Along Came Betty haul

Hi Beauts.

If you follow me on Twitter you may have seen the little stash of Along Came Betty goodies I bought. I wanted to do a little haul post and show you what I picked up, because I've been using them pretty much all week, and I LOVE them. If you have a a Tesco near you, definitly check them out.

Every item was only.....£1.50 each!! How crazy is that?!

* All concealed concealer kit in Light/Medium

* Fix me quick mattifying stick

* Starlight Shine highlighter in Glow

* Br-wow brow kit in Fair/Brown

* Wow lashes mascara in Black

* Double whammy lipstick and lipgloss duo in Poochy

Have you bought anything from the Along Came Betty range before?

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Stacey x

Collective haul

Hi Beauts.

I've been buying little bits here and there over the past two weeks and rather than do a couple of little hauls, I decided to stick them all in one post.

There's isn't a whole bunch of things but I thought I'd share anyway

* Lush bubble gum lip scrub £5.50

* Next Diamonds perfume £6.00

* The Body shop hemp and protector £10.00

* Collection eyeshadow pencil in Vanilla Sky £3.19

* Rimmel stay matte foundation £5.99

* SEVENTEEN Miracle matte pressed powder £3.99

* Dr Martens £35.00 My cousin's friend works for the company and gets a CRAZY discount, so instead of paying £100 I paid £35.00. BEST bargain ever!!!!!!

* I am currently addicted to NCIS so I bought the season one box set in HMV £14.99. Major Mark Harmon crush going on right now

* The Jo Nesbo collection and Sophie Kinsella book box sets were on offer for 2 for £10, hello bargain!!! Being the bookworm I am, I just couldn't pass that offer up could I?

* Simple baby wipes 99p

* Simple oil balancing moisturiser £2.89

* Simple oil balancing face wash £2.89

* Benefit Boi-ing concealer in 01 £17.50

What goodies have y'all been buying lately Beauts?

Stacey x

Sleek vintage romance palette

Hi Beauts.

So, a little while back I tweeted 'Beauty at Tesco' and asked if they stocked the new Sleek vintage romance palette because I couldn't find it ANYWHERE and needed to get my little mitts on it. I thought that they'd get back to me and say either yes they did have it, or no they didn't.

However they were super nice and asked if I'd like them to send it out to me! How nice was that?!! Obviously I ever so gratefully said yes please (I may have squealed a little, but shhhh) 

This is perfect for the Autumn and winter with those berry and burgundy shades. I love that there's a variety of colours too which allows you to create a nice subtle day look, or a dark intense evening look.

There are colours to suit everyone in this palette, and the thing I love is, the berry shades are pretty neutral. So if you're cool toned like I am you can still pull off the colours :)

There's one matte shade 'propose in Prague' which can be used as a transition shade, 3 glitter shadows 'Honeymoon in Hollywood' (the least glittery) 'Forever in Florence' and 'Love in London' Even though these shades are glittery in the pan, I don't find that the glitter transfers to my lid.

Each shadow is extremely pigmented and blendable, what you get in the pan is exactly what transfers to the lid. I've use these with and without a primer and found they worked great- pigmented and didn't crease at all.

Here are some looks I've worn using the palette:

* Meet in Madrid all over the lid

* Sleek contour kit in Light in crease as a transition shade

* A Vow in Venice in outer V and into crease

Same as above, but I added Forever in Florence in the outer V and crease to darken the look

* Meet in Venice all over lid

* Propose in Prague in the crease 

* Romance in Rome in the outer third and into crease

I've used the eyeshadow palette every day since I received it and I'm in complete love with it! It's my first Sleek eyeshadow palette and I shall definitely be buying more, the quality is amazing!

(*Sent for review)

Where to buy:

Tesco stores

Sleek

Previous Sleek blush post - Here

What are your favourite palettes? Any recommendations?

Stacey x

E.l.f waterproof eyeliner

Hi Beauts.

One shop I was mega excited about discovering in NYC (or rather my cousin spotted it) qas the e.l.f studio - I didn't know such a thing existed! There was no way I was going to pass up the opportunity to take a peek inside and buy a few goodies. The store itself was all white and had all of the products around the sides, definitely looked fresh and sophisticated! 

Can we have an elf studio in Newcastle pretty please?

 I did buy a few things and one product that I've used every day since I bought it is the waterproof eyeliner. 

I'm a huge fan of MUA extreme felt liner so wasn't sure if I'd like this one or not, I don't like change sometimes.  This time however I welcome it with open arms. Felt tip eyeliner pens have fast become my favourite type of liquid liner to use, I find them so much easier to control than gel or regular liquid liner. And this bad boy hasn't let me down. I will admit, when I first used it I wasn't so sure that I'd like it as the tip is solid where as the MUA one is a little flexible.  However I persevered and found that because it wasn't at all flexible, I could create a straighter, neater and thinner line.

 The product itself is extremely opaque, and isn't too wet like some other liquid liners that I've tried. As far as it being waterproof, I completely agree. Once applies this ain't budging until you use soap and water. I think I may have found my new fave liner :) Thanks elf!!

What's your favourite liquid liner?

(there seems to be a phantom picture kicking about on this page for some odd reason, don't worry it's not supposed to be there :p)
Stacey x