On holiday I find it impossible not to buy things and in France they had this shop..it is called Sephora...it is make-up heaven. I seriously spent most of my money on food and make-up, this is what my life is turning into. I don't regret it. Now without any further ado, here is what I bought whilst on holiday!
I also did this in the form of a haul video which you can find
here or over on my YouTube channel which you can find
here!
O•P•I Nail Varnish (Got the blues for red) - €13
I like to paint my nails as many girls do. I also just love to hoard as many colours as possible to my hearts content. I love red. I have more things in red than I can count. My nail varnishes are no exception. I likes this colour "I got the blues for red" as it's a little darker and matched with the right lipstick and heels makes me feel more powerful than ever. I like that. It's classy, sophisticated and exactly what I was in need of. I have also recently been having a thing for OPI and I feel that it's not going to be stopping anytime soon.
Rimmel 60 Second Rita Ora Nail Polish (Light pink "Losing Your Lingerie") - £3.69
A quick little airport purchase as I realised I was about to go away for a month without any nail varnish. Not okay. By now you may have noticed how much I love pink, more specifically pastel and baby pink. I felt my nails should get the same treatment. I used this a couple times when away and I do like the colour. Some of my friends borrowed it too and felt the same. However it did have a slightly "painty" feel which I don't like with nail vanishes at all so I can assume this will most likely be used as a base colour for other polishes and designs. One coat takes longer to dry than 60 seconds, do not be fooled by advertising but I does still dry quicker than others I've used in the past. On my nails they lasted a couple days before it stared to chip off, I think this was mainly because I didn't have a top coat on but I'm not too sure. I've had better and I've had worse, but either way at least I like the colour.
Sephora Cleansing Gel & Exfoliating Brush - €10
I like to look after my face. This has come from my dislike of wearing a full face of foundation and my paranoia of "slag lines" and turning into an oompaloompa. For me foundation just makes me more self conscious about my face, which I guess is the opposite of what it is supposed to do for you. So I have started to try and take better care of my skin. In doing so I bought this in Sephora. I love this as it has an exfoliating brush built into it. The brush is quite soft and the actual gel isn't to harsh either, making it perfect for everyday. However after the first couple times of using it I started to get some break outs so I quickly stopped using it. Once they went away I started to use it again and have't had anymore so I'm assuming it was something I ate, but this can happen when you change your skincare routine. It leaves my skin feeling nice and soft and, with the exception of concealer, I haven't needed to use any foundation which makes me very happy.
Sephora Eau de Toilette (Vanilla, Caramel and Strawberry) - €4.50
These handy, purse sized, little eau de toilette were recommended by a friend and are bloody fantastic. I initially chose mine in vanilla, because I love anything vanilla, but there was also the option to have it in everything from peony to caramel to mango.
I then went back and additionally bought one in Strawberry and in Caramel. All three smell is amazingly delicious, it last for forever, you yourself continue to smell it, which is handy because I find with some perfumes etc that you stop smelling it, but other people don't, so you put on more and then it becomes too over powering. I haven't had that with this. It also wasn't expensive. I also had a little look for it on the Sephora website but I could find it which was annoying. Some thing I highly recommend.
Dior Addict Lipstick (Mayday 651) - €25
This is the first higher end lipstick I have every bought and I was most certainly not disappointed. You get what you pay for. I am a fan a red lipstick s naturally that's where I went. I got the Dior Addict Lipstick in Mayday 651. I actually had a look for it on the Dior website but I couldn't find this shade which I found a bit odd. Anyways first off I love, love, love the packaging. I do get confused when trying to get the lipstick out though because you assume you need to pull the packaging above the little metal band, however you actually just need to pull the very top part. I just really adore the packaging, inside and out. I love the shade of this lipstick and I went with the reddest red I could find and I was certainly not disappointed. Another thing I love about this lipstick is the way it feels on your lips. Some I have feel a bit to sticky and some aren't too good for my lips. This one however felt great, left me lips in good condition and lasted a long time. It even made it though dinner which is something my other lipsticks haven't done before.
Toni & Guy Sea Salt Texture Spray - £2.19
Something I bought again quickly in the airport before I left. I figured my hair would be messy a bit as I wouldn't have an awfully large amount of time to do anything to it. A texture spray was also something I've been after for a while and considering it wan't too expensive I figured "why not?". This doesn't do too much to your hair but I guess I like that, it's a little more subtle. Also you don't need too much to get a good look, this is helpful as salt isn't what I'd call the best thing for your hair. There is probably a better product for this and I will keep looking but this will do for now. I'd rather have it tan not.
The Body Shop Hand Cream (Wild Rose, SPF15) - €6
I am not normally a fan of hand creams, for the reasons that they leave my hands sticky and kinda gross. However I found with this is that the cream absorbs very quickly and leaves your hands nice and soft for quite a long time. I like this.
My only complaint is the smell, but that's my fault. I forgot how much I hate the smell of roses. Luckily for me though the scent? doesn't last too long and isn't too strong so it's bearable, however this is certainly not something I will be buying again, but maybe in another flavour?
(
Do excuse me, I never know wether to put flavour, smell, scent etc.)
Rimmel Glam'Eyes HD Eyeshadow (022 Brixton Brown) - £6.99
I wanted a new eye shadow pallet, not to big, but not just one shade, so this was naturally perfect! A quick little airport purchase I was hardly expecting to much from has certainly exceeded my expectations.
When it comes to eyeshadow I love browns, pinks, blacks and neutrals and will stay away from anything blue or green. In my opinion wearing those colours, especially during the day, just makes me feel a bit tacky, it's not for me. This is one of the reasons I liked this so much. BROWN! And a lil redish/brick brown and some cream/white/yellow shades too. A perfect little mix. (
see what I did there?)
The eyeshadows don't fade off too much during the day and don't crease or anything like that which is always a plus.
Neon Green Sunglasses - €5
I broke my sunglasses...I actually broke two pairs in the first week so one day at the market I decided to pick out the douchiest I could find. They came in the form of these wayfarer style, matte neon green, reflective sunglasses. At first I was wearing them ironically but, um, now I just really love them, which is a problem. Something else about these is that they are very dark which is more often than not slightly annoying, but because of that and the fact that they are reflective, meaning no one can see your eyes....which makes them perfect for staring at people.
Cherub bookmark - €12
I remember I had one of these a few years ago...I was maybe nine or ten. My dad had bought it for me and it was a little fairy and I just remember how completely in love with it I was. Unfortunately it broke but then when I saw this one I knew that I kinda needed to have it. Also because I don't like normal bookmarks and tend to dog-ear the pages of my books. It's a terrible crime I know. I found a little that the little cherub looks like those Michelangelo painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. It was too cute not to by and as it sits in my book it just is adorable and makes me look clever and educated! (I'm not actually this far into the book...I'm on page 160...)
Note Pad - €2.50
I was in France for camp. I had two weeks of French lessons everyday and I am taking French in September for A-Level. I needed a little book to write everything down, all the grammar, in so I bought this. I will probably continue to use it as it's just convenient to have everything in the same place right? And yes I am more than aware that on the front I have spelt grammar and "grammer", but I'm dyslexic so Just leave me alone about this one okay?
André Pineapple Shoes - €41
This seems to amuse my friends. I have a strange pineapple obsession. Even stranger still is that I am in fact allergic to pineapple. Yep.
I just really love the pattern and the style of the shoe, something I didn't have before. I just think they're quite pretty.
However these shoes are plastic so currently not the most comfortable and will need to be worn with socks unless you want blisters...I didn't listen to my mother and now after wearing these
once have blisters on my heels and on my pinky toes. They hurt like hell. Listen to your mother, she knows best.
Unfortunately for me I am a believer that fashion is pain...so I'll walk on.
Zara Pineapple Towel - €5
I wasn't lying when I said I have a weird thing for Pineapples. Exhibit B shall demonstrate this. This is a small hand towel from Zara home. I need new bath things for when I go boarding in September and I needed one for at camp. My mum actually bought me the full set of these cute designs from the Zara website when I got home which made me very happy. The towel is nice and soft and does well what a towel is supposed to do, dry you. I was also allowed to order another set..I went with leopard pint because I'm tacky and I hate you. (
Please get the reference)
Repetto Ballerina Pumps (Baby Pink)
I haven't had a pair of shoes like these since I was eight. I fell absolutely in love with them the moment I saw them. They are in my favourite colour, pink, or more specifically baby pink.
These shoes fit like a dream and go really well with black, pink or any other pastel. Great for my wardrobe.
They bring out my inner child and just make me very happy. I also love ballet, I had my fair share of "Angelina Ballerina" books and these were bought in a shop which actually sells ballet things such as adorable tuts for little ones and pointe shoes. So you should hope that this company knows what they're doing when it come to ballerina pumps right?
I love these. Something I will certainly wear till they are falling apart.
Lavender Bag - €6
My mum bought this for me when we were at on of the French markets. It's a little bag of lavender with a little bag to go in. Mine has an E sticked into it for Emma! I love anything with my name on it or just a letter or my initials, love it to bits. Provence, where we bought it, is also a place which grows a lot of lavender. It smells very good. I love lavender. This will now live inside my wardrobe to keep my clothes smelling good and to keep the moths at bay. These also only need to be replaced about once a year so hopefully next year we can go back to Provence. I absolutely adore it there.
GoPro Head Mount - € 25
I bought a go pro last year to go skiing and I find that I just now seem to want more and more stuff for it. As a result I bought, on impulse at the airpot whilst waiting for my flight, a new head mount. It also came with a clip mount too. I have used this a few times already and I must say that it is very useful when you need your hands, the shots you can get whilst using it are really quite good. I would certainly recommend it and yes I know now every time I'm at the airport I'm going to by the GoPro a new accessory....I don't even care.
(Please note that some prices are estimates as I can't remember how much everything was.)
This is something I picked up in the airport on my way back to London. It was an impulse buy. I'd been looking at it before and told myself many, many, many times that I did in fact not need it. But then considering I had some left over money from the trip I figured "why the hell not?". I don't usually do this considering when it's something a little more pricy I prefer to do a little research to know it's worth it. I got lucky with this as I absolutely love. Dare I say it, I may have found the one.
The obsession I have lips products is in all honesty a bit of a struggle, also I am addicted to these Baby lip lip balms. The moment I see one I don't have I feel the need to buy it. They're so pretty and not expensive in the slightest and really damn good too. The cherry one tints your lips just the perfect subtle red and the hydrate one is perfect for the colder weather to keep your lips intact and stopping them from chapping etc. 
A black nail varnish is arguable a stable in any girls nail varnish collection, the same as a good red. My black had gone weird so a different brand was in order. Also as it was Halloween I figured black would be appropriate. I'm not the biggest fan on Rimmel nail varnishes (yet for some reason I continue to buy them) but this one did the trick, so I wont complain.
I swear everyone has one of these, I didn't, I'd never really seen the point when you could just buy a normal brush. But then I saw a pink one and thought why not. It's actually not too bad, I'll still usually just use my normal brush if I have it, but if not this does the trick too. Some of my friends love this to bits, personally I'm indifferent. I just think it's best for when you have wet hair.
All this jewellery was bought for the specific function of being part of my Halloween costume. I went as a "sexy" demon. So I just wore black skinny jeans and a band shirt my mother deemed satanic enough (An Asking Alexandria shirt if you're wondering). I actually love the earrings. I thought they would be a annoying me for the entire night, but I barely noticed them, which is always a bonus. I bought one of those chocker type necklaces (I can't remember what they're called) as part of my outfit because it seemed to fit the part. Then I was delighted to find some rings that where made for my outfit, with a ring that has a pentagram (or a devils trap of you watch a lot of Supernatural) and some mid finger rings with some plastic "precious stones" because witches and alchemy and things. Then I got some scrunchies... because why not. You can't go wrong with them and as the nineties seem to be sneaking back into fashion I didn't see a reason why not. Honestly I just wanted and excuse.
