Superdrug Vitamin E Super Balm Review

First of all, let me apologise for the quality of these photos. My SLR went for a walk and yesterday (when I had enough time and daylight to take some good photos for my blog - typical!) and I couldn't find it! The inconvenient little so and so.

Anyway...

Today I bring you this little pot of goodness. If, like me, you're prone to dry skin then this is a handy little guy to have floating around in your bag, especially during the colder winter months. The Super Balm contains plenty of the nourishing stuff that our skin needs at this time of year - waxes, shea butter, and of course vitamin e. 

On first feel the product does appear quite difficult to handle, a bit grainy and hard. But that soon melts away once you've popped it on your skin. You can use it quite literally anywhere - hands, nails, elbows, face, legs, knees. It is super handy to have in your bag, it's the definition of a multi-purpose product.

My favourite way to use it is to warm it up a little bit and rub it into my nails and cuticles, particularly before I paint my nails or after I've taken some nail polish off. It just helps keep my nails lovely and nourished and cared for. It's also handy to have in my pocket at work so when I've finished ripping boxes open I can give my nails a little tlc.

For some great tips on how to make the most of this product, check out this post from Lady From A Tramp who offers some great alternative uses!

You can grab this Super Balm for £3.99 from Superdrug.

Have you tried this product? What did you think?

L'oreal Paris Color Riche Collection - Eva's Red Review

 

Eva's nude from this collection has been a favourite of mine for a while now. And when the individual red range came out, I was instantly drawn to Eva's shade again.

 

I've always been a bit afraid of red lipstick. I mean, when Taylor Swift is setting the bar it's a tougie to beat. But I braved the Christmas season this year with a splash of red lipstick every now and then and I'm glad this was the lipstick that saw me through the season.

 

Wear time is good - I sported mine throughout the whole New Years evening and after some nibbles and many (probably too many drinks) this little love hadn't budged at all. The formula is great too. I have such a problem with dry lips but this wore really nicely with a bit of lip balm over the top.

 

It's just a lovely lovely product. With it's deep tone it will suit most skin tones and at £4.99 (bargain!!) from Superdrug, why wouldn't you give it a whirl?

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush Palette Review





I'm a sucker for beautifully packaged makeup goodness. There, I said it. So you can imagine when I saw this lovely piece of kit making its rounds on blogs my eyes lit up like a Christmas tree. By now you'll have seen some of the Hourglass goodies around - the single ambient lighting blushers and highlighters are a favourite amongst beauty bloggers. And why shouldn't they be? Have I mentioned how beautiful they are?

Besides the packaging, the colours are incredibly wearable (for all skin tones), are great for all year round wear and are very flattering. There are lighter colours for spring/summer, darker tones for autumn/winter. The shades are (from L to R) Luminous Flush, Incandescent Electra and Mood Exposure. You can build these colours up for a more intense colour or be a bit less generous for a more subtle, natural look.

This is already becoming one of my most beloved pieces of make up. Unfortunately this palette is no longer up for sale from Space NK but you can still buy single shades from their website. They will set you back £38 but its worth it for a product that you know it won't just sit gathering dust at the back of the drawer.

Have you tried this palette? What did you think?



Rimmel Wonder'full Mascara Review

I saw this mascara at work a few weeks ago and because it was on offer (and I have absolutely no will power) I thought I'd give it a go. With argan oil being all the rage at the moment I was interested to see how it would work in a mascara formula. 

It is quite a creamy formula, the difference between this and an average mascara is noticeable straight away. So when I was chatting to a few girls at work about it, they were saying they didn't get on so well with it for that reason. I like that though, I do feel like it is conditioning my lashes as Rimmel claim. And as the formula is so creamy, the mascara doesn't dry and flake off my lashes through the day! Well done you, Rimmel. 

The brush is lovely too. I'm drawn to plastic brushes anyway, the bristle brushes hold far too much product for me. And I feel like I have more control over a plastic brush. Rimmel call it an "ultra-flex brush" but I haven't noticed anything particularly special about it in comparison to other similar mascara wands and I'm not too sure how a flexi brush would help anyway... surely that'd just make controlling where the mascara goes more difficult? Anyway, whatever you want to call the brush, it's lovely for coating all of your lushes with no clumps! 

On another, and not entirely unrelated, note I really like the packaging. It makes a change from the usual black tubes that are floating around in my handbag! So all in all, I'm a fan of this product. 

Have you tried it? What did you think?

B. Glowing Shimmer Block (Just Peachy) Review

B. is one of the most underrated high street beauty and skincare brands out there. Their micellar water is brilliant and their foundation is pretty good too (but that's for another time.) Today I'm here to talk to you about one of their Shimmer Blocks which I have fallen in love with for the summer season. 

Okay so the packaging isn't particularly sturdy. It does feel a little bit cheap and flimsy in your hand but I'm sure we can all get past that because the product is so lovely. It's like a slightly pinkier version of the Sleek Rose Gold blush. I would argue it's slightly more shimmery but I think that's perfect for days when the sun is shining. It acts as the perfect blush/highlighter combo.

The pigmentation isn't quite up to the standards of the Sleek blushes but I don't necessarily think that's a bad thing. It just means you're able to build up the colour to a shade that suits you. I've been wearing this every day since I bought it. I'll be a bit upset when the seasons change and it doesn't play as well.

This product is exclusive to superdrug and you can buy it in store or on the website for £7.99.

Have you tried any products from B.?

Maybelline Coloursensational Shine Gloss Review

I'm back and forth with my love of lipglosses. A Soap & Glory gloss was the first makeup product I ever bought for myself but since then I've been dabbled more in lipsticks and balms. But I've rekindled my love of the gloss with the Maybelline Coloursensational products. I just love them! 

First of all they don't come in super chunky packaging like most glosses tend to do. They're slim and lightweight so perfect to pop in your handbag for on the go. The applicators are also a lovely size and shape so they make it really easy to apply quickly (without smudging it all over your face.)

At the moment I'm wearing mine in 420 Glorious Grapefruit (top) and 150 Pink Shock (bottom). The wear time is average, less than a lipstick, longer than a balm. The great thing about these glosses too is that they're not sticky. At all. And they're pretty versatile - you can wear them on their own for a subtle touch of colour or over a similar coloured lipstick for a more vibrant glossy colour.

Have you tried these products before? Let me know if you have, I'd love to hear from you!

Maybelline Baby Skin Primer Review

I know I'm way late to the party with this one, I'll admit it, but it's only a recent purchase and due to the amount of hype surrounding it, I knew it wasn't something I could miss out on. I'll also admit that I've never tried it's high-end sister, the Benefit Porefessional primer so I can't really compare the two. I do just want to say though that I was left disappointed with Baby Skin.

I actually quite liked the lightweight gel consistency of this product, it felt really nice to apply to my skin. However it failed to deliver on most of it's primer duties; it didn't minimise my pores, it didn't make my makeup go on any better and it didn't make it stay put any longer either. In fact my makeup wear seemed to be a bit worse by the end of the day.

Actually, I lied, it does deliver on one promise: it did leave my skin feeling super soft. Like I said, I liked the consistency of it on application. But that's about as far as my love extends with this product! 

Don't just take my word for it though. I'm sure you've read countless reviews claiming it's wonders. Maybe it just didn't get on well with my skin. I may have set my expectations too high with this one! But if you haven't tried it yet, you can buy it for £7.99 from Superdrug and test it for yourself.

Have you tried this product? What did you think?