NARS GILDA BLUSHER

Buy Gilda here (if you want of course)

Heavy swatch

Gah I feel so guilty. NARS blushers cost £20.50 but I had a £5 voucher from ASOS (diet coke promotion) so I feel a TINY bit better.

 Gilda is described as just coral. It's matte which I prefer but I need to do some more testing before I come up with an overall verdict (literally just opened up the package  when I got back from work).

If you fancy buying any NARS products I recommend you check them out IRL before you splurge as they are quite pricey. And as I've mentioned ASOS now stocks NARS which is great as they offer free shipping and NUS discount/usually promotion going on, but note they do not stock the whole range!

HAULIN' 3

GOSH- 549 HOLOGRAPHIC, excuse the chips!

H&M- £3.99, I love the mesh/netting transparency detailing- reminds me of Christopher Kane....

Sleek make-up- £5.99, its the Circus palette. Limited edition BTW so get your mitts on it while you can!!

Ardell lashes- £2.99 (TK MAXX only!!!), Lucky find or what?! As these usually retail at the £5 mark! They had a ton of different styles and these are no doubt the best lashes you can get on the high street (these are made from human hair so Shu Uemura/ M.A.C quality- not the rubbish plastic kind!!!). PS. how expensive are lashes getting?! Total rip off!!!!

Converse- £24.99 (TK MAXX), my mum HATES me wearing trainers as she wants me to dress more "girly" which I agree (sort-of) as I do sometimes dress like a 12 year old boy but sometimes ballet shoes and boots don't cut it!

NARS sheer glow foundation (Ceylan)- £29.00, I won't be using it till I finish my sheer matte. I know its pricey but its a really nice foundation!! She chucked in a face and eye primer sample too :)

Zara- £14.99 (sale), I know it looks quite boring in the photo but its full of beautiful decorations techniques especially the sleeves. I know I rave about Zara a lot but they always make really good quality garments (most) that are quite 'classic' in design but always with an edge.

Hope you liked my haul. I've actually been buying a lot recently but I've just not been updating my blog with haul posts, as I wanted to test them out first ( I'm no hoarder *coff* but it takes me awhile before I reach for new things). Anyway I will be posting my monthly favourites soon so you can see what new products- or old things I've been liking!

24/05/10

L.F after school today! I need more sleep. Look at my dark circles creeping in :(

No fashion guru but....from H-T:

ZARA- £16? It sums up how I feel on a Monday morning!

SOME 'VINTAGE' SHOP IN HEADINGLEY- £8. I love the print!

PRIMARK- £2.50? Opaque tights.

Nars blush in Desire- £19.50. I know it looks scary but you only need a tiny amount! It really brightens the face :)

Nars eye-shadow duo in Kilamanjaro- £23?

My freelance make-up diary! I have a trial tomorrow with my good friend S.H :)

PHOTO UPDATE 3

22/05/2010- NARS DAY! I'm wearing NARS sheer matte foundation in Fiji, eye-shadow duo's in Misfit and Kilimanjaro and blush in Torrid! I got a few compliments wearing this which is always nice and excuse the just-got-out-of-shower hair! I don't pull of the Ursula Andress look I'm afaird...

I'm starting to get into H&M again. For awhile I just didn't bother going in cause it was rather 'meh'. Some good stuff nowadays though! I also like how H&M always comes out with cool carrier bags. Yes I'm that sad! And how stunning is Lara Stone (the one in yellow)?!

H&M- £7.99, I think I'll be wearing this on Friday where I'm off to an art show and afterwards off to celebrate the end of high school for everrrrrr!!!

I'm a bit of a hoarder and collect useless things! I love Kate though, she's effortlessly beautiful and an absolute chameleon. I picked this up whilst visiting my friend who works at Topshop... Hi E.S!

I finally got round to checking out the new M.A.C collections. There wasn't any stand out products. I haven't bought any M.A.C in aggggggggges. I walked off with this postcard though... Did I ever tell you I collect their postcards?

OPI original nail envy- £18? I used to have quite good nails then they went all flaky and weak :( I'll tell you if this works or not.

Barry M dazzle dust in Bronze- £4.50, pigmented and great for summer.

Today was so hot!! I like summer primarily because I like to wear sun-glasses. These are my favourite pair by Betsey Johnson and is similar to the much copied Ray Ban wayfarers.

Nars sheer glow sample in Ceylon. Fiji is too dark for me :(

Models Own nail polish in Nude Beige- £5. Boots now stock Models Own btw.

Nars eyeshadow duo in Kilimanjaro- £23, I got this from a blog sale for £10.50 including P&P so pretty good bargain! Nars describes this as icy yellow and icy blue and are both iridescent.

Tropicana pure premium- £2.03 from Sainsbury. I've tried Ruby Breakfast too and I like they are NOT from concentrate!

Hope you liked my photo diary. I will be doing another post this week as I'm doing a prom job and also what I'll be wearing to art show/celebrating end of high school. WOO. I'm excited.

PHOTO UPDATE 2

5/05/10- I was debating whether to upload this or not but this is my typical school/college look! Its from after school so its not 'fresh' and I have my typically moody face on. Its quite a departure from my 'heavy' looks you usually see from me don't you think?

Topshop - £8. I love it and I've been constantly wearing it ever since I bought it. It reminds me of Madonna circa the 80s or Givenchy fall 2007 or 2008? Don't quote me! I'm too lazy to do some research...... well Google.

From Paris. I bought it from some famous cathedral I can't remember. Pretty unique me thinks.

Marc by Marc Jacobs - ASOS. Not sure if they still stock this watch but I picked it out for my 18th. I love black accessories/jewelry and Marc Jacobs. So my ideal watch!

Sleek make-up's tinted lip conditioner in electro peach- £4. Similar or shall I say rip-off of M.A.C's tinted lip conditioners. I love the formula it gives a 'juicy' effect :)

NARS sheer matte/glow - £29. I still love sheer matte but I tried sheer glow recently and "omg" it's so good! I'm no good at reviews but it gives medium coverage and a soft satin glow finish whilst still looking natural of course!

04/05/10 - I will admit I was not a huge 'fan' or anything before. Rather I don't really care much for the music scene any more but I went with my friends and was absolutely amazing! Loved the energy! My first ever gig and swear my entire school went (exaggeration) because every time I turned around I recognised a face! Conclusion? Amazing and was drenched (exaggeration again) of beer at the end of the night.

Hope you liked my photo update. I think you maybe wondering what happened to my hiatus?! Its still on! Art exam next week and it's kicked in I don't have much time before my other exams.... my first 'proper' one is on June the 9th!

CHEAP AND CHEERFUL - COLLECTION 2000

COLLECTION 2000 THE HIGHLIGHTER- FACE AND BODY ILLUMINATOR (£3?/8g). MULTI PURPOSE STICK FOR EYES, CHEEKS, LIPS AND BODY FOR INSTANT RADIANCE. BLENDS EFFORTLESSLY TO GIVE SHIMMERING ACCENTS FOR ALL SKIN TONES.

HEAVY SWATCH- 1,2,3 and 4

BLENDED

Hey everyone, just wanted to do a product rave about these cream highlighters as they are amazing.... and cheap. These are total rip-offs of Nar's multiples (£27 with 14g of product) but they do a similar job so I can't complain. The packaging is obviously not as luxurious and I find Nar's multiples much creamier but I prefer Collection 2000's 'harder' formula as I find them easier to work with and I'll imagine they would last much longer.

I've had Maldives (1) for about a year and I've been reaching for it non stop for a couple of weeks. And after a lot of persistent bugging, my sister bought me 2, 3 and 4 which arrived this morning!

Hope you get to try these out, and on Ebay these sell for about £2 including P&amp

MIU MIU

Inspiration- MIU MIU

Key products used:

M.A.C LIPSTICK- MYTH (SATIN)

M.A.C 129 BRUSH AND OMBRE BLUSH (RIPE PEACH)

CHEAP EBAY LASHES

M.A.C 219 BRUSH AND NARS DUO (MISFIT)

M.A.C MINTED EYE KHOL

M.A.C EYESHADOW (SHROOM)

URBAN DECAY PRIMER POTION AND LANCOME COLOUR DOSE (FLAMINGO COAST)

M.A.C STUDIO FIX FLUID (NC30), SMASHBOX PHOTO-FINISH PRIMER AND COSTCO FOUNDATION BRUSH

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