US Drugstore Haul

About 2 months ago, I went on an amazing holiday to Florida and , obviously, I spent a fair chunk of my time there shopping for makeup. I had to, right? It’s taken me a while to get a haul together, I’ve just been too busy! I bought so much stuff that I’ll have to divide it into 3 sections: Drugstore, High End and a Colourpop Haul! First up, drugstore!

I basically had 2 rules for myself when shopping for drug store makeup in the US: 1. Only get things I can’t easily access in the UK 2. Keep lipsticks to a minimum (I ordered waaaay too many on Colourpop to be allowed to buy more). So, when I entered the hallowed halls of Ulta, Walgreens and the Walmart beauty section, I kind of went a little crazy. I think I got a variety and it’s all stuff I really wanted, so it’s not that bad, right?

Huge Makeup Revolution Haul April 2016

It’s been far too long since since I last had a big old Makeup Revolution haul (you can see it here). It feels long overdue! Since my 3 month no-buy just ended and I needed to pick up a few bits, I thought I’d take advantage of the great offer they had – spend £30 and get a mystery bag containing £25 worth of products for free. That’s too good to refuse!

As you probably know, Makeup Revolution is available in many drugstore type stores around the world (Superdrug here in the UK), but their website, which ships internationally, has all the best deals!

This is going to be a pretty long post, so grab a snack and a drink and we’ll get to the good stuff!

Huge TesterKorea Sheet Mask Haul March 2016

It’s been a hot minute since my last TesterKorea Haul and I was starting to run desperately low on my all-time favourite kbeauty staple: the sheet mask. If you’re unfamiliar with sheet masks, you’re missing out, big time. As the name suggests, they’re a face shaped ‘sheet’, usually cotton, soaked in serum. You pop it on, wait 15 minutes, then throw it away. Easy. No messy mud to spread across your face, no crumbly bits, just easy peasy skincare. In my opinion, the best ones are made by Korean companies – they know their stuff. Have you ever seen a Korean woman’s skin? Flawless. The stuff of dreams. Any way, the easiest and cheapest place I’ve found to purchase Korean sheet masks is TesterKorea.

Postage can be a little pricey and it can take between 2-4 weeks to arrive in the UK. That’s the price you pay for ordering from the other side of the world. I’ve found it’s most economical to place one big order rather than several smaller ones. So, naturally I ended up with OVER 50 MASKS. To be honest, that’ll probably only last me about 3-4 months.

Let’s get in to my picks!

LUSH Oxford St. Haul Easter 2016

This weekend, I headed to London with my girl Emma from Dino’s Beauty Diary and that could mean only one thing. Lush Oxford Street. It’s an absolute must for us, as two lush junkies, whenever we’re in the capital. It’s been a while since my last Oxford St. Haul and with all the cute Easter products out, what better time to top up my collection?

There’ a colour colour scheme in the items I picked up, I just couldn’t resist all the bright, happy colours. I guess I’m already in a spring time mood! Some of the items I picked up are Oxford St. exclusives, so I’m super sorry if you can’t get your hands on something you see here. Let’s take a look at all the goodies!

Make Up and Beauty Products I Received For Christmas 2015

I know I’m really late with this as Christmas was ages ago, but you can’t blame me for wanting to keep the Christmas spirit alive for a little longer. I’ve been loving reading this type of post, so I thought I’d make one of my own!

I was well and truly spoiled year; I’ve got some amazing people in my life who have been ridiculously generous. I figured that since I mainly talk about beauty here, I’d share the make-up and beauty products I was given. I got a ton of bath and body products that I haven’t included, but I’d be more than happy to do another post if you fancy a nosey.

Prairie Charms Prairie Pizzazz: Enchanted Edition Unboxing

It’s been a while since I shared the last Prairie Charms Prairie Pizzazz box with you. I was starting to get withdrawals! I love their boxes – they include a little bit of everything and all the contents are always so adorable! This time the theme is Enchanted which conjures up images of fairy tales and childhood wonder – super exciting!

The Prairie Charms Prairie Pizzazz Box is available from them on twitter for £20. Just tweet them asking for one. It’s that easy! They tend to have a value of £75+! New themes are released every couple of months, with a very exciting Christmas box coming soon! They also personalise each box, asking you what your favourite colours are and trying their best to include them!

Let’s see what’s inside!

TesterKorea Haul November 2015

I was beginning to run low on sheet masks again (the horror!), so that could only mean one thing – time to make another TesterKorea order! You can see my previous order here for more goodies. It’s my absolute favourite website to pick up kbeauty items, face masks in particular. They have endless amounts of products from countless brands and, if they don’t have what you were looking for, you can just request it and they’ll add it for you – amazing!

In case you were wondering how long it takes for your goodies to come from Korea, this order arrived 10 days after I placed it. I’d give it 3 weeks, just to be on the safe side though – especially during busy periods.

I went a little sheet mask crazy this time, I’ll admit. There are some things I bought in this haul that I won’t be showing as they’re gifts for other people and I don’t want to ruin the surprise – just in case anyone’s being nosey.

Huge LUSH Halloween and Christmas Haul 2015

It’s that time of year again! The time of year when Lush releases a ton of festive themed goodies and all the money magically disappears out of my bank account. It’s not my fault I buy so much of it, it’s science. Statistically speaking, something smells better if it’s in the shape of a pumpkin or a little Santa, you can’t argue with that.

As you can see, I gave in. I gave in hard. And I’m so excited! I love Lush year round (see proof here and here). Honestly, I could happily do away with the most of the permanent Lush line and replace it with the festive stuff. Is it just me who enjoys it a million times more? Perhaps it has something to do with it getting me in the festive frame of mind. Who knows.

Let’s get to the good stuff…

Prairie Charms Prairie Pizzazz: Luau Party Unboxing

Although summer has come to a close, Prairie Charms decided to give it a last hurrah with the theme of their latest Prairie Pizzazz mystery box: Luau Party! This theme got me so excited! I had images of coconuts, beaches, palm trees and hula dancers floating around my brain. I was interested to see how they’d make that work in an accessories and lifestyle box. You can see the previous box here.

The Prairie Charms Prairie Pizzazz Box is available from them on twitter for £20. Just tweet them asking for one. It’s that easy! They tend to have a value of £75+! New themes are released every couple of months, with Autumn ones being available to pre-order now (and a Christmas themed box in the works!).

This box had a ton of stuff so let’s just jump in!

Milani First Impressions & Swatches

After I tried my first few items of Milani make up, which you can find in my previous Beauty Crowd haul, I was hooked! The quality was really good, the price is reasonable and something about the products just seems so different and special compared to what I already own.

Obviously, I jumped at the chance to get a box jam-packed full of goodies (some not yet released on the Beauty Crowd site). Ooooo, sneak-peaks, my favourites!

Look how stunning it is! Beauty Crowd did a really good job putting this together. Before we even go into it, I’m going to recommend that if this ever goes onto the Beauty Crowd website as a collection or a ‘beauty box’ you snatch it up immediately. I think that everyone who managed to get their hands on one of these boxes got different colours, chosen completely at random.

Without further ado let’s delve in…