Guest Blogger

Hello my Lovelies! Todays post is from a guest blogger, and my best friend Natalie! I hope you enjoy it, as its her take on the Wake Me Up Foundation!

Hey guys!

Now, I know Leanne has already done a review on the Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation, but I thought I'd share with you my thoughts on it.

First things first, it would be a good idea to tell you about my skin; I definitely have dry skin, I'm afraid I can't even call it combination. I know this might sound like a God send to you more oily faced people but trust me, it's not that easy!! My main issue is getting foundation to actually stick to my face in the first place. They just tend to attach to dryer patches of my face and look all clumpy, but I'll explain more about that in a minute. Anyway, as we both have different skin types, the foundation sits differently with us, so pick your nearest skin type either Leanne's oily to combination skin or dry skin like me, and read the review closest to you

Yes, I moisture every night and do everything else I can think of in a drastic attempt to add moisture to my face, but it just doesn't work! I've totally accepted my dry skin and therefore I am constantly on the hunt for dewy foundations that will blend into my face. My usual go-to is the YSL Touché Éclat foundation and it really LOVE it but this brings me onto my next problem...I have really pale skin! I do not want this to sound like a blog post explaining my face issues, it's honestly not, I'm just hoping this will help you understand my reasons for liking or not liking the foundation. Anyway, I have this in the shade BR10, described as "the ghost shade" by the lady at the counter, and it's perfect for my skin....however....my face is currently tanned, hence me trying out Wake Me Up.

Despite my tan, I purchased this in the lightest shade, 010 light porcelain, and amazingly I've found a foundation too light even for me! So, if you're thinking of buying this, I would consider the huge difference between the first and second shade. The second shade was way too dark unfortunately, and the first shade way too light. However, I have discovered  that as I apply it and it oxides on my face, it does appear to get darker and match my face. I'm not sure if that's my eyes deceiving me, or I'm imagining it, but if this is the case then the shade it 'dries' to is a much better match than before!

Moving on...the finish! I must say that Wake Me Up applies really smoothly and easily and in my opinion, this is definitely compatible with my YSL foundation. Although, I would say it is a very thick formula and has medium to full coverage. I love the dewy look on my face and the glitter particles make it look glowy and flawless! Personally, I need to powder with this foundation so I would suggest that most other people will also need to powder. This might sound strange but I think it looks nice when foundation makes your face a tiny bit shiny, as this one does for me, so in my eyes it's a winner. That being said, if you are more on the oily side, it might not be the one for you. Perhaps powdering throughout the day would help it though. As Leanne also suggested, I would say Rimmel Match Perfection is probably a better one to go for if you are combination to oily skinned.

All in all, this foundation definitely lives up to the hype! My only issue is the shade range and the massive difference between the first and second shade. If you do have drier skin I would definitely give it a go! Hope this review helped and let us know your thoughts below.

Bye for now, Natalie :)

Summer 2014

Hello my lovelies! This summer, i was busy doing lots of exciting (and some mundane) things that i thought you ,might be excited to look at some snaps of! I'll explain every picture as its shown, so you get to know a bit more about what i got up to this summer! 

This was inside Gough's Cave at Cheddar Gorge in Somerset. The water was unbelievably clear, and it was used as a wishing well. Thousands of pennies have been thrown in there over the years, sometimes i wonder what everyone's wishes were?

This is taken from my friend, Natalie's, Snapchat story, when we baked a cake, which looked and tasted delicious!

As you probably know, the Ice Bucket challenge was very popular this summer, trying to raise money for a very good cause. This is me doing my part, looking rather chilled (pun intended) palms covering my face.

A beautiful sunset (with no effects may i add) that i got to watch from my back garden, whilst we were having a BBQ one night.

Brean Beach, in Somerset, where we went on numerous days during my time in Somerset.

Whernside in the Yorkshire Dales, that i managed to climb. It doesn't really look high but its actually 2,415 (according to wikipedia) feet high, and took four hours to climb and two to descend.

Another snap of Brean Beach, on an evening.

An old man crossing the road in front of York Minster

A beautiful park in Minehead, where we sat and fed a Squirrel

Some Inca style dancers 'busking' on one of the streets in York, i adore their costumes!

A little grey rabbit i absolutely fell in love with at one little farm house restaurant we ate at, which had loads of adorable animals, including Meerkats!

Finally, a snap of a stream running through Cheddar (the place, not the cheese) which i  thought looked really pretty.I even got the pleasure of this view, whilst i was at an authentic Milk bar, where i had a delicious Strawberry Milkshake.

I hope you enjoyed my summer 2014 snaps guys!

Leanne :)xx 

An update.

Hello my lovelies! As i mentioned in my most recent post im going to be doing an update post!

Where have you been?
- Recently, I've been very busy doing lot's of school work. At the end of last year, i took two early entry exams, which in all honestly was very, very stressful, hence the lack of posts. And now as of September, i'm studying for all the rest of them, so I've been spending a lot of time getting back into the swing of things! I'm currently posting as often as i can, so please bare with! :)

What do you plan to post in the future?
- Well, basically the same as always! Reviews, wishlists, lifestyle posts mainly obviously, but i have a few things i'm planning to do, which are a little bit different

I know it's only been a short one, but i thought i needed to explain, where i'd been, and what I'm planning to post in the future

Leanne :)xx

Crabtree and Evelyn Rosewater Hand Therapy

*Old packaging is photographed*

Hello my lovelies, after another long break, i'm back to blogging again. I thought i'd kick off with a hand cream review, because honestly, with winter just around the corner, hand creams are one of my staple products! 

Firstly i want to discuss the packaging of this Crabtree and Evelyn hand cream. It's absolutely beautiful! I know this is the old packaging, but the new one is equally as nice. I think the main hing i like about the packaging is the vintage feel, tied with pastel colours and flowers. It's just so Leanne! The packaging itself is made of a metal (unsure which) which makes the product feel all the more worthy of my pennies!

Usually, i tend to avoid rose scent because i find them extremely over powering and much too floral for my liking, but after i smelt this, i was converted! Someone actually bought me this for my Birthday (and i wouldn't have smelt it otherwise) but i'm in love! It's just a really light adaptation of rose, and i think that's why i really like it! 

As for the texture, it's very thick and creamy, but it's soaks in fairly well so take into account the consistency! It leaves my hands feeling really nourished and soft and helps them to avoid the winter cracked skin, which usually begins to set in in October time!

Overall Product Rating:

Price: 6/10  Product: 8/10  Packaging: 10/10

Hope you enjoyed today's post, and be on the look out for Update/Get to know me better a post coming later in the week!

Leanne! :) xx