£9 for £30 Worth of Clothing from Rare Fashion on Groupon Today!

I've just noticed this deal on Groupon and whilst not strictly falling into the 'beauty' category, I thought it was worth posting as these types of Groupon National deals are usually very popular and seem like very good value. I think a new dress for my holiday to Egypt might be on the cards!!

These kinds of deals usually sell out well before they are due to end, this one is still going currently but if you're thinking about buying then I wouldn't wait for too long as it could end at any time.

Deal - Eyelash Extension Training Course!

If you’ve ever fancied starting your own business doing lash extensions (or just fancy being able to do it for friends and family) then this one could be for you. I’ve just noticed that on the Groupon London Specials page there is an offer to do an ‘Eyelash Extension Training Course for £129 at Love Lash (Value £350)’ which seems like a great saving. Eyelash extensions are becoming more and more popular – I mean who doesn’t love long lashes, right?

The voucher is actually valid for 1 year, which means that even if you don’t live in London but would like to do this, you can still consider going for this as it gives you plenty of time to get a visit planned (and to book yourself in on whichever course date suits you).

I like the idea of this but in reality I'm not entirely sure I'd have the patience actually do it all day every day haha!

More information is available on the Groupon site.

Two Manchester Beauty Deals For Today!

I noticed a deal for a fish pedicure on Groupon that is on for the next 2 days (well 47 hours, 41 minutes and decreasing) and at £9 for 30 minutes I thought it a very reasonable deal indeed, plus it’s based in Manchester... so I bought it, well it would be rude not to really!

Another Manchester deal that I am VERY tempted to purchase is for the ‘Choice of Two Beauty Treatments including Massage or Body Wrap for £29 with Special FX Hair and Beauty Studios (Worth up to £200)’ deal  (again, on Groupon as I've only had a chance to look on there so far, I'm in need of sleep so I'll look on Wahanda and other sites for more good deals if I get any free time later on today) and I can see at least 4 treatments that I’d consider doing there. Just for quickness I’m going to paste all treatments that you can choose from as this looks like a complete bargain to me:

1) Nora Bode Oxyjet facial with liquid oxygen, minerals and collagen. (30 minutes RRP £70.00, including multi vitamin mineral gel, 30g RRP £25.00 to continue at home treatment for 6 weeks)

2) UCW Body wrap to help lose weight (RRP £70.00)

3) Medical G5 deep tissue massage and body contouring for cellulite and problem areas, with antioxidant arometharpy oil (30 minutes RRP £50.00)

4) Peach kernel and citric acid body scrub with combined vitamins A, C, E (30 minutes RRP £70.00)

5) Infrared Room to detox body, normally £7.00 per 5 minutes (40 minute treatment RRP £56.00)

6) Mene Moy medicated 4% body acid peel (15 minute application time RRP £299.00)

7) Heal and Seal mineral body brush (30 minutes RRP £70.00)

8) Collagen facial with acupressure mini face lift (30 minutes with 6 week take home kit, RRP £130.00 with resident nurse only)

It looks like I might be spending a bit more money before the day is over!

OPI 'Touring America' Collection For Autumn/Winter 2011

This collection is gorgeous, I can't wait to get my hands on a good few of them. Excitement!

My stand out colours are (in no particular order):

• I Eat Mainly Lobster
• My Address Is Hollywood
• Colour To Diner For
• Uh-Oh Roll Down The Window
• Suzi Takes The Wheel
• Road House Blues
• Honk If You Love OPI
• I Brake For Manicures

Do any of these shades take your fancy?

Sorry for the short post, I've had the worst day ever but I really wanted to get this post out to you sooner rather than later!

Swatched: Bourjois Ombre Stretch Eyeshadow - Vert!

Remember the Cheap Smells deal I posted the other day for the free Bourjois Ombre Stretch Eyeshadow? Well mine arrived so I thought I’d show you the product with some swatching!

The shadow is a lovely colour, kind of a gold-y green but it’s just not as pigmented as the fabulous new Little Round Pots and other similar baked shadows! I think it does look a lot better when used wet (as you can see on the photo’s), and you can build up more colour with a little effort too so it is worth the £1.99, I’m just not sure I’d have been happy if I had paid much more for it.

Bargain Beauty Feature?

After spending a lot of time looking at and posting about beauty deals recently (as well as sporadically over the time I’ve had this blog) I’ve decided that it could be a good idea to keep posting them up as a regular feature – I mean who doesn’t like a bit of a bargain?! I’m not entirely sure how often I’ll do this; I guess it depends on how many deals I come across that are worth posting, but I do hope it will be something that you do enjoy and find useful whenever I do post them up!

I’ll be using a variety of websites such as Wahanda/Groupon type sites and also other popular online beauty stores to find the deals (I do a LOT of beauty browsing) and I’ll also post up any offer or money off voucher codes that I come across too. Please do let me know if you think this is a feature that you’d find worthwhile?!

Wordless Wednesday (...Just About)!

Bottlegreen limited edition bottles in aid of the Breakthrough Breast Cancer charity's Fashion Targets Breast Cancer (FTBC)!

Bottlegreen FTBC sparkling pressé collection is available from Waitrose, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Morrisons, Budgens and Booths from April, RRP £2.40. Flavours include, elderflower, pomegranate & elderflower and ginger & lemongrass.

New MeMeMe Nail Polish Shades - Part 3, 84 Delicate!

Last, but by no means least is the lightest of the 3 shades, shade 84 ‘Delicate’ which is a grey/purple shade... it has a very slight hint of Chanel’s Paradoxal polish but I think it is lighter than I remember Paradoxal being (I haven’t worn it for a while) so I wouldn’t say it was a dupe at the moment, but I’ll put a comparison up in this post (below) just to make sure.

This polish seems thinner than the other 2 MeMeMe shades (and Paradoxal for that matter) and needs a good 3 to 4 coats (the swatches show 3) but it’s worth it as it dries very quickly and is a very lovely colour indeed. It looks like it has a bit of understated shimmer running through it, again like Paradoxal does (although it looks a bit more frosted to me, in the photo's) but I still don’t think that this would qualify it as a dupe.

Sorry it's so picture heavy, it's just it looks kind of different in each one to me... also excuse my nails/hands etc as they're fresh from DIY'ing!

These 2 show the depth of colour better than the rest:

Natural light, with flash (dull day):

Anyway, comparisons aside this is a colour that is well worth a purchase whether you own Paradoxal or not. I think MeMeMe have triumphed with these shades and look forward to seeing any more that they come up within the future.

Disclosure: PR Sample