Sunday, 30 October 2011

QVC Beauty?

We all have those days when we unzip our purse and all that looks back at us is the stitching at the bottom, no surprise fortune or golden ticket. There is no doubt that most of us have that wish list of high end beauty products we wish we could afford...

I don't know about you guys but I when I think 'QVC' I think granny slippers, t-shirts from the 1940's and gadgets we don't really require UNTIL I discovered QVC beauty! A place for a high end beauty products at reasonable prices often in several 'easy payments'. The product may not always be cheaper, but there is often extras such as additional make up brushes or free gifts.

Some bargains I've found..

Bobbi Brown
•2 x Long Wear Gel Liner
•1 x Ultra Fine Eyeliner Brush
•1 x Mini Extreme Party Mascara Black
Bobbi Brown 3 Piece Eye Gel Liner and Mascara with Brush

QVC Price £31.50
Bobbi Brown Price £16.50 + £16.50 + £21.00 = £54.00
(Bobbi Brown Price excluding mini extreme part mascara)


Jemma Kidd Essential Eye Palette
Jemma Kidd Essential Eye Palette
QVC Price £24.00
Jemma Kidd Price £28.00


Benefit Bad Gal Lash Duo
•1 x Bad Gal Lash mascara in black
•1 x Bad Gal Lash mascara in blue
Benefit Bad Gal Lash Duo
QVC Price £20.75
Benefit price £16.50 + £16.50 = £33.00


There are lodes more bargins to be found at QVC Beauty, from ranges such Bare Essentuals to Smashbox! Let me know what you find!

Saturday, 29 October 2011

My holy grail products...

Each and everyone of us have those few products that we return to, no ifs not buts! Not everyone has to love them, they don't even have to hate them - you just need to swear by them.

If i where forced to choose one 'beauty product' and be dropped on a desert island, it, without a doubt would be..
LIZ EARLE CLEANSE & POLISH Hot Cloth Cleanser (£13.77 (with muslin cloth)
In this product Liz Earle created magic, it's a cleanser that leaves your skin feeling moisturised, replenished and clean, rather then stinging, dry and rough! It removes make up with ease and yet manages to keep your skin feeling great at the same time. I simply ADORE it.

Next, a product that has completely changed my skin for the better...
SOAP & GLORY FLAKE AWAY (£6.64)
This shea butter, sugar and peach seed powder spa body polish" seems to take a unique path in exfoliating the body, in the past body scrubs have been to be too grainy, too rough, or not rough enough, but this soap and glory product leaves my skin feeling smooth 'flake' free and moisturising.

Mid summer this year i found my self craving a foundation that made my skin flawless and felt light at the same time, after spending some time looking i eventually came across this little beauty
CHANEL Vitalumiere Aqua [B20] (£31)
As it says on the box, this is a '"ulta-light skin perfecting makeup" - when applied with a primer it gives a flawless finish to the skin that lasts all day. I'm yet to find a foundation that quite compares.

The most superior correcter i am yet to find
The Bobbi Brown Corrector in Light Bisque (£17)
This is an amazing formulation that cancels out the darkness under my eyes and leaves me with a bright and natural look. This is my third re-purchase, dabbling in and out of other products this is always the one I return to.

A drugstrore mascara that truly leaves you with lashes to die for
MAYBELLINE The Falsies Volum' Express (£8.19) 
A mascara that gives you that desirable length, thickness and curl.

The two lipsticks i see as a necessity




BOBBI BROWN Pale Mauve 73 (£18) & MAC Speed Dial B71 (£13.50)

These two colours may not be everybodys cup of tea, but they're certainly mine, they are a brilliant addition to a natural make up look and suit the colour of my lips perfectly. They inhance them without looking over done or tried and feel so mouistorising through out day.

A natural blush 
BENEFIT Sugarbomb (£23.50)

This is a delightful shade of pink that adds a natural radience to the cheek. A reasonably matte colour with the odd glimse of sparke just adds to the beauty of the product.

How are your nails so smooth? 
Leighton Denny Crystal Nail File (£12.00)
Filing my nails with this crystal nail file makes it feel efforless, the clumsy person I am, I always get 'nicks' in my nails, file over it with this and it appears to file over it with a seal; leaving your nails feel smooth and healthy!

Friday, 28 October 2011

And so the venture begins...

So, if I were to create a blog, how would i start it? The question in my mind for the entire 7 hour journey home today.. Hi or Hey, not knowing if there will be someone to read my post on the 'other side'. And so my thought trail went on, when I decided it would be a good idea to introduce myself...

So I'm Lauren, a sufferer of an addiction to all things beauty related, hence the reason I'm attempting to string these words together. After reading, watching and listening to so many beauty blogger's and vlogger's I craved the opportunity for a platform for my own opinions, impressions and approaches.

After weighing up my options for several months I finally decided blogging was the correct path for me; I may not be the 21st century's answer to Shakespeare, but I defiantly love writing. In line with my love for writing and beauty, blogging just seemed the perfect option, sadly my incompetence when it comes to technology could cause turbulence on this blogging journey.

If you're (arguably) unfortunate enough to find yourself reading this post, I ask you to stick with me and hopefully enjoy this blogging venture I'm about to begin. You never know we may both learn something and hopefully I can create a few diamond posts amongst the probable stones!