Stackers Jewellery Storage Boxes

Recently, after searching on the internet for some sort of earring and jewellery storage, I came across Stackers. Having never heard of the brand before, I was extremely intrigued by these cute, stackable jewellery storage boxes, especially the one with the 25 individual compartments for storing earrings.

My bedroom is mainly white with a splash of duck egg blue, so the Duck Egg Blue with Grey Polka fitted in perfectly with my colour scheme! 

The attention to detail on the Stackers Jewellery Storage Boxes is amazing - closed with a little silver press stud, I love the spotty lining that is briefly on show at the front. I certainly think the design and quality looks a lot more expensive than what they are. 

Inside the Lidded Jewellery Tray Stacker is room for rings, necklaces and other pieces of jewellery. The box inside is lightly padded too, giving it an even more luxurious feel and look. They also stack together very snuggly, but are easy to place on top of each other and pull apart with ease.

The 25 Section Stacker is my ultimate favourite as I was continuously losing earrings and misplacing them. They were getting dusty in a vintage pot on my dressing table and I really needed somewhere 'proper' to store them.

The last stacker I ordered was the Deep Open Stacker which is suitable for keeping boxes in and neatly sits on the bottom of the stacker boxes.

I purchased my Stackers from The Giftery as they worked out a little cheaper than John Lewis or the Stackers direct website. They stock a whole array of different colours, sizes and accessories designed to fit inside.

The stackers I bought were priced as follows, with free delivery:

Lidded Jewellery Tray - £17.95
25 Section Stacker - £12.95
Deep Open Stacker - £12.95

So far, I am super happy with my purchase; to me, a jewellery box is a long term investment and something you can keep and fill for many years.

Laura xx

     

Prague and Copenhagen Beauty & Sephora Haul

Just a small Sephora haul from Prague and Copenhagen! In Prague, if you bought two Sephora branded items, you got the second one half price. And in Copenhagen, you got a free goodie bag if you spent over £60 ish in store.

So far I am loving the Sephora foundation, although the BA sold me the wrong colour in Prague, so I also have another one which is around 4 shades too dark which I think I'll probably end up selling.

I also picked up some Sephora branded tweezers which are not pictured here.

I have read and heard sooo many amazing things about these Formula X Nail Colors and yes, they are very, very pretty!! I bought five (oppss, at £12 each!!), but tried to go for quite unusual or different colours that I hadn't seen before. The effects ones are beautiful. (Full review coming soon with swatches).

Such pretty colours here from Rimmel! And at around £1 each, I wish I had of bought more from Prague. The makeup here is quite a bit cheaper than in the UK (brand depending) and these were an absolute bargain. I think they are quite new(ish) colours too, so not old stock. Oh, I do love shopping for cosmetics in other countries!

I think Dermacol is a Czech Republic brand as I have never seen or heard of it before. I currently use a Jessica Quick Dry Top Coat, but for around £2, decided this Dermacol Rapid Dry would be a good investment if it worked!

I could not resist these pretty colours! And again, very cheap from the Dermacol brand in Prague. I have tried both of them so far and for the cheap prices (on par with Collection 2000 if it is still called that?!), I am quite happy I picked them up.

After walking soooo many miles each day in Prague, I needed something to help my poor aching legs and feet. Manufaktura have their own shops in Prague (a bit like a cross between the body shop and Lush?). I also got a peeling scrubby soap with citrus and grapefruit in it which is lush, but wouldn't photograph very well as I've been using it! This Manufaktura Massage Gel contains lots of nice ingredients to help aching muscles and it smells very relaxing - sort of herbally and a little bit of menthol.

In Copenhagen, Søstrene Grene (All Over the World) is one of my favourite shops to explore (alongside Tiger which apparently we now have in Nottingham?!). Søstrene Grene sell amazing and really cheap home wear goods, kitchen accessories, stationery, candles, napkins and various other bits and bobs! The box and wooden bowl were both things I picked up from here, and were amazingly cheap at around £3-4 each. You can visit their Instagram Account here which is really cool too. Their shop is certainly worth a visit if you're ever in Denmark.

I also picked up a plastic lipstick holder, some of my beloved Nespresso capsules for my machine, alongside a few other random bits that I did not feel were blog worthy!

Having never visited Prague before, I would definitely consider going back there; I absolutely loved it! Such a fantastic place with great transport links, amazing food (veal cheek, venison saddle!!!), cheap beer and friendly locals. Copenhagen is somewhere I visit every year to see my friend which I also love!

Is there anywhere else in Europe you recommend visiting? I have been to quite a few places & off to Berlin in December. I certainly appreciate living such a short plane ride away from all of these wonderful cities.

Laura xx

     

Autumn Beauty Wishlist

Autumn Beauty Wishlist by lauzc87

Laura xx

     

Makeup Revolution Radiant Light in Exhale

After seeing the beautiful Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder, I knew that I needed to get my hands on one asap, but just couldn't justify the £38 price tag for a powder. I do a lot of blog reading and searching the web in my spare time, so when I saw that Makeup Revolution Radiant Lights powders were a dupe for the Hourglass, but at a fraction of the price; I quickly ordered one. At only £5, the Makeup Revolution Radiant Light was definitely worth the small price tag!

Having never tried the Hourglass offerings, I cannot compare the two, but after using the Radiant Lights, I didn't really feel I was missing out on the Hourglass' £38 powder. A quick swirl with my brush around the pan, across my cheekbones, forehead and chin leaves my skin with a beautiful glow. It's really hard to describe; it's not shimmery, it doesn't make my skin look greasy, yet it highlights, blurs imperfections and give my skin that perfect, barely there finish.

I don't suffer from oily skin - mine is more on the dry/dehydrated side, but I don't find the powder dries out my skin or sits in any fine lines. I also find my foundation stays on better throughout the day. On a recent trip to Prague, I thought I'd forgotten to bring Exhale with me, so quickly darted into Superdrug at the airport and picked up the Radiant Light Highlighter Palette for £8!

For £5, you really cannot go wrong. This is my first ever Makeup Revolution purchase, but I will definitely be buying some more products from them. Their lipsticks look beautiful and so do their eyeshadow palettes, especially the New-trals vs Neutrals Palette which I'll be ordering when my student loan comes through!

Are there any products you recommend I try from Makeup Revolution?

Laura xx