Anna Dello Russo at H&M Haul

Hey everyone,

I'm a bit sick at the moment with a some very odd 'frog in my throat' side effects to my blog posts for the next week are going to be very sparse as I will be balancing being sick and still going to work, so all my extra energy is devoted to being in my bed sipping lemsip or herbal tea.

To tide you over the next week, here's a haul video filmed TODAY for a shopping trip that took place YESTERDAY.
I was going to do a Know Your Ingredient Post today but the words kept floating around on my laptop and I gave up but hope you like this video!

Scroll for more pictures on the haul products

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Review:- MAC #163 Contour Brush from the Face & Body Collection

As there is nothing I despise more than MAC’s Face and Body (click here to read my review/rant on the coloured, watered-down foundation), I already knew that there was no way short of being brain-washed by a psychic alien moonlighting as a MAC makeup artist, that I was going to walk out the MAC store with any Face & Body foundations. I was just visiting to check out the Pro Sculpting Cream in Richly Toned as I had read a lot of lukewarm reviews on the pro sculpting crèmes and wanted to see in person how it worked.  Unfortunately my local MAC store only stocked the lightest 3 pro sculpting crème shades so I had to either go online or to another store to swatch it (how crappy!!!). A bit disappointed I started to play around with the #163 brush which I LOVED!

I felt that the flat-topped contour brush was just sooo soft and despite playing around with the tester, I didn’t experience any shedding. I already knew I didn’t have a brush like this in my collection but once again they didn’t have it in stock!!!! Now the MAC artist (who probably gets the majority of her commission from me and my hoarding ways) saw how crestfallen I was  . . . and how I started inching towards the door with the MAC brush in my clutches, wrote down a list of the stores she thought might still have it as well as told me to go online as she knew there were still some left in stock.

After an agonising 4 day wait. Its finally here!!!!!

The 163 brush has synthetic bristles which are feel, firm, silky and soft to the touch. So far from playing around with this I have learnt than you shouldn’t even bother trying to blend with this brush . . .it’s not a blender, it’s a placer, which does make it a very good contour brush. The main thing I’ve learnt from playing around with this is too be careful how much product you pick up with this brush as the dense, short bristles can make this a nightmare to wash.

Personally I’m super happy with my purchase and I’m waiting for AJ from The Sunday Girl to review the Pro Sculpting Creams so I can decide if its worth a purchase or not.

Don’t forget, I’m holding a giveaway right now so if you want to get your hands on Love Goddess from the Limited Edition MAC Marilyn Monroe Collection , then best get clicking!!!!

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Win MAC "Love Goddess" from the Marilyn Monroe Collection & MORE!!! [GIVEAWAY CLOSED]

I know a lot of you missed out on the recent Marilyn Monroe Collection that MAC currently released so because I'm a bit extra like that . . . and my local MAC store still had some stock left, I've bought an extra Love Goddess Lipstick (as it was my favourite shade) and I'm going to be giving it away to one lucky follower.

To win you HAVE to be following my blog

AND

Tell me what your favourite lipstick brand is (I'm nosey liked that)

UPDATE!!!!!

I'm not sure if it's because I'm feeling try generous or if I've drank too much caffeine today, but I'm going to be EXTENDING my giveaway for 2 more weeks and upping the Prize!!!

Having read through ALL (Yes, all) the comments left for my giveaway, I'm left with a strong impression that many of you love MAC lipsticks but have never had the chance to try it. Soooo on the 22nd of Nov, I am now going to be giving away TWO prizes.

The winner of the first prize will win The Marilyn Monroe LE Love Goddess Lipstick & A MAC lipstick colour of their choice

AND

The runner up prize will win also win a MAC lipstick colour of their choice.

So get entering!!!!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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Review: Man's Ruin . . . The Siren of Lipsticks

I have said this before, and I will say it again. There really is no such thing as a red lipstick that doesn't suit you. Red lipstick suit EVERYONE!!! You just have to know what undertones work best with your skin tone and then go on a discovery mission to collect every lipstick tube with that undertone.

What I adore about red lipsticks is just how versatile the colour is. You really just never know how workable a red lippie is . . . until you fall head over heels in love with a shade and for me, my red lipstick crush of choice is Rockalily's Man's Ruin

I first came across Man's Ruin at the ZOMG Bloggers Bash event last month and I swear this shade just hypnotised me. Unfortunately for me, it was out of stock the day after the event *rotten timing on my part*  so being the rational and responsible blogger that I am, I stalked the Rockalily website, their twitter page and also their creator's Reereerockette's twitter page until I found out that they had a few more tubes of Man's Ruin in stock.

On the website's stock pictures and when compared to other vibrant red lipsticks, Man's Ruin does tend to come off looking very purple toned and it would be forgiveable to assume that it was a purple lipstick shade rather than a purple-berry red. When I wear it however, I do not see any purple at all!!! This shows up as a dark wine red that is absolutely spot on with my skin shade and as an added bonus, I think it even makes my teeth looks whiter than normal.

I don't think anyone really understands just how much I adore this lipstick. Apart from it's gorgeous and rich colour, the lipstick formula feels soo nice. My lips feel nourished and soft under the lipstick. The Rockalily lipsticks are enriched with vitamin E so are not drying in any way, shape or form, and as an added bonus the lasting time is phenomenal

 I really love this red lipstick and thought it would be perfect to share with you as part of my Colour themed Makeup Series that I am currently running. What do you think? Have I tempted you into give Man's Ruin a go??

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