Max Factor Colour Elixir Lipstick

 

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£7.99 from Boots and Superdrug

Okay, so I was a little bit naughty earlier today and popped into Boots. I have been looking for a new red lipstick for some time now and, I won’t lie, the adverts on the side of the Special K box swayed me towards this one! It has a really creamy formula  so it is very moisturising as well as being quite pigmented . The only negative is that it doesn’t have the longest staying power, which I actually don’t mind that much as it is not the sort of thing I would wear for the whole day just on special occasions or at night.

I would definitely recommend this lipstick if you like bright colours like I do, what’s your favourite lipstick shade? Are you a bright, nude or somewhere in between person?

The dress

Link for the dress

Sorry for the bad lighting in these pictures but anyway, as mentioned a couple of days ago, I spotted a dress, and this is it! It’s from Topshop and was on sale at £15 plus I got my student discount as well so it was only £13.50! They also have it in black and an inky purple shade, I did think about the black but I am happy I went for this colour in the end as I think it will be a bit more wearable for everyday but I can still dress it up for the evenings. I am really happy with the fit and cut of the dress as well I think it would suit most body-shapes.

Today, I paired it with a slim brown belt from another dress and some leopard print flats from New Look a couple of years ago now, which are starting to show wear, and I should probably consider throwing them out! Then I just wore a short coat over the top because the in the UK seems to have reverted back to normal after that heat wave last week!

What are you wearing today?I hope your week is going well so far : )

17 Hide Away Concealer Cream

I have been using this product for a while now (say 3 months) and I have to say I am very impressed. It doesn’t crease or slide and has a reasonable medium coverage considering it is only £3.99. The colour range isn’t amazing but I seen to be quite lucky as ‘Fair’ suits me fine. I use it every day to cover any discolouration around my eyes and nose and it works fine! It’s weird because I have never really considered using 17 products before, they are so affordable I never thought they would work!

Have you ever tried this? What do you think?

OOTD

I don’t think it’s bold to say that it has been certified skirt weather the past couple of days in most of the country, which I am very much enjoying. Today I wore a skirt I bought from New Look in post-Christmas sales; the shirt is also from New Look but several years ago and is short sleeved. I really like this outfit but I feel maybe it’s just a bit too dressy for everyday wear ... oh well!

I hope everyone’s having a good week : ) please let me know if there’s any posts you would like to see.

My Weekend...

Only a very short post today as I didn’t get up to too much this weekend, went into town on Saturday for a mooch, spotted this dress, tried it on, and fell in love! It’s a really filtering shape that I think would work with any size and is easy to dress up or down. Not sure which colour to get? Initially, I thought I liked the pink one better as it is more wearable for the daytime but then maybe I should be daring, what do you think? They’re only £15 in Topshop at the moment, which I think is a pretty good price, especially for Topshop!... so I’d nab one quick if I were you - I’m going back on Tuesday to get mine!

Whilst in town, I got hungry (as usual!), went into Boots and found this little crispie cereal bar for 60p, which was amazing, and only 93 calories ... hence, there’s none left! Definitely getting these again, they’re small enough to just fill that hole.

Also, I was reading the Times on Thursday (because I’m a bit of a geek!) and noticed this little mistake which made me chuckle!

Hope everyone had a really good weekend, what did you get up to?

Body Shop's Pink Grapefruit Lip Butter

It was my friend’s birthday last week so, naturally as quite an organised present buyer I went out the week before and bought her a present. However, I forgot I had bought her a present so went out and bought her another ... still not realising my mistake I gave her the second present, came home and realised what I had done, discovering that I now had a spare Body Shop gift set, which I gave as a little present to myself!

The gift set included a bar of soap, hand gel and a lip butter – which was the stand out product! It’s really moisturising on the lips and smells amazing, but I imagine it would be the sort of smell that you either love or hate! I tend to put it on first thing in the morning and last thing at night to keep my lips moisturised all the time. I have to admit I wasn’t surprised to like this; all of the Body Shop’s products are great and I don’t think they get the attention online deserving.

Have you tried any of the Body Shop products? What do you think?

Stripes and scarfs

 

(Close up of the scarf)

Since my last (and first) OOTD post got a really positive response, I thought I might as well do another! Today I’m wearing a stripy top from New Look I found in the sale post-Christmas with a skirt, again New Look (is anyone spotting a pattern?!) from last year. The belt came with the skirt, which I actually think is really cute! The scarf was a birthday present from a friend and I think it is my favourite scarf, it always adds colour to an outfit and has such a pretty pattern! The bag is from Miss Selfridge again some years ago – sorry all my clothes seem to old, but then I guess there’s no point in buying new if the old still looks good! I have been really liking the bag recently. It’s not a particularly usual colour but I think that’s what I quite like!

What are you wearing today? Anything special?