Over the past month I thought I'd do a quick roundup of small reviews on a few new purchases I've made over the past month.
I'll start off with the NYX jumbo eye pencils. The colour range of these is gorgeous, I wanted to pick them all up, but retrained myself to three. I picked up Yogurt, a pale shimmery pink, Rust, a dark pomegranate pink, and Gold, a pale shimmery gold (Obviously.) I really like the shades, but the formula is a little gel like which is a little harder to work with on the eyes.
I also picked up a NYX butter gloss in the shade Angel Cake - I've always wanted to try the butter glosses. There's just enough pigment and a subtle vanilla smell that makes me want to keep reapplying this. More are needed!
I spotted the next four gems at the front of the Boots checkout at half price - I would NEVER pay £29 for these...but £14.50 was reasonable enough and I was feeling spendy. They are the Smashbox L.A Lights to go. Four travel sized lip and cheek sticks in an array of wearable colours. Hollywood & Highlight, Beverly Hills Blush, Silver Lake Sunset, Venice Beach Bronze. These can be worn on the lips and cheeks due to the creamy consistency. I really love these, they work great under powder for more staying power, as well as creating depth to a look.
The Juicy Couture La La Perfume was for sale at £20 for 50ml in Boots, so why would I say no? I love Juicy Couture perfumes - I especially loved Malibu which was a limited edition. This is fruity ad sweet and perfect for summer. Easy peasy.
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I've been in super saving mood, however I look at these items on a daily basis..lusting over; forever putting them in my basket..but never clicking 'checkout'
I certainly don't need these items in my life...but they'd certainly make me happier! Theres a few drugstore items that will probably be in my shopping back at the end of next month, and a few splurge items that I'll have to save up for!
I only have a small perfume collection. My day to day scents are usually the cheaper 'celebrity' perfumes that are quick and easy going. Then I have two special perfumes which are much pricier and only come out for special occasions! I like to switch up my perfume every now and then as I end up not being able to smell them on me if I wear the same one too often. Once these run out I'll probably make new discoveries and only repurchase my absolute favourites.
Katy Perry Killer Queen: This is super sweet with berry and floral notes. I finished my beloved Taylor Swift 'Enchanted' Perfume and decided to finish this one up before purchasing something else. I wear this one most days as its nice and easy going and lasts a good amount of time considering the high street price tag. The bottle isn't my favourite, its quite gimmicky. but for a cheapish perfume I won't complain, This has notes of berries and praline.
Nina Ricci Nina: I love the bottle on this one. It's super cute and quite obviously smells like red apples; but has a fresh sweet scent to it. It's totally different to anything else I've smelt before. This one isn't too pricey either and has lasted me ages. The smell lasts a long time on the skin too, and I normally get complimented on this one.
Juicy Couture Malibu: This smells like a holiday in a bottle. I think this smells quite like coconut...however it isn't mentioned anywhere that its in there. However I do get the passion fruit, watermelon and jasmine notes. This is by far one of my favourites and am already half way through. This will be a definite repurchase. I want to try some more perfumes from Juicy Couture, they're packaging is to die for and some of their scents seem right up my street.
Salvatore Ferragamo Signorina: This was a birthday gift and pretty pricey. This is for special occasions as it's quite grown up scent for me, but still has that sweetness that draws me to a fragrance. The bottle is rose gold and chic which I love. This has notes of pink pepper, jasmine and panacotta. The panacotta gives it a milky sweet scent which lingers on the skin once its settled in. I love this one and will be incredibly upset to depart with my cash to repurchase this one!
Thierry Mugler Angel: I'd been eyeing this fragrance up for a while. I always sniffed it in duty free and in boots whilst having a wonder...but that price tag put me off! Low and behold during Christmas it came down to a reasonable price so I took the plunge. This is an incredibly oriental scent with notes of melon, jasmine, honey, tonka Bean, caramel and patchouli. This is completely different to anything else I own and has quite a spicy scent to it, It took me a while to love this scent but I've grown to love it, It's very grown up and isn't as sweet as my usual taste. This is another 'going out' perfume rather and an everyday one. Packaging is spot on though!
I have my eye on Black Opium by Yves Saint Laurent, Stella by Stella McCartney and Jo Malone Sea Salt and Sage.
