It was an accident I swear! Well, maybe not so much of an accident but you know how it is. I live in the country and when you go to London for the day, strange things happen and this was me holding back. Trust me, It could have been a lot worse... *shudders*
I popped into Boots, MAC and Urban outfitters and these are the gems I found!
Fisrt stop was obviously MAC. I found the one on Carnaby street and had my eyes set on a new eyeshadow. Not too expensive, save your bank card for the rest I thought but it didn't end that way.
I headed to MAC with the idea that a new eyeshadow would be nice because obviously I didn't already own enough. I walked into the shop and realised that it was a pro store, much to my mums dismay as she knew this wouldn't end well. First stop: Eyeshadows. Right, I don't own anything in
this colour so obviously it is a necessary investment. Then my mum pointed out the minis that tend to sit at the counter when you are the most vulnerable. On my way there I spotted the MAC white
'face and body' foundation that I had lusted after for quite a while so I could lighten up my foundations to save me buying loads of different shades therefore making it a justified purchase because it would save me money in the long run. Probably.
So as I just mentioned, MAC have started selling mini pigments, lip glosses and mascaras along with the travel size makeup bases or essentials that you can't really see under your makeup for £10.00. I would probably never get through a whole pigment and I had wanted the pigment in the shade
'blue brown' because it is a gorgeous brown shade an when the light hits it, it has blue shimmer running through it so I just had to have it!
Last stop: Selfridges. Ok the the lip liner purchase wasn't meant to happen. After searching in every MAC shop for the last six months for the lip liner in
'Soar' I had given up. Carnaby street was my last shop but I couldn't resist taking a quick peak at the lip liners in Selfridges and surprisingly they had it; well they actually had about 25 so the whole of London's stock but I just couldn't resist one last London treat. They lovely sales assistant also popped in a mascara sample so it was a two for one deal. Once again a justified purchase.
Left: MAC lipliner in 'Soar'
Right: MAC eyeshadow in 'Mythology'
Just look at that stunning eyeshadow, I couldn't resist. It looks even better as a foiled eyeshadow (is that the right term?) or just when packed on with a damp brush.
The Balm 'Shady lady' Volume two Eyeshadow palette | Available
here
Collection Gorgeous glow Highlighter |
Boots
Next stop: Urban outfitters. I climbed three flights of stairs, big stairs too, to get to the sale section because I just can't resist a bargain and a bargain I got, well three in fact but this was the main one. The balm is a brand I have looked at for ages, mainly because they have snazzy (I love that word) packaging and cool names and if you have stuck around for a while you will know that I am a sucker for packaging. This amazing palette was reduced from £28.00 down to a fiver! I could not believe it. So if you are obsessed with eyeshadow just like me and also around Oxford street Urban outfitters then take a look because there were loads there, just check inside as some were smashed or had broken mirrors. Also, Urban Outfitters have lifts at the back of the shop so use them if you are as unfit as me. By the time I got up there I was so out of breath I had to stop for a moment. That was two minutes of precious shopping time wasted.
Jumping away from Urban Outfitters for a second, or two depending how quickly you read, I went to Boots as well but had decided not to splurge and set myself a £5.00 shopping budget just incase something really had to be bought. I noticed the new (or maybe not so new?) Collection highlighter thing. It reminded me of the Bobbi Brown shimmer brick, just at a fraction of the price and Summer is near enough here and everyone needs a bit of glow in their life.
Scunci Fringe roll | Available
here
Anatomicals Eye gel | Available
here
Back to Urban Outfitters: Both of these products were reduced from £4.00 down to just a pound! I just wanted to give both or these a go so I decided to pick them up as they were such a bargain, I decided it wouldn't matter too much if I didn't love them I really was in a spendy mood.
Original Source Vanilla and Raspberry Shower gel and hand wash | Available
here and
here
Hopping back to Boots: (All these movements are wearing me out just thinking about doing them hence the reason why I struggled to get up three flights of stairs.) I spotted that Original Source was on sale and the scents that they have are gorgeous my favourite being this one. Both were reduced to a pound so I picked up the shower gel and hand wash as they idea of smelling like raspberries and vanilla just sounds so good that I couldn't resist.
Star Studs | Available
here
Jewel stud | Available
here
So I know this isn't beauty but I found my self in possession of yet another
Body Jewellery shop package. I just love their
earrings and love all the different designs that they sell.
So the bottom pair of
Star Studs are perfect for me as they haven't itched or made my ears red like many earrings do and they are cheap but good quality. I really love the design as well because it's cute. Usually I don't like the word 'cute' but that is the way I am going to explain these because they are cute and dainty and perfect with any outfit. You can wear them in the day but also work with a fancy dress in the evening so they are a must have in your earring collection.
The
stud in my second lobe piercing is actually a Labret stud which is for your lip. However, little me didn't realise this until hunting down you link for you but it has worked as a stud so it will stay that way as I don't think it's doing any harm. One thing I find with my seconds is that a butterfly back often gets caught in my hair but because this is a flat back, I haven't had that problem so it is perfect.
Feather Helix earring | Available
here
Lastly, I have another piece of helix jewellery once again from
Body Jewellery shop which I will definitely be wearing in my helix once it is full healed. I love feathers and I also have my eye on
this feather stud as well! It is once again quite a cute and dainty piece but because it is a feather going through your ear it just looks really cool and is quite different from anything else I've ever seen.
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