What I got for Christmas 2014

  Merry Christmas everyone..   I hope all of you have had an amazing Christmas and have put your feet up and relaxed over the festive period, you sure do deserve it.   Before I start lets begin with the boring old disclaimer that has to be done so that people don't get a cob on and think that i am showing off. If your one of those people , or just someone who doesn't like to read these types

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Ciate - Haute House

Really into my nail posts recently, don't know if you can tell? This little gem i found whilst browsing the shelves of a TK Maxx in Manchester one October morning. I've never thought to look at the beauty shelves here, but I'm so glad i did. I picked it up for a tiny £6.99 which is a bargain as it retails at £22  Ive never tried any ciate nail polishes before so for £6.99 i thought this had to be

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Kardashian Beauty - Au Natural Lip Kit

Hey Dolls, Who doesnt love the kardashians? I for one am a big fan, I would love to live a day in the life of them all. I absolutly love their make up looks, so when i seen they released a beauty line, i really wanted to see what it was all about.

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Barry M Autumn Gelly Nails

I absolutly love this time of year, the berry lips, the big oversized jumpers, starbucks red cups, lush baths, festive pjs and just festive spirit. This year im feeling more festive than ever, im ready to get the christmas tree up and start wrapping my presents. Other than the obvious winter oxblood lips, im all about the nails to.This year Barry M's AW14 collection is fantastic, a mixture of berrys, greens, blues, and even mustard. I recently won a competition

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NARS- Sheer Glow Foundation

Okay okay okay okay... i gave into the hype, and boy am i glad i did. This has been a cult product for many a beauty blogger, but i have a million and one foundations and didn't think i should buy another one until i got through the vast amount that i already have... That didn't last long.

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Lush Christmas haul

L-R The Christmas Penguin, Dashing Santa, Hot Toddy Shower Gel, Snow Fairy Shower Gel, The Melting Snowman, Father Christmas bath bomb, Luxury Lush Pud, Christmas Eve I don't know about you but im well and truly in the christmas spirit this year. Im trying to find an excuse to wear my christmas jumper but i have to keep telling myself that its just a little tiny bit too early (boo). To make myself feel better and slowly get myself into

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Mini winter new look haul 2014

Another fashion related post for you guys but this time instead of a wish list it is something that i have actually bought. I love having a nosey at what other people have bought so with the colder months setting in here is a few bits and pieces that i have picked up for winter. Autumn /winter is my favourite season. I just absolutely love throwing as many layers on and being as snugly and warm as as I can

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Workout Wednesdays - My Nike winter workout wishlist

What a tongue twister this blog title is. I have been wanting to include some fitness posts into my blog for some time now. I'm very up and down when it comes to working out, about a year ago I was working out 5 times a week, running 4 times a week and really following my slimming world diet.. Then I became full time in my job and I know its no excuse but I just sort of gave up. I

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Sanctuary Spa - Deep Cleansing Facial- 5 minute thermal detox mask

Hello my loves, What a long title ay ? Well I absolutely love a good face mask. I'm constantly on the lookout for new ones and anything that has the word "Detox", "oily" and "Clay"  will forever catch my eye. I've bought a few face masks over the past few months and have been trying this one out for a little while. Every blogger and there dog has this face mask and to me that was the proof in the pudding. I was

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Urban Decay Flushed Palette

I bought this palette in a recent haul, I'm so glad I picked it up. It  has been my go to face palette everyday since I bought it.  It goes well with every makeup look that i create and i use it both day and night  It consists of a bronzer , a blush and a highlight. All of which are perfectly sized for what you use more of. So you get more bronzer than you would of the highlighter as it covers

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Billion Dollar Brows - Brow Powder

WOW, Thats all i can say about this product Move over my trusty HD brows, you have now been replaced by this amazing brow powder It is now my holy grail product and a product now loved by my nearest and dearest too after seeing my brows and also how much love i have given this product. I had seen a few bbloggers on my twitter feed posting about this brand and product and i must say their brows looked

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Nanshy Blending brush MAC DUPE?

Hey hey hey, I know its been a while since my last post. Honestly my life has just been so busy. I haven't had a moment to think, let alone blog. Less off that and let me introduce you to my newest member of the eyeshadow brush team. Nanshy recently launched a set of 12 professional makeup brushes for the Face, Eyes and lips. It features very soft Vegan and Cruelty-Free synthetic bristles and for the first time the brushes

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All about the nudes baby !!

I don't know about you but i am all about the nude lip right now, I'm completely embracing it and going for a heavier eye look. Its so easy to wear and goes with most makeup looks and outfits. You don't have to put as much effort into a nude lip either if you don't want to, just a quick sweep of gloss or you can line your lips, pair it with a lipstick and add some shine with your

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My Face Of The Day #FOTD

Hello my beauties Just a quick post on what's on my face today. I'm going out with one of my girlfriends for lunch and drinks to celebrate my birthday. I wanted something naturally smokey using browns and also a nude lip  . This is what I used :Nars Sheer Glow foundation - Santa FeNars radiant creamy concealer - custardMAC lipstick - angel Urban decay flushed palette - original Urban decay naked 2 palette (oh my saving grace) Benefit boi-ing concealer - 01 to hide any pesky

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Beauty Haul ft MAC, THE BODY SHOP, NARS, BOOTS + More

Well hello there, This is my first ever beauty haul on my blog, and i have been so excited spending my money and crossing items off my beauty wish list, which i had collaborated together thanks to you guys always recommending products that i just have to have. I'm quite nosey and i love reading everyone else's beauty hauls so if your anything like me then please  keep reading.

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Magnitone Lucid Review and GIVEAWAY

Well hello there my lovely readers, This is a very exciting post indeed for me , not only was i given the most amazing opportunity to review the magnitone lucid but I've also been given the opportunity to give one away for one of you lucky readers to win. So keep reading until the end to enter to this amazing giveaway. If you follow me on twitter you will have seen me tweeting every night about how amazing my Magnitone lucid

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No7 Brilliantly Bare Beauty Enhancer

Okay im going to say it, i think this might be my most favourite primer. I know this is a dupe for Benefit Porefessional, but i didn't really like it, couldn't understand the hype and didn't think it made any difference to my pores. With this only being £12.50 and after reading reviews of other bloggers who didn't like porefessional but bought this and loved it, i was intrigued and in my basket it went. I find that every time

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Guest Post - How Beauty Bloggers are betrayed? Ft Catherine from Counter Pretty

Hi, I’m Catherine from Counter Pretty. Alexandra was lovely enough to let me do a guest post which is going to be a bit of a rant I’m afraid! But it’s something that we both agree on and I hope and think most of you agree with it as well!

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Nip+Fab Glycolic Fix Serum

I have been looking for something that will help with the scars left over from spots, and one of my lovely followers on twitter recommended that I try this. I picked this up a few months back to see if it really could brighten up my skin and remove the hyper pigmentation that old spots have left behind. Over night serum with 4% glycolic acid. A highly effective overnight serum with powerful glycolic acid to improve skin texture and smooth

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Champneys Skin Comforting Bath Milk

Well hello there, You may or may not know but i do love a good old bath, nothing can bit a bit of Tub time.I love them way more than showers and every once in a while i like to have a pamper evening, one of my main steps is to tie up my hair and have a nice relaxing hot bubble bath. It just de-stresses me and I can sit there quite the thing for a good 30 minutes just

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Garnier Ultimate Anti- Cellulite Oil

Hello my beautiful readers. As you may or may not know , I am currently addicted to all things Garnier at the moment. Everything I have tried has been amazing and im really really loving their products, Especially their body products. Ive seen these skin perfecting oils doing their rounds on everyones blogs and I've been dying to try them for quite a while now. I wouldn't say I suffer with cellulite but i do defiantly have some over my body,

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Revlon Colour Burst Haul

Hello again, This is a new type of post for my blog, its my first haul post, usually I post reviews, but i thought i would post this so that if anybody else is still late on the bandwagon like me and don't know if they want to try the Revlon Colour Burst Balms they can see what ones I've bought and see the swatches and then have a little look for themselves. Lets me honest there is quite a few

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Ark Skincare Review

Hellloooo I know its been ages since I last blogged, I completely lost my blogging motivation and couldn't think of anything to write about. Not being able to motivate myself to blog really frustrated me as its something that I love to do, even if I'm not the most amazing at spelling and can make grammatical mistakes. I love just sitting at my laptop writing away about the thing i love most BEAUTY...So sorry for being super distant recently and

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Garnier body - oil infused nourishing lotion

Hello my fabulous readers, I'm not a body moisturiser person, I hate how it sits on the skin and I'm always greasy for hours, plus I can never be bothered applying it either before bed or in the morning so it is sadly a step I miss out in my skincare regime.i only full body moisturise every now and then, and sort of you it as a pamper night treat  When I seen this in my local boots I thought

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Botanics - Hot Cloth Cleansing Balm

Hello again my beautiful readers, You may or may not know that i am at the beginners stage of being obsessed with skincare, its something i know little about and is something I'm experimenting with.

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Sheer cover Review

Hello my beautiful readers, I was sent this by Sheer Cover to review, i had to wear these products for 7 days straight and see if i could be converted to wearing mineral makeup. i couldn't use any other products to create my look, other than products I wasn't sent such as eyebrow power and eye shadows, so this was super exciting. I was so excited by this challenge as I have quite oily skin so i thought mineral makeup

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Hey guys



Now that is a long title.
Ever since I tried the glam glow facemask  my facemask obsession had grown.

We all know I suffer with breakouts and this week it's at it's peak.
My chin is over loaded with painful spots that not even my boi-ing concealer will cover :(.
So I decided I needed to invest in some new skincare products because quite clearly my current skincare isn't working, and effaclar duo just seems to burn my spots and create new infected looking ones instead of helping my skin. If you want a full review just comment below :)



I've seen a few bloggers talk about the Una Brennan range and wanted to really try it out myself.
I've heard the range has skincare that could help with my spotty skin.

I seen this on the shelf at my local boots and read the back of the product.
"Clear your skin of dirt, excessive oils and toxins which lead to breakouts with this pore purifying clay mask. it contains salicylic acid, proven to help unclog congested skin and oil- absorbing Dead Sea mud rich in magnesium, calcium,potassium and iron for the perfect facial detox at home.
Avocado oil rich in vitamins A, D and E with acacia honey futher help skin rebalance itself to reveal a clearer , refreshed looking complexion.

After reading that , I was sure this was the product to banish my spots and give me that in house spa and pamper night all Sundays are made of.

I cleansed my skin and placed this all over my face and neck. 

I love the smell of this, the bottle says leave on for 5 mins but I kept it on for 20mins as I found the smell luxurious and I was waiting for the mask to completly dry which it doesn't in the 5 minute time scale they say.
It reminds me of going for a full body massage, it's that smell that they have in the massage room. 

I love how this feels on then skin.its a really nice tingly sensation which indicates to me that it's working well an doing it's job on my skin.

So I sat and soaked in the bath with this on my face and after 20 mins I rinced my face clean and then patted it dry.

My skin felt super soft and felt thoroughly cleansed.
Already my aching chin felt a lot less swollen and the spots on my jawline had dramatically reduced in size.
It doesn't feel drying on the skin at all but the skin does feel pert and more together again especially after a long working week.

I felt slightly detoxed if that makes any sence. 

I would defiantly recommend this product especially if your looking for a good mask but don't want to spend a fortune.

This mask I bought from boots and cost me £5.99 (currently on offer usually £8.99) 
I would pick it up on your next boots trip and see for yourself.
So inexpensive yet so impressive 

What do you think? 
Any skin clearing masks you would reccomend? 
Leave links 

Thanks for reading 

Alexandra Elizabeth

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