3 for 2 danger

Being the kind of person I am walking through boots and Superdrug without spending a penny is virtually impossible. Makeup is my weakness. Especially when I'm getting one item totally free! Who could say no to that.

Last week I was out with my family in a little town called Skipton, Its a beautiful little market town which I used to love to visit with my grandparents when I was much younger so I have a lot of fond memories there. It was nice to go back after not visiting for quite a long time. So to the point Laura... While we were visiting we called into Boots, I had a wander, perused the makeup on offer and somehow I managed to resist all temptation of the beautiful new Christmas collections and recent releases and walked out empty handed with money still safely in my bank.

I cannot say this was the final out come of the day. Remembering I needed to pick up some cotton pads we headed into Superdrug. BIG mistake. I was in temptations way once again and this time I was weak. I had had my eye on one of the Revlon nail enamels in the shade 570 Vixen for quite some time after Tanya Burr had popped the beautiful product into her Autumn and winter drugstore beauty haul. I decided I was going to treat myself. In my head I deserved it, apparently...

So I picked up the nail enamel mentioned above (£6.49), a Revlon Lip Butter (£7.99) in the shade 035 Candy Apple and Revlon's Super Lustrous Lip Gloss (£6.99) in 225 Kiss Me Coral.

I have been using these products for a while now and I have to say I am very happy with the choices which I made. The nail polish is a deep red wine shade, on the nails it looks incredibly sophisticated and is the perfect wintery shade. On longer nails it looks beautiful, I am determined to grow my nails and have perfectly painted pinkies for winter!

Being a coral addict I couldn't resist another coral shade despite winter quickly drawing in. This product has also featured in one of Tanya Burr's videos... you could say I am easily influenced. The shade alone is not too pigmented on the lips and personally I wouldn't wear it as a stand alone product as for me it doesn't offer enough colour. However worn alone creates a very natural look which is quite nice for less formal occasions. I often wear it layered over Maxfactors Pink Brandy and I think they are the perfect combination. The gloss itself is non-sticky and wears fairly well, however I wouldn't say its one of the longest wearing glosses I own. Despite this I love the
shade and feel it completes my coral lip perfectly.

Gloss -  Far left

My favourite of the bunch would have to be the Lip Butter. What a drugstore gem. The Lipbutters as a range are incredible. They are hydrating and longwearing. This shade in particular is perfect for those who are scared to enter the world of a bold red lip. It is glossy and buildable allowing you to achieve the pigmentation you want without it being too overpowering in one application. I would say that the colour is not a true red but is very slightly orange toned which is something I personally like as like I said, the idea of a bold red lip scares me just a little.

   On the left is the lip butter with its more intense colour.

 

In total these three products cost me just under £15 which I feel for three good quality products is a fairly good price. I'm not sure how much longer the deal shall last but I plan to take advantage of it at least once more before it disappears.

 

Have you taken advantage of Boots and Superdrugs amazing 3 for 2 deal?

 

Laura xo