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Almost all of my purple nail polishes. This is why I’m on a no-buy.

Even though I do live in London, I loved Kate at gh0stparties‘s 5 Things: Blogging Outside of London post. London is so familiar to me that although I like reading about other Londoner’s new discoveries and old favourites, I actually enjoy reading blogs by people in other parts of the UK more. It’s like going on a little holiday in my mind and it’s really handy to have those blogs to refer to when I do actually get to visit those places!

Stay Beautiful features a super-cheap dupe of Benefit’s Porefessional.

I’ve never tried a matte lipstick and I’m not sure that it would suit me, but nonetheless, Katie’s Beauty Blog has got me lusting after the new Revlon Colourburst Matte Balms.

I’m feeling like I’m in a bit of a hairstyle rut. Dreams That Glitter xoxo may have the answer.

Jane at Blush. Feathers. Lipstick. is giving away an ELF Disney Villains Maleficent Look Book. I love Maleficent and am quite excited about the movie. Hopefully it will be better than Once Upon a Time, which I am only just about still watching!

Hellcandy has launched a YouTube channel with a step-by-step eyeliner tutorial. I have watched and loved many an eyeliner tutorial in my time (here are some of my favourites) but I have to say that this one is still useful! I really like the way she describes angling her hands.

The last moisturiser I tried has turned out to be a bit of a dud, so Sparklyvodka‘s Moisturiser Medley has come at the ideal time.

Finally, the cutest catfight of all!

Monday Amusements 26

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A piece of art outside the British Library, with sheep. Apparently this is supposed to reference the British trend for landscaping during the Georgian era. I read the sign nearby a couple of times and I have no idea why the sheep are there.

I am obsessed with charity shopping. I have probably mentioned this before. I haven’t gone since before Christmas, and I’m starting to get withdrawal symptoms. These include: getting out old charity shop purchases to admire them, craning my neck to look at the Red Cross shop every time I go past (and usually making an ‘ooh’ noise at the window display) and trying to convince myself that if I do x, y, and z then I will reward myself with a charity shopping trip. I try to include at least one impossible task in x, y, and z, because I really have too much stuff and should not go charity shopping. Unless I manage to get rid of a lot of it. Then I can. Anyway, when I can’t charity shop I like to live vicariously through others, so I was delighted to discover that Dead People’s Clothes (a blog I probably discovered by typing ‘charity shopping blog’ into Google – another withdrawal/obsession symptom) has updated for the first time in a few months! Yay! I love this blog because Amy gives all of her clothing items names, like Really in Fabulous Nobodies.

Take Three: Primers is a comparison of three often-admired primers. I have three primers and none of them are perfect, but I have forbidden myself from buying any more. I really want to try Carly’s two favourites though!

Lipglosses and lipsticks are possibly even more tempting than charity shops. Both this review of two lovely shades of Revlon ColorBurst Lipglosses at Midnight Violets, and this review of Stila Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick in Beso at The Beauty Milk was difficult to behold. I can almost feel my arm creeping towards my wallet now.

Scratch that, I can definitely feel my hand creeping towards my wallet! Sock Dreams wrote a blog post about the range of purple shades they have socks in!

Ahh! I must distract myself by looking at pretty things that I can have without spending money! Happily, I found 14 Not-Boring Beauty Trends I’d Like To See Take Off In 2014 at xoVain, and this Dark Aqua Eye Makeup Look at Glitter is my Crack. I can totally copy these ideas without spending 1p.

Finally, rats holding/cuddling tiny teddy bears! So cute!