Face battle!

Hey Sweeties :)

I have been 'battling' with my skin for quite some time now, hence the title.

When you can use all these words to describe your skin - Dry, flaky, tight, red, yellow, shiny, oily... you know you're in for a struggle.

Using my logical head I came to the conclusion that maybe only using a skin care routine on an evening might help and so I invested in some new products and I THINK I have finally found a routine that works for me and my pain in the arse face! 

In the morning I simply go over my face with a face wipe and get on with applying my makeup - No toners, cleansers, moisturisers of primers! This tends to keep my makeup in place for far longer in all honesty so no bashing me!

In the evening however I now use :

Loreal Skin Perfection 15 Second Miracle Cleansing Oil

You use 2 - 3 drops, massage onto dry skin, over lashes, lids and lips using your finger tips and then rinse with warm water. I wipe with a damp cotton pad first then rinse properly. 

Using an oil on oily skin works wonders!

I've recently switched my dark angels facial scrub from Lush as my skin got used to it and have started using:

St. Ives Fresh Skin Apricot Scrub - Invigorating. Oil free - All skin types.

I use this every other evening and I will confess to using it in the morning if I'm having a particularly bad face day. 

If I start to feel like my skin really needs it i'll apply a moisturiser before bed too but I am yet to find one that agrees with me! 

So this is what i've been using for a week or so now and my skin has never felt better.

Let me know in the comments what you use and recommend me a moisturiser! :)

x

Getting Some Colour In Your Face

Hey! :-) 

As we all know summer in the UK is pretty boring, and if you're like me and not getting a Summer Holiday this year I am going to show you some products I use to help me fake a beach bronzed look. I also don't tan very well so those of you who are going away who have the same predicament as me you may also find this useful

Me sans Make-Up 

Benefit Hoola Bronzing Powder - £23.50 

This is so easy to use, just sweep across your face. It's so light and nice and gives a fantastic colour. I use on my cheeks, nose and chin.

Clinique Up-Lighting Liquid Illuminator - £21.00

This stuff is like magic, I bought it in Vegas just to try and now whenever I do my make-up I swear by it, it illuminates and highlights and gives you a great bronze glow with a subtle shimmer. Because this is Clinique it is suitable for all skin types and is oil-free. Cheekbones are the primal spot for this product. 

No7 Perfectly Bronzed Mosaic Bronzer - £11.50

This little compact suits all skin tones, the mixtures of darks and lights with the little flush of pink. It's just a perfect make-up bag companion. A great all over face bronzer, light and when applied with a large, round, soft bronzer brush give the perfect bronzed appearance.

My different bronzed looks

Well I hope this post has been helpful for you and you go and try all new different ways to keep a lovely lightly bronzed face without any help from the sun.

(At least I think that's what it is called? ;-)) 

What are your favourite bronzing products?? Let us know

How Much Is Your Face Worth?

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Night off, Pamper routine!

 Okay! So it's my night off, I'm not going out & I have nowhere to be in the morning so now is the perfect time to pamper myself something silly & take my time with it. Non of that checking the clock thinking 'crap, got to be up in 6 hours!' rubbish.

I very rarely have evenings like this, lack of money means I tend not to spend on nice products & also, if i'm being honest, sometimes I find pamper evenings a bit of a chore, it's a lot of effort to get into! But once in a blue moon my inner girly girl makes an appearance & I do my best ;)

Step 1: Get the makeup off! I do this before anything else due to finding taking my makeup off a real pain in the arse - one of the less fun/relaxing parts of a pamper evening I think.

 Step 2 : Get jammied! AKA - put some comfy clothes on, your pajamas to be more precise :P You can find me sporting mine on instagram - 'miss_kk_19'.
I'm a little obsessed with my David&Goliath getup. 

Step 3 : Set the mood. Light some candles, dim the lights, stick on a film or listen to some music.
Typically you'd listen to something relaxing however I tend to go for more upbeat songs as they make me feel happier with myself. Sort of like getting ready for a night out music but getting 'unready' instead? You know!

Step 4 : Arm yourself with a face mask, normally one you've been told will rid you of all your skin issues but actually just makes you feel like you've had botox, leaves your skin feeling amazing and tricks you into thinking it's done a good job for a few hours. It's nice while it lasts! :P
This time I went for this bad boy:

I'll be fair, I do feel like this one really makes a difference if I use it often enough.
 I couldn't however tell you a price or a shop to order from as I pinched it off my mothers beauty shelf.

Step 5 : Open yourself a can of pop... Yes, I do realise that's hardly a treat but it has recently been brought to my attention that I am slightly addicted to this awful, awful! stuff & so I would very happily choose this over a glass of wine. You on the other hand can crack open a bottle of whatever takes your fancy! Drink sensibly n' all that! Remember though, that being a tad tipsy makes the next step slightly more of a task than a treat...

Step 6 : While you're face is going stiff and you're slowly losing the ability to use your facial muscles, file and paint your nails. Or even better, hire someone to do it for you. My left hand is by far the most useless part of my body and makes painting my nails a loooooong process.

Step 7 : Send your boyfriend pictures of yourself looking something like this & ask him if he still thinks you're beautiful, even with hulk face.
If he says yes, he's a liar! but thank him anyway :P

Step 8 : Wash off your hulk face & breath a sigh of relief when you can move your face around again. Admire your super smooth face and get back to work... I mean, pampering yourself... *cough*

I'm not really a 'soak in the tub' kinda girl, so i'll normally leave it at that and proceed in the morning. This involves nairing ( is that even a word? it is now...), hopping in the shower, shaving to within an inch of my life, buffing away dead skin like my life depends on it & then deciding I will dry in my own time before slathering myself in either tropical scented or slightly shimmery moisturisers.

This should really have been an over the top girly post on the perfect evening  & although I do adore the final results of an evening/morning like this, surely i'm not the only girl that finds the process more of a hassle than it's made out to be? :P

The £20 Makeup Situation

Hey Beauties,

It's all well and good us having our favourite makeup that we reach for everyday but what happens when you are stuck in a situation where you have no makeup or have forgotten your makeup bag?

I was in this situation last week when I was called to an event and as it happened I only had time to go straight from work. So with no makeup with me and wanting a re-fresh of makeup I had two options;

1:Makeup Free
2:Go into Superdrug and buy some makeup

Armed with £20 I quickly whizzed through Superdrug and picked these beauties up;

Collection 2000 Naturally Matt Foundation Ivory £2.99 No event is complete without Foundation but to stick with my light spring feel I picked this foundation as the formula is really light. MUA Blusher Shade 4 £1.00 Blusher is the one thing that perks your skin up and makes you look pretty no matter how your feeling. I picked up this blush as it's very pigmented. L'Oreal Superliner Eyeliner Crystal £6.49 I like to spend abit more on eyeliner whether that high end or high street so I knew I could trust this eyeliner.

Hello Kitty Mascara Black £2.49

I was amazed when I saw this mascara it is so cute! This mascara worked well with my lashes and lasted 8 hours.

Barry M Lipstick Pillar Box Red £4.49

A red lip is essential and the Barry M lipsticks are legendary for their pigmentation and excellent colour range.

2 True Fast Dry Nail Polish 12 £1.99

What look is complete without Nail Polish? I picked up this little gem for £1.99. This lasted for 2 days before it chipped.

A cheeky Freddo Bar 20p

After getting all these gems I was a little peckish so picked up this old classic for 20p

Makeup Cost £19.45-
Makeup & Freddo Cost £19.65

Although I didn't have my usual makeup it was a nice change to use some new products and support the high street makeup brands.

XOXO