First Impression - Purifying Face Mask with Witch Hazel

  I love trying new products for my face just in case I come across something wonderful and skin saving, and one of the things I rarely try are face masks, I don't know why, I just don't use them that often. So when I was in Superdrug and came across this, I decided to give it a go.

I do have normal to dry skin, but in the summer I do tend to get oily around my T zone, like most people and that is were the majority of my imperfections lie, ranging from pustules and papules to blackheads, and as this mask was purifying I knew that essentially, this would work to help really clean my pores and bring any of these imperfections to the surface so they can be removed.

My first impressions on this prodcut is that, I like it. I only applied it to my T zone, where I get oily, and it began to set after about 30 seconds, which it didn't specify on the packaging which was a bit annoying, I'm not a huge fan of setting masks, I don't like the thought of not being able to move my face. On the initial application, it was a light grey colour and when it was applied to my face it had a tingling effect which I'm assuming was because of the witch hazel present, but I didn't like it, at first I didn't know if it was meant to tingle or if I was allergic to it or something as I do have sensitive skin, but after a few minutes the tingling subsided. It says to leave it on for about 7 - 10 minutes but I only left it on for 5. 

The day after I applied it I noticed my skin looked much better, it had a really nice glow and looked a lot clearer especially around my t zone where I applied it. Later that night a few pesky spots appeared that were hiding under my skin and I was able to remove them easily.

Overall I do like this face mask and I do intend to use again as it done what it said on the tin, so to speak, granted it did leave out a few details but that doesn't really matter as they weren't major. For only a few pound from Superdrug you can't really go wrong. 

Small Haul

My intial plan when I went into town was to buy a new lipstick, just one... but my plan failed. With help from my boyfriend, who egged me on to buy things, I may have bought too much. The shops I bought from were Superdrug, Boots, TkMaxx and Poundland, we'll start with Poundland and work our way back. 

The reason I went to Poundland was because I really wanted a glass mug for the likes of hot chocolate and smoothies etc. and I seen this... yes it is a classic beer mug, but for only being £1, I had to get it. I will be using it for smoothies and what not because it is really quite awesome. I love it

Next I went to TkMaxx, I love there wee storage boxes and as I'm a huge book lover, when I seen these storage boxes I just had to get them, plus they were really inexpensive. The smaller one, Paris, was only £3.99 and I'll be using this to keep my passport and house kets etc. in. The larger one, Italy, was £4.99 and I'll be using that to store some of my make-up

And lastly I went to Superdrug and Boots. Initially, like I said before I just wanted to buy a new lipstick, so I went to Superdrug because they usually have really good offers, unfortunately I didn't see any, which sucked, but then I went over to Sleek and seen that their Lipsticks are only £4.99! I was really surprised and had to get one. I then went over to Collection and looked at their lip pencils and seen they have a really nice plum shade, which I've wanted for ages, and for only £2.99  had to get it. 

From Boots I got two Revlon lip products because they had an offer on, two lip or nail products for £10, and as I've been eyeing up their moisture stains, I had to get one and then I seen a really lovely matte red lipticks which would be perfect for autumn/winter.

5 Damson

788 Mulberry (Sheen)

005 Parisian Passion

006 Really Red (Matte)

As you can probably tell, I am preparing my lip products for the autumn/winter season, as it is only around the corner. Let me know if you've tried any of these products and what you think :)

Brand Review - Technic

 

I'll be honest, I've never heard of this brand before and I only came across it because my work decided to bring in some make-up to help boost sales, and this is the brand they brought it. So far, I've been pleasently surprised, when I swatched the shadows on my hand while I was in work I was shocked, the pigmentation is wonderful and so are the colours in general, I will say though that the shadows may be a tad chalky, and I would guess that there would be a lot of fall out during application, but I don't mind that. For £1.80, what more could I expect? There were three palettes available, Nude, Bronze and Smokey; I got the nude and bronze because I don;t really wear grey/black smokey eyes so it would have just been a waste but so far I'm loving the palettes that I did purchase. I will say though that I would have preffered if the Nude palette had one matte colour as the Bronze and Smokey palettes did, but no matter.

For the nail polishes - I was immediately drawn to this colour, it's in the colour Indian Ocean and to me, it really does look like the perfect colour to represent the Indian ocean. I also love the fact there are two ends, it really adds the polish and I just couldn't help but by it, plus it was only £2.00! bargain! There were four of these polishes in total, but the others didn't really catch my eye, but considering how lovely this one was, I may just have to get them anyway!

Coastal Scents Winterberry Palette

 

As it is coming towards the end of summer and entering into Autumn/Winter season, I thought I would just share with you one of my favourite eyeshadow palettes for the Autumn/Winter season, and it is the Coastal Scents Winterberry Palette. 

My mum got me this for Christmas and I love it. It has the perfect berry shades for the season and as all of the shadows are quite frosted/shimmery, it really adds to the effect. The pigmentation is also really good, as you would expect from Coastal Scents, and as I have green eyes, they berry tones really compliment them. I ll definately be using this most throughout the next season :)

Snow White and The Huntsman

I love this collection. My mum bought me it for Christmas and even though it looks like I haven't been using it very much, I have used it quite a bit. It's the perfect palette if you want to create a nude eye look. 

The collection consists of 6 eyeshadows, 3 shimmer and 3 matts, a black eyeliner pencil and a red lipstick. The shadows are lovely, they're not chalky and have really good pigmentation and the shimmer isn't too much it's just slight which is also very nice. 

The eyeliner is just a simple black liner - it's smooth and has good pigmentation also.

I love the red lipstick, it's the perfect shade for a Snow White inspired look, it's also very smooth when applied to the lips, it has great pigmentation and it also smells quite nice. 

The packaging is also really nice - it's very simple which the apple on the front, the colour are also very nice I love the red, black and white theme that goes throughout and overall it's just a really lovely collection and I love it

Product Review - NYC City Proof Twistable Intense Lip Colour

 

Everytime I go to buy one of these products, theyre always on sale, which is why I love Superdrug. They must see me coming! I love these products. I honestly don't have a bad word to say about them, I will say though that their lasting power isn't the best but not the worse, which I don't mind because it doesn't bother me having to reapply, it's no hassel. 

I love the fact that for the price, which is at most, £2.99, but on sale they're only £1.99, they're really good. They smell lovely, kind of like vanilla or something like that, the texture is really smooth and goes on really evenly and the pigmentation is wonderful. 
The three shades I have are: 031 Gramercy Park Plum. 030 Metropolitan Mauve. 010 Nolita Neutral

So for only a few pound each, they're fabulous, I intend to buy a lot more of these, especially coming into winter :)

Vaseline Essential Moisture

 

This is my go to moisturiser everytime I get washed, or even if my skin's just feeling a bit dry or looking a bit dull. It is really moisturising and leaves my skin feeling soft for quite a few days and it also smells amazing! I cannot stress enough, how good this smells. I love anything that has cocoa and this is no different, granted the smell doesn't last as long on my skin, but I don't really mind that as I like to wear body sprays and perfume and what not.

The one I have is actually the mini sized version, it's 200ml, there is a bigger bottle but I'm not sure how many ml's it is, and there is also the spray version. I picked the smaller one up as it was on sale in Tescos, plus I don't trust the spray version, I don't understand how a spray on moisturiser, can actually moisturise your skin, I need something more concrete like a liquid moisturiser. 

Overall, I love this product, it does what is says on the tin so to speak, it smells devine and it's a bargain

:)