Who'd of thought with September on the way out that I'd be sat outside bringing you a long overdue beauty post? I don't quite know what's going on with this weather but I for one am not complaining, especially when I've just eaten a crunchie blast ice cream - well it is a Sunday. Life's been going at one hundred miles an hour recently so it's lovely to have a lazy day, paint my nails and tell ya'll about my latest beauty buys.

 It all started with three short words - gift with purchase, throw Liberty into the mix and you've got a gal with a pretty strong desire to blow one hundred and fifty of her fine pounds on beauty bumf. Now you guys know how much I love a gift with purchase, so much so I'm usually that girl stalking my local Space NK until they throw their seasonal beauty event but Liberty's GWP is actually out of this world! The only issue I had was the minimum spend but rather luckily my mum was in need of a few repurchases herself so we decided to team up and I even agreed to even gave her a few samples, how generous am I? So what did I buy to qualify?

 It's not the first time the Hourglass Illusion Tinted Moisturiser has found itself on Cagney and Lace, and with good reason. Right now this baby is my base of choice and if I could only take a handful of products to a desert island this would certainly be one of them, bold claim right? Previously I announced this was difficult to blend but I must say I don't know what I was thinking. This blends like a dream with my Real Techniques buffing brush, lasts almost all day on the skin with barely any touch ups and provides a really healthy finish to the skin, neither too matte or too dewy. An easy repurchase.

 Looking through my skincare collection I knew there was room for a newbie in my life so I decided to welcome the Aesop Parsley Seed Cleansing Masque with open arms into my bathroom cabinet. My skin has been a little off a lately so after seeing quite a few bloggers rave about the Parsley Seed range I was delighted to see that Aesop are on of the many brands stocked by Liberty. It's early days for this clay based lovely but I will say it smells absolutely divine, keep your eyes peeled for a full review soon.

 Which beauty buys would make the cut if you were off to a desert island? Do you spend more than you anticipated just to get a gift with purchase?