Oh Superdrug, I love you....

I am sure I'm not the only person who goes into Superdrug or Boots for a browse and comes out with loads! I went in for a nail buffer, came out with 2 and some other things!

The QVS 3 way buffer was actually a repurchase, I have one at home in Scotland that is a different pattern. Its so annoying, most of my things are still at home, so I never have the things I need here! Anyway, I like this buffer, it has 3 sides, for buffing and polishing, and the chunky size makes it easy to use. Pretty cheap at £2.99 too.

I then got another buffer, a Revlon crazy shine. I have seen this a few times, and the promise of 400% times shinier nails was hard to resist! The buffer has a rougher side to smooth with, and then the white shining side. It does make them really shiny, it looks like I have clear polish on. Like all buffers, overuse can weaken nails, so this needs to be an occasional treat for when my nails look really rough! This was also £2.99.

I picked up another few random things that had caught my eye, the new ladies Lynx for £2.95, some lovely mango and papaya shower gel for £2.05 and 1 minute manicure scrub for 49p. I am testing these products and will review soon.

Do you go into shops for one thing and come out with a bag full?

I went shopping!

Again, I am sorry for my prolonged absence. I think I need to accept I can't do everything, and my final year of uni needs to come first. I am feeling a little snowed under with my dissertation, 12,000 words! As I am studying Nursing, I chose to do my dissertation on Eczema, specifically looking at if eczema patients health needs are being met, and the nurses role in this. I know some of you have eczema, so any opinions or experiences about this would be greatly appreciated, annapinkpompoms@gmail.com, if you are so inclined.

Anyway, I did manage to sneak in some cheeky shopping trips, this one being in Boots and Superdrug, when I had a little time to spare between uni and a meeting. Does anyone else do that? Just pop in to Boots for a browse, and come out with loads. (I suspect the answer is yes, this is why we are beauty bloggers).

Nothing too excessive, as there was a 3 for 2 on 17. You may notice most of the things I buy are in some kind of offer, I think this is how I justify it. I realise this makes no sense, as it means I buy more to get the offer. Ah well. The sleek blush and vaseline were full price, but I wanted to try them both as they were new, another terrible trap I have fallen into since blogging.

 The sleek blush is in pomegranate. I know everyone has been talking about rose gold, and how lovely it is, but they were sold out when I was in. Just means I can buy another. This was £3.99, but if you join Sleeks facebook page they are giving out a 50% off code this thursday.

The vaseline with cocoa butter is the latest addition to their lip therapy range. Its odd, I have at least 3 tins already (orginal, rose and aloe), which I don't even really like, yet I couldn't resist this! I love the smell of cocoa butter, and although this is a little artificial, it is still nice. I think it feels nicer on the lips than the other kinds too. It cost £1.89.

From the 17 range I got eyeshadows in statuesque (left) and gold emerald. The blush is plum puff. I find myself buying more 17 these days, I think they have really upped their game. The eyeshadows and blusher were £3.49  each, but like I said, 3 for 2.

(L-R Sleek Pomegranate, 17 Plum Puff, 17 statuesque, 17 gold emerald)

Sorry about the terrible swatches, I never seem to get home before its dark these days. This is no way does the sleek blush any justice. Its a deep colour, with just the right amount of shimmer. I have been loving wearing this. The 17 blush isn't as exciting, but will be good for a toned down look. I love the 17 statuesque, its a lovely creamy metallic browny bronze. I am a little disappointed with gold emerald. I wanted a nice gold for the festive season, but its not very pigmented or as metallic.

Can you recommend a good bargain gold eyeshadow?
What have you been buying recently?


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Models Own Haul

Like many in the beauty blogging world, when Models Own announced a 50% off sale, I was powerless to resist! The only Models Own products I had tried before this were the blushers, which I reviewed here. Having loved these, I thought I would try a few more products.

I got the other blusher in the range, this one is Peach, normal price £5. I had heard good things about the nail polishes, so I got Lili's Pink, Silver Spangles and Lilac Dream. The normal price of these is also £5.

I had a quick swatch of these when I got them, and was impressed. They go on easily and the colours are lovely. In retrospect, the silver spangles maybe wasn't the best purchase as I probably won't use it much, but it will be fun when I do! I am sure NOTD's featuring these polishes will make an appearance soon.

I also ordered the eyeshadow brush set, which contains an angled, a blending and a shading brush. Normal price of this is £7 for the set, or £3 each. I seem to keep buying eye brushes, but i'm not getting any better at using them!

(L-R, blending, shading, angled)

I haven't actually used these, but they feel nice and soft. I will keep you updated as I use them.

So overall, I got £27 worth of stuff for £13.50, so I'm happy! This sale was advertised on facebook and twitter, and alot of companies seem to be doing this, so its worth following them so you can get the bargains!

Did you get anything in the Models Own sale?


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Avon calling, part 2

Told you there would be more Avon posts! This is my second, slightly smaller order. I hope that it will be helpful for you to see my purchases, as I think we are all a bit nervous of ordering things we have never seen properly. It can be a bit hit and miss, as you will see.

I got almond and milk body lotion, which was a free gift from my lovely rep for spending over £30, (my mum helped out with this!) This smells absolutely amazing, a great gift. Then we have Aloha liquid soap, which was £1 as I spent over £10. This smells ok, and I am sure will work perfectly well as a soap, not much else to say about it! Again, couldn't resist a wee treat for my feet, and got the cherry ice exfoliating scrub for £1.80. This actually smells alot better than the spray I got last time. Just need to find a moment to give myself a pedicure. This Dry Skin SOS cream is for my boyfriend, he has eczema and really dry skin, so is always on the lookout for something to help that. Let me know if you would like an update, maybe I can persuade him to do a review!

I ordered the clearskin blemish clearing blemish stick (bit of a mouthful) which is the slight miss I was talking about. From the catalogue I thought it was one of those sticks that you can apply to a blemish to help clear it up. Which I guess it is, but its also a concealer. I think this is where Avon sometimes falls short, the items in the catalogue don't always have the best descriptions.Its actually an ok colour, and has a kind of medicated smell, so hopefully will do some good.

This cost £1.75, so i'll give it a go and see how I get on. The packaging did amuse me a bit-

Skin coloured? Is there such a colour? Surely they understand there are many different skin colours?

I also ordered a couple of make up products, surprise surprise!

These are the Illuminating face pearls which were £5.00, and a glimmerstick brow definer in Blonde. I am a bit unsure of this, but I am going to do a full post about my eyebrow crayon dilemmas!

Katie T always puts in a good few samples for me to try, as she knows what I'm like. I got a few perfume samples, including the Reese Witherspoon one that I requested, some skincare samples and these cute lipsticks-

How adorable are they? So teeny tiny, and ideal for travelling.

I have to say, I am loving getting the Avon catalogue every few weeks, I can spend ages trawling through it looking for bargains. I am not sure my purse is so happy though!

Let me know if you would like any reviews, or have any Avon recommendations!


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Avon calling!

I was very excited when one of my best friends, Katie T, told me that she was becoming an Avon rep! I have always liked Avon stuff, its good quality, and there are some great offers in the brochure. You may see a few posts like this in the future!

The thing I was most excited to get was the frizz control Lotus Shield.

This is a lightweight serum, which claims to smooth and tame, and provide a barrier against humid weather. As we get alot of damp weather up here in Scotland, this could be a lifesaver! I have had a go already, and am liking it so far. I will give it a proper review after a few weeks use. This was £5 on offer, usual price £7.

The other things I got were facial suncream for £4, which is alot cheaper than other brands I have seen. Its spf 30, so should protect my pale skin. It is also anti-ageing, bonus!

I got a spa headband for £1.50, which will be good for when I use face masks and the like.

I got a couple of foot products, as I don't know about you, but summer comes around, and my feet start to look horrible, all hard, cracked, and generally eww.  I got footworks pedi peel pads, which were £2.15, and are basically pads that you rub over your heels, and they provide intensive moisturisation. They did seem to make my feet feel softer, but my quest for something to properly sort them out continues! I also got footworks cooling foot spray,in cherry, for £2.25. This will be great after a long day on my feet on placement. The smell is pretty fake, but it feels nice and cooling.

Sometimes I suffer from a dry, itchy and flaky scalp, so I got the advance techniques scalp treatment for £2.70. I have yet to try this, but hope it will help when I get a flare up.

The final product I got was a glimmer stick, which was £2 as I had already spent over £10 in the brochure.

I got this in starry night blue, which is a dark navy kind of shade. I can't say it seems that glimmery to me! Its one of the eye pencils that winds up-

All in all, very pleased with my Avon haul! I am putting in another order tomorrow, so you will get to see that in a few weeks.

I have a few questions for you ladies about Avon-
Any product recommendations?
Anyone been an Avon rep and have any tips for Katie?
Anyone know of a good smudgeproof mascara from Avon? (customer question Katie got)
Thanks!


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I love Poundland!

Yes Ladies, its true! Being a poor student, i'm always on the lookout for a bargain. Poundland has some really good deals, lots of brand names, for just, thats right, a pound! Now I didn't buy all this at once, this is a few months worth of purchases, as it is hit and miss, they have different things in all the time. They have brand name make up, which you need to have a wee sort through, but can get some good bits.

As you can see, there are some good bargains to be had! All of the above were a pound each, except the revlon lipglosses which were 2 for a pound.  So we have Revlon skinlights touch-pad makeup (more about that below), almay blush in a peachy shade, vital radiance blush, Revlon diamond lust eyeshadow, which is nicely shimmery for the summer, Rimmel metallic cream shadow, which isn't great on it own, but works well under the revlon shadow. Then its the 2 revlon lipglosses, which come with a tiny lip brush that doubles as the clasp!I am particularly happy with the vital radiance brushes, I got a brow brush and a concealer brush.

I will probably not use the brow brush for its intended purpose, but will use for eyeshadows and the like. I like the fact that the concealer brush is nice and little, for exact application! The Revlon skinlights touch-pad makeup I just thought i'd try out, it doesn't have a shade or anything.

As you can see, it looks a bit strange, its a liquid foundation, which is contained in a foamy pad. I just press down with my fingers, and apply. Its quite light, and shimmery, and I actually really like it for summer. I even went back for a back up. All the make up comes in a purple packet, so this is what you need to look out for-

It says famous brands, and they are usually hanging up so you need to have a good sort through. I also got a few other goodies-

I have seen a few different Sally Hansen products in there, I think some of them are ones we don't get here. I got a moisturising cuticle remover, as I'm a little fanatical about removing cuticles. I also got a pack of exfoliating and cleansing sponges, 2 pairs of lashes, and a little nail art set, just to have a play about with. I had read elsewhere that the lashes were good, so I got a couple of pairs to practice applying with, as I don't have much experience. I cut the top of the pack off to store them.

I got a plain pair, and a blingy pair. They even come with glue, which probably won't be the best, but we'll see. I am realising this post has gone on for ages, but I have one last wee bargain!

Now i'm sure you have probably seen these before, as alot of bloggers have them. My local store only just got them back in, so I was very excited about this, and bought quite a few! They are pretty small, but as my collection is rapidly outgrowing my pretty wh smith cupcake drawers, there are ideal until I sort out a better solution.

So I hope you enjoyed my bargains, and please let me know of any you have found!

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Pink goodies!

So this week has been a bit annoying, I got called for jury duty, had to go to the court on monday. I didn't get picked, but have had to call back every night to see if I have to go in the next day. I have to go back tomorrow, and might be picked. Its especially annoying as its my boyfriends birthday on friday, and I wanted to go up and get things ready. Ah well! Its also been all rainy, and thundery. The summer clothes are away, the winter ones are back.

Anyway, after I finally got away from the court on monday, I went for a wee look round the shop to cheer myself up. As you may have guessed from my blog title, I love pink, and just so happened to buy a few pink items!

As you can see, I also got some sale bargains! In HMV I got the first Sex and the City movie for £3, which my mum is most excited about seeing again. I also got some pink headphones for my ipod, as I seem to  break them fairly regularly as I just chuck them in my bag. I always look out for sale headphones, and then I have a spare!

I got this cute cupcake necklace in the Accesorize sale, for £3. Please excuse the bad photo, it is actually a gold colour, and the bit hanging from the U is a diamanté. I love cupcakes, so couldn't resist this! There were lots of things in the sale there, so its worth a look.

The other thing I got was these beauties from Topshop. They are mini straighteners, which come in their own little pouch. They cost £10, but with my student discount, £9. They really are tiny!

Here is a size comparison! Now, they may be tiny, but they are powerful! They heat to 210 degrees, and quickly too. They might not suit people with hair that needs intensive straightening, but for my hair, which is quite thick but fairly straight, they work well. They are ideal for straightening your fringe, and can also create little curls!

This is the little case they come in, which has a heat resistant lining. This is great I think, as you can use them, and then pack them right away if you want. The plug comes apart to convert into a European plug, you just unscrew a bit, but I haven't tried this out yet.

These straighteners come in a few different colours, I saw red spotty ones in store, and online they have white and black ones. You can also get mini hairdryers, which were in a case about the same size, and mini curling tongs which were a bit bigger. I think these are great for holidays and things, and I spose even touch ups on the go, if you can find a plug! I'll probably take them with my to my boyfriends, save lugging my bigger ones.

Hope you enjoyed all my pink goodies

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Tiny holiday cosmetic haul, and a wee accident...

So, I went into Superdrug today to get my eeny weeny holiday cosmetics, which was fine and dandy. Then, I got lured over to the make up aisle, and just HAD to make a few purchases. My bad.
So lets have a look-

Yay! Aren't they so cute? I put on my Primark sunnies for a size guide. So I got Simple facewash, toner, eye make up remover and moisturiser. Its been years since I last tried simple, but i'm sure it will be fine. I think i'll leave these up at my boyfriends after, save on carting things up there every weekend. I then got Charles Worthington brilliant shine shampoo and conditioner, which I have used before and do like, but seem only to ever buy it in the mini takeaway bottles. If there is some left in these after then they are handy for after swimming and gymming! I also got a mini deodorant, and couldn't resist the tiny cocoa butter.This will be good if I get a bit too much sun again! I already had the Soap and Glory clean on me, from a present, so that was ideal. Its my favourite shower gel, it smells great and leaves my skin soft. Infact, I love all soap and glory, but thats going to be a post of its own! I also got toothpaste which is boring,and still need to get some suncream. I think I will have to much liquids, but I have already planned to get my boyfriend to take some of mine. He doesn't know this yet! This is our first holiday together, I'm so excited!

So that was fine, got all the bits I needed, but did I go to the checkout? No, of course not! Off I toddled to the make up aisle, and came out with this haul-

Woops! To be fair though, they were all cheapies, or on offer. I got an MUA bronzer (£1), to give it a try, in shade 1. It is fairly shimmery, but I suppose thats ok for summer if I don't go overboard. I also got an MUA lipstick in shade 12(£1), which also has a bit of a shimmer, which I'm not sure I like. It seems a little teenage I think, but I'll give it a go and see how I get on. I then got the 2true cheek 'n' lip tint, in blush pink(£1.95). Now, this looks really scary when first applied, but blends in quite well. I think its something I'll need to have a play around with.

Lastly, I got two Rimmel 3in1 powder blushes. These were on offer, down from £4.99 to £2.99. They come in 4 shades, one for each season. These ones are Winter Glow (above right) and Spring Flower(above left). However, I have a slight confession to make, I actually already have the summer and autumn ones, as I got them in the Boots 3 for 2. I really like them, as they have nice colours that can be used seperately, or look great all blended. I'm going to do a review on these once i've given them all a go. I know, not even in the right seasons, how daring!

Right, this seems to have gone on for long enough! I have been really thinking lately about interesting posts I can do, and have started a wee notebook for ideas. I'll try do another one before I head off to Paris.

Bye for now, Anna x