Patisserie De Bain is a brand that is all about having fun, with the quirkiness of their products and injecting a bit of vintage flare into every one of their products. I love brands that have fun with their packaging, making it fun for their customer and their sweet scents are so nice to pick you up just when you need it!

When I first received this beautiful box I honestly thought it was a box of sweets, as the scents hit me before even opening the box and I then spent a good ten minutes smelling all of the products with my Mum as they were all so individual! One of the products they are best known for are their Bath & Shower Cremes and they kindly sent over their Sweet As Cherry Pie Shower Creme* (£3.99), which smells absolutely incredible and they definitely picked the best scent for me as I love anything cherry! I've been using this ever since I first received these products and it's amazing how soft this makes my skin feel, but also how amazing it makes my skin feel! 

A few other products i've seen a lot about is their hand products, and their Lemon Bon Bon Hand & Body Lotion* (£4.99) is absolutely divine! I don't usually use a body lotion, but as i'm starting to fake tan more i've been using this mainly on the areas where I suffer with dry skin to stop the tan going patchy, whilst also making my skin smell amazing and sort of helps to tone down the smell of my fake tan. Another product that I don't typically use is a bar of soap, mainly because I find them to be boring but their Strawberry Cupcake Soap* (£4.49) smells absolutely incredible and I cannot wait to crack this open once i've used up my current soap.

Finally a product i've wanted to try from Patisserie De Bain is their hand creams, and they kindly sent me a few different scents to try but my favourite has got to the be their Rhubarb & Custard Hand Cream* (£3.99) because I absolutely love rhubarb and custard sweets and this smells just like them. Hand creams is something that I've begun using more as i've gotten older and these are lovely on the skin, but also leave them smelling amazing!

Have you tried any products from Patisserie De Bain?

For me being a natural red head, just because i've dyed my hair that doesn't mean my eyelashes and eyebrows match and I often feel that pale skin isn't beautiful, even though everyone tells me it is. For the most part i'm learning to accept those things but having products to boost my confidence is always welcome, and I love the feeling of those products working their magic.

Starting off with a base product that has been getting quite a bit of love lately is the Lancome Tient Idole Foundation* (£31.50), which is probably the  nicest high end foundation that i've ever tried! It gives amazing coverage and really helps to even out my skin tone, whilst also feeling incredibly light on the skin. I also find the shade match to be spot on, and with a good range of shades to choose from it would seem that anyone would be able to find a shade to suit them, which I think some brands definitely miss the mark with! I also gave this foundation a full review here, so make sure you check that out!

Another product that I have not stopped using since the day I finally got my hands on it is the ABH Dip Brow (£15), and i'm not joking when I say i've never used a brow product that works the wonders that this does! I absolutely love how amazing this makes my brows look, and it gives me a massive confidence boost as so many people have complimented how good my brows look thanks to this product! At the same time purchasing this, I also purchased the Becca Champagne Pop Shimmering Skin Perfector (£32), and if you thought you'd tried an amazing highlighter, you just wait until you've tried this! It gives such a beautiful pop that I find suits every skin tone, and just looks absolutely stunning!

Finally we have the Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick (£17) in the shade 'Lolita' and the reason why I love this is because of the shade. It's so different to any other that I own and just gives me that boost that a new lipstick gives you, but I get it every time I wear this as it's not like any other shade that I wear! I also love the lasting power of this and I can rely on it to last throughout the day without a worry!

What are your favourite confidence boosting products?

One product I love from L'occitane is their Almond Shower Oil (£19) as it smells incredible and leaves the skin feeling so smooth and refreshed, so when I found that they do a few gift sets aimed towards those who love their almond scents I was so pleased! Firstly we have the Irresistible Almond Collection (£45), which is an amazing collection containing four products including the shower oil, milk concentrate, soap and hand cream all of which have their amazing and well known almond scent. Another gift set I spotted was the Almond Delight Duo (£27), which is a lovely alternative if you're looking for some slightly cheaper but still contains two lovely products that will leave your skin feeling and smelling amazing! Finally a gift set that I would love to treat myself to is the Shea Butter Essentials Collection (£45) as I absolutely love anything shea butter scented and this set contains so many wonderful products including the shower cream, body cream, hand cream and also foot cream, all of which are incredible products!

So those are a few of my current favourite pamper products, and remember it's always important to give your body some 'me time' from time to time!

What are your favourite pamper products?

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Lancome has been a brand that i've had the opportunity to try a fair few products from in the last six months or so, and it has grown to be a firm favourite of mine as their products are made to such a high quality, that it's very much noticed in how well in the products perform in my opinion.

A few weeks back a very special package arrived, that I had no idea I would be receiving and all was presented in a beautiful black box, and without a doubt is the most beautifully presented PR package i've ever received. Within the box was the Tient Idole Ultra Wear Foundation* (£31.50) along with the La Base Pro Hydra Glow Primer* (£28.50), and finally their All Foundation Brush* (£29). I thought this was such a cute PR package, and is essentially designed to be the best way of perfecting your base. After loving a couple of their other base products I was excited and intrigued to see if I liked these products just as well.

I've been trying out all three products for about three weeks now, and it's safe to say i've been absolutely loving these products. The La Base Pro Hydra Glow Primer* (£28.50) is probably the nicest primer that i've used, as it's great at not only priming and prepping the skin, but also hydrating and giving the skin that radiant glow that it needs in order to stop your foundation looking dull. Since using this I have found that my foundation just looks so much better, and lasts so well throughout the day as it usually dries into my skin come the end of the day, but with this it hasn't been at all.

Moving onto the Tient Idole Ultra Wear Foundation* (£31.50), which is hands down my favourite high end foundation as it has firmly replaced any that I have previously love, although I am a big lover of a drugstore foundation. Luckily they sent me the perfect shade for skin tone, which is pretty surprising seeing as I am naturally quite pale. What I love about this foundation is that the coverage is absolutely amazing, hiding pretty much every blemish or uneven bit of tone but it's so light on the skin that you don't even realise you're wearing it. I also find that using this in conjunction with primer to be the perfect match base wise, as the primer just makes the foundation sit so beautifully on the skin.

Finally I find applying these two products with the All Foundation Brush* (£29) to be the perfect brush to use, as it buffs the foundation in seamlessly to the skin and is also small enough to perfect on the go, or for any touch ups. I will say the brush does seem a little pricey in comparison to alternative brushes but if you like using good quality brushes to apply your foundation, then i'd definitely recommend trying this one out.

When it comes to spring time, skin wise I find that my skin isn't as dry as it typically is during the winter but it still definitely needs a bit of TLC from time to time to combat any dryness, and to also give it a bit of a radiance boost.

In prep for travelling to Australia I was on the hunt for a simple and cheap cream cleanser that I could take, and not care if I were to lose it or accidentally leave it in a hostel, but luckily I didn't and in turn found a cleanser that I actually really like. The cleanser in question is the Superdrug Cream Cleanser for Dry & Sensitive Skin (£3.49), which is like any other cream cleanser that i've used but I find it's amazing at removing any type of makeup, even waterproof, whilst also helping to remove any dry skin that I may have lingering. I also like that it is very gentle on the skin, and also calms down any redness or sensitive areas that have come up. For the price it's definitely one i'd recommend trying, as it doesn't break the bank what so ever.

A moisturiser that i've featured a fair few times now, and i'm still loving is the Clinique Pep Start Moisturiser (£24.50) which is a lovely day moisturiser that is lightweight, but gives just the right amount of hydration that my skin needs. It sinks into the skin within seconds, meaning I can still use it in the morning when i'm in a rush. I also find it helps to blur any unevenness and sort of acts like a primer as such as i've noticed that my foundation doesn't tend to dry into my face as much as it used to. I purchased this back around Christmas time, and have used it pretty much everyday since, and i've barely used any so it's definitely one that goes very far, and justifies a slightly more pricey price tag.

Finally for this round up i've been trying a few products from Jurlique recently, as they sent me a few products to try in time for my little Australian adventure. One product i've been loving is their Calming Blend Aromatherapy Mist* (£17), which at first I thought was just for the face but this can actually be used on the body and also around the home as it is a calming mist that calms your senses, and not just your skin. I find giving a spritz of this once or twice a week, especially when i'm feeling a bit stressed or tired, it really help to relax me and i've found it also relaxes my skin also. If you're one for wellbeing mists, then i'd definitely recommend checking out their selection of mists, and they have a few in their range all designed to promote different things.

What skincare products are you loving for Spring?

For my my preference with jewellery is the daintier the better. Gone are the days of big bulky necklaces and rings, whereas now I opt for more subtle and cute pieces that make a small but pretty impact. I've recently been adding a couple of new pieces into the rotation, as well as staying true to some good faithful pieces that I always have to feature!

A few weeks ago I decided it was about time I treated myself to a new Pandora ring, as I currently wear the December Birthstone Ring (£40), although my birthday is in July, odd I know but I preferred the stone colour. I also have the Pandora Delicate Heart Ring (£35) however I no longer wear this, so I wanted a ring to wear in place of that as I love stacking Pandora rings! After trying on fair few rings I finally settled on the Openwork Linked Love Ring (£30) as it was subtle but still tied in well with my other ring, and so far i'm absolutely loving it, and have been getting a lot of wear out of it! 

An old faithful of mine comes from the lovely brand Muru, who I don't see enough about as theor craftsmanship is absolutely stunning and their pieces are timeless. I've been wearing their Wishbone Charm Necklace* (£54) for almost two years now, day in and day out, and I love it! It accessorises well with everything that I wear and it is absolutely stunning! When picking this I opted for the rose gold as I love rose gold jewellery on my skin tone, as it sits well and I find it suits me better to normal gold metal.

Finally, moving onto earrings and I have a fair few piercings in my ears but I rarely change them up as I try to keep them quite minimal! Whilst in Australia I picked up a few new pairs of studs, from the brand Lovisa which is an accessories and jewellery brand/shop selling fairly affordable accessories. I opted for a few pairs, ones slightly different to my style and i've really been enjoying switching them up. Unfortunately they don't have any of the studs I purchased online, but if you are local to Australia i'd highly recommend checking them out!

So those are the jewellery pieces i'm currently loving and getting a lot of wear out of!

What are your favourite jewellery pieces?

For anyone who knows me, I love my floral scented fragrances and have ever since I had my first bottle of Vera Wang Princess but my taste does evolve and change as I get older. Recently i've added a few new fragrances into my collection, and i've also been pulling a few old favourites from the last few summers that i've wearing non stop recently.

One fragrance that i've banged on about far too much is YSL Black Opium (£85), and rightly so because it's an absolutely beautifully scented fragrance that deserves the hype and love that it gets. This fragrance is definitely one i'd describe as a womanly and more grown up version of the fragrances that I loved when I was younger, as it has a sexiness and seductiveness about it that I just love, and I get so many compliments on this scent whenever I wear it! 

Another fragrance that i've spoken a lot about recently has been the Giorgio Armani Si (£69), which I treated myself to on my Australia trip and is one i've wanted for such a long time as a fair few of my friends wear this scent, and I absolutely adore it. This again is a more grown up version of the scents I loved when I was younger, with fruity notes that have a seductive yet still feminine feel to it. I also love this fragrance for packaging as it's simple yet elegant, and suits the perfume down to a t.

Finally we have a fragrance that I added into my collection a couple of years ago after longing for it for a few years. This is the Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Perfume, which is actually a limited edition scent that they bring out each year and this essentially smells like a holiday in a bottle! I typically save this fragrance to wear during the summer months as it doesn't work that well for me during the colder months, and it means that it lasts so much longer than the fragrances I wear all year round!

So those are the fragrances that i'm currently loving for Spring!

What are you favourite fragrances?

In the run up to Australia I was on it in terms of content as I knew that although I was having a break from life, I didn't want my blog to have a break as such as i've been working so hard to get my blog and content back on track. So in preparation I ensured that I got myself ahead in blog content and I really pushed myself, my time and my organisation to the ultimate in order to ensure the blog was left ticking over whilst I was away, and here a few ways in which helped me in terms of organising content.

Planning content in advance - With the way that I blog, I essentially plan weeks in advance in order to then organise my time in a productive way to ensure that I get the content scheduled ahead of time. I literally live by my Paper Chic Co Weekly Blog Planner (£8) to note down which blog posts I am wanting to get scheduled, and then ticking of each stage from taking photos, up until the post has actually gone live, which is great as I love the satisfaction of ticking things off a list! I also rely on my Kikki K Weekly Planner (£7.50) to plan out which posts are going up on which day around all of the other things I have going on with my life, and again I tick off once a post is written and ready to go so I know it's all good to go!

Schedule content for the week ahead - At the moment i'm currently working about a week ahead of myself schedule wise, by ensuring that all content for the next week is all written and scheduled to go up by Sunday evening. Making sure the posts are ready to go to allows me not stress, as I used to find i'd stress so much if I wasn't ready content wise for the week ahead, so planning in advance allows me to get ahead and on top of content!

Bulk photo taking - Before starting my full time job, bulk taking photos was something I never did but now only having essentially two days of the week to take photos, means I have to be on it to get as much use of the day light as I can. With planning content so far in advance, it then means I have a set goal for what photos need to be taken, which means those photos can then be edited and the posts written as and when needed.

Schedule all social - With working full time, more and more I can't be on social media even during my lunch breaks so I rely on scheduling social media content heavily. I tend to do this during an evening, or first thing in the morning just after my alarms have gone off, as I really rely on promoting my blog through social media. I always use Buffer for scheduling content as the app is so easy to use and makes scheduling content so quick!

Moving onto a beauty brand that has had a lot of talk, especially over the past 12 months or so, both good and bad is Kylie Cosmetics. When I heard that Kylie Jenner was releasing her own cosmetics line I knew i'd instantly be backing it, purely because i'm obsessed with the Karadshians. Initially I held off ordering in order to see the first round of reviews, as I really rely on bloggers reviews nowadays and after a few months I decided to purchase her Candy K Lip Kit ($29). I can honestly say that these liquid lipsticks started my love for liquid lipsticks, and I've since gone onto try so many different brands and the Kylie Cosmetics one are hands down my favourite and most worn!

So those are a few recent additions into my beauty collection that without us bloggers I would have never dreamed of purchasing!

What products have you bought purely because of blogger reviews?

When it comes to spring beauty I typically stick to my usual everyday look, but I start to switch things up with the tones that I pick and I also like to opt for more of a natural yet dewy look, whereas in the winter I opt for a more heavier base and less peachy pink tones.

I've been loving trying out a fair few new foundations over the past six months or so and a brand i've been enjoying a lot from is Lancome. They were a brand I hadn't tried an awful lot from and my love for them has really grown recently! For a lighter base i've been mixing the Lancome La Base Pro Hydra Glow Primer* (£28.50) which is a lovely hydrating yet glowy primer, with the Lancome Tient Idole Ultrawear Foundation* (£31.50). I've been loving using these two products at the moment, because the primer makes a lovely base and gives a youthful healthy glow underneath what is a really lovely medium coverage foundation, but it feels so light on the skin. I also find that this foundation lasts so well throughout the day and the primer really stops it from drying into my skin, which i've been looking for in a product for a long time.

When it comes to powders one product that I love to pull out every spring and summer is the Bourjois  Java Rice Powder (£9.99) because it has such a beautiful consistency and gives the skin a lovely glow, whilst also keeping the shine at bay throughout the day. Another powder product that gets a lot of love from me throughout the year is the Benefit Rockatuer Blush (£24.50), which is probably the most beautiful blush that ever owned. The rose gold tone to it gives a lovely pop, whilst also giving a light highlight that looks beautiful! 

For lipsticks, although i'll still be loving my nudes throughout the summer I do like to pull out some spring pink tones! Whilst having a little clear out I rediscovered one of my most loved MAC Lipstick (£16.50) in the shade 'Lovelorn' which is a beautiful light pink shade that I wore to absolute death last spring, and it's one i'll definitely be reaching for in the next few months. Another shade that i've recently added to my collection is 'Faux', which is a classic nude pink but for me it's definitely one that i'll be opting for more in the summer with it's cremesheen finish as I tend to use less matte formulas.

Lastly i've picked out a nail varnish that i've been wearing to death recently! I picked this in desperation when I was in Australia and ever since i've absolutely loved it! This is the Maybelline Super Stay 7 Days Forever Strong Nail Varnish (£4.49), which has a lovely finish and lasts so well, with very little chips or wear!

What products will you be taking into Spring?