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SEPHORA IS COMING TO THE UK?! | SEPHORA HAUL 2016

04:35:00

Have you heard the news?! Apparently Sephora is coming to the UK before the end of the year. Rumour has it that their first store will be o...

Have you heard the news?! Apparently Sephora is coming to the UK before the end of the year. Rumour has it that their first store will be opening in Westfields, Stratford.

I've recently come back from the USA myself and naturally had to pay Sephora a little visit. I only picked up a few products and could've easily picked up a lot more but somehow stopped myself.

I have been dying to try Champagne Pop by Jaclyn Hill for so long and finally was able to get my hands on it, I didn't really want to order it online as I knew I was heading to the US at the end of the year. I must say, I am SO impressed with it and I know it is going to become my go to highlighter; it's the perfect shade! If you have the chance to swatch this or even purchase it, do it! You won't regret it, I promise.

The second product that I was after was the Kat Von D liquid lipstick in 'Bow N Arrow', I've since found out that her products will be sold exclusively to Debenhams which I'm so happy about. If any of you are wondering, with the current exchange rate, it only worked out 50p cheaper to get it in the US as they are retailing at £16 here in the UK and are sold at $20 in the US. I've tried the liquid lipstick once and my god, it's amazing. I'm so impressed. When comparing them to the Anastasia Beverly Hills liquid lipsticks, I would 1000000% recommend the Kat Von D ones more. They don't go drying on my lips and last ages, I found that the Anastasia Beverly Hills liquid lipsticks didn't really live up to all the hype surrounding them, maybe that's just me though.

08:28:00

USA Haul Part One: August 2014

08:28:00

The holiday blues have definitely kicked in. I've been back from the USA for about a month now and it's offi...

The holiday blues have definitely kicked in. I've been back from the USA for about a month now and it's official, I need to live there.
Of course, while I was out there I had to do a bit of shopping (a lot of shopping). The extent of the shopping that I done was highlighted at the airport when my cases were weighed - yes I was stopped and yes I did have to take things out of the cases BUT it all managed to get home, yay! There were A LOT of products out there that were ridiculously cheaper than back here in the UK. It's surprising to see how much more overpriced it is in the UK compared to the US. Don't get me wrong, not everything was cheaper and in some occasions it worked out to be slightly more expensive.

The reasons this blog post is titled Part One is because I managed to take these pictures with the amazing background of the swimming pool but everything else that I bought I completely forgot to photograph whilst I was out there *slaps hand*. But still, there's Part Two to look forward to right!? I do realise that there's a Yankee Candle bag in the first picture but there's no candles etc shown above, I have absolutely no idea where those pictures disappeared too.

Prices:

Victoria's Secret Fragrance Mist - Pure Seduction $14.00
Victoria's Secret Fragrance Mist - Pure Daydream $14.00
Victoria's Secret Fragrance Mist - Aqua Kiss $14.00
Victoria's Secret Hydrating Body Lotion - Coconut Passion $14.00
Victoria's Secret Hydrating Body Lotion - Sensual Blush $14.00

So, all those Victoria's Secret products should total $70 but they were doing an offer which was 5 products for $30 making them $6 each BUT I had a coupon for $10 off making it a total of $20! Meaning I got each product for $4 each which is around £2.50. There is no way we would ever get Victoria's Secret products in the UK for £2.50 each - major bargain!

Bath & Body Works Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel - Japanese Cherry $1.75
Bath & Body Works Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel - Vanilla Sorbet $1.75
Bath & Body Works Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel - Golden Apricot $1.75
Bath & Body Works Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel - Golden Autumn Citrus $1.75
Bath & Body Works Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel - Warm Vanilla Sugar $1.75
Bath & Body Works 3 Wick Candle - Limoncello $22.50

Another bargain I managed to find were the Anti-Bacterial Hand Gels which were 5 for $5 so I decided to pick up 5 due to the fact we can't get them in the UK. So far I am impressed with them.

The big bargain was the 3 Wick Candle that was priced at $22.50. I had a coupon to get one for half price so I should have paid $11.25, however, the person who served me obviously misunderstood what I said as I got it for FREE. My accent must have sounded as though I had a coupon for a 'FREE' wick candle instead of a 'Three Wick Candle' but hey, who's going to complain about that!? The Limoncello candle scent reminds me of Lemon Ice that you buy from the Ice Cream man, smells delicious!

With the other products, unfortunately I don't have the receipts to check prices but I can roughly remember some. The EOS lip balms were no more than $3 each, some of them I think I even got for under $2. I saw these in a shop the other day and they were priced at £6 which just shows how much more expensive it is to get them in the UK. The NYX products were quite a bit cheaper over in the US although the exact prices I can't remember. If I remember correctly, the NYX Lip Cream & Butter Glosses converted price wise to around £3? But I honestly can't remember. NYX is a brand that is becoming more available in the UK, so if I like any products I try I can still get them, even if they are more expensive.

I love every single product that I managed to get in the US and I can't wait to go back again!

Have any of you been to the US?

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