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Lush Love Lettuce Face Mask

I have only tried two Lush face masks both of which i have loved. They last 4 weeks and you have to keep them in the fridge. Love Lettuce has been my favourite of the two so i thought i would tell you about it.

It was recommended to me by one of Lush assistants for combination skin. The aim of Love Lettuce is to brighten your complexion and give skin a healthy glow. I 100% agree with this and the fact that it leaves skin nice and smooth thanks to some of the natural ingredients. It has almond shells in it so when it is time to wash it off you are exfoliating your skin leaving a smooth and polished base. The lavender in it helps to calm the skin and helps with any blemishes you may have.

I find that Love face masks always look kind of outputting because of how natural they are, despite this they have a lovely smell to them. I use this twice a week, usually a Sunday and a Thursday. I find this is just the right amount so it does not over work my skin but does brighten it and get rid of all dead skin cells. I leave it on for around 10-15 minutes until it dries and you can see the almond seeds going flaky. (ew) I then wash it off with warm water and using my hands in circular motions so that it is exfoliating my skin.

I personally love this face mask and will defiantly be repurchasing!

Kelly xox

Mis-Match nails

So the weather here has not been too good this week, after our extra-sunny spell the previous week all reality of England has returned. So, even though it is now June, yes JUNE, it is still pouring down with rain. I didn't want to wear anything really bright on my nails as i didn't feel it was right for the weather we are experiencing. I decided to meet in the middle as i do like wearing summer colours, especially as it is meant to be the summer.


I went for Barry M 'Mushroom' on some nails and then to add a pop of colour i added in Rimmel 'Peppermint' with Barry M's glitter over the top. I think these two colours work pretty well together and represent the summer we should be having and the rain that we are actually having.


What do you wear on your nails these miserable days?
Kelly xox

A few empties!

I've seen this post quite a lot recently so i thought it was time i saved up a few of my empty products and show you. I must admit this is only a few of the things i have been using up but i never remember to keep them for posts like this. There isn't much here and what is here is mostly some sort of cream haha.

Tea Tree Water by Lush - This is the second bottle of this i have used up and i absolutely LOVE it. It works wonders on my skin and it's my favourite toner i have used so far. It's cheap - around the £5 mark i think. I will defiantly be repurchasing this.

Bare Necessity Body Lotion - I picked this up from Salisbury's last December (seems like ages ago) and it has lasted me up until around 3 weeks ago which is pretty good going. However i do use other body creams and don't just stick to the same one. I only picked this up because i needed a new one and it was on offer but i loved it none the less!

Erase Paste by Benefit - This has lasted me sooooo long! It was only the smaller size from the Confessions of a concealaholic kit which i brought last June (ish). I love it so so much and tried to live without it as it is so over priced, around £20, but i couldn't and have already purchased another.

Simple Hydrating light Moisturiser - My mum got me this for christmas and i fell in love straight away. It feels light on the skin like it says and did not break me out at all which is amazing. I have already purchased another and it is cheap which is an added bonus!

ReVive Eye Cream sample - This was a sample from GlossyBox and it is one expensive eye cream! One that i would never ever purchase but none the less it was an amazing cream to use and didn't take me long to empty the pot.

 

What have you been using up recently?
Kelly xox

My new drawers.

Last week i went on a little trip to The Range in Cheltenham. For those of you who have never heard of this, it is a huge shop that has everything under the sun in, literally. Anything you want it has it. Although i don't think it has make-up. Anyway, i have been after some drawers like this for a very very long time. I have been considering ordering of Muji ( i think that's what its called) but have never got round to it, so when i saw these i was so excited (how sad) and my boyfriend looked at me like i was some kind of weirdo.
The colour range is very poor, i wanted clear but they only had weird colours such as purple, green and blue. I decided purple as my room is that colour so that was ok i suppose. They were only....... £2.99! They did have a bigger set which was £9.99 that i was also considering but i thought i would stick with the smaller ones for now. I have put them on the top of my vanity area and filled them with my everyday products. As they are not that big i can't fit much in them but i find that it stores the products that i use every day, without fail, perfectly.
I have one for face, concealers, foundations and primers, one for eyes, eyeshadow, curlers and eyeliner and then one for lips, lipstick, gloss and balm. Oh and i also put my blusher in there too as i couldn't fit it in the top drawer. Oops!

What do you store your makeup in?
Kelly xox

Barry M Obsessed!

Another nail varnish related post today! Despite having a whole Glossy Box full of them i still find myself buying them time and time again. This time it's the good old Barry M. I find that they are amazing quality for £2.99 each and have a huugggeee range of colours available.

This time i got the 3 for 2 offer in Superdrug and picked up Barry Ice Cream and Pink Iridescent. Weird names. Anyway, one is a lovely lilac/pink colour which is perfect for the spring time as it's a pastel colour that is right on trend. The other is a clear glitter varnish which i have absolutely fell in love with and i have been wearing it over every colour i wear! As for the third i picked up the same lilac colour for my friends birthday.

I've been wearing these colours non-stop since i purchased them, as i did with the Essie 'Not just a pretty face'  when i first purchased that. What's your favourite Barry M colour?


Kelly xox

Essie - Not Just A Pretty Face

My first ever Essie nail polish! Wowww! Where have i been you ask? I've always felt Essie and Opi are very overpriced nail polishes as i am 100% happy with using £2.99 Barry M colours.
I was pretty bummed to find out that my local Superdrug are not stocking the Essie polishes as i was hoping that seeing them in person would persuade me to buy some. However, the other week, walking through Boots i clapped eyes on the stand with all of the pretty colours from Essie. I was so pleased but also kind of nervous that i would now splurge on a £7.99 nail polish every time i go in there. Anyway, i obviously HAD to buy one! I have been after ballet slippers for a while as i heard it gives that clean and polished finish. After seeing this i thought it was a little too light and opted for 'Not Just A Pretty Face' instead as this looked like it had a tad more colour.

Every single day since i had have this i have worn it on my nails! At first, with one coat i didn't really see my difference in my nail colour. I then added another coat and then my top coat (Barry M) and i fell in love with it immediately. The light flush of pink that it gives your nails, like you've just had a manicure. It's almost like you can't tell its there until you look but gives your nails the most perfect natural finish. I love it so much and think that after one polish, i am an Essie convert. I cannot wait to buy more colours for the summer!

What's your favourite shade from Essie?
Kelly xox

My recent purchases...

I love seeing what other people have brought recently to see if there are any new products that i might like to try. I'm a nosey one just as many other beauty bloggers are! So heres a glipmse of what i have been spending my hard earned pennies on this week!

Mostly skincare as i have been using up a lot of that stuff recently. (blog post coming soon!) My mum brought me the Simple hydrating moisturiser for Christmas and i loved it. It isn't anything special but it didn't break me out and was gentle on my skin. So when i ran out, i rushed to Superdrug and purchased another. However, i have been on the hunt for my perfect moisturiser as i am every other beauty product so i went with the hype and ordered the Embryolisse off of a website which the lovely Vivianna (link here) gave to me after searching around endlessly for it. I'm not 100% sure of my views of this yet seeing as i have only been using it for two weeks. When i popped into boots earlier this week i was browsing through some of their own brand and decided to pick up these two products, i hadn't heard anything about them but they were cheap so why not?!

Wrong decision! Although i'm not that bothered because they were only about £1.50 ish. The eye makeup remover pads are awful and don't do much in that department! The eye gel is ok but not anything remotely special. When i was shopping at Cribbs Causway for my mums birthday i went into Lush to find a face mask and the lovely lady reccomended me the Catastrophre cosmetic one that is filled with blueberries and a range of other yummy ingredients! So far so good. Lastly i picked up a hair dye as my hair is a miss-match of colours at the moment! I got the colour light brown to try out.

What have you purchased recently?

Kelly xox