Beauty Haul #1

Earlier this month i decided to finally use my Christmas vouchers and splurge on some beauty bits iv'e wanted to try for a while now. I don't feel guilty because i used my vouchers; so technically i haven't spent any money!

Lets get straight into it!

Kendall Jenner is my beauty and style icon, and i know she uses Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation - iv'e always wanted to try it on myself but just couldn't justify the price. I was matched to the colour 5.5 at the Giorgio Armani counter and had it applied to my face for the day, to see how i got on with it. It didn't break me out, gave me light-medium coverage and smelt great! I decided to buy the full size and so far..so good, i'm impressed and love the lasting power.

Shade 5.5 - £34.50

I sometimes get a tiny bit oily throughout the day, probably because my daily/weekly routine includes traveling to London, lugging around heavy brief-cases and getting on public-transport. I wanted a translucent powder to set the foundation, but by translucent i literally mean translucent, i wasn't looking for any colour and nothing medium-high coverage. MAC's Prep + Prime translucent compact was an easy decision for me, I've been eyeing it for a while and use it with the Real Techniques Setting Brush. Its perfect for combating shine.

£20

 I just HAD to take a close-up of the packagine, its sooo glittery, even the box! In love!

Lastly i wanted to opt for a new foundation brush to use for the foundation. I already have the Real Techniques Stippling brush but wasn't sure if it was right for the Giorgio Armani foundation, mainly because when i got matched up at the counter the lady used a normal, flat, slightly-domed foundation brush to apply with. I brought the Origins Foundation Brush, mainly because it's all natural hairs and there was only a few left in stock so i thought it must be good! After using it for a while, its nothing spectacular, but i do like how it feels on my skin, it distributes the foundation evenly but unfortunatly the stippling brush worked better for me! Dont worry.. i'll find a way to work with the Origins brush!

£19

And that was my  mini beauty haul and some-what review, if your wondering these products were all from Selfridges. Press the subscribe button to be the first to see my next post!

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Christmas Pudding | Lush

I haven't made a Lush purchase in a long time and thought the time had come, what better time to buy Lush products than in Christmas! I splurged a little over than i expect to but everything just looked and smelled so amazing!

I was most excited about this Christmas limited edition bath bomb, called Christmas Pudding. 

I put it to the test the next day and will definatly buy it again, just look at the colours and design - i was so tempted to eat it!

The moment i dropped it in my bath it was like an explosion of pink! The smell was a mixture of lavender and relaxing scents..

After the colourful, pastel volcano erupted, my bath calmed down to a hot pink colour, the smell was still lingering strong, and as you could imagine.. it was very relaxing!

I was left with this little topping floating around my bath, the tip of the iceberg! I desperately wanted to keep it for no reason but it felt a little tacky and sticky due to being in the water - still! So cute!

I'm always for Lush baths! So will be reviewing another bath bomb very soon! Hope you enjoyed this post as much as i enjoyed the bath! I never eat Christmas Puddings but i'll happily share a bath with this Lush one!

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