Anna Sui Eyeshadow & Lip Colour Palettes ♥

  

Eyeshadow & Lip Colour Palette - RRP £28 (currently both £14) - Escentual*

I was recently sent these pretty palettes from Emma at Escentual. They have both got such beautiful packaging and a gorgeous range of highly pigmented colours.
The eye palette is so versatile, it can be used to create a soft natural look or a smoky, night out look. All of these bold shades are full of colour and are very pigmented.

Eucerin Dermo Purifyer Cleanser Review ♥

Eucerin DermoPURIFYER Cleanser 200ml - £9 Escentual*

Hello, I hope you are looking forward to the week ahead, I am full of the cold and I have no energy to do anything, reading blogs and drinking plenty of tea is definitely on the cards! I will hopefully be getting my new laptop today, yeeey, I'm excited! I hope you like today's product review, let me know what you think!

I was recently sent this cleanser from Escentual, when I first used this product, my skin was in the middle of a horrible breakout, I hardly ever get spots but if I do I only get one at a time, this time I had about 4/5, one of which lasted an entire month (it was so sore and horrible!). So I was a bit dubious about trying out a new product on my sensitive skin,especially from a brand I had never used before, however, I am so glad I did! I was pleased to read on the back of the bottle that this product has 'Excellent skin tolerability and efficacy proven on patients with blemish and acne prone skin' so I felt confident that my skin was being looked after and it wouldn't get any worse than it already was. This product is soap and fragrance free which is great for sensitive skin. It removes any dirt, makeup & excess sebum (excess oil) from your skin.

I use it by wetting my face with warm water, I then squeeze a 50 pence piece size of product onto the blue rubber exfoliator (pictured above, which I got free in a recent Avon order), I rub the soapy gel into my skin for about a minute, then I run warm water over a muslin cloth and wash my face with it, I gradually remove the cleanser by rinsing and repeating this step with the muslin cloth until my face is fresh and clean, finally I pat my face dry.

My skin is so refreshed and clear once I have used this product, I am so impressed, I have absolutely no oily areas and my skin feels so soft and supple. My skin has completely cleared up now and I am definitely going to give this product some credit for that! If you are struggling with your skin at the moment and you want to try out a new soap free cleanser then honestly try this one, it is currently on offer for £6 too on the Escentual website. x

Dr Lewinns Renunail Hand And Nail Cream Review ♥

Dr Lewinns Renunail Hand And Nail Cream - £12.00 The Hut*

Hello (:

I am currently typing up this blog post in my fresh clean bed whilst watching the first season of Supernatural again, I just finished tidying my room so my head feels clear again, yay! I hate having a messy room :|. Anyway, I have been trying out this hand cream for just over two weeks now, I was so pleased to receive it as it has been really chilly here in Scotland the past few months (although last week was so warm!) so that means my hands have went rough and dry.

 I have been keeping this hand cream beside my bed for using at night time and in my handbag for when I go to work. I love the formula, it's a thick cream which sinks into my skin within minutes of application, brilliant for using my phone or iPad straight after. I hate the greasy marks most hand creams leave behind on everything I touch for about half an hour after application, just me who notices this? It has a typical hand cream smell which isn't over bearing at all, it's actually very pleasant. I had a few dry patches on the skin between my thumb and first finger, however, since using this cream they have disappeared which I am really pleased about! I have also noticed my nails have become really shiny when I haven't worn any nail polish. I am guessing because this product is directed at hands & nails it could have something to do with the sudden healthiness of my nails, I usually have loads of ridges and dots all over my nails but since using this cream on my hands and cuticles I haven't! Brilliant. Overall, I am really pleased with this hand cream. 

Have you tried anything from Dr Lewinns before?

The Perfect Pair ♥

Revlon '761 Scandalous' - £6.49 

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Orly 'Glosser' top coat c/o HQ Hair* - £10.90 

Hello, I hope you are having a good week! I mentioned this gorgeous Revlon nail polish in a monthly favourites a while ago (view it here) and I am still in love with it. It has the perfect mix of purple and black sparkly flakes, suitable for any occasion in my opinion. I need about 3/4 coats to get a full opaque colour but it dries fairly quick so this isn't a problem. It lasts ages on its own but paired with this Orly top coat it lasts even longer, with an added super high shine finish. When I combine these two polishes on my nails I feel as if I have a thick layer of uv gel polish on and I know I can forget about painting my nails for at least a week before I get my first chip, perfect for those busy weeks where there just isn't any time to paint my nails *sigh*. I hope you liked this post, I am really impressed with Orly's nail polishes, they never seem to disappoint, definitely worth spending that little bit extra! xo

Nailtiques Cuticle & Skin Gel Review ♥

Nailtiques Cuticle and Skin Gel* c/o HQ Hair - £16

Hello, I was so happy when I was given the opportunity to try out this cuticle cream as this time of year completely ruins the skin around my finger nails. I constantly get rag nails and rough edges of skin, which always seem to catch on something and bleed. I have been applying this gel around my nails every time I have developed a cut or cracked my skin. Within one use I notice a difference in the condition of my skin. This product doesn't really have a fragrance apart from the typical moisturising cream smell which I don't mind. Another thing I love about this product is how versatile it can be, it can be used on other areas of skin such as elbows and knees! 

If the winter months have been breaking up and drying out your skin then I highly recommend you purchase this gel, it has worked so well on those pesky rag nails of mine!