What are you giving up for LENT?

So today is the first day of LENT. I have to admit i never really give anything up for Lent i always say every year that i'll give something up and give it up for a week MAX! I'm sure this year will be different, i mean how hard can it be to give something up for forty days?! 


This year i've set myself the challenge to not buy make up for FORTY DAYS! I have to admit i'm a make up ADDICT! I can buy up to three new make up items a week! Especially if take a visit Boots and see there is a new product and it has like £3 i'm a sucker for those promotions! 


So i can officially buy make up again on Thursday 5 April 2012 to me it sounds like LONGER than FORTY day! Lets hope i don't cave in!

What are you giving up for LENT?

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Duty Free...

So i came back from Dublin on Friday and couldn't resist a few Duty Free purchases! I went to over to see my family and it was well VERY hectic! It was all planned out what we were going to be doing each day before we even landed! I now need another holiday just to RELAX! It was lovely to see everyone especially as some of my cousins have had babies since i've last seen them so it was lovely to meet them and it gave me plenty of time to get all broody! 


I didn't really buy much over there as i had hardly any time to hit the shops which i was slightly disappointing but with the exchange rate like it as it at the moment it wasn't worth buying things i could get back in the UK. 


I popped into Forever 21 over there as the closest one to me in the UK is in London. I wish they had more around the UK as i'm in LOVE with all the stuff they have in store! I didn't spend to much, i got a few new tops and a few nice pieces of jewellery, i think in total it came to €70 which wasn't bad at all for all i got. I was very suitcase conscience as i had definitely over packed for the 5 days coming over so i thought it was going to be a bit of a struggle to fit it all in my case coming home.  I will do a post in a few days with all the stuff i picked up from Forvever 21.


I held off mainly for the Duty Free before i got on the plane home. Flying over from Southampton Airport the Duty Free is pretty rubbish there is just one main store that stocks everything, a W H Smiths and a Costa but coming home through Dublin Airport you really are in shopping heaven! I made sure that we left early enough so it gave me plenty of time to have a look around all of the shops! In fact we left so early that the check in desk wasn't even open by the time we arrived ( I didn't think that through when i was rushing my mum & sister to the airport!) 


Anyway i picked up a few things when i was in a buying frenzy! When we got through security i was met nicely by a Mac store! That was my first stop and i feel i was very restricting in what i purchased! I finally feel happy with my everyday make up so i'm trying not to splurge on to much more though it hasn't really worked...yet! I purchased another NUDE mac lipstick ( my younger sister says i have a nice nude collection and should adventure outside the nude box! ) I also picked up my first ever Mac eye shadow, i wasn't going to pick one up as i have just brought a Naked Pallette 2 but i could't leave the mac counter with just ONE lipstick! 


After a nice visit to Mac i went through and had a look at all the other make up counters and my mum kindly treated me to the Estee Lauder Double Wear Light as i was just coming to the end of my tester and i have to admit i'm SO in love with it! It gives me great coverage but feels really light on skin SO much lighter than my Clinique foundation!


I'll post in a few days with my Forever 21 purchases when i have more time, even since i've got back on Friday i've been working but also worn out with a nasty cold and chesty cough! 


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HOLIDAY...

Just a quick post to let you all know i'm off to DUBLIN tomorrow until Friday so i don't think i'll be able to post. I'm staying with my nan and i'm pretty sure she doesn't have wifi as she doesn't have a computer. I'm just hoping that i can use one of my uncle or auntys wifi and at least log on to Twitter and check out all the blogs i subscribe too! This is the first time i've gone on holiday and am actually not looking forward to having internet. HOW SAD?! I'm always on the internet at home reading blogs or watching Youtube videos in the evening in bed so it's going to be strange just actually going straight to sleep! When i get back i'll do a little post with a few pictures and maybe a little Vlog!

Have a LOVELY week and i will post when i get back!

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Heart Cupcake

I just couldn't resist doing a little post about these CUTE heart cupcake they have in Gregs at the moment! They are adorable! I'm not sure on the price as my boyfriend got me one as a little treat to get me through work this afternoon/this evening but i'm guessing they are around 80p. I think they have brought them out specially for Valentines Day next week as i've never seen them in Gregs before but they are so sweet! I've just eaten mine and it was so YUMMY and it came with the cutest little plastic heart glitter ring!

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FREE Soap & Glory Thick & Fast Mascara!

I was in Morrisons supermarket the other day and was having a look at the magazines and came across this month's Elle magazine. I'm going to admit now that i'm not a monthly reader of Elle, i'll read it if it's brought in my house but i don't go and buy it. I normally read Glamour, Grazia and Company.

I brought this month's Elle magazine as it came with a really good freebie! It came with a free full size Soap & Glory mascara which is apparently worth £10 from Boots stores. I'm yet to try any of the cosmetics from Soap & Glory but i'm a big lover of their body care range but my ultimate favourite from their range is their body butter, it's SUPER moisturising but also smells LOVELY! Every time i go to Boots i always look at their Soap & Glory costemtic range but never know what to try so this month's Elle was perfect as it offers me the chance to try their mascara but also i get to read the magazine. 

The mascara is a full size and comes in the colour black. The brush is a proper brush not a plastic brush so i find it a lot easier to work with, i just don't get on with plastic mascara brushes! I've tried it a few times since i purchased the magazine and i have to admit i'm not completly impressed with it. I don't know if i'm set in my own ways but i definatly prefer my No.7 Exqusive curl mascara as i feel that it really grabs my lashes and gives them a lovely curl. After trying the mascara i don't think i would go and and buy it which is a bit disappointing as i'm such a big lover of their body brand!

Has anyone else picked up this month's Elle magazine? What did you think of your free Soap & Glory mascara?

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£1 Lipstick Bargain!

Well i was in luck today when it came to shopping! I went into Boots like i always do and had a little look in the clearance section at the back of the store, usually when i pop in there is nothing worth buying but today i was in luck!

They had SO much discounted make up! I did restrict myself as i'm flying to Dublin on Monday and my aunty works in a hotel that reguarlly holds conferences for different make up brands and she always get's bags full of stuff and she said that she would make me up a bag full of new make up! I'm dead excited as she always have lovely Estee Lauder make up!

Anyway getting back to my bargains today! I did restrict myself and only brought two make up items even though it was all discounted down to £1. So i picked up a Lipstick by L'Oreal Paris in shade 285 in Pink Fever and it's LOVELY! I tried it on my lips when i got home and it's a lovely pink colour! I have to admit i have never brought a lipstick in pink and now i have this one i'm not sure why i haven't! I'm defiantly a nude colour gal but hopefully this little bargain will draw me away from picking up another nude lipstick... for a while anyway!!

I also picked up a L'Oreal Paris eye shadow in shade 016 Cocoanut Shake which was also £1 and i'm yet to try it, i'm going to try it tomorrow but it's defiantly going to be a great base on my eyes if i want to put other shadow's over it but also it will be great on it's own if i feel like i don't want to wear to much make up!

Let me know if you have picked up any make up bargains lately!

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