korres wild rose mask

my local(ish) korres shop in cardiff always has some sort of offer on. the last time i went there it was buy one get one free on all cosmetics, this time..it was buy one get one free on everything in store! i picked up the wild rose "instant brightening & illuminating" face mask. it cost me either £16 or £16.50 (well not really, it was my free purchase :)) and for that, you get 40ml of product. korres recommend using it once or twice a week.

the images above (sorry about the size difference) show the packaging :) every single bit of the packaging is recyclable, yet another thing i love about korres. the picture below shows the inside of the pot.

korres say:

A pure white mask for a clear and radiant complexion, suitable for all skin types. An instant brightening effect is immediately visible from the first application. Wild Rose oil is a natural source of vitamin C, which demonstrates significant repairing activity to fine lines and skin marks. At the same time, a complex of herbal extracts targets skin discolorations, adding brightness and radiance to the skin. An instant brightening effect is immediately visible from the first application of the mask.

i have to be honest..i agree with every word of that. i used it after a night of alcohol, not much sleep, an unusually bad cold, and a lot of crying and it honestly worked wonders! i have extremely sensitive skin and there was no irritation at all :) i'll definitely be repurchasing this, even with the £16 price tag.

wishlist wednesday

i was just about to post about something else, then realised "oh..it's wednesday!" today's wishlist is going to be a bit of a gloomy one, i'm afraid. so, i want..

• a cure for cancer. all types of cancer. or an effective prevention method.
• a cure for dementia.
• more time/a time machine.
• advice on what to do with my life, i'm so screwed!
• maybe a therapist?.. haha, i'm so down in the dumps at the moment it's ridiculous! though i did a bit of retail therapy on sunday so i've still got a few new things to review :)

primark purchases

primark either gets it really right, or really wrong. thankfully, i think they got it really right this time :D

in real life, the shoes are the same colour as the picture with the bag. i just used the picture below to show the front detailing. if you look on the left shoe (not the shoe on the left, the shoe that goes on the left foot..which is on the right in my picture) there's a scuff at the front. i didn't notice it until i already bought them, but it didn't bother me that much. it makes them look more distinguished :'). they fit perfectly, but i walked in them for about a mile yesterday and they gave me blisters. suppose that's what i get for buying shoes from primark though. i'm hoping my feet were just being sensitive yesterday and the shoes are actually good quality :)

i LOVE the bag. my mother thinks it looks like a carpet, but i like it anyway. you can see the handles on top of the bag, and it can be used with those little handles or with a removable longer strap :)

NOTD :)

no7 stay perfect nail varnish in "milan" is yet another of my nail varnishes that i've just chucked in amongst my collection and left it there for a while before even bothering to try it out. fortunately, i tried it on the other day and have seen the error of my ways..

this was taken from cosmetic kingdom from google. has anyone ordered from them before? i only came across them when i googled this picture, but they seem amazing. lots of discounted make-up and if the products are genuine and they deliver well, this is an incredible website!

these are some pictures i took myself..

it was just so hard to capture the brilliance of this polish! it's so pink and so glittery, without being tacky. amazing. and it doesn't feel rough at all. i'm not sure if this is holographic? whatever it is, i love it! it's staying power is brilliant and it applies well too. one thing i will say is that it seems to get more silver the longer it's on the nail, despite starting pink.

shine on

rimmel is a brand that i don't think i actually like, but when i look through my stash i realise i actually have a lot from there, and they're actually some of my favourite products, weird haha.

today i'm wearing rimmel's vinyl gloss in "pin up", or shade 190. LOVE LOVE LOVE it. also love the name of it :). it's described as a "voluptuously shiny lipgloss" and, as you can probably tell from the title of this post, i definitely agree with that statement! it's one of the shiniest lipgloss i've ever came across, it doesn't feel even the slightest bit sticky and it weirdly feels like it's moisturising my lips. the colour is also really pigmented, this is definitely one of my better purchases!

the colour is actually pinker in real life but the pictures give a fair idea of what it looks like. think it may be on its way to becoming my favourite lipgloss. i picked this up in my local chemist for £4.99 i thinkkkk, i assume it'll be available from anywhere that sells rimmel :)

NOTD :)

why must barry m shade names/numbers be so inconsistent?! my notd today is "vivid purple" but i think i've seen it under a different name before, and it has two numbers on it and i can't work out which is the actual number :/ the numbers are 161 and 939, if that means anything to you.

this is one of those polishes that i've had for so, so long and just didn't really appreciate how good it was until i'd neglected it for a while.

neither of my pictures do it justice, but i think the top one gives a better idea of it. it's so shimmery and such a rich colour, i think it would work with most skin tones too.

i've had this since christmas 2009 and the formula is still brilliant. application is really easy and it doesn't take long to dry at all. i can't even think of one negative for this polish, and i'm even considering putting fake tan on to see what they look like together!

wishlist wednesday

i'd planned to wish for my new storage box to turn up..but then it turned up this morning! score :). the things i still want are..

• some nubar and orly nail varnishes. i've never tried either before, shocking i know.
• for american idol to chuck clint off and bring back jaycee :( he's so adorable and his voice is so much better than clint's!
• black wedges. none in particular, just a nice new pair of black wedges :) my mother has amaazing leopard print ones from office and i'd quite like a pair exactly the same but in black.
• sleep, sleep, and more sleep. it seems like half term only made me more tired than i already was.
• self restraint! i've resorted to buying myself one of those money tins that you can only open with a can-opener. it's going to break my heart to put £10 notes in there but desperate times call for desperate measures!
• winter. i know it hasn't exactly gone yet but i miss the lead-up to christmas and the snow :(

how pretty is that?! i miss seeing snow fall :( the picture is off bbc, i think.