Perfect Beauty-Based Mother’s Day Gifts

Beauty Skincare

If you’re a beauty buff then chances are that you get your beauty habits from your Mumma! Treat her this Mother’s Day (6th March, in case you’ve forgotten!) with a lovely little beauty gift set.

Gift her with a little box of luxuries with this product-packed Nuxe Best-Sellers Gift Set which contains their iconic Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse®, Nuxe Reve de Miel® Lip Balm and the Nuxe Reve de Miel® Hand Cream 0ml – Hand and Nail Cream with Honey. Hand cream and lip balms are always something I like to have in my hand bag and are also things I see as little luxuries. It’s nice to have a more luxurious product to treat yourself with and these Nuxe treats are exactly that. The hand cream has 90% natural ingredients including avocado oil, acacia honey, vitamin E and shea butter. Read More

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Are You Comfortable In Your Own Skin?

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It’s a sad fact that many of us just aren’t exactly happy when we look in the mirror. In the scheme of things, it’s perfectly okay to not be too fond of your muffin top, or despair over bingo wings. We can do certain things to change how we look, but most of just have to accept that we’re never going to be 100% perfect. And why should we be? Find me someone who is! Still, many of us beat ourselves up because we fail to meet up to impossible ideals. The reason most women don’t look like the ones in a magazine is simple. We haven’t sat for hours being primped and preened by professional hair stylists and makeup artists. Nor have we had the benefit of an experienced photographer with optimised lighting. And surprise, we haven’t been photoshopped to an inch of our lives, either! Read More

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Shower Time With Dr. Do Good

Beauty Skincare

If there’s one thing that I’m not keen on at this time of year it’s getting out of my nice warm shower and having to apply cold body moisturiser to my limbs! For the past few weeks, I’ve been trialling the Dr Do Good In-Shower Moisturising Spray and it’s well and truly changed the need for applying moisturiser after my shower and thus making myself chilly on these already cold February mornings! Win, win. Read More

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4 Ways To Change Your Look In Under 30 Minutes

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Bored of doing the same make-up and having the same hair every day? These four hair and makeup overhauls will make 2016 a real style game-changer!

Create A Dark Lip

Dark lips are great for a striking look in the evening – it’s one of my favourite looks. However, with a neutral eye and dewy foundation, you can also pull them off in the day. Uber-popular blogger Zoella has a handy tutorial on YouTube that combines a dark berry lip with gold eyes. Zoe uses a Charlotte Tilbury Lipstick. If that brand is a little out of your price-range, there are 18 more dark lipsticks listed here ranging in price.   Read More

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4 Tips To Look Good On A Night Out

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It’s can be so stressful trying to get ready for a night out; there’s so much to worry about. But, read these tips and you’ll soon feel more confident and be ready to look your best!

Focus On Your Eyes

Depending on what you’re doing, the eyes play a big role. If you’re going on a date, you know there will be a lot of eye contact. Well, there should be, if he isn’t making eye contact then that’s a bad sign! Anyway, you need to focus on your eyes and make them look bright and beautiful. If you’re handy with eye makeup, you probably know a few tricks that will make your eyes stand out. If not, why don’t you get a friend to do it for you and make you look gorgeous. Or, how about trying out some coloured contacts to make your eyes stand out even more. They’ll leave your date mystified by the brightness of your eyes; he might even make a comment about them. There you go, you look beautiful, and you’ve got a conversation starter! Read More

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Date Night Beauty Essentials

Beauty Skincare

Stressing about a big date for Valentine’s Day? Don’t worry, here’s my last minute routine for relaxing and getting that perfect makeup look! Or, any of these gems could make amazing Valentine’s gifts for her.

When it comes to date night beauty, it has to be super pretty for me. This means glowing skin, a subtle smoky eye, a nude lip and tonnes of highlighter. So, how do I get ready for a big date night? First of all, it’s a relaxing bath where I’ll light a lovely smelling candle such as the Katie Loxton ‘Love’ Fig & Apple Blossom and maybe watch an episode of Grey’s Anatomy or some Lisa Eldridge makeup tutorials. I’ll use a body scrub such as the Molton Brown Heavenly Gingerlily Body Polisher to get rid of any stubborn dry skin on knees or elbows. Moisturiser and a dab of Lancome Flash Bronzing Gel is next, especially if I’m wearing a dress or a skirt. I usually combine my self-tanner with a moisturiser for more of a glow than a full on tan, it’s a bit prettier and a lot more subtle. Read More

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Urban Decay Gwen Stefani: Firebird #UDxGwen

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Say hello to a very beautiful new addition to my lipstick wardrobe. This is the Firebird lipstick and lip liner from Gwen Stefani’s new range at Urban Decay and it is so amazingly bright – these photographs really don’t do it justice. From the off I was super impressed with this duo, firstly I applied the UDxGwen Lip Pencil in Firebird all over the lips to lock in the colour and it was so creamy and easy to work with. I then applied the matching UDxGwen Lipstick in Firebird and this is where the magic happens. This lipstick has a slight sheen to it without looking glossy and shiny but there’s a subtle shimmer of purple and blue which really gives it an edge if you’re looking closely. Check out me wearing it over on Instagram. Read More

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6 Badass Products I Can’t Live Without

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Seeing as it’s Friday I thought I’d share some favourites because by the end of the week you might need those products that are going to make you feel totally badass! These are the ones I reach for when I need to psych myself up to take on the day.

When I want to rock a statement lip, I either go for the perfect orange-red colour with the easiest application ever – Nars Satin Lip Pencil in Timanfaya. This guy is the one for a quick slick of brightness! If I want a vampy lip I’ll go for MAC Sheen Supreme Lipstick in Good To Be Bad which is awesome paired with a really dark lipliner. Read More

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Current Beauty Base Favourites

Beauty Skincare

A little beauty post for us all today! I’ve got a few products that I seem to be reaching for on rotation at the moment to get a base I’m really enjoying wearing. Kicking off with the Smashbox Photo Finish Pore-Minimizing Primer and the Benefit Stay Don’t Stay Eyeshadow & Concealer Primer as a base. I find that I always need a eye-corrector like this primer to get rid of any darkness, redness and discolouration. Even if I’m not wearing eyeshadow I’ll use this primer to smooth everything out. Read More

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