Pink Haired Princess

OK, the fabulous Boots haul, here it comes. 17-I'm a little confused with this one. They had an offer on for the past month (spend £5/free gift thingy), however that finished this week to be replaced by 3 for 2 (on website and in my local anyway). However, my sis noticed (in a larger store) that there was a different free gift with £5 spend (but not the leopard print box one?!). Anyway, I was more than happy, as this gift is even better than the last. It's fabulous that they can give away a gift worth around £15, when you're only spending a fiver. I think though, it's because the 17 packaging is being updated and the box contents are all old packaging. Each is like a lucky dip, as all the colours vary (I'm so going to become obsessed with this!). I got Lasting Fix Mascara in Black, High Gloss Nail Polish in Twilight Teaser, Solo Eyeshadow in Walnut Pearl and a gorgeous nude lippie, Sheer Moisture in Balmy Beige. I bought Lasting Fix Nail Polish in Seabreeze and Sm...

Another lovely day and I have the house to myself, yay! I'm going to spend it taking and editing lots of pictures after I've recharged my camera battery! I must quickly tell you about the new Stila stuff at Beauty Spot Cosmetics . They got stock yesterday of the cheek colour pans and by last night, over 80% of the stock had gone. Even by the time I logged on around 11am yesterday, many colours were already sold out. There are very few shades left, but they are an incredible £2.95 (rrp £11) and if you purchase 4 or more, you receive the mirrored compact to put them in, for free! So, a big bargain. I ordered Cream, Electric, Cozy and Blush. Today I got an email to say they now had the eyeshadow pans. £2.95 (rrp £11) each and a free compact with 6 or more shadows. Again, lots of shades had gone by the time I looked, but they do have over 60 colours to choose from, so there is still ample stock if you're quick. This time I ordered Twilight, Evergreen, Cha Cha, Poppy, Wisteria a...

It's a gorgeous day today, blue skies and very warm! This is me, looking rather dishevelled after eating lunch outside. Although it's hot, it's windy, so I had to hold onto my Pom Bears as they flew off my plate! My sister went shopping, so I gave her a list for Boots and she got me everything and more, lots of freebies, so I'll post about them soon with pics. I've also taken pictures of my Stila IT Glosses and swatched all of them, so that will be up next week. You may have guessed from that, that I've finally figured out how to upload and edit photos from my new camera, thank goodness! I'm loving peplum dresses just now. Although in general I'm not too keen on the 80's trend for myself, I think I like the bits that I didn't get to wear first time around! These shifts are from Peacocks for a fantastic £22 and come in 5 different colours, all with exposed zip at the back. Also, can anyone ID these sandals for me? I saw them on the shoe homepage ...

Beauty Counter Direct have a small selection of MAC lipsticks at fabulous prices just now. One such shade is Charismatic, shown above. It looks a scary terracotta brown in the tube, however it's a lustre, so the colour is very sheer. It's also very buildable, as you can see from my swatch below. One swipe provides a pretty, pale rust, while the terracotta really comes through with more layers. There is also a slight copper sheen to it and I'm sure this would look great on all warm skintones. A nice colour that is easy to dismiss in the tube, so I'm glad I gave it a try!

I am almost winning the war against technology . With a lot of frustration and tears and general tantrums with the wish to throw things, I have eventually managed to upload photos to the computer. Yay! I have some pics of my brithday outfit from Sunday, when I went out to lunch with my friend. I got lots of lovely things (yes even the naughty camera) and am ignoring the fact that I'm a year closer to 3....0! *update: I have pics of the b'day outfit (dress-Dorothy Perkins, leggings and cardi-?, pearls-Primark, shoes-Miu Miu, clutch-Mikey, bangles-gift from my friend and pearl bracelets-Primark, rings-various, satin bow hairclips-Primark). I think my lips are MAC Creme d'Nude lipstick with a Lancome CF gloss over the top-but I can't be sure* *some of the images may look a bit speckled, as my camera uploads them to a massive size. When I resize it, sometimes it looks really grainy, so I'm editing that a little too. An American tourist came up to me in the restaurant ...

I was recently sent a rather large box of Anatomicals goodies to review. Although I was aware of the brand I hadn't tried their products before, so was eager to test them. As you can see from the image above, the packaging is young, vibrant and very funny. I admit that packaging is usually what initially attracts me (and I'm sure others) to a product and you wouldn't be disappointed with these quirky bottles. I won't copy word for word what each item says, but the thought and comedy put into each product is enough to make you buy it on that alone! First up is Stop Cracking Up-lip balm . Without a doubt one of my favourite Anatomicals items and definitely one I'll be purchasing in the future. It comes in a 15ml squeezy tube and at first I thought this clear gel would be too runny, but it isn't at all. You just need a little amount on your finger and apply to your lips. I usually avoid using balms or glosses in tubes, as I hate being left with sticky residue produ...

Technology is not my best friend today. I've been snappy happy all weekend with my new camera and today when I tried to upload the images using my sisters camera/docking station, it wouldn't work. I didn't want to add yet more software to my computer and am really comfortable using the kodak easyshare program anyway, but it doesn't seem to recognise my memory card. I decided to play the Sims 2 and leave the photos for another day, but that didn't work either. It crashed whilst loading, so I tried again and it did the same thing! Then I spent the rest of the afternoon trying to do the simplest of things on the slower, than slow internet. Aaagh! Anyway, there will be (somehow) new pictures, swatches, reviews etc coming soon! I promise.

Linzi Shoes have added many new styles lately and I noticed some were quite similar to Office . I haven't seen all the pairs in real life so cannot comment on the quality or likeness, other than from the images on the websites. Please also note the difference in size between the close-up shots of the Office (larger) and Linzi pairs and don't let this put you off looking at the actual details (it's just a difference in proportions due to image size). The Office shoes are shown on the left and Linzi on the right in all pictures. These 'Party the Night Away' shoes from Office are mega fabulous. I've made no secret of how much I love them, but it wasn't until last week that I saw the brown pair in real life and realised that the platform sole is a polished wood-effect. Even more gorgeous than I knew! Office £85, platform 4cm, heel 14cm, available in brown croc, black croc, pink patent or gold metallic (£55, not shown). Linzi: £50 now (although they were £45 on ...

Yet another 'bank holiday'-is there no end to them? Anyway, this means good things for online shoppers; lots of offers and free gifts! Beauty Spot Cosmetics : 10% off when spending £20 or more or 15% off spending £40 or more. Enter the code SD1905 and press 'apply'. Expires midnight 22nd May. Orders over £40 automatically qualify for free shipping and any order over £20 will receive a choice of free gift at checkout. BeneFit (US site): US free shipping with any order, enter code MEMORIAL at checkout. Free international shipping on orders over $100, enter code WORLD100. Both offers expire end of 25th May (US time). Also get your free posietint mini (a $10 value) with any $50 purchase. Add the mini to your shopping bag and enter promo code POSIMINI after entering your relevant free shipping code at checkout. On top of that, every order over $35 will automatically receive a free Color Plump in Yoo hoo and every order comes with 2 free samples. Clinique : Free bronze make...

£125 is a lot of money in my opinion for a handbag. But what about for a piece of art? The wonderful Helen Rochfort has teamed up with artist Sarah Graham to produce 3 limited edition bags featuring life-like printed paintings. I am head over heels in love with 'Sheer Blonde'. Everybody knows I loved Sindy dolls when I was younger (and still do) and this shows the old fatter faced (and much cuter) Sindy, it totally takes me back to my childhood. I love, love, love it! The bags are available now (Sindy, robots or sweets) and are limited to 500 each-you will receive a certificate of authenticity. I can vouch for the quality of the bags as I already own the black guitar and Wizard of Oz versions. I would be one super happy little girl if I got this for my birthday!

How pretty is this? Super, super cute necklace from Anna Lou (who just keeps getting better). Limited Edition, £25 available on the site now. This will be going on my in-my-head-birthday-wishlist!

Dorothy Perkins have some really beautiful lines just now, I'm very impressed. I've actually placed two orders with them in the past couple of weeks for their gorgeous dresses , this time it's their accessories that caught my eye. You may remember me posting these pink multi-strap shoes months ago . They are part of the new DP Collection, a premium range of shoes and bags. I am totally in love with the whole collection. The multi strap shoes (£55) come with snakeskin heel and are available in black, brown or pink. This suede frill, peep toe shoe boot (£65) comes in black or taupe, while the gorgeous court shoe (£50) comes in all-over snakeskin or teal suede with snakeskin heel. If that's not enough, check out these Kirkwood-esque platforms, due on Friday. Gorgeous.