I'll admit, I don't really need any more stationery, but whilst on a job away I had gotten ready quite early so I thought why not just pop down to the shops? One of the perks of having the city centre right outside your hotel! Also, on top of that, Wilkinsons was basically empty so early in the morning, so I had the whole shop to myself!
I did have to pay a quick trip to the Essence counter beforehand, for blog purposes of course. Now, in my hometown, the closest Essence counter to me is always half stocked at the best of time, so the sight of a fully stocked counter meant that I was definitely leaving with some goodies for the first time in ages.
My eyes traced the stands for one product in particular, and lo and behold it was in stock. I've always wanted to give the Essence Matt long lasting lipgloss a go, but the one shade that appealed to me most was always out of stock. Now I had my hands on it; 08 The Big Chill, and let me tell you; I am so glad I finally found it. I love the shade, and surprisingly the formula is just as good as the Colourpop ones (in my opinion). The shade is the perfect dusty rose that I find super flattering on myself, infact I can't believe it isn't talked about as much. For all the hype about the Colourpop ones, this is a really nice alternative and frankly, a very cheap one at that. I'll save the swatches of this, so I can compare it with my Colourpop lips post. It retails at around £2.30, although I can't find this particular shade on the Wilkinsons page.
Next, I was in the market for a new eye primer. For some reason, every time I buy a new one it leaks all over my makeup bag, emptying it before I've had a chance to use it. I had heard quite a bit about the Essence I Love Stage Eyeshadow Base, and I was hoping the nude colour of the eyeshadow base would help with cancelling out any discolouration too. You can find it here for £2.50.
The next two products are not from Wilkinsons, but I thought I would just include them too. I picked them up from M&S on a bored, evening stroll. The Nuxe lip moisturising stick was a spontaneous buy because my lips were so dry, I thought it would be good for on the go. It's actually quite similar to my much loved Nuxe lip cream, but I'll save that for a dry lips SOS post I have coming up. Next, I wanted to try out the Pixi Glow Mud Cleanser since hearing about it from two of my favourite blogs; UmmBabyBeauty and Danielle's Beauty Blog. The mini size is perfect for me because I wanted to see how my skin reacts to it first, and yep I just realised I left the price tag on!
Moving onto the stationery finds! Wilkinsons do some amazing pieces, at incredibly inexpensive pieces. I am probably going to start my professional exams soon, so I thought might aswell do it in style haha! Their new Decelerate collection is my favourite, it's where most of my buys came from.
Their exercise books always come in handy, and for a pack of three for £2.50 (here), you can't really complain. Especially, once you see how amazing the cover designs are, sleek grey and marble effect, yes please!
I also picked up another notebook set, which was slightly more expensive at £3.50 for two, but I couldn't really resist the gold lined paged. (I can't seem to find this one on the website)
My favourite finds were these little A6 'Today is Great' marble notebooks (here), with a lovely grey hardcover, for the price of £1.50! It would have been rude not to pick up two! These actually look a lot more expensive than they are aswell, I think they'll be popular with a lot of bloggers too because the quote is quite motivating.
Lastly, I picked up this little rose gold diary for around £1. I know the shiny cover won't be to everyone's taste, but to tell the truth, I'm like a magpie with anything rose gold nowadays.
I hope you enjoyed seeing what I picked up recently!
Have you had any good buys lately?
omg that marble note book is sooo cute xx
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It's one of my favourites!
DeleteLove that stationary!
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Thank you x
DeleteLove how beautiful the designers are on these notebooks!
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They're really lovely!
DeleteThe marbled stationary is so cute! I'd like to get something like that for school. I have the same issues with my local drugstores that carry Essence, they're never stocked properly!
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It's such a shame because they have some amazing bits x
DeleteI love essence so much!!!❤ plus I love the 2018 diary 😍😍😍
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Thank you x
DeleteThose exercise books have me missing my school days, haha! The designs are indeed cute, such cuter than when I was in school I must say! I'm glad you were able to get your hands on some of the products you've been wanting for some time. I know the feeling, so it made perfect sense for you to buy. Thanks for sharing, beauty, and I hope you have a wonderful 2018!
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Thank you, hope you do too x
DeleteEssence is definitely one of those incredibly underrated brands that I can't believe more people don't talk about, especially in the blogging world. Everything I've tried from them I've loved, and they're so freaking cheap. Love them!
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They do have some amazing products, their blushers are such great value too x
DeleteSome great finds here! Those exercise books look so much more expensive than what they were, I love them!
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They're really useful too x
DeleteYou guys seem to have the cutest brands in the UK. I mean, I recently moved to Boston and just discovered that they had a primary here TOO! I was in such heaven. I wish all these stores expanded more to the US. seriously, we would really appreciate it.
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DeleteHaha dw about it! They have some lovely things in there, I got some disney toiletry bags for such a good price a while back x
DeleteI love that Essence eyeshadow primer but I have a friend who said it didn't do anything for her so I hope you'll like it!
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I've tried it out a few times but I still haven't made up my mind :)
DeleteI'll definitely be checking out the Essence liquid lippie thanks to your recommendation. And omg how cute is that Pixi cleanser? Such a great way to try it out. Its definitely HG for me (thanks for the shoutout hun) xxx
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I still need to get around to using it! I keep putting it off because I don't want a bad reaction before work, and I just forget on weekends x
DeleteDefinitely a good way to try out the Pixi Mud Cleanser! The lipgloss sounds really nice. Happy New year! x
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DeleteOoh I love the stationery bits you picked up - will have to pop into Wilkos for these :)
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Thank you x
DeleteI love Wilkinsons, you can find anything an everything in there and I too, love Essence products, they work so well!
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It's like the hidden gem of the high street x
DeleteThose notebooks are so lovely plus that marble one is so in trend! Do keep us updated with how you get on with that mud cleanser by Pixi
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It's amazing, I will :)
DeleteThere is a Wilko really close to my work and while I often pop in for bits and bobs, I never stop by their stationary - I definitely need to after reading your post! I'm really impressed and they'd make for some lovely photo props!
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They'd make amazing props! This one was located quite close to where I was working so it made the perfect morning stroll haha x
DeleteI love those notebooks, especially the marble one! I never think to look in Wilko for things like this and I bet they're a lot cheaper than other shops too. Thanks for sharing lovely & happy new year! xoxo
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They're so affordable, plus they came out with new ranges quite often so it's worth popping in x
DeleteHappy Belated New Year sweetie! :) I love your finds! I need to try Essence :)
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Thank you! You too, even though I am so late x
DeleteWow these stationary and planners are stunning! I especially love the gold and the today is great one as well. I also know I don't need more but I just want it hahah. I also wasn't aware essence had a counter which is amazing!
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Haha I definitely didn't need them either, but I couldn't help myself x
DeleteWhat a sweet diary! I love it! I need to get out and see what new beauty essence products are out I always forget to check! Thanks for reminding me! And Happy New Year lovely! <3
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Thank you x
DeleteThat rose gold diary is so cute!! I love the exercise books and the matte lip gloss!
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It's one of my favourites too x
DeleteYou got some lovely items. I have not tried the Essence lip gloss and the shade is very pretty. I love all the stationary you got. The marble and the rose gold one in particular.:-)
ReplyDeleteThank you! The products you mentioned are my favourites too x
DeleteTwo of my favourite things, makeup and stationary! I LOVE that rose gold diary, and I really like essence too, there such a great quality for the price!
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They're amazing value, wilkinson's really houses some hidden gems :)
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