Budget Beauty Buy's

That's a mouthful! Tehe. Today while I was in Sainsbury's, picking up some things for dinner (we had Quorn "chicken" patties with cheese in them with red pepper pesto on top with mashed potatoes on the side, yummmmmy!!) I couldn't help but look at the "girly" sections. You know, skincare, bodycare, etc. A couple of deals caught my eye and I couldn't help but take advantage of them.

Biore Pore Perfect Daily Deep Pore Cleansing Wipes: 1.99 pounds

I just ran out of my Simple cleansing wipes and saw these Biore ones on sale for 1.99 when they're usually around 4 pounds. I figured I couldn't pass up that deal! I've never used them before but I did rather like my Biore cleanser and still love their moisturiser, so I went for it. Besides, I'm not too picky about my cleansing wipes usually. Although most nights they're all I use. =X And I wonder why my skin is horrid! ;)

*DO NOT use these to wipe off your eye makeup! I just used them now and owwww. Lol. They have lil exfoliating bumps in them, which hurts the sensitive eye area, and also one of the main ingredients in these wipes are alcohol so my eyes stung from that. But I liked them for my face! JUST NO EYES, hehe.

Garnier 2 in 1 Tinted Eye Roll-On in Fair: 5.04 pounds

Also, I saw the Garnier 2 in 1 Tinted Eye Roll On for dark circles with caffeine and lemon extract. I've heard so much about the regular version of this one, which was also on sale for about 5 pounds (usually sells for a lil over 10 pounds) but I had to try this one. I figured it would be perfect for those days when I don't want to apply "real" concealer, because I heard this doesn't have the best coverage.

Swatch (top=blended out, bottom=heavy swatch):

On both eyes:

On left eye, nothing on the right eye:

As you can see, my right eye without the roll on has some slight purply-ness going on, haha. But the left side looks much better!

Close up of the eye WITH the Garnier Tinted Eye Roll On:

Close up of the eye WITHOUT the roll on:

I tried it out when I got home and I think it has its pros and cons. Its cons being that I can see this thing making a bit of a mess! I only used it once and already excess product is coming out so you have to be careful when closing it back up. Also, this definitely isn't something you just roll on and you're done. I wouldn't even say you'd roll it on, it's more like a tap because you really don't need much product. You also need to blend it in rather well. But saying that, it blends like a dream and I did notice a significant difference between an eye with the roll on and an eye with nothing on. Saying this, I don't have intense dark circles, so if you do, I wouldn't recommend this because it's NOT full coverage. But overall, I really like this. I've been having trouble getting my current concealer (one from 17) to blend without looking like a mess, so I'm going to start using this everyday as my undereye concealer and we'll see how it goes!

BUT, would I pay full price for this? Probably not. 10 pounds seems a bit extreme to me for a concealer that isn't even full coverage, but then again it does contain ingredients that are meant to de-puff, which I can't comment on at the moment, so perhaps it is worth the price. But if you can find it on sale, I'd say go for it!

Well that's it. I just wanted to let you in on a few bargains I found so that if you're interested you can take advantage of them yourself. =) Have you found any good bargains lately? Do tell!!

July Favorites

Figured I'd do one of these since it's something I've seen bloggers do lots of sooo here are my July favorites!!

Skirt: I'm not a shorts kind of gal, so two of my favorites in the summer are dresses and skirts, especially for those hot days. This one I got from Target and I find to be incredibly comfy! I wore it to the Paramore concert cos I thought I might get too hot in jeans and while I was very comfy, it happened to be a windy day so it kept blowing up, haha! So I had a few Marilyn Monroe moments but ohh well. Haven't gotten a decent photo of me in it yet, but here's one I took on my webcam (and wow, all those stuffed animals in the back make me look 12, HAHAH)

Purse: I've been complaining for ages now that I need a new purse cos I love the black one I have, but it's tooo big and it's my carry on so it holds a shit load. So I recently got this at TJ Maxx for quite cheap. It was 22 bucks and it had been previously like 70 bucks or something? Who knows if that's really the case, but whatever, it made me feel better about buying it! It's a really bright green ish aqua ish (lol) color! It's not tiny but it is perfect for holding my wallet, camera, and a cardigan.

Cardigan: Another goody that I got from Target, at the same time as I got the skirt above. I love it sooo much, I swear I've been wearing it the majority of this month, LOL. It's really light and flowy (aka PERFECT for the summer) and goes with just about anything. I always like having something with me incase I get slightly cold, and this is perfect for that. (ignore the Runaways inspired makeup, lol)

Arizona Half & Half Lite: I've always loved Arizona Iced Teas, but I just recently tried this one, which is half iced tea and half lemonade. I'm prolly a bit behind and it's prolly been around for ages, BUT HEY, I've been over in London, so you can't blame me, tehe! But yeah, YUMMY, that's all I can say about that, lol. They're always really cheap (99 cents) and 125 calories for the whole bottle, which I can't complain with. Plus, check out that sexy guy on the label. Jk...

Victoria's Secret Body Mist in Pure Seduction: I've had this for agesss (as you can prolly tell, the bottle is pretty used up) but I didn't bring it back with me to London so I just recently rediscovered how much I loveee it when I got home for the summer. Smells sooo nice and since that's the only descriptive words I can think of, I'll just write what's on the bottle, LOL. "Casaba Melon, Plum, and Freesia." YUMMO.

Nivea Pearly Shine Lip Balm: This has been a favorite of mine since I got it a couple months ago. It's your average lip balm but with a "pearly shine." So while it moisturizes your lips, you also get a lil bit of color/tint and shine with it. I really love it. It's all I wear on my lips most of the time since lipsticks can be too drying and lip glosses are too sticky icky. It also smells really nice.

Proactiv Refining Mask: I've suffered with pimples (like most girls eh?) since I was a teenager and I still haven't found the magical cure, but I'm getting closer to clearer skin, but I suppose that's a post for another day. LOL. Lame. Not but really, I used the Proactiv range and it didn't do any miracles for me, so I eventually gave up on it, since why should I bother paying so much for something that doesn't work? Ya, I know, makes sense. But the one thing I do like from the range is the refining mask. I use it about once a week and I feel like it really helps clear up my pimples, even if they do come back a week later, LOL.

Biore Shine Control Moisturiser: I never really thought I needed to bother with moisturiser since I have such oily skin as it is, so why add to it? but then I read that if you don't add some of the moisture back in that you take out while cleaning your face, your skin creates even MORE oil and I was like, not cooool with that, LOL. So I decided to start using this and I've been using it for ages now and love it. While it doesn't keep the oil away ALL DAY (trust me, nothing will for this face), I do feel like it helps keep the oil at bay for a good chunk of the day. And again, YUMMY SMELL.

I've also been loving Lean Cuisine Meals and DUNKACINO'S!!! I think I spelled that right. But they've been around forever and they're half hot chocolate, half coffee, 100PERCENTDELICIOUS. Lol.

What about everyone else? What's your favorites for this month? (yes, I pose this question to all of my TWO followers, hahaha)