Sundays Summary

1. I had a great New Year and spent New Years Eve to the Bank Holiday Monday relaxing with Nik, my sister and her boyfriend. We did go out for a couple of hours, but I had more fun at home! We all rang in the New Year hangover free, and enjoyed a massive roast dinner and lots of movies slouched on the sofa.
2. Nik spent last night at a work party, so me and Jenny got comfy on the sofa and ordered in. After a week full of 4.30am alarms I really needed to just veg out on the sofa and not move! I spent a bit of time doing something Nik hates, watching QVC. I find I can put QVC Beauty on and not turn it off for hours! I never buy anything but I love listening to people ramble about beauty products!
3. I haven’t really done much sale shopping this week other than the New CID Set, and some Rituals Bath Oil that has the same gorgeous Rice Milk and Cherry Blossom scent as the Body Cream I mentioned here. My favourite purchase this week has got to be two Large Housewarmer Yankee Candles, one Christmas Cookie + one Christmas Cupcake that were both reduced to an amazing £9.50 in Leicester’s House of Fraser Outlet, I love having my whole house smell like gorgeous, sugary goodies!
4. Jenny’s been with us for three weeks now and I think she’s really starting to settle in, she’s very attached to me and follows me round all day! I’ve really missed having a dog around since moving out of my parents house and it’s lovely to come home and have her be so excited to see me! Any time I’ve blogged this week she has been sat on my knee, with her front paws on my desk, occasionally hitting the space key! Maybe she wants to do a guest post!
I hope you’ve all had a good week and are having a great start to the year!

Free L’Occitane Balm/Gloss with Glamour!

This months Glamour magazine has got some great ‘Halfway to Payday’ vouchers and offers, one of which is to receive a free full size L’Occitane Lip Balm or Gloss worth £8! With the constant cold weather, and my already overflowing stash of lipsticks and glosses I opted for the balm. It’s has a gorgeous, delicate fruit scent, that unlike a lot of other lip balms doesn’t smell artificial. With ingredients including Sweet Almond Oil, and Orange Peel Oil this is a definitely worth the £2 price tag of the magazine!

You can redeem the coupon in L’Occitaine Boutiques (Store Locator)

Urban Decay Book of Shadows Quick Look and Face of the Day

Firstly apologies for the psycho eyes and unruly brows (I’ve lost my Tweezermans! *sob*), I was given this palette by my boyfriend for Christmas, as he knows I would never spend that much in a palette for myself. This is my first time with Urban Decay eyeshadows and I’m loving them so far, they’re all shimmer/glitter shades and they have such a gorgeous easy to blend texture.

I’ll be doing a full review and swatches soon, but so far I’m in love with this palette. I also haven’t put down the 24/7 Waterproof Liquid Liner that came included in the palette and have also bought another, it a different colour. Yep, it’s that good! It stays on on from when I put my make-up on in the morning at 4.30am till I take it off before bed, which in the current weather it’s nothing short of amazing!

In this FOTD I used Blue Bender and Hijack, along with the 24/7 Waterproof Liner and the Supercurl Curling Mascara that were included in the palette.

If you thinking about getting this palette, now’s a good time, as it is limited edition and can now be found in Debenhams for £36.80.

Deal Alert: £5 Off Benefit with Diet Coke

Diet Coke have got a great offer on at the minute, when you buy a 330ml can you receive a code for £5 off of any £20 purchase at Benefit! I’ll be making use of this and buying a new boxed blush.

Will you be taking advantage of this offer?

New CID Cosmetics Hero Collection: Glamour

I needed a little post Christmas pick me up today, do when I finished work I had a wander round town and this is one of the things I picked up. I found this in TK Maxx for the great price of £14.99. It includes three full size products; i-shadow in Oman, i-line in Black and i-volumise in Black. New CID has been on my radar since I fell in love with the lipstick I received in my Carmine box, and this set is of the same great quality.

There was a few more sets like this in Leicester’s TK Maxx, including a Natural and a Smokey Kit. If you want to try something from New CID these sets are a great and fairly inexpensive way to get a feel for the brand. If there’s anything you would like a full review of let me know in the comments!

Have you tried New CID Cosmetics? Got the January blues yet?

Rituals Magic Touch Ultra Whipped Body Cream

“Special technology makes this whipped cream easy to apply, while its rich and velvety formula nourishes and helps strengthen the skin.
Unique blend containing antioxidants, Vitamin E and the ingredient Centella Asiatica, which helps strengthen your skin.”

I got this in a gift set that I received free when buying two others as Christmas gifts. Since receiving a Rituals Foaming Shower Gel in my Glossybox I’ve become very interested in the brand and I spent a long time in the Leicester branch playing with all the products. I picked up a lot of gifts in there but couldn’t resist keeping one myself, they were 3 for 2 after all!

This moisturiser is lovely for the when you don’t want to spend ages rubbing thick creams in, but still want a decent kick of moisture. It’s described as ‘whipped’ and although it looks like a body butter/heavy cream it has the light texture of a mousse and sinks in very quickly leaving no residue.

This product is scented, but it is a very light fragrance that isn’t to sweet/floral and leaves skin smelling fresh all day.

I’ve been using this daily since I got it, and I can’t see it running out for a while. I’ll definitely be repurchasing this when I run out.

Magic Touch Body Cream is available at House of Fraser and Rituals Stores and is priced at £13.50 for 200ml.

Sales Pick: No7 Midnight Enchantment Blush

Other than Lush the only shop I’ve been in since Christmas is Boots, when I spotted the No7 Winter Collection was all half price, I had to pick up the gorgeous embossed blusher. Originally priced at £13 you can now find this in Boots for £6.50, whilst stocks last.

It is made of three different shades, a plum brown, light rose pink and a white highlight, which when combined give a beautiful natural flush to the cheeks. All the shades contain shimmer but not so much that it is overpowering.

This is a lovely everyday blush, and would look gorgeous all year round. If you have £6.50 to spare, it would be well spent on this blush!

You can find No7 Midnight Enchantment Blush in Boots.