Revlon Fire & Ice

Revlons Fire & Ice* lipstick is one of Revlons classic shades and was first introduced by the brand in 1952, there is no surprise that it was relaunched again in 2010 as it is such a beautiful Red shade and if you're into Red lips then this is certainly one you should try.

As far as Red lipsticks go, this is definitely one of the brighter ones that I have tried and is much of the Tomato Orange toned Red variety. Having spent 2012 adding more and more Reds into my collection, since receiving this at the 80 Years of Revlon Enamoured Exhibition it's definitely one of my preferred. 

I find the shade incredibly complimentary and I think it's a Red that will see me perfectly through the Summer months as well as Winter. 

It's a creamy formula which is lovely and pigmented and the colour sticks around for a good few hours before any need of a touch up. It stuck around for a pretty busy shopping trip that I endured recently with plenty of food and drink in-between, and any lipstick that can cope with little attention through times like those is a winner for me.

This Revlon Fire & Lipstick is available in Boots and Superdrug and costs £7.49

What do you think of this shade? Is it the kind of Red tone you like to wear?

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Sisley Phyto-Blush Eclat- 5 Pinky Coral

This Sisley Phyto-Blush Eclat is named quite perfectly and fitting for my ever-growing collection of similar shades. Pinky Coral* is a beautiful blend of yes, Pink Coral shades that when brushed onto either the apples of my cheeks or just dusted lightly all over my cheekbones adds the perfect amount of colour and creates the perfect touch to my make up. 

The embossed pan matches the design of the Zebra print mirrored compact, which although I think is certainly quite daring and flamboyant is very eye catching and adds some fun into your make up bag. 

It's very different to the classic and elegant look that most Sisley products have, but actually it fits in pretty well.

The product is made up of both lighter and darker tones and this is so that you can use both shades separately in order to sculpt your cheeks into perfection. 

I personally like to sweep my blusher brush over the whole pan, picking up both shades together which creates a beautiful, nicely pigmented matte Coral-Pink tone. 

Though I'm careful to not go too over the top, I do like to go quite heavy with colour on my cheeks and the pigmentation of this product works great for that. If you do like more of a subtle look, then a little sweep of product, tapped off before application would be perfect. 

This blush is made up of lots of fabulous active ingredients to do wonderful things to your skin including minimising surface imperfections with its soft focus effect but if I'm honest, although it does feel and look very soft, I'm not sure a blush can benefit my skins appearance too much. 

Sisley is an extremely high end skin care and cosmetic brand, though like I mentioned in my previous Sisley post, they do tend to represent great quality and results. Although Sisley products are beautiful, I do feel that the price of some of their cosmetics are definitely more than what I usually like to spend. 

This Sisley Phyto-Blush Eclat costs £48.50 and is available in Selfridges, Harrods, John Lewis and Liberty.

What do you think of this Sisley Blush? Would you use both shades to sculpt or would you blend them together like I do?

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Elemis Quiet Mind Relaxing Bath Elixir

This Elemis Quiet Mind Relaxing Bath Elixir* is a relaxing bath product that has been an absolute go-to for me for those long, cold and tiresome days over the last month. 

Until today, when I unfortunately used the very last desperate squeeze of product it really has been such a delight to use and if you're into bath products then I thoroughly recommend it. 

It's a very rich product, full of oils that help you to relax which after a long day, run under hot water into a bath is an essential.  

I actually assumed it had some Lavender in it as the scent it really quite similar to Lavender bath products I have tried before, but it doesn't seem that there is. Instead, there is a blend of Patchouli, Ho Wood and Eucalyptus to relax you and your body entirely and Cocoa Butter which isn't such an obvious ingredient to help to condition the skin.

The smell is quite aromatic and isn't really something I would opt for out of a bath product, but it's completely suitable and really is perfect for a long soak.

I absolutely love a relaxing Bubble Bath and this has been an absolute delight for cold evenings and for the end of busy days. It doesn't bubble up as much as I wish, but to be honest nothing will bubble up quite as much as my over the top childhood dreamy bubble baths that I'm probably comparing it to. 

Completely skin kind and free from nasties this Elemis Bath Elixir is a pleasure to pamper yourself in.

I got this as a part of the QVC Winter Secrets Collection* but singly a 300ml bottle costs £19, although I have found it for £15.20 on Look Fantastic.

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Ojon Full Detox Spray

Last year Ojon products were a firm favourite of mine in terms of their Shampoo and Conditioners and so I was extremely excited about this Ojon Full Detox* spray and was hoping that it would be a go to for me for those days where the thought of washing my hair just seems like a nightmare. I'm hoping I'm not alone, but sometimes the thought of having to go through the process of washing my hair is just awful and so to have a cleansing spray or a dry shampoo as they're more commonly known as to reach for, give a few sprays at the roots and go is a dream.

This Ojon Full Detox is a higher end dry shampoo, with Pure Ojon Oil and purifying ingredient Soap Bark Tree Extract that works to clean, refresh and revive without water. 

In terms of doing a good job, this is a wonderful product and it really is up there with the best dry shampoos I have tried; it doesn't leave any White talc-like powder residue in my hair and it doesn't leave my roots feeling sticky or too built up. It certainly leaves my hair looking a lot fresher than it did before, whilst adding a little bit of volume too, but unfortunately the scent of this product really isn't for me. The scent of a product really can be a decision maker for me and the smell of what I think must be the Bark Tree Extract is far too overbearing for my taste and although I can cope with it for a quick spray, I'm much happier to pick up a cheaper alternative that I might have to be a little more careful with, but smells delightful. 

If you're into more natural, woody, smokier scents and I know some people are, then this is totally for you. It is a very good dry shampoo and really does offer great results but personally the smell is a little off-putting for me. 

This 185ml spray costs £18 and is available from Ojon online, John Lewis, Boots and House of Fraser.  

Have you tried this product? I would love to know your thoughts.

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Laura Mercier Signature Colour Essentials- Custom Palette

Vintage Pink,  Morning Dew, Primrose, Topaz and Kir Royal

On Christmas day, I was one of those girls that whilst tucked up on the sofa watching festive films and eating tons of goodies, I was also rushing my way through the online sales in search for bargains and having heard so much about how good Space NK sales are, it was of course my first stop.

I was so pleased when I managed to get my hands on a Laura Mercier Signature Colour Essentials set for Face, Eyes and Lips which included this custom palette, two Classic Eyeshadow Duets, a Second Skin Cheek Colour, a deluxe travel size Foundation Primer, a full size Caviar Stick Eye Colour in Twilight, a travel size Full Blown Volume Lash Building Mascara, a full size Lip Glace in Sweetheart and a travel sized All Over Colour brush for the incredible price of £12.50. It was 50% off it's original price, which for the amount it includes was great to begin with.  

I'm so pleased with the whole set but thought I would share the palette with you, which is what initially grabbed my attention.

It's a mirrored custom palette, which I wasn't aware of when I ordered but is such a bonus. It means that in time, I will probably pop out the eye products and in place build a custom blush palette that will most definitely home my favourite Laura Mercier blush, Peach Whisper. 

The shades this palettes features are

Laura Mercier Second Skin Cheek Colour in Vintage Pink 3.60g

Laura Mercier Eye Colour Duet Morning Dew and Primrose 2x 1.10g

Laura Mercier Eye Colour Duet  2x 1.10g

I'm a huge fan of the Second Skin Cheek Colours and my favourite is Peach Whisper, but this exclusive shade Vintage Pink is a great addition to my collection. It's a beautiful Pink shade and although in the pan it looks a little more muted than I thought it would, on the skin it's a lot brighter and definitely falls perfectly into my Coral Pink collection.  

As I mentioned recently, eyeshadows are growing on me and I think these four shades are great to introduce into my small but growing eye collection. Morning Dew, Primrose and Topaz are definitely my favourites which probably isn't a surprise as they are easier on the eye and the more wearable shades, but Kir Royal, though maybe not the easiest for me to wear is a beautiful deep Plum shade that I think would be so complimentary on darker or Green eyes. They are all extremely pigmented and velvety on the skin and for the price I paid for this set, I am absolutely thrilled. 

Individually, Laura Mercier Eye Colour Duets cost £18.50 and Second Skin Cheek Colours cost £20.50.

Though now sold out online, surprisingly, I've heard that there are a few of these sets floating around Space NK stores still. Did you manage to pick up any Beauty wonders in the sales? Do any of these Laura Mercier products catch your eye?

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Wild About Beauty Rose Water Illuminating Serum

Wild About Beauty is Louise Redknapps beauty brand, which focuses around essential products that are easy to use, offer quality without compromising on ingredients that all include nourishing and beneficial properties to help and care for your skin whilst being paraben free. 

I have a few Wild About Beauty products in my make up bag at the moment, but this Rose Water Illuminating Serum* has been something that over the last couple of weeks I have reached for quite frequently.

Inside this pump tube is a super reflective serum that works to hydrate skin whilst boosting radiance to the skin through the brightening, reflective pearl pigments that it contains. 

It can be used on its own but I prefer to use it either underneath my make up a for a fresher look or on top of my foundation, if I find it needs to be made a little more dewy. I don't like to go overboard with it and just like to apply a small amount (one to two pumps) and dab in ever so gently with my fingers.  

As you may be able to see from the photos above, on first application this is a very pearlised White serum but when blended out it becomes almost a florescent Lilac shade that blends out clear. All through the process the pearl pigments are incredibly illuminating but when it is blended and clear, the skin is illuminated perfectly and a lot more subtle.

The Rose Water and Caigua Extract that this contains are both rich in anti-aging properties which is great for the skin but along with them benefits, they also work to help regenerate and revitalise the skin.

This serum feels really nice on the skin and dries at a steady speed which is perfect if you're wearing it alone or with make up.

I'm not sure whether it's a make up essential for me, but it certainly helps on days where my skin is dull and needs a little life put back into it.

This 30ml pump tube costs £22 and is available on Wild About Beauty online, Debenhams and House of Fraser.   

Have you tried any Wild About Beauty products? Does this Rose Water Illuminating Serum appeal to you?

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Headmasters Headmasters Blow-Dry Collection 2013

Each year at Headmasters, a blow dry collection is launched and this year, 2013 sees this beautiful selection of six styles hit the salons.

I was lucky enough to be invited down to Headmasters in Mayfair to preview this beautifully put together collection and to have a blow dry of my own and it was such a lovely treat. I was fortunate enough to have had my hair blow-dried by the very lovely Headmasters Art Director Ollie Blackaby, who talked me through all of the products and styling techniques he was using.

I really like the selection of blow-dries available and would settle for any of them as they really are all so pretty, however I chose the Mayfair Grunge look as it was pretty fitting for the day in London I had ahead of me. I was really impressed with it and even more so that it stuck around all day. Normally any curl or style in my hair drops pretty quickly, but Ollie used the perfect products and tools to keep my hair looking great all day.

These styles are all available in Headmasters salons nationwide and cost from just £27 which I think is a great price point. I know where I'll be heading next time I have somewhere special to attend!

You can find your nearest Headmasters Salon online here.

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Bumble and Bumble Hairdressers Invisible Oil

Over the past few months I have received quite a few compliments on my hair and I must admit, though I have had a couple of little trims, it does seem to be in much better condition recently and is a lot shinier and more manageable. I am constantly changing my routine in terms of shampoo and conditioner, but one product that has stuck for the past few months now is this Bumble and Bumble Hairdressers Invisible Oil*. 

When this first hit the shelves a few months back, they were extremely hard to get hold of as hair product junkies and Bumble and Bumble fans alike rushed to stores to get hold of this little Orange beauty. Hair oils are a must in a hair routine and although I do love the Ojon Rare Blend Oil and the Original Morrocan Oil, there is something about this one that keeps me reaching for this every time I wash my hair.

I do like that this is supposed to be worked into damp hair, whereas others I have tried in the past are more directed at dry hair. It suits my routine a lot more and also helps when blowdrying. Two to three pumps of this worked into the mid-length to the ends of my hair leaves it feeling so smooth and looking much shiner than it would had it not been applied. This is a silicone based oil, with its first ingredient being Dimethicone which isn't really ideal but it does help to make my hair super managable and smooth with incredible shine.

This oil doesn't leave my hair feeling greasy or weighty at all, but I do think if you used too much product then this could be a possibility. You really don't need to go overboard, any more than three on me would leave my hair too oiled up and that's not a pretty sight!

It smells really pleasant with quite a subtle sweet scent, which is a big bonus. I love using hair products that smell good, maybe that contributes to why I keep going back.

This Bumble and Bumble Hairdressers Invisible Oil is £30 for 100ml of product, which I must admit does sound a little steep. I was quite taken back at how much it costs, but three months of using this  two to three times a week, I still have more than half left and with the results it gives I do think it's justified.  

The good news is, that despite the name this product isn't just for hairdressers and you can pick one up at Bumble and Bumble online, Look Fantastic, Boots, John Lewis and Selfridges.  

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