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Monday Make-up - Snowed In! birthdays | fall | family | flowers | gets | in | life | monday make-up | monday makeup | red | simple | snow | the | way | when | whenflowersfall

Hey my beauties!

I finally have my house back to myself! My poor sister and niece had gotten stranded at ours for an extra day and didn't end up leaving until yesterday. She sent me a couple of photos of the roads she encountered on the way home, and all I can say is, thank goodness I wasn't driving.

It was so lovely to see both of them and you can see a few snippits of what we got up to, plus my birthday antics in my newest vlog below. 

I'm hoping to get back to my good blog & youtube routine within the next couple of weeks. It's Liams birthday tomorrow so I have another week of travelling to go see his family. Obviously when life happens, blogging comes second, and believe me when I say I miss it. 

So far today, I have edited two videos, written this post, made a surprise for tomorrow and I'm currently willing Youtube to upload quicker. Because of this, my make-up today is really simple. 

I hope you are all well! I shall be back properly very soon!! Promise! 

Sam

xoxo

How to get red carpet ready skin - Make it glow with Murad 6 uses | bbloggers | beauty | blogger | carpet | glowing | love | murad | pomegranate exfoliating mask | pr | product | rave | red | review | sample | skin | smooth | this | vitalic | whenflowersfall

Hey, beauties!

With red carpet season well under way, I thought I would share a product I was recently sent to try out, one of which I think will now be a huge part of my skincare routine. 

As well as the dresses, I'm always keeping my eye on the beauty trends on the red carpet. A good face isn't always down to the make-up. Clear glowing skin will help foundation and concealer sit better and I find it even helps with staying power throughout a night. 

I've been a fan of Murad, ever since I received the Skin perfecting primer in a Glossy box, sometime last year.

When I got the chance to try out their Pomegranate exfoliating mask*, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to try something different from the brand. 

The mask comes packaged in 6 sachets for 6 uses, meaning it's the perfect product if you're travelling a lot.

Dr. Murad created this as part of his Vitalic range, to combat oily or dry zones, clear blocked pores, and keep combination skin in balance. 

This is perfect for me as I do tend to get dry patches around my T zone. Even more so, now I'm out of the house more often.

To use the mask, apply to freshly cleansed skin. Massage into the face and neck, then leave for 10 to 15 minutes before washing off and moisturising. 

Murad recommend to use this product only once or twice a week.

My first impression when using this mask, was that it certainly isn't your typical exfoliating product. When I think of exfoliating, I think of the masks or face washes that have some kind of abrasive ingredient to work away the dead skin. 

The Murad pomegranate exfoliating mask* is entirely smooth. 

When applying it to my face, I didn't necessarily feel as though it was exfoliating, but after leaving it on for a little while, it does start to feel a little tingly. Almost a little burning if I'm honest. It wasn't uncomfortable, but I definitely felt like it was doing something. That's good, right. 

The product works with natural fruit enzymes and AHAs to help dissolve the dead skin cells.

When I washed off the mask, my skin felt incredible!! I'm not over exaggerating with those exclamation marks. 

My skin has been acting out a little lately, and I do have a few problem areas. 

After this treatment, my skin was super soft, smooth and visibly clearer. 

That was four nights ago, and I still feel like I'm seeing the benefits of using this product. My skin is still glowing, my make-up is applying so much smoother and it isn't looking cakey at all. 

If you ask me, this is an amazing product. If you are looking for something to give you that red carpet glow, this is definitely the product for you. 

It is a little pricey at £25, but you do get six uses. 

Personally, I feel I would only need to use this once a week, but obviously that is down to personal preference and how the product works for you.

To find out more about this product, or maybe even have a cheeky little purchase, head over to the Murad website.

If you can ever get your hands on this, please try it and let me know what you think. 

I love it.

This months Lily advertiser is Sarah of www.bowsandblushx.blogspot.co.uk

Treacle Moon - Warm Cinnamon Nights bubble bath | christmas | red | review | shower gel | treacle moon | warm cinnamon nights | xmas

This holiday season, Treacle moon has released an amazing limited edition bath/shower gel. 

Warm cinnamon nights is winter in a bottle, the scent is cinnamon based with tones of cloves, ginger, vanilla and honey, all topped off with a touch of zesty orange. 

You can pick up a 500ml bottle of this at Tescos for only £2.99. Such amazing value as a little goes such a long way. 

So far I have only tried this out as a bubble bath, but the scent lasts a super long time, the formula doesn't dry out your skin and the bubbles are great! 

I love this so much, that I can't see my self using anything else until this runs out. 

Because this is a limited edition product, it's only available for a short period of time. So, if you are a lover of Christmassy, cinnamonny scents, go and pick up a bottle!

Rimmel Kate Matte Lipsticks 101 | 110 | boots | kate | kate moss | lips | lipstick | makeup | matte | orange | pink | red | review | rimmel | swatches | when flowers fall | whenflowersfall

When I heard that Rimmel were bringing out a new range of Kate Moss lipsticks, I knew I had to have a couple. But, when I heard that the new range was entirely matte, I dashed to my nearest Boots right away. 

Luckily for me there was a 3 for 2 offer on, so I ended up picking two of the new range and one shade from the older line. (I'll blog about that one soon.)

First, I picked up shade 101. Surprisingly enough, I don't actually have many soft pinks in my collection and this one caught my attention straight away.

I'd definitely describe this as a soft baby pink with blue undertones. 

The second shade I picked up was 110, a really bold and daring orange red. 

This colour is amazing, but something I wouldn't normally pick out in fear that it would hake my teeth look incredibly yellow. Which, you'll be pleased to know, it doesn't. 

Both lipsticks are ridiculously long wearing. I actually wore shade 110 a lot whilst we were staying in Leeds and I found it even lasted throughout me eating a 3 course meal. It did need a teeny bit of touching up, but if I had left it back at the hotel, it wouldn't have been the end of the world. 

I much prefer a matte lip for the A/W months, and an extra bonus to these lipsticks, is they don't dry out your lips at all. They're actually pretty moisturising.

For £5.49, you cannot go wrong with these lipsticks. I'm now constantly choosing these over any of my others in my pretty large stash. Hopefully I'll be able to get my mitts on the other three shades in the matte collection soon.

You can click here to head over to the Boots website.

Which shade do you like best?

Stargazer Nail Polish (513) goody bag | leedsbloggermeetup2012 | nail polish | nails | paint | perfect | red | review | stargazer | varnish

Another #Leedsbloggermeetup2012 goody, and yet another win from me!

I was super excited to see this in the bottom of my goody bag. I've known about Stargazer for years, mainly their hair dyes, but I didn't know that they did nail polish. In fact, they do everything make-up wise too!

This product is everything you look for in a good nail polish. The shade I received (513) was opaque after just one coat and dried quick. There are a couple of downsides. It chips easily, but if you are an avid nail painter this won't bother you, and it stains your nails, which can be fixed by using a base coat. Simples.

I know this review is short but sweet but there really isn't much else I can say about this product. 

It's now one of my all time favourites and I am dying to try more from Stargazer! Some of the make-up products look absolutely amazeballs!

Rimmel Vinyl Jelly Lip Liners lip colours | lip liners | lips | pink | red | review | rimmel | swatches | vinyl jelly

Hi Lovelies!

Believe it or not, these are my first ever lip liners. I've never been one for lining my lips, but as I have started to wear brighter lipsticks, I thought I'd best invest in a couple. 

Again, these we from the big sale I found. They were £1.50 for the two, which I thought was a bargain, seeing as I really don't know how much use they are going to get. 

Scarlet is definitely a a soft red, swatched it looks ever so slightly peachy, but I kind of like that. I don't think I'm ever going to be one for very bold lip liners. 

Moreish is a lovely smooth pink. It swatches very light and doesn't quite look like what I imagined when I saw it in pencil form. But never mind, I like it anyway. 

Both pencils are very, very soft and I think with regular use, I could get through these quite quickly. If you can get your mitts on these, I would very much recommend them, especially is you are like me and you don't tend to wear lip liners very often. 

Orly Nail Lacquer - Ruby glossybox | glossybox january | lacquer | nail polish | nail varnish | orly | orly ruby | red | review | ruby | when flowers fall | whenflowersfall

Glossybox January Review Week - Day Three

Hi Lovelies!

I was pleasantly surprised to see a little Orly Nail Varnish, I hadn't seen any blogger previews that had received one.

The colour I received was Ruby, a pretty deep red that would go perfectly under the Deborah Lippmann polish from the Christmas Box. For a full size bottle you can expect to pay £6.95, which I think is a reasonable price considering how much you would pay for a polish from O.P.I.

I love the colour, but the formula felt really gloopy and was really difficult to apply evenly. It dried so quickly that if I had taken my time applying it, I would have ended up with brush streaks on my nails.
I've heard so many good things about Orly, but now I'm just a little disappointed. I'm not sure I would intentionally go out to purchase one after this. 

Deborah Lippmann - Razzle Dazzle Nail Varnish dazzle | deborah lippmann | glitter | glossybox | nail polish | nail varnish | nails | pink | razzle | razzle dazzle | red | review | sparkle | when flowers fall | whenflowersfall

Hi Lovelies!

You've all probably seen this before, but if you haven't, this nail varnish was in the December Glossybox. Due to the time of the month I subscribed I luckily received this box on Friday, so as you can imagine I'm quite excited, this means I get two boxes this month. Happy Sam. 

I absolutely adore this polish and it's sparkly-ness! It's thick enough to wear alone and I think a few coats would give you a nice coverage of glitter. The colour is a very deep pink, maybe even leaning more on the red side, but I think it's a very girly colour.

I used this polish as a top coat over a deep red Barry M polish just to make sure it was completely opaque. I found it took quite a while to dry and was a little bit rubbery although now it's entirely dry it seems like it's going to be quite hard wearing. I heard a few people say how difficult this polish was to get off due to the amount of glitter in it, so when the time comes, I shall come back and add a footnote of how I found it for myself. So far I love it, but if the rumours are true, it could be a deal breaker for me.