Soap and Glory 3 for 2

I'm currently writing this whilst waiting for the dye to develop in my hair, I'm DIY ombre-ing it for the first time, so forgive me if this is a little tense, I'm only shitting myself a little bit!

But I am a sucker for a good deal, and Boots always has some wonderful deals on, mostly 3 for 2's on certain products and certain percentages off other brands such as premium brands, I just keep falling in love with my beloved store even more! But the deal that caught my eye this time was the 3 for 2 offer on Soap and Glory products. I am a long time fan of their skincare range, and have wanted to branch out into their makeup for a while, having seen some wonderful reviews floating around. However, for some reason I've always skipped past their stand, mainly for the price tag, but this deal drew me in!

I've been after a decent felt tip pen style liner for a while, and have been debating which one to get. Being a sucker for pretty packaging, the Supercat eyeliner £6.00 was a no brainer, and I am very much in love with it. I've used it every day since I purchased it, and it's so easy to use. A good black colour, the product glides on smoothly, and it's easy to get both a thick line and a fat line. A pretty good all rounder, does what it says on the tin pretty much. What I also like this one is it also comes in a super sized version with a thick nib, perfect for dramatic eyes!

Powder for me is such an important product, and I always feel digusting without it because I suffer from horrifically oily skin that is so shiny without something to control it. I usually rely on a light coloured or translucent pressed powder, but have found recently that I'm just not liking the look of any I have in my stash on my skin. This is where One Heck of a Blot £12.00 steps in! It's a blotting powder instead of a pressed powder, and is completely translucent. It only reduces shine, does nothing else, and is an actual wonder product for me! The formula is a dream, shine is instantly erased without looking like there is any product on my skin. I love this, it's my newest holy grail item. The packaging and name is also amazing, as per for Soap and Glory. I highly recommend this if you struggle with oily skin.

Concealer is also a must have product for me. I don't suffer from many blemishes, I'm lucky to have relatively clear skin, but I do have horrific black bags under my eyes which just won't disappear. Ever. I don't know whether it's down to bad sleep habits or whether I'm just really unlucky, but I think they're here to stay. Therefore, covering them is a daily job for me, and requires a pretty heavy duty concealer to do so. I haven't found one that quite does the job yet, but the Kick Ass concealer in light £10.00 is the closest I've found to perfect coverage. It's a three step product, as I'm sure you probably know, a cute compact containing a brightening under eye concealer, a yellower concealer for blemishes, and a setting powder so the concealer does not move. There is also a tiny mirror and little sponge included. I really like this. The under eye concealer really does brighten and conceal, and the blemish concealer is one of the best I've found. Good product, cracking name.

Have you taken advantage of any of the lovely Boots offers lately? Got any favourite Soap and Glory makeup recommendations?

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Brighton Haul!

This is the first of a number of hauls, because I spent the past week visiting family in London (more on that to come also) and well...it would have been rude not to go shopping, right? Especially when the shopping is about 5000x better than the shopping in my beloved Exeter.

Brighton was the first place I went and fell in love, and could have bought so much more but I was good, and held back as much as possible. Which wasn't much, but you get the picture!

First up, I finally got my mitts on some Makeup Revolution products! This brand has been making waves in the beauty scene with their top notch products and excellent dupes. I hadn't tried any of their products yet as I am not the biggest fan of buying makeup online, especially from brands I haven't bought from before, as I love swatching products and seeing what the colours and consistency is like, before committing to buying said product. My local Superdrug doesn't stock Makeup Revolution, which does make me very sad, but I did get overexcited when I saw that the Superdrug I went into in Brighton did stock them! It's the little things in life, right?

I basically wanted to buy everything in sight, but I ended up with: the Eye Shadow Palette in Flawless (£8.00) which is the most beautiful selection of 32 nude shades, the 5 Baked Eyeshadows in Pure and Innocent (£2.50) which are beautiful shimmer shades, the Ultra Blush Palette in Hot Spice (£6.00) which is a mixture of pink and coral shades, and the Baked Bronzer in Rock on World (£4.00) which is a shimmery golden colour. So far I love Makeup Revolution, especially all the rose gold detailing on everything, but I will do seperate reviews on these products to go into more detail at a later date. 

Also from Superdrug I picked up my very first(!) Essie nail polish in Chinchilly, a beautiful purply grey colour which I absolutely adore, and the Nivea Express Hydration Primer for normal/combination skin. I reviewed the Nivea primer for dry/sensitive skin here, and am very excited to discover if the normal/combination skin one will be any better for my skin.

Of course, you cannot go to Brighton without shopping in The Lanes. It was my first time going there, and I fell absolutely and totally head over heels in love. Shopping in cute little lanes and alleyways is my all time favourite thing to do, and I could've quite happily spent an entire week exploring every nook and cranny. I only bought a few things but what I did buy, I absolutely adore.

I discovered the shop Sass & Belle, and literally wanted to buy everything in sight. Shops filled with cute home things are my newest obsession, and one day I will fill my own home with cute and totally unnecessary things. From Sass & Belle I purchased this adorable jewellery dish with the pink bird purchased on the edge, the adorable owl nail file, and a tin heart with a printed butterfly on it. I love everything I bought from here, and it was all totally affordable. I think the jewellery dish is my favourite, it was only £4.99 and such a nice way to display my favourite jewellery items which are all tucked away in a box at the moment. The nail file was 99p, and the tin heart was £1.99, which I didn't think was bad at all.

My most favourite place in the whole of Brighton, however, has to be Snoopers Attic. When I walked in I literally felt like I'd died and gone to heaven, I utterly adore all things vintage. I had to stop myself from  buying so many things, namely this amazing working pocket watch that had been turned into a necklace, and I only ended up buying this cute heart shaped ring with the stone in the middle. I could've quite happily lived in this shop, I loved it so much!

And thus concludes the Brighton part of everything I bought last week! I adored Brighton, and cannot wait to go back again! If you've been to Brighton, what is your favourite part? I'd love to know!

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