Seeing Spots

Essence Million Nude Faces Eyeshadow Box 01 £4.00

The packaging is very cute and would make a cute gift for a teen/tween but also those of us who are young at heart. I adore the little cat on the top row.


Essence In Love With Rose Eyeshow Box 02 £4.00

When I picked this one up, I'd forgotten I'd bought the Tanya Burr rose gold palette a couple of weeks before but at £4 I can justify buying this. It has more colours than the Tanya Burr Palette and I think I will also take this on holiday as for the price I won't matter if it gets damaged while travelling.


There is a nice mix of golds and greys as well as the pink shades. I've always been a little afraid of pink eyeshadow. I've said ina video before that someone once said it looked like I had myxomatosis when I'd worn pink shadow before.  I'm hoping since then my makeup skills have advanced and I won't meet the same fate.

As part of the book club, I've read The Power by Naiomi Alderman and The Secrets of Nightingale Wood. I've done full reviews on both of these, by answering the book club questions in a blog post.

I still haven't made my mind up on The Power, it's one that needs to be read again but I'm not sure when that will be. It's about women who gain The Power and it has similar themes to The Handmaids Tale and Hunger Games. I'm glad I read it but I still don't know how I feel about it.

The Secret of Nightingale Wood I hated. It is a kids book which might explain it but it was too contrived and I didn't feel any empathy towards any of the characters. There are far better books out there.



Finally, I've saved the best for last. Lost for Words by Stephanie Butland. I adored this book, it is classic chick lit but it's beautifully written. I loved the way it was set out, it covers three time period and each chapter cuts between the three building the story and revealing more about the main character. For once names, people didn't annoy me and I want more.

It would also make a pretty decent ITV TV adaptation, a nice bit of Sunday night TV.

On the Wilko's website, it shows three colour options for this product. Their website doesn't really do these products justice and I think if I hadn't spotted them in a store I wouldn't have looked twice.


I love the different shades in this blush and there are some small shimmer particles in the blush which give off a nice but subtle highlight effect.

I've always struggled to choose a shade of blush, but with this it gives a nice natural effect without being too over the top.

Essence Mosaic Blush All You Need Is Pink 20
I struggled to pick between these two shade and decided for the price £3 I decided to pick up both.

This colourway is very similar to others I have and is one I'm always drawn to. The main difference between this and my other blushes is this blush has multiple colours and like the natural blush it also has a slight shimmer to it.


The 3rd colour is called Essence Mosaic Blush The Berry Connection 40. I haven't looked at this in person but going by the Wilkos website vs how nice the ones I've bought I think it will be lovely and not as intense as it looks online.

One noticeable difference with this palette and it might not be a huge thing for some people but when you open the palette the mirror is the right way up. It's been a massive bugbear with the other palettes and it's such a small thing.


The colours are based on a rose gold theme which I'm really into at the moment. I also really love the pineapple print on each of the shadows. All of the palettes from this range have cute prints and it's almost a shame to use them.

 It's not brand I'm very familiar with and I've only been in the shop once before. It feels very much like a shop you'd find on holiday. They sell a lot of bags and some accessories and there always seems to be offers on.


I've tried a few large earrings before and I always feel like it's not really me. I have quite a few pairs of tassel earrings but I have always aired on the small is better but it was time to buy some a little larger pieces.

I love the colour and the design of this round pair, and the rocky gem effect (I really don't know how to describe them)


Originally I was only going to buy this pink tassel pair. I felt like they are an in between the huge statement earrings I want to wear and the smaller pairs I already own. I think the pink and gold work well together and that they are kind of neutral that I will be able to wear them with a lot of outfits.

I'm in two minds about buying more from them but I think I need to wear some of my existing earrings.

I love the style of these badges and think they will be cute on my denim jacket or backpack. The only thing I'm not fond of is that Belle has hearts for eyes. but it's not the end of the world.



I've been looking for a new keyring for a while and this one is a rubbery silicone material. It was also reduced to £1 which I will admit helped its appeal.

Aprils Book is Finger in the Sparkle Jar - A Memoir by Chris Pakham. I don't read a lot of this genre and I know I will read it with his voice in my head which I think will irritate me. However in the spirit of the book club and getting out of my comfort zone I will give it a chance.



My other two Amazon buys include The Light Between Oceans by M. L Stedman and The Fault in Our Stars - John Green.

The Light Between Oceans is also a movie and when I saw the trailer I didn't fancy it but it kept popping up as a recommendation on Amazon books and I decided to go for it.

The most appealing thing for me about The Light Between Oceans is it's set in Australia in the 1920s. I have a soft spot for books set in Australia and while I haven't read many I've always enjoyed them. I think because there is a lot of similarities to the UK, more so than America but it's still a different way of life.



I might be only of the only people to have never read a John Green book. I have no real reason for not buying them before but I'm looking forward to reading this. I'm sure it will be very sad but I'm hoping there will be some funny moments as well.