The Cosmetics Company Store MAC Mini Haul!

Hey Guys!

It took me a little while to remember that there's a Cosmetics Company Store at Gunwarf Quays in Portsmouth! And seeming I travel from Portsmouth harbour a lot I thought I'd go and have a mooch on the way home from my boyfriend's last week. Oh happy Days... I was like a child in a discount sweet shop! I limited myself to a £50 limit and, I'm proud to say I stuck to it! Very unlike me...
I only got 3 things, but it was only my first visit ;)

MAC Ombre Blush

This blush first came out in February 2010 with the Spring Colour Forecast Collection, and then again in December 2011 with the Daphne Guiness collection which is when I discovered it and loved it ever since! It's a limited addition piece so I was so happy to find it was the only Mac blush the store had!

You're pretty much getting 3 blushes in one, as the shade can be used separately or mixed together. I love that it's larger than a normal blush, so you don't have to fight with your brush to get just one shade! It's the same size as the skinfinishes/bronzers, rather than the powder blushes.

Mac powder blushes come in at £18 and skinfinishes/bronzers £20/£22.

I picked this up for £14.50! Happy Days.

MAC Pro Sculpting Cream

As far as I'm aware this isn't a product you can pick up in normal Mac Stores, but definitely hunt them down online! It's a product I hadn't heard about but I was really intrigued so picked it up anyway! I thought if all else fails, concealer! Sculpting Creams are for applying under foundation, as a more natural way of contouring your face. They only had 2 very light shades so I couldn't get one for contouring but this will be perfect for highlighting.

These retail for £17.50, but from The Cosmetics Company Store I picked mine up for a more reasonable price of £12.25. I can't wait to use this little cream to powder product! I really hope I like it!

MAC Glaze Lipstick

As soon as I saw this, I knew I had to get it! For a start, It's Green! Secondly, It's Sparkly!!! Yup. It's mine. Being a glaze, you don't get a lot of colour from the product, so don't worry if the colour was putting you off, it doesn't come out! All you get is a gorgeous, bright purple, teal, and white shimmer! The glitter in it is amazing! It's so pretty!

The micro glitter is stunning, it give a duo chrome shimmer effect because of all the colours! This lovely lippie came out in Summer 2011 with the Flower Fashion Collection and is also Limited Addition. Standard Mac Lipsticks are £14.50, I got this one for £9.50

I haven't used any of these products yet, as I was waiting to take the pictures first, but I can't wait to try them out and see what they're like! I'll do my best to put them in an upcoming look, so you can see my impressions of my new pretties!

x x x

Nicola Crawford Jewellery!

I'm very lucky to have the boyfriend that I have! He works in the public eye and managed to get me some amazing jewellery this week! I had to share it with you guys!

Nicola Crawford is a jewellery designer based in Kent, here's just a little snippet of what her website says about her work:

'Nicola designs romantic feminine jewellery inspired by her love of nostalgia each collection telling a story whilst retaining a contemporary look'

I'm awful at explaining, that makes life so much easier! All of her pieces are hand finished personally, which makes every piece unique!

For a start, how friggin cute are the boxes! Wax stamps and everythinggggg!

 

This was my first piece, from her Secret Garden collection. I loved the theme, and have always had a thing about keys! Goes with my Tiffany's Lock Ring really well! I've worn this necklace every day and have only taken it off to take these pictures! I'm absolutely in love with it!

Link HERE!

These cute keys were handcrafted from sterling silver, and one has been oxidised to add contrast, which I love! What I also like, which you often don't see, is that the chain can be put on 2 different lengths. So depending on the shape of the neck on what you're wearing, the necklace will sit perfectly either way!

My other piece, is this gorgeous, amazing, shiny, eye-catching, beautiful, freeking awesome Ivy Ring! Yep, I like it! It goes on every time I step out the front door and I am constantly getting compliments on it!

It has been cast from the imprint of a real leaf, and sits across two fingers. I love that the shank looks like the stem of the ivy! It makes it look so delicate and cute!
Link HERE!

It's so shiny! Can you tell the difference between the quality of Nicola Crawford and Tiffany's? No. Because there is none! If anything, the hard work and finishing touches of Nicola's work makes it so much nicer and more special.


Personally, I've always chosen silver over gold... but I did see the gold versions of both of these little beauts and they are soo stunning! Everything on her site is so pretty! It's definitely worth checking out her link > here < especially when there's free worldwide delivery and 30% OFF AT THE MOMENT! (just enter the code SUMMER at the checkout) Check it out, NOWWWWWWW!

Latest OPI's!

Hey guys! Hope you're all enjoying this sunny weather!

I saw a post a while ago about an amazing sale on frangrancedirect.co.uk so I had to check it out, and I was not disappointed! There was (and still is!) Essie varnishes for £1.99 and OPI's for £3.99! I couldn't believe it! I only ordered a few things as I'm weary of ordering from new sites, but know I know it's legit I will definitely be ordering more! As soon as I have the money to!

This time round I only bought 2 OPI's, which still only came to £7.98, cheaper than one would cost in the shops! So happy!

I ordered myself a pretty orange shade called A Roll In The Hague, from the Holland collection.

It's a beautiful, bright, pumpkin orange shade, perfect for summer and Hallowe'en! It looks so cute and would look super cute as orange nail art (as in the fruit...).

The second colour I ordered is called The Color of Minnie, obviously from the Minnie Mouse Collection!

It's a simple red with a slight pink glitter but it doesn't show up too much on the nail. It definitely is the colour of Minnie though! I'm going to Disney in Florida this October and I will definitely be rocking this colour! More than likely with some cute little Minnie, Mickey Mouse nail art going on! Can't wait to go!!

I did also get No More Breaks from Sally Hansen, but it just chipped instantly! Absolute crap! Hasn't helped my nails at all! And Essie's Waltz, but that just chipped off too! D: Gutted because I've been looking for a white nude colour for so long! I guess I'll stick to what I know, my wonderful OPI's!

Let me know if anyone's checked out fragrancedirect.co.uk and what you guys have picked up! I can't wait to order again!

x x