Boots Haul #7

It's been a very long time since I've posted a Boots haul. And tbh I probably have bought other Boots/drugstore stuff before now but I've just outright forgotten to post about it, whoopsies! :o

Anyways, my recent haul is a bit of a mish mash of things so let's get onto it! 

Doing my nails often mean I obviously need to have hand cream nearby at all times, I did have the new garnier ones that claim 24 hour moisture but they felt far too silicone-y (which provides the 24 "moisture" I'm assuming) so I decided for something new/better. There wasn't much in offer in terms of what I knew for sure was actually moisturising and had a nice scent and was practical to carry about so I went for this good old Nivea one. I adore the scent and it sinks in fairly quickly, and I can also use it for other dry areas that I randomly notice if I'm out and about. I'm also going away on holiday soon to Chamonix, so the 75ml is great for carrying onto the plane. 

My boyfriend is currently in Perth, scotland, for a work placement so I've been travelling between Perth, edinburgh and glasgow, so a few travel sized bits were needed so I wouldn't break my back carrying even more stuff than usual. Batiste doesn't need any explanation, other than even though I chopped my hair to belter shoulder length I still can't be bothered washing and drying my hair lol! The halo eye wipes I'm sure I got in superdrug, but it's still drugstore so I'll leave it in ;) these are very good at taking off waterproof mascara (more on that in this post!) and are in a handy dinky little packet too. They're textured but not too chemical-y so it doesn't burn your eyes or anything. I'm very bad at using body lotion, but with the sun shining and more shaving of leg needed, I need to step up my lotioning! This is a very good lotion, it sinks in well and leaves my legs and arms soft. Might even get the normal size of this! 

I've been using the Good Things range quite a lot lately, so I've been keeping an eye out for any new offerings they have especially concerning spot control. This gel mask is VERY mentholated when you first put it on, it's practically like running airwaves chewing gum on to your face, but it gradually settles down and it feels like nothing at all. It dries to a slightly tacky/dry finish but you don't get that mask like "I can't move my face" feeling since it's a gel mask. It leaves your skin nice and soft and calms down any sore spots you might have. I haven't used it long enough to gauge long term benefits but I really like it so far! 

Any Asian girl (or guy!) will understand my predicament of finding a good mascara that  holds up my short stubborn lashes. I usually always have toget a waterproof formula but even then, not all waterproof formulas are good enough. However this is a god send, recommend by leighannsays on YouTube! It thickens my lashes, keeps my curl and even lengthens them a bit. It makes my eyelashes actually visible to the naked eye and I adore it! Highly recommend if you have trouble with mascaras like Ido! 

As much as I have mascara issues, I have lip balm issues. I'm allergic to some lip balms, which makes finding a good one difficult. I used to use Carmex but i broke out in a reaction after returning to it's use after using blistex for a while. I also have a reaction to Chapstick and eos balms! Anyways, I pretty much rely on the medicated blue blistex or the little metal tube one. Neither are hygienic though, so I was trying to find a stick balm that didn't cause my a reaction. I was a bit wary of using a flavoured balm in case that broke me out, but I had enough points toget this on my card so I figured I wouldn't lose out much if I did break out. And hurrah, I am reaction free after a week of using this! It's moisturises really well and it tastes amazing! 

I mentioned myself and my boyfriend are away to chamonix for a holiday with his parents and brothers and sisters and cousins etc etc. they're away a week before us so we had to pack a bag for them to take with them since they're driving down. Anyways long story short I only have one eyeliner/eyebrow brush so I had to get another one to use whilst my good one is travelling to france. There wasn't much to offer other than this ecotools flat eyeliner brush which seems too wide to use for my eyebrows. However, I've managed to figure out how to use this and it works really well for an eyebrow brush. 

Boots Haul #5

I got carried away again...I was putting money back for THE Zara Office City Bag, since I feel like I should start dressing a bit more my age (I'm 24 this year, yikes...) and it also seems spacious enough to deal with all the possible crap I'll be carrying in 4th year (YIKES), but turns out My Lacquerised is planning on getting my the bag (and a jacket I'd been planning on getting to go with my new found grown up-ness) for our anniversary, sooo...Boots cam a-calling :P

I've actually opened up and used a few of the things I'd bought, and I'm not sure where my camera is, so I'll be using stock photos from wherever I can find them :)

Ecotools Buffing Brush, taken from ecotools.com

Ecotool Deluxe Concealer brush, taken from ecotools.com

I'm a big fan of kabuki, flat top dense type foundation brushes and I'm always looking for more to add to my collection. I'm a huge fan of the flat top Sigma kabuki, but it's shed on me twice now, and they're too expensive to ship over, or to even buy here :( I currently have the Sigma round top kabuki, Real Techniques expert face brush and the infamous ELF powder brush. I'm quite lazy/inconsistent with my brush cleansing, so I'm trying to get at least 5 to use each day :p Ecotools currenlty have buy one get one half price deal so I got the buffing brush and the concealer brush. The buffing brush has quite long bristles and almost feels flimsy to use with foundation, but it buffed my foundation in quite well, and left quite a nice finish. I'd been meaning to get a seperate concealer brush as I usually just use my foundation brush, but it makes my brushes dirtier quicker, and I didn't like using the smae brush for 2 different products. This brush is really dense and small enough to fit aroung the eyes and nose, and it really good for patting your concealer. Highly reccomend both!

L'oreal Excellence Creme in 9.1, taken from Loreal-paris.co.uk

Don't worry I havent gone blonde! I' got a bit bored with my hair, but don't feel prepared to get it cut, so i'm trying to lighten it to a brown. Suzi from stylesuzi on youtube dyes her hair with 8.1, but Boots only had one box and I'd need at least 2 boxes so went for this colour as I've got quite a bit of dye in my hair from when i went red and dyed over with black. It lightened both my virgin hair roots and dyed hair pretty well (obviously they dont match entirely) and I'd recommend this if you have very dark hair and want to lighten to brown.#

Barry M textured nail effects, taken from google

Models Own in Utopia, taken from google

Barry M Gelly in Lychee, taken from Google

And of course I got some polishes, I find the new trend of textured polish quite interesting, although that might be just because I like textures lol. I got all the available colours, as they were all pastel, and I've been meanign to get an opaque yellow. Utopia and lychee are colours I've been meaning to get for a while as I dont have many simple and classic beigey, nudey colours.

Other than a few wee bits like toothpaste and handy wipes, that's pretty much it :) I'll hopefully get to do some swatch posts or nail art with the new polishes if i have time :)