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FRIDAY FIVE: CHOCOLATE BEAUTY TREATS FOR EASTER

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It may now be the tradition to give chocolate eggs as gifts at Easter in the UK but for those of us who either can’t eat chocolate, don’t like chocolate or, like me, really want to eat ALL the chocolate but also really want to still be able to fit into our jeans after the long Easter weekend here are five chocolatey beauty products we could substitute for a calorie free treat instead…

Chocolate beauty treats for Easter

  1. Bourjois Delice de Poudre Bronzing Powder, £7.99 available here
  2. Essie Nail Varnish in Chocolate Cakes, £7.99 available here
  3. Too Faced Chocolate Bar Eyeshadow Palette, £39 available here
  4. Superdrug Chocolate Orange Face Mask, £0.99 available here
  5. The Body Shop Chocomania Shower Cream  £4 available here

 

FRIDAY FIVE: NEW WARDROBE ADDITIONS

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I’ve mentioned a few times how I’m trying to be a little more intentional in my clothes shopping and not get *too* carried away by the lure of online shopping. Here are five new additions to my wardrobe, all definitely come under the category of “wardrobe basics” but they’re all already getting some serious wear.

new wardrobe additions

  1. Black Ridley skinny jeans with ripped knees, ASOS, £30 here
  2. BDG grey Mia oocket pullover jumper, Urban Outfitters, £39 here
  3. Grey slouchy rib vest with side splits, ASOS, £10 here
  4. Black modal vest top, Next, £8.50 here
  5. Green longer length midi pencil skirt, ASOS, £16 here


THE STANDOUTS

  • It sounds insane to rave about a basic black vest top but this one from Next is amazing. The fabric is lovely and just sits really well. At £8.50 I think I might pick up another couple of these because I’m weirdly fussy about vest tops.
  • This Urban Outfitters jumper is fantastic, but definitely consider sizing down if you’re kind of between two sizes. I bought my usual size and I definitely think I could probably have gone a size smaller. Having said that this is just perfection! I wear this off one shoulder with the Ridley ripped jeans and a black vest top and love how it looks. It’s also beautifully soft and super cosy.

What have you been buying lately?

FRIDAY FIVE: DRUGSTORE MAKE-UP FAVOURITES

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I talked about my five drugstore skincare favourites a couple of weeks ago so I thought that this week I’d listing my five favourite make up products from the drugstore – the items that I not only think are fantastic for their price but that I actually think outperform similar high-end products.
Drugstore makeup favourites
  1. Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer, £4.19 available here.
    I feel like everyone loves this concealer but it’s not hard to see why.  I love this for concealing blemishes and I find it gives better coverage than a lot of my more high end concealers.
  2. Maybelline Color Tattoo Cream Gel Eyeshadows, £4.99 available here.
    These eyeshadows are fantastic and super easy to grab for a quick wash of colour or for using as a base to layer shadows on top. Special shout out to the shades On And On Bronze and Permanent Taupe.
  3. Maybelline Age Rewind Eraser Eye Concealer, £7.99 available here.
    Another concealer but this is one I purely use for under eye concealing and highlighting my under eye area. I use the shade Light. I’m yet to find another product that would make me want to ditch this as a staple in my make-up routine.
  4. Sleek Contour Kit, £6.49 available here.
    Now I do still adore my Anastasia contour kit but this is a brilliant, affordable alternative that I picked up recently. A matte contour powder that’s pigmented and easy to blend plus an illuminating highlighter gives you a perfect handbag sized contour kit to keep with you on the go.
  5. Soap & Glory Archery 2 in 1 Brow Pencil, RRP £8 but currently £6 available here.
    I use the shade Hot Chocolate which is a perfect match for me. One of these lasts me ages and gives fantastic, natural definition to my brows. It’s more than a match for more expensive options like the Anastasia Beverley Hills.

What are your favourite highstreet / drugstore make-up products?

FRIDAY FIVE: NEW IKEA HAUL

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I popped to IKEA for “just one thing” yesterday. That didn’t end well…

new IKEA haul

  1. SOMMAR 2016 cushion covers, £6 here and here and VIGDIS cushion cover, £6 here
    These three are currently cosied up together in the corner of my sofa and look fantastic.
  2. FRASERA whiskey glass, £1.50 here.
    These glasses are awesome. They’re really weighty and definitely look and feel much more expensive than they are.
  3. VARDAGEN napkins, £2.50 here
    I’m obsessed with these. I might invite people over for dinner just so I can show them off.
  4. DINERA 18 piece dinner service in grey-blue, £20 here.
    I love the colour of these and they go so well with the colour scheme I’ve picked for my dining room (which is definitely making progress now so I must do an update on that!)
  5. KNAGGLIG boxes, £5 here.
    I use these all over the house for storage and raved about them in my Ikea Must Have’s Under £10 post.

As my IKEA addiction shows no signs of abating, any recommendations for my next shopping spree?!