Hello my lovelies,

Finally, I'm back to blogging! I've sadly lost Photoshop but my laptop is working again, so I'm reliant on Picnik to edit my photos, hope they turn out okay! I wouldn't call this a haul necessarily as it was all purchased on separate occasions, but it looks nicer all grouped together (oh, aesthetics...)!

Basically I made a wishlist over the summer entitled "things to buy when rich"* and after getting paid, consequently spent a good deal of time trying to cross things off this list!

First up is the Ilamasqua Skin Base foundation. I won't go into epic detail now because I've planned a few posts on this, but I'm really warming to it and trying out different ways of applying it. Definitely one of those blogger review purchases though, and by that I mean Blogger-Review-Influenced! I'm so easily sold on things... This retails for £25 from beauty counters or the Ilamasqua website.

Next is Benefit's new mascara, They're Real!. I think this is another B-R-I buy, to be honest, although I have been a fan of Bad Gal for a long time. Some before and after photos I've seen in reviews really influenced my decision here though, and when I saw Debenhams were offering 10% off, well, I couldn't resist! I look forward to testing this out on my lashes as they're quite long and curly naturally! Usually retails for £18.50 but I got it a bit cheaper, yay!

Then I decided to pick up a Sleek Pout Paint while I was hunting down Franki's giveaway prize and decided to go with Pin-Up as it's such a gorgeous red. I'm lucky enough to have samples of all the pout paints my sister bought and I'd tried Pin-Up and was so impressed with its staying power. They're a complete nuisance to apply though and so difficult to wash off! If you're interested in swatches, Naty has a lovely swatch post here. These are £4.99 each in Superdrug but it's worth keeping an eye out for offers, Nat bought hers on a 3 for 2 promotion!

Finally, I was near a MAC store the other day...of course I had to buy something. I opted for the Fix + spray as I've heard good things about it, sprayed it on my hand over a lipstick swatch and then couldn't get it off! I'm hoping it will do good things to my skin and make-up, it smells gorgeous so it looks promising! This was £12.50 and you get loads of it, so worth it if you can afford it!

I hope to review these all properly soon! Any questions, please leave a comment!

xoxo

*that is, having more than £12 in my bank account