Review: Inglot Nail Enamel 233

So, last night when having an obligatory browse in some makeup stores whilst on the way to dinner with my boy, I spotted this little beaut in Inglot. I’m like a magpie for anything glittery and nail polishes are just my thing, I own far too many. But despite my oversized nail polish collection (which lives in the fridge along with my collection of lipsticks – there are more cosmetics in there than food at times) I just had to have this in my life. The above picture shows two coats which go on smoothly and dry fairly quickly, I also put this on my toes and well, its love! The colour has a pale pink base with pink, mauve, green and orange flecks of glitter in it, making it look different in different lighting, oh so pretty. Pink glitter – let’s be honest, it’s a girly girl’s best friend and in my opinion, a perfect option for a feminine spring time look, or indeed a go to party colour all year round.

 

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Review: Clarins Lotus Face Treatment Oil

 

 

If you watched my Current Beauty Favourites video you will have seen me mention this lovely face treatment oil by Clarins for oily/combination skin. In the video I mentioned that I would have never thought to use an oil for my face, especially seeing as I have combination skin with an oily T-Zone, however when looking for a few new bits of skincare I happened to try a sample of this and loved it.

I have been patting this into my face and neck every night for a couple of months now and it really has worked wonders for my complexion, my red patches appear more balanced and my oily T-Zone is well under control. Considering I’m living in Dubai where the heat and humidity can really play havoc with my skin, this product has helped out ten fold in keeping oil production balanced, which of course means less of those nasty spots and blackheads, hurray!

As a side note, I just have to add that this oil smells amazing and I get that oh so lovely feeling of luxury when applying it. It’s very moisturising yet soaks into the skin a treat. At £32 this is a little pricey, however Clarins provide free samples of their products so I would definitely recommend giving this a try before you buy, which is exactly what I did. If like me you hadn’t previously thought of trying a treatment oil, you may well be pleasantly surprised!

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My Current Beauty Favourites

This week on my Youtube Channel I shared with you the beauty products that I’m currently in love with. I chatted about some makeup bits and bobs that I’ve been enjoying recently (including my new favourite lipstick, you know how much I love my lipsticks!) as well as my new skin care staples and some lotions and potions, along with a bit of hair care. If you’re like me and love to have a nosy into other peoples beauty stash, look no further!

 

 

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My Month In Pictures #7

Well, seeing as it has been over a month since my last ‘Week In Pictures’ I thought I had better change the title of this post! It’s been a busy few weeks filled with lots of fun – I caught up on girly time with my best friend Kate before I left the UK again, I arrived back to lovely sunshine (and a few thunder storms, bizarre!) in Dubai. I also enjoyed a sophisticated all you can eat and drink wine and cheese night with Gavin, which ended up not being quite so classy after we overindulged on the wine and decided to go clubbing afterwards – picture my horrendous dance moves being thrown about (needless to say in my drunken mind I was obviously Beyonce!)…don’t pretend you’ve never done it before! Gavin also treated me to a lovely couple of days away in Abu Dhabi for our birthday weekend, there are only five days between our birthdays so we have the added bonus of being able to celebrate together, which is always nice! We also celebrated the fact that it has been six years since our first date, ahh!

 

Drinking my spiced tea from Sri Lanka  //  Saw these in a university window, wonder which lesson they were for?!  //  I just wanna squeeze her!!!

 

Night out with my bestest before I left  //  I love a nice walk on a crisp day  //  The morning view from under my covers

 

I know I’m back in Dubai when laziness takes over and every meal is eaten out. Even breakfast, lazy bones!  //  Nothing like a walk along the beach to cure a hangover  //  Best buds

 

Birthday girl  //  Birthday cake from the Beach Rotana Abu Dhabi, yummy!  //  Wine and cheese night with the boy

 

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Review: Schwarzkopf got2b Beach Matt Mermaid Look Texturising Salt Spray

 

I love a texturising spray to give my hair a bit of body, so when I saw this beach matt salt spray by Schwarzkopf that happens to be advertised as having the ability to give you a ‘mermaid look’, well that was me sold – who doesn’t want hair like a mermaid right?! I know I certainly do!

The first time I used this was while my hair was still wet and with it being a salt spray, it made my hair do exactly what it does at the beach, that being it went extremely curly and big. While this isn’t a bad look it isn’t the one I tend to go for, I prefer a natural wave with some texture, so I decided to try this on my hair after it had air dried and that was the exact outcome that I received. My hair is naturally curly but when left to air dry without scrunching or using any product it ends up nice and wavy. I tend not to use mousse as it accentuates my curls but in not using any product I find my hair can be a bit fly away and well, slightly fluffy (if that makes sense?!). What I love about this spray is that it gives my hair texture and a bit of lift while not making it stiff at all as I’ve previously experienced with salt sprays.

So if you happen to be after some added texture or if you want to bring out your natural waves or curls, I would highly recommend this product. While I can’t guarantee you’ll look like a mermaid, I can safely say this will provide you with that ‘messy yet done’ bohemian look, perfect for spring and summer.

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Review: Clarins Gentle Foaming Cleanser

 

A few weeks ago in my sampling the goods post I mentioned that I was on the hunt for some new skin care and the main item I was after was a cleanser, but not just any old cleanser – one that was aimed towards combination/oily skin but that did not over dry my face. Not a lot to ask for (you would think) however my search seemed to be endless, until I found this gentle foaming cleanser with tamarind and purifying micro-beads from Clarins. I must admit when I picked up a sample of this product I didn’t hold out much hope, foaming cleansers are usually too astringent on my skin but I thought I’d try it out anyway and I was very pleasantly surprised! So much so that after a week I went out and bought the full sized bottle which at £18 I consider to be fairly mid range on the skin care price scale.

I’ve been using this for just over a month now both on a morning and night and I love how it feels on my skin, it has a luxurious creamy consistency which lathers up a treat and the micro-beads are almost unnoticeable. After use my skin feels squeaky clean yet moisturised at the same time, I would highly recommend this cleanser for anybody with combination to oily skin especially if you find that cleansers aimed at this skin type are often too harsh. I’ve definitely noticed that my complexion is a lot more balanced than it was previously. The bottle is also fairly large considering you only need a pea sized amount of the product which is a bonus as it will last for ages. I can definitely see myself repurchasing this after it runs out!

 

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Feel Good Friday #15



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Seeing as it’s Valentine’s Day and so much emphasis is put on the notion of ‘love’ on this day of the year, I thought I would dedicate this post to the most important relationship we can possibly have as human beings - the one we have with ourselves. It’s all amazing and rosy being in love and all that, but to be brutally honest, at the end of the day the only person who you can be 110% sure is going to spend the rest of their entire life with you, who is going to look after you and who knows what’s best for you and will always have your best interests at heart, is ultimately yourself. Once you learn to love and accept yourself and all your little quirks and flaws, life seems to become a lot easier and the people who don’t accept you exactly as you are have a funny way of making their way over to the exit doors of your life. When you live your life for you and do the things that make you happy it seems you become much better equipped to spot that special person that may come along who will also love you exactly as you are. Until you value yourself, how can u know if someone else really does too eh?!

So whether you’re spending today with a special someone or not, make sure you celebrate your most important relationship by doing something nice for yourself - I’m going to have a large glass of wine and a nice hot bubble bath!

Seeing as this is our fifteenth ‘Feel Good Friday’ and I have a lot of work commitments coming up I’m going to make this my last post in this series, however if you enjoyed this feature do let me know! Hopefully it won’t be too long before I can put my inspiration cap back on and get down to writing a new series of posts as I have found this weekly bit of positivity to be quite therapeutic!

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