There is no place like home.....or the seventh floor!

Well, I'm back in bonny cold foggy Scotland with work again for the 9th week this year. Not feeling so great so I slept most the 4hr train journey, well, as well as you can sleep on a train. Woke up to bright sunshine over the coastline, blue sea and sky with luscious green grass and tree's, then as I went though Scotland, I watched the mist rise as the ground frost was warmed by the bright sun.


Apart from having to go to work it wasn't a bad start to the day, but then I wasn't feeling well, my fault, had an Indian the nite before and it didn't agree with me! Anyway, I was looking forward to going back to the hotel, last time (apart from the over priced, under flavored food) was rather nice, big nice bed and lovely shower.


Turns out, if your on the higher floors, you get lovely plush rooms, all done out in muted greys and plums with dark wood and subtle stripes, but if your on the floors below then you are in for a real treat!

No double rooms left so twin singles for the week, rock hard too! :(

A blindingly chintz wall of curtain that wont shut properly.

A wonky, beaten pleated lampshade.

A shower stolen from the shower rooms of a 1970's grammer school.

Furniture which seems like it was once attached to the wall, but now stands free with bare wires showing.

And I would like to point out now, that if your TV requires this much instruction, just to switch it on, then you need to get a new telly system!!!


All in all, feeling pants, hours from home, crap uncomfy bed with nothing but a crappy shower and rubbish breakfast (if my stomach can take it) to look forward too in the morning! brill!

Feel Unique Beauty Box November has arrived!!

Which is good timing as I'm working away from home next week!

Again, Good sized samples and a nice range of treats. 


Emma Hardie Amazing Face Natural lift and sculpt moringa cleansing balm and dual action professional cleansing cloth.
This stuff smells amazing and the packaging makes it look really expensive which all us girls love, but the cloth is also really nice as one side is muslin which acts as an exfoliator where the other side is a soft wash cloth. not something I would usually buy, but its lovely!


Schwarzkopf Professional Osis+ Dust it Mattifying powder. 
Not had a chance to try this yet but I love the packaging. I bought Shwarzkopf's Got2B volumising powder and wasnt impressed, so I'm dubious about this one but I'll give it a try when I've washed my hair today! :)


Xen-Tan Deep Bronze Luxe.
Ok, so I've always been a fan of pale and beautiful, but after my Big Fat Gypsy Bride costume at Halloween, all my friends and family said that the darker colour looked fab on me so I'm pleased I got this. I have tried it but I'm assuming its a slow build up kinda thing as its meant to be dark, but I cant see a difference yet. good thing the bottle was full, this one may take a while. Smells fantastic though, caramel vanilla kinda smell! lush!


Goldwell Dualsenses Ultra Volume 60 Second Treatment.
Looking forward to trying this when I wash my hair and I'll let you know! :)


Bella Pierre Shimmer Powder.
Lovely greeny coloured powder eye shadow, I'm more of a MAC pigment kinda gal, but this is totally my sort of colour so I can seem me getting some use out of it!


Finally.....


A sample of Prada's now perfume Candy, it just smells of treats and sweeties! its lovely!!! :)


Will take the lot away with me for the week and I'll let you know more about the products after.

NYX Nude on Nude Palette

So I've been debating picking up Urban Decays Naked Palette as friends and fellow bloggers rave on about it constantly. I'm not usually one for nude colours, I tend to stick to brighter colours, but with work and getting far to close to my 30's I decided maybe I could learn a few classier, subtle daytime looks.

problem is, £35 for the UD palette is a lot to pay when your not even sure if you'll suit the colours, so when I went into my local TK Maxx and came across this little beauty for just £14!! I just couldn't resist!

The shimmer shades go on well and the glittery looking ones arnt glittery when you put them on, but they do look nice. the more matte ones are nice but I find it easier to work with more shimmer colours, I've just not mastered a powdery matte look that I have liked yet, but I suppose here is my chance to learn!

Shadows on the top, lip colours in a little draw underneath. though none of them are named on any of the packaging which is a bit disappointing as if I find one I rather like, I'm gonna have to find out what it is.

Sorry about the lighting, its already dark by the time I get home at the moment so its just the lamp in my room unfortunately, but I can do some daylight ones on a weekend if people would like to see them?

Finally the lip palette, I'm not keen on them myself. the colours are rather nice, but I like a lip colour to come out with me rather than left at home like this, UNLESS, they invented a lipstick that doesn't come off when you eat and have a drink and that never needs reapplying and if they have, I cant find it! lol

Sleek Cheeks!

Hello there my lovelies! Hope this rainy November nite finds you well?

On my way home from work today I nipped into Superdrug and impulsive lil me had to nip into see if Sleek's RoseGold blusher was in stock, but alas no hope. Seems since it was discovered it was meant to be a cracking dupe for NARS Orgasmic its never in stock when I look.

Anyway, I'm not a great one for blusher, I used to never like the look until I saw my ghostly face in photographs and decided to invest, after that I never looked back, but I have to admit, I've only ever had one or two shades, wearing the same one with every look, bit embarrassing for a make up-a-holic like moi! lol anyway, I decided to do a bit of investigating, so, after reading so much about MUA I thought how much harm can a quid a pop for a blusher be!?

I already have shade 6 which is a dead ringer for the sleek rose gold which I picked up last time I was looking for it but this time I went for 2 more pinky shades and a nice tan/bronze coloured one.

Sorry about the lighting btw...not much daylight about at the mo! well, not when I'm not at work!

From top to bottom, shade 1, 2 & 3.

Just for those interested, the other purchases were some travel stuff for a work trip next week to Glasgee, a pink crackle Barry M nail varnish to paint over yellow or turquoise, cant decide yet.

Also, I picked up Vasalines new limited edition Creme Brulee lip therapy after seeing a few blogs about it, but if I'm honest, I'm not impressed, just imagine normal vasaline smell with a slight hint of cheap toffee. Ah well, least it was only a quid!