EMPTIES #2

Hey lovelies, I'd thought I would kick off this week with my most recent empties so here it goes!

Garnier Moisture Match for combination to oily skin

I really love this moisturiser for everyday use. It definitely controls my oils by giving a matte finish but leaves my skin feeling soft and moisturised. I would recommend it to everyone who suffers from oily/combination skin and I will, without a doubt, repurchase it!

Collection 2000 Extreme eyeliner

When it comes to eyeliner, felt liners are my favourite by far, and I was really impressed with this one. It's very inexpensive and I'm pretty sure I got it in a three for two offer anyways. For a cheap liner, it works wonders. It's so easy to apply, lasts all day and basically a good black eyeliner! I will definitely be repurchasing this beauty.

Clarins Pure Melt Cleansing Gel (travel size)

As I'm sure you're all very aware that this cleanser is my all time favourite. I recently purchased a Clarins Travel Bag and this, among others, happened to be a handy free item it came with! The formula is incredible and literally melts any makeup/product away in seconds. Surprise, surprise, I've already repurchased!

Rimmel Match Perfection in 100 Ivory

I've tried plenty of foundations in my time but this is one stands out for me. It's inexpensive and a miracle worker! It smells fab, blends into my skin very easily, it's buildable coverage and can survive all day without any touch ups! If you haven't already tried this foundation you need to, asap!

Benefit They're Real! mascara

Once upon a time I loved this mascara but this last month I've really gone off it. I just feel like it does nothing special for me anymore. Recently I've been loving Jelly Pong Pong's Fairy lashes and Maybelline's Falsies so I'm afraid to say I won't be repurchasing this item.

PRAIRIE CHARMS - PROJECT BLOGGER

I was recently contacted by Prairie Charms on Twitter to take part in Project Blogger, and I obviously leaped at the chance. Prairie Charms are a super cute online shop that sells headbands, jewellery and all kinds of pretty hair accessories. Not only do they sell lovely items, they donate 10% of all profits to Great Ormond Street Hospital's 'Kiss it better Campaign' - a company with good morals who sell good products, what more could you want?

I selected two items from the Prairie Charms website, the Rachelle Multi-Wrap and the Phoebe Floral Crown.

Phoebe Floral Crown

Rachelle Multi Wrap (can be used as a headband, necklace or bracelet)

Prairie Charms also offer their customers a free item when they send over £10, and I received a Maddy Glitter Heart Clip as mine.

Prairie Charms is an adorable online shop that offers products at very reasonable prices so if I was you I would check it out asap!

REVIEW: BENEFIT SPEED BROW IN NEUTRAL

Eyebrows are the bane of my life. I'm a lazy person at the best of times so spending ages doing my eyebrows aren't a part of my morning that I look forward too. I can easily spend hours plucking, shaping and colouring in my brows, so imagine my excitement when I discover a product that promises  to 'shape, tint and set my brows'.

My excitement was soon to turn into disappointment. I don't think I've ever blogged about a product that I didn't like so I'm really upset this one didn't do it for me. The problem is it does nothing that it claims it will. It didn't change the colour of my brows (and the product only comes in the shade 'neutral' so I wasn't using a shade that was too light), it didn't help to shape them but it does set them, so set that they're rock hard! It's such a shame because the gel like formula is lovely, and dries in record time. 

Just in case it was just my brows that it did no good for, my close friend decided to trial the product out herself and see what I was fussing about. Unfortunately she agreed, the product really is no good.

Sorry Benefit but you've truly let yourselves down with this product! 

Have you tried it? What did you think?

AUGUST GLOSSYBOX

 Despite hearing a lot of negative comments about this months glossybox, I'm impressed! The theme for this months box was 'high-flyers', so the products are from various parts of the world including the UK, USA, Brazil, India and Sweden.

Emite Make Up - Eyelash Curlers £20 - Sweden

I'm excited to try these out! I've recently binned my old eyelash curlers and I was debating whether to purchase a pair of Shu Uemura curlers - the holy grail of eyelash curlers. The only thing that put me off was the price tag, I just couldn't justify spending that much money of curlers so I'm super happy about receiving these. Considering they're around the same price as Shu Uemura, I'm expecting a lot!

Óceane - Makeup Remover Pen - Brazil

I've never seen anything like this in the UK so I'm excited to try this out. I always manage to smudge my eyeliner so this is just perfect for me.

Tresemmé - Keratin Smooth Concentrated Treatment Shot £1.49 - USA

Bearing in mind this is available to buy in Superdrug, Boots, Waitrose and Tesco - how have I never seen it? I suffer from really dry ends so this should be a saviour!

Jelly Pong Pong - 2 in 1 Eyeshadow/Liner £10.50 - UK

As I'm sure you'll are very aware, I'm a big fan of Jelly Pong Pong cosmetics, especially their Fairy Lashes Mascara, so I've got high expectations for this. Although I only wear liquid or gel eyeliners, I think this will come in handy for creating a dark smokey eye.

Urban Veda - Neem + Botanics Purifying Exfoliating Facial Polish - India

I've never heard of this brand before but their principles are impressive so I'm really hoping I like the product, that way I have an excuse to purchase some more items from their range.

And that was this months glossybox. Out of the five products I received, four were full sized, which is just amazing! On first impressions, I'm impressed so hopefully these products will be as good as they seem!

What did you think about this months box?

SMALL DRUGSTORE/HIGH STREET HAUL

Hey lovelies! So I popped into my local Superdrug today and I couldn't help but pick up a few essentials, which of course I'm going to share with my lovely readers!

I noticed that Superdrug are having a '2 for £4' offer on their Vitamin E skincare range and I couldn't help but take advantage. The Vitamin E Hot Cloth Cleanser retails for £4.99 each so I'd be a fool not to purchase two for £4! I'm always trying out new cleansers, but my favourite so far is Clarins Pure Melt Cleansing gel,  so I'm super excited to give this one a go!

I also picked up some Acetone free nail polish remover as normal remover melts my acrylics and two nail polishes from Revlon. Superdrug is offering '2 for £10' on all Revlon nails, lips and eye products at the moment so I picked up shade 680 Revlon Red which is a gorgeous vibrant red and repurchased 960 which is a top coat- and the best I've ever tried!

I also grabbed two products for my hair. Batiste Dry Shampoo is a repurchased as the stuff is just a god send whereas the Urban Fudge product is a new purchase. I tend to use hairspray on a regular basis, and I've totally been loving VO5 High Volume, but after smelling this product I knew I had to have it. It smells like raspberries and vanilla- hello, how amazing is that (and it's also half price!)

Just a small haul today but I thought I would let you know what I got. Superdrug has got some amazing deals on at the moment so make sure you get yourselves down their pronto!

All products where purchased using my own money and all opinions are my own.