Hi girlies,
Don't really know where I'm gonna go with this post but I had an urge to write!
When I was in Sephora in NYC I was literally in heaven. The brands there are phenomenal and I could have spent all day and all my money in there.
The first brand I headed to was NARS. I think this has to be my favourite brand. Even though I think I only have one product from there I would really love to widen my collection. A couple of products I really want to get are-
a) Pure Matte Lipstick
b) Velvet Matte Lip Pencil
c) Cream Eyeshadow
d) Soft Touch Shadow Pencil
e) Illuminator
I know this is quite an expensive brand but I really can't wait to try some of these products out!
Another one of my favourite brands is Urban Decay. This brand is just so funky and quirky and I love it. I have the Naked 1 palette which I ADORE. I also have a mini eye primer potion which I again love. Again some products I would love to try from them are-
a) 24/7 Shadow Glide-On Pencil
b) All-Nighter Setting Spray
c) Naked 2 Palette
I also really like Laura Mercier and would love to buy these;
a) Baked Eye Colour
b) Caviar Stick Eye Colour
c) Gel Lip Colour
d) Shimmer Bloc
I would really love some comments from you guys if you are reading this! What are your favourite brands?
Hope you enjoyed this short but (hopefully) sweet post!
Stay Glamorous,
Ella xo
Tuesday 10 April 2012
Monday 9 April 2012
New York!
Hi everyone!
First of all I would like to apologise for my almost 2 month absence (slap on the wrist for Ella). I have been SO busy with school work and I have just returned from a trip to NYC! It really was one of the best trips of my life. I am so grateful I got to experience this amazing city with loads of school friends. However, I was (and still am a little bit) in a very sad mood because I miss it so much!
Anyway; of course I did some shopping out there. I got som really nice clothes from H&M and Urban Outfitters and I also got some American candy to take home but I thought I'd do a haul of all my beauty products for you guys!
I'll first show the stuff I got from Victoria's Secret- I'd never been in there so that was pretty exciting!
There was a 6 for $35 deal going on so me and my friends all picked up some body sprays. I chose this 'Tropic Breeze' one. It smells SO good. It says on the bottle that the fragrance notes are Mango and Blossom and it smells so fruity and summery and I will definitely be wearing this and soon as the weather gets warmer! Plus I only paid like $6 for this which is such a bargain I think.
I've always wanted one of these body lotions from VS as the packaging and the bottle design just looks so cute! I should mention that both these products are pretty new I think and must be part of their sumer collection or something. This lotion was $15 so a little more pricey but I was in one of those moods where I thought 'I'm not gonna be coming back to the USA for a long time so I might as well get it!' And I'm so glad I did because this smells delicious. The fragrance notes are Dewberry and Island Orchid and this just smells of summer. It's so girly and fresh and the lotion is so moisturising. I suggest you go to a VS store ASAP just to smell this, it is that good.
The last thing I got from VS was this face highlighter. It looks practically identical to the NARS one but..... I got mine for like £20 cheaper. YES. The shade is 'Showtime' and I think it could be comparable to 'St Barts' of the NARS multiple. It's a beautiful dewy gold colour that I like to use on the highest points of my cheeks. Believe me, a little goes a long way with this. It has just the right amount of shimmer and I highly recommend it!
Onto drugstore products. Me and 2 friends quickly popped into Walgreens in Times Square and I picked up a few bits;
I got the Revlon lip butters!!!!! I was so happy when I saw these. I've wanted these for so long and I managed to pick up '045 Cotton Candy' (on the right) and '090 Sweet Tart' (on the left). The darker pink is a darker more pigmented tint with no shimmer and the lighter one is dusty pink with gold shimmer. These really are so moisturising and were very cheap at only $8 each. I really love these! Was quite glad they didn't have all the shades in stock otherwise I would have bought about 10!
The 3rd and last drugstore product I got was the Maybelline Dream Bouncy blush in '30 Candy Coral'. This blush feels so strange; it is actually bouncy! The pigmentation is great and the formula and colour will be great for summer. Again I got this relatively cheap at like $8.
Of course, I went to Sephora (I would be stupid not to) and I ended up spending $103!! Not too great but I'm so happy with what I got.
First of, I purchased the Sephora silk blush bronzer duo in 'Sunset Dance' which is EXACTLY the same as Nars blusher/bronzer duo in Laguna and Orgasm. I was over the moon when I spotted this and it only cost me $22 almost $20 cheaper than NARS. This compact is so sleek and sophisticated looking and the blusher inside is such a pretty coral pink colour with not too much shimmer. The bronzer is just the right shade for my skin-tone and contours perfectly. Cannot rave enough about this product.
Next I got another item from the Sephora collection. I got this beautiful eye crayon in '04 taupe'. I originally wanted to get a NARS eye crayon in Hollywoodland but they didn't have it in stock. I saw this however and fell in love. The colour is gorgeous and the formula is so soft and creamy. The colour is a bronze/gold which is my favourite colour for eyes. This only cost $12 which I think is fab.
I also picked up a Laura Mercier product which I was excited about. I got the 'Illuminating Tinted Moisturiser SPF 20' in the shade Natural Radiance. I've always wanted a LM tinted moisturiser and this one is great. It is so silky and easy to apply and leaves a dewy finish to my face but it isn't oily. I can't wait to be wearing this in summer instead of foundation as it is so light.
I also picked up a SmashBox product. I really wanted to get something from this brand because I used to watch the Hills and Lo worked there and since then I've been obsessed with getting one of their products. I'm weird huh? Anyway I bought the Limitless 15 hour wear Cream Shadow in 'Riches'. The colour is GORGEOUS. It's such a shimmery copper gold bronze colour and the texture is so smooth and silky and it does stay on for ages! This was only $19 which for a brand like this is amazing, I think.
And lastly from Sephora I got two of their own brand nail polishes. I bought a bottle of Sephora nail polish Christmas 2010 and I found that I loved the brush- it was the best one I've used for nail polishes. The colour quality is also fabulous so this time I got 'Myrtille'(left) and 'Curacao' (right). I haven't worn these yet but I can't wait to! And I think I got these both for $8.
Finally I picked up 2 nail polishes from Urban Outfitters. I am literally in love with these and applied the blue colour as soon as I got home. I bought 'After Hours' (the sparkly one) and 'Crowded' (the blue one). These are so pigmented and gorgeous and I got these both for $10!
So that is all my beauty purchases from the amazing city of New York. I miss it soooooo much but I hope you enjoyed this post!
Stay Glamorous,
Ella xo
First of all I would like to apologise for my almost 2 month absence (slap on the wrist for Ella). I have been SO busy with school work and I have just returned from a trip to NYC! It really was one of the best trips of my life. I am so grateful I got to experience this amazing city with loads of school friends. However, I was (and still am a little bit) in a very sad mood because I miss it so much!
Anyway; of course I did some shopping out there. I got som really nice clothes from H&M and Urban Outfitters and I also got some American candy to take home but I thought I'd do a haul of all my beauty products for you guys!
I'll first show the stuff I got from Victoria's Secret- I'd never been in there so that was pretty exciting!
There was a 6 for $35 deal going on so me and my friends all picked up some body sprays. I chose this 'Tropic Breeze' one. It smells SO good. It says on the bottle that the fragrance notes are Mango and Blossom and it smells so fruity and summery and I will definitely be wearing this and soon as the weather gets warmer! Plus I only paid like $6 for this which is such a bargain I think.
I've always wanted one of these body lotions from VS as the packaging and the bottle design just looks so cute! I should mention that both these products are pretty new I think and must be part of their sumer collection or something. This lotion was $15 so a little more pricey but I was in one of those moods where I thought 'I'm not gonna be coming back to the USA for a long time so I might as well get it!' And I'm so glad I did because this smells delicious. The fragrance notes are Dewberry and Island Orchid and this just smells of summer. It's so girly and fresh and the lotion is so moisturising. I suggest you go to a VS store ASAP just to smell this, it is that good.
The last thing I got from VS was this face highlighter. It looks practically identical to the NARS one but..... I got mine for like £20 cheaper. YES. The shade is 'Showtime' and I think it could be comparable to 'St Barts' of the NARS multiple. It's a beautiful dewy gold colour that I like to use on the highest points of my cheeks. Believe me, a little goes a long way with this. It has just the right amount of shimmer and I highly recommend it!
Onto drugstore products. Me and 2 friends quickly popped into Walgreens in Times Square and I picked up a few bits;
I got the Revlon lip butters!!!!! I was so happy when I saw these. I've wanted these for so long and I managed to pick up '045 Cotton Candy' (on the right) and '090 Sweet Tart' (on the left). The darker pink is a darker more pigmented tint with no shimmer and the lighter one is dusty pink with gold shimmer. These really are so moisturising and were very cheap at only $8 each. I really love these! Was quite glad they didn't have all the shades in stock otherwise I would have bought about 10!
The 3rd and last drugstore product I got was the Maybelline Dream Bouncy blush in '30 Candy Coral'. This blush feels so strange; it is actually bouncy! The pigmentation is great and the formula and colour will be great for summer. Again I got this relatively cheap at like $8.
Of course, I went to Sephora (I would be stupid not to) and I ended up spending $103!! Not too great but I'm so happy with what I got.
First of, I purchased the Sephora silk blush bronzer duo in 'Sunset Dance' which is EXACTLY the same as Nars blusher/bronzer duo in Laguna and Orgasm. I was over the moon when I spotted this and it only cost me $22 almost $20 cheaper than NARS. This compact is so sleek and sophisticated looking and the blusher inside is such a pretty coral pink colour with not too much shimmer. The bronzer is just the right shade for my skin-tone and contours perfectly. Cannot rave enough about this product.
Next I got another item from the Sephora collection. I got this beautiful eye crayon in '04 taupe'. I originally wanted to get a NARS eye crayon in Hollywoodland but they didn't have it in stock. I saw this however and fell in love. The colour is gorgeous and the formula is so soft and creamy. The colour is a bronze/gold which is my favourite colour for eyes. This only cost $12 which I think is fab.
I also picked up a Laura Mercier product which I was excited about. I got the 'Illuminating Tinted Moisturiser SPF 20' in the shade Natural Radiance. I've always wanted a LM tinted moisturiser and this one is great. It is so silky and easy to apply and leaves a dewy finish to my face but it isn't oily. I can't wait to be wearing this in summer instead of foundation as it is so light.
I also picked up a SmashBox product. I really wanted to get something from this brand because I used to watch the Hills and Lo worked there and since then I've been obsessed with getting one of their products. I'm weird huh? Anyway I bought the Limitless 15 hour wear Cream Shadow in 'Riches'. The colour is GORGEOUS. It's such a shimmery copper gold bronze colour and the texture is so smooth and silky and it does stay on for ages! This was only $19 which for a brand like this is amazing, I think.
And lastly from Sephora I got two of their own brand nail polishes. I bought a bottle of Sephora nail polish Christmas 2010 and I found that I loved the brush- it was the best one I've used for nail polishes. The colour quality is also fabulous so this time I got 'Myrtille'(left) and 'Curacao' (right). I haven't worn these yet but I can't wait to! And I think I got these both for $8.
Finally I picked up 2 nail polishes from Urban Outfitters. I am literally in love with these and applied the blue colour as soon as I got home. I bought 'After Hours' (the sparkly one) and 'Crowded' (the blue one). These are so pigmented and gorgeous and I got these both for $10!
So that is all my beauty purchases from the amazing city of New York. I miss it soooooo much but I hope you enjoyed this post!
Stay Glamorous,
Ella xo
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