ELF Haul & Review ♥

Hello again, i hope you are all well. :)

A month or so ago i did an ELF haul but at the time i was taking a break from my blog so I'm going to show you what i got and also give a mini review of the things that i got.

Left to right: ELF Nail Polish in Coral, ELF Mineral Lipstick in Natural Nymph, ELF Mineral Lipstick in Runway Pink.

I really love ELF lipsticks, they're so creamy and don't feel drying on the lips at all however i can't say i like the nail polish all that much its very glupey and doesn't seem to dry fully and I'm far too impatient when it comes to waiting for nail polish to dry i like it to dry fairly fast and this one just doesn't, even if i sat for an hour waiting for it to dry i still feel like it would be squishy to the touch. Maybe its just this particular one but i don't think I'll be buying any more ELF nail polishes.

Top: The Beauty Encyclopedia Sparkle Eyes Edition. Bottom: The Beauty Encyclopedia Everyday Eyes Edition.

I feel like there are some really good dupes in these palettes for some Urban Decay Shadows but they obviously aren't as good quality as Urban Decay, I find the shadows to have a somewhat decent colour pay off but they are quite powdery and you do get a bit of fallout. These palettes are great for everyday use and great for people who are on a budget although the cream eye shadows in these palettes tend to crease like crazy and I'm not a big fan of the eyeliners that come with the palettes either.

Thanks for reading, commenting, and following. :)
Charlotte. xx

Collective Haul ♥

I really have been such a bad blogger lately and I'm so sorry! I really am going to try to make more of an effort to do at least a couple of blog posts a week because i don't just want to throw it all away after I've put so much effort into it. Despite my long absence i actually really do enjoy doing this, i just haven't had the motivation recently to write any posts but i think I've had a long enough break from this now and i think i need to really stop being lazy and get some motivation back! *slaps wrists*

On with the post then.. I've decided to do a little collective haul of a few things that I've bought recently, if you'd like a review on any of the products please feel free to leave me a comment. :)

From left to right: Sally Hansen Hard as Nails with Nylon, O.P.I Alice in Wonderland Mini Nail Lacquers (My first o.p.i nail polishes! :) I love them!)

Top: Cleansing Sponges, i thought I'd try these instead of a muslin cloth, I'm really liking them so far!
Bottom left to right: Maybelline Super Stay 24 Hour Foundation in 005 Light Beige, Loreal Infallible Foundation in 120 Vanilla. I'm still on the hunt for the perfect foundation and so far I'm really liking the new Maybelline one, the Loreal Infallible is a little too dark for me but it did suit me last summer so maybe I'll be able to wear it again this summer.

Left to right: Dermalogics Cocoa Body Butter, and Dermalogics Coconut Body Butter. I'm really loving these, they smell delicious and they were only 99p each from BodyCare.

Thanks for reading, commenting, and following! And thank you for sticking with me whilst I've been absent! <3 :)
Charlotte. xx

17 & Natural Collection Haul ♥

If you read my last post you will know i have been having a foundation crisis which got me to thinking. I used Boots 17 foundations all throughout high school and i never had a problem with them and my skin was perfect back then.

Its only in the past few years since I've started to try out new foundations and products on my face that my skin has gone down hill and I've been suffering from breakouts which i really don't understand because i never used to take care of my skin properly back then, all i used were face wipes to take off my makeup (usually in the morning after sleeping in it too) and that was about it, i never used a moisturiser or even a proper face wash. I understand that your skin can change as you age but why not go back to basics and see if it helps? So i popped into Boots today and picked up the 17 Skin Perfecting Shine Free Foundation with SPF 12 and I'm planning on changing my skin care routine to something simple because right now i think i use way too many products on my face, i just need to find something that works and stick to it!

I'd appreciate it if any of you have any suggestions on which face washes and scrubs i should take a look at, i have combination/oily skin and i think i want to go for something for sensitive skin because i think I'm way too harsh with my skin which probably isn't helping either.

Whilst in Boots i headed over to the Natural Collection stand because I've been hearing good things about the products from a lot of bloggers so i picked up a few nail polishes in Shimmer Pink, Topaz, and Lunar Haze. I'm not very impressed with these, if you can see from the picture how much of the Shimmer Pink i have used trying to get it to go on not streaky and then taking it off and trying again and if you put too many layers on and it appears dry, its not, i can put my nail right through it which is slightly annoying. I think I'm going to go try again after i post this, I'm determined to like these because i love the colours! I'm definitely going to try some of their makeup products though, i have higher hope for those than the nail varnishes.

Thanks for reading, commenting, and following! :)
Charlotte. xx

A Small Haul ♥

I had to go shopping today to get my Dad a Birthday present, so i did a little shopping for myself too. Here's what i bought:

A Miss Sporty nail polish in a brown colour because all the nail polish i seem to own is either really bright or really dark and i just fancied something a little more neutral.

Revlon Colourstay foundation in ivory. I've tried this before and really liked it but i thought it was causing me to break out so i stopped using it but I've decided to give it another chance, especially since me and my cousin are planning a trip to Blackpool Pleasure Beach in February i want something i know will stay on my face all day.

Maybelline Colossal 100% black mascara. I really like the way Maybelline Colossal makes my lashes look but i always thought that it wasn't very black so i was really happy when they came out with a darker version.. I did actually intend to buy a waterproof mascara to go with the whole I'm going to a theme park so i really want my makeup to stay on thing but i just couldn't help myself.

I also stopped by WHSmiths and picked up two more books from the Morganville Vampires series because they're on buy one get one half price at the moment in my WHSmiths. I'm really enjoying this series and would recommend it to anyone who has an obsession with vampire books like me, haha!

Thanks for reading, commenting, and following! :)
Charlotte. xx

NOTD - Miss Sporty Clubbing Colours ♥

I bought another nail polish from the Miss Sporty Clubbing Colours collection, why don't they have the names on the bottle? I'm sure when i bought it they had the names of the colours on the shelf, but on the bottle? Noo.. All it tells me is that its a metal shine finish..

Anyway as you can see its a lovely purple colour, i think it also has a hint of silver in there too, hence the metal shine..

I put two coats of this on on Wednesday and its now Friday and it hasn't chipped yet, i think that's pretty good but i don't really know much about nail polish and how long its supposed to stay on for.. I'm a big novice when it comes to nails, I've never really bothered with them.. Hell i didn't even use a base or top coat, i don't even own a base or top coat lol. I'm learning.

Thanks for reading,
Charlotte. xx

Mini Haul ♥

I dropped by Superdrug this morning with absolutely no idea of what i really wanted and i came out with these, i think i just needed a little bit of retail therapy lol.

I decided to buy a few nail polishes as i never really bother with my nails, i never paint them or anything and the only nail polishes that i own are so old i have no idea what brand they are because the labels have all rubbed off. So i figured why not buy a few cheep ones to start off my collection.

I bought two Collection 2000 Hot Looks polishes in 35 Dynasty (the lilac one), and 32 BMX Bandit (the blueish one), i also got the pink one which is called Miss Sporty Clubbing Colours but it doesn't say what the name is or even a number so i have no idea? But its very pretty. :)

I also grabbed a new concealer, the Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Ultimate Wear Concealer, my Mum bought one of these the other day and i liked the look of it so i decided to get one for myself, plus i think i really overlook Collection 2000 products so I've decided to try a few which lead to me buying the Collection 2000 Magi-Length Mascara in Ultra Black.. I believe they have this in black with glitter in it too which sounds interesting. I also like the look of the foundation that goes with the concealer that i bought and I'm really contemplating going back tomorrow and buying that, along with some nail varnish remover (silly me), can't paint my nails if i have nothing to take it off with can i? Lol..

I think I'm going to start doing more posts again like face of the day and nails of the day now that I'm starting my nail collection (even though I'm not very good at applying nail polish lol), so expect me to be not so MIA from now on! :)

Thanks for reading,
Charlotte. xx