Botany Bay!

So for anybody that doesn't know, Botany Bay is an amazing shopping centre-ish place in Chorley :) It has five huge floors filled with amazing things, all a range of prices!

A random google photo!

The bottom floor is my FAVOURITE I lovelovelove it! It's all old fashioned layout and shops full of vintage things from war memorabilia to vinyl's to sweet shops and clothes and so much more! :) Then the other 4 floors are things like furniture and then there's also a bit of vintage chucked everywhere too :)
Sorry I don't have any pictures to show you how awesome it is! :(

So this is what I bought..

And the sunglasses were £2! :) bargain right?!

Have you had any jewellery steals lately? :~)
-T

Illamasqua Rich Liquid Foundation review.

Hi guys,
What would you say to a foundation that makes skin look flawless and gives amazing coverage-no concealer needed? Tell me more I'm guessing?
I have been using this foundation everyday since I bought it to give it a fair trial.
I have to say that after reading a few reviews on it I was a little worried and didn't know what to expect.
I found that the foundation is difficult to work with-but not impossible! as long as it's applied with a dense brush and blended in well it's a doesn't look cakey and covers up all the bits that need it!

This is a photo of me before and after (bare in mind it is too dark for my skin, and looks a little weird because I have no other makeup on!)

One thing I was worried about was my dry skin, as I thought because it was so thick it would stick to my skin and make it flaky, but I was pleasantly surprised. However, I did find that it sunk into my more larger pores and also made facial hair stand out, but I just brushed the foundation in the direction of the hairs when it was all blended in and that seemed to do the trick! :)
It is most defiantly a MUST to apply a primer with this foundation and let it settle otherwise it would just slide off, especially in hot weather! I would also suggest for those with oily skin to apply a powder afterwards.
Overall I would repurchase this foundation but in 115 instead of 120, I find it works with my skin and will last a long time as you only need a pea sized amount to cover the whole face..any more and it would look cakey, but that's the same with a lot of foundations :) I also found that I didn't need to use concealer with this foundation as it is the highest coverage foundation I have ever tried!
I hope this review helped!

Regards
-T

ASOS - Grunge

Love at first sight! 

When I received my ASOS magazine the front page was showing off the new grunge line! Modelled by a beautiful model I'll add :) but oh my word, the clothes.. I love them! I don't think I've ever loved a clothes line so much, al the jumpers, flannel denim and short skirts/shorts. It's my fashion sense in one range :)
Here are my favourite things from the line..

From left to right:
Kimono Cardigan
Burgundy Jeans
Green Slouch Hat
Camouflage Jeans
Knitted T-Shirt Dress
Khaki Snow Wash Jeans
Lace Up Ankle Boot
Army Camo Jacket
Chunky Rib Cardigan

FOTD - Tea Rose Lips

This look is pretty much my everyday look, winged eye liner with a little of a smoky effect and a nude-ISH lip :)
This is what I used..

I'm loving playing around with the Illamasqua Rich Liquid Foundation! :)

I love my rack!

About a month or two ago I was on the look out for somewhere to put my clothes, I have a drawer but i find in there my clothes get wrinkled too much! So I trotted off to Argos and found this black and silver rack for under £10! awesome right? :D
It was really easy to assemble and the instructions were easy to follow :) I just think it gives my cramped bedroom a little bit more of a 'me' touch, if that makes sense? anyway it can fit lots of clothes on it(i'd recently had a clear out) and the bottom two bars are very handy for shoes! :)

An easy affordable way to keep your clothes neat and tidy without a wardrobe!  

Sleek Makeup Ultra Matte Palette V2 Dark.

Ok, so I have been a fan of sleek makeup for a year or so now! Impressed by there pigmented eye shadows,lipsticks and blushes! so of course when I hear about a all matte eye-shadow palette being realest I couldn't wait to get my hands on one! (matte eye shadows being my favourite and hard to come buy in drugstore brands!)
The palette was available in two shades, V1-Brights and V2-Darks. Me being me, I got the dark palette as I don't really wear bright eye shadows!

These are the colours, I absolutely love them! 

Close ups of all the colours :)

Swatches in sunlight..

I have been using this palette ever since it came out! As you can see here a few of them don't look very pigmented which was a little disappointing as my au natural palette was really pigmented. however, they do look a lot better on the eyes, and more pigmented on the eyes. 

Good: 

• easy to blend
• most of them are well pigmented
• awesome range of colours
• the palette is sturdy and travel friendly

Bad:

• they are a little chalky
• a couple of the shades aren't as pigmented as I'd like (last two on the top row)

I defiantly don't regret buying this palette, and sleek is still one of my favourite makeup lines :) I'd recommend this palette to someone who wants to experiment with different colours but doesn't want to break the bank, at £7.99 it's a bargain! :)

illamasqua madness!

I can imagine make-up lovers everywhere will have been thrilled to learn of illamasquas latest sale (now ended) 60% off! items from £5-15! I couldn't resist but to purchase something as I have never owned illamasqua makeup before.

Originally I had planned just to get the Rich Liquid Foundation but when it came to ordering I knew I wanted something else, I would of liked to get a red lipstick but all of the ones for sale looked to be too pink or orange toned for me, as I was looking for one to replace my MAC ''Chilli'. So in the end I decided to get the ''Cream Foundation'' too, because after all a girl can never have too many foundations,right? :p

The packaging was awesome, it came in a black cardboard box with the invoice on the top and black tissue paper on top of the products with shredded tissue paper in the box. I just loved all the black, I think it made it look professional!

Cream foundation in 115.

Rich Liquid Foundation in 120.

Swatches

Left: Rich Liquid Foundation in 120

Right: Cream foundation in 115.

I shall try these out for a while and then have a review on here:) 

hope you enjoyed

-T!