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BLOG SALE :) MAC|Sleek|YSL|OPI|Benefit|Models Own|Nails Inc|Too Faced|Urban Decay|
It’s that time of the month again, the time when all of the wages have been spent and I have 17,000 things to purchase (including a £48 filling and an interview outfit!) so I’m parting with my... Continue reading »
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Make Up For Ever: Smoky Lash Review
Make Up For Ever – Smoky Lash Mascara – 01 Black – £17.95 Now, I’m not normally the kind of person that gets excited about mascaras but this one, this one is something special. Since I... Continue reading »
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Natural FX Water Based Foundation SPF 15
Natural FX Water Based Foundation SPF 15 – Shade E0 - £37* This my friends is my holy grail daytime foundation. I was sent this to review a few weeks ago and since then I’ve worn it every day... Continue reading »
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Montagne Jeunesse–Dead Sea Face Spa–Face Mask
Montagne Jeunesse – Dead Sea Face Spa – Sheet Mask – 99p What They Say: Too busy to take time out? Need to feel pampered and rejuvenated? Let the calming Dead Sea Salt and soothing pressed... Continue reading »
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LUSTING AFTER: Tatty Devine
Cat|Fox|Tape Measure|Balloons|Bird Magpies|Lollipop|Acrobats|Horse & Carriage|Dinosaur|AARRGHHHH Are you a fan of Tatty Devine? [Twitter|Facebook|Blog Lovin’|Hello Cotton] Continue reading »
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SIX ON SUNDAY #11
Eleven weeks. Longest time I’ve ever done something for I’m sure! I’m so proud of myself! Abracadabra – Steve Miller Band I used to be obsessed with this song when I was at uni lol, such a... Continue reading »
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A Summer Playlist (Because I’ve Decided I’m Just Going to Ignore the Rain Now!)
Some of my most favourite summery songs that always remind me of happy times spent out in the sunshine. Here is a link to the YouTube playlist I made of all the songs so you can have a listen to them... Continue reading »
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My Life in Pictures.
A little glimpse at my life through the medium of Instagram, I love the app and use it most days to take pictures of my daily goings on. My username is: @paperbackspostcards If you do these kinds of... Continue reading »
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NOTW: Mismatched
Sorry about the messiness! But I’m so proud of that leopard print finger – never been able to do that before! What do you think? Continue reading »
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elenalove212 Love the mint coloured sparkly - gorgeous! How do you do th leopard print? I'm a nail art newbie! :) x on 9 May 2012, 18:44
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paperbacksandpostcards Thanks lovely! I kind of just dabbed the leopard print on with the side of the brush lol - nothing technical. Just kind of went for it! xx on 9 May 2012, 18:49
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elenalove212 I've got some nail art pens I'll have to start playing around with them - need to work on my steady hand :) x on 9 May 2012, 20:59
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Cosmetics à la Carte Brow Ink–Taupe
Cosmetics à la Carte Brow Ink – Taupe - £22.00 What They Say Water-based, super long-wearing ink to enhance brows, use as a natural eyeliner, or for semi-permanent body art. Skinny tip pen... Continue reading »
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Cosmopolitan Blog Awards
It’s that time of the year again, the time when the lovely folks at Cosmo are on the hunt for the best bloggers in a range of topics (fashion, beauty, food, sex and relationships) and also for the... Continue reading »
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SIX ON SUNDAY #10
A bit late today, oops! But in my defence I’ve been away all weekend and only got back this afternoon so this was left to the last minute! Anyway, how are we all doing? I think I’m going to add a... Continue reading »
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SIX ON SUNDAY #10
A bit late today, oops! But in my defence I’ve been away all weekend and only got back this afternoon so this was left to the last minute! Anyway, how are we all doing? I think I’m going to add a... Continue reading »
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CLYNOL Colour + Care Collection
CLYNOL Colour + Care Restore Conditioner - £9.90 for 250ml The Colour + Care collection is jam-packed with colour-friendly ingredients that work together to keep your coloured hair looking great.... Continue reading »
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What’s in my Travel Make-up Bag?
Nars Pro-Prime|MAC Vanilla Pigment|Collection 2000 Concealer|MUFE Smoky Lash|MAC Quad: Sketch, Blackberry, Club, Vanilla|L’Oreal Super Liner Luminizer for Green Eyes|Bourjois Healthy Mix|Rimmel... Continue reading »
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FAVOURITES: April
By Terry Eye Shadow – Pearly Rye|Sleek Luminaire Concealer|Make Up For Ever Smoky Lash Mascara|Diesel Loverdose|Carmex|Nars Pro-Prime Primer|Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick – Cherries in the... Continue reading »
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Face of the Day–Smoky Browns
I hardly ever wear brown eye shadow on my eyes, if I’m going out I’ll always wear a black smoky eye (or just winged liner) but I love the way that this looks. It really enhances my eye colour and... Continue reading »
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SIX ON SUNDAY #9
I thought we’d have a new look to this week’s Six on Sunday post, how do you like it? I also think that I’m going to start publishing the post at this time every week so as to catch you all... Continue reading »
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Nails of the Week: Models Own Ibiza Mix and Utopia
I finally caved and bought Ibiza Mix after hearing so much about it from everyone and it is a beaut, I particularly like that it is gold based rather than silver as I think it makes it look much more... Continue reading »
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MAC Vanilla Pigment VS Barry M Gold Iridescent Dazzle Dust
Way back in February I did a post on the Barry M Gold Iridescent Dazzle Dust (here) and mentioned that it reminded my of the MAC pigment in Vanilla. So, I thought that I would do a comparison post... Continue reading »

