Benefits Hello Flawless Oxygen WOW brightening foundation

Since I mentioned it in yesterday's post I thought it would only be right to give you this today :)...

Benefits Hello Flawless Oxygen WOW brightening makeup is £24.50 from Debenhams. I have the shades Believe in Me (my perfect shade), I'm Pure for Sure (too yellow toned at the moment) and I'm All the Rage (too dark full stop). I think that range shows you how much I love this, and I am very reluctant to use the last of my perfect shade at the moment...

I like this foundation because it offers just the right amount of coverage for me on a daily basis, and if I'm going on a night out another layer stops me from going bright red and very unflattering shiny! Well when combined with my staple light dusting of powder! I think that it does stay true to its name and is brightening and can be made flawless for sure! Only downside to it if you ask me is the price, and that is also why I'm hoarding the rest of my perfect shade currently as I know when it's gone I can't justify buying a replacement until I've finished off some of my others!

I love this. And I think you would too if you want a medium coverage that looks natural and is easily blendable to become full coverage.

Bye for now!

Rimmel London Match Perfection Foundation

Rimmel's Match perfection foundation has been in my sights for a long time after hearing so many of my YouTube and blogger faves talking about it, and when finally I picked it up as Superdrug were having a fab 2 for £9 deal on all Rimmel London products. Bargin! These foundations are normally £6.99 each. I picked up the colours 010 Light Porcelain and 100 Ivory as I think I might be between colours, if not then this should take me through summer tanning too. Cause let's be honest I'm probably not going to tan much as I will be in a ward the whole time doing my management placement! Gotta I brace the pale side of life right now haha.

Anyway, Rimmel have labeled this formula to be 'a light reflecting radiance foundation' and gives the claim that it lasts all day. Well I can say that after trialling this on my 14.5 hour shifts it does last allday and actually is my perfect foundation of the moment (I test how much is left by how much I get off on my cotton pads or face wipes at the end of the day). It's a perfect colour, easy to blend with either fingers, my Real Techniques Buffing brush or the Real Techniques Sponge. But my fave way is with the brush. Mess free and easy peasy!

Overally this foundation stands up to many of the high end foundations in my eyes and it kind of a dupe for my fave high end foundation my Benefit (review coming soon). I would utterly recommend it for all skin types, as it's great for my oily combo and doesn't break me out, yet I also recommended it to my dry skinned friend and it works perfect for her too! And fab all rounder :)!

Until next time!

Loreal Paris Nude Magique Eau De Teint Foundation

Loreal Paris Nude Magique Eau De Teint foundation is the product of the day... Or not as it seems! (You can currently get it for £9.99 from Boots). It claims to be their lightest weight foundation formula and I do think that it feels like you have bare skin. But unfortunately, on me it also looks like I have bare skin and when I tried to build it up it got cakey fast. It is a liquid to powder foundation that is designed to be used with fingertips and blends easily. As it was a powder finish I was hoping it would be shine free like it promised but no... Within two hours I looked like a chip pan. I really wasn't impressed.

It's such a shame really, but I would say this was purely a waste of money! Luckily I got it cheaper than it's regular price, but I still hate that in the UK we can't return makeup items like in the US! Ah well! I hope I've saved at least one person some pennies!

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Rollerball Perfumes should be more available here in the UK- Marc Jacobs

Rollerball perfumes are literally one of the most fabulous portable things created. Dramatic I know. But really they make life so much easier! And could be found for years in the USA, in practically any fragrance you want, yet here in the UK they haven't caught on to this  idea. God know why because they are missing out on a big market. There are so many pros to a cheeky little roller ball perfume like you get to keep your favourite scent on you at all times and try new perfumes for a cheap less-guilty price! I've got the Marc Jacobs Daisy duo and I have had more in the past but I've used them up!

To sum it up UK perfume counters sort it out and follow the US and bring out these lovely little beauties!

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My Travel Makeup Bag

My travel makeup bag is from Cath Kidston and I've had it for about 4 years now! So worth the investment and since then my obsession with their floral patterns has exploded!!! I also use a real techniques brush holder that came with one of their kits to protect my brushes.

Let's start with the face. On this trip I chose to take my trusty Porefessional primer from Benefit for my nose and under eyes (I'm running low) and Smashbox's Photo Finish Primer for the rest of my face. Also my Rimmel's Wake me up foundation (I have done a separate review on this if you want to know more) and concealers in the forms of Benefits Boi-ing and Collections Lasting Perfection Concealer in 1 Fair and 2 light.

Firstly I've got Benefits Instant Brow pencil in light. I always hard to know what to take for my eyes when going away, as I love mixing it up and experimenting when I'm off work! This time I've gone for Urban Decays Naked 2 palette combined with the Urban Decay Eye Primer Potion in Sin. As well as Mac's Sketch single eyeshadow, Benefits Bad Gal Waterproof eye liner, Urban Decay's 24 hour eye liner in 1999, Rimmel's Scandleyes waterproof pencil in nude and finally for that winged liner Collections Extreme felt tip liner in Black.

For mascara I have to take my favourite They're Real from Benefit, and I also have a mini Estée Lauder  mascara I got in a kit which is good for a thickening second coat when I have the time! 

For powder I've gone for my bargain product, Rimmel's Stay Matte Powder in Peach  Glow. For bronzer I went with Estée Lauder's Bronze Goddess in Light, I combine this with either Benefits Dandelion blush or The Body Shops Shimmer Block in 04 Coreal (full review coming soon!).

My choice for lip products is a mix of neutral and dark fushia I've gone for Urban Decays Revolution lipstick in Naked and Venom as well as the Naked Lipglosses in Beso and Nooner. Oh and not to forget my trusty Lipocote to help keep my lippy on!

For tools I take an eyelash curler and the Real Techniques Buffing and Contour brushes, a random brush and bronzer brush and a selection of liner, flat and fluffy brushes from Topshop and TK MAXX. Although on this trip I also picked up the Real Techniques Powder and Blush brushes that I'm now in love with (full review coming soon).

As always thank you if you've come and had a look! I always enjoy reading posts like this so hopefully you do too!

Loreal Paris Lumi Magique Pearl Powder

Loreal Paris Lumi Magique Pearl Powder £8.99 from Boots is the focus of today. It is utterly beautiful, there are two shades as well, a pinker one and a paler cool toned one, as it is labelled simply as a powder I am presuming it is their take on the Hourglass Ambient lighting powders or Nars Eliminating powder which are all designed to be used all over the face for a dewy finish. Although since I'm oily skinned I couldn't think of anything worst. I know I sometimes use a dewy foundation but I always set it with a matifying powder.

Saying that there is one thing that this product is utterly beautiful and perfect for using as a highlighter. It looks amazing brushed over the tops of your cheekbones and up around to you temple to make a fluid illuminating curve, as well as down the bridge of the nose and to finish I take my little finger and dab a bit on my top cupids bow to make my lips look fuller.

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Loreal Paris Glam Bronze Review

Loreal Paris Glam Bronze, which is £10.29 from Boots, and is a dual Bronze and highlighter, I got the colour 101 Blonde Harmony because I'm really fair at the moment! I brought this as I'd previously only had one other bronzer, and I only got that late December, so I'm still playing. The one I have is very sparkly therefore I liked that this one was more matte and that it have the highlighter in it too, making it perfect for travelling.

Also lets just address the packaging... I love it then the tops are see through so you can be the actual colour before buying (as I've found samples often go missing). The main compact with the bronzer in lifts up and there is a good sized mirror underneath and room for the little brush it comes with, the brush isn't brilliant but it does the job!

Overall I love this product, it gives me a natural wash of colour, so I recommend it to all the fair girls out there, and it also comes in a Brunette shade which is a bit darker! Like I said this is fab for travelling, I actually took this on a girls weekend the other week and used it as eye shadow too and it worked perfect! Massive thumbs up Loreal... Their selection on newish products are amazing at the moment, go check out your nearest counter and have a swatch!

Toodle pip!

Loreal Paris's Lumi Magique Highlighting Concealer

Loreal Paris's Lumi Magique Highlighting Concealer £8.49 from Boots is my latest concealer review. Now concealers are one of my favourite products to try out as they are a staple to my makeup kit and of course when used correctly they can hide a multitude of sins!

This product claims to be eliminating and highlighting, which I can confirm it is on my skin! I got mine in the colour 1 light as it is the fairest they offer in this line, and it's perfect for me at the moment. I use mine in a triangle shape under both of my eyes then I put a swipe down my nose and a bit by the sides, then a small fan between my eyes and then a touch on my chin, then I blend it out using a damp sponge, the one of my choice is the Real Techniques sponge which has a lovely pointed tip on in which enables you to tap in the product, getting right into the corners of the eyes and nose without looking heavy or creasing.

I really like this, I do think that it illuminates and hides under eye circles but I don't think the wear is ultra long, but hey for a drugstore product it does what it says on the tin and does it  well. It's a thumbs up from me!

See you tomorrow!

Loreal Paris Skin Perfection 3 in 1 Purifying Micellar Solution

Loreal Paris Skin Perfection 3 in 1 Purifying Micellar Solution which says it feels like water but acts like a makeup remover, toner and skin smoother all in one. It is designed for use on the face, eyes and lips and importantly for me, is suitable for sensitive skin. And I can say it has been very gentle and hasn't upset my eyes at all, as this is very easy to do as they are so sensitive from years of wearing contact lenses.

This product makes three big claims... 1. Claims to dissolve makeup 2. Unclog pores and remove impurities 3. Tones and smoothes skin. Now I'm not sure if it does all of these as I haven't been using it long term yet, but it definitely does step 1 and 3.

The directions on the bottle are to apply using a cotton pad, then rest it over lashes, lids or lips, so no need for rubbing or to rinse after. I did this and it did take off all of my eye make up on my lid but I did have to give my lashes and my under eye area a little rub as I normally have to when taking my make up off. No one likes panda eyes eh?

I would totally recommend this, although the only downside is that the dispenser on the top allows the liquid to come out so fast that sometimes way too much comes out and it feels like you're wasting product. But for the £3.32 I paid for it at Superdrug I'm not worried. Overall it does what it says on the tin and does it well, not leaving your skin feeling heavy, it's a winner in my eyes!

Until next time!

Why Batiste dry shampoo is the best...

I use Batiste coconut and exotic Tropical dry shampoo, and it is my overall favourite currently and for the last few years. Now I have tried a whole lot of the Batiste range including the coloured range of different brown shades, red and blonde tinted powders. But I have found that I ever like the smell and that it is really important to me, and even seems to half trick me into thinking my hair is cleaner than it is, weird huh? So I have got a stock pile of this from whenever it is on offer. I really love it. I'm not sure if that's weird but oh well it's the truth haha!

Sorry this was a bit of a short one, thanks for having a read!

Shower cap lovin'

I know this isn't the average post but I just wanted to show a bit of appreciation to an item I use at least every other day, the humble shower cap. Now I have been through a few of these but my current favourite is a Cath Kidston one that my lovely mum got me for Christmas last year.

These are literally lifesavers for me especially when I get home at 10.30 and have to be up again at 5.30! They enable a quick shower then bed and sleep within an hour without me having to faff around with my unruly hair that never wants to fully dry. Then of course in the morning dry shampoo becomes my best friend... But that's another post.

Face masks; Clinque, Rituals and Montage Jennesse.

Now I am a women who loves a face mask. So let's get started on the selection I have going at the moment...

I love the Montage Jennesse face masks, you can get so many different types of these! You can get the ones that wash off, peel off or sheet masks, you can get every scent under the sun and it seems you can find one for every skin complaint or purpose possible! Now all these choices make me very happy, but it does make me want to try them all. My favorites are the peel off ones at the moment.

The two sachets at the front are from Rituals, I got their intensive moisture mask and vitality and energy masks little trial kit. Now I love Rituals, I won't lie. So I was looking forward to trying these. Now they feel very lux going on and not unpleasant on your skin but I didn't see any difference to my complexion at all... So to be honest their are may other masks I would rather bother to put on my face and I won't be repurchasing these! Also I got three applications out of each sachet too so I gave them a good go before I judged them.

Finally my favourites are my Clinque goodies... In the little green pot is a taster of the Moisture Surge Overnight Mask, which is £29.00 from their website, it's awesome, I use this when I have rare dry patches and it sorts them out fast and intensively. I will be repurchasing when I use this up! And my second offering from Clinque is their Anti-blemish Solutions oil control facial mask, which I can't seem to find the price for online but I didn't buy it more than six months ago at my local Boots. This is fab as it genuinely does control my oil production! I use this about every three days or so, makes your skin feel very clean and does seem to help keep blemishes at bay. Ideal.

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My current skincare routine for oily combination skin

So this post focuses on my current skincare routine for my oily combination skin.

It all starts with a flannel. They are god sends. I damped my face and reach for either Clinque's liquid face soap oily skin formula in the mornings and Murad's Clarifying Cleanser face wash in the evening, then foam it up and wash it off again!

Then I damp a bit of Murad's exfoliating blemish treatment gel onto my forehead, cheeks and chin, then put Clinque's moisture surge gel moisturiser all over my face and in the morning's I team it with Clinque's moisture surge all about eyes eye cream under my eyes to liven them up a bit. If I have breakouts any where instead of the Clinque moisturiser I will use Murad's skin perfecting lotion.

And finally at night if have recently started using Estée Lauder's advanced night repair serum which I dab a tiny bit all over my face then use the sister product of the Estée Lauder advanced night repair eye cream under Myers he and bring it around up to my eye brows too. I think I will do a more in depth post on these two products as they are actually amazing in my eyes and although they are well know I feel like they aren't as widely used as they should be! 

Thanks for reading what I out my face through every day! But it's all worth it, this routine has totally cleared up my face. And therefore made my confidence so much better! 

Pre-work 10 minute makeup

Firstly sorry this is late! Ironically it is work and illness that made me forget to post yesterday! And I'm rather gutted! But hope you enjoy this, it was fun for metro really think how fast I can go from asleep to out the door in the morning (30 minutes!!!)

My Pre work makeup routine (which is about 15 minutes), as always starts with Porefessional from Benefit, £24.50 from Benefit counters, and it is literally the best primer I have ever used! Then Wake me up foundation, £8.99 from Superdrug, which is a dewy foundation that aluminises my skin and makes my skin tone more even. I use my fingers to put this on as it gives the best coverage for the time you have to spend on it! Then I move onto Collection's Lasting Perfection concealer in number 1 (fair), £2.99 from Boots, it's fab and is great for both under eye and blemishes.
Before my eye shadow I always user a primer, normally for work it's Urban decay primer potion in Sin £16.00 from Debenhams, as it has a light wash of colour in already and if I'm in a real rush I just leave the eyeshadow and leave it at that much colour. For eyeshadow I always turn to one of the Naked palette's, all £37.00 from Debenhams or Rimmel's scandal eyes waterproof eyeliner pencil in Bronze which is currently £2.99 from Boots. If I'm running really late or frankly can't be bothered to do any blending! As it is 5.35 ish in the morning that I'm doing this. Yup, it's rough. Then a touch of Benefit bad gal waterproof black eyeliner in my waterline is the choice at the moment, admittedly purely because I got in free with my mascara! Then I quickly set my face with Rimmel's Stay matte pressed powder which I think is £3.99 from Boots, such a bargain and it lasts ages as I'm needing that little more coverage than the Benefit Zero Sine powder I mentioned in my January favourites. For the powder I use Real Techniques' brushes, either the Buffing brush Or the Power brush, both from Boots but I got them in sets, depending on how much coverage I need and how long the shift is!
If I've somehow found myself with an extra minute I will brush a bit of bronzer and blush on to make myself look a tad more human. Every little helps... Oh god did I just say that?

Hope you've enjoyed this and hope you've had a lovely weekend!

Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream

Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream is quite simply my saviour for my cracked lip issues. Now working on a ward in an artificially lighted and aired environment as well as working all the crazy shift times in the world, made my lips basically shrivel like raisins. Hot, I know. But I'd rather be honest, and I've tried so many different things! When one day Tanya Burr a beautiful English youtuber mentioned that she used this product for her lips as she suffered from really dry lips. Which made me think... Hang on I think I've got a sample of this from a old beauty box. I'd just used it on my hands once (as it's multipurpose and can be used everywhere, well nearly...)  so I found it and used it to death, went one week without the product then decided I missed it too much!

Now it is £25.00 for 50mls, which at first I decided was too pricey but I reckon this size will last me about a year for what I use it for, which makes my purse very happy and the purchase worth while. I put it on at least three times a day, definitely  in the morning and before I go to sleep.

In conclusion this is a fabulous overall product and I couldn't do without it now. It lives on my bedside table and I freak out when I can't find it, I think that explains my love for it. ;)

Until tomorrow!

This Works; Sleep Balm

This works sleep balm is £12.00 from Boots for 10mls, although I admittedly spied mine for a bargain £3.00 from TKMAXX. I would recommend going there armed with google to see if anything you find has great product reviews and worth a try for half the price!

This balm smells like lavender... So I did wonder what the point of it was since a good dab of lavender oil will help me fall off to sleep even after the roughest nightshift. But I think it is nicety use the balm instead. Although It's quite hard to warm up, as it is in a hard waxy texture in the tub, but is worth it. Directions say to warm it up in your fingers then dab on temples and wrists, which I do as well as a bit under my nose. And it does seem to relax me and I do get a good solid sleep after using this, so I will be happily using this up... But maybe wouldn't bother to repurchase!

Overall I would say its a nice product but I am very happy I got mine so cheap. However there are occasionally sets of this and a pillow spray which I think it would make a lovely present for a friend finding it hard to sleep!

Thank you muchly for reading!

Urban Decay's Naked Beauty Balm

Urban Decay's Beauty Balm is the topic of today's post. It is normally £23.00 for 35mls from Debenhams, but I got my hands on a sample for free! Love a good sample, and they are getting harder and harder to get. I got it in the medium shape, this is the only one currently available in the UK, but soon a light and darker shade are coming from across the pond. I was vary of it as the colour was way too dark for me but the assistant at the counter said it was suppose to be used like a primer for under you're foundation and that the colour would correct to your skin colour when placed on your skin, and you know what? It actually did! It blended in beautifully over my moisturiser and left my skin feeling soft. I was quite shocked if I'm really honest, I expected to be turned orange like so many products do to me.

So overall I was pleasantly surprised but I will always remain loyal to my favourite primer, Porefessional from Benefit which has a silicone base and blends, disguises and adds a slight bit of coverage with it light neutral shade. Perfecto.

Until next time!

Something a bit different...

So I thought I'd mix things up and do a post on my current favourite jewellery bits and bobs!

These are all my favourite pieces minus a few bargains I got in the sales at the weekend! I'm really into my rose gold at the moment. These are all a mixture of Accessorize, Forever 21, Topshop, River Island and Cloguai Gold. Just ask if you want to know where a certain piece is from!

Body Butters; Winter Favourites

Body Butters; My winter 2013 favourites.

Soap and Glory body butter in The Righteous Butter says it is for very dry skin and claims to make you feel like you're wearing velvet. Now I'm not sure if I'd say velvet but it does make my skin feel deeply moisturiser, although a little greasy. And it smells lovely, very luxurious but I wish it lasted longer. But it's stunning for the money, and I'd totally recommend it. Next onto Soap and Glory's Butter Yourself super rich body cream which smells super fruity but also grown up and spa-like. It's beautiful, and not as greasy as The Righteous Butter. Soap and Glory's last offering is Sugar Crush body buttercream which is described by them as a Shea and Cocoa nut balm with lime and almond oils and kiwi fruit. But in my eyes, or nose, it straight up smells like a sweet margarita that you just wanna put all over your body. I think this is actually my favourite scent out of these first three, although Butter Yourself is a close second. Ironic that those are the ones I have in the smaller size, but hey, I will be using them all no matter what. Especially as one of my New Years resolutions was to moisturise at least every other day, which so far I am about keeping too! Oh and all three formulas are £10.50 for 300mls, bargain!

On to the Body Shops famous, fabulous body butters. I currently have the scents gingerbread and pink grapefruit, both £10 normally but there are often offers or sales, they are both very different yet lovely in their own way. The grapefruit is fresh and zesty and perfect for when you need an extra boost of energy in the morning! And the gingerbread is just a divine gingery treat for your skin, like Christmas in a tub! Now on to Nip and Fab's offering in the scent Pistachio Sundae, it is marketed for dry skin, well like it says on the tin, it smells like pistachio's. And It is also an amazing dupe for Laura Mercier's Creme de Pistache Soufflé Body Creme which retails at £44.50 in the House of Fraser.

That leads nicely on to my high end body butter treats that come out as a pampering treat now and then. These come in the form of Laura Mercier's fresh fig body butter,which I got in a set with a perfume, shower creme and hand creme in the same scent, all for £30. Which smells like rich figs and has an oddly warming scent and quality in it. One of my favourite aspects of this body butter is that it genuinely sticks around until you next have a shower, and when the whole kit is used in conjunction (which I normally try to do) it's amazing. And I always get complements saying I smell nice when I do that! And Jo Malone's grapefruit body creme which is admittedly tiny at 15mls and I got in a Christmas set so admittedly I don't know how much it would retail for but the 175ml is a whooping £50. Therefore I defiantly won't be repurchasing but it is amazing to have whilst it lasts, with its combined grapefruit and slightly luxuriously masculine scent and with such a silky yet non-greasy formula.

Hope you've enjoyed this! Oh, and happy Sunday!

Queen of... Ta-Da Shaving Gel

Now for a review of a slightly different product from what I have been talking about so far, a shaving gel. For a quick overview I have a hate/hate relationship when It comes to shaving gels or foams or whatever else they can label them as, most don't seem to even stay on my legs long enough for me to get my razor there or they leave me with unattractive red bumps after. TMI, I know. But surely there are other lovely ladies out there that have a similar problem? And before you ask, yes I have tired switching up the products, razors and even bath to shower difference, alas with no real change.

Until I found the Queen of... Ta-Da shaving gel a few years ago, I stumbled upon a little travel size (brought 5), fell in love, then literally was unable to find it again until I spied it in my local Superdrug for £2.99 last week! And I'm so happy to have it back in my life! It's fabulous and smells like one if my favourite cocktails, Piña Colada. Yum.

Basically I'd thoroughly recommend this for pain free shaving and a fab moisturised after feeling, oh and you'll smell good enough to drink after.

Hope this helps at least one other sensitive skinned lady!

My favourite nail varnishes at the moment

These are my favourite nail varnishes at the moment...

From left to right they are;
Black honey by Clinque, Chinchilly by Essie, Set in Stones by Essie, Bobbing for Baubles by Essie, Bahama Mama by Essie and finally Moonshine by Topshop.

Black Honey and Bobbing for Baubles are my dark nail picks, for when I'm feeling adventurous or I actually have long nails. Saying this they both look lovely on short square-ish nails too! Then Chinchilly is the perfect nude, it's not grey, yet not beige, it's just lovely. And all of the three colours by Essie are full coverage in one swipe over your nail. Fab. Bahama Mama is a fun dark fuchsia that would look lovely throughout the summer too! Now lastly, who says that glitter is just for the Christmas season? Defiantly not me! Set in Stones is possibly the best glitter top coat I have ever used, and it's simple silver glitter can be used year round to jazz up any nail varnish. And of course there is Moonshine, this has been one of my favourites for a good couple of years now, you need a few coats but it drys fast and builds into a beautiful colour that has a cross between a metallic and foil finish.

Thank you for reading! I'll be back tomorrow!

Topshop's Gloss Ink Lipglosses

Topshop's makeup range just keeps getting larger, and better as well. My latest find was a recommendation from Fleur De Force, (if you don't know who she is, her YouTube channel and blog are well worth a scan over!) in the shape of their Gloss Ink lip glosses, £8.00 although if you're a student you get 10% discount, and I had a cheeky gift card for these left over from Christmas!

As I've mentioned before I'm not much of a gloss girl, preferring a highly pigmented lipstick any day. But I thought I'd give it a go as I loved the look of the one Fleur first picked up in the colour Cruel, a dark fuchsia pink that's so pigmented you can wear it without a lipstick underneath! So I got it too, as well as the cutely named Sugar Rush, which is a pinky coral in the tube. But I was disappointed when I put it on my lips. I put it straight onto moisture lips hoping it would be as pigmented as Cruel, but no, unfortunately there was hardly any colour pay off at all. Which was very disappointing! Also both colours are rather sticky, and being someone who isn't really a lover of that aspect of glosses it did irritate me, although with some tactile blotting things worked out fine.

Therefore I'd say that be careful when picking your colour in this range as they have mixed pay offs. But I utterly love Cruel and would recommend it to any gloss lover, but maybe not a gloss novice only because of the slightly sticky downside of the formula!

See you tomorrow!

Lush's Rose Jam and Ro's Argan Body Conditioner

Now just like most girls I love the shop Lush. Like, a lot. Even walking into the shop and getting hit by that wall of yummy scents is half of my happy shopping experience! So today I would like to address my current favourites from their range, Rose Jam and Ro's Argan Body Conditioner.

These two literally smell amazing, like slightly lemony, fresh roses but not in an old lady kind of way. Rose Jam, the original for this fragrance is a shower gel. You only need a fifty pence piece worth of product as it lathers up so well and it leaves you smelling good enough to eat for ages after. Only problem is that I have a feeling this is limited edition as I can't find it online to get the price, but I think I paid about £4.50 for the smallest 100g bottle. Gutting! But at least there is now another in shower product with the same scent. The Body conditioner is rather pricey at £15.95 per 225g pot, but this is going to be my once a week body treat! When I went into the store I asked for a product that would make me feel like I'd had a bath but in the shower, (as I don't have a bath in my current flat) and my word did she get it right. You only need a small finger tip scoop of this and it leaves your skin feeling like you have moisturised when you haven't, (yes a cheeky reason to skip that step) as well as leaving you smelling gorgeous for hours after! This is my idea of a luxurious in shower experience!

Also if you like the sound if these yummy products check out their bubbleroon bubble bar in rose jam at £3.50 it can be split in half and is a lovely treat! I have one at my parents house awaiting my return. I cannot wait.

Hope you've enjoyed reading this!

Rimmel's Stay Matte Foundation

Now I have seen loads of mixed reviews of this on other peoples blogs and YouTube videos, but here is my honest opinion. The Rimmel's Stay Matte liquid mousse foundation, £ from boots, claims to be lightweight, with shine control and natural looking. My greasy skinned self was rather excited to try this as it made big promises, all that we're very me. And over the past three weeks I have been playing with this product to get a clear conclusion.

Unfortunately, at first I found that this clung to any dry patches I had on my skin, and caked up around my nose and forehead. So I intensely moisturised my face for a few days then tired again, no dry patches but it still caked up. So I decided to try to mix it with my favourite foundation of the moment Rimmel's Wake Me Up, this make it work a lot better but it still creased up.

So overall I was very disappointed in this foundation and the claims it gave. I'm hoping to try again with it in the summer as I think it might work better when my skin is oiler, or with a moisturiser  to  make a tinted moisturiser. Anyway we shall see.

Until next time!

Urban Decay's new Naked Lipglosses

As promised I'm back with a review on the new Naked lipgloss range from Urban Decay, £14 from Debenhams. Now if I'm honest I'm not much of a gloss girl, but I did my research and the lucky ladies that had these before their launch dates said that they were not sticky, long lasting and in gorgeous colours. Which I have to admit I agree with. Oh and let's just address the gorgeous packaging, rose gold chrome with a clear plastic bottom so you can actually see the shade true to life colour and the snazzy little cut out Naked on the side. Very lux. I basically want to reapply as much as possible, in public just so people can see the tube. Anyway...

I picked up two shades, Nooner which is a natural pinky brown with a slight bit of sparkle in and Beso which is a lovely light pink toned burgundy. After trying them out I have to say my slight, it's very hard to choice, favourite is currently Beso. I always tend to go for a 'my lips but better colour' so I'm not really surprised, it adds a lovely wash of colour and shine and genuinely stays for hours. They both even with stand drinking from glasses.

They can be worn alone or over other lip products, although I have to say that I think they both look the best washed over the Urban Decay Revolution lipstick in Naked, (mentioned in my January Favourites) but I'm sure they would look lovely over your favourite nude too.

Bye for now!

January Favourites!

Let's start things off as they mean to go on, with one of my favourite posts to read, a monthly favourites.

Firstly let's look at Urban Decays offerings. Now if I'm honest I got the Naked 3 palette, £37 from Debenhams, at the end if December but I have now thoroughly play around with it and it's love. With its rose gold hues and mixture of light to dark, matte, shimmer and full on glitter packed eye shadows, what's not to love? I was apprehensive at first, worried as I had always avoided the pink and purple eye shadows, but it is amazing. The palette has a massive mirror with is great for travelling and a double ended brush which is very good quality. My personal favourite shades are limit and nooner, which I love for crease shades, as well as buzz and trick which I layer together for the ultimate rose gold experience! But seriously, all the shades are beautifully pigmented and coloured. My second Urban Decay favourite is actually a passed on piece from my mum, I think she paid £14. It is the 24/7 glide on pencil in 1999, it's a rich cranberry colour with a bit of shimmer in and it goes hand in hand with the Naked 3 palette. Adding that extra boost of colour when needed. And lastly a Urban Decay revolution lipstick in the shade Naked, it's a lovely slightly pinky brown. The perfect neutral, and I know that's a big statement to make with so many being on the market at the moment. And in my eyes, worth the £14 price tag.

For the face I've been loving Rimmels Wake Me Up foundation, I have the shade light porcelain, which really isn't as light as it sounds! But it is perfect for me at the moment. I was dubious about buying this as I have oily skin, and when you're working for 14.5 hours a day on a hot ward it's all I can do to try to not look like a frying pan! Although this foundation gives the perfect coverage for me, light to medium, and enough colour to even skin tone and dull down my uber red cheeks! And you know what it does last, I'm not sure id say with confidence that it does my full day but it lasts better than many others I've tired and is a steal at £8.99. My bronzer pick is Estée Lauder's a bronze Goddess in 01 Light, I'm rather the bronzer virgin and this is only the second I currently own, but I'm loving the light wash of colour it adds to my face. Making me look healthily and more awake, worth the £30 I paid. Now for hair. I have always been curious about Bumble and Bumble but vary of their large price tag at the same time. So with my Christmas money I treated myself to a product that I thought was a good all rounder as such, the Brilliantime creme. It says it give hair polish and a sort of slept in sexy look, which I half agree with. It makes my hair very shiny and healthily looking, hiding my split ends and taming frizz. It's a must of my hair routine now, I've defiantly been spoilt by this product! We'll worth splashing the cash, and it is a splash at £18.

On my latest Benefit finds, and loves. To begin, Benefits latest offering to the beauty world, the fabulous the Porefessional Zero Shine Agent, coming in at a smooth £24.50. This claims to banish shine and pores, as well as being super fine and silky feeling, which I can say it does on me, within reason. As not powder can banish shine for a whole day, or at least I'm yet to discover one. I brought this mostly for its compact features, having a decent little kabuki brush that folds and clips into the bottom it is great for handbag touch ups. Yet I have found myself reaching for it in the mornings too, and that's always a sign I rather like something! And last, but defiantly not least is Benefit's Dandelion, £23.50. Now I'm well aware that this has been out for yonks, but I never went to buy it as there was always something else that caught my eye, and simply I've been missing out. This is my perfect natural shade and it's work friendly. It's a perfect light pink, slightly brown toned blusher with has the smallest bit of sparkle in it, making it fab for an everyday neutral makeup look. I've literally worn it even day day since I brought it, so it's a true hit!

Thank you for reading my January Favourites! And I will be back soon with a review on the Urban Decay Naked Lipglosses I may have naughtily purchased today....