Some recent little purchases

I would just like to share some purchases I have recently made since I got some money from work experience I did in the last week.

The first thing I was on the look out for was white nail varnish which seems to be very in trend at the moment. It also seems that by wearing white nail varnish, whether on your fingernails or toenails, it gives off the illusion of slightly darker skin. Therefore as I got a spray tan for prom a little over a week ago, the white really brings out my tan more. I picked up this Essie nail varnish in "blanc" from boots for £7.99.

If solid white isn't your cup of tea a great alternative is the colour "fiji" also by Essie. It is also £7.99. It has a hint of pink in it but ultimately the colour on your nail is still on the white side, although in the bottle it looks much darker.

Here are "blanc" and "fiji" on my nails.

Blanc

Fiji

The next thing I purchased from boots was the Bourjois healthy mix foundation in the colour "vanilla" which is number 52, for £9.99.

I have been using the Bourjois healthy mix serum for a little over a year now, you can find it at boots for £10.99. I love how lightweight it feels (the smell is also amazing so I'm hoping the foundation is the same) but due to my acne prone skin I feel like it does not give me enough coverage, so I am hoping the foundation will. I have the serum in the colour "light beige" which is number 53 but it was a tad too dark for me so hopefully now that I have got the foundation in 52, it will be just right. Would you guys like to see a comparison post between the foundation and the serum?

The next thing I got was a Sleek blush by 3 blush palette. It is called the "pink lemonade" palette. The 3 colours inside are called "icing sugar", "macaroon" and "pink mint". I picked up this palette from tesco for £8.99. So far I have used the colours "icing sugar" and "pink mint". To be completely honest I am new on the blush front because I have always been afraid of applying too much and walking around looking like a clown. Therefore my safest bet for this palette is "icing sugar" because it has a gold look to it and works well for a "sun kissed" look. Then comes "pink mint" which as you can tell by its name it is pink. I prefer to use this blush at night for a more glamorous look as its pigment is stronger. Unfortunately I haven't even plucked up the courage to try and use "macaroon" as it's a cream blush and I'm worried it will look like I've painted lines on my face! Does anyone have any tips for applying cream blush?

Icing sugar

Macaroon

Pink mint

Lastly I purchased a pink cardigan from Zara. If you carry on reading my blog I'm sure you will soon discover my deep love for Zara! 

I already own a pink cardigan but it's from Primark and it's beginning to show, so it was time that I got a new one. What attracted me especially to this one was the wonderful "lace-ish" pattern all over the back.

This cardigan originally retailed for £25.99 but I was lucky enough to get it in the sale for £12.99! So if you like it head on down to Zara quickly to snap it up before they're all gone.

That's all for now, thank you for reading.

Bea xxx