Haul!!

Hi everyone!

I'm on a massive roll tonight with my blogs, so here's a medium sized haul for you. As I mentioned in my previous post, I was in Leeds at the weekend so decided to take advantage of all the lovely shops (I live in Scarborough and there's not much there shop-wise to be honest!!). I didn't buy everything this weekend as I was in Leeds a couple of weeks ago as well so it is a collected haul over a couple of trips. Anyway, I'll just jump straight in...

Lush Sunnyside Bubble Bar - £3.50 for 100g

So, I popped into Lush and picked up with amazing 'Sunnyside' bubble bar and I am impressed so far. You can tell by the picture that it is golden and glittery and just the prettiest thing ever!! I can't wait to use this, apparently it's like liquid gold when it's in the bath - what could be more luxurious than that?!?!?!

Here's what Lush says...

"Sunnyside has managed to smuggle two kinds of orange oil into its golden clutches. Two! There's sweet wild orange oil AND tangerine oil! Not only are these fragrant and zesty, they are also gently toning on the skin and are among the most beneficial oils for mood boosting. Crumble a glittery chunk into the bath and watch as the water magically turns into liquid gold... ooooooh."

Stila Bronzing Powder in 'Shade 2' - Should have been £14.99 but I got it from TK Maxx for £3.99!!

I've not used this yet (to be fair, I haven't really had a chance to use anything from this haul - well a couple I have!!), but first impression is that it's lovely and pigmented, not cakey, really nice shade for my skin tone. The packaging is lovely as well, love the gold!

I didn't realise that TK Maxx sold Stila products but they had quite a lot when I was there - although I am aware that the stock of TK Maxx varies from store to store.

I will no doubt be writing a review on this when I've had a chance to really test it out.


Superdrug Vitamin E Moisturising Night Cream and Skin Oil - on offer at 2 for £3.99

I've heard a couple of beauty bloggers raving about these products recently so thought for the price, I'd give them a try. I haven't used the skin oil yet but I used the night cream last night and I have to say that my skin felt gorgeous this morning so I will be continuing to use it. Superdrug have quite a few products in this range including a Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish dupe which I think I'll be purchasing as well. Watch this space on this range, it seems to be amazing! Oh and it smells gorgeous as well, I want to say Shea Butter but it doesn't say that on the packaging so I'm not 100% - does contain horse chestnut extract though... hmmmm...

Boots Botanics Soothing Eye Make Up Remover - £3.99 for 150ml

I used this for the first time last night (and this morning) to remove my eye make up. My initial thoughts were that I liked it, it didn't sting my eyes although I did manage to get it in my eye and my vision went slightly cloudy for a few minutes and then was fine. It did dry out quite quickly on my cotton pad but not sure if I just didn't use enough (I was quite cautious with it being oily). I did have some mascara under my eyes when I woke up this morning but again think it could be because I didn't quite use it properly last night. I'll definitely be continuing with this as I do really like it so I will let you know if I continue to like it!

Neutrogena Visibly Clear 2-in-1 Wash/Mask

I can't actually remember how much this was but I'm sure it was less than £3 (I got it from Sainsbury's and think it was on offer). I haven't used this yet but again have heard great things about it. It can be used as a face wash every day or can be applied more heavily and left on the skin as a face mask a couple of times a week. One of many products that I will be testing out and reviewing at a later date. Not much more I can say about it at the mo though...

Boots Coconut & Almond Leave-In Conditioner - £1.39 for 150ml

I already use the matching shampoo and conditioner so thought I'd pick this up as a quick easy extra conditioner/detangler as when I have worn my hair curly (it's naturally curly and I straighten it or just leave it to curl) it is very knotty when I have washed it. So my theory is that this spray will just help get the tangles out without me ripping a brush through and damaging it. Smells gorgeous, as it says on the tin - coconut and almond - yum!!

Neutrogena Multi-Defence Nigh Moisturiser - Usually £7.00, got it on offer for £1.89 from Morrisons!

 Now, I know I've already listed a night cream above but the saving was just so huge on this I couldn't not get it. I've not used this before but I am generally a fan of the Neutrogena skin care range so I'm hoping I'll love this. Only comment so far is it smells a little odd, really lightly perfumed which is good really for a face product. Watch this space for a review...

Mac Cream Colour Base in Movie Star Red - £17.50 for 3.2g

Now the first thing I will say is that this colour has been discontinued (well I'm assuming so as it's not on the Mac website anymore!) so I had to get it on Ebay. On first glance this a very scary looking blush but if you build it up gradually with a stipling brush it is AMAZING. I have used it twice and I adore it already. Lasts all day and the only way I can describe how it looks is if you've been out on a cold day and your cheeks are rosy when you come inside, it's like that - gorgeous. It's a satin finish so gives you a gorgeous dewy look to your cheek as well - I don't tend to use a highlighter if I am using this.

If you can get hold of this, I would highly recommend it - just go easy or you'll look like a clown!!

So that's the end of my (very long) haul, hope you enjoyed it. I'm going to start doing a monthly empties post which have become very popular so am currently using up a lot of the products that have been hanging round my collection for a long time! Hopefully I'll have this up some time next month but will be posting other things meanwhile.

Hope you've all had a fab weekend and that you're all well.

Lotsa love
Lullahblog xx