My weekend in pictures.....

Just a sneak peak into my weekend celebrating my 28th birthday!!

Had lots of nice gifts and money off my family and was definitely well looked after and stuffed ha ha!

Thankyou!

Mommy monday: update and gifts for bump

Hey all! hope you had a good weekend I did as it was my birthday (I'm now 28 years old sad times!!) i had a lovely birthday with my family and was well looked after so I'm feeling happy and rested now.....Not much to update you with on my pregnancy this week, so I thought I'd share some new items I've received for bump with you....

Vests and sleep suits 

Cute puppy PJ's

Velour stripped sleep suit

Velour sleep suits

2 piece set in soft velour with wings embroidered on the back

Only a few weeks left and I'll have a baby eeekkk exciting and scary times ha!! can't wait to see him or her in these cute clothes!

I love.....

Many people who shop in Superdrug would of perhaps noticed a small section in store full of I love products which include shower gels, body butters, body scrubs, hand lotion even lip balms in delicious sounding and smelling fragrances..... A new item to the I love range are the refreshing body spritzers, I picked one up in the scent called raspberry and blackberry (costs £2.99 for 100 ml) and OMG it smells amazing I've been using this daily ever since I purchased it and love that it's small enough to throw in my bag to use on the go!! For some reason this spray makes me happy when I apply it and makes me feel very fresh and summery, I can't wait to try another spritzer from the range!!!

Have you tried this yet??

Mommy Monday....

So I'm now 35 weeks pregnant, running out of clothes I can fit into and suffering from  painful swollen feet! Nearly at the finish line though so that's something to look forward to or to be scared of ha ha.....

So my lovely dad brought me a baby essential I needed over the weekend and that was the Tommee tippee steriliser starter kit which was originally £139.00 in the Argos but is on offer at the moment for £69.99!! Thanks dad much appreciated.... this is an amazing buy with everything you need to bottle feed your baby.

Here's a bump pic (ignore the messy background please)

Ive got a midwife appointment in two weeks to have some more blood tests taken to see if my iron levels have improved and That's everything I can think of right now I will be doing a baby clothes haul and a what's in my hospital bag post soon so check back! 

Hope you all have a great week xx

Real techniques miracle sponge review....

Hey all! So I'm one of those people that 9 times out of 10 will apply my foundation to my face with clean fingers even though I always seem to purchase the latest brush craze going to apply it ha, I just never really liked the finish of my foundation when applied with a brush.....

On a recent trip to Superdrug I spotted the real techniques miracle sponge for £5.99 so I picked one up to try and to my surprise I absolutely love it and have been using it daily ever since.

This sponge was created by the amazing pixi woo sisters (you tube sensations and make up artists) and definitely is a miracle tool for applying make up and would be a great travel essential too...

I have been using this sponge damp to apply my foundation, blend in my concealer and to apply my setting powder, it gives me a flawless skin like finish. It has a flat side, rounded side and a pointy end so it's an ideal shape to get around your eyes and nose without using separate tools, it's less messy then using your fingers and when damp swells up twice its original size. My only complaint about this sponge is that no matter how many times I wash it out it still has make up stains on it does anyone else have that problem?? If you Haven't tried this miracle sponge out yet I suggest you do! I'm definitely going to repurchase this!

Superdrug/Boots haul.....

Hello there, so if any of you reading this are anything like me a quick trip into Superdrug or Boots to grab one can't be without product turns into a bag full of items I didn't really need but wanted and a empty purse ha ha! yes my name is Samantha Ballard and I'm a makeupholic, you heard me right I admit it I have a serious addiction and need help!! But until then I'll keep shopping and adding to my collection......

So here's a look at what I brought this week on my quick trip in to town:

I've been playing with these products over the weekend and I'm very impressed with most of them but there are a few things I'm disappointed with, I will share my thoughts and opinions in future posts after I have thoroughly tested all of these products out.

Face of the day...

Here's a quick and simple look I've been sporting lately since its been really hot and my hay fever has been making my eyes really sore. Created with all affordable drug store/high street products....

Rimmel Lasting finish foundation in 010 light porcelain

Collection lasting perfection concealer in 1 fair

Collection pressed powder in 18 ivory

MUA blusher in shade 2

Rimmel eyebrow pencil in hazel

Urban Decay foxy eyeshadow (from lash to brow) 

MUA eye shadow in shade 4 (underneath lash line)

Maybelline eye studio gel eye liner in 01 black

Rimmel scandal eyes retro glam mascara in black

Revlon matte balm in 240 striking spectacular

Mommy Monday: quick update and gifts

Hello all hope you had a good weekend! I did, I took my boys out bowling and to the park whilst we had a bit of sun, they loved it but I was so worn out after ha! So I'm now 33 weeks pregnant and feeling extremely big and uncomfortable all the time but hey ho not long to go now eekkkkkkk!!!!

Belly shot: looking huge!

Best thing for any women is receiving gifts lets be honest we love it! The best gift I've received lately would have to be this amazing Hauck 3 in 1 travel system (picture doesn't do it justice) so a big thank you is in order to my mom and dad for this....

I also received a bag full of goodies off my sister for the baby.....

PROUD MOMMY ALERT!!

 my youngest boy got a trophy at football today he was so happy and excited...

So that sums up this update sorry its short and sweet today but not much has changed from last week.....

There is something in the AIR......WICK!

I am a candle lover, I love burning candles and tart burners in my home to make it smell nice and look cosy but sometimes with kids and pets it's not always practical to have candles burning everywhere especially when your not in the room to keep an eye on things....which brings me on to the subject of these Air Wick reed diffusers they are amazing and come in a variety of different scents, there is no flame involved so they are a lot easier and safer to dot around the house (to give you the same smell effect as having a candle on). The great thing about these are that they last a couple of months and when your out all day and then come home you walk in to a nice smelling room time after time!

I would definitely recommend these to everyone to try my favourite scents so far would be sweet coconut and island palms, sweet pea and blackberry and fig......they are sold in most supermarkets for around £6 but are on offer a lot of the time for less that's when I usually stock up on them. Let me know if you give these a try!

Product Review....

Hey all! so today I'm giving you a product review on the W7 prime magic anti redness primer I picked this up over a month ago from JTF for £3.00 but I have also seen that you can order it online from Amazon.....

I have used this daily for the past few weeks now and for the price I think its an okay primer but there are better ones out there. It's a green primer which is supposed to correct redness and being so pale I have a lot of redness in my cheeks and around my nose but this primer does nothing to help take the redness away, the primer does feel nice and smooth on the skin though and my make up has lasted all day like it normally does with other primers I use....

I  wouldn't repurchase this primer though in the future as like I previously said there are better ones out there for a few extra pounds......

What is your favourite drug store/high street primer?