Vichy Normaderm Micellar Water For Imperfection Prone and Sensitive Skin

Cleansing is one thing I love. I'm strict about cleansing every single night and hardly ever sleep in my make up (Unless I'm too drunk to remove it!). When Ive had a face full of make up on all day long, I actually look forward to cleansing of an evening and getting rid of it all, the same however cannot be said about my morning cleansing routine. That's where I get a little lazy. My morning routine is nowhere near as thorough as my evening routine and Im often short on time in the mornings, which is why I always have some cleansing Micellar Water on the go.

I love how easy and effective cleansing waters are. Although I never used them of an evening to remove make up, I find them to be ideal to use in the mornings to cleanse my skin and remove any night treatments.

I've tried a few Cleansing waters in my time, notably the famous Bioderma, which I actually didn't like, as I found it really irritated my eyes, strange.. I know. The latest one Ive been using is Vichy's Normaderm Micellar Water For Imperfection Prone and Sensitive Skin.

My skin goes through stages, it can behave and stay clear for months, then all of a sudden it will start to play up and the spots will start appearing.

Normaderm Micellar Water is perfect for when my skins going through a bad phase, as it not only leave my skin feeling totally cleansed and fresh, ready for the day ahead, it also helps to fight against my problem skin, without stripping it and leaving it feeling tights and uncomfortable. Its simple yet effective to use, with no need for rinsing, so its perfect for those busy mornings when I feel like I have no time to go for a wee, let alone give my skin a thorough cleanse.

Available to purchase from Boots priced at £10.50

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Vichy Normaderm Micellar Water For Imperfection Prone and Sensitive Skin

Current Blush Love - Benefit Bella Bamba

Benefit Bamba is described as a 3D, multi-dimensional pink face powder.Now Im not really sure about all this 3D Multi stuff, but its a gorgeous blush nevertheless.

A stunning watermelon pink shade, with a gorgeous golden sheen. It instantly brighten up my face and does seem to offer something different that most of my other blushes don't offer. I wouldn't say I end up with 3D cheeks, but it just has a pop to it that just makes my cheeks look beautiful and my face instantly comes alive. As with most Benefit Blushes, Its very pigmented and a little does go a long way (Ive not hit pan on one Benefit Blush yet), so you do need to be careful when applying it, or else you could and up with an overdose of pink and gold. I personally love it and have been reaching for it daily.

What blush are you currently loving?

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Current Blush Love - Benefit Bella Bamba

Todays face...

Products used -

• Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation
• Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder
• Origins Hide It! Concealer under my eyes (although nothing can help to disguise my heavy bags!)
• Boots 17 Bronzer
• Urban Decay Naked Palette
• Benefit Bella Bamba Blusher
• L'Oreal Voluminous Mascara
• Revlon Grow Lucious Lash Liner
• MAC Close to Real Lipstick

This is generally my every day look, same look different products on rotation though. I have started to wear more brighter Lipsticks, so I tone down my eyes a lot then and also tend to leave the blusher and just wear bronzer. I do normally wear a highlighter too, but with Benefit Bella Bamba, I find I don't need one.

Do you have a look you stick to most days?

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Todays face...

Current Foundations in rotation

Ive acquired a few new foundation as of late, so I thought I'd share my thoughts on the ones Im currently using on rotation.

Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation

Ive not actually used a Rimmel foundation for years, but after reading a few good reviews on their newest foundation Wake Me Up, I decided to purchase it a couple of weeks ago. I honestly didn't think I would like this foundation as much as I do, but I am actually really impressed. It offers a medium coverage, which needs a little building though. If too less of product is used, you're only going to end up with a light coverage, but it builds easily to a medium. I do have to use a bit more than I do with my HG Lancome Teint Miracle, to get my desired coverage, but it doesn't leave me looking over applied or cakey. It does contain shimmer, but it doesn't result in a disco ball face, it just finishes with a nice natural glow.

Clarins Ever Matt Foundation

To be honest, I don't really favour the look of a totally matte foundation, however there is something about this one which I like. Again this provides a medium coverage. I find it applies and blends really easily and gives me enough time to work with it before it dries. It doesn't feel heavy on the skin and doesn't actually leave a finish that is obvious to the eye that foundation is being worn, which I find sometimes does happen with matte foundations. For those with combination/oily skin this will be an ideal foundation. My skin personally is not overly oily, but I do suffer with oil throughout the day around my tzone, and this controls is really well without the oil breaking through.

L'Oreal Lumi Magique Foundation

This foundation offers the lightest coverage of those mentioned. This is ideal for people who have totally blemish free skin and just want to even out their skin tone. Its a light infused foundation which aims to give a glow from within. Like Rimmels Wake Me Up though, Its not shimmery where it warrants the disco ball face. Although Ive heard some people say its medium coverage for me, I'd say it was light. Then again everyone wants something different from a foundation I suppose. At this moment in time though, it doesn't offer me the coverage I need, maybe when my monthly bitch spots have gone back into hiding, I'll get a lot more wear from it. I really do like the finish on this and it does make my skin look more radiant, so hopefully I will be able to use it more often. I do find though it doesn't cope with my oily tzone as well as the other two foundations, I don't think it would last me in a sweaty night club. Best suited for day wear.

Lancome Teint Miracle

Last but not least. My HG Foundation, the one that no other foundation seems to come close to. Im sure Ive wrote about my love for Teint Miracle before, so Im not going to go into detail again. For me though, its simply perfection. Everything I want in a foundation. The coverage, the finish, the shade match, everything is perfect.

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Current Foundations in rotation

Disappointing - Diorshow Mascara

There's something about a new Mascara that gets me a little excited. Using it for that first time, hoping it'll produce some new found results on my lashes. Half the time I've ended up being dissapointed though and have stuck to my beloved L'oreal Voluminous for quite a long time now and not made any new purchases. For me, its everything I want in a Mascara and the fact that its a high street brand makes it perfect. Ive tried plenty of high end mascaras over the years and non have given me the results that L'oreal Voluminous does. That doesn't mean to say that I don't get the itch every so often to try one I haven't tried before. Enter Diorshow Mascara.

I actually didn't purchase this mascara but played to win it on a site called Yipiii (If you're not familiar with the site head over and check it out!) I had a free £20.00 to play with and could have played to win a choice of thousands of beauty products, but Diorshow Mascara has a big hype surrounding it and has had me intrigued for a while, so I tried my luck and won it.

Im going to be straight to to the point with this review. Im dissapointed. I was expecting so much more from this mascara and to be honest its failed big time. Maybe I did give it high expectation, but to be fair with a mascara that costs over £20.00 I want impressive results, which this didn't deliver. Its nowhere near as good as my L'oreal Voluminous, which costs over £10.00 less. Bear in mind when I'm saying how unimpressed I am with this mascara, Im not saying its the worst mascara in the world, it just doesn't live up to the hype for me and its definitely not worth the price. If it was priced at £10.00 cheaper, my thoughts on it would be a little different. I still wouldn't be raving about it though.

To sum it up: Expensive, over priced and dissapointing.

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Disappointing - Diorshow Mascara

Getting ready for Summer!!!!

Summers fast approaching, well maybe not as fast as we would all like.. but it is on its way, the months seem to be flying by this year! Seen as my holiday is booked, I've already started browsing online for summer clothes and thinking about stocking up on them all important cami tops , which I seem to live in during the Summer months.


Here's a few pieces I've currently got my eye on from Joe Browns, the home of quirky and unique!

Sweet Rose Vest Top (£14.95)

This teamed with a pair of cut off denim shorts would be the perfect summer look.

Essential Summer Skirt (£27.95)

Long, flowy and just ideal for summer days or dressed up for those warm summer nights.

Tapestry Print Halter Neck Dress (£34.95)

A gorgeous, girly, stylish and eye catching Halter Neck Dress. Teamed with a pair of simple sandals, for a fun daytime look.

Ribbon/Chain Toe Post Sandal (£14.95)

I am absolutely in love with these! These are definitely as summery as a sandal can get.

Best of British Espadrilles (£19.95)

Every woman needs a pair of Espadrilles! I love the simple girly look of these.

Have you started to think about your summer wardrobe yet?

All items can be purchased from http://www.joebrowns.co.uk/

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Getting ready for Summer!!!!

Molton Brown launches NEW Skincare and Bodycare Collection

Yesterday (March 19th 2012) saw the launch of Molton Browns NEW Skincare and Anti-ageing Bodycare collection. Offering low maintenance, high performance products with clinically proven results, the new range is said to be engineered to help significantly improve the skin’s health and ageing process.

For me personally, this is a launch Ive been really looking forward to, as I absolutely love Molton Brown products and I cannot wait to put a few of the skincare products to the test.

The full range of Skincare products includes:

Kalahari Melon Cleansing Fluid - £25 (200ml)
Malachite Cleansing Gelle - £25 (200ml)
Tamarind Fruit Refining Toner - £25 (200ml)
Pink Toronja Refining Toner - £25 (200ml)
Peruvian Maca Anti-ageing Hydra-crème - £65 (50ml)
Creole Grass Anti-ageing Hydra-crème - £65 (50ml)
Rosa Fruit Anti-ageing Hydra-crème - £65 (50ml)
Vita B3 Eye Concentrate - £45 (15ml)
Pep-rich Lip Booster - £30 (3.5ml)
Karanja Tree Sunshield SPF30 - £35 (50ml)
 
The full range of Bodycare products includes:
 
Polynesian Kopara Anti-ageing Neck & Décolletage Crème - £50
Polynesian Kopara Anti-ageing Hand Crème - £25
Polynesian Kopara Anti-ageing Body Crème - £65
 
All products are available now, from Molton Brown stores nationwide.

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Simply Soap Massage Candles

Love Candles? Love a nice relaxing massages? Love to combine both? Then let me introduce you to Simply Soap's range of Massage Candles.

Winners of the PLATINUM AWARD for Best Natural Candles in the Janey Loves 2011 PLATINUM AWARDS, these fun massage Candles are my current love and are available in 3 different essential oil blends: Revitalizing with citrus scent, Relaxing with lavender and Balancing with geranium.

The candles have a 3 in 1 multi-use, so not only can they be used as a standard candle to illuminate and scent a room, they also have a low melt point so that the oil can be poured directly onto the skin and used for a nice sensual massage. The unique 100% natural base and plant oils can also be used as a skin butter. The balm consistency can be applied directly onto the skin to moisturise the lips or the entire body!

I've been putting the Balancing Candle to the test and have well and truly fallen in love. I find its a perfect product to take into the bathroom, have a nice candle lit bath and then follow by applying the oil directly to my skin (obviously after blowing the candle out though!) and massage it into my body. It leaves my skin feeling amazing and smelling gorgeous.

If you’re not familiar with Simply Soaps, it is a company set up by 2 brothers with funding from The Prince’s Trust in 1997.They set out to make wonderful handmade products in particular cold process soaps, ‘in harmony with you and the environment’. Simply Soaps test their products on people, not animals and their electricity is from green powered energy. They are a carbon neutral company using power wisely. They also will only use sustainable palm oil.

The website is Jam Packed with products, so its well worth taking a look at. The massage Candles can also be purchased directly from the website, priced at £8.95

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