September Favourites

Good morning lovely readers! (if there is such a thing on a Monday...)

Today I bring you my first ever monthly favourites post! Exciting, right? It's only going to be a small one as I've blogged about most of the things I've been loving lately already. But that being said there are some old gems and blogger favourites in this post so do read on! And of course it wouldn't be a Beauty by Jessy post if it didn't contain a Soap & Glory product (or two...)

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Soap and Glory Hand Food - As the weather has been turning a bit chilly over the past few weeks, my hands have been drained of all moisture so this stuff has been a life saver. It's a handy size to just pop in your bag when you're out on the go to make your hands feel lovely and soft. And any beauty blogger will tell you that it smells amazing! I don't actually own any other hand creams and haven't yet been convinced to try anything else so if there is anything you can recommend that is better please let me know. But in the meantime, you can grab a tube of this for £5 from Boots.

DKNY Be Delicious Perfume - This is an old favourite perfume of mine but over the past couple of years it has been replaced by Marc Jacobs' Daisy as my daily go-to perfume. But over the past month I've been reaching for this more regularly and everytime I have I've received lots of lovely compliments on the fragrance. It smells lovely and fresh like apples and summer.. Perhaps slightly nostalgic at this time of the year but still lovely nonetheless. You can get this perfume at The Perfume Shop for £34.99 for 30ml, £48.50 for 50 ml or £66.50 for 100ml.

L'oreal Collection Privee Lipstick - When I saw this product advertised on TV I knew immediately I had to have it in my life. I was sold on the concept and sold on the packaging and I was more than happy when I managed to get my hands on it in Boots. I chose Eva Longoria's shade which is a lovely nude brown shade (not a million miles away from my favourite Soap and Glory nude but much more sheer!). It has been my most reached for lipstick for daytime wear and I have a feeling it's going to be the first lipstick I actually use up completely (which will be a monumentally sad day, believe me). You can browse the collection and choose your perfect shade in Boots for £8.19. I've also included some more photos and a swatch below if you're interested, if not bypass that for the last monthly favourite product!

Soap and Glory Body Moisturising Mist - Oh, what's that? Another Soap and Glory product? This has been another forgotten about product in my beauty stash but one I couldn't put down once I rediscovered. It's essentially a body spray but with moisturising qualities so how can you go wrong? It's light and fresh and smells lovely so it's great for a pick-me-up on a morning or even on the go! You can grab this product in Boots for £6.50!

So that's it for my September favourites! What do you think? Have you been using any of these products lately? What have been your favourite products this past month? Please leave me a comment, I love hearing from readers and I'm always interested in finding new blogs to read. 

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Favourite Hair Care Products of the Moment

Happy Saturday!

I have a confession guys - I am terrible at taking care of my hair. I rarely get it cut because I hate the process and so most of the time it looks very dry and just not very nice! Even so, I want to share with you some of my favourite hair care products of the moment that help make my messy hair look a little bit more respectable.

TRESemme 24 Hour Body Blow Dry Lotion -

I love this stuff! I've never been particularly taken by TRESemme products but this one is brilliant. Just spritz it on your roots after you've had a shower before you blow dry your hair and it gives you tonnes of volume without having to work too hard at it.

I've also learnt a few volumising tips and tricks with this product - if you blow dry your hair upside down it adds masses of volume anyway but if you apply a little bit of this product beforehand then woahhh - your hair takes on a mind of it's own! Crazy volume that sticks throughout the day!!

The only downside of this product is that it does tend to make your hair feel dirtier a lot quicker so more regular washes of your hair will probably be needed!

This costs £5.50 from Boots

Schwarzkopf got2be Sparking Hairspray -

I went through a horrible phase a couple of years ago of hairspraying my hair to the absolute death. And I mean to a point where it was rock solid and would not move any which way. Since then (thank goodness!) I've learned to love my hair sans hairspray which allows is a lot more movement and just makes it look so much healthier and natural. That's why this product is so great - it's so light when applied, it genuinely feels like there's nothing on your hair at all which means the style will stick while still allowing your hair to the freedom to move without being weighed down with masses of product. It smells really nice too (much nicer than your average hairspray!) and it sparkles... What more could a girl want? 

This costs around £4.00 from Boots

L'oreal Elvive Damage Care Repair Serum - 

I bought this a couple of months ago when I was having trouble with dry and split ends. So I just pop a little bit of this on when my hair is wet and it makes my hair look and feel so much better.

I have since writing this post found some better hair oils and hopefully in a couple of weeks I can share those with you! But I do still like this one, it's a really small and handy size and for the amount of product you get it lasts a reasonable amount of time.

It doesn't smell as good as other hair oils which is a bit unfortunate but it still does the trick and if your hair already smells nice from shampooing I guess it doesn't really matter! 

This costs £6.99 from Boots for 30ml.

Autumnal Blushes

Afternoon lovelies!

I don't know about you (actually I do, lots of fellow beauty bloggers have been doing this too!) but now that the temperature is dropping and Autumn is literally on our doorstep, I'm making a few changes to my make up routine. Over summer I've been opting for various shades of peach/coral for my cheeks and lips. However with the change of season, I'm bringing a change of colour to my make up. I already have lots of plum/purple/dark berry lip colours but I have nothing of the sort for my cheeks so I'm on the hunt for a new blush (or two..)

1. Dior Blush Fall Collection in Brown Milly (£30.00 from feelunique.com) 2. BareMinerals Blush in Secret (£16.75 from feelunique.com) 3. MAC Tropical Taboo Colour Mineralize Blush (£18.00 in Debenhams sale) 4. Maybelline Dream Touch Blush in Plum (£6.49 in Boots) 5. Bobbi Brown Pot Rough in Chocolate Cherry (£17.10 in Debenhams sale)

As you can tell, I've been online shopping my heart out and checking out the high end brands too. That being said, I'm not sure I'm ready to part with £20+ for blush! Unless one of you can convince me that those products and worth every pound and penny. Also, I realise that the Bobbi Brown product makes it look like I'm doing a 'spot the odd one out' post but when I saw it I just had to put it in there because the colour looks so delicious!!

What are your favourite colours for Autumn? Do you have any recommendations for me?

:)

What's In My Clutch?

Happy Friday dear readers!!

My memory card reader arrived today - yay! So I can share with you the post I originally intended to share earlier in the week. It comes at a good time though as it is Friday night and if any of you beauty bloggers want any tips on how to cram the essentials in a clutch bag for a night out, here is what I take! So what is actually in my clutch, I hear you ask...

My actual clutch is from River Island. It's quite a reasonable size width ways but it is very thin and shallow so would hold about as much as a smaller but deeper clutch bag like you see on the regular. I originally bought it for my Summer formal last year but because it's black and goes with everything it's my go-to bag for a night out.

In terms of make-up I try to carry only the bare minimum. I only take my small solid Collection concealor as well as my Clinique chubby stick (and usually some gloss too!) as I tend not to spend too much time concerning myself with my makeup on a night out. And with these products I can just touch up if necessary. I also carry some a little perfume sample of Diesel Loverdose just to freshen up through the night! I also pop a bobble (hair tie) and some bobby pins in there for practical reasons!

Other essentials - my small purse which fits in a couple of notes, change and in the outside pocket my ID (which I always need easy access to!!). It's small and thin and fits perfectly in the clutch. I also have my keys and my iphone which I couldn't leave the house without!

You might notice I also have some small shoes in the photograph. These are actually dance shoes that I bought when I did dance about 5 years ago but they have been an absolute saviour on nights out. I love my heels and if I'm going to a club I love to pull out a beautiful pair of wedges or glittery stilettos but at the end of the night my feet ache like mad! So I pop these little shoes in my bag and at the end of night when i'm  getting some food or jumping in a taxi home, I can put these on and rest my feet!

As you can see from the photograph above, it all fits in my clutch nicely (I promise you it does shut!) and I have all my essentials nicely tucked away for a night out!

What do you carry in your clutch on a night out? What are your absolute essentials?

:)

My Current Favourite Lipstick

Hello lovely readers!

I had a great new blog post lined up for this week that I was really excited to share with you all. Then the universe decided to mess with my plans and break my memory card reader so I couldn't access my photos (I blame the universe but it was actually me who broke my card reader.. oops!) But I did find these photos on my computer from a blogpost I intended to do a while ago!

I think I've told you all this before but at the moment I am loving everything Soap & Glory. And this product is no exception! For the longest time I was looking for the perfect everyday lipstick that would be subtle and pretty and nourishing with good staying power all at the same time - quite an ask, I know. But I found this gem in Boots while I was on a scavenger hunt for a lipgloss and I bought it on a whim and with absolutely no regrets.

This is the Super Colour Fabulipstick in Super Nude. There are 3 shades in this Powdercoat Matte range - Super Nude, Pom Pom (a lovely dark pinky colour) and Blush Pink (almost a mix between the other two). Aside from this being a beautiful lipstick, the packaging is lovely I think! I'm a fan of dark coloured Lipstick tubes (I'm currently eyeing up the new L'oreal Colour Riche lipstick range!) and this one I love.

From the looks of this swatch it looks slightly coral-coloured but on the lips it's a lovely subtle beige/nude tone. It also has a slight shimmer to it but it's not overly noticeable so it still works for a natural look. It's also lovely and nourishing, it doesn't try out my lips and stays put for a reasonable amount of time! Plus is smells divineeee!

This is the lipstick I always reach for when I'm wearing more natural make up through the day and it might just be the first lipstick that I repurchase! It retails at £9.00 at boots (expensive for a highstreet brand lipstick but it's worth the few extra pennies).

What is your favourite everyday lipstick?

:)

Baby Lips Review

Maybelline's Baby Lips lip balm have been eagerly awaited in the UK since they were released in the US and were loved by so many. The lip balm claims to hydrate your lips for 8 hours and while I'm not sure it lasts quite that long (maybe it's just me, do I have a subconscious habit of licking all lip product from my lips??) it does have substantial staying power and I was impressed with how nourished my lips felt as soon as I applied it. And it's not greasy or sticky! Jackpot!

It also smells absolutely divine! They are quite strong artificial smelling products and they remind of children's play makeup lip balms my family would buy me for Christmas when I was little but I'm not complaining, I love the sweet fruity smell.

I was unsure on the packaging at first, I think it looks, again, like something you'd buy for a little girl. But by that same token, it's bright and stands out. It's eye catching and you just know if you pull it out of your bag people are going to be asking what it is!

I had to ration myself with this product and only buy one so I chose Cherry Me 004 which is a lovely pink shade. As you can see from the swatch (below) it's not too heavily pigmented so is perfect for just adding a dash of colour during the day or even popping over your lipstick if you feel your lips need a bit more hydration. 

Baby Lips is available in 6 varieties - Hydrate, Intense Care, Mint Fresh (all of which are clear balms) and Cherry Me, Pink Punch and Peach Kiss (of which are tinted balms). They are available from Boots for £2.99 - what a bargain! 

Maybelline have done it again with this product and I just can't help but love them! 

Have you tried Baby Lips yet? What are your favourite shades to wear? :)