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I recently had the pleasure of trying out some Lord & Berry products for the first time, and wanted to share my thoughts and first impressions with you guys. I've had around two weeks trying each of the products, and thoroughly tested them in various situations (I drink a lot of coffee and never have time to reapply my makeup in work!), so I feel I can confidently share my thoughts now.
I don't know why I've never tried Lord & Berry before, it's just never really hit my radar until now. A lovely friend kindly gifted me with some products she thought would be perfect for me, and I was thrilled to take them on a test drive. I've been using the semi-matte red lipstick in 'Vogue', eyeliner in 'Sparkle Black', and the stardust loose eye shadow in 'Gold Black'. Maybe these choices were on a whim, but I prefer to imagine my friends think I'm very suited to smoky eyes and red lips; oooh yes, suave and sophisticated I am.
Is there anything quite like unwrapping a new lipstick, popping off the top, turning the base and revealing that beautiful colour for the first time? Just look at this beauty, it's a stunning shade of deep cherry red.
From the first smooth swipe across my lips, I knew this lipstick was just made for me. It's a semi-matte finish which means it stays in place very well, but is still full of enough moisture to make your lips feel soft and supple. I always fall for a really good red when it comes to lipsticks, and this one is no different. I feel it strikes a good balance between a daytime red and nightwear too, which is usually as hard as it sounds. This has quickly become my new staple lipstick. The formula is beautiful and I'm already looking at other shades in their range.
When I first tried out the sparkle black eyeliner my honest reaction was, 'Ooh!' - I'm easily impressed. But I think I've only ever used plain black eyeliners, so the idea of a little sparkle appealed to me greatly.
As you can see from the photographs, this eyeliner offers a strong, deep black with delicate flecks of silver/white sparkle. I have to tell you guys, I love this! It's so pretty and powerful all at once. I've only used this for evenings and special, dressier occasions as I find it make me feel a little more 'dolled up', but you could easily rock this style daytime if you preferred.
And finally I've been using the Gold Black eye shadow that you can see above, which is so beautiful. It really is made for a sultry smokey lid and killer cats eye. I do really love this and I'll be using it as much as possible, however; I do worry it's wasted on my eyes as I have hooded lids unfortunately. Which means you can't always see the work that goes into my eye makeup, but there we go. I'll be enjoying this anyway.
Have you tried any products from Lord & Berry before?
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Aahhh the weekend. A little slice of heaven where most of us get a chance to slow down, relax and take the time to enjoy the simple things in life. Since I work Monday to Friday 9am to 5:30pm, weekends really have become my time. True, I do have to squeeze all my chores, blogging, socialising and plans into these two little days and it does get hard. But I still always make sure to take a chance to pamper myself, and appreciate those down time moments.
Recently I caught up with one of my favourite friends in the world, and she very kindly gave me a beautiful Soap & Glory gift set, among other things. I've taken the past week to try out some of the products and to really indulge in some much needed pampering.
I've been using the Girligo Spray On Moisturising Body Mist, The Righteous Body Butter, Flake Away Exfoliating Scrub and Hand Food. I'll probably adore any Soap & Glory product I ever try, and this bunch of beauties are no exception.
My absolute favourite has been the spray on moisturising mist, because it's so easy to apply all over and leaves you feeling so soft and smooth. I tend to have really dry skin on my arms and legs, but admittedly I'm usually too lazy to moisturise. I know, I know. But this spray on is now my savior! A couple of pumps, a quick rub into the skin, and I'm done. Perfect.
My second favourite is the exfoliator, Flake Away. Especially for my legs because as I said; dry, dull skin. Nothing makes you feel as shiny and new as a good scrub, and I found this one to be amazing. It's gentle and kind to skin, but tough enough to give it a new lease of life. Plus, it smells delicious!
Next up I've been using The Righteous Butter. This is an all over body butter with the richest, sweetest smelling cream. Since the spray mist is now my go to for all over body moisturising, I've saved the body butter for my feet. When I really need to give my tootsies some extra love, and make them feel super soft; this is the product I'm using. I don't use this all the time, but when I do I can really feel the difference.
And finally, is the Hand Food. Made with shea butter, macadamia oil and marshmallow; Hand Food is a suitable name for sure. This yummy little treasure is something I've began popping in my bag and taking to work with me, or wherever I'm going out for the day. I find it a nice having a reminder to treat my hands kindly and put some love back into them. After all, we put our hands through a lot and it feels good to use a product so scrumptious!
Do you guys enjoy any of these products? How do you pamper yourself?
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I'm never gonna be the cool and stylish fashion blogger, who effortlessly puts outfits together to create a glamorous look. I'm far happier and more at home in a band Tshirt and jeans. Maybe every now and again a cute tea dress/cardigan combo. But more often than not, you'll find me in a hoody. Especially this time of year, when snuggling in my favourite lilac hoody practically makes me purr. That being said, it doesn't mean I want to slum it completely. I use my makeup to experiment and add a little bit of glam every now and again. Makeup is always my mask, my source of fun and my confidence. I can easily lose hours 'playing' with my makeup, storing it all away neatly, arranging it all, testing it out and trying new things.
In one of these recent playtime sessions, I realised I haven't wore much purple in a while. Sure I've gone as berry mad as any other blogger this time of year, but I've stuck to a red hue on my lips more than anything, and I haven't been brave enough to try any eyeshadows other than my nudes really. And this is strange since I used to get a kick out of trying every colour combination under the sun, especially purples. My favourite colour.
Deciding to change that immediately, I used W7's In The Night Palette on my eyes, and Barry M Vicious Violet on my lips. Bold, Wintery, and definitely matching my hoody. I must say I'm happy to have found a little colour again. Here's to the next playtime session..
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Let me tell you something; I'm writing this post at 2am, and this is not unusual for me. You can regularly find me skulking around on Twitter too in the wee hours if you pay close attention. I'm a night owl, always have been, and I only ever get inspired at night. Which means if you run a blog like I do you basically do it when everyone else is asleep. And does this mean I sleep lots during the day? No actually. I sleep until around 9am, or 11 if I'm having a lovely lie in. So lack of sleep is always something I'm dealing with unfortunately. And this means dark circles and bags under my eyes are my signature look. Until now.
In Situ Cosmetics kept popping up on my Twitter feed by multiple bloggers for a few weeks, and so my interest was piqued. After A little mooch around their website, I decided I'd take a chance and order myself one of their customised eye care products. The impressive thing about this is you get to customise and select what you need from this product. So for me, I chose an eye balm, for night repair, to help clear up dark circles with a 'balancing and calming' formula. Now for someone with sensitive skin like me, that sounds sort of dreamy to be honest.
The packaging is beautiful and the cream comes in a bottle with a pump. This is great for popping in a handbag if needed, which I love. And how can I not mention that the bottle is personalised with my own name on it?! I didn't know they would do this so when I opened the box to find my own name printed on, well I felt a little bit special to be honest :] *Little things*.
The formula itself is so nourishing and rich that you can tell this is made for a delicate area of skin like the eyes, and it applies easily. There is no greasy residue, no irritating scent and best of all you feel pampered.
I must say I love this product. I've been using it every night for the past week and I can definitely say it's made my skin feel softer and the bags under my eyes are definitely reduced. I can't see much change with my dark circles, but maybe I need to give it a few weeks to really shift those bad boys, which is fair enough. I'm sure I'll let you guys know!
What do you think? Would you try your own customised product from In Situ Cosmetics?
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As you can see I've been trying out another W7 palette this week, and what a little treat it is. This palette is all about the smokes, and I couldn't have spotted this at a better time. With Autumn/Winter underway and the even more exciting Halloween almost here, I felt a smokey but vibrant palette was just what my eyes needed.
So we have:
1. Dusty
2. Wonderland
3. Summer
4. Atlanta
5. Abracadabra
6. Top Hat
7. Razzamataz
8. Lady Luck
9. Laura E
10. Party Pooper
11. Gate Crash
12. Bologna
On first look at this palette I definitely think this is more suited for the party season, and it even has some party/magic themed names for the shades, which I love. I feel this is a nice change for me as I've been all about the nudes for the last few months, and this vampy little set is set to shake things up for sure.
My favourite shades are 6, 7, & 8; the violet tones. They have great colour payoff and blend beautifully with many of the other shades. I do find 10, Party Pooper a great little shade to pop in the corner of my eyes to brighten them right up without looking too 'pixie-like'. If I had to pick one I'm not so much a fan of, it would be number 1, because you can hardly see it at all on my skin as I'm so pale. But the rest of the shades are absolutely incredible.
Overall though like I've said before of W7 palettes, the pigmentation is fantastic and the price is so affordable. I bought this from a one off small cosmetics store locally for around £5 but I have had a look about online and you can get it from Argos at £7.49 or Direct Cosmetics for £4.99. I'm not sure if they charge for delivery though. If so, you might want to keep your eye out in smaller cosmetics stores around town like I did!
I think there's something for everyone in this palette whether you're dark or light skinned, or whether you're bold or subtle with your makeup. I'm quite enjoying playing about with these shades to create various looks and I have even discovered a combination which would be great for Halloween makeup! :)
What do you think, would you try this palette?
