My Current Favourite Mascaras

In my opinion, mascara is one of the most important parts when you're doing your make up. Eye make up doesn't really look complete without it. So, naturally, I own quite a few. I would recommend you check out the following mascaras if you're in need of a new one.

L'Oreal Mega Volume Miss Manga Mascara (£8.99) is my personal favourite at the moment. I know that a lot of people don't like it or have a bit of a love/hate relationship with it but I think that it makes a massive difference to the length of my eyelashes so you should definitely give it a go if that's what you're looking for. Plus you can also get it in turquoise or violet if you're going for a more unusual look.

A mascara that has had an incredible amount of hype is Maybelline The Falsies Volume Express Mascara (£7.99). I must admit this is probably my least favourite of these three but it is a pretty decent mascara and is the cheapest of the three as well which is always a bonus.

The last mascara that I want to talk about is No7 Extreme Length Extend Mascara (£12.95). This isn't a mascara that gets talked about a lot but it is one which I really like. I wouldn't say that it gives extreme length but it doesn't clump or make the eyelashes stick together at all and gives a natural fluttery eyelash look which I really like.

I'm sorry that there haven't been a lot of posts this week - a combination of bloggers block and bathroom tiling stress kind of put me off blogging for a few days but I should be back  for good now.

Have you been loving any mascaras recently? Are you a fan of these ones? Be sure to let me know!

Thanks for reading,

Eleanor xx

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HAUL: Lush, Make Up, Satchel + More

So I may have a bit of a shopping problem. And that may be the understatement of the century. But as most of you reading this will be fellow bloggers and/or beauty and fashion enthusiasts I'm sure you'll understand. Anyhow, I'm pretty sure the most important thing you'll learn from this post is that I shouldn't be allowed in LUSH.

My LUSH shopping

Other things that I picked up

LUSH Shower Gels; LUSH stores/online; £4.50/£3.75; 100g

Snow Fairy is a Lush Christmas classic so I knew I had to get it. Although when I smelled it last time I was in Lush I didn't actually like the super sweet scent, a second time round I had a change of heart and decided to pick it up. I also got So White as I love the smell of the bath bomb version so I thought I best grab it. Weirdly So White is more expensive than Snow Fairy (something I didn't realise until I looked at my receipt later on) but I'm sure there is a reason. So White smells of apples and has a very fresh scent so I think it would be a good pick me up in the mornings. They're both quite shimmery which I actually really like so they should make for a nice shower. I do think that the shower gels from Lush are slightly overpriced (I bought tiny bottles and one of them was still almost £5!) but I'm hoping that a little will go a long way.

LUSH Drummers Drumming Bubble Bar; LUSH stores/online; £5.25

In all honesty I bought this for the cute bells. I also love the idea of a bubble bar on a stick and I prefer this scent to the Magic Wand bubble bar. The Lush website says that this is supposed to smell like strawberries and cream but I don't really agree - it does smell really good anyway though so I'm looking forward to trying it out!

Golden Wonder Bath Bomb; LUSH stores/online; £3.75

I love the smell of this bath bomb so much! It smells kind of like sherbet and is a super cute present shape. Every time I get it out of the bag my hands get covered in gold dust so I kind of dread to think what I'll be like when I get out of the bath! I am really excited to try it though as it's one of the nicest smelling things I bought.

Ice Blue Soap; LUSH stores/online; £3.10 per 100g

I'm not much of a solid soap kind of person but I really liked the smell of this (it's kind of minty but not too much like toothpaste!) so I picked it up too. I might use it as a shower soap rather than a hand soap but whatever I use it for I'm sure it'll be really great!

L'oreal Color Riche Natural Lipstick (256 Blush Fever); Boots; £6.99

When I went into Boots I wasn't planning on buying anything (as if that ever happens) but I was quite intrigued by the premise of having specific lipsticks for particular hair colours. They range from light blonde to dark brunette and were designed to look fairly natural without being nudes. I grabbed one of the light brunette shades and having tested it out when I got home I think it's going to be one of my favourite lipsticks! It added a lovely colour without being too in your face and I think it would be great for casual wear even though it does have a slight shimmer to it. It glides on really nicely as well as having a very pretty finish and I will probably pop out to Boots to get a few more shades soon!

Bright Kohl Eyeliner Pencils (03 + 05); Hema stores/online (link); £2.50 each

A shop that I hadn't heard of before popped up in one of my typical shopping locations and as I was enticed by the brightly coloured nail polishes near the window I headed inside to have a quick look. I soon found inexpensive make up, candles and a very wide variety of other products. I am yet to try out my colourful eyeliner pencils - I picked up a green and a purple - but I'm hoping that they will be good so that I can continue to shop there, I might try some of the nail polishes next time!

Bow Necklace; Hema stores/online; £3.95

Again from Hema I picked up this gold (I think it might be very slightly rose gold, actually) necklace. I thought it was really cute and a great price as well as being something which I think I will really enjoy wearing and will go with a lot of outfits!

Essie Nail Polish (Stylenomics); Superdrug; £7.99; 13.5ml

As much as I have zero need for more nail polish I decided to get this as I've never actually owned an Essie nail polish before (shocking, I know) because I really loved the colour. It's a very dark green, almost black colour which I think will be great in the colder and darker months - especially around Christmas time! I'm definitely looking forward to trying this and seeing if Essie nail polishes are really as good as everyone says they are.

Hot Pink Satchel; WHSmith; £19.99

I have a weakness for satchels. They're just so my style and I love them immensely. Unfortunately my favourite satchel company - Cambridge Satchel - are just so expensive so I can't really get one at the moment. This satchel has a very similar design for a fraction of the price so I couldn't let it slip through my fingers! I have actually owned this exact satchel in a different colour before but it broke after less than a week of use and I ended up returning it but I'm hoping that it was just a fluke and that this one will last me a while.

Well that was quite a long post - congratulations if you made it to the end! Have any of you tried any of the products mentioned? Let me know!

Thanks for reading,

Eleanor xx

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Top Ten Tag

These posts have been floating around for a while now and although I haven't technically been tagged to do one I figured I'd give it a shot anyway!

1. Foundation - No7 Instant Radiance Founation (Cool Vanilla); Boots; £12.50; 30ml

Overall I find this to be a pretty solid foundation. I'd say that it's medium coverage and does what it says it does (improve the appearance of tired or stressed skin). Although I got it matched to me I would say that it's slightly pink as my skin is actually warm toned and this is cool, unfortunately.

2. Powder - No7 Translucent Perfect Light Loose Powder; Boots; £10.50; 20g

As with the foundation, I would say this is an overall good product which does its job just fine. I tend to only have one powder at a time as I don't really think it's necessary to have lots and this is the one I'm using at the moment!

3. Concealer - Collection Lasting Perfection Full Cover Concealer (Fair); Boots; £4.19; ???

I'm sure you've heard of this concealer. Every blogger's favourite, Collection's concealer is the best of the bunch. While it doesn't completely cover my dark circles it does cover them twice as well as any other concealer I've tried (Rimmel Wake Me Up was quite a disappointment, honestly) so it gets a thumbs up from me!

4. Blush - Sleek Blush (Rose Gold); Superdrug; £4.49; 8g

I have totally fallen in love with this blush over the last few weeks. Gorgeous pink colour with slight gold shimmer. I would definitely recommend this to anyone and I'm planning on getting some different shades from Sleek soon - they have some beautiful colours!

5. Bronzer - Collection Bronze Glow Mosaic Powder (1 Sunkissed); Boots; £2.99; 15g

If I'm being completely honest, I haven't tried many bronzers. I'm very pale (notice that my concealer is the lightest shade they do) so a lot of them look muddy. Great quality for the price.

6. Highlighter - N/A

Another moment of honesty - I have never owned a highlighter. Not going to lie, I'm a bit ashamed that I have a beauty blog and don't own one. Any recommendations?

7. Mascara - L'oreal Mega Volume Miss Manga Mascara; Boots; £8.99; 8.5ml

Very lengthening and volumising. I really love this mascara. One that you have to be careful with though as it is more likely to cause clumping with extra coats than a lot of other mascaras that I've tried. Overall I would repurchase.

8. Eyeshadow - MAC Electric Cool Eyeshadow (Pure Flash!); MAC stores/counters/online; £15.50; 2.1g

Weirdly, my dad bought me this eyeshadow. I believe it's part of a collection (?) and it's very different in texture to most eyeshadows. It's very strange - a bit like wet clay. The colour is a really nice shimmery gold and I've really been enjoying it lately. Apparently dads can buy make up...

9. Brows - Collection Work The Colour Eyebrow Kit; Boots; £3.99; 3x1g + 1x2ml

Has all the basic eyebrow necessities - a small angled brush, powders to actually fill in the eyebrows, and a clear brow gel to keep it all in place. A nice handy product.

10. Lip product - MAC Frost Lipstick (Angel); MAC stores/counters/online; £15.50; ???

My favourite lip product changes almost daily so this was a tough choice but I have been loving this lipstick recently. It's a lovely baby pink colour that doesn't draw too much attention to the lips whilst still adding colour.

Well. That took a surprisingly long time. Thanks for reading!
Eleanor xx

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