BEAUTY FORMULAS REJUVENATING GLORIOUS MUD FACIAL MASK

Hello everyone, sorry this post is later than usual I have been caught up with so much university work this week! So today I am going to talk about this facial mask I bought in passing a few weeks ago. It is called Rejuvenating Glorious Mud by Beauty Formulas. I picked it up in Bodycare on a spur of the moment for 99p, you can also find it on amazon for £4.25. However, I'm sure any of you who want to try it out will go for the cheaper option! 

Description: 

• 100% pure clay formula to help remove dirt and excess oil from the skin's surface
• absorbs impurities & unclogs pores
• leaves skin softer and smoother for a fresh healthy glow
• suitable for all skin types

Directions:

Apply to clean dry skin on face and neck areas (avoiding the eyes) allow to dry for 10-15 minutes. Rinse with warm water. Pat skin dry.

My Impressions of the Product:

It had a lightly fragrances scent. It was easy to apply and goes on my skin smoothly. My skin felt tight by the end of the 15 minutes, and when the mask rinsed off my face felt very clean. Once dried my skin was very soft and smooth and oil free, which is what I was looking for in a face mask for periods of combination skin. However by the next day I had broke out in patches of eczema all over my cheekbones. The first time I tried the mask I did not direct blame to it (as an eczema sufferer I know it can be down to all sorts of things so it is very hard to pinpoint breakouts), but the second time I tried the product I discovered that I was definitely mildly allergic to it as the same patches of raw eczema appeared around the same place on my face. 

  

This product is definitely a miss for me. It does control excess oil but it isn't worth the repercussions to my skin for the next few days. I have heard good reviews elsewhere on the same face mask, so it might be down to my skin being particularly sensitive and more prone to dry patches. 

Have any of you guys got a recommended product for oily skin phases? 

The Liebster Award

So today I received a nomination to for the Liebster Award by the lovely La Vie Cece! From my understanding the Liebster Award has been likened to the same chain mail where you answer questions and set your own for other bloggers. 

Some people might find this to be an annoyance but I think it is a lovely way for new kids to the blocks (like myself) to interact within the blogging community. It creates awareness for your own blog, it creates awareness for others too, and it is all in the name of good fun.

So the rules for the award are as follows: 

1. Post a short Questions & Answer about yourself provided by the person who nominated you

2. Nominate others you think deserve the award (preferably 11 people)

3. Ask them 11 questions of  your own

4. Notify them so they can answer your questions!

So here are the questions sent to me by La Vie Cece: 

1. If you could pick a superpower what would it be?

If I could pick a superpower I would pick telekinesis. I think the ability to move objects with your mind would be the most awesome thing ever. Ever sat down and remembered you left the TV remote elsewhere? Or could not be bothered with making dinner? It might be messy but I am sure that with the right amount of brain training it could be perfected. And who needs to fly if you can have a magic carpet, or invisibility if you could move objects around and freak someone out. Is it a ghost? Nope just my telekinesis, bitch!

2.. What is your favourite make-up brand and why?

I would probably say Benefit is currently my favourite make-up brand. I love their brow zings kit, big beauty eye and smokey eyes palette, and most of all their magic ink liquid eyeliner.

3. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?

Definitely Japan, I have dreams of visiting all over there from the modernised Tokyo to the more tradition Kyoto. I just love cherry blossom trees (I even have certain tattoo plans), and the culture in Eastern Asia. I also enjoy seafood so living on fish for a short while would not be a problem for me. 

4. What's your favourite time of the year?

May. Well, in between spring and summer. May is my birthday month and it generally has lovely weather - sunny with a light breeze. Blossom trees blooming, and lots of greenery just ready to bud, little lambs in the fields, and days where you attempt to make it summer already by heading to the beach, yeah it is a great time of year. Shame about University ( and in the past school) examinations just happening to occupy this time too.

5. What's the most disappointing product you ever bought and why?

It is actually a product by my favourite make-up brand. In fairness, my high expectations might of what made it seem like a greater disappointment. It was the hello flawless oxygen wow foundation by Benefit. Now let me tell you my skin was anything but 'flawless' in this foundation. The first complaint was that the lightest colour available (ivory??) was too dark for my skin tone, and too make matters worse during wear it oxidised to a more orange colour. It also predisposed my skin to breakouts. I was overall unhappy with this product, and I was shocked to feel this way since I really like the brand benefit.

6. If you could only wear one item of make-up for a whole week, what would you choose?

Easy, my liquid eyeliner. Back in my 'emo' or 'scene kid' days I could not go a day without my winged eyeliner. I still love love love having cat eyes.

7. Are you an early bird or a night owl?

Definitely not an early bird - I rather dislike mornings! I would say I'm more of a night owl, on the other hand I have been falling asleep a lot earlier than I used to. Can I say I'm a cat? I just love napping.

8. What career would you choose if you could be anything in the world?

If I could be anything in the world I would probably be a veterinary surgeon. I used to want to be a vet 'when I grow up' when I was many years younger. Then for a long time I wanted to be a neurosurgeon. Now I am studying Neuroscience & Psychology, and as much as I find it endlessly fascinating and would love to be a Neuropsychologist I am really passionate about animals.

9. What's your favourite food?

What a difficult question! I am probably just going to be boring and stick with my sweet tooth - chocolate.

10. What's your favourite outfit?

Anything that goes with my trusty Jeffrey Campbell Lita Spikes.

11. Who is your favourite person in the world?

I refuse to pick one so I am going to say my mum, my boyfriend Sam & my best friend since I was around 8 year old Emma. There are some other particular people that I absolutely love and they know who they are.

My questions: 

1. What inspired you to start blogging?

2. Who are your favourite bloggers?

3. What are your other favourite past times?

4. What is your go to make-up item?

5. What is your favourite perfume? 

6. Most recommended skincare product and why? 

7. What is your favourite clothing brand and why?

8. Is there a method that you use to pick out your outfits?

9. What is currently the most wanted item in your mental wishlist?

10. What is your all time favourite movie and why?

11. If you could choose to be anywhere in the world, where would you pick? 

My nominees: 

 Nicola KT Beauty 

Natalie Thunder Love

Izzy Confessions of a Makeup Hoader

Lola Lola B Style Me

Mollie Belle Rae

Carrie Carrie Noxious

Kalina Kalis Inspiration Board

Kimberly & Helen Wardrobe Conversations

Terri Hello Terri Lowe

Charissa Miss Charissa

Shannen my friend munster

Good Luck ladies! 

LUSH REVIEW: CELESTIAL

Hello everyone, it is approaching the colder months rapidly so I thought I would give a review to one of my beauty favourites - Lush's Celestial facial moisturiser. 

As a dry skin and eczema sufferer I find that my skin quite often breaks out in dry sore patches of skin. This can be quite problematic when it patches around my cheekbones and/or my eyelids. I have found this little gem of a moisturiser to be most helpful in relieving this raw skin pain, and since entering my daily beauty routine I have been having less and less random patches of eczema appearing on my face. What a lifesaver!

If you are looking for a new affordable moisturiser for autumn/winter and suffer from sensitive skin I highly recommend this moisturiser. It smells beautiful - a faint fragrance of almond, vanilla, orchid & cocoa butter. This may make this purchase much more appealing to those that are put off by lush's strongly fragrant products. It is lightweight and glides smoothly across skin, I find this to be a favourable trait as many hydrating moisturisers for dry skin can be very heavy. 

It does take a few minutes for the moisturiser to sink in before I apply my foundation, however I have found this to be the case with many other moisturisers. 

Another benefit of lush products is that there are vegan, free of animal testing and they encourage recycling. I save up my tubs of various products, like the moisturisers and shower scrubs, before going on a lush shopping haul with a free face mask awaiting me! 

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URBAN DECAY PULP FICTION REVOLUTION LIPSTICK

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