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Showing posts with label Tangle Teezer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tangle Teezer. Show all posts

Tuesday, 21 July 2015

August wishlist

I didn't do a wishlist post last month because I had done quite a bit of shopping and there wasn't anything else I really wanted, however this month it's not the case and there are few things I have been eyeing up . . .



First up, I've been looking into buying a wireless speaker system from Panasonic because in the summer I really like to blast my music, plus the speakers on my laptop aren't amazing so I definitely should look into getting some external speakers and these ones are wireless which makes them a bit more practical. I really like the sleek, black design of the SC-ALL3 speakers and it looks quite small as well so it would be pretty easy to carry around and even travel with. Also, these particular speakers have mostly 4 and 5 star reviews on Amazon so they seem to be fairly popular.

Next up is something that was on my Spending Ban wishlist that I did a while ago and that's the Tangle Teezer (in pink, because pink is cute as heck). I said it at the time and I'll say it again, I'm not happy that they spelled it like 'Teezer' - shoddy spelling doesn't go down well with me, but this product seems to go down with a lot of people on YouTube with thick hair, which is something I have. I don't really like brushing my hair that often because it goes really frizzy but not curly at all (if you've watched some of my older YouTube videos, most of which are unlisted now, you'll see what my hair looks like brushed and it's not pretty) but before I wash it I have to brush it to get all the tangles out otherwise it'll go all matted and horrible, so I thought this would make the job a lot easier. I feel like spending about a tenner on what is essentially a brush to be quite expensive but for a really good product, I think it's more of an investment.

Lil secret - I've never used a primer before. I'm very skeptical about additions to the beauty industry, I've been treating primer as a more expensive moisturizer and I still believe these fancy setting sprays are nothing more than glamorized H2O (correct me if I'm wrong, I just hear so many people saying they don't do much for them), but it's summer and I'm tired of makeup separating on my oily areas so it's time to try a primer. I quite like the Rimmel Lasting Finish Foundation (even though the shade range gives me problems as with most drugstore foundations) and I've seen quite a few good reviews of the Lasting Finish Primer, so I thought that'd be a good one to start out on - but if you have any other recommendations, please tell me!

I really love trying different brow products and after hearing quite a few good things about the Maybelline Brow Satin Eyebrow Pencil, I've decided I've got to try it. It seems a little Brow Wiz-esque but for a much smaller price tag, plus I'm quite intrigued by the eyeshadow sponge side too - if I get it, you'll definitely hear more from me on this one . . .

The last thing on my list is something that's been majorly hyped up in the YouTube world mostly by makeup artists, and it's the Ben Nye Banana Luxury Powder. The reason I want to try this is because I've been majorly into cooking my concealer ever since I discovered it was a thing people did, it's essentially revolutionised my concealing life but I usually do it with a translucent powder, and I've heard that using a yellow toned powder would help brighten up that area also anywhere else where you might want to highlight. I never thought to look it up because I thought it'd be crazy expensive but it's actually only about £13 (sans delivery) for a big jar which I don't think is too bad at all, so I'm definitely hoping to order this at some point!!

What's on your wishlist at the moment?

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Monday, 5 January 2015

The spending ban wishlist

I don't know about you, but after Christmas I was in serious need of a spending ban, so for the whole of January I'm not doing any shopping, this is also partially because I'm going to a concert at the end of the month (which I'm super excited for) that I need to pay for, so money is something I am lacking in right now - you feel me?

However, I still find myself pining after certain beauty items - it's tough reading review after review on certain products and not being able to buy them, so my solution is to create a wishlist so that I can either buy these products once my spending ban is up or I can buy any possible dupes of them (which I probably will do being the cheapskate thrifty spender that I am)


What kind of generic eighteen year old would I be if I didn't want MAC's Velvet Teddy? I've been very into brownish-pinky nudes at the moment, they've become somewhat of an everyday item, so it may be worth it to splash out and buy the MAC one. Although I have heard that Revlon do a dupe called Mauve It Over of it so it's quite possible I'll buy their version of it for half the price of MAC.

If you've watched any of my YouTube videos you'll know I have a lot of hair, and people with thick hair all seem to love the Tangle Teezer - now don't get me wrong I'd love to try it, but it bothers me how it's spelt 'Teezer'.. what's up with that? What's held me back from buying this is that at the end of the day, it's an expensive brush so I've found it hard  to make the purchase but I would eventually like to buy one and see if it's worth the hype.

I think one of the most hyped about products in the bloggersphere by far is the Benefit They're Real mascara and it looks really good from all of the reviews I've read, but nearly £20 for a mascara seems a bit ridiculous so I may buy a sample size or look around for a dupe.

The Real Techniques make up brushes are arguably the most popular make up brushes, which is why I feel somewhat ashamed to say that I don't even own one. I do own some really good make up brushes from eBay, but I hear so many good things about the Real Techniques ones that I'd like to try them, plus it would be nice to have more make up brushes so I don't have to wash my current ones as often (I'm lazy, chill)

Urban Decay have revolutionised the world of eye shadow with their Naked palettes, and whilst I don't want to dole out £37 on their Naked palettes (as you can buy £4 dupes from Makeup Revolution) I think their basics palettes are, whilst still expensive, a lot cheaper and more wearable shades, I think the Naked Basics 2 palette would be more wearable for me but both palettes have such nice neutral shades.

Have you tried any of these products?
Do you have any dupes for these products?