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my name is samyy& im a seventeen year old college student studying photography. this blog is about things from cosmetics to movies, a bit of everything really. my main loves in life are fashion& photography which go pretty well together dont you think#♥

Thursday 9 September 2010

Manchester Haul :)

finally my next blog :) i've been so busy lately with going back to college and stuff, ive completely been forgetting about this. anyway i went to Manchester at the weekend, and went completely nuts with my spending, so this manchester haul will just be the first half of it, there will be a second part to come in the following days.

first up, while i was trying to find some decent lip stick, blusher etc, i decided to pop into boots, the boots where i come from isnt that big, and its just pretty simple, but this Boots was absolutely huge and had so many different branded stalls with makeup on. To my delight i came across a Models Own stand, which ive never actually seen in any boots or superdrugs before, and another thing about it that made me smile, was the buy 2 products for £8 offer, so after standing there for literally half an hour just staring at everything, i finally decided on: Coral Reef Nail Polish and the Cheeky Pink Powder Blusher.
So far i've only quickly tried the coral reef on one of my fingers, just so I could see the colour of it, and wow it is rather bright, even with just one coat on.
As far as the blusher is concerned, I absolutely adore it, I would totally reccomend it to anyone who loves pink blusher. It just gives off a really suttle pink tone on your cheeks, unless like me you put a little too much on sometimes, then it gives a really obvious pink vibe off you cheeks, which still looks nice, so either way this blush is a winner for me :)

Next up is, a cute little blusher/bronzer that i had found on sale in Primark. The original price being about £2.50 i think (dont quote me on that) and the sale price being around 50p, as soon as i saw it I just had to have it, as i have been looking round for this type of thing for a long while.

As you can see by the photograph, it comes in a cute little case, along with a little brush, which is ideal if your on a night out and you just want the blusher/bronzer combo along with a brush just to pop into your bag. The first thing I did was stroke he brush over both of the sides all at once, and then the first thing I noticed on my cheek was the shimmer to it, it has a really nice broze effect with a pink tint to it, which I found to be absolutely gorgeous. And such a bargain :)

Then last but not least this is a little review on two lip balm/lip help, products.
First is French Vanilla Soft Lips. I actually do not know the price of this product because I got it in a free swag bag at the Clothes Show, last year. But as I did glance at the price in superdrug the other week, i could now guess that it will probably be around the £1-£3 mark, which to me is slightly dear for just a thin tube like this, as it doesnt last long as I usually feel the need to re apply it every 5 minutes, and also it gets easily lost, if you cant remember where you put it in the first place :P After you first apply it to your lips, it gives of a tingle, and then a scent of vanilla. Apparantly the tingle is a sign that it is working, but for months now as soon as this product comes off my lips, I just really dont notice a difference, as there is stil dry skin there and after about 10 minutes, I just feel like it was a slight waste of time, which is unfortunate, as the scent is heavenly.

And second up is Blistex Lips Care Massager (which contains SPF), which was again around the £1-£3 mark depending on where you get it from, which I think for this product is an amazing price. As soon as i opened the lid i first saw the end of it, which has little waves on it, to help massage the lips, which depends on wether you get the newer version or the older version, as the older one doesnt have the waves.
Then you twist the bottom of the tube, so the product comes out of the hole which is inbetween the waves. you then massage it into your lips, either in a circular motion or which ever way you feel it is going to be most effective. And as soon as I applied this for the first time, i instantly noticed a change, it was quite amazing that after one day of using this product, the dry skin and flakiness of my lips, was gone. I actually couldnt beliveve it. But then the next day the weather decided to be extremely windy, and with me forgetting to put some on before i went out, my lips went dry again, but as soon as I had gotten home, and re applied it, my lips were back to normal and have literally never looked or felt better :) This product is definitely a big reccomendation.


My next blog post will be part two of my Manchester Haul, which will be posted in the upcoming days, it will include: Jewellry, Clothing and Lipstick / Concealers :)

But just before I finish this blog, i just want to say thankyou to models own for featuring my last post in their daily blog wrap, I was rather excited that I was one of the chosen ones xD

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So has anyone bought any products that exceeded their expectations recently?
Leave a comment below if you wish :)

-samicca.
xo

Sunday 5 September 2010

blogging.

well as its probably obvious, im havent really got into daily blogging yet, as i havent blogged for a while now. my next full blog will probably be on tuesday, as i have absolutely nothing to do on that day. so stay tuned, anyone whos just passing by, follow me maybe? if you like makeup, movies, books etc (:

 samicca\*