My Dior haul, awesome SA, and other news

I just had to write a post about my awesome SA at Boots.  A couple of years ago, I bought the Dior powder brush and I have experiencing shedding, so when I told the SA at Dior, she was kind enough to replace it for me.  Now that is what you call customer service.  I was so pleased that I splurged on the Amber Diamond that I wanted for quite sometime but was too afraid to pay the £32 price ticket on it. 

Oh well, you only live once right?

Might as well enjoy it :)

Amber Diamond is suppose to be that lovely golden highlighter sheen that all the bloggers are going crazy over, and I can totally see why.  I have used other highlighters yet nobody use to compliment me, yet everyone complimented me when I wore this.  I love it!  I'll get some swatches up soon, but just wanted to quickly show you this.

In other news, the Allure beauty box is back on sale in the states and I died a little inside when I saw the amount of goodies that you got for only $39.95.  SO JEALOUS!

I mean look at all this.....dayum!

• ALOXXI COLOURCARE Leave-In Conditioner
• BIORE Combination Skin Balancing Cleanser
• Burt’s Bees Lip Shimmer
• CERAVE SA Renewing Lotion
• CETAPHIL DERMACONTROL Oil Control Foam Wash
• CETAPHIL DERMACONTROL Oil Control moisturizer SPF 30
• CLEAN & CLEAR MORNING BURST Skin Brightening Facial Cleanser
• DR. LEWINN BY KINERASE Instant Dermal Wrinkle Filler
• FEKKAI GLOSSING Cream
• GILLETTE VENUS & OLAY RAZOR
• NEW! JERGENS NATURAL GLOW & PROTECT Daily Moisturizer with SPF 20
• JOHN FRIEDA FRIZZ-EASE Sheer Solution Lightweight Frizz Control for fine to med. hair
• JOHN FRIEDA FULL REPAIR Style Revival Heat-Activated Styling Spray
• JOHN FRIEDA Sheer Blonde Go Blonder Controlled Lightening Spray
• MISS Nail Lacquer
• NEUTROGENA Ultra Sheer Liquid Daily Sunscreen SPF 70
• NEUTROGENA MoistureShine Lip Soother with SPF 20 in Gleam
• ORLY Nail Lacquer
• OSCAR BLANDI Pronto Dry Shampoo Spray
• PANTENE Normal-Thick Anti-Breakage Shampoo
• PANTENE Normal-Thick Anti-Breakage Conditioner
• PUREOLOGY PERFECT 4 PLATINUM Miracle Filler Treatment
• REDKEN POWDER REFRESH 01 aerosol hair powder/dry shampoo
• TANTOWEL LOOK GOOD NAKED Self-Tan Towelette

A $250 value for $39.99, plus $10 for shipping and handling.$5 from each purchase will be donated to The Skin Cancer Foundation.

Link to Allure Beauty Box 2012

Yeah, I really wish Allure UK would do this :(

I also wanted to show you how similar 17 nail polish in Fury (£2.99) looks like Chanel Peridot.  I picked this up for my friend, but before I sent it to her, I shot this photo.

I am trying my best to not buy dupes, so I didn't pick one up for myself, but this is a great money saving dupe. 

And last but not least, I am selling my only bottle of Gosh Holographic to raise money for my local RSPCA, so please head over there and bid if you love rare polishes, holo & animals :)

Link to Charity Auction

Until next time, take it ez lovelies!

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Keri Hilson - Turn my swag on

CHARITY AUCTION: Gosh Holographics Nail Polish for sale!

Lately, my mind has been focusing on how I can raise money for a local charity where I'm currently living.  I don't have a lot of money, I don't even have a lot of time, but I decided to let something go that is very hard to find in order to raise some money, so if you are hot and heavy for Gosh Holographics, please make your way over to my ebay auction.

So if you love nail polish and you love animals, please check it out :)

Here is the linkage to my auction

Searching for Guerlain's Cruel Gardenia

Attention beauty addicts.

If you have a Cruel Gardenia by Guerlain highlighter, and would like to sell it, please shoot me an email at tokkiandoliver(at)gmail(dot)com.  I'm desperately looking for it :)

UPDATE:  I found one on ebay for below retail :) So happy to have this coming to me :)

Models Own Nail Polish in Champagne

This is one of those colours that I was nervous about buying, because I usually hate the finished texture of foiled nail polishes, but I decided to take a risk and buy it anyways. I'm glad I did.

This polish is a complicated nail polish in terms of colour and texture.  The colour is a combination of silver, platinum, beige/pink undertones.  It compliments my fair skin quite well.  Also, the finished texture feels smooth, but appears gritty.  I love that!

 

I'm happy with this for now. It's a very feminine and delicate colour, which I usually cringe towards, but I'm still interested in this particular colour.  I think this will be my  I just hope that my brush doesn't come loose like it has with several other of my bottles.

rrp: £5 

I highly recommend waiting for Model's own yearly 50% off sale.  I was going to wait myself, but I was picking up some polishes for a friend, and just wanted to grab something for myself :) you know how that goes lol

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Xscape - Tonight

Chanel nail polish in Blue Rebel

More swatches as promised ladies.  Blue Rebel with a NYC fashion night out exclusive, but has been launched here in the UK.  I guess Chanel figured that it was such a good seller that they would increase their revenues by bringing it across the pond.  I bought Blue Boy when it first came out, and it took over 4 months for it to get to my doorstep from the states.  I jumped on Blue Rebel, because it was on sale at Debenhams.com for £15.75 (10% off of the rrp).  I am a blue gal, and always tend to be attracted to them.  I know that to most cremes are boring, but these are solid cremes.  I just can't tell you how much I love them.  

I feel I need to make an excuse for my nasty cuticles.  I've just been so rough with my hands at work, and I need to get on a better regime with my hand care. Anyways, Blue Rebel is my kind of blue.  There is something subdued about this blue, maybe it's the grey base to it that makes it a "calm" blue for me.  Either way, I love it.

Application: Up to Chanel's high quality standards.  Smooth and easy to apply

Coverage: One coat opaqueness :) my favourite

Packaging: What can I say? I'm a sucker for  anything Chanel. 

Retail: £18 

I sort of want to finish off the collection and buy coco blue.  

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2ne1 - Lonely