Barry M Gelly Hi Shine Lips Collection Review

Barry M have been a favourite make-up brand of mine for years.

Not only do they have great quality products but their prices are always fantasticly affordable too! From lip colours to nail polishes I have raved about Barry M since I was a teen and whenever I hear of a new collection or a new product being released I am always itching to get my hands on them! 

Queue the new Barry M Gelly Hi Shine Lips.

Yes, Barry M have graced us with another great lip product in a fab range of colours! I can't express enough how much I love their lipstick and lipgloss collections so to see a new lip product come from this brand had me very excited!

Believe it or not I don't own a wide range of lip 'crayons' - in fact the only ones in my collection are from the Fearne Cotton collection that Boots have at Christmas. Saying that I LOVE them and have no idea how it has taken me this long to try out more versions, especially when there are SO many out there on the market!

(Early morning photos ... hence the dewy grass - they aren't randomly wet!)

There are 5 shades in the collection ... so obviously I had to buy 5! They range from a gorgeous dark plum right down to a baby dusty pink and I love each and every one of them!

1 Vega

2 Alpha

3 Electra

4 Sirius

5 Capella

These Gelly lips are gorgeous! Hi shine is the name and hi shine is what they give! I love how glossy these are as well as having great bold coour which lasts!

I feel like the scent varies with each shade some smell like a boring old product and some have a little fruity undertone which is so much nicer!

They are lovely and creamy and actually do feel slightly "gelly" like - great quality just like the gelly nail paints!

Now I had one little problem with these.... when I decided to do a nice swatch on my arm for you girls and boys - Shade 2 decided to brake! 

The top of the product full on just slid off which I was not impressed with although I'm not sure weather it was my fault for pressing a little too hard or weather I just had a dodgey one! Safe to say it is in the fridge now and I'm hoping I can mould it back together - it seems fixable!

This I have to say made me even more upset because shade 2 -Alpha is probably my favourite of the bunch! It is such a fab orangey red bright shade, completely different from the others and so gorgeous for summer!

(spot the broken product at the end! *cries*)

Overall I feel like these are another great product from Barry M and at only £4.99 each they are probably some of the cheapest lip crayon's on the market! (and don't forget Boots 3 for 2 offers!)

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Boots Half Price Sale Haul Part 1

Hello again you lovely lot! 
So it has been nearly a WEEK since I last posted and it actually has felt like a lifetime. But in my defence it has been the week of festiveness (aka Christmas) so I have been super busy with family, friends and work (booo hiss booo) !
Now we all know what comes after Christmas (well ... all us beauty addicts know...) - the Boots half price sale! All those gifts, perfume sets and goodies with massive savings which you literally cannot say no too!

Obviously I got a little over excited and bought...LOADS - but this was totes acceptable as I bought alot of it with my advantage card points that I had been saving up! 
Because I have bought alot I thought I would spilt it into 3 different hauls... so here is Numero Uno! (these things were bought both online and in store!)

Taylor By Taylor Swift 30ml Gift Set

WAS £23 NOW £11.50

This was a no-brainer for me! Everyone knows that I love Taylor Swift! She is a total babe and I love her music. Obviously I already own this and it was actually in one of my monthly favourites posts back in the summer but I am just about to run out so this was perfect timing! As well as a bath gel and a body lotion you get the 30ml perfume - a bargain if ever I did see one! (and this may not be the only perfume set I bought.......)

Soap & Glory - Powder Trip 

WAS £20 NOW £10

Now this was something that I had eyed up before the sale but couldn't part we £20 before Christmas and the fact that the powder aren't in separate compacts did put me off a bit! But as it was half price I thought I'd give it a go as they are all products I have looked at individually! This set contains GLOW ALL OUT a Luminizing Face Powder, LOVE AT FIRST BLUSH a shimmer blushing powder and SOLAR POWDER a multi-shade bronzer. I've heard and read such great things about all 3 of these products so can't wait to try them out!

Baylis & Harding beauticology Mini Trio 

WAS £4 NOW £2

I bought this for both my Blogger Secret Santa's this year and was so jealous when I was wrapping them up! This is something I knew I was going to try and get when it went into the sale and I am so glad I managed to grab one online! Such yummy smells - I'm a sucker for yummy smells!

Boots Extracts Cocoa Butter Collection

WAS £10 NOW £5

Another bargain that I just couldn't say no too! The body butter alone is around £7 out on the shelves so why would I not want all 3 for just £5? I love cocoa butter - always have done, can't wait to use this trio!

Fearne Kiss & Tell Lip Set

WAS £10 NOW £5

Every year I seem to get some Fearne goodies from Boots. I don't have any lip crayons (shame on me I know) so I'm really looking forward to trying out these! 

Such a great range of shades and a sharpener included! Which is great as I always worry I'm going to ruin things like this with some of the sharpeners I own! For £1 per item... how could I not!

So there we have it - Haul #1 done! Keep your eyes peeled for numbers 2 and 3 which are coming up very soon! I bought such a wide range of different products which I am so happy with - I'm a total bargain hunter and love haring them with you all - have you guys bought anything in the Boots sale?!

(I am really sorry about the quality of my photos aswell at the moment, really struggling with good lightening where I work full-time, hopefully they will improve soon!)

Also a HUGE thank you to all you beautiful people as today I hit 800 followers on Bloglovin! Something I have wanted for so long and I'm nearly at 100,000 blog views aswell, I am so so chuffed and grateful to all of you - you make all this hard work even funner for me!

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