Stila at a Steal

A quick post to show you a great bargain I found the other day! Me and my friend Amy had a little venture into TK Maxx to see what gems we could pick up and I managed to hit lucky! After hearing such great things about Stila, I was so excited to find this set for a huge price reduction of only £7.99 for all three. 

The first thing in this pack is the Fiber Optics Mascara which I can't wait to try out. The mascaras usually retail at £15.00 a pop so this is a definite bargain. On first impressions, I'm really impressed with the packaging (fickle nature much?). I love the simplicity of the cardboard boxes and the actual products feel really sturdy like they could withstand a battering in my makeup bag.

The set also included an illuminating concealer in "Fair" which I think will be perfect under the eyes. I'm currently using the MAC Select Moisture Cover so it will be interesting to see how they compare, especially as I find the MAC concealer doesn't last very long or give much coverage.

Finally there was a sheer gloss included in the colour "Tulip Shine 10". I'm not too bothered by glosses, but I'm willing to give it a go - you never know, I might be converted!

Please let me know if you have found any goodies in TK Maxx and if they were good so I know what to look out for in the future!

Em x

PS: I've got a new video up on all the products I've used up this month and what I thought of them now they are completely finished, click here to see!

Review: Nail Foils

Always one to be dragged into a hype, I couldn't help but be influenced by the latest craze for nail foils. I don't like to spend too much time on my nails but I love the finished effect of nail art, so these seemed like a perfect solution. 

I picked up some by the brand "Pink Tease" (in Poundland) as I really like to let my love of tackiness run wild on my nails and these fit the bill perfectly.The instructions were to apply them to clean nails, heat them up with a hair dryer, file off the excess and apply a top coat. Through trial and error though I have found a metal cuticle stick works better to get a clean line when removing the excess as using a nail file left jagged edges.

I loved the effect of the nail foils but sadly they don't last very long. One of them fell off after an hour when I took off my pants, then another three came off when I was in the bath. I had a spare pack which I used the next day for the ones that had fell off, with the plan to avoid water completely on my toes, but these fell off just as easily. I think in hindsight a glue of some sort would have perhaps worked better to keep the stickers in place.

Overall I really liked the design and effect of the foils and would probably wear them for a night out, bringing glue to stick on any naughty peeling stickers. On a general day to day basis though, I don't think they can beat the durability of nail varnish. 

What do you guys think of foils? Have you used them, and perhaps have any tips on making them last longer? 

Emxx

Weekly Round Up

 

Following on from the mammoth blogging period I've had recently on here, some virtual tumbleweed has been filling this space ever since. I thought I'd do another little update of what I've been up to recently and show you what I've been up to!

I went to the Lake District for the first time ever about two weeks ago which I really recommend if you've never been! It was really lovely, we stayed at Castlerigg campsite near Keswick and stayed for two nights.

On the first night we went for a walk down to the Lake which was beautiful and had a yummy BBQ and a few drinks at the site.

The next day we went back to Keswick and hired out a rowing boat. I didn't have the upper body strength to actually make it move anywhere, everyone else made it look so easy! Still we got a really nice view of the lake and then we went to Keswick and got fish and chips. We had a look around the shops and had an epic journey back, I was literally getting a sweat on from all the hills - legs of steel!

I've also been continuing with my waxing, facial and mani/pedi courses. I loved my facials course and got a distinction for it which I was really pleased with!

Mam and me on the pier

 

My Grandparents were up from Birmingham at the moment so I had a lovely walk along the beach with them the other day and a sherbet ice cream - can anyone remember getting them as a child?

Me and my family also went to see a burlesque show called Shipwrecked which was really good. I think it's great because it's appreciating a huge range of body shapes and is showing all of them are sexy!

Steven and me ready for the Burlesque show!

 It was my Nana's 80th birthday on Saturday which was lovely. My Dad arranged a surprise family dinner for twenty two of us which was really nice to have the whole family together for her!

Nana :)

Flowers I picked for Nana

Other than that some other family news is that my sister moved out and got two adorable kittens which are so cute! It took months of toil to get Millie to non-aggressive state but they just sit on your chest and purr. My sis also passed her driving test which is great news! I got her a chocolate car to celebrate hehe.

Suki and Bella

Hope you're all having a fantastic weekend!

Em xx