Rachel Sarah XO: beauty

This holiday release from Nars really appealed to me, because 1) I've missed out on every limited edition cheek palette that they've released so far. 2) I'm very much into quirky packaging. Doesn't get much quirkier than this. 3) All of the blush shades are gorgeous.

So Nars has teamed up with fashion photographer, Steven Klein for their holiday releases. The packaging of all of the sets is amazing (in their own weird way.)

Of course, this is limited edition, unfortunately. So you may want to try and get your hands on it before it sells out for Christmas.

So let's get into the palette itself.

(L to R - Paloma I: 3.5g, Paloma II: 3.5g, Laguna: 8.5g, Robotic: 3.5g, Blasphemy: 3.5g, Luster: 3.5g, Dolce Vita: 3.5g)

So this palette retails for £49 with an overall estimated value of £125.

I'm so pleased that Nars chose to include a contour blush duo in this palette, as I'm not really a blush wearer, but that kind of sold this palette for me. I'm also really pleased that you get a larger than average size of Laguna.

The blushes are the perfect shades for me. Pinky, mauvey blushes are what I gravitate towards. (Admittedly, the peachy-gold shade, Luster, will probably never be worn on my cheeks, makes a lovely eyeshadow though!)

All of the shades in this palette are the perfect amount of pigmented, like you can tap your brush into the pans and get a nice wash of colour but you'll never look like you've overdone it. (Except Paloma II, the cooler contour shade, beware, apply too much and you will look like you've splattered mud over your cheeks.)

You never really find yourself having to top up on blush throughout the day, we all know how long-lasting Nars' blushes are.

Paloma II (second top row) and Dolce Vita (fourth bottom row) are my favourite shades in this palette.

I think this is an amazing price, especially if you're wanting to try out some Nars cheek products. I meann, you're looking at spending roughly £20 per full-size blush (1 gram more than included in this palette) so to get 4 blushes is sort of insane.

I definitely think this is worth it for the amount of product you're getting. I'd give it a solid 8/10.

I'm obsessed.

That's all for now,

Rachel. XO

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So Stila brought out 4 palettes, Soul, Mind, Spirit and Body. I bought Soul.

I was so excited when I first saw this palette in January, the swatches looked perfect and when YouTubers like Claire Marshall, Zoella and Sprinkle of Glitter started raving about this palette, it made me want it even more. Apart from the one thing that was putting me off this palette - the very very mixed (mostly bad) reviews. I um'd and ah'd for a couple of months and finally took the plunge...

And I'm not very impressed.

So let me start off by saying, the packing is so so perfect. The lid is gold and bottom is rose gold. It comes with a little lookbook type of thing and it had a cute little eyeshadow protector with the quote "Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul." by Saint Augustine.

The eyeshadows look gorgeous right? Yeah, I thought so too. They swatch really well too, as you will see a little further down the post. There is lots of sparkle and there's a good mix of warm and cool tones. But these are some of the least pigmented eyeshadows I've used in a long time. Kitten (far left, second row) is very very nice, but it is quite chunky. The matte black on the bottom row is one of the nicest blacks I've used. But does that justify spending £30 on this palette? Nuh uh. When worn on the eyes, they're quite patchy and takes a lot to build the colour up. The shimmer eyeshadows are either to chunky or the mattes are far too dry, there's no solid medium. As someone who suffers from psoriasis on their eyelids, this made my psoriasis flare up really bad because of how dry the eyeshadows are.

I apply a lot of eyeshadows with my fingers nowadays, and these eyeshadows just seem to stick to my fingers and not actually transfer onto my lid. I can usually pack a lot more colour on that way but this palette does not like that.

I really think you'd be better off buying a £6 Makeup Revolution palette or something. I think if you're after a 'barely there' make up look, this may be a good palette. But £30 to me seems like a waste of money. I'll keep using it for now and I may grow to like it, but for now it's not really my thing.

Stila make some amazing products from what I've tried (except their One Step Correct primer and this palette, they're a bit of a let down) but everything else is pretty fab.

I'm quite curious to see what their Spirit and Mind palettes are like but I can't bring myself to spend £60 on them especially if they're anything like this palette.

Sorry Stila, I still love you!

Let me know if you've used this palette or any of the other 3 palettes.

That's all for now,

Rachel. xo

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Hi guys! So it's been a little over a month and I've got a couple of new products this month, I thought I'd talk you through my highlighting and contouring favourites.

So these products are the best products I've found that work best on me. If you're a cool-toned, fair skinned gal like me, you might like these too!

MAC Powder Blush in 'Harmony'

This looks quite red-toned, it's quite the opposite and I'm not sure if it's a problem with the lighting or what. But this blush is a gorgeous mid-tone brown, leaning more towards the cool side. If you're fair/light skinned, you're going to really love this. It applies evenly but if used with a heavy hand, it can become hard to blend. I wouldn't use this a bronzer to warm up the face, as it does give the illusion of natural shadows and not a sunkissed glow. I find it is quite powdery as it is a blush and isn't specifically designed for contouring, there is minimal fall out when applying though. I would recommend this to someone who's maybe an NW15-NW20. I looked everywhere for this and it was sold out for about 2 weeks! I'd recommend buying from Debenhams as they seem to get this in stock more regularly than MAC, I feel.

This retails for £18 and can be bought here.

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in 'Lightscapade'

Lightscapade is a gorgeous shimmery champagne highlight powder with pale pink and blue bits running through it. Compared to some highlighters I've tried, this isn't overpowering and isn't overly shimmery, so you won't end up looking like a disco ball. It gives a subtle highlight to the cheekbones and it just looks gorgeous in the pan, let's be honest. It's a baked powder, and I think it looks like a rather cute, girly little planet, haha.

I did buy this around the time the Lightness of Being collection was released and I was debating on getting the rather cute looking limited edition version of this, but after reading reviews that were saying the formula was chalky and not very pigmented, I decided against it.

This retails for £23 and can be bought here.

Real Techniques Bold Metals Collection - Flat Contour Brush

Excuse how dirty my brush is, I couldn't be bothered to wash it for the purpose of this post, sorry not sorry. ;o

I can't quite express my love for this brush. This was the only brush from the whole collection that really appealed to me. I'm not sure if it's because of the gorgeous rose gold handle or the cute pink ombre bristles, but this brush just spoke to me.

The bristles are synthetic, meaning this brush is great with powder and cream products. The bristles are so soft and yes, I sat and stroked my face with this brush as soon as I received it in the post. The bristles are very dense, meaning you can pack a lot of product on but it also makes blending the easiest thing on the planet. This may be my favourite purchase of the year so far.

This retails for £22 and can be bought here.

Let me know what your highlighting and contouring must haves are!

That's all for now,

Rachel. xo

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Hi guys!
It's been well over a year since I last did a post like this so I thought why not write another one as my makeup collection has definitely changed a fair bit.

This is my rather fabulous make up bag, it's covered in scenes from The Little Mermaid (which is my favourite movie ever)

It was £2/£2,50 (amazing, right?) from Primark and it was also available in a pouch type makeup bag.

It fits quite a lot in it and fits very nicely in your bag as it's in a pencil case shape and it's quite slim.

We'll start with the base and lip products. So I recently bought YSL's Le Teint Touche Eclat foundation and it's absolutely lovely, it gives a lovely dewy finish and it comes in lots of shades. I'm in the second lightest shade B10. It retails for £30.50 and can be bought here.

I've also been loving the Stila One Step Correct primer, it really does even out your skin tone and it's very hydrating. This primer contains three different shades, peach, green and lavender, when mixed together on the face, it helps any problem areas you may have (redness, dark circles, sallowness)
It really helps to make my makeup go on smoothly and it also helps my foundation last a lot longer. RRP: £24 and can be bought here.

Lips! So obviously I have my two all time favourite lipsticks. Diva and Rebel by MAC. I love a dark lip so these are essential and I always chuck them in my bag before I leave the house. I wear one of these almost everyday. They both retail for £15.50 and can be bought here.

So obviously, my favourite blush of all time is Rose Gold by Sleek Cosmetics (it's also a pretty close dupe for Nars' Orgasm blush) - I really love this blush because although it's very shimmery and obviously has gold tones running through it, I like that it's still very pink. Pink blushes are the only ones that suit my skin tone. It retails for £4.49 and can be bought here.

I've been liking this eyebrow kit by Sleek also, it's in the black shade as my hair's black (soon to be red, ooooh) I've been using the black cream side more than the powder, the cream is really pigmented, I've noticed it does smudge quite easily so I've started setting it with the black powder. It retails for £8.49 and can be bought here.

Another blush I really love 'Marshmallow' by MUA. I really love this shade, the only thing that bother me is it's quite chalky and it's very very pigmented so you need to have a light hand when using it or else you could end up looking like Coco the Clown. It retails for £1 and can be bought here.

My favourite bronzer of all time is the honey bronzer by The Body Shop in shade '2 Fair Matte', it's the perfect bronzer for pale skinned people like myself. It's a nice light brown colour and it doesn't make you look like a Dorito, which is always a good thing. It blends nicely and it's not too heavily pigmented so you don't end up with big brown lines on your face. It retails for £13 and can be bought from here.

You might be wondering, why must I need two concealers in very similar shades in my makeup bag? Well, one of them is to conceal blemishes and the other is to highlight under my eyes. Seventeen's Stay Time concealer is easily my favourite concealer ever. I really dislike Collection's Lasting Perfection concealer, I find it really drying under my eyes and it flakes like crazy. The Stay Time concealer is very creamy and dewy and reminds me a lot of the Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer, the good thing about this is that it dries to a dewy finish, which is always gooood. It retails for £4.49 and can be bought here.

One of my favourite highlighters is the Chanel Pearly Banner Iridescent Powder for Eyes and Cheeks, unfortunately it's discontinued now and was from the London Madness collection. It is very glittery, so you have to be sparing with it or else you'll end up looking like a glitter ball. It is a really lovely highlighter though.

My favourite mascara at the moment is the Perversion mascara by Urban Decay, I bought it in a set with a travel size version of the Subversion lash primer and it was such a good deal. The wand is really big and thick and isn't one of these horrible overly plasticky wands, it really lengthens and thickens your lashes. Although I do think that the Soap & Glory Thick and Fast mascara is an almost exact dupe for this, so once this is finished I'll probably just go back to my trusty old Thick & Fast mascara. It retails for £18 and it can be bought here.

Obviously, where would we all be without our trusty Real Techniques brushes? I'm not going to go into too much details as we all know how great they are. I use the Expert Face Brush for buffing in foundation and concealer and the contour brush, for well, contouring? The contour brush is part of the core collection which retails for £15.99 and can be bought here and the Expert Face Brush can be bought separately from here.

And last but not least, a rather lovely Shea Butter hand cream by L'Occitane. I own far too many L'Occitane hands creams, I own about 6 now, this one isn't my favourite but it is the most hydrating as it's made for people with very dry skin so it's perfect. My favourite L'Occitane hand cream is the Lime Zest one and it smells so lovely and feels so lovely, I just love it. This retails for £8 and can be bought from here.

I hope you enjoyed seeing what I've been keeping in my make up bag lately.

Let me know what your favourite go-to makeup items are.

That's all for now,

Rachel. xo

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Hey guys!

So it's been a while since I've done a favourite lipsticks post, and it's changed quite a lot as my lipstick collection has grown, I'm up to nearly 35, so these are the best of the best in my opinion.

(L to R: '04' by Rimmel Kate Moss, Heroine by MAC, Flat Out Fabulous by MAC, Diva by MAC, Rebel by MAC, Pink Nude by Rimmel, Blake's Red by L'Oreal, Atomic Serpent by Make Up Revolution, '107' by Rimmel Kate Moss, '110' by Rimmel Kate Moss.)

This lipstick is in shade '04' and it's from the Kate Moss collection by Rimmel, it's a gorgeous dark blue toned purple, almost navy blue. It's a satin finish but a very slippery satin finish (which isn't really what you want with a lipstick this dark) but a bit of translucent powder fixes that no bother. I think if this shade was in their matte range, I'd love it a billion times more.

The colour is so perfect, it had to be in my top 10.

RRP: £5.49 and can be bought here

This lipstick is by MAC and it's in the shade 'Heroine', it's a gorgeous true purple in a lovely matte finish. When it comes to MAC lipsticks, matte finishes are my favourite. It's my favourite lipstick to wear all year round, because it's so bright it's really nice in summer but then because it's purple, it's a lovely called for autumn and winter.

RRP: £15.50 and can be bought here

This lipstick is also by MAC, it's in the shade 'Flat Out Fabulous', and it's also in a matte finish (you'll notice a theme appearing)

I only got this lipstick for Christmas, a couple of days ago and it's already a new favourite, before this, Candy Yum Yum by MAC was my favourite matte pink, but it's just too neon. This a bit darker and less in your face.

RRP: £15.50 and can be bought here

Oh shock horror! Another matte MAC lipstick

(I can't stop, I'm obsessed.) This is my all time favourite red lipstick, it's in the shade 'Diva' and it's a very dark brown toned burgundy shade. It's a gorgeous lipstick for autumn/winter, but I don't play by the seasonal make up rules, so you'll see me wearing this in the heat of summer. Dark lipsticks suit me as I have hella pale skin and black hair, so you know, I tend to look like a goth half the time.

RRP: £15.50 and can be bought here

Yep, Rebel by MAC. I really love this lipstick, it's a lovely satin finish. I own the matte dupe of this lipstick - Wet n' Wild's Mega Last Lipstck in Sugar Plum Fairy, but it just doesn't look as good as Rebel does. I'm not a pink lipstick kind of gal, I love my dark lipsticks so this is just perfect for me. I bought this on a whim when I was in Norwich with my friend Jordan, walked past the MAC store and bam, £15 gone on a lipstick and I regret nothing.

RRP: £15.50 and can be bought here

A NUDE LIPSTICK? A NUDE LIPSTICK IS IN MY TOP 10 LIPSTICKS? It had to be, it's the only nude lipstick I've tried and liked. It's Rimmel's Lasting Finish Lipstick in 'Nude Pink', I don't really know why I like it so much, it's the only nude that I've tried that even remotely suits me. I'm dying to try Twig by MAC, pinky nudes suit me the best because of pale I am. I feel like if I tried a brownish nude, it'd look like I'd rubbed a dark concealer over my lips.

RRP: £4.99 and can be bought here

This lipstick is by L'Oreal and it's part of the Collection Exclusive Pure Red's range and it's in the shade 'Blake's Red', it's an almost exact dupe for Ruby Woo by MAC, only a bit less powdery.

It's a lovely blue toned red (which isn't that common when it comes to drugstore lipstick)

It has a very matte finish and it's so long lasting. The Collection Exclusive range has a lipstick for each female celebrity involved in the range (e.g Blake Lively, J-Lo, Julianne Moore etc)

RRP: £6.99 and can be bought here

I know what you're thinking. OH GOD RACHEL, IS THAT A GREEN LIPSTICK? Yes, yes it is. And it's very similar to Serpentina by Lime Crime. It's by Make Up Revolution and it's called 'Atomic Serpent'. It's a satin finish and is a shimmeryish forest green colour, it's lovely. I'm not brave enough to wear it out in public yet, but I'm working on it!

RRP: £1 and can be bought here

Oh look, another red lipstick (I'm boring, I know)

This is a Kate Moss by Rimmel lipstick in the shade '107', it's a nice dark wine colour, it's similar to Diva by MAC only a little bit more pink and less dark. It's a matte lipstick, but I find that it flakes a bit which is annoying.

I love that the Kate Moss lipsticks come in matte and satin finishes.

RRP: £5.49 and can be bought here

THIS ISN'T A RED LIPSTICK, I SWEAR. Okay, so it's a very orange toned red (shhh)

Again, this is another Kate Moss by Rimmel lipstick, this one is in the shade '110' and is part of the matte range, this one is less flaky than '107', I don't know if I go one from a bad batch but this lipstick feels all good.

The Kate Moss lipsticks are so pigmented, it's great.

RRP: £5.49 and can be bought here

Well, that's it! That's my top 10 lipsticks all finished.

What have we learned from this blog post?

Well, I really like a red lip and I'm obsessed with matte finishes? Yeah, I thought so.

Let me know what your favourite lipsticks are below! :)

That's all for now,

Rachel. xo

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Hey guys!
So recently all I've been doing is searching the internet for things I can't afford so I thought, why not make a rare wishlist post. Be prepared for the neons.

1. Chunky Cut Out Pink Holographic Sandals - eBay: £19.99.

I've been looking at these type of sandals for ever, I have a phobia of feet so sandals are like the worst things for me to wear. These sandals have a kind of closed toe thing going on so that's great! And they're pink and holographic, they're great!

2. Tropical Floral Print Bomber Jacket - Pink Clove: £28.

I've been really into the whole bomber jacket trend at the moment but I'm not daring enough to wear one, but then I saw this and it's possibe the most 'out there' thing I'd own in my wardrobe if I bought it, it's absolutely gorgeous and waaay colourful, hahaha.

3. Frozen DVD - Amazon: £10.

I watched this movie when it first came out at the cinema and I fell in love instantly. Plus it's Disney and I feel the need to own every single Disney movie on DVD so.

4. 2 pack of Skater Dresses (Lime Green and Black) - New Look: £19.99.

I've been buying a lot of dresses lately for summer (although I still wear them with leggings, I'm wearing dresses sssh) and I've been really into kimonos and I've been looking for block colour dresses that would go with a loud, floral kimono and these are perfect.

5. Sleek I-Divine Limited Edition Superdrug 50th Birthday Palette - Superdrug: £7.99

Well, Sleek, brand new eyeshadows in celebration of Superdrug's 50th birthday, what more could you ask for? The colours look absolutely perfect too. And I need anything limited edition basically.

6. Mia Round Floral Trim Sunglasses - Boohoo: £12.

I don't really know if I'd ever wear these, but I know if I did I'd feel like a ~~fierce queen~~ absolutel idiot. But look how cute they are, soooo pastel grunge. \m/ (that was a joke)

7. Shell Pink Contrast Trim Tachymeter Sports Watch - New Look: £19.99.

Can we just appreciate the fact that this watch looks waaay more expensive than it actually is??? (NOTICE THE PINK THEME HUH? I'm a sucker for anything pink.) I've never been one to wear watches but I just fell in love with this one when I saw it.

8. ASOS Concertina Satchel Bag - ASOS: £22.50.

So I'm going on holiday to Fuerteventura in August and I'm flying with Ryanair (ugh yes Ryanair) and they've got stupid af cabin luggage regulations, a tiny suitcase (which I have to fit all my clothes in because bitch I am not paying £90 to have a regular sized suitcase, yes that's how much they charge you) and you're allowed a small bag on the flight, this is the only bag I've found that's affordable, tiny but has loads of room. AND IT'S ALSO NEON WOOO AND SO CUTE WOOOO. So if I buy it, it'll be the only bag I'll be taking on holiday with me 'cause no luggage room, waaaah.

9. River Island Bright Pink Embellished Cliptop Purse - ASOS: £20.

I've been looking for a new purse for foreverrrr because my shoddy Primark purse is falling to pieces and well, this purse is neon pink and JEWELS, all the jewels.

10. Heavy Weight Chain Necklace - Missguided: £8.99.

I adore the look of statement necklaces with block colours and I was browsing the accessories section on Missguided and this bad boy caught my eye (MUCH STATEMENT NO?) and yes, very very very pretty necklace.

I hope you enjoyed this post! I'll should hopefully be putting up another blog post tomorrow so that should be fun. (Trying to make up for lost time I suppose, haha!)

I hope you guys have been good!

That's all for now,

Rachel. xo

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Hey guys!

So I was having a clear out of my lipsticks that I either don't like or I barely use anymore and I thought, why not do a post on the lipsticks that I can't live without. Underneath each photo of the lipsticks, I'll put the names of them and a link to where you can purchase them.

So here it goes!

(from L to R: Rimmel Kate Moss Matte Lipstick in '110' - £5.49, Collection 2000 lipstick in 'Cherry Pop' - £2.99 and NYC Expert Last lipstick in 'Blue Rose' - £1.99)

The Rimmel Kate Moss lipstick and the Collection 2000 lipstick are both matte lipsticks. The Collection 2000 lipstick is a little bit more drying than the Rimmel one. Whereas the NYC lipstick is a shimmery/satin finish lipstick. The Rimmel lipstick is a bright bright orange colour, the Collection 2000 lipstick is a vibrant red with a hint of orange in it and the NYC lipstick is gorgeous blue toned fuschia.

(MUA lipstick in 'Shade 2' - £1, MUA Lipstick in 'Shade 5' - £1 and Avon Kiss 'n' Go lipstick in 'Amethyst' - £1.90.)

All three lipsticks have a shimmery finish, but the MUA lipstick in 'Shade 5' has pretty rough glitter particles in it also, so I suppose it's kind of a frosty finish. The MUA lipstick in 'Shade 2' and the Avon lipstick so look quite similar, but the Avon is more of a plum colour and the MUA lipstick has more of a hint of pink in it, whereas the MUA lipstick in 'Shade 5' is a gorgeous glittery coral colour. The MUA lipstick in 'Shade 5' is the least pigmented lipstick of the three, but that's probably due to the amount of glitter in the lipstick.

(Natural Collection lipstick in 'Cranberry', Collection 2000 Little Mix lipstick in 'Perrie' - £2.99 and MAC lipstick in 'Candy Yum Yum' - £15)

The Natural Collection lipstick and the Collection 2000 lipstick are both very creamy but the Collection 2000 lipstick is more a demi-matte finish but they're both beautifully pigmented, but the MAC lipstick is very very matte and I would not recommend this lipstick if you do have very dry lips because I've never known a lipstick to cling to dry patches as much as this lipstick does, although it does wear well if you do wear a lip balm underneath it. The Natural collection lipstick in 'Cranberry' is a gorgeous dark pinky plum colour with gold shimmer throughout it. The Collection 2000 lipstick in 'Perrie' is a beautiful bright purple on the lips, it's almost quite a vibrant lilacy colour, it's definitely wearable though - you can see a full review of this lipstick here. The MAC lipstick on the other hand, is very very hard to wear, as it is an almost neon bright pink, I'd recommend it as more of a night time colour although you can definitely wear it as more of a stain if you use a lip brush.

MUA Luxe Velvet Lip Laquer in 'Kooky' - £3.

And finally, the MUA Luxe Lip Laquer in Kook is a very very dark purple colour (the photo isn't doing it much justice, I know), it's a very matte finish, it's extremely drying so I would recommend wear a lip balm either under or over it once it's dried. It's extremely long-lasting, but that's probably due to how matte it is. It's definitely for those who are a bit more daring when it comes to lipstick as a it is a very dark purple.

(from left to right: Rimmel Kate Moss lipstick in '110', NYC Expert Last lipstick in 'Blue Rose', Collection 2000 lipstick in 'Cherry Pop', MAC lipstick in 'Candy Yum Yum', Collection 2000 Little Mix lipstick in 'Perrie', Natural Collection lipstick in 'Cranberry', MUA lipstick in 'Shade 2, MUA lipstick in 'Shade 5', Avon Kiss 'n' Go lipstick in 'Amethyst' and MUA Luxe Velvet Lip Laquer in 'Kooky')

As these were swatched on paper and in not the best lighting, the picture isn't showing the swatches true to colour, but you get the gist.

What lipsticks have you been loving lately?

That's all for now,

Rachel. xo

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Hey guys!

Well would you look at that, another haul?! Let me cut a long story short, I ended up selling my DSI XL and all of the games for it as it just sits in the corner of my room collection dust and I ended up getting £75 for it, so this is what I spent the majority of the money on.

(It would turn out I doubled up on numbers on the photo, oh dear, I do apologise!)

1. Birds Nest iPhone 4/4s Case from eBay- £0.99 (free shipping)

I've seen these sort of cases loads lately and I'm a sucker for anything pink and minimalist.

2. Coral Sleeveless Skater Dress from ASOS - £12.99 (free shipping)

I'm going on holiday to Fuerteventura in August and I've already started buying Summer clothes, oh. I'm trying my hardest to put a bit more colour in my wardrobe and I'm also trying to wear more dresses, so this happened.

3. Black and White Heart Print Skater Dress from ASOS- £14.99 (free shipping)

I bought this dress because I bought a rather 'out there' looking kimono a few weeks ago (for £5 reduced from £25 in New Look, might I add) and I wanted a subtly patterned dress with no bright colours on it so it didn't clash with the floral pattern of the kimono, I also bought this for my summer wardrobe.

4. Tartan Fleece Scarf from eBay- £4.99 (£2.50 shipping)

Bit late on the tartan bandwagon I suppose, but I really was not willing to spend more than £10 on a tartan scarf and as of yesterday all of the ones I'd seen lately ranged from £12-£18 and that's a bit overpriced for a scarf, plus it's made from fleece, so it's going to be so soft and warm.

5. Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick in 'Oxford St. Fuschia' from eBay - £2.25 (free shipping)

I don't own many light pink lipsticks and after seeing loads of swatches of this lipstick, I just fell in love with it. Plus it's not a matte lipstick, so that's good, got super chapped lips lately. :-(

6. Juno DVD from eBay- £1.20 (free shipping)

Unfortunately I bought the last DVD on the eBay listing, so the link above is the DVD listing on Amazon. I absolutely this movie, but I haven't got it in my DVD collection and I've been craving to watch it for ages but it hasn't been on TV in a while.

7. Oversized Round Sunglasses in Ombre Finish from ASOS - £10 (free shipping)

I was just browsing the sunglasses section of ASOS and omg I just fell in love with these, the weather's been pretty nice lately so I bought sunglasses, not much I can say about them really.

8. Black Faux Leather Chunky Cut Out Boots from eBay - £21.99 (£2.99 shipping)

Oh look! It's the infamous Jeffrey Campbell's Coltrane dupes! These were reduced from about £30-something so that's alright I suppose. I've been wanting a pair of these boots foreverrrr and I just can't wait for them to arrive.

9 & 10. Dumb and Dumber (£1.40) & Clerks II (£1.27) - eBay

Just movies that I adore that weren't in my movie collection so I felt the need to buy them basically.

11 & 12. Sex and The City: The Movie (£1.65) & Sex and The City 2 (£1.27) - eBay.

I've been so obsessed with the TV show lately and it's the only decent thing on TV from 12am - 5am in the morning (which seems to be my sleeping pattern lately) but I've never seen the movies so I thought now would be a good time to buy the movies.

What have you guys been buying lately? :-)

That's all for now,

Rachel. xo

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Hey guys!

So last night I went on a bit of an online shopping spree, this time, I went a bit crazy on the DVD's.

There's this amazing seller on Amazon called 'zoverstocks' and they sell used DVD's on there for 1p with Amazon's standard £1.26 postage price.

Admittedly, the majority of these DVD's are ones I've owned previously and lost, like Mean Girls, or ones I've already since but don't own on DVD. (I'm trying to expand on my DVD collection.)

I also bought a few make up bits that I've been missing from my collection for quite some time.

1. Bride of Chucky: 1p (+£1.26 shipping)

Bride of Chucky has been one of my favourite films for a long long time, but I've never actually owned it on DVD, it's just always a film that if it's ever on Sky Movies, I will watch it every time. The Chucky franchise are my favourite films in general and I'm trying to get them all on DVD.

2. Mean Girls: 1p (+£1.26 shipping)

Mean Girls is everyone's favourite movie, let's be honest. I've owned it on DVD for years now but recently I lost the disc and I gave up looking, so I just bought it again and for £1.27, you can't really complain.

3. American Beauty: 1p (+£1.26 shipping)

I've never seen American Beauty before actually, but my mum's been recommending it to me for ages now, I did actually buy it for £2 from eBay a few months ago, before realising that I'd bought the Region 1 version which isn't playable on any UK bought device unless you hack your DVD player or whatever, so I bought it again, but this time I made sure it's Region 2.

4. A Bucket of Blood (1960) / House on Haunted Hill (1958) / The Ghoul (1933): 98p (+£1.26 shipping)

I absolutely adore black and white horror movies (well, I just love horror movies in general) but the awful make up and special effects just amuse me so much and I bought this purely for House on Haunted Hill, but it actually worked out more expensive to buy that by itself and then I found it in a boxset with two other black and white horror movies. I was in my element, haha! Plus, wasn't Vincent Price just gorgeous?

5. Fight Club: 1p (+£1.26 shipping)

I've only seen Fight Club a couple of time but it's basically a classic and it needs to be in my collection, so I bought it, that's all I can say really.

6. Drive (2012): 73p (+£1.26 shipping)

Drive is also one of my favourite films (I have a lot of favourites ok) and I own every other Ryan Gosling movie on DVD except for this one so I had to buy it when I saw how cheap it was.

7. Burt's Bees Pink Grapefruit Lip Balm: £2.49 (free shipping)

I've recently ran out of the Beeswax Lip Balm by Burt's Bees and it's safe to say that it's my favourite lip balm, I can never find Burts Bees lip balms in any of my local drugstores, so I resulted to ordering it online, turns out it's about £1 cheaper aswell! If I like the flavoured lip balms, I'll probably buy the mango flavoured one next.

8. Sleek Face Contour Kit in 'Light': £4.67 (free shipping)

I saw this has been reduced from £6.49 to £4.67 and I just had to buy it, I'd be eyeing up the face form kit for ages and I wasn't sure whether it was worth it, since I rarely wear blush, so when I ran out of the contour powder and highlighter, there'd be this little blush left in some huge pointless packaging, so I thought I'd buy the contour kit and the blush seperately. I'm excited to try it though.

9. Sleek Blush in 'Rose Gold': £3.23 (free shipping)

As I said in the above post about the contour kit, I bought this blush seperately as I adore the colour but I know I won't get as much use out of it as the contour kit and the packaging would be a problem if I bought the face form kit so. It's a gorgeous colour and from the reviews I've read, it's a perfect colour for pale people like myself.

Let me know any movies that you recommend, whether they're on DVD or Netflix. :-)

That's all for now,

Rachel. xo

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