Showing posts with label bargain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bargain. Show all posts

Sunday, 12 January 2014

Katy Perry "Killer Queen" Eau de Parfum


This was my favourite bargain that I picked up in the sales. This gorgeous gift set was reduced to £15.00 in my local chemist. I had tested this perfume before and quite liked it, so thought I might as well buy it!

I am not a Katy Perry fan at all, but I do quite like her perfumes. I have the original Purr in the absolutely incredible cat bottle, but that scent it definitely not as pleasing to me as this one.


I love the gorgeous bottle. It looks so regal and is so unusual in it's design. I love the little designs on the lid, especially the cat logo!



Anyway, on to the actual scent. Normally I am attracted to very sweet and fruity perfumes. This is a little bit different for me and it totally an Autumn/Winter scent in my mind.

Heart Notes - Red velvet flower, Rainbow Plumeria, Natural jasmine sambac

Top notes - Dark plum, Wild berry, Bergamot

Base notes - Cashmeran, Natural patchouli heart, Liquid praline


To me, this perfume has an incredibly deep, woody scent. It is definitely a floral type fragrance. This scent is just so glamorous, to me it smells quite expensive, not very "teenagery" like a lot of celebrity perfumes.

The only problem is it fades very quickly. I sprayed this on my neck and wrists earlier today, and right now I can barely detect a trace. But it was so cheap for me that I do not mind spraying it a lot!

I also have to say that the body lotion in this set is simply divine! It is quite strongly scented and seriously lasts all day. So it is worth layering up the scents!

Sunday, 7 April 2013

NYC Appleicious Lip Balm


I know I am sort of on a spending ban, but I had heard that NYC had brought out a lovely new collection of lip balms, they were only £2.50 each so I decided to treat myself! (Sure why not, I love lip balms!) 

I love the absolutely adorable apple design in the centre of the balm! Also it's a nice size of a lip balm, it's not too small that it will get lost in your handbag!



 Out of the shades available, I chose Appleicious Pink! I don't normally wear bright pinks, but being a lip balm I chose one of the brighter shades as I wanted there to be some kind of pigmentation. I did not expect the colour payoff to be so good! Out of all the lip balms I have tried from different brands, they have all been pretty sheer, so this is a wonderful surprise, I love it!
I really like how it looks on. And it stays on for a good number of hours, you can still feel the moisture in it too. It also has a lovely fruity scent. This is a real gem from NYC and I think I may have to go back and purchase the other shades!