Blog Sale - Stila, Sleek, No7, Revlon, Avon etc

My first blog sale!

I've had a sort out and decided to sell what I don't use/doesn't suit me etc.

Here are the rules:

- Paypal only!

- If you want an item please leave a comment with your Paypal address and I will send you an invoice.

- Please pay within 24 hours or receiving your invoice.

- Shipping to UK is £1.50 for the first item and an extra £0.50 for each additional item.

- Shipping outside of UK is £4.00

- No returns or refunds - I will be as accurate as possible in my descriptions and photos so please make sure you want item before buying!

 No 7 Gel Eyeliner in Black. In box, no brush, usage shown.  

£4.

Sleek Pout Polish in Powder Pink. Light usage. 

£2.

17 Vintage Love Perfect Pastels Palette. Very light usage on dark blue, green and brown shades.

£3.

Revlon Colourstay Foundation in Buff. About 70% left.

£4.

Sleek Sparkle Palette. Usage on bottom right hand shade as seen.

£3.

Sleek Blush in Coral. Around 75-80% left.

£2.

Avon 8 in 1 Smokey Eyes Palette. Usage as shown.

£3.

Avon True Colour Eyeshadow palette in Retro Glamour. Very light usage on both shades.

£3.

Avon True Colour blush in Russet. Used a handful of times, about 95% left.

£3.

Lily Lolo Mineral Blusher in Juicy Peach. Used once, over 95% left.

Lily Lolo Mineral Blusher in Candy Girl. Used once, over 95% left.

£4 each or both for £6.

Avon True Colour Eyeshadow Palette in Healthy Glow. Pale shade - 90% left, dark shade - 75% left.

£2.

Stila Lipstick in Pam. Used only 3 or 4 times, accidentaly left marks in the lipstick with the lid.

Stila Lipstick in Chelsea. Used a handful of times, over 90% left.

£4 each or both for £6.

Stila Eyeshadow refils in (clockwise from top left) Champara, Batura, Shore and Sajama. Usage can be seen on Champara and Batura. 

£1.50 each or all four for £5.

Avon Lipstick in Really Rosy. Never used. 

£3.

No 7 Sheer Temptation Lipstick in Lovely. 85% left.

£2.

No 7 Stay Perfect Nail Colour in Crystal Lilac, Twinkle and Milan. Around 75% left in all.

£3 each or all three for £7.

Missguided Nail polish in Missbehave and Misschievous. Used once each. 

£2 each or both for £3.

17 Fast Finish Nail Polish in Knockout Red and Pink Grapefruit. Used once each.

£2 each or both for £3.

Barry M Nail Paint in Bright Red, Spring Green and Coral. Used only a couple of times each.

£2 each or all three for £5.

17 Supreme Shine Nail Polish in Miami. About 85% left.

£2.

Bourjois 1 Second Nail Polish. About 90% left.

£3.

George Quick Dry Nail Polish. Used once.

£1.

Benefit Lipgloss in Friends in High Places. Used only  2 or 3 times.

£6.

L'Oreal Glam Shine Gloss in Oriental Fuschia. Used once or twice.

£3.

Max Factor Lip Gloss in Fashion Leader. Used once.

£3.

Avon Sparkle Lipgloss in Cotton Candy. Used a handful of times.

£2.

Elf Super Glossy Lip Shine in Goddess. Never used.

£1.

Current Favourites

I've been neglecting my blog a bit the last couple of weeks! 

First I had a week off from work and the sun decided to come out so I spent a few days in the garden sunbathing, I had a day out shopping and eating Yo! Sushi and Krispy Kreme doughnuts in Birmingham, then I upped my gym regime as we've only got four weeks till our holiday to Turkey so I've been pretty busy!

I ran 13km this morning, burning over 1000(!) calories in the process so now I'm back in my pj's resting myself for tomorrow's interval cycling session. 

I thought I'd do a quick post of my current favourite items in my makeup bag while I'm snuggled down and cosy!

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Medium Plus and Avon Blush in Heavenly Nude

I've heard so many great things about the MAC Skinfinish so while I was in Birmingham I visited the MAC store and picked one up. The SA recommended me Medium Plus which I thought would be a tad dark but it's actually perfect! I only use a tiny bit over my foundation but it makes my skin look lovely; it's quite expensive but I'm glad I splashed out as I love it!

I won this Avon blush in BeautyH2T's giveaway and I've found myself reaching for it every morning. If you have a heavy hand (like me) then this blush is perfect! It gives a lovely subtle rosy glow to my cheeks and the colour lasts all day. If this was still on the Avon website/in the book I would definitely repurchase.

MUA Heaven and Earth Palette

After searching many Superdrug stores and waiting for it to become available online I finally got my hands on this during Superdrug's free delivery promotion. It's a lot smaller than I thought it would be but I love it!

I've mainly been using the left side of the palette for my everyday work makeup and so far all the shadows have been soft, easy to apply and well pigmented. I plan on taking this on holiday in place of my Naked Palette as I'm terrible when it comes to losing/damaging things in transit and £4 is nothing if I need to replace it!

Avon All Over Face Brush and Sigma Flat Top Kabuki Brush

I currently own two of these Avon brushes as they are just perfect! I use one for my powder and one for my blusher. They are the softest brushes I have had the pleasure of using and they just do not shed! They are £6 each on the Avon website but their sleek black appearance makes them look a lot more expensive. It picks up a good amount of powder and the size of the head means a really good all over coverage.

I won the Sigma brush in Miss Lori Loves giveaway and I couldn't have been happier! I had been lusting over this brush for ages and kept almost buying it so when I found that I had won it I was so pleased! It definitely lives up to all the positive hype it gets. I usually use a heavy, full coverage foundation and when applied with my fingers it looks nice, but after applying with this brush - my skin honestly looked airbrushed, the difference was just amazing. The bristles and soft and dense and so far I have experienced no shedding. I will not be going back to regular foundation brushes after using this one!

Do you use any of these products?

What are your current favourites?

In The Nude

 As my lipstick collection has been growing I've been finding myself becoming more fond of nude lipsticks. They are great for work and the times when you want to wear something on your lips without attracting too much attention to them.

These are the nude lipsticks I've found myself reaching for the most:

Sleek True Colour Lipstick in Barely There £3.99

 

Avon Ultra Colour Rich Lipstick in Pout £3.00

17 Mirror Shine Lipstick in Beehive £4.59

They do all look quite similar in the tubes but once they have been applied you can notice the differences straight away. Sleek 'Barely There' is the darkest of the three, Avon 'Pout' edges more towards a pinkish hue and 17 'Beehive' is the sheerest hint of colour. 

All three are incredibly creamy and moisturising and last me from breakfast till lunch without needing another application.

None of these lipsticks give the dreaded 'concealer lips' effect and they are all under a fiver!

What do you think of nude lipsticks?

Do you use any of these? 

Can you recommend me any other good ones?

Sunday Nails - 3d Strawberries

George at Asda Sherbet Fizz Quick Dry Nail Varnish

& 

Avon Vintage Blue Nailwear Pro

3d Strawbs from this ebay seller

Sunday Nails - Deluxe Chocolate

Avon Nailwear Pro Nail Enamel in Deluxe Chocolate 12ml £5

Quite simply the best nail polish I have worn for a long time! It's a very different colour to what I would usually wear and I can't stop looking at my nails!

The photo's don't do it enough justice; it's a lovely dark glossy chocolate colour with a very subtle hint of golden specks which are noticeable when my nails catch the light.

I've been wearing it for three days now without a topcoat and so far it hasn't chipped and I can see only the barest amount of tip wear. I just think it looks so luxurious and classy!

What do you think of this colour? Do you use Avon nail polishes?

Sunday Nails - Feeling Blue? Look At A Rainbow!

Most of these have already featured in a Sunday Nails post but I wanted to do something different!

 Thumb - Barry M Navy; Index - Models Own Matt Blue; Middle - Collection 2000 Blue Hawaii; Ring - Barry M Blueberry Ice Cream; Little - Collection 2000 Button Moon

Thumb - Barry M Bright Red; Index - Avon Viva Pink; Middle - Avon Coral; Ring - George Sunset Orange; Little - George Buttercup Shine

A Day In The Life Of My Face

At the moment I'm not using loads of facial products but my skin does seem to be behaving so I don't want to risk upsetting the routine!

This is what I am using on a daily basis.

7:30am Dirty Works Wake Up Call Face Wash

I've been using this face wash for quite a few weeks now and I'm really liking it. I'm not so keen on using exfoliators in the morning as they just encourage my skin to become oily throughout the day, so I find this gentle wash to be perfect alternative as it leaves my face feeling thoroughly cleansed. 

8.00am No7 Toner & Shiseido Moisturiser

I use this toner out of habit more than anything else, but I do like the soft, refreshed feeling it gives my skin. 

I only use a tiny amount of this moisturiser over my face in the mornings - probably about half a pump. You can read my full review here, but basically I love it as it doesn't make my skin oily and it acts as a pretty good primer for make up.

8:15am Make Up
I don't tend to wear loads of make up to work and I like to keep it quite natural. I also wear glasses in the week so I keep my eyes very minimal - literally only eye liner on my top lid and mascara - and either focus on a pop of colour on my cheeks, or a bright lipstick.

1.00pm Make Up Touch Up 

Lunchtime! This is the time to whip out the mirror and check how my face it holding up! Usually I don't need much - just a dusting of translucent powder and another coat of lipstick if I'm wearing any.

5:30pm Baby Wipes & Body Shop Vitamin E Cleanser

If I see my boyfriend after work I'm a bit naughty/lazy and just layer some more make up on over the top of what I've had on all day. However, if I'm going to the gym after work I need to make sure all of my make up is removed. People at the gym are probably the only people (apart from family and the boy) who see me make up-less. Lucky them! I love these baby wipes - they remove the vast majority of my make up, but I do like to make sure its all gone with a quick wash using The Body Shop's Vitamin E cleanser. This is also great for hydrating my skin, full review here.

7:30pm No7 Hot Cloth Cleanser

This cleanser has only recently become a daily part of my routine. I used to only use it once a week but after seeing people have amazing results with daily use I decided to up my game with it! I've already noticed my skin feels so much cleaner and softer for using it. The gentle exfoliation with the muslin cloth seems to be a lot better for my skin than a scrub so I'm going to continue with this daily.

7:45pm Avon Toner & Shiseido moisturiser

 When I first got this toner I was bit reluctant to try it but I'm glad it's part of my routine now. It's slightly harsher than the No7 toner but leaves my skin refreshed without drying it out.

I like to use a full pump to a pump and a half of this moisturiser at night to ensure my face is well hydrated. I never used to like moisturising at night as whenever I did I would wake up with skin so oily I would just end up getting upset over it. This sinks into my skin overnight and I wake up with a soft, smooth, healthy looking face!

So that's my daily routine - I'm glad I've found one that is working for me and manages to keep my skin under control!