Pandora Alternatives?

So working in a jewellers I am always gazing upon all he beautiful jewellery we sell in our shop.  long story short, we used to sell Pandora in our shop, but we have now opened a stand alone pandora store near by just for the pure volume of custom we got.  I went on the hunt for a alternative charm bracelet that I could wear for work that was a little different to Pandora, So I have come up with 2 alternatives!

#1

Thomas Sabo 'Karma' Bracelet

This bracelet is very very similar to your Pandora but offers a lot more range in different metals e.g.. Rose Gold, Gold, Silver, Oxidised Silver.

As you can tell, I'm a lover of rose gold!  This bracelet matches perfectly with my Michael Kors Watch too so they are easily paired with other pieces of jewellery or watches.  

 The bracelet costs £55.00 and Thomas Sabo usually run a offer in store where by you get your first charm (worth £16.95) FREE!

 All Thomas Sabo jewellery is Sterling Silver.  Any colours i.e gold, resold etc.. is all generally plated.  They don't just offer a karma range either, they have a range of elasticated bracelets and more traditional bracelets called 'Charm Club' which are also similar to pandora.

#2
Nomination Italy

I was first introduced to these bracelets when our shop re opened from a refit.  They are essentially another charm bracelet but they are made from Stainless Steel and have 18ct yellow Gold set onto them rather then them being plated.  The main bulk of there collection are gold based, they do however offer silver shine which is what it says, charms with sterling silver on them and they have brought out a new range of rose gold charms too which made me very happy indeed.  Nomination also offer a gun metal colour and a gold plated bracelet.
I find nomination to be a more uniformed bracelet.  all the charms are the same size and all fit together nicely.  the bracelet to start off with is £10.60 which is a absolute bargain!  Charms start from £18.00.

so theres my 'Pandora Alternatives'  I hope you enjoyed reading this post or just having a look at something different! :)
And on that note

Toodles
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Wishlist Wednesday #1

Welcome to Wishlist Wednesday!

As per the title, I'm going to put up one or two products a week that I 'Wish' I owned, every Wednesday!

This week its another brownie point for Nars.  The new Christopher Kane Collection for Summer.  I first saw these produces when I was in Space NK and fell in love with them ALL!  My favourite of all the collection was the Eye Shadow in 'Outer Limits'.  Its a gorgeous Peachy Pink colour, once watched on my hand I though to my self, I need this in my life, but after spending over £50 so far in the shop I refrained from buying it.

(Find it here)

The collection has eye shadows, Blushed, Multiples and lip glosses included in it, of which shade wise are all perfect.  I'm not one for bright lip colours, but I would make an exception for these!

Thats it for this week

let me know some of your wish list products bellow!

toodles

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Popped My Nars Cherry!

So, after a long wait, I've finally popped my Nars Cherry!

I popped into Space NK in Stratford-Upon-Avon during a weekend away and was memorised by all of the products! 

I only brought 2 things (and acquired some samples) , so I was pretty proud of my self, I could have easily spent so much money that day!

So, The Purchase's... 

The first thing I fell in love with was The Multiple in 'Copacabana'

I am literally memorised by this product.  It has such a gorgeous sheen and finish to it once on the skin. 

 (please excuse the fact I'm not using my own pictures, I'm in the middle of buying a new camera so I don't have one to use just yet!) 

 Firstly, I love the Nars packaging.  

The product has such amazing colour pay off and will be perfect for the summer!  It gives a subtle shine to the cheek bones.  Also on the brow bone its beautiful and really lifts the brows.  Its really easy to apply and blends like a dream.  I'm very fair skinned and felt like this matched me perfectly.  I find some other hi lighters to be slightly dark and look a little silly against my skin.

The second thing I brought was a blush in 'Reckless'

Again, this is another gorgeous product.  Although it's meant to be a blush, I brought it to use as a highlighter and eyeshadow just because I prefer to have a pink cheek to add a bit of colour to my face.  I have already worn this product as an eye shadow and fell in love.  I usually use Mac Mineralised Skin Finish in Soft and Gentle as my highlighter and eye shadow for my everyday look but I think Reckless is slowly taking over after just one use!  Its got tiny flex of glitter in it which when just washed over the eye looks beautiful.  

So there my Mini reviews of what i brought from Space NK.  I am planning to put up pictures at some point next month with my new camera, so ill have a little more content for you guys!

Toodles!

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My Mini Love..

I'm back! 

After a long break from this blog and gathering ideas for the direction I what this blog to go!

I still want to talk about budget beauty but I also want to blog more about what I do daily, sort of like a 'blog' so to speak.  Who knows, I may even start making the occasional video!

I though i would post about my love for Mini's today,  they are pretty much my life, sad as that sounds, but we have a huge amount of them in the family! I recently brought my second car, a MINI one in Oxygen Blue and I am literally in love with it.  what ever spare time i have i use cleaning it, driving it and just admiring it ha! 

Along side the new MINI's, we have ALOT of classic Mini's too.  

My Beauty!

A random first post but like I say, this blog's going to be a blog about everything I do daily, interests, hobbies etc.. 

Toodles!

Summer Snaps #2

Summer Snaps #2

These are some pictures I have been taking throughout the month of summer we have had.  Well I say month, I mean more like 2 weeks!

Enjoy!

(My Flickr Account! Rebekahxx )

Summer Snaps #1

I am back!

I have been away from my blog recently purely because my internet has been down for about a month!  This hasn't thrilled me but I am going to get back to blogging as normal! 

This post is just a few pictures I have took recently.  Nothing exciting, but I thought I would share it with everyone for this post until I get back into blogging more regularly.

enjoy! 

You can find better quality pictures on my Flickr Photostream here! 

May Glossy Box | 2nd Birthday Box

This is my second Glossy Box now and I am still really impressed with the products I received this month!  I had seen some spoilers on the internet and looking at them I got all the products I wanted really, although I have seem some people who have not been very happy with their boxes this month.

Inside the box is lovely, in my opinion and I love the bright pink bow!

This is there 2nd Birthday box.

 Here are the products I recieved!

Bellapierre Super Lip Gloss 

Full Size 9ml for £12.99

Not really a fan of lip gloss really, but the colour is nice.  I tried it on my lips and I found tht you couldn't build the colour up, its pretty sheer and if you swipe it on your lips more than twice it removes the colour from your lips and makes them look uneven.

L'Occitane Angelica Hydration Cream

Full Size 50ml for £30

I haven't tried this product yet, but I love anything that's moisturizing so I'm looking forward to trying it out! 

Beautiful Movements Prime & Create Mixing Medium

Full Size 20g for £20

(formally known as BM Beauty)

To be honest, I'm not really sure how to use this, I'm guessing you can use it as a primer of some sort or to create cream products? correct me if I'm wrong?

Caudalie Devine Oil

Full Size 15ml for £4.05

This is one of the products I was excited to get and hoped I would get.  I'm not much of a hair care fan, but I have ombre Hair and I think its time that I try and manage and take care of it so I'm really glad I got this.  You can use it on your hair, face and body.

Jelly Pong Pong Fairy Lashes Mascara

Full Size £15

This again is another product I was really happy to receive.  I have tried it and I like it, but I don't love it yet.  but I will do a review on it once I have given it a fair try!

So, there's what I got in my box!

I am really happy with what I received, Let me know what you got in yours! 

Toodles

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