The Marie Claire Ciate polishes are really worth the 3.80 especially the hot pink. They seem to glide on, last really well and look lovely. The Benefit That Lash didn't seem to stand up to the weather on me very well or maybe it's my oily lids. Entertain me is super orange! It's definitely a bold lip whereas when I wore SLV unlined it created a softer, less in your face look. I don't have lasting sensation.
As you say, people really don't understand what some kids are like - and I hate to tell you that my ten-year-old is STILL capable of playing up horribly when told to go to bed In fact he had a proper sulk at the swimming pool last week because I wouldn't let him have a big pack of sweets - they've put a 'charity' box of packs of sweets on the reception desk - how crazy for a sports centre!! 
Oh no - that's just horrible
I hope it all gets sorted out for you.
I ended up placing an order with Sephora (France) the other day as they already had the Guerlain Terra Soleil bronzer (the newest one, not the blush/bronzer) and I had a 20% off code which pretty much cancelled out the postage cost, plus I ordered the Too Faced summer palette and the Urban Decay nail polish set for good measures as well.Cocktail Cosmetics have just got back to me. The eyeshadow is still there, so she apologised and said she's going to send it on to me
That's what you call good customer service!
Hope I'll have some nice goodies to open when I get home (not the Sephora one yet though, but there's a HoF and a Debenhams order as well - hopefully - waiting for me).
Never thought of it but I have NYX Hot Red and Plush Red which could be interesting. I usually use Hot Red under Ruby Woo, Red Racer or Russian Red. I was focused on keeping SLV very orange. I take ages to get through mascara so the Ciate pots were the better bet even though I have quite a few polishes, some recent purchases like Essie Cute As a Button and a bunch from Art Deco.
I got my CC order today too, this morning. I ordered 5 mineral baked eye shadows and 3 Ceramic Nail Lacquers. I ordered one wrong polish, I thought it was that lovely purple on the screen image but it's a grey/purple brown. I got pure bronze which is a gorgeous rich copper and then a grey taupe. I used the shadows today and they were really smooth, easy to blend but a couple are quite shimmery but not in an annoying horrid way and there was very minimal fallout. There are no names on any of my things just numbers. I found that the shadows creased after 6 hours though. I had used Benefit That Lash underneath. The delivery is speedy and it's good to know that they sort out problems promptly like your shadow. Did you get a black palette or the zebra one? Overall I'm pretty happy with what I got. I also popped into Boots as I had things to get and a No 7 voucher. I intensely dislike their nail polishes (chip chip) so I looked at the Poppy King lippies. With the promotion on, the display was decimated and they didn't have the colour I wanted so I saw that they had brushes and decided to use the voucher on an eyeshadow blend and contour brush. I also picked up Real Techniques' shading brush. Has no mention of how to use it or what it's for but a link to demos on their site instead.
Oh Anita - how wise. I won't go into the problems of girls from thirteen up to about fifteen - and my eighteen year old (eldest child) has dropped out of uni after two terms...oh I do agree that babies are the easiest
Oh I do hope that your mom makes a quick recovery. My mom had the same operation, many years ago now, and I have to say that after she recovered from the operation she got a complete new lease of life - felt better than she had for years - so it's definitely worth whileAnita - Enjoy your holiday! From what I've read it definitely sounds like you need it. I hope you can relax.
It's been a busy week for me. Mom went in to have her gall bladder removed on Tuesday and it's been a heck of a week since. They never told us that a key-hole operation was actually "major" - I suppose it would be to have an organ removed. Regardless, I've been doing everything I can around the house and for everyone to try and help her rest and heal. I've barely had any time for myself so tonight some girlfriends and I are going to go out and try to help me relax a bit. I'm doing their make-up first though, so hopefully that goes okay, lol.
I've checked in on Beth Ditto and Casual Colours and they're both skips for me. I still need to order the correct duo from Debenhams which I'll get done this weekend.
Thankfully the weather has cooled down - only it's cooled down so much it feels like we're back in winter. Not best pleased when I'm wearing a light dress this evening. I had no plans to take a cardigan so we'll have to see. I suspect I'll get frozen, lol.
Do any of you have plans for this long weekend? Lou I certainly hope you're off so you can take some time out to relax - you've been working a ton lately!
Wow I'm impressed! But there's more money for new makeup or whatever else. What's your Ebay (if you don't mind me asking)?
Charlotte, you could try and sell your surplus make up on here as well, that way you wouldn't have to give 10% of everything to eBay. Just a thought...
NYX - I got some from Amazon but I wouldn't recommend them. I had loads of issues getting the colours that showed on the website to actually turn up. I'd order a plum colour and they'd send mud brown, something was wrong with their system. I have bought from NYX online, much easier but shipping is a bit expensive. The lip pencils just get the job done, cheap and cheerful. I'm in Italy and have just found a make up shop named Kiko. It's like 2.50 euro for nail polishes, 6.50 for lipstick and 7.00+ for brushes. I have a few nail polishes but not loads but I ended up with a blue crackle polish and some gifts for other people. The choice in there was overwhelming and I'd already got some things at Stansted. I got Lasting Sensation, so pleased!I have loads and loads and loads of nailpolishes so I refuse to let myself buy any more for a long time. More money for other makeup
