Hello my pretties! Like lots of other people in the last few weeks I too have been struck down with the deadly flu bug, hence the lack of photos and posting in general (I cannot show my hideous mug to anyone just yet!). However, before the germs hit I managed to nab myself some bits and pieces pertaining to the beauty world and so my blog doesn't die from malnutrition I thought I would show you them!
The lighting in my room is abysmal, we've had grim, grey weather since the new year began and I've practically forgotten what the sun looks like, so I'm afraid you can't quite make out what the silver tube is unless you have the eyes of a hawk...It is the famed By Terry Touche Veloutee, usually retails for around £28 but I picked it up in the Sephora sale for the princely sum of 15 euro! That's roughly the same amount as the No7 illuminating concealer I've been umming and ah-ing over for a while but I'm so glad I found this! It's a beautiful texture and I shall be reviewing it when I return to the UK. The nice sales assistant also gave me a couple of facemasks in the background there, I've only tried one and they smell quite nice but I have yet to notice a drastic difference in my skin, but it was free so hey!
I also picked up my favourite Olay moisturiser (over here they call it Olaz for some reason?!) because it sinks in nicely and is aimed at oily/combination skin. Perfect! On the far left you can see my new hair dye, Garnier Belle Color, in 'luminous brown' because I keep getting random orange bits in my hair, and I feel when it is darker it looks somewhat healthier. I love Garnier hair dyes and have been using them for years so I would recommend them for sure. Finally, I was perusing the make-up stands in one of our supermarkets and I found a new Bourjois foundation, Healthy Mix Serum, and because I adore the original Healthy Mix I decided to pick up a bottle. Review and comparisons to follow!
As well as this little lot I found some lovely pieces in the H&M sale yesterday but I may do a separate post on those, otherwise this will just become one long ramble and I don't want to bore you! I also spent some of my Christmas money on a very special product I have been coveting for a while...and I shall most certainly post on that too!
Hope none of you have succumbed to this evil flu and that you are all fit and healthy! Have you bought any interesting new products lately? I love recommendations for just about anything so if you have anything to say, please feel free to leave a comment!
xoxo
Im intriged at what special item you have brought!
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I have also recently bought a Garnier Belle Color hair dye but the packaging is not the same as yours. Yours look wayyy better! I also thought it looked cheap just because of the packaging z=
ReplyDeleteOh no! Rubbish that you're not well! Hope you're feeling better soon! At times like this, when everybody's catching colds/flu, I swear by effervescent vitamin C tablets lol, I take one every day in half a glass of water and I haven't been ill for months! They're yummy too!
ReplyDeleteSo jealous that you got the By Terry concealer! Do you follow pixiwoo on youtube? They've been using the By Terry products loads lately, I really want some but £28 for one product is WAY out of my price range at the moment. Wish we had Sephora in the UK! x
Some great things there! im afraid im currently in your flu club too :(
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i hope you are feeling better! cant wait to see your h&m sale bits. how does the pricing match up with home and back in the uk? xx
ReplyDelete@Sophie: ahaha well I am putting the post together as we speak! xx
ReplyDelete@Gaby: yes I've noticed differences in the packaging too, it's different here than in the UK as well but the product is just as good! xx
@Franki: Haha I'd never thought of taking the effervescent tablets all the time, I usually only take them when I'm actually ill but maybe that's where I'm going wrong! Yes I saw Touche Veloutee on Pixiwoo too (actually, after buying it I rewatched some of their videos for application tips) and it's been on some other blogs, it's well worth it! I do think Sephora sometimes mess up on their sale stuff, I'm pretty sure this wasn't meant to be in their sale because it wasn't on sale in any other branch...oh well, their loss! xx
@away with the fairies: aww, I feel your pain! Hope you feel better soon! xx
@Ella: I'm feeling less flu-ey now, thank goodness :D I actually think it works out cheaper over here for H&M sale stuff but normal stock is cheaper in the UK (?!) I don't understand! Hope to see you on campus next week xx