Haul #4: Beauty

A few weeks ago I went on a bit of an insane online beauty spending spree. I've been trying my hardest to limit the amount of beauty products I buy recently due to having way too much makeup that I don't use and spending money I should really be saving. However, I had a bit of a set back due to the Laura Mercier Souffle Body Creme, that I've wanted for ages, came back in stock on the Birchbox website where I had £10 of reward points to spend.. and it all went a bit downhill from there.

Birchbox

The first and gateway purchase was the Laura Mercier Souffle Body Creme in Ambre Vanille from Birchbox. As I've been getting Birchboxes for a while now I have built up my reward points to 100 which means £10 to spend on anything in the Birchbox shop. Seeming as I'd wanted the body souffle for a while now I thought why not spend it on that which made it £34.50 instead of £44.50. I'm so glad that I finally purchased this product. I love the rich scent and texture and a little goes such a long way. This purchase was definitely worth it. However once one online purchase had been made it was difficult to stop. 

Space NK

Then I received an email for £10 of any purchase over £40 at Space NK and I couldn't resist. As you can probably tell I like a good bargain and can justify a purchase if I've saved money on it. Plus it gave me a chance to build up my Space NK reward points. With all the freedom to buy what I wanted out of a choice of so many great products I decided to buy a Nars Lipstick in Damage, a Nars Eyeshadow in Ashes to Ashes and a Stila Eyeshadow in Golightly. This came to a total of almost £40 including the £10 off, oops. However I'm so happy that I decided to make these purchases too! I love the Nars Lipstick! The grape colour is so pretty but sheer so it's great as a day time lipstick and the texture and the formula is so moisturizing. Also after recently trying and loving Nars eyeshadow from my recent purchase of the Nars Hearts New York set, I wanted to try some different shades out. My other purchase from Space NK was a Stila single eyeshadow in the colour Golightly. I've never tried Stila eyeshadow before and mainly purchased it because I loved the name (named after Holly Golightly played by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's) and the colour. It's a gorgeous gold/bronze shade similar to Mac's Woodwinked and the texture is so soft. I can tell I'm definitely going to get a lot of use out of it. 

Feel Unique

California Coral

Watermelon

Now my addiction was out of control and I just wanted to spend. Then I found a Feel Unique Voucher for 20% off. The next thing I know I had bought 2 Essie Nail Varnishes in California Coral and Watermelon and a Tanya Burr Lips and Nails lipgloss in Aurora. However I was quite glad I made these purchases as I'd had my eye on all 3 for a while now. I love the Essie Nail Varnish in Watermelon. At first I was a bit scared to wear such a bright pink nail varnish but I  love the bright shade now, it's perfect for summer. Also it lasts a really long time and has only just started to chip with no top coat after 5 days. I also love the colour California Coral. This is the perfect Spring/Summer shade and it isn't available in most shops like Boots and Superdrug. Also I'm glad I finally got the colour Aurora from the Tanya Burr Lips and Nails collection. After trying Afternoon Tea and liking the formula but feeling quite neutral about the light shade I decided to get one of the favourites from the collection which is a brighter pink shade called Aurora. I much prefer this colour and it's great for an everyday gloss. 

Selfridges

Finally my beauty haul ended at Selfridges and although I had already spent way more than I should have and finding many great products, this last product was essential. I had to replace my Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer as I've almost run out of my old one in the colour Custard. I bought the same shade this time around and although it is quite expensive at £22, I think it's 100% worth it as it's the best concealer I've tried and it has lasted me about 4 months, which is quite good considering I've used it nearly every single day.

March Wishlist

This month it's my turn to do the monthly wishlist and Jess has done her February Favourites (see her post here). Here are some of the things that I really want in March, though I doubt I'll get all of them!

Laura Mercier Ambre Vanille Souffle Body Creme - £44.50

After receiving a sample of this in one of my Birchboxes and after hearing many reviews of this product, including from Jess, all I've been wanting to buy is this Body Creme. The smell is incredible and lasts for hours and a little goes a long way too. It's also so moisturising and luxurious. This is definitely at the top of my March Wishlist!

Charlotte Tilbury The Feline Flick - £22.00

After buying a few Charlotte Tilbury products recently and falling in love with them, as a makeup addict I now want so much more of her products. The next thing I would like to have in my collection is the Feline Flick eyeliner pen. I've never really been able to do a cat eye look very well so I'm hoping that by buying this I'll be able to master it. It looks so easy to use and I've loved everything Charlotte Tilbury that I've tried so far so I have a feeling I'd fall in love with this too.

MAC Eyeshadow Patina - £10

As I mentioned in my last haul, I have a 15 slot MAC eyeshadow palette and I've filled 13 of the slots so far so I'm really close to filling the whole thing. It's taken me a few years to build my MAC eyeshadows up so I can't wait to have a complete palette (and then I can start another one too!). I want Patina because it looks quite unique, I love a neutral eyeshadow and it has a slight shimmer to it too. 

Nars Eyeshadow Palette - £50

Nars is one of my absolute favourite makeup brands but I have never tried any of their eyeshadows before. Then when I heard they were releasing the Narsissist eyeshadow palette I was very tempted to get it. Uunfortunately once I had found out about it it had actually sold out everywhere! I have signed up to a few department store websites 'notify me when in stock' mailing lists but everytime I realize I have an email, they have all sold out again already! Although I've heard that this palette may not be worth the money and the eyeshadows aren't up to the usual Nars eyeshadow standards I'd still like to give it a chance as there are so many colours in the palette. 

Kurt Geiger Petra Boots - £79.00

You may be thinking why does she want knee high boots when winter is practically over? Well 1. It's never too early to be prepared for next Autumn/Winter (my favourite time for fashion), 2. British weather is pretty consistent so I would probably get some good wear out of these in the spring months and 3. They are on sale. I think that these boots look like the perfect riding style boots with a slight heel, the golden buckles and the detailing in the back and I definitely can't resist a good bargain!

Revlon ColorBurst Balms - £7.99

I've have seen so many reviews of the Revlon ColorBurst Lip Balms everywhere recently which has made me want to try them out. I already have a few lip pencils like these like the Bourjois Colour Boost Lip Crayon in Plum Russian (which I love). I like how there are 2 collections with these as well, a Matte collection and a Lacquer collection. I want to try one from both! There seem to be so many great colours too, I know I'm going to struggle to narrow it down.

What's on your Wishlist this month?