Everyone loves Magazine freebies like this!

Hey guys!
Just a quick heads up about this months Glamour magazine (if you've not already seen it) it's only £2 and it comes with either a posietint, Benetint or Highbeam all of which are a in a 4ml bottle with brush applicator in the lid. I took it upon myself to collect all three (what kind of a make up addict would i be if i didn't?) This maybe due to the fact that Benefit have a new tint due out soon called 'Chachatint' which is a mango tint.



Posietint, Benetint and Highbeam.

 Love Jo x x x

MEGA bargain haul.....

Hey guys , Im sorry that this post is a little long but it has over four weeks of shopping so stick with me on this.

So i found myself wondering around the savers shop in Sheffield i was only in there for some shampoo but ended up browsing the make up shelves anyway :D and i found some W7 products which are mega cheap and they seem to be copies of Benefit blushers and W7's 'Africa' looks just like Toofaced pink leopard! i had to try these! and at £1.99 each it was a steal. Tj Hughes also stock loads of W7 products which is where i got the 'Double act' from that was £2.99.

Dupe for Benefits Hoola!

Not as pigmented as Pink leopard but gives a nice highlight to brow bones and cheek bones.

Dupe for Benefit's '10'

 I also picked up W7's 'crackle' in 'Earthquake black' i'm not really one for nail varnishes but these crackle effect varnishes seem to be the 'in thing' at the moment so i thought i'd give it a chance and again at £1.99 i thought that it was worth the try! (i actually went back and bought the white and silver version of this aswell)

Although this looks white on this pic it's actually the silver which is a little glitzy aswell.

 Also another amazing bargain i found in savers! Right by the till was a shelf full of Eylures Girls aloud festival lashes gift sets (you get the lashes, the glue and a coloured lanyard) for 99p! At the time they only had 'Cheryl' (black winged lashed with gold sparkle) and Sarah (black and red criss cross lashes) but i went back later and they had 'Nadine' (black lashes with multicoloured gems at the base) and 'Kimberley' (black winged lashes with little feather extentions). i have the whole set now. Please don't get me wrong i don't like Girls Aloud and i'm not even sure if i really do have the whole set of lashes as i don't know who is in the group or how many! lol But they are really cute lashes and i've already got some neat ideas for looks i could use them in!

So yesterday i went into the city centre after work and to see what i could find so headed to T J Hughes, mostly i think they sell a lot of rubbish, market brand tat but every now and then you stumble across a steal! In this case Urban decays Liquid eyeliner in gash and lucky for only £2.99 each. They have also had the Urban decay brow boxes in TJ’s too.

Also in Tj’s they had a huge range of W7 cosmetics and one in particular was a bronzer/highlighter which looks like a dupe of Benefits ‘10’.

You really just have to look around to find these steals my favorite places to hunt for bargain products are-

-TK Maxx

-Savers

-TJ Hughes

- Ethel Austin (yep i’ve found Bourjois and urban decay here)

-Your local market, you really never know what you’ll find but be on the look out for fakes and avoid them as they aren’t made to the high standard the originals are and you could be putting anything on your face.  At my local market i managed the pick up a bourjois nail varnish for 65p! and a collection2000 mascara for £2.00.

While browsing several make up sites and articles i kept seeing the brand Stila mentioned and especially their smudge pots. I tried to buy direct from their US site but like an awkward few brands they don’t deliver to the UK. After a quick google i found a place to buy stila from even if it was a little unexpected. It seems our online argos stock Stila aswell as other top brands such as Benefit. These have to be reserved online to be collected instore. To me this is a welcome addition to Argos and i just hope in time these products will be available in-store. I reserved the Stila smudge pot in cobalt and a a Benefit eyeshadow in blushing bride.

I also wanna tag on a couple of orders i received through the mail from Eyeko

I've have been hearing alot about these products so i thought i'd give them a go. I have to say i entered a ambassador code which as this was my first purchase i should have received a free gift but i didn't so i've sent an email to Eyeko to see what they can do. Anyway on with what i did get i chose the Big Eyes Mascara which is lengthening...

..Eyeko cream which is a cute light pink 3in1 cream(highlighter/moisturiser/eyecream) with a slight shimmer to brighten your skin.... 

and Eyeko tinted cream which does everything the original cream does but it's a bronzer rather than a highlighter.

Also last but not least i found a really cool cheap website http://www.halfpriceperfumes.co.uk/ that had the Bourjois liner effect mascara in blue for £1.00 and when you bought that and entered a code you got a free ombre stretch eyeshadow which is worth £6.49.

Then they also had Rimmel single eyeshaows for £1 each too :) i love these they are so cheap and the colors are really bright and highly pigmented.

Thanks for reading this huge haul post and i realise i haven't written about anything other than hauls but i've been writing something for the blog and it's just taking me a while due to other things going on in my life. Any way thanks for reading my blog :D

Love Jo x x x

Payday haul with some bargains!!

Hey guys!, so yesterday was payday and also brought news that the elusive Naked palette from Urban Decay was being restocked at debenhams!! Ok so i know Urban decay is one of the upper priced make up brands but check this out this palette contains 12! eyeshadows which include 4 exclusives, a mini eyeshadow primer potion and a 'good Karma' eyeshadow brush all for the sum of £32 (or £28.80 on debenhams.com).



left to right- Virgin, Sin, Naked, Sidecar, Buck, Half Baked, Smog, Darkhorse, Toasted, Hustle, Creep and Gunmetal.



Yeah i know it still sounds steep but the brush included costs £14.50 and if you take care of it, it will last you forever.

I've used the primer potion before as i have it in the full sized version which is £12 from debenhams too. It works really well i'll review it later. 

Now on to the true bargains of the week another Urban Decay Purchase but this time from TK Maxx

Two Urban decay loose Pigment pots in 'X' which is a metalic shimmer gold and 'Shag' which is a metalic shimmer bronze the came together in a clear pouch which cost £5, yep a fiver for both pots! on the Debenhams website this pigment eyeshadow pots are sold at £11.50 each!! so i got a really good bargain. tk maxx has some really good brands every now and then just waiting to be snapped up.

I like the idea of the brush that lives in the pots but truth is when you take the brush out you have to be careful or the product goes everywhere.

Left to Right- Shag and X.

I love how this behaves on the skin, it's such a solid colour but i can see when using this translucent power will have to be used under the eyes because there will be alot of fall out from this product.

My next big bargain again from TK Max was the benefit 'Betty brushes up on beauty' make up brush pouch which cost me £1!! it was in the clearance section and didn't come with the brushes but thats fine as i can add my own :)

I hope you've enjoyed my first Haul, it won't be the last! and remember when your out and about shopping have a mooch about the clearance section you never know what might be lurking there but also beware because it's not a bargain if the product has been opened or used.

Happy Shopping! Love Jo x x