MAC’s Give Me Liberty collection has got my heart racing, I’m desperate for a few pieces for my Birthday, does anyone know if/when it’ll be available on the UK website?
Pictures from ELLE
Hope everyone had a great Easter, and that you aren’t in a sugar coma today
xxx
This cold weather makes my skin so dull and dry, fighting it seems like a never-ending battle, and I’m curious to know how everyone copes.
These are my top three products, what are yours?
E45 Lotion, which I get from Boots, Superdrug or Tesco. I use this stuff liberally on my face and body for intense dry skin relief. It’s suitable for the most sensitive of skin and costs around £2.59 a bottle
(photo from superdrug.com)
Vaseline Rosy Lips, again I buy this from Boots, Superdrug or Tesco for around £1.40. I use this not only on my lips, but for a sheer and subtle glow on my cheeks. In this weather not much blusher is needed as the freezing temperatures give natural colour to my cheeks!
(photo from chemistdirect.co.uk)
ELF shimmering facial whip is a recent discovery of mine (I know, wayyyy behind) and was skeptical about how good a product that only cost £1.50 could be. I use the white shade “spotlight” and it gives the perfect luminous glow to my skin, stoping that dull, grey hue I tend to take on during the winter months.
My current winter perfume is Lola by Marc Jacobs as I tend to favour less subtle scents in winter than I do when the weather is warm. I was lucky enough to get a 100ml bottle of this for Christmas, so I’m set to smell good for a while.
I hope everyone is having a great weekend, more snowfall here, and it looks set to last.
Going by how mad work was yesterday (it made Christmas and New Year look quiet) you’d think the world was about to end.
xxx
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Happy November all, I hope you had a fantastic Halloween?!
The party I went to was good, very chilled out/relaxed, more of a chance to catch up with friends than go wild.
I totally forgot to snap any photos there, or any of my outfit, so today I am bringing you something slightly different in the form of a review.
SuperSmoocher is a wonderful website started in response to the lack of UK-based online shops selling the wonderful ranges of all-natural lip balms and lip-care products available across the world.
They currently only stock four brands (Burts Bees, Crazy Rumours, Balm Balm and Figs & Rouge) but have plans to expand this in the near future.
Because they specialise only in natural lipcare, and no other cosmetics, they are able to keep postage costs low, at 70p (or free when you spend £9 or more)
They are the only UK store to offer the full range of Crazy Rumours all natural and cruelty free range (suitable for vegans), with an array of impressive and edible sounding flavours to choose from.
SuperSmoochers were kind enough to let me pick any two flavours from the range to test out,
which was a hard task in itself as there are so many! In the end I opted for Spiced Chai from the “Brew” range, and French Vanilla from “Perk”
The parcel came beautifully wrapped in pink tissue paper, which was a bonus; I love getting prettily wrapped things in the most (simple pleasures!)
I tested the balms over the course of a week, alternating days, starting with French Vanilla.
The smell was incredible; just like my favourite fresh ground vanilla coffee. The balm goes on smoothly and leaves just a gentle sheen behind. I suffer terribly with chapped lips as soon as Autumn comes, and this did a great job of soothing them and getting them looking healthy again. The scent lasted a long time, which was great and there was nothing artificial about it. An added bonus is that it tastes quite good too!
Spiced Chai smells, well, exactly like spiced chai tea. It is the most perfect scent for this time of year, and again it did a great job of getting my lips back on track.
Neither balms felt at all waxy, and had just the right amount of firmness to stop them breaking in the tube. They are totally non sticky and make an excellent base for lipstick.
I used to be a loyal fan of good old chapstick,
but after testing these, I’ve found a new holy grail in lipcare!
The flavours are split in to ranges, including “A la mode” for ice cream parlour inspired,
“Gumball” for candy, and “Fresh Squeezed” for citrus (as well as Brew and Perk, as mentioned above)
Priced at £3.45 per lipbalm (plus 70p postage) and free postage over £9, I fully intend to fill my friend’s Christmas stockings with these, as there is a flavour to suit all personalities. I also plan to hoard a few away for myself, I’m definatly tempted by Bubble Gum and Raspberry Sherbert.
SuperSmoocher also have worldwide shipping available.
So, with my recommendation, get shopping!
(back to regular posting tomorrow)
xxx