June 2014 Favourites

 It's June Favourites time everyone! Oh I just love June time, it's actually a rather quiet month for me as i've got no birthdays or things going on, but it is the first of the summer months so it's very exciting! There are a lot of products here that I not only just really like, but that I really really love! And which I know i'll love for a very long time to come. So let's get on with it shall we.

Marc Jacobs Daisy Sunshine Eau de Toilette

 

A slight twist on my usual Marc Jacobs Daisy that I wear pretty much all year. This was the limited edition fragrance that was released last year and is one of only two perfumes that I own. I know, surprising huh. But it's my summer perfume of choice. This isn't avaliable anymore sadly though, sorry guys.

Clinique Moisture Surge CC Cream - (review)

 

The only foundation/base product that i've been wearing all month, and I very much suspect the only thing i'll be wearing in July and August too. With the SPF of 30 it's great for these summer months, and it's just perfect for my dry skin. I'm so in love with this.and i've done a review of this already, so go and check that out if you want to hear more about it.

Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge - (review)

This one product has completely changed how I apply my foundation, out go my brushes and in come the sponge. If you have dry skin or even eczema skin then please try a sponge instead of using a brush, trust me it'll change everything. I wish I had discovered and started using this sooner.

 

Avene Xeracalm A.D. Cream - (review)

The only cream that i've been using on the eczema on my neck this month, it's really helped to calm it down. It's a huge tube of cream, and i'm so happy that this has actually worked to get rid of my horrible flare up that I had in May and some of June.

Avene Soothing Eye Contour Cream - (review)

Talking of Avene, this is another of their products that i've been loving this month. It's majorly helped the eczema around my eyes and they've really settled down again, it's so lightweight and calming. You don't get that much product in the tube, only 10ml, but it still doesn't stop me from loving it. I just wish you could get this in a bigger size.

Clinique All About Eyes Rich Cream

Another eye cream product that i've also been loving, i've been using both and I can't decide which I love more so i've included both. I use this more at night as it is a bit thicker and a tad more hydrating, but it's more expensive. This is the sample size that is pictured just to let you know, i'm using that before I crack open the full size that I recently bought.

Nars Cactus Flower blush - (review)

Lastly, my blush colour of choice this much is my latest blush purchase. The gorgeous Nars Cactus Flower is a reddish pink colour with gold shimmer. A cream to powder blush, that i've been lusting after for over a year and I finally got my hands on it this month and it is such an easy colour to wear, despite how bright red it may look.

Random Favourites

TV Show - Only Fools and Horses - I've dug out the Only Fools and Horses boxset that we have in our house and i've been watching the whole thing over June, it's such an amazing comedy show. If you are British, you will know all about this show and i'm sure you love it as much as the rest of the country does. If you are unfamiliar with this show, then please go and watch it immediately. You know it makes sense :P


Tennis - I am a massive fan of tennis, so over June i've been watching the French Open, Queen's Club and Wimbledon. So much tennis to enjoy, shame i'm in work during the day so I have to watch highlights in the evening or catch up later *sad face*.

 

What are your June Favourites?

 

 

 

 

Love

Amy

xxx

Summer Fashion and Beauty Haul!

 Hi guys!

 

Now i'm not one to dabble too much in the fashion world, it's not really my strong point. I go for things that are comfortable more than anything, and because I have eczema I focus a lot on the actual material of clothes aswell, as I don't want to wear anything that is itchy at all. But when summer rolls around I hardly ever have that problem, as it's light and floaty fabrics galore!

 

Anyway, onto my haul. The main objective of the shopping trip was to buy some summer offce related clothes for work. I work in an office which is pretty warm at the moment despite having the windows open and fans going, so I wanted some light tops that were either short sleeved or sleeveless. And I came across these three tops.

 

The pink top with flowers on is from New Look and is £12.99 but I got 10% off that as one of the buttons at the top on the back had come off, therefore was slightly damaged.  But it came with a spare one so that's easily fixed. The other two tops were from Primark and the cream colour cami one with flowers was £4.00, and the white top was £6.00.

 

I also wanted some basic ballet shoes/pumps/dolly shoes (seriously what do you call these? haha) but I wanted some nude coloured ones to wear with some dresses for work and I just didn't have. I found two pairs that I liked. The straight up nude colour were the cheaper pair at just £4.00. And the slightly more taupe-nude colour were £6.00. I love them both and they are very comfy. I've had numerous pairs of Primark ballet shoes before and I always go there to get more if I need some new ones.

 

I did get a couple of pieces of underwear but I didn't want to put that in the haul, but I did get some very cool Coca-Cola printed pyjamas which is just so cool! It's my favourite drink, so it's only right that I have these pyjamas. The legging style trousers may be a bit warm to wear at the moment, so those might have to wait till September when the weather starts to cool down a bit, but we'll see. The top was £4.00 and the trousers were £8.00.

 

Lastly onto the beauty side. The deodorant was necessary to put in my bag for work in these lovely summer months, enough said. And the dry shampoo was a necessary purchase as i'm running low and it's an essential to have around for me. And lastly the Avene skincare was on 3 for 2 so I got the Rich Skin Recovery Cream (which I had a sample of and really loved so bought the full size, and I will do a blog post on this soon. And I also needed more of the Soothing Eye Contour Cream, so I bought one and as it was 3 for 2 I got another one for free, yay!

 

 Love

Amy

xxx

Rimmel Stay Glossy 'All Day Seduction' Lipgloss

Ah it's about time I dug this little baby out of my makeup stash, it is summer after all and this is the perfect summer lipgloss. In fact so much so that this is the only lipgloss I wear in the summer time as this is the one of only two lipglosses in my collection. Yes you didn't read that wrong, I said two. The other one I have is Maybelline Stellar Berry but that is a plum colour and it is my autumn/winter lipgloss. I'm really not a lipgloss person, so I made a conscious effort to use up the ones I do have and scale it down to my real favourites, which leaves me with just two and I thought i'd share my favourite one for Spring/Summer time with you today. Let me introduce you to Rimmel 'All Day Sediction'.

 

Why is this Rimmel one my favourite you may ask? Well not only is the sleek packaging very nice to look at but the doefoot applicator is just perfect for applying just the right amount on the lips. The smell of this lipgloss is lovely, just sweet and your typical Rimmel scent. Most importantly though the formula of this lipgloss is just divine, smooth and glossy and not the slightest bit on the sticky side. I tell you now, if I was a lipgloss kind of person I would have stocked up on every colour in the Rimmel Stay Glossy line, alas I am not so I am very happy to just have this one.

 

Also the colour is just divine, and very Spring/Summer appropriate. It's a gorgeous redish coral colour with gold shimmer and I stress no glitter! I hate glittery products. I would say if Nars Orgasm was a lipgloss, then it would be this lipgloss.

 

The gloss claims to stay glossy and last up to 6 hours, which is a load of cobblers, as i've yet ever to find a lipgloss that lasts more than two hours. And if you eat anything it's gone completely. But i'm happy to reapply after a couple of hours it's fine.

 

Worringly I couldn't find this exact colour on the Boots or Superdrug website, I hope it hasn't been discontinued as I really love this colour. I don't think it has though as i'm sure I remember seeing it in Boots very recently. Nevertheless I have found it on fragrancedirect for the bargain price of £1.99 which is a £4.00 saving compared to the original price.

 

If you like this look of this lipgloss then grab it now if you see it.

 

 

Rimmel All Day Seduction Lipgloss - £1.99

 

 

 

 

Love

Amy

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***DISCLAIMER***

All views/opinions are my own, product bought myself

Project Pan - 4 month update!

1.) Simple Essential Lip Balm - Used up

2.) John Frieda Frizz Ease Spray - Used up and repurchased

3.) Simple Kind to Skin Vital Vitamin Day Cream - Used up and repurchased

4.) Revlon Colorburst Lipgloss in Hot Pink - Used up

5.) Avon Red Dress Spray - Used up

6.) Palmolive Passionflower Shower Gel - Used up

7.) Mac Creme Cup Lipstick - Almost gone

8.) Pixi Oyster Glow Eyeliner - Used twice since last update

9.) Clinique High Impact Mascara Sample - Almost Gone

10.) The Body Shop Mango Body Butter - Almost Gone

As you can see I only have four of my original ten products left to use up, I'm so close with the Mascara and the Body Butter in particular. I've had a bad skin flare up recently so I haven't been wearing much make-up, hence why I haven't used those products really. By my next update at the end of August I reckon they will all be gone :)


How is your project pan coming along?


Love
Amy
xxx
 

Clinique Moisture Surge CC Cream

The whole BB and CC cream craze seems to have died down ever so slightly in the beauty world, either that or just people aren't talking about new ones that are being released or perhaps people are just bored of the whole thing. I am a bit too if i'm honest, when every brand starts to jump on the bandwagon it just gets a bit tedious.

 

Having said that I still love the idea of these type of base products that provide light coverage, they are perfect for this time of year when it's warmer outside and you don't want to be caked in a heavy coverage foundation. After all our skin could all do with that extra vitamin D that we definitely lack here in the UK for almost all of the year, so when the sun does come it's a light coverage base product all the way!

 

Now if any of you have been keeping up to date with my blog, you'll know how bad my eczema has been in the past 6 weeks or so. Thankfully I am now coming out of the other side of the flare up, but during that period I was miserable, and so too was my skin. And when getting a consultation at Clinique (the lovely sales lady helped me a great deal in getting some cream for my very eczema flared up eyes, which I am very grateful for) I spotted the Clinique Moisture Surge CC Cream, down to the price of £20.00 which is £8.00 cheaper than normal, so I snapped it up as I had been thinking about trying it and i'm so very glad I did.

 

The thing about CC creams is that they are Colour Correctors, hence the CC name. And as I do suffer with redness where my eczema is on my face and as I need hydrating products for my skin, the sales lady said it would be perfect for me and I feel like it really is perfect.

 

It is like a tinted moisturiser, very hydrating on my dry skin and it hasn't settled in any dry areas after I apply it with my Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge. And it does a great job at getting rid of the redness on my face and my skin just looks and feels better. I have the shade Light, the sales assistant did a colour match for me and their lightest colour Very Light was too light for me so I have the next one up. It's a perfect match for me.

 

I even love the packaging, in a squeeze tube so I will be able to get every last bit of product out of this when I get to the end. It also just looks high end and with it being nice and slim it would be great to put in your makeup bag or to take on your travels.

 

This has been my go to foundation/base since I got it at the end of May/very beginning of June and I know I will be using it all summer long, and longer. Especially as this has an SPF of 30 which is brilliant for this time of year, not good for taking photographs because of the flash back the SPF would cause but that's really not an issue. This lasted a good 8 hours on my skin and it is one of the longest lasting base product that I own, so i'm very pleased.

 

I am so head over heels in love with this CC cream, and if you suffer with dry skin and have some discolouration issues then this would be perfect. I would suggest getting a colour match with one of the sales people first as you don't want to be getting the wrong shade, especially as this comes in at £28.00 which is on the expensive side. That is my one and only negative about this product, but if I get it when there is an offer on I am content with that as I just love this too much not to have it in my stash.

 

 

Clinique Moisture Surge CC Cream - £28.00

 

 

 

 

Love

Amy

xxx

 

 

 

 

 

 

***DISCLAIMER***

All views/opinions are my own, product bought myself. 



Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge

 



 Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge - £5.99

 



 

 Sponges are nothing new when it comes to using them as a way of applying base makeup such as your foundation, even my sister uses sponges and won't use a brush to apply her foundation. So it is rather bizarre that i've never ever tried to apply my foundation with a sponge, until now. Behold the Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge, a dupe for the ever popular (and very overpriced for a sponge I think) beauty blender sponge.

 

My reasons behind purchasing this was because during my crazy eczema and major dry skin flare up in May, which i'm still suffering from now, I was watching Youtube videos and reading blogs on what foundations and products were good for very dry flaky skin and I can't remember which video it was but the person said that you should apply foundation with a sponge if you have dry skin, as using something like a buffing brush like I have been using for a few years just acts like an exfoliation motion and creates more dry and flaky skin (not a nice image I know but I want to be honest). That little idea sparked me into wanting to instantly try a sponge, and as I love the whole Real Techniques brand I thought i'd try this out.

 

As you can see it is an orange sponge, which has a pointed end for getting into the smaller corners and contours of your face like under the eye area and the inner corner of the eye and even to be more precise with applying foundation and/or concealer over blemishes too, which is a clever idea. The top is a flat surface of the sponge which I use to dab the product on and blend, and the rounded edges you can use to apply the product over a bigger area of the face, but I just use the top flat part of the sponge for that.

 

I have to tell you the eye area, which I had the biggest problem with looking dry, now looks so good almost flawless I would say. Well as flawless as you can get with someone who has eczema at any rate. It looks so much more fresh and the kind of alligator scale look (oh the horror!) seems to have gone away.

 

I just damp the sponge everytime I go to use it, which then makes the sponge expand as it soaks up the water and with the help of the water on the sponge it helps to make the foundation look so much more even and also will more than likely help the skin look and feel more hydrated too.

 

Some people may say that £5.99 is rather expensive for a makeup sponge, but I don't mind paying that. Especially considering how much the Beauty Blender is, if you want to compare the two. I don't know how long this sponge will last me, but i'd gladly buy this all over again. It's revolutionised how I apply my foundation, and I don't think I will ever go back to using a brush again. A very, very bold statement to make but for my very dry skin, a sponge is just the best way to go.

 

 

Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge - £5.99

 

 

 

Love

Amy

xxx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

***DISCLAIMER***

All views/opinions are my own, product bought myself.

OPI Ridge Filler Nail Polish

 

 

OPI Ridge Filler Nail Polish

 



This is the newest nail polish to my collection, but I feel like it is an essential one nonetheless and one I wish I had picked up ages ago. This is the OPI Ridge Filler Nail Polish. Now this may be a bit TMI but I do suffer with ridges on a couple of my toe nails, by big toes in particular and it's not a nice sight to behold. Whenever I painted my nails they didn't look all that nice on those particular nails. So when I recently was in a beauty discount shop I spotted this and thought this could really help.

 

I tested it on my nails and it's made a difference, not a mind blowing difference but it has helped quite a bit in making the nail look flat and smooth. This polish claims to be a smoothing nail treatment, made with silk extracts, to help make the surface of the nail give an even smooth finish.

 

I agree that it has helped, and on the nails that don't have ridges it has made a great difference as it just makes everything look so much more plump, which is probably the wrong word but that's how it looks. It almost like when you put moisturiser onto dry skin it just looks healthier, well that how I feel the nail polish works on my toe nails. Now I haven't used this polish on my finger nails because I don't have ridge problems on those, but I may try it soon just to see how it works.

 

I will be using this nail polish as a base coat for my nail polish on my toes for the foreseeable future, I really love it. So if you do suffer with ridges on your nails then check this out.

 

 

 

OPI Ridge Filler Nail Polish - £6.75

 

 

 

 

Love

Amy

xxx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

***DISCLAIMER***

All views/opinions are my own, product bought myself.

Avene Xeracalm Cream

 

 

If you read my review on the Avene Soothing Eye Contour Cream, you will know how much of a struggle i've been having with my eczema for the past 6 weeks or so. It actually deserves a whole post in itself now that I think about it, so I will do that soon once my skin has calmed down and I know, A.) What caused it and B.) How I fixed it.

At the moment i'm trying lots of different things, and hopefully now coming out of the other side of this flare up with products that are helping! Here's hoping. Anyway onto the review. 

 

After the success of the Avene Soothing Eye Contour Cream I finally felt like Avene had offered me the breakthrough with my eczema that I had been dreaming of, so on that thought I did a bit more research into the brand and came across this Avene Xeracalm A.D. Lipid-Replenishing Cream, which is rather new to the Avene range it seems and it is specially formulated for people with eczema. Here comes the science bit now!

This cream contains I-Modula complex which reduces itchyness and soothes redness and any irritation. Cer-Omega, a special compound which helps to repair and nourish skin while restoring the epidermal barrier against further irritations. Lastly it contains the Avene Thermal Spring water which is known to have special healing properties for the skin. So taking everything into account, I decided to purchase it.

 

I was going in blind mind you, as I have not seen a single review of this cream online anywhere! Not one! So I was a little dubious as to how good this would be, but I was willing to go for it. And on first impressions I am sad to say I did not like this cream at all. The consistancy was fine, it was reasonably thick and it doesn't have any scent which I like. But my eczema didn't like it at all. My eczema stayed red and inflammed and it stung a tiny bit. The dryness did go away which was good, but the redness was just awful! So I thought all hope was lost for this cream and put it away in my drawer of stuff, thinking that a load of money down the drain.

 

Then about a week later I decided to give it another shot, this time I used it on a small patch of eczema that is along my jawline, and the itchy, dry eczema disappeared and I was very surprised. I did this for a couple of days and had no reaction, so I was happy to try it on a larger area of eczema, namely my neck which is the big problem area.

So after a shower the other day I bravely, or stupidly you be the judge, plastered my neck in this cream after my neck was still damp from the shower. Now I say plastered, but I didn't actually use that much as a little really does go a long way. It's one of those creams that leaves your neck white the more you rub it in, unlike most that disappear like they were never there. But it all depends on how much you use, if you use a very tiny amount it is easy to rub in so you can't see it, but this wasn't the effect I was going for. I really wanted it to sit on my skin and sink in at it's own pace, almost like a mask if you will. The whiteness faded after about 15-20minutes but the moisturised feeling was still there 4 hours later, which was great. And to my utter surprise it didn't sting like the first time I applied this cream, the redness subsided a bit and the dryness went down a heck of a lot. So all being well, it's all worked out well.

 

 The packaging of the cream is good in a squeezy tube, and it is even more hygenic as it has a special patented lid that stops air and bacteria getting in and contaminating the product. Genius idea! But it does have it's down sides as it makes the product harder to squeeze out, but I can live with that. And the only other negative I have is the price. At £16.50 it is rather a lot of money, but the desperation for a solution to my eczema problem, I was willing to pay it and if it continues as well as it has done on the eczema on my neck, I would have no problem with forking out that again. And you do get 200ml of the cream so I guess it is worth it.

The only error that I made was that they make this in a balm too, which is aimed for severe dryness and I should have got that over the cream as that is more suited to my skin, but for now the cream is working fine. If this works well I will get the balm next time and try out and see the difference between them

 

My suggestion is, if you like Avene products or you have eczema and want to try something out then i'd give this a go. And remember even my eczema didn't like this at first, but it turned out well the second time around. Eczema really is a temperamental thing!

 

 

Avene Xeracalm Cream - £16.50

 

 

 

 

Love

Amy

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***DISCLAIMER***

All views/opinions are my own, product bought myself.



Nars Cactus Flower Blush

 



Nars Cactus Flower Blush - £21.50

 

 This blush is one that I don't very often hear about in the blogging and youtuber world, and if you first see this blush in the pan you would understand why some people might go to a Nars counter, look at this blush and think 'Oh that's way too bright for me!' and walk off. If i'm honest I would have done just that if I had seen this in person myself.

 

Always one for risk taking, and having seen it featured in a few videos and saw some on some blogs I went ahead and bought this after wanting it for over a year. The reason for me finally purchasing it was because I heard a somewhere that this blush had been discontinued by Nars. Every time I went to their counter near me it was never there, not even an empty space where it should have been if it were sold out. It was never in stock on ASOS and so I just gave up on wanting this and forgot about it. That was until ASOS had a 24hour flash sale the other week and I was browsing Nars and checked their cream blushes and low and behold Cactus Flower was in stock! I needed no persuasion in instantly getting it, and with a very good discount and free delivery, I was over the moon.

 

Cactus Flower is described as a poppy pink, which is a spot on colour description in my opinion. It looks very red in colour but with a pink tinge and gold shimmer and very minute gold glitter, which does not transfer onto the cheeks from what i've seen. It is a cream to powder formula, which isn't my favourite really but I will forgive it as the colour is just too gorgeous.

 

It's not too strongly pigmented which is good for a colour this bright. I applied it lightly onto my cheeks with my fingers, but also the Real Techniques Stippling Brush would be a great tool to apply this with, also. It gives the perfect 'just come out of playing in the snow' flush to your cheeks, and it doesn't make you look ridiculously red like sunburn or clown cheeks, which is never a good look.

 

Granted the £21.50 price tag is very expensive for a blush, but Nars blushes are fantastic quality and I just love them and they are a real treat purchase. I don't know what other Nars blushes take my fancy at the moment, but i'm very happy with the ones I already own.

 

 

 Nars Cactus Flower Blush - £21.50

 

 

 

 

Love

Amy

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***DISCLAIMER***

All views/opinions are my own, product bought myself 



Avene Soothing Eye Contour Cream

Avene Soothing Eye Contour Cream - £9.50

 

I had a major skin meltdown over May this year, it was horrendous! A month of skin hell is putting it politely. I was at my wits end trying to find something that would work to get rid of my itchy, very dry and very red skin. Around my eyes was one of my more severe areas of eczema flare up, and my usual holy grail Dr Organic Manuka Honey Rescue Cream was just not cutting it! Which still makes me sad as i've used that for three years and until now it's worked wonders. But I felt maybe the skin around my eyes would want a cream that was a little less heavier in consistancy. And after researching for many long hours about creams that work would well for around the eye area, I decided to try out this Avene Soothing Eye Contour Cream.

 

Firstly though I must talk about the brand, as I just love the story of how Avene came to be. Avene is a French brand created after the discovery of the thermal spring water back in 1736 in Southern France in a town called Avene near the Black Mountains, it is the geological aspect of these mountains that makes the water so special. This thermal spring water has been used around the world for centuries to help treat skin conditions, with it proving to have medical benefits, the water was even shipped over to America to help treat the burn victims of the Great Fire of Chicago in 1871. It's kind of like a mythical fairytale, the way this special water has been proven to treat irritated skin. I love stories of brands like this that go back through the centuries. And you know a brand must be good if it has been going for almost 300 years.

 

This Avene Soothing Eye Contour Cream is indeed pricy at £9.50, especially for only 10ml of product, but I was willing to pay anything to help my eyes out and i'm so glad I did. It has really reduced the redness around my eyes and the dryness has gone completely. I'm now able to wear foundation and concealer around my eyes, without it settling into the dry patches (oh it was not a good look!) and it's all thanks to this cream, as I haven't changed my foundation or concealer.

 

I just patted a tiny little bit of the cream to my under eye area, and I have used it a bit around the eyelid and brow bone area, but I have another eye product which I prefer for that, which is the Clinique All About Eyes Rich cream which i'll talk about in another post very soon. But for the under eye area it is so amazing. It is, as the name suggests, very soothing and calms and itchiness down completely and just makes the area very soft and not at all dry. I've been loving this so much! I just wish that it came in a larger tube and it was a bit cheaper. I don't know how long 10ml of product will last me but we'll see, I'd like to repurchase it but the price point is a real negative for me. I'll have to do some online research to see if I can get it anywhere cheaper.

 

If you are suffering with itchy, dry and red skin around your eyes, that are very sensitive to products then i'd urge you to try this. It has no fragrance and no parabens, so it is great for sensitive skin sufferers like myself. I don't know if I could be without this cream now, I just am head over heels in love with it.

 

 

 Avene Soothing Eye Contour Cream - £9.50

 

 

 

What Avene products do you recommend?

 

 

 

 Love

Amy

xxx

 

 

 

 

 

***DISCLAIMER***

All views/opinions are my own, product bought myself.

Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer

 

Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer - £5.49
  

In recent weeks i've become a bit of a concealer junkie, i'm wanting to try out so many new ones and i've now got a wishlist as long as my arm as to ones that I think will suit my under eye area.

 

When looking for a concealer I look for ones that will be good for my under eyes, as i've found my holy grail for any blemishes which is the Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer, so for me if it ain't broke don't fix it as they say. So whilst the hunt for the perfect blemish covering concealer is now closed for me, the hunt for my perfect under eye concealer is well and truly on.

I've heard a lot about the Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer so I thought i'd give this a go. First of all I like the packaging and the orange lid is nice and bright to find in your makeup stash. Secondly the other thing to note is this concealer has a doefoot applicator, which I like a lot. Sometimes the problem wirh the brush applicator ones is that the product can collect on the brush and that either wastes some of the product or sometimes the brush can get all splayed and just not nice. I much prefer this type of applicator, or one with a squeezy tube and you can just squeeze the product out yourself onto your finger.

 

When it comes to the actual formula of this concealer, I find it quite creamy but for my dry under eyes it just dried down horrendously, it creased and just made my under eyes look like alligator skin. Any fine lines or dry patches showed up straight away. I think if you have very dry or just dry skin, and dry under eyes then steer clear of this. However if your skin under your eyes is in good condition, or if you have oily skin then this would be great. I used this concealer on areas of my faces with little marks or discolouration and it covered them well, easily a good full coverage as this claims to be.

 

I also think I got a shade that was a tad too dark and orange for me, so next time I would need to get Ivory which is the lightest shade they do. This concealer comes in four shades, which isn't enough really but this kind of range is the norm for drugstore/high street concealers, sadly.

I don't think i'll repurchase this concealer all being said, as it just doesn't fit the purpose of concealing my under eyes effectively enough for me.

 

 

Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer - £5.49

 

 

 

Love

Amy

xxx

 

 

 

 

***DISCLAIMER***

All views/opinions are my own, product bought myself.



Yankee Candle Mango Peach Salsa Large Jar

Yankee Candle Mango Peach Salsa Large Jar - £19.99

The Mango Peach Salsa scent from Yankee Candle is on of my all time favourites from this brand, everything from the gorgeous yellow orange sort of colour of the wax to the scrumptious looking picture on the front of the jar. The picture makes me think of having a tropical fruit salad, so does the scent.

 

Oh the scent! The combination of mango and peach is just genius! And it does indeed smell like a tropical fruit salad, or smoothie or a nice fruity cocktail, you take your pick! I have to say that peaches are one of my favourite fruits to each, especially in the summer months, whereas mangos i'm not a fan of to eat but I love them in things like beauty products and of course in this candle.

 

Yankee Candle say that apart from this candle containing scents of mango and peaches, it has citrus, ginger flowers and pink pepper. Now apart from the citrus I have no clue about the other scents but it is an intense fruity smell, so if that is really not your cup of tea then I wouldn't recommend this. But if you lust after scents like a Calippo ice lolly or the classic Sunny D drink then this will be right up your street.

 

For any of those new to the Large Jar format of the Yankee Candles, these will last up to 150 hours if burned correctly aka if you let the wax pool right to the edge of the jar and you burn the candle for a minimum of 3 hours at a time. And trim your wicks every time you light them, or just invest in a wick trimmer which is a real essential in my opinion.

 

I have to say i'm very impressed with this candle in particular, the wax pooled to the edge very quickly and easily and it has evenly gone down without much (if at all) assistance by me with foil. It's easily the lowest maintenance large jar that i've ever had from Yankee Candle, and i'm not far off finishing this one at the moment.

 

Sadly Yankee Candle have seemed to have discontinued this scent (weeps!) but i've still managed to find it in most Yankee Candle stockists i've gone to. And online it's easily avaliable so don't fret yet guys. I have stocked up on this scent in the tealight form though so i've got enough to last me quite a while, but it won't stop me buying more if I see some around.

 

If you're after a fruity candle perfect for summer then this is the one!

 

 

 

Yankee Candle Mango Peach Salsa Large Jar - £19.99

 

 

 

Love

Amy

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***DISCLAIMER***

All views/opinions are my own, products bought myself.

Skincare Haul

 

I have been having a major eczema meltdown over May, i've had so many problems and my skin is just driving me mad at the moment. The areas around my eyes have been ridiculously dry and my usual miracle product (Dr Organic Manuka Honey Rescue Cream is really not cutting it sadly). My neck has also falred up badly and is just very red and extremely dry. It's just horrible.

 

I've resorted to researching products online for many hours, trying to find something that will calm it all down. Which leads me to this little (but expensive nonetheless) haul!

 

 

Avene Soothing Eye Contour Cream - £9.50

 

 

Avene Xeracalm Cream - £16.50

 

 

Clinique All About Eyes Rich - £25.00

 

 

Clinique Moisture Surge CC Cream - £28.00

 

 

Thankfully I managed to get the Clinique stuff when they were on offer for 10% off in House of Fraser last week, and also the CC cream was on offer for £20.00 so it had £8.00 off which I just couldn't pass up! Technically it's not a skincare product but i'm hoping it will help to make my skin look less dry and to cancel out the redness.

 

Also i've got some other Avene samples on their way to me (after I did their skin diagnosis test on their website and they kindly send you some free samples!) but I enjoyed the Eye Contour Cream which I got a couple of days before the Xeracalm cream and I didn't react at all to it, so I went ahead and got the Xeracalm Cream which is specially formulated for eczema sufferers, so i've got high hopes for this one.

 

I will blog about each of these products individually and see how I get on with them, let's hope for my sake (and that of my bank balance too!) that these work! *fingers crossed*.

 

If you have any eczema related products for the eyes, face and neck that you really love then please let me know :) thanks guys!

 

 

 

Love

Amy

xxx

 

 

 

 

 

***DISCLAIMER***

All views/opinions are my own, products bought myself.