What will you spend your No.7 voucher on?

 

Have you used yours yet..?! I had so many, that I made a dash to a larger Boots store after work today so that I could get rid of them before its expiry date! (27th March)

Spend over £5 at Boots and you'll recieve this voucher free, to spend on No7 or Ruby & Millie products. I find this is a great time to stock up on either brushes, or products that you'd not normally buy at full-price but become an absolute bargain with use of the vouchers.

 

(I didn't purchase all these today haha, this is a collection I've built up over time using the vouchers - as they hold this offer so frequently!)

 No7 Limited Edition Gel Eyeliner in Black

I look forward to wearing this tomorrow, I've never bought a gel eye-liner before but have been meaning to for a while, and at a price reduced to £5 I really can't complain with this :)

After sampling this on my hand, and washing my hands a fair few time, the stain still remains - I hope the same can be said upon the eyes!

No 7 Headband 

Great for holding back your hair when you're removing your make-up/cleansing, etc.

No 7 are also giving away a free eye palette with every purchase of the new Exquisite Curl mascara also.

Recent purchases

It's been a long while since I've posted anything, but it's been one hell of a busy time lately - working fulltime alongside sorting out University applications with references etc, and fitting in seeing friends whenever possible.

Anyway I'll cut straight to some recent purchases I've made:

Shu Uemura Mini Eyelash Curlers & Slant Tweezers

 

I was impressed with the way Shu Uemura personalised the delivery - they included a letter (my name handwritten) thanking me for my order - and included a free mini sample of one of their Cleansing Oils, all wrapped up in complimentary tissue paper.

 

Mini Eyelash Curler £17.50 - I'd heard a great deal of good reviews about these, and decided to give the mini version a try. These are ideal for precision - they allow you to reach eyelashes that may have been more difficult to curl with the normal-sized version. It "includes rounded firm silicone rubber to curl gently while providing a protective, stay-put edge for improved safety". The size is perfect for travelling - I'd recommend these over the normal-sized version as not only are these cheaper, I'd say they're better due to precision. 

 

Slant Tweezers £19.00 - Now, I've been using these every day since I bought them (I have to for that price.) ...But I'm disappointed to say that for me, they haven't lived up to their expectations. I'd read many reviews claming these were "the best!", and the website claims these are "professional tweezers with a precision tip for accuracy in hair removal". I don't know if I'm just downright using them wrong (though I'm sure everyone uses tweezers in a very similar way?!), but they take more than a couple of tries before they actually remove the damned piece of eyebrow hair! These may be perfect for you but I would say that I'm sure there are cheaper, better alternatives out there.

Dolce & Gabbana 'The One' perfume set

 

One of my absolute favourites - the smell is divine, slightly more ideal for going out, but is gorgeous to wear in the day nonetheless. I'd avoided buying this for so long due to its price, but when I saw this box-set in the House of Fraser sale, retailing at around £32, I couldn't resist. I'd worked hard over Christmas & New Year so this was my treat to myself! I love the free cosmetic bag, but I've avoided the Body Lotion as I usually break out from perfumed moisturisers :(

Fiorelli Honolulu Cross-Body Bag

 My new favourite bag - this was in the Debenhams 30% off Sale. It's just the right size for stashing my everyday essentials in, and the fact you can wear it over your body saves it putting all the weight on one arm. It's leather so should last a long while too. I also recently purchased a black Fiorelli purse - it's beauuutiful

Elizabeth Arden Color Intrique [Limited Edition] Eyeshadow Quad - Sueded Brown

Browsing the HOF Sale (there seems to be a pattern developing here...), I came across the Elizabeth Arden Sale, where I purchased a Limited Edition Eyeshadow quad, with all the shades necessary for a wintery smokey-eye. The shadow has great pigmentation, with a silky feel to it. The packaging is quite 'quirky' and makes a nice change to Arden's usual product packaging. This comes complete with a handy mirror located inside, and 2 small applicatior brushes.

The Mineral Bronzer in Deep has become my daily bronzer. The pigmentation of this is amazing - you need the tiniest amount (don't make the same mistake as my first attempt - dabbing my brush in and plonking it on my face resulting in looking very muddy/dirty haha). To use, you twist the product very slightly - you don't even need to turn it much to churn out the necessary amount. It comes with its own mirror & applicator brush - but I find this too small, so am sticking with my Liz Earle brush to apply my blusher & bronzer. Would definitely recommend this - catch this whilst it's in the Sale if you can. It's great value for money as this is a product that will last you for months.

No.7 Mini Beautifier Kit

This was a gift from my eldest sister for Christmas. The eye-shadow shades are gorgeous and perfectly pigmented. This comes complete with a handy-sized mirror, a mini mascara, lipgloss, mini shimmer & 2 applicator brushes. Perfect for travelling! You can catch this in the Boots current sale for £5.