Forever 21 Jewellery Haul

Just a quick post before I go for my SW weigh in....wish me luck!

I did a recent haul of earrings and a bracelet from the new Oxford street branch of London's first EVEEEEERRRRR Forever 21. Yeeeeehaaaa

 The earrings

I don't know if the stones/ gem stones are real.  They feel heavy-ish, so they almost could be perhaps.  Both earrings came to under £10.  The earrings on the left - the gold ones were only £3.15!!!!! Yes I did type that correct...£3.15.  The turquoise ones on the right were £3.15 again.  Nice price for high street and they don't look cheap either.

The bracelet

I should say bracelets really.  This was a set of three and they look lovely, noisy but lovely.  I only paid £7.40 for the set which I think is an amazing price.  They are all different designs and look very pretty on.

My cat Milly also tried to seek in my pictures if you look below ....hehe

Milly posing sooooo cute!

I so recommend popping into Forever 21 if you have the chance.  There are tonnes of jewellery bits and bobs to choose from.  Any one who loves jewellery will be in heaven!!

What does everyone else think of Forever 21?

Angela xox

VO5 Miracle Concentrate Elixir with Argan Oil

These days a lot of people think you need to spend mega bucks to get great hair.  If you're a celebrity...then you can.... but for us normal folk - it isn't so easy on the purse strings.

One of the latest trends is Moroccan Oil, which has celebrity fans along the lines of Katy Perry, Rachel Bilson, Taylor Swift , Lady Gaga, Carrie Underwood. ...even Russell Brand is said to be a fan.  I've seen and read that quite a few beauty guru's are starting to use M.O. also.  The only thing about M.O. is it can be ever so slightly expensive.  So my next best alternative is the V05 equivalent...

Miracle Concentrate Elixir with Argan Oil

This 50ml bottle came in at £5.00 from good old faithful Tesco.  Completely accessible to most people in the UK.  It can also be found in most other supermarkets and Boots and Superdrug.  Prices do vary, so have a look around before you hand over your pocket money so to speak.

V05 have been around for quite sometime and they know their stuff.  I have always been a fan of their shampoos and conditioners and would total recommend the brand. When it comes to hair the boys and girls at V05 know what they are talking about.

The pipette and the oil

You can either use this on towel dried hair or the other way is to use it on dry hair as a frizz tamer and to provide a bit of extra shine.  I love using this on my towel dried locks. I just comb my hair through and into the palm of my hand - drop about 4-6 drops.  I then apply this to the ends of my hair and any excess i have left over I just run my hands through my hair.

When I have finally dried my hair it is so smooth and silky.  And it's very soft too and I just want to keep touching it.  Sometimes it is so nice i don't even bother to style my hair with the GHD's.  This is very conditioning and makes my hair feel lovely.

The obvious thing with this product is that it is an oil.....sooooo if you have the tendency to get oily scalp/hair don't use it near your roots.  It's not an oily/greasy product any way and you don't need to apply this to the root area as its more the body and tips of the hair that need an Argan oil special treatment.

If you want to check the V05 website for this product and any others they sell.  You can click right here. 

My final thoughts of this product are - it says miracle in the name.  They must of forgot to add worker after that, because this certain is!  At £5.00 is a completely bargain.  A little goes along with this all depending on the length and thickness of your hair.  The packaging though I'm a bit hmmm ahhh  about.  It has a little pipette is distribute the product and I'm not too sure if a spray bottle would be better or not.  I'm still debating so in my head as I write this post.  But a side from the packaging this is a winner for me...hands down!!!!

Have you tried this or any other Argan oil treatment?  What are your thoughts?

Angela xox

Max Factor Lipfinity Lasting Lip Tint

Now who out there struggles to have a long lasting lip colour???  Food, drink and the odd kiss here and there all make the task of keeping your lip colour lasting all the more difficult.  A few beauty companies are coming out or have already done so ....the felt tip pen style lip stain.  Revlon and Maybelline to name a few.  With a few random left over Advantage Card Points I picked this up during the week.

The Pen.....Pink Princess

Max Factor to me usually has the X Factor of the high street makeup for me and I was hoping this wouldn't disappoint.  The Max Factor Lipfinity Lasting Lip Tint is a bit of a mouthful to say, it's not a short and sweet name.  There are six colours to choose from and I chose the usual standard pink cutely called Pink Princess. 

The hand swatch

The colour on the packaging to me shows the colour pink, which you would 'assume' is the colour which the product will show as on your lips. Now the swatch above for me is more on the red shade than the pink shade.  Still a nice colour but red!

On the lips....the shade Pink Princess

I like this product, at a fairly decent price of £7.99 (that was the Boots price) the results are not bad.  I think the packaging colour was a little deceiving.  My colour is more red than pink, which would of been the preferred look.  Never the less it was a nice colour.

The pen part worries me, will it dry out or not.  It's like a felt tip pen you used to have in school and did feel a little rough on the lips when it came to application.  I think the design is better than say Benefits Benetint. You're not likely to spill this as there isn't any to spill .... it is more user friendly.  You can just pop it on your bag unlike the Benefit option.  Plus the Max Factor is cheaper...thumbs up indeed.

This will fade through of the day.  It's not meant to last all day, just stain your lips for a while.  But it fades evenly and doesn't look patchy, so don't worry - you will not look weird.  It doesn't leave any horrible taste on your lips either and smells quite nice.  I give this product the thumbs up :-)

Have you ever tried any lips stains?  What are your thoughts?

Angela xox