emiliemary: 2014

Friday 2 May 2014

A HUGE elf Haul

Hey again!

So from my recent post I said I would do a beauty themed post so here is my HUGE Elf haul (that is no exaggeration either)

Before these orders I had never ever used Elf so did plenty of research into people's favourite products via YouTube, Instagram and of course on here! I'm always a bit sceptical when it comes to trying new products, especially ones that I can't physically swatch myself so I admit, I was a bit scared of what I was ordering!

I am from the UK so I did order from the UK website which sucks because I know the American one has so much more to offer!

With the first two orders I purchased I got 50% off with two free gifts each time, score!

And with the two last orders I got a mystery collection and 2 free gifts again with each order, double score!

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you my ENORMOUS Elf haul!!!!!

So here is absolutely everything I got, I won't dare to count how many items there are!

I'm going to break the make up down into categories

Brushes:

Left to right
-Studio Complexion Brush £3.95
-Studio Blush Brush £3.95
-Studio Lash & Eyebrow Comb £3.95

-Studio Angled Eyeliner Brush £3.95
-Blending Eye Brush £1.95
-Eye Crease Brush £1.95
-Eye Shadow Brush £1.95Face:

- Studio Makeup Mist & Set £3.95
-High Definition Powder in Translucent £6.95
-Mineral Infused Primer £6.95
-Maximum Coverage Concealer - Oil Free - Porcelain £3.95
-4x Baked Blushers in Pinktastic, Peachy Cheeky, Rich Rose and Passion Pink £3.95 each
-2x Baked Bronzers in Los Cabos and St. Lucia £3.95 each
-HD Blush in Superstar £4.50
-Complete Coverage Concealer £3.95

Eyebrows and random bits I don't know where to put:

-Wet Gloss Lash & Brow Clear Mascara £1.95
-Studio Eyebrow Kit in the shade Light £3.95-Studio Makeup Mist & Set (this was meant to be the brush cleaner opps!) £3.95

Lips:

Left to right

-2x Super Glossy Lip Shine SPF 15 - Goddess & Mauve Luxe (got these with the 2 free gifts) -2x Jumbo Lip Gloss Stick - Pink Umbrellas & In The Nude £2.95 each

-5x Lipsticks Flirtatious, Classy, Sociable, Seductive & Fearless £1.95 each

-4x Lip Stain Lucky Lady, Birthday Suit, First Date & Heartbreaker £3.95 each

-4x Studio Matte Lip Colour Tea Rose, Natural, Coral & Rich Red £3.95 each

Now onto the free goodies I got from the deals!

-Super Glossy Lip Shine SPF 15 - Goddess - Super Glossy Lip Shine SPF 15 - Maux Luxe

-Mineral Eyeshadow - Partier -Mineral Eyeshadow - Trendy

I also received another two of the Maux Luxe lip shines and two mineral eyeshadows in the colours Temptress and Royal but the picture got deleted :(

Do not carry on reading if you don't want the mystery collections to be spoiled!

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Mystery Collection

I don't want to spoil it for you but I know you're all probably dying to know what is included in these collections!

Blissful collection:

Left to right
-Liquid Eyeliner - Plum

-Shimmer Lip gloss - Dream

-Glitter Gloss - Golden Glitz
-Conditioning Lip Balm SPF 15 - Blissful Berry
-Matte Eyeshadow - Muted Mave
-Baked Bronzer - Los Cabos

Dream Collection:

Left to right

-Liquid Eyeliner - Plum
-Shimmer Lip gloss - Dream
-Glitter Gloss - Bronze Bling
-Conditioning Lip Balm SPF 15 - Blissful Berry

-Matte Eyeshadow - Breezy Blue

-Baked Bronzer - Los Cabos

So that is all of the makeup I got my lovelies! I know, are you as exhausted as me right now from seeing how there is, now you really can't say I was over-exaggerating why I was calling it a HUGE haul!

Which products I've tried so far:
-Baked Bronzers & Blushes
I love these products so much, they are super pretty and give that nice glowing and wet look. My favourite is the Baked Blush in Pinktastic, it's a perfect highlighter with a slight pink tint to it so it's a 2-in-1 really, I highly highly recommend these as they're so pigmented and ah! I love them!

I still haven't tried all of the products out yet but when I have I shall get back on here to give you more in depth reviews and swatches as this was only a 'quick' haul to briefly show you what I got! I think you can all tell that I have fallen head over heels in love with Elf and will definitely be purchasing more in the future (I think I have enough for now, don't you?) I highly recommend this brand as it's so affordable and such good quality.

Why are you still reading this blog post? Go to Elf and order some goodies (or keep checking the website for different offers until you find one you like, that's what I do)

I definitely should be putting myself on a spending ban after this ah!

Anyway, that's enough from me for now
Let me what your favourite products are or any recommendations you have from Elf in the comments below :)

I hope you have a good morning, afternoon or night wherever you are in the world!

Emilie x x x

Finally, a new blog post - UPDATE

Hey guys, it's been a long time since I last posted anything so I thought what better why to use my free time to make a blog post!

Update
So I literally have a couple of weeks left at school - scary I know. After being at the same school for 7 years I am finally ready to move on (but I will miss my art buddies!). So after I finish I will be having just under 4 months off which seems like a long time but I know it will probably fly by! As I have all of this time, I have come up with some things I can do to occupy myself with:
-Blogging more
-Visiting places
-Working more (to get those pennies rolling in while I can)
-Seeing friends and family a lot more
-Possibly starting YouTube? (not sure about this but I would love to, I'm quite a crazy character so not too sure how I feel about this)
So after my time off I will be going of to UCA to study Foundation Diploma in Art & Design, it's similar to what I have been doing the last 2 years but I will get to use a lot more equipment and get to explore a lot more areas within art. This course is only for a year which scares me a little bit because I'm really not sure if University is for me, but who knows, that could easily change. It's 4 days a week so I'm not entirely sure if I will have time to fit in a job and attain some sort of social life as well *sad face*, this is why I'm going to try to work more so I can save up.
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-Already booked a holiday with my boyfriend to the oh-so lovely Tenerife (a.k.a tenner each)

Well that's enough for now! Watch out for another blog post coming very soon, it's beauty themed but that's all I'm telling you, you will have to find out by looking back soon!

Emilie x x x

Monday 27 January 2014

Pictures of places and things

From my window

From my garden

My living room - my cat

From my garden

Sweden

From my bedroom window

My garden

Sweden

Azores

Sweden

London

New Forest - Motor Museum

New Forest

Monkey World - Dorset

I thought I would do a little post of photographs to share and show with you some of the places I have been to and enjoyed a lot. These places include Sweden, Azores, New Forest, London and some are just taken from my garden at home. I've been taking photographs since the age of 12 and my passion for it has only kept growing since. Exploring and recording places I've visited by capturing photographs is one of my favourite things to do and I love the looking back at them and remember exactly what that day was like.

Emilie x x x

Tuesday 21 January 2014

Soap & Glory Peaches and Clean Cleanser

Soap & Glory Peaches and Clean Cleanser

Boots £8.00

So for Christmas I received a Soap & Glory set from my brother filled with loads of goodies.

This was one of the products that I tried out pretty much immediately. The product itself smells so healthy and clean, but considering it says 'peaches' that's probably why it smells this way. But anyway, more onto what the product does.

When I applied this I literally caked my whole face in it (obviously taking caution around my eyes and mouth as I don't think it would taste too nice). I left it on for a little bit, washed it off with luke warm water and taa-daa! my skin was fresh and ready to go! I couldn't stop touching my face because it had literally never felt that soft before. I've been using it every week since Christmas and have noticed my skin has kept so soft and clean as well as hydrated. I try not to use it too much as I don't want my skin to become immune to it so I use other cleansers in between.

This has definitely become one of my all time favourite face care products, I highly recommend it if you're after a fresh, clean and healthy complexion which I'm sure everyone is!

Emilie x x x