Mini Boots Haul (Impulse/Barry M and Soap & Glory)

A week or two back I picked up one of these bundles from Superdrug. I don't typically buy Impulse but I do love Barry M lip gloss so I decided to grab one out of the three on offer. I purchased 'Tease' (which smells quite nice, actually) as it came with the pinky nude with a little shimmer.

Not much colour to it but it smells divine! I love the caramel scent. ^^ All Barry M lip glosses are really nice, wear well and are non sticky and very creamy so they are very comfortable to wear.
Next I picked up the famous 'Hand Food' by Soap & Glory and it does not disappoint! I've been addicted to this thing since I picked it up; it's lightweight, sinks in quickly, smells nice, is non-greasy, cheap and moisturizing. What's not to like!

Until Next Time,

Huzzannah

NOTD: China Glaze Pelican Grey

Today I have an old NOTD post for you guys! Sorry, life is so hectic at the moment.
This is a nail polish from the Anchors Away collection by China Glaze, Pelican Grey.
A lovely shade of grey and applies well in two coats. If you look closely there is a very nice, but delicate, micro-shimmer that gives the polish a little bit of depth. I love this grey and it has satisfied my craving for one in my collection! ^^

What do you think?

Until Next Time,

Huzzannah

NOTD: Nails Inc Havana from Dove & Nails Inc The Beauty Collection (swatches)

Last night I caught up on all most of my blog posts apart from my NOTD's ^^ I haven't seen anything really about Havana, only Copacabana, at all and this offer has been on for about 4days now? I'm so surprised that more bloggers haven't posted!

Not as surprised, however, as when I got my hands on this polish! I was anticipating a sheer, creamy pastel pink that I could probably pass up, what I got instead was a beautiful and very unique polish in my own collection. ^^
To me this is a rosy/pink fudge coloured polish which can appear a little bit like a nude. It's such an interesting colour and this took 3 coats to apply (it's quite sheer) to get the above NOTD. What makes this polish so special as well is the delicate rosy/golden pink flash of shimmer that shows up as you roll the bottle of nail polish and if you look closely you can definitely see this on your nails. My picture is not anything to go on for this, sadly. It's far more noticeable in artificial orange/yellow light at night and it bright sunlight though, as you would expect!

I hope this was helpful for anybody looking for a Havana NOTD/swatch as I personally found nothing online myself! ^-^

What do you think?

Until Next Time,

Huzzannah

Dove & Nails Inc ~ The Beauty Collection (& Swatches)

Everybody has been going on about this certain freebie and no wonder! Simply buy two of the selected Dove deodorants (retailing from about £1.95-£3.32) and get a free Nails Inc polish! ^^
I bought the Dove Beauty Finish roll on, Invisible Dry roll on & spray and the original Dove Roll on. I would have bought another aerosol, as they are what I use on a daily basis, but I was tight on cash and would have spent over £10 if I had. I needed a roll on for traveling this Summer anyway so it's a win-win situation! This cost me £9.37 in total.

Havana

This really surprised me! It had been advertised as a lovely creamy pastel pink but to me this is totally different and I'm so glad that it isn't just a boring sheer pink. To me, this appears like a 'fudge' coloured polish with a definite pinky tone. There is also an amazing rosy/golden pink flash of shimmer that shows up as you roll the bottle around, it's beautiful. Although quite sheer, I think this will be good in about 3 coats as the swatch below was with 2. Sadly I won't have a proper picture of this until I do a NOTD, maybe tomorrow?

Copacabana

I wasn't sure about either of these polishes at the start until I saw Ms Bubu's post and then later her NOTD which made the colour look stunning! Don't get me wrong - it's beautiful - but I was a bit disappointed at first as it appeared very bright neon pinky orange and actually reminded me of this sort of modelling clay I had when I was younger. It is, however, unique within my collection and it looks more muted when swatched but still a wonderfully strange corally/pink orange colour that I really love. This will be the perfect pedicure colour, now I just have to make the horrible decision of what to choose from my collection to wear for when I go out to Florida on holiday!

L-R: Denny Leighton Do Me a Favour, Viva La Diva, Nails Inc: Copacabana, Havana

Did a little comparison of swatches for you all as, try as I might, I couldn't take a picture of these polishes at all! They are so difficult, hopefully when I do a NOTD I'll be able to get a decent enough picture to capture them correctly. :/ I have to say I think I'll be popping Havana on my fingernails and Copacabana on my toes to replace Viva La Diva as I'm so excited! ^^

What do you think? Will you be picking any of these up? *-^

Until Next Time,

Huzzannah

Bazaar Magazine & Leighton Denny

Another magazine freebie, I swear these things are out to kill me! They all seem to come at once and they all seem like such good deals, until you end up buying them all and run out of money. ^^ This is no exception, although at £3.70 for each magazine I did indulge a bit because I had heard such good things about the quality of the polishes. Above, on the left, is the polish in ''Do Me a Favour'' a creamy, muted pure orange that is such a refreshing change from the neon (and often horrible) polishes that have come out recently. On the right is ''Viva La Diva'' a lovely red cream with a hint of a coral in it which makes it perfect for Summer!
L-R: Viva La Diva, Do Me a Favour

These are possibly the best quality polishes I have ever purchased, even more so in that they are magazine freebies! They apply so smoothly, like butter (as many others have said) and are perfectly fine in one coat. A second coat just seals the deal. ^^ The formula is easy to apply as it is neither too thick or too thin and the brush is perfect. I've seen loads of these on sale in TK Max so I will definitely be buying more of these later on. They usually retail for about £10-12 each I believe?
What do you think? I didn't get Supermodel as I'm so pale the greige tends to look well...murky brown on me. ^^ Not a great look sometimes.

Until Next Time,

Huzzannah

Glamour & Benefit

Last week I picked up two copies of Glamour magazine for £2 each and got a free Benetint & High Beam. I really want Posietint as well, thankfully I'm so far north that the magazine shops still have a few in stock!
They're pretty tiny at 4mls but this is, however, a third of a full size so for £6 for 3 in total it's an amazing deal.
Heavy swatch of High Beam on top, sadly my picture hasn't really captured the blended swatch underneath. This is the perfect highlighter for me as it is a pearly/white pink and it is blends really well. I have actually used this as a highlighting base on my eye and it actually stopped my eyes from creasing!
Same again, except much more noticeable as Benetint is a rose lip & cheek tint. I love this! I was a bit apprehensive about using this on my cheeks, however, it is pretty much the same as my natural cheek colour. Very easy to blend, although I don't recommend applying it directly to your cheeks before you blend as it is a stain and may be patchy. ^^

Over I'm really pleased with my freebies, I'm not sure how I feel about Benefit but I wasn't going to pass up such a good deal!

Until Next Time,

Huzzannah

Got me a youtube (though technically I've had it for ages...)

I've finally uploaded to my youtube channel: www.youtube.com/user/huzzannah

I have uploaded a water marbling tutorial/test and I was suprised at the quality of the video seeing as I was using my mobile phone to record!

I'll be updating tommorow or so with a blog post.

Until Next Time,

Huzzannah