Blush professional 88 color hot earth eyeshadow palette review!

We all want to have a huge collection of amazing makeup, but sometimes it can get very pricey and if you are just starting out with makeup, you want something inexpensive and easy to wear. I was very kindly sent this blush professional 88 colour hot earth eyeshadow palette to review and I have been wearing it lots since it arrived in the post. The shades in this palette are perfect for a neutral eye lover like me, and you have a fabulous mix of shimmer and matte shades. The quality and pigmentation of these shadows  is lovely, and the shadows stay put on my eyes and don’t crease (I do have to use an eye primer because I have very oily lids!) and at a bargain price of £8.99 it’s defiantly worth a try!


Products mentioned in  this video:


*Blush professional 88 colour hot earth eyeshadow palette RRP £8.99 and is available here:
http://www.blushprofessional.com/en/eyeshadow-palettes/32-blush-professional-88-colour-earth-tones-eyeshadow-palette.html


What I’m wearing:
Nails- CIATE jelly bean
Lips- REVLON lip butter in sweet tart (dabbed on lightly)
Scarf- Accessorize 

-Thesparkleicious-

Review time: BRTC Jasmine water BB Cream!

You may Have noticed that I have never mentioned anything about BB creams on my blog or on my channel, and being the beauty junkie that I am, you may have found this a little strange. Just in case any of you at this point are thinking "what the hell is a BB cream?" I shall explain. In a nutshell, a BB cream means a blemish balm, or a blemish base and the idea behind it is normally creating skincare products that provide multiple benefits such as an SPF, coverage, along with brightening and moisturizing the skin. Basically it's like a tinted moisturizer with added skin care goodies packed in it.


I have to admit, when the hole BB cream craze started, I was possibly the only blogger/YouTuber  that remained  unphased by the hole concept. I found it interesting, but it was not something that I was excited to try and  I was more than happy to just sit this one out.. But seen as how I try so many products on a daily basis, I felt it was high time I finally tried a BB cream!


I was very kindly sent the BRTC Jasmine water BB Cream (Available here-http://www.brtcstore.com/brtc/jasmine-bb-cream-spf-30) and as soon as I saw it I was  intrigued. It comes in really lovely purple and silver tube and smells AMAZING, really fresh and juicy (Although rather oddly, not at all like jasmine in my opinion). BRTC claim this BB cream is perfect for dry, sensitive skin that is prone to darkness and blemishes and is in need of some brightening. It is meant to provide natural and radiant coverage, mosturise the skin while controlling oils and not clogging up your pores. As for the sun protection this product provides, it's a little controversial in my eyes. It has an SPF of 30 PA++ which stands for the protection grade against UVA rays, but as there is no current uniform measure of UVA absorption, the PA is only a rough indicator as to the amount of UVA protection the sunscreen offers, So I still wore my normal sunscreen underneath it. 

The BB cream does give your skin a real glow, and the coverage is surprisingly good (But unless your skin is perfect, you will need some concealer, and if you have oily skin a powder is a must!) but my main issue with this product is the shade. I am fully aware of the fact that i'm not super pale, but i'm not dark at the moment (blame the UK weather) and this  product is extremely pale on the skin. This may be down to the fact that it claims to be whitening, or due to it's high SPF content, but it's so pale on my skin tone it makes my skin look like I have applied a really thick sun cream and it's not fully sunkken in to my skin , leaving a white tint on my face. I will say that it does settle in to my skin after a while, but it is still far to pale if you have similar coloring to me, and as far as I can see this only comes in one shade. If you have pale skin, this will be fine for you, but anyone a little darker will struggle to make this work for them, which is a shame because I am starting to come around to the idea of BB creams....


What do you think? have you used this?

-Thesparkleicious- 

All about my hair-TAG!

This is just a silly little tag, but just in case you wanted to do it too here are the questions;
1. When was the first time you got your hair cut?
2. When was the first time you got your hair colored, highlighted, etc.?
3. Hair product you cannot live without.
4. Hair product you regret buying.
5. What color do you want to dye your hair next?
6. What color have you always wanted to dye your hair?
7. Next product you really want to buy?
8. What is a hyped up product that never worked for you.
9. What do you think about extentions?
10. One hair care rule you never follow.
11. Do you use vitamins to improve the health of your hair?
12. If so, have they worked for you?
13. Who is your hair idol?


What am I wearing?
Top-ZARA
Nails- CIATE Jelly bean (Love it!)
Lips-Jemma Kid lipgloss in no 17 petal 

-Thesparkleicious-

OOTD-5/06/2012

Hey guys! Sorry I have been away for this long, I have a nightmare of a weekend (our car broke down) but nonetheless, I’m back with a little outfit of the day for you. I had a few little things to pick up and I had a coffee with my boyfriend (and just so you know I have decided I much prefer COSTA to STARBUCKS) so my outfit is very simple, but girly.

Jumper- Dorothy Perkins

Plain black tank top- Primark

Skirt (I am obsessed with this skirt!)- This is from TOPSHOP and I find it so easy to wear and super flattering if you have a larger bottom half like me. If you want to take a look it’s available here  http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=0&viewAllFlag=&catalogId=33057&storeId=12556&productId=4937791&langId=-1&sort_field=Price%20Ascending&categoryId=208530&parent_categoryId=203984&pageSize=20

Tights- M&S

Boots- These are from ASOS and I highly recommend these, they are so lovely and come in so many different shades but I think the navy is just a little unusual and just as easy to wear as black. If you want to look at them, they are available here http://www.asos.com/ASOS/ASOS-AGGIE-Suede-Western-Ankle-Boots/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=1892242&SearchQuery=aggie%20boots&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=20&sort=-1&clr=Navy

Accessories:

Jewellery- My necklace was a gift from a family member, and my ring is from Swarovski crystal.

Bag-Accessorize.

Enjoy!

    

-Thesparkleicious-

Review time- Sopa&Glory The fab pore hot cloth cleanser.

Every since I used the classic cult hot cloth cleaner by Liz Earle, I have been slightly obsessed with hot cloth cleansers. I don't what it is about them, but I just love applying them and giving my skin a really deep cleanse and I've tried so many over the years, the latest one being the S&G version.


The concept behind a hot cloth cleanser is simple: A cream cleanser is applied on dry skin, massaged in, and removed with a muslin cloth to give the skin a gentle exfoliation and give it a more polishes appearance. I know some of you like to use hot cloth cleansers to remove your make up as they do do a fabulous job at it, but I'm not one of those girls. I just think it's better to remove your makeup properly with an oil-based makeup remover and then cleanse your skin (i'm a huge believer in double cleansing anyway) and that way you also use less product as well.


The S&G hot cloth cleanser comes in the typical retro-cute packaging that we all know and love, and is described by S&G as a hot cloth cleanser that has a 3in1 deep purifying formula, and has panthenol, sweet almond, orange and lavender oils in it.Now, a word of warning for those of you who are fans of fragrance-free products, this has a very,very strong lavender scent (so also a warning for lavender haters) which I personally love, but it may not be for everyone.

In terms of consistency, it's a thick, lush feeling cream that is easy to massage in to your skin and it also comes with a free muslin cloth for you to use to remove the cleanser. I rub this all over my skin while it's dry, let is sit for a few minutes and then run the muslin cloth under hot water and place it on my face to act as a facial steamer. I then use it to polish the cleanser off in circular motions, and then run the cleanser under cold water to just close up my pores and refresh my skin. The only thing I have to say about this cleanser is for some reason, when I use it on my lips it leaves them feeling a little tingly, almost like I applied a lip plumping product...it's not unpleasant, but it's just something to bare in mind. In terms of price and availability, you can buy this in boots stores, online, and on the Soap&Glory website for £10 per 100ml so it's not over priced, but it's not the best in terms of what you get for your money (The No7 cleanser for example is also £10 but you get 200ml) but it is a really lovely cleanser, and another grate performing product by S&G.


Have any of you used it? what did you think?


*I was very kindly sent this by Soap&Glory as a PR sample.

-Thesparkleicious-

Review time-SPA FIND salt brushing natural body exfoliation.

You all know how much I love at-home pamper nights.Nothing beats that cared for and pampered feeling you get when you give yourself the full treatment:  Body brushing, using a body scrub and a face scrub, a face mask and a hair mask and then getting out the bath and applying  a lovely body butter....ahhh just saying it is putting me in pamper mode!

I was very kindly sent a few products to review by the lovely Kelly at SPA FIND, and I have been using them for the past few days (fear not, all reviews will follow!) and last night I gave the SPA FIND Heavenly Hydration salt brushing natural body exfoliation a try. The ethos behind their products is lovely as they use non-comedogenic formulas that infuse natural de-ionised  water and pure dead sea minerals  and organic plants extracts, and their products contain no parabens or animal ingredients, so I was very happy to try them out.

The salt brushing treatment is a an exfoliation treatment that combines dead sea salt (to remove dead skin cells) and vitamin E and coconut oil to soften the skin. The difference with this product is, you use it on dry skin and it's really unlike most body scrubs i'v ever used. The salt grains are quite large and I would advise standing in the bath or shower  while applying it, unless you fancy having salt all over your bathroom, which i'm sure you don't! After  rubbing it all over your skin in circular motions (while it's dry) you are then meant to step in a warm bath to help detoxify your skin and leave you feeling relaxed, and your skin smooth and soft. It was a real pleasure to use and my skin felt very soft and smooth (on a side note, this is not a good scrub to use pre-fake tan as it leaves a slight oily residue on your skin that will prevent the tan from working) and has a very relaxing scent.  I felt super relaxed and pampered, and got in to bed feeling amazing....that was until the phone rang and my night turned in to the most unlucky night ever, but we will leave that for another post!

If any of you want to take a look at some more SPA FIND products, visit this website:

 http://www.spafindskincare.com/index.htm

-Thesparkleicious-

She said beauty- June box!

It seems like the beauty world these days is being dominated by beauty boxes. I love the idea of getting a little box of girly surprises every month and been able to try out products that you may have not  heard of before, or even  picked  yourself but once you try them you may be very pleasantly surprised . I was very kindly sent SHESAIDBEAUTY’S June box to try out, so here are my thoughts!


For £9 +p&p you receive 5 beauty samples delivered to your door step every month, so take a look at the SHESAIDBEAUTY website- https://www.shesaidbeauty.com/beauty-box?gclid=CP7pzKOfr7ACFcUmtAodlRb8TQ


In this box I got:


A sample of the Yardley London Royal Diamond Eau de toilette-  A lovely fresh floral scent that I would have never really looked at, but I really like! Full size costs £9.99


Balance me super moisturizing hand cream – A rich hand cream with a lovely herbal scent, perfect handbag material!  A full 30ml would cost you £6.00 and a full size 100ml would cost you £14.50.


Elemis tranquil touch indulgent bath elixir- I love Elemis products and this is not exception, it smells amazing  and I can’t wait to have a bath with it! Full size costs £19.00.


St Tropez gradual tan everyday body moisturiser –We all hear fab things about  St Tropez products and I’m really looking forward to trying this out. Full size costs £14.30


Let’s go lashes- Very dramatic, sexy lashes! Perfect  for a night out. Cost £8.95


Bonus sample- Ginvera green tea nude cover BB cream sample- Full size cost £20.


Are you subscribed to any beauty boxes? If so, what did you get in yours thins month?   
   

-Thesparkleicious-