#8 Nails: Invogue Matt Concrete Effect Nail Laquer

Invogue Matt Concrete Effect Nail Laquer in Spellbound (Red) & Black Magic (Black)

Buy HERE From Fragrance Direct

£2.50 (RRP £3.49)

Hey guys, was a little change of plan today as I was going to do an outfit post after going out for a family meal for my mum's birthday, however, we've decided to leave this until monday maybe (though I'll probably have an outfit post before that as we're going out partying tomorrow night too! Wooo!) because of work reasons.

So.. Anyway... I've decided to post a nails post today instead. 

I've been really excited to show you guys these as I think they are fantastic! Nails Inc have been brilliant coming up with different types of nail effect polish and I've managed to track down some cheaper alternatives. I'd never heard of the brand Invogue before visiting the Fragrance Direct but as soon as I saw them I really wanted to get my hands on them because I'd not seen ones like this for such a great price. These polishes cost me just 2.50 each (RRP £3.49) from Fragrance Direct website. You can get them HERE and they make a massive saving from the Nails Inc ones that cost around £11 for one bottle.

First off both the texture, colour and after effect is soooo good! I love how bright the red one is and the black one looks fantastic with the effect. It took just one coat of polish to get the colour and effect and for that, I think it is brilliant. I was a bit dubious when painting them as the texture just didn't look like it was applying at first. And then it dried. I sat there for a few good minutes after just feeling them because I couldn't believe how well they'd turned out considering the price. They only thing I would say is to watch out just incase the nails skag your clothes, other than that they are great.

I would completely recommend getting these if they take your fancy!

What do you think of them?

Lara

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#8 New In & #7 Beauty: Beauty Haul from Fragrance Direct

So I decided I wanted to get a few bits recently after browsing online at Fragrance Direct. The name suggests that they mainly sell perfumes which is true but I think some would be surprised to know that they also sell loads of make up too. They are a fantastic website in fairness as they sell make-up from the more expensive brands such as Elizabeth Arden, Clinique, Calvin Klein and Yves Saint Laurent as well as more high street drugstore brands such as Revlon, Rimmel and Max Factor at really EXCELLENT prices!

I plan on reviewing all of these individually so this post is just to show you what I bought!

Here goes...

Rimmel Moisure Renew Lipsticks in

#850 Rouge, #220 Pink Chic, #520 Violet Pop and #240 Latino

The first thing in the haul are these lipsticks from Rimmel costing just 0.99p! Such a bargain. I LOVE these lipsticks and have them in a whole load of colours so when I saw these ones online I just had to get them... and for 99p you can't really go wrong.

Maybelline 'Fit Me' Foundation in #110 Porcelain £4.50 (RRP £7.99)

Maybelline 'Fit Me' Pressed Powder in #110 Porcelain £3.99 (RRP 5.99)

I've been wanting to try Maybelline's 'Fit Me' range for a while now so when I saw these on the new in make up section on the website I had to click onto them straight away. I've been looking for the concealer too to get the whole set but they've not added those to the website yet, hopefully they'll be stocking them though.

Elizabeth Arden Ceramide Cream Blush in #3 Honey and #4 Plum £5.50 each (RRP £24.00)

MASSIVE saving on these... a whopping £18.50! I'm really into cream blushes at the moment like the rest of the blogging world and I've been fancying these for a while and finally toke the plunge. I would never, ever, ever spend £24.00 on a blush, it's just so not worth it to me but for £5.50 I wanted to give them a go, especially as they're quite high end to me. I love my drugstore make up brands so this was a bit of a treat.

L'oreal Color Riche Serum Lipstick #S404 Luminous Amber £1.99 (RRP £8.69)

I saw a few swatches of this before I bought it and I quite liked the colour so thought I'd give it a go. I'm a massive lipstick fan and I'm always looking for a new colour or formula to try and liked the look of this. It's not something I'd usually go for with the serum in the middle as I love matte lipsticks but even if I'm not keen for £1.99 I can't really complain.

Invogue Feather Effect Nail Lacquer £2.50 each (RRP £3.49)

Invouge Concrete Effect Nail Lacquer £2.50 (RRP £3.49)

As well as being a huge lipstick fan I'm also a massive fan of nail colour, especially nail effects! They are so popular now with a whole variety of looks such as suede, beaded and magnetic styles as well as these concrete and feather effect ones I bought. I couldn't resist, even though Invogue is not a brand I've ever heard of before. They're also a much cheaper alternative to the Nails Inc ones which are around £11 a bottle.

Nivea Firming Body Lotion £3.99

Ok... so I didn't actually get this from Fragrance Direct, I've only just picked it up today to be honest in Home Bargains but I wanted to add it into this too. I've heard some good things about this body lotion but I'm not too sure, so I'm going to give it a try and get back to you. Firmer skin in just 2 weeks... we'll see!

 Has anyone else used Fragrance Direct or bought any beauty products recently?

Lara

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