Daily Lust - Friday 26th February

Hi you lovely lot,

So glad so many of you have entered my giveaway. By the way I will be trying out the tips you give me to see which one is the best!! Get entering if you haven't already!! On to the small selection of the large amount of things I want to be buying!!

Beauty Product:

Every time I see Collection 2000's pigments 'Dazzle Me' I always love the look of them; especially this Paradise colour. However when I go to pick one up, it's usually only half full... does anyone else have this problem?? Anyway I'm probably going to have a look tomorrow when I go into town and see if I can buy a couple. You can buy these from Boots or Superdrug for around £3!

Item of Clothing:

I've been looking for a while now for a perfect LBD for going clubbing or just for a few drinks or a nice meal. I like this Miss Selfridge wonder because it is quite simple with just the shoulder detailing and I love that it would be very figure hugging and sexy but classy at the same time. I need a piece like this in my wardrobe and I have a good mind to buy it now and for it to be my inspiration to lose more weight!! This is £38, but I think an investment piece that will last you!

Accessory/Jewellery:


I love this belt. It is one of those staple items for your wardrobe to cinch in floral dresses, denim dresses, black dresses etc and give them a bit of a folky edge! This is from New Look for £7!

Shoe:

It's official... the buyers at New Look are gods!! They keep coming up with items that astound me - especially their price-tag! These gorgeous wedges will look fabulous with Spring/Summer's key trends of florals, denim, nautical... you name it, they will go with it and give it a fashiony twist all of it's own! What more could you ask for at £25?!

Total Cost = £74

So there you have it, a cherry picked selection of what I wish I owned but at this moment in time do not! I am trying, I think, to save some money... I'll let you know how that works out!!

Now that I seem to have my camera up and running I will try and take some pictures of hauls so you can see what I actually do end up buying!!

Anyway, keep entering, commenting, following and all that lovely stuff. I love you all for doing it!

Have lovely (and hopefully shopping-filled) Saturdays. Let me know what you are getting up to!

Frances xx

My Giveaway

Hi everyone,

The day has come when I am thanking all my lovely followers for making me a very happy girl by giving away some little prizes.

Here are the rules for if you want to enter (which I hope you all will!!)

• You need to be a follower of mine to enter as this is a thank you to my followers
• You need to comment on this post "Enter Me"
• To enter you need to tell me your favourite makeup product & you need to give me your best makeup or fashion tip!!
• On your comment can you please leave your email address or link me to your blog if it says it on there so that if you win I can contact you
• If you are under 18 could you please just make sure you have your parents' permission to enter
• The contest will be open until the 12th March and then I will pick my favourite comment to get the prize!
  

So here's the prize...

And here are the individual items in a picture where you can actually see what they look like!

Sleek Storm Palette

Primark Chain & Ribbon Necklace

H&M Earrings

Barry M Dazzle Dust in No 27 Gold Iridescent

Natural Collection Eyeshadow in Moonshine

Barry M Nail Paint in Raspberry

Natural Collection Lipstick in Apple Blossom

Primark Sequin Floral Makeup Bag

I hope you like the prize. I know it isn't Mac or anything but I really like everything I bought so I'm sure you will too! Also, just to let you know that this giveaway is open internationally so everyone can enter!!

So get entering guys,

Love you all!!

Frances xx

Daily Lust - Tuesday 23rd February

Hi everyone!

So close to 50 followers now, thank you all! I have bought all my giveaway prizes but am keeping hush-hush about what they are!!

Anyway, so after a very crap few days at work and the start of another attempt at losing about 2 stone here is what I want to buy!!

Beauty Product:

So I have been getting so excited about the prospect of getting my hands on this palette which was supposed to be in Boots stores as of today. I look on frontcovercosmetics.com to look at which stores were stocking and my local wasn't. So I persuaded my mum to go to the Bluewater store to get it, to no avail!! Bluewater hadn't got their stock in yet and told her to go back tomorrow! Have you got yours yet? This is £15 for a limited time!

Item of Clothing:



This jumper just really captures the fairy-tale vibe that is going on at the moment what with the Alice in Wonderland film. It says 'Fairest of Them All' which I think it so cute. This would look gorgeous with a grey blazer or black leather jacket over a white vest top and skinny jeans. It's £18 (I think but their site won't let me check at the moment!) from New Look!

Accessory/Jewellery:



I love little cute scarfs at the moment that you can team with a boring outfit you've worn hundreds of times to just freshen it up. This scarf is exactly that item. I love the pinky/red colour, the cute white hearts and the way you can tie it as a neckerchief to look French chic!! It's from the wonderful Miss Selfridge and is £10!








Shoe:



For some reason I love flat shoes with peep-toes. Don't ask me why but I think they look really quirky and cute on the end of skinny jeans or a pretty dress. These are perfect with their fabulous polkadot print and the monochrome is bang on trend for the moment. These are £24.99 from Schuh!

Total Cost = £67.99

Thanks everyone for reading, commenting and following. If I reach 50 tonight or tomorrow my giveaway will be up tomorrow evening. I just need to find my charger for my camera or nick someone else's camera to take a picture of the prize!

Anyway, hope you had lovely days. Did you go shopping? If you did, what did you buy? Make me jealous!!

Frances xx

Daily Lust - Sunday 21st February

God how quickly has this weekend gone?

I hate Sunday evenings, so I am trying to distract myself by pretend-buying stuff. Here are the things I am really liking so far!

Beauty Product:
I recently re-discovered the brand Miners which I'm sure used to be out when I was younger?? Anyway, I think they're a brand for young teenagers and most of the stuff on their website miners.co.uk is a bit too young for me but their nail varnishes are in really nice colours. This is one of my faves... called Coral Cutie and exactly the shade I have been looking for. And at £2.99! Yay!







Item of Clothing:


The nautical trend is one of my favourites of the moment and just suits my personality. I love this cute top with the collaboration of nautical stripes and the lace top I think it is really different. This top would look so gorgeous with dark blue skinny jeans, a cream or grey blazer and navy pumps. This is from New Look and is £16!







Accessory/Jewellery:




I really like these earrings and think they would be perfect for the summer. I can imagine these with just a really simple outfit like some linen trousers and a colourful vest top just to give the outfit some interest. The detail on them is so pretty!! These are from the amazing asos.com and are £10!





Shoe:


These sandals are so gorgeous and would look amazing with really skinny jeans. I love the colour and the side lace-up detailing. I think these will be brilliant sandals to wear when it is almost sandal weather, as it is sort of enclosed on the ankle and therefore looks more heavy. They are from oli.co.uk for £35!

Total Cost = £63.50

Thanks guys, hope you've had good weekends - I am so not looking forward to this week but I've just got to think of the money (and the clothes and makeup I can buy with it!!)

Comment of what you think on these things and if you bought anything nice at the weekend I would love to know!!

Frances xx

Daily Lust - Saturday 20th February

Hey everyone,

There are definitely a lot of items of lust-worthy status at the moment!! Here are just a few!

Beauty Product:







So this perfume is gorgeous! It's Hugo Boss Femme. I tried it today whilst I was browsing round the shops and I love it!! It's a smell I can't necessarily describe but trust me, it's beautiful. The bottle is so cute as well! I found this on fragrancedirect.co.uk for £22.35 for 30ml.







Item of Clothing:


I think this dress is so cute! I love the duck-egg blue and the gorgeous floral pattern as well as the sweetheart neckline and the ruching all over the dress. This will be perfect for nights out in Spring/Summer. This is from Rare @ Topshop and is £45... a real investment piece!

Accessory/Jewellery:



I am loving these cute studs. The coral colour is going to be massive in Spring/Summer and I have a huge penchant for bows... anything with bows and I'm sold. You can get these from Topshop for £5!

Shoe:


I love these gorgeous shoes! They're very Vivienne Westwood-esque and even better, for a fraction of the price!! The colour will look amazing with jeans for a casual look or a cute prom dress on a night out. They are from Accessorize and cost £22!

Total Cost = £94.35

Thanks everyone,

Hope you have enjoyed reading this. Please comment to let me know what you think!!

Frances xx

Quick Quick Mini Haul!!

Hi guys,

This is a collective haul of a few things I've bought over the week. Working in the town centre is never a good thing as in my lunchbreak I just 'pop' into Superdrug or Boots and end up spending a fortune. The other day though I realised that I have basically bought the entire shop!! Anyway on with haul....

• Rimmel Colour Rush Mono Eyeshadow in 030 Smokey Quartz
• Rimmel Colour Rush Mono Eyeshadow in 130 Tribute
• Rimmel Colour Mousse in 005 Glitz
• Natural Collection Lipstick in Raspberry
• Natural Collection Eyeshadow in White Opal
• Natural Collection Eyeshadow in Spring Green
• Natural Collection Eyeshadow in Soft Pink
• 17 Eyeshadow in Statuesque
• Barry M Dazzle Dust in No 39 Tan
• Maybelline Color Sensational Lipstick in No 108 Pink Pearl

So there you have it... I am a Makeupaholic!!

Ooh and in other more exciting news I have got my contest prizes. None of it is Mac as I don't even own any and haven't got that much money to be honest but all are products that I've either got or think are really nice... so hopefully you will too!!

Love you lots and have nice evenings,

Frances xx

Review - Collection 2000 Blush - No 3 Breathless

Some more reviews of my ever increasing beauty buys now!!

So this is the blush that I bought from Collection 2000. I can't quite remember how much it cost but I think it was between £3 and £4. I really liked the peachy colour of this blush and I think that it is quite good for an everyday blush where you want a hint of colour.

The main problem with this blush is the fact that it is not very pigmented and if you wanted a lot of colour you would need to pile it on (which I don't)

So the summary is it's a lovely colour but doesn't give great colour pay-off. I would recommend buying if you just want a really light blush look.