Last weekend I went shopping with my best-friend and boyfriend in Coventry. It's not somewhere I normally go as I do not know my way around the city, but luckily my best-friend know's where all the best shops are! We also went to see the old cathedral which got bombed during the second world war. Ashamed to admit I have lived 30 minutes away from it my whole life but never been! It was quite spectacular, not what I was expecting.
I wanted to share some of the things I purchased and what I think of them, I've been saving up for quite awhile for this shopping trip, months! It has made me very happy haha, is that sad?
The first thing I picked up was a book, in Tesco. The fault in our stars has had a lot of good hype recently, and so has the film. At the same time though I've heard the film has ruined the book. So I decided I would read the book and see for myself. I really want to get into reading again as I have been too busy recently. I think this was just under £4 but cannot find it on the website to confirm.
I then went on to Boots and brought a selection of items. One of the items I am happiest with is the Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water. To take my make-up off I use the Emma Hardie Cleansing Balm, which although is very good, I don't like taking my eye make-up off with it as my eyes are quite sensitive.
The Micellar Water is advertised as soothing for sensitive skin so I took the leap and tried it. It works wonders on my make up and does not sting my eyes and I am very happy with it. I find my eyes are not as dry any more also.
The next item I brought was an impulse buy. It's the Nails Inc Latex Effect in colour Bermondsey Street, which is a Matt pastel green. I did not realise it was Latex (impulse buy being, ooh pretty colour lets get it) until I applied it. I've inserted a picture with it applied, you'll have to excuse the poor quality in my polishing skills. I am not sure how much this was, but I have a feeling it was an expensive impulse. Eek.
We then moved onto the Bodyshop where I replaced my soap and moisturiser, I have been really liking the pink grapefruit range recently, after all it is one of my favourite fruits. The shower gel sent is as it says pink grapefuit and last through out the day. The moisturiser is a body sorbet, when you apply it *thinks how best to describe it* feels dry, with the actual texture of a grapefruit. But it still moisturises. Its strange, but still good enough to make be buy a second tube as it works. The shower gel is £4 and the body sorbet is £8.
I also re-purchased the All in one BB cream in colour 00. I really like this product for days when I don't want a full face of make-up, just a light coverage. It gives a flawless finish and is yet to aggravate my acne. It also blends to your natural skin colour so I do not have to worry about getting the perfect match for my skin. You do not need to apply much so the small tube is adequate. This is £12.
I also picked up the Brush on Radiance Perles Iridescentes, my previous highlighter was a cream, which was okay, but I wanted to try a brush on one. This one is little beads of pink and yellow/gold. It gives a very light coverage, but enough to enhance when needed. It also comes in a pretty rose gold pot, which my have swayed my purchase. This is £14. As mine is now well used and a bit dusty, I have taken the picture from the internet, but I promise, I did receive it in this standard.
My next purchase that I wanted to share with you is my Naked 3 pallet. I already had the Naked 1 pallet but found it was lacking pinks, and this is my favourite colour! Ever! The Naked 3 is the most pink out of all the pallets, there is a mixture of matts and shimmers, the colours are also very pigmented, my favourite colours are dust, buzz and trick. When I purchased this pallet the lady on the stall spoke very quietly, and being polite I did not like to ask her to repeat her self and just smiled and agreed. Big mistake, as a result I ended up purchasing the matching eyeliner and primer. They are both very good products but I already have enough eye liners and primers to last me the year! The Naked pallet comes with 4 primer samples with 10 uses in each, I have 2 pallets so that's 80 lots of primer already! In the picture the mirror does not look clear, that is due to the fact I have not removed the sticky cover yet. The pallet was £37, eyeliner £12 and primer £19. Thankfully I had a £20 gift card so the accidental purchases did not do too much damage.
I also purchased the Nars Sheer Glow foundation in Santa Fe. This is a foundation I have been wanting to try for ages but did not realise there was a store on my doorstep, Space NK. The foundation gives a light feeling cover up, and stays all day, and gives a flawless look. I am really happy with this and it is deffinately worth the wait. The best part is you only need a tiny amount for a full cover up, so they pot should last making it worth the pennies.
I also purchased some lush but I am going to put them in a different post so that this one is not too long.
Let me know what you think of these products in the comments.
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