A few recent purchases- Savers, Debehams etc.

Hello my lovelies!

So I have been doing some extra spending recently (whoopsie) on some beauty bits and I just thought I'd share what I've picked up and my first impressions as I have used all of these items already.

Of course everything was purchased by me so I am going to be relating to prices and whether I think they are really worth it.

Boi-ing, Benefit, Various Stores, £17.50

Firstly I am going to talk about 'Boi-ing':
This is a creamy concealer by Benefit, which is really popular on Instagram. It retails for £17.50 which is pretty steep, and I purchased mine from Debenhams.
As I said it is a creamy concealer, which provides high coverage over under eye circles but I also think it works great on spots that have just developed, because it isn't as great on dry flaky skin (gross I know).
It is really pigmented so a little does go a long way, but whether it is worth £17.50 I'm not sure because it does tend to crease under my eyes if I don't powder enough over and it isn't suitable for all skin types.
I have placed this in my daily routine and it seems to be working really well so I'm just going to see how it goes, but i think this pot will last me quite a while!

Next up is a BB cream by Nivea in the shade Light. I actually purchased this in a shop called Savers, which is a shop similar to Superdrug. I always manage to find quite a few bargains on skincare and makeup! I think this was £2.99, and I've been interested in a BB cream for a while and for this price I though I might aswell try it out!
As I've said before I am very pale and finding something that matches can be a difficult task! It looked really light on the packaging, but unfortunately it seems to make me look really pink/orange and didn't match at all. What I found even more strange was that although it changed the colour of my face it provided minimal coverage. I was only expecting the light coverage but for it to change my face colour so much I was a bit confused!
It has that strong Nivea smell which I find a bit intense and I am not a lover of fragranced skincare or makeup because I have really sensitive skin- as you can tell my skin can be really difficult to work with- and so I think it didn't help with the red tone to my skin.
I really wanted to like this product because it leaves my skin feeling really soft and healthy without an oily layer, but it just proved too difficult to work with.

Next up is much loved Posie Tint by Benefit. (I've become slightly obsessed with this brand!)
I actually purchased mine from a bootsale (It was New!) for just £4. However, I wouldn't recommend doing it this way unless you are completely sure that it is an authentic item. Unfortunately, I fear mine is n't! There is a spelling mistake on the back of the bottle which I didn't see in my excitement and I looked up pictures of Posie Tint bottles and the word 'Posie' seems to be too spaced out compared to genuine pieces. I am feeling robbed to be honest!
But I can get a feel for what the actual product would be like as this Posie Tint provides a tint that you would surely expect from the real thing. I don't like using this on my lips simply because I did buy it second hand but I'm sure it would work perfectly on lips to create a really subtle and natural tint. I do however love this on my cheeks because it is so natural as it just sinks into the skin which you can't get from powder blushes.

Next up is Katy Perry lashes in 'Oh, Honey!'.
This is a repeat purchase for me because I know how much I loved these the first time so I've just been able to repurchased and not have to worry! These are again from Savers because they do a great price of £3.99, which is a lot cheaper than Superdrug/Boots prices of £6.95-£6.99.
These are really natural if you want them to be but for clubbing/parties you can make them a lot more striking if you want to!
I actually didn't buy these for an occasion, but I never wear fake eyelashes simply because I always forget to buy them and its too late when I remember! But I do have a few events coming up so its just always a great thing to have in my makeup collection so I don't have to worry about finding a decent pair on short notice.

And lastly which is something I forgot to put in the overall picture is a angled brow brush by a brand called Kent.
I've never actually heard of this brand before now, but I was desperately looking for a eyebrow brush which was relatively cheap but still good quality. I had a look on Boots and Superdrug and the cheapest I could find still wasn't as cheap as this brush and didn't look as good of quality.
I found this on feelunique.com, and at £5.65 with free delivery I thought it was a pretty good deal.
It has lovely packaging- I don't know how to explain the material of the handle but its almost a suede-like feel! It is really easy to hold and generally is nice to look at.
I do feel that a higher quality brush would be able to provide a more precise definition of the brows, but for the price I really can't be expecting the quality of Sigma or Mac.

So that was just a few recent purchases for you all!

Keep Well,

Jas x

Fancy saving over half the price?

Today is one of the best days because its the day I finished exams. It is a day that lacks any great achievements but the day is good- you get to do nothing and not feel guilty about it. But today also means that I can start blogging and making videos alot more, hooray!

I am currently in the process of editing my haul that will be on my channel tomorrow afternoon, as I have planned my day out for tomorrow and I know that videos take about 4 and a half hours to upload (So ridiculous). As I mention in the video 3 for 2 always makes me overspend as I just can't help myself. I mean 3 for 2, come on! I just can't not.

Something I've had my eye on for a while is the Revlon lipstick which is 'Mauve It over'. It's such a lovely nude that gives my lips the 'your lips but better' colour. I think it would work with pretty much every skin type because its a darker nude rather than a more beige type of nude. Okay I feel like this is turning into how many times can I say nude. Do you think?

Anyway, I tried it on when I got home and it really reminded me of a lipstick I already owned. I've only just started collecting lipsticks and I started my collection with much more affordable brands such as Collection 2000 and Natural Collection. I had purchased a colour from Natural Collection (again 3 for 2), which is a brand by the drugstore Boots, in the colour "Biscuit". Revlon lipsticks are priced at £7.49, and when I compared the colours they are really similar, but Natural Collection lipsticks are only £1.99.

Okay the Natural Collection lipstick is a bit more shiny than the matte texture that is offered from Revlon, and 'Mauve It Over' provides more pigmentation, but I would consider it a dupe that is really worth investing in at well over half the price.

I'll put some pictures in so you can all see the difference....

Thanks for reading, 

Have a great weekend!

Jas x

Ebay Finds #1

So recently I've been addicted to Ebay. And this is literally not an exaggeration...its become an actual addiction! I scroll through pages of Ebay saying to myself "Okay, this is the last page", which of course, isn't. I think the need to find something after going through so many pages is what keeps me scrolling. But then I find something I l o v e. And my competitive side tells me I have to win. And as I've got really good at the whole 'Bid in the last 10 seconds' situation, I normally do.

Seeing as I have been buying lots of (really good) finds on Ebay, all for decent prices, I was thinking about starting a collection of blogposts dedicated to 'Ebay Finds', just to inspire and help you guys find some pretty good items for yourself! I will be adding in tips and tricks to find and win some good pieces which I hope will be helpful aswell!

So today is showing you something I got. 

I really love flatforms, and have been trying to find a pair I like that are casual, because some flatforms are really quite high and I am not a high heel/wedge kinda girl for during the day. These flatforms I picked up are perfect for summer and going out during the day in, seeing as they have the jelly/clear affect strap and the height of the wedge thing is perfect. 

Of course you can't be picky with sizes and these ones I found were a size 3. Determined to win and slightly in love, I decided that either way my feet would be squished into them, and that they had no choice.

But thankfully they are only the tiniest bit too small and can easily get away with them! Brilliant.

Please excuse my blindingly pale legs, I have always loved my paleness but I may have to succumb to a small amount of fake tan so that I don't blind anyone. Plus seeing as I hate feet, and I know many others do, I also apologise for them!

These shoes were originally from Divided (H&M), and I paid £4.99 for them (£3.00 postage).

Youtube Video

Hello lovelies,

So my video on car boot sale bargains is now on youtube, and it would be amazing if you'd check it out and let me know what you think of it!
Its so amazing to finally be back to filming and editing, I just love it so much and the camera has such good filming which makes it so much better.
Thanks guys and enjoy your week,

Jas
X

P.S. Don't forget to watch in HD and thumbs it up if you liked it!

Car Boot Sale video pictures

Hi guys!

So I filmed a video today on the clothes I got from a bootsale yesterday morning, which will be edited today and hopefully on youtube this evening. But just to show you what to expect I thought I'd do a quick blog post on the items I got!

I got 3 pieces of clothing which totalled up to just £7! That actually seems a lot for a bootsale strangely, but I love each piece and it is all in really good condition.

I managed to find all velvet pieces- typical me- all from vintage M&S. 

One item was a dress, and the other two was a dress/long top and just a top.

If you are interested in seeing my outfit ideas and get to know my style stick around!

Thanks,

Jas x

I'm back on youtube!

From the title I guess you can guess what this post will be about.

Finally, my has taken its first recording and it is now on my youtube! Unfortunately it is only short but I've already filmed a few bits for my next video which will be posted by monday.

Thanks for reading guys and enjoy your weekend.

My basic skin Routine

So I had the most exciting day on tuesday which consisted of getting a new, amazing camera. It has been one of the best purchases ever. As in ever. I can not wait to start blogging more and get my youtube channel back up and running. Yay!

I thought I'd show you my current and basic skincare routine. I'm currently not at home so I unfortunately can't show you everything I use, but this is the basics- plus I'm going to be filming my routine soon so this post is just on the products I use, not so much how I use it.

First off will be my cleanser. Having just saved my skin from it being the worst nightmare ever- curse you clinique anti-blemish 3 step system- this has helped balance my skin out and make it mostly blemish free and seriously soft. I'll do another blog post on how I saved my skin!
This is the very famous Cetaphil Cleanser.
It being so popular and easy to buy in America and it being the complete opposite situation here in the UK, I had to go onto Amazon and buy it from there. It took me a while to decide which formula to get- the cleanser aimed oily or the other aimed at sensitive skin- but I decided to be sensible and go for the sensitive skin one. Oily skin formulas are normally aimed at skin that produces ALOT of oil. My skin does get blemishes but I find over all it is normal to slightly dry, and products aimed at oily skin strip my skin and make it sensitive, red and even more spotty.
This cleanser is really creamy and makes my skin really soft. I can use it as both a creamy cleanser and a face wash, depending on the time of day or the condition of my skin is whether I use it as a wash-off cleanser or not.
Its working really well in my routine at the moment, but will do a full review once I use the whole bottle up.

A really good discovery is a brand called Naked. Naked products are 97% natural but are so reasonably priced. I've tried the cleanser, toner, cream and eye cream and love them all. I've not been using the cleanser but the toner, moisturiser and eye cream are all in my routine.
The toner is enriched with caster oil which helps protect the skin, as well as argan oil. It has a strong smell of caster oil which I'm not all to keen on, but I've got useto it and can't really notice it anymore.
It is a great toner and I would come back to buying it one day, but I will probably not repurchase for a bit after I've finished the bottle- my skin still isn't perfect and I've been left with scarring that I feel another product that has vitamin E in could help solve.
I have a strange love for packaging- is it just me?- and I can't say this packaging really makes me want to buy it. Its a really strange colour, and not in a good way. Kind of a grey/cream colour. Thats a drawback thats a bit petty but still a drawback none the less.
But for the moment I will be keeping in my routine!

Three creams I alternate between are is La Roche Posay Toleriane, Naked 12 hour Cream and Freederm Oil free cream.
I tend to use the La Roche Posay of an evening, as well as the 12 hour cream- I like to have a heavier moisturiser for the evening. However, I feel that the 12 hour Naked moisturiser is also suitable for the morning as it sinks in so nicely, whereas the La Roche Posay leaves a bit of an oily residue, which isn't good underneath makeup.
But I do tend to use Freederm in the morning- its 100% oil free, which means its great under makeup and isn't heavy at all on the skin. If my skin has a spot/ slightly oily this also works well. However, if my skins a bit dry then this cream is one I tend to stray away from because it doesn't moisturise my skin enough which is a bit of a bummer.
I haven't been using any of the creams long enough to say that they are holy grail, and I am constantly trying out new products, but we shall see!

And finally- eye cream! I know I'm only young but lack of sleep and dark circles mean that I decided to try another Naked product. To be quite honest I did nick this from my mums collection, but I really do love this and will purchase it for myself. It can sting my eyes so I have to be careful but it does make them feel really refreshed afterwards which is great for in the morning.

So thats just the basics, I'd be happy to show you everything I use, just let me know.
Thanks for reading.
Jas x