my bb creams

Hi everyone todays post is about bb creams or blemish balms,basically a bb cream is supposed to have many benefits in one product such as concealing blemishes, evening out skintone, anti ageing etc,spf etc. these have been around for years now, i think they can be a bit hit or miss, i remember the first bb cream i bought was the garnier one and it just made my face look shiny and didn't really do alot but yet i repurchased it once or twice, what was i thinking, but i think there are some better formulations on the market as of late. 

These are the ones i currently use, not altogther now that would look hideous right ha?

First up in ren satin perfection bb cream, this is rens first offering into makeup, i love all the ren skincare products so i thought i would try this, it claims that is it the first silicone bb cream on the market which is good, but i still dont know how it works without silicones! when you first put this on your hand it does look a little scary as it looks very dark and verging on orange but once you blend it in, i use a real techniques buffing brush it blends seamlessly into my skin and matches my skintone, i would say it is a light coverage but can be build up to a meduim coverage, it is quite dewy but not so much that it makes you look like an oil slick, it just makes you look radiant and natural, whats also good is that it has spf 15 in it. 
You can purchase this from the ren website www.renskincare.com for £26 for 50ml

next up is the boots botanics bb cream radiant youth  - I  bought this on a whim a few months ago, it is a lot thicker than your normal bb cream, its more like a light foundation, it blends it easily and gives a dewy finish without looking oily. This i would say is meduim coverage, great for concealing belmishes, i do find with this bb cream that i need to apply powder half way through the day though as it does become slightly shiny. 

next up is the ginvera bb cream- this was a sample, you can buy a sample from the website for just £2 for an 8ml sample which i think is such good value and great to try it out, this bb cream is quite thick and provides meduim coverage, it blends in really well and hides imperfections, it has a slightly dewy finish that i think looks really natural. 
http://www.janiro.co.uk

next is erborian bb cream in dole i recieved this in a selfridges beauty box, i hadnt heard of this brand before but apparantly it contains korean ginseng which is supposed to be beneficial to the skin, it is a meduim covergae bb cream that is semi matte in finish, it is slightly too dark for me in this shade but it looks ok with a bit of a tan, it is good that it has spf 25 in it. 
you can purchase this from selfridges for £13.00 for 15ml 
http://www.selfridges.com


finally is the perricone md no foundation foundation, perricone md has a good reputation in skincare so i was looking forward to trying this, it contains spf  30 which is good, it is quite dark in colour but once blended into skin it adapts to your skintone, it terms of coverage it is a very light coverage, it just evens out your skintone really or it would work well as a primer. I do however use this on days when my skin is quite clear. 
you can purchase this from perricone md for £47 for 30ml or you can try a 7ml sample from latest in beauty for £4

My pink lipstick collection

Hi guys i must apologise as i haven't done a post in about 23448 years but now im back :) 

now i love lipsticks probably more than life haha jokes but anyway i really like my pink lipsticks as i think they just look so nice and go with most outfits and pink is perfect for summer right?

well i think i probably have too many pink lipsticks but hey you can never have too many right?

well on with the post...

swatches from left to right 

rimmel 036  kiss - this is a lovely meduim pink with slight shimmer to it
rimmel 130  love me - this is a darker toned pink that verges on purple, really nice for evenings 
rimmel 010 pink excess - lovely everyday pink colour, i wear this a lot in the day
rimmel 110 pink gossip - this is a bright peachy pink but not too in your face bright









                                                                           

                                                                       

                                                                          

                                                                       

  rimmel 220 shocking pink - a medium bright pink with red undertones

rimmel 340 lily extase - a bright blue toned pink that i think is similar to mac girl about town, really love this colour 

rimmel 130 oxford st fuchsia - a lighter blue toned pink thats quite bright, looks great with a tan

boots 17 lipstick in pink power - medium bright pink, more blue undertones than rimmel shocking pink 

Astor ballerina pink - blue toned light pink 

mac creme cup - light pink with slight blue undertones, this is a perfect lipstick for everyday wear

what are your favorite pink lipsticks??

Makeup storage and desk organisation

Hi there everyone for this post I thought I'd share how I organise and store my makeup and my desk setup. 

Sorry about the bad quality of the pictures, it's taken on my phone as my camera isn't working at the moment! Anyway it has taken me a while to get my desk like this, and now I've become a bit OCD about everything being in the right place haha, I used to have everything put away in drawers but it annoyed me having to rummage around for everything on a morning, so now I have all my essentials out for easy access. 

I made my nail polish storage from stacking DVDs, boxes and whatever I could find haha, so that there are different levels for all my nail polishes and I can see them! I got the idea from the acrylic units you can buy for these but they are so expensive! 

Next is my lipstick holder, I got this from ebay for about £3, It houses 24 lipsticks or lipglosses and I really like this, just search for 24 lipstick holder on ebay if you want one :) 

I keep all my go to products such as moisturisers, eyelash curlers, mascara eye cream etc in a box at the back, we'll actually it's a box lid haha, next I keep all my hair clips and bits like that in this little dish which is actually a soap dish but it was so pretty and reduced to 10p I had to have it! I wish I had bought more now actually I mean 10p! 

Next I have my urban decay palettes 

Then the pots I have for brushes were also 10p each( matalan sale) 

I have a little box containing some hair products such as heat protector, hair serum etc and then in front of that some more hair products, the rest of my hair products are in the drawer in the desk, yes I know I have far too many! 

Next is the clear drawers I have, in the top one I keep all my eye related products such as mascara, eyeliner, single eyeshadows, 

The next drawer houses the rest of my lip products that aren't in the holder, these are mainly lipglosses

The last drawer houses all my face products such as foundation, concealer, blusher, bronzer etc

In Another drawer in my desk I keep all random bits and samples. 

How do you store all your makeup?

Sarah 

xoxo

Stila waterproof eyeliner set

Hi there how is everyone? All good I hope! 
I've had a week off work and can't say I've done anything that exciting, the weather has been pretty horrible don't you think!? 
Roll on spring and summer I say! 
Anyway on with today's post! I bought the stila seeing stars smudge stick waterproof eyeliner set ( bit of a mouthful eh!) in the post christmas sales from space nk for £12.50 which I thought was such a bargain as I think it's about that much just for one alone? Never mind for 5!  I love stila as a brand I think they have a range of some lovely products and I'm so glad they relaunched! I had never tried their eyeliners though, usually when a product says it is waterproof I tend to not believe too much into this as I've tried numerous products that claim to be waterproof and they never are. So I wasn't too optimistic about these but how wrong I was! 

These have a really smooth creamy texture and glide on like a dream, they are a
So really pigmented and one swipe is enough,they also have a beautiful metalic like colour to them, they all have flecks of shimmer/glitter in appart from angelfish.
As for staying power I applied the black one( stargazer) at 8am and at 9pm at night it still hadn't budged, no smearing no smudging nothing! 
I also wore it out one day and it rained quite a lot and it hadn't smudged at all! 

So far I have tried stargazer(black)Oscar fish(brown)tetra (plum)and moray(olive) the only one I've yet to use is angelfish( champagne pink)

Since I bought these I have become a convert from my usual liquid eyeliner, I just love all of them and I can create so many different looks with them. 

I would definelty recommend these :) 
You can still buy this set from boots for £25 which is still really good value seeing as though they are  £ 12.50 each anyway so technically you are getting 3 free! 

Sarah 

xoxo

Today's makeup bargains

Hi there hope you are all good, I've still got a bad back but ventured out to the local shops today as It was driving me mad being stuck in bed! 

So I wasn't planning on buying anything but when I went into wilkinson I noticed a few bits of makeup in the sale section, I found this rimmel natural bronzer for only £1.39 reduced from £5.89! I thought this would be great for my holiday and for when the sun decides to show its face haha. I've never used this before so I'm looking forward to trying this out. 

I also popped into boots which is a really small one, I had some boots vouchers to use and i found some things in the reduced section including rimmel apocalips in galaxy, I've been wanting to try these out for ages now so finding this for only £2.99 I had to buy it! I also picked up rimmel moisture renew lipstick in rose passion, this looks a lovely pinky red colour so I can't wait to try it,and it was only £3.14 random I know! Lastly I got a rimmel waterproof liquid eyeliner, I've had this eyeliner before but not the waterproof one so I hope it actually is waterproof,we shall see! This was £2.60 and then when I got to the till I found out they was on 3 for 2 aswell :) 

So it's been a very rimmel kind of blog today haha 

Sarah xoxo

Jimmy choo flash

I received a sample of this from what's in my handbag which I must say was so beautifully packaged, even with my name on it! 

Now I'm really not very good at describing perfumes at all! But I would say it is a floral perfume but not really girly if you know what I mean, it also has hints off of citrus, I think it's a really nice fresh smelling perfume which isn't too much or overpowering, it's definelty something I would wear. 

Anyway go smell it at a department store because I think everyone will like this :) 

Sarah 

Xoxo

Current bath and body products

Hi everyone hope you're all good, I'm stuck in bed with a bad bad, most likely caused by jumping around to example at his gig on Friday night haha. 

So while I'm in bed I thought I'd do a post about my current bath and body products. 
I always used to be a shower person until about 6 months ago when I found my love for a long soak in the bath, usually listening to a cd, it's just so relaxing! 

So anyway onto the products

Naked melt away naked bath foam - I love the naked range it's supposed to be 97% natural which is great as it means there is no nasty chemicals in their products, this bath foam smells lovely its kind of a herby natural kind of scent so if you don't like these kind of scents this wont be for you however they do a bath foam called coco de mer which smells amazing its like that holiday kind of smell! 
When I use this in the bath it makes my skin really soft you can actually feel it whilst you are still in the bath. 
This is normally priced at £3.99 but its currently on offer at only £1 so get it while you can! 
From the naked bodycare website 

I also like to use oils in the bath, rather than paying for an expensive bath oil I just add a couple of drops of essential oils, I use lavender and neroli oils, neroli is great for relaxing, I got these from ebay  , I think the lavender was £0.99 and the neroli was £2.00 so much cheaper than buying a bath oil! 

When I do have a shower I use elemis skin nourishing shower cream, I absolutely love this and it has nearly ran out now, I bought these from time to spa when they was on a 2 for 1 offer, this shower cream is by far the best I've ever used, it makes my skin really soft, it has a really rich creamy lather and it smells divine, i think it smells like baby powder which I love the smell of. It is quite a pricey product I think it is £21 for 300ml but it does last ages, I think one bottle has lasted me about 5 months as you don't need to use a lot, I would buy this again but I have ren rose onto shower oil to try next. 

When I get chance or rather when I remember haha I use the body shop coconut body scrub, this smells soooo good which is the main reason I bought it, it's a really good scrub that isn't too harsh like some can be and it doesn't leave an oily residue either. 


As for body products i normally use the body shop aloe body butter, I love the body shops body butters they are all really lovely,this one feels really nice and fresh and cooling on my skin, I can imagine it would be great to use as an after sun product, it's great if you have dry or sensitive skin. 

The next product is a body lotion I got on sale from tk maxx called angels spa rich body lotion with lily of the valley and black mulberry extracts, it's actual an Italian brand I've never heard of. But it's really good, it's one of those body lotions that soaks straight in, literally within seconds, it's ideal to put on and go, I wish I could buy more of this because I absolutely love it! 

Sarah xoxo

This works products

Hi there everyone I'm still full of cold and feeling yuck but here's today's post about some this works products I got in the January sales, this works is a brand I have always wanted to try mainly to see if they actually work haha excuse the pun, i have seen many reviews on their deep sleep range so when I saw they was having a sale I had to get the deep sleep pillow talk set which contains the pillow spray and the stress less roller oil, it was only in the sale as it had a christmas sleeve which is crazy as it was £8 off,I also saw this clean skin cleanser and as I was running out of my liz Earle cleanse and polish I thought I'd give this a go as it was half price at £8.50 

Deep sleep pillow spray - " a few spritzes of this sleep inducing blend of lavender and vetivert will help you slow down and unwind" 

I spray this on my pillow before I go to sleep most nights, it smells of lavender but not off the overpowering granny lavender if you get what I mean haha, it lasts a long while and I can still smell it on my pillow the next morning, as to whether it works I'm not sure, I always have problems falling asleep and I don't think this made a lot of difference at actually helping me sleep, it did however make me feel more relaxed and I think it makes me breathe more deeply. 
I don't think I would repurchase this again in the near future.

Deep sleep stress less - " clears your head so you breathe more deeply and stress less" I use this mainly alongside the pillow spray but sometimes just on its own. I roll some of the oil onto my temples and into my wrists before bedtime or just if I feel a bit stressed and I do think it works to make me feel calm, it also helps me breathe more deeper and more clearly, it's good for colds too, it has a delicate scent which is not overpowering at all unlike some oils. 
I would purchase this again in the future. 

Clean skin " non drying cream cleanser with rosé hip and olive oil, blended with essential oils of palmorosa, eucalyptus and frankincense for their balancing and antibacterial benefits" 

I like the design of the bottle and the fact it has a pump dispenser so you don't wate product, the only downside is you can't see how much product is left so you have to guess oh well haha, as for the smell, I would say it has a herbal kind of smell and you can definetely smell the rose in it, I love rose scented products! 
I use this mainly on a night time to take off my makeup, I smooth it all over my face and use a muslin  cloth to take it off with, it says on the bottle to wash it off with water but I prefer the hot cloth cleansing method as I feel it really takes away all the dirt and makeup from the day, I like the texture of this it isn't a cream like liz earles cleanse and polish it's more of a lotion but I like it, it is good at taking off eye makeup, it even takes off my benefit they're real mascara which I've found most cleansers can't get off very well. It doesn't dry my skin out either, it just leaves it soft and smooth and not at all greasy, It also doesn't break me out either like liz earles cleanse and polish sometimes can. 

I would definetely repurchase this in the future however they have changed the packaging and it is now called clean skin gentle cleanser and reduced the size from 150ml to 120ml which is rather annoying as it is now more money for less product, but if you can get your hands on it I would definelty recommend it 

Thanks

Sarah xoxo

Urban decay dangerous palette

Hi there guys I haven't done a post for a few days I've been full of cold :(
You know when you get those colds that you just don't feel like doing anything when you get home and you just wanna get in bed,
Whilst writing this post I'm currently listening to examples new album as I'm going to see him on his tour next Friday eek I'm excited... Anyway into today's post!!

I bought this urban decay dangerous pallette in the January sales as it was only £13!

I loved the idea of all the dark colours and the pallette reminded me of urban decays smoked pallette abit.
I already own the naked pallette and I use it a lot for neutral eye looks but I wanted some more darker richer colours to experiment with, I love the texture and pigment of urban decays eyeshadows they really are second to none and with the primer potion they last all day.

So onto the pallette, this contains 6 eyeshadows which I think are all limited edition.

Gravity - this is a medium dark purple colour with slight shimmer silver shimmer

Loaded - this is a deep emerald with slight hints of blue in, it has slight shimmer

Evidence - this is a deep navy metallic blue

Deeper - this is a golden bronze with very slight green tones in

Mushroom - this is a silvery metallic brown with slight shimmer

Ace - this is a blueish dark silver with slight shimmer

I really like all the colours in this palette and I think they are really good for an alternative to the classic smokey eye.

I particularly like the shade deeper, it is a really unique shade as it is bronze but gold and with slight moss green undertones.

All the eyeshadows in this pallette are really dense and rich and are really easy to blend, if you are looking for some different ways of creating a smokey eye or you just like dark shades then this is definitely for you!

You can currently get this for £17.45 at lookfantastic which is a great price :)


Sarah xoxo

My current haircare routine

Hi there for today's post I am going to talk about products I currently use for my hair.

Andrew Collinge purity colour therapy shampoo - as you can see I've nearly finished this bottle, I got it from home bargains a while back, I think it was £1.75 or something, unfortunately I've discovered this product has been discontinued which is rather annoying considering I actually love it! With most sls free shampoos they don't foam up much and I feel like I have to use loads, but this is the opposite, also it doesn't leave you with that squeaky clean feeling like some shampoos, unless you like that of course, but it makes my hair so soft and I only need a little bit of conditioner afterwards.

Ren provitamin conditioner - this is only a small bottle as I have several small bottles as it was cheaper to buy than on full size one haha, anyway I love this stuff, mainly because it doesn't contain silicones. Now you would expect it having no silicones would mean it doesn't make your hair as soft but it actually does make it very very soft. If you don't know about silicones you will know if your conditioner has it in as when you rinse out the conditioner it feels really slippery, Pantene is the worse for this!
Anyway I will keep repurchasing this until I find something just as good.
This is priced at £16 for 300ml from the ren website.

Jo hansford intensive masque - I got this in the latestinbeauty beauty advent calendar, I use this once or week or when my hair is feeling dry, it has a lovely smell like mandarins, I leave it on for about 10-15 minutes and then rinse it out, my hair always feels and looks nourished after using this, this product is quite pricey I think it is £27 for 150ml so I would not repurchase this in the near future.

Tigi sleek mystique haute iron spray - I used to use Lee Stafford's straightening mist but I did find the scent a little too much so I invested in this one a few months ago, after blow drying my hair I spray this on in sections as I straighten my hair, sometimes if you spray too much on it makes your hair a little oily, this is because it is an oil spray so you have to be careful with  how much you are spraying on bless you want to look like an oily mess haha. I find this works well at stopping my hair from getting singed. I don't know if I would repurchase again however as I think I will look for a non oil spray next time. 
This is priced at £8.35 from cheapsmells .

Tigi sleek mystique blow out balm - another product from the sleek mystique line, I use this on damp hair before blow drying it, mainly on the ends of my hair, it seems to make blow dryng easier and afterwards my hair looks smooth with minimum frizz, it also makes my hair really shiny.You only  need one pump of this at a time so it has lasted me at least 6 months and I am only about half way through the bottle so it is good value for money 
This is priced at £7.45 from cheapsmells. 

New dove compressed deodorants

Dove will be launching a new compressed deodorant from the 4th of February, these deodorants are half the size of a normal can but you get the same amount of deodorant as you normally would. How does this work you may ask? Well they do this by reducing the gas in the can but you still get the same amount of deodorant inside.
I think this is such a good idea as a smaller can is always useful for popping in your gym bag or shopping bag and plus its better for the environment too.

I was sent some to try and I have to say its just as good if not better than the standard dove deodorant and I love the new dinky can, I will definitely be getting some of these for my holiday!

So next time your out shopping don't think that these are just travel size cans because there not, go and try it for yourself :)

20p lipsticks

Hi there today's post is about some lipsticks I got for 20p each, yes 20p!

I was browsing the 99p shop at the weekend and I noticed some tester lipsticks in packs of 3, I didn't think much to them but on closer inspection I noticed they were rimmel ones and upon opening them I noticed that they was almost full size, they just had them lids on that you get on the tester lipsticks in the makeup isle. At 30p each I bought an pack then when I got the till they scanned through at 59p!
So of course I went pack and bought a couple more packs!

out of the packs I got I had a range of reds,pinks and nudes.

I'm so excited to try them all, I will be doing a more detailed post when I have :)

Daily skincare

Today's blog is about my daily skincare products that I am currently using. 

In terms of day skincare I use Ren vita -mineral day cream, I have been using this every day for over a month and its nearly all used up, I find this cream really good during the current cold weather as it is really moisturising but at the same time it doesn't make my skin oily or break me out which is great. 

I bought this in a Ren try me set, these sets are really good if you want to try out new products rather than buying the full size, there are different sets for different skin types too. 

THe next product I use is an eye cream by Holly Robinson Peter, I actually bought this in a tkmaxx sale not too long ago for just a pound, I hadn't heard of this brand before, I think it's American? But I thought I would give it a go as I was looking for a new eye cream, it has a lovely texture that feels very fresh and colour and absorbs instantly. 

As for night time products I am currently using bio effect EGF serum that I got with the latest in beauty advent calendar, I have been using it for about a week now, I haven't noticed any really amazing results yet, it does seem to make my skin look brighter and more radiant in the mornings but I haven't noticed any difference in dark spots or anything. 

Other products I use at night usually are Ren clearcalm replenishing night serum, this is like a light moisturiser rather than a serum but it absorbs instantly and makes my skin feel soft and smooth, it does seem to minimise blemishes too. 

The final product is Ren frankincense night cream, I tend to use this when my skin is feeling dry or needs a moisture boost, it is great for when I have been out in the cold wind all day and my skin always looks better in the morning after using this.

                                             

First ever beauty blog

Hi there well where do i start?
Im new to this beauty blogging business, i already have a blog which is thatgirl21.blogspot.co.uk which is basically a blog about things in life that make me curious or i feel the need to moan about ha. 

I follow alot of beauty blogs and i always look for reviews about products before buying anything, now i think ikts my turn to do my own beauty blog!
I  have always liked makeup and skincare and for the past year i have been increasingly interested in more natural and organic skincare as i feel there shouldnt  be all these nasty chemicals in products. 
This all started when i used some products from liz earles range and i also had read articles about chemicals contained in beauty products, especially skincare, i decided then that i would no longer use products that contain sulphates, parabens or other horrible chemicals
Ive now got in a habit of reading all the ingredients in products and about 8 times out of 10 i cant buy a product because of the ingredients which can be annoying at times, but never mind!


As for makeup i like to experiment with different brands and products. 
My moto however though is  that you need good skincare first and then your skin will look all the better for it and you wont need as much face makeup, they do say beauty is skin deep after all!

So in this blog i will be doing reviews of skincare, makeup, hair and other little bits 

Thanks for reading and i will be doing the first review soon!