December Beauty Favourites

Vaseline - Spray & Go body moisturiser - £4.99
I will admit I'm a very lazy person when it comes to applying body moisturiser, I know it's good for my skin but I can rarely be bothered. Although I love the Lush dream cream and it absorbs fast It's still a chore for me. Since I've been going on sunbeds recently I've been sticking to regularly moisturising my skin otherwise it can become very dry. The spray and go body moisturiser is super easy to apply and the spray works well and applies just the right amount of product. The only downside to this is the moisturiser is rather cold so this will probably become more favourites in the summer. 

Boots - Skin clear - Deep cleansing lotion - £1.49
I've been using this product in place of a toner and I find it really helps remove the last bits of make up of my face what just a daily facial wash misses. I've noticed it's help clear away some trouble spots I'd had for a while and for £1.49 I will defiantly be re-purchasing. 

Rimmel - Apocalips lip lacquer - £5.99
I've seen the Apocalips collection on blog after blog for a while now and really wanted to give these a try. The colours last well and the product is not sticky or gloopy and is easy to apply. I've noticed you can kind of build up the products by either applying a small amount to to give a tinted look to lips or more you can build up more product for a more full on lip gloss style look. The only down side is I don't feel the collection has a big enough range of colours. 

Maybelline - Baby lips - Pink punch - £2.99
Again this was a product that has been floating round the blogsphere for a while now and for £2.99 I thought I'd give this a try. The baby lips is a lip balm and the pink punch has a lovely tint of pink, I love the subtle colour it adds to my lips and I have found the product leaves my lips soft and hydrated. The product also smells amazing. This has defiantly been a handbag staple for the last few weeks.

What are your current beauty favourites?

Sammie

September Beauty Favourites

The Body Shop - Pink grapefruit shower gel 60ml £2.00*

This was one of the little gifts I was given by The Body Shop after the make up master class last week. I normally choose the milder scents such as there coca, honey or almond but I've loved using this shower gel. It has such a lovely refreshing smell, perfect for perking me up on the now colder winter-coming mornings. Plus at £2 for the little bottles I think I will be stocking up, I've next got my eye on the satsuma shower gel.  

Urban Veda - Purifying day cream 50ml £14.99*

I'm always trying to find a good in-expensive face cream and usually very few make an impact on me. Yet as soon as I squeezed the product out I noticed it was slightly thicker than most moisturisers. Applying onto my face I noticed this product feels a little more like a primer than a face cream and had a lovely silky texture. The product is designed for oil prone skin and also helps minimise pores. I've only been using this a few days now and I'm in love. 

Urban Veda - Radiance exfoliating polish 125ml £8.99*

After amazing results with the day cream I was excited to try the exfoliating polish. Firstly this is quite a gritty exfoliator so you can really feel it working. It left my skin super soft. I've now been checking out all the Urban Veda range and pay-day best hurry up as I need to stock up. 

Witch - Blemish stick £2.89*

I've never really had great skin and I'm pretty prone to breakouts. Who ever it was that said its just teenagers who suffer from breakouts was extremely mistaken. The product contains witch hazel which helps prevent skin irritations and further inflammation of spots. I usually apply this when I feel those under the skin sports making an appearance. The product gives a tingly sensation what is usually a good sign its working. It does dry the skin out a little what usually all spot preventing products do, so I find it best to apply this at night. This product isn't a miracle product but then again no product really is, however at £2.89 I'd defiantly re-purchase this. 

What have been your beauty favourites this month?

Sammie

August Beauty Favourites

It's no secret to anyone I love my blonde hair. However been blonde comes with a price. I'm often paranoid my hair looks yellow and all the bleaching (shhh don't tell anyone but it's not my natural colour) often leaves my hair dry and damaged. Therefore I'm forever searching for the perfect blonde hair routine and forever trying new products. Therefore this month my beauty favourites has come to you courtesy of my blonde hair. 

MilkShake

Conditioning whipped cream * 

RRP £14.79 200ml

Firstly this product really does have the texture of whipped cream and smells a little like banoffee pie,I wasn't sure weather I should put this on my hair or cheekily squirt some in my mouth when no one was looking. The product can be used on dry or damp hair and acts like a leave in conditioner. The mouse is designed to maintain colour and leave hair feeling soft. I was expecting the rigid 90's hair quality of typical hair mouse but it actually left my hair feeling silky and smelling delicious. 

Fekkai Advanced

Anti-fade top coat

RRP £20.00 50ml

This product is aimed at fighting frizz and also maintaining hair colour and preventing colour fading. This product is a little pricey but its a brand I trust and a brand that is known for quality. Spending £20 on make up most of us don't think twice about if its for good quality yet when it comes to hair care we seem to think more about the purse strings, so using this injects a little luxury into the daily hair care routine. The product itself smells incredible and leaves my hair glossy.

Matrix

Colour care so silver

RRP £10.95 300ml

In comparison to other silver shampoos the Matrix so silver is rather strong and brightens up hair pretty quickly. However be warned it can give a blue tint to hair in places, although that's one of the features I love. That said its probably because I try and leave silver shampoo on my hair for as long possible when I'm in the shower. All in all it is one of the best silver shampoos I've tried. I do still favour Lee Stafford's bleach blondes shampoo immensely but that tends to give hair a lilac tint (what I love) but sometimes I want my hair more white/blonde than pinky/lilac.

Schwarzkopf Gliss

Shine tonic

RRP £1.66 100ml

For a bargain price of £1.66 this is a product I have been buying for years. It's a leave in shimmer, shine and repair spray for dry and damaged hair. It's basically a shine spray. There was a time when I loved Bedhead shine spray and it was pretty much a cult product however after I discovered this for a fraction of the price I was hooked. This never fails to leave my hair glossy and it makes my hair smell like I've just left the salon. Again at £1.66 you need this!

What are your favourite hair products?

Sammie

July Beauty Favourites

 It feels a little weird jumping form a foodie post into a beauty favourites, well what can I say, my blog my rules. 

I've had quite a few beauty products to get excited about this month so picking out my favs was a little tricky. I also may have gone on a mini haul on fragrance direct over the weekend so when that arrives I'm guessing next month will be a little harder. However here is what lotions and potions I've been enjoying this month. 

Twisted sista hair serum £1.

  So as your might be able to tell from the packaging this product is designed for afro hair. Now since my blog is titled little BLONDE life you may have already guessed I don't have afro hair. However this product was recommended to me by a hairdresser some time ago for damaged or dry hair. I recently came across it in a pound shop when I threw it into the basket. I never thought to add this product onto the favourites until this afternoon when I saw sat twiddling my hair around my finger bored at work wondering why my hair felt so silky. Low and behold it was down to this cheap little yet rather amazing product. For the price of this product (I'm not sure but I'm going to put my neck on the line and guess a pound) its worth the try. 

The body shop - Almond oil, hand rescue £11.00

I always seem to suffer from dry hands and I am forever trying different hand creams. I think I currently have 3 on my desk at work, 2 in my handbag and countless scattered around my bedroom. So I know my hand creams! This was a rather good purchase this month and I've already gone through quite a lot of it. It smells nice, is fast absorbing and keeps my hands nice a smooth for a long time. Everything a gal could want in hand cream. It was also thicker than most hand creams and although it was scented it still didn't irritate my skin. The only downside I have is the screw top pot type packaging. Unlike most hand creams with there on the go flip top caps its a little impractical and so for that reason its more a product for a dressing table then and handbag or desk. 

 Laidbare - Vitimin C serum £9.99

I often find, finding beauty products for my face I like hard to come by. They either feel like they don't work, dry my skin out, make it greasy, or I just see no results whatsoever. However every blue moon I find something I like. The vitimin C Serum has been brilliant for my skin recently and a little of this product massaged gently into my skin seems to work wonders. Although using even the slightest bit more than needed can make the skin feel, not oily as such but it feels as though the product stays on your skin for a long time before it absorbs, I would recommend using this product before bedtime to wake up fresh faced. Or if your like me and need rescuing Sunday morning when you have hangovers from hell and want a day in your Jim jams watching questionable TV it's also perfect then. 

Lush dream cream £10.95*

I really did shock myself when I used this product. I've never been a fan of using body lotion much. As a kid whenever sun cream was applied to me I would stand there like a mummy whilst my own mum latherer hell in a bottle onto me before I toddled of in a zombie like walk to jump back into the swimming pool and try and wash of the god awful sun cream of my skin. 

So to say I'm in love with this product. Is a big deal.

As mentioned before my skin is rather sensitive to I avoid anything too heavily perfumed when it comes to body lotions. This doesn't have much of a scent to it what's surprising when you think of lush products. However what really sold me was how quickly absorbent it is. I can scoop out big handfuls of this stuff and not have to worry I've applied too much. It also leaved my skin feeling silky soft.

What are your favourite beauty products?

Sammie

June Beauty Favourites

Well hello there everyone. It feels like forever since I have blogged. I'm putting it down mostly due to technical difficulties, my sister hogging the laptop and myself been too lazy sunbathing. Well we do need to make the most of the weather. Considering Saturday I was out sunbathing until I was squashed up into the corner clinging on to the last rays of sun for dear life I feel I did just that. This post is quite clearly rather late however here are my favourite beauty products from June.  

 Lush Daddy-O Shampoo

I am always looking to try new purple shampoos as I can't stand any hint of yellow in my blonde hair. I saw this product quite a while ago but never got around to trying it. The shampoo wasn't fantastic for brightening blonde hair and we all know I favour Lee Stafford bleach blondes for the pinky tint it gives my hair. However this shampoo simply smelt amazing. With all lush products whenever I used this shampoo I would find myself sat sniffing my hair throughout the day. As weird as I might seem to any on lookers this shampoo made my hair smell like palmer violets. Delicious. 

 Barry M Nail varnish - Blue Moon

I've been a fan of Barry M nail varnishes for years and often find I can't take a trip to Boots or Superdrug without throwing one in the basket. I absolutely love this colour and feel the pale blue is very on trend. 

Lush - Sea Spray Hair Mist

I often find when I've just washed and blow dried by hair it becomes some what fine and fly away. If I'm heading out I will often add some dry shampoo to tame it and add a little volume. However I recently discovered the Sea Spray from lush and this works magic. The best way I can sum this product up is by saying it makes your hair "beachy" kinda a little wavy but it helps maintain your hair style. I also makes hair a lot more manageable. 

Dior Addict - Eau de parfum

This has been a long time favourite perfume for me and I usually try reserve it for special occasions although its one of those perfume what will instantly make you feel good. As you can tell in the photo the bottle is now empty. I read recently a nice quote that said "If you cant afford a channel handbag wear channel perfume" the quote did make perfect sense and wearing such a luxurious perfume does make me feel just as good. 

Enjoy the rest of the sun everyone

back to Pims o'clock for me ciao.

Sammie

May Beauty Favourites

Paul Mitchell* - Moisture Mist 100ml

I'm always looking for products to make my hair that bit more healthier. With bleach blonde hair, my hair often gets very dry. I'm always a little bit sceptical of any product that is essentially a leave in conditioner but this product has been fantastic. It made my hair that little bit more shiny and silky yet didn't make my hair feel greasy like some leave in conditioners. I especially love how the product can be used for both hair and skin. 

Lee Stafford - Hair growth treatment 200ml

What better way to describe a product then saying it does exactly what it say on the tin. Again since I insist on having blonde hair my hair is rather prone to breaking and snapping. I'v only been using this product for a few weeks yet I have already noticed the condition of my hair improve a lot. It also smells great.

Skinetica* - Anti blemish solution 80ml

Designed to tackle problem skin and breakouts I really love this product. Recently I'v suffered quite a few break outs what's a bit bizarre since I'v never really had spotty skin and yet when I hit 22 suddenly those little blemishes have been making appearances. The product is super easy to use just apply twice a day with cotton wool to clean skin. 

Lush* - Charisma skin tint 20g

This product can be worn under make up or mixed with a little moisturiser to give skin a healthier glow or used as a bronzer. The product is really good value as a little goes a long long way. I'm always a bit cautious of bronzing products as they either look chalky on the skin or make me look orange but this product was light and gave an amazing sun kissed colour. 

Benefit* - The pore-fessional 

I'm often paranoid I have large pores on and around my nose and I'm always looking for a good primer product to conceal this. The Benefit pore-fessional is like the polyfilla of the make up world. (Am I aloud to say that in a beauty review?) It concealed all those little pores instantly was easy to blend and despite me just comparing the product to polyfilla it actually feels very light on the skin. I was really shocked how well this product worked and it has now become a staple in my make up bag. 

Sammie

Products marked with a * have been gifted