Showing posts with label Cosmopolitan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cosmopolitan. Show all posts

Wednesday, 6 July 2011

A Bad Girls Haulage

OK I admit I hauled as well as ordering a few bits from MAC, today we rather unexpectedly ended up at the Metro Centre. To cut a long story short I needed a new ink cartridge, nowhere near me had a one left so to Argos we headed, we got the cartridge then I had a little trip across the centre to Superdrug, and  maybe I went into Primark.....
The initial object of my desire was this and I got the last one - hurray!!


The V05 Miracle Concentrate - I've heard so many good things about this and I couldn't find it anywhere I am going to give it a go tonight as my hairdresser kindly told me that my mid lengths and ends are really dry eek!
As you've probably already guessed I also had a little look around the make section and I did pick up a few make up things - first of all I got another L'Oreal Color Infaillible Eyeshadow - this time in 016 Coconut Shade, a pale vanilla shade

I have to say now I've got this home I'm not a 100% sure - it's actually a matte shade and not as pigmented as the shimmery ones nevermind I'll give it a go.


I also got a couple of items to go towards my Budget Beauty Series - first up this NYC Metro Eyeshadow Quartet in 818A Union Square


and another MUA Lipstick, this time in Shade 7

Oh and I also picked up a copy of this months Cosmopolitan which comes with a free Missguided nail polish, I love Missguided polishes (see here for my previous reviews) and there are 3 colours to choose from I went for Misstique, a gorgeous turquoise / teal


I also popped into Primark, I wasn't intending too but there were sale signs in the window and a Primark sale really does mean a bargain. As per usual it was crammed but I managed to pick up a few bits including
this crinkle maxi skirt for £5


and this cotton beach maxi dress for only £3


I also got these earmuffs for 50p - yes I know it's summer but for the price it was well worth picking them up


Next up some jewellery bits - bracelets


and a ring set


and finally I picked up a few cosmetics bits again to go towards my Budget Beauty series - My Hearts Desire Shimmer Blush Hearts


and a Smoke Screen Smokey Eye Kit - first impressions of this I have to say are good

Obviously full reviews of these to come - oh and if your a North East dweller Metro Centre Primark is on the move, it's taking over both levels of the former Woolworths and Internacionale stores, so it's going to be huge! and the rumour is Forvever 21 is taking over Primarks current stores woohoo!!!
Anyways that was my unexpected haul - Obviously I'll post my MAC haul when it comes but hopefully that will be it  for this month now x Next up a review post - Any questions please ask xx

Tuesday, 15 March 2011

Beauty Products and Freebies From Missguided (Pic Heavy)

Late last year I was contacted by a company called Missguided asking if I would like to try out one of their new nail polishes, being the nail polish junkie that I am (watch my make up collection vid if you don't believe me), of course I agreed. To be honest I hadn't heard of Missguided before the initial contact but they are an online women's clothing and accessories retailer, and  very reasonable they are at that. The polish that they kindly sent me was MissFit an amazing black / gold glitter




Such an amazing colour that my pics just aren't doing justice , this is two coats but to be honest one would be enough  - sorry for the bad paint job :(









Obviously I was thrilled to try out a new brand but interestingly in October / November of last year , Cosmopolitan offered a MissGuided nail polish as a free cover gift, so I picked up another colour MissCellaneous. This is in one of my favourite colour families, a lovely  nude, pink shade

 




This is two coats again here I probably could have got away with one as surprisingly enough for a cream polish it didn't actually streak too badly, it also seemed pretty self leveling too so you get quite an even finish.







Being a one for my magazine freebies I was excited to see that the current April issue of UK Cosmopolitan magazine featured a free Missguided lipgloss, my mum knowing me oh so well picked up the copy with the MissLed Lip Splash, which is a gorgeous Caramel, nude shade, and has the taste of caramel fudge amazing!!!





It's quite sheer as you can see but it's a lovely gloss which isn't too sticky - a lip shot :)



I really like this gloss especially the taste yum yum - If the colour isn't for you though I think there is the choice of at least another two colours with Cosmo, including a clear and a red so get yourself down to your newsagent before 7th April - the magazine retails at £3.50  and the 7ml Lip Splash retails at £5 it's a no brainer :) 

If you don't manage to grab a copy of Cosmo though the Lip Splash glosses are available for £5.00 each from Missguided, and come in the Caramel that I got, Clear, Watermelon and Chili Red. The 13ml nail polishes also retail at £5 each and their are a choice of 6 shades to choose from, you can also choose from 2 sets of 3 full sized polishes for £8, the Peace set includes both of the colours that I have plus a deep red x



If you fancy placing an order, enter the code 20COSMO before 30th April on the Missguided site you can get 20% off all full price items :) Unfortunately Missguided don't ship their cosmetic products abroad so a huge sorry to my international readers :( Any questions please ask x
 
(MissFit Nail Polish Was Provided By Missguided For Review Purposes, MissLed Lip Splash and MissCellaneous Nail Polish Were Both Cover Gifts With Cosmopolitan Magazine)