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Tips for building a record collection

If there's something I glad I started collecting, it's records. I fell in love with records about 2010 time after my Grandad gave me his, it was absolutely huge and about 40 years old, but boy oh boy could it play loud. I would waste evenings sitting in my room in the dark, with a record playing and just hearing something so raw and pure, it's such a good feeling.

Since the whole records have come back in popularity this can be a really expensive hobby. Most records start off at £25 and can be thousands if it's a real collectible. I'm not mad on collecting really rare vinyls however I have built up a good collection of favourites. So if you are looking at building a record collection, here are some tips on how I got started and hopefully this will save you some money as well.

Only buy new when you really want it

As I mentioned, if you go into HMV you'll notice most records start at £25ish and they don't really go down in cost after. Obviously you can't buy your whole iTunes in record form, so I would recommend making a list of albums you really want and love. For me, when starting out I had Adele's 21, Mumford & Sons Sigh No More and Amy Winehouse's Back to Black on the very top of my list. I knew these had only recently just came out so they wouldn't really be second hand just yet, so these were what I spent top dollar on.

Second Hand & Charity Shops

Second hand shops are some of the best ways to get cheaper vinyls. You'll need to double check the record to make sure there isn't any scratches or marks, however I've never paid more than £10 for a record at a second hand shop. Charity shops are also fantastic and will have better finds than you think. You might have to search through and if you go often enough you'll be able find when newer records are added. I've found the Grease and Sound of music soundtracks through this, which are great additions.

You can also check online for second hand however you don't always get to see photos of the actual record so there may be scratches that you weren't aware of.

Buy a decent record player

Of course once you start building a collection you'll need something to play it on! I would recommend researching before buying especially checking size where you want to keep it. Crosley's are really popular because of their colouring and they are really small, however they aren't the best for playing records on. Check your budget and again check second hand places and you'll definitely find a good deal.

Have you got a record player? Whats your tip for buying records?

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If there's one thing you didn't know about me, it's that I absolutely love a hype. I try to act like I'm not that into it but really I'm dying to get my hands on it. I'm surprised that I haven't still bought any Fenty products yet but thats only because I want to see it in person.

So of course, late last year when Glossier announced they were selling to the UK with a UK warehouse so no hidden shipping fees, I jumped on board. I could finally get one of those pink make up bags and have their products in my life. The hype was everywhere with bloggers ordered Glossier by the box load and I thought wow this really must be something. I placed an order on Black Friday (another hype) as they had around 15% off and I thought when was I going to try it otherwise.

The order came really quickly, and when I opened the box to see the pink inside I admit I was completely on the train before it had even got going. I really love the whole aesthetic of the brand.

I bought 4 products as I didn't need any new skincare items and they are slightly more pricey, so I wanted to see their other offerings before I purchased more.

The first product is the perfecting skin tint in the shade light. This is meant to be enhancing, dewy and sheer to give a lovely natural tint. When I first applied I thought wow, this is really sheer and after using it for about a month I have to say I'm really unimpressed. I'm so glad I got a discount on this because £20 is really overpriced for a product which is basically water. The website says it's skin which looks like skin and sheer coverage which is true but only because it literally feels like nothing is there! I've got BB creams and tinted moisturisers which have done more for my skin than this has. I will continue wearing it for work days however I won't be repurchasing because it's really got nothing to it.

Over the skin tint I use the Stretch concealer. This is in the shade light and I wish they had a few more shades because I feel like it could go lighter, and I've seen reviews where they need more in between medium and dark as well. I apply this under the eyes and on any blemishes I have and it does ok but again it's way over hyped. It does slightly cover however I don't feel like it really makes my under eyes look amazing or really well covered. The consistency is really creamy and almost verging on greasy. This means it does blend out really easy but it's not perfect and I probably wouldn't repurchase.

Probably the knight in shining armour for this review is the cloud paint blushes. I bought them in the duo because you save £5, I really couldn't decide on what shades I wanted and you could pick both shades in the duo which is an amazing idea, as usually you are stuck with one meh one and the one you actually wanted. They are a gel-cream formula which is really buildable and blends away really easily.

I have the shades Dusk and Haze because I thought it would look great in winter. Dusk is more of my every day blush, it's really natural and just gives me a bit of colour and glow back into my skin which is great in winter days. Haze definitely has more of a I'm here look once applied compared to Dusk, however like I said it's really wearable in winter and gives you a 'I've been on a long winter walk' vibe. I've tried using it also on the tip of my nose to help with this effect and it can also be worn on the lips but it doesn't give much colour when applied there.

It's a real shame I've had some bad thoughts on Glossier, because they are doing the natural looks really well. They do sell exactly what they say on the tin however I just think it was overhyped unfortunately.

Have you bought anything from Glossier? What are your thoughts?

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