Charity Shop Finds January 2014

Here are a couple of things I bought in the charity shops this month...

Glass bird trinket jar

This glass trinket jar cost £1.99. I love the little birds on this. It was super hard to photograph but it really does look lovely on the dressing table.

Votive Love Lamp

I picked up this Votive Love Lamp for £2.50. I haven't seen these before and with my obsession for candles I was kinda excited by this, am I weird? I really like it and i definitely think it was a good bargain, the vintage design on the front is so pretty!

I didn't find much this month but I am definitely happy with the two gems I did find.

Have you found anything interesting in a charity shop lately?

Bargain Beauty Buys - Poundland & Home Bargains

Last week was a pretty successful week in the way of finding some bargain beauty products.
First of I found this Charles Worthington strength and repair hair kit in Home Bargains for the huuuuuuge price of £1.99! There was also a couple of other Charles Worthington kits but I left them there, why did I do that? :(:(

I haven't used the kit yet but I am looking forward to trying it out.

Next I found these 3 in good old Poundland, a Revlon nail polish in the shade Infamous, a Sally Hansen Sugar Coat nail polish in the shade Sour Apple and a Rimmel Wake Me Up shimmer touch in the shade Radiant Rose.

I have only used the Sally Hansen polish so far and oh myyy I am happy with it! It's a textured polish and really does look lovely on, I also only needed to use one coat of this. I would definitely recommend picking one of these up if you spot them. 

Have you had any bargain beauty buys lately?

Ebay Bargain: Perfume Atomiser

I've been meaning to buy a perfume atomiser for a while now and didn't want to pay nearly a tenner for the Travalo one, so off I went to good old Ebay. I found some that looked exactly the same as the Travalo ones for £1.71! They are from China so I did have to wait a couple of weeks for it to arrive but that didn't bother me at all considering the price.

Please excuse my kitten, she likes to be a part of everything!

I chose the atomiser in Pink but there are 6 other colours to chose from.

To fill it up you simply take the cap thing what do you call it? off your chosen perfume bottle, put the atomiser on top and pump! It fills up really quick.

You can find the seller I purchased it from HERE.

Born Pretty Store Discount Code

I finally got round to making an order over at Born Pretty, I've searched the website lots of times before but never actually got round to ordering. They stock all sorts from nail art to clothes!
The currency is in dollars but you can change to pounds in the top right corner.
I only made a small order as it's my first time using the site but I am so pleased I will definitely be buying from there more often!

I got some french tip guides, stamping set and a lucky bag, all together costing $4.59!

Born Pretty have kindly given me a 10% off code to share with you guys! Enter KSYX31 at the checkout.  I would love to know what you've bought if you make an order.

My baby boy is 2 years old!

My beautiful baby boy turned a whole 2 years old at the beginning of this month! 2?!! Time is going by so fast. He has come on in leaps and bounds and is learning something new nearly every day. I am so proud of my boy I cant even explain. 

Here he is eating his Birthday cake wearing his new hat and rucksack that nanny bought him. They have hardly left him since that day.

Making choo choo cakes, he put all the little icing pictures on by himself! 

Playing with the bath light show, probably the coolest bath toy ever invented!

I feel extremely blessed to be Stanleys mummy.
I love you to the moon and back baby.

Bomb Cosmetics Twisted Willow Candle

I've always wanted to try a Bomb Cosmetics candle so I was very happy to receive this in my stocking from my mum at Christmas, yes I'm 22 and I still have a stocking and I love it!

What attracts me to these candles is the cute packaging and names.

I received the Twisted Willow glass candle. The little wax heart on the top is such a cute little detail.

The scent is very fresh but not over powering. Approximate burn time is 35 hours. 

 Raindrops on Roses is next on my wish list!

Have you tried any of the Bomb Cosmetics candles? 

Tesco F&F Cosmetics

Not long ago I was browsing online and discovered Tescos F&F cosmetics range on offer. I made an order of 3 products including two lipsticks and a cream blush.

What I noticed first is how nice the packaging is, not like most budget cosmetics.

A lip colour that has an even satiny finish. This has a true colour and moisture balance.

The two lipsticks I bought are in the shade Shhh... and Penny Lane, both for £1.49!

They are long lasting and don't make my lips dry at all. The colour pay off is pretty good as well. I am really impressed with these and will no doubt be picking up some of the other shades next time I'm in store. 

A cream to powder blush. Combine a soft and natural look to the skin with great staying power for a perfect cheek. 

I also ordered this cream blush in the shade Precious Pink, also £1.49.

It gives a subtle natural glow to my face, I'm not really used to cream blushers but I really liked this.

Swatches

Have you tried anything from the F&F range?

Jimmy Choo Flash Gift Set

I was very lucky to receive the Jimmy Choo Flash gift set from my boyfriend at Christmas, the packaging is very glamorous, I will definitely be keeping this super sparkly box! The man done good.

The gift set contains a 60ml eau de parfum and a 100ml body lotion. The bottle is clear glass with a lid that looks like a diamond and the liquid is a lilac colour, it's very pretty and looks great on the dressing table. 

It is a sweet floral scent that includes notes of pink pepper, strawberry, tangerine, tuberose, jasmine, white lily and powdery woods.

I've been using this perfume during the day and much prefer it when it has died down.

Have you tried this perfume? 

Munchkin Turtle Shower

My toddler has always been a bit scared of the shower so when my mum bought him this turtle shower from Munchkin for Christmas I was eager to test this out with him.

The turtle sticks to the tiles or the side of the bath really well and doesn't slip and slide everywhere. When you press the turtles tummy the little fish hanging down, which Stanley has named Nemo (every fish is Nemo) sucks up the water and squirts it from the turtles mouth. The boy loves this bath toy and he doesn't even mind it spraying in his face. 

Looking as happy as the turtle

As you can tell from the photo above, Stanley is super happy with his new turtle shower.

I would definitely recommend this to get the little ones used to the shower and it does provide lots of bath time fun and look super cute in the bath room at the same time.

You can purchase the Munchkin Turtle Shower from Amazon for £8.99. 

What do you think of this cute bath time toy?

Upcycled Nail Polish Shelves

A while ago when I was rooting through one of my local charity shops I found this little shelf unit and instantly imagined it on my wall holding my nail polishes. I am always on the look out for nail polish storage solutions!

BEFORE

AFTER

I used my good old Annie Sloan chalk paint and a little sample pot of wicks chalk paint for the purple. The flowers are decoupaged on.

I'm still yet to sort through my nail polish, it's going to take a while...

What do you think?

                                                  Oh and HAPPY NEW YEAR!