Space NK Splurge

It wouldn't be normal for me to start blogging again and not upload a haul post. It's no secret that I'm completely useless when it comes to saving money and makeup is a weakness for me, especially new releases. These are products I've received from a few orders I placed since the beginning of the year, luckily I had some points saved up and managed to find a code or two. I'm obviously using the fact that I essentially saved money from using points, was in desperate need of some retail therapy and that I'm making this into a blog post to try and justify my spending ~oops~.

NARS Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation

>>NARS Sheer Glow<< is without a doubt my favourite foundation so when I heard that they were releasing a new one I obviously wanted to try it. NARS describe it to be a 16-hour, high coverage, untraceable, unstoppable, lightweight and radiant foundation. I haven't seen a huge amount of reviews on this but I've heard it to be a middleman between both >>Sheer Glow<< and >>All Day Luminous<< which I also love. The only thing I'm disappointed about is that this wasn't released in my usual shade.

NARS Highlighting Blush - Free Soul

I hadn't actually heard anything about this until I saw it on the Space NK new in section but I instantly knew I had to have it. It is a warm pink shade with a luminous highlight running through it which is simply ~gorgeous~ and the perfect shade for spring.

Hourglass Ambient Metallic Strobe Lighting Palette

Hourglass never disappoint me with their limited edition palettes and although I ummed and ahhed about this for a while and looked up countless swatches, it is no exception. I'm a massive fan of the >>Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blushes<< so I've got very high hopes for these highlighters!

Becca Under Eye Brightening Setting Powder

I usually try to look for reviews before buying any new beauty products but this instantly grabbed my attention and as it is a very new release, I couldn't find out too much about it. As someone with dark circles, layering on concealer can help to some extent with coverage but it isn't quite brightening enough. This sounded like something that could give that extra boost and the concept of it just seemed a little different.

Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed Highlighter - Vanilla Quartz

Becca highlighters are just ~incredible~. >>Champagne Pop<< is one of my favourites and I'm sure that this won't be any different. Shade wise this is very different to anything I've ever seen. It's described as buttery-white with a soft pink gold pearl so I'm very interested to see how this looks on the skin.

NARS NARSissist Wanted Eyeshadow Palette

NARS are killing it at the moment and I'm speechless when it comes to this palette. Honestly, some of these shades are little more out there for me but I can tell I'm still going to get a lot of use out of it. Within the 12 shades, there's a mix of matte, satin and glittery metallic shades so there's no limit to the looks you can create with this.

What new releases have you been tempted into splurging on recently?

Bye for now xxx

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2018.

I'm not sure if it's too late for me to be saying this now but Happy New Year! It's been 3 months since I last uploaded on here and I really have missed it. Over Christmas I worked a lot more and life became 10x more stressful, meaning that sadly blogging became an afterthought. I’m starting the year on here (albeit a month late) by going through a few goals I want to set myself for 2018!

1 // Get Back to Blogging

Considering I started this blog 6 years ago now, I still never post anywhere near as often as I would like to. Over Christmas I was so busy with work that my blog had to take a big step back and the rare times I actually had a chance to write something, the lighting just wouldn't cooperate for photos. I love blogging so am really hoping to post a lot more this year.

2 // Acceptance

This is something I've actually been working on a lot over the past few months and although I feel like I've made a lot of progress already, I want to keep going. There are things about me and my life that I've struggled to accept but ultimately, it's all a part of what makes me, me, the sh*t parts included!

3 // Try Not to Overthink Things

As an anxious person I overthink pretty much everything. I worry about something that might be coming up even if it's months down the line. I can notice the smallest difference or change in someone and rather than think of the more logical/realistic reasons for why, I instantly worry that I've done something wrong. Ask anyone I know and they will tell you how much I overthink everything, so that's definitely something I want to try and change.

4 // Finish Redecorating

I started redoing my room about a year and a half ago and now that it's so close to being done, I really want to get it finished this year. Hoping this doesn't hinder the next goal on my list all that much!

5 // Actually Save Some Money

I'm writing this having just placed two Space NK orders and trying my best to justify them so you can probably already guess I have a ~slight~ shopping problem. Living from pay check to pay check each month is getting a bit tiring and stressful so it will be nice to actually have some savings back in my account!

A couple of these are going to be much harder for me than the rest but I'm going to try and make my best effort with them. What are your goals for 2018?

Bye for now xxx