Wednesday, March 30

Origins Out of Trouble mask


I am a mask addict. There's nothing better to perk up the skin and erase a multitude of skin sins than a great mask. This one from Origins I actually picked up accidentally but I have grown to love it and reach for it whenever my skin feels 'off'.

Monday, March 28

Glamour Balance Me Freebies

I love it when a magazine offers some great beauty freebies with an issue and the April 2016 UK Glamour magazine has some seriously wonderful Balance Me products on offer. The month is nearly over so I wanted to mention how brilliant some of these products are.

Sunday, March 27

Happy Easter!

I hope you're all having a wonderful Easter weekend. I had some poorly timed illness yesterday so unfortunately will not be gorging myself on as many chocolate flavoured things as possible. I've even been put off the above monstrous tower of chocolate cake but I'm hoping that I will fit in some roast dinner this evening. 

Saturday, March 26

Clarins Instant Light Lip Perfector


The Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector has long been hailed as one of the best lip glosses you can buy. It's actually described as a textured 'lip gel' by Clarins and claims to leave your lips looking 'soft, smooth, shiny and plump'.

Thursday, March 24

Budget Serums: Superdrug's Simply Pure Hydrating Serum and Naturally Radiant Serum

I love using serums; they are a great step to slot in between eye creams and moisturisers to add a little skin boost. It can be hard to find a good cheap serum so I wanted to mention two brilliant and affordable serums that I love.

Tuesday, March 22

Clarins Instant Eye Make-Up remover

The Clarins Instant Eye Make-up Remover is a bi-phase liquid cleanser designed to take off waterproof and heavy makeup. It's heavily raved about especially by the wonderful beauty duo that are Vivianna and Lily Pebbles. But at £20 a bottle, is it worth the hype?

Sunday, March 20

Sleek I-Divine Palette in A New Day

Sleek eyeshadow palette in A New Day
Sleek eyeshadow palette in A New Day left to right: Top row: Sun is shining, brightside, daydreamer, let it go, don't worry, be happy. Bottom row: feelin good, silver lining, shine on, carpe diem, believer, h-a-p-p-y
Sleek eyeshadow palette in A New Day swatches on arm

Sleek eyeshadow palette in A New Day believer swatch
Sleek's I-Divine makeup palletes have long been talked about and praised for their high pigmentation, beautiful colours and low price. Despite my large collection of eyeshadow palettes, I'd never got around to buying one until a recent Boots haul when I picked up two for £10. The one I'm going to talk about today is A New Day.

Sunday, March 6

An old favourite: Benefit's Benetint




I wanted to talk about an old favourite today. I've used Benefit's Benetint for a good five years now, ever since I got a tiny bottle with a magazine and it was instant love.

Thursday, March 3

Collection Eyes Uncovered palette in Nude Grey

I love a good drugstore eyeshadow palette and these eyes uncovered palettes from collection are some of my favourites. I was excited to see that they've bought out some new shades recently (although I have a feeling this one was already released) which inspired me to pick up Nude Grey.