The Body Shop - Camomile Sumptuous Cleansing Butter

Cleansing Balms/Butters have started popping up all over the place again lately, I know my Bloglovin' feed is full of 'em, and it's one bandwagon I'm glad to jump on.

Last year everyone was raving about the Emma Hardy Amazing Face Moringa Cleansing Balm (bit of a mouthful that!), and I very nearly caved into the price and bought it several times. Luckily, this year a whole variety of balms and butters have made an appearance, and at a whole range of prices. 

I recently went shopping with plans to purchase Cliniques 'Take the Day Off'' cleansing balm but every single shop was sold out. I sulked at the time but then I saw that The Body Shop had brought out the Camomile Sumptuous Cleansing Butter, and even better, it was half the price of the Clinique balm!

I picked this cleansing butter up at the weekend and have used it every night since to remove my makeup and I know it's only been a few days but...I love it.

The butter is for all skin types which I was happy about as I'm always wary with skincare that it won't be right for my skin and will break me out, but so far, so good (touch wood).

I'm so lazy with skincare, especially at night-time when it comes to removing my make-up, but this is so easy! Just massage a tiny bit into your face and it gently melts away all traces of make-up, even my stubborn eyeliner and mascara, which I usually have to scrub off. My face has never felt so clean and fresh!

Have you tried any of the balms and butters floating about?

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My Everyday Face

Happy Easter! For me Easter Sunday is about eating copious amounts of chocolate and chilling with my Family. We all went for a little stroll around Battlesbridge this morning, until the heavens opened, and then came home to chill, nap and enjoy a lazy Sunday together.

On days like today, and even on usual work days, I don't fancy slapping a lot on my face. Here are my top picks for everyday, natural makeup. It's funny how a 'natural' look still requires a fair few products! #firstworldgirlproblems

The Body Shop Tea Tree Pore Minimiser - I bloody love this! It basically smoothes, mattifies and primes your face all in one, while minimising the appearance of pores. Tea Tree products always leave my skin feeling fresh and I like knowing it's doing something good for my skin too.

Liz Earle Skin Repair Moisturiser - I think I have found the one with this Liz Earle gem! I seem to struggle finding the right one for me and am always worried the wrong one will break me out, but then without my skin will be tight and dry in patches which looks and feels equally as bad. My Mum suggested trying this and it's without a doubt the best I've ever used.

Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum (52) - This is up there in my top 3 bases and is the one I go to for Spring/Summer. It's gel-like formula is easy to blend and is packed with vitamins & a  fruit therapy formula which includes goji berries and pomegranates. If you want an even complexion with light/medium coverage then this is the one.

Seventeen Stay Time Concealer - Now, I'm a lover of the beloved Collection Lasting Perfection concealer like everybody else, but I recently wanted to switch it up and give something else a go. I was mooching about in Boots and saw this new concealer as thought I'd try it out. The coverage on this is so good and it's so creamy and blendable it reminds me of the Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer but at a fracton of the price! Also, like the name would suggest, it stays in place all day. Dare I say this is my new holygrail concealer?

Natural Collection Suntint Bronzing Powder - I wasn't expecting much from this bronzer, I just picked it up on a quick visit to Boots after smashing my usual one, but I was pleasantly surprised. It's a matte powder, which for me is perfect, as it looks more like a natural glow than when you use a bronzer with shimmer in.

No7 Instant Radiance Highlighter - I spoke a bit about the blush version of this here, and is pretty much the same in all aspects, other than obviously being a highlighter. I actually prefer having my highlighter in this stick as it means I can't smash it like my previous one. (Can you tell I'm really clumsy?!)

NARS 'Orgasm' Blush - No matter what blush I use I always come back to this little love. It's just the perfect natural, pop of colour for a healthy-skin glow. I've written more here, if you'd like a read.

Sleek Eyebrow Kit (Light) - This handy little brow kit is perfect as it has everything you need for perfect brows in one tiny compact, think Benefit's Brow Zings but cheaper. I comes with shaping wax, setting powder, mini-tweezers and two little angle & blending brushes.

Seventeen High Drama Liquid Eyeliner - I feel naked without my winged liner and this is by far my favourite liquid eyeliner to use. I've tried the gels and the pens but nothing beats this. It's easy to control and when it says it's black, it really is black.

Seventeen Back Lash Mascara - No mascaras come close to Seventeen mascaras for me. I've tried alot but I've never been dissappointed with a Seventeen Mascara. Even the cult-favourite They're Real from Benefit doesn't float my boat quite like these do.

MAC Color Bliss Lipstick - This is my favourite Cremesheen + Pearl lipstick by MAC. Coral lips are my favourite and this sheer lipstick is perfect for an everyday look.

What products do you use for an everyday look?

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On Wednesdays we wear black...

Another post, another outfit ft. this black hat. Can you tell I'm seriously loving it?! But it's not the star of the show this time...

This time it's this pretty swing dress  from Missguided. Swing dresses are so flattering as they literally skim over everything. I bought this little number a couple of months ago and I've recently re-kindled my love for it. It's so easy to wear as it hangs so beautifully and makes me feel all girly and swirly (yes, that's right!). I love that this can be worn with tights, like today, or with bare-legs when the warm weather (hopefully) makes more of an appearance, which makes it an easy, go-to outfit to slip on all year round. I actually have a lot of variety, colour-wise, in my wardrobe, but black is a firm favourite. You just can't go wrong with a black dress. Just add a bit of jewellery, in my case my Great-Nan's locket and my favourite Moonstone ring, to add a little summin, summin (I can't pull that off can I?!), and you're good to go! 

As Karl Lagerfeld said 'One is never over-dressed or under-dress with a Little Black Dress'.

What's your favourite go-to outfit?

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Mally - Guide to Gorgeous!

"Make-up is simply the accessory that allows someone's true nature and beauty to outwardly manifest itself"
Mally Roncal

Now I'd never heard of Mally Roncal, nor the make-up range Mally until a couple of Sunday's ago when my Mum and I stumbled upon it on QVC. It's not my go-to place when buying beauty products but Mum always uses it to stock up on Liz Earle bits. Mally Roncal, is a celebrity make-up artist to JLo, Angelina Jolie and the Queen Bee, Beyoncé, and she now has her own make-up line 'Mally'. 

We decided to try out this seven piece set (and by we I mean Mum bought it and I use it, sorry Mum!), and we love it.

The first thing included in this set is the Evercolour Poreless Face Defender which instantly mattifies and sets your make-up in place. It's clear, lightweight formula is easy to use, just dab a little on the sponge and gently pat onto the skin once your base has been applied. This is my favourite item from the set as it smooths skin and keeps your make-up in place all day long.

This two-piece set includes an eyeshadow base and eyeshadow. The base creates the perfect canvas for any eye look and helps to keep any shadow or liner in place. I really love this shadow as it's so pigmented and easy to blend, perfect for me as I'm useless at applying eyeshadow. The shadow in the shade Taupe is gorgeous, as it has a slight shimmer but it's not too OTT. It's also super flattering on blue eyes and make my eyes 'pop'.

I apply the 'Open Up!' eyeliner to my top waterline and also along my lash-line of my lid and it really does what it says on the tin, opening my eyes instantly. It stays in place all day, and literally will not budge.

When I first saw the Brow Fix I was not sold atall. It's so thick I thought it'd be impossible to fill my eyebrows in properly. How wrong I was! Along with filling your brows in as usual, it also help 'fix' them in place, as the title suggests. I have a love/hate relationship with my eyebrows, but this product is so easy to use, that they're done in a minute and don't stray all day.

 

This High Shine Liquid Lipstick in Cherry Blossom is perfect for everyday as it's such a subtle shade and one twist of the base gives the perfect amount on the brush, so you're not wasting any product. 

The last product in the set is the Get the Last Lash double-ended Mascara. The 'defining' side has a smaller applicator and I use this first to seperate and lengthen my lashes. Then I use the 'maximising' end with the bigger brush to thicken and well, maximse my eyelashes.

I really enjoyed using all these products and their staying power is incredible. Each product is great for a natural, everyday face and I already know which products I'll be re-purchasing.

Have you used an Mally products before?

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DIY Lip Scrub!

Despite religiously applying lipbalm, I still seem to have really chapped lips which is not a good look, especially when you're a lipstick addict like myself. That's where lip scrubs come in! They're a quick way to gently exfoliate your dry lips and make them super soft and lipstick ready. If you like the LUSH lip scrub (the bubblegum's my favourite!) then you will love this.

What you will need:

-Sugar (Caster or Granulated, they both do the trick)

-Olive Oil

-Honey

-Vanilla Essence

-Food Colouring

 Start by putting 1 tbsp of sugar in your container and add ½ tbsp of olive oil. The sugar obviously acts as the actual 'scrub' and the olive oil helps to moisturise your lips as you're scrubbing to keep them from getting sore. Next up, add a tiny drizzle of honey (just enough to bind the ingredients together). A couple of drops of vanilla essence, to make it taste nice and a tiny drop of food colouring and you're nearly done. Mix it all together and check the consistency is how you like it e.g if it's not all bound together, you'll need to add more honey. Then, voilà! Scrub your lips, apply lipstick and you're good to go. It really is that easy and you can probably find all of the ingredients in your kitchen cupboard! 

Do you have any beauty hacks?

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Blue Jeans, White Shirt...

Hat - ASOS // Shirt - Forever 21 // Joni Jeans - Topshop // Boots & Bag - Primark // Jewellery - Various 

 I've been lusting after a hat like this for so long, but because my head is a little pea, I've always put it off. I was recently scrolling through ASOS and saw this beauty and decided to bite the bullet and just buy it. As soon as it arrived I tried it on and it actually fit, I was one happy peahead! It's so easy to wear, either with a dress or teamed with my trusty old Joni Jeans, and it's perfect for a bad hair day (which I have plenty of!) 

I recently went on a bit of a shopping splurge, and one of the items I picked up was this shirt. I love it as it's baggy (code for bloody comfy), but still has a beautiful fit. It's longer at the back and has bat-style (technical term that!) 3/4 length sleeves, which I think is so flattering.

 My bag of choice lately has been this black, faux leather bargain from Primark. I'm a proper Mary Poppins, shoving absolutely everything in my bag and this is the perfect size for me (and my 7 lip balms.) I threw on my favourite chunky gold necklace, my beaded Green Fluorite & Labradorite bracelet that my lovely Mum made, a few odd rings to add a bit of colour to the outfit and my heeled boots and I was good to go!

What's you favourite wardrobe staple at the moment?

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NYX Butter Gloss - Enchanted Kiss Collection

I recently remembered I still had an Amazon voucher left from Christmas and after reading so much about the NYX Butter Glosses I decided I'd put my voucher to good use and invest in the Enchanted Kiss Butter Gloss set. The set consists of three glosses in the shades 'Merengue', 'Apple Strudel' and 'Créme Brule'.

I've mentioned before I'm not usually into lipgloss, and much prefer lipstick, but these are seriously swaying me! They have a silky and buttery (surprise, surprise) texture so don't feel sticky like your average gloss.

'Apple Strudel' is my favourte out of the three as I think it compliments my skin tone the best, plus I'm a sucker for a peach lip! This looks gorgeous both on it's own and over lipstick for a more vibrant look.

The 'Merengue' gloss was a bit of a dissappontment as it really doesn't suit me. I think this is down to my skin tone; it makes me look like I've been left in the cold for too long. I 'm going to give this a few more tries with various base makeup on to see if I can make it work as it's such a gorgeous pinky gloss.

I love 'Créme Brule' for a your-lip-colour-but-better day as it's the perfect nude. A bit of balm and a slick of this and you're good to go! 

I love the formula of these NYX Butter Glosses and I'm already planning which colours to get next...I'm thinking 'Vanilla Cream Pie' and 'Peach Cobbler'!

Have you tried any NYX products before?

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