Collective Haul

Hiya Guys!

I hope you are all doing well and have been enjoying this incredible weather we'e been having in the UK recently. This Blog Post is going to be a Collective Haul of things I have bought over the past month or so. Let's get straight into it...

Happy Place Cosmetics - Worst Behaviour Body Scrub

Happy Place Cosmetics are an incredible brand who sell Handmade, Vegan and Cruelty Free Cosmetics - I have been following this brand on Instagram for a while now but never got round to placing an order as their restocks are always SO crazy (I mean I'm not surprised since everything looks so incredible) but I did manage to pick up one product that I had been eyeing up for a while. Worst Behaviour Body Scrub - Worst Behaviour is their dupe for Calacas by Lush and for anyone who isn't familiar with this scent (first of all, you're seriously missing out) but it is a super citrusy lime and lemon scent. The scent of this Body Scrub is such an incredible dupe and has made me even more excited to pick up some products - especially the 'Stitch' products which are Blue Raspberry Slushie scented.

Happy Place Cosmetics 

Bath Bake Love - Cotton Candy Bath Cream and Melon Bingsu Crumble Scrub 

Bath Bake Love are another independent brand which I found on Instagram who also sell Handmade, Vegan and Cruelty Free Cosmetics. This is my second order that I have placed from BBL and I love their products! They release a new collection every month and also have a collection of core products which are stocked throughout the year. This time I ordered the Cotton Candy Bath Cream and the Melon Bingsu Crumble Scrub. Their Bath Creams can be used a number of ways, I like to add it to my Bath Cocktails and run it under hot water to make the water smooth and creamy and I also like to use it for shaving. Melon Bingsu Crumble Scrub is such a lovely Body Scrub, it has been the one I have used most often recently to exfoliate not only my body but my lips as well - it really does smell delicious.

Bath Bake Love

Jeffree Star Cosmetics - Hand Held Mirror

There isn't really much to say about this other than, HOW CUTE? I placed my first Beauty Bay order recently just to get this Jeffree Star Mirror and I am so happy I bought it. 

Jeffree Star Cosmetics - Hand Held Mirror

Pop Vinyl - Danny Zuko and Sandy Olsson

Me and my other half Alex have been collecting Pop Vinyl's for over two years now and Danny and Sandy are the most recent additions to our collection. Grease is one of my favourite films so when I saw these in Forbidden Planet in Manchester I couldn't leave them there! I'm so glad they created a Sandy when she turned up to the Carnival in her leathers - that is one of my favourite scenes. 

Forbidden Planet

Curious Owl Shop - Personalised Necklace 

I made a purchase from Curious Owl Shop a couple of months ago for a Family Member and when their Personalised Necklace arrived I knew I needed to order myself one. These are so beautiful and delicate, I got my boyfriend's name and our anniversary. The shop owner is such a lovely lady as well - always responds to any messages and questions you may have. The shop sell lots of different jewellery pieces including personalised items. 

Curious Owl Shop

Kat Von D - Metal Crush Extreme Highlighter Palette

This is my third KVD Highlight product I have purchased and I have to say I out of my MAC, Benefit and Drugstore Highlighters - KVD are the best out there in my opinion. I swatched this palette in Sephora when we went to Disneyland Paris but since I had spent a silly amount of money on Disney merch I didn't need and the KVD Saint Perfume I thought I should pass. But couldn't wait much longer and ordered it a couple of months later. Below are some swatches with flash, this picture doesn't do the product much justice but if head over to my Instagram you'll be able to see the video which shows them off a lot more. 

Kat Von D - Metal Crush Extreme Highlight Palette 

Primark - Mickey Mouse Light 

Primark have really stepped up their Disney game the past couple of months and when I saw this Mickey Mouse Light I needed to buy it! There was no passing on this item, for Disney fans who don't like the overly tacky items this is perfect, it looks so sleek and modern but adds that little Disney touch and what a bargain for £10.00! I only recently purchased this so it should still be in stores if you want to pick one up. 

Urban Decay - All Nighter Setting Spray

Urban Decay All Nighter is hands down my favourite Setting Spray. I will always re-purchase this, I have tried so many different brands but always go back to UD!

Urban Decay - All Nighter Setting Spray

NYX Cosmetics - Liquid Suede Mini Lipsticks

If you know me you will know how much I love NYX Liquid Suede Lipsticks, they are the only Lipsticks I wear and I own pretty much every shade. So when I saw these Mini's in Duty Free Manchester I just had to pick them up! They were 3 for £5 so I got my three favourite shades, my go to nude 'Sandstorm', a classic black 'Alien' and a grey in the shade 'Stone Fox'. I was so chuffed when I saw these - the perfect size for a clutch bag.

I would recommend these Lipsticks to anyone, the formula is so lovely - a Liquid Lipstick that dries down matte and doesn't leave your lips looking dry and crusty!

NYX Cosmetics - Liquid Suede Lipsticks

And that is it! I hope you guys enjoyed this Blog Post and you'll be seeing a lot more of me very soon! I have lots of posts planned including a Lush Exclusives Haul and a very exciting post with a Independent Brand I have been following for a long time now. I have also started my YouTube channel so click HERE if you wish to check that out. 

Speak soon!

Amber Jaine xxx

Collective Haul

Hiya Guys!

So for the past three weeks or so I've made some little purchases online and had two shopping trips to Leeds and I'm really chuffed with some of the things that I've bought, so thought I would share them with you.

Like I mentioned it's all within the last three weeks so everything in this post should hopefully still be in store, so you can go and grab them for yourselves. LET'S GO!

PS - I just wanted to add in case you hadn't noticed, I leave links to exactly where you can buy these products from. If you just click on the product name at the bottom of each individual section it will take you directly to the product for you to purchase it.

Lips in Boardroom

I have been looking for a grey/brown lipstick for SO long and my sister actually found this one online from Topshop. So when I was in Leeds yesterday I decided to go into the store and swatch it and it's perfect.

It is also a matte finish which is my favourite finish of any lipstick, but it doesn't dry your lips out either which seems to happen with some matte lipsticks. I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a grey/brown lipstick.

£8.00 Lips in Boardroom

Harajuku Lovers

I am completely and utterly obsessed with these Harajuku Lovers Perfumes! My friend Brooke introduced these to me and I had to go online straight away and buy some because they're gorgeous. They are a perfume by Gwen Stefani (my childhood icon) and have been out for years now - I can't believe I've only just got them. I'm not going to lie I did actually only buy them because of the amazingly cute bottles but I guess the lovely fragrance is an added bonus!

I bought four perfumes in the 10ml bottles as they're the perfect size to sit on top of my make-up storage. The fragrances I got were 'Music', 'G' and 2 of 'Lil Angel'. Now if you're a fan of Marc Jacobs 'Daisy' I would suggest you get the Harajuku Lovers perfume in 'Music' it is a near enough exact dupe. I compared my Daisy perfume to the Music perfume with my family members are they couldn't tell the different. I can't find the exact links as I got these off eBay and Amazon but they were around £9.00 each.

Harajuku Lovers Perfume

Yankee Candles

I haven't bought a Yankee Candle in years since having a crazy obsession in like 2013 that got a little out of hand... But since Autumn is coming I thought I would treat myself.

My all time favourite scent from Yankee Candle is 'Black Cherry' I am literally obsessed with it. It smells good in any season but especially Autumn/Winter time. Another one of my favourite scents is 'Mango Peach Salsa' but this is definitely a more summery scent so I only bought a tiny one so I could burn in within the next week or so. I have tried so many brands of candles and always find myself coming back to Yankee Candle.

£18.99 Black Cherry - Yankee Candle   

£1.80 Mango Peach Salsa - Yankee Candle

Unicorn Money Box

Yep that's right, who doesn't need a Unicorn money box in their life? When I saw this in Paperchase I couldn't not buy it.

If you know me personally or follow me on Twitter/Instagram you will know that my room is full of little cute and random nic nacs. I just love stuff like this and had to buy it.

£6.00 Unicorn Money Box

Gabriella X Primark

If you read my last blog post you will know that I was after a few things from the Gabriella X Primark range and they didn't have any in store. But when I went back to the Leeds store yesterday they had three out of the five items which I wanted and I was SO happy, although they didn't have the cat mug and heart mug :(

For those who don't know one of my favourite YouTuber's Gabriella brought out a 'Home' range in Primark. I managed to pick up three of the five items that I wanted and I am so pleased with them. The quality is incredible! I bought the Eye Mask (£1.80) which is a cute little kitty cat and it is SOOOO fluffy, not just on the outside but on the inside as well so it feels amazing on your face. I also bought the sippy cup (£4.00) and when I picked it up in store the first thing I said was 'How good is the quality?'. It's such a gorgeous pattern and is made from a really good quality plastic. So congrats to Gabby for your range, I love it! Unfortunately Primark still don't have an option to buy online so I will leave a link below to Gabby's interview with them.  

Gabriella X Primark

Gabriella X Primark

Swiftly following on another one of Gabby's products I bought was the plaque (£4.00) which says 'Being yourself is the prettiest thing you can be'. How gorgeous?

I have hung this next to the mirror on my vanity so I can see it every day when I get ready and give myself a little reminder, you can see a picture of this on my Instagram.

Something else I got from Primark is the gold & sign (£4.00). This isn't from the Gabriella X Primark range but in most stores seems to be placed around that section so it shouldn't be too hard to find!

Gabriella X Primark

Fast & Furious 7

Let me tell you about Fast & Furious 7 - INCREDIBLE.

As soon as I saw this in Primark I bought it straight away. This was hands down one of the best films I've ever seen. I already have Fast & Furious 1-6 on DVD so needed this to finish my collection. Now when I went to see this in the cinema I cried like a baby - if you know me you know how much I cry at Titanic and I cried even more at this. Now that is saying something, the tribute to Paul Walker is just beautiful. If you haven't seen this film you need to ASAP.

£10.00 Fast & Furious 7

Real Techniques Deep Cleansing Brush Gel & Rimmel Wake Me Up Mascara

Since I own about 99% of the Real Techniques Brushes as soon as the brush cleaner came out I knew I needed to try this. I bought this from Boots and there was actually an offer where you buy one and get the second half price - this is still available and isn't just for the brush cleaner it can be used with any of the brushes! I haven't used this as of yet but be sure to follow me on Twitter to see my thoughts.

I also purchased the Wake Me Up Mascara by Rimmel in Extreme Black. Now if I'm honest I hate buying mascara because there is so much to choose from and I never know what to buy! But I purchased this as I really liked the shape of the brush and the fact that it came in 'Extreme Black'. Again Boots have another amazing offer - all Rimmel products are 2 for £10.

£7.99 Real Techniques Deep Cleansing Brush Gel

£7.99 Rimmel Wake Me Up Mascara Extreme Black

That is it for this weeks post. I have a very exciting post coming up next week which includes American Sweeties/Candy!

As always I hope you enjoyed the read and please let me know what you think!

Amber xxx