Body Shop Love Etc Body Butter

Hello Lovelies!

 

 

Hello my name is Emma and I am a Body Butter hoarder. Its a serious addiction. Every time the Body Shop brings out a new body butter or the slightest scent of a sale - I'll be there browsing the isles and filling my arms until they are about to break. My most recent obsession from them is Love Etc...

 

It is in the most delightful of packaging ~ A white circular tub with a screw on lid. On the Lid there are thousands (ok maybe that's a slight exaggeration) of multi-coloured love hearts. It is amazing. Woohoo!

Ooohhh Fancy, Fancy....

 

 

 

The product itself is - as all Body Shop products are - Fabulous. This one is no exception. It is so thick, creamy and extremely easy to rub into your skin. It only takes about five minutes to sink into the skin. It brings back added moisture to the skin and helps reduce redness however as far as my testing goes it does not improve blemishes. I have to use a separate treatment for that. It is a very luxurious cream and I think it is more of a night time cream rather than a morning cream as it is something that works better over a long period of time. Its a nice treat after a bath or shower at night.

 

 

Overall It is an amazing buy and at £12.99 RRP it is an absolute steal. What is your favourite Body Shop Product???

 

Bye! X

Base Makeup

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I have never been one for bold makeup (see what I did there?) I'm not big on bright colours and out there eyeliner designs. I like to stick to a neutral makeup look, with minimum eye makeup. Focusing mainly on my base makeup and getting that 'flawless/perfect skin' look that everyone desires.

Well Loved - Especially the concealer

 

So I usually start off with foundation - my new found love is a drugstore one. It is the Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation in 001 Ivory. I am absolutely 100% in love with this foundation. It has a very creamy consistency and is quite jewie look on the skin however it does not look oily. It really gives your skin that woken up feel. If you are like me and are whiter than Edward Cullen and find it extremely difficult to find a foundation that matches your skin tone then you should definitely have a little snoop at the match perfection range next time you fancy a trip to Boots.

The next step in my base makeup routine is concealer - My one true love has to be the one, the only..... Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer, oh my goodness. This tiny little product is a lifesaver. It blends beautifully, doesn't crease and lasts ages. Like seriously? I don't know how I lived without it. It is just amazing. A must have if you have spent half the night reading blogs...woops!

The final step in my every morning quest for perfect looking skin is powder. This is a must for me. I mean girl, no one wants you all oilin' up the place, do they? No. That's where the Rimmel Stay Matte Powder comes in. As you may have guessed from the title it gives a matte finish to the skin which is not everyone's cup of tea, including my own. I do not, for this reason, apply this all over my skin. I just apply it to my T zone, or problem areas on the day.

That's it, My drugstore guide to the perfect base makeup. Are you a base makeup fan? Do you prefer big bold colours?

Bye! X

Autumn Ambitions

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As we are slowly leaving Summer, which is making me extremely sad - watching the nights get shorter and feeing the colder weather coming in. However that does not mean I am not looking forward to Autumn because I am. I am looking forward to...

 

Cosy Nights In

Movie Nights

More Costa

Hot Chocolate

Sweater Weather

Autumn Shopping

Parties

Knee High Socks

Boots
More Starbucks

Hoodies

Tights
Autumn Walks

And So Much More

 

 

These things are great things about Autumn but one of the best things for me is the fact that a new season can be a new start in my opinion. Usually at the end of each season I will write down a list of things I hope to achieve from the new season. I was sitting with a bit of a mind blank as of what to post until I thought why not share it on here? Then what I have decided that I'll do is that at the end of every season I will go through everything I hoped to achieve and see if I succeeded at all/any of them.

 

1.Organise - This season this is a must. I am not the world's most organised person and I feel it makes me extremely stressed and it is not a good way to work. It is not very useful if you are trying to find things in the morning and your desk is an absolute bombsite it is not very easy to find what your looking for. Another part of organising will be uploading on this blog everyday - ooh big challenge there Emma...
 

2.Be Positive - This is something that recently I have been trying to live by. However, I am going to put this 'motto' into full gear this season. I think this will have a big impact on my life as I am a huge believer that positivity breeds positivity. Who doesn't want positivity?

3.Be The Best Me - This does not mean changing myself. I am not saying that I am going to become a whole new person, no. I am just going to be the best me. This means trying harder, being more positive as I said above and just a 'nicer' person.

So these are my aspirations for Autumn. I will do a post at the end of Autumn do review how I think I did. Do you like this kind of post? Its quite fun to do actually.

Bye! X  

Starbucks Stawberry and Creme Frappuccino Dupe?

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So whilst I have been sitting around sick, bored to death I decided I wanted something nice to drink. I went through to the kitchen and couldn't find anything I liked wanted. My body then decided that it was more in the mood for a Starbucks - a Strawberry and Crème Frappuccino to be precise. Barely having the will to live never mind head to Starbucks, I needed a solution to this problem.......

make my own one! Surprisingly it turned out alright, like all dupes it wasn't as good as what it aspired to be but for a first attempt it wasn't bad.

What You Will Need:

Strawberries - 20-ish
Milk - 200ml
Whipped Cream
Vanilla Ice Cream - Two Scoops
Ice Cubes - 4 or 5
Sugar - One and a half tablespoons
Blender
Glass
Straw

Method:

1. Put Ice Cubes into blender and milk and add about 10 strawberries and blend on the highest setting.
2. Take remaining Strawberries and Sugar in a pan and heat until a syrup like formula, and allow to cool down.
3. Add Vanilla Ice Cream to the Smoothie mixture and put a three second squirt into the mixture and blend again at the lowest setting - this keeps the mix nice and thick.
4. Once the syrup has cooled down, add syrup to the bender and bend on lowest setting - it  tastes even better if not all the syrup is blended.
5.Pour into Glass, top with Whipped Cream - lots of it and garnish with one strawberry on the rim of the glass.

And that's it, easy right? If you try these out tell me how good it is and everything else. Think I might go have some just now....mmm!

Bye! X 

Summer 2013 Best Bits

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Soon it will be Autumn and the Summer sun and fun will be behind us once again. There are many things I am looking forward to in the upcoming months but before we get there I thought I would have a look back at my Summer 2013 Best Bits...

 

 

 

Arisaig

 

This is a small village in the very North of Scotland, just past Fort William. My family and I have gone to the same caravan park every year for as long as I can remember and it's beautiful...

 

Day Trips

 

Another tradition for our family is day trips - the week after Arisaig. We go to Safari Park, Dunblane, Edinburgh, Theme Parks and Picnics...

 

And a few others such as:

 

Long walks on the beach

Sunbathing

Starbucks

Costa

Shorts

Crop Tops

Summer Fashion

Poolside Fun

Chippies

Slush Puppies

Walking barefoot

Nail Polish

Weather

Ice Cream

 

And That's just the beginning of a never ending list, what have your favourites been this Summer? Got any Pictures of your Summer 2013 Best Bits? Let me know!

 

Bye! X