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Collection Haul 02!

As promised, here is the follow up to my previous post, "Collection Haul 02". I had bought too many items to be able to show it in one blog post! However, I am on a purchasing ban for the whole month of March, to reduce my spending and to use up the items I have bought before buying more. I hope you enjoy this post!

I needed something extra for my bedroom as I have many walls which are still bare. I found this in Matalan and loved it. It's the perfect colour to match my room, its large and very solid metal. What more can I say! It was in the price range, £2-£5, so very affordable.

The quotes inside the little photo-frames, I bought at a local bookshop as cards. But I loved them for my wall, so I cut them to size and placed them in the photo frames! They were only £2.50 each and decorate my wall perfectly.

I purchased these Patent Loafers from Matalan, for £15. I was pleasantly surprised! They are perfectly comfy, especially for summer when you want something other than sandals. I have gone on to buy another pair, in another colour because I love them so much!

This is the Revlon Colour Burst Lip Butter in the shade, "Macaroon". I adore shades such as these, and they make up the majority of my lipstick collection. They are pinky/neutral on the lips making them perfect for the finishing touch to your make up look. The only downside to these, are they tend to be very soft and mine need to be kept in the fridge to ensure they are solid! This was £5.96 from Amazon.

These are silver framed avatars from H&M which I bought ready for summer. I found them just simple and cute, and they fit on my face nicely. They are only £6.99 also, so if I lose or break them, I don't have to worry about them being too expensive!  

 I love rummaging through charity shops, as they are full of little beautiful treasures that are totally unexpected. I was looking for a new dish in order to hold jewellery and I went into my local Sue Ryder and found this! It's perfectly large to hold several items of jewellery and its in a duck egg blue shade, matching my room. I couldn't have asked for anything better, especially or £1.50!!!

Lastly, I picked up several glitter eyeshadow paint pots. I have not experimented with these yet but I couldn't resist picking them up when I saw the colours. I picked the two Barry M ones up in the shades 87 (coral pink) and 64 (duck egg blue). For the Models Own ones, I picked up shades Denim Blue (dark blue), Silver Grey (metallic silver) and a Grey Mint (turquoise). And lastly, the unbranded one with the butterfly on the lid was in a vibrant silver shade.

Love, Hannah

Collection Haul Part 01

I am a complete shopaholic, meaning that these haul blog posts will be very frequent on my blog. Pay day is the perfect excuse to go mad and do some shopping! There will be two parts to this haul as I've bought too much to be able to show it all on one blog! I will leave the links to the items in the item descriptions, where available. Enjoy!

This is the Maybelline EyeStudio Colour Tattoo 24hr Cream Gel Eyeshadow, in the shade On and On Bronze. I love my neutral eyeshadow shades, and when I saw this I fell in love. Its highly pigmented, so a little goes a long way! It applies nicely and doesn't dry instantly like some cream eyeshadows - it gives you enough time to blend and cover your eyelid as you wish. It has a hint of sparkle which is nice to lift the neutral shade into something a little more special.

Anybody that knows me, knows my favourite colours are pastel shades, in baby blue and pale greens. So when I came across this handbag on Matalan's website, it was a must buy! Its a very large tote and the baby blue colour is just perfect for summer. As its very large, during the summer when I go on holiday, I can fit all my much-needed bits and bobs such as suncream, sunglasses, make up, cash, camera. I love the idea of having a long strap also, so it can easily be placed on the shoulder rather than have to hold it in the crease of your arm. Its very versatile and due to the pastel colour, it can go with many of my clothing items!

Having a new, massive Primark built relatively close to where I live, I'm forever going in there on the weekends and picking up pieces. I adore their homeware and usually spend the majority of my time looking through this rather than the clothes or shoes sections. In particular, I love their candles! These are the only candles I ever buy anymore as they smell incredible and for £2 you definitely cannot go wrong. I have tried every colour, aside from the green and pink, so I picked up these scents "Pink Grapefruit" and "Lotus Flower". I also picked up one of their diffusers in "Sweet Berry & Patchouli" for £3.

This little device is something I've been desperate for, for a long time, and not realised they existed. This strange looking comb is a wool comb, which removes any bobbly bits off leggings and jumpers. Having thrown many jumpers away because of bobbles, I'm glad I found this easy solution!

Another Primark purchase I recently got, was this little baby blue change purse. I have a gorgeous purse from Kate Hill but I have so much change that makes it bulky and I'm afraid of breaking it. So when I saw this, in the exact same colour as my bag, I couldn't resist buying it!

Many other bloggers and YouTubers have been commenting on Collagen eye masks and their brilliance in reducing puffy eyes, redness and under-eye bags. Although I don't have any of these, they are supposed to combat fatigue in the eye area. I found these on Amazon in a pack of 10 so bought them to test the recommendations. These are Crystal Collagen Gold Powder Eye Masks and I will review them as soon as I've tried them to describe any benefits!

As an English Language and Literature student, I read A LOT of books. I run a successful book club on Facebook for my Open University course and picked these out of the recommendations. I ordered the following; A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, Animal Farm by George Orwell, 1984 by George Orwell, Coming Up for Air by George Orwell, The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick, Talk Before Sleep by Elizabeth Berg &The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. I look forward to reading them!

Love, Hannah

New Beauty Buys!

Having been shopping recently after Christmas, I bought several items which I'd love to share with you all.

Mac Lipsticks are a firm favourite of mine due to colour and durability. I've seen many recommendations over the last few weeks for Amorous and the simple Mac Red, so I thought I would buy them and try them out for myself. I wasn't disappointed! The colours were so vivid and pigmented which I LOVED. They also were fairly easy to apply, but like with any lipstick in a darker shade, it becomes easier with a lip pencil applied before-hand. In terms of durability, they also receive rave reviews from me. Having put it on in the morning, by lunchtime it was still on with little smudging or discolouration after eating and drinking. Although Mac Red was a little more smudged, and I found much more residue on the cup after drinking. 8/10! £15.50 each from House of Fraser.

I've been a fan of MUA's make up range for a long time, due to the high quality of the products and the value. I especially like how pigmented their eyeshadows are, and how, with the right make up setting spray, they can last all day! I love the colours in this palette, as I feel they are shades that can be adapted to wear with any colour for brilliant results! 9/10 £8 from Superdrug.

Barry M, as with MUA have a brilliant eyeshadow collection, and shortly after purchasing the MUA palette, I was drawn to this beautiful Barry M eyeshadow palette. This I feel is a perfect little gift idea, with its gorgeous cover and simple lay out. Must buy product with simple shades. 10/10.










I've been dying for some Real Technique brushes for a long time, but I've been waiting for the moment the price dropped. And lucky me!! In the New Years sales I managed to get the Real Techniques Core Collection set of 4 brushes for an amazing steal of £13.99 on Amazon, reduced from the usual price of £21.99. They are brilliantly soft and perfect for applying makeup in a profession way. 8/10.














Another product just purchased was the LOreal Paris Le Lip Liner Magique by Color Riche for £3.99. Its a clear lip liner so it can be paired with any lipstick for the perfect application. It fantastic, rather than searching the shops for the right shade to match your lipstick!! 8/10.














The last product I brought was a risky purchase from Primark's makeup collection. Due to the price of £2.50, I really didn't know what to expect with the quality and last of this liquid lipstick in shade "Nude". I was definitely pleasantly surprised! The colour is highly pigmented, and the sheen is gorgeous. However, I dislike the brush applicator which can make the lipstick appear rather gunky and harder to apply. Aside from this, I think Primark did themselves proud. 7/10.