This Solait Mattifying Face Fluid SPF30 High has advanced UVA/UVB protection, is water resistant, and has 24 hour hydration. It is specially formulated with a combination of broad spectrum sunscreens to help protect the face, hands and chest area against UVA (ageing) and UVB (burning) rays. With five star UVA protection it helps to defend against sun damage and pigmentation. What more can you ask of an SPF that you wear daily? It needs to be soft, smooth, lightly fragranced, not sticky, and most of all easy to plonk on! That’s why I always end up by using this one, there are plenty of other good ones on the market, but this one is only about £3.50, easy to buy in Superdrug, and is just really a super little SPF, comes in travel size too!
I’ve been using this Kiko Long Lasting Colour Lip Marker 107, £9.99 for a long time. I’ve kind of rediscovered it! It’s a very different lip pencil to all the crayons out there, It’s like a felt tip. It’s very easy, as you can imagine, glides on like a felt tip so that you haven’t got the slightly chalky look that you can get with a crayon. The look is much softer and very easy to control and stays on. I also love this colour, it’s a pinky brown and looks great with every lipstick. It just gives a very different look. I either use it before my lipstick application and sometimes afterwards to give a more defined line.
I always have great problems with my scalp after having psoriasis is my late teens. It lasted into my 30’s. It was Tea Tree shampoo and conditioner that finally cured my scalp, but it’s made me constantly wary of shampoos! And the added problem of an often itchy scalp. So with this in mind I thought I would try this Aldi Lacura Bonded Shampoo £3.99 (and conditioner) I discovered afterwards that it’s apparently a dupe for the Opilex brand. The results have been very good and oh It smells delicious! (I know I always go on about smells! But to me it matters!) it lathers up nicely, and leaves my hair squeaky clean, but most importantly for me, my scalp doesn’t itch afterwards and dare I say it feels soothed!
This pencil is a bit of a story! I love blue, but unless it’s a navy blue it just doesn’t work on me. Somehow a bright blue pencil just drowns out my colouring , I wore it when I was 17! But not now! So why have I got this one then? Well it was a gift and I wanted to see how I could make it work. It’s one of those ink pencils, so it’s much easier to use, I think than a crayon, it’s sort of waxy and they leave a much more definite colour, deeper. I also think they must be waterproof. The way I’ve found to use it (I think I’ve worn it everyday) is to put under my top lashes on the water line. That way it gives me a hint of blue without showing, if you know what I mean! It’s a good, subtle way of getting colour on and getting some definition. Try it! Soft Eyes by W7 in Icy Station. £3.95
Do you change your fragrance in the Summer? I tend too, so I can get fresher, sharper and use it liberally when I fancy it! I love perfumes, but like most people, are extremely fussy about what they like. My go to favourite that I wear nearly all the time is Mitsouko by Guerlain, sherbety, oriental and sublime. But come warmer weather I go for something lighter, because as it heats up your perfumes smell stronger. So this one is very similar to the Cedrat by Guerlain (gorgeous) but a lot more expensive. Acqua Colonia Lemon & Ginger by 4711 is one of those lovely, sharp, fresh summertime fragrances. Makes you feel wonderful and allows you to spritz all over, get it on Amazon. £16.78
Oh this is a lovely cream blusher in a stick! PS Crème Blush by Primark £2.50 is a superb product. Very vibrant, very creamy, perfect for that lovely pop of colour. Whether you’re jumping on the strawberry makeup trend or on the hunt for a blusher you can use on the daily, this weightless cream blush should be on your radar. Coming in a sleek silver-tone package with the colour of the blush on the bottom, this cream blusher stick is perfect for on the go. The rounded tip really helps with smooth application, simply swipe or dab onto cheeks and blend with your fingertips or blusher brush to perfect the look. Fabulous!
Cream Eyeshadow by Primark (on sale at £2.50) is a super soft, slightly shiny and metallic cream eyeshadow in Champagne, is a Summer wonder! Perfect for this time of year when you want a slick of something gorgeous on your eyes! Simple, easy and great to just throw on, there’s absolutely no need to be careful with it, as you can’t go wrong. It suits simply every colouring and every eyelid, wear it by itself or with a soft pencil smudged on the top and bottom lid, finish off with a swipe of mascara! Easy! All finished for the day!
French Girl Lips! That soft, pouty, sexiness that they somehow master with attitude so well! Along with fabulous, smart but careless dressing ( or that’s what they would have your believe!)) and perpetual slimness, while drinking wine and eating cheese) Oh we could go on, couldn’t we? But let’s get back to these lips! So first your lips have to be super smooth, no dryness or bits of skin falling off! Use a lip exfoliate like the super Elf Lip Exfoliatior, or a toothbrush! Have a good go over your lips with one of these. Wipe and then use a little lip balm. My favourite is the Nuxe Miel Lip Balm which smells of honey! Lovely! Then you can apply your lipstick. Make it a bright one! A la francaise! Swipe your lipstick over the bottom lip, then with the pad if your finger, pat the colour over the bottom and top lid to blend in the colour and voila! a soft, bright and undefined French lip. For more colour, if you want it, pat the lipstick on a little bit more
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