Batiste ~ Fuss free, fresh, clean hair in seconds!

This product needs no introduction, Batiste is every girls best friend.

However, if you've never heard of it, (where have you been?) allow me to introduce you to the life saver that is 'Batiste Dry Shampoo', the best of the best.

Going to a festival? Rough/long day? Late for work? Been to the gym? Need some extra volume/bounce? Need some added grip?

You name it, Batiste solves it all.

Simply shake it up and spray onto roots/any areas that are looking a bit greasy or simply need a little lift, rub it in with your finger tips and bam, your hair looks freshly washed with body and bounce, it also smells amazing!

Top tip : Girls with bleached or highlighted hair can use this to blend roots when you can't quite afford that full head of foils. "You're welcome" ;)

I'm obsessed with the Strength & Shine, but honestly love every single one I've tried... and I've tried nearly all of them. They come in numerous scents and have one to suit every need/hair type, they even have a selection for brunettes so you don't have to worry about white powder residue, all for a bargain price.

The before and after pictures below were taken after a long day at the Safari Park, by the end of it I had a big, tangled, soggy, greasy mess on my head. You can see for yourself how drastic the change is after using the dry shampoo, and that's before styling.

LEFT ~ BEFORE            RIGHT ~ AFTER

You can find them in  most stores including, Boots, Superdrug and all supermarkets.

Which is your favourite? Or have you just been inspired to try them, let me know! 

Liberty Haul

Being a Londoner I'm lucky enough to have the world famous beauty hall at Liberty on my doorstep. I recently took advantage of an offer they have running where you can save £30 when you spend £150 so I finally purchased a few things that have been sitting on my wishlist for sometime. Here's what I bought...

Escentric Molecules Molecule 01 perfume - This has been raved about by so many bloggers I thought it was about time I jumped on the bandwagon. What makes this perfume special is the fact that it consists of only one ingredient. It's also meant to smell different on everyone who wears it making this a totally unique fragrance. I bought the 30ml travel size refill as it's the cheapest option at £27. 

Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate - I have wanted this for the longest time but hadn't got around to buying it mainly because Kiehl's counters aren't that easy to come by. This product claims to give you younger, healthier looking skin by morning which to me makes it well worth the £36 price tag

Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Eye Cream - As you will see I went a little Kiehl's crazy. This claims to give you younger looking eye's by morning and let's face it, I'm not getting any younger so I'll take all the help I can get. This was £24.50

NARS Radiant Concealer - NARS is one of my all time favourite make-up brands and this is a product I had wanted for agesssssssssss! Again NARS counters aren't easy to come by so I took my opportunity to purchase this concealer in the shade Chantilly (the lightest in the range). I'm already in love with it! This was £22

Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler - Now I never actually curl my eyelashes, nor do I feel the need to so maybe this was a bit of a silly purchase. But I've heard such amazing things about these curlers so I just got a little curious. They're apparently the best of the best when it comes to eyelash curlers but I haven't even opened the box yet so I can't judge. These were £20

Kiehl's Ultra Light UV Defense SPF 50 - The most justified of all purchases. I'm super pale with Irish freckled skin and when the sun comes out I need protection. I wanted something that wouldn't feel too thick on the skin so I could still wear make-up on top of it and after a bit of research online this seemed to be my best option. This was £31

And there we have my Liberty beauty haul. It certainly made a dent in my bank balance but I had wanted these products for ages so I'm happy to finally have them in my stash! What do you think of the products I bought? Let me know in the comments below...

Linda x

P.S. We currently have a GIVEAWAY running to win a MAC lipstick of your choice! Enter HERE

POTW Estee Lauder Limited Edition Zodiac Compact

Hey! Becky here, bringing you our product of the week this week as Kate has got a full on week at work. My makeup collection has expanded quite a lot recently, so I um-ed and ah-ed a lot about which one to choose!

In the end I decided to pick the product that has made it's home in my handbag and I use everyday...

Say hello to my beautiful limited edition zodiac compact from Estee Lauder!

This super cute compact encloses a translucent setting powder, which is refillable from any Estee Lauder counter, meaning you really can keep it for life. It's got a lovely weight to it; it really does scream quality when you hold it, and it's a pleasure to pull out of my bag! I'm a proud Libra, and I think this compact represents us beautifully! If you want to check out the other designs the link is here to the Estee Lauder website. My other favourites are the Capricorn and Cancer designs. These compact is £38.50 and refills range from £15-£18. The powder sets makeup beautifully, reducing shine and creating a smooth finish, so the product really is an all round winner! The only thing I would say is it is a small compact as you can see in the pictures where I'm holding it, the only thing I would change would be to make it a slightly larger pan so it lasts longer!

Have you tried any Estee Lauder compacts? What are your favourite setting powders?

Becky x

Dreamy eyeshadow quads for summer nights ~ Maybelline

(Left) Big Eyes ~ Luminous Brown (right) Diamond Glow quad ~ Coral Drama

Buy them for £6.99 here

Hey beautiful ladies, are you ready for summer? I know I am!

I'm sat at my vanity writing this post, looking out the window at a beautiful, fresh, clear blue sky and it's 7.15pm... It's true, the sun makes everything better.

So when the sun started making an appearance I may have got a little carried away thinking about long, hot days and warm summer nights, which led to the purchase of these two beautiful quads.

I'd never tried Maybelline's eyeshadows before as I'm normally a bit hesitant to use anything other than high end for shadows but I saw these, strategically placed, catching the sun, twinkling away and couldn't leave without them. 

Both are very similar, I realise I probably only needed one or the other, but in a bid to justify both I can pick out minor differences... The pictures don't do them justice but the diamond glow palette works to a more burgundy shade and has gem-like sparkles. The big eyes palette has more of a shimmery finish, not so much 'sparkle' and works to a chocolate brown shade. Both are absolutely perfect for creating a sort of 'sunset' effect on the eyes. They are so pigmented, the picture above is a single swipe of each colour. They are buildable so can be used for subtle to dramatic looks... They are basically the perfect 'do it all' palettes.

5 stars!

See them in action in my favourites video here.

Hope you are all well and looking forward to the summer as much as I am!

The Beauty Hot Squad is ONE!! MAC Lipstick GIVEAWAY!

Just over one year ago, More! magazine stopped publishing, and a lovely group of 100 girls who had been picked to help contribute and add their opinions to the magazine no longer had a role to play in the published world of fashion and beauty. Some of the girls in the original 100 decided to set up a group beauty blog where we could continue to post and publish our ideas and opinions and The Beauty Hot Squad was born. One year ago today, our first post was published!

A whole year on, we would have never thought we would have such a lovely little following and some really loyal readers, so thank you! Organising a group blog isn't always the easiest, but the girls on this blog have become best friends, daily catching up on each others' gossip and news. This blog to us is more than just a place for us to post about our favourite products, its given us a group of girls who are always there to be in our corner when we need some support! We wouldn't have been able to keep our blog going without the lovely support of all of you who read our blog, soooo......

As a thank you to all of our lovely followers, for loyally reading and commenting on all of our posts, we're giving away a MAC lipstick of your choice to one of YOU! Just enter our rafflecopter below...

a Rafflecopter giveaway

The giveaway is open internationally and will be open for one month!

We really look forward to our next year of blogging, we have some really exciting reviews on the way shortly, plus if you have any suggestions on anything else you'd like to see from us let us know!

Lots of Love

The Beauty Hot Squad xxx