Clothes Show Live 2014

So my Nan took me and my sister Lauren to the Clothes Show Live on Tuesday and it was quite a fun experience. I'd never been to the Clothes Show before, and I will admit I had high hopes for it considering what my Nan had told me from all of the years before - but it was a tad bit of a let down. Nevertheless, I still enjoyed it and thought I'd do a post on my experience and what I came back with.

So, this is what I wore pretty much (I'll do a more in-depth post of what I wore if requested)

Here's the traintrack! Not very exciting for most, but it is (as far as I can remember) my first time on a train.

 Excuuuse my sister's rude gesture here xD

 Funny faces!!

 Ah, the funky walking platform thingy. This is possibly the coolest thing I've ever walked on, you feel like a twilight vampire and it's just brilliant.

 This is just the front of all of the chaos; me and Lauren had to sit down because we were so exhausted being pushed from pillar to post in this madness. I must admit, I'm still quite disappointed in some of the brands that I've been told are usually there, and well... weren't there. For example, MAC, Nars, Maybelline, e.c.t. 

 Queueing for the show itself...

 Aaaand the following images are the show. It. Was. Beautiful. AND A FALL OUT BOY SONG WAS PLAYED (CENTURIES) AND I WAS PRACTICALLY SCREAMING. Best part of the entire day - people dancing in fancy clothing to my bae's song. 

 On the way out!

 Another two bands that are just brilliant..

Now, time to see what I got...

This Barry M bag was £10 and contains several Barry M products. They were all randomly picked, and so everybody got different things. I got the following:

Here we have your standard crackle nail polish. I knew I'd like this one because, well, I love black. Plain and simple.

So this one is an indigo shade, I don't usually wear purple or blue shades, so hey. I'll defo try it out though and take a few pictures for you!

Atlantic Road is a textured polish which (might I admit) I've already tried out. I really really like it. It feels kind of gravel like and is really durable - seriously, this stuff does not chip or peel off. I can see myself wearing this one a lot more in the future; I just need to break up from school first xD

Here we have a glittery topcoat. I rarely wear topcoats like this just because I don't like the way they look on, however, I do actually quite like this one. The blue, yellow and pink flecks really look nice together and would look particularly striking on a basic white nail. Again, I'll paint my nails with all of these polishes in another post.

So I didn't know magnetic nail polish was a thing up until now. There was a bit of a learning curve with it, but I've now found my new favourite nail polish. When the polish is wet, you hold the magnet provided above the polish whilst it's drying (I've found 10 seconds is long enough for the magnet to do its magic). Some of the colours within the polish separate into their own individual waves of colour. I recall seeing brown, pink/purple and silver. It's just a really gorgeous polish.

This is just your standard coral, though with slightly more orange than what I'm used to. Nonetheless, I'll be trying this one out nearer the summer time.

The bag also included two Dazzle Dusts - I'm sure everybody has heard of these. If not, they're basically loose eyeshadows. Kind of like MAC pigments. I was really happy with the white shimmer shade I got, though I'm not too sure about the purple. I'll have to see if I can make it work somehow - even if it doesn't, I've gotten more than my money's worth so I can hardly complain!

Another thing I got in this bag was a metallic eyeliner... In green. This actually looks really sweet and festive alongside black eyeliner and a red lip (which I actually tried and liked very much). I'll probably post a makeup tutorial on something along these lines before Christmas - CHRISTMAS IS COMING GUYS, NINE DAYS!!!

Anooother thing I got in this bag (so many things) is this black glitter eye pencil. I'm not too eager to try this one just yet because I feel like the glitter is going to seriously irritate my eyes - something I'm pretty prone to due to sensitive skin. I might need some advice on this one.

So this crayon/lacquer looks quite orange in this picture, but it's more of a red/orange - one of my favourites for summer. The colour payoff on this one is gorgeous and there are little glitter flecks in it which transfer onto the lips smoothly - they're not irritating in any way, you can't even feel them on and it adds such a nice, subtle touch to the look. One of my favourites in this bag, quite the unexpected one really for me.

Final product of the bag. This lipgloss is actually comfy to wear - my lips don't feel like they're sticking together and it doesn't rub off if I lick my lips or anything. However, I don't usually wear lipgloss. I don't like that my hair gets stuck on my mouth because, well, as you can imagine it's not the most attractive of looks. So, this isn't really the best product for me, but it's nothing personal against this lipgloss. For some reason, I can't find this product on the Barry M website so I can't say a price, though I should imagine it'd be well worth it if you want a good, affordable lipgloss.

This baby. UGH. So this is basically an exfoliating  pad which removes hair and dead skin cells from anywhere on your body. I purchased a year supply, which came with the items shown in the pictures below. Each pad can be used 7 times so long as they're washed inbetween with water. It was £20, but the lady saw I didn't see it worth it and so she gave it to me for £10 (very luck mwah) and so I love it. My skin feels AMAZING after use, so if you can find anything like this cheap then I recommend you go for it.

I also got this red/burgundy dress for £10. The lace along the sides indicate actual pockets, guys. A dress with pockets - the future is here. It's a really lightweight dress that ties at the back with a bow. Stupid me forgot to take a picture of the back, but if it's any excuse then my camera was on the verge of dying. More about the dress, okay it's really comfortable and free-flowing. There's elastic beneath the chest to give the impression of a bigger bust (if that's what you're into, guys. whatever floats your boat). But yeah, I really really like it and I shall be wearing this on Christmas day. Considering Birmingham has had no snow at all yet, I'll be going out in shorts at this rate. Joking, joking.

Finally, these bad boys. I've been wanting an Apocalips for well over a year and a half now, and now I have three xD Nude eclipse is the one I've always had my eye on, but the other two came pretty much free. This box was £7 - an absolute bargain. I adore the nude, I quite like the red and the pink isn't for me. I'll be giving that one to Lauren as she can work those kinds of pinks. Wehey!!

That's it, guys. Boy did this post take a long time - I've been writing and editing this post for the past week - hence the amount of time it has taken. Crazy. Do you have anything similar to the Clothes Show near you?? Let me know!

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