Well hello Ms Cold

Well that lovely time of year is upon us. Mulled wine, Christmas tree and enough Mince pies to build a city and also ........... the common cold and for a lot, the flu.

I love make up. Playing with, applying, writing about, reading about, really anything but when I feel rough I really can't be bothered to apply my face but don't want to scare the public.

We have two choices here, either go for a full face which can take longer to deal with the puffy eyes and the rudolph nose, or go for the natural (my choice).

One thing that I have to keep to hand is: Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream

You know after going through miles and miles worth of tissues, that your nose will resemble as victim of a cheese grater. Peeling skin is a major No-No especially around the nose. 

Apply a small amount of the cream on the effected area and ............. its gone rather quickly. I recommend before the peeling even starts, get into the habit of applying this. Flaky snouts are not sexy!

Make up

To combait the red nose. Well this is tricky because I don't really want to apply to much make up as most of it will end up coming off on your tissue after 10 minutes.  I like to go for a green correcter, my fav is from No7, and then apply concealer. I am really like the mousse concealer from Maybelline.

While tackling the nose, also remember to calm down your eyes as well with concealer. My eyes can look a bit puffy so try and contour a little or at least reduce the redness and dark circles.

If you have been keeping on top of the eyebrow plucking/waxing, then just tidy and go. I have very light eyebrows and dyed black hair so I need to add a bit of colour here. Only a slight amount. You want them to look tidy not done as they will look strange against the pale face.

Do Not apply white liner on the inside of your eyes. A lot of sneezing will leave the eyes slightly red and this will just be increased by highlighting them in white.

Time for the brown mascara. Brown will help define the eyes without making them really dark. I tend to apply it to just the top lashes but this is your choice.

A small amount of a creamy pale blush on the apples of your cheeks to help you look fresh faced.

But be careful, if your face is red from sneezing etc, then blusher can just add to the problem. In this case, I tend to miss blusher and stick to contouring my cheekbones with bronzer and highlighter.

Lastly, just a lip balm. This is your choice if you want a plain one or a tinted one. Either is great.

I know that it sounds a lot but it isn't. The main thing is to control the redness. So if you are happy, you can just do that step.

Oh course you don't have to wear make up at all if you are happy but this is for people like me who just want to conceal it a tad.

It is important to keep up with your cleansing routine. Even if this means using facial wipes and a moisturisers. Your body is busy fighting this infection so it needs a little help from you at this point.

I know, I know, you just want to go to bed but it will be worth it in the long run.

I hope you all get through this yucky stage quickly. Stay warm, keep your energy up with food, lots of fluid and rest.

See you on the other side

x

Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick: 006 Pink Champagne

BARBIE LIPSTICK!!!

I am not usually the sort of girl to wear a pale lippy as I have very pale skin and black hair, I like to wear one that packs a punch. However, I love this lipstick.

Eventhough it is pink, it is a bright pink that goes beautifully with smoking eyes.

Firstly I love the name of it. Come on .Pink Champagne, what is not to love. It is very girlie.

I am a massive fan of Rimmel products, especially there lipsticks and this one doesn't let them down.

The packaging, is there usual minimal style with the Rimmel Crown engraved on the top of the lid.

This lipstick as a smell to it. Not the usual smell of a lippy but a sort of creamy sweet smell which just adds to the loveliness.

One application is all that is needed as it is rather thick when applied but it feels very comfortable of the lips. 

Be careful of applying it to think because you can easily go from cute barbie to trashy.

With any lipstick, I always recommend using a liplock to help the staying power. As this is a pink colour, it can easily disappear without you realising.

This lipstick retails at around £7.

Super cute and worth every penny!

Boots Traditional Skin Care. Glycerin and Rosewater Toner

What the packaging says

Boots traditional Glycerin and Rosewatrer is a cooling, refreshing beautifier that softens and moisturisers the skin.

As anyone that has read my reviews will know, is that cleansing, toning and moisturising are very important to me as my skin changes so quickly.

When it comes to picking a toner, I want something that smells fresh, is light weight and leaves my skin calm.

I love the boots original range. They are really cheap compared to some of the other products on the market. I also keep coming back to this range again and again because it has been around for years. And if a product has been around this long then there must be something worth looking into.

I love the smell of this toner. even before using it I feel clean and refreshed.

I have been using this for ages and it has helped keep my skin blemish free and has improved my skin.

Also I advice keeping your toner in coolish place as I find that this helps with the refreshing feeling and helps calm any redness that may have occured during the day.

You can get this lovely toner at Boots (obv) and retails at around £3.

Great little pick me up.

Rimmel Fix & Perfefct Pro primer

What the packaging says

Skin-perfecting formula for 5-in-1 results: 

1. Smoothes
2. Resurfaces
3. Brightens
4. Mattifies
5. Protects

Prolongs foundation  wear (doesn't that make 6-in-1?).

Apply to clear skin. Wear alone or under foundation.

I can't go without a primer as I have combination skin which can change quickly, so primer is a must.

The product is a white watery cream which spreads easily onto the skin and does sink in, however it can take long than some primers.

Ok we will go one step at a time

1. Smoothes - My skin did feel smooth after use but to be honest, I have quite soft skin anyway. At least it didn't feel tight or react to my skin. Very comfortable to wear.
2. Resurfaces - Sounds scary if you ask me. Wouldn't say it resurfaced the skin.
3. Brightens - I didn't notice a change in the brightness of my skin really.
4. Mattifies - Well, to start with.....yes. But after a couple of hours, my make up was starting to slide.
5. Protects - Its may do, it doesn't say that it has SPF in it so I am unsure of what it is actually protecting us from. Maybe the enviroment, but I don't it.

I would like to focus on point 4 - Mattifies. As I have said, my make up was starting to slide at 2 hours which could easily be touched up with power. After 8 hours, I looked like a total grease monkey. I touched my forehead and all make up was coming away without any problem and it looked and felt horrible. I am going to take a picture at some point so you can see how bad it was. I have never wanted to cleanse my skin in public before but I really wanted to today.

Ok the weather has changed in England but this would stop a primer working this much.

I am really sad about this product. I love Rimmel and it won't stop me using other products of theirs in the future, however, this is bad.

As I always say, this is just the reaction it had on my skin, it may work better on yours, but for me this is a total no go product.

Maybe if you have dry skin, this could be perfect but any oil at all, then stay clear.

Disappointed.

Retails at around £7.

There at  a lot better products out there.

Halloween

Halloween is quickly approaching. Yippppeeee! My favourite time of year.

Here is a couple of the looks that I am interested in pushing further.

Chill out night

Every girl needs some ME time, So these are the products that I use to help me relax.

Products used

1. No7 Quick Thinking Wipes. Great product for quickly cleansing the face.
2. Palmer's Cocoa Butter. Love the smell and also helps with a few problem marks.
3. Avon Sleeptherapy Pillow Mist. I love this product and never travel without it. The beautiful lavender smell helps soothe you to sleep.
4. Neutrogena Deep Moisture Body Lotion. Amazing product the leaves the skin silky smooth.
5. Botantics Moisturising Sugar Scrub. This is a lovely smelling scrub that really works on the skin and removes all dry skin.
6. Natural Collection: Samphire & Sea Minerals body spray. It smells really fresh and is a nice light fragrance.
7. Johnson's dreamy skin body cream. This is truely amazing. Helps you rest and sleep so quickly and also leaves you skin feeling beautiful when to awaken.
8. Boots Gorgeous feet: deeply intensive moisturiser. Perfect if you are on your feet all day. Smells like Pina Coladas and is a easy to rub in lightwieght formula. Wear with cotton soaks for an extra boost.
9. Boots Cold Cream. I serious all time favourite of mine. Removes make up and cleanses the face easily. Calms the skin and leaves it feeling comfortable.
10. Eau Thermale Avene Cleanance. A great facial wash that removes all dirt and awakens the skin.
11. Tesco Sensitive eyemake-up remover. This is a fragrance and gentle way to remove eye make up.
12. Eau Thermale Avene Cleansing Spray. I couldn't brag about this product any more. Check out my review. Amazing.
13. Sure Crystal Anti-perspirant. I always apply it before bed as you sweat during the night as well and it just helps you feel a tad cleaner in the morning.
14. Nivea Night cream. It a great product and really works well on the skin during the night to smooth the skin.
15. Soap&Glory: the fab pore facial peel. This is my favourite Mask of all time. It is amazing. Love it!
16. Phillips  EP for sensitive skin. This is great. Leaves legs hair free for weeks. Every girl needs one.
17. Hard Skin remover. Creeps me out a bit using then but helps keep feet soft.
18. Eye Mask: To bloke out the light.
19. Glamour magazine. Perfect chill out reading.

No7 Quick Thinking 4 in 1 wipes

Good morning,

ok so your in a major rush and need to cleanse quick, well these little beauties are a must.

What the packaging says

Be good to your skin , even when your short of time with these gentle, fragrance-free wipes. Specially created for your busiest days, they sweep away impurities, tone your skin, remove waterproof make-up and moisturise, quick as a flash.

With vitamin pro B5 to moisturise and soften, plus extracts of witch hazel and fennel to clear pores and leave your skin feeling smooth and fresh.

I love the packaging of this product. Usually when you buy wipes, you have a little sticky tab to reseal them which always seem to come away and so your wipes dry out. Not with this. The beautifully blue pack comes with a strong clip shut lid, so no more dry outs, Yipppeeee!

These wipes are suitable for all skin types, are hypo-allergenic and totally fragrance free.

Some wipes when you take them out of the packet, they feel moist however these don't, but don't worry, they work like a dream.

I have combination skin and my nose at the moment is very dry with a moisturiser. Eventhough I will be applying a cream, my skin doesn't feel like I have to after using the No7 wipes. My skin feels clean, fresh and soft. 

I am also really surprised how easily it removed my waterproof mascara, especially the amount that I wear. Also when I used at night, I didn't wake up to mini panda eyes. Very Very impressed.

These are retailing at £7.50 for 30 wipes.

I don't usually like spending much on wipes as I try not to use them unless I am desperate as total cleansing is much better for your skin. But I admit, I am hooked on these so will continue to buy them for them busy days.

Love them