Giveaway! ENDED

This giveaway was actually to celebrate my blogs one year birthday and getting 10,000 total page views which both happened at the end of December, so yes I'm rather late (No change there!) but better late then never. I really do enjoy writing for my little space on the internet and I really value each and every view that I get, so this is really just to say thanks to all of you readers.

Winner will receive-

Topshop lipstick in Wicked (Review here)

Topshop Blush in Head Over Heels

Compact tangle teezer

Soap and Glory gift set with mini Hand Food, Clean on Me, Scrub of Your Life and The Righteous Butter

Toni and Guy bag with Hairspray, Dry shampoo, and Heat Protectant.

The rules are simple, all you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is follow me on bloglovin (There's a button on the right), and tweet about the giveaway with the hashtag #BeautyByAGeekGiveaway.

You must be a UK mainland resident and the giveaway will end a month from now (9th April at midnight GMT)

May the odds be ever in your favour...

Toni and Guy Reverse Conical Wand

This is another of my January Sales purchases which I have finally got round to reviewing! I brought this on boxing day since I don't actually have any curlers and these were only £9.99 at superdrug! The usual price is £30 as well so I was super excited!

I have tried a few Toni and Gut products over the last few years so I had high hopes for these curlers and I must say they delivered! They heat up fast and can be used to give loose waves or tighter curls. The unique reverse conical shape is supposed to give you tighter curls at the top and looser ones at the bottom which doesn't sound like it makes much sense but actually works out really well.

The cord is also salon length so it's 3m long which is really useful, the cord on my hairdryer is super short so it makes it really difficult to use sometimes.

It also comes with a really useful heat proof glove so that you don't burn your hands like I always do with curlers! Though I have to admit it got a little annoying when I had to keep changing hands.

Here is a couple of pictures of my hair after I've used the curlers...

So what do you guys think?

Mini Hair Product Haul

On the way home from school I decided to pick up some stuff in Boots before christmas. My purse did not appreciate this...

I picked up some hair dye because I wanted to re-dip-dye my hair, I decided to stick with the same l'oreal dye that I used last time, as I figured I'd play it safe. 

I also picked up some temporary blue hair dye from Bleach London to try over the christmas holidays whilst I'm off school. I wanna dip dye it a turquoise minty green colour which is why I got 'Washed Up Mermaid' but I'm not sure how well it will work on my hair...we'll see.

Then I picked up another bottle of Toni and Guy Heat protectant spray because I had run out and straightening my hair without it was drying it out so badly it made me want to cry.

Finally, I decided to try Lee Stafford Bleach Blonde Shampoo as the heat protectant and blue hair dye were on 3 for 2 and this would end up free. I was just about to finish my current bottle of shampoo so when I saw it in the shop and realised it is the one that Zoella recommended for ombred hair I figured I would give it a try. It is a very bright purple which is quite a shock when you first use it and I also realised that it is a toning shampoo meaning that it should only really be used once a week but I shall see how it goes.

What have your purses not been appreciating lately?

Christmas Sales!

I have already managed to spend rather a lot of my Christmas money but I thought I'd share with you some of my bargains!

Toni and Guy Reverse Conical Wand £9.99 down from £27.88 at Superdrug

Real Techniques Core Collection £8.68 down from £20.99 at Asda Direct

Just so that you know these 3 aren't for me, they are presents for friends Shhhh! Boots have an annual half price sale on all gift sets starting on boxing day.

Ted Baker Devoted To You Gift Set £10 down from £20 at Boots

Umberto Giannini The Essential Kit £6 down from £12 at Boots

James Brown London Big Box of Tricks  £12.50 down from £25 at Boots

I went into town with my friend Eilis (Hi, if you ever read this!) and we visited Urban Outfitters where I brought this skirt for £14 down from £28. Eilis also brought a gorgeous new bag on sale too.

 So there we go all my deals so far!

Leave a comment if you've had any good deals so far...