Monday 20 January 2014

Haul: Fragrance Direct



I've never really bought cosmetics online, I prefer popping into Boots or Superdrug on my lunch break and having a nose and a swatch in there. It wasn't until I was asked if I wanted to review some items from Fragrance Direct that I really had a good look at the website. Going by the name, I thought it was mostly going to be perfume - I was very wrong! I had a browse and finally settled on four things that I wanted to try.

Lolita Lempicka Eau de Parfum* - This is a perfume that I've loved for years. I first tried it when I got a sample in a Glossybox but I've never been able to afford it myself. However, it's a complete bargain at £33.50 for the 100ml bottle on Fragrance Direct! It's such a gorgeous scent with top notes of violet. I've had so many compliments on it since I got it, one customer even told me I smelt lovely and if you've ever worked in retail, you'll know how rare it is to get a compliment from customers! I can put this on in the morning and it still smells just as great in the evening. The bottle also looks gorgeous amongst all of my other perfumes as well.

Real Techniques Starter Kit* - I've wanted this kit for aaaages. I got the core collection for my 23rd birthday and I also own a couple of the individual brushes but I've only recently got into eyeshadow (when I say recently, I mean in the last year or so) so I didn't see the point of spending £22 on eyeshadow brushes. I'm so glad I chose this now, I've used at least one of the brushes everyday since they arrived and I can now understand why they're so popular! I especially love the eyebrow brush and I've been choosing this over my MAC 266 brush (which cost about as much as the whole RT kit!) to fill my brows in on a daily basis.

OPI nail polish in 'Just A Little Rosti At This'* - I haven't tried many OPI polishes and when I saw how cheap they were on Fragrance Direct, I couldn't believe it! At £3.99, they're around the same price as your average drugstore nail polish so there's no reason not to pick one up. This shade is a part of the Swiss Collection which was released a few years ago now and is a gorgeous deep cranberry colour which is perfect for this time of the year. I've only used it over acrylics so far but it's really impressed me with its staying power.

Rimmel Apocalips lip lacquer in 'Eclipse'* - I'm a big fan of the Rimmel Apocalips collection, I picked four up when they were first released last year. This is from the collection that was released just before Christmas and it's a lovely deep red which applies like a highly pigmented lipgloss. I've used this a lot since I got it and it's now one of my favourite lip products for the winter.

13 comments:

  1. It sounds like you got lots of nice things to review.

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  2. Great picks, I hope you'll enjoy the RT brushes - once you've tried them, there's no going back :o) Xx

    Makeup by Candlelight

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  3. I'm such a fan of Fragrance Direct, this month I got 50mls of Vivienne Westwood's Cheeky Alice for a little over £18, I was shellshocked! xo

    hanne-xo.blogspot.com

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  4. I don't ever buy online either! I defo need to swatch things first.
    xxx | daisydaisyxxo

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  5. I love the Lolita Lempika perfume, I also tried it through a Glossybox!

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  6. I have the same RT brushes, they're so good!

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  7. They have so many great things on Fragrance Direct - adding Lolita Lempika to my wishlist as we speak!

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  8. Oooh that Lolita fragrance looks so pretty - I am sold already - great little beauty haul, thanks for sharing :)

    Laura x
    www.sidestreetstyle.com

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  9. Ah I used to adore Lolita Lempicka. I think I may have to pop into Boots tomorrow to familiarize myself with that gorgeous smell again! It's quite bad that I haven't tried Apocalips yet but I'm really not big on gloss. I think I might have to make it an exception soon enough because the colours are gorgeous!


    Samantha at Nashbag | UK Personal Style & Beauty Blog

    xoxox

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  10. Glad you like your stuff, but it's a shame that Fragrance Direct is full of grey stock (hence the prices...it costs retailers more than £3.99 to buy IN an OPI polish for example)

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  11. hit me up with some free stuff.

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  12. I'm mad for fragrance direct, their prices are too good to beat!!

    A little bit Unique Blog/Bloglovin/Instagram/Facebook

    xx

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  13. oh i do love my RT brushes, i would love the new ones x

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