The Body Shop Tea Tree Blemish Fade Lotion ♥

The Body Shop Tea Tree Blemish Fade Lotion - £3.99 RRP £9 Fragrance Direct

Happy Halloween! Have you got any spooky plans for this evening or this weekend? I am dressing up for work, I will make sure I take pictures to show you all. 

I have been loving this Body Shop night lotion recently. Even though it says it is a night lotion, I have also been using it in the mornings. It is very lightweight and easy to apply makeup on top of. 

It has a beautiful, fresh, tea tree scent which I adore and it feels nice and cooling on my face whenever I apply it. 

Since I started using this lotion, I have noticed the blemish marks between my eyebrows and below my nose have faded, some have disappeared completely. I have very sensitive skin, so I am always wary about trying new face products however, I haven't had any nasty breakouts from this lotion. I have never used any Body Shop products on my face so I am pleased to know I can use their facial skincare products. If you suffer from spots, I would highly recommend you use this lotion, it has definitely helped my skin! Fragrance Direct have a large range of  Body Shop products which are well worth checking out, (click here) to see all the bargains! Or view the entire range on The Body Shop website (click here) :) 

Simple Perfecting Beauty Balm Review ♥

Simple BB Cream - £8.99

Hellooo, I have a pretty negative product review today. I think it's good to keep a mix of good and bad reviews on my blog, so that people with similar skin tones to me know what they are getting with a product. 

I am a huge fan of all of Simple's products but this one definitely isn't one I am going to be adding to my favourites any time soon. I have been looking for the perfect, light BB cream for a while now but it just doesn't seem to exist! I seen this one on offer in Superdrug a couple of weeks ago for £4.49, I thought it was the perfect time to try it as my skin was pretty clear and I wanted to wear less foundation on a daily basis. I looked through all of the boxes on the shelf to find the lightest shade, however, I was surprised to see that they all had the same 'universal shade' on the front of every box. I was confused at how one shade could possibly fit everyone, however, I still bought it. 

I was shocked at how orange this BB cream was when I first squeezed it out of the tube. I applied it on top of my moisturiser with my Real Techniques expert face brush (review here), and buffed it into my skin. My face instantly turned orange and I could still see every little mark left from previous spots. I tried blending it down my neck to make it look a bit better which didn't work. I think this BB cream would only be best used if you fake tan and have a glow about your skin all the time, otherwise it is going to totally mismatch your skintone and make you look like a tangerine. I was really really disappointed in this BB cream as Simple are such a brilliant skincare brand. Maybe makeup isn't their strong point just yet, but I am hopeful that they will bring out a better BB cream in the future!

Have you tried this BB cream?

NYC Smooth Skin Pressed Powder - Only £1.99! ♥

NYC Pressed Powder 'Translucent' - Fragrance Direct £1.99

Hello! I am on holiday until Saturday.. I'm so glad, I just hope I have a productive and interesting week.. I always seem to get sucked into lazy land when I have a week off work.. I'm determined to make the best of this time off as I don't think I will be getting many days off when I go back to work grr! Anyway, I wanted to share my new favourite pressed powder with you. It's so good!

I bought this powder on a whim when I was scrolling through Fragrance Direct one evening trying to find random bits and bobs that I needed (I also wanted to qualify for free delivery so I added a few extra back up items to my basket too!) This was one of the things I needed, I had been looking to try out a new pressed powder for a while so I thought this NYC one was nice and cheap to test out. I am really impressed with this powder. I always want to make my foundation lighter and more skin toned than it is and this powder does just that without caking up my makeup at all. This is the perfect translucent setting powder. It brightens up my skin and makes it very soft and ready for powder bronzer and highlighter on top. I don't imagine I will change back to any other powders in the future, this one is perfect and for £1.99 its a complete bargain! 

Revlon Colorstay Foundation Review | My New Favourite! ♥

Revlon Colorstay 24hr Foundation (Combination/Oily) £12.49 - Superdrug

I am loving this foundation at the moment! It is hands down the best foundation I've used so far, here's why. 

I have very pale skin as some of you already know and I can't ever ever find a the correct foundation colour for my skin tone, however, this foundation seems to be the perfect match. I have it in the shade 110 Ivory which is the lightest colour Revlon has to offer. It has a medium to full coverage which is great for those not so good skin days! 

I find this foundation works best for me with an oil balancing moisturiser as a base layer, I use Simple's 'Clear Skin Oil Balancing Moisturiser' (review here). I then apply my foundation with an Elf stippling brush followed by my Beauty Blender (review here) to blend it all out and get rid of any brush marks, to give my skin an airbrushed & soft look. It blends out perfectly and has that 'no foundation, flawless skin' look. 

This foundation hasn't caused my skin to break out which is great because quite a few high street foundations have done in the past, so this one is in my 'safe' zone. It lasts all day which is good for me because I always lean my hands on my face or I have an itchy nose or something (weird, I know), so most foundations I've used tend to rub off but this one stays put! I am just about to purchase my second bottle, so I would highly recommend you try this foundation next time you are looking for a new one!

What are your thoughts on this foundation?

October Favourites ♥

Hello(:

I hope you've had a good month! It  has been okay for me, I have been working a lot more but it was all worth it come pay day. I haven't really done much throughout October apart from go to Glasgow shopping with James, it's been a pretty boring month for me! However I have been trying new products and buying new things which are all included in this months favourites!

(Individual item pictures from the top to bottom)

1. Revlon nail polish 'Scandalous' £6.49 - I absolutely love this nail polish! It lasts such a long time and looks amazing on my nails!

2. Barbara Daly lipstick 'Sugar Candy' £9 Tesco - For me this is the perfect lipstick for autumn/winter, it is such a lovely purple shade and it matches everything!

3. Ren Global Protection Day Cream Sample(Free in InStyle mag, part of a 3 piece set) - I have loved using this sample throughout this month, it smells absolutely amazing, it sinks into my skin quickly, leaving it feeling revived and soft. 

4. Revlon Colorstay Foundation 110 ivory £12.49 - This is my new favourite foundation, as some of you may know, I have super pale skin and it's hard to find foundation that matches me. I find this foundation to be very very close to my skin tone and it lasts all day! I love it, I will be doing a full review on it very soon!

5. MUA Matte Palette £4 Superdrug - I am so happy MUA have brought out this palette, I only ever use matte shades so now that they have an entire palette dedicated to them, I am very happy! The shades are very pigmented and blend together perfectly. I will be doing a full review on this in the near future too!

6. Head Case HTC One X phone case eBay £5.49 - I don't know if this phone case will be to everyone's liking, but I love it, I think it is very me! I find it cute, however, James doesn't. It is perfect for the Halloween season but I can tell I will use it all year round, it protects my phone well and it arrived within a couple of days of purchasing it, I bought it from this eBay seller, they do lots of other designs too!

7+8 TARTAN! I always love a bit of tartan at this time of year but this year I've become far far too patriotic! I have loads of new tartan pieces, even the pyjamas I'm wearing right now are tartan! The scarf on the left is from Primark for £4 and the one on the right is from one of the many highland shops in my high street for £6, I love both of them, they are very cosy and on trend!

xo

Collective Superdrug Haul

Hello!

This is all the products I have bought from Superdrug over the past couple of months. Some things were ordered online as my local Superdrug didn't have everything I wanted.

I enjoy reading and seeing hauls, so I hope you guys do too!
(Everything is linked in pink so click them to checkout the products (: )

- Max Factor Colour Elixir Pen Stick -

Shade 20 SUBTLE CORAL £6.99 (I got it as a free gift and I wish I picked a different colour as this one is more like a gloss than a colour).

Revlon Nearly Naked Foundation - 

shade 110 Ivory £8.99 (If you want a review ask me in the comments to post one).

- MUA Nailpolishes - 

Shades left to right 'Top Clear Coat', 'Moody Wink', 'Ameretto Crush' £1.00 each I was surprised how good these were, I will do a post on them soon!

- Witch Tinted Moisturiser - 

Shade 01 light £3.99 it will be good for summer, it is yet again a bit dark for my skin but it blends out well so it shouldn't be too bad.

- Witch Anti Blemish Skin Clearing Primer - 

£4.66 (original price £6.99) I love this product, I definitely recommend buying it!

- Superdrug Dry Shampoo - 

£0.99 It isn't as good as the Batiste but it is okay for 99p.

- Pantene Style and Protect Heat Defence Spray - 

£3.69 I love using this on damp hair, it works really well.

 - Tresemme Platinum Strength Shampoo and Conditioner - 

I bought them at 3 for £10 (normally £4.99 each) I mentioned them in my April Favourites here.

- Cosmo Blend Perfection Sponge - 

Review here £4.99 I LOOOVE IT.

- MUA Lipsticks - 

Shades left to right 'shade 5', 'shade 12', 'shade3' £1.00 each I bought them to qualify for free delivery, I really don't like them :( for me they are drying on my lips and taste and smell horrible, the colours are okay though.

I hope you all enjoyed reading, and I hope you have a good week! xo