Thursday 27 March 2014

My favourite primers cheap to expensive


Hello lovelies sorry about the lack of blogs lately ive been very busy with work and some issues but i shall be getting on top of things and back to posting every day to every other! 

So to get back on track thought id show you my favourite primers which go from cheap to expensive! 

To start with are my cheap drug store primers.....  which are by the brand MUA (makeup academy)  starting with the first one in my picture is my eyeshadow primer this is a great base for eyeshadows or even a base to cover the redness on the eyelids. I dont wear alot of eyeshadow but on a night out i use this with my eyeshadow and it will stay creaseless for ages! Id recommend trying this if you dont like spending to much money. 
For my face primers i have the fixing mist and the matte perfect primer these again are great if you dont want to spend alot of money but get a decent product that works! So after i use the matte perfect primer which is great for a oily skin like mine i apply my foundation and then spritz a little bit of the face mist over my face just to help set everything this helps make my face powder look less cloggy aswell! 

I really like the MUA range as its so affordable and your getting a decent product which is a bonus so id defiantly   recommend trying this range especially as its good for a oily skin type you can get  in your nearest superdrug stores. 

Next is the more exspensive primers which are both good for oily skin types....

Firstly is the prime time oil control primer by bareminerals this is costly but works really well specially with foundation i have a very oily t-zone and this helps to soak up excess oil and leaves a clear weightless feel on the skin to give my foundation a smooth matte finish this is the perfect primer for if you have a oily skin type id defiantly be repurchasing this again. 

Lastly is the pores no more pore refiner by dr brandt this primer is amazing and is one of my top primers even though its pricey its worth every penny. This primer comes out orange but blends in clear leaving the whole face looking shine free  helping to smooth out any scarring you may have so when you apply your foundation your face looks flawless with a airbrushed finish.


If you cant afford spending out on this primer the MUA matte perfect is the best dupe ive come across as you can see on the left is matte perfect and on the right is pores no more very similar in feel and colour and is alot cheaper! 



Prices...
MUA
Eye primer £1.50
Matte perfect £4.00
Fixing mist £5.00
Bareminerals prime time £18.90
Dr brandt pore refiner £39.00

Where to buy....
www.Spacenk.com
www.Johnlewis.co.uk
www.Birchbox.co.uk
www.Superdrug.co.uk
www.Feelunique.co.uk

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Wednesday 12 March 2014

My last month favourites....



Hey everyone so sorry for not posting anything in the last few days as you probably know I work aswell so putting up posts everyday can be tricky but im going to try and keep on top of it! 

So anyways thought I go through my last months favourites! And I have quite a few as you can see! 

To start with my first favourite is 

1.  Iwhite teeth whitening kit I was looking for a kit that wouldn't harm my teeth or make them sensitive I will go in more detail in another post showing you before and after pictures but this kit was a bargain purchase at just £24.99 defiantly worth the money as I did see a change from my first go and I will be purchasing again I found this at boots.

2. The amazing garnier micellar cleansing water and l'oreal eye makeup remover are both my favourite products to remove Makeup and still are this month I can't say enough good things about them both they leave my skin feeling fresh and makeupless which is good and doesn't leave any trace of makeup behind which is what I love about these products you can purchases them from your nearest drugstore like superdrug, boots, savers, the price I purchased mine for was £3.00 from savers and £1.49 from asda.

3. Got 2 be happy hour hair spray love the smell of this spray makes your hair smell Devine also the hold of this hairspray is really good will hold a style for ages! Specially good for me as I wear a quiff a lot I purchased this from savers for £1.99.

4. Skin deep facial wipes these are amazing they remove the makeup with one wipe over the face and have a antibacterial ingredient aswell which is good for acne prone skin il defiantly be repurchasing these price was 0.99p from savers bargain! 

5. Leighton Denny leading lady this polish I recieved recently in my birch box last month and love it it's such a classy nail colour to wear everyday for any occasion doesn't chip at all and lasts for ages il defiantly be buying some more colours from their collection you can purchase Leighton Denny from their website or John Lewis price is £11.00.

6. Garnier moisture match moisturiser for oily skin and the antiac activ acne spray are both good and can be used together I always use the moisturiser first then spritz abit of the spray on to my hand and then apply to my problem area I defiantly recommend trying both of these if you have oily skin like myself these work wonders I purchased the moisturizer from asda for £2.00 and the antiac spray from www.feelunique.com in the sale for £7.99  price now 50ml is £9.99 and 100ml us £14.99.

7. Finally my last favourites are my make up bits which il post a close up picture below 


Nars sheer glow foundation is just amazing I love this it goes on so smoothly on the skin giving a flawless finish it's also great coverage and buildable , my gosh eyelash growth products are really good and I am noticing a difference in my eyelashes they are starting to look longer and a little thicker but will take a little while before noticing a big difference. Next we have my lip products for lipstick has to be the accessorize which is besotted in pink then for a lipgloss is NYX in pink love both these together gives a real pretty pink look to the lips not to in the face either can be worn everyday for any look. Lastly is the eyeko eyeliner this is amazing! Specially on nights out it will not budge lasts for ages and gives a nice neat line aswell specially for them first time liner users! Lastly we have the balm bronzer this is the best bronzer I've used yet gives a natural sun kissed look and doesn't leave you looking orange and very easy to Blend out which I like.


Prices and where to purchase...

Iwhite £24.99 boots
Garnier micellar cleansing water £3.00 savers 
L'oreal eye make up remover £1.49 asda
Go 2 be hair spray £1.99 savers
Facial wipes skin deep £0.99p savers
Leighton Denny £11.00 birch box, John Lewis, Leighton Denny
Garnier moisturiser £2.00 asda
Antiac face spray £9.99 feel unique 
Nars sheer glow £31.00 space nk
Gosh Growth serums/growth mascara 2 for £10.00 from  superdrug 
The balm bronzer £12.99 feel unique 
NYX lipgloss £6.99  next
Accessorize lip stick £4.99 super drug
Eyeko eyeliner £12.00 birchbox 


Hope you liked this post and liked my favourites from last months comment if you have used any of these before or what your favorites were I'd love to know also follow me on Instagram bloglovin, twitter all links in side bar have a nice day mwah x 



Sunday 9 March 2014

New hair before and after using garnier nutrisse!


Hey everyone i am sorry for the lack of blogs over then weekend I have been busy testing products to review and also buying bits and bobs to show you  but I'm back on track now! So I thought I'd start by telling you about my hair dye experience...

So the other day I bought a hair dye as I wanted to go darker as my hair is a light brown as you can see in the picture to the left and thought I'd like a change and go a little darker and I'm loving it this kit was so easy to use and cheap. I got my mum to do it as I can no way dye my own hair without making a absolute mess of it. In the kit you get a pair of gloves, hair colourant,  conditioner, bottle pump and of course instructions! With this kit you apply the colourant to dry hair to the whole of the head starting from the top and work your way down if you have very long hair I'd advise buying two boxes of this as one wasn't really enough for mine. I like the fact this wasn't very messy at all as it come out the bottle as foam instead of messy liquid I got the colour in dark brown as I didn't want a colour with a red tinge. It's only takes half hour and you can rinse it off make sure you apply the conditioner after as colouring your hair can make it feel abit dry.


Price: £5.99
Where to purchase: www superdrug.com
Www.boots.com
Www.asda.co.uk found for £5.00

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Thursday 6 March 2014

NARS sheer glow dupe!


Hey lovely people.... I found a dupe of one of my favourite foundations which is the nars sheer glow foundation I love this but not the price tag specially as I use foundation everyday for the job I'm in as I'm a beauty therapist so I get through bottles very quickly and can get very pricey.

So i went out shopping the other day in my favourite shop superdrug and was looking at foundations for ages and Came across this one by l'oreal infallible 24H which is defiantly a dupe for nars sheer glow. I struggle to find foundations for my oily skin but After using this for a few days I noticed that the texture and feel of this foundation on the skin looked amazing and didnt leave me shiny just a healthy glow,  both of these foundation would be suitable for all skin types and they both have very buildable coverage to I find just one layer with a brush is fine on my skin but if you wanted full coverage it would do it perfectly. The colour range is very close to the nars colours apart from the colour I got as I'm tanned at the moment so went darker but to the left is nars and to the right is infallible not to much of a big difference. I highly recommend trying my dupe if the nars is out your price range.

Colour;
colour of the nars is in light4 
colour of l'oreal infallible is in 140 golden beige 

Prices; 
Nars price; £31.00
L'oreal price; £9.99

Where to purchase;
www.superdrug.com
www.spacenk.com

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Tuesday 4 March 2014

Nuxe glitter oil!


Nuxe multi purpose dry oil with a shimmer is for the face,body or hair this stuff is amazing I only use it for special occasions or nights out but this leaves you looking all shimmery with a golden glow as you can tell from the picture below once rubbed into the skin it only leaves a subtle shimmer. The places I put this are mainly through my hair or on my chest area as to much will make you look like a walking disco ball and we dont want that! This tiny bottle doesn't come cheap though for 50ml it is £21.00 you can get this same oil without the shimmer but I thought the shimmer seemed the better one to get! I'd defiantly recommend to buy if your into your shimmer was worth the money you can purchase this from
www.nuxe.com 50ml £21.00 100ml £34.00
www.marksandspencers.com 50ml £21.00 100ml £42.00

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Sunday 2 March 2014

My morning skin care routine...




Hey everyone thought I'd put a second post up as I didn't post yesterday due to being busy very sorry... But anyways this is about my morning skincare routine I shall do a night routine in a separate blog! 

Let's get started so to begin with I shower every morning which every person does! I hope.. 
So while I let my hair air dry for a bit I go into the bathroom and 
proceed with my morning routine for my skin.

My 5 step morning skin routine...

firstly after I do a daily face scrub in the shower  I cleanse my face with my garnier micellar cleansing water I pour a bit onto two cotton pads 
and wipe all over my face throughly making sure there is no dirt left on my skin once I'm satisfied that my skin is squeaky clean I then move onto my second step.


Secondly I do a eye cleanse using my l'oreal eye makeup remover I don't know why I use a eye cleanser as well seeing as my first cleanser removes eye makeup but I like to make sure there's nothing left on my eyelashes so I do exactly the same as my first cleanser and pour a bit 
onto two cotton pads and wipe over my eyelashes.


Thirdly I apply my garnier moisture match mattifying fresh face cream all over the face in upward strokes. I might add I pick this up the other day as I was looking for a new moisturiser for oily skin and I'm loving it it's a light whipped cream that feels fresh and mattifying on the skin and does absorb my oiliness very well this creams suitable for oily to combo skin and I defiantly recommend it! 


Fourthly I then apply my snake venom eye cream by balance active formula under my eyes to help make them look less puffy in the morning and of course to stop those wrinkles appearing I gently tap this on starting from the inner to 
the outer corner.

And lastly once I've done everything I then apply my bareminerals prime time oil control primer all over my face to create a smooth oil free base for my makeup to sit on especially foundation.

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Where to purchase..

Garnier cleansing water - superdrug
L'oreal eye makeup remover - Asda / super drug
Garnier mattifying moisturiser- Asda/ super drug
Eye cream - pound savers 
Prime time primer- John Lewis 


My haircare favourite shampoo and conditioner!


So i thought i would share with you my current shampoo and conditioner i am using this month!

For my shampoo i am currently using phil smith WOW brunette colour illuminating shampoo. For the glossy glowing colour it has black tea extract this can be used for  natural, coloured or highlighted hair which is good! So you dont have to have dyed hair to use this. The reason i got 
this was for the lovely scent it has to it and also foams up really well in my hair as my hair is quite thick and very long. I find some shampoos dont foam up very well in my hair but this one does the job i havent noticed a colour change but have noticed it does leave me hair very shiny which is good leaving it looking very healthy so if you have long, thickish hair id recommend to try this.
They do this shampoo in a blonde aswell which is called bombshell where to purchase...
www.sainsburys.co.uk price £2.33


For my conditioner i am using argan oil ive been using this for a week now and really like it ive only been putting it on my ends not all over my hair as conditioners can make your hair look greasy and we dont want that. It has moroccan argan oil extracts to rejuvenate and rehydrate the hair leaving the hair looking healthy and alot more shinier. You can leave this in the hair for 3-5 mins as a mask or rinse straight out im loving the scent too leaves your hair 
smelling lovely.

I purchased this bargin from poundsavers believe it or not for a price of.... £1.00 I defiantly   recommend going into one near you and purchasing! 

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