RadiateLove - Review

This product is amazing and has helped to stop my eczema coming up over my hands!I have been using it at least once a day/sometimes more for about a month or two now.Most of the time I will slather this on my hands right before I go to sleep for the night.

Whats in this little pot of joy...?

It is just 100% fair-trade/organic Shea butter.

Personally I have never been a lover of the smell of anything that is Shea butter scented but this I love massively.

For 100grams of this product it costs £14.99

I think the price tag is reasonable for something fair-trade and that will last as long as this pot will!

The reason it will last a long time because its almost a solid moisturiser, which yes means that it feels slightly greasy on your skin for the first couple of minutes. 

But when its all sank into your skin it leaves it feeling baby smooth.

This little pot of magic is the only thing I have changed in my handcare and I truly believe it will be the only moisturiser I use on my hands for a long time!

If you fancy trying this out then I have a 25% off Code that you can use!

Website - http://www.radiatelove.co.uk/#!shop/cfvg

If you try this product out then please comment below and let me know if you have!

Smashbox Event

Hello lovelys!
A couple of weeks ago I was very kindly invited to the Southampton Boots for a Smashbox beauty event!

The two Smashbox girls Katie and Jo offered cup cakes, drinks, makeovers and talked to us about all the new products that are coming out, and some of the most popular items too.

There were only a handful of us which was nice because it meant that we could all join in, chat and have fun without being excluded from each others conversations.
( Me, Jess, Alice, Brogan, Mandy, Ami)

The main thing we tried and spoke about at the event was the amazing new creamy contour sticks.
They come in a pack of three (contour, bronze, highlight) and cost £35.
I was a little bit put off by the price to start with but after swatching them and seeing how beautifully they feel and blend into the skin, I just had to treat myself to them!
I have a review and tutorial coming up on my youtube of these gorgeous new contour sticks so keep your eyes peeled!

We also tried out the new eyeliners and lipsticks and many other products!

As seen in the bottom photos of me and Alice I am wearing a gold eyeshadow that I put on in the morning, but one of the ladies put on the new lilac gel eyeliner over the top and I have completely fallen in love with it and I can't wait for it to come out in my local store!

I can't wait to go to more of these events and next time I do I will be sure to bring a camera rather than taking the photos on my iPhone.

If you don't already you can follow me on Instagram where I post photos every day. You can keep updated with all my blog posts, videos, events and more on Instagram.
(There is no harm in being nosy)

Current Favourite Foundation Combination : Review

If you watch my youtube then I am sure you will see these two foundations featured at the end of the month in my favourites video. 

I love trying out new makeup and have heard a few good things about both of these foundations, so I thought hey lets give it a try!

The Loreal Infallible 24H foundation is a thick and almost gel like consistency. This means when I am wearing it gives me an amazing coverage and it really does last all day.
The Loreal True Match foundation is a much lighter and more of a liquid consistency.

So why do I use these together?
One of the reasons is that I simply bought the Infallible one in a shade too dark for me so I mix the two.
The other reason I mix the two is that it gives me full coverage without feeling too heavy on the skin, and it seems to keep my skin perfectly hydrated throughout the day.


The photos below really don't do it justice and I also have all my other makeup on aswell.

Before I get a million questions on what highlighter I use, I thought I would just quickly mention that everyday I wear my Charlotte Tilbury Contour kit and the highlighter is beautiful as well as the contour shade.

Have you got a favourite foundation I should try?

Body Shop Event : Skincare Consultation, Makeover and more

Some of you might know that I had an event at The Body Shop on The Isle Of Wight on the 11th of April!
The event was to celebrate their one year anniversary since their refit, I was lucky enough to be their guest of honer for this event.

At the event I had a skin consultation/facial and a makeover.
Here is a list of all the skincare products the lovely Roxy used on my skin.

• Camomile Cleansing Butter
• Aloe Calming Toner
• Vitamin C Skin Reviver

The Camomile cleansing butter was so gentle and relaxing on my skin, along with the aloe calming toner and the vitamin C skin reviver, my skin felt refreshed and baby bum smooth!

Roxy also did a makeover using the spring collection.
She went for something different to my normal makeup routine by going for a natural look with a mixture of pink eyeshades and a light coral lipstick.

The makeup products Roxy used were...

• InstaBlur Primer 
• Insrablur eye primer
• Tea Tree Flawless BB Cream
• Lightening Touch Concealer
• All in one cheek colour - Macaroon 
• All in one face base
• Honey Bronze Bronzing Powder - shade 01
• Shimmer Cube Palette - 26 Hot Pink
• Super Volume Mascara
• Brow & Liner Kit - 02 Brunette & Brown
• Radiant Highlighter

There was also a cake sale to raise money for a local Isle Of Wight Charity called http://www.missisle.com 
The charity is for a young girl called Natasha Lambert, she loves the outdoors but has cerebral palsy which affects her speech and her limbs. She uses a wheelchair and a special walking aid, so needs constant care. Natasha has a love for sailing and takes part in many events using her specially adapted boat.
The money she raises goes to 3 charities that Natasha has chosen.
If you want to know more then please check out her website.
http://www.missisle.com

As a thank you the girls at The Body Shop said that I could pick any 3 items that I like and can have them as a thank you for coming along.
The three items I picked are...

• Camomile Cleansing Butter
• Honey Bronze Bronzing Powder
• Fuji Green Tea, Eau De Cologne

At the end of the event me, my mum and a lovely blogger called Natasha all got a lovely hand scrub and massage session using the new Fuji Green Tea Range.

After the event me and Natasha went for a cheeky starbucks and had a nose around a few shops.
Natashas blog - http://natashajrd.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1
    instagram - https://instagram.com/roseanddenim/
      twitter - https://twitter.com/Rockdollywho

I had so much fun at this event and thank you to all my friends and family that turned up. And a big thank you to The Body Shop for having me!

Smashbox Brand Review -

Some of you guys might know that I was kindly given some bits from Smashbox to try and review for you all.

I decided that I would turn this into a brand review after falling in love with the brand and a lot of their products.

Smashbox was launched in 1996 by the LA brothers Dean and Davis Factor who are the grandsons of the makeup legend Max.

This makeup brand is made for you to look your best under those bright studio lights when you're on shoot.

One of the first things they made was the Smashbox Photo Finish Primer. It gives you a perfect canvas for applying foundation with its silky texture.

It also contains vitamins A and E, grape seed extract and green tea!

Worn under foundation or alone it is their best selling primer and really does reduce the appearance of fine lines and pores while it gives you that velvety finish.

Yeah its on the pricey side at £25 but I honestly believe it is worth every penny.

Next on the list is the Studio Skin hydrating foundation that claims to have 15 hour wear! This foundation is made to go along with the photo finish primer and will give you coverage that lasts even under studio lighting.

This stuff is amazing and I have successfully used up the whole thing. It's not often that I try a foundation that I don't just enjoy using but also finishing the whole thing! 

Once again it is on the more pricy side at £28 but I can promise you that you get what you pay for with this beauty!

Moving on I decided to pair these two products together because they just work so well hand in hand.

The two products are the Full Exposure Mascara and the Limitless Liquid Liner.

The mascara lengthens my eyelashes beautifully and when built up it gives you that little bit of volume too.

If you watch me videos on youtube and have been asking me what mascara I have been using well its this bad boy!

The eyeliner is by far the best I have come across in all my makeup years so far!

It has an easy felt tip pen applicator and gives you a full dark black line and this won't smudge at all until you take it all off at the end of the day.

The last thing is the 24 Hour photo finish shadow primer.

If you know me I tend to just stick to my eyeliner and red lips combo but because of this product I am slowly starting to extend my day to day makeup routine.

This basically does what it says on the tin. It helps my eyeshadow stick to my eyelids without creasing at all.

If you are someone who enjoys to experiment with your eyeshadow then this is a need in your collection.

So whats my review on Smashbox...

Its fantastic and even though its pricey, it's so worth investing in and I will be buying more soon.

Out of everything I will 100% be buying the foundation, photo finish primer and the eyeliner again!

 

 

The Culottes ://

Is that a skirt? 

Nope they are trousers!

They're a little out of my comfort zone but I knew that if I didn't buy them I would regret it!

These trousers appear very chic and high end, but low and behold they were cheap as chips!

They are from Newlook and are made of a gorgeous suit/crepe material and are by the Cameo Rose collection.

I really thought that these would be something that I would struggle to style, but found that the sports luxe vibe has an attractive flair when it comes to these Culottes; although they also work wonders with a pair of scrappy heels to add some felinity to your outfit.

The jumper is a dipped hem style from Newlook and is a dark khaki colour, which pairs up so nicely with my gorgeous Zara biker styled coat.

If I am feeling a little bit too warm and I take my jumper off I have got this cute, little chiffon V-neck vest top on, which is great for a warm day, due to its lightweight material.

Last but by no means least I have my new Super comfy trainers on from Primark! If you have a Primark near you (or even if you don't) then go and get these shoes, these are perhaps the most comfy pair that you will own!

How would you style these Culottes?

Let me know below or tag me me @saliorsarah on twitter!