Superdrug - A New Love

As Friday was payday I was in a good mood, and ate some lunch at work before making the mistake of thinking "I'll go out for a wee wander". I ended up in Superdrug.

Let me backtrack for a minute. I work in the heart of Glasgow and shops surround me. They call out to me. As you may have noticed from this blog so far I am a Boots girl at heart. I love the Advantage Card points, I love the makeup counters, the fragrances, the brands on offer. In short I love the experience of visiting a Boots store. I very rarely visit Superdrug but as this was a "quick wander" before lunchtime ended, and there is one close to my work (closer than a Boots store), I popped in.

I came out with:


Sleek Divine Chaos Mineral Eyeshadow Palette
Vaseline Rosy Lips
GOSH Mineral Blush in Rose Whisper
Barry M Nail Paint in Mint Green (304)

The Vaseline is a bit of a staple for me as I love lip balms and will use one at least twice a day. Everyone at work knows there is a tub of my Carmex under the desk to reach for at all times! The air conditioning really wreaks havoc on my skin, lips in particular.

I tried out the Sleek palette yesterday. I was in need of some shimmer-free colours in my collection and these did not disappoint.



The colours are a bit brighter than that in real life. I used the taupe, top row 3rd from the left, and the brown on the top row 2nd from the right and did a smokey eye with MAC Phloof! as a highlight to lift the look. The shadows are very pigmented and lasted all day (1pm until I stumbled in drunk at 12.40am that night) on top of my UDPP.

Also yesterday I tried out the GOSH Blush on the apples of my cheeks, topped off with a MAC MSF in Porcelain Pink on the cheekbones. Very impressed I was. This also lasted most of the day.

I'll try to recreate the look and maybe do a tutorial. Right now I'm off for a Sunday night bath with my Lush goodies that I got free! More on them another time. Lots of love for Lush.

What I Am Using Right Now

Feel free to share the love :)

Shampoo: Mark Hill Salon Sexy Straight as mentioned LOTS in my last post

Conditioner: Corresponding Mark Hill conditioner, and Soap & Glory Hair Supply once or twice a week

Styling products: Frizz Ease heat protection serum

Shower Gel: Soap & Glory Clean On Me

Body moisturiser: Soap & Glory The Righteous Butter

Deodorant: Soap & Glory Glad Pits. Oh my god spot the pattern here...

Fake Tan: Occasional phases of applying Dove Summer Glow

Cleanser: Lush Ultra Bland

Exfoliator: Soap & Glory Scrub Your Nose In It

Primer: None! I stick with a light moisturiser

Foundation brush: Usually blend with my fingers, or use Sephora's flat foundation brush

Concealer: MAC Studio Finish SPF 35

Powder: None!

Blusher: MAC Ladyblush which is a creme

Bronzer: None!

Highlighter: MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Porcelain Pink

Eyeshadow base: MAC Paintpot in Bare Study, or Urban Decay Primer Potion

Eyeshadows: Faves are MAC Shale, MAC Phloof! and Urban Decay Last Call

Eyeliner: A Rimmel liquid liner

Curler: None!

Mascara: Loreal Telescopic in Carbon Black

Lipstick: MAC Myth

Lipgloss: Mostly Clinique Full Potential in Sugarplump, or Agatha Ruiz De La Prada tinted lipbalms

Nail Colour: Love Rimmel 60 Seconds in Coralicious

July Favourites

This post should be inspired by summer, but I didn't feel summery once in July :( Weather fail. However here are a few things I've been loving over the past month, in no particular order.


MAC Paint Pot in Bare Study


I've used this paint pot almost every day since I got it and I am in love. I chose a paint pot over a matte paint as I tend to use sheer eyeshadows, and I also wanted something that could be used on its own that would still look pretty.



I have to say that this has almost replaced my Urban Decay Primer Potion as a base. It's easy to apply with (clean!) fingers and you can really build up the colour if you want to. Also depending on your skintone it's handy as a highlighter on the browbone.

Definitely worth £12.50 and a little goes a long way.


The Body Shop Brow Definer


Funny story...

Last month my friend Leanne held a murder mystery party for her birthday (which was a few days before mine - interesting weekend!) and we all dressed up accordingly. My character was an older man complete with pocket watch, cane and handkerchief. He was also a dirty murderer ;)

I pulled together an outfit and when I got to Leanne's I decided it would be hilarious to give myself some manly makeup, so I used some eyeliner to slap on a fake moustache and darken my brows. I somehow got compliments on these horrific brows.

If you're interested...


Hot.

So on my birthday a few days later I picked up a brow pencil in The Body Shop. The dark brown shade was on special offer, obviously it was just meant to be!



I've never really thought much about eyebrows before but I did remember hearing somewhere that fuller eyebrows make you appear younger. I'm quite pleased with the shape of mine but I did wish they were more dramatic. So this is another toy I've been playing with every day.

The difference for me may be subtle, but the pencil is soft and easy to apply so you could definitely build up more colour and shape as necessary. Here's a pic minus any brow definition, and one after using Brow Definer:




Look how much happier I am!


Collection 2000 Hot Looks in Dynasty


Remember how I said I love cheapy cheap cheap polishes? These are the bomb!



Boots are offering 2 for £5 right now. My favourite is Dynasty, which is a milky lilac. Two coats and you're done! I found it really easy to apply, it does dry fast and it lasted well.


Mark Hill Salon Sexy Straight Shampoo/Conditioner


I'm sort of cheating with this one as I've been using this since Christmas...! I got the mini versions as part of a gift set and have since repurchased in full size. This stuff lasts aaaages, you need a teeny bit compared with most shampoos. Also I should mention that I've had the full size since April and I am only just about to run out of the shampoo. I've been using the Salon Sexy Straight conditioner most of the time, and Soap & Glory Hair Supply about once a week as a deeper conditioning treatment.



As someone with curly, unruly hair, this is a miracle worker. I've also noticed it's really easy to rinse out. I am usually paranoid about being able to feel the residue of a conditioner in my hair and I just don't have that problem with Salon Sexy Straight. That may be the reason that the shine you can achieve is amazing, and it's so much easier and quicker to dry hair into a style. It also contains shea butter and seasilk. No idea what seasilk is(!), but these ingredients are supposed to improve straightening while strengthening and protecting hair.

I don't use any other styling products so I am pretty sure that it's this particular formula that my hair loves :)


Cardigans


I love these all year round, but I'm obsessed with my new Dotty P pink one:


The buttons are like little black jewels!


That'll do for the moment I should think :)