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Flawless Friends - Skincare/Make up Routine!

Thursday, September 20, 2012






I've been meaning to do a post like this for a while. My routine. Witch Skincare asked all their Flawless Friends to post on how you keep your skin looking flawless. Well my skin is far from it so I rely quite a bit on make up. But I use as much skincare as I can to help things along the way.

My routine changes all the time but this is what's working for me at the minute. I haven't included cleansers but these vary between No7 Hot Cloth Cleanser, Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish and L'Occitane Angelica Cleanser.

Evening - I use the following products: Body Shop Vitamin E Moisture Serum, Clinqiue Overnight Turnaround Moisturiser, Avon Planet Spa Eye Cream, All For Eve Balm and Body Shop Tea Tree Face Mask (put only on blemishes)

Morning - I prep my skin with: REN Hyrdacalm Global Protection Day Cream, All for Eve Balm.

Then apply: Maybelline Superstay 24h Foundation, Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer, Collection Pressed Powder, HD Brow Pallette in Bombshell, Collection Extreme Eyeliner Felt Tip, Avon Plump Out Mascara, MUA Every Lash Mascara, Yves Rocher Sexy Pulp Mascara (yes I use three different mascaras!), MUA Blusher, NYC Lipstick and Lipcote.

And that is how I "fake"  my flawless look. I'll never be blemish free as that's my skin type and I've learnt to live with it. When my skin really breaks out I apply the good old Witch Blemish Stick (the oldies are the goodies) and that soon sorts me out! But other than that, there's no use stressing over bad skin just accept it, eat healthy, drink gallons of water and it will all clear up one day!

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Maybelline Super Stay 24h Foundation Review!

Friday, August 31, 2012

RRP £9.19

When I posted my empties post you might have seen that my foundation was in it and I said I would talk about my new foundation very soon. Well here it is. I watched countless top five foundation videos to find one that people loved and that would work for my oily/combo skin. This came up a lot and for £9.19 (random price, I know) I didn't think it was bad value at all.

Another great feature of this foundation and possibly all the Maybelline foundations, I'm not too sure, is that the foundations have the same colours. I used to use Dream Matte Moose and sand was my colour so I picked it up and tried it and it was a perfect match.

Although I enjoyed my Bourjois foundation I found it to be too dewy for my oil skin and ended up piling a lot of powder on top. With the Super Stay foundation I don't have to use a lot of powder. It really suits my oily/combo skin and I really love it. I recommends this to anyone with the same skin as me and I think it has great coverage and perfect for my skin.

P.S The winner of the giveaway hasn't replied to my email if they don't reply by Monday I will draw a new winner!

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Empties - Products I've used up! #1

Tuesday, July 17, 2012


Now this kind of post you would usually see on Youtube and although my phone works it doesn't record the best quality and I have stupid Internet connection so I decided to do it as a blog post instead and here it is! These are empties I've gathered over the last few months. I don't finish things quickly so there's not a lot there for a few months worth, anyway I'll get on with it.


Avon Colour Trend Plump Out Mascara - I used to swear by this mascara and loved it so much. However recently it's not been working for me as well as it did. Whether they changed the formula or something I don't know. But I have moved on. Looking for other mascaras that won't break the bank!


Soap and Glory Righteous Butter - I love this so much. Mamma and I shared this between the two of us and it has lasted for ever. The scent is beautiful and lingers all day, it leaves your skin feeling silky smooth. I won't be repurchasing anytime soon as I have lots of other body moisturisers to use up but as soon as they run out I'll be snapping this up!


The Elle Grey Mavala Nail Polish - The best nail polish ever! The colour was nice the formula was amazing. It dried quickly and didn't take too many coats either. I want to explore the Mavala range and see the other nail polishes they do. I hope they are all as amazing as this one was!


Cutex Acetone Free Nail Polish Remover - This smells awful. I hate the smell so much. I have a Sally Hansen one at the moment and although that smells strong it's no where near as bad as this! I will not ever be repurchasing and I'm glad I've finished it up!


Avon Colour Trend Perfect and Hide Concealer - I loved this concealer before collection lasting perfection came along! I swore by this. It covers blemishes up really nicely. The only complaint I have is that it's pan stick and pan stick is a bit un-hygienic. Other than that before Collection came along I would have used this forever!


Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse - This was my ultimate foundation since I was 14. And to be honest I loved it. I still do just not as much as my Bourjois foundation. I love the matte look. Being oily/combo skin anything that is supposed to look dewy makes me looks like a shiny mess! I really loved this and I'll always hold a place for this foundation but I'm glad I moved on!


Britney Curious Perfume - Curious was the first ever perfume brought for me and I love the smell. My sister brought me this miniature and I was perfect for sticking in my hand bag. I do love this a lot and would repurchase that is if they still do it!


Garnier Simply Essentials 2 in 1 Make Up Remover - The best eye make up remover I have used. Wipes away mascara and eyeliner with no harsh rubbing. Just wipe it over and the eye make up disappears. I would never use this on my face as I find it too oily but on my eyes it's great!



Natural Collection Loose Powder - I loved this powder. I've yet to find a powder I don't like to be honest. I need this for my oily skin and it does the job wonderfully. I won't be repurchasing as I'm using my Witch powder instead!

So that's my empties! Not a lot but I am a bit of a hoarder so I keep a lot of things! What have you used up recently? Any recommendations?


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Maybelline BB Cream Review!

Thursday, July 05, 2012




RRP £7.99*

Another day another BB review. You know me I love BB the idea of BB creams but no all agree with my oily/combo skin. However a lot of the BB creams now are oil free! Yay my oily skin cheers. I am no longer a shiny mess.

I sent for some samples of Maybelline BB cream and yesterday it turned up. I like BB crams on my day off, I don't like heavy make up and this seemed like the perfect time to try it.

I really love it. Good coverage and no oily mess. I think this is best one I have tried. It suited my skin tone nicely and my skin didn't feel too caked either.

Out all of the ones I've tried this has a thumbs up and I'm going to purchase some.


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