Beauty, Bargains and Beyond

I was recently tempted into making an order on Fragrance Direct.  I just couldn't resist the Essie nail polishes for a bargainous £1.99 each.  I picked up: madison ave-hue - a pretty pink colour with fine glitter bond with whomever - a lovely light purple colour go ginza - a pastel lilac avenue maintain - a bright blue maximillian strasse her - a pastel greyish green   I also bought a Revlon nail polish in Popular which is pale pink with silver glitter (99p).  Thats all for the nail polishes.  I bought a couple of Rimmel Moisture Renew lipsticks for 99p - Notting Hill Nude & Cherry-licious.  The next item to make it into my basket was UNE Sheer Lips Balm in S05.  This was £1.99 (I have never tried this brand).  Finally, I had to have a cream blush - Elizabeth Arden Cream Blush in Honey for £5.50.   Fragrance Direct Haul   Essie Polishes  Revlon Popular  L-R - Notting Hill Nude, Cherr...

I popped into a couple of pound shops on Saturday at Crown Point in Leeds and picked up some pretty nice bargains.     First of all I picked up some Dainty Doll eyeshadows and an eye base.  There were quite a few colours available and helpfully, the shop had put a sticker on each bag with the colour on it.  I passed on the yellow and blue which I think will be a bit too vibrant for me and went with the orange and brown colours.  Teach Me Tiger is a burnt orange colour which is also shimmery. When swatched it looks very similar to Nars Orgasm Blush, just a bit more pigmented.  Are You Experienced is a matte brown colour and is very pigmented.  I think this will work well as a crease shade or lining the eye.  The eyeshadow base is very pale as you would expect from this range and needs blending in quite a bit before it disappears into the skin, but I have tried it under both shadows and it works a treat.  My eyelids are quite oily ...