Bargain Enrapture Hairstylers

Just a quick post to let you all know that I stumbled upon a bargain! Enrapture hairstylers are reduced at Argos just now. You can get the heated rollers for £39.99, the totem styler for £29.99 and the waver tong for £29.98.

This is quite a saving, as they all normally retail around £75. As you can see, I got the rollers and the totem styler. I am not sure how long they are reduced for, so I would get in quick. They are not available for delivery, but I got them both at my local store no bother. These would be great Christmas lists. I will review them both once I have had a play about with them.

Have you tried any of the enrapture stylers?

Cath Kidston Purses

 Look at my pretties! I have been a fan of Cath Kidston for years now, before she was 'cool', ha! I have wanted one of her purses for ages, and last month the time came to treat myself. I went for the Trailing Ditzy folded zip wallet, which was £26. When I started transferring all my cards over from my old Primark number, I discovered that I had so many cards that they wouldn't all fit without the purse being super fat. So, I got Kensington Rose pocket pure for £4.50, to hold the cards I don't use so much.

The purse does have quite a few card slots, so most people will manage ok! I have kept my bank cards, and ID and things in the main purse, for easy access.

There is a double coin section, and a section for notes, so plenty room for all your cash.

The coin pure is just a simple little purse, which fits cards perfectly. It would also be perfect for a night out when you only need money, cash card and ID!

Do you like Cath Kidston?

Nailing it! - Fimo slices

A while back I went a bit mad on ebay buying nail art supplies. You can get some really cheap nail art goodies on there, usually from Hong Kong or China. At first I was a bit unsure of buying things from so far away, but so far I have had no bother at all. So, I thought I would start a bit of a series showing you the nail art supplies I have bought, and where I got them from. I have noticed lately there are more nail art goodies available on the high street, but they are usually pretty expensive, so ebay is a much better option. First up, Fimo slices! These can instantly make a manicure look amazing, and are so simple to use.

Instead of buying pre-sliced fimo, it is much cheaper to buy a big bundle of fimo canes and chop them yourself. I got mine from this seller, for a very reasonable £3.55 for 100 including postage. As they are coming from Hong Kong they take a couple of weeks to come, but thats no real biggie considering the bargain. As I am a geek, I bought a storage jar with different layers and divided the canes up according to type.

First up, animals. There are little Hello Kitty lookalikes (which I love), bunnies, chicks (ideal for easter) and are they pandas?

 Next, probably the most popular fimo designs, fruit. For some reason I divided the fruits into citrus and soft fruits, super geek! These slices make really fun manicures, ideal for summer holidays.

 Lastly, butterflies and flowers, always pretty!

You also get this slightly scary looking blade with the bundle to chop up the canes. It can be a bit tricky getting the slices thin enough, but practice makes perfect. Obviously you need to be really careful with this, as you ain't going to have nice nail art with no fingers left!

Ordering bundles of canes can be a bit of a gamble, as the pics on ebay are only an example, and you get a random selection. So if you want something in particular you are probably better ordering the actual ones you want, which does work out a bit pricier, but still not much.

Have you tried fimo slices?
Would you like to see some fimo NOTD?

MUA Bargains

I know, I know, its been forever since I last blogged. I have been finding it hard settling into my first job as a Staff Nurse, especially so far away from home. My life seems to consist only of work and travelling back to Scotland. Doesn't leave much time for anything else. I have missed blogging loads though, but decided to take a break until things were a bit calmer. After yet another 8 hour train journey the other day I popped into Superdrug for some MUA treats.

There was a special offer on, if you spent £8 on MUA you got the immaculate collection palette for free. Not bad! I got a few products I have had my eye on for a while, seemed a good time to!

 First up I got a couple of the Alexandra Burke Lip Boom's. These are lipstick and lipgloss combined, which they say gives 4 looks in 1. You can have lipstick alone, lipstick with the lipgloss all over, lipgloss alone, or lipstick with just a highlight of lipgloss. At £3 each these are pretty good value.

 I got these in Bring It and Doin Good. They both have pretty shimmery lip glosses to go with them. Bring it is quite vibrant and a bit out of my comfort zone, but i'll give it a go!

I got another lip product, a lip balm in the shade Hot Lips. This is from the Love Hearts collection, which has a few more lip balms and some nail polishes in it. This lip balm has a lovely cocoa butter type fragrance and leaves a nice subtle tint to the lips. Another bargain at £2.

The free palette looks great. I love the MUA single eyeshadows, and have a few of the smaller palettes. This palette has a good selection of colours, with a mix of matte and shimmers. This would be ideal as a gift, or for taking away on holiday. My only concern is that the palette itself doesn't feel that strong and i'd be worried it broke in transit. The immaculate collection would normally cost £8, so really not bad for free. I think the offer is still on in Superdrug, and its definitely still available on the MUA website today.

I really like MUA, they have some great products for really affordable prices. There have been some pretty exciting updates on their facebook page lately, they have cream blushes, bronzers and nail constellations (like a certain famous fish egg type manicure!), all released towards the end of September.

Do you like MUA?
What is your favourite product?

Montagne Jeunesse Skin Heroes

Whenever I think of face masks, I think of Montagne Jeunesse. Their cheery little sachets are ideal for a easy pampering evening or as an extra wee gift for a friend. They have released a new range of skin care products called Skin Heroes, which I have been sent to review for you.

The Skin Heroes range is designed for problem skin such as break outs, shine, dry skin, and blackheads. As I can unfortunately put my hand up to most of those conditions, this range is ideal for me. The range is made from natural ingredients, and is suitable for vegetarians. The range is available now in ASDA, as well as on the Montagne Jeunesse website- here. The range contains four different masks, which also have a separate gel for after, and nose strips.

The first product I have tried is the De-Clog Pores nose strips, something which is a bit different to their usual face masks.

 
You get three pore strips in the packet, which are sealed in separate packets.

I found that the strip was a little small to cover my whole nose, maybe this means I have a huge nose! I left the strip on for about 20 mins (while I played wii Lego Pirates of the Caribbean- Geek Alert!). When I peeled it off there was a fair amount of gunk removed, but I would have liked more to have come out. I do get a weird satisfaction from seeing all the gunk!  I would say they are comparable to most other pore strips I have tried though. For the price (£1.49 on website) I think they are good value.

I will post more reviews of the masks as I try them.

Have you tried any Montagne Jeunesse products?



Disclaimer: This product was a PR sample, but this did not affect my review in any way.

LA Colors

The other week I went to Westfield Stratford City with my friend Rachael. It really is massive, with so many shops, a great food court, and you can get a glimpse of the Olympic stadium. The one shop I really wanted to go to was Beauty Base, as I had read about the amazing selection of LA Colors polishes. This isn't a brand I have used before, but have read good things, and at 99p per full sized bottle, and £2.99 per mini set, who was I to resist?

I got three mini sets, two glitter and one brights. I am such a sucker for glitter polishes, and now I have plenty of colours to choose from. I also really like mini polishes as I have so many polishes that there is little chance that I would actually use up a full size.

This glitter is my favourite of the bunch, and I can't wait to use it over a purple polish.

This is the only full sized polish I got, an almost neon pink. It doesn't come out so bright on the nail though, but will be lovely on my toes for summer.

I also picked up a nail hardener to try and help my poor splitting nails. I then got these nail polish remover pads in strawberry and peach. They do smell nice, and worked well, but were quite greasy which I don't like.

Look out for lots of LA Colors NOTD in future!

Have you tried LA Colors?

17 BB All in One Magic Makeup

All of a sudden BB creams, or Blemish Balms burst onto the beauty scene in Britain. Originating from Asia, these miracle products are supposed to treat all manner of skin problems, such as blemishes and shine, as well as providing moisture and sun protection. Now, I am sure most of the British versions don't really do all the things the original potions do, but I was still excited to give them a go. I have bought two, this 17 one, and the Garnier one. This is my favourite of the two. This balm claims to even skintone, cover imperfections, and give a flawless finish with oil control and sun protection.

Being a super pale Scottish girl, I went for the light option. The shade is perfect for me, and doesn't give me the orange face paranoia I can get from some foundations and tinted moisturiser. It applies well, it is not as thick as a foundation, but has more substance than a tinted moisturiser.

Before

 After

Stupid posing faces aside, I love it! The coverage it gives is ideal for me day to day, as I don't really like the heavy feel of foundation. It covers any redness and small blemishes, and is really quick and easy to apply. I gives my oily skin a nice matte look when set with powder. I didn't really like the Garnier one when I first tried it, and its really been ignored now in favour of the 17 offering. I will try to give it another go and report back! 

17 BB cream is available in Boots for a very reasonable £6.99.

What BB creams have you tried?                                                                                  

Hiya Sephora!

While on holiday in Paris recently I had to check out the beauty Mecca that is Sephora. What kind of blogger would I be if I didn't? Lack of funds and hand luggage only flights meant I couldn't really buy much though. I ended up looking in two different stores, and they both had a great range of things, but I think most brands were more expensive than we would pay here. Their own brand things looked nice, but again were pretty pricey. I ended up buying this gadget-

Its a nail protector, to help you paint nails without getting the polish all over your skin. The lovely assistant also put in a couple of samples of Korean BB cream, which I am looking forward to trying. The gadget has 2 sides, 1 for fingers-

and 1 for toes:

(Sorry, I know toes creep some people out) I haven't actually used this for a full manicure yet, on account of being back at work and in the no polish zone! I am pretty bad at polishing my nails, so anything that can help and speed up the clean up process is a good thing in my book!

Have you been to Sephora?