Love Me Beauty Bag Review!! - DISCOUNT CODE INSIDE!

I'm a member of various makeup/beauty groups on facebook and it's these groups that help me find new brands and new products I want to try out! It was in one of these groups that I discovered a great subscription service called the Love Me Beauty Bag.

They give you 60 credits to spend in their online 'store' that go in your bag for each month. I think it's really great how you get to pick what you get. Most items cost 15 - 20 credits but if you see more items you like you can buy extra credits (or I have a code you can use - its at the end). You can choose how long you sign up for and that will determine the price. I chose the one month option which was £10 plus postage.

At the time I signed up they didn't have that many products to choose from, I guess signing up at the end of the month means all the great stuff is gone. But I did manage to get my hands on some cool things with my 60 credits!

It almost seems colour co-ordinated! So here's what I got:

• Kat Von D mini Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in the shade 'Outlaw' (3ml, 20 credits)
• Kat Von D Mini Tattoo Liner in the shade 'Trooper' (0.2ml, 15 credits)
• Makeup Forever Ultra HD Loose Powder (1g, 20 credits)
• NUXE Hand Cream (15ml, 5 credits)
• Love me beauty bag of the month (as seen in the background)

I am still super happy with what I got, I could've gotten more items if two of mine weren't 20 credits each but it all depends on how you spend them!

Here are some swatches of the products (you can also find these in the swatch masterpost).

I really think this subscrition service is super cool and definitely worth the money as you get to pick your own items!

If you use the code 'themariajoy20' you can get extra credits to spend!!

I did also do a video review on this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61bhyivulm8

I hope you enjoyed reading this through! Let me know if you subscribe and what you pick!!

- athriftymaria x

TKMAXX Makeup & Beauty Haul! February 2017

So recently a TKMAXX store opened up in Lowestoft, this is a big thing to have in our small seaside town. Usually I travel to either Great Yarmouth or Norwich to go shopping there but no it's much more convenient! 

I did in fact go twice to collect the items for this haul, the range of makeup they do have there at the moment isn't very good so finding something I liked was hard. I always look for the higher end products as I feel I'm getting more for my money if I know it is a good brand but at a cheaper price!

On my first trip I picked up three different items. The first was this bh Cosmetics 'Eye Essential' 7 Piece Brush Set. 

In the set you get seven different eye brushes:

101 - Blending Brush

102 - Large Shader Brush

103 - Small Shader Brush

104 - Angled Blending Brush

105 - Pencil Brush

106 - Fine Liner Brush

107 - Small Angled Brush

These brushes cost me £9.99, which I thought was really good since they are £14 on Beauty Bay.

I really like these brushes, they are super soft and have not been shedding at all! I mostly use the 101, 103 and the 105 brushes for applying my eyeshadow. I did try to use the 107 to apply my eyeliner and that's why is all black!

The next product I got is a Too Faced product and its one that isn't really my colour but I couldn't resist it! Its their Melted Metal Liquid lipstick in the shade 'Dream House'.

I think it is a really pretty, bold colour and if I am ever brave enough to wear this shade then it's going to look so pretty on! I paid £5.99 for this which I thought was great as it retails at $21! 

The last product I got on my first trip was something I just randomly picked up! I didn't feel that I had gotten enough stuff from my first trip so I looked for something cheap! 

This is the Stila Sun Gel and it was only £2.99 so I picked it up! I didn't really know what it was until I got home and realised it was a tanning product! Its basically a gel bronzer that you can use everywhere. It's not something I have ever thought of using but if it makes me look less like a piece of paper then that's great with me! What's even better is that these retail at £19 meaning I saved myself quite a lot!

On my second trip I had less money to spend so I only got two more things, one of them was really bad and the other is probably my favourite find of the year!

Firstly I picked up the Stila Lip Glaze in the shade 'Roseberry'. 

This is the product that I don't really like, while it smells great and is a lovely colour it is so sticky and tacky. I always tend to avoid glosses due to this very reason so I probably wont be getting much use out of this product! It was still a good deal though, I paid £3.99 and they retail at £15!

The last product I got is possibly the best thing I've found in a while and it was a bargain at only £2.99! The best part is that it's cruelty free, vegan and its a BODY SCRUB!!

This is the Buddy Scrub's Green Tea Body Scrub and it is amazing! You get 200g of this amazing scrub, it left my skin feeling so soft and clean. They have a whole range of scrubs on their website (http://www.buddyscrub.com.au/) which retail at $14.95 so another bargain once again!

I did get a few clothing items along with these which I show off in my youtube video below! If you want to see the products completely then this is the best way to see them! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5q2FEX9I4k&t=190s

Let me know of your bargains from TKMAXX I would love to know what you manage to get your hands on!

- athriftymaria x

My New SUPER CHEAP Makeup Storage!!

So I have finally decided how I want to decorate my room (literally has taken me two and a half years to come to a decision) so that means I need some new bits and pieces including makeup storage!

Everyone seems to absolutely love clear, acrylic (plastic) storage! Whether thats a pen pot, letter holder or specifically designed makeup storage, its hard to find someone who doesn't use one of these products. I am no different here as I already owned a small lipstick holder that is clear and so so perfect which I managed to salvage from a charity shop! I just think they look super simple and allows you to really appreciate your makeup more as you are able to admire all of the beautiful packaging.

So knowing that I wanted to display my makeup in a new different way for the upcoming room revamp, I some how convinced my mum to let me go with her to B&M. I have gotten so many bargains from B&M in the past and I had a gut feeling that I would find something that would be perfect! 

After dragging myself away from the american sweets I found exactly what I needed on the end of and Isle! I ended up getting two different 'organisers' that have made my makeup look so much better!

So this is the first one I picked up! It's called a 'Makeup Organiser' and it was £4.99!

Its approximately 32.5x21x8.5cm and has 15 sections!! For the price I feel like that is amazing! If you look online for a large clear organiser you are usually looking at a lot more that just £5! 

So I got this one with the idea that it would hold all of my eye and face products, and I was pretty spot on with that. After clearing through all of the old stuff that goes unused I was able to fill this up with everything that i have left and it honestly looks so beautiful to me <3

I was actually really worried that it was going to be slightly too wide to fit on my shelve but its actually the perfect size, all of my makeup is now on this shelf looking more beautiful than ever!

The other item I got was classed as a 'Medicine Caddy' and it was only £1.99!!! Bargain I know! So I literally just picked this up with no idea as to what I was going to use it for, I knew I had a lot of loose small products that needed somewhere to go and I just hoped it would work out well.

I actually already threw out the packaging for this so I dont have the measurements but this caddy has 7 sections that I had to fill with something. I like the way that there are little handles in the side of this, it makes it so much easier to pick it up without anything falling out. You can really fit a lot of items in here if you put them in carefully.

You can see that I have really used up all of the available space in this caddy! A grand total of 27 products can fit in here and for only £1.99 I really think this was a great purchase! I honestly feel so much better about my makeup collection now knowing that its all organised and looking pretty! 

I did get one final thing from B&M for my room and for my makeup sponge and that is this huge glass jar with 'Enjoy' written in gold.

This is a super cute large glass jar that was in the kitchen section. It was supposed to be £1 but was on sale for half price which is amazing! I wouldn't mind paying full price for this as its absolutely perfect for my room. 

I'm going to use this jar for all of my makeup sponges, I currently only have one in there and thats one from Real Techniques. I do plan on filling the whole jar so whenever I need a sponge I have plenty!

Thats everything that I got and for a grand total of £7.48 I've managed to completely organise my makeup collection and make it look so much better than before. I can now look at everything and smile knowing that its not getting damaged in a drawer or makeup bag somewhere.

I still plan on getting a lot more makeup so more storage will be needed as my collection grows and hopefully I'll be able to find matching organisers for a super cheap price!

I hope you enjoyed reading about my new makeup storage! I also did a youtube video on everything I got from B&M where you can see them before I started using them:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UjczX-8X3Q&t=3s

If there is anything you want me to write about do let me know, I have a lot planned for this blog I just need the time to write! 

- athriftymaria x

'My Sign' Makeup Revolution London Eyewheel + Lipgloss Review

So for Christmas my sister had gotten me a makeup product that  hadn’t seen before! It was the ‘My Sign’ Eye Wheel  by Makeup Revolution London in the shade Gemini. I was surprised she even remembered my star sign! After looking them up online I found out that there is an Eye Wheel and Lipgloss for each of the 12 star signs. The Eye Wheels are £5 and the Lip Glosses are £3.

This is the Gemini Eye Wheel:

When I looked at the colours I realised that they aren’t really colours that I usually wear, green especially. After swatching them and playing around with them (this was for a YouTube video that I will link at the end) I decided that they weren’t so bad and that I would at least give them another shot! (I know the second swatch looks gold but its actually a metallic green shade)

Each wheel has:

·         An eye primer

·         3 Eyeshadows

·         2 Brow Shades

·         A Highlighter

So on boxing day I went into town to get some bargains in the sale and had to stop by Superdrug to at least check out the other shades. When I got there a lot of the shades were still there which was surprising since every new Makeup Revolution product usually sells out in store pretty fast. After looking at all of the shades I decided to pick up the Taurus Eye Wheel  (it had a lovely gold eyeshadow that I was 

REALLY drawn too) and the Gemini Lipgloss.

This Taurus Eye Wheel I picked because the gold eyeshadow is stunning  (I always tend to wear warm browns, oranges and GOLDS) so this selection of colours was sort of perfect for me really. I actually used some of the brown brow powder to blend in my crease as the darker black colour is a little too overpowering for me.

So all of the swatch pictures were taken in a hurry and I completely forgot to include a swatch of the highlighter and the Gemini Lipgloss so here they are:

The highlighter and the brow powders are the same in each Eye wheel meaning once you have one you’re only really paying for another three eyeshadows! All of the shadows are fairly pigmented and easy to blend in. I haven’t used the primer at all as I tend to use my liquid primer from the same brand. The gloss isn’t tacky or sticky (which is what is despise from a gloss) and is a beautiful colour, only problem is that it transfers quite easily as it doesn’t really dry on your lips.

Overall I really like these products, I would recommend the Taurus Eye Wheel if you want a really nice golden eyeshadow! The Gemini Lipgloss is such a nice colour and not sticky or heavy on the lips at all but does transfer far too easily! If you have any of the My Sign collection then let me know which products you pick!!

I also did a Youtube video on these products, swatching them and doing a full face look with the Gemini products which is linked below!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFlYQRGAobw

Thanks for stopping by today to read my review, I hope this helps you decide which products to pick!

- athriftymaria x

Hello!

Hello, and welcome to my blog!

Many of my upcoming posts will follow the theme of being 'cheap' or me sourcing some super awesome bargains. I love to share when I'm able to get my hands on a great deal, whether that's a lovely vintage dress from a charity shop, or a clearance in the makeup isles you can bet I'm always searching for the next great buy!

While I have the chance I just want to introduce myself, so here's 20 facts about me!

1. I am 18 years old
2. I have a YouTube channel which I am very proud of
3. Most of the makeup in my collection isn't used
4. I have 4 cats and one dog
5. I am really into gaming, I play on Xbox One and soon to be playing on PC
6. I have a clothing rail filled with clothes I don't wear
7. My sister is a younger, more annoying version of me and appears occasionally on my social media
8. I live in the most eastern town in the UK
9. I have 4 piercings (it used to be 5 but I took my lip piercing out)
10. I am very cheap, the least I spend the better
11. Most of my makeup/beauty items have been brought discounted, been given to me for free or have been traded for other things
12. I am terrible at saving so I'm basically broke all of the time
13. I work in a little shop, part time
14. Although I have the biggest bedroom I still don't have enough space in here for all of my junk
15. I have to declutter regularly if not I would be dubbed a hoarder
16. I get called a 'fake gamer girl' because I don't have time to play online as often as I used to and that sucks
17. Despite having a fairly good fashion sense I always look like I stumbled out of a trash bag
18. I have a boyfriend who I've been with for two years now, he's a big part of my life! He helps out with editing for my YouTube videos all of the time, so supportive
19. Charity shops end up taking most of my money as I can get some quality items for a fraction of retail price
20. Poundland is probably my second home, please don't judge it's just fabulous

So I know those facts were probably rather boring but I'm not used to this form of expressing myself, usually I speaking to a camera alone in my room, now I'm typing on the bus trying to think of what to write.

I wanted to keep this short and sweet and let you find out the rest yourself, thanks for stopping by and I hope you visit again :)

- athriftymaria x