A Late Unboxing Of The February 2022 Edition Of Glossybox UK - Timeless Treats*

When it comes to Glossybox unboxings, like so many things,  this year is turning out to be a bit of a fail - so I could do what I did last year and give up, or I could keep plodding on and try to get as many posts up as I can before 2022 comes to a close.

After a lot of thought though I've decided to keep at it, I've photographed products, I've researched them, and in most cases I've already started using them, so there is absolutely no reason why I can't get my finger out and get myself back on track, starting today with my thoughts on the products in the February 2022 edition of you've guessed it, Glossybox UK!

February's boxes are usually little bit special, with several previous boxes featuring Valentines Day appropriate themes such as lips, love, hearts and romance, and whilst this box too was themes, it didn't really scream Valentines Day or even love for that matter.

Every subscriber received either a black box, or like the one I received a white one. Reminding me a little bit of Chanel, or some other high end fashion or beauty brand, the plain white box lid featured a black border, with the word "GLOSSY" printed in the middle in large, bold, block capitals, with the words "timeless treats"in a softer, italic font underneath, and the the Glossybox logo underneath that, also in black.

The inside of the box as per usual features the Glossybox logo design, this time in black and white, but instead of covering the whole of the inside of the lid, the lid also featured a quote from the icon that was and still is Audrey Hepburn. Everything else about the inside of the box was pretty normal with a sheet of pink tissue, black paper shred and a black ribbon, and like in January the box contained a small card with a QR code printed on it, to enable you to access the February edition of the Glossybox digital magazine.

As well as detailing the contents of the box, the February edition also included several other beauty articles, such as a nail tutorial, and Hollywood glamour make up looks, all tied in with the boxes theme, which was 'Timeless Treats'.

According to Glossybox, February's box was all about creating glamorous, iconic looks that will never grow old, by the inclusion of products to create dramatic eye looks, perfect brows, red carpet worthy hair, and a flawless complexion - Sounds good to me, but did the box actually live up to my expectations, and of course Glossybox's aims, and leave me looking like a Hollywood starlet? LOL not the easiest task admittedly, but lets take a look inside and see...

Rituals The Ritual Of Mehr Sparkling Hair & Body Mist - 20ml - Deluxe Mini - Est. RRP £5.90

Alongside perfect hair, red lips and a posh frock, nothing screams iconic glamour more than a high end perfume advertisement, so it guess it makes sense that the first item from February's Timeless Treats edit was a fragrance. It wasn't a high end fragrance or even a true perfume though, instead it was a hair and body fragrance mist, from Eastern inspired spa brand, Rituals.

From their energising and mood enhancing The Ritual Of Mehr range (Mehr is the Persian for sun), this sunshiney packaged spray contains sweet orange and cedar wood. For me this could definitely be a unisex scent. You get the warmth and spiciness of the cedar wood followed by a sweet, tangy natural orange scent. You can use this spray the scent and freshen both the hair and the body, and because it's water based, it won't stain or damage clothing. I've got to say that I'm not the hugest fan of woody scent, but since the orange gives this one a bit of freshness, it isn't too bad.

I can't find this particular scent in this size anywhere online, but different scents in the 20ml size seem to retail at around £6.50 direct from Rituals, but Glossybox placed a value of £5.90 on this particular product. The full 50ml size of the Rituals The Ritual Of Mehr Sparkling Hair & Body Mist retails at around £19 and is available direct from Rituals.

Illamasqua Liquid Eyeliner - Black - 1.2ml - Deluxe Mini - Est. RRP £10

Next up, one of my most used and loved beauty products, a felt tip / liquid eyeliner! LOL only joking if you're a regular reader then you'll know that's a big fat lie!

I can just about manage to use a pot of cream or gel and a brush, or on a good day a pencil, but I'm sorry although I'll keep trying, I've come to the conclusion that these things are pretty much beyond me, and do you know what? I'm okay with that! I have wobbly hands, and less than perfect eyes, and I'm much more of a shadow girl, than a liner girl anyways! Despite that as I say I'll keep trying, and using my limited skills I thought I'd bite the bullet and review this one for you anyways.

Illamasaqua as a brand are known for their inclusivity, their artistry, and their striking, eye catching make up looks, and one product that nearly always features in their visuals is some sort of eyeliner. There are and have been lots of different liners in their range, but this particular one is by far one of their most popular, and even though I don't get on with this type of liner, it's probably easy to see why.

Boxed, and packaged in a black, plastic pen style applicator, this is a felt tip style liner. The point was firm enough to use without splaying or bending, but it didn't feel hard or scratchy on the skin.

As you can see from the swatches the pigmentation and depth of colour is superb. It's a rich true black, with just a hint of a sheen to it.

The pen as I say was fairly stable, so in theory it was fairly easy to use and apply. One of my biggest gripes with liquid and pen style liners is the fact that they tend to transfer too easily, and they never seem to stay put on my lids but this one honestly dried really quickly, so you had to be quick off the mark when it came to touch ups and correcting mistakes ;) but there was barely any transfer or movement, and even on my oily, twitchy eyelids I got a good 4 hours plus wear.

Although my application skill still leave a lot to be desired, and I still ended up using a few cotton buds, a bit of eye make up remover and some concealer to touch up the odd mistake, and some of my lines weren't as straight and ended up a little bit thicker than I intended, I think that this is probably one of best felt tip style eyeliners that I've used, and I would definitely put it up with the KVD / Kat Von D Tattoo Liner. It wasn't scratchy, the depth of colour was excellent, and even on my lids it dried quickly with minimal transfer, and it stayed put! 

I don't think I'll ever use or wear products like this on a regular basis, but if you're a fan of liners like this, then I 'think' that this is a good one. I can't find this particular pen in this mini / travel size anywhere but Glossybox placed a value of £10 on this 1.2ml size. The full size retails at £21 and is available direct from Ilamasqua.

VEGAN By Happy Skin Original Skin Essence Toner - 100ml - Full Size -  RRP £34.99

From make up to skincare, and the next item in the box was a skin tonic or toner from a new brand to me, VEGAN By Happy Skin. VEGAN By Happy Skin are a UK based, high vitamin, 'natural', cruelty free and obviously vegan friendly skincare brand featuring everything from serums for the face and eyes, to moisturisers for the face and body, and of course toners, or should I say toner. There is only one toner in the VEGAN By Happy Skin range and it's this one.

This alcohol free, anti oxidant skin tonic contains a whole host of good for you ingredients including aloe vera, calendula, and chamomile. It's designed to balance and soothe the skin, and to help it feel calm and nourished.

Like all toners you apply it after cleansing, and you can apply by either using your hands and using it as a splash, or to make it go further, like me you can use it with a reusable cotton pad or a disposable one - your choice x

The toner itself is a translucent, slightly pink tinged water like liquid. VEGAN By Happy Skin pride themselves on their natural fragrances, and this tonic has the most gorgeous perfume, aromatherapy like almost floral, orange blossom type scent.

As you would expect from the ingredients it feels slightly cool on the skin (a must in this weather!). My skin felt fresher and even a touch more hydrated after using, and a big plus for me it didn't leave my skin dry or sticky.

This is a really good everyday toner for all skin types, it soothes the skin and it smells gorgeous. The one drawback is the price, this is the full 100ml size and it retails at £34.99 direct from VEGAN By Happy Skin, and at £39.99 from Feel Unique, but if you are looking for a cruelty free, gentle, alcohol free toner, then I throughly recommend that you go direct and give this one a try. 

The Beauty Crop B.F.F. Brow Friends Forever Grow & Groom Brow Gel - Clear - 4ml - Full Size - RRP £5

...And the award for the product with the longest name ever goes to the next item, and it's a product to help you create that iconic A list brow look from another UK based brand, The Beauty Crop. This brand produce a wide range of affordable make up and cosmetic products that are both cruelty free and vegan friendly, as well as being mineral oil and paraben free.

Containing conditioning and nourishing castor oil and vitamin E, this is basically just a clear brow gel designed to groom your brows and to keep those pesky stray hairs in place, and you can either use it alone or over another tinted brow product.

It comes boxed and packaged in a typical brow product / mascara like tube. The tube contains a short stubby spoolie like applicator. The gel itself is translucent and as you would expect it feels a touch sticky.

It's easy to apply in short, upward strokes, and as you can see in both the before and after pictures (please excuse the white brow hairs, I was overdue both a wax and a tint when I took the pics ;) it really helps to smooth the brows down and to take those unruly hairs.

Before

You can see a little bit of shine or varnish in the after pictures but unlike some products that I've tried, when it dries down it doesn't leave the brows feel stiff or sticky.

That being said though it seem to go a little bit bitty and blobby, and whilst my brows did indeed stay in place, it almost seemed to ball off, look closer in both the after picture below and in all of the eyeliner pictures above, and you can see tiny almost dandruff like, white specks of product in my brows, to be fair not many people will probably look that closely but not an attractive look!

After

I've noticed that a few brow gels do something similar so I think it's general issue but personally I'm not a fan, and whilst I will use this one up, I've used better products in the past so I probably wouldn't repurchase it.

While Superdrug seems to sell a lot of products from The Beauty Crop, this particular item doesn't currently feature in their online inventory, so the only place that I can currently find it is direct from The Beauty Crop, where this full 4ml size retails at £5.

We Are Paradoxx Repair 3-in-1 Conditioner Hair Mask Finishing Cream - 50ml - Deluxe Mini - Est. RRP £10.50

For the hair that you do want on your face, to the hair on your head, and again nothing scream glamour like luxurious shiny, conditioned hair, and the final product from February's box promises to give you exactly that. From sustainable, plastic free, 'clean', gluten, PEG, and mineral oil free, cruelty free and vegan haircare brand, We Are Paradoxx, comes a game changing 3 in 1 hair saviour.

Containing coconut oil, matcha green tea, carageen moss, peppermint oil, bergamot, lavender, eucalyptus and ginseng, this product can be used in one of 3 ways - first of all you can use it as a regular hair conditioner, as well as, as an intensive hair mask, and also as a finishing or styling cream, and it's claimed that this product will leave your hair 'soft, repaired, glossy and frizz free'.

This deluxe mini size comes packaged in a metal, paint style tube. It was a bit difficult to squeeze out but it was worth the initial effort, the off white conditioner had a lovely rich and creamy texture, and a gorgeous aromatherapy based scent that reminded me a bit of Philip Kingsley's Geranium And Neroli Elasticizer.

Sine you can use it in 3 ways I tried it out in 3 different ways. First of all I tried using it as a regular conditioner. The tube was a touch awkward to squeeze and manoeuvre with wet hands but I was really pleased with how this product performed as a basic, everyday conditioner. Despite it's creaminess it was pretty easy to spread through the hair, and it was pretty easy to rinse out a few minutes later, leaving the hair clean, smooth and detangled.

Now as you know I do love a hair mask, so when I found out you could use this particular product as a pre wash hair treatment I had high hopes, and I have to say I wasn't disappointed.

You can either apply it to damp or dry hair, and in the photo that you can see below (excuse the roots!) I applied it slightly damp hair. I started off by squeezing out a few blobs onto my hands and then massaging it into my hair. It did feel a touch tacky and stiff in parts but giving it a couple of comb throughs it helped to distribute it more evenly. It dried and seemed to sink in fairly quickly so as We Are Paradoxx suggested I left it on as an overnight treatment. It didn't leave any marks or staining on my pillowcases, and it was pretty easy to shampoo out the next morning, and again it left my hair feeling softer, and looking shinier and slightly less frizzy.

Speaking of frizz and flyways, the final way to use this product is as a finisher or as a styling product. I predominantly use products to smooth my hair and to reduce the frizz and the halo effect, so I used a little bit of this to smooth my ends down and to control a few flyaways, and it worked! I will say that it was a case of working out just how much to use, if you used to much it did tend to feel a touch sticky, but get the amounts right, and you're on to a winner. My hair stayed put and I gave it a bit of TLC and a leave in treatment at the same time.

I've tried a couple of bits from this brand now including a fabulous hair oil (sorry no full review but you can read more about it here) and I've been pretty impressed, and this was another goodie. It smelled nice, my hair felt good after using it, and it's a great multipurpose buy perfect for holidays or if you're trying to economise. The only real awkward or negative aspect was the metal tube but since that's exclusive to the size it's no real issue, and I did to overuse it at first but once you've figured out just how much to use it's fine.

If you fancy trying this product for yourself then you can buy this 50ml size for around £10 direct from We Are Paradoxx, you can also buy the full 250ml size in a metal pump action bottle direct from We Are Paradoxx as well as from Look Fantastic, Cult Beauty, and Feel Unique.

So there you have it, my long awaited thoughts on the February 2022 edition of Glossybox UK, and summing up again it was a decent one, all be it with a few wobbles. Bar the brow product, I liked the other products in the box, fragrances in subscription boxes are always a bit of a risk but this one from Rituals wasn't bad and in my opinion it was unisex to boot. Obviously I had issues with the liner because you know lack of skill, but it was a good one, I loved everything about the toner apart from the RRP, and the versatility of the hair product meant it was another winner!

Again I have to ask though did the products really fit in with the box theme? I guess they did  at least to some degree, but for me they were more basic, everyday products rather than the glamour inducing items that I'd been promised - I don't know - what do you you think? Let me know in the comments and don't forget to use my exclusive link to find out more about Glossybox UK for yourself. Thanks for reading and even though it's thankfully now a bit cooler in the UK don't forget to use SPF and keep hydrated, and I will see you soon with another post x 

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Sales Haul - Part 2 - Boots - Jack Wills And Illamasqua

As per usual the Boots Christmas sale started on Christmas Eve. I looked and then I clicked the X and closed the page. Why? well everything I wanted had either already gone or it was still too expensive for mean old me. Fast forward though to this week and the 70% off final clearance started. Again I missed out on a few bits but I did manage to pick up two things.

The Jack Wills Weekend Essentials kit was something that I'd had my eye on for a while, unfortunately though the £65 price tag put me off. Like a lot of people I assumed that it would be a Star Gift, but despite having a small reduction on Black Friday it didn't actually become a Star Gift till after Christmas when it was reduced to £35. I thought about but it was still more than I wanted to pay so I held off and I'm glad I did, I ended up paying just £19.50 for it.

The kit comes packaged in a canvas sports bag, and contains 6 products in the Jack Wills Hope Cove fragrance. Everything is full sized and you get a body scrub, a body lotion, a body butter, a body wash, and a body mist. You also get a mesh body polisher and a Jack Wills branded water bottle. I'm useless at describing fragrances but I really, really like the Hope Cove fragrance . It's very unusual, it's warming, with a bit of floral with a tiny bit of fruit.

This sale haul was all about the fragrance, and whilst some of the sets that I really wanted were out of stock I did manage to pick up this bargain from Illamasqua, which was reduced from £45 to just £13.80.

I going to be completely honest with you - I hadn't actually smelled Illamasqua - Freak when I ordered this set. It was a bit of a risk but when you consider what you got in the set,the value, and the saving,it was a risk worth taking.

The Illamsaqua Freak Fragrance & Make Up Gift Set, was a Boots exclusive and contained a 30ml bottle of Freak Eau De Parfum, a 15ml Nail Varnish in Raindrops, and a 1.3g Pure Pigment in Furore.

Furore was actually the real reason why I bought this kit. Illamasqua Pure Pigments in this size retail at £16.50, compare that to £13.80 for everything your about to see and you'll see why this purchase makes sense.

I'd wanted Furore for quite a while, it's a gorgeous peach, champagne, nude shade. I've never actually tried an Illamasqua pigment before so I'll be giving this a good go and reviewing it for you x

As well as the pigment, the set also contained a full sized Illamasqua Nail Varnish in Raindrops. Raindrops is one of Illamasqua's most popular shades. It's a light grey, blue jelly, with quite a bit of iridescent sparkle. This would normally retail for £14.50 but it's currently £5.80 on the Illamasqua website which again shows the overall value of this kit. I actually already own Raindrops and love, so I'm currently debating whether to hang on to this one as a backup or to give it away - decisions, decisions!

So the value of this set is pretty evident already but the star of it, is undoubtedly the fragrance itself. The kit contained a 30ml Freak Eau De Parfum which retails at around £34 on it's own!

I'm very much a sweet fruit and floral girl when it comes to fragrance so this one is a bit of a departure for me. Although it's a floral, it's a very heady almost, masculine fragrance, crammed full of  unusual ingredients such as hemlock, queen of the night and frankincense. At first I found it a little too strong but it's really growing on me, and I actually love the dry down scent, when the initial headiness had evaporated. Being an Eau De Parfum you only need a couple of squirts, and you have a fragrance that will last you all day.

On those two items I saved a pretty huge £77.70 when you compare the price I paid to the normal Boots price. Pretty impressive even if I say so myself. Sometimes it pays to wait and sometimes it pays to take a risk every now and then. Apologies that neither of these sets are available online any more but it's worth checking your local Boots store to see what sale items they have left. Oh, and don't ignore some of the smaller stores I've had some of my best sale bargains from some of their smaller stores x Thanks for reading x

Trimming My Stash - September 2014 Edition - Empties And Mini Reviews

It's a scary thought but there are now only 3 months left of 2014. Where on earth has this year gone! I was looking at some pics on instagram yesterday that I remember taking and they were taken 18 weeks ago arghhh, well I guess it shows my memories decent lol but seriously where does time go? Another month means another empties post, and like everything else in September, Trimming My Stash was affected by my illness. Despite having a few make up items that are just about done, I ended September with them still alive and kicking, and I didn't finish anywhere near as many products as I'd hoped.

Primark Beauty Oil Balancing Cleansing Wipes With Tea Tree - 25 Wipes
Primark Beauty Oil Balancing Cleansing Wipes With Tea Tree - 25 Wipes
Liz Earle Eyebright Soothing Eye Lotion - 150ml
House Of Holland Glamour And Glitz All In A Spritz Signature Spritz - 75m
Clarins Gentle Exfoliator Brightening Toner - 125ml
The Body Shop Sweet Lemon Shower Gel - 250ml

Total - 6 Items

Okay 6 items are better than nothing but I'm still a little bit disappointed. The majority of products that I finished in September, were surprise, surprise illness related. Face wipes instead of proper cleansing, refreshing shower gels, eye compresses to deal with headaches, and body spray to reduce the nasty niff's. 

1. Primark Beauty Oil Balancing Cleansing Wipes With Tea Tree - 25 Wipes

2. Primark Beauty Oil Balancing Cleansing Wipes With Tea Tree - 25 Wipes

My old favourite face wipes, and last month I found a stash in the original packaging. I normally use these for the odd refresh and for cleaning up swatches, but in September I used them for at least a week, at least twice a day to refresh and cleanse. My skin as a result was a little bit drier but that could have been down to illness and general dehydration. These are now under a slightly different name and in different packaging but there still the same, for a £1 for 2 packets you can't go wrong, just don't use them all the time

3. Liz Earle Eyebright Soothing Eye Lotion - 150ml

I've had a little look through my blog and I honestly thought that I'd already reviewed this for you. I haven't it but I definitely will. This product is amazing, and I honestly don't think there is anything else like this out there. I bought this in a duo but I will definitely repurchase, it makes such a difference to my eyes, and my mood. Expect a review soon x 

4. House Of Holland Glamour And Glitz All In A Spritz Signature Spritz - 75ml

This came from a House Of Holland Christmas gift set from Boots a few years ago. Like everything else in the range, it had a fresh, almost unisex fragrance. This range hasn't been available for a year or so now, so it must have been a one off.

5. Clarins Gentle Exfoliator Brightening Toner - 125ml

Eek me bad! I did promise you a review of this but like a lot of things I never got round to it. This is a toner that's full of fruit acids, which help to brighten the complexion and smooth the skin. This in my opinion isn't quite as zingy as say Alpha H Liquid Gold but it smells nicer. I really think this has made a difference in my skin with regards to breakouts, blemishes and skin texture, and I actually had a few comments about the improvement in my skin. I will definitely consider repurchasing but the £25 price tag is a bit off putting.

6. The Body Shop Sweet Lemon Shower Gel - 250ml

This was my favourite product in the now discontinued Sweet Lemon range. It wasn't quite as zesty as some of the lemon shower and bath products on the market but it had a bit of a sweet, herb hit which worked equally well in the bath or shower.

So they were my monthly empties for September. I'm hoping to do a little bit better in October and I'm hoping to get at least one or two make up items finished, and hopefully some more toiletries - fingers crossed. Do you do a monthly empties post on your blog? Leave me a comment and let me know x 

Trimming My Stash - March 2014 Edition - Empties And Mini Reviews

I've had one of those months where illness has affected everything that done, from what I've eaten, to where I've been, and strangely enough it's also affected my monthly empties.

FCUK Signature Body Spray - 150 ml

Botanical Choice Exfoliating Foot Mask - 1 Pair

Treacle Moon The Candy Jar Sweet Lime Sherbet Bath And Shower Gel - 500 ml

Primark Beauty Oil Balancing Cleansing Wipes With Tea Tree x 25 Wipes

Primark Beauty Oil Balancing Cleansing Wipes With Tea Tree x 25 Wipes

Lush Angels On Bare Skin Fresh Facial Cleanser

Total - 6 Items 

Yes, I finished just 6 products in March :( I said confidently in February's post that next month would be better but it wasn't. Quite simply for the majority of the month I stuck the most basic of routines and I barely wore any make up for the entire month - better for my skin maybe but not for my Trimming My Stash challenge. What can I say these things can't be helped, and I'm sure I'll finish a lot more in April - in fact I've already finished two items and we're only 7 days in - go me :)

So what about the measly 6 items that I did finish, well most of them I've talked about before so here are some very truncated mini reviews x

1. FCUK Signature Body Spray - 150ml

Cries - I finished another FCUK Signature item and probably my favourite of the lot, the body spray. As I said in my previous empties post I love the oriental, sweet floral notes of this range and I adore the body spray, in fact I've even been known to forgo perfume when I've worn this. Thankfully I still have a few of these left but I'm going to start using it sparingly to make it last.

2. Botanical Choice Exfoliating Foot Mask - 1 Pair

I first talked about these way back in September last year. Basically what they are is a foot peel, plastic socks, with a fibre lining soaked in a mixture of fruit acids, you wear them for about an hour to an hour and a half then rinse your feet. Over the next 3-4 weeks the dry skin will gradually peel of your feet leaving super soft skin with no dry, crusty heels. I did mine about two weeks ago now so I'm still in the middle of the peeling stage, they sound and look completely gross but they make a real difference to the softness of your feet. I bought these in Primark - I don't know if they're still available but I will definitely try and get some more or something similar to use in about 6 months time x 

3. Treacle Moon The Candy Jar Sweet Lime Sherbet Bath And Shower Gel - 500ml

Ah I loved this, you can use it in the bath or the shower and it smells almost like chocolate limes x You can read a full review of it here x 

4. Primark Beauty Oil Balancing Cleansing Wipes With Tea Tree x 25 Wipes

5. Primark Beauty Oil Balancing Cleansing Wipes With Tea Tree x 25 Wipes

Not feeling well means a super pared back skincare routine x I have done a lot of swatch pictures which required some clean up but at least a full of packet of these was probably used for morning and occasionally evening cleansing - please forgive me ;)

6. Lush Angels On Bare Skin Fresh Facial Cleanser

I have to be honest and say that I lost this x My mum tidied the bathroom and lots of my things "disappeared" Last month though I managed to find some of the missing items, including this. I made this at a Lush bloggers event and when I felt okay I finished this off by using it as a nighttime cleanser, and I really felt it made a difference with the radiance of my skin. You can read a full review of this here x 

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So they were my March empties, I'm really hoping I do better this month, I still have way too many beauty products :) Are you doing something similar ? leave me your links to your empties posts and vids x Thanks for reading xx

Thursdays Shopping Spree Unsurprisingly Picture Heavy

Hey my loves as you probably already know from my Goods and Bads post and my tweets - on Thursday I went shopping to the Metro Centre with my Godmother. We usually have at least 4 shopping trips a year usually falling around Christmas and Birthdays and so on. The purpose of this trip was of course to buy Moi at birthday pressie - my Godparents don't really like to give money and they would rather give me something I want so away we went. My Godmothers friend accompanied us for at least part of the trip but we still managed to get a few things towards my birthday gift - no pictures yet as she's taken the goodies home to wrap up so I have something to open on the day :) I did however unsurprisingly purchase a few bits for myself :)
 
First up Primark - I didn't really look at the clothes to carefully if I'm being honest instead I looked at accessories - First up this super cute polka dot rose hairband .It reminded me a bit of Miriam Clegg's fascinator - yes I know I slated her but at least she got her self noticed :) and she had the guts to go her own way x

It's basically just a thin black satin hairband, with layers of spotty chiffon and lace formed into a rose and better still it was only £2. Next up some more hair accessories - I'm not going to say too much about these - strange as it is they are getting a post in their own right - 30 black hair bobbles for only £1 :)

My only Primark jewellery purchase this visit was this huge ring. Again a typical LouLou purchase yes daisies - two huge lilac toned crystal daisies :) at only £2.50

I also got a few Sesame Street, and Fraggle Rock nightwear and underwear purchases which I'm not going to show you, and I also picked up this nail polish - I have never tried a Primark polish before but this one supposedly glows under UV light

It's the Glo Baby Glo UV Reactive Nail Polish in the shade Beige Brilliance. It looks really nice in the bottle a sort of peach/copper toned shimmery beige and it was worth a shot for £2.00

Next up more jewellery bits this time from Peacocks - first up these dangly drop Daisy earrings which were £3.00

and this ring which again features yes, daisies, in coral, orange, yellow and white - this was £4.00

Next up a few beauty purchases first up the Impulse / Barry M offer - there is currently an offer in Boots which I believe will spread to Tesco and Superdrug this week or next where you can buy one of three selected cans of Impulse body spray and with it you get a Limited Edition Barry M Lipgloss Wand for just £3, instead of a retail price of more than £6

I picked 2 of the sprays Very Pink, and Tease

It's no surprise that Very Pink comes with a pale pink lipgloss that has a yummy fruit scent, and my personal favourite Tease, comes with a sheer nude gloss, that has a toffee type taste. The fragrance that I didn't get was Into Glamour which comes with a clear gloss. I've done a couple of swatches for you - the pink is obviously on the left and the sheer nude is on the right

I also picked up a couple of nail polishes - first up this one which I saw on the lovely Makeup Savvy's blog in her April Favourites list -a bit like the possibly discontinued GOSH Rainbow, Maybelline Express Finish Diamonds in Flash Cosmic

My pictures here really aren't doing this justice, it's so much more blingy in real life - with almost as Fee says opal sparkles

I've done a few pics showing it used as a top coat but again it's so much better irl -on the left a not so interesting beige / nude Essie - Cafe Forgot, and on the right a different nail but the same colour with Cosmic Flash over the top

I also got the new Barry M 315 Nail Effects in Blue :)

I'm going to do a post soon showing you different ways you can update or change you nail polishes so keep checking back to see that post x

I also got a couple of Body Shop things whilst renewing my Love Your Body card - the Tea Tree Skin Clearing Toner - which I haven't tried before

and the Rainforest Radiance Shampoo for Coloured Hair - I have a review coming up on a couple of items in the Body Shop's Rainforest hair collection including one of this shampoo but as you can probably guess from the fact I have repurchased it in a larger size I LOVE IT!!! I'll be going back to The Body Shop next week to use my birthday voucher only thing is I don't know what to get - any suggestions or recommendations?

Finally I got a little clothing item - my mum gave me some money to treat myself with - I don't deserve it one little bit after been soooo mean to her earlier in the week but she was AMAZING as per usual - I bought this top from Jane Normal of all places I used to shop at Jane Norman an awful lot, the trousers used to be one of my work wear staples when I was less curvy, but as my waistline increased they seemed to lose their way a bit, everything became a bit chavy or WAG wanabee a like, but one of my lovely friends Layna aka GlamGemini on twitter mentioned she had bought a few things from their sale so I had a look online I am currently closely monitoring a jumper on their website to see if they'll reduce it a bit more, but I decided to have a look at their concession in Debenhams. The sale rails weren't really up to much but I did spot this blouse / top which I loved -  it's in a soft nude / blush shade and features a lace insert and smocking on the hemline

Again the pictures aren't doing this justice but it is so pretty and the fabric is really soft :)

Oh and if you on the magazine freebie hunt this month, and your cheesed off with Nails Inc, then you could do worse than buy a copy of Easy Living - free with this months (June) issue is a cute little fabric Cath Kidston bag in the choice of 2 designs

It's not the strongest but it would be ideal for either sticking in a bigger bag for emergencies or for using for your book or magazine or even your lunch - you also get a copy of the Cath Kidston magazine /catalogue too and not only that but there is a voucher inside for 15% instore and the same online by using the code EALV before 16th June. I love Cath Kidston so much the catalogue is completely droolworthy and I also enjoy Easy Living it's not my usual type of magazine but there are lots of sensible features including good Homes and Food sections - It's definitely one I'll purchase again when I actually want to read a magazine as opposed to just looking at the pictures x
So that was my haul - I had a really enjoyable day shame my poor feet are paying for it now x Any questions please ask xx