Summer Travel Staples

July 18, 2014

With many of us jetting off on holidays/weekend trips at the moment, and as I am hopefully going on holiday early September i've recently been thinking towards the products that I would take on holiday and this may also give you some tips if you're struggling with your beauty packing.

BASE

Starting off with the base and as the weather is a bit on the warmer side at the moment here in the UK, and of course will be scorching if you're jetting off somewhere warm, the one thing you are going to need is a good primer. I've opted for the Laura Mercier Radiance Foundation Primer (£29), which is a lovely lightweight primer that blends in lovely and really helps to make your foundation stay in place. It also helps to give your skin that holiday glow by boosting your skins radiance, which I also love. As for foundation, the key thing is keeping it light and i'm currently loving the L'oreal True Match Foundation (£9.99), it's super lightweight but gives a nice coverage that is quite build able and i've noticed that it stays put really well, which you are going to want if you're going to be facing some heat.

CHEEKS

Moving onto the cheeks and i've been keeping this really simple lately. A light bronzer such as The Body Shop Honey Bronzer (£13) has been my go to for some light contouring, just to add a little something extra to my skin whilst also giving my face a subtle hint of bronze. For blushers i've really been getting back into my peachy pinks as they just give you that lovely glow, and the Tarte 'Peaceful' Blusher (£23) is the one i've been reaching for. The Tarte blushers are great because they do not budge throughout the day, which makes them even more lustful as I hate when i'm on holiday and within an hour my blush is half way down my face.

EYES

Now onto the eye area and when it comes to holidays I really like to keep everything looking as natural as possible, but if I am wanting to do an eyelook then I will usually pick something that I can muilti task with. I've been opting for the Wet'n'Wild Knock On Wood Palette as the darker brown shade works great for filling in my brows, but I can also create a few different eye looks with this. I love the pinky hues at the moment as I find they really bring out my eye colour. Going back a step kind of, if I am wanting to do some sort of eye look then an eye primer is coming along with me, and the Benefit Stay Don't Stray Eye Primer (£20.50) does exactly what you need it to. Lastly with the eyes I like a good mascara that is going to add some length and volume, and The Body Shop Big & Curvy Mascara (£10) does exactly that. I love the brush on this mascara as it just applies the product so well to the lashes, and gives such great volume.

What products are your summer travel staples?

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Shower Time Essentials #2

September 08, 2013

Following on from my previous Shower Time Essentials (post here), I have since added to these essentials with my previous essentials still very much apart of my shower must haves. As you guys seemed to enjoy my last post about my essentials shower products, I thought why not try and make this a regular thing by updating my essentials every few months.

Concoction Rosemary + Mint Shampoo - Selfridges (£11), Aussie Miracle Moist Shampoo - Boots (£4.49), Tresemme Platinum Strength 60 Second Treatment Shot - Boots (£1.49), Beauticology: Gingerbread Bodywash

Ever since receiving the Concoction Rosemary + Mint Shampoo from my friend Jess for my birthday there has not been a shower where I have not used this product. Now, I was supposed to review this for you guys, but I spoke a little bit about how it works and the concept of this shampoo here. I love this shampoo, as it allows you to basically create your own shampoo. It really helps to nourish my hair and it leaves my hair smelling so refreshed from the subtle mint scent within the formula.

Another shampoo that I have been using non stop is the Aussie Miracle Moist Shampoo, which I had been using way before the previous shampoo. As my hair is quite damaged this helps to basically give the damaged parts of my hair the moisture that it longs for and leaves my hair feeling so soft and smelling amazing!

In last months GlossyBox I received the Tresemme Platinum Strength 60-second Shot Treatment, which I have actually used up but I have been using this once a week as a conditioning treatment to the lower ends of my hair. You can get about 3 applications out of this tiny tube, which for £1.50 isn't too bad. I love how soft and conditioned my hair feels after using this and it is definitely one that I will be repurchasing again and again.

Lastly is another product I received as a birthday present from my friend Meg, the Beauticology: Gingerbread Body Wash. This came in a set of three different products and this one has made it's way into every shower I have. I love the smell of this stuff, it's like a sweet ginger scent that lingers on my body all day. I don't know why but this product get's me thinking of Christmas time, it's one of those spicy scents that everyone loves during the winter time.

What are your shower/bath essentials?

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Festival Beauty Essentials

July 04, 2013

With festival season getting into full swing with Isle of Wight and Glastonbury already been and gone, and, as i'm attending Wireless Festival next weekend I thought why not better than share what beauty essentials I will be taking with me.

HAIR & BODY

Batiste Dry Shampoo (£2.99), Tresemme Extra Hold Hairspray (£4.99), Bumble & Bumble Surf Spray (£20.50), Nivea Sun Spray SPF 50+ (£6.20)

Starting with hair and body essentials, most of these products are mini sizes or samples so they will be perfect to squeeze into my little bag incase I need to apply these during the day.

As any festival goer knows, hair is one thing that is going to be a night mare, for me not so much as you can't camp at Wireless so i'm staying in a hotel but the Batiste Dry Shampoo will be coming with me as a just incase as I always need it when I don't pack it. For styling I will taking my mini Tresemme Hairspray for when hair is need of some taming as well as the Bumble & Bumble Surf Spray (review here) just to add a little texture to my wavy locks. Lastly some SPF 50 for my poor pale fair skin, as I do burn very easily so the Nivea 50+ Sun Spray will be my best friend next weekend, this is if it is sunny, I hope it is!

FACE & MAKEUP

Aloe Vera Vaseline (£1.99), Caudalie Beauty Elixir 30ml (£10.35), Erborian BB Creme (£12.50), Jelly Pong Pong Fairly Lashes (£15), Sleek Face Form Palette (£9.99)

Now onto face and makeup products, again most of these products are small enough to fit into a little makeup bag and are the bare essentials of what I would need to carry round with me.

Starting with lips, the Aloe Pocket Size Vaseline is perfect as it allows me to keep my lips moisturised throughout the day as my lips dry out very easily in the heat and is small enough to just chuck in my bag. The Caudalie Beauty Elixir (review here) is going to be a must if it's hot, this does an amazing job of refreshing my face when it's hot and a little spritz of this will help my makeup stay in place throughout the day. For foundation i'm opting for the Erborian BB Creme, which I received in my Selfridges Beauty Box (review here). I love this stuff, it gives enough coverage but isn't too heavy on my skin and it contains SPF25 so I don't need to worry about coating my face in sun screen. Moving onto eyes, the Jelly Pong Pong Fairy Lashes Mascara (review here) is a no brainer, super lightweight on my lashes but gives enough volume whilst also being water resistant. Last but not least the Sleek Face Form Palette (review here) will be the ultimate multi tasker, which you need at festivals. I love this palette especially for contouring and it means I don't have to carry around loads of separate products.

Are you going to any festivals this summer?