The Beauty Scenario Tag

1. You have to get rid of all of your foundations and you can only keep one high end and one drugstore, which do you keep?

For drugstore I would definitely have to choose the Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum foundation, I have loved this foundation for about a year and a half and I reach for it constantly, it has a gorgeous dewy, radiant finish and the lasting power is great for a high street foundation.

For high end I would have to choose Mac Face and Body foundation, I bought this last summer and I fell in love. It's the perfect low coverage foundation that looks perfect for both every day and evening make up, the consistency makes it easy to blend and the finish is lovely.

2. You go for an interview and the lady interviewing you has lipstick on her teeth. Do you approach the subject or ignore it completely?

I would definitely ignore it completely! I'm rubbish at confrontation and would hate to embarrass her because if I did she probably wouldn't want to face me again, and therefore wouldn't hire me.

3. You're not feeling yourself and need a pick me up.

Which lipstick do you put on to make yourself feel beautiful?

I would go for the Bella Pierre Cosmetics lipstick in Ruby, it is probably my favourite red lipstick in my whole collection, and who doesn't feel instantly glam when wearing a red lip?

It's a gorgeous colour and lasts all night long without any touch ups. 

4. You go back in time for a day to your teenage years, how would you do your hair and make up differently?

I'm gonna say that I go back to my 13-16 year old self rather than my later teens as I'm only 22.

In terms of hair in my early teens I would definitely not try to rock the slicked back pony tail with the two strands of hair! Or the scrunched with mousse curly hair! Ew!

 In terms of make up I barely wore any, when I was 14 I stopped wearing foundation for a whole year and started to moisturise every single day so I can't remember any really bad make up days!

5. You ask your hairdresser for a shoulder length Pixie Lott hait cut, but they hear you wrong and give you a pixi cut. 

Do you:

A) Smile, say thank you, leave and call your mom hysterical

B) Cry in the chair and things get awkward

C) Complain to the manager and demand a refund

Eek! Kind of a bit of all three, except for the demanding a refund part. I would probably awkwardly smile and politely tell them that it wasn't what I asked for and then go home and cry and probably invest in extensions!

6. Your friend surprises you with a 4 day city break and you have one hour to pack. Which 'do it all' palette do you pack in your make up bag?

I would probably go for my Laura Mercier Palette for Eyes, Cheeks and Lips. 

It's such a wearable compact palate, and other than foundation, eyeliner and mascara I would happily only take this with me. The lip colour is gorgeous, the 4 eyeshadow shades can create both a day time and an evening look and the blushes are beautiful! What more could I need!?

7. Your house has been robbed, don't worry everyone is safe, but your beauty stash has been raided. What's the product you really hope is safe?

This question was really difficult! As I love everything, however, only a few products have sentimental value, the Naked 2 palette being one of them. It's something I've wanted for so long but have never really plucked up the courage to purchase it for myself, however, my mom got it for me for my 22nd birthday and I am obsessed. The colours are gorgeous, and so long lasting and pigmented, I am in love.

8. Your friend borrows your make up and returns it in awful condition. 

Do you:

A) Just pretend you haven't noticed

B) Ask them to repurchase it

C) Secretly do the same to something of theirs

It would definitely depend on the extent of the damage and how much I liked the product, I would never ask them to repurchase it or do the same to theirs, but if the damage was really bad and it was an expensive or valuable product I would probably politely tell mention it. 

Thanks so much for reading guys, I hope you're all having a great Sunday, feel free to do this Tag too!

MAC Face and Body Foundation

I am shade C1

This post has been a long time coming, I've had this little beauty for a while now and find myself reaching for it so much. 

I had heard so many good things about it, it's a light coverage foundation that can be built up to be more medium.

It's quite watery so a little goes a long way, but the finish is just beautiful, it doesn't look like you have anything on your face at all, it just gives you a perfect even base.

I apply this with my Real Techniques Buffing Brush and I think it looks so natural and flawless.

I have dry skin and this works beautifully for me, I think it would be great for all skin types if you are in to light coverage foundations then I would definitely recommend this, I think it was less than £20 too, which is great for a high end foundation!

I will definitely be repurchasing. 

Summer Hair in a Bottle

In the summer I try to avoid using heat on my hair as often as possible and for the past few years have been loving natural waves for an effortless summer look.

However, this normally requires sleeping with wet hair and then hoping for the best in the morning, until now!

I picked up Toni & Guy Sea Salt Spray in Boots a few months ago on a whim and absolutely love it! I let me hair dry naturally then spray this into my hair quite liberally, scrunched up my hair then voila! Effortless waves, no touch ups required. 

I am in love.

An Ode to Lush Face Masks

As a self acclaimed Lush lover for as long as I can remember I have been using their face mask for years.... I felt it was about time I dedicated a little part of my blog to them. These little pots of loveliness are so fresh and smell so good that I keep going back to them.

I also love that they are so cheap for so many uses! 

One of my favourites being Oatifix, it's the one I tend to reach for over the rest, partially because I love the scent, but because it's so soothing and calming on my skin that I simply can't resist slathering it on when I'm having a bad skin day.

Which is your favourite?

Loreal Lumi Magique Primer

Primers are one thing I struggle with.

Finding one with the right consistency, that actually does its job and that my skin likes is a challenge.

When I read about the Loreal Lumi Magique Primer I had high hopes, a primers that not only acts as a primer but gives your skin a gorgeous, lit from within glow?! How could a girl refuse?

And boy was it everything I hoped for! The consistency is quite watery and one pump will do your whole face easily, it glides on perfectly and blends within seconds. Once blended it gives your skin such a gorgeous but subtle glow, making you look alive and awake. Perfect. 

I think I can officially call it my favourite drugstore primer, ever.

Soap and Glory Skincare

One thing I am constantly on the hunt for is good skincare... I feel like no matter how much water I drink or how much I moisturise my skin it's still super dry... so whilst in Boots the other day I spotted these little beauties.
Soap and Glory Scrubatomic and 365 For Daily Youth, a face scrub and a moisturiser.

Having never tried Soap and Glory skincare but loving their body products I thought I'd give them a go.

The Scrub...
I am in love with this scrub. It's abrasive, smells good and leaves your skin feeling fresh and soft. What more could you want? I tend to get a lot of dryness around my nose which is difficult to budge with just a moisturiser, after using this scrub for around a week my skin is nowhere near as dry, and looks much fresher.

The Moisturiser...
A very light feeling moisturiser, smells like fresh peaches and in my opinion is perfect for this time of year and great for a boost. It absorbs nicely, leaves my skin feeling fresh and hydrated and I just love it. (My boyfriend also likes this!)

Both great products, combined they are making my skin a much happier place.
I actually look forward to using these daily!

Sanctuary Spa Salt Scrub

An exfoliator is always something I'm on the hunt for, I'm always trying to find 'the perfect one'.

I've tried many in my days, from Soap and Glory to higher end and I've never found one that has really wowed me.

That is, until now.

I've tried a couple of things from the Sancutary Spa range before but had yet to try their exfoliator. Whilst in Boots a few weeks ago I was about to re purchase a Soap and Glory one when my sister recommended this one... the Salt Scrub.

She told me she used to use it and it was the best one she had tried, so I picked it up.

As I was paying I found out that because I had spent over £10 on the brand I got a free gift with purchase, including a body wash, a body scrub, a hand cream and a body butter (the body butter is brilliant.)

The scrub is perfect, it's quite abrasive which I love, it smells incredible, fresh and spa like, and it is one of the only products I've tried on my body that genuinely makes me feel noticeably smoother instantly!

I have been using this twice a week for around 3 weeks and I already know it will be one of those products I will always have a place for in my bathroom.

Lush Spa - Kings Road

If you read my 21st birthday post you will have seen that for my birthday my lovely boyfriend treated me to a lovely massage at the Lush Spa. I've been a huge Lush fan for about 6 years now and had always looked at the Lush Spa but had never had the chance to, so of course when Chris sprung this onto me I was not only super excited but kinda nervous too as I'd never been to any kind of spa before.

Upon arriving the place was packed, I walk past this particular shop daily but have never actually been into this one so was quite surprised with how busy it was, once I'd given my name I was quickly swept away downstairs away from the hectic filled room upstairs and down to the spa. 

I was booked in for the Synaesthesia Massage, which is apparently supposed to use all of your senses, touch through the massage itself, sound through the music playing, see is the environment you're in, smell is the oils and taste is a yummy cup of tea when finished.

When I got into the spa I was taken to a kitchen like area and sat in front of a board with different words on it and the girl Holly asked me to write down which of the words I would like to feel, I choose 'Mind Cleansing', she then shown me some oils with other words on them and asked me to select one and I choose 'Focus - without Fear'. Then set up the room while I fresheners up in the huge bathroom, full of Lush soaps, perfumes, cleansers, toners, everything!

The room smelt gorgeous, it was quite small and filled with candle light and music, there was a shower in there which I didn't use but peeked in, to find loads of Lush Shower gels and other products.

Then on to the massage.

An hour and a half of pure heaven, starting with a face massage, hair massage then onto body, hot rocks, everything! I really was in heaven. I could have slept for days!

After the massage I freshener up whilst the lovely girl made me a cup of tea (using similar oils used as in the room) and gave me a massage bar and a bubble bar, one with each of the things I'd choose I wanted to feel earlier on.

Overall I had a truly brilliant experience. I am a huge Lush fan and an even bigger one now, I would recommend the spa to anybody, the whole experience was perfect. I will definitely be returning to try some of their other treatments.

Have you visited a Lush Spa?

Merry Christmas!

Hello lovelies, and a very merry Christmas to you all!

I've got time to spare a few minutes from the festivities to come and wish all of you wonderful people a great day. I hope you get to spend time with all of your families, drink too much champagne and eat too much Turkey as well as knocking a few gifts off your wish list. 

I've had a lovely morning full of Some great food, lots of laughter and maybe possibly even a treat from Tiffany' s. 

I'll be back soon to fill you all in.

Have the best day.

Visiting Home

Hello lovelies.

The past few days I've been visiting home, my family live 150 miles up north of London somewhere in the countryside so I like to visit now and again, to get away from the hustle and bustle of London and of course to see my lovely family.

I video'd my day for you all to see, I celebrated my niece's 6th birthday, ate yummy food and of course, explored the countryside. Hope you enjoy it!