Scarlett's Thinkins: Some good - Some bad. Beautyrocket order update.

Hello!

I'd just like to apologise for being such a whinge bag yesterday... But I'm in a better mood today.

My beautyrocket parcel arrived this morning, even though I had to got and collect it from the Post Office and pay £1! I had to go up to the new house this morning to check the carpets we're going in OK... so I took my parcel with me on the bus and opened it up.

I wasn't hugely impressed to be honest, even though they had all been packed up carefully and nothing was damaged in the post. The first thing I opened was the Rimmel lipstick, and it was obvious that someone had looked at it and not wound it down before putting the lid on, so half of the stick is stuck to the inside of the lid! It is still useable though, I'll just have to find my lip brush...

The next thing I looked at was the Constance Carrol cheek tint/bronzer doodad, it's just in a little tube, like a Juicy Tubes lip gloss, and it was all intact. I tried to get some product out to swatch it on my hand... but it was all dry. So loads shot out into my hand, and my mum leaned over and told me that It looked like a piece of mouse crap... pleasant.

All of the eyeliners and eyebrow pencils I ordered are excellent, especially the Bourjois Khol Contour one. It's a really deep foresty green, and I've tried to swatch it and take some pictures.. but it just shows up as black :(

I was really unhappy with the nail varnish, I've just put SEVEN coats of the Maybelline Express Finish onto my nails and it's just opaque. The other one isn't even useable as all of the bristles are stuck together. I've tried soaking them, but nope! So I'm really not pleased about that. I've had some of the Maybelline before, in another colour and I can remember it being watery.. but this was just literally blue water. Maybe they water them down or something? I don't know?!

The Go Eye Dusts are great! They are just cheaper versions of Barry M Dazzle Dust, and the Laval Starry Eyes is good too; although I have no idea why I bought it in BRIGHT GREEN!?! The tweezers are fine, as are the makeup sponges.

Anyway, although some of the stuff is a bit poop I can't really complain as I only paid over 50p for a few things. The rest we're 30-40p. So you can't really expect too much for that money. If your going to order from the website, I'd just suggest that you don't expect too much, I wouldn't order anything apart from liners and tweezers/pads etc in the future.

Now onto something else I got today! I had a really good exfoliation session last night and used up my last bit of Ted Baker body scrub :( It smelt so yummy so I was a little bit sad. That was until I found this in John Lewis this afternoon.....

I cant even tell you how good it smells..........

umi Walnut & Cinnamon Body Scrub

for invigorated skin.

'umi - an infusion of ingredients to indulge the body and ease your mind'

'Walnut & Cinnamon body scrub for invigorated skin. Grains of walnut shell gently exfoliate, while cinnamon is said to warm and stimulate skin'

I haven't even used any yet, and I'm already in love with it! I was looking at some Bliss 'Body Buff' which was £27.40.. ever so slightly out of my price range at the moment.

So then my mum pointed out this one, which was only £4.85 for 350ml. I instantly thought it would be ming, I'm not a fan of cinnamon at all. It reminds me of those horrid Christmas air fresheners. But as soon as I smelt it I had to have it! It's cinnamony and walnutty at the same time, which is a gorgeous combo! It's also in a kilner jar, I have a kilner jar obsession. They're great for storing bits and bobs, like cotton pads and buds on your desk! I've got 4 jars waiting for me, so I can put them in my new bedroom. They were only £1 each from Asda, and I think they're 1 litre, you can get larger ones (2litre?) for £2.

They're great for using in the kitchen too, my sister actually made pear drop sambuca in a kilner jar :)

This is what it looks like inside, it's obviously a grainy texture but it's really jelly-like. It wobbles about in the pot... hah!

I really can't wait to use it, but I'm too tired to have a bath tonight so it'll have to wait until the morning. I wish I could have a shower and use it now, but I can't even stand up straight in the shower.... :(

I'm really getting in to this whole blogging thing... even if no-one's reading it! It's nice to have somewhere to write my inane and insane thoughts down.

I'm happy tonight!