HAUL | LA ROCHE POSAY, BENEFIT, ESSIE, VICHY

Told you it wouldn't be long until I stepped into the dangerous cavern that is Boots! I went in with an intention: Nail polish, nail polish remover, eye cream. I guess two out of three with two added bonuses is ok? Right..?

LA ROCHE POSAY HYDRAPHASE UV INTENSE,  £16.50 (x) Having oily skin I find I constantly feel like I'm stripping my skin, and in a way, I think I actually am. Now it's Spring, the weather changes have been harsh on my skin and I've found I need a little more moisure. I'm hoping this will do the trick! It contains Hyaluronic Acid, which we all know is good for keeping water in the skin, and it also protects against UVA & UVB rays.

ESSIE NOT JUST A PRETTY FACE, £7.99 (x) Ok I caved! Looking at swatches online made me want this and I have no shame! It looks like a pinkier version of Eternal Optimist and I'm excited to try it out!

BENEFIT FAKE UP, £18.50 (x) I figured my dry eye area problem wasn't just to do with skin care, it was to do with the wrong concealer. I used to use MAC Studio Finish with no problem but now it seems my poor little eyes are rebelling! I picked this up after reading various reviews online and after swatching it on my hand it seemed really hydrating. Plus its claims no creasing? We'll soon see.

VICHY AQUALIA THERMAL EYE ROLL-ON, £14 (x) This is what I went to Boots for all along! Again, been searching online and the reviews for this seem to be very good. It feels very cooling on the skin and very soothing. It says its for 'dehydrated under eye skin' and that it 'De-puffs, fortifies and soothes under the eyes helping to reduce bags and dark circles' so I'm hoping the combination of this and the new concealer will do me wonders!

So that's my haul done! Have you tried any of these products? Would you like me to review any? Let me know!

NAILS | ESSIE, ETERNAL OPTIMIST

ETERNAL OPTIMIST BY ESSIE, £7.99 (x)

Oops, I may of fell into Boots again. I know, I know! One minute I'm 'just not into nail polish' and the next minute bottles of Essie polish are flying about the place. I may now have an addiction. After wearing Master Plan for a few days I looked at my nails and thought.. I need a nice spring colour. Grey is far from Spring! 

Now as I said before, being so pale I suffer from hands-from-the-crypt syndrome where if the colour is too light or too dark if looks like my hands are about to drop off! It also happens withe bright colours, and some pastel colours too, so me shopping for nail polish is often a half an hour job. As I cast my eye onto the Essie stand, looking at the most coveted Fiji, and bright blues and pinks, my eyes were caught by the nude colours, all looking.. well.. fairly the same. I picked up Eternal Optimist as it was a muted pink, and when I held it in my hands it sort of 'livened' them. I think this might be because of the slight coral-y undertone? 

ONE COAT OF ESSIE ETERNAL OPTIMIST
(Claw hand central!)

On the nails it is a muted pink with coral undertones, it's pastel without being too much for me and I love it! Formula is the same as before, creamy, one coat covers my nails perfectly, it settles well and no streaks or bubbling. Essie is definitely stealing my heart. I will leave you with this final image of my newly painted nails and abnormally large hand!

Boots will be getting another visit sometime soon.. *cough* later *cough*

NAILS | ESSIE, MASTER PLAN

MASTERPLAN BY ESSIE, £7.99 (x)

I've never been one for nailpolishes, but lately with the new Essie stand in my local boots I've been finding myself eying up these little beauties! Master Plan is a colour that I wasn't quite sure of when I first saw it, having pale skin I was worried it would make my hands look, for lack of a better word, dead. It's a lilacy-grey, and just misses the mark of hands-from-the-crypt syndrome in my opinion, although in some lights it can be questionable on my skintone as I predicted.

 

 ONE COAT OF MASTER PLAN

Formula-wise, this polish along with my other Essie polishes does not dissapoint: Creamy, opaque in one coat on my nails and settles well. It also dries remarkably fast! Even with it's quite expensive price tag, I think it's definitely worth it for the quality. All in all I think I'll be purchasing a lot more Essie polishes in the future... Move over Barry M!