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// DELILAH DUST NECKLACE \\

Isn't this so pretty? 

So back in February I did a wishlist as part of the #2014BloggerChallenge saying that I loved this necklace and I was thinking about buying it. Finally, a week or two later I got round to it and I've had it for about a month now - I have to say that I love it. It's small and delicate, but it's pretty strong. It's not too big and clunky, but I was initially surprised at how small it was when it arrived because I was expecting it to be a lot bigger. It was pretty price-reasonable at £4, however I found a discount code online so it only cost me £3.75 including delivery! It was well packaged inside a small cardboard box and wrapped delicately with a business card inside pink tissue paper. The only problem that I had was that I bought this at the time they were moving offices so it took a few weeks to arrive, but it was worth the wait. 

Sadly this necklace is no longer available but you can find deer antler necklaces on etsy and ebay pretty easily!

Again, I cannot reinforce how much I love this necklace and I'm super happy with it.

Have any of you guys bought a necklace like this? What do you think? Leave a comment below!

Beth xxx

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// MINI BEAUTY HAUL //

When I was in Asia I popped into what appeared to be their version of Boots (I went in a few times... okay, a lot of times) and these are the make up products I bought. I also bought some sachets of shampoo (I know right?! Such a good idea instead of having a massive bottle for when you're travelling) and other bits and bobs but this is the beauty related products which aren't completely boring.

Some of these products aren't available in the UK but I thought that I would include them anyway as I love them.

First up is the Essence 'Stays No Matter What' felt tip eyeliner. This was only 100PHP (roughly £1.25) and it's great! It's super long lasting as well as giving off a solid colour. The pen is just the right thickness for me, which means that it isn't too thick but still draws a decent line. If you see this when you're abroad I strongly recommend picking it up as I prefer it over my Collection Extreme 24hr Felt Tip Liner.

Another Essence product that I picked up was this get BIG! lashes Volume Boost Waterproof Mascara which is pretty good given that it was only £2.50. It does add volume and is very waterproof, but it takes ages to get off and I remember now why I never buy waterproof mascaras. When I bought this, I actually didn't really mean to. The shop assistants in the Philippines follow you around and make you try on the make up which is very very painful for someone as socially awkward as me so I just bought this as I felt really awkward. Weird kid.

Next up is something that we have in the UK only mine is in different packaging - it's the Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Eraser Primer It's still has the same amount of product in (22ml), it's just that mine is in a longer tube. I love this to wear by itself. I can't seem to wear it under foundation without my makeup melting off my face super quickly and going weird and patchy. However, if I wear it without wearing any make up over it, I really like the finish it leaves on my skin. My skin looks poreless (so it does it's job) and feels super smooth. 

Another Maybelline thing I picked up was one of the Maybelline Baby Lips which has some colour in it. I'm not sure which one it is because I stupidly got rid of the packaging whilst I was over there as I wanted to use it. However, I really like this one. It moisturises my lips but also leaves them with a sheer neon pink tint. It was really inexpensive at 80PHP and it's become a constant in my bag.

Finally from Maybelline is a BB cream which isn't available in the UK which thoroughly breaks my heart. It cost me 200PHP and it's so lovely I prefer it over my foundations! It has a decent amount of coverage, really improved my skin as I was using it every day when I was away and also moisturises my skin! I genuinely love this and will be heartbroken when it finishes but I think that it's brought me round to finally trying out the world of BB creams.

I also picked up a China Glaze polish for the equivalent of £5 in "Bling It On". I won't go into this as I did do a review and swatch of it here: http://beths-secrets.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/nail-of-day-china-glaze-bling-it-on.html

Finally, I bought an ELF Blending Eyes Brush. I like this, not love. But like. It gets the job done however the bristles aren't as soft as my Real Techniques brushes which I suppose is evident in the price difference. However, it hasn't seem to shed and also blends reasonably nicely with some time. If you're looking for a cheap brush you might as well pick it up!

Those are the things that I picked up whilst I was away! I really do like them and I wish that they were available in the UK. I know this was only a small haul but I thought you guys might like to see! Hope you enjoyed.

Beth xxx

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// NAIL OF THE DAY // CHINA GLAZE BLING IT ON //

I'M BACK!

So you may (probably not) have noticed that I haven't posted in a month and that is because I have been away! I spent some time in the Philippines, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Macau. Anyway, whilst I was in Asia I bought a lot of bits and pieces, make up and clothing which will pop up on here eventually!

One of the products that I bought was this beautiful China Glaze nail polish that I picked up for the equivalent of £5 compared to it's UK price of £6.95! 

I expected this to be a dark polish with glitter running through it so I was a little disappointed when I tried it and realised that it's actually clear with flecks of glitter and sequins in. However, I do love it regardless.

I found the wear to be reasonably long lasting even when using a cheap MUA polish underneath and it lasted four days without any chipping. I also thought that it was blue but looking at it in closer detail it appears to be purple - whoops!

This shoddy attempt of me trying to make my nails look good was attempted by only using one layer of this polish, but I'm sure using more layers would give it a deeper effect!

I like this nail polish, but I just can't justify paying £5 for a nail polish, but I suppose that it is a massive bottle!

What do you guys think? Have you tried this polish - leave a comment below!

China Glaze Bling It On £6.63

MUA Nail Polish in Lush Lilac £1.00

Beth xxx

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// WHERE ARE YOU? //

I know I haven't posted in a while and I'm really sorry about that! I've been ill recently which has made me ridiculously tired and I haven't been able to update my blog and I'm sorry to say that this isn't going to improve over the next few weeks!

On Monday night I'm flying to the Philippines with my mum for 3 and a half weeks! I'll try and get out a blogpost or two but I don't think I'm going to have a lot of access to the internet so my blog, twitter etc is going to die for the next few weeks so I apologise for that. I promise that I will pick it up when I get back mid-April but until that time - "Paalam!"

Chop it all off?

I've been unintentionally growing my hair for almost two years now, but due to a binge session of Parks and Recreation I've been tempted to chop it all off. I think that I need to think about it for a little while to make sure that it isn't just 'a passing fancy' but I have been considering it for a while due to the ridiculous amount of time and effort that I have to put into my haircare routine. Don't get me wrong, I do love having long hair, but if I could have it without all of the fuss that would be a thousand times better!

I've been scouring the internet to try and find pictures of bob length/medium length hairstyles that I like, but I'm still no closer to choosing. I thought that I would do a blogpost on my favourite hairstyles and see what you guys think!

Aubrey Plaza as April Ludgate in Parks and Recreation

Okay, so I recently sat down and worked my way through Parks and Rec in a few days. I'd started watching it last year because my History teacher told me that Aubrey Plaza reminded her of me, so I thought that I would check it out. I got halfway through season two last year and decided to start watching it again last week. If you haven't seen it, I really do recommend it, I genuinely think that it is one of the funniest shows out there. Anyway, I love April's style throughout the series, she always wears colours which really suit her complexion and I also love her hair. I think that if I was to go back to short hair, I probably would go for something like this.

I love Emma Stone's sweeping fringe (as well as her new hair colour but I could never pull that off) and I love the length of her hair!

Source: http://www.patriciabright.co.uk 

I loved it when Patricia Bright cut her hair! She did a whole video on her new haircare routine (link here) and I loved the way that her hair looked! I've had my hair bob-length short before when I was younger and I did like it but I'm not sure if I want to go back to it.

Source: http://www.katiesbeautyblog.com/

I'm thinking that if I get my hair cut, I might for for this fringe, but with the length of the Aubrey Plaza haircut above. I'm not sure though! I do miss having a big fringe but having second day hair was always a greasy nightmare.

I'm so undecided! Do you guys like these styles? Leave a comment below!

Thanks for reading!
Beth xxx

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