FIRST SEPHORA HAUL UK

I finally decided to take the plunge and order some beauty products from Sephora. As you know, Sephora is essentially a retail store that caters to beauty, skin care and hair care products around the world. Unfortunately, the UK doesn't have one and therefore we are missing out on a lot of American brands. The order I placed was mostly just for the Becca X Jaclyn Hill collaboration Face Palette.I also picked up some additional items that I wanted to try out.

SHIPPING:

So I placed my order on 16th June 2016 and it arrived on 20th June 2016, which is amazing and regardless of how much money you spend, the pricing for shipping is at £6. Alongside this, we have the custom fees and taxes that Sephora works out for and calculates at the payment page. For my order, which I spent £78 on products, £6 on shipping and then an additional £17.65 on customs and taxes which in total comes up to £101.65 for five products. I personally don't think that this is a bad deal simply because that Becca Palette retailed at £39 so had I not brought it, I would have gotten either three £12 products or eight £4.50 products (depending on what you buy- which I will get into).

PRODUCTS:

1. BECCA FACE PALETTE: £39/$52

The palette comes with two highlighter and three blushes. We have the original Champagne Pop highlighter and a new one called Proseco pop which has more of golden undertone to it. The blushers (from left to right) are Rose Spritz which as the name suggests is a shimmery rose pink blusher. Next, we have Amretto which is a nude peach blusher. Lastly we have Pamplemousse which is a hot pink blusher. 

(But seriously, that packaging though!)

2. SEPHORA FACE MASK: £4.50/$6 
The face mask is infused with Rose extracts which will help to hydrate your face and give it moisture. This is perfect for people with dry skin who need the extra support to help for a better makeup application. 
3. SEHORA HAND MASK: £4.50/$6
The hand mask has one pair and contains Argan oil to help nourish and anti- age skin. This is perfect for mums out there who overuse their hands and don't take enough care of them. 

4. ANASTASIA LIQUID LIPSTICK IN HEATHERS: £15/$20
This is a deep rich red shade by Anastasia which I personally thought I wouldn't like but I think it's such a nice plum shade for a smokey eye or for a more natural glam. This is definitely going to be a must have shade during Autumn.

5. KAT VON D IN BOW N ARROW: £15/$20
This is light toned nude which is perfect for me as I love any and every sort of nude. I think it's an everyday statement kind of lipstick and I can't wait to get my hands on some other shades such as lolita from her Everlasting Liquid Lipstick range. 

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VERDICT: 

I am so happy with my Sephora purchases and I honestly cannot wait to do another one. I'm in love with the JH Face palette and I can't wait to try out the masks. The liquid lipsticks are something I've been dying to try out and now that I finally have them, I want more. For the price of £101, I think I got some pretty good purchases but next time, more masks and more liquid lipsticks for me. 

TANYA BURR SOFT LUXE COLLECTION

Tanya Burr (youtuber, blogger, author and entrepreneur), recently added to her Tanya Burr Cosmetic range with a new collection called Soft Luxe. The collection has two eye shadow quad palettes, three matte lip cremes and three matte nail polishes.

I am super excited to try these products out and I ended up getting both the palettes and the matte nail polishes and only one matte lip cremes.

So firstly, let's talk about the matte lip creme that I purchased. It's a mauve berry toned pink which is just perfect for everyday wear and it is called Martha Moo. I love the fact that Tanya, named this particular product after her beloved dog,Martha, because I personally think that this is going to be one of the most loved product from her new collection. It's just a perfect pink nude that everyone can wear. The packaging for the product is gorgeous. It's square shaped with a frosted matte clear packaging and a gold matte lid. I think it's really nice that we can see the shade of the product as well. 

The packaging for the eyeshadows are the same, they both have wrirting vertically but they both open horzitontally so that you can see the heart mirror. The only different they have is the colour of the packaging. Birthday suit has a gold copper tone to it whilst Enchanted Dream is more of a lilac shade. 

The first eyeshadow palette we have is called Birthday Suit and the shades it has are: Marzipan (shimmery gold), Toast(nude brown), Cocoa Sugar(shimmery brown) and Soft Truffle(dark brown). 

The second palette is called, Enchanted Dream that has: Moonlit Walk(white shimmer), Cocoa Plum(shimmery taupe), Berry Souffle(soft nude) and Magic Carpet(deep brown).

The collection has three Matte nail polishes. The first is called Soft Pyjamas and it is a muave pink, next we ave Pillow talk which is a berry pink and lastly we have New Chapter which is a white grey. 

Soft Pyjamas:

Pillow Talk:

New Chapter:

So in this picture, I am wearing the Birthday suit collection on my eyes, using Toast and Soft Truffle  in my crease, Cocoa sugar has my lid shade and Marzipan as my brow bone highlight. 

EID MUBARAK

Ramadan has come and gone and I wanted to share the amazing food we had during this month. Ramadan is a time for people to experience what those who are less fortunate than us have and be grateful for all that we do have. It's crazy to think that during this month, we spend the most on food whilst others out there are struggling to find even a drop of water. Ramadan is also a time for giving such as donating your old stuff to charities, giving zakat and feeding the poor. This is such a blessed month as our rewards from Allah are double what they are and it is a time for us to repent and ask for forgiveness. 

Eid Mubarak to you all and InshAllah the years to come will be blessed by Allah. I hope you have a great day and share your experience with family and friends. 

MY EID IN PICTURES:

Daytime Look:

Night time Look:

 Steak Out: