Collection Wednesday - What's In My Drawers?

Despite the title this honestly isn't a post about my underwear!

The one thing I've noticed from speaking to other bloggers and reading other sites is that the main drawback of beauty and fashion blogging is the cost.

KACHING!

Every week new products are launched, new styles become on trend, the latest gadget comes out (Case in point yesterday Apple released the iPhone 5S and 5C. Do I need it? No. Do I want one? Of course!)

Despite being a real life grown up now, with a job, a mortgage and some money to spend I, like many others, cannot justify spending loads of money each week and it got me thinking.

How many things, in my make-up collection and wardrobe, were potentially overlooked when they came out?

What is Collection Wednesday?

So this is where Collection Wednesday begins. Every Wednesday I'll delve into my collection for things that float my boat, question why I ever purchased them or are just a little bit ...mehhhhhh, I like it but I don't love it!

Of course if get a new release or anything new I will no doubt shout about it but let us give a bit of loving for the old friends we currently own that are still there after the launch dies down.

This week's stars are...

Pores No More.... more cement than miracle cure

Dr Brandt's - Pores No More - Pore Refiner with Hint Of Tine - £33.15

I wanted to like this so much. I got given a tube by my hairdresser/wedding make up artist and she swore by it. The colour wasn't quite right and although the coverage was amazing initally it looked like someone has taken a trowel and slapped it on. 

The worst bit is when I had a bit of a tan and thought I'd pull it for another go I pumped it on the back of my hand and it just clumped and went an almost, peely skin consistency (see image below!)

Dr Brandt had dried right up :(

For £33.15 I wasn't expecting miracles but DO NOT LIKE.
HOWEVER this is just my personal opinion and lots of people I know love the stuff. The Pore Vacuum is really good as well. Available at FeelUnique.com

I LIKE it but I don't LOVE it

Urban Decay Primer Potion - £15

I remember when this primer was first released and it was AMAZING, every blogger swore by it and every vlogger used it in their how to's. Now I don't hate it but I just don't think it's the best. For £15 I had the original bottle and there is still quite a bit left, this is due to a couple of design flaws and thus why the packaging changed. Added to the fact the packing peels off everywhere and gets all over your face. Personally I find it useful but no more useful than using a concealer or a MAC paint pot. More often than not as well a lot of the shadows I use don't need a base (I like vivids! What can I say? :))
Available at Debenhams


Best eyeshadow pencils I have ever used!

Urban Decay - 24/7 Shadow Pencils - £12.60

I love vivid colours. It's probably why I don't wear make-up to work, I can't get away with neon pink eyeshadow in a Thursday morning meeting! These pencils are amazing and no matter what look I go for these are brought out again and again.

I bought one originally for Bestival a few years ago where I was rocking a Katy Perry costume and I picked up Clash which is a vibrant blue glitter reminiscent of felt tipping the sea in a picture when you were a kid. This stuff would not budge, which at a festival was amazing. I could wander along my merry way and not worry. 

Swatched Urban Decay 24/7 Shadow Pencils
(L-R - Narc, Mercury and Clash. With Flash)

Swatched Urban Decay 24/7 Shadow Pencils
(L-R - Narc, Mercury and Clash. Without Flash)

Shortly after I purchased Narc (a metallic khaki green with glitter) and Mercury (Metallic silver with grey tones) and they are so versatile. They can be worn on their own or provide enough base for any number of dramatic looks by working other colours into the crease and brow bone. I know when I put them on as well I don't need to worry about fall out either.

Only downsides are that they are so hard to shift you'll have trouble shifting without waterproof make-up remover and a wire brush, there are too many for me to buy all of them and also putting eyeliner on top can be quite tricky as well. Apart from that ,along with MAC shadows these are in my top 5. They are available at Debenhams.

Till Next Time
FluffyCandy
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Liebster Award

I've been nominated for a Liebster Award!!! How exciting. Big thanks to Mary over at Strike A Pose for the nomination! 

The Liebster Award is a way to give new bloggers with less than 200 followers to gain more recognition, help their blogs grow and let their readers know more about them.  The Liebster Award is a really great way of sharing and discovering new blogs and bloggers.

There are 11 questions and then you give 11 facts about yourself. Then you set 11 questions for those you nominate!

Here are the questions I was given!

• If you were stuck on a desert island what three things would you take with you?

My D&G sunglasses (for the sun of course!), my iPad (fully charged of course) and lip balm

• What one item could you just not live without?

Black kohl eyeliner. I feel naked without it

• What is your favourite day of the year?

My birthday (28th August) because it's in the summer, it's my birthday and it's around the Bank Holiday so all my friends are about!

• Which fashion icon inspires your style the most?

As mentioned in a previous post is has to be to Gwen Stefani. She embodies everything that I love!

• If you had to, which TV show would you go on?

Catchphrase (if it's still about!) I always thought it was SO easy when I was at home and I could win money.

• What’s your most embarrassing moment?

When I was 12 I went on the French exchange and got my eyelid stuck in a zipper. Yeah... that was fun.

• What inspired your blog and the name you chose for your blog?

Fluffy Candy UK was my email address and username when I was a teenager. As I mention in my about me page, rather than being embarrassed of it I'm embracing it as a big part of who I am and how I came to be on the Internet.

Which 3 people would you invite to a dinner party?

Russel Brand and Stephen Fry for intelligent conversation and amusement and probably Kate Adie the war reporter, I bet she has some stories to tell!

• Whats your favourite song to dance to in front of people?

Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart. One of the most beautiful songs ever written and good times with my best friend dancing about in dingy clubs to it. 

• Whats your favourite song to dance to when no ones watching!?

The Cure - Pictures of You. It's a proper swishy swooshy song and has a lot of meaning for me so I tend to get a bit emotional when it comes on too. 

• If you could only shop in one clothes shop for the rest of your life, where would it be?

Easy River Island. Everything in there just fits so well!

11Facts About me!

1. I have a French Bulldog called Boris
2. I have been married for 10 months
3. I am half French Canadian
4. I speak fluent French... when I'm drunk
5. I've been learning to drive for nearly 5 years
6. I'm allergic to apples
7. I once interviewed Example in a little cafe in London before he was famous
8. I prefer Pizza Express to Nandos
9. I don't understand eyebrow pencil but use it all the time
10. Some of my front teeth are fake (different post, a different time!)
11. There is a 17 year age gap between my brother and sister with me. 


Now for My Questions to you!

1. 1. North or South? 
2. 2. What would you wish for if given three wishes?
3. 3. What is your party trick?
4. 4. Coca Cola or Pepsi?
5. 5. Favourite colour?
6. 6. What did you want to be when you grew up?
7. 7. Beach or forest?
8. 8. Most expensive piece of clothing you own?
9. 9. Red lips, pink lips, nude lips or other lips?
10. 10. Which beauty blogger/ YouTube Vlogger do you really admire?
11. 11.Worst beauty purchase ever?

I tag the following ( I couldn't find 11!)

The Posh Girl Club

Make Up Girly

A Pinch Of Shaz

Poppy Lovelace - Coffee & Polka Dots

YummyMummy

Miss Sarah Sparkle

Bree-Foxy of Gypsy Glitter

The Weirdest Candles I've Ever Seen

It's a bit hectic here tonight and short of not posting I thought I'd share with you quite possibly the strangest thing I have ever seen.

I love candles. Yankee candles, Party Lite, and any number is smells. My personal preference is spicy candles and sweet candles. In particular I love anything vanilla-y. 

So Mr Candy and I were in Newcastle/Gateshead and going around the Metro Centre. There's so many fantastic shops and loads of candle places too. 

One shop we went into sold watches and when we were in here I spotted a HUGE display and had to go look. 

There were the usual floral, beachy and even Christmas ones then I found the MAN section. 

And these are what I found

Man Town! It stunk like cheap cologne and eww. If this is your kind of thing you can pick it up here. Yankee Candle Man Town - £18.25

It was next to "2x4" which smelt like erm, wood. 

Yankee Candle 2x4 - £14.95

There were some less innocuous ones but this was the, terrible smelling, clincher which has made me question candles ever since. 

Yeah I'm just going to leave this one here... however if you're interested in purchasing it Yankee Candle Schnitzel with Noodles Limited Edition Large Jar - £19.25

Till Next Time

FluffyCandy

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