Hello you beauties!

I'm sure I'm not the only person who loves shopping but I did actually ban myself from buying more makeup until I had got through some of the stuff I already own. I tried sticking to this and I did a very good job at not spending any money for a while but then... I fell in love with everything I saw. So a lot of the stuff in this post I have had for a while (probably a few weeks or so) and I may have used them quite a bit but I wanted to make this post as big as possible and now because I've used most or all of these products means I can give you all an accurate review of the products. So let's get on with it, because we have a lot to get through!

The beauty items that I bought are all from 6 different stores/websites: Tam Beauty, Tesco, T K Maxx, Wilko, Primark and Boots.

Let's start with what I bought from Tesco.

Sometimes I like being in with the trends but sometimes I try to hold back a bit just so it doesn't seem like I'm copying everyone else. All of you must have heard of people using the Nivea men post shave balm, and many of you probably use it yourself. I've had other primers to use before so I didn't buy this product when all the hype was around it. But then I saw it in Tesco for £3.50 so I decided to buy it and try it. And it definitely is worth it. It's the only primer I use anymore and it is worth the money even more because it is so moisturising. I always end up using too much though because I underestimated how little of it I actually need to use.

From Tesco I also bought myself a new foundation and this one is the L'Oreal Infallible Matte foundation in the shade '10 Porcelain' (because yes, I am very pale). I've heard a lot of people talk about this foundation but I was worried to buy it because I thought with it being a matte product it might not be right for my skin type (which is oily and dry at the same time). However, for just £8, I was very impressed with this foundation and it is probably my favourite foundation now. It works great on my skin and only seems to stand out of the drier areas around my nose. But if I make sure to moisturise properly first then it's not a massive problem. It claims to be a full coverage foundation which I must admit is wrong as it's more of a medium coverage but it certainly offers better coverage than any drugstore foundation that I've used before. If you're looking for an affordable foundation I would definitely recommend this one.

Now let's talk about the one makeup item I bought from Wilko.

I'm running low on my favourite Collection concealer and I couldn't find it in my shade anywhere so I've been in desperate need of a concealer to use until I could repurchase my beloved Collection Lasting Perfection concealer. So I picked up the Essence Matte Concealer from Wilko for only £1 which I thought was quite a bargain. But honestly, now that I've tried it, I would not recommend it. It definitely is matte but it made it really drying and hard to blend out. The colour was a good match though and I think it may have worked if I could actually blend it out. Don't purchase it. I know it's cheap but it's not worth it.

Again I only bought one item from Primark so let's talk about that one now.

I've only ever owned two Primark makeup products before, a face sculpting palette and a red lipstick, which were both okay products but not something that stands out above other makeup I use. However, I've seen Youtubers hyping over the Primark Velvet Matte lip crayons and I bought one a few months ago in the shade 'Ballerina' which is a lovely pink shade. So when I went again a few weeks ago I picked up the shade 'Mushroom' (such a cute name!) which is a gorgeous mauve-y pink shade and totally wearable for during the day. These always last quite a while and are not usually too drying on the lips. If you don't feel like it looks perfect on its own then I would recommend adding a clear lip gloss over the top. Yes, it means it's not matte anymore but it still looks just as good.

Buying just one product at a time seems to be the way I build up my collection gradually, so let's see what I bought in Boots.

Usually I go mad in Boots but there was only one thing that I was actually looking for. I've been looking for a cream contour stick for a while but I didn't want one like the Clinique ones that were more expensive just in case I found out that they didn't work for me. So when I saw the Collection Precision Contouring stick for just £3.99 I immediately bought it. I've always loved Collection makeup so I had a feeling that this one would be good. I chose the shade 'Light' and I'm glad that I didn't go for one any darker as this one is only just the right shade for me. It wasn't the easiest to blend out and was very very subtle but it is definitely worth the money.

Now let's go onto what I bought from T K Maxx, which is honestly probably one of my favourite shops ever.

I love buying makeup from T K Maxx (if I can find something that isn't smashed or been tested by other people) as it has allowed me to add many high end items into my collection for a lot less money than I would've normally had to pay for it. The first thing that I picked up from T K Maxx over a series of visits is the Stila Magnificent Metals Foil Finish eyeshadow in the shade 'Metallic Lavender' (which as you can probably guess is a lilac shade). Normally you'd have to pay £18 for this product but I actually only paid £3.99 for it. I was really impressed with the price and although I haven't actually tried it yet, I already know this product will be amazing as I have never ever had any problems with Stila products.

On my second trip I bought something I had been looking at for a while but never had the chance to buy before. It is the BareMinerals 'The Beauty Upgrade' set in the shade 'Light'. It retails at £56 but I picked it up for £29.99. And amazingly you pay that for £160.50 worth of products! I was amazed when I saw this product in the store a couple of months ago. The only reason I didn't buy this set before was because they usually only had the darker sets such as 'Medium Beige' and 'Tan' which would've been way too dark for me. When I saw this in the right shade for me I didn't hesitate to buy it.

In this set there is the Flawless Face Brush (RRP. £19) which is actually a pretty good brush for applying powder foundation, the Maximum Coverage Concealer Brush (RRP. £14) which is very soft and nice to use.

There is also the Lash Domination Volumising Mascara Petite Precision Brush in 'Intense Black' (RRP. £19) which is a product I haven't actually used yet as I have so many mascaras on the go at the moment but the little skinny brush is so cute.

Then there is the Pop of Passion Lip Oil-Balm in the shade 'Blushing Passion' (RRP. £17) which is described as a pink but it is more of a beige nude, basically your lips but better and is very moisturising and easy to apply.

Then there is the Prep Step Moisture Set Radiant Prep Cream (RRP £24) which is a brilliant primer which is very moisturising and not at all sticky.

Also in this set there is the Hydrating Mineral Veil Finishing Powder (RRP. £21) which I have always heard amazing things about and I will admit that it definitely is as amazing as people say it is! It's one of the best powders I have used, though because of the price I think I will just stick to my Rimmel Stay Matte powder rather than repurchasing this one.

The penultimate item in this BareMinerals set is the SPF 20 Concealer in the shade 'Bisque' (RRP. £20) which I think is one of the lightest shades they do. This product is slightly strange to use as it is a powder and I am actually only used to using liquid concealers and I am not used to applying concealer before foundation. But this concealer is surprisingly easy to use and offers great coverage. I wouldn't want this any darker though... as it is only just the right shade for me.

The final product in this BareMinerals set is their Original Foundation SPF 15 in the shade 'Light' (RRP. £26.50) which is definitely my favourite product in this whole set. It's a slightly darker foundation than what I would usually go for but it still is a decent shade and great for everyday wear. It was confusing working out how to use it as I have never used a powder foundation before but once I used it for the first time I was impressed with the coverage it gave, seeing as it is only powder. It's not completely full coverage but it's a lot better than I expected. The greatest thing too is that you really don't feel like you're wearing foundation. which is what you want with every foundation.

So overall I was really impressed with the BareMinerals set that I bought from T K Maxx and I am glad I finally bought it.

The final trip to T K Maxx was one where I surprisingly didn't buy any makeup. Instead I purchased Justin Bieber's Girlfriend perfume. It is retailed at £29 but I managed to save quite a bit of money on it and only had to pay £12.99! I own his 'Someday' perfume but have almost ran out of it because I used to use it all the time. I wanted to buy this quite a while ago but did not want to spend so much money on it. I knew I had to buy it as soon as I saw it at such an amazing price. It is 50ml too so a really nice size and smells great. I can see this becoming my everyday scent.

The final place I bought makeup from was the Tam Beauty, home to brands such as Makeup Revolution and Freedom. I only actually intended to buy 1 of these products but they had a sale on and also free delivery on orders over £30 so I just had to take advantage of this.

So the item that I actually intended to buy is the I Heart Makeup Unicorns Heart highlighter which only cost £5. I've been wanting this for a while as it is a beautiful rainbow highlighter but it's always out of stock on the Superdrug website. I was very excited to see it in stock on the Tam Beauty website and I am really impressed with the product. I mix all of the shades together and it does give you a blue-ish tinted highlight and it is very intense. I've been using this a lot since I bought it.

The next item I ordered from Tam Beauty is the Freedom Makeup London Pro Lipstick Palette 24 shades in the shades 'Naked'. I only paid £10 for this palette which is amazing considering the fact that you get 24 different lip shades in it - 14 are a glossy finish and 10 are a matte finish. These are very easy to apply too, are insanely pigmented and last for ages. They rarely transfer either.

I also bought another lipstick and this one is the Makeup Revolution Iconic Pro Lipstick in the shade 'Looking Ahead'. This is supposedly a dupe for MAC's 'Twig' and is a massive fraction of the price at just £2.49. I have used this lipstick multiple times since I bought it and I really do love it. It's a darker brown lipstick than what I would usually go for but is definitely very wearable for me. It is very easy to apply as well and is very creamy and lasts ages. I am really impressed with this lipstick.

I also purchased the Makeup Revolution Ultimate Matte Eyeshadow Collection 2017 palette and the Makeup Revolution Ultimate Eyeshadow Collection 2017 palette. I am obsessed with both of these eyeshadow palettes. The first palette contains 144 matte eyeshadow shades and the second one contains 144 shimmer eyeshadow shades. And both palettes only cost me £10 each (they were on sale - they should've been £20 each). I've always loved Makeup Revolution eyeshadows and these ones haven't failed to impress me. You could make any look with these eyeshadows as there is basically every colour of the rainbow in these. They're insanely pigmented too which makes everything even better.

So that's the end of my very very long haul. If you're still here at the end of this post then I am very impressed with you as I know this has been a massive post compared to usual. Most things in this post are things I would definitely recommend you all buy and I feel like some of these may be making it into a favourites post very soon.

Have you bought anything recently? Anything you would recommend? Anything we should steer clear of?

I'll be back on Saturday with another post for you all.

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Byeeeee!

Hello you beauties!

Now I know what you're thinking - it's July now, but this is a June Haul!? I called it a June haul as this little shopping trip actually happened late June, so I thought it would be appropriate to remember that.

Now, let's see what I bought this time!

My first stop was John Lewis. Now, the John Lewis store in my home town of Nottingham was closed for I think it was 6 days because of the terrible flooding we had, but now it's reopened so I make sure to head straight in to look at their beauty and skincare items. I found myself wandering over towards the Liz Earle products, as this is a brand I have wanted to try for a very long time.

Along with the Neutrogena pink grapefruit facial wash that I have now bought, I can finally cross off another item from my Summer 2016 wishlist! I finally purchased the Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser (£15.50). It was quite a spontaneous buy, I wasn't really planning to come home with this today, but I'm so happy that I finally decided to purchase it. I will bring you a full review on my blog soon. I also received samples of their Superskin Eye Cream and their Superskin Face Serum

Next I went to Lush, and I can cross another thing off of my wishlist again! I finally bought one of their lip scrubs (£5.50), the 'Bubblegum' one. It smells amazing, feels great on the lips and tastes amazing too. I will let you know my opinion again once I've used it a bit more.

Finally, I went to Boots and had a massive spree in there. I think the amount I bought this day is the most I have ever bought in one go at any store. There were loads of offers on in store, so it was hard to control myself.

I searched around the store before raiding the Revlon products. I have been looking to try their new 'Ultra HD Matte Lipcolor' (£8.99) liquid lipsticks for quite a while but have been unsure about which colours would suit me. Also, I don't always get along with matte products, so I was worried about that too. But I finally decided to buy one. I got it in the shade 'Devotion' which is a very muted pink and suits me brilliantly. This isn't too drying and is easy to use - a lot better than the liquid lipstick I received in my Look Incredible beauty box in June. I am glad I bought it and I will definitely repurchase it again.

From Revlon, I also bought the 'Multi Care Base + Top Coat' (£6.49) nail polish because I've always been looking for a decent top coat to make my coloured nail polish last even longer. The bottles of nail polish from this brand are very decently sized and I can't wait to try this out.

Now, the offer for this brand was a free gift set if you spend over £14.99. So because I had spent £15.48, I made sure to pick up this gift as I'm not one to pass up free things. It was basically like a mini beauty box as you receive 4 full sized items, and they claim that this box is worth around £30 (which I can confirm). In the box, we receive a Revlon Colorstay Quad Eyeshadow Palette in the shade 'Addictive', which is a lovely neutral palette which I will probably end up using every day. It is extremely pigmented, easy to blend and such easy to wear colours.

The next item I pulled out of the little box was their nail enamel in the new shade 'Vivacious' which is a very bright pink. I don't usually like wearing pinks anymore as I wore them a lot when I was younger so I see pink as being a childish nail colour, but I will definitely try this out at some point.

Next is a product that unfortunately I do not see myself using much. It is the Colorstay eye liner in the shade 'Black'. I do not really use eye liners a lot anymore and I own tons of black eyeliners, so I might find this more useful if it was in a different shade but I suppose if I don't use this myself, I can pass it on to someone else.

Finally, the last in this little box is probably my favourite thing in the whole of this haul, and also the box. It is one of their Colorburst Balm Stains, in the shade 'Honey' which is a lovely nude pink. I already own one of their Colorburst Laquer Balms in the shade 'Demure' which I love, and this one impresses me just as much. And it smells like peppermint as well!!

Finally I headed to the Bourjois products. I have never owned a Bourjois product before so I was excited to try this brand out. This brand had two offers - all products were 3 for 2, but you also got a free pair of Bourjois sunglasses if you bought 3 products. So of course, I bought 3 products, and picked up my free sunglasses. I will insert a picture of these (which came in a blue case) as it's hard to describe but I'm not 100% sure if they suit me or not. Oh well, they were free.

The first item I picked up from this brand is their 'Khol and Contour' pencil eyeliner in the shade 'Gris Ingenieux' which as the name suggests is a grey. I know I mentioned earlier that I hardly ever wear eye liners, but I feel like I might get along easier with this because it's not as much of a dramatic colour as black can be, and can be something to play around with. I did try looking for a white eyeliner for my waterline, but literally no brand in Boots seemed to have one, so I will continue looking. For now, I am happy with this new eyeliner purchase.

The next product is yet another lip crayon type product. This is one of their Color Boost glossy finish lipsticks in the shade 'Orange Punch'. Yes, you've guessed it, it's an orange. I only usually use nudes and casual pinks, so I was a bit unsure after buying this colour if it'd be right or not. But it is summer now, and orange is a very summer-y colour. It's not an 'in your face' orange, it is great for everyday wear and I cannot wait to use it throughout the next few months.

The final product in this haul and also from Bourjois is something I have had my eye on for AGES. It is this bronzer... the one that smells and looks like chocolate! Now, anyone who knows me knows that I am trying to slowly cut chocolate out of my diet (health reasons) but it doesn't mean I don't love chocolate! This is everything you could want in a bronzer and I'm hoping that it now means that I will use bronzers a lot more over the summer.


I honestly did not realise how long this post would have been! I bought more than I realised. My bank account is not going to be happy with me. But it's not as though I do this a lot, so the odd shopping spree every now and again isn't going to hurt.

I hope you all enjoyed reading this post and I'll be back on Saturday with another post for you all!

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Hello you beauties!

I am back again with another haul for you all, and this time it is an Avon haul! Now, I haven't bought any products from Avon for years, so when I was offered the opportunity to, I had a look in the catalogue straight away. Over £30 later, here I am bringing you this possibly long haul!

First things first I treated myself to a cute little silver ring with an 'L' on it (for 'Lauren' which is my name if you do not know), which wraps itself around your finger with a little heart at the bottom. It's so lovely and fits perfectly and for only £3, I was happy to buy it.

I then purchased the 'Planet Spa Sleep Serenity Pillow Mist' in the scent Camomile and Lavender. I have been searching for a product like this for months, and was so happy when I finally found one for only £2.25 for 100ml. This really does help to relax me, and I feel like I have slept loads better since I started to use this spray.

The next product is a nail art pen-like item. I have never really been adventurous with my nail colours, usually just sticking to one block colour. So when I saw this for only £1.50 I thought I would buy one to try new things out. I am looking forward to finding the time and patience to create amazing patterns on my nails!

I then bought an eyeshadow pencil in the shade 'Flipping out pink', which cost only £4. I decided to buy this as I've heard many great things about eyeshadow pencils and I thought this colour would be great to use as a highlighter on the inside corners of my eyes.

Next, I bought 3 eyeliners, which they called 'Glimmerstick Flick Eyeliners'. I bought these in the shades 'Ebony' (a black), 'Hazel' (a brown), and 'Mulberry' (a purple) for £3 each. I don't use eyeliners a lot, as I find them fiddly and time consuming to use, but I genuinely think I will find these easier to use and in such great colours, I can create any look, thin and thick lines galore!

I then bought an 'Ultra Colour Lipstick' in the shade 'Pout' for only £4. This is a great nude shade and is highly pigmented. I have been able to use this with a variety of outfits/looks. I also bought the 'Ulta Glazewear Lip Gloss' in the shade 'clear' just to put on top of my lipsticks for added gloss/shine, and this only cost me £3.50.

Finally, I bought the 'Big and Multiplied Volume Mascara' which cost me £5.50. This promises to 'fan' out your lashes and therefore make them look even more full and volumious than ever, and therefore suggesting you will have no problems with clumping. This product is not as good as I expected, but it is definitely worth the money I spent and is better than a lot of mascaras I have used before.

And that's it! The end of my Avon haul. Not as long as the previous haul, despite the fact that I did buy quite a lot in this haul!

Can you believe it is almost the end of May!? Just one more blog post after this and then we'll be in June. June 1st, to be exact, I will be posting my May monthly favourites, which is not only the 1st of the month, but also a regular uploading Wednesday. 

I will be back in a few days with another post for you all.

Thank you!!

Hello you beauties!

Well, you'll never guess what I've been up to... I've been out shopping again! But this time I actually went into the shops rather than looking online and I honestly love this experience sometimes - it's often just so satisfying walking out of the shop carrying a bag full of products you treated yourself to with your hard earned cash!

So this may seem a lot - hence the title - but I did buy this all over a couple of weeks, not just in one day!

First I went into Tiger, which is honestly now my favourite non-beauty related store ever! I didn't buy much from here, just a Makeup Organiser for £3. This is very handy... It has 9 slots within it to store your makeup, so I use it for my favourite lipsticks and lip crayons and place it next to my jewellery box. This is definitely great value for money. 

Next, I had a wander over to the Yankee Candle store. Now... I have a bit of a problem. I have, like I do with makeup, a small addiction to candles. And by small I mean massive. I have a box packed full of candles, and I can't even fit the lid on properly. I really should be getting down these first, but that didn't stop me from buying 4 new candles while at the Yankee Candle store. I bought a votive holder (for £3.99) and 4 votive candles (at £1.80 each), in the scents 'Black Cherry', 'Midsummer's Night', 'Pink Dragon Fruit' and 'Mango Peach Salsa'. These are very spring-like scents and I am extremely excited to try these out. 

Then I went to Boots, and oh boy it was hard to control myself in there! There were so many beautiful beauty products that I wanted to buy but I had to limit myself. I only bought a few things over three different visits which is very surprising for me, as I usually go to Superdrug for most of my beauty items instead (as I find it is usually cheaper as Superdrug often puts on more deals).

On the first occasion, I bought the Seventeen 'Define&Conquer' contour kit in the shade light-medium for £5.99. These powders are highly pigmented and therefore great for contour (as was the creator's intention). I have only used it a couple of times now, but this product works extremely well. I would definitely recommend it to you (bonus, the packaging looks like NARS products). The second and final item I bought during that visit was another Seventeen product (as the offer was buy one get one half price), so I bought the Seventeen 'Clear Definition' mascara which, as you can guess, is a clear mascara. I mainly bought this to use on my brows once my Maybelline brow mascara actually runs out. I also use it on my bottom eyelashes and also after I have curled my eyelashes and it holds them great. Full price, this item costs £4.69 but due to the offer, I only paid c.£2.35 for this product.

The second occasion was much more exciting, if I'm honest. I had a £10 voucher to spend, so this time I was willing to buy some products from brands I don't usually buy from. The first item I picked up was an Essie nail polish in the shade 'Sunday Funday' which when it's in the bottle I would describe it as being a corally pink colour, but on my nails it looks almost neon pink with a hint of glitter in it. I do love it though, and this product costs £7.99. The second item I picked up was a Revlon ColourBurst Lacquer Balm in the shade 'Demure', and this also costs £7.99. This is a brilliant pink colour and it has an amazing scent of mint to it (possibly my most favourite scent ever!). I usually use this product to create a natural look (it has amazing colour pay-off) and I would definitely recommend this product to you.

My third visit shows a clear trend between my visits. I seem to only ever pick up two items during my trip to Boots, but that means I can build up my make-up collection slowly but in an affordable fashion. On my third visit. they had a buy one get one half price offer on all Maybelline products. So the first item I picked up was the Maybelline 'Master Brow Pro Palette' in the shade 'soft brown'. This product has a wax, powder and highlighter, and I am excited to try it out. I am only used to using the Rimmel London eyebrow pencils so I wanted to try out something new, and for only £6.99 I thought this was perfect. I only paid £3.49 for this product, however, due to the offer. The second product I picked up was the so 'raved' about Maybelline 'Lash Sensational mascara', the waterproof one,  in the shade 'Black'. I have heard so many great things about this mascara, especially from Zoella, and I was keen to try it. I haven't tried it yet, but when I do try it, I will let you know my opinion. This product cost me £7.99.

Now, onto H&M. I only ever seem to buy one thing - face masks. But they're a great price and with a great range of scents...it is easy to love these masks.

During my first trip, I bought 3 of these face masks at £1.99 each. I bought the scents 'Dead Sea Minerals', 'Manuka Honey' and 'Kiwi and Watermelon'. The 'Kiwi and Watermelon' was a self-warming mask, which I wasn't a huge fan of and I probably will not buy this one again. The scent was quite nice though and it worked pretty well. The 'Dead Sea Minerals' one was to soothe tired skin, but this is not the best for sensitive skin as it caused a mini-breakout on my skin so I will not be buying this one again. My favourite was the 'Manuka Honey' one, which had a great scent and it actually seemed like you were putting honey on your face. It worked amazingly well on my skin, and it was a peel off mask so I found it easier to take off at the end. I loved this one so much that I bought another one during my next trip...

On my second trip to H&M, I bought 2 more face masks, in the scents 'Manuka Honey' and 'Tea Tree', again at £1.99 each. Both are peel off masks, but of different scents. I have not tried the 'Tea Tree' one yet, but I am excited to try it. And of course, as the 'Manuka Honey' one is my favourite, I decided to buy another one as a treat.

I also decided to buy myself a double make-up pencil sharper (for thick and thin pencils) as I do not actually own one and the fact it had a cover over the top to catch the sharpenings was more appealing to me as it meant I didn't have to find a bin every time I used it (or I could still use it even if I would struggle to find a bin). This cost me £2.99. 

Next I went to what is probably my most favourite store ever! Which, as you can probably guess is Superdrug (as I buy a lot from there now). They have a lot of offers on at the moment because of the 5 year anniversary of their health & beauty card (which of course I own) so I definitely decided to take advantage of it. With the L'Oreal Paris make-up, they had a buy one get one half priced offer, and I've always wanted to try out their products. So, their lipsticks all cost £6.99 each, so with the offer I paid £10.48 all together for both lipsticks, which is a brilliant steal! I bought the 'Julianne's Nude' lipstick, which is a brilliant pink shade that is extremely subtle which is why they classed it almost as a nude, and the other was called 'Sepia Silk' which is a very nice brown nude colour, which loves brilliant for a natural look. I love them both and they are very highly pigmented and help create a great look. 

Finally, I made my way over to Tesco. I know, not that exciting, but I love buying skincare products from there as I've found it cheaper than other places, especially for Nivea products, which are always my go-to skincare. First, I bought 2 boxes of T-Zone 6 Clear Out Nose Pore Strips. I have never used these before, but saw on Louise Pentland's YouTube channel (Sprinkleofglitter) that she recommended the Biore nose pore strips. These T-Zone ones, however, are much cheaper than the Biore ones at only £3 a box. These are great and work just as well as I expected them to. 

Next I bought some Nivea 3 in 1 Gentle Cleansing Wipes for dry skin. I always use these wipes and they're very great for my skin. I would definitely recommend them for dry skin as they don't dry your skin out even more, and for only £1.50 for 25 wipes, you can't go wrong!

I then bought the Garnier Soothing 2 in 1 make-up remover. I will admit to you all, I am quite 'naughty' sometimes and use my Nivea cleansing wipes to remove my make-up when I know I shouldn't. So I decided to buy this make-up remover to actually do things properly. I thought this was great for only £2.

Next I bought the Witch Blemish Stick for only £2.50. I have been having problems lately with spots and blemishes due to stress, so I thought I would try this product out to see if I can tame that a bit. I haven't had much success with these yet, but I will keep you updated. 

Finally, I bought a Tinted Moisturising Day Cream! I haven't owned a tinted moisturiser for quite a while now, but I feel like this will be better as the weather warms up rather than using foundation. It gives me that extra colour to my skin but is not as heavy as foundation. It is amazingly pigmented and is greatly moisturising. I always love the Nivea moisturisers and for the discounted price of £1.74, I did not feel guilty for treating myself. 

Wow! That was a long haul! If you've read down to this part, then you get 10 brownie points! It took ages to write it so if you did read it all then thank you very very much! Hopefully I'll bring you individual reviews of these products at some point. 

I'll be back on Saturday with another post for you (maybe this will be a sneaky little beauty box review for you!). 

Thank you!!!

Hello you beauties!

I don’t know about you, but I love having a nosy at what other people buy on their shopping sprees. And so a couple of weeks ago, I treated myself to a little Superdrug haul. Why Superdrug, you may ask? Well, I love Superdrug. They stock all the brands that I love the most.

I had also just signed up to their Health & Beauty Card, and they were offering triple points AND free delivery. I had to take advantage of this, especially as I actually NEEDED a few makeup and skincare items.

I spent a good 4 hours trawling through their website, before deciding that if I added anymore to my basket, then my bank account would hate me. Altogether, I spent around £30ish, even though the actual total should’ve been around £40 (there was a 3 for 2 offer that I definitely took advantage of). So, here it all is.

There were 3 offers that I took advantage of: 3 for 2 on all cosmetics, nails and lashes, free makeup bag when you buy any 3 cosmetics and 3 for 2 on selected Zoella products.

Zoella Scrubbing Me Softly Body Scrub (280g for £7)

I know this scrub is probably higher in price than most decent scrubs out there (probably because of the celebrity label on this) but I treated myself to this once just to try it and I have been in love with it ever since. This is the third tub of this product I have owned now - I don’t use it everyday so this lasts months. I bought my first tub in September, which lasted me until December, when I received another tub of this for Christmas, which lasted until last week. I love the scent of this scrub - very strong scent of blueberry - and it is definitely not too harsh on my very delicate skin. I always have like extremely soft skin, which is the most important factor of body scrubs. I would definitely recommend this body scrub to you all.

Zoella Wonder Hand Moisturising Hand Cream (90ml for £5.50)

I know £5.50 seems like such a high price for such a small amount, but I would have to honestly have to say that this product is worth what you pay for it. I love hand creams as I get naturally dry skin on my hands, so I have been dying to buy and use this product for months. The cream is extremely moisturising which means you have to use only a tiny amount (otherwise your hands get sticky). I love the perfume scent that it has - it makes it a lot different to other hand creams I have used which have had fruity scents or been unscented. This product has worked wonders for my skin (as the name suggests that it would do) and I would definitely suggest that you go and buy this product for yourself.

Zoella Lace Collar Purse (£6)

Everyone who knows me knows that I have tons of makeup bags yet I only use one (also a Zoella one) and so they asked me ‘Why on earth are you buying another one?’. That is easy to answer. First, I wanted to take advantage of the 3 for 2 offer and because I have showers rather than baths (and already own more shower gels than I can count on one hand) then I was very limited to what else I could choose. So this brings me to my second reason - just look how cute it is! It’s also reasonably small, meaning it is the perfect size for me to fit in my handbag when I go out and want to take makeup with me. I just love this little purse/makeup bag and would highly recommend it to all of you.

GOSH Velvet Touch Lip Liner Angel Kiss (£4.99)

I’m not usually the sort of person that uses lip liners, but for some unknown reason I decided I wanted to try one out. This lip liner is a nude colour, hence why I bought it as I usually go for nude tones when it comes to my lipstick. I only applied a little as I wasn’t too sure if it would suit me at first, so I wanted to leave it looking subtle. It was effective and I will definitely be using this product again. And maybe I’ll even venture into buying different coloured ones in the future.

Rimmel London 60 Seconds Super Shine by Rita Ora (£2.99 each)

I bought the shades ‘Bestival Blue’ and ‘Rain Rain Go Away’ of this nail polish - the first being a lovely blue shade, and the latter being a nude shade. I haven’t actually tried these yet, but I bought a few of these for my friend for her birthday and she said they’re great. I love nail polishes A LOT (as you all know I own a lot of Essence nail polishes) and so I am really excited about trying these and creating different looks and matching them with various outfits.

Superdrug Bronzing Brush (£2.99)

Another brush to add to my collection. I don’t like paying loads for my brushes as I find that cheaper ones (especially ones from Wilko) are just as good quality. I knew that this brush would be good quality if it was created by Superdrug, and I was not wrong. It is a smaller brush than a lot of other bronzer brushes you can get, but I feel like it is the perfect size for more control over the bronzer. I used to use a powder brush for my bronzer before as I haven’t used powder until just recently, so it’s nice to use a brush with the product it was designed for.

Rimmel London Stay Matte Pressed Powder Transparent (£3.99)

I have never really used powder before, but I saw so many people raving about it how using powder is so good, so I thought I would give it a try. I chose this one because, as I was ordering online, I didn’t know what shade I would need so I thought the transparent one would be safest. This is a brilliant powder. It is really easy to apply and, as the name suggests, it creates a matte look so it is great if you get a shiny face. I now use this product basically religiously everyday.

GOSH Roll On Eye Primer & Refresh (£7.99)

I have never used an eye primer before, but started to have problems with my eyeshadow not lasting as long as I wished it would, so I decided to buy this primer. I have heard good things about this brand, and so I thought this would be a brilliant product. And it really is a great product. It is lovely to apply, firming the eyelids and helping the eyeshadows to have a longer staying time.

I also received a free ‘#NoFilterNeeded’ make-up bag in pink (meaning I have both the pink and the blue now). I honestly do not know what I will use this for as I now have too many make-up bags and not enough make-up. Maybe another haul will sort out this problem out!

I hope you all enjoyed this post and I hope to be bringing you another haul post soon!

Thank you!