Sunday 24 June 2012

June Faves...

Hey there Beautifuls, wow have I been absent throughout the month of June! I know I know! I'm a bad bad blogger but although I havent been blogging throughout June, I've definitely still been trying out new products and re-discovering beauty gems and here's my list of beauty faves for this month...

I've been really enjoying giving my skin a bit of a break throughout the past month and just using either a very light foundation or a tinted moisturiser. I've re-discovered my love for my Origins vitazing moisturiser which when blended into the skin leaves a slight tint and evens the skin. aside from the tinting factor I actually feel this has been doing wonders for my skin too, 've had no breakouts and a generally even, glowy complexion and I do think this has had a lot to do with it.
I recently walked into my local Lush store having been absent from it for a while (too long obviously!) looking for a toner for my skin and was recommended the 'Breath of fresh air' toner. I have to say some have mixed opinions on the smell of this toner but I love it, it's a very floral yet light and fresh scent and is packed full of essential oils to benefit the skin. I was told that this would be good for dry and sensitive skin and could also help reduce redness which I genuinely believe this toner has done for my skin. I've been using it twice a day and is actually the highlight of my skincare routine (...how sad! haha!)
I've also been loving using Johnson's baby oil with camomile for my skin after a bath or sometimes even in the bath for a bit of extra moisture as my dry skin has just been horrible lately. I really like the smell of this oil but it is fragranced which could irritate some people. That's all I can really say about it...haha it's an oil but it really has helped the dry patches on my skin and although I normally hate that greasy feeling I've been powering through and just trying to get my skin back to some sort of normality.

On my nails this month I've pretty much just been re-applying Barry M's Peach Melba, I love this colour, it seems to suit my skin like no other pastel shade and the formula is pretty good, two light coats is all I need for a fair few days of no chipping unless I'm pretty tough on my hands in which case 2 days and they're chipped..I only have myself to blame though...
A favourite which has carried over from May has got to be my Naked pallette, If I've used any eyeshadows on the lids it's been from this pallette and nothing else, in fact, I've been using it so much that I'm now worried about having to buy another just so I have a backup...this can only mean bad things for my bank :(
I'm not really one to finish products no matter how much I love them but I really did love my Superdrug Vitamin E hot cloth cleanser to the very last drop, I've done a full review of it Here but basically if you have horribly dry and sensitive skin like mine then you should definitely consider giving this a go!

I feel like I keep apologising for being absent from my blog but life really has gotten on top of me recently...Thanks to all of you lovely lot for your wonderful, comments, tweets and messages and for sticking by me, I couldn't do it without you.

Please feel free to leave me any comments and questions and b sure to let me know what your faves have been for the month of June...

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Until next time

Ciao for now world

xoxox

Friday 1 June 2012

May faves...

Oh Yesss Beauts! It's that time again!

This month I've been trying to dig my way through my *Ahem* mahoosive makeup collection and try new looks.

I've been loving using my Simple Moisture Boost Hydromist, I think this was Simple's answer to the ever famous Caudalie Beauty Elixir but I've fallen so madly in love with this version that I haven't even ordered the Caudalie one.  It's worked wonders on my dry skin and calmed down the 'totally not like me' breakouts that I was getting, provides a great base for makeup and does an even better job on top of it as a refresher throughout the day...I'm in love again...
I've also been loving Orange! Yup basically anything orange, The weather got better (which by the way lasted all of five minutes!) and I pulled out every item of makeup and clothing I could find in basically every shade of orange I could find.  I made quite good use of my Revlon lip butter in Tutti Frutti and really enjoyed orange blush, Sleek had one a few collections ago that I recently dug out of my collection and put to use.
I've also really been loving scrubs in the shower, I found a rather old (yes I know icky!) tub of Rituals Hammam Hot scrub and figured why not finish it?! Now it's finished im so sad :( I feel as though there is something missing from my showers now.  It's an oil based scrub so it left my skin feeling really soft and hydrated without being overly sticky or greasy.  I'm actually thinking about trying a Body Shop Scrub or maybe the Soap and Glory one next...
For the eyes I've blown the dust off my Urban Decay Naked pallette and fallen back in love with it! I've loved using Virgin all over the lid with Darkhorse along the lashline and lightly blended through the crease and though I'm not really one to get stuck in a rut with eye looks I have to say I've used this combo quite a bit throughout May...and not once have I regretted it!


Slightly off on a tangent but Song faves this month have been Wretch 32 feat Ed Sheeran - Hush little baby! How awesome is that song! Aaaand who woulda thought that Coldplay Collaborating with Rihanna and coming out with the song Princess of China would sound so good?!

Those are the things I've really been loving throughout the month of May and can I just say...? Where has the time flown!? 2012 has hit June already?! I find that just a little bit crazy to comprehend! Ha!

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Until Next Time
Ciao For Now World...

xoxox