6 Months of Elle Magazine + £51 of Topshop Makeup for £10? Yes Please!

My two loves rolled into one, makeup and bargains! I must confess that I've never actually read Elle before! I assume it's full of ads and high end designer clothes I won't be able to afford, but it can be something to carry in my bag to pass the time of day on lunch breaks at work?

Here's the link for the offer and a list of the Topshop products you'll receive:

Nail Polish in 'Treasure': £8

Smokey Eye Palette in 'Constellation: £12

Brighten Highlighter Pen in 'Moonlight': £7

Cream Blush in 'Prime Time': £6

Lipstick in 'Secret Admirer': £8

Gel Eyeliner in 'Ink': £8

Eyeliner Brush: £4

Topshop Metallic Polish in 'Treasure'

Topshop Smokey Eye Palette in 'Constellation'

Eyeshadow swatches from left to right

Brightening Highlighter in 'Moonlight'

Swatch straight on skin (ignore the red line from my hair band!)

After blending in

Cream Blush in 'Primetime'

Swatch straight from the pot

After blending in

Lipstick in 'Secret Admirer'

Gel Liner in 'Ink'

More to come soon x

Where Have You Been? Life Update.

Woah! After finishing university I didn't expect so much in my life to change and to be found with zero free time. A week after finishing my final essay I started work full time and a few weeks later I unexpectedly moved in with my other half. We still haven't finished unpacking/spending our lives and wages in Ikea.

I graduated back in July and treated myself with my first 'real' wage to a Mulberry bag! It was half price in the Harvey Nichols sale so at least not a full on ridiculous splurge (who am I kidding?). I've finally got an iPhone in the last few days so no excuses to stop blogging now.

I have a ton of things to write about, but for now...Adios x

Alex and Orange me on Graduation Day

iPhone woop!

Say hello to Mulberry Travel Day Bag!

Recent purchases to be reviewed

L'oreal Freebies to be reviewed

I haven't disappeared!

I am heavily in university mode and will be for all of April, while I finish off my degree! I have lots of posts I want to make but no time to do so right now as I really need to get a move on with my disseration, essays etc :(

Will be back fairly soon!

Bargain from Amazon

If you have a keyboard Kindle then this is an awesome deal!

Right now Amazon are selling the official leather cases (with light) that is normally £50 for £10 in all the different colours available!

After you click the link go onto the used and new section and you'll find it there. They are open box with either minor imperfections or just the original packaging is missing.

I've just ordered this lovely red one-

Let me know if you buy one and which colour X

NOTW: Nails Inc Jermyn St + Nubar Diamont

I recently realised I've never tried a nude nail polish, despite having this bottle of Nails Inc Jermyn St for ages! My usual motto is the brighter the colour the better, so it made an interesting change. 

I also received a bottle of Nubar Diamont topcoat in the post, that I ordered online, so I'm testing the two together.

I love love love how shiny and glossy they are! Jermyn St alone dried very glossy so it will be interesting to see how Nubar looks on top of another polish. With regard to chipping, Diamont has been AMAZING! I painted my nails 4 days ago and not a single chip, very impressive!

I did get a bit bored of the colour so I attempted DIY neon tips using Rimmel's 60 Seconds polish in 415 Instyle Coral.

What do you think? Any other nude polish recommendations? X

Mini haul!

Since the weather has been so gorgeous I thought it would be rude not to take a stroll to the shops and pick up some new things, especially as it meant avoiding the gym and uni essays!

I purchased:

Rimmel 60 Seconds polish in 415 Instyle Coral. Despite having loads of nail varnishes this is actually my first coral shade!

Max Factor Max Effect polish in Fantasy Fire. Yes I thought I'd jump on the blog train of giving this a whirl as I love polishes that are a bit different and a Chanel dupe is never going to be a bad thing.

Nubar Diamont. I ordered this from Amazon as my previous top coat had become too gloopy. So far, loving it.

Max Factor Smooth Effect foundation in Creamy Ivory 45. This is my first foray into non luxury foundation ever! An equally pale friend of mine had recommended Max Factor's Colour Adapt but my Boot's didn't have any stock of their palest shade and I have come home with this one.

Cosmopolitan Eyelash Curler. Admittedly, I've never used one of these before other than those generic silver ones in my teen years when I pulled out a load of eyelashes. Shall be interesting.

Nivea Sun Pure + Sensitive Sun Lotion SPF 50. With it getting warmer I want to get some serious protection on my face. This shall be used after my skincare routine and before my makeup.

Superdrug Vitamin E Nourishing Night Cream. I really need to start using a moisturiser so I am starting here after seeing good reviews of this range in various blogs. I am terrified of distressing my sensitive skin so thought something basic might be a nice start before succumbing to those tiny sized and mega pricey luxury brand ones.

Have you tried any of these? X

Barry M Lip Paint 124 Touch Of Magic

I decided to do a quick review of this really interesting Barry M Lip Paint, LP124: Touch Of Magic  as I chose to wear it today.