I'm moving! Blog Sale!

I apologise for how crude this is laid out, I'm a little short on time.

I've been MIA for what...years? I've been concentrating on work and my family and I'll be honest, I have felt less than inspired. I still love my beauty products, but I don't shop like I used to. I'm focussed on finding one of each product that works for me and I'm sticking by them. So far...it's going well!

I'm moving in with my boyfriend in a couple weeks so I'm having to get rid of a lot of stuff for space and extra funds. If you have any questions please please email me. Feel free to make offers as well!

Works as always - first come first serve. Email me your Paypal email address and I will invoice you.

 chrissydee1011@hotmail.co.uk

Prices include P&P. If buying more than one item I'm happy to combine P&P.

 Hope you're all well!!!

 MAC Venomous Villains Briar Rose Beauty Powder Used twice UK - £14 Intl - £16
 Kate eyeshadow palette UK - £3 Intl - £5
MAC 189 foundation brush UK - £16 Intl - £18
MAC Venomous Villains Magically Cool Liquid Powder in Truth & Light (sorry about the blurry mess!) 50% left UK - £7 Intl - £9

  Pixi single eyeshadow in Champagne Glow Used twice UK - £ 2 Intl - £4
 Sleek Pout Paint in Pinkini Brand new, sealed UK - £2 Intl - £4
 Urban Decay Book of Shadows Vol III NYC palette Eyeshadows only UK - £17 Intl - £19
 Accessorize union jack purse Brand new with tag UK - £2 Intl - £4
Bellapierre loose metallic eyeshadow in Celebration New, sealed UK - £9 Intl - £11
 Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner in Zero New (mini) UK - £5 Intl - £7













Laura Mercier matte eyshadow duo in Cocoa Rose Used a handful of times, comes with original box UK - £6 Intl - £8 
Illamasqua eyeshadow in Maybe? Swatched, comes with original box UK - £6 Intl - £8
Illamasqua eyeshadow in Fallen Used a handful of times, comes with original box UK - £6 Intl - £8
 Accessorize nail polish in Purple Dream Brand new in box UK - £2 Intl - £4
 Urban Decay Book of Shadows Vol II Eyeshadows only UK - £17 Intl - £19
 Stila Lipstick in Traci Comes with orignal box UK - £6 Intl - £8
 NARS mini multiples in Orgasm & Malibu Used but plenty left, comes with original box (minus Luxor, which I used the heck out of!) UK - £14 Intl - £16
 MAC Venomous Villains lipstick - Innocence, Beware! Comes with original box UK - £7 Intl - £9  
Illamasqua single eyeshadow in Sister Swatched, comes with original box UK - £6 Intl - £8
Illamasqua nail polish Viridian - brand new in box UK - £6 Intl - £8  
Cargo Beach Blush - Echo Beach Comes in original box UK - £5 Intl - £7
 Stila tinted moisturiser Brand new in box Medium 01 UK - £5 Intl - £7
 3 Sample sized Urban Decay Primer Potions UK - £6 Intl - £8
 MeMeMe Little Angels Collection - Brand new Benefit dupes! UK - £10 Intl - £12
 Sleek Pout Paints Lava, Pinkini, Minx, Cloud 9 - new, sealed UK - £8 Intl - £10
 MAC 30ml Strobe cream - brand new UK - £6 Intl - £8
 Stila eyeshadow single in Nanda Devi Matte brown UK - £3 Intl - £5
Soap & Glory lipgloss in Pink Apricot New UK - £2 Intl - £4
 Laura Mercier Natural Lips lip pencil Brand new UK - £7 Intl - £9
Lord & Berry lipstick and lipgloss Naturelle (lipstick) Skin Enchantment (lipgloss) Brand new in box UK - £8 Intl - £10
 

 Models Own Smash Up nail polish Pink (new), Orange (new) and Silver (used once) UK - £7 Intl - £9
 Too Faced shadows UK - £6 Intl - £8
 
Sleek Monaco eyeshadow palette - Brand new in box UK - £6 Intl - £8
 Sleek Curacao eyeshadow palette - Brand new in box UK - £6 Intl - £8
 Laura Mercier Celebration face palette - comes with original box Lightly used UK - £25 Intl - £27
Stila eyeshadow quad - one shadow broken so has been re-set, but one shadow has overlapped another. UK - £6 Intl - £7
 
Stila gel bronzer, 50ml, brand new in box UK - £4 Intl - £6

Collective Haul: April - June

Looking at the products laid out in front of me, I've not been buying a great deal over the past few months. It felt like I had but a lot of what I purchased were replacement products. I've also been investing more in clothes after havihttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifng a mad eBay clear out. I bought the most lovely Nicole Farhi silk top (I used it as a fabric background in this post) which I think I'll wear to death this summer. Also picked up a handful of maxi dresses which I tend to live in during the "warmer" months - whatever that means in the UK . Mostly, I've been saving. Mostly...



A few bits from Space NK. I haven't tried the new cleanser yet, I'm finishing up my Mario Badescu products (which I'll be honest, are not amazing. Stand out products are the buffering lotion and whitening mask. I didn't like the moisturiser at all and the cleansers were alright but quite drying)I also picked up a Nars blush in Deep Throat, Sheer Glow foundation and Shu Uemura Nobara foundation. Both are great and give good coverage while remaining light on the skin. Sheer Glow's coverage really surprised me! If I need to build it up, I use a Beauty Blender sponge (another I-love product) to stipple it on. Perfect.



A handful of things to try from BeautyBay.com. I'm excited about adding a toner to my skincare routine again. I haven't used a toner since Lush's Tea Tree Water and miss the squeaky clean feeling you get afterwards.



After scouring blogs and eBay, I'm 1 (Oh So Special - I didn't include the new Curacao palette as I just bought that today) palette away from completing my Sleek collection. If interested, I'll do a large review/swatch catalogue of all the Sleek palettes past and present.



I broke my nail polish ban and went a little nuts...the two Illamasqua nail polishes were STUNNING and I bought two of each to send to a couple of my friends. Perfect for a vampy night out. The Barry M colours are beautiful summer brights - the coral is by far my favourite. Seche Vite is hands down, amazing. Ah-may-zing. My nail colour lasts a good week without any major chips despite me working with my hands a lot.



I bought a few Soap & Glory products, one of which was the boddy butter seen and the other was a facial scrub and shower gel. LOVE the shower gel, LOVE the body butter, a little unsure about the scrub. It kind of burns my skin when it's meant to give a tingly sensation. The boy loves it so as far as I'm concerned he can have it! I'm giving one of these body butters away soon :)

Check out the adorable mini High Beam and Posie Tints free with Glamour magazine! Didn't get Benetint as I've got the full size, but aw, so cute!

I purchased (IMPULSE) a couple of MAC shadows - Vellum and Beauty Marked. Beauty Marked really stands out to me, it's dark but really brightens up the eyes. Vellum is a fab highlighter on the cheeks and cupids bow.

I'm also giving away a couple of Lord & Berry glosses that I bought a while back. I loved it so much I went back and picked up two. The perfect shade for any skintone, lovely texture and I actually like the smell of them. They're not MAC vanilla scented, but they're not plastic/playdough scented either! The lipstick I am less crazy about (weird considering I'm not much of a gloss girl) The New CID products, I've yet to try out yet but I'm excited about them. I've dangerously fallen in love with Illamasqua eyeshadows. They're dense, apply very well and stay vibrant until you take them off. I recently bought this matte purple called Fallen.





Recently, the fella and I went down to Brighton for a couple of days. We stayed in a beautiful hotel by the beach front and whilst pebble beaches aren't my favourite, I had a wonderful time. While having breakfast on the beach, we had a little debate on whether pebble or sand beaches are better. My argument was that you could build sandcastles on sand beaches...so John made a stone castle which he said was "more realistic" so better. I'd still rather get sand up my butt any day. Pebble beaches hurt right?!



I made some divine (if I may say so myself) lavender and lavender and lemon cupcakes (with my own recipe for lemon curd). So light you don't feel too guilty for eating more than one!

I've got reviews planned: MUFE HD foundation, Mario Badescu (the week-by-week thing didn't work out because honestly...I wasn't getting the results I'd hoped for but there are some great produts within the range) and a new foundation routine. I'm hoping to start pre-writing posts during the weekend as I'm so busy during the week. Though lately my weekends have been pretty crazy too! We'll see...but I miss blogging a lot! Thanks so much for reading!

FOTD: Navy Eyes, Coral Lips

Products used:

Face: Revlon ColorStay foundation, MAC Pro Longwear concealer, e.l.f. Pressed powder

Eyes: Illamasqua Liquid Metal in Superior, NARS eyeshadow in Night Flight, Bourjois Volume Clubbing mascara in Absolute Black

Lips: OCC Lip Tar in Grandma

Christmas Haul

I was also given a couple of Lush gift sets, tons of sweets and John bought me some haircare which I can't wait to use as soon as I'm done with my Toni & Guy shampoo and conditioner!

What did you receive this Christmas?