Boots Haul

A Little Shopping...

Hi, my name is Nicole and I am a shopaholic.  The other day I went into Boots to buy a miniature shower gel to take to the gym and I came away with a few more items than planned; although I did buy the intended item (which doesn't always happen!).

 I have bought True Match foundation before in a darker shade when I had a tan from holiday last year and it was a nice enough foundation.  This shade is a little light for me at the moment as I have a slight bit of colour but I have my Channel Bronze Universal to warm it up.

The other L'Oreal product is a 7 in 1 nail repair.  I have a Sally Hansen one and a Boots own brand - neither of which I love so I'm hoping this will do my nails some good.

L'Oreal (shock horror) have brought out a range of eyeliners, each which create a thin, medium or thick line.  I have one from the medium range which is a gel cream liner.  I will do a review on it, but so far I don't like it :(

Lastly is a major disappointment.  I swatched a couple of Rimmels coral lipsticks and found one I thought was a good doupe for one of my favourite shades at the moment (post to come), however when I picked up one to buy I went for the one I didn't like!!  I should really pay attention more!  I will do a post on it but it wont be a happy one haha!  It's shade 600 soft coral for reference.

 I am a sucker for gold shiny things!  Hence the Ted Baker eyelash curlers.  In my defence I have been needing new ones for ages.  So far they work pretty well but I have only used them a couple of times.

I have owned Ecotools brushes before and they were very good!  I had no reason to buy these other than they looked lovely, were a handy travel size (for the gym, my go to excuse haha) and my past experience with them.  I haven't tried them yet but they feel SO soft it's crazy.

Next up is a naughty impulse buy (surprise, surprise).  On my way to the till they had this little box of temptation en route.  It is a sample size of coralista and sun beam - I'm not an avid fan of Benefit (how dare she?!) but I have had my eye on these for a while and I will try to get a review up once I have tested them out for a while.

What I will say about these just now it that the packaging for the blush does not feel travel friendly.  It is in a very flimsy feeling plastic case - can't see it standing up well.

What was your last spree?

Nic xx

5 Bad Beauty Habits

Bad Beauty Habits (or lack of)

I would like to think that my love of beauty would mean I follow all the steps before, during and after when applying make up, tan or whatever it may be.  However that isn't the case.  I would like to say it is just because I have a busy life but sometimes I'm just plain lazy about things - so here are my top 5 worst beauty habits.

1. Removing make up before bed

Uh-oh!  The worst sin of all and I'm guilty as charged.  Usually by the time I get to bed albeit after work or just after running around after the family I just can't be bothered!  If I suffered from bad skin because of it I would definitely do it but thankfully I do not!  All that being said - you should do it (and I do go through phases or trying to do it but I always go back to bad habits).

2. Moisturising 

I own LOADS of moisturisers and I love Palmers Cocoa Butter - it does the job wonderfully but I do not have time to do it twice a day...I do try my best to do it, just skip a few most days haha.

3. Primer

Now I know not everyone needs primer for the face but most people use it on their eyes.  I however can spend ages on my eye make up and then realise I didn't put it on.  I always intend to use it but sometimes I'm too busy thinking of what look I'll do that I jump straight in without it.

4. Picking at my nails

That sounds horrible but you know what I mean right?  I have never been a nail biter but if my nail gets snagged or breaks I'll pick at it instead of getting the nail file out - no wonder I've never had long nails.

5. Eyebrow maintenance

If I'm honest I wish I never started doing anything to my eyebrows.  Having to pluck them and even fill them in just bores me these days.  Sadly I think it's one of those things that if you start you can't stop.  If i ever go without make up to my sisters, see wont mention anything but "wow you should really put your eyebrows on".  I try and leave not doing y eyebrows for as long as I can if I'm honest and then it's a hurried job when I do do them.  Don't get me wrong, I love how they look when they are done - it's just time consuming. 

Now some of these may make me sound a little lazy but they are things I don't do so I can spend longer on other beauty things - making my face look human haha.

What are your bad beauty habits?

Nic x