The Mother of all Sales Hauls - Illamasqua and Space NK

So, January comes around and with it comes the mother load of sales which we cant afford to take advantage of because December wiped us out - yeah thanks for that Chrimbo.

Well - this would be the case unless you anticipate these super sales and pop some money to one side.... that's right, I am in fact a super villain make up buying genius!

Now, I'm not going to put a figure on how much I've spent....BUT I can say that I have saved close to £300....and lets face it - that's AWESOME!

Here we go..... prepare to be DAZZLED with some of the bargains of the century....

Order Number One - Illamasqua

Consisting of Powder foundation in 140 - extra handy as Id just hit the pan in my current one!

Nail Varnish in Radium - a neon slightly iridescent green, and Vice - a deep plum purple.

 

 

Eye shadows! I flipping LOVE their shadows. So well pigmented, easily blended and such vivid colours - Hype - bright yellow, Burst -  a gorgeous blue green, Angst - deep red, Imagine - a 'perriwinkle' blue and Lestat - BLACK! Stunners and at £5 each what a bargain! These are all matte colours too which I adore twice as much!

 

 

The only lippie that I bought in their sale was Sangers. Much likened to MACs Russian Red- this is a deeeeeeeep red with a matte finish. Flippin BEAUT!

Order Number Two - Illamasqua

(sorry for the pants photo!)

Precision Ink - Glister - which is a neutral coloured eye liner, has a definite purple shimmer too it which I wasn't expecting  - I will get round to doing proper swatches of these.

 

 

Nail Varnishes in Faux Pas and Grab - Faux pas is a rubber polish in purple, great texture - big fan though I know some people are less so! Grab is a pink which I wouldn't usually go for but its more a purple-grape tone then bright pink, and Stagnate which is a muddy grey mauve,

More eye shadows in various greens - Fledgling, Taboo, Fame, Pivot and their bright bright orange Apex.

Again, I will swatch properly!

 

Third Order from Illamasqua - I know I'm and ANIMAL!

 

Nail polish in Rampage - forest green, and Baptise, which is a deeeeep shimmery purple.

Final two shadows in Inception and Never, purple and a navy blue. Also the precision ink in Havoc which is an aubergine plum colour.

 

Space NK - my only order this year!

 

I opted for the Diptyque perfume after; a - I heard some amazing reviews on it, and b- the price dropped to a shocking £15 for £60! EEP! Plus they sent a wee tester of something which is nice!

I'll try get the swatches done as soon as possible, in the mean time here's a little play I had with some of the shadows....
 

APAD - (for a MONTH!)

 

Bonjour,

 

So it didnt take long for me to not be able to post every day!

In my defence the Sproglette has had chicken pox and havent had a chance!

 

Here she is feeling better and watching some Dancing on Ice.

 

Photo taken with my new swishy DSLR courtesy of the parentals for Chrimbo!

 

 

Im also prepping a post about the infamous Illamasqua sale purchases (of which there may have been a few....so watch this space!)

A Photo A Day - 2nd Jan

Todays photo comes in the shape of a HUGE chocolate cake that I had the misfortune to, was bullied into, was made to.

Which I ate.

I have no shame.

A Photo A Day - 2013 - January 1st

I am going to attempt A Photo A Day for 2013 - hopefully capturing some nice moments and memories each and every day :)

Heres day 1 - ENJOY!

 

 

 

A very excited Big Sister on her new Baby Brother - the big reveal took place on New Years Eve!

The Return of the Bad Blogger

 

Well, I massively deserve a slap on the wrist dont I!!

 

First and foremost - Happy New Years to all - and I hope everyone has has as fabulous a Chrimbo as I did!!!

 

I apologise for my absence, I will endeavor to try and post more regularly, but in my defence it has been a busy time!

 

I started my new job back in August (full time hence the busy!) for a fantastic camera company - we hire out all types of cameras for everything from Football matches, and sporting events to major Movies and TV productions.

 

Second big news of 2012 is that I am now expecting! Baby Boy will be due in mid-may! Elsie is super excited about having a little brother to play with (eventually) and the OH is also chuffed to bits now he won't be outnumbered!!

 

Here is a quick pic of  Baby B (nope not giving away names yet!) and how chunky I am.... this is 21 weeks....!

 

 

 

I am going to attempt to keep up with the blogging this year (as all my other resoloutions I had in mind have now gone out the window)

 

I will also be attempting to take A Photo A Day - and post. It may work out for a while - Im not sure yet - fingers crossed!

 

So again, Happy New Year and lets see what we can do with 2013!

xx