Spring spree!

Hihihi! Today I headed into town after work in search of a new perfume, as it seems like most of mine are close to running out. And why...

Hihihi!

Today I headed into town after work in search of a new perfume, as it seems like most of mine are close to running out. And why on earth do they all start running out at the same time? Do perfumes have some sort of competition to see who can run out first? URGH.

It's been a while since I last went on the lookout for some perfume, and I was asking for suggestions on Twitter. I was kinda feeling Tom Ford Black Orchid would be something I would like. Rhamnousia reckoned it smelt of roast beef with an afterkick of bleach! Makes you wonder what kind of fare is served up in her household(!)

Needless to say, I avoided the Roast Beef & Bleach and ended up buying Chloe instead..

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Pretty!

This smells gorgeous! If you love your sweet florals but want something that smells totally unique, this is the one for you. When I had a quick whiff of this, it smelt slightly of Shake & Vac? You know, the carpet sprinkler that you'd hoover up? Haha :)

Once I picked up the perfume, the buying didn't stop there. I headed down to Selfridges and bought NARS' "Red Square" on Zara's recommendation. There's a bit of a tale behind the purchase too!

I went to the counter and asked if they had any Red Square, the sales assistant must have been gone a good ten minutes when it hit me: I was at the Bobbi Brown counter!! WTF?! So barely seconds after realising this, the sales assistant comes back and says: "I'm sorry, but we've ran out of Red Square." I didn't have the heart to tell her that the reason she couldn't find it was because your company don't make it!

Now, feeling slightly embarrassed, I walked towards the NARS counter with tail firmly between legs and bought it. And check out how awesome it looks:

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The clue should have been the big NARS stamped on it!

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Just recently I've been feeling a bit bored of my current crop of eyeshadows. After trawling through blog after blog of shadow after shadow I felt that these three colours are the essentials that all women (and some men) really must possess. I was pretty shocked then to find that I didn't own any of them. Not a single one. Only thing to do then, was to bob over to MAC and rectify that, like now!

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From L - R: Antiqued, Naked & Woodwinked. All from MAC
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And here they are with their clothes off...

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Antiqued. Up close and personal.

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Woodwinked ;)

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Naked Lunch. Reminds me of sandwiches. Looks nothing like sandwiches though!

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Les Derriéres

 Following from my mini-splurge at MAC I developed a bit of a taste for some nail polishes. I have quite literally hundreds of nail polishes, but a lot of them have gone a bit gloopy :(

 So I wandered into Urban Outfitters..

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Urban Outfitters Milky Matte 1 - Milky and Matte

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Will there be a Matte Milk 2?

 I'd tried a few of the polishes from Urban Outfitters before and really loved the colours, they certainly can't be accused of churning out the same old dull colours. I saw Matte Milk, which is just a Matte white. That looks like Milk. And I love milk, so I thought I'd own it :) I'm seriously digging the pale colours at the minute, white may be a bit extreme, but hey ho...
This is not the end of it. I craved more sweet smelling nail polishes. Yes, I like the smell of the fumes... but I'm not addicted... Haha! I fancied a bit of a change of scenery though. It can be a bit tedious routinely hunting down slight variations in colour at Boots and Superdrugs with the usual high street brands. I saw that American Apparel was only a few feet away, so I thought: "Why not?"

 And here's what I ended up with:

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 American Apparel (From L - R): Butter, Rouge & Summer Peach

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They look like those Mini Milk ice lollies from my childhood... mmmm Milky

So last but by no means least we have the wonderfully pastelly pale looking colours of American Apparel, I know the Rouge isn't exactly pastel but I didn't fancy going home with four pastel nail polishes. Three is acceptable, but four is just overboard, obvs.

This concludes my mammoth haul, now if you'll excuse me I'm skint so I need to go list some old junk on eBay. Well, either that or sit in my room rocking back and forth waiting for pay day...

Lima is a Northern girl who chose life. Fashion and Makeup to her are just a little bit of fun, because life is already way too serious as it is. She's all about colour, because colour breaks down barriers, opens up the mind to new possibilities and makes everything feel a bit brighter.

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19 comments

  1. Inner Belle30 March 2011 at 23:19

    red square defo had ur name printed all over it! ahaha poor bobby brown lady! hmm i think i want those eyeshadows i dont have any of those!! defo do notd posts ok lady? bahaha rhamnousia's description of black orchid cracks me up!

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  2. EllysMakeupbag30 March 2011 at 23:19

    All Chloe perfumes smell so bad on me, and i agree with Black orchid...it has the potential to smell good but it doesnt :(

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  3. Krystal30 March 2011 at 23:26

    Loved reading this post! Nice haul. Naked Lunch really is awesome. Have fun with your new goodies!

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  4. Harrriiiet30 March 2011 at 23:29

    A lady in boots gave me a squirt of Chloe perfume and I loved it!
    I think I'm going to wait until I can get it from duty free.
    All my other perfumes are getting pretty low so it must be fate!
    ^^

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  5. The Dollymix Diaries30 March 2011 at 23:35

    Amazing haulage! Enjoy your new goodies!! I must try Red Square. x x

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  6. Truly Madly Beauty30 March 2011 at 23:44

    Ooooh I wanna try Red Square! I'm still on my journey for achieving a red lippie :) Aww you cutie! That sounds like something I would so do too, so don't worry luvy! Love the polishes! They remind me of those drumstick lollypops?! Oooh I could do with one of those now... ;) Do ya know Ive just realised I don't have a white polish?? need to do something about that..

    Love Aysh xoxo

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  7. Saf ♥31 March 2011 at 00:36

    Hahaha! This post made me smile! x

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  8. Claire M31 March 2011 at 01:06

    So jealous of your haul girl!! I love Antiqued. Think I need it in my life again soon!!
    x

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  9. Unknown31 March 2011 at 03:29

    I wish I could wear perfume my dam sinuses are so sensitive. Instead I make my own with essential oils.

    Woodwinked is very pretty nice buy and rouge is a gorgeous polish!

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  10. Arezu31 March 2011 at 04:02

    Nice haul ;) I LOL'd at your story about the mix up with the counters, lmao.

    If some of your polishes have gone gloopy, I'd suggest purchasing a nail polish thinner. You can find it at Sally's (I'm not sure if you have a Sally's in the UK) and it's definitely saved a lot of my old favourite polishes!

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  11. Gaby Fauchon31 March 2011 at 07:23

    Antiqued and Woodwinked look gorgeous! Great picks x

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  12. Nicola31 March 2011 at 11:01

    I absolutely love chloe, it's one of my favourites! Plus the bottle is so pretty! xx

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  13. Read, Weep...Blog31 March 2011 at 20:58

    Haha, this post didn't half make me laugh.

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  14. Jodie Melissa31 March 2011 at 21:06

    i love antiqued! Such an amazing colour <3
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  15. The Beautifier3 April 2011 at 11:21

    Fantastic haul post, girl! Love that milk nail polish!! really wanna try out the Chloe perfumes now :))

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  16. Tass4 April 2011 at 11:51

    Didn't know that UO did nail polish, must check it out next time.

    I had a similar experience altho far more embarassing. I walked straight to the till, placed some shoes on the counter to exhange and the sales assistant was looking at them funny and said "never seen those before". Realised I was in the wrong flippin shop! She laughed it off but I was so embarassed :S xx

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  17. Shivani12 April 2011 at 00:11

    LOVE the MAC shadows. Love your spree! Its awesome!

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  18. Forallthings16 April 2011 at 13:56

    nars red square is a very intresting color

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  19. Nisha23 May 2011 at 03:52

    I already have woodwinked and naked lunch, but antiqued looks soo nice, I just might have to buy it!

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