Essie Nail Polishes Now Available At Boots

When I popped into Boots in Jervis St before an event on Wednesday, I was surprised to see a Essie stand. This brand was always near impossible to come across in Ireland.  I would always have to order a couple of polishes off the Beauty Bay website. Boots have a great selection, not the full range  but still some lovely shades to choose from. The layout of the stand is great as all the neutrals, blues, greens etc. are paired together which makes for easy browsing.

I bought a polish, Fiji which I adore. I got so many comments in work about it, everyone seemed to be a fan of the shade. The only thing I don't like about the polishes is the ridiculously steep price tag of €12.99. In the States you can get these for around the $8/$9 mark which converts back to less than €7. I don't understand how it's worked out at double the price here to be honest, even on Beauty Bay they cost €10.20. The nail polishes are good quality, so I'd consider buying some again but I still can't get over the price.   

What's your favourite Essie polish? Would you like to see a NOTD using Fiji? 

Laura<3

More Sale Bits and My Online Purchases!

After finally making it into the Lush Sale on Saturday, I was surprised to see how much of their sale gift sets were left. All there Christmas stock was half price which was really good. When one of the sales assistants told me it was the last day of the Sale, of course I went a tiny bit mad, who wouldn't. I bought two gift sets that I thought were amazing value.

For the price this set contains so many great products. I've never tried Candy Cane and Vanilla Dee-Lite. I've heard so many nice things about the latter so I'm looking forward to using it. After smelling it only once I'm already in love with the scent, very yummy! The tin box everything comes in is super cute, I'll definitely find something to store in this. The Lush staff were so helpful as all of the Christmas Delights Tins on the sale floor were damaged. When they seen this they got me one from the stockroom which was so nice.

Wow!! Twelve products in total in Northern Lights. The reason I went for the two above gift sets is because they both contain shower products which is hard to find. I've tried most of the products in Northern Lights previously bar a few. I like how it contains more Snow Fairy Shower Gel, my favourite! I've enough to last me well into this year. Again I love the box all the products come in, going to use it to store all my Lush goodies. Glows in the dark too which is something you don't see often.

My Mom got me the Buche De Noel Cleanser. Let's be honest this product doesn't look very appealing. Is it even supposed to look like this? I can't say I liked the smell either but it has grown on me a little. I've read so many great reviews on Buche De Noel so I'll  let you know what I think!

While I was in town I also popped into Muji as I wanted to get some makeup storage. After getting new shelves put into my room last year, I wanted to get some storage drawers to organise my makeup into.

I got this set of acrylic drawers. As you can see alot fits into them, just what I needed. I previously purchased a two drawer unit with a flip top lid from Muji so this sits under it perfectly.

This open box came with a divider which leaves me with twelve sections for my lip products and other miscellaneous products. I really like this as it's way easier to find what I'm looking for. If you would like to see a full makeup storage post leave a comment below!

My Asos and Beauty Bay orders arrived! I placed both orders before New Years, but with the holiday post I only received them now.

 

From Asos, I got three Nars products. Unfortunately when I received my order, they had sent me the incorrect eyeshadow duo. The Asos Customer Service team couldn't of been more helpful. Within four days I received the correct eyeshadow duo, Silk Road and I couldn't of been happier. I haven't got a chance to play around with these yet but when I have I'll do a review.

From Beautybay.com, I bought the Original Sin Eyeshadow Primer Potion Duo set. You all know how much I love this product it's been included in so many of my past favourites. My current Urban Decay Primer Potion is almost empty, when I seen this on Beautybay.com a few weeks back I thought it was great value. One tube instore would set me back €20, while this set with two cost me €26.50. Bargain!


Congrats if you made it down this far, I wasn't expecting the post to be so long.

Laura <3

A Shopaholic's Journey #10 - Christmas Sales and Bits

This post has been a long time coming. I wanted to put it up before New Years but I was pretty busy so it got a bit delayed. Being sick over Christmas ment I couldn't go into the sales on Stephen's Day. I was mildly disappointed that I couldn't but there was nothing I could do so there was no point moaning. Last Thursday, I went to Boots to have a look around. To be honest I wasn't really blown away with much stuff I seen on sale. All the Christmas Gift sets were half price so after browsing for a bit, I left with these!

 

Soap & Glory Yum At Heart set 

I had seen this set before Christmas and needless to say I fell in love with it. Yum At Heart contains a full sized Hand Food and The Breakfast Scrub (my favourite). It also comes with a cute Soap & Glory apron which I think my Mom will love, so I'm going to give it to her. This set was such good value, I paid €10.75 for everything. Each product is worth more than this price so I made quite a saving.

 

Lipsy London Perfect Pamper set

This set was €6.75 down from €13.50. I would of never paid full price for this set as I don't think it would of been worth the money. All the products are minitatures that I'll get a few uses out of. I think they'd be great for my handbag and for holidays. The scent is gorgeous, very floral.

Accessorize Eau De Toilette set

I've always loved the floral scent of the Accessorize Eau De Toilette. It was €10 for the set which I couldn't really go wrong with. The set also contains a 100 ml body wash and body lotion which makes for great value.

17 Peep Show Mascara in Black
This mascara wasn't on sale but I was really intrigued to see what it's like. Peep Show contains lengthening fibres which claim to lengthen lashes aswell as adding volume. I've only used this once and so far so good I like. I'm going to pop up a review really soon.

These purchases were made better with the fact that I used my Boots Advantage points. I saved up €35 euro worth of points so I thought what better time to use them then during the sales!

I popped back into Boots to look at the perfume sets on sale and left with Vera Wang Lovestruck. I already own a bottle of this but I'm almost all out. I included Lovestruck in my favourites back in July, I  like the scent alot. The set was half price down to €24.75 so it was such a bargain.

I was disappointed that I couldn't go into the Lush Sale as I was sick. I was so happy when my parents popped into Lush when they were in town and got me all these goodies! I love Snow Fairy it has such a yummy scent. My Mom only bought me a large bottle a few weeks ago, so I'm going to keep this one for a backup for when the other runs out. Glogg is a part of the Christmas range too, I've never owned one before so I'm looking forward to trying it. Creamed Almond & Coconut Smoothie is a shower soap with a lovely vanilla scent which I enjoy using. I'm nearly all out the mini tub I got in my Seasons Greetings set so of course I was delighted with this. Last but not least another Snow Globe soap, words cannot describe how much I adore this. It's alot like Sexy Peel, even more citrusy if you could imagine. Snow Globe is just so refreshing, I wish it was available all year round. All these products are sure to last me well into 2012.

 

 

Here is some more stuff I picked up in my local pharmacy that wasn't on sale. I've heard alot of good things about both of the above Loreal products, Loreal Voluminous Carbon Black Mascara and Superliner Carbon Gloss. I also bought the Essence Circus Circus Longlasting Eyeshadow in 01 It's Magic. I thought this would look nice as a pop of colour all over my eyelid. I'm not going to go into these products too much as I want to wait and try them first. I shall let you know my thoughts soon!

I also bought a few things online (beautybay.com and Asos) last week with my Christmas money. They haven't arrived as of yet so I'll try to pop up another post when they do.

Have you grabbed any bargains during the sales?


Laura<3

NOTD- OPI Planks a Lot

Last Tuesday, I just got my hands on this lovely miniature OPI nail polish which was inspired  by Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides ( hence the name of the polish). It comes in a lovely set with 3 other mini nail polishes from this collection. You can see the other nail polishes on my BeautyBay.com Haul post. I always prefer to buy the miniature collections as it's a good way to try out the polishes. I purchase the big bottle when I've found out what shade I like the most and it also works out cheaper than buying a whole lot of big bottles.

Back to my NOTD, The first shade I've tried out from this collection is " Planks a Lot. This polish is a lovely light shade of lilac which I love and I will be certainly be wearing it quite alot!!

As you can see from the pictures above this creamy nail polish is very glossy indeed. I've only applied two coats of Planks a Lot so a little goes a long way:):)

Will you girlies be purchasing anything out the OPI Pirates Of The Caribbean Collection??

Laura<3

Weekly Round Up #2

 Last week was pretty busy, mostly because I was working daily. Wednesday and Sunday have just involved work and nothing else. None the less, some eventful things happened that I would like to share with you girls.

Monday - My brother turned the Big 18 which makes me feel so old:( This isn't the only big celebration that happened on Monday. My Mom and Dad also were 25 years married they spent their week in lovely Spain:)

Tuesday - I recieved 2 exciting packages in the post!!! One of the packages contained my Beautybay.com goodies. If you've seen my post  you'll see how amazing the stuff I got is. Can't wait to try it all out. The other package contained some samples for me to try out. I don't want to give too much away about the product until I test it. When I do so you will certainly get a review post.

Box of BeautyBay.com Goodies:)

Thursday - I caught up on the latest episode of Brothers and Sisters can't believe that show is being cancelled *big sad face* :( It's such a enjoyable series and it will be missed. I also caught up with my sister who I haven't seen in so long and got to see my baby nephew who is getting so big.

Friday -  After having a wonderful holiday, My Mom and Dad arrived home from Spain. They brought me back some really lovely gifts. My pressies are definitely going to be featured in a upcoming post.

Saturday - Major shopping was done!! I have no voice of reason when it comes to shopping I just seem to buy everything I look at. I bought a products in Boots, and a few other bits and pieces. One thing I know though is when I buy stuff it certainly won't go to waste:) I also bought some goodies for my beauty swap with Laura aka Fitz N Bitz.

Did you girlies do anything exciting last week???

Laura<3

P.S Yesterday I launched my Fab 100 Giveaway if you girlies missed out on it!!! It's opened til Saturday 9th July. Good Luck:):)

BeautyBay.com Haul!!!:):)

Last Tuesday, I finally got my package from BeautyBay.com. The order was delayed because the product I wanted wasn't in stock and when it was finally shipped there was 2 bank holidays in a row ( 1 in England and Ireland) which in turn caused further disruption to the arrival of my package.

When I seen all my lovely products I knew it was worth the wait. When I ordered all my goodies I had a 20% discount code (Thanks to Charli!). I took full advantage of  this discount and went on a online beauty shopping spree and I got some gorgeous products. So far I've only tried out a few but I'm really impressed with what I purchased..

Firstly my package cam looking like this, it was covered with a Beauty Bay embroidered bag. I will upload a picture on a later date as I seem to have mislaid it.

I think the products inside this box are the ones that matter:)

Urban Decay Original Eyeshadow Primer Potion

At first glance, I loved the new packaging on this product. It's so much easier to use and there is also 10% more product in this than in the old packaging!!

OPI Pirates Of The Caribbean Mini Collection

I am such a big fan of Pirates Of The Caribbean.This collection was a must:)

From L2R- Skulls & Glossbones, Planks Alot, Sparrow Me the Drama, Stranger Tides

OPI Cirque De Femme Mini Collection

 All the neutral shades in this collection are gorgeous. I can't wait to try them all out!!:)

L2R- I Juggle...Men, So Many Clowns So Little Time, In The Spot-Light Pink, Step Right Up!

Too Faced Look Of Love Spring Makeup Collection 2011

I got this collection as I love Too Faced products. Sadly their not available in Ireland anymore, When I seen this beautiful set I'm glad I got my hands on it. You get so much value for money with this set believe me!!:)

L2R- Shadow Insurance Eyeshadow Primer, Lash Injection Mascara, Look Of Love Compact, Deluxe Primed & Poreless Primer, Flatbuki Brush, Glamour Gloss

I've been so busy lately that I've only been able to use 2 products from this collection so far, Look Of Love Compact and the Glamour Gloss!!! My verdict- I adore them.

The 2 eyeshadows you receive in this compact are "Silk Teddy" and "Totally Toasted". If you own Too Faced Natural Eye Palette you will already own "Silk Teddy". These two eyeshadows create a very natural daytime look. I  haven't used the blusher " La Vie En Rose" yet but I shall let you know when I do.

I love this lipgloss. The shade is Barely Legal and it's a lovely neutral pink shade. The packaging is so cute and girly and is very well detailed. The gloss itself contains Lip Injection Comfort Plump. I don't like lip plumpers, the ones I've tried have always not suited me. This one I can find nothing wrong with and I don't get that irritating feeling on my lips that I get with some brands.

That comes to the end of my haul from BeautyBay. I found their website to be full of good bargains as some of the products are cheaper than on counters in Ireland. If you want to check out their website I shall leave it linked below. I'm sure you'll find something you like as there are endless amounts of products to be seen.:)

Hope you enjoyed,
Laura<3

Beauty Bay Website-http://www.beautybay.com/