A Mostly-Makeup-But-I-Was-Nervous-Happy-Sad-Heartbroken-Exited Haul

*be warned, this is a long post that is quite picture and word heavy*

I'm a bit of an over-spender, if you know me. If I have the money, then it's going to be gone. I don't have money until April at the earliest again and I just spent a good portion of that. Not today, but collectively over the past few weeks (I'll be showing you a couple items I got from that at the end of this post). I am just nervous about the fact that I have no money and nobody to talk to and ex-boyfriend problems (he was also the dude who used to run this blog with me and was much better at writing, lets be honest). Happy because some aspects of my life are at least running smoothly. Heartbroken because, again, ex-boyfriend. But exited of what my future life will hold. All in all, lots of emotions. I'm sure you care so much about that. 

Okay, let's start with the make-up. 

I've been eager for a while to buy something from Bourjois so I got two. The lip crayon was meant to be free but I'm stupid and didn't read the label correctly, if I spent £2 more on Bourjois the lip crayon would have been free. Bit bummed about that as I'm really nervous about spending this much money as it is. 

I got the Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation in "Light Vanilla" and the Colour Boost Lip Crayon in "Orange Punch". I've only tested out the foundation once and even though the skin tone is ever so slightly off (if you want to see what it looks like on my skin, go check out Pink Princess) it's very thick and goes on smoothly. It's a lot more matte then my other foundations that I usually use and I have to say I do like it. 

As far as the lip crayon goes, I don't like it. It doesn't really give me any colour at all, it just gives me a slight gloss and particles get caught in parts of my lips so I end up with chunks of orange. All it really does it give my already existing lip colour a boost. Maybe that's what it was intended to do, I don't know. I like it in the sense that when I don't want to wear tonnes of make-up or maybe when I have a lot going on in my eyes I can use it, but otherwise it's a regret buy (and a buy I didn't know I was going to do). 

A couple other impulse buys are these two Benefit products (which are my first ever bought Benefit products) and I was very keen to give them a try. 

The first Benefit product I got was the every so highly raved about (especially by my mother) was the They're Real Mascara Mini (or travel sized, as I like to call it). I tried it out earlier and I was very impressed. It gave me a lot of length and volume and they certainly did resemble fake lashes. I probably would re-purchase this in the bigger size on a later date when I get paid again sometime in April. It was just as impressive as the hype told me it would be. 

The second product I got by Benefit was this Porefessional Face Primer Balm Mini and although this made by skin so smooth and so soft, it didn't really make the pores that I have any less visible which was a shame. They looked just as obvious and in your face as they usually did. It works wonderfully well as a primer but, unfortunately, doesn't do too well with doing what it says it does on the tin. On the bright side, you can use a tiny amount of this and it will go far and I don't believe it was a waste of money because it makes my skin feel great. 

I actually did need some eye brushes so at least this was one thing that I went out to buy and actually got. These are the Ecotools Eye Enhancing Duo Brush Set . What got me about these brushes is that they are so soft, cruelty-free and made from recycled materials. Y'all know I'm big at preaching on how to be more environmentally friendly and respect the welfare of animals so these were a seller instantly for me. After using them once, they're amazing, they pick up a lot of powder and spread it really well and I don't know how to explain it. I just recommend them. 

The last make-up product I purchased was the cheapest, I got it from a discount store for just £1. 

(taken with no flash, natural window light)

(taken with bedroom lights, no flash or natural light)

As you can probably tell from the packaging, this product was from a place similar to Poundland and The 99p Store, etc. I was expecting something to be wrong with it like it was out of date or it was previously used as a tester or something like that, but no. It was like brand new. The only thing wrong with it is that it wasn't sealed properly like lip products usually are, it was sealed with tape but other then that it was in brand new condition.

This (if you didn't guess already) is the Rimmel London Apocalips in "Nova", which is a non-matte bright pink gloss - but not the sticky kind! As you can tell from the picture below, it has a really nice and practical applicator. The only real problem I have with it is that they test on animals (and as you can tell from how much money I spent, I was not thinking clearly at the time of this purchase) and it picks up way too much product so I end up getting a lot of 'wasted' gloss around the rim. I really like the colour though and when I get more confident in wearing make-up, this will certainly be on my lips a lot.

This was not make-up but was bought in Boots as a last-second pick up. They were on offer for £5 down from £8.99 and they were leopard print. How could I resist?! 

I'm not sure how they work yet, as I haven't ever used fake nails before but they were easy and cheap so I figured if I was going to start these would be a good thing to start off with. They come with instructions, and two nail things and the actual nails themselves are all in different sizes. They are the Elegant Touch Express nail set. I couldn't find them online but I did find these really cute cat ones that you might like! ;)

And later on last night, I made a new discovery of what the packaging was like inside: 

(tilted because it was glaring from my window)

The inside packaging looks like a little nail polish bottle! How cute! Anyway, I thought I would share that too because it was such a nice little detail. I haven't used these yet because I don't know why I bought them but I will eventually find a use for them. Maybe when I go out, on one of the very rare occasions that I do. 

Next, I popped into TKMaxx (which, by the way, I found Too Faced bronzer/blush mixes that were made for Valentines Day I do believe - Ross and Rachel which was quite dark, and another one called Carrie something which was really light and if I used bronzer/blushes in my make-up routine I would have purchased them as they were only £10). 

I actually completely forgot to get headphones when I did have enough money to get them and still have the extra money for emergencies but I found these beauties for £15. Just fifteen pound, and in one of my favourite colours too (I believe it's called Rose Pink). 

I don't know what the specific type of headphone these are but head over to Amazon and search Sony Headphones and you can find plenty similar or more advanced to these ones (and cheaper, because it's Amazon!). I'm going on a little "bus adventure" (a fourteen hour long bus adventure with four different stops...) later next week and it seemed like the perfect time to invest in some. Though they weren't really an investment. I just can't wait to try them out, listen to some music and hopefully not space out because I need to be aware of when my stop is (if you would like me to do a main blog post on that, ask, but otherwise it's going to be on another blog). 

And the last thing I got from this shopping experience is Fruit Bowl Jelly Belly's. I know that these are kind of popular in America but in the UK they are very, very dear. They're just so expensive for jelly beans that I always say "nah" whenever I think about getting them. I saw this box for £2 at my local TKMaxx (love it so much). I wasn't intending to get them but they were by the checkout and I was like hey I'm going through a lot right now, why not? I hated them all those years ago that I tried them but either they changed or I did because these are delicious. 

(from the right to left, I don't know why I swatched them that way)

Someone who I follow on blogger, Vinny, consistently raved about how amazing this brand is and because it's so cheap and being a student with no real income I can always do with some good ol' cheap makeup. I like matte colours, but I always find them to be a bit boring so I went with this palette (Makeup Revolution Redemption Palette Iconic 2) It has a mixture of shimmer and matte shades, and my favourite are obviously the pink toned ones (and again, self promotion,  this palette is featured in my upcoming makeup look post Pink Princess). 

I'm not too keen on eyeshadows yet so I'm just testing out what I like and what I don't like and if I even like eyeshadow at all (because I'm not always one to do bold. I do like it sometimes, but going natural is more my thing). They're quite powdery and I don't use a primer at all yet so they crease an awful lot, especially the matte shades. But, they're really pretty colours and it works wonders for the budget so I do recommend them. 

Around £12/13 discounted from £16

 Completely forgot about the clothes I bought from the Peacocks sale. I have been looking for one of these weird blanket/shawl type things (I'm not a fashion person, can't you tell) for what feels like forever. Plaid, as you know, is one of my favourite prints and I saw it and it was on sale and I had the money in my hand - well, it was calling my name! I don't feel guilty for it at all though because I really did need some new clothes. Excuse the hair in my face.

£8 discounted 

This jumped was from the mans section, and it's so soft and cosy! I can't wait to wear this more until the cold weather dies down (I love cold weather so I'm rather sad about that). The sleeves are long and it's long to cover a bit of my bottom and it makes me look a little smaller then I am. It's in a nice brown shade, too. It covers all of me up, and I prefer to be modest (not that there's anything wrong with not being modest, I am guilty of posting the odd non-modest picture rarely on @thatweirdfatchick on Instagram but even if I didn't, I would still say nothing at all wrong with not being modest! #BanSlutShaming!) so I was rather thrilled about that. It's not too warm though, it is quite thin so I'm probably going to wear a vest/tank top underneath just for an extra layer of warmth. 

So, onto the videos! I did a Shopkins season three and four unboxing video, and a recently uploaded video of a Yummy Nummies box. They're all videos without my voice or face, filmed on a phone camera so they are terrible quality but I really enjoy doing them do I don't see why I should stop. 

These are from the Season Three blind baskets that I managed to find in a couple of local stores nearby me for £2.50 per basket that contains two shopkins. I was absolutely thrilled with the outcome of this, I think they are just so so cute! 

So from left to right, we have:

1. Macca Roon

2. Sneaky Sally 

3. Vicky Vac 

4.Toni Topper. 

5. Suzzie Sushi 

6. Queen of Tarts. 

They also kind of stack and I think I prefer this way of stacking rather then this series (Season Four). It's just easier to store but I don't really know if I want to keep them because I don't know what to do with them, and I'm not sure what a kid who gets them at a charity shop would do with them either. 

Apart from one that I got at another store, these are around £2.50 each also. I already have the tree in a different colour so I'm really exited that these are all more or less brand new to me. So, again, from left to right: 

1. I couldn't find her name, I thought she was Cindy Bon (who I have two of) but she's ever so slightly different so I'm not sure honestly. If you do know, please tell me.
2. Fish Flake Jake
3.Tiny Tree
4. Cheeky Cherries.
5. Drinky Drink
6. Comfy Chair. 

I do like how these look when they stack a lot more but I don't have room for it so I didn't want to stack it like this and would prefer to put them into storage which you can understand why that's hard to do! 

But if you want to check out the video for this unboxing, check it out by clicking here.

And finally I have the Yummy Nummies boxes as pictured below which were on sale at my local supermarket for £4 per box. Earlier on today, I tried out the Pizza Party Maker and it didn't go to well. Not that I expected it to go well, but hey. They didn't taste half as bad as I thought they would. They smelt pretty bad though. 

I am going to do the first kit shown in this photo for sure next week or maybe even this weekend because I have nothing to do so stay tuned for that nightmare...I mean, wonderful experience! 

If you want to watch that, then you can click here.  I also did just notice that the whole video is sideways...oops. Noted for next time. 

If you made this far, then congratulations, you get so many gold stars. If you even clicked on this post at all, you also get many gold stars. Thank you so much for reading and I'll see you in my next post, Pink Princess make-up look featuring Makeup Revolution, Baby Lips and Bourjois.

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- Loz 

August Book Haul 2015!

This is not going to include very many books, and for that I apolagize, I just haven't had much money and haven't really been very "read-y" lately. But, I hope you enjoy what I did pick up! What did you buy this month? 

"The Alchemyst" by Michael Scott. 

"The Magician" by Michael Scott. 

Both books were gifts for my 19th birthday back on August 8th from my mother and my younger sister (she's seventeen). They follow twins, Josh and Sophie, who take up a summer job thinking they can do what they need to do and leave, but things take a turn as they're bundled into a world of adventure! I first heard this from my favourite YouTuber, Stacyplays, in her Attack of the B-Team Minecraft series and was intrigued from the get-go! They're books I brought with me to England to see my nan and granddad, I'm probably going to move on to read them shortly and I'll let you know what I thought about them.

"Am I Normal Yet?"by Holly Bourne. 

Amazingly, I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway and started to read shortly afterwards because of it's interesting premise. It follows a young sixteen-year-old girl who tries hard to be normal and fit in, despite that not being who she is, because she suffers from OCD and doesn't want people to know about it. It also follows some very feminist ideas that I really enjoyed reading about, and I can't wait to get my hands on more books written by Miss Holly Bourne.

"Horrorstor" by Grady Hendrix. 

This was a gift from my boyfriend, co-owner of the blog (Austin), for my 19th birthday. I'm currently reading it but by the time this will be posted on Saturday, I would have already finished it. So far, I can say that I really enjoyed it. It's a great joke on how hard working in retail is, getting lost in Ikea and what would probably happen, but also a really horrifying story involving the 1800's and torture devices. I didn't think I would like it as this man has also written for Playboy, but I found myself pleasantly surprised.

"Darth Bane: Path of Destruction" by Drew Karpyshyn. 

Also a gift from Austin, I read this book and finished it shortly after my arrival here in England. It's a science fiction novel from the world of Star Wars following a Dark Lord of the Sith. It was dark and creepy towards the end, a great book for character development, and a fantastic introduction into the Star Wars world. Even if you don't like Star Wars, I think you'll really enjoy reading this book.

"The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Completely Fantastical Edition" by Tony Diterlizzi and Holly Black. 

My granddad kindly bought me this book as he had a WHSmith discount voucher, and it's all five books in one beautiful book (believe me, I will be making a post on that very soon) that I can't wait for. I don't know too much about it, I want to go into it blind, but I do know that it's a kids' book that has also been made into a movie and everyone else has read it or watched it but me! No worries, I'll be getting around to it soon.

"Landline" by Rainbow Rowell.

Again, another book bought for me by my granddad, I'm not entirely sure what it's about? Something to do with how a woman wants to get into contact with her ex-husband through the phone and sort things out and start on a clean slate. I really enjoyed reading "Eleanor and Park", it had some flaws but overall it left me with quite a gooey and happy feeling. I'm wondering if I will get the same, or similar, experience here or in "Fangirl". I will let you all know.

Okay, that's all the books I got for the month of August, thank you so much for reading and I'll see you all tomorrow, bye!

- Loz x

Birthday Haul Part Two || Shopping Trip (LUSH and Tsum's!)

I think I mentioned this a couple times before, but on Tuesday 18th August, I went on a shopping trip to Carmarthen by train. We left kind of late, around 11pm, and it was boiling hot, it felt like the waiting room to Hell and I imagine we were also the laughing stock of everyone in America...yeah, yeah, I get it, you'd be wearing jackets in our summer times!

Anyway, I thought I would show you the things I bought while I was there - which really wasn't that much, but I tried okay, I tried. I'm not good at spending money because I'm such an indecisive person!

The first place I went to was kind of a weird place to go, but it's Clintons, a card store. Reason why? Because of these beauties: 

Yes, this is the ass of the Queen of Hearts with her fancy underpants. 

Disney's Tsum Tsum's! I already have a couple, Winnie the Pooh and Stitch, that Austin my boyfriend got me a little while ago because Winnie the Pooh was my favourite TV program has a kid (and one of the movies I am obsessed with, still), Stitch is just adorable. I think everyone loves Stitch, you're crazy if you don't! 

It was really hard to pick the ones I wanted, I eventually settled for a Mini Queen of Hearts (from Alice in Wonderland/Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) and Mini Alien (from the Toy Story series). I wanted all of them! They had Minnie Mouse, a badger, Bambi, Dumbo, Jessie, Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Peas in a Pod...I'm going to have to go back there! They were £3.50 each. 

I was running out of pens and I also have a fountain pen at home, so the next things I got were these from Ryman's: 

The ink cartridges were their own brand, I think, and cost £1.99. I already have blue cartridges, but...this may sound weird, I just hate writing in blue ink and much prefer blue. Where I live, black ones seem to be non-existent so I just had to get some. It's a nice big bag for cheap, too. The pens are one of my favourites because of how smooth and easy to write with, the Bic Biro Original Crystal pens in black.Hopefully, I don't lose these, why do pens love to go missing?

These gems were from Waterstones, a fairly expensive but popular bookstore in the UK (and if it's in anywhere else in the world, I don't know about it). I think it was Alice's Adventures in Wonderland's anniversary, as it has a whole two bookshelves dedicated to it. Different editions of the books and merchandise, mostly. I'm a huge Alice fan, and if I had the money, I would have bought it all. Instead, I got some small things that I knew I would use often and would mean more to me then adding yet another Alice book edition to my shelves for £25. I couldn't find any of these online, so sorry I cannot provide any links! The small Cheshire Cat badge was 99p, the bookmarks were £1.50 each. I think it's good that it has a little information of the artist on the back, it's pretty interesting if you ask me. They're also really hard, but still plastic/paper bookmarks, so I think that means they'll have a stronger durability (RIP past bookmarks, you're missed).

You can get your own VooDoo doll from the website, WatchoverVooDoo but I got her from TheCardFactory!

Anyway, these are cute little VooDoo dolls found at a card shop (which was also shared with a chocolate store, pretty cute?) and there was so many but this witch stood out to be the most. They're £3.99, she claims to give me confidence and etc, but I don't believe in magic like that even though I obviously really like Harry Potter. I just thought she would look cute hanging from my bag.

I then went to a charity store for a bit because my mother had wandered off somewhere and I couldn't find her. I had bought the movie editions of New Moon and Breaking Dawn (which I actually really like) and have been looking around for the other two for a while. The Twilight series is commonly found in charity stores, so it shouldn't be hard, it's just finding the first book that I'm having difficulty with. I can't remember if I liked the series or not, seeing as the first time I read it I was pretty young and under a stronger influence from a friend of mine who really loved Twilight. Actually, a couple of friends of mine. We'll see...when I find the first book! I don't think I ever finished Eclipse!

I also got some earphones with strawberries decorated on the earbud but they broke and I therefore don't have a photo of them - they were pretty cheap, I was expecting them to break, from a shop called Tiger in Carmarthen, Pembrokeshire. 

And (my personal favourite from this haul), my first experience with buying from LUSH (even if you have money, visit that website...the animation of different bath bombs being thrown into water is amazing). I've tried their Blackberry Bath Bomb before, and I liked it but I didn't love it. It smells more like blueberries, which is good, because I actually hate blackberries and till I looked it up just now I thought it was blueberries. It was slimy, and doesn't do anything to the bath, it's a pretty simple and boring bath bomb. But, the bath stuff I bought for myself for my first time buying experience was *drum roll please*:

If you can read the labels, you can see I got the Sex Bomb Bath Bomb (oh, the pun) and if you click on the link, it'll show you what happens to it when you put it into a bath - if you can't be bothered to click it, it basically just turns pink. And, for my vegan readers, it's 100% vegan! I had a bath with it tonight, it was so relaxing and I still smell so good. Usually, the scent wears out after I have a shower because well I guess shower gels weren't meant to be strong scented! The second one, I haven't used yet, but it's called a bubble bar, I think? It's Rose Jam I think, but it doesn't look like that, it's more like a rose shape...I think? Anyway, I'm heading to England tomorrow and I'm bringing it with me so I'll let you know how I like it! Probably a lot more because it creates bubbles!!

That's not all I got, though, worry not:

My mother bought me the shower jelly by them quite often when I was younger, I forgot to mention, it reminds me of the ocean even though it's lime-scented (and the label makes me chuckle!). It's called Woosh, another reason why it reminds of the ocean, and it smells so good even if it is a bit hard to use in the shower. It's just fun to use, I suppose!

The second is something new, not just for me but for LUSH itself. It's a Yuzu and Cocoa Shower Cream that smells just like chocolate oranges! (also, the women in the image is just WAY TOO MUCH...such a pet peeve of mine!). It's a small 100ml bottle, to test it out, but also it's because it's kind of expensive. The prices of which are listed below: 

Sex Bomb Bath Bomb - £3.35
Woosh Shower Jelly - 3.50
Rose Jam Bubbleroon - £3.75
Yuzu and Cocoa Shower Cream - £4.75

I really hoped you enjoyed reading, I'll see you in my next post - goodbye for now!

My Birthday Haul 2015! || Part one: Gifts

Hey! 

So, if you didn't know, my birthday was on the 8th August, where I went to the Milford Perk American Diner and it was so much fun! I think some of you might be interested in what I got for my birthday, right?! Well...I hope so!

Anyway

The first thing I received for my birthday was probably one of the best things, my mother got me a second-hand laptop from her friend and I got it a couple of weeks before my birthday. I remember doing a very exited, short post on here about that and I'm still very exited! It's been great to write to my hearts content and watch videos on the 'big' screen!

Next best thing I got for my birthday was a kitten from my aunt and uncle!

I named her Boo! (although everyone in this house calls her Baby Boo or Boo-Boo). 

I'm not going to talk about her much here because I'm planning to write full posts on her later! 

They also got me these!:

I've wanted that bracelet forever, I've been eying it up on Amazon for quite a while (although, for whatever reason, I never bought it). It's a Harry Potter bracelet, for those unaware, with the Snitch and the Deathly Hallows symptoms. The second one is a RSPCA pet guide on how to care for my kitten, which so far, has come in use! I didn't know kittens needed worm medicine, nor did I know they are lactose intolerant.

My mother also surprised me by getting me some new books! She never usually gets me books because she never knows what to get, I assumed she asked my boyfriend or my sister. It's the first two books in the Nicholas Flamel series by Michael Scott, "The Alchemyst" and "The Magician". I'm not sure what they're about, I like to go into books blind, but I have been hearing so many wonderful things about these, I rarely hear a bad word! Pretty exited to read them (although I don't know whether to get all the books first?!). 

My sisters' good friend came to my evening dinner to Milford Perk and even came with gifts! The bag is beautiful, pink with birds on and little blossums, my mother said that my sisters' good friends' mother makes these kinds of things...yep, it was made! Awesome, huh?! I also got some toiletries from Sanctuary Spa, and some really pretty earrings! :3 Shame my ears aren't pierced anymore, but I'm thinking of going to a tattoo place to get them done soon!

These actually came today!! These are from my boyfriend. The top if the Ultimate Edition of the Harry Potter movie, "Chamber of Secrets", it has cards and a picture book and four disks, I'm pretty exited to watch them! (and because it's so expensive and it's not something you would buy without thought, or at least it's my version of expensive, I might do a little 'review' type of post!). "Horrorstor" by Grady Hendrix is a horror parody of Ikea, essentially, I hope it's as goofy as it sounds. The next book is a Star Wars book because I watched the movies with my boyfriend once, but I couldn't really get into it as much as I wanted to just because I didn't understand it, so he thought to buy me one of the books, "Darth Bane: Path of Destruction" by Drew Karpyshyn. Again, I have no idea what it's about. 

Lastly, I got a little bit of money from my Grandad, my dad and his girlfriend and my mums' family friend! We're going out shopping on Tuesday of next week (18th!), I'll tell you what we got! 

Thank you for reading, I'll see you next post!