Good afternoon! I thought I'd share my monthly beauty, makeup and accessory purchases with you. These are from a variety of shops: H&M, Select, New Look, Primark, Superdrug and Boots. Hopefully this will bring a bit of fun into this grey, February day, as I know I for one love hauls. So without further ado, let's get to it!
Let's start with New Look. I was desperately in need of some new socks and the selection in New Look was just too cute to resist! I know socks may not necessarily add anything to an outfit from a visual point of view, but I always seem to have a spring in my step if I'm wearing adorable socks like these. They were £2.49 a pair, or three for £5. I also picked up a Shadow Duo Blending Brush for £3.99. I really wanted some more eyeshadow brushes and wasn't yet ready to splash out on Real Techniques ones. I really want to up my eyeshadow game, and I thought this would be a good place to start. The final thing I picked up in New Look was this Buff Lip Scrub, £3.99. I'm that person that is constantly applying Vaseline, I always seem to have dry lips so I am hoping this will help.
Next I went into Select where I picked up a few accessories. I brought these pastel telephone wire hair bands for £3. They came in a set of four and to be honest I've wanted some of these for a while. I love having my hair up, when I get home the first thing I do is put my hair up in a hideous updo. I hate the awkward kinks and waves it leaves in my hair though, so I am hopeful that these telephone wire hair bands won't have that effect. The other accessory I bought from Select was this grey bag Pom Pom which was £3.50. I had one of these before from Topshop, but it eventually broke, so I decided to pick this one up. I think these are so sweet, they really add something to a plain bag.
After that I went into H&M. I have never actually tried any of their makeup, however when I went inside it was hands down the first thing that caught my eye. Without hesitation I picked up five eyeshadows; Baci Di Dama (a gorgeous brown shade with orange undertones), Sahara Dawn (a stunning deep purple shadow), A Pretty Penny (a sublime copper eyeshadow), Paradise Lost which has to be my favourite (a nude pink shimmery shade) and last but not least Supernova (a light pink, almost white, sparkling shade). They were £4.99 each and I could easily have picked up one of every colour. I swatched the eyeshadows for what must have been half an hour, I couldn't get over how pigmented they were! Whilst in H&M, I was distracted by their body mists, which were only £2.99! After spraying all of the testers, I settled upon the Ruby Pomegranate Body Mist which smells beautiful, a new favourite to say the least!
Fourthly I went into Superdrug and Boots. (I thought I would lump these two together as they sell pretty much the same stuff, at least on this occasion I could have brought these items from either of the two shops). I re-purchased several items; Clean & Clear Advantage Oil Cream Wash, Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water, Garnier Fresh Eye Makeup Remover and the Simple Eye Balm and Roll on. If you've been reading my blog for a while, you may recognise those products from this post. The five products I just mentioned are ones that I use in my everyday skincare routine. I also picked up two new products, one which I'm sure you will have heard off...the Biore Free Your Pores Deep Cleansing Charcoal Pore Strips (£9.49). This have been raved about over the past few months, so I just had to try them out. I've used two of the six strips, and it is a part of my weekly pamper session that I very much look forward to. The other product I picked up was the Simple Kind To Skin Moisturising Facial Wash, £3.45. I am yet to try this although I am sure it will not disappoint. I was hoping to re-purchase the Simple Spotless Skin Triple Action Face Wash but it only seems to be available at the supermarket, nonetheless I am sure I will love this facial wash.
Last stop was trusty old Primark. I could honestly wonder round this shop for hours upon end, it's one of those shops that has so many hidden gems. Everytime I go into Primark I find something I like, I love how it's affordable for young people like me, allowing us to keep up with the latest trends. With that being said, on this particular trip I just grabbed some essentials, such as this three pack of 80
Denier Appearance Tights, £3.50. Half term is coming to a close and there is nothing worse than digging through your draws searching for a pair of tights without a ladder on a Monday morning.
Primark is the only place I buy tights from, I don't see the point in splashing out on something I only really wear for school. I also got these Gentle Face Wipes, which came in a twin pack for just a £1! I don't use these as my main makeup wipe, instead I use them for wiping foundation and smeared make up of my hands when I am getting ready, or to get that final bit of mascara off. Last but not least, I picked up this Choco Delight scented hand sanitizer for £1. It was one of the things by the till, which I can never leave without picking up. This really does smell divine!
There we go, that was all the interesting bits I picked up this month! That has got to be one of my longest posts to date, I just love talking about new purchases! I would really appreciate it if you could follow my social media to keep up with all of my upcoming blog posts; my Twitter is @gracedoesbeauty and my Instagram is gracedoesbeautyxoxo. Thank you so much for reading!
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