Deals Deals Deals!

Today’s deals aren’t all beauty related, purely because I saw some bloody good deals and thought that they should be included regardless of this fact!

Ok so first up we have Groupon deals:

Manchester (actually, Bolton but it’s close enough I guess) Groupon has a lovely looking deal at Brown Cow Beauty Salon. You can get a full body massage, scalp massage AND facial microdermabrasion for just £29 (for one person) or £54 (for two people)! You will already know that I’m very interested in microdermabrasion if you’ve seen other deals I’ve posted but this whole package sounds like such a treat and at a bargain price too! :-)

Groupon Leeds shows a deep tissue massage deal, just £12 for the pleasure – this sounds like just what I need. You get a full hour of massage with balm being used for areas that give you trouble – lovely!

My final 3 Groupon deals aren’t beauty deals but if you’re in the market for some wine, a new mobile phone or a tablet pc with broadband contract then these could be worth a glance!

Samsung Galaxy Tab for £15 instead of £49 (normal contract cost before line rental) with a 24 month contract for £15 per month (usual monthly cost £25). This looks a fantastic deal as if you were to buy just the tablet PC from Amazon right now, you’d be paying about £372 whereas this will cost you £375 in total but included in that is 500mb of internet each month (with no extra cost incurred if you go over your allowance, I know this to be true as I am a T Mobile customer normally) - I might have to buy one of these, they're very good - my brother in law owns one!

Samsung Omnia Windows 7 Phone 7 for £28 (worth £280) on a 24 month contract with T Mobile for either £15 (300 minutes, unlimited texts) or £25 (900 minutes, unlimited texts) per month! I’ve never used this phone but I did have the previous Omnia which I loved, and the Samsung Galaxy S is also amazing. I really think that Samsung have upped their game with their mobile devices – good on them!

Finally there’s £15 for a £35 voucher to use at winedeal.co.uk – I’ve seen a mixed crate on there for £39 which would be great value – I’m tempted but I’m desperately trying to watch my figure so I can splurge in Egypt soon haha!

Amazon have Zumba Fitness for the Wii for just £19.98 - it's meant to be great fun and a good way to burn fat and keep fit (see, this one is still beauty related *phew*) and I'm very tempted to buy it!

Body Hangups!

I’ve always had issues with many parts of my body for one reason or another (which is why I’m finding it hard to get the confidence to put up a full photo of myself) but taking photographs close up for swatches etc has made me so much more aware of such things.

My wonky lip:

For instance, I’ve noticed my lip has gone a bit wonky – it’s not massively noticeable (so I’m told) but it’s definitely something I’m bothered about, so much so that I’m seriously considering having some kind of temporary makeup done on it! I saw a possible one on Groupon today but I think I need to do a bit more research into it first.

Also, my hands are not hairy at all to look at – yet when I do my close up swatch photo’s I am constantly noticing hairs in them – I know there are always going to be small, unnoticeable hairs but it’s rather disconcerting to see them so close up in photo’s!

My 3 'best' fingers:

I also get bothered by my poorly fingers in nail swatches as I have psoriasis and it can show up quite a lot in these shots - hence my first photo’s on here being on fake nail wheels; and hence why you’ll also usually only see maybe 3 of my fingers on my left hand (see above), as they’re the ‘best’ looking ones lol!

I can’t think of one area of my body that I actually like – it’s a sad fact, but a true one. Do you have any body hang-ups? Do you avoid photographs? Am I being completely irrational?

A Quick Round Up Of Todays Beauty Deals!

This is just a very quick round up of a few deals for today!

The Wahanda New CID Cosmetics offer is still on, if you want this set then now’s the time to get it – I bought mine yesterday so will swatch as soon as it arrives!

Also on Wahanda is a 1 hour Shiatsu massage for £17 instead of £50 – available at various locations around the UK – see Wahanda for more details. Again, if you have a £5 voucher, or haven’t but are not signed up to the newsletter (so can get one when doing so) you can get this deal for just £12, even better (same goes for New CID cosmetics offer above too which would go down to £17)!!

Groupon Manchester still have the Microdermabrasion offer from yesterday, which looks like great value to me!

Today, Groupon Manchester also sees an offer for semi permanent makeup which is just £120 for one area (choice of lips, lashes or brows) and is worth up to £495! I really, really am tempted by this as I feel my mouth is a little wonky in one little area – I don’t think it’s enough to notice in general, but when you know something is there that you don’t like then it’s a personal aggravation to keep seeing it there.

I will have to check the place out and see some of their previous work though as I want a natural finish – I don’t want to be looking like I have been having my make up tattooed on (even though I will have done so) – fussy, me?!

If I find any more deals today then I’ll be sure to post them up as soon as I can! :-)

Holiday Hair Colour Dilemma!

 

As you may know, I currently have my hair coloured in red/purple tones... I’m loving these kinds of colours in my hair, but am slightly panicking about how it will fare when I go to Egypt in about 5 weeks both in terms of fading in the sun and also leaking when in the pool or the sea.

I currently have Wella Koleston Perfect and Colour Touch products in my hair (both semi permanent, salon colours) which last great usually, but do have leakage in water when washing etc so I’m a little bit worried about this happening whilst I’m swimming. I’ve had red in my hair before, but never at a time when I’ve been going on holiday so this has got me stumped!

Anyway, I’m left with a few choices... 1. Take whatever happens on the chin and just have fun, 2. Have permanent colours put in my hair next time, so there may be less of a chance of the product leaking off my hair or 3. Go for a different colour that’s not as heavy in terms of upkeep whilst away!

I’m keeping my eye on Groupon and Wahanda for any good hairdressing deals but honestly, I need to decide what to do when the time comes more than anything; so I am calling on you, my fabulous readers to see what you would do?

Win Nivea Invisible & ASOS Capsule Collection Of Dresses!

Nivea have created a new deodorant range that will save you the embarrassment of having those pesky white marks on your dark clothing, and will also help to stop yellow staining on your white clothing pieces, which is a double advantage. The deodorant comes in 3 scent varieties (2 for the ladies and 1 for men) in both roll on and spray formats so there’s something to suit everybody!

Also, Nivea and ASOS have joined forces to create a new four-piece monochrome collection that ties in with the new deodorant range. The collection comprises of 2 white and 2 black dresses that look rather nice in my opinion, and that't not all... you can go to the ASOS website competition page between 18th April and 31st May to accessorise the dresses and be in with a chance of winning the entire capsule collection in your chosen size - there are 50 to be won!

 

 

Here are 2 of my accessorised dresses:

NIVEA INVISIBLE FOR BLACK & WHITE DEODORANT is available in two fresh fragrances, Clear and Pure. Each fragrance is available as a 35ml mini spray (£1.07), 150ml spray (£2.03), 250ml spray (£3.22) and a 50ml roll-on (£2.03).

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A Little Update On The Groupon Microdermabrasion (Manchester Deal) Included In My Beauty Deals!

I wanted to give you a little update on what I have found out about the situation with having microdermabrasion if you have psoriasis - as mentioned on the Groupon section of the 'Beauty Deals' post I put up earlier. I spoke to a nurse at the clinic who was very friendly and gave me some information on the matter.

If you have active psoriasis on the area to be treated (i.e. your face) then it could potentially be a problem, if it's active but in a different area then this *should* be fine; however each case is treated as an individual case and you will have a consultation prior to the treatment with a medically trained practitioner so you can be sure that they're not just going to go ahead and do it without any thought for any conditions that could be affected by this.

I think this is a very responsible way of doing things and it has given me confidence in the clinic and its staff.

A Few Beauty Deals For Today!

We all love a bargain; it gives us the buzz of buying new things but without so much of the guilt associated with actually laying out the dosh! This post has some of the best beauty bargains I’ve found on the net recently that I think you’d be interested in.

Truth be told, I can never resist a bargain which can get to be quite an expensive trait to have, even at bargain prices, so I must admit that I do still feel twinges of guilt if I’m spending instead of saving for my wedding – they don’t last too long though! ;-)

On Wahanda for £22 you can get an Exclusive 3-piece Makeup Hero Collection from New CID Cosmetics plus Free Delivery (saving you 62%). The set contains the i-smoulder pencil and shadow to create fabulous smoky eyes, a limited edition baked bronzer and highlighter duo for beautiful glowy skin, plus the i-gloss light up lipgloss for perfectly pouty glam lips!

This is a National deal so you can buy it wherever you are in the country but stocks are limited so could sell out at any time! A big bonus with this deal is that you can also get a £5 discount voucher to use on this deal if you sign up to the Wahanda newsletter (if you’re not already subscribed) so that would take this already fabulous deal down to £17!!

Groupon Manchester have a great microdermabrasion deal (FOUR microdermabrasion sessions for £39.95 instead of £150 – plus £50 off any other treatment there, to be precise) that I am definitely looking into for myself; I need to look into it because I have psoriasis that I don’t want to make worse, but if they don’t advise against me having it done then I will purchasing this without any hesitation. 

Microdermabrasion is basically a form of exfoliation that sloughs away dead skin but also uses an adjustable suction to help to remove the outer layers of skin. With microdermabrasion you could see a reduction of fine lines, wrinkles and shallow acne scarring; it could also help to decrease the appearance of superficial hyperpigmentation.

On the Groupon London Specials page there’s an interesting offer for semi permanent makeup (eyebrows, or eyeliner) at COSMEDOCTOR for £149 instead of £450. I say interesting because COSMEDOCTOR is actually located inside Superdrug on Kensington High Street. I only really found out about this new venture in Superdrug yesterday on Twitter so it seems very coincidental to see this on Groupon today.

COSMEDOCTOR also offer other non surgical treatments such as botox, fillers, laser hair removal, and chemical peels etc within their Superdrug location and there’s also a fish spa in there too (although I’m going off on a tangent here so more about all that in another post).  I quite fancy having a bit of semi permanent makeup – maybe on my lips or brows, have any of you had it done?

On the Birmingham Groupon page you can get a voucher for £180 worth of facial injection treatments that will cost you just £59! Now this will cover things like botox and fillers I’d expect so on face value (as I’ve never been to the clinic in question) this seems like a really, really good deal. The offer covers 1 area but you can purchase more areas for £60 each – so only £1 more than the deal price, which is rather good. I would quite like to try botox to be honest, I wouldn’t want the full on no movement effect but just enough to prevent any wrinkle damage occurring – as they do say that prevention is better than cure!

My final deal for today is on Superdrug, 3 Accessorize nail polishes in a set for £1.99. There are 2 sets available but they can’t guarantee which set you will be sent. I’ve heard good things about Accessorize polish (and the range in general) so this seems like a very good deal to me (as there’s no point in spending the money, however cheap on products that are no good)!

Getting To Know You!

Whilst browsing makeup swatches on Google images the other day, it occurred to me that I could instantly recognise various body parts of certain bloggers; for instance Temptalia’s lips, Karla Sugar’s arm, Scrangies, Helen Nice Things’ and Charlotte Lipglossing’s nails too (and so on).

I'd love to be able to take such consistent photographs with my swatches – maybe in time this will come? I hope so!

Anyway, it got me wondering which other bloggers' body parts people may recognise; so I thought I’d put it out there and ask you, my readers which other bloggers body parts you could recognise almost instantly?