Nail Wraps

I keep seeing people on the TV with really funky BRIGHT nails. I can tell they aren't wearing nail varnish, they're obviously wearing nail armour/wraps etc.

I wanted to try some so looked into buying some Minx, but they are quite expensive and seeing as I've never tried anything like this I didn't want to pay too much and waste my money. So I checked out eBay and saw people selling 'cheaper versions'. The seller I bought mine from allows you to choose 4 'cheaper' sets  or one set of Minx for £10.99. There are 8 nail wraps in each set.

I chose the following 4 designs (Blue Gemstone, Pink Zebra, Pink Cheetah and Chrome Solid):

Sorry for the poor picture quality, it was taken with my mobile phone.

I will be trying these out soon. I will let you know how I get on, although I bet it will end up in a total disaster and ugly mess!

I bought them from here: CHOOSE 1 SET OF MINX OR 4 SETS OF OTHER NAIL WRAPS

eBay Haul Number 3 - Kabuki Brush and Mirror

Yet another eBay 'haul'... you might now be starting to think "she likes eBay!" lol... Yes, I do! You can get some bargains on there and I only buy Brand New make up from eBay.

Here is what I bought:

eBay Haul Number 1 - Sleek & Mary Quant

I have been wanting to buy a Sleek palette for ages! I was going to buy one from the Sleek website, but I found it cheaper buying on eBay (shipping was more expensive on the Sleek website), so I saved some money.

I bought the Acid palette as it caught my eye ever since the first time I saw it. I also bought a Mary Quant Lipstick (41 Artful Pink) from the same seller (they have an eBay shop) as they were selling them for £1.75 so worth a try... I have never heard of Mary Quant before though.

 

Small Sainsburys Haul

While doing a bit of grocery shopping lastnight I decided I might buy some make up from their cosmetic section, but while browsing nothing caught my eye :-( ...So the only 'beauty' products I got were these (oh and a couple of other random things lol):

Vaseline Lip Therapy (Rosy Lips), Palmers Cocoa Butter Moisturizing Lip Balm, Sally Hansen Acetone Free Polish Remover (oh and some Flossers and a Hello Kitty Tax disc holder lol)

(Sorry the photo isn't great quality, I took it with the camera on my phone)

I've been searching for a good lip balm as my lips seem to be getting really dry just lately, normally they are fine (even in winter!)... so not sure what that's about.

I also want to apologise for not posting on my Blog lately. I have just been really busy in general, also my migraines have become more frequent and being on a computer with a migraine isn't the best idea. Also my mum has been taken into hospital, so I've been on house duty and my two indoor cats can be rather hard work lol (honestly, more so than a new puppy!)... Fingers crossed the doctors find out what's wrong asap and she recovers FULLY! She has been in there for just over 3 days now and I miss her already :-( she is my best friend as well as my mum <3 xxx

Edit: I totally forgot to add... Swatches of my Urban Decay Naked Palette, swatches and review of the new e.l.f £1.50 Lipsticks, Love-Makeup haul and more e.l.f hauls all to come asap.

Chrystal
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Haul: e.l.f 1st October 2010

Yeah, you guessed it! another e.l.f haul :-)

I ordered this last week when I heard about the new lipsticks arriving (a limited amount). I also made a comment on e.l.f's Blog so I got a £1.50 off Voucher!

Here is what I ordered: 5 of the new £1.50 Lipsticks, Plumping Lip Glaze and a Blending Eye Brush

More photos, swatches and a review of the New Lipsticks to come soon.

Haul: Coastal Scents Gel Liners? 7 Gel Liners for under £11... eBay is your friend!

Swatches of these Gel Liners can be found here: SWATCHES: Gel Liners

I often browse eBay for make up and have often bought make up from there (only NEW of course!). I wanted to get some more gel liners so I did a search on eBay and managed to find the same gel liners Coastal Scents sell, but for alot cheaper! They are exactly the same (I can compare because I already own a couple bought from Coastal Scents), it's just the ones from eBay have a different logo/text on the box - everything else is the same, the box, the jars, the lids and most importantly... the product inside!

Here are some pictures (more info about shipping/prices below pictures)

(The ones I bought are the same shades as: True Black, Sky Line, Maroon, Truffle, Stellar, Ecstasy/Boom Boom and Grape Vine on the Coastal Scents website)

This lot of 7 (the auction was for all 7, I didn't buy them individually) cost me £10.71 GBP (roughly about $16.44 USD / €12.93 EUR) with FREE shipping!
When I bought my Gel Liners from Coastal Scents they cost me $6.95 USD each (roughly about £4.53 GBP / €5.47 EUR each) and the shipping (USPS First-Class Mail International) for two Gel Liners was $3.96 USD (roughly about £2.58 GBP / €3.11 EUR). 
I just did a quick check on the Coastal Scents website to see how much shipping would be for 7 Gel Liners and it worked out at $9.04 USD (roughly about £5.89 GBP / €7.11 EUR).


I paid £10.71 for all 7, so each Gel Liner cost me about £1.53! that means I saved £3 on each one lol (total for 7 Gel Liners from Coastal Scents would be £31.71!). The only downside is this seller doesn't sell a good mixture of colours in their sets, but they do sell each gel liner separately - but when buying them separately it works out just as expensive as buying from Coastal Scents, so that's why I bought the ones I did.

Don't get me wrong... I love the Coastal Scents website/products, this post wasn't to put them down, it's just I can appreciate a bargain!  

EDIT: Incase anyone was wondering if these are fakes or not the same - like I said above, I have compared my Coastal Scents liners to these and they are exactly the same. But because I can see why people might not be so keen on buying from eBay, I decided to email Coastal Scents myself to ask if any of their products are manufactured in Hong Kong/China, here is a quote from the reply I got:

All productions are made under FDA guidelines and are safe to use. Finished Makeup Palettes, Lip glosses and Gel liners are being shipped out of Hong Kong.

Haul: E.L.F 15th September

Yes, it's another e.l.f haul! ♥ ♥ ♥

I made this order when e.l.f had their Free Shipping promotion for reaching 65,000 Likes on their Facebook Page.

Here is what I bought (swatches coming soon!):

Shimmer Pencils in Iconic Ivory, Precious Pink, Blissful Blush, Boldly Bronzed and Grassy Green (I now own all 9 shades)

Mineral Infused Mascara in Black

Mineral Lip Gloss in Sorority Girl

Nail Polish in Passion Pink

Plumping Lip Glaze in Wink Pink

Custom Compact

Haul: e.l.f goodies!

Last week I made an order with the GOLDENEGG e.l.f code, so I got free shipping! YAY!

Here is what I bought...

 Shimmer Pencils in Black Bandit (x 2), Gunmetal, Plum Passion and Twinkle Teal

Nail Polishes in Mint Cream (x2) and Mango Madness (x2)

Brightening Eye Color in Punk Funk (x2)

Custom Compact

Regular line brushes: Smudge Eye Sponge and Eye Shadow Brush

You can buy e.l.f products from http://www.eyeslipsface.co.uk/

Swatches of the above products coming soon

HAUL: e.l.f Mineral Eyeshadows

Another e.l.f Haul!

Mineral Eyeshadows, which can be bought from here: http://www.eyeslipsface.co.uk/product~prodID~81.htm

I bouht: Angelic, Caffeinated, Earthy, Girly, Glamorous, Mysterious, Socialite, Sweet, Temptress and Trendy (I already own Earthy and Socialite, so the ones from this Haul are going to be put in my 'Giveaway container' for future Giveaway Prizes)

If you would like to see swatches of any of these Eyeshadows just leave a comment and I'd be happy to do so.

Pictures below...

Angelic, Caffeinated, Earthy and Girly

Glamorous, Mysterious, Socialite and Sweet

Temptress and Trendy

e.l.f Mineral Haul

Here are some items I bought from e.l.f (www.eyeslipsface.co.uk) in my last order.

Nicely Nude:

Pouty Petal (I am SO in love with this lipstick!)

Haul: Collection 2000 Volume Sensation Lipsticks - With Swatches

I had to do to a bit of food shopping yesterday and as always, when I go to a supermarket (yesterday it was Tescos) I can't help but take a look at the make up section.

All the make up brands that Tesco sell had a 3 for 2 offer on. So I got 3 Collection 2000 Lipsticks. They cost £2.98 each, but I paid £5.96 for all 3, instead of £8.94.

(2) Perfect Pink

(5) Pretty Please

(6) Sugar Pink

Outer Packaging