Bargain Lashes

You all know I love a bargain, and this one is too good to keep to myself.

Yup, the Kiss lashes with applicator strings, for only 79p! I got these in my favourite bargain shop (maybe just favourite shop) Home Bargains! (I had seen these on a few other blogs so went hunting). I don't think its been that long since these were first released, so this is a good saving as they would usually be around £6. I got four different pairs:

These were all the kinds they had (I may have gone to 2 different stores), and I think its a good selection. Some natural and some a bit more out there! The lashes don't come with glue, but thats no biggie. I haven't tried them yet, but am interested to see if the string helps.

Have you got any good bargains to recommend?

Peacock NOTD

Thought I'd show you this NOTD from a while back, its Peacock by 17. Now, I'm really not sure about peacocks. I have a vivid memory from my childhood of being at a wildlife park, and getting a massive fright when a peacock pinged its tail out. Pretty sure I cried, and now I just don't trust them. Can't argue about their beauty though, and the lovely colours in their tail feathers. This colour is a beaut too, it reminds me more of the sea though.

 As with most 17 polishes it applied well and lasted a good few days. Overall a lovely bright colour for spring and summer. Apologies for my scaly hands, in my line of work there is a lot of hand washing, and if I'm not rigorous with he hand cream my hands end up like this.

What is your take on peacocks? Scary or awesome?

Make-shift make-up storage

Since my move into the nursing accommodation at my new hospital, the small amount of make-up I have has been living in a make up bag. This upsets me as I can't seen what I have, and I am still pining for my lovely WH Smith cupcake drawers full of lovelies at home. So, I am thrilled with the solution I have come up with.

Isn't it great? I have very little shelf room here, so this is ideal. I can see everything, and get at it easily.

Its actually a jewellery organiser from Primark, which I have stupidly forgotten the price of, but it was defo less than £5. I bought it planning just to keep random stuff in it, but when I got it home I came up with the genius idea of putting my make up in it.

Excuse the cheeky vino, its waiting there till I get some pals!
It has a hook on the top so you could hang it in a wardrobe, or on a door, but I have hung it from my shelf, and it fits perfectly in the space behind my telly. There are different sized pockets, and the biggest ones take my MUA palettes and brushes perfectly, and the smaller ones are ideal for eyeshadows, blushes and lipsticks. It is double sided, but I have only used this side.

Have you come up with any ingenious storage solutions for small spaces?

Feeling Fruity

My wee brother always says I am a marketer's dream, always falling for the latest fad. I can't really argue with that, and here is another example, the enticing treats hanging about by the tills in H&M. I was in buying a few bits of clothing for my trip to Paris this month, as I have realised I barely have anything down here. Anyway, I made my way to the till, happy with my choices, and there calling my name were these adorable little fruit lipglosses!

There was another one, a cherry, but it smelt really false and just didn't appeal to me. The apple and orange smell lovely though. Although they are called lipglosses I would say they are definitely lip balms.

In terms of flavour, they both smell great, but the apple one transfers more of a flavour onto the lips. They aren't the most moisturising balms ever, so wouldn't deal with a major chappage situation. They are so cute though, I can forgive that, and it just means you need to get  to show them off more often when you re-apply.

They were a wee bargain at £1.99 each.

Do you fall for at the till goodies?