Lush Valentines Collection & More

Recently I had the pleasure of visiting Lush Market Street Manchester, for a special event celebrating their recent launch of the amazing Valentines collection. It was my first time going to a Lush event, and I was super excited. Especially as I got to go along with Caitlin!
We met up last week; late afternoon for a shop, giggle and a gossip, before heading down to Market Street for the event at 7:30pm. I was so keen to get a proper look at the Valentines range, and have the shop to ourselves without customers! In my local Liverpool store, it's always SO busy and practically heaving with people that it's sometimes impossible to have a nice browse and appreciate everything. I was practically giddy at the thought of a quiet browse and being able to take as many photos as I liked.

Shopping again..

I can't seem to help myself at all. I was bored, it was a Saturday, and most importantly I had some pennies in my pocket. This time I picked up some sunnies, make up brushes, the cutest false nails evs, perfume and some shorts.

This is a combination of products from Forever 21, Primark and Superdrug.

The brushes shown here caught my eye in Forever 21 because of how cute they are; I'm pretty much a sucker for anything pink tbh. They are so soft and I'm especially pleased with the biggest brush in the pack, it's the perfect bronzing brush size I've been looking for. 

So perfume, Armani Diamonds Rose, is one of my absolute favourites. So I'm really happy I finally got that again. And even though I already have quite a few pairs of sunglasses, I couldn't resist these two pink pairs. I plan to wear the neon ones mostly for my holiday to Greece in the summer and the baby pink ones as soon as there's a sunshiney day in Liverpool! Fingers tightly crossed right now.

Anyway, that's what I've been buying this weekend! How about you guys?

Leave me comments. Love love love! xo

Spring Beauty Treats

As you can see, I've picked up some little treats to get me in the mood for Spring. 

I wanted to try a new primer, and went for Bourjois Happy Light Matte Primer (£10.99), some lovely pastel coloured nail polishes (£3.49 each, but they were buy one get one half price!), a cute Candy-Red Minnie Mouse nail polish (£1!), some refreshing Simple Cleansing wipes (£3) and a FREE Percy & Reed Wonder Hair Balm I got with this months ELLE magazine (RRP £18).

I'm really happy with the nail polishes because I definitely needed some spring colours, and the Minnie Mouse one was just too cute to resist.

The Rimmel pastel colours are beautiful! I love the baby blue as a new addition to my collection for Sping/Summer, and the light pink is perfect as a subtle but pretty shade to wear - particularly since I'm starting a new job in the next week! I wanted something girly but not too bright, and this is wonderful.

Im so excited to talk about the Bourjois Matte Primer! I never expected to like it as much as I do, but I think it's a really big deal. As some of you may know, I've had my eye on Benefit's 'Porefessional' Primer for some time now, because I adore Benefit and I wanted a primer that helps my makeup last as well as hiding my pores. Unfortunately, at almost £25 for a tube I just can't afford the Porefessional right now, at least until I start my new job :)

So I had to go for something a little cheaper. Enter Bourjois. At half the price it's affordable and worth a try. To be honest I really was taking a chance on it, because they didn't even have any testers available at the time.

With a creamy soft tint, and non greasy texture it applies easily and evenly across my skin. I was literally 'WOWED' with how soft it makes your skin feel. I ran my fingers across the areas I'd applied it to, and compared to my skin usually; it's like a wonderful matte texture, without the shine. As for keeping my makeup in place, I do think it's really helped. Usually I have to reapply my foundation/bronzer after about 3/4 hours which can be annoying. With this primer I found I still looked fresh after 6 hours of a busy day!

So yep, this is a winner for me personally. I think it would be a great product for most skin types, but let me know yourself if you've tried it! Remember, I'm no expert I can only let you guys know what works for me, and you should always test first for yourself or get advice from a skincare expert :)

As for the Hair Balm - I haven't tried it yet but I will let you guys know as soon as I do! Or tell me if you've used it yourself and what you thought of it?

Let me know what you think and leave a comment!