cosmetics from the body shop.

What a lovely sight, a bunch of new Body Shop goodies. oh I could just stare at it all day, but i'm not, instead i'm going to show you what i got...

all-in-one cheek colour. 'macaroon' shade 01. £8.

i've been looking for a peachy-pink subtle blush for a while now and i'm pretty pleased with this find. i think i'll get a lot of wear out of this. it's a matt shade which i like as i prefer wearing separate high-light products rather that being a big glitter-face.

pressed face powder. shade 02. £12.50.

i'm going to use this product for days when i'm a little bit more oily and need that extra bit of coverage over my base ie foundation or bb cream. first look, i'm impressed it looks very fine which i like, matt, and not a bad match to my skin.

all-in-one bb cream. shade 01. £12.

i have been SO excited about trying this! since purchasing my first bb cream (garnier) i've barely worn foundation and haven't looked back since. i love the idea of bb creams; looking after your skin whilst wearing make-up and concealing inperfections. this one for body shop is a colour adapting cream. so, it comes out white but in fact, it's filled with colour capsules which burst when you start rubbing and adapts to the colour of your skin. so far i really like this product. will keep you updated as i have a feeling i'll be wearing this lots! Also keep an eye out for a comparison post too on 4 different bb creams.

top-bottom: tea-tree concealer. shade 01. £6. all-in-one concealer. shade 00. £8.50. lightening touch concealer. shade 01. £14.

yes, i've gone a bit concealer made but as mentioned in my last post my skin has gone crazy recently. I've not been very well so i've been really pale with mega dark circles and i need some extra help concealing these bloody spots. the tea-tree will be for spots/blemishes. lightening touch for under eyes/round nose and all-in-one for any other areas.

carbon eye definer. shade brown, £9.

another product that i've been using for a long time. i've also got the black shade and just love these eye liners. it comes with a smudger on the other end which is good for a classic smokey eye or just as a bit of a more subtle eye liner. i really enjoy using brown eye colours as i have blue eyes and it makes them pop.

super volume mascara. shade cobolt blue. £10.

just for a bit of a change i fancied buying an electric blue mascara, for days when i just can't be bothered, this will add a bit of colour to my eyes without much other effort.

love gloss. shade 13 pale pink. £10.

you've gotta have a pink gloss in your collection haven't you? this one tastes lovely, isn't too sticky lasts pretty well. i'm a bit disappointed at the shade; its a lot more iridescent on my lips as the swatch in the shop but i will still wear it.

once again, i cannot fault body shop products and glad to have these new additions to my make-up collection. as well as the brilliant quality, at body shop you can be assured that animals haven't been tested on. 

I forgot to mention in my last post that i specifically went to the body shop to purchase all these bits on sunday as there was a voucher code running up til sunday for a huge 30% all purchases in store. i saved so much money it was brilliant, didn't feel quite so guilty splurging!

all products can be purchased in store or online at http://www.thebodyshop.co.uk/index.aspx and they always have great deals going on!

Cornish Beauty.

fresh & natural|The Body Shop

Today I've done my make-up playing around with all Th Body Shop products I bought. And I'm really impressed! This is the kind of look I go for day-to-day when I'm not doing anything special, work etc. I will definitely be using these products to do this from now on! It's a very natural look, perfect for school or work and super duper easy. I've been wearing it for about 8 hours now and still going strong!

PS I used the bb cream today and so far i love it!!

Products Used (all from The Body Shop)
tea tree spot lotion
bb cream in 01
lightening touch concealer in 01
all-in-one concealer in 00
all-in-one blush in macaroon
pressed face powder in 02
carbon eye definer in brown
super volume mascara in black

;)

Cornish Beauty

body shop. [haul]

So, every now and again, like every other beauty fanatic I like to go on a splurge. As much as I love my high-end products, when there is a splurge opportunity, The Body Shop is my usual destination. There is something about their shops that when I walk in i feel so full of happiness and could spend all day wondering around lusting after EVERYTHING and spritzing and slapping testers on. Today was one of those days, I sent Chris off to do the food shopping while I had much more important things to attend to ie splurging in The Body Shop.

This shop is quite possibly my all-round favourite shop, and always has been. I don't think I've ever been un-impressed with any of their products.

I bought mainly make-up, skin-care & body care products and a few household things too like a ginger & sandalwood diffuser (lush!) but only beauty related items here!

Accessories;

britannia toiletry bag, hairbrush, headband & bath lily.

All pretty self explanatory really!

skin/body care;

rose hand cream, olive body butter, cocoa butter body scrub, tea-tree cleansing wipes, tea-tree night lotion, tea-tree facial wash & tea-tree lotion. (i like tea-tree, ok?!)

I don't think you can beat the Body Shop's body butters, just delicious. Thick, creamy but melts into your skin and really seals in moisture whilst leaving you with a luscious scent. I picked up the olive one last time and completely fallen in love! And yes, it appears, 10 years later I am in fact going through puberty again and cannot rid my face of blemishes at the moment, my skin has never been so bad! I've been using the tea-tree facial wash for years so it's not time to give the rest of the collection a go. I use the facial wash morning & evening applied on the Body Shop's facial buffer (not pictured, but you can find it here) And the rose hand cream is just lovely, light and moisturising and smells delightful.

make-up;

bb cream, lightning touch concealer, all-in-one concealer, mascara, tea-tree concealer, blush, face powder, eye liner, lip-gloss.

i'm not going to go into too much (or any) detail here as i'm going to do a full close-up look with swatches of all these goodies.

perfume;

amazonian wild lily eau de toilette.

just, lovely.

a few more posts on their way looking at these products in more detail.

Cornish Beauty.

What's In My Bag?

I'm a nosey person and really love watching the video's/reading the blogs of the 'Whats in my bag tag' so decided to do it. My bag is, unfortunately, not interesting in the slightest but here we go!

My bag is a Fat Face one (one of my favourite shops). It was £23 and I think it's in the current collection. It's an open satchel style and rather large, all the bigger for me to fill with more and more crap haha.

Contents:

• Italian black leather FiloFax-A gift from my dad a few years ago. It's A5 in size so pretty big but I need it as always jotting things down in there.
• Eden Project pen.
• Purse. This is from the shop White Stuff (another of my favourites) It's brown leather with a flowery fabric design inside.Love this purse!
• Soap & Glory's Hand Food. My go-to hand cream.
• Tangle teezer pink hair brush.
• Topshop umbrella.
• Paracetemol.
• Polos.
• Olbus oil nasal inhaler (i always have a bunged up nose!)
• Lacoste Touch of Pink perfume. I call this my 'work perfume' as it's always the one I wear to work and have it in my bag for a quick freshen up.
• MAC Hue lipstick.
• Chanel Boy lipstick.
• Revlon lip butter in Macaroon.
• Avoplex-to-go cuticle oil.
• Clinique Blusher in Peach in a pinch.

I'm forever changing which bag I'm using and which purse I'm using so, this isn't a very true picture as it seems to be a lot lighter than usual!

Thanks for reading.

Real Techniques Brushes [REVIEW]

Being a huge fan & follower of the Pixiwoo sisters Sam & Nic (Pixiwoo) I was very excited to watch their video last year about Sam bringing out a new range of make-up brushes. I've always struggled using brushes and was intrigued as to how these brushes would be different. At first they were quite hard to get hold of (only on the Real Technique website) but now they are everywhere-even on the shelves at Boots! I bought my first kit, the 'starter kit' (£21.99 @ Boots) just before Christmas last year and have loved them ever since.

TOP-BOTTOM: (Accent brush, pixel-point eyeliner brush, base eyeshadow brush, deluxe crease brush & brow brush)

My instant favourite was the deluxe crease brush, having watched several beauty guru's use this as a concealer brush and WOW it works!!! All these brushes are extremely soft, ergonomically pleasing and easy to use and not a single shed to date. Following my initial love of these I've recently purchased the stippling brush (£11.99 @ Boots), blush brush (£9.99 @ Boots), powder brush (£12.99 @ Boots) & the core collection (£21.99 @ Boots). I now feel like I have every brush I will ever need for the different purposes I might need them for.

TOP-BOTTOM: (Stippling brush & Blush brush)

TOP-BOTTOM: (Detailer brush, contour brush, pointed foundation brush, buffing brush-all from the Core collection and the powder brush)

Uses:

• Stippling: Foundation/BB Cream.
• Blush: Blusher (obviously!)
• Buffing: Foundation/BB Cream. (I use this more than the stippling brush, for a flawless finish.)
• Powder: All over face/finishing powder.
• Contour: Contouring cheekbones, nose & temples.
• Pointed foundation: Accurate powdering ie. under eyes.
• Detailer: Detailed eye make-up.
• Pixle-point: eyeliner.
• Brow: Filling in brows with shadow.
• Deluxe crease: Concealer.
• Accent: Lip brush.
• Base shadow: All-over eye shadow.

Over-all I am so impressed with these brushes and would recommend them to anyone. Especially great for starters in make-up as they are so easy to use. They also come with handy little stands which looks very nice on your dressing table! They wash very nicely with just a little baby shampoo. 

You can buy them here at the official Real Techniques on-line shop or they are available at Boots.

Hope this is helpful!