So a few days ago, my Dad and I ventured to Southend-on-Sea for my cousin's wedding. I'd never been to Southend before so I loved exploring and can't wait to return back in the Summer! The first day, the weather was awful, grey and rainy (well, it is November so it's to be expected I suppose?) but the second day was beautiful, sunny and we even managed to sit outside and have a lovely pot of tea!

We stayed in a gorgeous sea front guesthouse and my Dad's room had a breathtaking sea view with a balcony (very jealous!). We started to walk along 'The Longest Pleasure Pier in the world' but then bumped into some family members who said it wasn't particularly impressive, so we saved ourselves a 2 mile walk and turned back around! Perhaps we'll try again when it's a tad warmer! I also vlogged the weekend (first time vlogging in forever!) so hopefully you like the photos and the vlog!

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Hi guys! Hope you're all having a lovely day! On July 12th, infamous LA makeup brand Colourpop upped their game and started shipping their products to the UK. I was so excited, the day before I made a list of everything I wanted and hoped they'd all still be in stock when I got home from work! 

Now, don't be fooled. The products themselves are lovely and very affordable but once you pay the shipping & then face the possibility of a customs charge, are you better off popping into town and getting a NYX soft matte lip cream? Probably. But I'll let you be the judge of that.

The details.

Okay so I bought 5 ultra matte lips, 1 ultra satin lip, 2 lippie pencils & 2 highlighters (as you can see, one arrived broken, yes I was gutted)

Ultra matte & satin lips are $6 (£4.60)

Lippie Pencils are $5 (£3.84)

& Highlighters are $8 (£6.14)

Because I was a new customer, I had $5 off of my order so my grand total came to $57 (£43.71)

Shipping was $25 (£19.17)

My customs charge I didn't know I would be charged was £16 something (I can't remember exactly)
All in all, I paid £78.88 (ouch)

The products themselves are worth £47.56

So there you have it, those are the bits I bought from Colourpop. As lovely as the products are, it just seems almost irresponsible for me to purchase from them again just because of the amount of money I spent on shipping & customs. Fingers crossed they'll become more available in the UK in the future. 

Thanks for reading, have a lovely day! x