B. Kamins | New Country, New Skin Care

Greeting from Canada!!!!!!

After a very long time waiting... My Camera has finally arrived so I can resumer blogging as Normal!! 

Over the past few Months I have been trying out new culture, new food and experiences and new skin care! One that I have a small soft spot for already is Canadian brand B.Kamins. This brand of skin care is a moderate to highly priced and is enriched with bio-Maple as its unique selling point!!

So far I have tried three products from the range:

B. Kamins Tinted Moisturiser (SPF 20) in 'light'

This was by far the pest product I have tried from the product range, but unfortunately not the most readily available. This product gives great coverage and blends very well into the skin (most tinted moisturisers are too dark for my skin tone) It does not leave the skin feeling tight or greasy and is very long lasting for a tinted moisturiser. It also had SPF 20, an essential in your skin care routine that i often miss! This product has been replaced in the B. Kamins range with a BB Cream priced at $49 for 50ml. I picked up this tinted moisturiser at Winners (Canadian designer discount store) for $15 but it is still available online priced at $42 for 50ml. 

4/5

B. Kamins Lip Balm Moisturising Treatment

This product was a very middle of the line product! It had a lasting moisture, and not too heavy on the lips but nothing too special. Even though this product works I feel it is very overpriced at $21 for 15g, especially when you can get a lip product of a similar quality for under $5!

3/5

B. Kamins Maple Body Lotion

This was my least favourite of the three products, It was very light and fast absorbing formula that did leave my skin feeling very soft, however the smell of the body lotion was less desirable (very strong strong pharmaceutical smell) That lingered on the body, I was expecting something a little more sweet!

At $41 for a 180ml bottle I would not purchase the full size of this product

2.5/5

Over all the Quality of these products are very high but I just don't think they are worth the hefty price tag!! I will defiantly be looking for a cheaper way to get hold of some of these products, especially the tinted moisturiser that had become my go to base product this month!!

Have any of you tried any B. Kamins products? Do you have a favourite?

Sxx

Lipstickoration | Rebel mac

The one thing I love about make up and clothes is how one simple flick of that mascara and dash of lipstick and you can turn yourself into anything or anyone you want! It can make you fierce, girly and even sometimes a little flirty! Make- up inspires me and my favourite product by far is lipstick!! So here starts one of (hopefully) many 'Lipstickorations' or Lip stick that inspires a whole look!

For my first I have chosen an Fall must for your lips the sexy 'Rebel' by mac.. a plumy pink that brings out your inner Bad Gal!!

"I’m a twit, degenerate young rebel and I’m proud of it"

Lipstickoration | Rebel

Lipstickoration | Rebel

Face: L'Oreal Lumi magic in 'rose pearl', Honolulu Bronzer (by B7)

Eyes: Urban Decay 'pistol' as highlight, Urban Decay Blackout across lid and in crease

L'Oreal super liner 'Black Vinyl', L'Oreal Volume Million Lashes in 'Black'

Start of the Show Lips.... Rebel mac

This has been one of my most fun posts so please feel free to join in and play around with your make-up!! Show me Your 'Lipstickoration'

Thats all for now

Sxx

Review | Lush Fresh Face Mask 'Cupcake'

Hello there strangers!!! 

After a crazy week at uni this Thursday I fancied a treat! Coming to Canada I have been stripped of some of my go to luxury product and my skin has really suffered. With all the stress and 'that' time of the month I fancied a quick fix and didn't want to spend a fortune so on the way home from uni I popped into Lush and look what I found...

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I am a MASSIVE fan of the lush fresh face mask 'love lettuce' but with my skin being so oily of late I though I would try this chocolate indulgent treat 'Cupcake' that was made with teenage skin in mind 

Good enough to eat??

Oh... I think i got a little 'Cupcake' on my face!!

Fresh out the fridge the cooling sensation on my face was lovely but that was about all I really loved about this product. The smell was very chocolatey and rich but the consistency wasn't great. the mask didn't go on as easy as some of their others and after the 15mins were up I didn't feel any real difference on my skin!!! 

The amount of product for the money is great with these face masks so maybe after a few more tries i'll love it a little more but, for me, this product has nothing on 'love lettuce'

Have you tried any of the Lush fresh face masks?? If so what was your favourite?? 

Calling all Freshers....

Yes Collage/ Uni students its that wonderful time of year again.... Freshers Week!!! 

Fitting into student life 'Glasgow style' 

A week, that if you are anything like me, will all be one big blur of late night dancing, drinking and hangover food! You will make friends that could last a life time but along the way there are some rather more unfortunate outcomes....forget 'Freshers Flu', I'm taking about 'Freshers face'!!

You know what I'm one about... dehydrated skin, Under eye bags and breakouts !! 

Now this would be fine if you had a week to recover but oh no.... now that you are all partied out (and look like death) you need to make perfect first impressions on your knew class mates and the best part... get your Student ID photo taken.... the photo that will stay with you for the 3-5 years of your University / Collage life!!!

There are a few tips I have learned over the past 4 years of freshers to keep the greasy skin at bay while enjoying your last week of freedom until class starts:

(1) Dink LOTS of Water!

Our body is around 70% Water and just because you had 7 pints the night before does not mean you are hydrated! Health professionals tend to recommend to have one glass of Water between every alcoholic drink... if you have the will power to do this then great, if not, then my tip is to fill a large bottle of water before you head out and make sure you drink ALL of it when you come in! Your spot free skin and clear head will thank you in the morning!

(2) Remove our Make-up!

Sleeping with your make-up on clogs your pores and blocked pores leads to spots! It really is that simple. I know when rolling in at 5pm after a flat party you don't want to spend 15mins to cleanse, tone and moisturise but why not invest in a pack of quality face wipes for the week to remove most of the dirt and build up. It Is quick and easy and can make quite a big difference! 

Simple Exfoliating face wipes £3

(3) Invest in an cooling Eye Cream/Gel!

To 'I-haven't-slept-in-4-days' bags concealer can work wonders but prevention it always better than cure.... yes in this case technically the prevention would be to get and early night but when we have far more important things to do (like dress up for a school disco) then a cooling eye gel ca help relieve puffy eyes and it also feels great on the eyes too!! 

I love the body shop's 'Elderflower Cooling Eye Gel' £6.50

Sorry for stock photo's... I am still without my Camera but I hope the Some old 'fresher' snaps of myself may make up for it :)

Thats all for now

Sxx

Tag | How Much is my face worth??

Hello everyone out there in Blogland!!

Since I'm down one camera I thought this might be a fun little tag to do instead of product reviews etc.

For someone who goes for the 'Natural look' for my everyday make-up... it's a little worrying how many products, and the cost of these products goes into 'looking Natural'

So here goes...

Face

No. 7 'Skin Illuminator'.................................... £11.00

L'Oreal Paris 'Lumi Magique' Foundation....... £10.99

Benefit 'Erase Paste' Concealer........................ £19.50

Benefit 'Boiing' Concealer................................ £16.50

Benefit 'Brow Zings' Eyebrow kit.................... £22.50

W7 'Honolulu' Bronzer....................................... £2.50

Benefit 'Coralista' Blush.................................... £23.50 

Eyes

Mac Shade stick in 'Heirloom'................. £13.00

No. 7 'Lash Adapt' Mascara.................... £12.50

L'Oreal Paris Super Liner ........................ £6.49

Lips

Benefit Silky-Finish lipstick in 'Skinny dip'............... £14

Total = £152.48!!!

Update

Hey guys!!

I must apologies for the lack of Posts recently!! I have been really busy moving to Montreal as I am on an International exchange programme to study International Business at Concordia University here! I have arrived safe and sound and have spent the last few days settling in and getting to know my the town!! If you want to hear more about my travels you can read my second Blog HERE

In all the packing I managed to forget one of the most important things.... my Camera!! Until it is sent over I'm afraid this Blog my be a little on the dull side and I will have to use stock photos :(

Hope to have my Camera back soon and be blogging once more!

Thats all for now

Sxx

Crazy few Weeks

Hello everyone!!

As you can see I have been pretty rubbish on the posting front on my Blog but over the last few weeks I have been really busy frantically getting ready to Leave for Canada on August the 22nd

Since I last posted, I have been on quite a few adventures around the UK so I thought I would share some of my Picture Highlights on my Crazy Busy Summer so Far

'Floating Heads' at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow

Gilbert and Sullivans's HMS Pinafore - Pitmedden Gardens

Friends Birthday Party,  Summer Fete teamed!!

Festival Time in Edinburgh : The Magnets in the Assembly Room

Pizza Express : Goats cheese, Caramelised Onion and Spinach Pizza!! 

Abbey Mill : Tintern, Wales

Amazing Weather: Olympic Rings: Cardiff National Museum & Myself!!

In the week run up to leaving the country I'm planning to have lots of posts on packing, Hints and tips on Travel and any general pre-travel info that I have found useful!! 

Thats All for now

Sxx