Spring Favourites

                               

Hi Guy's

If you didn't already notice, spring has arrived!

And instead of doing a monthly favourites, I figured I'd do a spring favourites, because why not?

In no particular order, just some  little bit's and bob's that I've been loving of late. 

Firstly, Peach body butter, from the body shop. I don't often purchase thing's for myself from the body shop, don't ask me why, I always go in, & look & smell all the lovely thing's but I don't often end up  taking anything home.  But I couldn't resist this. It is so creamy, & feels so luxurious. But the smell is de-vine. I can only describe the smell, as the smell of fizzy peaches, which are my all time fav sweets by the way.. =]

Second on my list, is the Rimmel London, salon pro nail polis,  in the colour 'cocktail passion' it's a beautiful corral pink, brilliant for this time of year. I love the Rimmel salon pro formula. It reminds me of shellac, it applies really super nicely, I can't recommend these enough. They claim to be chip resistant for 10 days, I will say I feel that they are long lasting, however I wouldn't say 10 whole days. Especially if you have housework to be doing. 

Thirdly onto the lips, and oh my day's, these are just beautiful! I can whole heartedly assure you, that I will be adding to my  minute collection very shortly. But in the meantime, the product I am head over heels about, is the L'oreal L'Extraordinaire Liquid Lipstick by Colour Riche, in the shade 201 Rose Symphony. The idea behind these liquid lipsticks are that they colour like a lipstick, with a shine like a lipgloss but leaving you're lips feeling soft like a balm. The colour range, of these liquid lipsticks, range from pinky nudes, to brighter bold reds. & are just brilliantly long lasting, great for any occasions. 

The last beauty product, for my spring favourites. Is the Charles Worthington Volume & bounce texturising spray, from the salon at home range. I cannot give Charles Worthington enough love, I love their hair care range, and it's always on a 3 for 2, at Boot's. Like a dry shampoo, you shake the can well, before use. Spray the texturising spray onto dry roots, ruffle with you're fingers and you're ready to go. It gives you're hair great lift & volume.

 I've been hearing a lot on the grapevine, that the Charles Worthington Volume & Bounce texturising spray, is a great drugstore dupe for the Oribe dry texturing spray. So if you fancy saving some pennies with you're haircare, here's a good place to start. 

Lastly on my Spring favourites, is quickly becoming an addiction. & it's probably caffeine related. It is the Beanies flavoured instant coffee, So far I have made my way through, cinder toffee, Caramel & double chocolate flavours, of these jars of loveliness. They have a really wide verities of flavours, on offer. With no syrup or chemicals. Sugar free and suitable for vegetarians & vegans. Means that most of them are calorie free, but still taste amazing.

That's it for my spring favourites, hope you liked it.   

Winter Beauty Basics

                  

Well Hello there, internet individuals.
I hope this week's post finds you warm & cozy from the gail force winds, that happen to be attacking the UK currently. If I were in charge, I guess I'd say, we should all stay inside, & make a fort out of our duvets & consume our weight in hot chocolate & marshmallows. But sadly I'm not in charge. But I'll say it anyway.
This weeks post, is a little follow up from last weeks. It is my winter beauty basics. A few of these are products are new for me, but some are staple everyday favourites. I love them none the less. Like last week, I will link all the products featured in, this weeks blog, below. I've not been sponsored, to review any products. I own these products, & think their worth the monies. Boring bit over, let's begin. . . .
Starting with the base. I recently purchased Rimmel's fix perfect primer. This stuff is a beaut. Leaves my face feeling protected & dear I say, skin feeling hydrated. & leaves my foundation & powder looking pretty flawless, too. I have defiantly noticed a difference by using the prima. And would most definatly say, that by using it, it has increased my foundation's, staying power. This is all good in my books! 

 Item number two, is also a face one. It is the Kelly Brook blusher. In a peach / coral shade. It's looks & applies beautifully. It has little flecks of glitter, in it. Great for all year round use. It has a pretty bow indentation in the powder itself. My picture really doesn't do it justice. & is only £2.99 great for a little extra stocking filler, perhaps? I happened to stumble apron this range, while doing some, christmas shopping. The Kelly Brook range also includes blushes, a bronzer lipsticks, lip glosses, mascara's, brow & I believe 2 eyeshadow pallets. Which from what I've seen, all look really nice quality. From packaging to product. As well as a range of nail polishes. I was rather pleasantly surprised. All affordable, & available in New Look. 

 Now on to the lips, lushes sweet sugar lip scrub to be presis. This was a gift given too me. I have also, tried the popcorn & bubblegum flavours. But they weren't really for me. Like a lot of people my lips get dry during the winter months. But these scrubs are ace all year round. They are 100% organic & are completely edible. So if you ever need a quick sugar fix while shopping, next time, try some sugar scrub. Less calories I guess! This is defiantly, a number 1 in my winter make up bag. 

 Next on my list for my lips, is my Burt's Bees lip balm. My first encounter with Burt's bee's was from a glossy box. & since then, it's been a staple feature in my handbag. I hate having dry lips. & these are defiantly worth the buck. I have the mint & honey versions. They Leave my lips feeling smooth, yet protected from the cold weather. Along with the 2 plain lip balms. Burt's bee's also have a range of tinted lip balms. As well as a whole entirer range of bath & body stuff. When I run out of the two plain one's I currently own, the tinted one's, are on my "to try list."

 And lastly, a little glitter. If you know me, you know that I love a bit of sparkle. Whatever, time of year it is. But glitter is especially expectable during the festive session. This product is Rimmel's space dust, nail polish range. In the shade, Luna Love. I choose  this shade as I felt it was safely festive. However, all the swatches, I've seen of this collection, all look  particularly lovely. I wouldn't mind adding Total Eclipse, & Aurora to my collection too. The lasting power seems pretty good. The only draw back, I've found with this product. Is that polish feels very gritty. Something, I'm not a fan of. If applied, without a top coat. That aside, I love this polish. Perfect for the festive session.

Until next time, my friends. Unless of course I've eaten my weight in the wonderful kallo Choclate rice covered cakes, that is. xoxoxo 

Links:

http://www.boots.com/en/Rimmel-Match-Perfection-Fix-Perfect-Primer_1230447/

http://thebeautydepartment.com/hair/

https://www.lush.co.uk/product/388/Sweet-Lips-Lip-Scrub

http://www.boots.com/en/Burts-Bees/Burts-Bees-lip-balms/

http://www.boots.com/en/Rimmel-London-Space-Dust-Nail-Polish_1388173/

Barry M Gelly Polishes

 

                  

Hey Guy's

Just recently, I've found myself gravitating towards nail polish, a lot more then I used to. I have concluded this is because, after (what feels like years of trying.) My nails finally look decent, enough to paint. Until I get nervous that is! I don't really know why, but my nails aren't very strong. They are soft and tend to break easily. So I try my best to protect them.

Anyhoo, I digress. Recently Rimmel released salon pro. Which I have a teeny-tiney  collection of and I love it. But that's for another post I guess. 

Anyway I was in boots, and they happened to have the Barry M gelly polishes on offer. Which was a nice surprise, as I'd been hearing a lot of people, sing their parses about it. & usually when that happens I can never find the product. So I was really excited to give these a try.

Being so impressed by rimmels salon pro, I figured why not give these a whirl.

I purchased two colours. Papaya (picture on the right.) which is a really nice corally orange & prickly pear, (Pictured on the left.) Which I would liken too a lilac.

What drew me to the polishes, most was the promise of a 'high shine' finish. With a 'chip resistant formula.' I cannot deny, I think that the colour range is very eye catching. They both have a nice shine finish, to them. 

However, not in one coat like Barry M claims. After applying a base a coat, I would say both colours require 2 coats. But I feel that even with a top coat, they  still chip pretty easily. 

All in all, there good, but I was a little disappointed with the quality.    

Leopard print Nail Wraps

                        

       

Hope this post finds you all well?

I recently wrote a gleaming post about an avon leave in conditioner. That a friend let me try out. Along with the conditioner I also purchased some leopard print nail wraps. (I couldn't help myself. sometimes leopard print is too hard to resist.)

I have tried nail wraps in the past, & if I'm honest I've never really been bold over with them. I have often found the application too fiddly. Either the wraps are to sticky or they fall apart while trying to apply them. & more often than not, they fall off within a day or so. 

So all in all, the horrible application process ends up being a pretty much, pointless endeavour. That ultimately tests my patients too the max! 

But I couldn't resist the design, so I thought  would take my chances. 

Anyhow they were fairly easy to apply. A word of warning, these are super sticky. But, I imagine that to be the reason why, they have lasted for over 2 weeks. So I was super chuffed! None of them flaked off or faded, while I was in the shower.

They look really pretty. I would defiantly repurchase these again. & if like me, you had reservations about trying nail wraps. These are defiantly worth a try & don't break the bank either.