With ever expanding brands and more and more on the market, choosing what you want to buy next is getting harder, the sheer volume of products makes it a hard decision. After about an hour of looking these are a few things that I would be happy to own. Revlon nail art Moon Candy, but only when I have got my nails back to a decent shape. Loriel glam shine stain spash, I have heard that its not as good as it looks, but I'm Still in love with watershine diamond and keep looking for a decent replacement. Barry M Lash Vegas, as Mascara is one of the only things I can guarantee I use up lots and finding one that makes my natural lashes pop is always a chore. Clarins smooth crystal lip gel because the packaging is so pretty and Rimmel Wake me up shimmer touch.
When I will be able to buy them is another matter but 9 times out of 10 knowing what you want is half the battle.

What do you want to buy next?

So the other day I had a bit of a spree, I haven't had one in a long while, reviews to follow in the coming weeks for certain items, but for now I just wanted to share what I'd bought.

1. Maybelline super 24 hour stay in 240-Plum Seduction from boots £8.99
    Maybelline 14hr lipstick in 510-non stop red from boots £8.99 (these are currently 3 for 2 my friend 
     had the other one)
    Natural Collection Lipstick in a sheer natural called sherbet from Boots £1.99
    Natural Collection eyeshadow shade in Barley from Boots £1.79
    The Plum Seduction is a nice dark plum and very high shine, the non stop red is really really 
    red and is a beautiful color. The natural collection sherbet is a very nude skin tone but has
    some glitter in it and finally the eyeshadow is just a beautiful creamy, natural shade.
2. Is a top from George for only £5, it has lace details on the shoulders and the back, its baggy
    but is also forgiving.
3. A black leather belt with gold chain detail cost me £1.
4. The second top I bagged is from H&M and cost me £3, which I thought was a pure bargain its
    a spring orange with lace detail on the shoulder and is a butterfly style, its tight but in all the
    right places.
5. Cuff link earring from Claires it was £4.50
6. Drop flower style earring from Claires these cost me £4, I also have a pair of butterfly hoops
    as it was 3 for 2 but the photos came out to bad to use.
7. A set of two belts in a dark silver and a gold copper these were £1.50 from George.

And finally a best friend shamballa style bracelet that I gave the other half to Laura, this just seemed appropriate at the time and make us feel 12 for a few hours.

Nostalgia can be a big thing when you are buying things, especially when you mix old ideas with new fashions, these cost £7 and I think they were worth it, if not for the nostalgia at least for the fun factor of reliving your teens.

So I spent about £45 today when you add it all together and I feel that I walked away with a good few choices for this money and if not, who cares, I am a woman and shopping is in me!

I've not done a lot last week, I manicured my nails and thought they are anything but perfect they are 100times better than they were 4 months ago, I used to bite the nail and pick the skin around the nail and the quick. another 4 months and they should look really good.

My hair is getting healthier, I have started to use Aussie, I used to use it all the time but for some reason I stopped, I'm just using the conditioner but my hair is a lot softer and shiny.

A love puzzle from my husband and a new house plant that I think is lovely.

Finally I tried a new up do, Its a bit messy but not bad and on an evening out I tried to stay natural with my make up, That's really it for this week. Ive been ill over the weekend so haven't really done much or gone anywhere. hopefully a more interesting week to come.

I picked up a few things in the illamasqua sale, I got a stunning red nail varnish (it looked more pink ion the webpage but its still lovely. Some under eye concealer as my eyes always have bags and a sheer lipgloss. each item was only £5 and I love them all.

My Friend also picked me up a pure pigment the other week. Its funny how 3 months ago I had never even heard of Illamasqua, but now I drool over so many things.

I found this tag by Lianey of thelianey and I felt that I needed to do it to, Its a nice one that is quite drilling around your day to day beauty life.

Is your hair curly or straight?
My hair is straight, I need to use straighteners to get is sleek, and if I use a bobble it will automatically give me a kink, but it is straight.

What is your natural hair colour?
Urgh, I hate my nautral colour, it is a dark dark blonde that almost looks brown and it always looks greasy so I dye it all the time.

Do you dye it yourself or go to the salon?
Normally myself, I have done hightlights and gone from dark brown to blonde with the aid of a hairdresser but I like to do it myself and save myself a few pounds.

How often do you wash your hair?
Generally I wash my hair every other day, sometimes in the winter I may leave it 3 days and a lot of times in summer I do it everyday, It really just depends.

Do you wear the same style everyday or change it?
I tend to throw my hair up into a pony, as I'm not very original, I will sometimes have a play around and do twists or a french braid coming over my fringe line to the side, but its normally in a pony during the day and down for bed.

Do you do your own mani/pedi or go to a salon? 
I like to play around with my own nails, I have never really done a pedi, not as detailed as I do with a mani. I have gone a few times to have my nails done, at one point I had false nails, but have now grown mine out and I am enjoying learning to style them.

How often do you change your nail polish?
I change them between 2 or 3 times a week, depending on work or if they get worn down.

Do you polish your toes in winter or just in summer?
My feet stay covered, so I rarely do them. but summer is more likely than winter.

How long does it take to put on your makeup?
Depending on my look, if its everyday it takes me 5 minutes, if I want to go more indepth its 10-15, and for a special occasion or night out it can take me 25.

What do you do first, face or eyes?
I normally do my face first, but if I am choosing an eyeshadow that has a lot of fall out I will do my eyes first.

Do you collect makeup or just buy what you need when you need it?
I collect. I keep my make up far too long to never really throwing anything out til i hit pan or it dries up, I have more than I could use for the rest of my life, but I still want more.

How often do you wear false eye lashes?
I can't get on with false lashes, they never stick for me, so I stick to mascara.

Do you do a full face of makeup everyday?
This really depends on my mood, but not normally, I have only 4 product that I tend to use on a day to day basis, bbcream, mascara, eye liner and a lip gloss/stick.

Do you wear makeup when your home alone, or with family?
No, I'm normally natural and don't really care.

Will you leave the house without makeup?
I have no problem leaving house without make up, but 8/10 days I need make up to cheer me up.

How many high end products do you have?
I have a few, but not lots, 2 foundations, 1 mascara, 2 nail varnishes, 1 primer, 1 highligher, 1 concealer, 1 lipgloss,  a few eye shadows.

How often do you wash your makeup brushes?
Normally about 2-3 weeks, I should do it more often, but im just too lazy.

Do you plan your OOTD every night or when you're getting dressed?
Only as I'm getting dressed, not often that I plan things like that.

How often do you change your handbag?
I have 3 handbags that I change and use as I fancy them.

What time do you get up and go to sleep?
I go to bed about midnight, but sleep is a thorny subject for me, I don't sleep well and it takes me a long time to get to sleep. I usually drag myself groggily out of bet about 9.

How often or when do you work out?
I don't really, unless I'm trying to lose weight.

Left handed or right handed?
Right handed.

How tall are you?
Around 5' 4, I think.

Do you speak a foreign language?
not really, despite 5 years of Welsh, 5 of German and 3 of French, I can't remember bugger all!

How many pets do you have?
I am not allowed pets where I live, but I have a god that lives with my parents.

Do you keep a list of products to try as you see other posts?
only a mental one, and most of the time I forget but that's what my amazing friend Laura is for, she always knows the key things going on in the beauty world.

How did you come up with your blog name?
I cant really remember, I know I wanted something with my name in it and I wanted something to show that it was me and all my thoughts and Christina's Way seemed right.

What kind of camera do you use for your photos?
I have a sony camera, a bog standard point and shoot that I use for my posts and I also use my phone a lot for instagram and fb ect, its just quicker sometimes.

How often do you clean your house?
I do a good deepish clean every week, with mini cleans to keep on top of it every few days, I do a spring clean in February and November.

Do you swear?
Yes, Like a trooper, not something that I'm proud of, but as my husband is chef it's hard to get away from it.

What is your favourite colour?
I love purple and it generally suits me too.

What are you doing with the rest of your day?
As its 1am and I'm doing this post because I can't sleep, I hope to get to sleep before half two and wake up early and work on more posts for the rest of the week tomorrow.

So, I hope your learnt more about me!
I TAG anyone who is reading this to do this! please let me know with a link to your page if you have I love to read more about you.

I have been on a bit of a spree today, between me and my friend we have pretty much bought the whole MUA range and have spent way more that we should have. I prob bought more make up today than I normally would in 6 months, but I love it all and cant wait to start the testing.

First off:- lipsticks, I picked up 3 MUA at £1 each, I asked my friend to choose 3 at random so ive got a nice dark red, a pink and a coral color, a Kate Moss in 110 for £5.99, which is a very nice coral and very similar to Party Parrot and finally a Revlon Lip Butter in Macaroon which was on offer at £5.

I picked up some cheap BB beauty balm from MUA for £4, I normally use Garnier but though as all other MUA products are so decent, Id give this a shot too. I grabbed some pressed powder for £2 to help set my make up, i picked up shade 1. Also a cream blush for £2 in Yummy.

I picked up L'oriel Telescopic mascara for £10.99 hoping that it will be a close match to Diorshow and save me a bit of money. I have rimmel Gel eyeliner, but wanted something a cheaper for everyday wear, this little pot is £3. Finally Collection 200 Lasting perfection concealer, in desperate need of good concealer and this has been raved about.

I had to have these beautiful lace tops, one in white and one in a stunning wine red, they were in adsa for £10 each, but I kind of fell in love with them. I found a close ended scarf for only £2.50, and in black it will go with anything!

This was not bought by myself this is a very early birthday present from my best friend Laura, we were eyeing the pure pigments up before christmas but could not justify the money and oh how i love this pure gold, this one is incite and I can not wait to start playing around with it! Thank you you wonderful woman!

I haven't done a 'my week' post for ages so this one covers about 2 and a half weeks.
First I gave myself a french manicure, the first one in over a year and I also tried out my nail art kit, not the best result, but I'm happy for my first ever go.
I went out 2 times in the last week, and had lots of fun though one of those time resulted in my friend being asked if he had a 'Knife' I kid you not, It scares me what this world is coming to.
I have slowly started to master gel liner, and can draw a pretty decent line now, so I can say I'm pretty pleased with myself for that!
Some Baileys is essential for pretty much all occasions and I love to read about the up and coming films from total film magazine.
Dyed Lashes, new Kindle cover that is also a stand and starting to color in my Ryan Gosling Book. Great few weeks.
I also got a new tv and coffee table this week though my kindle still rules my heart!

I'm still a big novice in ways of applying make up, I have only just started to be able to apply liquid liner in almost decent way, But I wanted to give some tips on how to help with your make up, especially if like myself you are still learning.

first buy some decent brushes, especially get a blending, foundation and precision brush, Out of them all they are the main 3 that make applying your make up easier. you can pick up some pretty decent brushes for about £7 each, but sometimes it is cheaper to buy in a pack. Also always clean your brushes, if you apply make up everyday, I'd say its best to do it once a week, or once every two weeks at the most. If like me you tend to use make up on days out or weekends then once a month will be sufficient. I can not stress how much better a clean brush it for applying you make up.

Always use a primer, you can easily pick up a cheap one such as the MUA for as little as £3, they are not as fantastic or rich as benefit, for example, but they definately do the job and create a smoother surface to work with. They help to reduce or fill in pores, they create a great base for foundation and eyemake up, meaning it will stay on longer.

Try and use at least 3 colors when doing eye make up to create depth and color, It really does add dimention and regardless of the cheap product you use, it can make your make up look 10times better than just having a single color. Always blend the colors into each other (this is why a decent blending brush is so important), you can use your fingers but the result is never as smooth.

If you do your eyeliner and mascara before you do your make up, or even if you do it last, I always suggest to do a quick go over before you leave, making sure you mascara and eyeliner is strong is the best way to make you eyes pop.

Highlight. I never used to do/use it, I never saw the point in it, but now I say Highlight, highlight, highlight. invest in some benefit high beam (you can get tester pots online that last months) and once you have done your eyes and blush, run a think line on top of cheek bones, under eye brow and down side of nose and blend in with your finger. It really adds definition to finish any look, and give a lovely sheen when looked at from the right angle creating texture to you face so that if your going for a matte look, you don't look to plain!

These may seem silly, you may already know these tricks, I'm not an expert, but since I have started to get serious about make up these are the best little pieces of advice I can give to help finish a look.

Do you have any tricks or tips, would love to hear what has improved your make up routine?

Better Late than never, here is a run down of what I got for Christmas, due to my husband actually having some time off, lots of work  and other circumstances I have not been able to log as often as I had promised, expect to be overloaded!

I've not had an eventful week, bought some nail polish that I have fallen in love with, some Kate moss 107 Lipstick, dressed up for work as a Christmas Chef and had to wear a hat. Bought some lights for the bath, to have a relaxing bath when needed as the light in the bathroom is super bright and not nice when you need to be soothed. a pic of my fav Christmas card I have received so far and the presents I have bought for my best friend all wrapped and ready to tease her!