HAUL | I love presents

Hello, hello, hello!

It may sound a bit silly but I'm really excited to be back blogging. I have so much I wanna say and do with my blog, it's now just about finding the right words and time to do it.

I want to start including more life stuff on here. Like advice blogs, not specifically beauty related, but more about things I have had personal experience with and would like to share my thoughts and feelings on. But until then let's kick it into high gear and get on with the post.

FASHION: Wishlist #1

Hey guys and dolls,

1. Black Woven Cross Body Bag (River Island) - £18

2. Black Quilted Chain Strap Bag (River Island) - £28

3. Blue Figure of 8 maxi dress (Evans) - £45

4. Ella Black Embellished Toe Post Sandal (Evans)- £29.50

5. Filigree Leaf Drop Earrings (Forever 21) - £2

LATE July Favourites

Hey dolls,

I think this is my first ever favourites post, I randomly felt like doing one. So here goes nothing.

I've only got a few items to show. but hopefully you see something that tickles your fancy and may go out and try. I will post a link to the original post of each item where applicable. Might give you the opportunity to see posts of mine that you've missed :)

 Christian Lacroix Rouge EDP - £11.99

I've been wearing this perfume a lot recently. It's great for the daytime and evening.

Argan oil - £5.99

I jumped on the Argan oil train last year and haven't gotten off. This stuff is so good for your hair.

Garnier Moisture Match -Goodbye Dry 50ml

£5.99

This is such a good facial moisturiser and I luckily haven't had any bad reactions to it. Like I tend to with quite a few moisturisers cos I have really sensitive skin.

 Finella bag - £9.99

I haven't spoken about this handbag on my blog yet. Its a new purchase from Avon and I LOVE IT! Its the perfect sized handbag and I've been wanting a tan bag for a while now. Unfortunately I got this bag in the clearance sale so its not available anymore.

Sleek Au Naturel palette - £6.49

This has been my go to palette for make up. I've been using it to create a daytime smokey eye with a bold red lip.

Ladies Shaded Scarf - £3
Another purchase that I haven't mentioned on my blog, I got this the same time as the Finella bag I mentioned. I have been a bit obsessed with scarves recently, I did a post on that here.

Barry M Gelly hi shine nail paints - £3.99

I have been obsessed with these polishes as of late. And 9 out of 10 times I've chosen one of these polishes to paint my nails with in the last month or so.

Tibu earring and necklace set - £3.50

I'm not sure if this set is still available, but I've been wearing this set every time I've gone somewhere. Its just so cute and I feel all sorts of sophisticated when I wear them. They dress up any outfit.

Rimmel apocalips lip lacquer in Big Bang - £6

I LOVE THIS!!!!!! I havent worn anything else on my lips for ages. Its like the perfect red. Its not matte but its not shiny either, its that happy medium.

Avon spectra lash - £10

My go to mascara, it makes my lashes so long and full. I have so many mascaras that I had forgotten about this one. But on a whim I picked it up and remembered just why I'd bought it. Such a good purchase. I never reviewed this product when I got it, so I will do a mini one now.

"Three lash looks in one tube. Twist up to customise you level of volume. Clump-proof and flake-proof" 

I always use it on the 3rd setting cos I'm all about the full lashes. But I love the fact that you have the 3 different settings to suit any mood/look you're going for. On the 3rd setting a lot of mascara can come out on the wand, I usually just scrape it off and carry on with my application.

Sonya 

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*all products mentioned were purchased by me with my own money, everything is my own view and I have not been paid to do this post*

Avon C12

Hey dolls,

Just a little haul from Avon, this one turned up a little earlier than expected due to an error with my order online, which I am not complaining about cos its here over a week early :) *does happy dance*

 So here is what I got...

 Dramatic Beauty Bonus - 

Free (worth £20) when you bought 2 or more selected items. I got this mainly for the cosmetics bag, yes I know another one to add to the collection.

In the set you get:

• ANEW Genics Treatment Concentrate trial size (which I wont be using)
• Black and purple cosmetics bag
• Nailwear pro+ in Plum Seduction
• Ultra Colour Rich lipstick shimmer in Frozen Rose

 Ultra Colour Rich lipstick shimmer in Frozen Rose 

 A nice nude pink (but not too nude). I can actually wear this and it look good.

 Nailwear pro+ in Plum Seduction

 I have so many purple polishes, but none of them are the same, they all differ and I'm glad this one does the same. This was opaque after 2 coats and I'm really happy with it :)

 Shine Attract Lip Gel - Shining Cherry

It says that these are supposed to improve lip moisture. I will update you on that once I've used it properly. I'm sure this will become a favourite of mine as I really liked the shine attract lipsticks.

Catalogue price - £7

Swatches:

 Lipglosses:

L-R: 

Glazewear Shine lipgloss - Pink Watermelon

Catalogue price - £7

Glazewear Dazzle lip gloss - Fuchsia

Catalogue price - £3 (half price)

Glazewear shine lipgloss - Slicked Red

 Catalogue price - £3 (Half price)

Swatches:

 L-R:

Pink Watermelon

Fuchsia

Slicked Red

Shining Cherry

Frozen Rose

SuperDrama mascara - Black

Catalogue price - £10

Now onto what I was really excited about...

Lipsy Leopard Weekender Bag 

Catalogue price - £25

Lipsy Leopard Purse

Catalogue price - £15

I am IN LOVE with the bag and purse. I wasn't sure if I was gonna order from Avon this month but when I saw these 2 items I was like I NEED these and as I was putting in an order for theses thought I might as well bulk it out ;-)

S xxxxx

*all products mentioned were purchased by me with my own money, everything is my own view and I have not been paid to do this post*

Avon haul - C5

Hey guys,

So I'm back again with an Avon haul, I'm not gonna apologise for having another haul from them up again because I really do like their products and I'm not really loving the stuff in shops at the moment, and if I do I cant afford it haha. So I'm really hoping to get that job I interviewed for yesterday.

 Manilla Weekender bag - £9.80

I love this bag, I'm gonna be using it as a handbag sometimes cos its just so cute and I love the the way it closes, I cant remember what its called.

Pure O2 (for her EDT spray) - £4.99

This perfume smells gorgeous. It smells like a perfume I've smelt before but I really cant remember what it is, don't you hate when that happens?

Mediterranean Olive Oil with Orange Flower body scrub - FREE

 When you ordered the Pure 02 perfume you got this gorgeous scrub or free. I'd already talked about this in another blog post when my sister gave me hers. My mum liked it so much I gave her mine cos I don't need 2.

 ColorTrend Winter Wonderland lip balm - Strawberry Sorbet - £1

OMG! This smells so good. It smells and tastes like a sweet I had as a kid, but again memory has failed me and I don't know hat its called haha. (I didn't lick my lips, when I inhaled I could taste it)

 Christian Lacroix Absynthe toiletries bag - £1.50

This is what it says on the tin haha just a little toiletries bag, but I like the design on it.

Nailwear pro polishes - £2.10 each

L-R: Orange Creamsicle, Fuchsia Fun, Aqua Fantasy, Loving Lavender, Blue Escape

I love Avon nail polishes, I have sooooo many of them. They are good quality and worth their money.

 Swatches

 ColorTrend Read My Dazzling Lips lipgloss - Dazzling Watermelon - £1.25

This is a a simple pink lipgloss, but it is pigmented, its not quite opaque but its not sheer either. Something nice for everyday.

 

 ColorTrend weet Twist lip gloss - Berries and Cream - £1

I've purchased this before and I'm not sure if its being discontinued.as it hasn't been in the last few catalogues so I thought I'd pick it up.

Swatches

Top: Dazzling Watermelon

Bottom: Berries and Cream

 Ideal Flawless Foundation samples - 30p each

I got these because the last one I tried in the shade Earth was too dark for my skin tone, so I got the next 2 shades up. I hope these work cos I'd love a lightweight foundation to wear. Especially at the low price it is from Avon. I used to wear my MAC Studio fix fluid foundation in NC50 but that foundation is so THICK I feel like my skin is suffocating.

Naturals Vanilla moisturising body scrub - £1.05

Naturals Strawberry moisturising body scrub - £1.05

These smell amazing, the vanilla smell is very potent and the strawberry one smells like a milkshake, yum :)

Its quite a fine scrub not coarse at all. I cant wait to use these :)

 S xxxxxxx

Avon Haul: C2

Hello my lovelies,

So here I am with another haul.

 Christian Lacroix Rouge EDP - £11.99

I got this to add to my CL perfume collection :) And it smells lovely, like the rest. Like I've always stated, I'm no good at describing perfume smells.

 Avon Care Limited Edition Glycerine hand and nail cream

 This was part of a 3 for £3.50 deal

I have so many of this hand cream. I got this because of the packaging haha. 

I've been looking at trying out new body creams and I saw these two items and decided I might as well for the price they are, the first one up is a body whip, which  I have never tried before from any brand not just Avon. 

 Naturals Body Whip - Milk and Honey

This was part of a 3 for £3.50 deal

 This smells so good in the container, but once its on my skin its got quite a sickly scent to it. I dunno if that's  just how its reacting to my skin or whatever. I'm still gonna use it, just probably on my legs so I don't get a waft of it every time I move lol. It claims to be moisturising but its not the most moisturising for me, but I do suffer with VERY dry skin. If you don't suffer from dry skin I'm sure this'll be fine for you.

 This is quite a thick formula, and this is only a little bit I took out with my finger. So this would probably last you a while :)

 Avon Care Intensive Moisture body lotion - £2.15

Like I said above I'm trying out new moisturisers but I find this one even less moisturising than the body whip.I will persevere and use this cos I paid for it. But its not something I will purchase again.

COLORTREND

I got 5 items from the ColorTrend range. I got them all on a deal.

2 ColorTrend Kiss'n'Go lipsticks (Buy 1 get one free)

2 ColorTrend Read my lips lipgloss (Buy 1 get one free)

And I got another lipstick as part of the 3 for £3.50 deal.

 

KISS'n'GO Lipstick - Cafe au Lait - Free

(Buy one get one free)

I was so disappointed when I opened this lipstick when I saw it and swatched it. Its did not look like this in the catalogue. Its bronzey-gold and hideous. Fair enough if I was looking to a bronze goddess look fair enough ti would hit the mark, but no I was just looking for something to wear on a daily basis that was a little bit neutral. This is going right into my freelance kit.The good thing about these lipsticks is that they are very pigmented.

 KISS'n'GO lipstick - VINO DISCO - £3.50

I was very happy with this purchase. It is gorgeous and not too shimmery. Its nice and pigmented.

 KISS'n'GO lipstick - Raisin Wine

This was part of a 3 for £3.50 deal

I LOVE this lipstick, its not shimmery but its not matte either, its that nice medium. And its such a natural colour on my lips. LOVE IT!!!!!

 Read My Lips Lipgloss - WINK -Free

(Buy one get one free)

 This gloss also wasn't what I expected, from what I saw in the picture I expected it to look much different. Luckily if I add it to a lipstick I can get away with it.

 Read My Lips Lipgloss - Start up Pink - £3.50

A simple pink lipgloss, that I can wear on its own or over a lipstick or lip liner :)

Swatches:

 Top row: L-R: Cafe au Lait, Vino Disco, Raisin Wine

Bottom row: L-R: Wink, Start up pink

 

 Top to bottom: Raisin Wine, Vino Disco, Cafe au Lait, Start up pink, Wink.

 Nailwear Pro nail polish - CORAL BEAT - £1.20

 Amazingly bright coral nail polish.This needs 2 coats to be completely opaque.

My thumb looks so weird in this pic, plus I didn't clean up my nail oops.

 

 Panel Slouch bag - £2.99

Just a simple black pleather bag (gotta love the animals haha).  I got this 1. cos of the price and 2. because I wanted a new everyday bag that I can carry over my shoulder.

And I bought myself something not beauty related but I just couldn't resist haha

Snowman Mug with Chocolate shaker hat - £2.99

I am such a sucker for cutesy mugs.

S xxxx