Saturday, 3 August 2013

Marks & Spencers Beauty Hall

Marks & Spencers have recently launched a new beauty hall, who knew!  Other than selling their own brand of makeup, skincare and perfume, they also sell some other leading brands, like REN, Apivita, PurMinerals, Bliss, Philip Kingsley, Dr Murad, Glam Glow and Nuxe (amongst others).

I was invited to pop along to take a peek and I may have make a cheeky purchase or two while I was there!











Yeah, I went a little photo crazy when I was there!  The biggest shock for me was the price of their Autograph collection, that's their equivalent of high end, where their Limited collection is more high street prices, think Seventeen and No.7.  I fell in love with a couple of their single eye shadows and expected them to be about £15 each, as both the packaging and quality were easily comparable to high end brands, but they were only £6 each... £6!  Once I realised how cheap everything was, I made a couple of cheeky purchases, it would have been rude not to!

Here's what I picked up.

The left green coloured varnish is called Mint, the peachy one is called Pale Peach (both from the Limited collection and £4 each - check out my Instagram (twinklinpixi3) for a nail art polka dot picture with that as the base).  The green shadow is called Leaf (has a lovely gold shimmer running through it), the lip balm is in mango and smells amazing!  And the two Autograph shadows are Peach and Vamp for £6 each - reviews of the shadows will be coming soon, and the Peach single shadow there'll be a dupe post for too :)

M&S are creating these beauty halls in their stores all over the country, so it might be worth a trip to pop in and take a look.  If you're in Cardiff, this was all from the Queen St branch, it was upstairs on the 1st floor just in front of the escalator.







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Friday, 2 August 2013

TAG: The One and Only

The one and only tag by One little vice
** image credit - One Little Vice **

Hey lovelies, I've been tagged by the lovely Angelica from One Little Vice to do this TAG, and to be honest, I don't often do TAGs unless it's one I really like, and well, this one I really like :)  So without further ado, here we go :)

The Question: If you could only have one ______ what would it be? And, in a few words, why?

Primer 
This would have to be the Nivea Express Hydration primer (review incoming), it's like a moisturiser and primer in one, but the consistency of a Nivea moisturiser.  It absorbs really quickly and doesn't leave an oily residue.

Base Product
Easy, Dior BB cream - it's oh-so-good!  It does all the things I expect out of a foundation/BB cream - it gives decent coverage, very good looking skin and without looking like you're wearing anything (on your face that is, haha!), and what's more, after about 10 mins, I can't even feel it on my skin if I touch my face.

Concealer
Collection Lasting Perfection concealer - it's so good! It covers pretty much anything and lasts.  It's a heavy concealer that sets beautifully, it's such a cult product among beauty bloggers, a must in anyone's collection, and it's only £5.

Powder
I'd have to say the Maybelline Fit Me powder, it's not cakey at all, it really helps keep me matte and it sets my foundation really well.

Blush (cream or powder)
This is a toughie!  I really do have a soft spot for Blushers... hmm... if I could only have one... it'd probably be the Bourjois cream blush in 03, it's so pretty and looks absolutely beautiful on cheeks.

Bronzer
The Body Shop Honey bronzer - it's beautifully light and not orangey at all, it works really well with pale skin too.  When I contour with this, people actually comment thinking I've caught the sun.

Highlighter
Probably MeMeMe's Moon beam - it's so pretty and has a slight pinky colour to it, perfect to sit on the top of your cheek bones right above your blusher.

Make-Up Brush (single)
This would have to be my Bdellium bambu large eye shadow brush - I could do without all other brushes at a push and just have that one.  It makes applying eye shadow really easy :)

Eyebrow Product
My HD Brows kit in Foxy.  Historically I'd have said my Chanel brow palette, but not any more, the HD brows one is just a bit easier to work with.

Eye shadow (single)
This is an easy one, MAC's Satin Taupe, especially as I've been wearing it for the last few days!  It feels like every time I wear it, I get a compliment on my eyeshadow (seriously!), it's such a pretty colour, it lasts well and has next to no fallout.

Eyeliner
Chanel Ecriture liquid eyeliner - it's the best, it rocks, next question.

Mascara
Probably Maybelline Rocket Volum.  It's good for volume and length, but more to the point it stays put and doesn't budge until you take it off, and even then it doesn't want to go!

Lipstick, Lip Gloss or Lip Stain
Lime Crime Velvetines in Red Velvet - every girl needs a signature red, and for me, this is it.  It's a new addition to my collection, but what an awesome one!

Lip Liner
The Neve pastello liner in Crimson - it goes beautifully with the Red Velvet Velvetine.

Lip Balm
Korres lip butter in Guava - it's so lovely and tastes slightly sweet, perfect for everyday wear without adding any real colour (which is what I typically opt for).

Nail Polish
OPI's Suzi and the 7 Dussledorfs - for me, it's the absolute perfect purple, super pretty and goes with anything.

So there you have it, my answers.  I hope you enjoyed reading them, and if you're reading these words, you're also TAGGED!  If you do this TAG I'd love for you to leave your URL to the answers below so I can read them too :)






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Thursday, 1 August 2013

Cardiff Blogger Meetup

A little announcement for you, the lovely Helen from Cosmetics, Clothes and Cute Things and I have got together and are doing a little meetup of our own.  It's open to all different types of bloggers, whether you're beauty, fashion or lifestyle and wherever you are in the country.
Cardiff blogger event invitation with bunting

THE DETAILS
Where: Cardiff, venue TBC
When: Saturday, 19th October
Times: TBC, but it's likely to be from about 11am until about 4pm, with the option of dinner after
What: This is TBC too, but a loose plan for the day will be a chatty networking type bit where we meet some lovely brands, then some shopping, then hopefully a nice venue we have our eyes on for tea and cupcakes :)
Theme: Vintage (you don't have to dress up or anything, but we're going with a Vintage/bunting type theme for the day)

Numbers are very limited, so if you're interested in attending, please leave the following information in a comment below.
Your name
 Email address
 Blog url and
 Twitter handle
If demand is greater than the places we have, we'll have a waiting list on the go, but if you're interested in coming along, just let us know :)

I hope lots of you can make it, it would be great to see you there :)  If you want to use a hashtag to contact us, please use #CardiffBloggerMeet






This months Bigest-Pixi3 advertiser is the lovely Stacie from Life is worth the fight

 
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