Beauty Haul (Costco + Tesco)

I've been a little bit naughty... I've been out of work a little over two months now though and have been very good.. but these bits.. I just had to pick up!

^ Look who discovered Costco UK! 

My friend signed up for a card yesterday and got me one too :D  

Both of these were in multi packs, and were such good prices for the size I thought I could justify them for now.

I know it seems silly that I bought what are effectively just samples.. but all together there's 240ml of conditioner there for £1!!! (Poundshop win) I'm going up to Leeds for another long weekend in two weeks (hopefully) and these will be perfect for my condensed packing, as I'll probably only wash my hair once during the trip. They take up next to no space and no need to bring any empty containers back :)

I didn't need either of these Rimmel products.. but I was in Tesco and was willing to buy a new foundation (as none of mine seem to match me at the moment) and there was a 3 for 2 across Rimmel.. Alas.. I had to take the foundation back the next day as it was darker than I first thought.. and they kindly let me exchange it for the Barbara Daly foundation (below) .. 

Vicki xo

Current skincare favourites

I've never been one to do favourites posts, but recently there's been three skincare products I've utterly fell in love with and I felt I had to share them.

Aesop amazing face cleanser - I hate that I like this cleanser! (It's around £33 for this bottle). Alas, I'm glad I have it in my life for the time being.. It's a beautiful gel like cleanser targeted to oily/combo skin to give a mild cleanse. This is my 'at home facial', cleanser of choice as it's so relaxing to use. It's scented with mandarin rind, ylang ylang and lavender stem, which is probably why it makes me feel so relaxed. This can be used all over the face (including eyes - win) to remove make up and cleanse afterwards, it feels luxurious on the skin and it makes your skin feel squeaky clean when your finished without drying the skin.

I also just want to quickly mention the customer service at Aesop.. I bought this cleanser back in July when I was in London as a little treat to myself and the lovely lady gave me some samples, which is always nice.. but when I got home.. I went to use the cleanser with the pump provided to find it was faulty .. As I don't live anywhere near an Aesop counter I couldn't take it back to get it replaced, so a quick email to Aesop later.. they agreed to send me out a brand new pump for my cleanser. It doesn't take much for a company to be nice and agree there must of been a fault..  So thank you Aesop :D

No7 hot cloth cleanser - I'm a massive fan of the Liz Earle hot cloth cleanser, but I wanted to try something else and at the time I bought this I had a no7 voucher. I'm happy to say I was not disappointed with this product! It's not quite a 'dupe' for LE but it's very similar in texture etc. It's lightly scented cream cleanser, suitable for all over the face (including eyes) and it leaves the skin feeling really soft. Also, the packaging! Much better than the pump version of LE as you can see what you're using and the way it pumps up after every use makes it feel like you won't waste a load of product. Available here.

Avene hydrating serum - I've also never been one for using a serum.. it's always seemed like an unnecessary step to my skincare routine, and I'll be honest.. I don't use it under my moisturiser like your meant to, I usually just use this alone as a regular moisturiser if I just don't wanna use my day or night 'cream'. It's so light-weight, it sinks in really fast and feels so nice on the skin. I bought this on a wim, but I'm glad I did! Available at Boots & Escentual.

 Vicki xo

Blogger tag

I was tagged by the beautiful Laura from Elledeesbeauty to do this blogger tag. Enjoy :D

What is your Favourite beauty product?

What kind of question is this? I can't think of such a thing.. oh god.. uhmm.. The Aesop amazing face cleanser.

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?

America for sure, no state in particular.. but yeah.. I'd want to road trip all over the country. 

What is your all-time favourite brand?

I'm gonna have to go for MAC, as it's mid-ranged and the colour selections are so vast.

Do you collect anything? If so what is it?

Make-up and beauty products!

Early-bird or night-owl?

Night owl probably, I try to do the whole 'early night' thing but it never works out.

Tea or coffee?

Tea. I hate coffee!!

What is your favourite TV show?

Friends! Friends will always be my favourite tv show, but out of one's airing now.. Hollyoaks.

If you could travel to any era, what would it be?

Without a doubt the 50's!

I tag... 

Kerri

..and anybody else that wants to do it! Leave me your links if you do the post :)

Vicki xo

Recent travels..

A bit of a different post from me, but the last few weekends I've been on a few road trips with a friend of mine to hit up some places in the UK I haven't yet been to in my 20 years here, and for once.. I remembered to bring my camera :)

I give you a snapshot into my trip to Wales! (Cardiff + Swansea to be precise) ..

If you ever go down to Swansea and your driving, head down to Mumbles! There I took one of my favourite photos that I just had to put on here twice! 

It's such a beautiful .. well.. country. I've always wanted to go to Wales, just to kind of say I've been really haha. But it was a lovely weekend and I'd go again in a heartbeat (need to explore The Mumbles more!)

Vicki xo 

NEW BLOG + YouTube..

Oh hey..  So I've been doing a lot of thinking lately and one thing that popped into my mind a lot was re-starting my blog and starting a YouTube Channel.. 

So, as of today.. I've done both :D 



If you've come over from my old blog, welcome back! Things will hopefully be a lot better this time round.. as now I have a lot of time on my hands, so much more time to sit and write about things I love. And if you're new and came across my blog somehow.. Hello! 

I will be bringing over a few posts from my old blog, (maybe a few slightly updated) but on this shiney new blog, I will be bringing you lot of content with OOTD's, GRWM's, Hauls (when I have a job), Reviews etc.. 
As I said .. I also wanted to start a YT channel.. and I posted my first video yesterday, it was just a quick GRWM.. I'd love it if you would head over and give me some feedback :) 


So here starts a new journey.. new blog, new YT, new Vicki..  Would love it if you could follow the journey with me, I don't know where were going yet, but were gonna have fun where ever we go!! 

Vicki xo