A little haul

Just a small haul to share with you all. I snapped up a can of the latest addition to the Batiste family - their Big & Bouncy XXL Volume. I didn't get on well with UG Backcomb in a Bottle so hoping this will be a more successful encounter - can't wait for my hair to dirty up a bit so I can try it out!

Next up is a bottle of St Moriz Dark Instant Tanning Mousse which I was drawn to after seeing Lily's review here. I know a lot of beauty bloggers can get hold of St Moriz in TK Maxx but my local one showed no signs so I ordered it from cheapsmells.com for £4.49 delivered :) 

In need of a new mascara I picked up Loreal's Lash Architect 4D. I don't get drawn to the Loreal stand very often but this was on offer and my inner magpie couldn't resist the mirrored packaging!

Finally a couple of nail polishes made their way into my basket - Barry M's Peach Melba and Accessorize's Storm....

And some swatches.......Peach Melba...



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Until next time,

Swatched: No7 Xmas Nail Colour Set

I got this set as an Xmas pressie from the the fella but sadly my nails are in such an awful state from a set of gel extensions I had put on for my bestie's wedding that I haven't been able to try them out. Anyway to cut a long story short I picked up some nail wheels off ebay so I could at least share the lovely colours with you guys whilst I wait longingly for my nails get their act together!

The set contains five 4ml polishes which are from left to right: Totally Teal, Milan, Temptress, Rose Truffle & Betty Blues. All the polishes are No7's Stay Perfect formulation which promises 'beautiful glossy colour that stays perfect for up to five days'.

They applied really smoothly (especially good for Milan which I feared may be gritty but isn't - yey!) and left a lovely glossy finish. Colour pay-off is pretty good - Temptress needed 3 coats to become fully opaque but all the others needed just 2. Obviously by swatching these on the nail wheel I can't test their lasting power but scanning the customer reviews on Boots.com I can't see any glaring issues with it. Should I discover any different when I get to try them properly I'll be sure to yell!

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The pics don't do Betty Blues any justice - its a rich dark navy with the finest glitter running through it which just doesn't show up properly above. Although this is a Xmas set almost all of the shades seem to be permanent and available from Boots in a full size 10ml bottle for £7.00 (they're also running a 3 for 2 offer on No7 at the mo.) The only one I couldn't find in store and which isn't listed online either was Rose Truffle but there are plenty available on Ebay if it takes your fancy.

Until next time,