Top Tips - Shopping the Sales

It's so easy to get carried away with sale shopping. So many times I'll buy something just because it's less than half price and later on when I'm either looking through my day's purchase or clearing out my wardrobe a few months down the line I wonder why I bothered spending my money on something. Here are my top tips for smart sale shopping:

1. Ask yourself - 'Will I wear this?'

Seems an obvious one but think, do you have an outfit to go with your new dress/top/shoes/bag? Or will it stay in your wardrobe unloved? Or is it really your style or is the price just too tempting? No matter how much you'd love to wear sky-high heels or brightly coloured skinny jeans think about whether you'd actually wear them. Be honest and it'll save any regret.

2. Ask yourself - 'Do I need this?'

If, like me, you find yourself drawn to certain colours, shapes or styles make sure to think about whether you have something similar at home and whether you could better spend your money.

Top Ten Beauty Don’ts

You may have seen my Top Ten Fashion Don'ts so I thought I’d do a list for beauty don’ts.

Here are the make up fails I don’t like to see:

1)      A face caked in a thick layer of foundation, leave the plastering to professionals.

2)      Foundation too light/dark for your actual skin, it should blend into your neck. It looks terrible 

        and everyone can notice.

3)      A concealer which is too pale - people will notice something ‘off’ with your face, even if they  

        can’t pinpoint exactly what.

4)      Dry, flaky skin. Find a moisturiser that works.

5)      Fake/clumpy eyelashes, it looks ridiculous especially in daylight.

6)      Unblended blusher/bronzer. Looks very fake.

7)      Fluorescent blusher/bronzer. I’m not quite sure what people are trying to achieve with these.

8)      Obvious lip liner. Dated.

9)      Wrong colours: eyeshadows and lipsticks. Can make or ruin your look, make the effort to get it 

        right.

10)   Bad eyebrows: untamed, too tamed, too light or too dark. Getting your eyebrows right can 

        make a massive difference to your face. So important.

What do you think? Do you agree with me? Is there anything you hate to see? Leave a  comment and let me know!