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Tuesday, 7 January 2014

December Favourite's

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December 2013 Favourites Benefit Ultra Plush Lip Gloss Coralista Sugarbomb Dandelion Belle-amie UK Beauty Fashion Lifestyle Blog
December 2013 Favourites ESPA ProSerum Benefit Coralista Soap And Glory Supercat Belle-amie UK Beauty Fashion Lifestyle Blog
December 2013 Favourites Lush Candy Mountain Benefit Hoola Belle-amie UK Beauty Fashion Lifestyle Blog
December 2013 Favourites Soap And Glory Supercat Benefit Coralista hoola Sugarbomb Dandelion Belle-amie UK Beauty Fashion Lifestyle Blog
December 2013 Favourites Soap And Glory Supercat Benefit Coralista hoola Sugarbomb Dandelion Blusher Bronzer Lip Gloss Swatches Belle-amie UK Beauty Fashion Lifestyle Blog

Hello everyone, I hope you're all having a lovely week. So as it has come to the end of December, and 2013 for that matter, I thought that I would share what products I have been enjoying throughout the last month of the year. To be honest, I hadn't tried many new products in this month as I was completely focused on buying for other people that I kind of forgot to pick up some new beauty products to try! I do think that my January favourite's will definitely be a bigger and better post for you all to read as even after just 1 week I'm already loving so many new things.
But saying all that, there have been quite a few products from December that I've been loving so I'll get straight into talking about them!

ESPA Optimal Skin ProSerum | LINK | Review
I feel like I never include any skin care products in my favourites post, but there has been a new addition to my routine that I have been loving. After trying and reviewing a sample of the ESPA Optimal Skin ProSerum, I was lucky enough to win a full size bottle! For over a month now I have been using this serum religiously every night before bed and I've noticed my skin is looking so much better than it used to. As it's packed with vitamins, anti-oxidants and other essential oils, this luxurious oil helps leave your skin looking and feeling amazing! If you're in the market for a high end skin care product that will improve the overall appearance of your skin, then I would highly recommend this.

Benefit Ultra Plush Lip Glosses | LINK
In December, I was lucky enough to have a Benefit Countdown To Love advent calendar to open and share with my little sister. Over the month I accumulated a mini collection of the Ultra Plush lip glosses and ever since then these were pretty much the only lip products I used in December! I did actually feature the Coralista shade in my last favourites post so my new 2 favourites are Dandelion and Sugarbomb. Dandelion is a beautiful light shimmery pink and Sugarbomb is a more brown toned shimmery pink. I never thought I would love a range of lip glosses so much, especially as I've been exposed to some really horrible formulas, but the Benefit Ultra Plush's are seriously amazing!

Benefit Coralista Blusher | LINK
So like I said, as I did have a Benefit calendar in December I have found some new products that I've fallen in love with! My next favourite of December is the Coralista blusher which (like many beauty products) has been on my wish list for ages. This is a beautiful light shimmery coral blusher that helps add colour, warmth and a healthy glow to my cheeks. For me, this is an amazing 3 in 1 cheek product that I've been wearing both during the day and in the evening - I think it's such a versatile shade. I absolutely adore this blush and I can't wait to buy the full size of it!

Benefit Hoola Bronzer | LINK
This is the last Benefit mini, I swear! Hoola bronzer is such a famous product here in the blogging world and I'm so glad I finally got to try it in December. I've been applying this with my Real Techniques Contour brush and it creates a really natural warmth to my skin. Paired with the Coralista blusher it helps makes my skin really glowy and look healthier! Again I would love to buy the full size of this as I think it's one of the nicest bronzers I have ever tried. It's not orange or pink toned so it looks really natural even on my pale skin.

Soap & Glory Supercat Felt Tip Liquid Liner in "Carbon Black Extreme" | LINK
After reading lots of good things about the Soap & Glory Supercat liquid liner, I thought I would try it out when my Eyeko Skinny Mini liner ran out. At first, I wasn't too sure if I was keen on the Supercat liner as the felt tip was much thicker than I would have liked it to have been. However, after playing around and experimenting with the Supercat I have found that I can achieve a thin, opaque black line on my upper lash line. As well as this I also find it lasts all day long with no smudging or fading. This is a really great eye liner and at just £6, it's amazing value for money too!

Lush Candy Mountain Bubble Bar
My last favourite of December was one of the Christmas edition bubble bars from Lush. Candy Mountain is a really pretty swirly pink and white mountain shape bar that you hold under running water to create bubbles! I believe it has notes of vanilla in it, so once in the bath, it creates lots of bubbles that smell amazing! I actually have a mini stash of Candy Mountain bubble bars as I love it so much. If you're lucky enough to find one of these in the Lush sales, then do grab 1 (well, as many as you can!) as they really do make gorgeous bubble baths.

So these are some of the products that I've been loving in December. I would love to hear what beauty, fashion or even skin care products you've been loving recently so do leave me a comment below! Thank you for reading today's post!

What are your December favourite's?
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Saturday, 4 January 2014

What I Got For Christmas 2013

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Hello everyone, I hope you're all having a lovely start to your weekend! Today I'm going to be sharing with you all what I got for Christmas. I love reading these kinds of posts as it's always interesting to see what people received at this time of year, plus they're a great way to discover some new products to try. I'm not going to go into a lot of detail about each present (that would make this post way too long!) but I will pick out a few bits and pieces that I really do love. I am by no means trying to brag about anything that I got, in fact a lot of my readers actually wanted to see this post so I thought I would go ahead and make it! I hope you enjoy this post and do let me know what you got for Christmas!

From my parents, I got quite a few things ranging from new beauty products to try, pyjamas, a gorgeous new bag and lots of smellies! I was really happy to see that I received the Soap & Glory Yule Monty set as I've seen so many posts saying that it is such a lovely kit. It comes with the Sugar Crush body wash that I've been wanting to try for ages plus some new bath/ skin care products that I haven't tried yet. I also received the Sugar Crush trio of body wash, body scrub and body butter, so it's safe to say I'm going to be smelling of limes for quite some time haha!

I also received quite a few makeup bits including the Soap & Glory Girl-O-Whirl set that contains: the Thick & Fast mascara (a staple in my makeup bag), Sexy MotherPucker Glossy Stick in Nudist (a new favourite!) plus 6 eyeshadows, 6 lip colours, a bronzer and facial powder. This is a great little kit that I know I'm going to get tonnes of use out of! I also got the Benefit Double The Bad which contains the Bad Gal Lash mascara and Water Proof liner. These are both amazing products and I'm particularly impressed with the eye liner as it really does stay all day, even in the water line!

On my mum's side of the family we do Secret Santa every year as it saves us having to buy presents for everyone, plus it's lots of fun! From my Secret Santa I received the Quick Fix facial mask for sensitive skin and some Lush goodies - a lovely pamper kit! I've already tried the facial mask and I have to say I'm really impressed! It helped reduce the redness on my cheeks plus it calmed down any blemishes that I had. This is a great product and I highly recommend you trying this out, especially as there is a face mask for every skin type!

Finally, this Christmas my boyfriend really did spoil me! He bought me the Enrapture Extremity Heated Rollers which is something I've wanted to try for ages! I've used them a few times since Christmas and I find they produce really natural looking curls that stay in place all day. Admittedly I do need to have a bit of practice with them so that I can find a way to produce lots of volume as well! He also bought me a really lovely reindeer Pandora charm for my bracelet which I think is beautiful! I absolutely love deers/ fawns at the moment so this is such a special charm to put on my bracelet. Finally he also bought me a new bottle of the Hugo Boss Orange perfume as I was running low on my old one. This is such a lovely fragrance that's perfect for the Spring time so I can't wait to start using it again.

As well as all of these lovely presents, I did also receive lots of chocolates, sweets and so many socks and slippers - people must know I get cold feet haha! I absolutely love all of the presents that I received this Christmas and I'm so grateful for everything. If there are any products here that you would like to see a full review on then do let me know in the comments! Thank you for reading this post and I'll talk to you all very soon.

What did Santa bring you this Christmas?
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Thursday, 2 January 2014

Meet My January Advertisers

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Hello everyone and welcome to my first blog post of 2014! I hope you've all had a lovely Christmas and are now enjoying the new year. I've got lots of new post idea jotted down so hopefully I can return to the blogging scene with some interesting read for you all. Today is another one of my advertisers of the month post and for the first month of 2014 I have one exclusive advertiser -  Hannah from Cosmetic Crave! I've been reading Hannah's blog for a long time now and it's one of my favourites in my reading list. She writes about beauty products and lifestyle which makes her blog fun to read. I'm so excited to have Hannah advertising with me this month and I really do recommend you checking out her blog!

Exclusive Advertiser | Hannah from Cosmetic Crave
Hi, I'm Hannah and I blog at www.cosmeticcrave.com.
Cosmetic Crave contains everything you'd expect from a typical shopping addict and lover of all things beautiful! The name 'Cosmetic Crave' is a dead giveaway of what I like to stash, hoard and collect! ;) I love my little corner on the Internet and can get quite obsessive over making the content as beautiful as possible, sharing all sorts of bits and pieces from make up reviews, to skincare, haircare and my favourite bath time pamper products! Plus, it made my whole year in 2013 being nominated for Best New Beauty Blog in the 2013 Cosmopolitan Awards!
Hopefully I'll see you over on Cosmetic Crave sometime soon!  

Links
Blog: www.cosmeticcrave.com
Twitter: @CosmeticCrave
Instagram: @HannahRipley1
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 I hope that you do go and read Hannah's blog, I'm can assure you that you'll love it! If you're interested in advertising your blog or shop with me next month, then click HERE or the "Advertising" tab at the top of my blog for more information. Thank you!

Do let me know if you have checked out Cosmetic Crave!
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