Golden Rose Haul

The one thing I couldn't get my mind off whilst on holiday was the Golden Rose store I found in the local mall. It's serious makeup heaven! The quality of makeup is amazing, and so cheap. I've come home wishing I bought more things. There's a limited range available for the UK, but it's nothing like what's on offer overseas!

The nail polish is brilliant, they have hundreds of shades but I whittled it down to 7 colours and a fast-dry topcoat. Everyone needs a fast-drying topcoat in their lives! They do chip quite easily but their life is a lot longer if you use a higher quality top coat. These came in at 5L each (roughly £1.13)

I only bought one single eyeshadow as I don't really need anymore eyeshadows but I couldn't resist this pretty golden-orangey pink-toned one! The quality is amazing, it's so soft and buttery and blends amazingly. It's very, very similar in texture to the MAC shadows! I believe this was around 17L (around £3.84)

I picked up one lip liner as I didn't have a darker liner in my collection. This is a nice berry shade, and works really well under the new crayon I bought too! It's soft, non-drying and is in an easy twist-up tube, no sharpening required! This was 7.50L (around £1.69)

The matte lip crayons I bought are by far my favourite things I bought, I wish I had bought every colour they had! I'm doing their own review as they really deserve it! I picked up a rich berry shade, and a pink. They were 24.50L each (around £5.54 each)

Ellie x

Turkey Haul!

I really, seriously love the things I picked up from Turkey. I do feel a little guilty about some of the fake things I bought, as I normally hate fake goods but I gave in to temptation as pretty much every other shop has "genuine fakes" as they call them, haha. I also adopted a "someone like me will never be able to afford a real one" attitude, oops! Oh well. When in Turkey!

My favourite things out of everything are the patterned shorts and the Golden Rose makeup!

Ellie x

Recent Makeup Buys

I was having a bit of a Superdrug moment last week and bought loads of new skincare products, so whilst I was splashing the cash I thought I'd treat myself to some new bits and pieces too. I've also included the Benefit Roller Lash mascara that I got free in ELLE magazine a couple of months ago as it's still a fairly new addition to my face!

Barry M Gelly Nail Paints & New Plumpy Topcoat

Chilli - I've had my eye on this shade for a while now, it's quite a hard colour to describe really, the closest thing I can think of is a slightly darker and more reddy version of Pantone's Marsala (colour of the year 2015)

Rose Hip - I literally haven't taken this off since I brought it home, it is such a beautiful delicate almost-white-pink and I've had so many compliments. It's a perfect pastel for spring!
Plumpy Topcoat - I was really interested by this product so couldn't wait to try it out. It really does give your nails a high-shine gel effect. Not the quickest drying or perhaps even the longest lasting, but it does it's job very nicely for just £3.99 - result!

Bourjois Colorband Eyeshadow/Liner

I had my eyes on this since it first came out so I am glad I finally picked it up. The colour is beautiful, it's easy to apply and isn't too in-your-face like the Maybelline Colour Tattoo in Pink Gold, making it for a wonderful everyday rose gold eyeshadow.

Makeup Revolution Focus & Fix Eye Primer
I've been using ELF's lid primer for so long yet their recent decision to close the UK website before long left me hunting around for a new eye primer. I turned to Makeup Revolution in the end as I have never been let down before by their products, and yet again they have impressed me. This performs brilliantly and is only £2.50. (here)

Benefit Roller Lash Mascara (not pictured above)

So when ELLE was giving away a world-exclusive sample of the new mascara Roller Lash of course I had to pick it up. I'm not a major fan of They're Real! as I feel like there are better and more affordable alternatives. However, Roller Lash just feels special and not like any other mascaras I have used before. It lengthens my lashes to absolute perfection without that spidery look, which really makes my eyes pop. I love framing my eyes with a good mascara! I think I may buy this full size when my sample runs out.

GOSH Velvet Touch Lip Liner in Nougat Crisp

This is a product I've had my eye on for a while, especially as my blogging fave Lily Melrose raves about it. I was a little nervous to try this as I usually don't get on with matte lip products but this is gorgeous, it lasts so long and feels weightless, like you don't have any product on what-so-ever.

I adore my new goodies, however the danger of having new makeup is of course wanting even more makeup, haha :)

Ellie x

Birmingham Haul: Primark, New Look & Boots

Hello!

Last Wednesday I went on a cute shopping day with my mum to Birmingham! Although Birmingham isn't too far from where I live, especially if travelling by train, I never seem to venture there often. I do love the mass diversity of stores and how much better they look than in my town, and there's usually way more choice of products in the stores too which is awesome.

I didn't go as mad as I thought I would, mainly because I'm stressing about my future flat deposit, but I still picked up some fab pieces.

Primark
Primark was my first stop, and surprisingly I didn't go mad! I love the things I picked up though. The pink and gold statement necklace is just stunning, and it seems like such good quality! I stocked up on some frilly socks too as they look adorable with boots and things, I adore the monochrome geometric pair. Those white snake print chunky shoes are my favourite buy of the day by far, they are just so cute, especially with those little zips at the front! The grey rose print joggers are nice too, and look good quality. They're very soft, have cuffed ankles and rope pulls.

New Look
I only bought two things from New Look, and forgot to photograph one of them! I'm seriously rubbish in the mornings. This stunning 3-tone satchel is one of the things, and oh my gosh am I in love. The black, burgundy croc and cream side panels are just beautiful. It's really spacious inside too, which is perfect as I always seem to carry loads of stuff around with me! The other item I bought was a gorgeous black wool coat, which I plan to do an OOTD with very soon!

H&M
I'm loving H&M at the moment, I can't go in there without leaving with something at the moment. This time, I chose this burgundy bowler hat (as I absolutely adore my black one!). I also picked up this oversized creamy-white jumper and I adore this. It still has a smallish neck so it looks smart with shirts, but is very long and super cosy - I was mega warm in this!

Boots
In Boots I picked up my basics, Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation and Stay Matte powder. However, I've added two new items to my makeup bag! I've been wanting a new primer for a while and I keep hearing good things about this. Stepping out of my Collection Lasting Perfection comfort zone, I've opted for the Wake Me Up concealer - will be reviewing these very soon!

Ellie x