I'm a MAD Plucker...MAD Beauty

When I spotted these glittering beauties I had to have them, I had to own them, they are spangly, glitzy and gorge!, found in my favourite shop of the year, TK Maxx.  My lunch hour usually consists of me perusing the aisles of this store, trying to resist the urges of the handbag aisle,  mostly I triumph, yet I very, very rarely leave empty handed, whether I pick up some new gym gear, a cute diary or notepad, a pair of unique shoes I can guarantee I find bargain and leave pleased with my purchase.  

These tweezers from modern brand MAD Beauty, were certainly a bargain, RRP £4.99 but mine for £2.99 I was excited to bring some glamour into the depilation of my brows, of which these certainly do bring, I'm left with glitter all over my eye area!! A tad annoying, and I'm a glitter freak.  I can see these losing their sparkle after a few uses and I may have to retreat to my battered but reliable and trustworthy Tweezermans.  

TOPSHOP Sale: It's always worth a good ol' rummage!

I hardly ever go into Topshop nowadays...with online retailers and other high street shops having bargains galore .... Topshop always seems to be a tad overpriced (for me anyway) 

That doesn't stop me taking a green eyed browse in there on my lunch hour and being made to feel inadequate in my work clothes compared to the gorgeous shop workers in there parading the latest Topshop garments on their size 4 figures.....anywho...

...when Topshop do sale....they DO Sale....I can say 99.9% of my Topshop items have been from the sale rack...no shame...

Topshop don't seem to bring any old junk out of the stores either(for example as Next do!) and if you have the time and will power, not to mention a good elbow digging technique (loyal Topshoppers can be fierce at the £15 and under rack), then you can be sure to find yourself a good old bargain....like I did on Thursday...

The Raspberry Skater Dress

was £22 reduced to £10 I got for £8

How I'm accessorising tonight..

shoe boots, opaques, black and gold clutch...

black and gold bangles, amber ring, gold necklace, gold drop hoops.

finished result in a OOTN post ....




Love Leigh Leigh xx

New Product Crush - Instant Wash Off Tan!

 soo I regard my self as a Self Tan Snob...although my guilty pleasure was St Moriz but I've stopped using it now as it totally dries my skin out.


I have always in the past hopped from St Tropez Lotion and Mousse to Fake Bake to Xen Tan even California Tan with the odd Salon spray tan thrown in there...I've been using them for years and I'm somewhat of a Self tan Connoisseur.  I had never before May this year used an Instant Wash Off Tan...I sorta turned my nose up at them and just thought they were orange nasty and unreliable...WELL I can now say I have overcome my fear of Instant Wash off Tans and will be using them on a regular basis and can recommend them with glee and enthusiasm.


The Brand that helped me uncover this revelation was Vita Liberta 24 Carat Gold Instant Shimmer Tan- Available here or here.  This Instant tan goes on with no smell, best to apply liberally with a Tanning Mitt.  it blends in really easily on goes on a Golden / Caramelly colour with a subtle shimmer (honestly it's really subtle so your not gonna look like you've been attacked with a bag of glitter!).  


I ordered a new bottle of this before my holiday but it didn't arrive in time so the day before I went I had to scour the high street for a cheap alternative...I hesitantly decided to choose Superdrug's Solait brand Instant Tan in Matte (scared of an unknown shimmer product) and for £3.99 the damage to my holiday spending money was minimal. I can say that this is an amazing product - I thought because it was fairly inexpensive it may be orange but it was a dream....a great alternative to  Vita Liberata and it was my holiday lifesaver. Again apply liberally with a Tanning mitt, great coverage, great cover, great blending, great all rounder basically!

As with all Tanning, exfoliation is the key and I always moisturise the usual tan absorbing culprits (elbows, knees, ankles, and wrists,  most overlook the wrists but I always moisturise here as a patchy wrist can let down an otherwise perfect and elusive DIY tan). 

Has anyone else found any great instant tans or what are your best self tanning tips??? 

xxx