Fragrance Direct Haul (Dainty Doll, NYC, Revlon, L'Oreal)

I placed my first Fragrance Direct order a few days ago and thought I'd show you what I picked up! Being ridiculously pale, I've always wanted some items from Dainty Doll, the range by Nicola Roberts but it's so pricey I just couldn't fork out so much money for a blusher so when I saw that the whole collection was reduced dramatically I couldn't resist! 

I purchased two of the powder blushes in the shades My Girl and You Are My Sunshine. My Girl is a really girly pink and You Are My Sunshine is a shimmery bronze kind of coral, both gorgeous colours. They were £1.99 each instead of £13.50 which is a massive saving of  £11.51! I also couldn't resist getting one of the kohl eyeliners aswell as they were only 99p which is a saving of £9.51! I got one in the colour Night Train which is a deep blue colour, hoping that it would compliment my blue eyes! I'll be doing a review post with swatches soon!

 And of course I couldn't just buy three items, I ended up buying almost a complete new face of make-up! The brush is the bourjois mineral matte make-up brush and was only 99p, I just thought it might be nice to use to apply the new foundation as I don't really have a foundation brush. It was just small, cute and cheap so thought I'd find a use for it some where. Next, I got the L'Oreal minerals concealer in ivory for £1.99 (RRP £7.99). It's got SPF 25 and I just really like the idea of applying a powder concealer with a brush to avoid the pulling and tugging of rubbing a liquid concealer into such a delicate area. Unfortunately, the colour is noticeably too dark for me so isn't wearable which is a real shame because I love that it comes with a brush and it seems to last all day too. I've wanted this Revlon foundation for a while because I've heard a lot about it but I wanted the one for combination/oily skin which retails for £12.49 and Fragrance Direct didn't have it in my colour so being impatient I ordered the one for normal/dry skin for £7.95. I REALLY like this. It takes a lot for me to find a foundation pale enough for my ghostly skin but this is a great match. I won't say too much because I'll be making a separate review post soon!

I also couldn't resist picking up a new mascara having a ridiculous mascara obsession. I thought buying this might prevent me from spending more than I can afford on the Benefit They're Real mascara which I'm lusting after. It was only £1.99 but I'm not really a fan so far. The brush is a thin, long, plastic brush and the mascara itself has quite a wet, sticky consistency which I don't really like but I'll persevere - maybe it will grow on me!

Rimmel Lash Accelerator Endless Mascara

I've been using this Rimmel mascara since being sent it a couple of weeks ago. Lets be honest, first of all... it's not the most attractive of mascaras. The shiny plasticy luminous green isn't exactly pretty! Packaging aside, the mascara has quite a thin bendy brush which is completely different to what I'm used to with my Soap & Glory Thick and Fast. It allows you to get right into the inner corner and to the roots of your eyelashes which I like without it covering your eye lid. The formula is quite wet and takes a while to dry though and I found that there's quite a thin line between it looking OK and your whole eyelashes suddenly being stuck together and inseparable! It contains the grow lash complex (procapil, keratin and antioxidants) which claims to make lashes instantly 99% longer.

All in all though I actually quite like this mascara! It holds the curl well and lasts all day. I like the thin brush, it's really easy to use but I don't really see the "lash acceleration" and my lashes looked quite thin. It's a decent mascara that I still pick up sometimes but I haven't found a new favourite with it I'm afraid!

The mascara came out on the 23rd and is £7.99 in Boots