Greed:

What is your most expensive and most inexpensive product?

My most expensive product is probably my Naked palette at £38, but I think it's totally worth is because there isn't a single colour in there I haven't used. I use it practically every single day and I know I will continue to do so. The pigmentation and quality of the product is amazing too.

My most inexpensive product are my MUA eyeshadow's at just £1 each! Everyone loves MUA because not only are the prices incredible but the products perform better than some ten times their price. I would hugely recommend them to you especially if you're just getting started with makeup.

Wrath: 

What beauty product do you have a love/hate relationship with?

My love/hate relationship is with blue eyeshadow. Mainly because I know because of my brown eyes it's supposed to help make my eyes pop, but I just find that you have to be so careful with it's almost not worth it. Too much and I find myself looking like a drag queen.

Gluttony:

What is your most delicious product?

My most delicious smelling product is Anna Sui's Flight of Fancy perfume. It's one of my favourites. With it's main notes being Java Lemon, Lychee and Yuzu along with some more subtle but still nice floral tones in there too it's certainly a lovely summer and very tasty scent.

Sloth:

Which products do you most neglect due to laziness?

I'd probably have to say lip liners for this one. I don't even have one with me to take a photo, that's how much I just can never be bothered to use them. I would like to buy some to see if it would make me use them more though.

Pride:

Which product gives you the most self confidence?

I know this lipstick has featured a fair bit recently but I just love it! M.A.C's Girl About Town makes me feel so glamorous and done up when I wear it. I think it adds that extra something to a look that gives you a bit of oomph. 

Lust:

What attributes do you find most attractive in the opposite sex?

I'm not too sure what this is doing in a beauty tag, but I'd probably have to say in terms of physical looks, someone who clearly looks after themselves and has nice eyes. As for personality, I love a kind and funny gentleman. Someone who you can just sit and laugh with and be totally silly. 

Envy:

What products would you most like to receive as a gift?

At the moment I have to say I'm really lusting after YSL lipsticks, but any high end makeup or skincare in general is always a very lovely treat.

xxx

Stationary Haul:

I love love love stationary and with being off to university soon I thought it was the perfect excuse to pick up some new bits! All of these are from Tesco's stationary range so they we're super cheap and cheerful! 

First up is a super simple a super cute lever arch folder, on it is roses and butterflies in pink on top of a "greige" background. I thought it was definitely necessary since with university I'll probably have lots of notes to store.

I also thought something to write notes in was equally important and that this is equally cute! I prefer the cover of this to the folder, I love the cute girly colours and prints. On the inside there's a cross pattern and on each page there's a little butterfly popping out of the corner.

This is probably my favourite thing in the whole haul because it's an organiser's dream! It has the same print as the inside of the notebook but all over, it clips magnetically together so it's nice and compact and you can carry it around with you. When you open it out there's a little pouch that I don't really know what I'd use for, maybe receipts? Next to them are different sized post it notes which I love since I use them all the time. The section on the right is by far my favourite! It's big pad of paper with every day of the week on them and an extra little section for notes which I can't wait to use to get everything all organised (we'll see how long that lasts).

Last but not least is a sweet little blue pencilcase with a floral print over the top. I like the fact it looks like quite a vintage print as opposed to a big bright floral print. It's the perfect size, not to big and not to small. I think it will be especially useful since I like to carry different coloured pens with me as I find they help keep my notes organised. 

That's all for this post, if you liked this different kind of haul then please do let me know and I'll be sure to do more. 

xxx

First Impressions: Emma Hardie Amazing Face Moringa Cleansing Balm:

Since lately I seem to be bringing back my old style posts I thought it was time I did a first impressions. I'm late on the band wagon with this cleanser as it is so it was time to give it a go. The smell is so nice! It's very refreshing and herbal. You can smell it as soon as you open the pot and you instantly feel like your skin is in for a treat. 

As for the application of the product itself, you're supposed to take a small amount and rub it together on your fingertips with some water to create a cream then rub it into your face until you feel the make up lift from you face. I've only used this twice so far but I've found that compared to other cleansers I've used it takes much longer and you have to work it into the skin more. 

Nonetheless when you do get the make up off it really does come off, there's not a trace on there. Your skin is also left feeling very looked after and smooth. The beneficial ingredients listed are:

"Moringa seeds, Wild sea fennel and vitamin E to balance, purify and minimise the appearance of open pores, whilst a blend of uplifting orange, neroli and mandarin extract combined with calming jasmine and rose to revitalise, dull dry, dehydrated and mature skin". 

I don't know yet about all the claims it makes since I've only just started using it, but if you would like me to I'll do an updated review when I've been using it for longer. What I will say is that so far my skin has been feeling much softer and smoother and well looked after. This cleansing balm comes with quite a big price tag so it's definitely a treat. 

Have you been using it too? Or do you think your cleanser is better? Let me know in the comments and I hope to see you all soon.

xxx

Empties #5:

Another series that hasn't been updated for a long time! This time it's empties.

My first empty I wont talk too much about because its got a review all to itself. What I will say is that it's a lovely refreshing spray so you could use it for morning but at the same time it has a very soothing and relaxing feel and smell to it so you could use it at bed time too. It makes a nice treat for your skin and I would definitely repurchase it. 

This perfume was a present, Next Diamonds was a very strong sweet girly fragrance which when I first smelt I thought oh no I'm not going to like this but the more I smelt it the more I enjoyed wearing it. It lasted all day and I got loads of compliments when I wore it. So would I repurchase? I'm not sure, I do like it and would wear it again but there's so many perfumes I'd like to try out first that I think it would be in the distant future for now.

A nice cheap and cheerful set of products now. You guys know how much I love nspa for there quality and amazing prices. Both this Raspberry and Clementine moisturisers were amazing and nice and rich and moisturising. The smells were great too so I would definitely repurchase.

This is another skin care product that has had its own review. If you read it then you'll remember how much I raved about it, I wont go into too much detail again because the post wasn't that long ago but I will say this...BUY IT! I wouldn't say that lightly because I wouldn't want to cause any of your skin damage but it is so good and will remove that make up super quick! I would 100% repurchase this.

Lastly is this rather tatty looking mascara from Collection. It's the Super Size Fat Lash mascara, I wouldn't say it did any of those things at all! If anything it lengthened and separated my lashes which was nice but certainly not what I wanted from it. I would maybe repurchase it at a push but there's definitely better mascaras out there.

That's all for this empties post, I probably wont be doing another one for a while because you guys know how long it takes for me to collect them up. Hope you enjoyed this post and I'll see you next time! 

xxx 

Monthly Favourites: August 2014:

I haven't done a monthly favourites in so long! I was very much stuck in a rut of using the same products over and over again. Lately I've been using some more new things and so I thought I'd show you what I've been loving this month. Most of these products have featured in lots of other posts already but hopefully you won't mind too much.

The first favourite is MAC's Girl About Town lipstick. I've been wearing this almost every time I wear makeup this month, which is a huge deal for me because it's quite a bright lip and to me is a physical representation of how much more confident in myself I'm becoming. It's a lovely colour and goes well with the summery weather and bronzed up skin. 

This nails inc varnish in Marble Arch I'm sure you've seen before because it was in my latest NOTD, and as well as then I wore it literally every day this month whenever it got chipped I found myself taking my nail varnish off but putting it straight back on again. It's such a beautiful colour!

After giving myself a kick up the bum in my shop my stash post I've been making myself reach for this Accesorize Blusher in Bombshell much more often, and I'm so glad I did because it's actually really nice. I put a light dusting along the cheekbones and because of the bronziness to it it doubles up as both blusher and bronzer saving me a step.

When I first started using The Body Shop's Vitamin E serum I was really disappointed in it thinking it never sank in and just sat on top of the face making it far too oily, but then I realised I was using two pumps, since then I cut down to one and now just half a pump and find that it works perfectly. It sinks in so well and leaves my skin feeling so soft and looked after. I'd definitely recommend using this before bed.

Is it weird to put a deodorant in your favourites? I'm not sure but this Right Guard Women Xtreme Dry has been a firm favourite this month! I'm not going to skirt around the subject I'm just going to come out with it, other than when working out I don't think I've sweat a drop since using this deodorant! It's so impressive if you see it next time you're shopping please pick it up you won't regret it!

A random favourite now, is Cinderella! If you've been reading my blog for a while you'll know just how deep my feelings for Disney are any classic film or song you can bet I know all the words, I've found myself watching Cinderella more and more lately though, in fact just writing about it is making me want to watch it as soon as I finish this post. 

So with that in mind I'll draw it to a close and say goodbye! I hope you enjoyed my monthly favourites. What have yours been? I'll see you next time.

xxx