DIY Lip Scrub | Perfect for Autumn/Winter

Hey girlie's!!!

A lip scrub is something that is essential for most of us girlie's in the Autumn/Winter month's, there's nothing worse than that awful feeling of dry, flaky, chapped lips when you have nothing to hand to help you out, but do not fear as a lip scrub is very simple to make using things that you should have in your kitchen cupboards and it's very effective too.

What you will need...

♦ Olive Oil.

♦ Honey.

♦ Caster Sugar. 

♦ Flavouring, this is optional but I opted for Vanilla.

♦ Food colouring of your choice, again this is optional.

♦ A bowl and spoon to mix everything up.

♦ A container to pop your finished scrub into.

♦ Firstly your going to want to pop a heaped tablespoon worth of caster sugar into your bowl, the caster sugar is whats going act as our scrub making your lips nice a smooth and will get rid of any dry flaky skin. If you don't have any caster sugar you can use standard granulated sugar but remember it will feel slightly rougher on your lips that the caster sugar. 

♦ Next your going to want to add a teaspoon worth of olive oil to the sugar and mix well. The olive oil is going to be the moisturising part of the scrub, it will add lots of moisture back into your lips and leave them feeling moisturised and smooth for quite some time. 

♦ You will then need to add just a dribble of honey to the mix, this will just help the mixture stick together and make it taste nice and sweet.

♦ Now is the time for you to add your flavouring and colouring, this is optional but as I have lots of baking bits in my cupboards I decided to throw them in. You literally only need a tiny amount of the flavouring, I used Vanilla, and the smallest amount of food colouring, I used Red sparingly to get a baby pink shade. Then give it all one last mix and your scrub should be ready to use, simple!!!

♦ Store your scrub in a small container making sure it has a secure lid and it's completely clean before your pop your home made scrub inside, I think my container pictured above was brought from Superdrug a while ago, I think it cost me around 50p, I know it was super affordable though. 

And there you have it, a super quick, easy and affordable way to keep your lips looking gorgeous this Autumn/Winter and it even tastes good too as all ingredients used are edible!!!

Let me know if your try making a lip scrub of your own this Autumn/Winter. I'd love to know what flavouring and colour you go for.

Bourjois Color Boost Lip Crayon Review

Hey girlie's!!!

I recently spotted that Bourjois had released their offering of the popular 'chubby stick' style glossy lipsticks so i had to pick one up and see how it fared against the rest, i have tried and loved both the 'MUA Power Pout's' and the 'Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stains' so my thoughts where, could Bourjois beat my love for them????

Firstly the packaging is pretty much identical to all the 'chubby stick' style crayons and has a twist up mechanism to get more product out, its really easy to use and not messy in the slightest. Their are 4 shades to choose from in Colour Boost range, they are... Peach on the Beach, Fuchsia Libre, Orange Punch and Red Sunrise. I opted for '02 Fuchsia Libre' a blue toned berry pink shade, the pigmentation is good, its not completely opaque nor is it sheer its just a nice glossy pop of colour. The formula is lovely, its light, creamy and moisturising and even when the glossy finish has worn off your lips it doesn't dry them out what so ever. I find  that 'Fuschsai Libre' lasts around 3-4 hours before i need to reapply, and it fades out completely even without leaving you with product around your lips like lip liner, man i hate that. The colour boost crayons are also waterproof and have an SPF 15 in them which i think is fab as the colours in this range would definitely be great holiday/summer time colours. 

Overall i do really like Bourjois' offering but they are extremely similar to other crayon style lipsticks on the market. I do think that even though there is only four shades in the collection so far, all shades are all extremely wearable and lovely.

Bourjois Color Boost Lip Crayons retail for £7.99 each and are available in Superdrug and Boots.

Have you tried these Color Boost Crayons yet??? What did you think???  

Lush Bubblegum Lip Scrub | Review

Hey girlie's!!!

The Lush Lip Scrubs have always attracted me when I've been into Lush but for some reason I've never tried one before, it seems silly as my lips are prone to being dry and flaky all year round and what with the colder months fast approaching i just thought what the heck and caved in and purchased one. 

The lip scrubs come in four different variety's Bubblegum which i opted for, Popcorn and Mint Julips. All of them equally smell amazing and i could of bought them all but i must admit the only reason i lent more towards Bubblegum was because it was pink ha ha.

The Lush Bubblegum Lip Scrub is made from caster sugar to act as a gentle scrub and jojoba oil to help moisturise your lips enough without leaving them feeling greasy, the scrub itself smells incredible, to me it smells like a mixture of candy floss with a hint of Lush's Snow Fairy, and it tastes just as delicious. All you have to do to use this is simply apply as much or as little of the scrub to your lips as you like then scrub and buff away with your finger until your lips are soft and gentle, then lick off the excess. The scrub works to give you a fantastic base to apply your lip balm or lipstick, it really does make a difference as to how smooth your lip product apply.

All in all i do absolutely love this lip scrub, I've also found it to be quite addictive, i literally want to use it all the time. My only grumble with this is the price, its £5.50 which i think is a little over priced for whats essentially just caster sugar and oil, but then again i know i wont waste any of the scrub as i love it so much so its not really a waste of money i just wish it was cheaper ha ha.

Have you tried the Lush Lip Scrubs??? What did you think???   

August Favourites ♥

Hey girlie's!!!

I cant quite believe its that time again.... August favourites time. I honestly cant believe how quick August has gone but i have to say I'm now getting super excited for autumn to arrive i just cant wait. Anywhoo... I thought i would share with you all my favourite beauty products I've been loving throughout this past month... So here goes...

Maybelline Baby Lips in Cherry Me

I adore 'Cherry Me' out of the UK's Baby Lips collection, id say its definitely the best of the bunch for me. Its super moisturising, smells delicious and has good pigmentation for a tinted lip balm. I also love the fact these aren't in little pots where you have to apply the balm to your lips with your finger making these alot more hygienic especially for on the go applications. Ive also noticed that my lips feel so much smoother than before and i can see myself repurchasing 'Cherry Me' over and over again. I have reviewed the whole collection of the Baby Lips, you can have a read here.

L'oreal Super Liner in Black Lacquer

Over the last couple of months I've really been getting into wearing eyeliner on my top lash line and winging it out sometimes but this is something I've struggled to master for quite some time, I've tried lots of different liquid liners in the past and so far this 'L'oreal Super Liner' has to be the best and the most easy to use. The applicator lets you apply thin or thick lines with ease and makes creating flicks/wings really simple, its also super long lasting and totally smudge proof, once its on it ain't budging so you have to work quick. I will be reviewing this in full soon so look out for that.

Max Factor Wild Mega Volume Mascara in Black

I love this mascara, even after buying other mascara's recently i always find myself going back to this one. It gives me just the right amount of volume for a general day to day mascara but the thing i love about it the most is the staying power, it literally doesn't budge all day long which is something i always want from a mascara as theres nothing worse than a flaky smudgy mascara. I have reviewed this in full so feel free to click here and have a read. 

Radox Shower Smoothies in Tropical Tranquillity

Now this is quite a different thing for me to put in my favourites as usually i swear by the Soap & Glory Clean On Me shower gel but i was coming to the end of that so when i was in Superdrug i saw that the 'Radox Shower Smoothie' range was on offer for 74p, i smelt the other 3 in the range but decided on 'Tropical Tranquility' a coconut scented shower smoothie with little pieces of crushed almonds and myrrh inside. It feels so soft and gentle on the skin and the almonds act like a gentle exfoliante, it also makes your skin smell gorgeous after your shower too.

Burberry Tender Touch Ea De Parfum 50ml

I adore this Burberry perfume and its most definitely one of my signature scents, I've been using this throughout spring and summer as it has such a lovely sweet floral scent to it and as you can see i only have a very small amount left (sad face). Ive also noticed that i get lots of compliments when wearing this so it seems to be a well liked scent too. 

What's been your favourite beauty products this month?? I'd love to know :)

E.L.F Conditioing Lip Balm | Review

Hey girlie's!!!

I recently made an E.L.F order so i thought id pick up the much talked about Conditioning Lip Balms. I decided on 'Mellow Melon' and 'Peaceful Pink'!!! Each lip balm has SPF 15 with vitamins A & E and claims to relieve and condition lips. These lip balms do definitely live up to my expectations, they are both really creamy and super moisturising and leave my lips feeling super smooth and conditioned. I also love the packaging, they are abit big for your makeup bag but regardless of that the packaging seems very sturdy, the lid is extremely secure and wont be unscrewing itself in your handbag and i also think they look more expensive than their bargain price of £3.50, however i purchased mine when they had their 60% off everything offer so i only paid £1.40 for each balm whoop, that's one thing i love about E.L.F they always have amazing offers and deals on. Anywhooo onto what i think of each balm...

Mellow Melon

Mellow melon is a coral/pinky shade, i was so surprised with how pigmented this shade is considering this is only a lip balm but the colour pay off is really impressive. I also adore the nice glossy finish the balms leave on the lips and it isn't sticky or tacky what so ever either.  

Peaceful Pink

Peaceful Pink is baby pink colour when swatched, but once applied to the lips it gives you an ever so slight baby pink tint, its not as pigmented as mellow melon but then it is a lighter shade so that was to be expected. Like mellow melon this shade leaves a gorgeous glossy finish to the lips and isn't sticky or tacky at all.

All in all I'm super happy i picked these up, i think their great for days when you don't wont to wear a bright lip but you still want a small amount of colour or days when your not wearing much makeup and want to look more natural, even if your going on holiday these balms would be great to keep your lips protected whilst in the sun because of the added SPF. If you haven't tried these already id definitely suggest giving them a go.


Did you take advantage of E.L.F's 60% off offer??? What did you buy???

Revlon Lip Butter in Wild Watermelon | Review

Hey girlie's!!!

Recently i ran out of my much loved Revlon Lip Butter in Cotton Candy so i decided to treat myself to another one as i love them so much and i went for 'Wild Watermelon' , it's one of the spring/summer shades and i love it!!!

Wild Watermelon is the perfect summer shade, its a red/coral colour with pinky undertones that funnily enough does resemble the colour of a watermelon. 

I love the fact that all the Revlon Lip Butters I've tried are well pigmented and they just glide on the lips a dream, they honestly feel like a lovely moisturising lip balm. The shade i picked up 'Wild Watermelon' goes on semi opaque but you can build up and intensify the colour if you wish, the lip butters also leave you with lovely light glossy finish to the lips too which i think is lush. As for staying power... It lasted on me around 1-2 hours which isn't exactly long lasting but when you compare it to other branded tinted lip balms id say that's quite good although i have noticed the darker the shade you get the longer it will last. 

The reason i love the Lip Butters so much is because they are just so easy and simple to wear and moisturising at the same time, you don't have to worry about lip liners or glosses over the top, you just pop it on like a lip balm throw it in your bag for top ups as and when u want and your well away... simple!!!

Whats your favourite Revlon Lip Butter??? What did you think???

July Favourites ♥

Hey girlie's!!!

I cant quite believe its that time again.... July favourites time. I honestly cant believe how quick July has gone although i do love the fact that August is just around the corner as i have lots planned in August he he anywhooo... I thought i would share with you all my favourite beauty products I've been loving throughout this past month... So here goes...

Ive been addicted to this nail polish recently... The shade is just so pretty and versatile for all seasons and the quality of the actual polish itself is amazing!!! The Gelly Hi-Shine range is completely faultless in my opinion, i have done a full review on 'Pomegranate' you can take a peek here.

Superdrug's B.Pure Micellar Water is the only micellar water I've ever tried so i cant compare this to something like Bioderma but what i do know is i love this B.Pure little gem. It cleanses your skin so gently and removes all traces of makeup with ease, its kept my skin completely clear from spots and i can honestly say i can see an improvement in my skin too. I'm so happy to have discovered this as i can see it being in my skin care routine for a long time.

This Collection Cream Puff in 'Cotton Candy' has become my new best friend ha ha. I honestly thought when i bought it 'how could a matte lip cream be moisturising??? But its blooming lovely!! Its not drying at all and has such amazing staying power, i also love the fact that's its the perfect shade for daytime or evening wear. Check out my full review here.

Usually I'm strictly all about the Urban Decay eyeshadow palettes but a while ago i was rummaging through all my makeup and i came across the 'MUA Undressed Palette' so thought id give it a go again, I'm so happy i did as its gorgeous. Its an amazing dupe for the 'Naked' palette but I've actually found the lasting power of the MUA eye shadows in this palette to be alot better than the Urban Decay ones, i couldn't quite believe it. The quality of each eyeshadow is amazing, the pigmentation is great even on the matte shades and the palette is priced at only £4 yup that's right £4.... Bargain Alert!!!

When the weathers been hot in the UK recently I've been enjoying adding a pop of colour to my lips and Revlon's Kiss Me Coral has done just that... Its such a pretty summer shade and although I'm not a massive gloss fan this is among my very few favourite glosses. If you want gorgeous summer time lips then this is your shade.  

Usually I'm addicted to this stuff in Autumn/Winter when the weathers frosty and your skin need lots of TLC but for some reason i just slapped a load on when i got out the shower a few weeks ago and it reminded me just how much i love it and I've been addicted again ever since. Its smells amazing and the scent lingers on your skin the next day which i love, its super thick so you feel completely moisturised and leaves it your skin feeling super duper soft. If you haven't tried this before then you need to get yourself to Boots as your missing out on a beauty must have he he.

What's been your favourite beauty products this month?? I'd love to know :)

Rimmel London Apocalips Lip Lacquer in Celestial | Review

Hey girlie's!!!

Although I'm extremely late on the 'Apocalips Lip Laquer' train, its better to be late than never and I'm so glad i ended up getting one as I'm in absolute love!!! I picked up 'Celestial' a medium rose pink shade, its so so pretty and such a versatile shade as you can wear it day or night.

Rimmel London Apocolips Lip Laqeur's combine the pigmentation of a lipstick and the texture of a lip gloss. Usually I'm not a massive fan of lip glosses as i find so many to be really sticky so that's why i was always on the fence as to whether to buy these lip laquers but i have to say the formula is lovely, its not sticky what so ever, it feels super creamy on the lips and is ubber moisturising but i have to say I'm not to keen on the scent, it has that horrid plastic scent but i find it does soon disappear after application so that's not too much of an issue. The pigmentation of 'Celestial' is fabulous.... it's completely opaque after just one application so that saves faffing around layering up to get colour payoff. As for lasting power... I found the nice glossy shine does wear off quite quickly but it does leave a pretty matte stain to the lips that lasts for a long time.

The applicator is a nifty doe foot applicator... now your probably wondering why is it so nifty, well..... The tip of the applicator has a little dent that sucks up some additional product meaning theres no need for re dipping to apply more as you'll already have more than enough product to use. The applicator itself was really easy to use and gave complete precision as it's slanted and rounded at the tip. 

All in all I'm really impressed and in love with 'Celestial' and am now lusting after other shades in the Lip Laquer collection which i know ill just have to buy soon. I picked mine up from Superdrug for £5.99 which i think is pretty reasonable considering this is like a 2 in 1 product. Have you tried the Rimmel London Lip Laquers??? What did you think???

30 Day Snap #17 | Lipstick Love

Hey girlie's!!!

So its day 17 of the 30 Day Snap today. If your a little confused as to what the 30 Day Snap is you can find all the information in full here.

Recently Ive been alot more adventurous when it comes to my lipstick or lip gloss shades, usually i go for something nude or natural that isn't too noticeable but I've been loving the braver side of myself recently and just going for it with the ole lipsticks ha ha. Today i wore my Jelly Pong Pong Lip Blush, its one of those moisturising stains which i love as that means i don't have to keep topping it up, I'm so lazy when it comes to lipstick or gloss top ups so this little beauty is my definitely my friend at the moment.  

Please leave your links below if you are also taking part in the 30 Day Snap, id love to read your post's too.

Love Hayley xXxXx

Revlon Super Lustrous Lip Gloss | Review & Swatches

Hey girlie's!!!

Ive been on the hunt for the perfect summer lip gloss for a while now and after my usual mooch around in Superdrug i think I've finally found it.

Revlon Super Lustrous Lip Gloss In Kiss Me Coral

I decided the to for 'Kiss Me Coral' a pretty Coral colour with tiny light reflecting pigments running through it that gives the lips a small amount of shimmer. The formula is lovely, it glides on easy and there was no awful sticky or tacky feeling after application. The wear of this lip gloss was also fab, the formula never dried my lips out and after the gloss eventually wore off after a good hour or so there was no shimmer particles left on my lips either, which personally i think is fab as I'm not a fan of that.

As you can see from the swatches this is such a pretty gloss, i was worried that it might be too bright for me but once applied on the lips its so subtle and right up my street. I picked mine up in Superdrug for £4.99, they had a £2 off offer on at the time so the usual price point is £6.99.

This is most definitely my go to lip gloss for summer and i never leave the house without having this little gem in my bag at the moment, its definitely one my favourite drugstore glosses there is out there right now.

Have you tried this pretty lip gloss??? What did you think???

Love Hayley xXxXx

Glossybox June 2013 | Review

After coming home from work on Saturday to see my Glossy box had been delivered i was super excited but..... if I'm being totally honest my excitement was short lived as I'm not that impressed with this months box atall. There's only 2 things in this months that I'm excited to try and know i will use hhhmmm, anyway on to what was inside.

Figs & Rouge Coco Rose Lip Balm Rrp £5.00

I'm super happy i got this as not only do i love Figs & Rouge as a brand but i love the fact that their products are 100% Natural. I adore the packaging, not only is it super cute but its really convenient too as i hate putting my fingers into those tinned lip balms so this is definitely the hygienic option. The lip balm itself is lovely and moisturising and provides you with a light tint to the lips, it also smells lush.

Helen E Cosmetics Shimmering Eye Powder In Shade 26 Rrp £5.00

I wasn't really jumping for joy when i saw this as i don't really like Helen E products, i don't  find the quality to be that good and the packaging is awful too. The eye shimmer itself is quite pigmented but i don't see how this fits into the 'Summer' theme that Glossy box have gone for this month, its a very dark slightly duo chromed blue/dark grey which isn't my cup of tea I'm afraid.

Nux Huile Prodigieuse OR Rrp £34.00

Another product that I'm not that crazy about, I've never really got into the whole dry oil craze as i really do hate how they feel on my skin. I did pop a small amount of this multi purpose oil on the back of my hand just to see what it was like, it added a slight golden glow to my skin but wasn't shimmery or glittery what so ever, even though it appears to look very shimmery in the bottle. It's probably great for someone who enjoys oils but sadly i don't.

Mememe Long Lasting Nail Gloss In 67 Graceful Rrp £5.00

The colour of this really lets it down for me unfortunately, its a real nude pinkish colour which would be OK for french manicures but i have very small short nails so i could never have a french manicure on my natural nails. I think if the colour would of been a spring/summer shade it would have been perfect.

Monu Hydrating Moisturiser Rrp £29.95

Finally something i actually like ha ha. This moisturiser is lovely and also has the added bonus of SPF 15 which i thought was good. I found it sat really nicely under my foundation and didn't slip at all, it also smells really fresh which i love. I also thought the sample size of 30ml was really generous considering the full size is 50ml so that's a little Brucie bonus.

On a whole i think this months box was pretty pants when you compare it to previous boxes, I'm hoping this is just a blip and Glossy box will be back on form next month.

What did you think to this months box girlie's???

Love Hayley xXxXx