Massive Haul {Inc. Lush}

Hey lovelies,
A while back I was shopping in Leeds and ended up doing some major damage to my savings! Sadly my laptop ended up getting a virus and I lost all my photos! But I linked everything I bought so if you want to look at it just click the link I've put on the price!

LUSH:
American Cream, £4.50 for 100g.
Jackie Oats, £8.95
Tea Tree Water, £7.50 for 250g
The Comforter, £4.50
Rose Jam, £3.50
Fluffy Egg, £2.95
Blackberry Bath Bomb, £2.95
As you can probably tell I'm a massive fan of sweet smells.

ARK:
Tartan Peter Pan Collar Dress, £27.99

Boots:
Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation in Shade #100 Ivory, £6.99
Rimmel Apocalips in shades #500 Luna and #101 Celestial, £6.49 each
Barry M Nail Polish in shade #341 Cappuccino, £2.99

Superdrug:
Bourjois Bronzing Primer, £9.99
Rimmel Scandal Eyes Waterproof Kohl in Black, £3.99
Revlon ColorBurst Lacquer Balm in shade #110 Coquette, £5.99
Revlon ColorBurst Matte Balm in shade #205 Elusive, £7.99

Thank you for reading! Sorry this post is awfully dull and just full of text but my next post should hopefully have pictures in! Please don't forget to follow me on BlogLovin or subscribe to me!
Victoria Louise

Winter Beauty Favourites 2/2 {Eyes&Lips - Inc. Swatches}

Hey lovelies!
Sorry I didn't post the second half of my winter favourites last week but I have had exams and they have been my priority but, here it is. This post includes my favourite eyeshadows for winter and my favourite lip products. Although, most of these I do wear quite a lot - bar the strong lipstick colours as I've only recently started to venture out of the pinks and neutral colours. If you want to see swatches, please scroll down to the end of the post.

Eyes

From L-R: MAC Woodwinked, Rimmel Smokey Quartz, Look Sexy Smoke,
Guerlain Turandot, Urban Decay Naked 1

First is MAC's 'Woodwinked', £10, and is the first eyeshadow I ever bought from MAC. I adore this colour and love how it can be used on it's own or mixed with other eyeshadows for a look with greater impact. It's a lovely warm-toned gold colour and although I wear it all round I think it's perfect for christmas, especially for a christmas party look! Secondly, is Rimmels Mono Eyeshadow in 'Smokey Quartz', £4.49, this has slightly less pigment but is still gorgeous to wear! This is a more cool-toned soft gold and looks beautiful with a cat eye.  Thirdly, is Look's 'Triple Hit Trio Eyeshadow' in 'Sexy Smoke', £7.50. This is a very basic smokey eye-kit and is quite blue toned, I also find the medium tone isn't very pigmented BUT I adore the look it creates and I'm going to be featuring it in a blog post soon! Next is Guerlain's eye shadow palette in 'Turandot', now this sadly was limited edition but at the moment it is being sold on eBay here. This eyeshadow palette is gorgeous, the colours are perfect for autumn/winter, they're richly pigmented and they're a bit different for me not too adventurous. Finally, is the famous Naked 1 palette, £37, and although I do love the whole palette during colder months I normally gravitate towards, 'Half Baked', 'Smog', 'Dark Horse', 'Toasted' and 'Hustle'. There's not much I can say about this palette that hasn't been said - apart from it's beautiful!

Lips

From L-R: Topshop Beguiled, Sleek Cherry, Topshop Wicked
Topshop Fox, Rimmel Apocoliptic, Topshop Deception

Firstly, is Topshop's lipsticks in 'Beguiled' and 'Wicked', £8.00. I adore these lipsticks purely because they're amazing! The pigment, consistency and just about everything is perfect for me. Although they may look the same, 'Beguiled' is a lot more of a darker wine colour, and you can't have too many lipsticks right? Next is Sleek's lipstick in 'Cherry', £4.99. I love this because it's a sheen and also hydrates my lips which I find necessary during the winter months. Yet again quite a similar colour but it's a lot richer - as you may have realised I started to get quite obsessed with the "vampy" style lip colour. Thirdly, is Topshop's Lip Cream in 'Foxy', £7.00. I love this because it's so creamy, smells of buttercream, looks beautiful and has superb pigmentation. I find this is perfect when I don't feel confident enough for a red lipstick as the gloss gives it a softer look. Fourthly, is Rimmel's famous Apocolips in 'Apocoliptic', £6.49. If you've not heard about these then where have you been?! These are gorgeous and this shade especially is perfect for going out on winter nights. Finally, is another Topshop product, it's Lip Liner in 'Deception', £5.00. This is a lovely lip liner and is a perfect shade for my Topshop lipsticks.

Swatches

Urban Decay's 'Naked 1' Swatches

Rimmel, MAC, Look Swatches

Guerlain's 'Turandot' Swatches

Topshop & Sleek Swatches

Topshop & Rimmel Swatches

Thank you for reading! Apologies if this is long and also for not posting over Christmas but I was super busy! Please don't hesitate to comment, subscribe or follow me on BlogLovin. You can also get my posts sent directly to your email so you never miss out, just fill in the box at the side of this post.

Victoria Louise x

Winter Beauty Favourites 1/2

Hey lovelies!
Sorry there wasn't a post last week but I've been writing this massive post and thought instead of posting a small, pointless post last week, I could just wait until now and post this! My second part of this post will be posted next week!

Here is a post I've created containing my favourite beauty products that I always wear during winter, although I'm not saying they're specific for winter, you can wear them anytime you like! I won't be going into extreme detail on each product as some of them I'm doing reviews for later on.

Base

First is base and for my base during winter I normally go for tinted moisturisers, purely because they give a a lovely coverage that's still natural and it hydrates my skin which is definitely needed during the harsh weather that comes with winter. My two favourite tinted moisturisers are the Laura Mercier 'Tinted Moisturiser' which has SPF 20 and is oil free, brilliant for oily skin. This can be purchased here for £33, I'm in shade 'Nude' but it is a bit dark for me at the moment. My other favourite is the Jouer 'Matte Moisture Tint' which is also oil free and has an SPF of 15. I feel this does give more coverage than the Laura Mercier one. You can purchase this here for £30 and I'm in shade 'Porcelain' which is the perfect match for me at the moment. Sorry they look a bit dirty but least it proves I use them!

Cheeks

Secondly, is cheeks which I definitely pay more attention to during the winter months! I'm a massive fan of giving warmth back into the face so I prefer berry tones. But, most of my blushes are quite natural as I find too much colour just makes you look silly. My first favourite which is a recent purchases is Benefit's cheek and lip tint in 'Benetint', which can be purchased here for £24.50. I love this because it can be used on both your cheeks and lips and it looks extremely natural because it's a tint. Next is Sleek's shimmer blush in 'Pomegranate' which can be purchased here for £4.49. This was a recent purchase and is most definitely one of the strongest in colour blushes I have, but it's so lovely. Thirdly, is Rimmel's 'Pink Rose' blush which I've had for years but I believe you can purchase here for £3.99. This is my all-time favourite blush purely because it looks extremely natural but still gives you a warm, healthy, berry-toned glow! My final winter favourite blush is NYC's Colour Wheel in 'Pink Cheek Glow' which can be purchased here for £3.99. Now this may look a bit crazy with the brown and all the different pinks, but it appears on the face so gorgeous and does give you a glow! I would say it gives you a similar colour to the Rimmel blush. 

Thank you for reading lovelies!

Please check next week to see my favourite eye and lip products!

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Victoria Louise x