Spontaneous Boots Haul

You know those shopping trips where you only pop in for one thing and end up coming out with 5 new lipsticks and not the thing you originally went in for? Yeh, that happened. Yesterday I briefly popped into Boots before work, originally intending to get some toothpaste and shampoo. Instead, I cam out with 5 new lipsticks, some skincare bits and no toothpaste or shampoo. This is actually one of those times that I am grateful the Boots nearest to me is pretty small, as had it been any bigger I probably would have ended up spending a lot more.

I've been spying up the new Kate by Rimmel nude lipsticks for a while now on different beauty blogs and when I saw them I couldn't resist taking a sneaky look. I'll be honest, most of the shades really didn't appeal to me when swatched on my hand. I found most were far too light for me, personally preferring a much darker nude shade. I opted for the darkest of the shades on offer in number 45, a really pretty "your lips but better" colour that although seemingly doesn't make much difference at first, gives the lips and a really pretty, subtle and moisturising slick of colour. I also picked up another of the Kate by Rimmel shades, this time from the original line in another dark nude shade, number 08. I love the formulation of these lipsticks, they're really nice and moisturising without being too glossy or sticky, while still providing loads of colour.

Next I took a look at the Loreal stand. There wasn't a great deal of choice here but I'd always wanted to try out some of their lipsticks (the packaging is a major selling point here). I opted for 3 shades, one in Julianne's Pure Red, Eva's Delicate Rose and J.Lo's Nude. The red is absolutely stunning, I didn't even want to swatch this one at first it was just too pretty. It's such a vibrant red, almost fluorescent looking in the tube. This to me just screams Summer but I'm sure I'll be wearing this all through Autumn as well. This shade almost appears to have a demi-matte finish whilst still being really creamy and moisturising on the lips. Eva's Delicate Rose is a really pretty daytime pink shade, very true to the name. And finally we have J.Lo's Nude. Annoyingly there was no tester for this lipstick so I bought it on a whim as all Loreal cosmetics were on 3 for 2, so I was essentially getting it free anyway. When swatched on my hand this lipstick did barely anything, it took a fair few swipes to build up any sort of colour, which is a little disappointing. The formula is very creamy and moisturising which is lovely, I just wish it wasn't so sheer and there was more colour pay off. I guess this is a true nude really, I just prefer a bit more pigmentation in my lip products. This will probably get most wear on those days that require something very subtle.

I couldn't pass up the opportunity to buy the Maybelline Lash Sensational mascara, having heard such wonderful things about it all around the blogging world. As a daily wearer of falsies due to extremely short lashes, I'm really intrigued to see how well this works and if it lives up to the hype.

Finally I picked up a few of my favourite skincare bits that I'd recently used up, the Garnier micellar water and some Simple wipes. Two products that will always have a place on my dressing table.

I just wish I'd got the toothpaste and shampoo now.

What have you recently bought from the drugstore? Have you tried any of the above?