London Haul pt.2

Continuing with part two of my London Haul (you can read part one here), these are a couple of things I picked up in Muji:

Muji Pill Box

I saw this in the Muji concession in Selfridges and thought it would be perfect for using as a lipstick palette, or to mix pount paints/lip tars in (lipstick is there so you can get an idea of its size). And it was only £1.25 from their travel section. Though the dividers are removeable, so not water-tight. If you were to use this to melt lipsticks into, you may want to permanently glue the dividers down first.

Muji Wide 2-Drawer Storage

Last but by no means lest, I finally got myself one of the Muji drawers! I have been lusting after one of these for a while now, but I don't live anywhere near a Muji store. I took advantage of being in central London for the day and picked this up in Selfridges.

Obviously the photo above is off the website (I forgot to take photos before I filled it), but below are photos of how I'm not using it from bottom to top:

Bottom Drawer

I filled the bottom drawer with all of my Barry M Dazzle dusts, a few benefit pigments and some miscellaneous ones. This is the heaviest drawer, so I'm keeping this at the bottom in case the weight is too much for it, at least the drawer will have the support of my desktop underneath!

This drawer is the result of far too many 3for2 offers on Barry M dusts in Superdrug. I haven't seen any of those offers for a while now, so for now it hasn't grown any further. But I'm sure that wont last for long..

Top Drawer

In the top draw I've put my MAC pigments, undepotted MAC eyeshadows, and any other eyeshadows/pigments that aren't in palettes.

As you can see this set of drawers is just for my eyeshadows, and its got a bit of room left in the top drawer in case my Dazzle Dust collection grows again!

On Top

On top of my drawers I've temporarily laid out a few of my blushes. 

I am definitely going to buy another one of these drawers next time I go to London, and it will be solely to store my blushes and bronzers. I don't want to pile them on top of each other as I want to be able to see everything I have at a glance.

What are your thought on the Muji drawers? I think I've already become addicted to them as I'm definitely eager to get more! -Which is a little worrying in regards to my bank balance...

London Haul pt.1

I was originally going to post this haul all at once, but it was a bit long so I'm now going to post about it in two parts. So here's part one of the haul:

Yesterday I had quite a stressful day in London yesterday - I went to 2 museums to research for my course, and both things I needed to see were either permanently gone, or temporarily closed. So I decided to do a bit of retail therapy to cheer myself up - and to make it feel like my trip wasn't a total waste!

I decided to go to Topshop in Oxford Street as I had gift cards to spend from Christmas, so of course I made a bee-line for the make up department.

I've never really used any of their make up before, but have always been curious to try them after seeing them on a few blogs.

Highlighter

As I only wear mineral foundation, powder not liquid, I've been on the lookout for a good powder highligher, and I really liked the colour and sheen of this one. Plus it's the size of a powder compact, so it will definately last a while. This highlighter cost £10, but I think I'm going to get a lot of use out of it so I guess it's worth it! 

Lipstick

This lipstick is in the shade Enamoured. I had a look at their normal bullet lipsticks, but I didn't really think any of the colours would suit me. Then I saw they had 2 more colours in their lipstick pencils. I chose enamoured as its a nice subtle everyday colour. I just wish they had a wider range of colours. But this looks like it will last a long time, so the price tag of £7 isn't too bad. 

Also, this is a weird thing to say, but the scent of this lipstick reminds me of playdough. Personally I like it as it reminds me of my childhood, but if you don't like that smell - you have been warned!

You can see it in use properly here.

Eyelash Curler

This I bought because my cheap Wilkinsons eyelash curler has turned against me and started ripping out my eyelashes! I really like the fullness of the rubber insert, which looks like it will last a long time. Plus it comes with a spare for when the other wares out. 

My only problem with this curler is I wish it opened up a little wider, but it's not a huge issue. At £5 I would definitely get this again. It's a shame they don't sell separate packs of the inserts separately as this is a good little curler. It seems a bit of a waste to have to buy a new one when all you need is a tiny insert!

Tape Measure Ring

Seeing as I study fashion design where I have to design and make a lot of stuff, this ring is probably a little too obvious and clichéd, but when I saw it I had to get it! I absolutely love it and probably wont be taking this off for a while!

In case you're wondering this ring cost £8.50.

Scissor Earrings

You can probably guess the V&A was one of the museums I went to. I didn't realise their permanent fashion exhibition was closed for refurbishment, so I decided to browse the gift shop to see if they sold any postcards/photos of the exhibition. Whilst I was there I came across these cute scissor earrings.

I love stud earrings for everyday wear, and as with the ring, I thought these were too good not to buy! And they were only £3.50 so I snapped them up straight away.

So that's part one! Part two will be posted after this, alternatively you can click here to read it.

Disneyland

One of the reasons for my lack of posting towards the end of 2011 was mine and my boyfriends trip to Disneyland Paris for our 3 year anniversary.

We stayed in the Sequoia Lodge, which was beautiful, and was literally at the back of Disney Village, so within walking distance of the two parks.

In the 4th photo down, you can see the inside of the Blue Lagoon restaurant, which was amazing! Its hard to photograph because its so dark in there, but its just like being in a tropical island at night. If you've ever been on The Pirates of the Caribbean ride, right at the beginning you may have noticed a kind of island with tiki torches, palm trees and bamboo canopy's. That is the restaurant, and we wanted to eat there ever since we learned you actually could! And I recommend going as the food is beautiful. Below the photo are photo's of 2 of our dishes.

I also discovered the huge amount of Disney hats you could buy, and promptly bought a minnie mouse one and wore it for the rest of the trip. You kind of have to feel sorry for my boyfriend :/


My top 5 favourite to do in Disneyland/Walt Disney Studios:
- Crush's Coaster (amazing!)
- Tower of Terror
- Alice in Wonderland Labyrinth
- Pirates of the Caribbean Ride
- Eat at Blue Lagoon
Theres so much more I'd add to this list!


Despite coming down with flu whilst there (another reason for lack of posts) I had an amazing time, and really wish I was back there! I have  hundreds more photo's and stories, but I feel I've bored you enough! ;)

If you've never been, or haven't been for a while, I suggest you make this your next trip! It's definitely not a relaxing holiday in the slightest, but you come back with a lot of great memories. (..too cheesy?)

Beauty Bargain

I have a bit of an obsession when it comes to storage, and am forever changing how I store my make up. I've been wanting to purchase Brush Guards for a while now, to help my brushes keep their shape and last longer. 

I didn't really like the idea of having to purchase packs of different sized brushes, knowing I'll have too many of one size and not enough of the other, and didn't really want to waste my money. 

But whilst trawling around ebay I found this cheap 1m roll of it for only 99p! I didn't hesitate to buy it, as if it didn't fit I'd have wasted next to no money. 

They fit 90% of my brushes perfectly! The only ones it didn't were the small eye shadow/eye liner/lip liner brushes. Its perfect as some brushes are longer than others, so you can cut it down to an size. For the amount of brushes I have I had to order another one, and I have some left over in case I accumulate any more! 

The only downside of this roll is that it comes from Hong Kong, so it takes 11-23 days to arrive. But if you don't mind the wait then I 100% recommend this.