*NEW PRODUCT ALERT* |Hydrate & Shine with Coconut Water Shampoo & Conditioner

So it's summer... and I am officially obsessed with all things tropical...and more specifically coconut! Having naturally think curly hair I'm constantly trying to find the perfect shampoo that is a balance of hydrating on my dry, damaged hair and something that is light enough that won't weight my hair down.

Up until now, I have been using, and loving the OGX coconut water shampoo & conditioner, but the other day, when strolling through Superdrug I saw this dupe that smelled so delicious I new I had to try it out! The main difference between the two was the consistence, this one was slightly thinner, but smelled better! At £3.99 each (or 2 for £6) This coconut water range is a snip of the price and leaves your hair just as hydrated and light! Top marks Superdrug for this wee gem of product range!

Who else is loving everything coconut??

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Sarah xxxx 

Make Up Revolution Lipstick | Scandalous Shades

Make Up Revolution 'Scandalous Shades' 

[Top Swatch] 'Crime' | [Bottom Swatch] 'Depraved'

On my recent trip to London I had a wee trip into Superdrug and picked up two 'Scandalous Shades' of the £1 lipstick collection from Make Up Revolution. The two shades that caught my eye were 'Crime' & 'Depraved'. 

Although I loved the shade 'deprived', The colour pay off wasn't quite as amazing as hoped, and it was all wrong for my skin tone, but still pretty good for £1. The winner for me was defiantly the pinker shade 'Crime'. Colour pay off was vibrant, and it lasted well on the lip!

I would say these lipsticks, and the range in general are very similar to MUA, but i've not been quite won over yet. I would love to try a few more products from the range so I hope we get a stand in Scotland soon! 

Whats your favourite bargain make-up products?

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*NEW PRODUCT ALERT* | Optimum Triple Action Illuminating Black Moisturiser

This week a new illuminating moisturiser has hit the Superdrug shelves in the form of Optimum PhytoBrighter Triple action Black Moisturiser. 

The most eye-catching aspect of this product is its colour... black!? One of the first black moisturisers to hit the drugstores, this product is designed for the 25+ age group and promises to visibly reduce age spots, discolouration and boosts complexions radiance. I suffer from minor discolouration, especially around the nose and under the eyes so I will be interested to see if I notice any personal difference after 4 weeks. From the first use the product it blends in very well and leave no dark discolouration on the face (even on my super pale skin). The product is however quite heavily sensed, not unpleasant exactly, but not quite incising either.  I have a pretty hard time finding a moisturiser that really agrees with my skin so i'm quite excited to give this new product a try and keeping my fingers crossed.

Have you tried and odd coloured moisturisers?

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Garnier Skin Miracle Loves

Garnier has always been a bit of a hit and miss brand for me. I love the majority of their body care range, but when it comes to facial skincare....especially moisturisers they ALWAYS break me out! I was therefore quite reluctant to try the new Miracle Skin range that has recently come out. I currently work in a rather well known drug store, and when I saw the new product arrive I popped a little bit of the tester of he skin cream onto my hand and did the usual rub and sniff test and thought nothing of it. it wasn't until around 15 mins later that I caught sight of how radiant one of my hands was comparatively to the other! I quickly rubbed a little into my jaw line to see if it had the same effect and I fell in love with this product. I thought since it was on an introductory offer that I might as well pick up the eye cream while i'm at it and give both of these bad boys a whirl. 

Garnier Miracle Skin Cream | 50ml

Garnier Miracle Eye Cream | 15ml

Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water | 400ml

I have been using these products together for almost a month now and my skin has been amazing, no break-out, not too oily and I have noticed a slight reduction in my fine lines around my eyes!!! There is a slight tint that is in the skin cream and eye cream, this meaning I only use them in the morning and haven't felt the need to apply foundation over the top so its perfect for no-make up summer days where you just want an even complexion. The only downside to the moisturiser is the fact that although the tint matches my skin colour now, I know after I lose my tan from holiday it will be far too dark :( secondly, a little of this product does not go along way, I would of liked to see a little more product in the bottle for the price. These issues do not apply to the eye cream however so I will defiantly be re-purchasing this product. The Micellar water has been a staple in my morning/night facial routine for since this product first came out! The bottle is MASSIVE and lasts months and it is also super cheap for a cleansing water making it amazing value for money. It leaves no sticky residue on your face after use and your skin feels fresh, not all tight like some waters can leave it. It takes off all make-up, even waterproof mascara with ease! can you tell my love for this product is really unending!? 

IF you fancy giving these products a go they are all currently 1/3 off at Superdrug!

Miracle Skin cream £8.66 (RRP £12.99)

Miracle Eye Cream £8.66 (RRP £12.99)

Micellar Cleansing Water £3.32 (RRP £4.99)

Have you tried any of these products? did you love them too?

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Maybelline Colour Sensational lipstick | 'Hot Plum' | 906

"WHY AM I NOT CARRIE BRADSHAW!?"

'Hot Plum' | 906 | Maybelline New York

Swatch | 'Hot Plum' lipstick

Bad light | Good lipstick :)

My Carrie inspired look

So in between vast amounts of uni work, i have been filling any spare minutes addicted to 'The Carrie Diaries".  I didn't think it would be all that good until I caught the young Miss Bradshaw wearing a jumper I own that!! It made me look at my current uni ensemble (leggings, baggy jumper, no make-up and scraped up hair) and think....what happened?! I LOVE dressing up, but over the past month I have had to make school my priority.....but with my thesis almost done and my last presentation a matter of days away... I can taste the freedom (and lipstick)!

I jumped into my make-up bag this morning and slapped on this colour sensation lipstick my Maybelline in shade 'Hot Plum' (No. 906). I bought it a few months back and still haven't had a chance to wear it out so what better day than today! 

During A/W I always head for reds, but hey, I've lost an hour of sleep so that mean S/S14 and pink lips right?!

The colour pay off was awesome and although it transferred off quite a bit, I just love the colour so much! perfect if you are feeling a little but 80's

What is your favourite Spring/Summer lip colour?

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MUA Bronzer | Review & Swatches

"I'm too pale, I can't wear bronzer or i'll look like this....."

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This was my motto/ fear for many years! A a pasty pale rose, struggling to find the right foundation that doesn't make you look too orange or pink can be a problem... so bronzer!? don't even go there...Until now!?

I always thought the key to finding the right bronzer would be to go for a better quality/ higher price tag! ohhh but how wrong I was. After years of spending a fortune on beautiful bronzers, using them once and realising I'm still too orange, I discovered this budget bronzer that are perfect for us pale gals!

MUA Bronzer | Shade 3

MUA Bronzer | Shade 3 | £1

The good thing about this products is the colour pay off.... in high quality bronzers, the colour tends to be more intense, and harder to blend! Now while this may be perfect if you are a bronzed goddess... in my case, less is defiantly more. In the summer, if you are a slightly darker, then just simply apply more... are for the cost of this MUA bronzer at only £1, you will not be left out of pocket! 

MUA Bronzer Swatch

Have you tried and MUA products or have a favourite bargain beauty product?

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Sarah xx

B. Vibrant | Lip & Cheek Colour 099 'Alecia'

B. Vibrant Lip & Cheek Colour | 099 Alecia

B. Vibrant | 099 | £7.99

A wee beauty review for you today since my blog posts haven't been all that great recently due to the vast amount of Uni work I've had to do!

Being so Busy with school right now my make-up has been super simple, a dab of powder, blush, mascara and out the door but one full proof way to jazz up a simple days make up is defiantly a bright lip. It's simple, eye catching, and in my personal opinion looks awesome with just Mascara! 

So while in Superdrug, I was perusing the B. Cosmetics. I have used their skincare products in the past and been very impressed with the quality and the price so thought I would give their lipsticks a go. At the B. Cosmetics make-up stand I fell in love instantly with shade 099 'Alecia' a coral/pink/orange shade of the B.Vibrant Lip & Cheek Colour, not quite anything like I have already in my make-up collection. The application is smooth and very nourishing on the lips (so perfect for these chilly winter months) but needs blotting and quite a lot of touching up throughout the day. This stick doubles up as a cheek tint, it bends relatively well but, for me, this will be a lipstick product only.

This lip & Cheek colour is available from Superdrug at £7.99

Have you tried any other B. Cosmetic products??

What did you think of them?

That's All for now

Sxx

Review | MUA Make-up Range Pt. 2

Hey Guys!!

Time for part 2 of my MUA range Make- up review!!

For thoughts on Eyeshadows and Pressed powder check out Pt. 1

Like the Eye Shadows, another consistent favourite of mine is the MUA lipsticks! The Colour range covers the basics (from deep red, Bright pinks and nudes-a-plenty!!) and the staying power and opacity is commendable... who knew that £1 Lipstick would be so good that I have found myself repurchasing several colours from the range! MUA should be very proud of this product and it does make you think the profit margin on some other lipsticks that are of similar quality and charge 5x as much?! This product gets a well deserved 4.5/5!!

The Next three Products I have tried from the range were a Blush, Mascara and Eyeliner.

The colour range for blushes I found a little childish, with lots of bright and baby pinks with heavy glitter content. One colour I did love was this Peachy pink colour. This is certainly a usable product but has to be blended well and you need to build up the product quite substantially to see it on the face! I also found the (compared to other products) the amount of product was less than hoped, especially when you need to use so much this product get a 2/5!!

The most disappointing product had to be the mascara, the wand was rather scratchy, my eyes often hurt a little at the lash line after application and the lashes had very little, to no curl to them. This Mascara does give them a decent amount of volume and MUA do have some fun colours to play with in the range that might be perfect for a fancy dress night out! This product gets 1/5!! 

And last but not least is the range of Intense colour liner pencils!! Good colour range, and a lovely creamy consistency when applied! The Pencil also comes with a sharpener in the lid...something that I LOVE!! This product is pretty much useless on the lower lash line as is melted away within an hour but lasted around 3hours on my upper lash line! This product is defiantly worth the £1... even if it it juts for emergencies in you bag or the sharpener that comes with it!! I would rate this product a 3/5!!

I Hope you enjoyed this review.... If any of you have tried some of the New MUA products I would love to hear your thoughts and opinions!!! 

Thats all for now

Sxx

Review | MUA Make-up Range Pt. 1

hello everybody!!! 

Today I have a review of some cosmetics in the bargain make-up collection MUA (Make-Up Academy). For those of you in the UK you may have seen their £1 make-up stands in Superdrug for just over 2 years now. MUA mantra is that great make-up doesn't have to cost the earth and their range can be a guilt free indulgence!

When This line was first introduced, all products were £1. They had a bright range of eyeshadows, lipsticks and glossed as well as basic staples like pressed powder, mascara and liners! The have recently introduced new and exciting new products to the line such as BB creams, Eye shadow pallets and bronzers and nail art nail polishes. All products are under £4 and all the basics that they introduces in their first line are still only £1.... but can £1 make-up actually be any good?!

Since the Brand first launched I have purchased several items form the range so thought I would share with you the true winners (that i would happily pay ALOT more for) and some bargain make-up products that you could properly do without!

MUA Eye Shadow in Shade 2 & 9 in Pearl finish

The First product From the line I purchased was some of their eyeshadows. They have a range of colours in shimmer and matte shades and each shadow contains 2g of product.
These eyeshadows have (surprisingly) amazing pigmentation, they also blend well and lasted all day with a primer applied underneath! These are certainly one of the Stars of the Collection and the range and get a rating of 4/5!!

MUA Pressed Powder in Shades 1, 2 & 3 

Swatch | Pressed Powder in shades 3, 2 &1

Compared to the eyeshadows the Pressed Powder are slightly more disappointing. The three lightest shades are all very orange toned and not one of them matched my skin. The were also a rather a chalky consistency and left the face looking a little too 'cakey' for my liking. However if you are looking for something with a good coverage and you are one of the lucky ones who skin type matches these shades then you certainly get a lot of product (5.7g) for your pound. I think they are great to throw into your handbag in case of emergency and they just need a little work to blend. My rating for these is 2/5!!


Check out Part two of this review to see my Thought on their Lipsticks, Blush, Mascara & Liners
Thats all for now 
Sxx

Beauty | Spotty Pastel Nail Tutorial

Why hello there.... 

 This lovely british Summer weather getting you down, for what feels like the millionth month in a row now it is still pouring down with rain here in the UK so to brighten up this miserable day I have a Bright, Pastel spotted nail polish tutorial!!

This Nail look is perfect for those who have short nails and no artistic talent.... like myself, but will look even better is you are gifted on the nail art front!!

All the Nail Polishes Used in this tutorial are super cheap and easy to get hold of!!!

NYC | Mint Macaroon 253 - £1.49 - Superdrug

Barry M | Coral 296 - £2.99 - Superdrug/Boots

Collection 2000 | Base Coat - 99p - Cosmetic Fairy

Now lets keep our newly summer manicured fingers crossed for some SUN this summer!!!! :)

Thats all for now

Sxx

Beauty | Review: Fudge Urban Texture Blaster

Calling All Big Hair lovers.... The answer to voluminous, textured locks had arrived in a rather eye Catching Bright Orange Bottle!!!

As somebody who is always in the market from new hair products I discovered this little must have when buying stocking fillers for my sisters Christmas. Unlike myself, my sister had very fine straight hair and is always looking for something quick and hassle free to give that bit of extra volume and hold for her hair. 

Before

Apply Texture spray to roots of hair

Work product into roots

After | Big Hair in Seconds :)

After the first use she was raving about this product (very unlike my sister as she is no product geek like myself) the next time I was staying at her flat I desiced to see what all the fuss was about and give it a bash. I applied this spay to my natural curly/wavey hair and was amazed with the results!! The curls seem more defined, my hair stayed volumised all day (even in windy conditions) and the smell of this product was addictive!! 

I have now re-purchesed this product several times as the "Fudge Urban' range is often half price in Superdurg stored in the UK. Its great for all hair types to give texture as well as great hold for messy up do's like a messy bun! 

If you are anything like me or the many people that I have recommended this product to, you will soon be addicted to the style and smell of this hair product!! 

It usually RRP's for £6.99 but is currently only £3.47 at Superdrug!!

Thats all for now

Sxx