Favourites: Accessorize half-price sale (£11 or less!)

1. Frou Frou Earmuff - was £16 now £8.00

2. Foxy Long Cut Off - was £15 now £7.50

3. Sequin and Fur Nelly Slipper- was £15 now £7.50

4. Blocked Wool Bowler - was £22 now £11

Morning! Just a quick post on my favourites from the Accessorize January half-price sale before I head to the gym. Pay day is this Friday so I can see at least one of these sneaking their way into my shopping basket!

There's still some great things left on the Accessorize website so its definitely worth having a quick look to see if you can spot a cute bargain.

Which one of these is your favourite?

Buy of the month: Primark tote bag

If you only purchase one thing this month then make sure its this bag. I first came across this bag on Brogan Tate's blog over the weekend and to begin with I tried to convince myself not to buy it as I didn't think I really needed it and I'd have to break into my savings to get it. However on Monday I broke down after work and headed into town to snatch one up. And I definitely do not regret it!

Firstly, to me, this bag does not look at all like it came from Primark. It looks really well made and the design reminds me a lot of Zara's gorgeous Shopper Basket Bag. It has the usual two straps which fit on your shoulder as well as your arm and even has a long cross-body strap, making it super-practical and well as super-cute. The inside of the bag is just as pleasing as the outside as it features a small zip compartment for storing away small essentials and two phone pockets. It also has tons of room and even fits in my gigantic college folder so this would make a great staple bag for a university student.

But the best part of this bag is easily the price... £12! It is available in tan, as shown in the picture above, or black so you could pick up one of each colour and end up paying less than £25 for two bags! How amazing is that?

I think this bag is an absolute bargain and I've already seen it on a couple of other blogs so if you fancy treating yourself this month then I'd recommend heading to Primark as soon as you can before it sells out!

Haul: Christmas beauty presents

The Body Shop Mango Shower Gel - from £2.00

The Body Shop Mango Whip Body Lotion - from £3.00

Lush Snow Fairy Shower Gel - currently not available

Lush Popcorn Lip Scrub - currently not available (my review here)

Rimmel Precious Stones in Diamond Dust - £3.99

Rimmel Fruities in Lemon Drop - currently not available

Bourjois Magic Nail Polish Remover - £4.99 (my review here)

I completely forgot about doing this post so I apologise for it being almost half-way through January! I was lucky enough to receive some lovely beauty gifts for Christmas so I thought I would share these with you.

I'm hoping to do a review soon of the Rimmel Precious Stones polish along with the other one I bought myself from the collection. So watch this space!

Hope you're having a lovely relaxing Sunday.

Wishlist: Motel sale

1. Motel Cillia Sequin Skater Dress in Nude and Black - £15.00

2. Motel Fairy Dust Mesh Skirt Dress in Olive - £18.00

3. Motel Annali Strapless Black Bustier Dress in Taupe - £15.00

4. Motel Pearl Strapless Skater Dress in Black and White Tonal Floral - £15.00

5. Motel Zee Zee 50s Dress in Nude and Black Lace - £20.00

I've never shopped at Motel or even looked at their website before this morning but after seeing some of their clothes on some blogs I decided to have a quick look and I think I've fallen in love! I was so surprised by the quality and range of the dresses in the sale section and all these five dresses are just £20 or less!

I think 1, 3, 4 and 5 would make perfect wedding guest outfits for the coming summer months. I also love 2, its so edgy and different and would be great for a night out.

Really hoping that some of these are left in my size come pay day next Friday!

Review: Lush Popcorn Lip Scrub + Lush Bubblegum Lip Scrub

After hearing these mentioned quite a bit in the beauty blogosphere, I decided to venture into Lush last month to pick up the Popcorn Lip Scrub for my dry winter lips. Unfortunately they had just run out when I went in so I decided upon the Bubblegum one instead because it smelt so similar to their yummy Snow Fairy shower gel. However at Christmas I found out that my boyfriend's Mum had bought me the Popcorn one so I was a very happy girl indeed!

These scrubs are basically little pots of sugar which you rub onto your lips to exfoliate and remove any dead skin. They do seem a little pricey at £5.25 for a 25g pot but I've found that I only need to use a tiny bit so I have a feeling that these will last a long time. 

The label advises you to lick off the excess afterwards which made me a little nervous at first because licking your lips whilst trying to combat dry lips seems so wrong, however I found that as long as I apply my trusty Carmex lip balm straight afterwards my lips remain perfectly exfoliated and smooth. Besides both of these taste so lovely that you will probably have to restrain yourself from eating these straight out of the pot (I have resisted so far but only just!).

Sadly Popcorn was a limited edition for Christmas so I'm hoping they will bring them back next year but until then you can buy the Bubblegum and Mint Julips scrubs online here. They are great to apply before using lipstick and if you are especially prone to dry lips like me then I would definitely consider buying one of these.

Have you tried any Lush lip scrubs? Which one is your favourite?

Review: Bourjois Magic Nail Polish Remover

I'm pretty sure that anyone who has ever looked at beauty blogs before must have seen a review of this product so I was really excited to receive this as a Christmas present from my sister to see if it lived up to the hype, and I must say, it does! Its really easy to use, you just remove the lid, put your fingernail inside, twist for a few seconds, remove and voila! Like magic, its gone. 

A criticism I found of this product though is that it does not live up to what it says on the label. It claims that it works within 1 second although I find it usually takes me about 10 seconds to remove all the polish off the nail. It is also supposed to have a 'red fruit and vanilla fragrance' however to me it just smells like regular nail polish remover.

This also does not work with glitter polish. As you can see from the picture above where my sister tried to remove her glitter nails, it leaves specks of glitter everywhere and I found that the next time I used it with normal nail polish it left glitter all over my fingers. The roughness of the glitter also causes part of the sponge to come away so I would not recommend using this for for anything other than normal nail polish.

It also comes with quite a steep price tag at £4.99 for a 75ml bottle, considering my usual remover costs £1 a bottle, but I find that the convenience of this product heavily outweighs the price. It is so quick and easy to use and I think this would be perfect to take on holiday or whilst on the move so I will definitely be repurchasing this product when it runs out.

Have you used this product before? Did you like it or is there another remover you prefer?

Haul: Superdrug and The Body Shop

Hello! Sorry that I've been neglecting this blog (again!) so I thought I'd bring you my first beauty haul post to make up for it! I received some money for Christmas early so I couldn't resist popping into town this afternoon to do a bit of shopping in The Body Shop and Superdrug.

Coconut Lip Butter - The Body Shop £4

I first headed to The Body Shop to use the Christmas 'Joy Card' that I got free in the Janurary issue of Cosmopolitan. The cards are worth either £3, £5 or £100, making them perfect for buying yourself a treat or getting some money off your Christmas shopping. I found out that mine was worth £3 so I used it to buy one of their £4 pots of coconut lip butter, meaning it only cost me £1. Bargain! I love anything coconut-scented and I needed a lip balm to keep at my boyfriend's house so I thought it would be perfect.

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Honey - Superdrug £7.99

I then headed to Superdrug. They've still got their 3 for 2 on cosmetics offer running so I had a bit of a splurge! The first thing I picked up was Revlon's Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Honey which I have been dying to try for ages. I've seen some swatches online and it looks like such a pretty, nude pink so I'm really looking forward to trying it out.

Rimmel Stronger Double duty base coat - Superdrug £4.59

I also had a nail base coat on my beauty wish list so I picked up Rimmel's Stronger Double duty base coat. I was a bit put-off by the colour of it but as I've been using Rimmel's Super Wear Topcoat and and Matte Finish Top Coat with no problems, I decided to go with it anyway.

Free Christmas Barry M glitter polish - available instore at Superdrug

I then went to the Barry M stand to pick up some other nail polishes. They have an offer on in Superdrug at the moment where you can get a special Christmas glitter polish for free! I think the offer was either if you spend £6 or more on Barry M products or if you buy three products you get it free but I can't remember which! If anybody knows what it is please let me know in the comments below.

L - R Barry M Nail Paint Raspberry - Superdrug £2.99

Barry M Nail Paint Blue Moon - Superdrug £2.99 (not available online)

Barry M Nail Paint Peach Melba - Superdrug £2.99 (not available online)

I bought three nail paints from their basic collection; Raspberry, Blue Moon and Peach Melba. I'm going to use Blue Moon with the free Christmas glitter polish as I'm hoping they should compliment each other quite nicely.

Barry M Magnetic Nail Paint Burgandy - Superdrug £4.99

I also picked up my first 'effects' nail paint which was from their Magnetic range. Its called Burgandy and I'm really looking forward to trying this one out to see how well it works.

The whole lot came to less than £25 so I was a very happy bunny! I've not had the chance to try any of these products yet so I should have some reviews of these up soon.

Let me know in the comments below if you own any of these and what you think of them. Hope you're all having a great lead-up to Christmas!