And the winner is.........

First of all, thanks to all the people who entered and an extra thanks if you mentioned my blog on your blog! I love getting lots of nice comments and I still get excited when I see new people following me! ("hello new people!")

I only thought I would get a handful of entries so I have been very surprised and if I had the money I would buy everyone a bottle!

So.. this afternoon I needed to pick out a winner so I meticulously checked who had mentioned me so that they could get 2 entries and checked everyone was a 'follower' then I put all the names on pieces of paper and folded them up into equal pieces.

The name picked at random was.....

Holly at DollyMix184 writes beauty

Congratulations! Send me your details asap and I'll get the St Moriz sent out to you :)

I wish I could have bought one for everyone coz I have so many lovely followers. Perhaps if anyone reeeally wants some and would like me to get some they could send the money over by Paypal.. anyway, you can always email me if that's the case!

Lots of love,

V xxx

P.S. Greta at Diary Of A "So-Called" Narcissist is doing a giveaway so go check it out and follow her blog! She is lovely and her posts are great. Check out her blog here xxx

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Clean & (not so) clear

For about a week or so my skin hasn't been so great. I have had a couple of breakouts and felt like my skin has looked and felt too oily and shiny. I love the Boots cold cream I have been using but thought perhaps it is a bit too thick/rich to use every morning and night so I decided to try something else.

I thought I would give Clean & Clear a go and decided on the 'deep action refreshing gel cleanser' as I liked the sound of getting really clean feeling skin!

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2 days later my face feels like it has third-degree burns. There's an all over tightness similar to when I used Dermalogica and I have itchy, crusty patches all over my face but especially around my chin and cheeks.

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What am I going to do!! :'(

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I stopped using it as soon as I realised I was having some sort of reaction to it, but so far my skin doesn't seem to be improving and I'm scared that moisturising will irritate it even more!

I am going to my Cousins wedding on Saturday and I can't have a crusty face! *sob*

Has anyone else had any problems using this or other products in the range? I have only heard good things about it from other people!

V xxx

P.S. Just one more day left to enter my contest!! Check it out below if you haven't already. xxx

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Emma Watson

(photo courtesy of http://www.dailymail.co.uk)

I came across these photos from the premiere for Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince and instantly thought how beautiful Emma Watson looks!

I know she gets a bit of bad press for being stuck-up but I think she always comes across as being lovely (did anyone see her interview with Jonathan Ross?) and I am in love with the dress she is wearing in these pics! I think it suits her perfectly and her make-up is stunning.

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(photo courtesy of www.dailymail.co.uk)

Who else is excited for the film? I know I am!!

V xxx

P.S. There is plenty of time to enter my contest! Don't forget, if you mention it on your own blog you get 2 entries instead of 1! And the winner will be picked at random shortly after the contest has closed. Love love xxx

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CONTEST!

Hello ladies,.

This is just a small, one prize giveaway to start with. The prize is for a bottle of, the one and only, St Moriz fake tan *woop woop!*

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I know a few people don't have a Home Bargains store near them and the prices on Ebay are much more than the price in store so here's your chance to try it out for free!

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I have just one bottle to give away and all you have to do is follow these rules:

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1. Become a follower of my blog

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2. Mention my giveaway on one of your posts and show a link to my blog and you will get 2 entries!

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3. Be in the UK (I'm sorry, the next giveaway will be international I promise!)

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4. Leave a comment saying you would like to enter.

Simples!

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The contest will close on Friday at 12.00noon so you have plenty of time to leave a comment. Winner picked at random.

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Thanks guys! V xxx

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Honest Scrap tag

I have been tagged by Greta to do this (check out her blog here!)

You have to tell your readers ten things about you they may not know, but that are true. Then you have to tag 10 people with the award. Finally, let all the people you've given the award to know they've gotten it (comment on their blogs or something). Don't forget to link back to the person who awarded you.

1. I'm obsessed with the welfare of animals and insects. Any sort of animal cruelty upsets me and I won't kill a bug no matter how big or small. If I'm driving and there's a greenfly in my car, I have to pull over and free it into the grass.

2. Me and my boyfriend worked at the same architecture company (me as a secretary, him as an architects assistant) but we didn't speak or notice each other for 4 months then one day we got talking over the internet and a couple of weeks later he asked me out :) 3 days later we were both made redundant!

3. As you all know we have 3 dogs. Bf has had Geri for a year and a half, and we have had the 2 pugs since December last year. I have always loved pugs so when we heard the Dogs Trust had 2 we drove straight there, fell in love with them and adopted them! They had been handed in after their owner died and they had been mistreated by her. They were 18 months old and hadn't been house trained or walked on a lead so we had to start from scratch with them. It was tough but they picked everything up really well.

4. I'm constantly trying to lose a 'couple of pounds' but I'm just too lazy and love my food too much.

5. I have a very wide range of musical tastes. I particularly like The Drifters and saw them in concert in March (not the original line up obviously, but they have carried on the group with relatives). They were brill - I loved it!

6. I love anything to do with Harry Potter. I see all the first showings of the films (I once went to a midnight showing and was front of the queue, lol). I have got a Gryffindor t shirt that I wear to bed and I was recently in Orlando at Islands of Adventure and got unbelievably excited when I saw them building the new Harry Potter land!!

7. I have got low self confidence and whatever I do I feel I could have done better or done it differently.

8. I take photos of everything. On my last 2 week holiday I had 1500 photos to sort through. I love capturing the moment and I hate the thought of not having photographic evidence of important events!

9. I can't and won't make decisions.. ever. I just physically can't! Even if it's "what shall we have for tea?", I just can't give an answer!

10. One day when my bf is a qualified architect and he is earning lots of money I would love to go back to studying and find the right career. I would love to open a pug rescue centre and do something for the love of it rather than for money.

I'm going to tag 10 blogs that I like and that have 60 followers or less - go check them out!

Desire is necessary to keep life in motion
ClassyDea66
A Storm in a Teacup
Baby Blonde: make-up chat
CBethGlitter
Make-up Ramblings from Heather
Magpie Girl
Rosa Adores
Reaching For The Stars
Threadzeppelin

V xxx

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