MUA Pro Brow - Ultimate Eyebrow Kit

Been after this item for a while, it was out of stock and then I just forgot to pick it up.

The ultimate eyebrow kit is a mini palette with which you can shape, shade and highlight your brows.

Its a nice little compact size with a good mirror in the lid. The kit includes a pair of mini tweezers, an angled brush, 3 shades and a finishing gel. It nice and simple to use: shape the brows with the tweezers, use one of the shades to fill in the brows and set with the gel, lightest shade can be used for highlighting but I feel for me its still a bit dark for my pale skin. I haven't taken a photo of my own eyebrows just yet though going to get them waxed next week. For £3.50 you can't go wrong. 

You can purchase the kit from superdrug and MUA store online for £3.50, completely worth it! 

Have you tried this kit?

MUA Colour Blast Eyeshadow Tint: Bring it Back, Diamonds + Unfaithful

Had a bit of a break! Trying to get back into the swing of things again. 

Another new product from my favourite high street brand, MUA have brought some eyeshadow crayons. There are 6 shades in total and I bought 3, I may still pick up the others yet.

I chose (from L-R) Bring it Back, Diamonds and Unfaithful. They are the same design as the power pouts that came out earlier in the year. Application is easy, they just glide on and you twist the black section at the bottom to bring up more product.

Sorry for the bad swatch! Its my fault for not knowing how to use my camera properly. My favourite out of the 3 has got to be diamonds, its such a nice subtle pink with a lovely shimmer to it. All 3 have a shimmer to them. I don't find that they last as long as my usual eyeshadows, but they are convenient to take out and reapply if needed.

You can purchase them from superdrug and the MUA store for £3, bargain price.

Have you picked any up?

Budget Bucket List

I hardly ever get tagged in things so this is a fun one to do. I have done a few competitions with MoneySupermarket now, and this is another one. To enter I just need to list a budget bucket list item, and an extravagant one. 

To see the competition click here

My budget one is the hardest to think of, I have so many things in life that I want but not many would make much of a difference to how I save money. I have just purchased a DSLR, the Nikon D3100, and at the moment all I can really do is point and click! I would like to maybe go on a little course or something to help me get the most out of it, learn the right tricks, get some accessories like a timer shutter release.

My extravagant, money is no object, is one of a few holidays I would like to treat myself to. This particular one I would take my cousin and 2 aunties to Maine in America. We are all huge Stephen King Fans, and as any fan will know most of his books are set in Maine! Fiction and non fiction towns! 

Another big part of the trip would be going to find his house because it just looks amazing, and who knows we could run into Mr King himself.

To enter I also need to invite 3 others to have a go and my choices are:

Beauty And The Baker 

A Bit Of This And That

Beckawoo

Maybelline Superstay 14 Hour Lipstick: Mauve Toujours, On and On Pink, Ultimate Blush, Persistently Pink

Just a post for my little collection, I first bought Mauve Toujours because it is my favourite colour lipstick, anything with mauve and I just have to buy it because I think it suits me the most. Then because I liked it so much I have picked up others along the way.

L-R Persistently Pink, Ultimate Blush, On and On Pink, Mauve Toujours

L-R Mauve Toujours, On and On Pink, Ultimate Blush, Persistently Pink 

L-R Mauve Toujours, On and On Pink, Ultimate Blush, Persistently Pink

I got really annoyed taking photos because I just couldn't pick up the actual shades. Next to each other you can really see the pink tones in on and on pink but it makes the orange tones in ultimate blush stand out. They all have the same formula, they smell like berries, its gorgeous, just like the other maybelline lipstick that had the scent of oranges, its so nice to not just have the vanilla flavour.

Now they go on easy enough, but on the lips, the don't feel dry but its not easy to run your lips together! I thought it was really strange at first but I am used to it now, just like the Revlon Suede lipsticks. I wouldn't say they last 14 hours, but I got a few hours of wear with eating before I had to touch up.

Another thing I found worked well, just experimenting, I put on and on pink on the top lip and ultimate blush on the bottom, rubbed them together before they dried and I thought it made a really nice colour.

They retail at £6.99 each and at superdrug it is 2 for £10 at the moment.

Have you tried these before?

Charity Shop Bargains!

Something a bit different for me, I love going to charity shops, you can get some really great deals from them, bought a lot of mine and my daughters clothes this year from the various charity shops that we have around Prestwich, we have many! 

Today my mum bought me these from the cancer research shop, my favourite for clothes they always seem to have something really nice. All items cost £3 each, except the shoes.

These shoes are a brand called Fornarina, I have never heard of them but from what I could see online they can be quite expensive, I got these for £5! Bit higher than my usual shoes but I will definitely be wearing them on my birthday night out.

I am loving asymmetrical skirts at the moment, bought a dip hem one the other day, this was only £3 just my kind of thing.

Well, who doesn't love Fame! Not too keen on the writing underneath, but the top is nice and its an 8! and it fits! very happy. Originally George by Asda.

Final skirt, i love sara skirts and this is quite summery! Originally from Matalan.

I might make a habit of any bargains I pick up, try and add variety to my blog, anything you would like to see?

Max Factor Wild Mega Volume Mascara and Free Bag @ Superdrug

When this mascara came out, I loved the look of it, the packaging really drew me in, but to me, all mascara is the same, no matter what the shape the brush, what it says it will do, I just think they all do the same thing! However when I went into superdrug this morning I saw that if you bought it you got a free little bag with it, and the bags are gorgeous so I found myself not resisting any more.

There was a choice of 2 bags, the other one is pink with multicoloured spots, I just love this one though. The mascara is £4.99.

The bag opens up to a second mini zip bag which is attached by press studs, theres another zip compartment and a place for brushes, I think its a great little bag to put in your day bag with the make up you use during the day, I certainly think I will stock it up with an eyeliner and a lipstick for when I am out.

MUA Eyeshadow Palette: Dusk Til Dawn

Feels like its been absolutely ages since I wrote a proper post, don't know what happened, but once it got hot I just lost all motivation! Then last week I started a course from home which I am doing in my spare time, been buying things just not had the drive to write about them.

I bought they palette absolutely ages ago, it was one I was after for a long time as well and it was never in store.

So with the Dusk til Dawn you are able to use it for both day time and night time looks, the single thing that drew me to this palette is that teal, that one shade really stands out. Top row are the neutral day shades, and the bottom ones would create the night look.

Top layer, without flash and with flash, using the flash really shows how metallic they are. I really like the gold shades, very pigmented as with all MUA eyeshadows and lasts all day when using the MUA eye primer.

The bottom row, just how amazing is that teal, this row has actual pieces of glitter unlike the shimmer to the top, but you could create a bright or smokey eye, I also love the dark blue and purple.

MUA eyeshadow palettes retail at only £4. Great price, great quality I have 6 now. You can purchase them from Superdrug and the MUA store