I'm Ridin' Solo

So for those of you who've followed the blog the short time it's been up and running you'll know that we started off as a terrible two-some taking on the blogger world, but unfortunately Jess has decided to take a step back and let me go off on my own into my little world. She's a busy lady people! 













But do not fear as she will still be here lurking in the background when I need to borrow her beautiful face for a tutorial, or for when I pluck up the guts to start making YouTube videos you can expect special guest star appearances from the one and only doughnut lover.  

Stay tuned for more from me! 

Beth:) 

Step by Step Winter Eyes

Hey there! So I thought I'd try something a bit different for this post and attempt to show you (in pictures) how to create a really natural but pretty winter eye look using my Naked palette. If you have the same colours that's great but just bear in mind that this look works with pretty much any colour combination. 

The eyeshadows I used are Virgin, Sin, Naked, Buck and Half-Baked; all gorgeous neutral colours perfect for everyday. 



















So I've already prepped my eyelid with concealer and the Urban Decay Primer Potion, and I'm just going to apply Virgin all over the lid right up to my brow bone; I just used my finger for this but you can use a brush if you want. This colour is nice and light so it just evens out the skintone making it a great base for your other shadows. 

Next I used a flat shadow brush to apply 'Sin' (a champagney colour that has a pink sheen to it) all over my lid again but this time stopping at the crease. 












Now this is where things get a bit technical, I used a fluffy brush which I got in a set from Cath Kidson to apply 'Naked' which is just a matte caramel colour in my crease. I used circular motions to deepen the look a little adding definition to my eyes.





                                                                                                                                                                

Using the same brush I went in with 'Buck', another matte brown that's just that bit darker but nothing overly dramatic and applied this in the outer V area, really taking my time to blend it into the Naked already there. 

Lastly eyeshadow wise I just used the same brush again and took some of 'Half-Baked'; a really gorgeous shimmery gold with copper undertones and blended that along my lower lash line to add a pop of colour. 

 Then I just tight lined my eyes (which means I went along the upper waterline) with the Maybelline Eyeliner Matic and then lined my outer upper lashline as close to the lashes as possible going about a third of the way in then smudged it out to make it a bit more natural looking, I then applied the Maybelline Great Lash mascara in Black and hey presto! 



I finished off my face with the Rimmel Match Perfection Concealer, Revlon Colourstay and the Maybelline Fit Me Powder. On my lips I'm wearing a No7 lipstick in the shade 'Bare' to keep the look a bit more toned down and natural. 

Thanks so much for reading, I hope this tutorial is helpful feel free to leave a comment if there's anything you feel I could improve on! I'm going to list all the products on my face below. 

Beth:) 

Urban Decay Naked palette: http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_10001_10001_123932979199_-1
Maybelline Eyeliner Matic: http://www.superdrug.com/maybelline/maybelline-eyeliner-matic-black/invt/147184
Urban Decay Primer Potion:http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_10701_10001_123932101999_-1
No7 Stay Perfect Lipstick in 'Bare':http://www.boots.com/en/No7-Stay-Perfect-Lipstick_1273595/
Revlon Colourstay Foundation in 'Ivory':http://www.boots.com/en/Revlon-ColorStay%E2%84%A2-Makeup-for-Combination-Oily-Skin_30122/
Rimmel Match Perfection Concealer in 'Ivory': http://uk.rimmellondon.com/products/face/match-perfection-concealer
Maybelline Fit Me powder in '120 Classic Ivory': http://www.maybelline.com/Products/Face-Makeup/Powder/Fit-Me-Pressed-Powder.aspx

November Empties

I'd just like to start off by apologising for the lack of posts this month! It's been a very busy month for me, what with school work piling up before my eyes and I also had my birthday (look out for a birthday haul soon!). I'm planning to do a lot more posts now that things are calming down for Christmas. 

I keep my empties in a drawer in my dressing table, and actually going into the drawer I was stunned by just how many things I've worked my way through in just a month and a half...unbelievable! So I'm just going to dive right in discussing the things that are all gone from my collection, if I liked them or not and if I would buy them again. 

First up its the Pantene Instant Damage Defence Conditioning Spray for normal-thick hair. I've started with this because its by far my favourite of the bunch, I LOVE this stuff, it makes my hair smoother, shinier and easier to style (which if you have thick hair you'll know it can be a bit of a challenge to tame the beast). I spray this all over my hair when its wet and then comb through before blow drying, then if I'm straightening or curling I'll go in again on the ends just to make sure they don't end up looking frazzled. The smell is pleasant enough, but I wouldn't complain if it smelt like sweets! I will definitely be buying this again when I'm next out shopping. http://www.pantene.co.uk/hair-care-collections/normal-thick-hair/repair-&-protect/instant-damage-defense-spray

Sticking with the hair theme its the TRESemmé Liquid Gold Restorative Complex Argan Infused Oil, this is another one I'm definitely missing now its all used up! Its brilliant to put on wet hair before drying, but I prefer to use it after to smooth away any frizz. It smells great and isn't overly oily so it makes your hair greasy looking but it adds enough moisture to avoid that crazy cavewoman look that is oh so common after blowdrying (for me anyway!) Another one I'll be popping in my basket, or on my Christmas list. http://www.tresemme.co.uk/Products/Smooth/Liquid-Gold/

On a haircare roll here! The Aussie hair line has always been a hit with me, especially the ones that smell like bubblegum like the 3 minute miracle reconstructor that I always have to have on hand for hair dryness emergencies. I've used up the Colour Mate Shampoo and the Frizz Miracle, and both of them I'm not a huge fan of smell wise. I don't know what it is about this particular smell but I really don't like it! I also have the Colour Mate Leave In Conditioner but I barely touch it purely because of the stench. Even when my boyfriend used it I could smell it when he walked in the room, it's very overpowering and does linger on the hair all day which would be great if I loved the scent! The shampoo did make my colour last longer than usual when it was just a plain old brown dye, but when I had my red ends it didn't really do anything to help the colour cling on longer and I actually found it quite drying on my hair...the conditioner was actually really nice and made my hair pretty smooth but its just that smell I can't get away with! I won't be buying these again, but I have my eye on the shine range. http://www.aussiehair.com/uk/

Delving into bodycare next, and this was in my October favourites post and I just loved this...possibly an unhealthy amount! It's my well loved bottle of Radox Berry Burst Shower Cream. It smells delicious (like raspberry sugar and fruity sweet goodness) and I felt nice and clean after showering, I also used this to shave my legs with and it kept them nice and smooth and without irritation. I will DEFINITELY be buying this one again! http://www.boots.com/en/Radox-Fresh-Fruity-Berry-Burst-Shower-Gel-250ml_1297925/

I've got two skincare bits, firstly the Garnier Simply Essentials Soothing Eye Make-Up Remover, I really liked this but it wasn't the best one I've ever used. I got this one because I'd run out of my beloved No7 which took everything off in the blink of an eye (pun intended), I just wasn't overly impressed with the amounts I had to use of this to even break through my make up slightly, I always ended up using several cotton pads instead of my usual one-per-eye. I won't be buying this one again, especially as Boots do vouchers which enable me to get my cult No7 Eye Make Up Remover for a decent price. You can buy this all over the place; I got mine at Tesco! Here's a link to the website for more product info: http://www.garnier.co.uk/_en/_gb/our_products/product.aspx?tpcode=OUR_PRODUCTS^PRD_SKINCARE^SENSITIVE_SKIN^SENSITIVE_SKIN_DISCOVER^SENSITIVE_SKIN_RTN1&prdcode=P10306 

Last up its the Cupcake Facemask by Lush, again mentioned in my favourites. I really do like this mask, especially when my skin is having a bit of a freak out. It also smells like mint chocolate, what more could a girl ask for? The only thing with this is, if you aren't a regular mask user it probably wouldn't work at as good value for money as you really do need to use this up within a week and a half or it goes kind of hard, difficult to apply and smells a bit funky. I would buy this again for a pamper evening sort of thing for a special treat! You can pick this one up for £5.95 in Lush stores or online here: https://www.lush.co.uk/product/105/Cupcake-Fresh-Face-Mask

Well that's it for this empties post, thanks for reading! 

Beth:)

Blush Professional 88 Colour Palette

Oh lordy, where can I start with this one? I know...88 colours for under £10!?

AMAZEBALLS. The palette I have is the 'Earth Tones' one, I chose this one because it looked like a good mixture of shimmery/matte and neutral/more out there shades and some of the colours looked seriously lovely. I've been wanting a decent palette for ageeees but all the reviews I've read are for ones that I can't really afford...such as the Urban Decay Naked palettes, benefit palettes etc etc which I would have to sell my soul to afford...even though they look just like the thing dreams are made of, unless they are made with crushed unicorn horn powder I just can't justify spending anything between £28 (benefit smokin' eyes palette) to £37 (Naked palette); which is a lot of money for eyeshadow in my opinion, no matter how much I looong for them. 

So moving on to this one, since I bought it (for the beautiful price of £8.99 on Amazon) I have used no other eyeshadows meaning I use this palette every. single. day. And I'm not so faithful when it comes to make up, I like to flit from foundation to BB cream and from lip butter to lipstick but I swear down I haven't felt the need to even pick up one of my No7 singles since the postie delivered this beauty; my fingers have not wandered to anything else.

There are some really POW shades in the mix, like a really gorgeous cranberry pink shade that I've been using to death over the last couple of weeks as we come into autumn and there's a gorgeous sparkly black I used once as eyeliner (I've been way too scared to use it on the lid so far; call me a wimp) and there's some really lovely greens I've liked blending together to make an interesting foresty autumnal look. Unfortunately the shadows don't have names...I contemplated making up my own names for the purpose of this post but then decided against it as I thought it would just confuse everyone. I've swatched some of my favourites just to give you an idea of pigmentation...aaand I really wanted to show of the sparkly ones! 

The matte browns in this palette are really great for eyebrows too, and I've even used some of the whites and peaches as a highlight. Talk about versatility to die for. 

For your money I think this is a MUST HAVE make up drawer essential, I've used it on many friends and they have loved it and one of them even bought it after I did a smokey brown/copper eye on her stunning blue eyes; there are some really colour complementing shades in here for all eye colours. 

Well worth my £8.99 British pounds!

Here's the link to where I bought it on Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Blush-Professional-Colour-Eyeshadow-Palette/dp/B0042ADFSI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1381884237&sr=8-1&keywords=blush+professional+88+colour+earth+tones+eyeshadow+palette

And also a link for their website with full product line and more deets: http://www.blushprofessional.com/en/

Thanks for reading! 

Beth:)

October Favourites!

Where the hell did October go people? Did I oversleep again? This month has gone so fast its unbelievable, next thing you know I'll sneeze and it'll be March. Anyway, rant about the pace time is slipping away from us over; lets delve into the beautiful bag of products I've been loving this month. 

First up its the Radox Berry Burst shower cream, and I just love how this smells... it smells like sweets and strawberries and just lovely sweet sugary things. That's pretty much the nub and gist of why it made the favourites cut! I didn't find it particularly moisturising and I actually only really used this on my upper body as a sort of perfumed body wash right before I got out the shower, but I bought this in the second week of the month and its already gone. So sad to see it go, but I have bought a replacement (or two) that smell equally as edible so I won't be hung up on the loss for long!  

Next we have a skincare item, and I have a feeling I'm just going to rave and rave about these for quite some time so brace yourselves; the Clearasil Daily Clear Superfruits Refreshing Pads. These apparently have vitamin B3 in to combat redness, and my skin is a red hot mess so that drew me in majorly. I really like how these smell, kinda fruity but not like pow in your face I am a berry, but they also have that sort of alcohol smell that makes you think yep these are going to clean my face real goood. I bought these for something quick and easy to try and solve my chin breakouts and also open up my pores a bit as I've been getting horrible blackheads in the last couple of months. The first night I used these I wasn't expecting miracles: I just gave my face a good wipe down with one of the pads, moisturised my skin and hopped into bed thinking no more of it. But when I woke up in the morning? Oh boy. My spots were less red, my blackheads were gone. GONE! I was one very happy bunny, but being the cautious person I am I didn't let myself get too excited; could it be beginners luck? I've used these every morning before applying make up and every night before night cream and my skin is looking very nice, aside from the two chin monsters (spots) I currently have but I'm putting those down to hormones. I love these, a Clearasil Pad a day keeps the blackheads away! 

I may or may not have (completely by accident of course *wink wink*) wandered into Lush this month and I think I was very restrained! I went to the till with my popcorn lip scrub and pumpkin bubble bar feeling very proud of myself, and then to my surprise I was offered a free face mask! Who in their right mind could say no to that? So I chose the Cupcake face mask, which smells amaaazing (like a sort of chocolately minty heaven) and is supposed to be very good for oily and acne prone skin, claiming to calm those breakouts! It also has cocoa butter, linseed and cocoa powder to soften your skin which is always good! The mask felt really nice on my skin, lovely and cool after coming out of the fridge and made for a good half hour of relaxing. Then afterwards my skin felt baby smooth, and my spots appeared less red so I was pretty damn pleased. Only thing I would say is this is rather pricey at 5.95 for just 75g, buut as it is freshly made and you know there's nothing nasty or scary in there (and it did wonders for my skin) I think I can justify the price! 

Another skincare product I've been loving this month is the Soap&Glory Knight in Shining Armour cream. Its a really thick and luxurious night cream, smells kind of odd; a bit like baby food? But really does a great job of replenishing my skin with the moisture it needs now we're well and truly into the colder months. I wouldn't recommend this for oilier skin, but it really does what is says on the tin (or jar) for my dry patches. Unfortunately I think this has been discontinued, but if you can find it it's worth it!

Next up its the Pantene Damage Defence spray for normal/thick hair, not too much to say about this! I wish the smell was a bit more perfumey for something I'm putting on my hair but it did such a great job of protecting my hair from blow drying, straightening etc and also detangled quite well and made my hair all swishy and silky soft which I loved. I bought this a couple of months ago and I don't remember it being expensive at all, so if you can snatch this up!! 

Last but not least its a nail varnish, technically I'm not sure if this is cheating as I've only had it for a week but its just so gorgeous I couldn't not mention it. It's the Barry M Gelly Nail Paint in Lychee, which is just that perfect creamy nude that goes with everything so well. It went on like a dream, it dried pretty quickly I didn't even feel the need for a top coat it was just so pretty. Perfect colour if you're wanting a more classy nail! 

That's it for this month, thanks for reading! 

Beth:)

Dyeing my hair: Red Ombré style.

I'm the first to admit I get bored with my hair very very easily, so when I saw this in Boots I had to have it and try it out. I haven't dyed my hair in a while so its in need of a touch of va va voom, and my actual hair is almost bombproof so I figured why not try to follow to dip dyeing trend; only with a twist. The fact that this is a red ombré intrigues me, as I'd only ever seen the sort of bleachy blonde ones (tempted to try that next time).

So in this kit (the L'oréal Paris Colour Ombrés Préference) you get gloves, obviously, you don't want to go dyeing your hands a nice shade of red! Then obviously the colour, in a 'créme form', the colour developer which just looks like a white conditioner and then once-a-week high shine conditioner which apparently gives you 6 treatments but with the amount of conditioner I use on my hair I doubt it will last that long- it smells pretty good though! You also get a little interesting looking brush which you used to comb in the dye where you want it.

I got my Mam to help me with this one, as I think I'd mess up the back doing it alone, as it seems like an easy thing to get wrong. So we applied the dye to my hair by sectioning it (into 4 sections, I have hella thick hair) and then left it to develop for around 35 minutes, as it says in the instructions. It smelt horrible, as usual but didn't sting or anything although did feel very very warm. I then rinsed it out, applied the conditioner which actually smelt pretty nice then got rid of that and blow dried it (I was too impatient to wait for it to naturally dry). I have to say I LOVE IT, I think it's just the right amount of red and it looks very subtle but when it catches the light it looks gorgeous; it isn't red as such its more of a burgundy colour but it's so pretty all the same! 

My hair doesn't feel too frazzled and dry, it actually feels quite soft and is very shine; overall I'm rating my ombré experience as a 9 out of 10 (it lost a point for smelling like vinegar). 

Here's a link to their website with some tips on how to apply:http://www.loreal-paris.co.uk/_en/_gb/minisites/dip_dye_hair_wild_ombres/product-info.aspx  Unfortunately I can't find the red version online anywhere, so it must be a recent thing but I'm sure if you're really interested you can pop into your local Boots to seek one out! 

Thanks for reading!

Beth :) 

The Wonderful World of Soap & Glory

Let's have a bit of a history lesson shall we? Soap&Glory started in 2006, and has been pleasing our skin and our noses ever since. When I was researching for this post I found this bio of the company, which I thought said it better than I ever could! It makes for a very interesting read, so check it out if you fancy a bit of background info: http://www.soapandglory.com/blog/about-us/ 

This post is going to be about the things I adore and the things I'm not a huge lover of from Soap&Glory. This is in no particular order, but if you're looking for a specific thing feel free to scan through. 

Lets start with the Righteous Butter (£10.50 gasp), this body moisturiser is so thick and creamy and smells like you could eat it (obviously don't because that would be bad...) and is aimed at people with very dry skin, so my skin drinks it up like that's what it was meant to drink up all it's life. My skin gets so dry especially around September-March time so that's when I love to use this; but I do like to break it out on a pamper night after a bath and it makes my legs silky soft after shaving. I would recommend using it at night as it might be a little heavy for daytime wear. As you can see from the picture I've not got a massive amount left which isn't surprising, but I'm pleased with how this has lasted me since the end of June! Another body lotion/moisturiser/skin quencher is The Daily Smooth Ultra Rich Body Lotion (£10...another gasp), again I love the smell which is apparently 'bergamot, blackcurrant, magnolia, freesia, vanilla and musk' and dayum do those scents go together well. My skin always feels nice and smooth without this being too heavy, so I'll usually slap this on in the morning to keep me smelling good and my skin feeling good all day, the scent does cling to skin, clothes whatever it can latch on to really so if you're not one for heavily scented body lotions I don't think this ones for you but, if you're like me and you like your scents to be BAM in your face and get lovely wafts of it all day I would highly recommend this. I think hand cream falls into the moisturising category, and this hand cream certainly lives up to the bold claims on the packaging, Hand Food (£5 or £2.50 for the handbag size) smells exactly like the Righteous Butter, so obviously I love the scent and it does wonders for my hands. Recently I had a huge eczema flare, and my hands were all flaky and dry and just generally disgusting (too much info? maybe..) and I swear down this was the cream that saved them. It claims to be 'the most astonishing hand cream ever?' and I have to say I agree. The best thing about this is that it isn't greasy, and sinks in really fast so you're not sitting there with sticky wet hands (lets not go there) for ages waiting for it to do its thing. 

Next up people: its the Flake Away Body Scrub (£7.50). This isn't my favourite of their scrubs, I am truly committed to my relationship with The Breakfast Scrub (£8) (it smells like maple syrup what can I say?) but I do like this one on the side occasionally. It can be quite abrasive which I'm not a huge fan of as my skin is quite fussy as to what it allows me to use on it, but the smell is nice and it leaves a sort of residue that keeps my legs in particular (this is becoming a very leggy post) soft as a baby's bum. I have found however that when my eczema flares up this is NOT a good thing to use anywhere near my body, it hurts deep. I don't think I'll be buying this again when it runs out, but only because The Breakfast Scrub holds a special place in my heart. Sticking with scrubs, Pulp Friction (£8). Now this is definitely one of the products from Soap&Glory I'm going to have to give a thumbs down purely because I hate the smell so. much. It smells like an aftershave that's gone off, don't get me wrong it scrubs my skin just fine but I can't get past the smell! I know of people who love it though so it may just be a personal preference thing but ugh. This is one I will not be using again when I've finally finished it, no sir. 

Sticking to the bodily cleansing theme; Clean on Me (£6) is a clarifying shower gel, it gets my body clean, makes me smell good and leaves a little bit of moisture. I liked it while I had it, but this is a tad expensive for daily use when there are shower gels I like better for four or five pounds cheaper. Not much else to say on this one!

I've also got the Mist You Madly Body Spray (£3.50 for 100ml or £6 for 250ml) which I also love as it smells like the Daily Smooth, and there really isn't all that much else to say on this...it makes me smell lovely. 

Now I've got two make up related things in my collection at the minute, the Cheekmate Cheek and Lip stain (£8) and the A Great Kisser Lip Balm (£5). The stain I've only really used on my cheeks as I got it in spring and I feel its more of an autumn/winter colour to be used as a cheek colour but it has really great lasting power on the lips, the one thing I would say is that it is quite drying, but the colour is gorgeous. The great kisser lip balm is pretty much the opposite colour wise, its pretty much clear so just adds a subtle sheen to the lips and its very moisturising, the flavour I have is 'Juicy Peach' but I'm also after 'Vanilla Bean' for my collection. I've also had the Smoulder Kohl eyeliner (£5) which I LOVED. 

Well that's it! I've stuck to body and make up things in this post, but I'm thinking of doing a similar one on the skincare products for the face that I've trialled and what my verdict is on those.

Thanks for reading this incredibly long post! 

Beth:) 

(P.S. all of these products can be found on the Boots website.) 

My Top 5 Under £10: Foundations

I'm making this a little series! Top 5 Under £10, thinking of doing lips, eyes, mascara and whatever else I can think of that may be useful for the make up lover on a tight budget. First up though; Foundations. 

Drugstore foundations and I have a love/hate relationship. Biiig time. I am very very pale so finding a cheapish foundation that doesn't make me look like I had an affair with a wotsit is quite the challenge. A couple of these foundations could have done with being a shade or two lighter (Maybelline just saying.) as I most likely bought them in a spur of the moment 'its new I have money I must own it' mood. Let's get started shall we? 

5: The Collection Cover&Go Foundation and Concealer. So to kick things off here's my least favourite of the bunch, this by no means does not mean I don't like it because I actually find it a very pleasant foundation; I just prefer others more.The idea of it I LOVE, I mean who doesn't love a 2 in 1 product? Don't lie I know you do; two products for the price of one, who can say no? Well I clearly didn't say no, and I have to say the texture of this can be a little thick and cakey...the concealer is the same and the concealer shade doesn't match the foundation as its quite orangey, thus I haven't really used it. Maybe I should have gone for shade 1 instead of shade two? Who knows. The coverage of this is medium but buildable, it goes on a bit thick to blend properly but its workable for a bad skin day with lots of redness, I've been known to use it very heavily on my cheeks where I have a lot of bad redness and then just blend it out to the rest of my face. Not a bad choice! The shade I have is shade 2 'Light'  http://www.boots.com/en/Collection-Cover-Go-Foundation-Concealer-Duo_1306633/

4:  Welcome to this list the Maybelline Fit Me foundation. So this is one for very very good skin days, and days where I'm just after that bit of colour (bit too much in this case) to my face. The texture is nice, light and gives a dewy finish. I'm not going to lie the colour in this is

just too dark, I have to mix it with either a lighter foundation or a moisturiser to get it to sort of match (ironic as its named Fit Me). But when I have been brave enough to wear it on its own I do really like the finish it gives! The shade I have of this is 120 'Classic Ivory'.This is a good shade for us paleos when you've got a tan. http://www.boots.com/en/Maybelline-Fit-Me-Foundation_1279214/

3: So number three is my 'in the middle don't completely love but don't feel meh about' foundation. It's the Rimmel Stay Matte, this ones definitely a light light liight coverage on me and looks very natural and like real skin so it's great for my good skin days where the redness isn't raising its ugly head (rare) and I've got no spots. The consistency is nice and light feeling and airy (if that makes sense) so this is a great one for people who are don't like that heavy I am definitely wearing make up feel. I also like how it says it has cotton, chamomile and cucumber in. Good stuff. The shade I have in this is 100 'Ivory' http://www.boots.com/en/Rimmel-Stay-Matte-Foundation_1015582/

2: Drumroll please? Number two on my list is the Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse, this swatched is coming up pretty dark on my vampire hands but is actually an almost perfect match for my skintone; which is what earns it it's second place. I also really love the texture, it glides on like a dream...oh so smooth. Coverage wise I'd say this was medium and not really all that buildable as it starts to feel a little weird and look cakey. Stays on for a good few hours, and stays on even better when used with the matching powder! The shade I have in this is 004 'Light Porcelain'  http://www.boots.com/en/Maybelline-Dream-Matte-Mousse-Foundation_16064/

1: Last but NOT least: number one in this category has got to be the Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection foundation, hands down this is my favourite out of the bunch. It looks very flawless on, and I'd say this had medium/heavy coverage as its extremely buildable, the colour matches me pretty well although some days it can make me look a bit like I've gone OTT with the bronzer. It lives up to its name; the lasting power is great and even in summer when I get quite oily in places it stuck around all day without needing me to touch up concealer or anything. The consistency is quite light, but one thing I will say is this stuff dries very very fast so isn't the easiest to blend. The shade I have in this is No.2 'Ivory' http://www.boots.com/en/Collection-2000-Lasting-Perfection-Foundation_984439/

And there you go! My top 5 under 10 foundations. Keep reading for the next instalment of the top 5 mini series. :) 

Beth:)

Bourjois Liner Feutre

Here comes the liner police inspecting another eyeliner pen...today its the Liner Feutre 'very long lasting' felt tip eyeliner by Bourjois. 

First of all I'd like to start by saying I really like how black this eyeliner is, sometimes these felt tip style liners can be not quite as black as I want them but this one was dead on what I was looking for. I'm terrified of these liner pens, as I found them quite hard to control at first and always ended up looking like some sort of corpse who got into a fight shortly before her death in which she suffered two black eyes; but this one was really easy to control! The tip isn't too thick, but thick enough that you actually get a line and if you pressed a little bit harder and angled the pen part differently you could get a super thick line if that's the look you're after. Its really easy to get a subtle in the lash line look, or a dramatic winged eye.

It says very long lasting on the packaging, but if I'm honest I haven't noticed that it stays around on my lid for much longer than other eyeliners; this may just be my eyes though, as I get quite oily eyelids! 

Overall I think this is a really foolproof product, especially for those who are just venturing into the world of liquid (ish) eyeliner and need something that isn't going to splat all over your face, but this would also be great for those wanting to save some time in the morning as its such an easy thing to use! 

Bourjois products are available all over the place! Including Boots, Superdrug, Waitrose (!?), Sainsbury's, Tesco and ASOS. As I bought mine from Boots (for £6.99) I'll link their website but apparently this brand is springing up all over the place!: http://www.boots.com/en/Bourjois-Liner-Feutre_39246/

Beth:) 

Cheeky Impulse Sainsbury's Purchases

So, it's a cold and autumnal Saturday and I think to myself I really could go for some M&Ms right now! So off I pop to my local Sainsbury's and what do I find? The new L'oréal EverStrong shampoo and conditioner on offer for buy two for £9. Oh my. That is, in my book, pretty much buy one get one half price as they're priced at £5.99 each. I've wanted to try a shampoo and conditioner from their 'Ever' range, but to be honest had my eye on the EverSleek ones but then my eyes wandered across the shelf to the EverStrong and I saw the Reinforcing system. 

So this claims to 'Respect and Reinforce' the hair, and as I've dyed my hair many many many times I thought this would be a good one for my head of hair. Having not actually used it yet I can't say whether it feels nice after washing and conditioning (testing it out later this evening) but I CAN comment on the smell! It smells good people. So very good. Really herbally and fresh but soothing at the same time, kinda want to eat it but of course I'll resist. It has 'botanical oils rosemary and juniper' in which I'm going to say is where the herbally (yep, that's a technical term) scent comes from, but it also smells a little minty fresh to me! I'm also keen on the fact it has no sulphates, as does the rest of the range.

 AND the shampoo is white and so is the conditioner, I never quite trust ones that are coloured for some reason, maybe I think I'm putting extra colours and chemicals that aren't needed on my hair, who knows? :) 

I will report back at a later date about what it does for my hair after maybe a week of trialling, really excited about this...maybe a bit more than I should be..?


I also picked up a Clean&Clear advantage fast action spot treatment wow that's a mouthful! I've had this before so I know it works pretty well for me (drying my skin out like a desert aside). This kills those spots like nothing else, without using witch hazel which I am highly allergic to. 

Off to wash my hair now! 

You can buy the EverStrong in Sainsbury's like I did, or I'm sure it's available in other supermarkets and drugstores and if you're buying online here's a link to buy it at boots: http://www.boots.com/en/LOreal-Paris-Hair-Expertise-EverStrong-Reinforcing-Vitality-Shampoo-250ml_1250657/ and http://www.boots.com/en/LOreal-Paris-Hair-Expertise-EverStrong-Reinforcing-Vitality-Conditioner-250ml_1250651/

Also, here's a link for the spot treatment for those interested: http://www.boots.com/en/Clean-Clear-Advantage-Spot-Treatment-Gel-15ml_11634/ (mine was £3.50 in Sainsbury's so I'd buy it from there if I were you!) 

Beth:)

Revlon Colourburst Lip Butters: First Impression

First things first can I just say IT'S SO PRETTY. Honestly, I think its the prettiest lip product I've ever owned. I think the packaging looks expensive and almost like a luxury product, it doesn't feel cheap and too plasticy; I love the quilted design on the front and back just..aahhhh. I've seen a lot of people rave about these, as they're meant to be really pigmented yet moisturising, and until now I've resisted buying one telling myself "I really do not need another lip balm product" buuut as the winter months are coming in and I just know that my lips are going to get all chapped and dry and disgusting and blerrgh so the £7.99 I spent is definitely going to be worth it.

The shade I have is no.35 Candy Apple which is a sort of gorgeous bright red, its kinda sheer but not very as its preeetty damn pigmented. It goes on quite shimmery but then sort of dries to a more matte colour in my opinion which I LOVE as I'm not a huge fan of the really shiny and shimmery look on my lips. 

The consistency is lovely, although a little difficult to apply as its quite smudgy and thick but really creamy and smooth and feels luxurious. It doesn't have a scent, which I would have liked but still a really nice lip butter! Made my lips smooth and the colour lasted through my drinking a cherry tango so I'm left pretty impressed! 

I'm definitely going to pick up another colour next time I'm out and about; I have my eye on "Berry Smoothie" which is a sort of deep plumish pink colour I think will be perfect for autumn! 



Revlon products are available in Boots and Superdrug, but as I bought mine in Superdrug, here's a link for their website!: http://www.superdrug.com/revlon/revlon-colorburst-lip-butter-candy-apple/invt/409559&bklist=

Beth:) 

Soap&Glory Fab Pore T-Zone Cloths

Where can I even start with these? I'm usually a huge fan of soap and glory products, I think they smell great, look great and usually do wonders for my skin- or facial beauty if we're including make up in this; but these cloths are awful! 

By awful I mean really really terrible, I realise that these are designed for oily to combination skin but I at least thought they might be good for getting the majority of my eye make up off before my make up removers and cleansers etc as I have quite oily eyelids but OH NO. 

They left my skin feeling tight, and uncomfortable and my under-eye area was stinging for at least 20 minutes! I usually do wipe my face all over to get the majority of my make up off before using other products, and this has worked perfectly fine for me in the past but I felt like they didn't even remove that much of my foundation, and don't even get me started on breaking down my eye make up. I also did not notice any difference in the size of my pores, which was really disappointing as this claim was what originally drew me in to the product. 

I felt that the cloths were pretty overpriced, and I only bought them because they were on sale, they usually sell for £4.50 which when there are better quality and cheaper wipes available I think is a bit excessive. 

There is literally only one thing I like about these wipes and its the smell; they're very fresh scented. Maybe these would work on someone with super super oily skin as just a face freshener in the morning, but for me it's a big thumbs down!

Soap&Glory products are available in Boots stores and online here: http://www.boots.com/en/Soap-Glory%C2%99-Fab-Pore%C2%99-Triple-Action-Purifying-T-Zone-Cloths-25s_1364154/

Beth:)