Hi Guys x Before I post my next Glossybox unboxing catch up tomorrow I thought I'd quickly announce the winner of my latest giveaway.
Last month I shared a very late unboxing of the March 2020 edition of Glossybox UK, and in that post I reviewed one of the items in the box and something that I already owned, the Sleek Highlighting Palette in Solstice, as nice as it is I didn't need another one so I ran a decided to give the new and box fresh one away to one of my lovely readers.
I only received 40 entries so everyone that entered had a really good chance of winning, alas there can only be one winner though and the reader that was randomly selected via Rafflecopter is...
Congratulations Sarah, I've sent you an email, and I'll get your palette and some other goodies sent out ASAP x
Thanks to everyone who entered and if you weren't lucky enough to win this time around, don't worry I have a couple of high end giveaways planned including opportunities to win a Tarte gift set and a palette from HUDA Beauty so make sure you're following me on my blog and on all of my other social media channels for more chances to win in the future x
Right it's the post that you've all been waiting for - it's time to reveal the two lucky winners of my Tarte Overexposed Highlighter Kit giveaway, I had nearly 300 entries but there can only be two winner and they are...
Congratulations Ladies! I will be contacting you via email asap for details. If you weren't lucky enough to win this time don't worry I have plenty more giveaways planned including another Tarte Cosmetics one which be launching soon x Thanks again to everyone that entered and thanks again for following and reading my blog xx
Surely there is no doubt in anybodies mind what a cake with candles means? A birthday of course! and whilst my own birthday is still a few months away, today is my blog's 12th birthday!
I can't quite believe that I've been sharing my thoughts with you for that long, as much as I love writing and blogging, I wouldn't still be here 12 years later if it wasn't for you guys. I haven't been the best or most consistent blogger over the years, but I've kept at it and I'm still here rambling on and sharing my life and loves with you all, so I want to thank you all for all of your support and interactions over the years. I know that your time is precious, and that there are so many blogs out there that you could read, yet you choose to read mine, thank you x I really do appreciate every view, like, comment and share x As I've said before in 2019 , I'm going to try and pay back all of that support by trying to be a better and more consistent blogger. I have lots of posts planned, including lots of reviews and a few giveaways, so I hope that you'll stick around for the foreseeable future, and maybe even for another 12 years ;)
Despite a promise to be a little bit more consistent, this post is a little late but does it really matter? I don't think so, so let's just get on with it x Now something that I've done for quite a few of those 12 years now, are my monthly Trimming My Stash posts. If you're a new reader, basically I have too many beauty products, and whilst my spending, and hauling has definitely slowed down of late, a few years ago now I decided to try and finish as many products as I could every month, and to keep a running total of just how many beauty products I could finish in a year. In the early days I just used to post a list but nowadays I go into a little more depth and share some mini reviews of all of my finished products
Superdrug Naturally Radiant Glycolic Acid Daily Cleansing Pads - 60 Pads The Body Shop Spiced Apple Shower Gel - 250ml Primark PS... It's Oil Good! Oil Balancing Facial Cleansing Wipes x 25 Wipes The Body Shop Spiced Apple Exfoliating Sugar Body Scrub - 250ml
Total - 4 Items Looking back at last months total, I've got to say that January 2019 wasn't the best of months. I only managed to finish a paltry 4 items, including a couple of shower and body products, and a couple of skincare items, but 4 products is sill better than nothing, and in all the years that I've been doing this I've definitely had worse months x 1. Superdrug Naturally Radiant Glycolic Acid Daily Cleansing Pads - 60 Pads
First up a skin care product from Superdrug's hugely popular Naturally Radiant range. The screw top jar contains 60 fabric cleansing / toning pads. The pads are quite small and thin but they are double sided, and each side has a slightly different textures. The pads are soaked in a mixture of glycolic acid, fruit AHA's, aloe vera, and pro vitamin B5 and are designed to remove dead skin cells, and leave the skin brighter and fresher, all you do is wipe over the pads over cleansed skin, using the slightly rougher side, and then the smoother side.
Now I'd never tried these before, but I'm a firm fan of the Superdrug Naturally Radiant Glycolic Toner (read my thoughts here) and the solution that these pads are soaked in is pretty much identical. It has the same herbal / aftershave type scent, and they produce the same slight tingling sensations on the skin. My results after using these were also pretty similar, my skin looked clearer, my pores were less obvious and any hormonal spots that I had dried up really quickly.
So in theory I should love these as much as the toner, well despite having pretty much identical results I don't love these quite as much. The pads themselves are quite small and then, and although I love the different textures, I ended up using several pads to do my face and neck where as with the toner I only needed to use one cotton pad. I also found that no matter how tight the jar lid was, the pads still seemed to dry out, so much so in fact that the last couple of pads were pretty much bone dry.
I think these are great for travel but I definitely prefer the liquid version. If you fancy trying these though they have an RRP of £5.99 but Superdrug often have offers on their own brand skincare, so you can usually get them either a bit cheaper are are part of a multi buy offer x 2. The Body Shop Spiced Apple Shower Gel - 250ml
Next up the first of two items from The Body Shop Spiced Apple festive collection from 2016 / 2017. Whilst my heart really belongs to their Glazed Apple range from 2014 / 2015, Spiced Apple also went down in history as one of my favourite ever holiday scents from The Body Shop. It's just so mouthwateringly, edible, and combines the sweet, yet fruity tartness of apple, with cinnamon, and warming spices - it really is American style apple pie in a bottle! It does smell slightly strong in the bottle, but mix a small amount with water and the scent really comes to life as the gel produces a mountain of creamy bubbles. Alas there were no apple based scents in The Body Shop 2018 festive inventory but fingers crossed they make another appearance in 2019, till then though I have a few bottles and tubs remaining to keep me clean and apple scented throughout 2019. 3. Primark PS... It's Oil Good! Oil Balancing Facial Cleansing Wipes x 25 Wipes
Now if you are a new reader, be prepared to see these quite regularly in my monthly empties post, I buy them in multiples, and they are a regular fixture in my beauty and hygiene routine. i don't tend to use them on my face that often but I do use them for general freshening up, cleaning make up packaging, and for cleaning up swatches after photographing make up swatches.
Containing lots of antibacterial tea tree, you can get these wipes in Primark at just £1 for 2 packs of 25 wipes. 4. The Body Shop Spiced Apple Exfoliating Sugar Body Scrub - 250ml
Finally another item from The Body Shop Spiced Apple range, and I feeling particularly sad about this because this was my last tub and this was probably my favourite product in the whole range :( With that warming, cinnamon spiced apple scent, this scrub is perfect for those cold nights. It's crammed full of exfoliating sugar grains. It's nice and gritty but it's not too harsh, or scratchy, it gives you a nice thorough scrub, and it rinses away easily and dissolves when you add warm water, and it leaves the skin feeling super smooth. I don't really have anything else to say apart from please, please bring this back in 2019 The Body Shop !!! So they were my January 2019 empties, not the best of starts to the year, but hopefully I can do a lot better from here on in x If you have any questions on any of the items that I finished then please leave me a comment below xx
Next month my blog celebrates it's 12th birthday - sometimes it's hard to believe that I've been blogging for so long, I've seen some many amazing bloggers come and go in that time, but some how I've managed to keep at it and stick it out.
It hasn't always been an easy ride, in the last few years especially I've found it hard to stay motivated, and sometimes I've started to wonder if it's all worth while. Life and my health really have started to get in the way at times, and my blog has definitely suffered, posting has been sporadic at best and as a result, my blog hasn't grown in quite the way that I wanted it to. It's a vicious circle I guess, you don't post, you don't get views, you miss out on opportunities and you feel as though you've let people down, and as result you wonder if it's all worthwhile, and if it's worth ploughing energy that you don't really have into something that's on a downhill slide, so you don't post, and the circle continues.
The easiest option would be to give it up, but I don't want to do that, I've worked too damn hard to get as far as I have, and unlike a lot of people who've say they've fallen out of love with writing, I haven't, I still enjoy writing, using my brain a bit, and the whole blogging process, I want to keep going and despite the likelihood that life is still going to get in the way, in 2019 I want to be a better blogger and I want to push my blog on, like I know that I can. In order to do that though, I'm going to have to make some sacrifices, and unfortunately one of them is going to be my You Tube channel.
For 9 years now, I've regularly posted videos to my You Tube channel, I've posted everything from cat videos, to holiday snapshots, to unboxing's and hauls, and it's something that I've really enjoyed doing. Despite the odd nasty comment, I've really found that it's boosted my confidence, and it's given me another way to express myself. For whatever reason though my channel never really hit the heights that I wanted it too, and I found it incredibly difficult to grow any sort of following on You Tube, despite my own perceived failings in that sense though, I achieved enough views to earn a little bit of money from my videos, which was an added incentive to keep at it. Alas like so many small You Tubers policy changes meant that I lost the ability to monetise my videos, I wasn't earning a lot by any means but it as I say it gave me a reason to continue; Around the same time coincidental or not my views dropped like a stone and any form of interaction pretty much dried up.
I've gave it the benefit of the doubt for quite a few months now and I've kept at it, but given the time and the energy (that I don't really have) that it takes me to film, edit and upload even a short video, I've came to the conclusion that I could put both my time and my energy to better use. So after 9 years, I've decided at least in the short term to call it quits on You Tube. I've given it my best shot but at the end of the day I think the odds were always against me. I won't be deleting my You Tube channel so by all means stay subscribed and watch a few of my videos if you haven't already but for the foreseeable future I won't be posting any new videos.
So now that my You Tube channel is officially on hold, hopefully now I can give my blog all the love, time, attention and energy that it deserves. A lot of the content that I produced for my You Tube channel such as favourites videos, and unboxings will translate pretty well into blog posts, so you can look forward to lots of new posts and different types of content, including some unboxing posts, the first of which should be live next week x In the meantime though don't forget to watch my You Tube back catalogue, and please have a little watch of my last video where I'm unboxing the December 2018 edition of Pink Parcel x You can watch below or via this link x
Thank you as per usual for watching, reading and for all your support x
Hey Guys x I hope you're all well, and that you're all keeping warm and cosy, and staying out of the wind and snow. The "beast from the east" has slammed into my little corner of Co Durham today with heavy snow falling for most of the day and freezing temperatures, and supposedly there is more to come!
I know we deal with bad weather incredibly badly in the UK compared to some countries but the snow and the cold can be deadly. I've tweeted a few links today from Centrepoint and Shelter on how to help homeless people in this weather so please take a look if you can but in the meantime take care of yourselves! Please, please don't go out if you don't need to, and if you do go out make sure to wrap up warm, and if you're taking the car make sure to take a shovel, some food and drink and a blanket in case you get stuck. it's better to be safe than sorry, so take notice of all of the local travel and weather reports and take care!
On a slightly less serious note please don't forget to look after your skin in the bad weather, no matter how well you wrap up there will always be a bit of your skin exposed so make sure you use plenty of moisturiser, and don't forget the lip balm!
Speaking of lip balm (see what I did there ;) it's now time to announce the winner of my Valentines Day giveaway, and to find out which one of my lucky followers has won a Lypsyl Revitalising Cherry And Almond Lip Balm Stick*. Thanks to all of you for following and of course for entering unfortunately there can only be one winner, and the winner picked at random via Rafflecopter is.....
Congratulations Margaret! I'll be sending you an email shortly to ask for your details. If you weren't lucky enough to win this time don't worry I have several more giveaways planned (cough, cough Tarte anyone ;) that you won't want to miss, so stay following, and keep your eyes peeled x
Well there were times over the last 12 months that I didn't think that I would make it this far but I have and today my blog is celebrating it's 11th birthday.
About this time every year I normally write a post sharing some of my wisdom about blogging and what I've learnt over the last however many years. I don't really want to repeat myself too much so all I can say is that most of what I've learnt in the past 10 or so years still applies.
Over the last 12 months or so I've struggled on so many levels, and it's probably pretty obvious to most of you that I've struggled when it comes to blogging as well.
A lot of that has been to do with personal things and health issues but at times I've really felt as though that my blog has ran it's course.
There is no doubt that blogging has become harder and harder as time has gone on, there are so many bloggers out there now that you sometimes feel as though your getting lost in a sea of people with way more talent, charisma and presence than you will ever have.
I've talked on several occasions about finding your own niche, about going your own way, and doing your own thing, and not comparing yourself to others but I'm not going to lie it's easier said than done at times.
If you're lacking in the old self belief and self confidence thing it really doesn't take a lot to make you question on whether it's all worth while and whether any one would really care if you just hit the delete button and moved on! Then though, I look back at everything that's happened to me because of blogging and then I think yeah, I may not have kazillions of followers and get sent on press trips to the Maldives ;) but I'm doing pretty well thank you very much! I've worked with some amazing brands, I've met some lovely people and I've had so many lovely messages and emails over the years from readers that just makes it all worth while.
I guess what I'm trying to say is never give up on anything, look at how far you've come, how hard you've worked and what you've achieved so far. Obviously we all want to be right up there and be the best that we can be, but beating ourselves up and thinking that we're a failure because of a few numbers on a screen or because you don't get a cute package through the post or invited to the event of your dreams, isn't the way to go and that's the one piece of advice that I would give anyone who wants to be a blogger - don't use things like that to value your own self worth!
Although I'm finding myself using it more and more, I'm not a huge fan of the term small blogger, or small You Tuber, believe me when I say that there are way more of those then they are of the big boys! There are so many amazing bloggers and content producers out there that don't have a ton of subscribers and followers, and whilst I hope upon hope that they do get the recognition they deserve at the same time I really hope that even if they don't, they don't give up and they keep doing what they love, after all that's what it's all about at the end of the day.
I originally set my blog up to explore things that I love including fashion, beauty, food and home style, and whilst at time I've fallen out with the whole blogging thing, and the politics and stresses behind it at times, I haven't fell out of love with why I started blogging and maybe that is what's kept me going for 11 years.
So you haven't got rid of me that easily! I'm still here and when I'm up to it I'm still going to be sharing my life and my loves with you, so thank you again and again for all of your support, and for all of your lovely comments and messages over the years I really do appreciate it more than you will ever know x
Just a quick post for you today and for one of you it's going to be a good one, because today I'm announcing the winner of my 10th blogging birthday, Illamasqua giveaway x
I've really enjoyed reading through your comments, and suggestions on what you would like to see on the blog and I'm definitely going to be taking some, if not all of your suggestions on board as I try to take the blog forward in 2017, so thanks again for all of your feedback xx
I had over 700 entries and as much as want to give you all a prize to thank you for your support over the last 10 years, there can only be one winner, and the winner, picked randomly via Rafflecopter is
Congratulations Ashley x Can you please send an email with your postal address to louloulanduk@gmail.com as soon as possible and I'll get your prize sent out to you x
You know what I'm going to say now I guess, but the same thing I always say still applies, don't worry if you weren't lucky enough to win this time, I have several more giveaways coming soon. There probably won't be another big one till around May time, but I do have a few smaller home, and beauty ones to come so make sure you're still following for a chance to win x Thanks for reading and of course thank you for following and for your continued support x
You can't celebrate a birthday without cake, but unfortunately for me or should I say unfortunately for my stomach, all I could get my hands was these yummy and super sweet Tesco cupcakes.
It isn't my birthday of course, but it's the 10th birthday of something that's slowly become to define me, and become a part of me, my blog! It's hard to believe that 10 years ago today I made the decision to sign up to blogspot and I decided to start sharing my life and my loves online.
Since I started celebrating my blogging birthday I've posted quite a few of these Happy Birthday posts now and they all say something pretty similar - I usually talk about how much blogging has changed over the years, and how grateful I am for all of the opportunities that have came my way, and to be honest today, my feelings are exactly the same. I've been very lucky over the years, I've worked with some amazing brands and I've met some lovely people ,all through farting about on the Internet as one of my relatives describes it!
As I've said before though, blogging really has become my lifeline, it's given me something to focus on and something to do when various aspects of my life on turmoil, it's helped me meet new people, it's helped me learn lots of new skills, and I'm now lucky enough to class as a part time job.
The last few years have been hard for me personally in a lot of ways, and unfortunately I feel as though my blog has suffered, I haven't spent as much time and effort on it as I would have liked, and as I've said previously my posting and my content has suffered, but you're still here and you're still with me. So I want to say a huge, huge thank you to every single person out there that's read or followed my blog over, and I'd also like to say a huge thank you to the brands and companies that I've worked with, and I'd also liked to thank all of my follow blogging friends both new and old, if it hadn't been for all of your support and encouragement there is no way I would still be prattling on 10 years after that first not very exciting post x
After a couple of frustrating months I'm just about ready to get back to where I want to be - I have lots and lots of plans and ideas for the future and I'm looking forward to my blogging future with both optimism and enthusiasm. As I say I can't thank you all enough for your support so as a way of expressing my gratitude I will be hosting another high end beauty giveaway on the blog which should be live in the next few days x So Merci Beaucoup again and I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend xx
Hi Guys x I hope you all had a lovely weekend, I know I'm a little bit late but it's now to time to announce the winner of my Real Techniques giveaway! I had over 2,000 entries and I've really enjoyed reading through some of your new years resolutions and I'm definitely going to take aboard some of your blog post suggestions in 2017.
Alas there can only be one winner, and the winner picked at random from Rafflecopter is.....
Congratulations Deborah x If you can send your address details to louloulanduk@gmail.com before this Saturday, then I'll post your prize out to you next week x
If you weren't lucky enough to win this time round don't despair, this weekend marks my 10th blogging anniversary and I may be hosting another high end giveaway on Sunday that you won't want to miss if x Thanks again for all of your entries, and of course for all of your follows, comments and support xx
I hope you're all on the edge of your seats and hanging on to every word that you're reading, because it's the moment that you've all been waiting for! It time to announce the winner of my 9th Blog Birthday giveaway!
It wasn't the most popular giveaway than I've ever held :( but I still received over 1500 entries. Thanks to every single one of you that entered. I've really enjoyed reading through your comments, and I'll definitely be taking a lot of your post suggestions on board, finances permitting ;) Unfortunately there can only be one winner and that winner, who was drawn randomly via Rafflecopter is....
Congratulations Bryanna x I'll be sending you an email shortly asking for your details x Thanks again to all of you that entered and I'm only sorry I couldn't give you all a prize. I have plenty more giveaways planned though including some nail polish giveaways and I since I hit 1000 Bloglovin followers during the course of this giveaway, I might hold a giveaway to celebrate that too :) So stay following, and reading for more chances to win.
It might be missing a candle or 9 but you can't celebrate a birthday without a cake. It isn't my birthday though it's my blogs. On the 12th February 2007, LouLouLand was born. I published my first post on this little old blog of mine and 9 years later I'm still here.
There have been a lot of changes over the years, but I think that my blog has stood the test of time. It's changed with me but at it's core it's still the same and still my place to escape and explore some of the things that I love.
It hasn't always been a bed of roses though and I've fallen in and out of love with blogging more than once over the years but at the moment I'm enjoying the opportunities and challenges that it brings and I think I've finally found my niche.
Nowadays blogging seems to be all about statistics, followers, events, and press packs, it's a far cry from those early days when there was no such thing as Google Friend Connect, and SEO. We've come a long, long way since then, and it's amazing that the internet has changed so much and given bloggers, You Tubers, and armchair journalists so many amazing opportunities and so much recognition, but for some us maybe it's only increased the pressure
I am eternally grateful for all the opportunities that blogging has brought me but sometimes I wonder if some of us are losing the love. It's great to have lots of followers, fab to receive press samples, and amazing to get invited to events but it shouldn't be the bee all and end all. It's great to have blogging aims and ambitions but please, please enjoy what you do, enjoy writing, enjoy taking photographs, and don't be disheartened if the numbers don't climb and the invites don't rush in.
I've spent a huge part of the last couple of years comparing myself to other people, obsessing over my follower count, and contemplating why I haven't been invited to certain blog events but I need to build a bridge and get over it. If you love what you do why should somebody elses approval matter. I might not have as a many followers are some other bloggers who've been around for as long as I have but I love and appreciate the ones that I do have. Yes an invite, some press samples, or a new follower can make you feel better about your blog but when things don't go the way you hoped, don't let it get you down x
It's taken 9 years but at last I'm starting to feel comfortable in my online home, yes I might feel the pressure and have spells of negativity, and self doubt but that's me. So many blogs have been and gone in those 9 years but if there was an award for longevity you never know, I might win it. I'm still here writing rambly posts, and struggling with bad light, and I'm determined to still be around this time next year to celebrate the big 10. Thanks to all of you for being there and don't forget to enter my 9th anniversary giveaway x
Hi Guys x Just a quick little post for you today and for one of you it will be good one. My, My Little Box Diary Giveaway ended at midnight,so I thought I'd try and get the winner up ASAP. I had a lot more entries than expected, so thank you all for taking the time out to enter, and to follow my blog and all my other social media channels. I really enjoyed reading about your new years resolutions and you've definitely given my a few goals that I could maybe try and achieve myself in 2016 - good luck to all of you and I have that you all achieve you goals and your dreams. Unfortunately there can only be one winner though and that winner picked at random via Rafflecopter is....
Congratulations Jennifer x I will be sending you an email shortly x Jennifer won by following me on Instagram so always remember to utilise as many entry options as possible. If you weren't lucky enough to win this time don't worry I may have a review post and an early blogging birthday giveaway going up this weekend, so stay following for the chance to win a prize you'll really want to win x
Hi Guys x I hope you've all had a good start to the week x I know it's been the first week back at school or work for most of you so I hope it hasn't been too awful x Even if it has though, I'm about to hopefully make one of you very happy :) Festive giveaways are a bit of tradition on LouLouLand and this year I decided to giveaway the gorgeous Lipstick Charm set from Charlotte Tilbury. Well my giveaway finished on Sunday, and I had nearly 2,500 entries x I really enjoyed reading about what your all looking forward too from graduations, to new homes, jobs, and even babiesx Thank you so much for sharing but there can only be one winner, and that winner picked randomly via Rafflecopter is....
Congratulations Holly, I've sent you an email, so if you can send me your postal address I'll get your prize sent out ASAP.
If you weren't luck enough to win this time round don't worry, as well as writing normal blog post which obviously I love doing, I also love hosting giveaways so I *might* have picked up something for another one which will be going live quite soon ;) All I'll say is that it's something that I got for Christmas and it's something that I think a lot of you will love x Have a little watch of the final part of my What I Got For Christmas video series and see if you can guess what it is x
Thanks for watching, reading and entering and of course thanks for subscribing, following and interacting x
Hi Guys x I hope you've all had a good week so far x I've been a busy bee this week hanging curtains, taking photographs and finishing my Christmas shopping. I'm currently attempting to put together an artificial Christmas tree - frustrating as hell and I need a break so I thought I'd take a couple of minutes out to pick the winners of my recent Nails Inc giveaway. I have two bottles to giveaway so using Rafflecopter I picked two winners who are....
Congratulations ladies x I've sent you both an email so please send me your details asap and I'll get your prizes sent out to you before Christmas x
If you couldn't enter this time round or you weren't lucky enough to win this tie round don't worry x My big Christmas giveaway launches this Saturday and although it's just the one prize believe me this is something that you will want to win x So make sure your following all of my social media channels for more chances to win x I've been a bit quiet on the blog this week but I've uploaded two videos to my You Tube channel and a couple of pictures to Instagram, so you'll always find me somewhere on the interweb x Thanks for reading and of course for following xx
Hi Guys x First of all I want to say a huge, huge thank you to everyone that entered my 400 Bloglovin giveaway and everyone that followed because of it. I appreciate everyone that even taken 5 minutes out of their busy lives to take a peek at my blog.
As I've said before I've really enjoyed reading all your comments and I will be definitely be taking on board some of your post suggestions and I'm definitely going to try and do more of the posts you want to see.
Alas they can only be one winner this time round, and thankfully rafflecopter did the hard part for me and randomly picked out one winner. The winner entered by being a fan of my facebook page and that winner is....
Congratulations Abigail, I'll be sending you an email tonight, and if you can reply within 48 hours if possible, otherwise in the interests of fairness I'll pick another winner x
I'm so sorry that so many of you are going to be left disappointed, but seriously, don't be! Over the course of this giveaway I've hit several more follower milestones, so I have some more giveaways to come, both on here and on some of my other social media channels. The first mini one "may" be up on the blog on either Sunday or Monday ;)
Thanks again for following and entering and please stick around, for more reviews, recipes, and much, much more x
Hi Guys x I've just about got my prize package sorted so it's time to launch my huge 400 Bloglovin followers giveaway. I've been giving sneaky peeks on what you can win on my facebook and my instagram over the last week but now it's time to reveal the full prize package.
Make Up Revolution Ultra 32 Shade Eyeshadow Palette in Flawless
I reviewed this on Friday and I have one word, AMAZING! This palette like nearly everything else I've tried from this brand is perfection - soft pigmented shadows in a range of neutrals, metallics and smokes - A real day to evening palette. (The plastic outer packaging has been removed and the seal have been removed as I found some suspicious looking shadow residue in the jiffy bag and wanted to make sure it was still in one piece - It was fine :) - it's new and unused and beautiful).
Make Up Revolution I♥MAKEUP Blushing Hearts Triple Baked Blusher In Blushing Hearts
Another beauty from the Make Up Revolution stable. This is a gorgeous soft and creamy baked blush trio in a super cute heart shaped very similar to a certain one by Too Faced x You can read a full review of this here x
Maybelline Baby Lips Electro - Berry Bomb
A brand new and sealed Maybelline Baby Lips Electro in Berry Bomb. Packed full of moisture, this gives a very subtle pink / lilac tint to the lips and it tastes yummy. You can seen a swatch here x
Statement Bling Necklace
This is something that you'll see in my upcoming August haul x In a mix of pastel and bright acrylic stones, and faux crystals this is a real statement.
Sleek Sheer Cover Lipstick - 812 Organza
Sleek are famous for their eye and cheek palettes and to be honest that's all you ever hear about. Their other products need some love though and although the Sheer Cover Lipsticks have been discontinued
Organza is one of my favourites. It's a lovely pink / peach that's so pretty for summer. You can see some swatches here, they aren't the best though and it's a little bit pinker irl
Hello Kitty Tweezers - Superdrug
A cute little prize here but something that we all need. I bought myself a set of these too this month and they aren't bad at all.
Purple Ivy Silver Tone Ball And Crystal Bow Charm Bracelet
I'm a bit of a bracelet obsessive and I feel in love with this one on sight. It's in the elasticated style and it will look great layered or on it's own x You can see it featured in this haul post x
Little Black Dress Jewellery Organiser
I've had a one of these for a little while now, and I've just bought myself another. It doesn't look much and obviously yours will come empty but it's a fab storage idea. All you do is pop it onto a coat hanger (not included) and on one side you get 14 hook and loop (velcro) closures, ideal for storing bangles, bracelets, necklaces and hair bands, and on the other you have 27 clear vinyl pockets ideal for bobbles, rings, earrings, hair slides and even small make up items.
Clear Neon Pink Avon Make Up Bag / Pencil Case
A cute little make up bag ideal for your handbag or your could even use it as a little pencil case x
One lucky winner will get all of these items plus a few little surprise extras. This giveaway will be open for about a month and will end on the 1st of October. I will ship worldwide so yes this is an international giveaway :). All you need to is fill in the rafflecopter form below x Please note that my comments are moderated so if you leave a comment it may not appear straight away x Please only comment once on each post x
Today is a good day x Okay in parts it hasn't been, but today I hit 400 Bloglovin followers. It might not seem a lot to some people but for me it's a bit of a milestone.
Way back when, when I started blogging the only way to follow a blog was to bookmark it or save it in your favourites. How times have changed, I'm still quite loyal to GFC (Google Friend Connect for you newbies out there) and as a result it took me a while to actually claim my blog and get myself a bloglovin account. It hasn't been without it's problems a lot of people still seem to have followed my actual personal account rather than my blog. It doesn't matter to me how people follow - I love you anyway :) but this is the digital age and stats matter so if you do follow please can you make sure that you follow my blog here and not my personal account which you can find here x
This year I've been a bit meh when it comes to my blog, my health hasn't been the best and as it should do, my blogs taken a back seat. I guess that's why I'm so pleased that so many of you still seem to have faith in me and my blog and you've stuck with me regardless, it makes me want to kick my stupid body in to touch and blog my weary little heart out.
I'm being a bit gushy and sentimental here but what I'm trying to say is thank you for being there x I have a few issues with the term blogging community at times but without it I wouldn't be the person I am today. I've met so many lovely people both online and in the flesh, and I've had the most amazing experiences and opportunities all because of blogging.
So how to say thank you -well I'd love to give you all a huge hug and a cupcake but that's not really very practical so I guess a giveaway is the only way. I know a lot of people say that giveaways don't necessarily reward long term followers and whilst I agree with that it's the only thing that I can think of. I'm aiming to have my giveaway live next weekend as I'm still waiting for some of my prizes to arrive. So over the next week I'm going to give you a few sneaky peaks of what you can win. Everyday on my Facebook, twitter and instagram I'm going to show you one item from the prize package - so make sure your following x
Thank you so much for your support x and I can assure you that normal less gushy posting will resume tomorrow with a yummy recipe, followed by a product rave and a review over the weekend xx Thanks for reading x
I am beginning to think nobody wants to win this prize lol I haven't received a response from the second winner I picked so I've picked yet another winner via random.org
From the 57 entries the winner is comment 57 and that is.....
Kitty Bonkers
Congratulations lovely x If you can please email me your postal details to pootle28@hotmail.com before 5th November x Yet again thanks to everyone for entering and stay following for more giveaways xx
Hey my loves - I have some good news for you because I've been feeling a bit crapola I haven't managed to get out and get the rest of the bits for my 500 followers giveaway so I've decided to extend the deadline by a week till the 16th October. If you want to enter please check out the original post here - Please Don't Comment on this post
Thanks again for entering and your support xx
Hi Guys
Today is a good day - over the weekend I hit 500 followers on LouLouLand - I actually made at to 501 at 1 point but it's back to 500 again this morning lol - gotta love blogger haven't you! I'd like to say a huge thank you to all of you from the very first followers, to the most recent additions. I appreciate every single one of you and the fact that you all take time out of your busy days to read my ramblings. So to say thank you to you fabulous people I thought I'd do a little giveaway. I've actually been picking up things for the last few months now so I already have a nice little pile of goodies - I'm still adding to it but it will be a combination of high and low end goodies, including Nails Inc, MUA, All For Eve, Mavala, Accessorize, The Body Shop, L'Oreal HIP and much much more. I will post a picture of all the goodies just before the giveaway ends so you can see the prizes. One lucky winner will get a huge box of goodies to enjoy - so what do you need to do?
ETA - Here is a picture of just some of the things you can win much more to be added
Rules
Leave A Comment Saying What You Would Like To See More Of On LouLouLand On This Post
Only 1 Entry Per Person
You Must Be A Follower - I Will Check !
Open Worldwide!
My Giveaway Will End At 6pm UK time on 9th October 16th October
So there you go you have just under 3 weeks to enter, good luck everyone xx
This week on LouLouLand is going to be a busy one I have lots and lots of posts planned, including 2 reviews, a few nails of the days, and a new post in my Budget Beauty Series featuring my first post on Vivo cosmetics. I hope you all stick around thanks again for following and I hope you have a great week x
