Wow this is so exciting!!! When I started my little blog back in September I set myself some goals by the end of the year and my Twitter followers goal was 550, who would've thought I would double my goal! I recently reached 1000 followers and as I promised, here I am with a giveaway! I would love to take a moment to thank you every single one of you that check out my blog occasionally or even if you're brand new to Beauteur for taking the time to visit, it really means a lot to me!

2016 GOALS FOR BEAUTEUR

Happy New Year Everybody!

We've just entered 2016 and just like every year I have some resolutions. Normally they are all about me, you know, the typical losing weight, be more organised, save up, etc. This year they're all about my blog. For once I have stuck with my blog for months and I plan to keep doing it and get better and better at the whole blogging thing. In the past I've started about five blogs and given up after a few weeks when things didn't go the way I wanted but with Beauteur is different, I treat it like it's my baby and for once I'm actually loving it. At the beginning of October I posted about the goals I'd like to achieve before the New Years and I actually reached all the goals by November so I was chuffed and it gave me the confidence to reach myself higher goals. So without further due, here's my New Year's blog resolutions.

• I'd love to reach 30.000 views this year. I'm only on 6.000 now and some may say it's a bit of a crazy goal but I really believe I can do it in a year!
• I want to attend more blogger events and socialize more with other bloggers.
• I want to take some kind of photography course to take better photos for the blog.
• I'll keep posting three times a week without an exception.
• I'll always have about five back up post for when I'm not feeling well or for when I'm away on holidays.
• Getting a new and better camera.
• I am currently on about 900 followers on Twitter and I'd love to double it up by the end of this year.
• Get at least 5 guest post.
• Do a give away when I reach 1000 followers on Twitter and another one when I reach the 30.000 views.
• Discover at least one new blog a day and comment on at least 5 a day.
• Have 500 bloglovin friends.
• Continue to have fun with my blog!

What are you New Years Blogging Resolutions? Do you think these are achievable?

HOW NOT TO BREAK THE BANK WHEN BLOGGING [PART 1]

*stock photo thanks to Monique at SHE WHO LIVES*

Part 1

We all know how hard it is to blog on a budget, most of us are either students, saving or working on minimum wage so it is a struggle to come up with blog posts where you don't have to get new products or fancy equipment. In my case, I'm still paying my wedding back, saving to buy a house at the same time as paying rent, bills and all the rest. Even though I am saving like mad, I still end up spending a lot more money than I should or I'd like but I can't help it, I have an obsession with buying make up. Yesterday alone I bough five lipsticks, FIVE lipsticks. Do I need any more lipsticks? I already have over 50. The answer is no, I do not need any more lipsticks however, I could not help myself. So, apart from those little moments of weakness that I'm sure we've all experienced I've come up with some of my tips on saving money when blogging. 

• Don't be scared to ask for samples. Most high end brands offer samples not only for foundations but eye shadows (if they have a new collection out), primers, etc. If you're going to buy a product to review and you hate that product it does feel like a waste of money and you'd probably wish you could've tried it before buying it so this is the best (and cheapest) way to find out and you can always review the product mentioning you've tried it from a sample, there's absolutely nothing wrong with that.
• If you've been blogging for a while, go back to your old post and re-write a post. It's likely that you didn't get as many views when you started as you do now so a lot of your readers might have missed out on that amazing post you wrote a year ago.
• Also going back to the start of your blog, try products you reviewed a while ago again as your opinion might have changed after a year or two, give products that didn't work on you back then another chance, you'd be surprised!
• Write about things you already have, favourites and collections are really good ways to blog without having to buy new products. For example, your favorite red lipsticks, favorite blushers, all the products you own from a specific brand, etc.
• Make Up looks are also free and very interesting. I love seeing make up looks as it gives me ideas and inspiration for my own make up. Tutorials are great too!
• You don't always have to review high end brands, in fact, I believe most people would rather read reviews about more affordable brands.
• Places like Home Bargains, Poundland and Savers sell high street brands slightly cheaper than Boots or Superdrug so it's always worth having a look there first as it might save you a couple of £.

I have quite a few more tips that I want to share with you so I decided to do write this in two separate parts as I wouldn't want it to get too long!

Do you find these tips helpful? Is there anything else you do to save yourself some money when blogging?

PARTY POPPERS

I knew my husband Jac truly loves me when he came home with the Benefit's Party Poppers Advent Calendar. I've never liked chocolate so I haven't really had an advent calendar for years so you can imagine my excitement when he handed me that box. He seriously got himself some brownie points there.

I have to say it was super hard to open one every day and a few times I was so tempted to just open every tiny box all in one go but I didn't, I opened one by one for 12 days. Now that there isn't any more to discover (and that makes me very, very sad) I thought it'd be cool to share what I got in my advent calendar. I haven't had the chance to try all the products yet so I'll only describe the ones I've tested so far and I shall write another post once I've used them all.

Here's what I got in my Benefit's advent calendar:

• the POREfessional PRO balm
• BADgal lash volumizing mascara
• lollitint poppy pink lip & cheek stain
• ooh la lift undereye brightener
• they’re real! lengthening mascara
• they’re real! remover
• rockateur famously proactive face powder
• high beam complexion enhancer
• total moisture facial cream
• hoola ultra plush lip gloss
• sugarbomb ultra plush lip gloss
• watt’s up! soft-focus highlighter

So far I've been using the porefessional primer (which is amazing to cover my enormous pores), the badgal lash mascara and the what's up highlighter. I can say that I love them all so far and I cannot wait to try all the other products properly!

Benefit is not what I'd call cheap (not the most expensive either, but definitely not cheap) so I'm always very scared to pay £20 for a mascara (for example) just in case I don't end up liking it! I think this was perfect for me as I hadn't really tried many Benefit products so the little testers are great to try and then decide whether you want the full sized option.

Did you get a beauty calendar this year too? What did you get in yours? Have you tried any of these products? If so, which ones do you love or hate the most?

LET'S BE BLOGGING FRIENDS!

Hello!
This week I decided to write an extra post (look at me, more than three post this week!) because I thought it would be a good idea to set up an advertising page on my blog and what a better way to advertise than swapping buttons?

Everything cost money these days (including advertising) so I thought it'd be great to meet some bloggers (bloggers I already know are still more than welcome to participate!) and swap buttons on each other's blog? That way we'd help both mine and your blog to get more views and followers simply by having each other's buttons displayed in our blogs and it would be completely free.

So if you'd like to swap buttons and be blogging friends you can either send me an e-mail to montse@beauteur.com or you can leave a comment underneath with your blog link and button (and please let me know where in your blog I can find my own button)!

My buttons:

xxx

URBAN DECAY - GWEN STEFANI EYE PALETTE REVIEW

Seriously, have you ever seen such perfection? This palette is what I'd call heavenly. I literally love everything about it, the shades, the packaging, the names... 

Let's start with the packaging. I am a very big fan of gold monochrome and so when I saw this palette for the first time online I knew I would like it regardless of what was inside. It's literally so beautiful I could die. This palette is also quite heavy and you can recognize the quality of it just by looking at it. Another thing I love about it is that right in the bottom right corner on the mirror there's a quote: 'Magic's in the Make Up', which I completely agree with.

There is a variety of cool, warm, shimmery, matte and metallic shades and most of them are super pigmented. The only one I didn't find it has much pigment is Harajuku shade and Danger works better with a wet brush. As for the rest, they're all amazing! One thing I'd recommend is, if you're going to use this palette make sure you do your eyes before you put any foundation on as there will be traces of eye shadow all over your cheeks! 

I have always loved Gwen Stefani's style. I love the whole 90's punk/grunge style and this palette represents that era perfectly. Urban Decay and Gwen Stefani have also come out with a range of lipsticks that will come out early next year and after this palette, I really cannot wait to see the lipsticks! 

Overall, this palette is perfect for every day due to the good amount of neutrals that it offers but it's also great for a more intense look with the blue (Danger) and the gold (1987). I also must say, the black shade (blackout) is super black, which is awesome as you don't have to pack up much product like you normally have to do if you want a very black lid!

A couple of days ago I felt like the luckiest girl on earth when I got invited to a blogger event at the Urban Decay counter at John Lewis in Cardiff. Both Kate and Zandra were amazing, super friendly and helpful. I had my make up done by Zandra and I can't thank her enough for making my eyes look so stunning! In this occasion Zandra used mainly 'Danger', 'Serious' and 'Plum' to make my eyes look super intense. Of course she also used some of the transition shades.

 

I honestly have so much love for this palette and I can't wait to play around with it every day for the next few months! I'm thinking I might do a post with a few different looks that you can create with this palette, what do you think?

MY NEW FAVORITE BODY SCRUB

As you may know if you read my blog, a week ago I attended a Miss Patisserie event in Cardiff (you can read about it here). As always, when I go to events I like getting some of the things they offer and test them myself so this time I ended up getting a body scrub, a face oil and a perfume. 

I can't tell you much about the face oil just yet as of course it takes more than a week to see any results. As for the perfume, I went for a raspberry and orange and I love it. It's very fresh and perfect for every day. It also comes in a tiny bottle so it's great to have it in your bag.

Now, the winner is definitely the body scrub. I really cannot rave enough about it. I have been telling every body at work and I keep making them touch my skin and they all love it! There was quite a few different smells and I struggled to decide which one I liked the most if I'm being honest because all of them were so dreamy! In the end I went for the 'Coco' one. Their body scrubs are 100% made from natural ingredients and they're produced and designed here in Cardiff. Coco has a tropical smell to it, like coconut mixed with lime and sweets. It really does make you want to eat it. Miss Patisserie describes this product as nourishing and moisturizing sugar body scrubs, perfect for bright and glowing skin. They are packed with antiflammatory jojoba oil and restoring sweet almond oil as well as renewing Vitamin E.  I could not agree any more!

I have used this product three times now and from the very first day I have felt such a different in my skin, it's hard to believe! In winter I always get very dry skin in my hands, forearms and elbows to the point where if I scratch my arm it turns white of how much dry skin there is, well, that hasn't happened since I've been using this body scrub. It removes all the dead skin and hydrates the skin in a way I can't even describe! My skin feels so smooth and it smells so good for over twenty-four hours and the thing that I love the most about this body scrub is that you don't need to moisturize afterwards! 

I wish I could give you all a tiny bit to try it because you'd fall in love with it as much as I have! I will definitely be purchasing different smells (there was a watermelon one that was to die for!). 

You can visit their website at http://www.miss-patisserie.com/ or if you live in Cardiff check out their store at the High Street Arcade!

What is your favorite scrub? What your new favorite skin care product?

4 EYE SHADOW PALETTES I REALLY WANT

Up until a couple of years ago all I bought was lipstick, now it looks like my obsession has turned to eye shadows. I already have way too many palettes and most of of them are very similar shades that the ones above. I know I should be using those more instead of thinking about getting new ones but hey, I'm a girl, I like to shop. These four palettes I've wanted for a while and I will end up getting them all eventually. Here's my eye shadow palettes wish list:

The Balm - Balm Jovi

I must say that the main reason why I want this palette is because my all time favorite band is Bon Jovi and it would be rude not to get it. I don't actually have any eye products from the Balm so it would be great to try them out!

Urban Decay - Gwen Stefani

It's no lie that UD eyes shadows quality is awesome and when I saw the colours on this palette I just fell in love and the packaging is beautiful!

Morphe - 35P Plums

This palette is literally perfection. All my favorite shades in one palette, especially the left side of the palette as I love all the browns and berry tones!

Tarte - Tartelette

I've been wanting to get this palette since my favorite girl Kathleen Lights did a tutorial using it. The shades are gorgeous!

Do you have any of these? Which one do you like most? If you have more than one, which one would you recommend?

MISS - PATISSERIE BLOGGER EVENT

Earlier today I attended a blogger event at Miss-Patisserie. I am so happy that I got invited to this because if I'm being honest, I had never heard of this company before. 

Miss Patisserie offers amazing, beautiful handcrafted bath and skin care products. All of their products are made in Cardiff and everything is hand made, from the products to the packaging. The company started in 2009 primarily selling online or to other stores but a month ago the first store was opened at the High Street Arcade in Cardiff.

The first thing I noticed when I walked into the shop was the relaxing atmosphere, the smell and the very cute bath bomb cupcakes display. The whole place is very simplistic and rustic but chic at the same time. I always say for a skin care store less is more and they've definitely done it right. The clean space allows the products to speak for themselves and everything is so colorful and pretty it makes me happy!

At the event, Charlotte demonstrate some of the products on ourselves. I tried a body scrub, a face oil and a face mask. All the products are made from natural ingredients and they all smell super yummy. 

Unfortunately I don't have a bath at the moment so I didn't pay much attention to the bath bombs (even tho they all smell and look amazing). I concentrated on the skin care products and the perfumes. I ended up getting a body scrub, a face oil and a roll on perfume. Stay tuned as I will be writing another blog post once I've tried the products! 

Over all, I am extremely happy to have discovered Miss Patisserie as I think it's a much better alternative to Lush. The fact that everything is made local and that it is a relatively small company makes me really excited and I think it's great for us bloggers to help small local business. If you're in town make sure you pop in and have a look at everything they have to offer. The staff is great, very helpful and knowledgeable and they take the time to explain how to use the products or what they're best for. If you don't live in Cardiff you can check out their website here. 

Before I go, I'd like to thank Charlotte and Jorge for inviting me to the event, again, I am very happy to have discovered Miss Patisserie! 

If you'd like to know how I get on with the products I purchased make sure to visit my blog again soon for the review.

H&M BEAUTY HAUL

So I don't know if you've heard but a couple of days ago it was the opening of the biggest H&M in the UK and it's in Cardiff, where I live. Isn't that awesome!? Anyway, I could not help myself and I had to go have a browse as soon as I finished work. It was so busy I couldn't really look around much, let alone trying any clothes on! As it was so busy I decided to go straight into the 'home' and the 'beauty' section ignoring all the pretty clothes on my way.
The home section is amazing, I literally wanted to buy everything in there but again, it was so packed in there I couldn't have a proper look so I just grabbed a pretty candle holder (£2.99).

Now, the beauty section, oh my God. I know every body had been raving about their beauty products but I had never seen them before in any H&M store so I was so happy to see there is a full beauty department in this new store. I obviously had to check it out, regardless of all the people in my way. I can honestly say I spend over 40 minutes browsing and swatching everything!

I love the packaging of their products and the way it was all presented made me want to buy every single piece of make up. Obviously I couldn't afford that so I had to narrow it to the following items.

   

   

   

   

I got two eye shadows (Down to Earth and Wild Sable). As you might know by now if you read my blog, I love berry colours and browns so I couldn't leave without getting these two shades. There is so many different shades in this collection that it was hard deciding which ones to take home (I have a feeling I will end up getting a lot more of these). They are highly pigmented and they're only £4.99.

Next I moved onto the lip section and for a lipstick addict that was a bit of a torture because I can honestly say I loved all the colours! The packaging of the lipsticks is amazing and gold but in the end I decided to go for this lip stain in the shade Chic Choc. It's similar to MAC Mauve, just a little bit darker, which I love. I got a lip liner too (Cherry Tart), again berry colour. This lip liner is extremely pigmented and it wasn't easy to take it off my arm when I did the swatches so I'm hoping it will last long on my lips!

Talking about lips, just like most people my lips get really badly chapped in winter and they look horrible so when I saw this lip scrub I had to get it. It smells amazing too! I will let you know if it works when I've been using it for a while!

I also got a eye shadow blending brush and a lash curler because I love the rosy golden colour so much!

So here's everything I got at the H&M opening. Everything was 25% off yesterday so I did end up saving quite a lot of money!

Have you tried any of H&M beauty products? What do you think of the package? I think it's all beautiful and looks very expensive considering the price!

L'OREAL PARIS EXCLUSIVE COLOR RICHE COLLECTION

As I mentioned in a previous post not long ago, I'm starting to love L'Oreal lipsticks. Up until now I never really paid much attention to their lipsticks and I feel so stupid because I have wasted so much time not knowing how awesome they are!

At the moment they have a beautiful collection called Exclusive Color Riche and they're called celebrities names from J.Lo, Eva Langoria, Blake Lively, etc. There's three main shades collections, the nudes, the pinks and the reds and as I'm not a massive fan of pink lipstick at this time of the year I decided to go for one from the nudes and one from the reds.

Let me tell you about the formula, it's super creamy and hydrating and it last for ages on! I wore the red shade to a meal and night out and I came back home with my lips intact, and we all know how high maintenance red lips can be...

They both have a demi-matte finish which I love.

I went for J.Lo from the nudes collection and Blake from the reds. Here's a swatch of both of them.

What do you think? Have you seen the collection? Which ones are you favorites shades?

WOULD YOU RATHER - BEAUTY EDITION

I found this a while ago when looking for blog post ideas and I thought it'd be fun to give it a go! Here's my Would you rather? Beauty Edition.

1.) Would you rather lose all of your mascaras, eyeliners, lipsticks, and lip glosses or lose all of your palettes and eye shadows? 
I'd rather lose my palettes and eye shadows. I can't live without lipstick and mascara so this one is easy!
2.) Would you rather chop off all your hair or never be able to cut it again?
I'd rather chop it all off. I actually prefer short hair.
3.) Would you rather have a coral cheek or a pink cheek?
Coral, definitely. I'm not the biggest fan of pink on my cheeks, coral is a lot more subtle I think.
4.) If you had £1000 to spend, would you rather buy clothes or makeup?
Ha! Make up, without a doubt!
5.) Would you rather apply lipstick as eyeliner, or eyeliner as lipstick?
Oh god, mmm, probably lipstick as eyeliner, I couldn't deal with the dryness on my lips if I used eyeliner on them.
6.) Would you rather only shop at MAC or Sephora?
Sephora, there's a lot more choices there.
7.) Would you rather only use one eyeshadow color or one lip color for the rest of your life?
Probably one eye shadow color. I'd make sure it's pretty neutral so I can use all lip colours I want!
8.) Would you rather wear winter clothes in summer or summer clothes in winter?
I hate being hot so winter clothes in summer would be no good for me, definitely summer clothes in winter.
9.) Would you rather have dark nails or bright nails all year round?
Dark nails.
10.) Would you rather give up your favorite lip product or your favorite eye product?
I'd give up the eye product. I love lipstick.
11.) Would you rather only be able to wear your hair in a ponytail or a messy bun?
Messy bun if it looked like the pictures on Pinterest! Mine's actually very poor.
12.) Would your rather never be able to paint your nails again or never use lip gloss?
I'm not too fuss on nails to be honest and I'm not the biggest fan of lip gloss so I wouldn't be devastated without either of those.
13.) Would you rather shave your eyebrows and have none at all or sharpie them in everyday?
Sharpie them every day. Even tho doing my eye brows is what I hate the most about doing my make up, I wouldn't like not having them.
14.) Would you rather live without makeup or nail polish?
I definitely can live without Nail polish, a billion times. Like a said, I'm not too fuss on nail polish and I love make up so it's a no brainer.

What about you? What would you rather? I nominate all of you to do this tag, make sure you leave me a link so I can read your responses! :)

MAC MAKE UP HAUL

Believe it or not, I've had a MAC gift card in my purse since my birthday last May. How have I managed to not buy anything there for so long you'll ask, well I don't know. I guess I have been waiting for a special occasion to get my make up done and get the most of the gift card but up until now I haven't had any major events to go to. I couldn't wait any longer so in the end I just got my make up done there just because, because I really wanted to get some new products. I honestly had MAC withdraw.

So here's the products I got.

Eye Shadow - Deep Truth.
I've been wanting a very dark blue eye shadow for a long time, I want to do a make up look where the crease is black and the lid is packed up with this dark blue. I shall let you know how it looked!

Eye Shadow - Nocturnelle.
I saw this shade and I literally fell in love with it. I love purples to give some colour to the eyes and I think purples look great on dark eyes.

Lipstick - Antique Velvet.
For some reason it looks purple-ish in this photo, but I can assure you it's mega brown, literally the brownest brown I've ever seen! It looks stunning on and it has a matte finish, which I love.

Eyebrow Pencil - Spiked.
I've been on the hunt for a very thin eye brow pencil for ages and I think I've found it. It's very precise.

To Go Pigment.
This is like a green-purple-gold metallic pigment and it looks amazing on olive skins,

Here's everything I bought in this MAC haul this time, do you have any of this products? Let me know what your favorite MAC eye shadows are as I think I'll be buying a lot more of these dark colours!

FOTD - SMOKEY EYE & BROWN LIPS

This is my most favorite look. I wear it very often and I wear it during the day or for a night out, I think it works very well for any occasion. If you'd like to know how to achieve this look keep on reading!

When I do an eye make up like this, I always start with the eyes as it does get a bit messy working with black eye shadow. In this occasion I used a light orange shade from a palette I got from eBay (here) all over my crease and blended it all the way to the brow bone.
Next I mixed the two shades from the middle row second and third from the left from the same palette and properly defined the crease, repeating the process a couple of times. Then with a flat brush I used the black shade all over the lid and blended the crease again with the same colours I used before to avoid any sharp lines between the black and the browns. I then repeated the progress again as I wanted to black to look very dark. After that I used the brown shade on my lower lash for the smokey look.

As for the face, I used my Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk foundation for the airbrush finish and the Revlon Colorstay concealer under my eyes and t-zone to brighten up my face.
Instead of contouring, I used Balm Desert by The Balm for my cheeks for a more natural finish.

For the lips, I used MAC Stone which I think it's a great shade for this time of the year.

What do you think of this look?

HOW I CLEAN MY BRUSHES QUICK AND EASY.

First of all, let me apologize for a few things...

• My nails. Yes, they are disgusting. I have been picking them all day but worry no more, I'm getting them done later on today.
• The lighting. The light in my bathroom is rubbish so I had to take photos with flash and they don't look very stylish unfortunately.
• The water I've wasted while taking this pictures. I always turn the tap off when I don't need the water while cleaning my brushes, but it really is difficult to combine cleaning your brushes, the camera and the water all at the same time.

Ok, now that that's out of the way, let me tell you a thing or two about cleaning make up brushes. I gotta say, this is something I hate with passion. I am the laziest person when it comes to clean them up, I know I should do it at least once or twice a month but I must admit I should be lucky if I do them once every couple of months! I do 'wash' them with a brush disinfectant every time I use them, but it's a very quick process and to be honest I doubt it cleans them much.

With that been said, when I know it's been way too long and I can't put it off for any longer, here's what I do.

Take any soft shampoo ( I just use baby shampoo from the £ shop ) and put a tiny bit into a bowl or a plate. As you can see, I use the lid of my hair conditioner.

Dab the brush slightly in the shampoo and put your hand under the warm-ish water. Then rub the brush on the palm of your hand. Run it through the fingers as well and repeat the process a couple of times until it turns completely white.

Once it's white it means there isn't any foundation left in the brush so I move onto the BrushEgg. Some people skip the hand process and do it straight onto their make up cleaner glove, I just like to do it that way first as you can feel the hairs of the brush go softer as it gets cleaner and cleaner. Also, if you don't have one of this, you don't have to use it. They get clean enough using only the hand anyway.

Repeat the same process with the BrushEgg.

Remember to always keep your brushes upside down as you don't want the water to go inside and dissolve the glue that is keeping all the hairs together.

Once you think your brush is all clean, squish it with your fingers and you'll see if there's any foundation/colour left. If there's still coming out of the brush it obviously means that it's still not clean 100% and that you need to do it all again! If nothing but water comes out of the brush, you're good to go. 

Leave them dry for a good few hours always making sure they're not completely flat or it can misshape them.

To be honest, it's quite a simple process and I really don't know why I hate it so much. I guess I am just super lazy and I just wish I could have new brushes every time I do my make up.

How do you clean your brushes? Do you have any more tips?

DIOR CHRISTMAS COLLECTION EVENT

In my teens I always saw Dior as more of a grown up brand. There's no doubt that it is a lot more sophisticated, elegant and classy that many of other brands. It was almost inaccessible and quite expensive for a seven teen year old just getting into the whole make up 'thing'. But guess what? I am now a more sophisticated, elegant and classy twenty eight year old grown up. Or at least I like to think so. It's no lie that I got mega excited when I got invited to the State of Gold DIOR Christmas collection blogger event in Debhenams Cardiff and I could not refuse the invitation.

Apart from the J'adore perfume, I've never had a Dior product before so it was great to see not only the Christmas collection but everything else they have in store.

At the event, Anthony (in store make up artist) showed us how to create a winter/festive look with a gold and copper tones using the Blazing Gold eye shadow palette which, by the way, I love!

What struck me most was that he also used the Diorskin Airflash spray foundation. Some of us got to try it after the demonstration and I can honestly say it looks flawless. You can use on top of your regular foundation for an airbrushed finished or you can use it as a foundation by itself. The bottle is £33 but unlike most foundations this one is 70ml.

When having a look around I found these Addict Fluid eye shadows and I couldn't resist swatching them. They are absolutely gorgeous and so long lasting that even five hours after the event finished they were still intact on my wrist. I especially love the copper tone on the top right corner, I think it would look great on the eye lid with a black smokey eye. I will definitely be adding them to my letter to Santa. 

We also got an amazing goodie bag *who doesn't love a goodie bag*. There's some perfume testers (great to have them in your bag) and the cutest little samples!

Dior Maximizer Lash Plumping Serum. A lash primer that creates a smooth, even mascara base while promoting long-term lash growth, strength and vitality.

Dior Addict Lip Maximizer. Give your lips an instant volume and shine with this lip plumper.

Rouge Dior 999 Red Lipstick, A luxurious, full-coverage lip colour. 

I can't thank enough the staff at the Dior counter as they were both very nice and helpful. I bought something from their Christmas collection and it's limited edition so I will be writing another post about my purchase. Stay tuned because it is beautiful! Also, if you haven't checked out the Dior counter at your local Debhenams lately do it, because this collection is amazing!