My pamper day

On Sunday, I had a day off work. And to be honest, I was lost. If you don't know where I work then I shall tell you. I work at Boots. A beauty blogger's heaven. I love going to work every Sunday and spending my entire day surrounded by beauty products. It's bad for my spending habits but great for my mind - I guess. So as I mentioned on my day off, I felt a little bit lost. So lost that I decided to spend the entire day pampering myself. I used a lot of products and I'm not going to talk about them in too much detail considering I've mentioned most at least once on my blog. But I shall link to past reviews of the products.

In the shower I started off with my Charles Worthington Daily Defence Salon Results Shampoo. This shampoo is a great daily shampoo that leaves my hear looking volumised and feeling silky smooth. I then applied my Umberto Giannini Incredible Body Plump Up Volumising Mask for Big Hair* (reviewed here) to the roots of my hair and my Tresemme Keratin Smooth Deep Treatment Masque (reviewed here) to the ends of my hair. Using both of these masques together adds volume at the roots and smooths down my ends - a perfect combination. Whilst waiting for these to work their magic, I went on to use my EOS Vanilla Bliss Shave Cream* (reviewed here). A shaving cream isn't the most glamourous of pampering products however this beautiful shaving cream sure does help. It smells amazing and does a great job. I then went on to use my Soap & Glory Sugar Crush Body Scrub all over my body to exfoliate. After this - and after washing out the masques in my hair - I used my Soap & Glory Sugar Crush Body Wash (reviewed here) all over my skin to cleanse, moisturise and make it smell nice. After getting out of the shower, I used my Superfacialist Rose Miracle Makeover Facial Oil* (reviewed here) to pre-cleanse my skin and get it super clean. I then cleansed my skin with my trusty Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish* (reviewed here). I love this cleanser, it's my favourite but I only use it on special occasions. After this, I applied one of my favourite face masks, the Superfacialist Neroli Lifting Treatment Mask* (reviewed here) and then went on to moisturise my body. I did this using my No7 Cocooning Body Balm* (reviewed here) which smells amazing and leaves the skin incredibly nourished without leaving residue. After removing my face mask, I finished off by moisturising my hands with the beautiful Boux Avenue Pink Taffeta Hand Cream which smells incredible. 

Phew. That's a lot of products. But it definitely was worth it. What products do you use to pamper yourself with?

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Fake Tanning Preparation Products

When it comes to fake tanning, preparation is key. There's no point in applying fake tan if you don't have a good base to start off with. It sounds silly but there really is an art to fake tanning. If you don't prepare your skin correctly, then you will without a doubt end up with patchy, streaky, nasty fake looking tan - and who wants that?!

To start off with, all body hair must be removed. It allows the fake tan to apply more evenly and it means that it won't cling onto the hairs. I use the EOS Vanilla Bliss Shave Cream* - £9.45 as it's my favourite shaving cream. You can use this shaving cream wet or dry which is amazing in itself. Since using this, I haven't cut myself once shaving. Which is amazing considering I'm extremely clumsy. It also smells lovely - not overpowering but nice, sweet and fresh - and it moisturises the skin. Secondly, it's incredibly important to exfoliate your skin to get rid of any dead skin cells which will allow a smooth application. I love the Burt's Bees Cranberry & Pomegranate Sugar Scrub* - £12.99. Once again, this smells lovely. It's a big, fruity mess that does a wonderful job at buffing away any dead skin. I prefer sugar scrubs to normal exfoliators when preparing my skin for fake tan as I find that they do a really good, abrasive job yet without being harsh. And this one doesn't let me down.. I use a moisturising body wash just so that I can get as much moisture into my skin as possible so I'm not left with any dry patches. This step isn't a necessity but I do it anyway just in case. I love the Naked Ooh La La Coco De Mer Body Wash* - £3.79 and the Philosophy Christmas Cookie Body Wash - £14. These two smell incredible and they do a great job at adding moisture into my skin. Finally it's so important to moisturise your skin - especially your elbows, knees, ankles and hands. If you don't, the fake tan will go patchy on your dry areas and that really isn't attractive. I either use the Dove Summer Glow Nourishing Body Lotion* - £4.99 or the Jergens Original Beauty Lotion* - £3.49. I use the Dove Summer Glow as a sort of primer as it adds a little bit of a glow/colour to my skin while moisturising it. The Jergens moisturiser is without a doubt my all time favourite moisturiser. It smells so delicious, sinks into the skin quickly and adds so much moisture without being sticky.

What are your must-have fake tanning preparation products?

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REVIEW: Big Green Smile, Burt's Bees and EOS

I was given the opportunity to try out a few things from a website called Big Green Smile. This website stocks the widest range of natural beauty products in the UK! They also have a lot of offers/deals on so it's definitely worth checking out. You can also change the currency on the website to either £'s, $'s or Euro's. I browsed the website and there were many brands popping up that I'd been interested in trying out products from. Two that stuck out for me were Burt's Bees and EOS.

Burt's Bees Naturally Nourishing Milk & Shea Butter Hand Soap* - £8.49

I've tried a few things from Burt's Bees before and I really love the scent of the products. This hand soap doesn't disappoint. It smells beautiful and the scent lingers on your hands for a while which ends up making me look a bit weird in lectures when I'm sniffing my hands. I also love the feel of this soap. It's not drying at all and I actually find that I can use this alone without having to moisturise my hands which is great. This takes great pride in my kitchen and I use this so many times. I can definitely see myself repurchasing this when it runs out. In fact, I can't see myself living without it!

EOS Lemon Drop SPF 15 Lip Balm* - £4.95

I'm definitely a lip balm addict and I must have way over 50 by now. Since I started reading blogs and watching YouTube videos I've seen EOS lip balms mentioned so often and I've always been jealous of the Americans who can get their hands on them so easily. So as soon as I saw this lip balm on the website, I knew I had to have it. Lemon is my favourite scent but they also do a variety of different flavours here. These lip balms are incredible and they're definitely worth the hype. The shape of them makes them so easy to use and the balm coats both lips at the same time. They're also very nourishing but in a way that doesn't leave your lips looking or feeling not very nice. I'm addicted and I can't stop applying this to my lips.

Have you tried any of these products before? What do you think to the Big Green Smile website?
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FOTN: Pumped Up Kicks

On Wednesday night I went out and I really liked my make up so I thought I'd show you what I did. I've done this Face of the Night different to what I'd usually do. This is because I haven't just listed the products I've sort of explained where/how I used them and why. So if you like this, let me know! 

SKIN: When I'm going out I do use a lot of products on my skin because I don't like the way it looks. I do have scarring and I do sometimes have active breakouts. Luckily, my skin has improved a lot recently but I still love having flaw-free skin when I go out. I start off by priming my skin and for this look I used the L'Oréal Paris Studio Secrets Smoothing Resurfacing Primer - £14.29 which I've been loving so much recently. I then went on to use my Skin 79 Super BB Cream - £16.00 as an extra layer of 'foundation' really helps to give a flawless look. For foundation I used my Estee Lauder Double Wear foundation - £27.50 as it's one of my favourites and one that I'll always have in my collection. It provides full coverage and it doesn't budge once it's dried onto the skin. For concealer I used my No7 Trio Concealer - £9.50. I'll be doing a review of this product soon but basically I used the pink toned concealer under my eyes and the yellow toned concealer on any redness. I then concealed my scars and blemishes with Collection 2000's Lasting Perfection concealer - £4.19. After this, I powdered my skin with 17's Miracle Matte Pressed Powder - £3.99 and contoured my cheekbones, forehead and nose with Liz Earle's Natural Glow Bronzer* - £19.50. For blusher I used Nars Deepthroat - £21.00 and as it's really glowy I didn't use a highlighter.

EYES: I primed my eyes using Urban Decay's Primer Potion - £14.50 and then used Maybelline's Color 24 HR Tattoo in On and On Bronze - £4.99 as a base to intensify the shadow. I then used Urban Decay's Smog over my lid and Urban Decay's Hustle in the crease. After this I used Urban Decay's Blackout lightly on the outer corners of my eyes to make the eyes a bit darker and smokier. For a highlight I used Urban Decay's Sin. All of these can be found in the Urban Decay Naked palette - £36.00 except for Blackout which is in the Urban Decay Naked 2 palette - £36.00. For eyeliner I used Collection 2000's Extreme 24 Hour Felt Tip Liner - £2.99 which is my favourite at the moment as it's so easy to use and nicely pigmented. I then used Lancome's Hypnose Drama Mascara - £20.50 on my lashes which is amazing! I need to buy the full sized version of this as I only have a sample. For my eyebrows I lightly used Liz Earle's Eyebrow Pencil in 02* and then made them stronger with my HD Brow Palette* - £19.96. To set my brows I used the my Collection 2000 Clear Mascara - £2.99.

LIPS: I didn't use a lot on my lips but I did scrub them with Lush Bubblegum Lip Scrub - £5.25 and I used my EOS Lemon Drop SPF 15 Lip Balm* - £4.95 to make sure they were soft. I then used No7's Lipstick in Starshell - £9.00 which is a lovely nude colour as my eyes were quite intense.
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