The Beauty Drawer: June 2013

Sunday, 23 June 2013

"Get Your Apples and Pears" - ASOS Marketplace

I've been a huge fan of ASOS since forever but shamefully I've only discovered how great their Marketplace section is recently. Personally I thought it was only for people selling one off items of clothing, but I've discovered so many boutiques with great collections. I love falling in love with something that I know not many people have, it makes it feel extra special! Here are my favourite boutiques and some hot picks from their collections...

#1. House Of Jam
"On trend reworked vintage and handcrafted designs, for divas on a budget"

1. Handcrafted Flicked Paint Effect Fringed Kimono, £48 | 2. 80s Vintage Tea Dress, £36 | 3. 90s Grunge Oversized Denim Shirt, £24 | 4. Vintage 90s Shirt in Purple Animal and Floral Print, £24

This is by far my favourite boutique on ASOS Marketplace - I love the model, the styling and most importantly the clothes! P.S that 1st kimono needs to be in my wardrobe, like now.

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#2. Cats Got The Cream
"Imperfection is beautiful. Re-use, restore, stand out"

1. 80s 'Saved By The Bell' Oversized Tshirt, £22 | 2. 90s Vintage Wrangler Mom Jeans | 3. 90s Vintage Grunge Skater Tshirt, £25 | 4. 90s Oversized Hawiian Shirt, £22.50

This boutique has given me a bad case of nostalgia - if only we could go back to the days of 'Saved By The Bell', mom jeans and tacky graphic tees. I never want to buy clothes made after 1999 again.

Cats Got The Cream Blog | Cats Got The Cream Tumblr | Cats Got The Cream Facebook

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#3. Yatt
"Graphic Tees"

1. Kiss Tshirt, £21 | 2. Carpe Diem Tshirt, £18 | 3. Dangerous Tshirt, £21 | 4. Los Angeles Tshirt, £21

I'm a lover of graphic tees and this Spanish boutique definitely seems to have it sorted! Plus all the lighting effects are making me feel warm and sunny - sigh.

Yatt Blog | Yatt Twitter | Yatt Facebook | Yatt Tumblr | Yatt Pinterest

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#4. Gone Retro
"Selling silk to buy the milk"

1. Nike Crop Top, £20 | 2. Vintage Levi's Fur Lined Denim Jacket, £50 | 3. Vintage Blue Ibiza Festival Shirt Dress, £20 | 4. 90's Navy Baseball Jersey Tee, £28

You just can't beat vintage - everything about this boutique makes me think of 'This Is England' in the nicest possible way.

Gone Retro Blog | Gone Retro Twitter | Gone Retro Facebook

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#5. Goldie

"Picked and styled by Goldie on the streets of East London"

1. Lydia Skirt in Black, £20 | 2. Cassia Jumper, £44 | 3. Serena Dress, £15 | 4. Aryia Skirt, £20

This girl can put a mean outfit together! Goldie boutique doesn't have a huge collection, but you know what they say - quality over quantity.

Goldie Twitter | Goldie Facebook | Goldie Tumblr | Goldie Pinterest

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Have you ever used ASOS Marketplace? What's your favourite boutique?

Hannah x

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Tuesday, 18 June 2013

Products I Regret Buying

As annoying as it is, we all buy products that we regret. I'm a serial offender. It's either the advertising doesn't live up to its claims, it's ridiculously overpriced or I just generally hate it. Here's a list of products I'm not likely to buy again and why...

1. Got2b Volumising Style Powder

This powder claims to be made of 'virtually weightless microparticles designed to help texturise the hair's surface'. No, just no. Even though it did add a little volume, it left my hair feeling sticky and dirty - trying to run your fingers through it once it's been applied is basically impossible. The powder also left some white residue in my hair making it appear dull. I applied it to my hand first rather than directly onto the hair, but this made little difference - blondes may not notice this as much. To give my hair a boost between washes I'll definitely be sticking to my Batiste Dry Shampoo, sorry for ever being disloyal - love you!

2. ELF Studio Radiance Enhancer in Golden

I think I bought this because I thought it'd be a dupe for Benefit's Moonbeam Highlighter but sadly, I was wrong. I normally love ELF's products, especially their Studio Brushes and when I'm making an order online I'll usually throw in a few impulse buys because they're prices are so reasonable. This enchancer wasn't a good look for me, I found it too glittery and it just didn't look natural at all. I'm yet to find a use for it!

3. Avon Pro Brow Enchancer in Dark Brown

My aunt's an Avon Representative so I'll regularly order makeup from their catalogue. A lot of my everyday beauty products come from Avon, but this brow enchancer just seems likes some sort of gimmick to me. I'm all about the brows, so anything that claims to enchance them means - I'm sold! This however, is basically a clear gel with bits of hair through it. I honestly don't see the point, it's tricky to place the hairs where you want, and it doesn't 'fill' your brows in the slightest. It's no longer available with Avon, probably due to the bad reviews it received from customers.

4. Rimmel Hide the Blemish Concealer in Ivory

After running out of my usual Bobbi Brown concealer I picked this up in Superdrug to do for the meantime since there aren't any Bobbi Brown stockists near me. I'm a fan of Rimmel's Match Perfection Concealer so thought I'd love this too, and as a concealer stick I expected maximum coverage. The coverage isn't the best and it's staying power, even with powder, isn't all that great. My skin isn't usually that dry but this concealer made my blemishes and under eye area look so cakey - any blemishes I had just stood out more. From reading other reviews I understand that women with fine lines around their eyes thought that this product highlighted them even more too.

5. Bourjous Magic Nail Polish Remover

If you've read my review on this nail polish remover then you'll not be surprised to see it in this list. I thought it made the nail polish removing process a lot more complicated than it needs to be. Foam built-in rather than using cotton wool? - such a hassle. It provides very little grip and doesn't allow for all of the nail polish to be removed properly. That '1 second' rule is nonsense in my opinion.

Have you bought any of these products? What's on your regret list?

Hannah x

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