Friday 23 November 2012

October&November Empties!

Hi guys! 
This is my first ever empties post!  If you don't know what that means, its just all the products I've completely used up, and I'll just tell you abit about them and what I thought of them!

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First of all I have 3 jelly Belly bath salts, the packaging is really cute and in the pots they smelled amazing the 'Very Cherry' was my favourite.  However, they had no affect on my bath whatsoever, they didn't colour my water, make it smell nice or make it softer... So I won't be re-purchasing these because they just didn't do anything! 

This No7 protective moisture cream was sat in my draw for about a year before I actually used it, but when I finally got to it it was really nice! It sunk into my skin quickly, didnt leave it feeling too greasy, and was a really nice base for my foundation.  I probably won't be re-purchasing it, just because there are so many other moisturisers I have to use up and try before I settle for one!

Now this is something I really loved! Its a mascara by the brand 'Vital Radiance' which I have actually never heard of before, I got it as a Christmas present about 2 years ago and never even bothered opening it because I thought it would be rubbish, but I found it in the back of my draw about 4 months ago and thought I'd give it a whirl! It seperated out my lashes really nicely, and gave them alot of volume, which is exactly what I want in a mascara. Length is never really something I look out for because my lashes are naturally quite long and it looks far too overdone and abit freakish when I use a really lengthening mascara! I'll have to research the brand to find where I can find it, and when I do I will definitely be re-purchasing! 

This is a freederm spot treatment, I've had it for years and lost the lid, so it looks very battered the poor little thing!  I can't really say this was a miracle worker, I used it because I had it and I won't be repurchasing!

This is the ReVive Moisturising cream, and I got this in a Glossybox a few months ago.  I really loved this cream, it was really thick and I used it when I needed intense moisturisation (is that even a word? No? Probably not...)  I think the full size of this was quite expensive and hard to get hold of but if I ever see it on sale I will repurchase it! 

 This is the Nivea soft moisturising cream.  I hated it.  I'm not going to beat around the bush, it was horrible!  My initial thoughts were that it felt quite nice as it was going on, but that only lasted for a few seconds.  It made my skin feel greasy and like it had an oily film over it which is never good.  It was also incredibly shiny!  my face turned into a light reflecting...... devise, type, thing...  and then to add insult to injury it broke me out! After one use! I was devastated and now I'm too scared to use any other Nivea products just incase! 

this is the Dove fine skin bubble bath, I got this is a gift set last Christmas and have only just used it all up!  but I really did enjoy using it, it made my bath water super soft and smelled really nice!  I probably won't repurchase, simply because no one ever seems to know what to buy teenage girls for Christmas, so we always end up with about 7 different bath sets! 

This is a planet Spa foot moisturiser cream I got for my birthday from a friend, it came with little white overnight socks which I have now lost, but the cream smelt really quite unusual, it was kind of cocoa buttery, but really strange!  It was definitely an acquired smell but I didn't mind it too much, it was nice and moisturising anyway!   

This is a mini Toni&Guy firm hold hairspray, I think it must have come in a gift set or something a few years ago but it was quite nice and did the job, I probably won't be repurchasing because there are plenty of other hairsprays that are just as good or better at a much cheaper price!

These were just tiny samples of facial lotion and day cream from simple, the lotion was quite nice but very thin, almost like milk! And the day dream was also nice but much thicker.  I quite liked them both and am looking into simple skincare after using these two products! 

This is a No7 hand cream, I carried it around in my handbad which is why its covered in stuff, but i really liked it however I won't be repurchasing just because I have so many hand creams in my draws to use up! 

This is another Glossybox sample, its the Uniq one leave in conditioner.  This had a really nice 'salon' smell to it, and I really liked it!  As far as I know you can only purchase it online which is just a big hassle really, so I won't be re-purchasing but I did enjoy it! 

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So I hope that wasn't too boring for you, I just had all of these products saved up for whats seemed like months! I even moved house with them! My mum was not impressed when I had a box full of empty bottles for her to move with!
Hope you all have lovely weekends!
Alex.X

Friday 16 November 2012

What We Did For Halloween!

Hi guys! 
So this is going to be a picture post about what we did for halloween! I dressed up as a nurse, Olivia was a police lady, Azalea was bat woman, and Bebee and Sophie were hotdogs!
Everyone came to mine to get ready, because I'm the one with all the makeup!
 Few from on the train!
In the middle of Manchester in the rain!
Me and Azalea!
Me and Bebee!
 Me and Sophie!
 Sophie thought it would be a good idea to try and put multiple layers of my clothing on when we got home, never seen my wardrobe so messy! 
Last one! Me and Azalea being gorgeous, definitely model material, yes?

So there you go! Sorry they weren't the best pictures, but we had a nice night!  Hope you all had nice Halloweens too!  Now we can all get excited for Christmas! Yay! Bye guys
Alex.X

Tuesday 6 November 2012

Little Announcement!

Hi guys! 
I have an exciting announcement!  I have just posted my first proper vlog onto Youtube!  It isn't beauty related, just a follow me around type of thing.  It was a day out in Blackpool!  It's quite a big thing for me, just having my actual face out there, and me speaking at a camera!
I would be delighted if you went and had a little look, maybe one day it could turn into me making video's about life and beauty more regularly and having my blog too!
We'll see! 
Here it is!  


Alex.X

Friday 2 November 2012

Collective Haul! Afflecks Palace, Topshop, Primark&More!

Hi guys!
I'm doing a haul! This is stuff I've bought over the last 2 months, definitely not all at once! 

So first of all this is my gorgeous dress from Afflecks Palace in Manchester!  It was from a shop called ThunderEgg which is just so beautiful!  I absolutely love everything about it, the collar is so cute and I just adore the gold buttons!

 I also got this random little pot form there, I'm not sure why, or what I'm going to put in it yet, but I just couldn't resist!

 This cardigan was only from Tesco, I know the colours look different, thats just the lighting, it was half price so I got in for around £7.00 and just thought it would be good for layering and I liked the buttons! 


This was from Primark, its Navy blue in real life and was around £10.00

Bebee was with me while I was taking the pictures and wanted to 'be in my blog' so please excuse the extremely inappropriate hand gesture! Just shows what delightful friends I have ahaha!

 This is just a top from Topshop, if I remember correctly it was £22, over priced would be an understatement but I just liked it!

These are just nice woolly socks from Primark, underneath are grey animal print ones and were around the £2.50 mark 

Awful picture but these leggings were from the matalan kids section, they are kind of paneled and really thick which is good for winter!  These were only £10.00 which is amazing since Topshop had identical ones for £28.00!  

This is a bed sheet from Primark, have no idea how much this was, maybe around £5.00, but it has cute little flowers on it and I just liked it! 


This was from a random little shop near me, I just thought I'd try it, my mum was paying so I thought why not!  Haven't tried it yet, but if it's amazing I shall let you all know! It was around £1/£2
  


This is a barry M nail polish in the colour '333 Black Multi glitter' and its just a really nice black with iridescent glitter in it, it looks really nice on the nails and is really opaque, you can easily get away with one coat!  

Bought these few cheap bits at the same time, just another Collection 2000 lasting perfection concealer in number 2, which just so happens to be too dark for me now and I don't think they do a lighter one which is just fantastic.  Then an MUA eyebrow pencil in 'Blonde' which is the lightest shade, for £1.00 I was well impressed with this, and will almost deffinitely be re-purchasing! and then just another MUA eyeshadow in the shade 'Matte, 17' I always just wear this to college when I cant be bothered doing anything special!

Sorry again for the awful pictures, my life is just so rushed now I've started work, and I'm in college full time too!  I promise I'll try harder next time! Hope you're all well! 
Lots and lots of love Alex.X