Haul - Primark, Boots, River Island & more

It had been a while since I'd been properly shopping and last week in the snow I dragged my mum out to go for a little trip to Lincoln to pick up some bits and bobs. 

Boots

Collection 2000  Cover & Go foundation - £3.99 (was £5.99)

17 Stay Time concealer - £4.19

Rimmel Exaggerate eye primer - £4.49 (was free as Rimmel's on 3 for 2)

Rimmel Apocalips - £5.99

Rimmel Stay Matte Kate lipstick - £5.49

Soap & Glory Dr Spot Gel - £8.00

Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection concealer - £4.19

Lush

Ocean Salt face scrub - £12.95

Superbalm scalp balm - £12.00

Mint Julips lip scrub - £5.25

QVC

Emma Hardie Moringa Cleansing Balm - £26.00 (was a special offer)

I was meant to get a 100ml tub and a 50ml tub of the balm but when they arrived they were smashed and the lids wouldn't screw on so I called QVC who with no questions asked sent me a new order out and told me to keep the others. When my new ones arrive they too were also damaged but not to the extent of the others so I just kept them. I would highly recommend you use QVC as the prices are often cheaper than the high street and you get a 30 day money back guarantee, even on make up!

Sainsbury's

Kilo Off weight loss supplements - £8.97

This is a powder you mix with water and drink to help aid weight loss, I haven't started using it yet but will do a full review when I do 

Radiopaq Flips headphones - £2.99 (was £11.99)

I got these for when I go on holiday in a few weeks time

Primark

Beach towel - £6.00

Minnie Mouse emery boards - £1.50 each

River Island

Chain sunglasses - £13.00

Tortoise shell sunglasses - £10.00

So that's my haul! I plan on reviewing the make up and skincare products as soon as I can so keep a look out!

No! No! Update - WARNING contains photos of my hairy leg

WARNING THIS POST FEATURES A PHOTO OF MY HAIRY LEG!

I bought my No! No! hair removal device way back in December last year from QVC and I did promise to keep you all update on my progress but I've failed. I've only posted one update post all year. Which was back in February. Yes I'm a bad blogger!

Well incase you don't know what a No! No! device looks like here is mine:

I bought mine from QVC as it was on a 3 pay promotion where you split the cost over 3 months and as it's over £100 it made good sense to do this. Also you get a 30 day money back guarantee if you don't like it. This I believe has now been extended to 90 days only for the No! No! device on QVC which is great news if you want to give it a good try before committing to buying. If you don't know how it works then click here for an explanation on my previous posts.

Well I've used mine on and off over the last year, I have to admit probably more off than on but I find that it is a little time consuming and my parents moan when I use it because the smell of burning hair wafts through the house so I try to use it when they're out. Saying that I haven't used it as much as I'd like but I have had to buy replacement Thermicon Tips because mine stopped working so I probably have used it more than I thought, either that or I'm really hairy!

But anyway, I've previously shown how well the No! No! works on my arms but today I've been brave and got my legs out. Previously I used to epilate which I did see a slight reduction in hair growth but since using the No! No! I've noticed a big reduction in regrowth on my legs.

The picture below is showing regrowth between sessions:

I don't think this is too bad but you can see how patchy it is showing where hair has stopped growing.

It does take me a good half and hour to do both legs properly and here is the result of one No! No! session on the same leg:

There are still a few hairs that are left which I just run a razor over next time I shower but you could get away with wearing a skirt straight away after. Oh another thing I always use a good body lotion or butter after as I find that the heat from the device drys my skin out terribly.

Overall I am really pleased with the results I have noticed since I bought the No! No! last year. I am definitly going to continue to use it but I'm going to make more of an effort to use it so hopefully I'll see more results soon.

Even though I haven't updated as much as I'd have liked I hope I've given a few of you inspiration to maybe try out this system one day. Yes it is an awful lot of money but in my eyes it's well worth it. I only wish I'd bought this earlier.

Anyway I hope I haven't scared you off with the photos of my milky white legs and please let me know if you've tried the No! No! or are going to try it out now!

Christmas Gifts - £10 to £50

This weeks Christmas gift post is featuring gifts which are priced between £10 and £50.

Boots

Ralph Lauren Big Pony Womans Collection Gift Set - £29.99

Champneys Bubble Heaven - £16

Fearne Bag of Treats - £16

Baylis and Harding Large Gingerbread Trio - £12

Benefit Crescent Row Perfume Gift Set - £29.50

Benefit High Flying Glosses Gift Set - £19.50

Debenhams

Urban Decay Ocho Loco 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencils - £40

Philosophy The Cookbook Set - £16.50

Philosophy Winter Escape Set - £22

Harvey Nichols

Cowshed Knackered Cow Luxury Bath Set - £36

Bliss Berry Bubbly - £29

House of Fraser

Heathcoate & Ivory Mimosa and Pomegranate Birdcage set - £22

Thierry Mugler Miniature Perfume Set - £31

Cowshed Best of the Best Gift Set - £40

Molton Brown Orion Gift Set - £36

Bellapierre Shimmer 9-Stack - £59.99

Next

The Collection Fragrance wardrobe - £14

QVC

Frontcover Desk to Date Collection - £16.25

Nails Inc 6 Piece Neon & Nudes Mini Collection - £22

Emma Hardie 4 Piece Starter Kit - £25

L'Occitane 5 Piece Shea Bath & Body Collection - £43.92

Selfridges

Swarovski Aura Miniatures Set - £45

Jo Malone Sweet Lemon Cologne 30ml - £38

Kiehl's Orange Flower and Lychee EDT 30ml - £26

Aromatherapy Associates Miniature Bath and Shower Oil Collection - £30

Next week's Christmas Gift post is going to feature non beauty gift ideas.

Christmas gifts - £50 and over

This is the first of my Christmas gift guides for 2012. Today's post is showing you my pick of gifts which are price £50 and above.

Debenhams

Illamasque Lipstick and Brush Set - £85

Philosophy The Care Package - £80

Estee Lauder Replenishing Comfort Set - £120

Clinique Great Skin Home and Away set - £69.50

Harvey Nichols

Strivectin Holiday Blockbuster Set - £85

Harvey Nichols Time to Relax Christmas Hamper - £150

House of Fraser

Decleor Anti-Ageing Giftset - £71.50

Decleor Excellence Set - £94.50

QVC

Elemis 5 Piece Majestic Beauty Collection - £59.12

Red Carpet Manicure Gel Nail Set with LED Lamp - £78.90

Liz Earle 11 Piece Top to Toe Botanical Beauty Collection - £50.64

Boots

Soap & Glory The Best of All - £60

So that's my pick of gifts which are priced from £50. Next week I am going to show my pick of gifts which are priced from £10 to £50.

Wednesday Wishlist - 18 Haircare

Baylis & Harding

1. Great Hair Moroccan Argan Oil Shampoo - £6

2. Great Hair Moroccan Argan Oil Conditioner - £6

ASOS

3. Anatomicals Peachy Head Conditioning Shampoo - £2.50

4. Percy & Reed Trend Pack - £20.00

Look Fantastic

5. Bumble & Bumble Creme De Coco Shine Duo - £29.60

My Pure

6. Lovea Bio Tahitian Monoi Moisturising Conditioner - £5.49

QVC

7. Ojon 4 Piece SWA+ Collection - £50.00