How Sweet!!! A MUA Cosmetics and Love Hearts Collaboration

Anyone remember those chalk sweets with sweet lil messages on them??

You know, those lil sweets that every teenage boy gives his crush in the hopes of being percieved as romantic???

*Yeah, THOSE ones (¬_¬)*

Well on Monday (and just in time for valentines day might I add), MUA Cosmetics launched a Love Hearts collaboration based on the iconic British sweets. The pastel collection features 6 nails polishes and 5 lip balms, with sweet names that show off the core essence of Love Hearts Sweets and to introduce this new launch MUA Cosmetics invited us beauty lovers to Piccadily Circus to gosh over the collection and gorge on sweets (and cupcakes)

This event was extremely girly and with sweet temptations at every turn (it was so bad I had to drag Madison away from the Cupcake table).  I was lucky enough to get my nails done, sip on a cocktail and smooze around with my fellow bloggers

I  had such a great time tonight especially because I got a free manicure and I won one of the raffle bag (I got a love hearts cappuccino cup *giddy dance* bring on the hot chocolate!!!).

To celebrate the collaboration between two British Brands, and because I know some superdrugs can be a bit lazy when it comes to stocking their shelves on time, I am going to be giving away some Love Heart Goodies from both Love Hearts and MUA.

The prizes up for grabs are 

A Limited Edition Mini Love Hearts Tin 

A Huge roll of mini Love Heart Rolls

A pack of 4 Giant Love Heart Rolls

2 MUA Cosmetics Nailpolishes from the Love Hearts Collection

 - U & I; A Pastel Yellow Nail Polish Shade

 - I <3 u; A Pinky- Beige Nail Polish Shade

The Giveaway ends on the 19th of February 2012 and is only open to UK residents

To enter to win this giveaway you just have to be following my blog and leave a comment in the comment box . . . Simples!!!

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My Freaky Night out with Illamasqua Freak

*Ahem*

I have a confession to make . . . 

I am an Illamasqua Freak!!!!

Ok, forgive me for the pun-like opening but I seriously couldnt resist doing that. I have become a super huge fan of the Illamasqua brand ever since I tried their skin base foundation a little while back. Since then my collection of Illamasqua products just keeps growing. I mean I've hyped on about Illamasqua so much, I've even got my mum using Illamasqua as her foundation of choice (click here to see how Illamasqua skin base no. 17 looks on her).

Thursday Night, Illamasqua opened the doors of their flagship store in London to the general beauty public to launch their first fragrance  . . . Freak

Freak is an exotic and dark perfume that captures the magic of night-time by using exotic (and poisonous) flowers to create its scent and I can honestly say without a doubt that  . . .it definitely smelt . . .interesting loooool. I actually really liked the scent surprisingly, it smelt like a lighter version of Estee Lauder's Sensous Noir. Right now you can purchase this mysterious scent for £59 (75ml, Eau du Parfum) at the Illamasqua Flagship store just of Carnaby Street, on their website or in selected retailers like Selfridges when it is launched on their counters

I loved the event and actually had a lot of fun. Everything was so 'nightmare on elm street' gothic sprinkled with 'Tinker bell's fairy dust' that I was just amazed by every little touch. The wine served had food dye added to it to give it a darker bloodier colour (and it looked a bit too realistic that I chickened out and didn't give it a taste *I suffer from an over-active imagination*).

As they were doing a big discount on some of their stock and I have a huge shopping habit, I just couldn't leave empty handed. I mean eyeshadows had gone down from £15.50 to £5 . . . the mathematician in me calls this a SEXY DEAL!!! I went home with a lot of discounted Illamasqua goodies which will definitely keep a big goofy smile on my face for the next few weeks.

I picked up the Illamasqua:-

- Cream Eyeshadow in Malevolent

- Cream Eyeshadow in Debauch

- Cream Eyeshadow in Entangle

- Cream Eyeshadow in Linger

- Nail Varnish in Glory

- Nail Varnish in Fern

- Eyeliner pencil in Eerie (which is basically a black in regular English language)

I plan to post up a review and swatches on each of these eyeshadows at a later date, so keep you eyes peeled. 

I hate snails . . but I could see myself getting friendly with this one

Theatre of the Nameless Collection

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The Jacques Soiree is back in town . . .

Let me see . .  .

• Fruity alcohol . . . check 
• Multi-million pounds townhouse . . . check 
• Enchanted Garden . . *how Alice in Wonderland*. . . double check 
• Manicure and Makeover pampering sessions . . . check 

Then I guess Jacques Townhouse must be back in town.

Picture taken from Jacques' Fb page - All rights belong to them

The Jacques Summer Soiree invites guests the chance to experience an evening of pampering, with manicures, makeovers and a chance to star in their personal fashion shoot, all with a glass of Jacques chilling in their hand.

This year the Jacques Townhouse event will be popping up in London, from the 20th til the 28th of July,  and in Liverpool from the 10th til the 19th of August. Anyone is invited to come, but tickets and on a first come, first serve basis, so to get your paws on FREE tickets for you and a mate, click here to be redirected to the Jacques Facebook page 

P.s. I've heard that Ex-Sugarbabes Keisha Buchanan is going to be the host for this year's soiree

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