Review | Benefit Big Beautiful Eyes

Benefit Big Beautiful Eyes | £24.50

Hello lovelies! I hope you're all well and having a lovely week. Now, I'm the kind of girl who loves a natural eye look as I've never been confident enough to pull off bold and bright colours - I much prefer a bright lipstick! A few months ago after having my makeup done at a Benefit counter, I decided to pick up yet another natural eye shadow palette to add to my collection. This is the Benefit Big Beautiful Eyes kit that contains 3 neutral pink and brown eye shadows and a Boi-ing concealer in shade 02. I thought this would be a perfect little palette that would give everything you need to create and effortless yet very pretty eye look!

Base - a shimmery light pink/ nude

Crease - a shimmery pink/ brown

Liner - a matte medium brown

So as I said, you get 3 gorgeous pink and brown toned eye shadows in this kit that all work very well together to create a very pretty and natural eye look. Each shadow is labelled and shown in the step-by-step guide where you can apply it, so this kit is perfect for people who are just starting out with eye shadow. For me, I apply the Base colour all over my lid and into the inner corners of my eyes. I then apply and blend the Crease colour into the crease of my eye lid, just above the Base shadow, which adds definition to your eye. Finally I apply the Liner colour along my upper lash line to work as a powder eye liner and makes my eye lashes look fuller. I love how these shadows look on my eyes and I think they all work really well together. As the Base and Crease colours have a slight pink tone to them, I find they suit my brown eyes very well. However, I do think all of these shadows would suit every eye and skin colour as they're so neutral and flattering. The shimmery eye shadows are extremely pigmented, soft and easy to blend which makes them both work very well together. As the Liner is a matte shade, it isn't as pigmented but is still easy to work with along the lash line. I'm really impressed with the quality of the shadows in this kit and it's definitely one of those products you could use every day.

As for the Boi-ing concealer, unfortunately the shade is way too dark and orange for my skin tone and I can't really use it. I do have this concealer in shade 01 and I find it works a lot better for me. This concealer offers a lot of coverage and is very easy to blend into the skin. I do think they should offer a light, medium and dark version of this palette so that more people can get use out of the concealer instead of it going to waste!

The packaging of the Big Beautiful Eyes kit is so cute and I love how small and compact it is. Along with the shadows and concealer, you do also get a couple mini brushes which makes this kit easier to use whilst travelling! I don't actually use these brushes as I much prefer my own, but they aren't bad quality and you could definitely get away with using them! There is also a little mirror inside the palette which is always handy for using on the go. Finally, you also get a little lesson card which shows you how and where to apply the shadows and concealer to achieve your big beautiful eyes look. It also has a couple tips and tricks to make application easier just in case you are new to makeup!

Overall this is a lovely little eye shadow kit and is the kind of product everyone needs in there collection as it's so compact and perfect for everyday use! I also think the shadows can be used to create a day to night look just by intensifying the liner and crease colour - so again it's a very versatile product. I highly recommend Benefit products and if you're thinking of trying the Big Beautiful Eyes kit, then definitely try it out!

Have you tried Benefit's Big Beautiful Eyes eye contour kit?

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Review | BiOrganics Salon Secret Range

BiOrganics Hair Therapy Salon Secret Range*

Hello everyone, I hope you're all well and enjoying the gorgeous weather we've been having recently! Today I have a few products to review from BiOrganic's new hair care line; the Salon Secret range. This new range is a designed to help dry, damaged and frizzy hair which has been caused by heat, colour and the environment. My hair is pretty damaged, mainly from heat and bleach, and I can find it goes frizzy has it has a natural curl to it. I thought this range would be perfect for me and I was very excited to see how the products left my hair!

BiOrganics is a luxury hair care brand that uses natural and organic products to deliver salon like results. They are also a cruelty-free brand and all of their products are suitable for vegetarians and vegans! In this range there is: a shampoo, a treatment (which acts like a conditioner) and a hair oil. All of the products contain Argan oil and Ylang Ylang which work together to soften hair and reduce frizz. Finally, they are all free of SLS, parabens, perfumes and artificial colours making them gentle and all round good for your hair!

Salon Secret Replenishing Shampoo | £11.50 for 250ml | LINK

The first product from the Salon Secret range I tried was the Replenishing Shampoo. This shampoo is designed to help repair and moisturise damaged hair whilst protecting it from further damage by strengthening it. You only need to use a small amount of the shampoo and it comes out as a clear liquid which doesn't lather up when massaged into wet hair due to it being SLS free. The Replenishing Shampoo does leave my hair feeling soft and clean, so despite not looking like it's cleaning your hair, it actually is! My one issue with this shampoo is the scent - it's a very strong lavender smell which won't be to everyone's taste, but I do find the smell doesn't linger on the hair after being washed out. I find that the shampoo washes out very easily and doesn't leave any product or residue on your hair, leaving it weight-less and very soft! This is a great shampoo that works really well and I love the fact it's free of all the unnecessary chemicals that you find in other hair products!

Salon Secret Replenishing Treatment | £15.50 for 250ml | LINK

Next up I tried out the Replenishing Treatment. I think this is a great products as you can either use it as a normal conditioner and leave it on for a couple minutes, or use it as a deep-conditioning treatment/ mask and leave it on for around 10 minutes. Again, the treatment is designed to  help add shine and moisture to your hair and make it more manageable. It also uses Sunflower seed extract to provide UV protection which helps protect colour treated hair! The treatment comes with a pump which I really like as you can control how much product you use. As my hair's quite thin I use half to 1 pump of product and apply it to the lengths of my hair. Like the shampoo, I find the treatment very easy to wash out and it leaves my hair so soft and smoothe. It has the same lavender scent as the shampoo, but again it's hardly noticeable once you've washed the product out. I've really enjoyed using this treatment and think it's done wonders for my hair as it's a lot stronger than other conditioners I have used!

Salon Secret Elixir Hair Perfecting Oil | £13.00 for 50ml | LINK

The final product I tried from the Salon Secret range was the Hair Perfecting Oil which contains the Argan oil and Ylang Ylang to smooth and improve your hair! It can also speed up blow-drying time and protects from heat styling so is a great multi-tasking product! I'm a huge fan of hair oils and I have to say this is one of the nicest oils I have tried. The formula is quite thin so doesn't weigh down my hair plus it is absorbed very quick so doesn't leave my hair feeling greasy. I like to use this when my hair is wet and I apply just under a pump of product to the lengths of my hair. I find this leaves my hair so soft, defined and shiny! I also like that the bottle is plastic and has a pump so this will be perfect to take with me on holiday as it's not as prone to breaking. I've really enjoyed this hair oil and it has made my hair so much healthier in the past few weeks of using it - I would highly recommend people with damaged hair to give it a go!

So these are my opinions of the new BiOrganics Salon Secret range. I've really enjoyed using these products together over the past few weeks as they have made my hair feel so much stronger and healthier. If you're looking for a higher end hair care brand that is free from chemical nasties and is cruelty-free, I would definitely recommend you trying BiOrganics! You can also buy the Salon Secret products in bundles which will save you money by doing so! You can but the full range for £35 HERE or just the shampoo and treatment for £25 HERE.

Have you tried BiOrganics products?

What are your thoughts on the Salon Secret range?

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Latest In Beauty Little Beauty Box | June

Latest In Beauty | Little Beauty Box

Hello everyone! I hope you're all well and looking forward to the weekend just as much as I am. Tomorrow I am going to my first ever blogger meet up and I am so excited to meet everyone! We're all meeting up in a little cafe for tea, cake and a good chat and I think it's going to be so much fun!
So the other day after reading a blog post, I came across a website called Latest In Beauty that offers a range of samples that you can try either for free or for a very small cost. They offer two types of services: the "Little Beauty Box" which is where you pick 3 free samples, and the "Luxury Samples" where you pick and choose a range of samples that you pay for. Me and my mum decided that we would like to try out a Little Beauty Box together and we chose a few samples that interested us. I wanted to write a review on the service and experience as well as showing you what samples we picked out!

So when you first set up an account on Latest In Beauty, you need to fill out a little questionnaire which is full of questions about you, where you buy your makeup, what skin type you have and more. This gives them an idea about what sort of samples you would like to try out! Once this was done, I simply went into the "Little Beauty Box" tab and started choosing my 3 samples. There was a huge range of products and brands to choose from, some high end and some high street. The first sample we picked out was the Caudalie Vinexpert Eye & Lip Serum for my mum. I've heard a lot of good things about this brand and my mum loves trying out products like this, so this went straight into our basket! Next up I chose the Amie Spring Clean Cooling Clay Mask. I've wanted to try Amie skincare for a while now, especially their face masks, so this was a perfect way to give one a go before buying the full size! Finally, we both chose to go for the option of a "Mystery Sample" which basically meant Latest In Beauty would make our third option a surprise! I think this is a great idea as it made me really excited about what we were going to get. The mystery sample we received was the Aveda Invati Exfoliating Shampoo & Thickening Conditioner which both came in little tubes - perfect for travelling!

Now when I first went to order a Little Beauty Box, I did actually think the whole service was completely free, but it's not. Once you go to the checkout to fill in your shipping address, there's a space for you to fill in a unique code which you get by texting a number. The text does cost £1.50 and I think I'd much prefer them to simply charge postage and packaging as I don't always have credit on my phone! Apart from this small cost, the rest of the service is free and you can order a Little Beauty Box once everyday 30 days. The package arrived a few days later in a small, sleek black box and inside were all of our samples.

What I love about this service is that it's like getting a mini beauty box every month (if you choose to order one every 30 days) but at a fraction of the cost - plus you get to choose which samples you'd like to try! I am very tempted to try out the "Luxury Samples" option as well as there's so many amazing brands to choose from such as: Nails inc, Mavala, St Tropez and more all at very low prices (some are even full size products)!

What are your thoughts on Latest In Beauty's Little Beauty Box? 
Would you like to give it a go?

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