Lorac Mega Pro Palette

Never having owned anything by Lorac I was totally swept away in the hype and rush of getting my hands on such a limited edition. It sold out almost immediately and for some stroke of fate I got one on amazon.com. When I ordered it came through looking as if I had bought it as a gift for myself and the invoice said it was a gift to me from me! pretty weird.

There are 32 shades and 28 of them are new and from what I hear once stock is gone it's gone and won't be out again. So 16 mats and 16 shimmers. What attracted me to this palette were the plums and teals which are ideal for my green eyes.

I have to say I prefer the shimmers already even though I've only done 2 looks. The mats are fine on their own but when I tried to blend them they didn't perform as well as they should. My favourite shades so far are Mulberry, Smokey Topaz, Copper and Orchid. This palette will be getting a lot of loving over the winter.

Skin Pep Prize from Glossybox

I was lucky enough to win a Glossybox competition for a full set of http://skinpep.com/ anti ageing treatments.Delighted is not the word especially when I totalled up the value into a whopping £229.92!

Here's what I got....

Collagen Renew Groth Factor Night Cream 30ml, retails for £39.99
Collagen Renew Growth Factor Day Cream 30ml, retails for £34.99
Dark Circle Eraser 15ml, retails for £44.99
Revitalising Cleansing Foam 150ml, retails for £14.99
Revitalising Toner 150ml, reatils for £14.99
Brightening Enzyme and Acid Peel 15ml, retails for £29.99
Wrinkle Clear Growth Factor Serum 30ml, retails for £29.99
Collagen Growth Hydro Gel Mask 5 pack, retails for £19.99

Obviously these are anti-ageing treatments and are heavy on the collagen and hyloronic acid but they have no nasties and lots of other goodies like snail serum, algae, grape seed and various natural ingredients. I will try them this weekend and do a review.

Muji 5 drawer units

Woohoo these 2 babies arrived today. I had swithered over them for ages, lets face it they are pricey. I do have some smaller Osco ones that were a bargain find and some other acrylic bits from ebay (quality is just not there) however these were on my lust list and hey ho I work hard so bit the bullet. They arrived within a few days and packaged well. Can't wait to re-organise all me make-up now.

Picture quality not great but I will take more when they are settled into their new home and filled with awesomness.

Favoutire single eyeshadows

Been having a real love affair with single eye shadows recently. My current favourites are the Maybelline Colour Tatoos and the Bourjois Colour Edition 24H.

Must mention some of my L'oreal ones too as these have never let me down.

Post Referendum Blues

Being a Scot living in Scotland I thought I'd share a wee bit about my feelings 2 days after the No Vote. I voted Yes and yesterday was hellish for me both physically and mentally. I had a really sad sense of dissapointment in the result.

The reasons I voted Yes were not just for Scotland as a nation but especially for the future of the younger generation and for people all over the UK to help them get back more say over how decisions that affect us all are made. That and the abolition of Trident.
I was interested to read that the majority of 16/17 year olds voted Yes too and this gives me hope, hope that they will vote the right way in the genral election when they are 18. I was also so sad for the overwhelming Yes votes that came from our most deprived areas of Scotland.

I am saddened that the majority of No Voters were over the age of 55, I can't help feeling how selfish of them! Will they feel the same way if their free bus passes and prescriptions are taken away.

One thing I am determined to do is involve myself more in politics at a grass roots level, maybe as an activist in keeping young people more involved and engaged in their future.

Make Up Palette Addiction

Finally found the time to sort out my make up collection and been able to devote a tiny space at home into a powder room. Still working on storage so will put pics up when it's sorted.

Whilst doing this I have coem to the conclusion I need to stop buying eye shadow palettes. I have 27 ranging from Too Faced to Urban Decay, Sleek, Boots, Dior and ELF. I'm no high end snob and most of my dearer ones are bought on ebay.

Would love to hear from anyone with similar addictions!

Granny Blanket! I started this a couple of months ago as a diversion from studying, the 'fiddling while Rome burns' tyoe of procrastination that can only be good! Well this is the result so far, by that I mean it's not finished until it's large enough to drape over a king size bed, which shouldn't be too long now.
I used a chunky crochet hook and a mix of Stylecraft and some Debbie Bliss thrown in. Running out of colours now as each round nearly uses a whole ball now....