Holiday Blues

- Vicki 4 Comments

I got back hom last night from 5 glorious days in Amsterdam. It will take me a wee while to get back into the swing of things. So give me change to catch up on blogs & comments. Thank you for all the comments whilst I was away, It was lovely to return home to comments on my blog. Makes me happy.

I did pick up a few beauty bits whilst I was away. I tried to be good and not spend too much but there were some things i couldn’t resist. I will do a blog on on Dutch Haul over the next couple of days.

Here are a few Instagram’s from the past few days.

Fresh faced in Amsterdam, Steak at  Nachtwach restaurant, Beautiful canals, Inglot Cosmetic store, Electric Camper, Canal houses

Travel Skincare

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This is the skincare I’m taking with me to Amsterdam. We are going for 5 days for our 13 year anniversary. We have been before and absolutely love the city. It’s so beautiful and we love walking up and down the canals esp at night. It’s so romantic. So I thought I’d let you have a quick peek as to what skincare bits and bobs im taking. I am a nightmare at packing esp when it comes to packing products. I can never decide what to take and end up taking far too many things. I am sure most of you are the same. This time I knew i had a fair few sample sizes from various beauty boxes and magazine freebies so they came in very handy.

I have tried to be as good as possible and pack as little as i think i can get away with. I think all these are miniatures or sample sizes, so that’s great. I’m taking a few things that I’ve not tried yet so that will be exciting. Is it me or do products look way cuter in miniature.

I will quickly run through what I’m taking –

1. Superdrug own branded calming face mask

2. Small pack of Simple face wipes

3. Murad exfoliating cleanser

4. Balance Me face cream

5. Clarins body lotion

6. No7 Perfect & Perfect serum

7. REN Active 7 eye gel

8. L’Occitane Angelica Hydration face cream

9. YSL serum (also using this as a primer)

10.Elizabeth Arden face cream

11. Simple eye makeup remover

12. NEOM Moroccan Blush Rose hand lotion

I’ll be taking my Origins face wash thats not pictured here & possibly taking out the Elizabeth Arden cream – how many face creams do I need right?! I think thats all I’m taking but I can’t promise I wont buckle at the last minute and pack a few more things.

Have you tried any of these products. What skincare do you take away with you? Oh another thing i have in my handbag is an Avene thermal spray which is lovely to have on the plane & I spray my hubby’s face too much to his disgust.

 I took this last year in Amsterdam. Fingers crossed we get sunny weather

NARS Foreplay Blush

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My friend kindly picked this beautiful NARS Foreplay Blush Palette up for me & I thought I’d take some quick photos of it before I head to Amsterdam (I will be there from Tues-Sat).

I’ve heard mixed thoughts on this blush, but from what I’ve seen so far, I’m in love with it. I haven’t had any real chance to use it, so I won’t talk too much about the ins and outs of it. I just wanted to show you how lovely it was. I will do a proper review when I return from Amsterdam on Saturday.

The palette has 4 shades in, and they are -Peach Matte Blush, Gold Highlighting Blush, Pink Matte Blush, Orgasm Blush. I do have Orgasm already and use that colour a lot. I’m most excited about the Matt pink shade and the gold shade. I’m always on the lookout for a good highlighter to add a glow to my cheekbones. The other colours are pigmented and are a great quality. As you would expect with NARS products.

Look at it in all its pretty glory. This will be so handy for travelling, I really like the size, it’s quite compact but still giving you a good amount of each blush. You won’t need to bring any other blushes/highlighters. Perfect.

Let me know if you have tried it or are thinking about purchasing it. I will be taking it with me to Amsterdam, and I’m looking forward to using it.

 

Instagram Round Up Week #10

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This past week I have made time to catch up with some old friends which is always lovely and also said goodbye to a dear friend who is emigrating to Australia and another friend who is going to New Zealand. Sad to see them go but hello Christmas down under :o)

I also met up with 4 lovely Manchester based bloggers this week, Jodi – of JodieWinyan – Hannah of Palindrome Poppet – Nadia of Dressing Table Delights and Anastasia of Dainty Desires it was nice to meet up with other bloggers and talk makeup and blogging. I hope we can do it again soon.

I have also lost myself to the Olympics and have been utterly mesmerised by them. I even watched the shooting and the Beach Volleyball. Its been amazing. I watched some of the Athletics and the tennis at the big screen in Manchester and what a wonderful atmosphere.

So this is my week in Instagrams,

New iPhone Case, A cheeky purchase, NOTD, Pret Rice Cakes, Mac lipstick heaven, My lovely hubby

Jamies Italian in Liverpool, Olympics on the big screen,Kleenex shine sheets, Mac purchase, Sunday morning breakfast, Loving this combination Me Me Me Foundation and my sponge