Thursday, 4 September 2014

Buy This Not That | Makeup Edition

Today I am going to be talking about the do's and don'ts of make up. Today I rummaged through my makeup bag finding similar items, comparing and the saying which one to buy and which one to not.  So here it is! I hope you like it!
Enjoy!

Here are some of the products I will be reviewing:
I will first start off with two Bobbie Brown foundations. One liquid one cream. Now there are benefits of each one so let's go through them. The liquid has SPF 15, this is obviously great for your skin, it slows down the ageing process. But the cream foundation is long wear. and compact that is why I love it more. It suits my skin tone and lasts for a very long time has a great natural look to it and feels very light as if I am not wearing anything (makeup that is, not clothes)! It also has a secret compartment which stores a sponge to apply the foundation which I find really helpful!
So now it's onto concealers, with another Bobbi Brown product in the running. I bought this 17 eye concealer/ brightener when I was watching a make up video. They mentioned dark circles and ever since then I noticed I had them. Do not get me wrong I am not worried about them but I just felt like I had to cover them. Then I realised this particular concealer was too noticeable so I bough this Bobbi Brown one and I have got to say I love it. It covers, it brightens and illuminates. It is in honey colour and has a pale yellow powder to set everything on. It is a makeup must.




 Onto lipsticks now there are 3 here, these are the three I love the most and recommend at least one of them. From left to right: Clinique: SPF 15 | 17 Rosette, No7: SPF 15 Conquer, Mac: Satin
I love these, they have a lovely pigment and are super safe for your skin, I would definitely recommend these to a friend. 
They are all great and last a long time they will be a staple in my make up bag for many months to come.
And now my two favourite lip glosses, I have already done a Rimmel Review on my blog check it out here but the Benefit Sugarbomb, is totally amazing. It plumps, fills, hydrates, softens and is the lip gloss I only wear on occasions because it is pricy. The colour is pigmented, it's long lasting wear and need I say more to convince you. It is super duper!
I hope you enjoyed todays post. Whats your favourite make up product at the moment?
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Tuesday, 2 September 2014

Tutorial Tuesday: I Baked Cookies | Take 2

Inspired by Tanya Burr
So today I decided to bake some white chocolate cookies and show you how I made them. Now I am not going to lie there were a few disasters in the making, such as pouring more flour on the camera rather than the bowl! But when disasters where diverted the result I was definitely happy with! Enjoy!

You will need: 
200g Butter (room temp.)
300g Caster Sugar
1 Large Egg
325g Self Raising flour
A dash of milk
200g White Chocolate
200g Milk Chocolate

Step 1:
Preheat your oven to 200°C and line two baking trays with baking paper.

Step 2:
Measure the sugar:

 and butter.
 and mix away, mix until everything is incorporated in the mix.
 Then add the egg (minus the shell, it would be helpful, trust me I know).
and once again whisk away until the mixture looks similar to this!
Measuring the flour time!
 Gradually add the flour to the dough mix, bit by bit and if it is a bit crumbly (like mine) add a bit of milk so the mixture comes together.

Now shape the cookies and evenly distribute the chocolate!
Bake for 10-12 mins, leave to cool for 30 mins (how cruel, how can I wait 30 minutes for cookies)?!
 And here is how they turned out, and to be brutally honest with you I loved them. They were gooey in the middle but had a lovely crunch on the outer shell (ohh get me trying to be all posh)!
No editing was done to this photo so you can see its true beauty! 

This is my second time at making cookies and you could be a cookie guru or a disaster waiting to happen when it comes to cookies, but these are the most simplistic cookies you could make, I mean even I could do it. If you decide to make them send me your pics. 
What you're favourite bake?

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Monday, 1 September 2014

My Favourite Bath Products | Amberose

So today I thought I would indulge you in my ultimate go to bath products. These products leave you feeling squeaky clean and smelling sweet, so here goes. I will also leave links to the products I bought so if you fancy, you can go window shopping!
Here are all the products I will be reviewing, enjoy!


I am going to start with my favourite Lush bath bomb at the moment and that is Sex Bomb. 
I did it! I ventured out and bought a bath bomb and conquered my fear! This is a bomb that deserves attention. It instantly relaxes me and keeps my quite sane especially when I am ill as I am now.
Also when the bomb has finished, the rice flower floats in the bath leaving a spa type feeling. It leaves a hint of jasmine in the air that calms and relaxes... I wanna jump in the bath right now! It also leaves a gorgeous pink/purply water colour in the bath but does not stain it. Lovely!
Buy here.

Now this next product is a brightening cleansing foam by L'Occitane.
Now i have to admit, this foam does not brighten up my skin as it claims to but... it does leave it feeling silky smooth and it is my favourite face cleanser at the moment, it's enriched with floral water and citrus fruit peel which surprisingly get's rid of my oily complexion. I sometimes have breakouts, and this is my go-to face cleanser if this happens. I do not use this on a regular basis (probably why my skin isn't lighter) only for sudden breakouts. I am not going to lie, I can't afford to use this on a daily basis.
Love it for a one off use though.
Buy this product here *
*I did get this product in a pack

The No 7 Beautiful Skin Range: Energising Mask
Now this works wonders on my skin, it gives it an instant boost. It makes me look ready for the day in ten minutes. It makes it look radiant and glowing (in a good way). Your skin doesn't know what's hit it and more importantly it loves it. This is what makes my skin looking visibly brighter and revitalised. This is a must have when you've got a big day the next day because you can easily do it before or during your night routine so your skin is ready in the morning.
Buy here.

Fact: This is a mango body shop scrub and it's amazing.
This leaves your skin looking and feeling as soft as a baby's bottom. It leaves the rich mango smell that's not to over powering but enough for you to notice it. It exfoliates any impurities away with the salt and sugar granules inside. It lasts for ages as a little goes a long way. It also contains mango seed which moisturises very dry skin. Thumbs up from me!
Buy here. *
* Different packaging

This is my go to face scrub, it warms your skin!
This scrubs relaxes your pores for a deeper clean. It lifts your pores out! It also has that quality of warming your skin. I have bought many scrubs that claim to warm your skin and only few work and this is one of them. It's like your own sanctuary on your face!
Buy here. *
* Do not know whats happened to the packaging on the website.

Baylis and Harding Cream Wash:
I thought it would only be right to add a cream body wash to my collection so I chose my Baylis and Harding one. This leaves the unexplainable scent of freshness. With extracts of basil and lime it leaves a citrus feel to the body. It lathers ever so nicely on the body. I think Baylis and Harding is only available in the U.K but if you can get your hand on it in another country consider yourself lucky as these products are a must in bath routine.
Buy here.

And last but not least another Lush product to finish with. Sea Vegetable.
I have already raved about this on my blog and I think it is due a second time, because let me tell you how much it has shrunk in size from overuseage (new word). This is amazing. It lathers, it soothes and as you may have known, last time I was having love hate relationship with it and right now it is at love and is probably going to be staying there. It's perfect, it leaves a fruity smell and the crystals act as an exfoliator that is tough on all the gritty things you don't want on skin, but not tough on the skin itself. 
Read my blog post on this here. 
Buy here.

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