Pixi and NYX treats! Swatches and First Impressions

Pixi Endless Silky Eye Pen in Cafe Gold, Pixi Lid Last Shadow Pen in Mocha Mauve, NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in Milan and NYX Rouge Cream Blush in Glow (I couldn't resist swatching it before I took the photos!).

Swatches in same order as above. Natural light.

Swatches in same order as above. Direct sunlight.

Look what arrived in the post today!

I was interested in buying some Pixi products, and when a handful of them went in the ASOS sale, I couldn't resist! The Endless Silky Eye Pen in Cafe Gold was £6.50 down from £11 and the Lid Last Shadow Pen in Mocha Mauve was £6.50 down from £12. I couldn't find any swatches online, but gambled and ordered them anyway. Thankfully, that gamble paid off! Both of them are insanely creamy and pigmented, and do not budge once dry! I'm already looking at the other shades they have to offer. Also, how beautiful is the packaging?!

I ordered the NYX products from this eBay seller, who I've ordered from four times now and couldn't recommend enough! I paid around £13 for both products, including P&P from America. I think that's pretty good! I love lip creams, so I knew I would love Milan. I also already love the cream blush. It's very creamy and blends like a dream. So far, I like it more than my Topshop one. Because the Topshop one is a cream-powder blush, I find it harder to blend. In the photos, Glow looks quite orangey because it is next to Milan, which is a cool toned pink. Glow is definitely more pink when on its own. A warm pink, but a pink nonetheless.

I will be reviewing each of these products in detail soon, so keep an eye out for those!

I hope you're having a good day,

Louise xo

Office boots

These are my new boots. I was eyeing them up for a while, and when size sevens came back in stock and I found a free delivery code, I couldn't resist. They were £50, down from £80, which is ridiculous! In fact, that's the most I've ever spent on a single item (I still live at home with my parents, so I have yet to make a big 'grown up' purchase). However, *cue the excuses* I live in boots, it's rare for me to find a pair I actually like, and I had the money. I only have a few pairs of shoes, and I live in Britain, so these are going to get worn a lot. The toes are more pointy than the boots I've worn in the past, but I'll get used to them. They also came in a box; fancy!

After I took the photos of the boots, I took a few photos of Jessie, and just had to show you this one. I don't know what the fascination is, but a photo of an animal yawning (or in this case, talking) is a golden shot, in my eyes!

(A not so) Wordless Wednesday

I didn't think a picture with words in it was a true Wordless Wednesday, so I altered the title :) What procrastination stage am I at right now? 4/5. I've been procrastinating for a week, and I hate myself for it! Time to start writing this assignment...

ELF purchases

It's a typical British day today, in terms of weather, so the lighting in every room of my house is terrible. I had to go outside and freeze my bottom off to take these photos!

Mechanical Eyelash Curlers £1.50, Studio Powder Brush £3.50, Studio Complexion Brush £3.50

All of these are repurchases. I use them every single day and just love them. Every one of my ELF orders have included these brushes!

Mineral Booster in Sheer £3.50, Studio Eyebrow Kit in Medium £3.50

The Eyebrow Kit is also a repurchase and a staple in my routine. I wanted the large Mineral Booster (you get 17.8g for £5!), but it was out of stock, so I settled with the smaller pot. I just needed a new powder that would control my shine.

Mineral Moisturising Lip Tints in (top to bottom) Berry and Blush £3.50 each

I wear lip stains, matte lip creams and tinted lip balms, so was intrigued by these. So far, I like them. You only get 2.8g of product though. The price is not an excuse for this because Natural Collection lipsticks are £1.99 and you get a considerable amount of product.

Mineral Moisturising Lip Tint in Pink, Brightening Eye Colour in Teal Dream, Mineral Bamboo Lip Brush 

If you spent over £10, you received a Mystery Bag worth at least £10. I'm glad I received another Mineral Moisturising Lip Tint, and it wasn't a shade I already had! The eyeshadow quad is... meh. I'm giving it to my mum because I rarely wear eyeshadow, and if I do, it's of a taupe shade. I don't use lip brushes, so I'm going to see what else I can use the brush for.

Mineral Moisturising Lip Tints in Pink, Blush and Berry

Here are some arm swatches of the Mineral Moisturising Lip Tints. I will be reviewing these properly and will include lip swatches. The Pink shade appears quite orange here, but it's definitely more pink on your lips.

The trouble with having a lot of animals is that they can get in the way when you're taking product photos! This little monkey would not stop wiggling his bum and pouncing on the products. Also, one of my dogs wanted to play and kept dumping her toys on the wall.

Lush purchases

Squeaky Green shampoo bar £5 - I won my local Lush's Facebook competition, so I was allowed to choose a shampoo bar for free. Initially, the competition was to win a henna block, so I told them I didn't want a prize because I wouldn't use it, and just wanted to guess the figure they were after. They then said I could choose a shampoo bar instead, which was very nice of them. I've wanted to try one of their shampoo bars for a while. I was going to go with Seanik, but I didn't know if the salt would be too harsh on my hair, so settled with this one. It is made with freshly cut nettles, rosemary, and peppermint herbs, so no wonder it smells so fresh.

You've Been Mangoed bath melt £2.95 - I don't have baths, but I do like to soak my feet, and I think bath melts will make them incredibly soft. Because a foot soak doesn't require much water, I'm going to cut this in to 4 chunks. It smells amazing! I wish Lush would bring out more mango scented products... and lime ones, mmm.

Melting Marshmallow Moment £3.75 - This bath melt is more expensive because it's a lot bigger (100g!). I'm going to divide it in to about 6 chunks. Imagine the sweetest, girliest scent you can - This is that scent.

Vanilla Puff dusting powder £4.50 - The bottle looks very small, but it holds a lot of product, so this should last me ages. I wear vanilla perfume, so I think a sprinkle of this on my skin will compliment it well. I'm also going to use it as a dry shampoo.

My Each Peach massage bar also arrived from eBay, and I love it. It smells like sherbet. It retails for £5.25, but because of the £5 eBay voucher code that was going around the internet a few weeks ago, I only paid 75p, including delivery (technically, I didn't pay anything because I used my dad's account, hehe). I've been using it on my elbows and knees, and it works a treat!

Outfit of the Day and Update

White t-shirt - H&M

Blue cardigan - H&M

Indigo super skinny jeans - Primark

Red dolly shoes - New Look

I keep telling you that my outfits are incredibly boring, but you keep requesting Outfit of the Day posts! So, here you are.

I wore this to my English exam today. It has actually been quite cold, even though the sun is shining, so I wish I wore some socks and boots!

Boring outfit, bad quality photo, and beauty products taking over my room in the background - Contender for the best post, ever? I think so ;)

I was going to write a Someday Summary post, but I don't have much to tell, so I thought I'd have a good old natter in this one. 

Let's see... The last few assignment grades I've had back have been good :)

I'm half way through reading Catching Fire, from The Hunger Games trilogy. It's taken me a while to read it because I've been busy with assignments.

I'm going to see The Hunger Games on Tuesday :D Then I'm going bowling and having a few drinks with some friends. I know, I'm totally social now! Kind of...

I've just placed an order with ELF (EyesLipsFace). I wanted to repurchase some favourites before they went out of stock again (Studio brushes, Studio Eyebrow Kit and Mechanical Eyelash Curler). I also bought the Mineral Booster and two Mineral Lip Tints, in Blush and Berry. If you spend over £10, you will receive a Mystery Bag worth at least £10. The code is JACKPOT325. It expires at 9:30am on Monday 2nd April 2012.

I'm also going to be making a few other purchases this weekend, so expect a 'haul'! I've got to pick up a Lush Shampoo Bar I won earlier, and I also want to purchase You've Been Mangoed and Vanilla Puff from them. I'm craving lip stains, so I'll probably pop into Boots and have a good ol' swatching session.

x

Treacle Moon

Treacle Moon Iced Strawberry Dream* (Limited edition), One Ginger Morning and Those Lemonade Days shower gels. £2.99 for 500ml.

Treacle Moon products are available exclusively in Tesco stores, and I always have a look at them while adding essentials to the trolley.

Iced Strawberry Dream, which is being released this month and will be in stores nationwide by June, has been created by fans. Fans can submit suggestions for new fragrances and front of pack 'fairy tale stories' on the Treacle Moon website. Then, the suggestions are placed on their Facebook page, where the Facebook community decide what suggestions they like best by answering surveys, polls and trying testers of the products. Treacle Moon are hoping to bring out a new product shaped by fans twice a year. I genuinely think this is a fantastic idea, and something I will be participating in myself.

On to the limited edition product! Iced Strawberry Dream smells delicious. To me, it smells like strawberry milkshake, and is very similar to Original Source's Vanilla Milk and Raspberry shower gel. It lathers up well and leaves a subtle scent on your skin. The packaging is cute; I like the limited edition design.

After I was sent Iced Strawberry Dream to review, I went and purchased two more Treacle Moon shower gels: One Ginger Morning and Those Lemonade Days (They are currently on offer in Tesco for £1.99).

One Ginger Morning - I LOVE THIS! It smells like Starbursts, sherbet and fresh tree bark (It mostly smells like Starbursts, though). I can't say I'm surprised this is so delicious - Everything ginger is ;)

Those Lemonade Days - Lemon sherbet, mmm.

The packaging, the product and the price of these is all great. What's not to love?

*Iced Strawberry Dream is a PR sample, but One Ginger Morning and Those Lemonade Days were purchased by myself. I wanted to write about the Treacle Moon fans creating limited edition products because I think it is a great idea.