Product of the Week

I've found my skin saviour at long last. Whenever my skin starts to break out I use Mask of Magnaminty by Lush daily & it truly works wonders. It only takes 5-10 minutes so it's easy to fit in to your beauty routine. It comes in either a 125g tub (as pictured) for £5.25 or 315g for £9.25 which I think is extremely reasonable for how good the product is. I love how it's a freshly made product as well, it even says on the tubs when it was made & who by! So cute!

Alice & Grace x

The Ultimate (Natural) Tan

It may have taken me twenty years but I finally understand the importance of looking after your skin in the sun. During my teens the goal was to always get as brown as possible which usually meant me resembling a lobster after a week in the sun. The effects of years of this sort of treatment just aren't worth thinking about!

Now I finally get that you can achieve a golden tan even quicker & more safely if you use the right products. All this sun has inspired me to share my tips with you as we don't really get it a lot in the North East (sad face). 

Piz Buin is my favourite as they're a specialist company in sun care & therefore know exactly what they're doing. Their tan accelerating range not only moisturtises the skin & smells amazing but also helps you get a tan even quicker which means you don't have to persist in the sun through those super hot midday hours to get the tan you want, something I have been found guilty of in the past (Don't tell my parents). Use their After Sun as well to get extra hydration and a more intensified tan. 

Kathy x

Pamper Yourself with Boots

Take advantage of Boots 3 for 2 offer on skincare at the moment! 

I went for 3 face masks as the beauty experts say if you wear make up every day you should do one every week to help keep your pores clean and healthy.

This is also the perfect opportunity to to try out a range of different kinds of masks that you wouldn't usually go for and give yourself a bit of luxury (for a couple of quid)...

(Check out my no make up face after 3 weeks of using face masks)

Sun-kissed Skin

Glowing, golden, sun kissed skin will never go out of style; whether it's summer or winter this look is timeless.

1.  I Applied Ambre Solaire 'No streaks mousse' to the face & body; It only takes 2 hours to dry & the finished result is a natural golden colour, perfect if you're fair skinned like us (bloody celtic heritage)!
2. I mixed my everyday moisturiser with a pea sized amount of Benefits 'High Beam'  & applied it as a primer to give my skin a natural looking glow (You could wear this alone if you have a natural holiday tan this summer).
3. To conceal any bags or blemishes I used Bourjois' 'healthy mix' concelear, it's light and doesn't tend to crease or clog skin. Usually a fan of Estee Lauder's 'Double Wear' I instead opted for Revlon's 'colorstay', it provides the same coverage as double wear without the matte finish.
4. Using a bronzer brush I applied Bourjois' 'delice de poudre' bronzer to my temples, cheek bones, nose and chin as this is wear the sun would naturally hit your face (and it smells like chocolate!) I used Bourjois blusher in 'brun cuivre' on the apples of my cheeks, I love the peachy glow of this colour-perfect for summer skin. 
5. The key to this look is keeping everything au natural so for my eyes I used a Bourjois eye palette in 'nude ingenu'; the brown and bronze colours are perfect for the look I'm trying to achieve. I simply dusted the lightest colour all over the lid blending the bronze colour toward the outside of my eye and used used the dark brown as eye-liner instead of black/kohl. Using the same dark brown I dusted the colour lightly through my eye-brows. A few coats of mascara & you're done.
6. I left my lips completely natural using vaseline to keep them plump and glossy.
7. To finish this look instead of dusting my face with powder I used Estee Lauder's shimmer powder in 'rose pearl' for a flawless finish.