'Haul'

After an absolute sh*te, unfortunate and downright unlucky week, I went & indulged in some good old retail therapy.

2 Jumpers & Striped Organic Cotton top - ZARA

MAVALA Nail Varnish Gift Set - Debenhams (Sale)

Laura Mercier Foundation Trial sample

Laura Mercier Lip Stain 'Shy Pink'

Laura Mercier Lip Glace 'Bare Peach' (I finally got it!)

- all Harvey Nichols

Benefit Creasless Cream ShadowLiner 'Carte Blance' - House of Fraser (Sale)

Mac Brushes 217 & 109 and

Mac Lip Glaze 'Hue' - both Debenhams

I do love a good bargain...

Yesterday some family & I took a trip to Cribbs Causeway (Bristol). I popped into their TK Maxx (swear I'm getting obsessed with that shop) & couldn't resist purchasing a few goodies (my excuse - they were cheap & I'm not likely to find them that price elsewhere) :

 L-R: Trevor Sorbie Gentle Conditioner (£2), Spa Paradisa Exfoliating Shower Wash (£3.49), Spa Paradisa Hand & Nail Cream (£3.49), Benefit Her Glossiness lip gloss in 'Didn't Hear it From Me' (£5.99)

Quick summary of the products:-

Trevor Sorbie Gentle Conditioner ~ Haven't used this yet, but I actually regret buying this as I just sniffed it and it smells like Playdoh. Gross. 

Spa Paradisa Exfoliating Shower Wash ~ Love this stuff, I first tried this product out when I won a Cosmopolitan Goodie Bag once (30 Days of Fashion & Beauty comp last year I think? Was so shocked that I won a random competition online for once hahah). It exfoliates really well without being harsh on the skin. 

Spa Paradisa Hand & Nail Cream ~ Really moisturising. Not sure I'm a fan of the smell? The shea butter aroma is pretty strong & lingers for a while, but it's okay :-)

Benefit Her Glossiness lip gloss ~ I was surprised at how moisturising this was. I've only ever tried a Benefit lipgloss once before - and that was a sheer 'Her Glossiness' lipgloss free from a Glamour magazine. I instantly loved this colour. Downside is the smell!! Or should I say taste?! Either way, wouldn't put me off using it everyday.  

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Also popped to the Clothes Horse so my sister could try on her wedding dress again - it's beautiful! Was lovely to spend the day with my Niece again too.

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House of Fraser have a Clinique 'Gift Time' offer on that's just started, if you buy 2 products, with 1 being skincare.

I purchased the Pore Minimizer Instant Perfector and the Sparkle Skin Body Exfoliating Cream as both had good reviews.
EDIT: I have since returned the Pore Minimizer perfector back to the store, as it didn't do the job for me, and if anything it just made me break out..!

The free gift contains samples of Take The Day Off Makeup Remover, 7 Day Scrub Cream, Dramatically Different Moisturiser, All About Eyes and Deep Comfort Butter.
However I already know that the Eye cream just doesn't go down well with me - when I bought All About Eyes in the past, within a week of use red painful and itchy rashes appeared all around the eye area where you apply it. Was quite dissapointed with this as Clinique are supposed to specialise in skincare! So now I use Olay Total Effects Eye Transforming Cream and so far it's worked great.

Allllso, anyone who likes Benefit should head down to the newsagents if they haven't already and buy Glamour magazine - which comes with 3 different Benefit products to collect.

I went a bit crazy and bought 6 as it was such a good deal haha.
You can choose from the 'Eye Bright' pencil, which works well in the inner corner of the eyes, 'It Stick' concealer which apparently is the least popular but actually works really well over spots and under the eyes, and the famous 'Bad Gal' eyeliner which has a nice design but I prefer Maxfactor or Elizabeth Arden as the kohl in their eyeliners have more intensity and you don't need to apply as much.

Image source: www.petitfeet.co.uk

Wore my Belle & Mimi leather sandals today... but god did they eventually hurt! Haha ended up wearing my trusty flip flops... and ending up about 10feet shorter.

The nail varnish I'm wearing is 'Candy' by Nails Inc & I loove it