reviews on any of these products let me know :) 

will you be trying any of these products ? 

love love xx