Embrace Your Texture | Macadamia Finishing Spray.

If you hate flat, lifeless hair with no texture, no volume and no lift, then you need to get your hands on the Macadamia Professionals Tousled Texture Finishing Spray. This has been my absolute saviour since cutting my locks back into a bob that has now grown into a lob. I spotted this in TK Maxx months ago, and knowing that the Macadamia Deep Repair Masque was a holy-grail of AllThatGlitters21 from YouTube, I thought I’d give the finishing spray a go.

Paradise For Your Hair.

I’ve never really been one for dry shampoo. I have tried Batiste in the past but it doesn’t really work for me, even though my sisters swear by it. My hair tends to last a day after washing before it starts to become greasy again, despite being told by a hair professional that I have fairly dry hair, especially at the roots.

NYX Highlight & Contour Pro Palette.

I was constantly picking this product up in store, swatching it, looking at the price and putting it back down again. I was trying to justify the price of this palette, as it retails for £18. I squealed with joy when I was treated to the NYX Highlight & Contour Palette for Christmas. I can confidently say that this palette is so worth that £18, I’d recommend the splurge.

The Must-Have Autumn Lip.

If there is one thing in Autumn I love besides pumpkins it is a bold dark lip. Ever since going cruelty-free, I have been on the hunt for the perfect plum lipstick to wear all throughout the colder months.

Drops of Youth Essence-Lotion.

I have been itching to review this for quite some time now. When I first explored the Drops of Youth collection by The Body Shop (way back in February) I was really overwhelmed with which product to try first – they all sounded amazing. After deciding that I like gel-like skincare products I decided to opt for the Essence-Lotion, which is a gel-to-water based formula which infuses stem cells from three different plants to give you younger fresher skin. It uses Edelweiss from the Italian Alps to protect, Sea Holly and Criste Marine to renew and restructure from the Brittany Coast.

I think this concept is quite unique and I love to use plant based products. The idea behind this concept is that stem cells are the ‘renewal engine’ of a plant to keep it thriving, so by infusing it into a skincare product our skin will be refreshed and renewed. I particularly like that the plant stem cells are “sustainably extracted through a biotechnological process” to “preserve their potency while respecting the plant.”

I like to apply this in a morning after I have cleansed. I put a few drops on a clean cotton pad and apply to one side of my face, then I repeat with another clean cotton pad onto the other side of the face. I tend to avoid the eye/under eye area purely to apply an eye cream. I absolutely love how refreshing this is on the skin – I’d literally love to bathe my face in it on a hot day. It is incredibly revitalising first thing in a morning – your sin feels refreshed and clean.

The gel like formula doesn’t feel oily or greasy at all, which I was initially worried about when I very first tried this. This absorbs so nicely into the skin and you can really take your time working it into your pores. It also smells gorgeous, very floral obviously with clean citrus notes of lemon.

I am excited to try more of the Drops of Youth collection! You can shop it here.

The Body Shop as a subsidiary company is cruelty-free but their parent company L’Oreal is not. Whether you choose to support the subsidiary company as cruelty-free or not is entirely one’s own personal opinion. Please respect that I choose to support cruelty-free subsidiary companies.*

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The Revolutionary Lippy.

If there was one lipstick in the entire world I was desperate to own it was this one. This is the Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick in the gorgeous classic red, F-Bomb. I was given a sample of this when I made a purchase previously at Selfridges and I was so in love with it I wore it until the sample had run dry. I decided to finally own it and I am so glad I did. I also wanted to pick up the shade Naked but it had sold out! Sob. These retail for £15.50 each and are worth every damn penny.

Firstly, the packaging is gorgeous. The box it comes in already screams luxury with its classic UD purple colour and silver metallic writing. The interior of the box is decorated with pretty green flowers. The packaging of the actual product is equally as gorgeous; it is weighty, metallic and ribbed, with the Urban Decay name and logo embossed on the lid. The classic purple makes an appearance again where the applicator is held. These look beautiful among any lip collection.

Urban Decay boasts that their Revolution Lipsticks are “creamy badass luxury” and I couldn’t agree more. They are incredibly creamy, making application so smooth and easy. It feels luxurious on my lips; it is moisturising due to their Maxi-Lip element which aims to “plump and leave lips cushiony soft” with nourishing oils. The color-pay off is immense – these lipsticks are incredibly pigmented to give intense shine (due to their Pigment Infusion System).

F-Bomb is your all round classic red lippy. It is perfect for throwing into your clutch bag on a night out and looks gorgeous paired with a bold winged liner. You can channel your inner Marilyn with this color; F-Bomb just adds a modern twist with the extra added glossy shine. These Revolution Lipsticks are certainly revolutionary to the lip game.

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The Body Shop Festive Fruit Trio.

Everyone has been raving about The Body Shop’s Frosted Plum Shower Gel so I took a special trip in there just to smell it – and then ended up purchasing it. They currently have an amazing offer on their shower gels. 1 is £4.00 or you can get 4 for £11 so I went for this offer and gave my friend the fourth one. These all smell absolutely incredible and I want to buy more from the seasonal range when I am next in store – particularly the sugar scrubs.

These shower gels lather up amazingly using only a small amount on your loofer/sponge.  They are soft on the skin, soap-free and leave your body smelling deliciously fruity for hours. I highly recommend these and I am considering trying out their non-seasonal range of shower gels in the future.

FROSTED CRANBERRY
From the Forests of North America

This one has turned out to be my favourite and it is also the scent I gave my friend who loves it also. This to me smells like Christmas in a bottle with notes of fresh cranberry and pomegranate.  It also contains Community Fair Trade honey extract from Ethiopia. I am saving this one for very last and I am considering stocking-up early for the next few months!

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GLAZED APPLE
From the Italian Alps

This one is my boyfriends favourite with the fruity scent of green apple from Italy, candy-like notes and vanilla. Like the Cranberry one, it also contains Community Fair Trade honey extract from Ethiopia. I personally think this smells like sour apple bubblegum! I am currently using this one (boyfriend chose!) but I think it is my least favourite scent of the three.

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FROSTED PLUM
From the orchards of Turkey

This smells so deliciously elegant and fruity-floral with notes of magnolia, peony and plum. It contains plum extracts from Turkey. It also contains Community Fair Trade sugar from Paraguay. I personally think this smells like blackcurrant Starbursts! This is probably my second favourite scent out of all three and I cannot wait to use this next!

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Have you tried any of The Body Shops Seasonal Range?

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Elizabeth Arden: Red Door.

This IS my summer scent this year. It is floral, woody and an all round gorgeous scent for the summer time. It is classical, sexy and feminine; it is the N05 of Chanel and the Opium of YSL – a true signature scent. Carlos Benaim created Elizabeth Arden’s signature Red Door scent of elegance, class and luxury in 1989. It was named after the signature Red Door spa of Elizabeth Arden.

The Elemis Pro-Radiance Illuminating Flash Balm.

Who doesn’t love picking up the many fashion/beauty bibles each month? Magazines are upping their free beauty samples game and Marie Claire got me all excited with the July Issue’s sample of the Elemis Pro-Radiance Illuminating Flash Balm.

The Redemption Iconic 3 Palette.

I adore Revolution as a cheap, high street brand. I have been eyeing up (aha get it?) their different palettes – both cheek and eye for a while now. When I recently popped into Superdrug I just had to give one a try.

The Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser.

I finally have my hands on this little beauty. For years I have lusted over this since watching the likes of Zoella, Essie Button and Sprinkle of Glitter. Yet I have never been able to decide whether it is worth the £14 price tag. But the blonde lady who works at the Liz Earle counter at Boots in Oxford made me buy it.