Ardell Lashes - Demi Wispies

I adore these Ardell Eyelashes, they are my favourite ones for going out for a night in. As I have quite little eyes, thick chunky lashes don't look good on me at all and if they have a thick lash line I find they tend to come off before the night is over. 

Ardell Lashes are available at Boots and Superdrug, the ones I am wearing in this post are for £5.49. 

The only downside to this product is that I'm not a massive fan of the glue because I don't find it sticky enough. Though on a big positive which doesn't come with many of the high street eyelashes is that it comes with this little box that you can pop your eyelashes back in once you have used them and that means you're not wasting £5.49 every time you wear them. Overall, I just love them. :)

Can anyone recommend any lashes?? I'm an addict!

Sleek Storm Eyeshadow Palette 578

I'm not really an eyeshadow wearer mainly because I'm not great applying it and I always end up looking like a five year child who has stolen their mum's makeup. I brought this palette because it was cheap as it only cost £7.99 from Superdrug. The palette consists of 12 different colours by the brand Sleek and this shade range is called Storm 578. 


I love the browny gold shades as I find them really easy to wear for everyday. All the colours are glittery/shimmery apart from 3 which are a light brown, dark brown and black. My favourite shades in this palette are 1 and 6 on the top row and 3 and 4 on the bottom row just because these aren't colours that I would normally pick but they work well. 


I think it practical for travel and holidays because all the colours are essential shades. They are highly pigmented and blend-able shades and are great at building up a especially for a smokey eye look. 


I want to try all the Sleek Palettes. I love the new Olympic one. Have you tried them?

Everyday Make Up #1

Face

Clinique Perfectly Real Foundation in Shade 10; 

The Body Shop Tinted Glow Enhancer; 

Soap & Glory Trick and Treatment Eye Concealer; 

The Body Shop Matte It Face and Lip Primer;

Collection 2000 Concealer Stick in Medium 3;

Collection 2000 Shine Away Compact Powder in Medium 2.

 Cheeks

Lancome Star Bronzer Intense in 02 (see post);

Bed Head Tigi Radiant Player Blush;

Me Me Me Blush Me Bronze.

Eyebrows

Bourjois Ombre Stretch in 04 Flexi Brown;

GOSH Long Lasting Brown Pen in 004 Wheat;

Benefit Speed Brow Gel.

Eyes

Rimmel Glam Eyes Mono Eyeshadow in 214 Jet Black;

Bed Head 4-Play Eyeshadow Palette;

Max Factor Kohl Pencil in 020 Black;

Lancome Hypnose Mascara in Black.

Lips

Revlon Lip Butter in Tutti Frutti.

This is my first everyday make up post, but when I say everyday I obviously don't mean I smoother my face with all of this on days when i'm bumming about the house or going to the gym. It is my staple 'face' look. It has been pretty much the same for about a month, I tend to go through phases of using liquid eyeliner and a kohl pencil. Also the orange lip look has been a new trend of mine for the last couple of weeks since I have brought this lip butter - it is my favourite and gives the best colour that I could find on the market. 

Collection 2000 Glam Crystals Dazzling Gel Liner in Rock Chick

So I know I am looking a little bit pasty in the pictures... But I've only just brought some fake tan the other day. Now I know this going to be a bit of a controversial mention but I do love a good sun bed... I realise all the damage it does to your skin etc etc. So this year I'm trying to jump on the fake tan hype. I have brought a few tanning products so, I will be trying them out and letting you guys know what they are like. 

Anyway back to the product in hand, this is the Collection Glam Crystal Dazzling Gel Liner in Rock Chick is only £2.99  at Boots and Superdrug. This is a favourite of mine and I think I'm on my sixth tube now, as I have been using this for years. I love wearing it on a night out or if I want to glam my eyes up. 

When applying this eyeliner I tend to put a liquid line underneath the glitter one. The product alone is dense enough put you have to keep applying and between the applications you have wait for it to dry. I love this product for a night time look and it is really build-able to make the look for a going out. 

Clinque Take The Day Off Make - Up Remover

This is my ultimate eye make-up remover... I know you can use this on all of the make up but I find that is isn't so soft on the skin. Particularly at the weekends I wear heavy eye make-up including false eyelashes and I do find that most make-up removers barely scratch the surface when it comes to removing eyelash glue. This leads to my eyes stinging if the glue is left on too long. 

Clinique Take The Day Off Make Up Remover is £15.50 for 125ml - I think to some people tho might seem quite a lot especially when good old soap and water can do the trick. When applying this I only ever use one double thickness cotton wool pad with only a small amount of product. It is a great product if you like me struggle to get all off your make-up off! 

Has anyone else tried other Take The Day Off range???

Benefit They're Real Mascara

Benefit They're Real Mascara retails at £18.50 in most stores in the UK. It i also my favourite mascara alongside L'oreal Volume Million Lashes - but Benefit is more towards the high end make-up brands. This mascara is great however, you do have to work the brush a lot, using the bristle designed mascara end to lift your lashes in both corners. I spend about 5 minutes coating my lashes with this mascara and once I have finished they do look great. 


I know that in the blogger world this mascara will seem old but I think it will become one of those old classics. I tend to chop and change between my mascaras and this one I go periods of time without using it and then when I use it again I realise why I feel in love with it.


What are your opinions on this mascara??

No7 False Eyelashes 10 Natural Volume

A couple of years ago I wore false eyelashes everyday but i would only where "natural" looking ones but then went through a stage of not doing it probably because I became to lazy. I tend to stick to eyelashes that I know mainly because I hate trying news ones and I don't like them or they are too thick that they come off during the night. Plus they aren't exactly the cheapest things to sort of waste. I hate it if I have been an emotional wreck or sleep in my eye lashes and they then get ruined :( 


Anyone these ones I tried on a whim last year when No7 did a £5 off offer. The lashes retail at £7.50 so with the voucher they are only £2.50 which are a bargain. Now because I like them I haven't tried any others in the range but I will next time they have a £5 off voucher. The only downside is the glue - I don't like the glue and tend to stick my Mac one or the Eylure one. 


I am a creature of habit so these will be staying on my to buy shopping list for the next vouchers as I only have about 3 pairs left from my last haul!


What does everyone else spend there No7 vouchers on?? 

Shopping Haul #2

 For everyone who follows me on Twitter (@LaceyNicola) will know that today I put down my dissertation book and went out shopping with my friend, Meg. I thought I would give you a little picture show of what I have brought (or what I wasted my money on... as my mum would say). Though in my favour, I did actually need all the hair products that I splurged on, due to a drama with my barnet at the moment. Over the next coming weeks I will review all of my Boots Haul.


My first haul was from Boots, I swear it is my favourite shop!! :)


Top picture is a summary of everything from Boots (& a sneaky Primark item)
 * 30x Blonde Blending Hair Grips @ £1.49
 * A Blonde Hair Doughnut (Primark) @ £1
 * Soap & Glory "Trick & Treatment" Under Eye Dark Circle Concealer @ £9
 * Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation in Soft Beige @ £5.99 (Norm. £8.99)
 * Barry M Intense Black Mascara 3 in 1 @ £6.19
 * Limited Edition Barry M Lip Gloss in Valentine @ £0 (free when you spend £6 or more on Barry M. Norm £4.49)
 * John Frieda Sheer Blonde Highlight Activating Conditioning Treatment 25ml @ £1.89
 * VO5 Hot Oil  Moisture Soak Elixir @ £4.07
 * Tres Semme Split Remedy Leave in Treatment @ £5.50
 * John Frieda Frizz Ease Daily Miracle Treatment @ £5.59 (3for2)
 * Umberto Giannini Catwalk Beauty Hairspray @ £5.61 (3for2)
 * Umberto Giannini Spa Rituals Overnight Magic Hair Repair @ £5.61 (3for2) 


My second haul was from Select http://www.selectfashion.co.uk/
 * Grey Lace Back Shirt @ £6 (was £16)
 * Black Sequined Jumper @ £5 (was £16)
 * 2x Black Long Length Leggings @ £8 (or £5 each)


My last haul was from Primark
 * Skull vs Flower Black Scarf @ £4
 * Nude Matt Ballet Pumps @ £4
 * Leopard Quilted with Black Patent Trim Ballet Pumps @ £6
 * Daisy Hair Band @ £1.50

How anyone hit the high street recently?? 

No.7 Make Up Brush Haul

For any of you that live in the UK will know of Boots and they frequently do a £5 off No.7 vouchers. Between my mum and I, we seem to accumulate a lot of these. I have quite a lot of No.7 products from last time they did this promotion. This time I look at their make up brushes because it is the only thing that my make up collection seem to lack. I brought the Concealer Brush; Smokey Eyeliner Brush; Eye Colour Brush and Eyeshadow Blend and Contour Brush. My favourite one out of the lot was the Smokey Eyeliner Brush - it is great and blending. They all cost my £2-3 each once my £5 voucher was deducted. For me it was well worth the money. 


Just remember everyone, that these vouchers are only valid until Sunday... So get down to Boots :)