March Favourites 2013

Hullo Ladies!

It's the end of another month :-) 

I can't believe we are a quarter into the year already!

Here are some of the products I've been reaching for continuously in the last four weeks. 

 Hair 

Aussie Take The Heat Protection Spray - Reviewed Here - I've been using a lot of heat on my hair the last few weeks and I feel like this has been by my side the whole time. I really think it's helps keep my hair protected from the heat and also helps with smoothness and shine. 

Percy & Reed Colour & Shine Shampoo and Conditioner - These were free in Glamour Magazine this month and I'm so glad I got to try them, the shampoo really cleanses my hair and the conditioner makes it extra soft! I don't think I'd pay the price for them as they are quite over my budget but they have been a lovely treat for my hair!

 Makeup & Nails

Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation - I've been in love with this foundation again this month, I'll be reviewing it soon. It's the first foundation the actually matches my skin colour perfectly! 

MAC Fluidline in Rich Ground - Reviewed Here- I just love this liner, it's so gorgeous! It's great for days when you just don't want to wear the usual black or brown. Look's amazing on it's own or with some shadows.

Revlon Lip Butter in Sweet Tart - I recently spoilt myself and bought two Revlon lip butters, I'd been drooling over the range for months but just hadn't taken the leap. I'm glad I finally did, I'm in love with them. I've been wearing Sweet Tart most of this month because it's a gorgeous pop of colour for spring! 

Dainty Doll Blush in My Girl - Dainty Doll products have been talked about a lot this month due o Fragrance direct and TK Maxx selling them at amazing discount prices! I picked a few things up from TK Maxx last month *check out the post - Here*  and this gorgeous pink blush was one of them.

GOSH Nail Polish in  Lavender Love -  This is a gorgeous special edition periwinkle blue nail polish from GOSH. I bought it in the Clearance box back last year with a load of other GOSH makeup. I hope they do it again this year as I found some amazing offers :-)  I been loving this colour for Spring. It's bright and looks very flattering on the nails. 

 Skin Care 

Simple Cleansing Facial Wipes - I usually just use baby wipes to take of my make up as they're a lot less expensive but when I saw these on offer I decided to test them out. I'm really liking them and feel that they give me a more intensive clean than baby wipes. 

The Body Shop Strawberry Body Butter - I've been using this as a face cream this month and It's worked wonders on my dry skin but If I don't use it for a few days in a row the flakes come back so I've worked it into my routine now to use just before applying my makeup. 

Perfume 

Marc Jabobs Oh! Lola EDT - Review Here - A gorgeous perfume for spring, it's fruity and floral but very young a fresh. A unique scent with amazing packaging!

The Body Shop Mango EDT - Some new EDT's have been brought out in all the original Body Shop scents, this is the Mango one and it's smells amazing. I just want to eat my wrist when I apply it! I've gone through loads of it already so I know I'm going to be picking more up when I run out. It's worth checking out next time your in the store!

 Book Of The Month

J R Ward Lover At Last - This is a novel that I've waited four years for. It's a series that interlinks through a large group of vampires. Vampires known as the Blackdagger Brotherhood. If you are into Supernatural romance novels or romance in general then I highly suggest giving this a go. There is some violence, sex and swearing so if that may offend you then you may want to pass. It's a great book though, telling the romance of Qhuinn and Blaylock two male vampires who fall in love. It's the first m/m pairing in the series and the author did it very well. She gave them the Happy Ever After that I've been waiting for :-) 

So that's everything I've been loving this month! 

Hope you are all having a great Easter!!

Happy Spring! 

Linzi xxx

Eau My Giddy God - Marc Jacobs - Oh! Lola EDT

Hullo Ladies!

I haven't written about a perfume in a while so I thought I might do a review on one I've been loving lately.

I've wanted a Marc Jacobs perfume for a long time now, ever since I started watching collection videos on Youtube. Everyone seemed to own either Daisy or Lola. I liked Daisy after smelling it in store and maybe someday I'll own it but after trying Lola in store I was shocked at how bad my reaction was to it. I had to go and wash it off my wrist. It made me feel ill! 

Oh! Lola was launched in 2011 but It took me a long time to try it due to the Lola fiasco! 

So when I finally tried it out just before Christmas I was surprised at how much I liked it. Usually when you see perfume "sequels" a lot of the time they're a similar version to the original,  it's great for me that this isn't! 

This is categorized as a Floral Fruity perfume, but It's very unique, I haven't smelt anything like it before! Even though it's been regularly called Lola's younger sister, I think it's a very sophisticated perfume for the category it's in. 

Sometimes I can be put off when someone says that a perfume is "fruity" as so many popular perfumes are these days and they all smell the same to me! It's nice to have something that you don't smell often on other people! 

The notes for this perfume are :-

Top -Wild strawberry, raspberry and pear

Middle - Cyclamen, Peony,  magnolia

Base - Vanilla, Tonka Bean and Sandalwood

To me it's a great mix of juiciness and light floral's, I don't really smell the base notes though, which I would usually be disappointed in as I love Tonka Bean and Sandalwood in my perfumes but It still works very well.

I've been wearing this a lot this month because to me it screams "Spring" I'm not the type to categorise perfumes by seasons but I just feel that this little gem shows off it's best assets this time of year! 

On me it last a good few hours and I can catch the scent every so often later in the day which is quite good for an EDT! 

I was lucky enough to receive the 50ml set for Christmas so I layer the perfume with lotion to make it last even longer :-) 

Also.....look at that gorgeous packaging! How could you not fall in love!

Have you tired this perfume? 

Love it or hate it?

Linzi xxx

The "I Heart Spring" Tag!

Hullo Ladies! 

I love a good tag and after seeing this one make the rounds on Youtube I decided to give it a go! 

1. Favorite spring nail polish?

I always need a pop of colour when Spring finally gets here so I'd have to say my favourite pink nail polish...Leighton Denny Plush Pink which you can see my review of here. 

2. What is your must-have lip product this spring?

Revlon Lip Butters! 

I only own two and my favourite for Spring must be Sweet Tart. It's a gorgeous colour on the lips and I'm in love with it! 

3. Show us your favorite spring dress!

I don't wear a lot of dresses mainly I'll wear them on a night out but I'm determined to find a gorgeous light blue dress with a white lace peter pan collar this Spring/Summer. I think that would just look so girly and beautiful. Don't know If i'd be able to pull it of though ;-) 

4. What's your favorite flower?

As a welsh woman my answer should really be the daffodil and although I love them, my favourite flower is in fact the chrysanthemum.

5. Favorite spring scarf/accessory?

I've been into statement necklaces recently and not long ago I picked up this one. I think It would be gorgeous to wear on Easter Sunday!

6. What spring trend(s) are you most excited about this year? (Makeup, fashion or both!)

Fashion wise I love to add some floral print to my clothing. It just makes me smile!  With makeup I love to add a bit more colour into my routine when Spring is here. A brighter lipstick or maybe a coloured liner. 

7. Favorite spring candle OR Favorite seasonal food in spring?

Hmmm food that I enjoy in spring. To me the easy answer would be a cadbury's creme egg :-P Seriously though I think it would be Tuna Pasta Salad......then the creme egg! 

8. Favorite perfume for spring?

My parents bought me this Marc Jacobs Oh Lola perfume for Christmas but to me it screams 'Spring' so I'm looking forward to wearing this in the coming months! It's a gorgeous fresh scent and I talked about it here in my Top 5 Perfumes Post. 

9. What is spring like where you live?

For the last few years we've had a warm spring in Wales but so far all I've seen is rain and snow! I'm hoping in the next few month's it will start to warm up like it usually does :-) 

10. What's your favorite thing about spring?

Probably the fact that I can start to get more excited about using colours in my clothing and makeup and the fact that some time soon I might actually be able to leave the house without a coat....sad I know! 

11. Are you a spring cleaner?

Even though my room is usually messy I hate clutter. I'm not a hoarder, if it doesn't mean anything to me or doesn't have a useful purpose then it's going in the bin!  I guess that means I'm kind of a spring cleaner because I like to spend time throwing out rubbish! I'm not OCD about it though :-) 

12. Any plans for spring break or an upcoming vacation?

 I'm looking forward to Easter weekend! Means I get to eat chocolate without feeling so guilty...always a plus! That's about it though. Yeah...I'm that boring ;-) 

So that's the I heart Spring tag! 

I'm tagging all of you to do it :-P Leave me your link if you do! I'd love to read your answers.

Linzi xxx

REVIEW - AUSSIE - Take The Heat Leave-in Spray

Hey Ladies :-) 

Since I was young I've always heard my hair dresser's talking about how important it is to protect your hair from heat when styling it. Only recently though have I started to take that vital information to heart. 

Mostly because I'm styling my hair a lot more often now and as I constantly forgot to spray on my heat protectant I could see the ends getting dryer and dryer until they were just a frazzled mess. The fact that I dye my hair frequently too just made it worse. 

So after having a guts full with my damaged hair I decided about a month ago to start taking better care of it. This Aussie Take The Heat Leave -in Spray with jojoba oil is one of the products I started using religiously. 

I'm on my second bottle of it already and I have to say I really think it's helped. My hair feels a lot more smoother now and my ends are looking much better. 

It's very light weight and it doesn't make my hair feel heavy, sticky, greasy or crunchy at all. In fact I'm pretty sure it helps make my hair easier to work with.

I spray it on wet hair before I blow dry and then again if I'm using any styling tool's. 

It has a lovely scent which isn't too strong which I like as I find some hair products to be way too over powering. 

This isn't the first heat protectant I've tried but it's my favourite so far and until I find something that beats it I'll be re-purchasing it again and again. 

Have you tried this product or do you use something else that you love?

Linzi xxx

A Hair Product Addict's Haul!

Hey Ladies!

So lately I've just been obsessed with hair products! 

I think it was due to the fact that a few weeks ago I had to dye my hair twice in one week which really dried out my ends and made me want to look after my hair a lot better :-) 

This haul isn't just what I got today but what I've bought in the last week/ten days. 

Last week I was shopping in ASDA and noticed that they had a 3 for £10 deal on all Aussie products. I couldn't remember which range was my favourite so I picked up a 3 minute miracle Colour Deep Treatment, a Mega Shampoo and a Take The Heat Protection Spray. I love the Heat Protection spray I've been using it non stop the past few months and I'm running out of it so I needed to re-purchase. 

I also wanted to try a new hairspray, not just because my brother stole my Tresseme one, but because I want to experiment with some different brands! I picked up two : the GOT2B 2SEXY Volumizing Hairspray and the Garnier Fructis Extreme Hold Hairspray. 

The Garnier range was on offer so I picked up the Curl and Bounce Mousse too.  I haven't used it yet but it smells good :-)

Then today me and my mam stopped in Superdrug and I noticed that the VO5 were on 2 for £4.99. I've been wanting to try the VO5 range since all those ad's they brought out last year so I picked up the Cherish My Colour Shampoo and Conditioner.  I know that two different Shampoo and Conditioners in one week might be strange to some people but I find the more I switch up my hair products the less dandruff and build up I get. 

Last but not least I picked up the VO5 Texturising Gum as I haven't been playing around with the layers I recently got at the hairdresser so I'm determined to have some crazy fun with this stuff :-) 

So that's all the hair products I bought recently, no doubt I'll be buying more If this addiction lasts ! 

Hope you have all had a great Monday :-)

Linzi xxx

Do You Do This? ;-)

Image taken from Tumblr

I'm a proud book worm! 

Have been since I was very young. I love spending days just getting lost in stories. 

Today I've been doing exactly that! 

The latest J R Ward novel came through my door this morning and I nearly started hyperventilating when I saw it. I've been waiting four years for this story to unfold and I just finished it. 

I found that even when I finished that amazing last page I didn't want to remove the book from my hands.

Have you ever felt that way about a novel/author? 

If you have leave the name in the comments section, I'm feeling slightly lost now I've finished  J R Ward's Lover At Last!  

Hope your all having a great weekend :-)

Linzi xx

Beauty Products Worth The Hype #1

Hi Ladies, I've been a rubbish blogger this month. I just haven't had the inspiration or energy to write anything! I've been meaning to do this post in awhile though so I'm hoping it's gonna be my kick start back into daily blogging! Let's hope :-) 

Here are some of the products I feel are definitely Worth The Hype!

Urban Decay Naked Palette - One of if not 'The' most famous eye shadow palette's ever made. It's talked about on probably every beauty blog ever created at some point and there's a big reason why. It's stunning. Mine is looking a bit worse for wear as I've used it on a daily basis for nearly two years now. It was my first high end make up purchase and it was well worth the money. 

MAC Cremesheen Lipstick in Creme Cup - My first MAC purchase and I'm on my second tube of it now. I keep it for special occasions and this is probably the only MAC product I will be re-purchasing. It's the most gorgeous nude pink. I love to wear it with a strong smokey eye on a night out. 

Too Faced Shadow Insurance - When I first got into the whole 'beauty' thing, there was two eye shadow primers that everyone and their mother where talking about on the web. This one and the Urban Decay Primer Potion. I've tried both and I can't really see the difference in either them. They are both amazing at making your eye shadow bullet proof. 

Bobbi Brown Long Wear Gel Liner -  Back about 18 months ago I was obsessed with finding the perfect liner for me and I did. The Bobbi Brown Gel Liners are expensive yet worth it in my eyes. They stay on me right up until I take them off. They go on smooth and dry instantly so I don't get any smudges which is something I hate, especially when you've just taken god knows how long doing your eye shadow!

MAC Studio Finish Concealer - I'd heard a lot about this concealer through the pixiwoo girls on youtube so on my birthday the year before last I picked it up. I love it and It's a great for hiding blemishes and redness. I use something a bit less drying for under my eyes but this is still an amazing concealer. 

St Ives Apricot Scrub -I been using the St Ives Facial scrubs for a long time now. So long in fact that the scent of them is very comforting to me......strange I know. They just make my skin feel super soft and help with fighting blemishes! They are also very inexpensive which is always a plus in my book :-)

Burt's Bees Lip Balm - I got into the Burt's Bees lip balm when I bought their lucky dip bag last year. They are probably one of the only lip balms I find actually work on my dry lips. Not just soothing them at the time they're on my lips but keeping them hydrated for a long time after. My favourite's are the original and the mango. 

The Body Shop Body Butter - I suffer with dry skin all year round so I always make sure I have a Body Shop Body Butter in the house. I love them. Some more than others but all of them do some form of good for my skin. My favourite ones are the Mango, Shea and Strawberry. 

Real Techniques Buffing Brush - My brother bought me the Real Techniques Core Collection for Christmas and I've made good use out of it. The brush I love most is this Buffing Brush. I can understand why so many people love it, it helps me to achieve such a flawless application and as you can see from the dirty brush, I use it very often! 

Collection 2000 Cream Puff - These were very popular not so long ago and I managed to pick up the colour Fairy Cake, it's a gorgeous pinky/coral colour. Stunning in the Spring time when you just want a pop of colour to your look. It has great staying power and I don't find them too drying for my lips! 

Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation  - I reviewed this foundation here - where I talk about it in a lot more detail. All I'll say is that I love this stuff, it makes me feel better about myself when I wear it...which is what makeup is for right?!

Leighton Denny Nail Polish - Supermodel - Not long ago I had an addiction to the QVC beauty channel and I often saw this beautiful shade being painted on many nails! When I found out it was being offered for free with a magazine I ran out looking everywhere for it! It's a gorgeous neutral polish that flatters everyone! When I painted my nan's nails with it she loved it so much that she went online and bought it the same night!  

China Glaze - For Audrey - I have a love Audrey Hepburn movies. Sabrina and Roman Holiday are classics. I loved the idea of this being in memory of her and after I saw what the colour looked like I knew I had to have it! It's a stunning and sophisticated Tiffany Blue polish. 

Hope you enjoyed this post and if you read it all then good for you! 

I know it's been a long one ;-) 

Linzi xxx