On every birthday and christmas list since I was around 14 you will see me asking for some form of Benefit product. Who doesn't love the quirky packaging, bright department store counters and promises of the products to work wonders?

Well around 2 years ago I finally went in to Debenhams and purchased something from Benefit, High Beam to be precise and I can't say I was impressed. It seemed very glittery and as a highlighter did't seem to highlight as much as I had hoped. This was put in the back of my drawer and no doubt eventually given to a family friend or such like.

Despite this dissapointment I still wanted more! I had seen advertisements for Miss Popularity, a precision highlighter. It looked interesting and promised a lot, so I thought why not!

Whilst there I also purchased... Georgia blush and Erase Paste.






Miss Popularity

I do actually like this product, when put in the corners of my eyes it does brighten them and it also narrows the nose when put on either side, which is something I am happy with. However, for the price I do feel you could just purchase a white, shimmer eyeshadow and have it do the same job. Although I do like this product and what it offers I do think it is overpriced and you would be best off looking for an alternative. 6/10

Georgia Blush

I rarely use blush, I am a bronzer girl all day long. However my reasons for purchasing this were to highlight the cheekbone and create a more 'fresh' look. I find this product quite chalky, although I am impressed with the colour and finish and it does exactly as I wanted it to! Again, just a bit too expensive for what it is! 6/10

Erase Paste

This promises to camouflage bags under eyes and any other unsightly facial areas. You are provided with a small 'scoop' and you are supposed to put, what I think is, quite a large amount of the concealer on to the area and then 'spread' it across. I don't use the tool and instead just use my fingers or a smaller brush. As for coverage, I do not think this camouflages as much as I had hoped however I do feel that my eyes look brighter when using it and therefore won't be gettign rid of it just yet! 7/10

What do you think of Benefit products? Have you been dissapointed or do you just avoid the hype?

You can tell these are dated from the advertising, from the 1980's infact!



I recently purchased some heated rollers and couldn't get them to stay in my hair for love, nor money. I thinkthinkthink they were by Babyliss and came with these thin metal 'pins' to hold them in that really did less than nothing!

So when I saw these I thought they might work a bit better.



The idea is that you heat them up, then wrap a piece of hair around the protruding end and then simply fold the other side back over itself so that it holds your hair in place.

Now let me tell you, these bad boys work wonders! Loose, wavy curls in 5 minutes and heavier curls if left in for only a little while longer!

These are quite hard to get hold of, I had to find mine on ebay but last time I looked there were quite a few available. Honestly, I don't know what I did without these! I have no idea why they don't sell them anymore either, so much easier than normal rollers.

I bought mine for £9.91 including postage - the best money I have spent this year!

Do you have these, what do you think? Or, will you be getting some now?

I have been driving work, my neighbour, my parents and my boyfriends parents mad with my recent influx of ebay parcels! But where else can you find so many bargains and one off items?

My first case in point: A gorgeous silver, charm bracelet with extracts of vintage book pages encased in several of the charms - I love books, so this was a perfect purchase! It was a bargain at only £2.70 including p&p too!

You can find the seller, with lots more cute jewellery, here: http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/peskychloeus



Secondly, I am SO in love with these shoes right now! I have worn them at every opportunity since I bought them! They're from Miss Selfridge and were only £13.40 including p&p - brand new!



Thirdly, I've been on the look out for a cable knit jumper to pair with a white, long sleeved shirt - and I found perfection in this berry coloured affair! It was originally only from Primark, but I got it this morning (god bless the postie knocking at 8am, saving me a journey to the depot!) and it's gorgeous, really thick and warm. It cost £8.90 including p&p.



Some other gorgeous goodies i've received include the following:





White, vintage leather gloves

Large, "sultans" ring - an imitation of the one worn by the wife of Suleiman the Magnificent Hurrem Sultan!

Black cascading necklace