'Super eyes, Super eyes' and 'Feel Good Factor' by Soap and Glory

I realised the other day that I religiously remove my make up and moisturise every night, yet I don't pay much attention to my eyes. On my usual mooch around Boots after work on Wednesday I came across my favourite S&G and picked up a few treats. 

I chose 'Feel Good Factor' purely because of its high SPF 25 formula. Because I'm so pale, I really need to protect my skin every day, not just in the summer. The cream has a lovely texture and it isn't heavy or greasy so it's perfect for day-to-day use. At night I use Clinique Moisture Surge to replace moisture lost after cleansing. 

£12 for 50ml at Boots.

I love the names S&G give their products. This is "Super Eyes, Super Eyes." From the second photo you can see it's a really smooth gel balm for the eye area, which moistens and tightens. With caffeine, pro-vitamin panthenol and aloe vera, this gel is light and cool on the eyes when applied, and the tightening effect isn't unpleasant at all. 

£9 for 15ml at Boots.

Boots are currently running a promotion where if you spend over £10 on Soap and Glory products, you get a free 500ml 'Foam Call' bath and shower body wash for FREE!

Can you recommend any other S&G skincare products? 

xxx

China Glaze

While searching for new colours, I found a wonderful little website called Raven Cosmetics and purchased a few new little beauties! Every order has 15% off, no matter what your total cost and postage is reasonable; as is delivery time. I'd definitely purchase from there again.

Be warned, this may be a long, picture-heavy post!

L-R: Stella, Wink, In Awe Of Amber, Champagne Bubbles

I've been wanting China Glaze's 'Stella' for quite a while now, so of course, I purchased that. I love this colour. It's a deep and rich purple with a magenta tone and looks fabulous. I currently have it on my fingernails and it only needed 2 coats to be completely opaque.

Now I can cross it off my Wish List!

Raven Cosmetics have a great Lucky Dip promotion, 3 China Glaze polishes for £12, and several others too. They're well worth checking out if you don't mind what colours you receive. With an individual value of around £39, this is a brilliant deal.

The first Lucky Dip polish is 'Wink.'

A nude/beige sheer polish with a very very subtle shimmer.

This is so sheer that I imagine you'd need 4-5 coats before it became anywhere near opaque. I've used it on my toes just as a bit of a shimmery-sheen. I'm more of a colour girl so perhaps this will be used as a base coat.

Secondly, 'In Awe Of Amber' is a polish I probably wouldn't have purchased if I had the choice, BUT after testing it out on my practice wheel it's a lovely bronze/amber shimmer. 

It reminds me of swatches of OPI 'Warm and Fozzie' from The Muppets collection, so on review I'm pretty happy that I own something similar. The glitter particles are smaller than in 'Warm and Fozzie' but I reckon it's pretty close. 

Lastly, from my Lucky Dip, we have 'Champagne Bubbles' from the Holiday 2011 collection which is a gold base with silver glitter particles. Again, in the bottle, it isn't something I probably would have popped in my basket but I may have changed my mind. Gold polish hasn't always been my favourite because I'm rather pasty and feel that it looks nicer on tanned or darker skin. However, with a black outfit and gold accessories it would look fab. The silver glitter looks lovely with the gold base and really show up on the swatch.

In my order was a free 4ml mini Nails Inc. polish, which was a nice gesture. 

I received 'Swan Walk' which is a lovely baby pink with a blue shimmery tone to it. It's very sheer so would need multiple coats to become opaque. 

I'm very happy with my first China Glaze polishes and I will definitely be purchasing from Raven Cosmetics again in the future! 

 www.ravencosmetics.co.uk

xxx

NOTD: Revlon "Black Lingerie" and OPI "I Lily Love You"

A little while back I mentioned layering my lovely 'I Lily Love You' over a navy blue or a black, but I forgot to take a photo at the time. This morning with a little time to kill, I decided to repaint my nails because I played around with tape manicures last night and painted each one differently so they looked horrendous!

I used to wear black nail polish all the time but recently I've stayed away as it seems too dark and gothic looking for my skin tone. However, with a little glitter, it doesn't appear so scary!

2 coats of Revlon 'Black Lingerie' and 2 coats of OPI 'I Lily Love You' sealed with a top coat.

After taking the photo it seems that one of my nails has been broken slightly and I didn't do a great job at tidying up around my cuticles. Rubbish.

 I ordered 1000 1mm AB crystal gems from eBay the other day for less than £1 I think and they came as I was painting my nails so of course I had to try them out! One thing that bugs me when I put crystals or gems on my nails is that when they're covered with top coat they seem to go duller and not so sparkly anymore. Does anyone have any tips or solutions? 

I think I'm a reverted black nail polish fan and I'll definitely be having black nails more often now I know they look so good with a layering of glitter. 

What do you think?

xxx

Weekend nails..

(Top left) Revlon's 'Grape Fizz' layered over 'No Shrinking Violet'

It was such a nice day today! Sat in the garden and painted my nails and soaked up some vitamin D.

(Bottom left) Friday night out: 'Lilac Pastelle' by Revlon with gems and acrylic bow. The bow got taken off half way through the night as it kept getting stuck in my hair. They may be cute but they're bloomin' chunky.

(Top right) I love my new blouse. Good old Primark strikes again. It's a lovely lilac pastel polka dot shirt with no sleeves. Wore it with my Gap 'treggings' (?!)  because it's longer at the back than the front and coral ballet pumps with my blazer. Smart-casual for a night in Wetherspoons!

Bottom right: Sunday snuggles with my dog and my re-discovered floral jeans. I bought these from Primark last year after the summer so I put them away and completely forgot about them until now. They're cropped just above the ankle with turn-ups so I couldn't wear them during the winter months. As soon as the sun comes out in Britain, everyone's rocking the shorts and flip flops!

I'm addicted to InstaPhoto on my BlackBerry, which is just another version of Instagram, so I seem to be editing and changing photos all the time!

xxx

G21 at Asda.

I don't know about you, but I can't resist having a peep in the clothing section at Asda whenever I go. Usually as soon as I mention supermarket clothing brands people give me a funny look as if to say 'really?!' However, the G21 range at George for Asda is lovely at the moment and right on trend. It's brilliant value and from the pieces I own, I can safely say they're well made too. 

Whilst being dragged round Asda today, hungover and just craving a lazy Saturday, I spotted a lovely butterfly print lavender dress which I knew instantly would suit my shape and it was just my style. 

Images taken from Asda's website

At only £10 I couldn't resist. It fits really nicely and suits my shape. I was a little worried that the waist would be too low but it sits well and defines the waist well. 

The G21 range is really lovely and is aimed at a younger audience, say teens to early 20's and available in sizes 8-20. Everything is on trend and at a really good price too, so there's no reason to be scared/embarrassed about shopping in supermarket clothing sections. I already own another  G21 dress which I love, so I'm sure I'll be having another peep next time I go shopping with the Mother. 

Rimmel '1000 Kisses' lip tint.

The newest addition to my make up bag is yet another lip tint. I really must curb my addiction to these babies! While applying my make up yesterday before work I thought a paler pink lip stain would look nice on days where I don't fancy bright pink lips. I already have Revlon's Just Bitten in 'Passion' so I opted for something a little paler. 

For one, I love how easy and simple lip stain pens are to apply. No mess or fuss, and it's just like drawing on lip liner. 

Rimmel 1000 Kisses in "100 Endless Blossom"

(Sorry about the shadow, my room is terrible for photos.)

The tint is a lovely neutral pink with a slight coral-y tone to it. It's perfect for everyday wear.

The staying power is really good and lasted a good 3-4 hours as it was still apparent when I finished work yesterday. The colour is really rich and if you use the balm on the other end of the pen it's smooth and moisturising on your lips. 

These retail for £6.99 in Boots, but I'm fairly sure I got mine for £5.99. Perhaps there's a special offer at the moment! A decent price for a brilliant product. 

If you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all.

That's what my motto has been for a while now, since the horrors of friendship fall-outs in secondary school. 

Obviously, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but when it's a malicious comment totally unrelated to a post it's just downright out of order. 

I'm fully aware that some people find leaving nasty, bullying comments on people's social networking site profiles, Tumblr ask boxes and comments on blog posts purely for fun. FUN?!

If you find yourself to be one of those people, I'd get yourself to a psychiatrist because that's not healthy. 

From now on, I've removed the anonymous option and I've also enabled comment moderation. Anything malicious or unpleasant will be removed. 

Rant over, 

have a nice day!

xxx