London/Birthday buys

Did I mention I went to London?! Haha, I know I know, I've talked about it non-stop and I'm probably boring you with it (especially if you live there and think it's the same humdrum everyday...) but I fell in love with the place, and want to move there permanently. Sigh. Anyway, since it was my 26th birthday, I had some extra spending moolah, so I couldn't resist the make up counters in Selfridges.

I bought:

YSL Rouge Pur Lipstick -148 Tea Rose
YSL Rouge Volupte Lipstick - 07 Lingerie Pink

MAC Lipstick - Viva Glam Gaga

YSL Golden Gloss - 18 Golden Lavender
MAC Lipglass - Florabundance

MAC Brush - 224

MAC Mineralize Blush - Two Virtues

The YSL lipsticks are absolutely gorgeous. The Rouge Pur lipstick is a pretty nude colour, but a peachy nude. I definitely don't have anything like it in my collection. It's so creamy and pigmented, I just love it already. I'm sure we all know how fab the Rouge Volupte's are by now too - creamy, sheeny, watermelony goodness! I chose the lavender Golden Gloss because I have a slight obsession with lavender lips. It's the nicest lipgloss I own, purely because of the golden sparkle. It's stunning!

I'm sure you've all seen Gaga's lipstick by now! A lot of people have said it's not wearable, but I really don't see how that can be. As a lustre formula it's like silk on my lips, absolutely beautiful, and it can be worn sheerly for a little sheen of pink (is sheerly a word?!) or built up for a bolder look. It's a bright, bubblegum pink, and I wouldn't expect anything less from the Lady herself! Florabundance is not what I was expecting at all - it's better!! I knew it was a creamy nude lipgloss but this is a peachy nude, and goes perfectly with YSL Tea Rose. I love that it has no shimmer, and the colour is just divine.

Two Virtues blush is pretty. The pink part is super shimmery, but when it's swirled with the purple it is toned down a bit. I'm wearing this today over the top of Azalea Blossom blush ombre, and it's really pretty. If you think Azalea Blossom is too cool for you, this warms it up and adds a highlight at the same time. And of course the 224 brush is amazing. I loooove blending brushes because I think they're really versatile, and this one is no exception.

I also got this cute little teddy bear from Hamley's - he's dressed like a guard, look! I've called him Gary the Guard - original, yes? Haha.

And my favourite thing of all, is my inital pendant from Tiffany's. I absolutely love it. It's not an obvious, in your face type of L, but a cute and curly little one.

I went all over London looking for this baby. The Bond Street store didn't have any L's, but the lady checked and both Harrods and Selfridges had one each. We were headed to Kensington anyway (for my yummy scrummy Hummingbird Bakery cupcakes) so we decided to check Harrods first. They didn't have it either, but the lady there was really helpful and gave me the product number and things so that the Selfridges lady would be able to sort something out for me. Phew! After a traumatic tube ride, we finally got to Selfridges and they had it! I got home though and realised that the chain is too small. That's typical of my luck - I've got it but can't wear it! It's okay though, I'm going to order a longer chain online when I get paid. All of the Tiffany's assistants that I spoke to said that they don't make very many of them, which is why it was so hard to track down.

And my other favourite thing?

CUPCAKES! All of the cupcakes we bought (from Hamley's, Lola's @ Harrods, and Hummingbird Bakery) were absolutely delicious :) Oooh I do love me some cupcakes! Who doesn't?!

xoxo