Models Own buys

I think every man and this dog took advantage of the Models Own 50% off sale. How could you not?! Part of me wanted to order it all, possibly through sheer excitement! - But thankfully for Aarons bank account, I had my sensible hat on ;)

From L-R: Vintage Pink, Naked Shimmer, Pink Blush, 3 in 1 and Lashed Up Volumiser Mascara.

Now, I don't know if it's my computer screen or my eyes but the colours I got did not match with the colours shown on their website. (If anyone else agrees/disagrees with this do let me know so I know if the problem is my end or theirs!) Although annoyed by the colours not matching between my order and the website, other than Pink Blush I'm super duper happy with my items..

- Vintage Pink came out more reddish brown than the pinky/browny/bare colour I saw on screen.
If I saw this colour on the shelf, I probably wouldn't pick it up but I put it on my nails and decided that actually it's a really nice, creamy autumn colour and it will definitely be getting lots of use!

- Naked Shimmer was slightly lighter than shown on screen.
BUT it's a gorgeous colour and has become one of my favourites - the website doesn't do it justice. In the bottle it has a pretty golden shimmer to it although once on the nails you can't see it unless you look closely but this doesn't bother me, I still love it!

 

 - Pink Blush was the most disappointing. Its worth putting in here - I always look on Google for swatches before buying nail polish online.. The Models Own website shows Pink Blush to be a babyish pink on the little blob then you click and it looks like a medium, creamy, pastely pink.. What I received was almost neon pink!
The good thing to come from this one was that I emailed Models Own about it and they're sending me 2 free polishes to ease my disappointment which I think is really good of them :)

- The 3 in 1 polish has a blue tint (looks like it might be UV?), which isn't mentioned online and can really change a colour - I put it on top of the Naked Shimmer and it looked light purple :/ - Which you can really see in the pic of the 3 colours on my nails at the top.
Although I won't be wearing this on top of Naked Shimmer again, I will be able to wear it with almost every other colour I own (around 100 now) so it's no biggie!

This was the item I was the most chuffed with! I wasn't expecting it to blow my socks off and thought as it was half price, it wouldn't hurt to give it a go and I'm so glad I did! It has replaced all my other mascaras and I just use this one now, I love it! I'll be honest, I only picked it cause it was pink!! It does a good job at showing off my lashes, without looking too boring natural or too fake over the top, a very, very happy medium. Without a doubt, I will repurchase this (good excuse to order more nail polish too, right? :) Normal price is £6 which I think is more than fair.

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mini haul

I went to the post office to pick a parcel up on Monday and on my way back, I was pushed and forced into Boots and Superdrug to spend some pennies.. I didn't really want to but was forced into it! Honest ;)

Soap and Glory: scrub your nose in it, hand food and hand maid.
MUA nail polish (shade 6) and lip boom (cheeky).

Boots currently have their brilliant 3 for 2 offer on so I knew I had to try more S&G products. Unfortunately our little one doesn't stock everything they do so unless I go to a different town/city I'm very limited. Anyway, I had to try this one as its for large paws pores and blemishes and unfortunately I have both. I was very impressed with the last couple of face products I got so I have high hopes.

After the disappointment that was my first She Said Beauty Box (click here for that post) I decided I needed to get a hand cream for my handbag (the one I was going to use from my SSBB has a really crappy lid that doesn't stay on!) and as this was on offer and I larrrrve the smell of S&G products I thought well why not! I like how soft and non greasy it is. Thumbs up from moi :)

This is my 2nd bottle of this stuff and I'm hooked! I'm obsessed with my hands being clean, especially if we grab a sandwich or something after shopping (after touching all sorts of things that someone else has touched after itching their behind! ERRK!) so yeah, now I need not worry. Ooh and it smells so good! This doesn't leave my handbag, ever.. unless I'm taking it out to use it ;)

Anyone that knows me will know full well I HATE the colour red. So Tiffany, why on earth did you buy this polish? I hear you ask! Wellllll... It looked a nice creamy red, not a bright in-your-face shade and when I saw it, it made me think of Christmas. This with some gold glitter on top.. jingle jingle! Oui?

I love pink. A lot. When I went shopping with my mum last I wanted to get this and mum made me get the nude coloured one instead. She said to me "you might like pink.. but pink doesn't like you!" Charming mother. Aaron said pink looks nice on me so I went and got it! I don't wear it full on, just a little so its a hint of girly pink.. if you know what I mean?! The lipgloss side of it is not great though..

 

The glittery bits in it are way too big for an adult to want to wear and to be brutally honest, I felt about 8 years old when I used it which is never good when you're 24!! Why MUA would put such chunky bits of glitter in the lipgloss is beyond me. That will teach me though wont it - I should have looked at it properly before buying it!! All I saw was pink and I was off!! - To the til! Oh - it doesn't look too bad when you first apply it but the glossy stuff comes off very quickly and you're left with loads of dry bits of glitter stuck to your lips!


Can anybody recommend any of the other S&G products?  (I already have The Fab Pore and Clear Here - both of which I highly recommend!)


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My First Giveaway!

Oooooooooooooooohyeaaahhhhhhhh! I only went and got 100 followers on my blog! :O
As promised, I am doing a giveaway to thank you lovely lot because as cheesy as it sounds, without the followers it wouldn't be half as fun :)

My giveaway is for the MUA Immaculate Palette. 

It is brand new and sealed and bought with my own pennies.

 

The only mandatory entries are that you follow via GFC and leave your email for me to contact you on. The rest is optional. More entries can be gained each day by tweeting ;)

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- This is for UK residents only I'm afraid but the next one will be international I promise :)

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winter coats under £50

Brrrr! It's been getting right chilly lately and I've found myself putting my coat on whenever I leave the house so I thought I'd do a coaty post!
If you're anything like me (fussy and don't like parting with too much moneys) then you'll know how hard it is to find a coat for these colder months! So I've put together 5 coats for under £50 to help you :) - Well, it might help you but not if you don't like them! I like them, that's why I chose them but of course we're all different.. Let's get on with it shall we!

ONE | TWO | THREE | FOUR | FIVE

What do you think? - Do you like any of them? Personally I like them all so if anyone wants to buy them for me I promise not to mind ;) 

life #9 (big news)

Howdy doody blog buddies :)

Well, it's official, I'm an auntie. My sister had her little girl Wednesday evening and she's called Skye Anne Alexis Woodard. She looks a spitting image of my sister (poor cow!) lol..

and for reference this is me and my sister, Ocean.. she's 5 years younger than me:

I haven't seen Skye yet - Aaron has had the end of a cold so didn't want to risk it obviously. We are going over to my sisters place Sunday though and I'll try to get some pics when I have cuddles (with Skye!) It will be a bit strange but hopefully not too awkward between me and my sister as we didn't speak for a few months due to a fall out but we're working on getting past that. I'm sure Aaron and Karl (my sister's other half) will chat away so there shouldn't be any awkward silences!

My next big news is that as from after holiday, we will no longer live in a flat! - We'll live in a 3 storey town house, oohyeah! The place we live is originally a 3STH but the previous owner converted the bottom for his poorly mum and when the landlord bought it he rented it as 2 properties but with that has come a few problems (shared water bill, shared heating controls..) and the boy downstairs has had enough and is leaving. So the landlord asked if we want the lot and obviously we jumped at it! 

The thing I'm most excited about is getting a cat as we will have a garden! I absolutely love cats.. I'd be a cat lady if I was single, seriously! I've wanted another cat since mine died when I was school age but I was never able to get one until now! I'm hoping to get a male silver/smoke tabby or a male ginger tabby with white socks. If you follow me on Instagram (@xtiffyxx) or Twitter (@xtiffyxx) do expect lots of pictures almost every day!! I will be a little bit obsessed cause I think kitten are just the most cutest thing ever ever!

I am also excited about our holiday! - We go next weekend, to Wales. We went to south Wales last year and I just fell in love with the place. I absolutely love the accent, the people are so, so friendly and its beautiful. If ever we won the lottery or anything like that, I wouldn't hesitate in moving there. This time we're going to west Wales and have said we'd like to go back another year and visit north Wales. Its 282 miles from ours to where we're going in Wales and will take around 5 hours drive.. This means I will have to make a few new CDs for the journey.. Poor Aaron!! :D

I will set up a few posts for while I'm away, you know, in case anybody has withdrawals or anything!! ;) 

I'm getting my hair cut tomorrow, yeeeeaaahhhhh :) went longer without a cut this time so that I could get it done before holiday.. It's got sooo thick so I cant wait for a good trim and thin out!

Hope you all have a lovely weekend :)