Daniel Sandler Sculpt and Slim-Effect Contour Face Powder

Make Way for Daniel Sandler...

Hello everyone and a very happy Friday to you all! Today's post is on a product i recently purchased and it is the Sculpt and Slim-Effect Contour Face Powder by Daniel Sandler.. a bit of a mouthful but i got there! I picked this up from Asos for £24.50 and with a cheeky bit of student discount i was away. Daniel Sandler himself seems like such a lovely guy and i really appreciate him 'getting down with the consumers' as i'll call it by being so friendly and approachable on Twitter, that's the way to do customer service and make sales big brand bumpkins!

Anywho let's get on with the show. The packaging is quite Tom Fordy in my opinion, it looks very classy and luxe which i like. I am also glad it's not see through i like bronzers and powders to be concealed as we all know how annoying it is when it's dropped and it breaks before your eyes! I also like that instructions are given for application on the back of the product, as sometimes i just really need to be told WHAT goes WHERE, yes i should know but can anyone actually say they are an expert at contouring? Well there you go then. 

So the packaging has got a tick, appearance has a tick as the product is beautifully presented. My OCD is trying to ignore the fact that the seperation line between highlighter and contour isn't straight but I CAN LIVE WITH IT. Now for the application, i am pleased to say this product gives very little fallout and the matte contour shade applies like a dream. This is the perfect bronzing shade for my skin as i don't look like i've got great big dirty brush strokes on my face which was my problem with previous contouring bronzers. The highlighter is beautiful and it has just the right amount of shimmer, which in my eyes is exactly how a highlighter should be. This combination of bronzer and highlighter works really really well and i am loving this product! 

And with a pop of blush over the top

What do you think, can i give Kim K a run for her money in the contouring stakes? At £24.50 this may seem a little steep but i think this is reasonable considering this is a cracking bronzer and highlighter duo.

Have a great weekend!

My HD Brows Experience

HD WOW

Hi everyone, my oh my it's been a little while since i last posted - my apologies i just needed a tiny little blog sabbatical, however i am back now and ready to deliver my HD brows experience to you all. 

I am sure many will have heard of the HD brows treatment currently gaining popularity at speed due to the impressive results achieved through the collaboration of existing brow techniques such as waxing, plucking and threading. Hailed as eyebrow artistry, when i booked my HD brow appointment i didn't really know what to expect. My aunty was the driving force behind it and my brows had been somewhat neglected so i thought i would call upon the beauty professionals, aka local salon.

The treatment was expected to take 40 minutes, i was thinking what could they possibly do to me that would take 40 minutes and in truth the treatment was less than this for me and took about 30 minutes as my lady didn't mess around as i am sure she was booked back to back for them. First of all my brows were tinted and i was asked how dark i wanted to go. I said dark but not wow dark. After the tint my brows were waxed at which point i was told to stop scrunching my face as she may accidentally remove half the brow.. i sure did stop scrunching at this point. Next up were some scissors to trim from the top and i assume to reduce the thickness of the brows a little and remove any longer brow hairs. Wasn't too keen on this bit to be honest as i am NVQ level 2 trained and was told never to remove hair from the top really, even though i do myself with tweezers but never scissors. Then there was some plucking, finally followed by threading of the brows and the brow arch area. 

Finally after my brows were groomed to perfection, this took a while as apparantly one brow wasn't playing ball, we got there. I was told HD brows are only ever achieved 10% of the time on the first treatment and she seemed to suggest this made me lucky! For £25 i definitely wanted to be one of the ten that's for sure! The treatment was finished by the application of brow makeup from an official HD brow palette, as i was told clients are expected to leave with a finished look. I was recommended to purchase said palette but when i explained i use Browzings by Benefit which does a pretty good job my therapist said this was fine, the palettes don't look cheap either they're about £20 online and i didn't ask how much they were from the salon. To be honest i am sure you could do the job with a brow pencil to be honest the point is the treatment should do the work for you and then you just fill in as you please!

Overall i was very pleased with my HD brow experience, the top up treatment is £20 so it's not too bad for fab looking brows, however a little part of me does want to say a tint and a good wax did most of what this does and the threading is just a little added treatment, but it depends what you prefer.

Here are some before and afters! 

Before - Hairy as hell 

After - Groomed with my HD WOWS Brows (Taken the day after post redness, with browzings applied)

So, what do you think of HD brows, do you have them or will you be getting them soon?

My Pink Favourites

sugar and spice and all things nice

Hi everyone, this is a pink themed post based on the fact that i love all things pink therefore i thought i would show you some of my favourite pink beauty products.

♥ ❤ ❥ 1. Oh Lola! By Marc Jacobs ♥ ❤ ❥

♥ ❤ ❥ 2. Illamasqua 'Katie' Blusher ♥ ❤ ❥

♥ ❤ ❥ 3. Garnier 'Rose' Comforting Cleansing Lotion ♥ ❤ ❥

♥ ❤ ❥ 4. MAC Pink Nouveau Lipstick ♥ ❤ ❥

♥ ❤ ❥ 5. OPI Nicki Minaj 'Pink Friday' Nail Lacquer ♥ ❤ ❥

♥ ❤ ❥ 6. balance Me. Rose Otto Body Cream ♥ ❤ ❥

The Oh Lola! Perfume was a Valentines day present and it is currently my go-to perfume of choice. The fragrance is light and sweet with floral tones and it is gorgeous! 

I only got the 'Katie' blusher by Illamasqua a couple of days ago but i love it so much!! It is a really beautiful light pink with a blue tone and it is so flattering on light skin tones. The garnier rose cleanser is something i have used time and time again to remove makeup at night and also to cleanse with in the morning and i know i will repurchase this product again and again. MAC pink nouveau is a gorgeous pink shade that is so flattering and was one of my most lusted after MAC lipsticks for ages. 

The OPI Nicki Minaj 'Pink Friday' nail lacquer is the perfect girly pink shade and is gorgeous on, i want the full size i love this so much. The rose otto body cream has a beautiful scent and is something i received in my Valentines Glossybox, it's only a small sample size but i am hoping to get more soon.

What do you think of my 'pink' post, do you have any pink favourites?

Lots of Love, 

Vanilla Truffle - Estee Lauder Lipstick Review

The Perfect Nude?

Hi everyone! I hope you are all well, this review is of another Estee Lauder lipstick i picked up on the weekend from my local House of Fraser for £19.50. I picked this shade as i can't get enough of nude shades at the moment, they're just so versatile and wearable for day-to-day activity, i could have about a hundred nude lippys and it wouldn't be enough :D 

As you can see Vanilla Truffle is a gorgeous nude/caramel shade, swatch and application photos are shown below:

I really love this lipstick and it is my favourite shade of the moment, possibly the perfect nude shade!

What do you think of the Vanilla Truffle lipstick by Estee Lauder?

Lots of Love,

The Tartan Scarf Post

Crazy about Tartan

Hi everyone, hope you're having a lovely start to the week - what is up with this snowstorm?? Crazy behaviour! This post is about a lovely tartan scarf i picked up on the weekend. I've been after a tartan scarf for a good while now and when i spotted this in Save the Children (i'm a regular charity shop shopper) i couldn't resist it for £4! This was originally from H&M but thankyou to whoever decided it was unwanted because it will be much loved by me.

What do you think of this tartan scarf?

Lots of love always, 

200 Follower Giveaway - Open Internationally

Thankyou

Hi everyone, this is a little giveaway i am running to say thankyou so much for following me and for the support i have received since starting my blog. To say thankyou for helping me reach 200 followers i am giving away a Mariah Carey set by OPI which is the liquid sand mini nail lacquers as shown below.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Thankyou once again and good luck!

March Glossybox - Review

City Chic

Hi everyone, this morning i opened the door to a lovely surprise in the form of Glossybox! It doesn't seem too long since the fabulous Valentine's box came out for February, but here we are let's see what Glossybox has brought us this month.

So it's a 'city chic' themed box based on a groomed city girl's 'look' and included this month is a city guide with insider tips, there are some cute stickers inside too.

1. Perfume Sample: Couture La La by Juicy Couture

2. TRESemme Salon Finish Extra Hold Hairspray

3. Jelly Pong Pong Lip Blush

4. Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Skin Cream Protectant Fragrance Free

5. Nails Inc St. James

Ok, at first glance i'm not feeling the rush of love i had for the February box as we all know the disappointment experienced when we spot a perfume sample as it is a bit of a cop out. However there are a couple of things that catch my eye such as the Jelly Pong Pong Lip Blush and the Nails Inc polish as it's a great colour. However on the downside the perfume sample and the Elizabeth Arden cream really let this box down as they are sample sizes you could get yourself from a department store counter and as these 2 products are poor it does make this box a little disappointing. The hairspray is something i always need but i could take it or leave it if i'm honest and i expected something a little more exciting!

Sorry to sound so down about this box it's just kind of annoying when they follow what i thought was a great box last month with a bit of a dud box this month, but i guess it's the luck of the draw. I'm sure i'll change my mind as soon as i get that polish on my nails :D

What do you think of this months Glossybox?