Breaking News! Sephora Now Ships to the UK!

Oh my gosh. I didn't think this day would ever come. Sephora announced today that it will begin shipping to the UK as well as Australia, Japan and South Korea. Holy hell.

I've been dying to get my hands on Sephora goodies for a long time, even to the point of debating taking a holiday somewhere in the world where there's an actual Sephora. I've also contemplated shopping on the Sephora France website and having it shipped over to the UK. Now, there is no need. 

Sephora has announced that they will deliver internationally for £10 on a £75 and over spend. That's not too bad! I'd happily pay £10 to get the makeup brands I'm really craving.

However, do be aware that TAX will be added to everything you buy before you check out. I read on twitter about a £90 order which had an additional £38 tax added to it during check out. So guys please take this into account, that the prices you see on screen, may not be what you actually end up paying.

I'm really excited that I can actually order from Sephora now, although I don't quite understand why they haven't done this sooner; especially in an age where you can order products from around the world and receive them in days elsewhere on the web.

I'm going to spend this weekend mulling over the products and I'll hopefully place my order soon!

I'd love to hear from you, if you're based in the UK and have ordered from Sephora.com already or are contemplating it. What will you buy?

Throwback Thursday #1 - Vamp Edition

Okay, so I admit it... i'm not going through the depths of the archives here... i'm only travelling back a few weeks...

I often look back at old photos I've taken of my make up to critique myself, and study previous looks to try and work out what worked, and what didn't.

There's something about this look I created that I like, I like how it's so out of the ordinary for me, but I would never have the balls to wear this out in public as it's so full on. I don't think I would have the confidence to pull it off, but sometimes it's a little bit lovely to walk around your house feeling like a rockstar. This day, was certainly a rockstar day.

(Note - 'smoke' exhaled in the image is an extremely low 1.5mg Vapour from an electronic vaporizer, purely for art, not to encourage smoking of any kind)

[REVIEW] Professional Beauty London 23-24th February - Trade show review

This week I headed over to the excel in East London for the Professional Beauty London show. 

It's the first big beauty show i'd ever been to, and I was super stoked to be going. I'd somehow managed to wrangle myself up a press pass, so I grabbed my camera, heels and lashes and off I went.

I arrived at around 10:15 after vastly underestimating how many changes i'd have to make on the DLR to get there. The show was pretty busy even after only being open for 15 minutes. As the show was aimed at trade there were coach fulls of beauty students in attendance alongside hairdressers, make up artists and therapists. I didn't see too many other people wandering around with press passes or cameras which was a shame as it would have been nice to meet a few other bloggers at the event. 

The Excel had a stall for everyone. Here are a few that caught my eye! 

Essie. 

Oh my gosh all the colours. Any nail varnish fans would have loved this stall.

Megawhite. 

Now i'm not sure why, but there's something about the idea of sitting in the middle of a trade show getting my teeth whitened for all to see that doesn't really fill me with joy. I think it might have something to do with having a small mouth, and whenever I go to the dentist it's always super awkward and uncomfortable. I wasn't sure what I thought of mega white at first. I thought it was a little silly. I wasn't prepared to pay £70- to a company to get them done and not read a ton  of reviews on the company first... but after talking to Alice from http://www.beautybyalicee.co.uk/ on twitter about it... i'd never regretted not making an impulse decision so much! Her teeth whitened by 7 shades!! Gutted. Maybe next time i'll try it if I don't find somewhere to have them done before hand. 

Smudge Free.  

It's not only teeth whitening that you can have performed at the Pro Beauty show. There were many many stalls that were offering semi permanent make up! and cosmetic tattoos! You could actually get your make up tattooed on in the excel. I don't know what I was expecting, but it wasn't expecting that!

NYX. 

Now i'm an NYX fan. I love their jumbo eye pencils and am totally into using their Taupe Blusher as a contour powder; it's the perfect shade for cool pale skinned girls. I was looking forward to seeing a big display of their other products and not just a small unloved display in Next. The stand was insanely busy. It took forever to try and get around to see the different products and it's unsurprising why as the whole range was running on offer for up to 20% off! Needless to say, I picked up a few goodies.

Frankie Essex Hair. 

One of the popular stalls with the young crowd was Frankie Essex Hair. Essex, who made a name for herself on The Only Way Is Essex, or TOWIE as it's affectionately known by many is a scripted reality series based around the lives of a glamorous group of friends & foes in Essex.

Frankie Essex Hair has a range of clip in hair extensions and hair bands suitable for many hair types. and colours. 

Crown Brushes. 

This was a stall I was much looking forward to. It took me forever to try and find it, and by the time I had, my feet were killing me from my heels, the excel centre was packed and it was incredibly hard to get close to any of the products. Needless to say, I waited as patiently as I could to get to the brushes and picked up some much needed new eyeshadow brushes

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Final Thoughts

I really enjoyed my day at the Excel Centre. The show was incredibly busy and I didn't get to meet any other bloggers, but I made some great contacts with brands and I picked up some goodies,including some from jojoba cosmetics which i'm going to review individually. I got to see a lot of new and innovative products being demonstrated and even with my achey feet. It was definitely worth it. I'm definetly going to make sure I come back next year and I'll look forward to seeing what's on offer! 

Did you go to the Pro Beauty Show? What did you think?

I'll be posting up my haul over the next few days, so check back soon for pics! 

Win a MAC Lipstick of your choice!

Hello lovelies! So to celebrate hitting 200 followers on Bloglovin & Twitter, I've decided to launch a MAC giveaway! I've decided to give a little back to say thank you for all the support and for welcoming me to the blogging community.

 I've recently found my new favourite lipstick at MAC, Pink Plaid (pictured) and I'd love for you to be able to have a new favourite lipstick of your own! So go ahead and enter to win! This competition is open Worldwide!



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Terms & Conditions

• You must follow My Pale Skin on Bloglovin to be eligible to win the prize. All other entries are optional. 
• This competition is open worldwide, however you must chose a lipstick from the MAC UK website. 
• If your chosen shade is unavailable, you will be asked for a second choice. 
• The Winner will be contacted within 48 hours of the competition closing. If you do not respond within 48 hours, another winner will be chosen at random.