I have been toying with the idea of trying BB creams for a while but to be honest was a little overwhelmed by all the different ones that were available.
After the lovely weather we have been having recently I decided I fancied trying a BB cream as a coverage rather than wearing a foundation.
I decided to take opportunity of the fact that No7 had a £5 off voucher in Boots a few weeks ago. Because I wasn't really sure what to go for I decided to try the No7 one because I could ask the lady on the counter for her advice as to if she thought a BB Cream would be the correct way to go compared with something like a tinted moisturiser.
I ended up with the Beautiful Skin BB Cream. She advised me to get the Normal/Dry one as I have some parts of my skin which tend to get dried out. I went with shade Medium as I am quite olive skinned and the good thing about getting in from the No7 counter was that she matched me with the correct colour as I am always unsure about which colour to go for as sometimes colours can look very similar.
The BB Cream retails at £12.95 so compared with others is a little more expensive but with the £5 off voucher made it £7.95 which puts it around level with other "high street" brands of the same size. Heres what the Boots site says:
"Take off those winter layers and reveal your outer beauty this spring with new No7 Beautiful Skin BB Cream. Its unique 3-in-1 formula evens and enhances skin tone and disguises imperfections, while the nutrient-enriched formula helps to banish blemishes."
I have used this quite a few times now on days when I am just nipping into town or not really going anywhere but don't want to wear much make up. I am really enjoying this product. It feels so nice when it goes on. My skin feels so light and it gives me a really nice coverage without being heavy on my skin.
Overall I think I am very impressed with this product. I would defiantly buy this product again. I am not sure if I would pay full price for it but I would defiantly buy again when they have the £5 off vouchers.
Did you buy anything new with the £5 off vouchers or do you just get a firm favorite and stock up??
After the lovely weather we have been having recently I decided I fancied trying a BB cream as a coverage rather than wearing a foundation.
I decided to take opportunity of the fact that No7 had a £5 off voucher in Boots a few weeks ago. Because I wasn't really sure what to go for I decided to try the No7 one because I could ask the lady on the counter for her advice as to if she thought a BB Cream would be the correct way to go compared with something like a tinted moisturiser.
The BB Cream retails at £12.95 so compared with others is a little more expensive but with the £5 off voucher made it £7.95 which puts it around level with other "high street" brands of the same size. Heres what the Boots site says:
"Take off those winter layers and reveal your outer beauty this spring with new No7 Beautiful Skin BB Cream. Its unique 3-in-1 formula evens and enhances skin tone and disguises imperfections, while the nutrient-enriched formula helps to banish blemishes."
I have used this quite a few times now on days when I am just nipping into town or not really going anywhere but don't want to wear much make up. I am really enjoying this product. It feels so nice when it goes on. My skin feels so light and it gives me a really nice coverage without being heavy on my skin.
Overall I think I am very impressed with this product. I would defiantly buy this product again. I am not sure if I would pay full price for it but I would defiantly buy again when they have the £5 off vouchers.
Did you buy anything new with the £5 off vouchers or do you just get a firm favorite and stock up??
Yesterday when me and mum went to Liverpool we had a good ol' mooch around Boots and I came across the Revlon stand where they had a lovely display of the new Revlon just bitten lip balm stains with £2 off!
I have read quite a lot about these on various different blogs and from what people were saying they were a bit similar to the Lip Butters which I absolutely LOVE!
After trying all of the colours on the back of my hand I decided on Shade 020 - Lovesick.
Here is what the Boots website says about these;
Revlon Just Bitten& Kissable Balm Stain; is a pampering balm fused with a lightweight lipstain in an adorable chubby crayon.
I tried this on my lips on the train on the way home about half past 5 and when I came to take my makeup off about half past 10ish it was practically all there - and I had my tea and several drinks in between that! I am SO impressed by the wear of this product. There is nothing worse than a lipstick which does not last 5 minutes on your lips! This lasts for hours!!! And it feels really nice too - a similar sort of consistancy to the lip butters - soft and silky and glide on the lips really easily.
I am going into town tomorrow and I am going to go into Boots and get one of the other shades which I had my eye on yesterday but they did not have in stock which was Honey.
Have you tried these? Are you in Love??
I have read quite a lot about these on various different blogs and from what people were saying they were a bit similar to the Lip Butters which I absolutely LOVE!
After trying all of the colours on the back of my hand I decided on Shade 020 - Lovesick.
Here is what the Boots website says about these;
Revlon Just Bitten& Kissable Balm Stain; is a pampering balm fused with a lightweight lipstain in an adorable chubby crayon.
Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain gives softer, smoother
lips with a perfect flush of color that lasts hour after hour. The gel
formula comes in 12 vibrant shades that match any look or mood
- Lightweight Lipstain + Moisturizing Balm
- 100% of women who tried it felt their lips were instantly moisturized with a soft stain of colour
- Retractable chubby crayon, no sharpener required
I am going into town tomorrow and I am going to go into Boots and get one of the other shades which I had my eye on yesterday but they did not have in stock which was Honey.
Have you tried these? Are you in Love??
Me and mum have been on a little day trip on the train today to mark day 1 of our 2 weeks off work :)
I got mum the train tickets for her birthday and booked for lunch. We had a really fab day doing lots of mooching round the shops and purchasing some lovely bits. Mum had to drag me out of the Cath Kidston shop because I could have spent lots and lots. I did make some nice purchases which I shall probably blog about tomorrow!!
All in all a lovely day. It was nice to look round some different shops instead of the few we have here.
Where's your favourite place to go shopping???
So as promised here is Part 3 of the London Feature. My Top 10 sites to see in London. Again as I said before these are from my own personal experiences of visiting London. There are obviously a lot of sites in London, these are just my top 10 - some you may have thought of and some you may not. Again as before these are not in any particular order.
1. Buckingham Palace/ The Mall
Now Buckingham Palace is obviously a very famous landmark in London, probably one of the most famous in fact. The Mall is also a lovely site to see. If you walk down the Mall you can see Clarence House and St James Palace (which also have guards outside of them - and a very friendly photogenic policeman when we went)
2. Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square is again a lovely site to see and one of the famous landmarks in London. Home to Nelsons Column, The national gallery and the famous lions and fountains. However I bet you never thought about going to check in out at Night. It is absolutely lovely. The fountains are all lit up and if you stand on the edge of Trafalgar Square and look down Whitehall you can see Big Ben all sit up too!
3. Tower Bridge
Sure its a bridge, you can walk across it. But until we visited London this time I had never known about it going up and down. Well obviously I knew if did go up and down but well anyway. If you fancy seeing Tower Bridge lift to let a ship through you can see the timetable here - it was actually really facinating to watch. I was really amazed by how quick it happend! It was over in about 3 minutes - up, ship through and back down! Its really worth seeing if your in London when its going up.
4. Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament
There is nothing quite like hearing Big Ben chime at the sound of the hour. Its really worth a look. Take a look up close but also go over the bridge and take some pictures from across the water too where you can see the whole building.
5. Whitehall
Home to horse guards parade, downing street, the cenotaph as well as many other important buildings. Definatly worth a walk from one end to the other. Its probably about 1/2 a mile walk and will take you maybe 10-15 minutes, maybe longer if you stop to look at all the sites.
6. Platform 9 3/4
As a massive Harry Potter fan there is absolutely nothing (well apart from being at the Wizarding world of Harry Potter in Florida or maybe the Harry Potter studio tour) than standing against this wall pushing the trolly through to Platform 9 3/4. The Platform is located at Kings Cross station (where else) and is located past the entrance and round the side. Defiantly a must for all Harry Potter fans!
7. St Pauls Cathedral
We didnt go into the cathedral when we went. We just sort of skated round the edge of it as we went around the time the protesters were camping outside. What we saw was beautiful though.
8. The Parks
Now you may not think of going all the way to London to see some green space. I mean there are lots of other sites to see. But the parks in London are really lovely. We walked through Green Park when we were on the way to Buckingham Palace. Its was fully of lovely summery deckchairs (if only we had the weather) when we went in June. Go on.. get yourself a bit of green space.
9. Tower of London.
Again we havent actually been into the Tower of London but the surrounding area is worth a look. Walk right down the bank not just sticking with the main sites. Also keep your eyes peeled for original parts of the tower wall. We stumbled part of the original wall through courtyard to Grange Hotel on Coopers Row. Its worth a look because it is so unexpected where is is.
10. London in Winter
Not really a site but defiantly 100% worth a visit. The above photo was taken at the end of November in 2010. The good thing about going at this time of year was that all of the poppies still surrounded the cenotaph which was absolutely fantastic to see. What was also fab though was when we strolled down the shopping areas it was littered with Christmassness and Christmas decorations!
More London Feature coming soon!!!
I posted back in May about a website called Cosmetics Fairy I had come across via a friend. That blog post is here if you want to see it.
As the blog post above mentioned, I made an order on Cosmetics Fairy to purchase some Julie G nail polishes. Julie G for those who don't know if a YouTuber who lives in the US and has "recently" brought out her own nail polish in conjunction with Jesse's Girl Cosmetics. Her YouTube is here if you want to go and check it out. She does some really good posts and tutorials.
As her full line is only available in the US and you can not get them in UK stores, I jumped at the chance to get them online and what is better they were only 65p each!!! I have been meaning to swatch them since I got them but I have just never got round to it. There are 8 colours available on the website and I got 6 of them.
For 65p a polish these polishes are definatly worth a try.
Has you tried any polishes Julie G's range???? What is your favorite colour?
As the blog post above mentioned, I made an order on Cosmetics Fairy to purchase some Julie G nail polishes. Julie G for those who don't know if a YouTuber who lives in the US and has "recently" brought out her own nail polish in conjunction with Jesse's Girl Cosmetics. Her YouTube is here if you want to go and check it out. She does some really good posts and tutorials.
As her full line is only available in the US and you can not get them in UK stores, I jumped at the chance to get them online and what is better they were only 65p each!!! I have been meaning to swatch them since I got them but I have just never got round to it. There are 8 colours available on the website and I got 6 of them.
Heres what I got:
Left to right:
- Beauty Guru
- Mermaids Lagoon
- Fashion Friday
- Stiletto
- Cupcake Frosting
For 65p a polish these polishes are definatly worth a try.
Has you tried any polishes Julie G's range???? What is your favorite colour?
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