Friday 27 December 2013

What I Got For Christmas - Beauty Items

I have never been one for listing gifts but as these posts seem to be popular I have decided to give it a go. Firstly I had a lovely family Christmas with good food and lots of laughs. I was treated to some fantastic presents but will only be listing the beauty ones for this post. I will do full reviews of many of these but please feel free to leave requests in the comments box. 


I am a teacher and always get gifts from the children at Christmas. I can never get over how generous parents are and I got some lovely gifts, above are the beauty ones. I got this Get Fruity Mango Bath and Body set which smells lovely and has a handy shower puff included. I love these little sets and always use them up rather than buying shower gel in my weekly shop. The children in my class are always commenting on how much lipbalm I use so I had a little laugh when I saw these next presents. Firstly the Vaseline Lips gift set which is a large tin containing 3 tins of the product. I love my Vaseline and will get through these very quickly. The last item is very cool and was brought back when a pupil was on holiday in America. It is a Jolly Rancher Lip Balm. This smells delicious and is actually really moisturising on the lips. It is a massive lip balm, jumbo size, and has a cute mirror on the lid. 


Among the gifts I recieved from my folks, I was also lucky enough to be given the above makeup items. My mum wanted to make sure she got things I wanted in the righg shades so she asked for a list and then chose things from it. I got the How To Look The Best At Everything kit from Benefit. I went shopping with my mum earlier in the month and had my colours matched for this so she knew which shade to get. I am in the shade Medium. Next, something I have been lusting after for a long while, the Urban Decay Naked Basics palette which I just can't wait to get to grips with. The next two items are from Mac which my mum managed to get online for a cheaper price by getting them unboxed. The first is a Mac Eyeliner and the second, which I am hooked on already, is Mac Lipstick in Shy Girl. This is more high end makeup than I have had in one go before and I really can't wait to get trying it all out! 


My boyfriend got me an amazing makeup case which I will post about at a later date when I have organised it. Inside the case he had wrapped Love At First Shine lipgloss set from Benefit. There are some gorgeous shades in here which I will enjoy playing about with. Next, and one of my favourite gifts, I got this gorgeous Mac Lipstick from my boyfriends little girl (with a little help from him!) She chose the shade herself and it's the gorgeous Pink Nouveau. From my little sister I recieved this Sleek Original Palette. I don't have much Sleek so I'm really happy to add this to my collection.


From my boyfriends mum I got this large Autograph Make-Up Set. I thought autograph was a Tesco brand but I have since been told that it is Marks and Spencer's. The set has some lovely looking products including a lovely eyeshadow quad. She also kindly gave me the Along Came Betty Handbag Collection. I recieved this last year however it has been restyled and looks much cooler this year. 



No Christmas gift list would be complete without some Soap & Glory! My boyfriend very kindly bought me the Yule Monty gift set and he didn't even need reminded! This years case is really cool in a lovely pink and silver design. It is also a handier size than last years version. This includes and impressive 9 full sized products and also 3 small samples. 

I have obviously been very good this year because I really was spoilt! I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas and I look forward to reading others posts. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

14 comments:

  1. Gorgeous products! The yule monty set is amazing! Xx
    www.sleek-chic.co.uk

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    1. It's great isn't it. Should last me the year lol x

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  2. What lovely presents :) you were very lucky. Can't wait to read your thoughts :)

    Danniella x | www.famousinjapan.co.uk

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  3. Aw, you got some lovely pressies, I think you must have been very good all year!

    I also have the Soap and Glory Yule Monty although technically that was a cheeky little Christmas present to myself!

    I have an *International* *TARTE* *Palette* *GIVEAWAY* on my blog which you might like to enter! I won your LAQA & CO giveaway earlier this year!




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    1. Aw thanks il check it out. Yeah I recognised your name hahaha x

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  4. you received so many beautiful gifts! I was eyeing up the Benefit How To Look your Best at Everything so looking forward to a review x x

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    1. I know, I was spoilt. I'm really looking forward to trying that wee kit so il def rwview x

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  5. Looks like you had some lovely stuff. Soap and Glory galore there lol, that'll last you agesss, I know mine always does, even when I'm using it. Hope you had a fab Christmas lovely :).

    Gem xx
    gemsi2011.blogspot.com
    @GemsGemz86

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    1. Lol I know, iv nearly finished last years big set but not quite haha x

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  6. Wow you got such great gifts this year! I wanted the Yule Monty so bad but I think it was a bit too expensive for people to buy me! I have the How To Look The Best At Everything in light, absolutely amazing kit!!

    Enjoy each and everyone of your gifts!

    Jade / jadicusxo.com :)

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    1. My clever boyfriend got in when it was on its half price week!!! Aw good, can't wait to start using it x

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