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Let's start with an apology. Guy's, I'm sorry that I've been AWOL for around 2 weeks now. With the pre-holiday rush at home and at work, I didn't end up having time to prepare any posts for whilst I was away. And then I haven't had much time to get any posts together since getting back!
But I'll try and be better. I did post on instagram a lot though. Basically, if I'm quiet everywhere else, I'm usually still posting on the 'gram.

On to the may-n event...ha, sorry what a horrible pun! Who am I kidding, I LOVE puns!

I tried not to spend ALL my money on makeup whilst I was away, I did have restrain myself, but there were quite a few things that were sold out, sob! I posted some sneak peaks of what I did get on my instagram, but I will do a proper post about them soon! But seeing as I was haulin' I shouldn't really have a wishlist, right?


Tarte Skin Twinkle Lighting Palette

Tarte Skin Twinkle Lighting Palette

Now this was probably at the top of my wishlist for the trip to Canada and the US, it was out of stock EVERYWHERE. I actually dragged my husband to a Sephora that was an hour out of our way to check if they had it there. They did not.
However, I did manage to swatch it. And oh my word...SO buttery. It made me want it more.
They sell it at Rose's Beauty Store in the UK, but you guessed it, sold out.
I'm on the waiting list.


Too Faced Sweet Peach Eyeshadow Collection

Too Faced Sweet Peach Eyeshadow Collection

Again in the places that stocked this...sold out. But half the places didn't have it at all.
I should probably not include this in the list now, seeing as it launched on Debenhams today and thanks to some very lovely ladies on Twitter (go Team Internet), we all helped each other out keeping an eye on the site and we all managed to get it as soon as it went up! I also had £10 of points to redeem, so I didn't feel too bad!


BECCA Luminous Blush

BECCA Luminous Blush in Snapdragon

Yeah, so this list is basically a 'what I didn't buy on holiday' list.
Again I was looking for these everywhere, but they were no where to be found. I just heard from back from the BECCA twitter and they launch in the UK at Cult Beauty on 20th May. Be still my beating heart. I feel a haul coming on.
On my list are Snapdragon, CamelIia and Foxglove. And maybe Dahlia. They look so gorgeous.


Anastasia Beverly Hills Glow Kits

Anastasia Beverly Hills Glow Kit in Gleam

On our last day of the holiday I nearly bought one of these on a second trip to Sephora and then didn't as I was worried I'd spent too much. All the regret.
I need both, but Gleam is top of the list. Look out Beauty Bay...


Anastasia Beverly Hills Clear Brow Gel & Brow Definer

Anastasia Beverly Hills Clear Brow Gel

I feel like I need to up my (very poor) brow game, and you can't argue with ABH.

Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Definer

I think that will probably do for now.

Although I have been eyes the Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara for a while. I also need some more UD Setting Spray...and Too Faced also released their new blush and bronze, which look gorgeous.
Oh and the BECCA primer and under eye stuff...I just spotted that Cult Beauty have a set with both of these (20% off!) and another little BECCA set that I walked away from in Canada (again, all the regret).
And so the list goes on.


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Looking at my massive spreadsheet which houses my wishlist for our trip to Canada next week, which includes a day trip to Buffalo, NY to go to Ulta for me and to go for buffalo wings for my husband! I feel like my wishlist has starting to get a little very out of control. If I was to add up everything that I have on that list that I'd like to buy, it's well over £1000.
Time to tone it down.

My first cut left me at £700. On a second attempt I've got it down to £300 and something.
I don't think that either of those are really that work-able, so I need to change it completely.

I'm going to break it down for you. I've listed my MUST buy items in Canada and America, things that you can't get in this country or is very difficult to get in this country. Then I've listed the things that I'd like to get, if I can scrape together my last few pennies! In reality, I can get pretty much everything on my list in this country, at a push and sometimes at a cost.

Get ready for the list. And lots of pictures.

Must Buys in Canada

I'm planning on getting these from Sephora, and they're roughly in order of importance.

Tarte Rainforest of the Sea Skin Twinkle Lighting Palette

Tarte Rainforest of the Sea Skin Twinkle Lighting Palette

This palette, I've seen so much about it, it looks GORGEOUS. And I think I can save over £10 by buying it there, which isn't too shabby.

Tarte Amazonian Clay 12 Hour Blush

Tarte Amazonian Clay 12 Hour Blush in Exposed

   I am desperate to get my hands on these, I'm thinking Exposed, Natural Beauty and maybe Tipsy or Blushing Bride. But there are SO many colours that look amazing. And I think savings of around £7+ make these worth buying whilst I'm away.

Anastasia Beverly Hills Liquid Lipstick

Anastasia Beverly Hills Liquid Lipstick in Crush

 Again, these can be bought here, but they've just released a ton of new shades and so I'm hoping to pick at least one up. I'm not sure whether I should be buying too many though as I don't really get on with my NYX liquid lipstick...

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette

This palette. A saving of around £16 makes it more than worth picking up there. I've got to try and avoid being tempted into getting singles of the Ambient Lighting Powders or the strobe ones.

BECCA Shimmering Skin Perfector Luminous Blush

BECCA Shimmering Skin Perfector Luminous Blush in Snapdragon This looks AH-mazing in the pan!

These aren't available in the UK yet, so I'm pretty tempted.

Must Buys in the USA

These are all from Ulta, and I'm praying that they'll have all the things I want at the ULTA we're going to. If they do, I'm definitely having them all!. I might go to Sephora there too, but I think it'll work out slightly cheaper in Canada, but I guess I need to think about what the Canada Sephora doesn't stock that the US ones do...ideas?

LORAC Unzipped Palettes

LORAC Unzipped Palette

 These palettes are just amazing, I want them so much. I'm praying they'll have them. I'd probably go for the Unzipped over the Unzipped Gold if I had the choice, but ideally I'm thinking both!

BECCA Afterglow Palette

BECCA Afterglow Palette

 They still have this at Ulta online, otherwise I can only find it on Amazong for £50! If they have it I might cry.

Too Faced Peanut Butter & Jelly Eyeshadow Collection

Too Faced Peanut Butter & Jelly Eyeshadow Collection

I've tried a couple of times to get this from Rose's Beauty Store, but as soon as it comes into stock it goes so quickly that I never have time to pick it up!

Too Faced Sweet Peach Eyeshadow Collection

Too Faced Sweet Peach Eyeshadow Collection

 Debenhams told me that they will be stocking this once it's released in the UK, but I dread to think how long it will be out of stock for...plus, as with the blush palette, it's slighty cheaper.

Possible Buys (in Canada)

I think this depends how much I spend on clothes and just how carried away I get generally...

BECCA Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed in Champagne Pop

BECCA Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed in Champagne Pop

 I've now got Moonstone and Pearl (on the way), but I feel like I should buy Champagne Pop over there as it's just more special.

Too Faced Love Flush Blush Wardrobe

Too Faced Love Flush Blush Wardrobe

Debenhams are supposedly selling this, but it's always out of stock. And slightly cheaper over there than here.

Anastasia Beverly Hills Glow Kits (Gleam and That Glow)

Anastasia Beverly Hills Glow Kit in Gleam

I NEED these. I'd save around £7 which isn't too bad.

Anastasia Beverly Hills Glow Kit in That Glow

Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick

Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in Mother

Again I'm not so sure about getting on well with the liquids, but I feel like I have to pick up one, right?

Hourglass Primers

Hourglass Mineral Veil Primer

 The travel sized ones have quite a saving on them, so I might pick them up for a trial. I want a new primer...

Tarte Tartiest Lip Paint

Tarte Tartiest Lip Paint in Namaste (I think!)

Back to liquids...same old, same old!


Ideally there is loads I'd buy. I've decided not to get any contour kits, as I just don't think I'll use them. I'm tempted to buy ALL the BECCA Products, but since I found them in Space NK I think I'll skip them for now. Similar story with Hourglass, although they are quite a saving over there...

Why can't I just buy EVERYTHING?

I'm also thinking about the possibility of picking some things up in Duty Free on the way out. MAC lipsticks are always on the cards, plus I do need a new Urban Decay All Nighter setting spray.

It's definitely interesting to see how it compared with my original wishlist, which I posted in January. It's pretty consistent, which I guess it pretty good!

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I got an email the other day about Kiko's new summer collection - Wanderlust. I clicked on it thinking that they've had some gorgeous products before (I dream about the baked blush that Zoella uses) so I'd better take a look. The email was filled with giant, golden textured packaging and a contrasting red lipstick, there were no other thoughts except that I had to click through to see the rest.
From there it just gets better and better. The whole collection looks so gorgeous, I would seriously buy it all based on how pretty it is alone. And that's thanks to designer Ross Lovegrove who designed this glorious packaging.

KIKO Wanderlust

Last week, after work I had some time to kill and so popped into my local store, praying they had it in stock. They did. I went back the next day too.
I want EVERYTHING.
I basically swatched everything on my hand and made it a right old mess, but I took photos of a few things.

Desert Dunes Baked Bronzer

Desert Dunes Baked Bronzer 200 Warm Melange & 201 Sienna Melange

I think the 201 Sienna Melange is probably too warm and dark for me. The lighter one, 200 Warm Melange looks amazing, that marbling!

L-R: 01 Lust Coral, 02 Gypsy Pink, 03 Impulsive Mauve, 200 Warm Melange 201 Sienna Melange

Desert Dunes Trio Baked Blush

Desert Dunes Trio Baked Blush 01 Lust Coral, 02 Gypsy Pink, 03 Impulsive Mauve

I wasn't so fussed about the 01 Lust Coral shade and I thought the 03 Implusive Mauve was a must looking online. But actually the 02 Gypsy Pink was also very lovely.


I didn't take a picture of the swatch of the Desert Moon Highlighter, but the packaging is amazing, it feels so high end with the frosted bottom and gold top. Perfect to have out on a vanity (if only I had one!)

And can we talk about the In The Shade Eyeshadow and Kajal pencils for a second. They are just. Magnificent. The eye shadow ends of the pencils are gorgeous, metallic and pigmented, shimmery but not glittery.

The Shade Eyeshadow and Kajal Top-Bottom: 01 Butter & Taupe, 02 Dark Brown & Gold, 05 Anthracite & Metalic Rose Shadow on the left, Kajal on the right

 I wasn't too bothered about them online, but after seeing them in store there are at least a couple that are must haves!


I wasn't blown away by the Mirage Lip Stylo lipstick swatches, but I have to buy one on the packaging alone. And the Endless Sky Volume Mascara packaging is amazing.

And the brushes. Oh those brushes. The Wanderlust Face Brush and the Wanderlust Foundation Face Brush. So dense and soft, I definitely need those too. I'm really into my brushes at the moment.


I keep swinging from wanting to literally buy it all (I have 15% off from KIKO for my birthday!) and then convincing myself to save money for our holiday.

My wishlist is strong.
Well done Kiko. Well done.

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Is it that time already? I feel like March has passed in a blink of an eye.

March Favourites 
I've grouped these posts together this month, for some reason there's not much that's really stood out for me as absolutely loving using this month. I think I've spent too long pining over new makeup.

Morphe Brushes
I did a little order from Beauty Bay as a birthday present for myself, I've only used these a few times so far, but I am really loving these brushes!
I got the M439 Deluxe Buffer Brush as it was recommended by EVERYONE (but Jaclyn Hill sold me on it first) and I am in LOVE. It's just so fat and dense and soft, amazing for foundation.
I also got MB35 Angled Contour Brush because I couldn't get the E4 Angled Contour Brush at Beauty Bay and I wanted an angled blush brush. It is so lovely for blush and it just puts a little on the skin so you can built it up, rather than my usual packing technique!
And the M335 Chubby Buffer Brush, which is sort of like a small M439, on Manny MUA's recommendation, it blends my under eye concealer like a dream!

Morphe Brushes L-R: M439 Deluxe Buffer Brush, M335 Chubby Buffer Brush, MB35 Angled Contour Brush, M458 1in Flat Contour Brush

The Internet
Crazy eh? But we had been without the internet since we moved into our new flat, 4 months ago...4 MONTHS! It's been awful. We finally got internet in late March and I basically haven't looked up from my phone since. But I have been LOVING getting back on Instagram and catching up on Youtube videos. I've had a bit of a binge on Kathleen Lights recently, love her.


I think I've been spending too much time looking at other makeup that I want and so I haven't actually enjoying the makeup I have. Which is probably bad, but I think I just feel like a change, a bit of a refresh. For example my lipsticks, I've been wearing all my light pinks etc. recently, I'm not in the mood for darker shades now that we're coming into spring and I'm not feeling the pinks right now...
Always wishing for more!


April Wishlist
Now I shouldn't really have an April Wishlist considering that I'm off to Canada and America this month and I have a HUGE wishlist for there already...but you know me...

Zoeva Palettes

Cocoa Blend Palette

Rose Golden Palette

Rose Golden Blush Palette

 All available from Beauty Bay, however I think the Rose Golden Blush Palette is sold out, so I might have to consider buying from Zoeva directly. These all look so amazingly gorgeous, and if you put Rose Gold(en) in the name then I'm on board.


Bareminerals READY Color Boost in The Stolen Heart
This is Limited Edition, has gold packaging AND looks beautiful. I've seen mixed review, but my mind is already made up that I want this!

Bareminerals READY Color Boost in The Stolen Heart

Benefit Hoola Bronzing and Contouring Brush
What is NOT to love about this brush, it is just so gorgeous. As soon as I saw it on the Benefit instagram I new that it had to be mine!

Benefit Hoola Bronzing and Contouring Brush

Feel Unique currently have 20% off BareMinerals and 15% off Benefit at the moment...so I could get all of these reduced! Plus I have £5 off for my birthday...


Too Faced Palettes

Chocolate Bar Eye Shadow Collection

Natural Eye Shadow Collection

I feel like these are just good staples to have and definitely the first Too Faced palettes I'd like to get, well that they have  in the UK! I'm hoping to pick up the Sweet Peach Eye Shadow Collection, the Peanut Butter and Jelly Eye Shadow Collection and the Love Flush Blush Wardrobe in Canada/America!

Sweet Peach Eye Shadow Collection

Love Flush Blush Wardrobe

Peanut Butter and Jelly Eye Shadow Collection

Makeup Geek x Manny MUA Eyeshadow Palette
SOLD OUT AT BEAUTY BAY - CRY.

Makeup Geek x Manny MUA Eyeshadow Palette

MAC Lipstick in Coral Bliss
I feel like this is the sort of shade I want to get to mix up my lipsticks a bit, a nice bright, but subtle colour for summer. It's also a Creamsheen, so it would be a breakaway from my standard satin and matte MAC shades.

MAC Lipstick in Coral Bliss

NARS Sheer Glow in Mont Blanc
I finally got matched and got a sample from Space NK, it was barely enough for two days, but I loved it as soon as I got it on! I've tried samples of the Charlotte Tilbury foundations recently and I just did not like them, they felt dry and had a smell that I didn't enjoy. I've tried the New YSL Riche Eclat formula and it's good, but I loved sheer glow as soon as it hit my skin! Maybe I was just so desperate to like it that I've completely ignored anything wrong with it.
I will definitely be getting this before holiday so I can wear it whilst I'm away.

NARS Sheer Glow in Mont Blanc

I feel like there is a LOT of palettes in this. Which is silly, I have quite a lot of palettes already and I don't use them all that much. But eyeshadow palettes are just SO pretty.


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I'm starting this off plainly...I will not, I repeat, NOT be buying any of thing from this list this month. The No Spend March will prevail!! It's also worth mentioning that, I already bought a large number of things that were meant to be on this list...I've included some of them anyway. When will I learn?

Charlotte Tilbury Date Night Duo

Kiss Chase & Between the Sheets

 This duo consists of the two new shades to the Matte Revolution and K.I.S.S.I.N.G. ranges. These shades were named by the public via a campaign that on the CT website, Twitter and Instagram.
Matte Revolution - Between The Sheets
K.I.S.S.I.N.G - Kiss Chase
I have the Matte Revolution lipstick in Bond Girl, but I find it's got a bit too much of an orange/red undertone for me (even though it really doesn't look like it should) and I don't end up wearing it enough. Also, just wanted to throw in that I bought it just after I'd had my makeup done by Nelson, Charlotte's lead makeup artist. Swoon!
These two shades are both gorgeous pinky shades and the packaging is enough to make me want to buy all the shades. I also want Bitch Perfect, the colour is lovely...and that name!

Edit: since I first starting writing this, my husband bought me Between The Sheets for our 3 year anniversary! I'm in love with it! I can't believe that he bought it for me considering how much he disagrees with me and my makeup love.


Sleek Face Form Contour Kit in Light

Face Form Contour Kit Light

or was it Fair? Let's go with both.
I stumbled upon Sleek last month when the Solstice Highlighting Palette suddenly popped up in front of my eyes (and into my shopping basket). Obviously I'd heard of Sleek, but I'm such a snob that I ruled it out straight away as a drugstore brand. Well how wrong was I?!
I gave in, a small haul happened as I was seduced by the Solstice and Precious Metals Highlighting Palettes and the Rose Gold blush. At the same time I'd also spotted the Face Form Contour Kits too...a matte bronzer, plus a highlight shade and blush? Yes please. I do love blush and highlight. And that's how they ended up on this list.

Face Form Contour Kit in Fair

Rosie for Autograph
Now this is love.
This brand suddenly popped up in an email from Marks & Spencer sometime last month, I spotted the rose gold packaging and frantically got onto the page of the website as fast as my little fingers could type/click! My God, it's pretty. Think Charlotte Tilbury and take the price tag down a notch. I rushed to my nearest M&S at lunch to find a holding place where the makeup is soon to appear. WHY WASN'T IT THERE? I've since been back nearly every day to the M&S and it hasn't appeared yet (we're talking over 2 weeks now).
Since then I've recieved two seperate 20% off offers from M&S. Complete disaster, I caved and on the first round I ordered a couple of the things that were meant to be on this wishlist. And then the second 20% off came into my inbox, the day before my No Spend March started...that coupled with wanting to reward myself after having a job interview that day meant that a few more things slipped into by basket.

First Round Purchase
Eyeshadow Palette - I Feel Like A Million Dollars
 I was desperate for a small eyeshadow palette, my UD Naked and Stila Whole Lotta Love palettes are too hefty to carry around with me. The colours in these palettes are gorgeous, I love warm, neutral shades (obviously gold is neutral, everyone knows that).
Lipstick - Lady Rose
This is a gorgous colour, quite dark on me (you can see on my instagram), and one of the few lipsticks I own that isn't a satin or matte finish. And the rose gold packaging, it's just sublime.

Lipstick in Lady Rose & Eyeshadow Palette in I Feel Like A Million Dollars

Second Round Purchases
Eyeshadow Palette - Copper Gold Rush
I was so bowled over with the I Feel Like A Million Dollars palette and I'd been wanting a more burgandy/purple colour, that I gave in and this went into my basket.
Lipstick - Camisole Blush
I actually managed to find the Rosie for Autograph in the Westfield Stratford store and swatched an amazing pink colour on my hand. I wasn't taking much notice and didn't remember what the shade was called. I gambled on this being the right one...I think it is!
Cream Blush - English Rose Flush
I only have one cream blush from MUA, which I never really use, and I don't have any blushes in this colour. Justified. It looks a lot darker in the picture, it's not such a brown colour in real life.

Lipstick in Camisole Blush Cream Blush in English Rose Flush

Eyeshadow Palette in Copper Gold Rush

My Wishlist
Starstruck Highlighter
Highlighter Powder
Cream Blush - Romatic Flush
Lipstick - Dolly Baby, I Love You So Much (ILYSM)
Amazing Radiance Cream
The Amazing Radiance Cream, looks lovely and glowy and I am all about the glow at the moment. That's also why I want the highlighters, I did swatch them in store and thought they were a bit glittery, but apparently my brain can overcome that because they're highlighter, so I still want them. I'd like to see what the other Cream Blushes and Lipsticks are like too, more swatches are in order. But I need to stop buying from this brand at the moment, at least for now!

Dolly Baby	I Love You So Much (ilysm)	Highlight Powder
Romantic Flush	Starstuck Highlight	Amazing Radiance Cream

Nars Eyeshadow Duo in Isolde

Isodale

 Typically I stumbled across this through Zoella, I don't know if it was a current or old video or maybe I was trawling through her blog and came across it. But amazing colours, I don't know if I need to say much more!

Isodale

Tangle Teezer
I've been meaning to get one of these for well over a year and it's just something I KEEP putting off. I really have no idea why. I need two, one of the shower and one for not in the shower, so I'm thinking an Original and an Aqua Splash maybe. I'd like to try the Blow-Styling ones too.

L-R: Aqua Splash, The Original, Blow Styling Half Paddle

Things that were meant to be on this wishlist
Tanya Burr Cheek Palettes in Peachy Glow and Rosy Flush - they're ALWAYS out of stock on Superdrug and when I got the notification emails to say there were back in stock, I absolutely went for it and added them straight to my basket without a second thought. No regrets, they are truly gorgeous and so pigmented.

Tanya Blur Peachy Glow Cheek Palette

Tanya Blur Rosy Flush Cheek Palette

Pixi Glow Tonic - in my defense I got it on one of the many M&S 20% offers that I took advantage of this month, making this £14.40 instead of £18.

Pixi Glow Tonic

Overall I'm not sure how successful this wishlist has been, seeing as I've actually bought like half of it already. I'll try harder next month, I promise.


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