UK Release Dates Discussion - All Brands Welcome!

[nazia]

Yes please!

I will get right on to it!

Btw...it's going to seem like I'm completely obsessed but Kiko also do those eyeshadow crayon sticks! And it's definitely from the same factory - all made in Italy! I bought a lovely bright turquoise shade but they have the best range of colours that I've seen so far in these crayons. When it's less busy at the shopping centre, I'll try to take swatches.

 

[LMD84]

my book of shadows 4 arrived but there was a problem with it! it looks like the postman sat on it or something because the palette was crumpled and the some of the shadows had got squished and had shattered. i decided to pop into debenhams quickly because it said on the invoice i could swap it there. so after much drama there the lady swapped it for me! yay! so now i have a nice new book of shadows 4 i'm looking forward to having a play with it when i get home!

 

[Alisha1]

my book of shadows 4 arrived but there was a problem with it! it looks like the postman sat on it or something because the palette was crumpled and the some of the shadows had got squished and had shattered. i decided to pop into debenhams quickly because it said on the invoice i could swap it there. so after much drama there the lady swapped it for me! yay! so now i have a nice new book of shadows 4 i'm looking forward to having a play with it when i get home!

Let us know how you find it!

 

[Sweetoothj]

I will get right on to it!
Btw...it's going to seem like I'm completely obsessed but Kiko also do those eyeshadow crayon sticks! And it's definitely from the same factory - all made in Italy! I bought a lovely bright turquoise shade but they have the best range of colours that I've seen so far in these crayons. When it's less busy at the shopping centre, I'll try to take swatches.

This is the point where I right-click save lol!! As someone who lives extremely close to 2 major regional shopping malls I'm interested to see if you feel the same way around Xmas/New Year lol!!

 

[Anitacska]

Oh dear, that's not good. But it's good that you got a replacement one. Mine came yesterday as you know, and I used it today. I'm wearing Crystal, Blue Bus, Gravity and Skimp, with the black eyeliner and the mascara. I will post the look on my blog in a day or two. I have mixed feelings about the palette. I like Gravity a lot, Blue Bus is nice too, Crystal is quite meh and while Skimp is nice, it's just a highlighter shade, nothing to write home about (at least it's not glittery). The eyeliner's good, but the mascara doesn't do anything for me as it's a curling one but my eyelashes curl nicely with pretty much any mascara, however this doesn't give them any volume at all (and not much length either).

I will get right on to it!
Btw...it's going to seem like I'm completely obsessed but Kiko also do those eyeshadow crayon sticks! And it's definitely from the same factory - all made in Italy! I bought a lovely bright turquoise shade but they have the best range of colours that I've seen so far in these crayons. When it's less busy at the shopping centre, I'll try to take swatches.

 

[nazia]

Not as far as I know, but perhaps they've opened one since?

 

[nazia]

This is going to be a really picture heavy post, so if anyone would like me to delete the pics as it causes any problems, just let me know.

This was my haul from yesterday...

Rather MAC-esque packaging

The darker eyehadows were chalky when used dry, but really came to life when wet.

That's the duo eyeshadow. I think the brown will work well as an eyebrow powder too and the glitter side is STUNNING!
This eyelash serum was only £4.90! Love this eyebrow felt marker - really pigmented and quite dark, which I need.


These were £3.50 each which is pretty good. Huge range too!
Loads of free samples that the kind sales assistant gave me with no prompting!
Cheapy LA Colors Mineral Pressed Powder which has such a smooth and creamy texture - £3.99, so I thought I'd give it a go. The nail polish is 99p and a gorgeous colour. I want more!

I also bought these:

http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/s...=208526&parent_categoryId=203984&pageSize=200

http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/s...=208528&parent_categoryId=203984&pageSize=200

The pants are so pretty! Not as bright as in the link, a little deeper and so big! It looks like I'm wearing a skirt. As for the jacket, I'm obsessed with clothes in the mustard colour!

Phew! Sorry for the huge post, I hope it's of interest to someone!

 

[anita22]

nazia, those eyeshadows look amazing!!!! Beautiful colours. I can't wait to go in there.. Very nice haul, thanks for sharing!

Thanks for all the birthday wishes everyone ;-) I had a fantastic day, we went to see Wicked, which was excellent. Now it's 8pm and I have to pack as I leave for Paris in the early hours tomorrow. Currently pondering what makeup I should pack!

 

[nazia]

nazia, those eyeshadows look amazing!!!! Beautiful colours. I can't wait to go in there.. Very nice haul, thanks for sharing!

Thanks for all the birthday wishes everyone ;-) I had a fantastic day, we went to see Wicked, which was excellent. Now it's 8pm and I have to pack as I leave for Paris in the early hours tomorrow. Currently pondering what makeup I should pack!

So glad you like the pics and that you had such a great day. I've been wanting to see Wicked forever - everyone says it's brilliant.

Hope you have a fab trip in Paris!

Oh yeah, just for anyone who's interested, Garnier are giving away samples of the new BB Cream.

http://www.garnier.co.uk/_en/_gb/BB-cream/form1Pre.aspx

 

[Alisha1]

Nazia - Those eyeshadows look great! Also the nail polishes! (clearly my nail polish phase is not over...) hope you like everything you got!

nazia, those eyeshadows look amazing!!!! Beautiful colours. I can't wait to go in there.. Very nice haul, thanks for sharing!

Thanks for all the birthday wishes everyone ;-) I had a fantastic day, we went to see Wicked, which was excellent. Now it's 8pm and I have to pack as I leave for Paris in the early hours tomorrow. Currently pondering what makeup I should pack!

Hope you have a safe trip to Paris! I wouldn't know where to start when packing my makeup...or anything for that matter LOL

 

[Alisha1]

Thanks for the Garnier link - I'd love to try it out! Theres also another BB coming out from 17 on November the 2nd (my birthday!) so excited to check that out also!
http://www.britishbeautyblogger.com/2011/09/boots-17-blemish-balm-all-in-one-magic.html

 

[LMD84]

Thanks for the Garnier link - I'd love to try it out! Theres also another BB coming out from 17 on November the 2nd (my birthday!) so excited to check that out also! http://www.britishbeautyblogger.com/2011/09/boots-17-blemish-balm-all-in-one-magic.html

ooohh i shall have to try that out too!

Testing out Adrenaline - todays specktra blog post

 

[rockin]

Such pretty eyeshadows, Nazia, and I like the look of that nail polish, too. I've never heard of Kiko before.

Thank you for the Garnier link - I'd fancied giving that a try

 

[banana1234]

Thanks for the Garnier link - I'd love to try it out! Theres also another BB coming out from 17 on November the 2nd (my birthday!) so excited to check that out also! http://www.britishbeautyblogger.com/2011/09/boots-17-blemish-balm-all-in-one-magic.html

lol i love this, i work for boots and i didnt even know this!!

 

[nazia]

Such pretty eyeshadows, Nazia, and I like the look of that nail polish, too. I've never heard of Kiko before.

Thank you for the Garnier link - I'd fancied giving that a try

I'm so glad you all like the eyeshadows - having other people admire the stuff I splashed out on sort of makes me feel less guilty lol!

You're all welcome for the link to Garnier. Samples are always good!

Also wanted to say that if any of you ever wanted a CP of Kiko I'd be more than happy to help out. Shopping is always good, no matter who you're doing it for!

 

[LMD84]

it's a shame we have to wait until november for the 17 bb cream!

 

[Anitacska]

Forgot to say yesterday, I got dragged into Claire's by my daughters (they're 10 and 7) and ended up buying 2 glittery nail polishes (they bought 8 each with their own money, although 6 were mini ones, but still, lol). Sadly the one that I really liked the look of (clear with small and larger glitter and small star shaped glitter) isn't actually that good at all. It took me forever to get some glitter onto my nails last night and about 5 mins to fish out one star, they are too far apart and hard to get out. Oh well, £2.25 isn't the end of the world.

Did another look with my BOS 4 palette, this time neutrals. It's all pretty, but seen it all before, you know what I mean? I think unless you collect the BOS, don't bother with this. Would love it if they made Gravity permanent though, it's such a pretty shade!

 

[nazia]

Forgot to say yesterday, I got dragged into Claire's by my daughters (they're 10 and 7) and ended up buying 2 glittery nail polishes (they bought 8 each with their own money, although 6 were mini ones, but still, lol). Sadly the one that I really liked the look of (clear with small and larger glitter and small star shaped glitter) isn't actually that good at all. It took me forever to get some glitter onto my nails last night and about 5 mins to fish out one star, they are too far apart and hard to get out. Oh well, £2.25 isn't the end of the world.

Did another look with my BOS 4 palette, this time neutrals. It's all pretty, but seen it all before, you know what I mean? I think unless you collect the BOS, don't bother with this. Would love it if they made Gravity permanent though, it's such a pretty shade!

Oh I love Claire's nail polishes! I don't really go for glitter shades as I usually find those pretty rubbish unless they're from a professional brand. But Claire's usually has a few shades that are just gorgeous. I bought a lovely sparkly olive green a few weeks back and it's really pretty. Hate how small the bottles are though!

 

[LMD84]

i never even thought that claire's would do polishes and such!

 

[Sweetoothj]

Hello!!
Got my first Glossybox today, I picked it up from the delivery office before work this morning and so far I'm rather pleased with what I got