Best and Worst January 2014

I love to try out new products all the time, trying to find the one that suits me perfectly. Last month I bought two new products that excited me. The first being the Fudge Urban hairspray in a eye catching, gorgeous bright pink and orange bottle scented with Iced Raspberry and Vanilla. 

"indulge the senses and lock in your style with seductive Urban Iced Raspberry & Vanilla Strong Hold hairspray. Spray all over your finished style for soft to touch hair and 24 hours of hold. Anti frizz properties smooth and seal loose ends leaving your hair feeling natural while keeping your style in place all day!"

First off; the scent. It smells ever so slightly of raspberry and vanilla. It still has that chemical hairspray smell which ruins the whole excitable illusion of it going to smell super duper sweet and yummy. 

Secondly, it does not leave your hair smooth. I know its a very strong hold hairspray and they tend to make your hair stiffen slightly but this takes it too a whole new level. No matter how far away I sprayed, it made my hair very matted and didn't look smoothed out and more frizzy than I started out with. I also noticed that by the end of the day I had little patches of dry hairspray that looked like frikkin dandruff (the last thing you would want!). Apart from the pretty bottle and the ever so slightly different scent to other hairspray's its a total waste of money and will be rarely used. Maybe I'll spray it as a home fragrance! 2/10

The second product I bought was the W7 Prime Magic Anti-Dull Skin Balancing Primer - Camera Ready. I'd never heard of this brand before and only came across it when looking for a new , but relatively cheap primer to buy on Amazon. I checked the reviews and they all seemed pretty positive and for £2.90 it seemed like a total winner. 

The colour was a bit scary at first, BRIGHT PURPLE and it is quite thick compared to other primers I have used before. But this is a little purple miracle! Once applied it makes your skin feel so soft as if you've pampered yourself all day with face masks. My foundation goes on my skin like a dream now, its more even and the primer gives me a healthy glow which I don't have without it. It fills in all those unsightly pores and even slightly hides my acne scars. It also makes my make up stay on all day! I applied my foundation at about half 1 this afternoon, had a sweaty session at the gym and 9 hours later my foundation still looks pretty darn good! I'm definitely sticking with this primer! Cheap and cheerful but does the job better than any other more expensive products I've ever used. 9/10 Highly recommend.

Payday! Cheeky Haul :)

I love Payday more than any other day! It means I can spend, spend, spend! Today, I popped into Manchester with the Mother and spent far too much on too many goodies!

While getting ready, I decided to give my hair a good old proper wash and actually did it properly for the first time in aggggges! My absolute favourite product that I use both on my real hair and good old clip in wig is L'Oreal Elvive Extraordinary Oil. It is the most fabulous thing I can say I have ever used on my hair! I used to dye my hair nearly every week with semi- permanent dyes and so my hair go absolutely fried and I haven't touched a dye since April!! It smells absoluetly gorgeous and doesn't make your hair feel or look greasy. It adds a gorgeous shine that makes your hair look super healthy even though it may not be in the best condition!

Shiny, shiny, shiny!

The first shop we popped into was Superdrug. I only went in to buy some new mascara and eyeliner but ended up as usual buying more than I really needed!

L-R: L'Oreal Elnett Satin Heat Protecting Spray £3.99; Real Techniques Stippling Brush £10.99; Sleek Luminous Face Powder £6.99; Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation £8.99; Maybelline Mega Plush Volume Express Mascara £7.99; Urban Fudge Iced Raspberry and Vanilla Hair Spray £2.47 and Maybelline Master Duo Eyeliner £5.29.

The foundation, mascara and heat protection spray were my normal buys from Superdrug but I got super excited when I saw the other products. I bought the Real Techniques Core Collection Kit a couple of weeks ago and they are by far the best set of brushes I have owned. I wanted the stippling brush to try and work on the contouring on my face to make my chubby cheeks look less hamster-ish and more defined. 

I needed a new face powder and I have never tried one from Sleek before. I adore their Eau La La Eyeliner in Noir so wanted to try out another of their products. 

With being a slight hair perfectionist I go through so much hairspray. I could hardly contain myself when this one caught my eye! The colours on the bottle are so eye catching and I couldn't wait to smell its iced raspberry and vanilla scent! It wasn't as smelly as I was hoping, it still has that chemical hairspray smell but it is a lot sweeter than others. I just like the prettttty bottle :).

I've used the same Rimmel liquid eyeliner for so long I thought it was time for a change. I love to use liquid eyeliner on the top lid to created some sort of flick/wing/cat eye thing. Who even knows what it is but its there! and with this one you can create a thick or thin line perfect for the actual lining of the eye and filling in the wing at the corner of the eye. 

Next I went into New Look. I'm not a massive fan of New Look clothes but I do adore their shoe and bag collection. I only bought one thing from there; a black bag with silver studded sides £17.99.

Its a pretty black duffel bag with two side panels covered in silver pin balls with a draw string around the top with a cross body strap. My bags are pretty much all black because then they will go with everything!

Next I ended up in my favourite shop: Topshop! I only bought a few things there which is very unlike me! 

Joni High Waisted Jeans £36; Lilac Spotty Jersey Top £26; Set of 3 braclets £8.50; Silver heart pinky ring £5 and oval gem stone ring £6.50.

The lilac jersey top just made me think of Spring and I got all excited for some warmer weather to come along. I prefer high waisted jeans because it tucks in that little bit of extra podge on the belly and makes my short legs look a little bit longer!

The last place we went was Primark! Always last because it's on the way back to the train station!

Jumper £7; Bio Oil £5.70; Socks £2.50 and Throw £12.

AHHH this jumper was in the sale! Half price! I love to chuck a jumper on when its cold and I want to feel all comfy and warm. All my jumpers seem to be embellished in some way. This has a gorgeous embellished cross on the front and is super soft! I have terrible scarring on my right cheek from acne as a teenager and have been using bio-oil for about 6 months now and I love it! My scarring has reduced quite significantly and is also amazing on dry skin! My drawers are over flowing with socks yet I cannot help but buy more, espeecially pinky/purple leopard print ones! and this throw is just the epitome of gorgeousness! My room is silvery/purple theme and I saw it and thought it would just go so well! I can't wait to just get all snuggled up in when its all chilly at night!

I need to stop spending so much money but ahhhhh I love shopping!