Haul - York and Leeds Part 1

If you read my previous post you'll know I've recently been to York and Leeds and of course I did a spot of shopping and here is what I bought in York.

Paperchase

Pens - 60p each

Recipe folder refills - £1.75

Lush 

Mask of Magnamity - £4.95

Poundworld

Elegant Touch nails - £1 each!

Yorkshire Soap Company

 Bath Bombs - £2.50 each

Bomb Cosmetics bath bomb - £3.50 (approx I've lost the receipt)

Soap mouse - 40p

Cupcake bath creamer - £2.30 (again approx)

Boots

Smashbox Try It Kit - £19

Tweezerman pointed tweezers - £19.50

Botanics hairband - £4 (approx price)

Primark

Hair masks - £2 each

Topshop

Knickers - £4 each or 3 for £10

Eyeshadow palette - £7

Green glitter nail polish - £6

 Grey nail polish - £5

Eye liner brush - £4

Superdrug

Palmers Cocoa Butter cleansing gel - £3.95 (currently on offer at £2.63)

Witch Primer - £6.99 (currently on 3 for 2)

Deep Pore Nose Strips - £2

Garnier Moisture Match face cream - under £2.99 (was on offer, is currently £5.99)

MUA blushers - £1 each

Lakeland

Potato peeler - £1.79

Big Softy Dusting Cloth - £1.79

Piping bags - £3.99

Piping nozzles - £1.29

Walls Ice Lolly tin mug - £7.99

Part 2 of my haul will be up tomorrow!

Mega haul! Boots, New Look, ASOS and Primark!

I've been meaning to post this for ages now but haven't got round to it. This is just to show recent things I've bought.

Primark

Black peep toe shoes - £6

Boots

Rimmel Scandal Eyes Mascara - £6.99

Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation - £8.99

Rimmel Gel Eyeliner - £6.49

Revlon Photoready Primer - £11.99

Revlon Photoready Eye Primer - £9.99

ASOS

Tweezerman Tweezers - £22

Nail Rock Nail Wraps - £6.70

New Look

Patent shoes - £15.99

Earrings - £3.50

Cut sleeve t-shirt - £6.99

Minnie and Mickey vest - £12.99

Swallow print top - £9.99

Swallow print vest - £19.99

Lace panel vest - £12.99

Cross back skater dress - £22.99 

 Bird print vest - £12.99

So that's my recent mega haul! I bought some more things from New Look but returned them and got my money back in credit vouchers so alot of what I bought actually cost nothing! But of course it did cost me a while ago so it wasn't strictly free! Anyway link you latest haul posts in the comments below and I'll have a look!

Review - Tweezerman and Red tweezers

Tweezing is the term relating to plucking hair out of the skin from the root using tweezers and is mainly used on the eyebrows and face. These can be picked up really cheaply from shops for around £1 up to £20 + and there are different types of tips: pointed, rounded and slanted.

I've tried just about every type and make of tweezer and have found 2 makes which are the creme de la creme of tweezers: Tweezerman and Red.

I first bought these Tweezerman tweezers (the green ones in the photo above) about 2/3 years ago after growing tired of cheaper ones not working as well as they should. These were quite pricey at £12 (these have increased in price over the years) but I had heard nothing but good things about them and I wasn't disappointed.

They always get the hair you want and don't snap it off like some other tweezers. They also manage to grab the tiny hairs which would normally get away.

Another brand which I bought recently was Red tweezers (the red pair in the photo above). I had been after a pair of pointed tweezers and these were reduced in Boots for only a couple of quid so thought I'd give them ago. I wanted these for ingrown hairs which I get on my legs as I epilate (always remember to dip in alcohol to sterilise before using) and they work really well. They're painless and work everytime.

After finding these brands I would never revert back to cheaper tweezers, well actually I did buy a pair of cheaper pointed ones and they were rubbish, didn't grip the hair at all, as they money you waste of them you could spend on a decent pair of Tweezermans or Reds.

These are available from many different retailers including Boots, Look Fantastic and HQ Hair.

What do you think to the variety of tweezers? Do you think cheaper ones work as well as more expensive ones or do you think the same as me?