Soap & Glory

Afternoon lovelies,

Anyone who knows me, knows that I adore Soap & Glory. I've had their products from the very beginning, and got so excited when they brought out the make-up range! I have a huge collection, and its tough to pick favourites, but I'm gonna try to pick my top three from each; body, face and make-up.

BODY

1. The Righteous Butter - Probably the first thing I ever bought, I repurchase this again and again, does wonders for my dry skin and smells incredible
2. Scrub, Actually - I love sugar based scrubs, and this one is no exception, leaves my skin feeling silky for days!
3. Wash Your Hands Of It! - The set that this comes in with Hand Food only comes out for Christmas. When I moved into my own flat, I bought three boxes in December, to try and keep me going all year, yet my last Boots trip revealed that they are now selling it seperatly! Hooray!

FACE

1. The Fab Pore - The box pictured is actually empty, just used the last drop up! Its a clay based mask, which leaves my face feeling really soft.

2. Night in Shining Armour Cream - Gorgeous night cream, reminds me of Benefit's Dear John, quite thick and creamy, but absorbs well.

3. Hocus Focus - Because I wear quite heavy foundation. I don't use this too often on my face, maybe sometimes to highlight my cheekbones. I more often use this on my decolletage if I'm wearing a low top, gives a really nice subtle shimmer, and picks up my collarbone nicely!

MAKE-UP

 1. Supercat Carbon Black Extreme Eyeliner Pen - not a day goes by when I don't wear this baby. I've also got on best with pen eyeliners or gel eyeliners, and this is the best I've used, the colour payoff is great and it never smudges.

2. Lid Stuff in Smokey Dokey - I have all three Lid Stuff palettes, but this is my favourite. Its perhaps a little too shimmery for my taste, but its a good selection.

3. Love at First Blush - Gorgeous, natural blush, its not hugely pigmented, but gives a lovely shimmery flush to the skin

Below are some swatches:

 Super Cat Eyeliner

 Smokey Dokey Lid Stuff
L-R: Chine, Dimondust, Smokin', Black Gold

Love at First Blush

 A very rushed smokey eye look using Lid Stuff, Supercat Eyeliner and Thick & fast Mascara.

What are your favourite Soap & Glory products?

xx

Southampton Haul

Morning lovelies,

Yesterday, I had to attend a training course for my job in Southampton, which happened to fall on pay day, so I of course, went shopping during lunch and after it finished! Here is my haul:

In La Senza, they had £5 off sleepwear sets, and i couldn't resist the adorable bunny set for £15!
In Primark I bought the gorgeous heart print shirt, I think under my suit jacket for work, it's going to look gorgeous!
In TKMaxx I bought the black dress which you can see better here:

I have a really big event coming up next month, where there will be an informal and a formal dinner. I love this dress, it going to be my informal dinner dress, but I will definetely wear it again. It was £16.99. In TKMaxx I also picked up my favourite reed diffuser in English Strawberry, yum!

In Primark, I picked up some accessories. The heart print bow belt, the pink sparkly heart ring, the pink rose ring, the strawberry necklace and the black bow hair clip.

I love the Katy Perry lashes I bought the other day, the Cool Kitty ones, so I picked up two more sets in Boots. I got Oh, My! and Oh, Honey! Oh, My are the double lash effect ones, and will be saved for very big nights, but the Oh, Honey ones are slightly more natural, but have a gorgeous wing effect in the corners, so I will be wearing these alot more often. I also picked up the Real Techniques Stippling brush which I have been coveting on nearly every beauty blog I read for months! I'm going to try it out with my foundation in a minute, despite the fact I'm only going to the corner shop!

There were a few things I saw that I regret not buying, as I didn't have a lot of time, but unluckily for my bank account, I have another training course in Southampton on Monday, so I'll just have to pick more up!

xx

New Haircare Products

Evening lovelies,

After scouring every local Boots to find Batisse dry Shampoo in Cherry, I finally found it in my Guildford store. Had to have it, never been in to dry shampoos before, but to have my hair smelling like cherries, I couldn't resist. Havan't tried it yet on my hair, but it smells divine.

I decided to take advantage of the Boots 3 for 2 and try some new hair care bits. I've always been a fan of Umberto Gianni, when I attempt to make my hair curly, I always use the Flirty Curls Scrunching Jelly and the Shapely Curls Mouse. I decided to pick up the Old School Setting Lotion for Big Hair to use with my bendy rollers overnight for a 50's set and the Backcomb in a Bottle. I love the packaging of both, the look gorgeous on my newly painted drawers

 

Today I tried the Backcomb in a Bottle. This is supposed to give your hair volume and texture without resorting to backcombing. You spray onto the roots from about 6 inches away and "jujj" your hair up. I agree it gave my hair volume and texture, but perhaps not to the extremes it suggests. I love volume but try to avoid backcombing when I can to save my hair, so I was hoping for a little more. I expect the best results come from mixing with volume boosting shampoo and conditioner - I used my Naturtint shampoo and conditioner this time, as my scalp was feeling a little itchy.

Below you can see the before and after - there defitetely is a difference, and bear in mind, I did this pretty roughly and quickly - with more effort, I probably could have got more volume. The colour of the pictures came out awful so yes, they are altered in that respect
                                                                  BEFORE

 

                                                                 AFTER

 

Have you tried any Umberto Gianni products?

xx

Chocolate Indulgence

Evening lovelies,
I'm most definitely a bath person, and I love layering a scent as much as possible. One of my current favourite scents to do is chocolate!

First up, the Tindra Ljuv Scented Candle in glass from Ikea. It comes in a set of three, this one being chocolate, the other two being caramel and vanilla, but I find this is the strongest smelling one.

I fill my bath with I Love...Glitter & Gold Bubble Bath and Shower Creme from Superdrug. It smells gorgeous, like chocolate and caramel with a hint of orange - reminds me of Terry's Chocolate orange actually! I bought this at Christmas, and I'm not sure its available anymore on its own, just in a gift set.

I use the Original Source Chocolate and Mint Shower Gel next, which is more mint than chocolate, but fits in with my yummy theme and foams up nicely.

After the bath, I was using The Body Shop's Chocomania Body Butter, which is so gorgeous, but unfortunately, I can't use too much of it too often as it contains Brazil nut, of which I am highly allergic to. Smelling amazing is sometimes a small price to pay for itching like a mad thing for the rest of the day!

I was very happy to stumble across the Vaseline Essential Moisture Cocoa Radiant Rich Feeling Body Lotion at the Vitality Health Show last week. It smells nearly as good as the Body Shop one, and is supposed to be for very dry skin. I suffer from eczema as well, so I find this is fine for everyday use, but I need something richer after getting out the bath, so today I picked up the Vaseline Essential Moisture Cocoa Radiant Body Butter to try instead.

I finish off with a smear of Soap & Glory A Great Kisser Lip Moisture Balm in Chocolate Cherry, which moisturises and leaves just a tiny bit of colour, and quite a bit of gloss. This also comes in Sweet Coconut and Juicy Peach

And of course, to top it all off, I eat something chocolaty. Its impossible not to!

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No7 Poppy King Lipsticks

Morning lovelies,
I hope this is the first of many posts!

A few months ago, when Poppy King launched her range of lipsticks for No7, I picked up one with a £5 No7 voucher. I fell in love with this one and bought the nearly the whole range! (Just missing No4 Seduction - shall pick this up when I find it!)

 Allure - A nice nude with a hint of colour, probabl slightly more peachy in real life

 Confidence - This one is definetely more brown in real life, probably my least favourite as it doesn't suit me with my red hair, but would be lovely on someone else!

 Glamour - My current favourite, a gorgeous girly barbie pink, the colour builds really nicely on this one if you want it stronger

 History - The one that started it all. This photo does not do it justice, it is the perfect true red, looks brilliant with an eyeliner flick and a vintage do

 Intrigue - Probably the most sheer of them all, I should wear this more often, great if you're wearing heavy eye make up and don't want to look overdone

 Power - This one is slightly darker than History, but quite a daring colour when built up.

I think they are amazing lipsticks, very moisturising, they last ages, and you barely feel like you are wearing it at all. The colour range is small, but all really wearable colours. I've found myself drawn mostly to History, Glamour and Intrigue. Please excuse the wonky mouth! My camera's flash seems to take away some of the colour, so I'll work on that in future.

All lipsticks available from Boots priced £12

Have you tried any of the Poppy King range? What did you think?