Look what came in the post! The NAKED 2 Palette!

I will keep this post brief because I'm sure by now everyone has seen all they need to of this palette on other beauty blogs and YouTube, but I just wanted to share with you my most recent (and probably last for a while) beauty purchase.

My first impressions were that the palette is a lot heavier than I imagined, but heavy in a reassuring, satisfying way.

I haven't used the palette yet, but just going on looks, I have to say that I think I prefer these colours to the original Naked palette. I like my neutrals quite pale and muted and I can see this palette getting even more use than the original!

Have you been tempted by Naked 2? Let me know your thoughts.

Empties from the last few months!

Happy New Year to you all!
I thought it would be fitting that my first post of 2012 was a Out with the Old, In with the New one.

I usually find that I never, ever seem to finish any products, then all at once EVERYTHING runs out! This has been the case in the last two or three months for me so I thought I would show you some of my old empties, before posting about my newest (and last for a while) beauty purchase.

See what I mean?! Rather a lot of things.

From left to right: No.7 Protect & Perfect Hand cream (I was given this by a friend who was going travelling, and wouldn't re-purchase as I think its far too expensive), Garnier Pure A Treatment Moisturiser (a repeat purchase for me as its one of the only moisturisers I have found to be light enough for my oily skin. Its more like a gel texture than a cream), Avon Sleep Therapy Shower Gel (this was a gift and smelled lovely and relaxing), Johnson's Refreshing Cleansing Lotion (I really liked this product and have been missing using it since it ran out, I would definately re-purchase and its very affordable), Body Shop Pomegranate Body Polish (Its taken me AGES to use this up. It smells amazing and lathers up wonderfully for an exfoliating product, the only negative is that if you get it in your mouth *like I always manage to do!* it tastes really, really bitter), Nivea Silk Anti-Perspirant (I think this variety has been discontinued, but this is a shame as I really like the fresh smell of this), Vaseline Body Lotion, Sanctuary mini Body Souffle in Mandelular, No.7 Quick Thinking Face Wipes (I bought these for £2 with a £5 off voucher and can honestly say that I would NEVER re-purchase these, they were some of the worst face-wipes I've ever used and I couldn't wait for them to be used up!), 2True 3-in-1 Concealer (another re-purchase, this is a great day to day under eye concealer and fantastic value at £1.99 from Superdrug, or 3 for £5), No.7 Quick Cover Concealer Stick in 02 Extra Fair (I've re-purchased this again and again and usually pick one up as a back-up when I get a £5 off voucher, its a staple in my make-up bag and is great for oily skins as it is talc-based so has a nice powdery finish), Boots Time Delay Eye Cream, Boots Time Delay Night Serum, Natural Collection Foot Scrub and finally Nivea Pocket Deoderant (have had this for years and the smell had tainted slightly so I thought it best to bin it.

Phew! So there you have it. What products have you used up over the festive period?