Collective haul

This is a haul of things I've purchased from about 3 months ago approx. I've been trying not to spend so much money on clothes or makeup lately, I haven't bought any clothes! Which is a good thing because I really have too much. I've also been saving for this trip so have been good with spending. 


The first two things I got when Debenhams were having a 10% off promotion (I think it was 10% anyways) 


I'd been looking at purchasing the Estee Lauder Double Wear for a while and after trying a sample finally decided to buy it. I chose the colour bone and will be doing a review on this soon. 

Another thing I've wanted for a while was the Rouge Volupte lipstick by YSL, this is an expensive lipstick so took me a while to finally purchase it but I'm glad I did. Will also be doing a review of this soon-ish.

I purchased two more things from Debenhams while they had their promotion going, That Gal by Benefit in the special edition packaging for the Olympics and the Coralista blush. Both I've had my eye on for a while.

I bought this Bikini at a shop in Santa Barbara over the weekend, I wanted a new one for when I go to Vegas this weekend but I wasn't expecting to spend... $80!! on one. But I fell in love with it and Roxy is never cheap, so I paid $40 a piece for it. I love the bright orange shade and betting over the top.

I also visited CVS with a 25% off voucher, I tried not to go crazy in there though lol. Usually I'll spend about $80 on makeup. While I was there I got some moisturiser. 

Brulee eyeshadow by Wet 'n' Wild that I hear so much about.

Wet 'n' Wild magnetic nail varnish, this was $4.99 and a cheap alternative to the Sally Hansen or Nails Inc polishes. I wanted to try this out for myself without paying a lot.

I also got this Milani Highlighter, I just think it's packaged so nicely.

And in a small corner of the store I managed to find this OPI polish which I've been after for a while. It's Last Friday Night from the Katy Perry Collection but has been discontinued as it was released a while ago. 

Also sorry for the quality of these pics, I'm taking them on a regular camera as I don't have my DSLR with me.


Hopefully I can get some time to do some reviews and more posts soon, either before or after my Vegas trip.  Hope you are all enjoying your summer xxx

Sweet As Candy

Wet 'n' Wild is a brand I hear a lot about over youtube and blogs and for some reason I was slightly reluctant to try their products, maybe it was down to the cheap price tag? I've never heard bad things about their products so I'm surprised it took me so long to try anything of theirs. And I have to say I'm really glad I did! It's probably one of the cheapest makeup brands I've come across and I always expect the product to reflect the price. But this was not the case, I picked up this palette as I liked the colours and wanted a naked/nude eye look but with a tad of colour thrown in (this is me being adventurous lol)

The first thing I do when buying a product is to see how it swatches, obviously a product is not going to look the same when applied on your eyelids as it does when you swatch it. But it gives you a good idea as to how the product feels and how pigmented it is. One small swipe of this and the colour is so rich and vibrant! I'd say that these eye shadows would rival even the big name brands like MAC. I only own two MAC eyeshadows but when comparing the quality of those with these, Wet 'n' Wild gets my vote! This is good quality for something you would buy in the drugstore, and one of the cheapest brands too. I don't find these eye shadows to be too chalky either which is something I've encountered with cheaper makeup. I haven't noticed creasing with this trio but I do use a primer and have never experienced that with other brands. I think that these 3 colours also make a change from what I'm used to wearing on my eyes. I'll always go for browns but with this you have the light pink colour. I also like that it's clearly stated where best to put each colour, obviously there's no rule that says you need to put each one in that specific place but it's a nice indication and great for anyone who is just starting out with makeup.

Instead of going for a 6 or 8 palette I went for the trio to test out in case I didn't like the product, I'm starting to wish I'd bought more and know that when I get the chance will definitely be getting more!

If you have the chance of checking this brand out, I would definitely recommend their products. This product sells at Walgreens and CVS for $2.99

For your chance to win a Sweet As Candy palette, enter my giveaway here

Kendall On The Katwalk

This is my first Nicole by O.P.I polish that I bought at CVS and as you may already know I love glittery nail polishes and my favourite colour is blue so this is a match made in heaven. I put this on my nails pretty much straight after I bought it. I like that the glitter parts in this are quite fine because it has a subtle shine rather than big chunks in your face glitter which I also like but it's a nice change sometimes. This is part of the Kardshian Kolors range. I love the bottle of these. I'm not sure if this range of polishes is available in the UK, if anyone knows please let me know :)

Revlon Lip Butters

So as the UK release date for the Revlon Lip Butters approaches nearer, I thought I'd share with you my thoughts on them. I managed to pick up a few on my visit to California last year, they were pretty hard to find. We drove around looking in almost every Rite Aid and CVS that we could. Rite Aid from what I saw didn't stock them at all, and the stands at most CVS's were sold out. The three that I bought were the only ones left so I got them all. There were maybe two others that looked like they'd been opened and swatted so I skipped on those. The three colours I managed to get were, 070 Cherry Tart, 055 Cupcake and 090 Sweet Tart.

For me I like them a lot, my lips are VERY dry and I need to apply a lip balm quite often or else lipsticks stick to dry areas too much. So to have something that is not only rich in colour but also good for moisturizing my lips is great. They apply easily and you don't need to be too precise as they do sheer out. Cherry Tart and Cupcake both have small glitter pieces in but this isn't very noticeable when applied. They are very long wearing, which is expected from a lip butter.

The packaging is one of the things I like about these, the colour on each one matches the colour of the product inside. There is also a clear top so you can see what the actual product looks like which is nice for when you're looking for a certain colour. I've signed up for the release date email as these will likely sell out very quickly. They sell for $7.99/£7.99

Have you signed up for the release email? Will you be purchasing any? Do you have a particular colour you want to buy?