Trying £1 Mascara | Review

Recently when I was in Tesco I found some £1 mascara down the brand outlet aisle so I thought as they were cheap I would pick both up and do a review because as it's only £1 you don't really expect much and good quailty from it.

These are the two mascaras that I picked up in Tesco and they are both by the brand Technic, which I have used before but never their mascaras so I'm hoping that they're good but if they're not I won't be too bothered.

Technic Get Lashed Volumising Mascara-

-Very messy as it gets round the eyes and even on your face

-Quite volumising

-Probably wouldn't repurchase because of the messy-ness issue but I will use it up

Technic Monster Lash Mascara- 

-This mascara is not messy unlike the Get Lashed mascara

-Not very moisturising which means that this is more natural than the Get Lashed mascara

-I probably wouldn't repurchase it as I have mascaras that I prefer but I do like it.

Okay that is what I thought of the £1 mascaras from Tesco. These are good if you are on a budget but I probably wouldn't go for them as I have other mascaras that I like better. Sadly Tesco didn't have any more cheap makeup but I do really want to try Poundland makeup.

Haul | Superdrug, Paperchase, Victoria Secret & More!

Today I have a very random haul to share with you guys and it'll probably be a long post because I decided to include like everything I've bought recently. I have things from Tiger, Superdrug, Tesco, Victoria Secret, Paperchase and Primark so as you can tell a lot and there is a lot from Tiger so lets start with that. 

Tiger

Moustache Disposable Cups 10 Pack 500ml- I've had a pack of these before and they're really handy to have so as I didn't have many left I thought I should pick up a new pack while I was there.

These were £2 from Tiger

Flamingo Mason Jar Cup- When I bought this I didn't know what I was going to use it for but now I am using it for water and it stays on my desk (apart from when I need to fill it up) and I drink a load of water throughout the day now.

This was £2 from Tiger

Mint Ice Cream Sprinkles A4 Notebook- I didn't need a new notebook but Tiger had this very cute sprinkles range and I had to get it as I didn't want to miss the collection. I'm going to use this as my journal for when I finish my current one. 

This was £3 from Tiger

Mint Ice Cream Sprinkles Napkins- How cute is it that these match the notebook?! I already have the pastel pink version of these and I'm no-where near finished that pack but I wanted to get these as they were cute. 

These were £1 from Tiger

Pink Snack Trays- I didn't really know what I was going to use these for but I have used them since buying them I use them to make little food portions of different types of food like different sweets. 

These were £1 from Tiger

Butterfly Stickers- I bought all of this stuff in a different, better Tiger and I had never seen stickers like this for so I picked up a pack. I do wish I got another pack because I have already used a lot because they're cute.

These were £1 from Tiger

Pink & Gold Paper/Washi Tape- Like the stickers I had never seen paper tapes so I picked up this pack as they had the cutest designs out of all of them. I wished I got some more as these are cute designs and it would be handy to have other designs.

These were £2 from Tiger

Pink & Gold Paper Cups- I did not need more cups and disposable cups but I thought these ones were cute. I might actually use these as pots on my desk as they're cute and I do need more storage space.

These were £1 from Tiger

Pink & Gold Wrapping Paper- I cannot wrap presents to save my life but I thought I would get some wrapping paper to use as background paper in my journal. This fits into my theme of pink and gold (I'm loving it at the moment) and looks cute in my journal as a background.

This was £1 from Tiger

Colourful 100 Straws- When I drink out of a cup I have to use a straw and I don't know why so I picked up a huge pack of straws because they always come in handy and I saw them and remembered to pick them up.

These were £1 from Tiger

Purple and Neon Green Tissue Paper- Again another purchase for my journal but I had used a couple of sheets of tissue paper in my journal and liked the effect so I wanted to get some more colours for more variety.

These were 2 for £1 from Tiger

Flower Stickers- Like I said before I hadn't seen stickers in Tiger before so I saw these flowers and thought they would look cute on journal spreads because I like florals and I will put flowers on anything.

These were also 2 for £1 from Tiger

Pink Storage Box- I already have one of these and I find it super handy to keep hairbands in so I got another storage box for any other little things even if I haven't filled it up yet as I don't know what to put inside

This was £1 from Tiger

Ice Cream Sprinkles Disposable Cups With Lids- Obviously I didn't need more disposable cups as I've already included some but these ones had lids and I can be clumsy so I thought it would be safer to have lids.

These were £2 from Tiger

10 Colour Pens- Thick & Thin- I have had these pens in the past but that was ages ago and I remembered how much I liked them so I got another pack so I could use them in my journal.

These were £1 from Tiger

Pink & White Woven Basket- I already have this basket but in black and white instead of white and pink and I got this to keep all of my journal supplies in as I wanted them out in a cute box/storage place.

This was £4 from Tiger

Stickers- 2 Packs- I bought some more random stickers just to use because I use stickers on anything and everything so I bought some more just so I have enough and a lot of random designs

These were 2 for £1 from Tiger

Flamingo Design Lint Rollers- I've always thought about getting lint rollers but I never actually have so when I saw them in Tiger I remembered and picked them up because I always have hair on me and it's really annoying.

These were £1 from Tiger

Mint Milk Bottle With Lid- I didn't need anything else which you can drink from but this was super cute and I liked how it was pastel. There was also a bubblegum pink and yellow but I liked the mint one the best.

This was £2 from Tiger

Pebbles Wrapping Paper- I got this for the same reason I got the pink and gold wrapping paper but I liked using wrapping paper so I went back and got some more. I really like how real this looks and is a really nice background in my journal.

This was £1 from Tiger

Mint & White Woven Basket- I didn't need this especially as I have a black and white and a pink & white version but it was cute and mint is my second favourite colour so I thought I could make a use out of it.

This was £4 from Tiger

6 Pink Deco Flowers- As you can kinda guess I bought these for my journal and I have used these since and they are cute but they are quite big so it's hard to write on in on other pages.

These were £1 from Tiger

Tissues- I already have some packs of pocket tissues for my bag and for school but I saw these cute ones and needed them (well not needed, wanted). I kinda don't want to use them as they're so cute but I will use them.

These were 2 for £1 from Tiger

Superdrug

Face Masks- I love using a face mask and it's a lovely treat especially at the end of the week. I got three as it was 3 for 2 so I got a Superfruits Clay Mask, Chocolate Orange Self Heating Mask and White Chocolate Mousse Mask

These were 99p from Superdrug on 3 for 2

Elegant Touch MsRosieBea Sweetpea Nails- I've been a viewer of MsRosieBea's YouTube channel for a while now so when I saw she created a line of fake nails (and fake lashes) I knew I had to get some so I got these black nails with floral print.

These were £6.49 from Superdrug

Superdrug Limited Edition Shower Gel in Raspberry Bubblegum- You can never have too many shower gels so I picked up one in the scent raspberry bubblegum and it's really summery and a nice scent.

This was 99p from Superdrug

Superdrug Bubblegum Scented Lip Balm- My sister has one of the Superdrug emoji lip balms (chocolate brownie) and I wanted to try one so I got the bubblegum one as I like bubblegum stuff and this one had the best emoji.

This was £2.99 from Superdrug

Miss Sporty 24 Hour Pump Booster Waterproof Mascara- You probably know I'm a huge fan of Miss Sporty but I've never tried any of their mascaras so I picked this one up to try but I haven't tried it yet so I can't tell you anything about it.

This was £2.99 from Superdrug

Sinful Shine Kylie Signature Collection Nail Polish in Miss Chief King Kylie & Sinful Shine Top Coat- You may know I'm a fan of the Kardashians and Jenner family so when I saw the Kylie nail polishes in Superdrug I had to get one to try so I got a baby pink and I also got the top coat because I had no top coats.

These were both £3 from Superdrug

Superdrug 10 Emery Boards- I always need a nail file so I got a cheap pack of emery boards with 10 in so I can keep them in random places so I always have one.

These were 99p from Superdrug

Superdrug Foundation Brush- I want to do a blog post of beauty blender vs. foundation brush but to do that I need to get a foundation brush so I got a cheap one as I don't know whether I like them or not.

This was £3.99 from Superdrug

Superdrug Strawberries & Raspberries Shower Gel & Dragonfruit &Vanilla Shower Cream- Like I said you can never have enough shower gels (or creams) so I picked up another 2 on a separate shopping trip as I only had 2 backups and I like to have a lot and I don't know why.

These were 99p from Superdrug however they were on 2 for £1.50

Victoria Secret Strawberry & Champagne Fragrance Mist- Superdrug have recently started selling the old-school Victoria Secret Body Mists and if you know me you know I love Victoria Secret and their body mists so I picked up a new one.

This was £7.50 from Superdrug (on offer from £10)

Vaseline Spray Moisturiser in Cocoa Radiant- This was a repurchase for me as I've had it before and I missed using it so I got a new one. I hate using my hands to apply body lotion and moisturiser so this is like the best thing ever for me.

This was £2.89 from Superdrug (1/2 price)

Carex Strawberry Laces Hand Gel- Hand sanitizer is always a must and I'm running low on my current one so I got a new one. Luckily this has a better lid than my other one which always leaks in my beauty bag.

This was 99p from Superdrug

Impulse Be Surprised Body Fragrance- I go through body sprays really quickly so I just picked up another so I have enough and this had a really nice scent so I picked it up (there is another Impulse body spray in this haul)

This was 98p from Superdrug (1/2 price)

Tesco 

Tesco Orange Juice From Concentrate 3x 200ml- I love orange juice so I picked up 2 packs of orange juice cartons which are only for me because the orange juice in my house goes down very quickly (probably because of me)

These were 99p each from Tesco (2 for £1.60)

Maryland Double Choc Cookies Big Value 2x 200g Pack- I love Maryland cookies but the double chocolate ones are the best so when I saw they had a massive pack for £1, which was cheaper than one smaller pack, I had to get them. They are all now gone.

These were £1 from Tesco

Glaceau Smartwater 600ml- Ok so I know it's a bit weird to include bottled water but I wanted to share my love for smartwater with you; I don't know what's so good about it but it's the only water I will get now. 

This was 50p from Tesco

Impulse Charli XCX Rock & Love Body Fragrance- Like I said I can't have enough body sprays so I got another. I didn't get this because it was by Charli XCX in case anyone was wondering as I'm not a huge fan of her but I liked this scent.

This was £1 in Tesco (it was on offer but I can't remember how much)

Tesco Candy Blossom 2016/17 A5 Diary- I wanted a planner just for school, especially as I'm going into year 10, so I wanted an academic planner which I could write test dates and information about homework in so it doesn't fill up my daily/main planner.

This was £3.50 from Tesco (3 for 2)

Tesco Candy A5 Pack Of 2 Exercise Books- I have a notebook problem so I picked up this cute pack with cute prints because I will need a new exercise book at one point and I prefer exercise books to spiral bound notebooks.

This was £2 from Tesco (3 for 2) 

Girlz Only Haircare Dry Shampoo in Hazy Days- I've tried a dry shampoo from Girlz Only before so I got another but a different one. I don't actually know what hazy days means but I just got it anyways.

This was £1 from Tesco (on offer from £1.50)

Tesco Poodle Parlour Document Wallet- I didn't really need this as I never use files like this (I only buy them because they're cute) but I needed something to make up the 3 for 2 offer so I got this and I got it for free because of the 3 for 2 offer.

This was £1 from Tesco (3 for 2)

Tesco Sticky Notes & Index Tabs- I love sticky notes and I do have a problem so I got a massive 14 pack with 4 of them being index tabs which I also use. This does come in handy but I already did have loads of sticky notes.

This was £3 from Tesco

OK! Magazine Multipack- I love reading gossip magazines so I got a massive pack because I do get bored quite easily so having some magazines will help my bordness and they're also good for a pamper evening.

This was £2.85 from Tesco

Tesco A4 Refill Pad 150 Sheets- I always use plain paper like for homework and for scrap paper (I hardly ever use plain paper) so i got another refill pad as they always come in handy and I'm nearly finished my current pad.

This was £2 from Tesco

Primark

Nude Handbag- Obviously I didn't a new handbag but I liked this one and I like this style of bag, not too big and with handles and also a shoulder strap. Sadly the day after I got this it broke but it was only the shoulder strap so I can use it.

This was £12 from Primark

Paperchase

Cameras Thick A5 Notebook- I love Paperchase's thick A5 notebooks so I picked up another one when I was there. I have been using it as a journal and a list book so I'll probably do a blog post on it.

This was £6 from Paperchase

2x Unicorn Postcards- You may know that I like anything with unicorns on so I picked up two postcards- one with a rhino saying real unicorns have curves and the other one is a corn with something stuck into it saying I'm a unicorn.

These were 70p each from Paperchase

Hello Sweetie 8 Paper Tapes- I had never tried Paperchase paper tapes so I got this super cute sweet pack and there's also 3 glitter tapes. I also really like the packaging so you don't need to take them out and there's something to rip the tape off.

This was £5.50 from Paperchase (30% off)

Hello Sweetie Stickers- In my planner I use a lot of stickers so I picked up a new pack with sweet stickers with cute little faces which also match the washi tape. I'm going to use these in my planners.

These were £1 from Paperchase (30% off)

Butterfly Sticky Notes Book- I mentioned somewhere above that I love sticky notes so I picked up this cute pack with all pretty colour sticky notes with cute butterfly designs.

This was £5 from Paperchase

Victoria Secret 

Large Pink Leopard Print Makeup Bag- I know I could've got something similar in Primark for a lot cheaper but I do believe that I can treat myself sometimes and I really liked this and I will use it for a long time.

This was £22 from Victoria Secret

Small Blue Leopard Print Makeup Bag- I didn't need a new makeup bag and I knew that so I'm using this as my pencil case. Usually I use massive pencil cases so it's nice to use a small one

This was £18 from Victoria Secret.

I'm really sorry for such a long post and I wasn't even planning it to be that long. Well I'm guessing that means no hauls for a while (actually I have 2 that I want to do) and I'm sure no one's actually reading this so bye!

Tesco Haul | May 2016

I've done 2 Tesco Hauls before- one in September 2015 and in February 2016 and I really liked making them so I thought why not make another for May. I mainly bought stationery and magazines but I did buy 2 things from Collection so this haul is a bit random and all over the place hope you don't mind. I did buy this stuff a while ago so some of the magazines are out of date but it didn't really matter.

Ok Magazine Issue 1025- Ok magazine is one of my favourite gossip magazines because usually there's a lot of good interviews and there's also a really good fashion and beauty section. I hadn't read an Ok magazine for a while so I picked one up and I really enjoyed reading it as there was lots of good interviews.

This was £2

Cosmopolitan Magazine May 2016- Cosmopolitan is a magazine I never get (I got it once before) as usually there's a lot about sex (on the front cover is says about sleeping with strangers to pay the rent) but I got it for the Little Mix interview as I love them and I thought it would be a good interview and it was.

This was £1

Closer Magazine- Again Closer magazine isn't a magazine I get but I read it before and liked it so I thought I should get it again and I really liked it. I liked the variety of articles and I liked the couple of interviews. It's not as good as Ok as there's not as many interviews but I like the gossip.

This was £1.60

Tesco 5 Double Chocolate Chip Cookies- Not a magazine but food! Tesco do amazing cookies and I do buy these quite regularly so I got another, My favourite are the double chocolate ones but I also quite like the white chocolate chips but most of the time I get these ones and they're only £1 

These were £1

Go Create Fibre Tips 12 Pack- Yes I know I'm not 5 but I did get some felt tips but I do use them. I thought I could keep these in my school bag for revision as when I revise I like to use colourful pens but Sharpies are annoying to use in school as they go all over the table and you have to use loads of sheets of paper as they bleed through the page massively.

These were 75p

Tesco Whiteboard Markers 4 Pack- Recently I bought a whiteboard from Tiger and even though it came with 1 mini marker I thought I should get some which should last for longer and have some colour as sometimes I might want to colour code it or make it look nice or do some drawing on it.

These were £2

Tesco Candy Blossom A4 Document Folder- Being honest I didn't really need this but it had a cute print so I thought I should get it as it was 75p. Although I have been thinking that I could use it in blog photos as a background instead of using my bed as that can be a bit annoying and it's good to have a change of scenery.

This was 75p

Tesco Glue Stick Multipack 2x by 20g- In Geography we always glue sheets in and there's never enough glue sticks so I thought I should get one to keep in my pencil case so I have one and I don't need to go to the front to the class to get one, I can just whip it out and stick it in like a boss. 

This was £1

Collection Lasting Colour Lipstick in 18 Pink Diva- You probably know that I love these lipsticks so I picked up another one to try out. It's a deep pink, not quite a berry but a pink and it looks really nice. It's a matte finish and I think that looks really nice with a darker colour.

This was £2.99

Tesco Retractable Ball Pens- Pens are an essential in my life because of school where you always have to write so I got a new pen as they are always run out. I prefer clicky pens as otherwise I loose the lids so I picked up a new pack of these pens as I really like these pens as they make my handwriting look nice.

These were £1.25

Collection Longer Lash Lengthening Mascara- The last makeup piece I picked up was this mascara as I love mascaras so I thought I would pick this one up as I like having long lashes and I hadn't heard of this one before so I wanted to try it. I have tried this out and I really liked it and it made my lashes really long and I like the brush.

This was £2.99

The Sweet Shop Stickers- You're probably wondering why I bought a pack of stickers but I got a pack to decorate my planner as I've started using stickers to decorate it as I thought it would look nice and I really liked the look so I picked up another pack and all of these ones are sweets and cakes and yummy treats.

This was £1

They were all of my purchases and I really like everything as I have been using everything. I definately make some more Tesco Hauls and I also have a Primark Haul coming up so check back for that.

Tesco Haul | February 2016

Today I'm going to doing another Tesco Haul. I did one in September 2015 and I enjoyed the making of it so I thought I would do another. If you would like to read my Tesco Haul | September 2015 click HERE . I didn't get as much as last time but I thought I would still show you. 

I want to add I bought these stuff a couple of days after Christmas as I'm actually writing this on New Years Eve 2015 as I'm writing loads of blog posts in advance so I did buy some Christmas food as it was on offer.

Tesco Anya Desk Pad- I got this desk pad to write all of the stuff I need to get down such as blog posts and homework. I have this on my desk and I do everything on top of it such as blogging, homework or making my notebooks look cute with washi tape. All in all, I really recommend getting a desk pad as you can easily see everything. Tesco only had this one but I wish they had more designs even though this one is super cute!

Bic Brite Liner Grip Highlighters- I then got this pack of highlighters for the desk pad to highlight everything. I thought I would get some thin ones as I always use thick ones so I thought I would have change. This pack also has a blue highlighter which my current one don't.

Tesco Neon Pink PP Sleeve- Lastly for stationery I got this small folder thing because it was on sale and it matches my ringbinder. I don't know what I'm going to use it for but I'm sure it will come in handy in the future. This was originally 75p but it was on offer for 50p so I thought I should pick it up.

Girlz Only Haircare Dry Shampoo- I finished my dry shampoo a couple of days before so I definitely needed to get a new one. I've never heard of this brand before (Girlz Only) and it is for dark and brown hair so I thought I would try it out. This was cheaper than Batiste so that was another reason why I got it.

Collection Super Size Fat Lash Mascara- I wanted to try a new mascara and I saw this Collection mascara which I hadn't seen before or heard about. I haven't tried this out yet but I'm looking forward to getting super volumized lashes!

Oreo Chocolate Creme Biscuits- I haven't had Oreos for ages so I thought I would get a pack as I wanted them. I got the chocolate filling one as I love these ones and prefer the chocolate ones to the normal filling ones but I always will prefer the mint ones but they're mega expensive for biscuits.

Extra Peppermint Gum- Basically this is an essential as I don't want bad breath. I always forget to buy a big pack so when I was queuing at the till I picked these up for 41p and peppermint is always my gum of choice

Swizzles Sweet Shop Favourites- This is where all the Christmas things start and I got this box of Sweet Shop Favourites as I like all of the sweets in here. I haven't opened these yet but I'm excited to crack these open!

Tesco Bakery Christmas Sprinkles Mini Doughnuts- I love mini doughnuts and I saw these chocolate sprinkles ones and I knew I had to eat the whole box which I have done now and they was very nice but sadly I won't be able to get me these any more. Crying face emoji :(

Tesco Puddings & Gingerbread Men Chocolates- Lastly I got these mini chocolates because they were only 25p so I thought I would get some as I didn't have enough bad food before! Obviously my New Year resolutions failed!

I really hope you enjoyed this post as I love doing hauls. I will probably do more of these in the future as I live right by a Tesco so I'm always going over there. Follow me on Twitter and Instagram @_louisecarter_ where I post updates so if you want to keep up with me follow me on social media.

Thanks for watching 

Louise

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