HAUL: Barry M (with swatches)

On Wednesday I was browsing through the Barry M website to make an order using the 30% off Coupon Code. My order was dispatched on Thursday and arrived on Friday morning.

I have ordered from Barry M many times now and I own quite a few products (mainly Dazzle Dusts).

Anyway, here is what I bought:

Dazzle Dust 93 'Block Blue'

Swatch of 'Block Blue' (left photo taken with flash, right photo taken without flash)

Dazzle Dust 94 'Teal'

Swatch of 'Teal' (left photo taken with flash, right photo taken without flash)

Dazzle Dust 98 'Petrol Black'

Swatch of 'Petrol Black' (left photo taken with flash, right photo taken without flash)

Petrol Black is a hard Dazzle Dust to photo. In real life, depending what angle you look at it, it can be a purple, charcoal or green/blue. It's GORGEOUS! and I repeat, my photos do NOT do it justice at all unfortunately.


Dazzle Dust 99 'Bright Indigo'

I have taken the next photo with and without a flash, as I found with a flash the real life colour wasn't shown in the photo (left photo with flash, right photo without flash)

Swatch of 'Bright Indigo' (top photo taken with flash, bottom photo taken without flash)

Fine Glitter Dust 19 'Midnight Blue'

Swatch of 'Midnight Blue' (left photo taken with flash, right photo taken without flash)

Super Soft Eye Crayon 'Black'

Swatch of Super Soft Eye Crayon in Black (top photo taken with flash, bottom photo taken without flash)

Super Soft Eye Crayon in Matt Turquoise

Swatch of Super Soft Eye Crayon in Matt Turquoise (top photo taken with flash, bottom photo taken without flash)

Duo Pencil Sharpener

World's Smallest Make up Haul LOL

I popped into my local Morrisons today to pick up some grocery shopping. Me being me, I couldn't leave without having a look at the make up section. But, and that's a big but! I managed to pull myself away with only TWO items... lol.

Rimmel Vinyl Carat Multi-Reflection Lipgloss in Razzle Dazzle:

NYC Lipstick in Blue Rose:

I never normally buy bright Lipstick colours like this one, but for some reason I was drawn to it... Who knows, I might be brave enough to wear it on a night out, but not during the day though!

And here is a picture wearing both the lipstick and gloss too:

Barry M - 30% Off COUPON CODE!

Barry M currently have a 30% off coupon code valid for today and tomorrow only!

Just enter the code LOVEANIMALS during the checkout at http://www.barrym.com/


What are you waiting for!? Actually, that's a good question... what am I waiting for! I'm now off to make a Barry M order :D


(PS: I know of this code by being a fan of their Facebook page, which can be found here: Facebook Barry M Cosmetics Fan Page  )

Haul: Too Faced Products

Here is what I received in the post yesterday morning, 3 Too Faced products I've been wanting to try for a while (I have never bought any Too Faced products before):

Glamour To Go II Palette:

Mood Swing (original/clear to pink):

Brightening Blusher in Pinch My Petals:

I am very pleased with what I chose, my favourite probably being the Palette. I am loving the Too Faced packaging, very pretty! Maybe I will purchase some more Too Faced products in the future.

Too Faced website: http://www.toofaced.com
If you are in the UK like me, you can buy Too Faced make up from Debenhams: http://www.debenhams.com/beauty/make-up
or Boots: http://www.boots.com/en/Boots-Brands-A-to-Z/Too-Faced/

NOTD: nails inc Berkeley Street

I am wearing this lovely shade of Teal/Turquoise today! I am totally in love with this shade that came out of my Nails Inc set.

This shade is called Berkeley Street.

With Flash:

Without Flash:

Bottle of Nail Varnish, first picture with flash and second picture without flash:

EDIT 22nd July 2010:
Today is day 4 of wearing this nail varnish. I just wanted to update and say no chipping yet! WOW, that's the first time in 10 years I've had a nail varnish not chip on me within the first or second day of painting my nails! I am very very happy ;-)

My latest e.l.f HAUL

I've been waiting quite a while to buy from e.l.f again, because most of the items I wanted/needed were out of stock. I (as well as ALOT of e.l.f lovers) waited very patiently for the big end of June stock delivery! I was sooo excited to see that Facebook status saying that the big delivery had arrived, so much so, I even spent some time watching their ustream LIVE while they unloaded the lorry!

So here is what was in my order...

This was everything in mr order:















And here is the list of each individual item that I bought:


Candid Coral Studio Blush

Mineral Concealer in Fair

Mineral Eyeshadow in Earthy

Mineral Eyeshadow in Socialite

Waterproof  Eyeliner Pen in Black

Mineral Lipstick in Cheerful Cherry

Lip Primer & Plumper

Daily Brush Cleaner

Studio Eyeshadow C Brush

Studio Angled Brush

Studio Fan Brush

Last, but not least... my FREE gift - Super Glossy Lip Shines in Pink Kiss, Angel and Iced Latte

I did upload some other photos of these products to the e.l.f Facebook Fan page. There are some swatch photos and photos taken with/without flash etc. If you'd like to view them here is the link to the first photo I uploaded: e.l.f Cosmetics Facebook Fan Photos just scroll left to see the other photos I uploaded... (sorry, I accidently uploaded them while signed into my Mums Facebook account! My name is Chrystal, not Natalie lol)

e.l.f website: www.eyeslipsface.co.uk

Liz Earle Naturally Active Skincare

Well I decided to go ahead and make an order at the Liz Earle website! I ordered late Sunday night and my products arrived early Tuesday morning. I was sooo excited to receive and open my parcel and was really pleased with how quickly it arrived and how it was packed. Everything was beautifully wrapped and I am so pleased with the whole ordering experience with Liz Earle.

The products I ordered:
Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser 100ml Pump
Instant Boost Skin Tonic 200ml Bottle
Skin Repair Moisturiser (Normal/Combination) 50ml Tube
Gentle Face Exfoliator 70ml Pump
Two Muslin ClothsI was going to order each product individually (except the Gentle Face Exfoliator), but instead I went for the 'New Spring Offer' which cost £40.25 and came with the Free Gentle Face Exfoliator worth £12.25. The normal retail value is £54. This offer can be found here: Liz Earle New Spring Offer (I think this offer ends on 23rd May 2010).

I also received a Free Gift! A 30ml tube of the Cleanse & Polish and another Muslin Cloth.

I would say I will review these products after I have tried them out, but I'm not so sure about that... I have actually never used a facial moisturiser (I know, I am a late starter!) and I've never really been one to use a cleanser and toner... I would just wash my face in the shower/bath really. So to be honest, I haven't really got much experience with this sort of thing and I don't really have any other products to compare with. Maybe I'll just make a post about how I've been getting on, you never know, by then I might have turned into a manic reviewer! lol.

Just lately I have been doing some research on skincare and realised I really need to be getting into a regular cleansing, toning and moisturising routine, so that's the reason I bought all of the above. The thing is, there are SO many different brands of cleanser, toner and moisturiser I really just didn't know where to start. I had no idea what ingredients I should/shouldn't be looking for. But, I did know I didn't want to buy products full of God knows what (some cheaper products that I came across), so I then realised I might have to spend that bit extra on my skincare products. I must admit, because I have never used a moisturiser on my face (I did buy the Vitamin E face moisturiser from The Body Shop last year, but never really used it) I wasn't so keen on spending more than £10 for a moisturiser. But doing more research I noticed that Liz Earles products are quite reasonably priced compared to some higher priced brands.

So, cleanse, tone and moisturise daily? wow, I will have to kick my butt into gear! and stick with it.

Here is a simple YouTube video I made while opening up my parcel... Incase you are thinking of buying from this company for the first time: Liz Earle Naturally Active Skincare Products - My Order