Collective Haul | Beauty Bay | Superdrug | Primark | Budget Brands.

Oh hiiii!!! 

Guess who's back... Back again... Leya's back... Tell yo friends!! 

(Now I have that freaking song in my head)

It's the beginning of a fresh new week and a new set of goals. All mine are failing miserably right now. We wont even touch on that subject. 

My brother has pizza right now and I WANT ONE!! I had god damn lettuce leaves, yes, leaves. I would of had one if I hadn't of eaten crap all day. I cannot wait for Autumn so I can exercise again properly. In this muggy little heat I cannot function let alone rip my muscles to shreds. Ha. 

You guys should know me by now... I am an addict. 

My name is Leya and I am addicted to makeup and just shopping in general. 

Now, I am not one of those who has to be shopping all the time, I just like picking things up that I genuinely need or it has caught my eye for one reason or another.  

Beauty Bay is quickly becoming my new found favourite addiction. There's free shipping over £15 and they stock a lot of the American products that aren't readily available in the UK. 

My favourite brands are particularly Morphe, Makeup Geek and LA Girl. There are so many more brands I want to try though. I REALLY want the ABH Moonchild Glow Kit but you can't get it here and it's limited edition. Just like me. :D 

You can find the link to Beauty Bay on my page, go spend your money. You won't regret it. This is my third order.

As it is so simply put in the title of this post, you know it's a haul. This time it is a collective as I have bought some other bits and bobs too from other stores. I visited Superdrug and good old Primark. I didn't go OTT, I was pretty stable.

I have decided to post this haul because everything I bought is extremely affordable and easily accessible!! 

Lets GO!!

Yes you can see correctly!! I FINALLY got one of the most sort after palettes there is and that's the Morphe 350M. If you read my previous posts you would of known that I had tried for months and months to get my hands on the original 350 palette but it sold out soooo quickly. It's like everyone inhaled it. I never stood a chance. SO, when Beauty Bay warned us the complete matte version was coming out the next day I was on that shit man. I set my alarm to wake up extra early (I am sad, I don't give any carebares) so I could clean Cody (my Guinea pig) out and at least brush my teeth. 

I got it!! YAS!!! I love working with matte makeup, especially eyeshadows' so this palette is perfect for me. The tones are incredible and 100% my style and I cannot wait to use it. 

This is everything I bought in my Beauty Bay haul. I have a thaaang for LA Girl too right now, as mentioned and also Makeup Geek. I bought the empty Morphe Palette to put all my single pans in. This beauty was just a little over £5, which is hella amazing as it fits the MG pans in perfectly. I need three more pans to complete my palette (which is magnetic) and I now want, Corrupt, Shimma Shimma and Morocco (all MG). 

This empty pallet is a complete steal at over £5 compared to how much the Z palettes are. I am sooo happy with this and it's super cute!

In all its glory, the 350M palette. Forget look at "that glow though". Look at those tones though. They are so Autumnal, it's me in a freaking palette guys! This was just over £19. 

MG - Chickadee, Morphe - Blackberry.

The Makeup Geek is just under £5 and the Morphe one is a barg at just under £2. 

Can I get a "hell yeah"!

LA Girl is such a cheap brand but really is good quality considering their prices. The blue is an eyeliner, it's not as 'electric' as I wanted it but for under £2 who's complaining. The Berry colour is a lip liner. I have tried this on and I love it. This was £2.49 and the liner pen is super thin and I wanted to try that out for size. That was £4. 

 I have this concealer in the orange corrector and love it so I wanted the lightest shade concealer they do so I can place it on top of my foundation, under my eyes to create the whole light and shade thang. 

Finally in this order I bought the Morphe M135 brush to blend out my shadow under my eyes. I am yet to see how this fairs but I am impressed with their other brushes so far. I think this was like £2.

I have been looking for a night cream to pop on and whilst browsing through Superdrug on Friday I found these bad boys. Both under £2 - I know right. The cream is on offer, so head in there and get it. 

I needed new Micellar water and have tried all of these in the range bar this one. I wasn't keen on the blue one, the pink is currently my favourite and this one looks cool. I'll let everyone know via SM how I get on. I bought my trusty concealer as always and I actually re-purchased the L'Oreal Infallible foundation. I tried the one I had when I won their competition and fell in love and used it all. And this L'Oreal Extraordinary hair oil was on offer for £2 so I picked that up too. 

The final shop I went into was Primark, I picked up a couple of things but I am waiting for the Autumn/Winter things to finally drop before I go in there fully.

I fell in love with this scarf because of the colouring. I was imagining this teamed with a long-line duster jacket, ripped jeans and boots. 

If you know me, you will know I am never too far away from a hot water bottle, this is an essential for me (B12 issues) so it's always handy to have one seeing as I have no man to cuddle up to. 

*Get the violins out* 

Makeup bag to chuck into one of my bags when I am swapping about so I have all my essentials with me at ALL times. 

I LOVE these little fairy lights!! I got them as a prop for my blog pics but right now they are on my dressing table shining bright like a copper diamond. 

Come on how snazzy is this sweat. I love everything about it. Although I wish they made them longer. I really like the holographic pattern on it and the fact it's white is always great for Instagram photes... Not so much when you get makeup down it. 

And breathe.... We are all done!!

I always aim to keep these posts mega short but I love to chat, so no apologies there. Ha. 

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Violet Voss Holy Grail Palette | First Impressions | Review | Makeup Look.

Happy Thursday guys. Almost the weekend!! 

I hope everyone reading is well?! 

I cannot believe it's almost been a week since my birthday. Time is flying by so fast and it makes me feel so sick that I still don't have a job. I know in each post I write I have been mentioning this but it's a way to vent and I am getting quite worried now as to why I am not getting anything. Anyone else in the same boat as me? 

As I mentioned it was birthday Sunday just gone, so as a little present from me to me I treated myself to a cheeky Beauty Bay order. I purchased an LA Girl - orange correction concealer, a Morphe crease blending brush, Makeup Geek's 'Creme Brulee' eyeshadow pan and finally the Violet Voss 'Holy Grail' palette. 

Now, this palette is highly sort after, limited edition and as soon as it comes into stock it has disappeared minutes later. Last time this palette came into stock I didn't get the chance to buy it as it sold out so quickly. 

You can only get this in America, mainly, so when it comes into stock on Beauty Bay everyone is flying at it. 

I was so happy that I managed to get my hands on this palette because the colours are SO freaking beautiful. Totally up my street and so warm which is the tone I love to work with the most. 

The Holy Grail palette retails at around £35 on Beauty bay and has a few similar shades to Anastasia's 'Modern Renaissance' palette and is still cheaper. 

When I first opened my package and the palette was revealed to me, my initial thought was - 'it's a lot smaller and thinner than I expected'. 

The packaging the palette comes in is monochrome which I love, it's super sleek, expensive looking and chic. 

The above pic is of the outer packaging and on the inside the palette is protected in bubble wrap, this is why I thought the palette was thicker in depth. 

The palette itself matches the box but the palette is made out of a soft, velvet style texture which is easily markable but not so much wipeable. Take care in that.

The name of the palette 'Holy Grail' is a statement in itself and is basically suggesting that this palette is all you're going to need, what you're going to reach for and one of which you will highly recommend. 

I for one, TOTALLY AGREE!! 

This has got to be my favourite palette right now. No word of a lie. I am super glad I invested in the hype because it is 100% worth it.  

There is nothing not like about this palette. The shadows themselves are highly pigmented, you really don't need a lot on your brush to get an amazing colour payoff. The payoff it true to pan and they are so buttery and blend beautifully. 

The palette consists of matte shades and shimmer shades and if you spray a little Fix Plus spray before applying the shimmer the colours' really pop. I am so impressed it's unreal. 

This palette is totally suitable for all skin types in my opinion and there are colours within the palette that everyone will like. 

Perfect for autumnal looks let me tell you. 

Check out that pay off, it's super cute!! 

The swatch above is from one light swipe, can I get an "amen"!

Another thing I like is the names of each colour, they are really thought out and clever. 

I am totally in love right now. 

Below are swatches of the whole palette so you can get an idea of what they look like. 

Obviously I am a pale face so they will show up different on different skin tones but ya get me. 

N/B - Tones starting from my wrist are the swatches from the top left of the palette through to the last pan on the bottom right. 

 You get 20 shadows within this palette and to me that's pretty good value for money. I love all the colours, especially the warm mattes and the cranberries. 

As soon as this comes back in stock again you NEED to get this a.s.a.p. It really is a must-have, a staple 'HOLY GRAIL' in your makeup collection and I would totally recommend to EVVVVERRRRYYYONEE!! :) 

Below is an eye look that I created with this palette. 

I decided to do a dramatic cut crease using the shades 'Transition' 'Hashtag' and 'Bestie' in the crease line. 'Brownie Points' and 'Teddy Bear' in the outer crease. I used 'Toffee' and 'Awesome Sauce' on the lid and finally on the inner lower lash line I used 'Wine N Dine' mixed with a separate purple shadow. I then added some glitter to the lower lash line and the black/brown you can see is my gel liner in which I smudged out mixed with 'Brownie Points' and 'Teddy Bear'. 

The lashes are Vagas Nay - 'Grand Glamour'. 

I hope you have enjoyed this post, the review and my makeup look. 

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What I Did For My Birthday | West Midlands Safari Park | Lush, New Look, The Girl On The Train And Sleek.

Oh hi there guys :) 

I hope everyone is okay and well?!

I am totally hormonal and in pain today but it's all fine because I am determined not to let it get the better of me. Instead, today I have been eating pick 'n' mix, watching films on Netflix and have been cuddling my Lion hot water bottle. Ha. 

I really want a job now guys, it really is beyond a joke now. I just don't understand why it isn't happening, I am applying for something new every day and I get zero emails back. Just recruitment agencies offering me awful jobs. 

Anyway, onto the purpose of the post. So guys, I turned 29 yesterday... That number makes me want to be physically sick in my mouth. I am a year away from being 30 years old, what a liberty. When you get older you don't really get excited for your birthday anymore, it's just another day! 

On Saturday ( 6th August) myself and my friend Jess went into Worcester to have something to eat and have a look around the shops. It was such a pretty day, really warm (I was obviously wearing black, as you do on a hot day, ha). We spent around 4 hours there and by the time I got home I was shattered. 

Jess bought me lunch for my birthday which was really sweet of her and I got a couple of things from New Look. 

When I got home on the Saturday I did my usual thang and cleaned Cody out and gave him all of his meds. I then ran myself a bath and used my new Lush Bubble Bar - The Comforter, I put my music on and spent the next couple of hours singing my heart out in the dark. 

Ha, that's how I roll people!!

Sunday the 7th is my burrrfffdaayyy and yesterday was a good day. 

I have to get up early anyway to see to Cody and start his meds at 8 am. I did all my morning chores before I went downstairs, where I was greeted by parents, balloons, banners, cards and presents. 

So cute. 

Check out the Guinea pig birthday card off my auntie!! So freaking cool man!! I am totally framing that!! 

So yeah, I decided this year again that I wanted to go to the Safari Park. I went last year and it was awful, it was rammed and I couldn't get a decent picture as all the animals were being shooed away by the park rangers. 

It was just me, Mum and Dad going this year as my brother was busy. He stayed at home to look after the dog and check on Codes. 

We left about 12 pm and when we arrived at the park we were told that it was packed and it would take roughly around 2 hours to get around the animals. 

I was pretty chilled this year as I bought a telephoto zoom lens especially for trips like this so I knew I could get a good shot from a distance. The weather was beautiful yesterday, it was hot but there was a breeze so it was pretty perfect. 

It actually took around 3 hours to get around the park but it was nice to be able to actually stop and take some decent photes!! 

A couple of things that lets the park down for me is, the animals aren't stimulated enough - their enclosures are basic, minimal and boring. They need things to keep their brain and body motivated. The other thing is when the animals are interacting with the public the park warden's usher them away and that really pee's me off. 

Why?! We have paid money to see the animals not look at grass and seagulls! 

Most of the animals were out yesterday which was super cool, the only ones that weren't really were the white Lions and I really wanted to see them but they always go to the back of the hill when it's warm. I will say, my new lens was freaking awesome yesterday. It worked really well and when I was far from the animals it zoomed right in and produced a really clear picture. I was so happy. 

AND, I actually fed a Giraffe!! I have never fed one before as someone told me once that they suck your whole hand in so it scared me. It didn't and it was really gentle. I LOVE feeding the animals. 

Next year for my 30th I am SO feeding Lions somewhere. It would be a dream come true!! 

It was literally one of the best days yesterday, it was really laid back and fun. I bought a little white Lion teddy and my Dad got me a Lion snow globe. We also did the Lemur walk which was super cute and I managed to capture some really nice pictures. 

When I got home, around 6-6.30 pm I cleaned Cody, took my makeup off and chilled. I ordered a takeaway and had my birthday cake. 

I loved my birthday this year and I was spoilt. I had money off all my family members, Cody bought me a Lush bath bomb - Ha... Okay Mum and mum and dad got me some pick 'n' mix. My brothers girlfriend also bought me some Lush stuff too. 

Everyone knows me so well!! 

Here's some pic's for y'all. 

Loving Sleek at the moment, I wanted to try their liquid illuminator and Precious Metals highlighting palette. I was super annoyed though as I bought these from Superdrug at the normal prices. I went to Boots after and these two were two for £12. I was abso gutted.  

I cannot wait to read this as this has been raved about so much. 

I will finish reading my Cosmo mag then I am on that shit!!

I am totally into chokers currently, bringing the whole 90's feel back. 

How totally cute is this arm cuff!! 

So that was my birthday... I will leave you with the pictures I took of the animals at the Safari Park before signing off at the end. 

Enjoy :) 

I hope y'all liked the animal photo's as much as I enjoyed taking them. 

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