Botanics Skincare Range

may need to tilt your head to look at this one!

Recently I realised I was running out of a quick makeup remover, for when i'm too tired to do my Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish, and moisturiser and while i was browsing Boots i saw that Botanics had re-branded. Having liked the old products such as the makeup remover i decided to pick up these three products. So i just thought i'd review each... 

Botanics Gentle Cleansing Cream - £4.49

Botanics Gentle Cleansing Cream

I had very high hopes for this having liked the previous one, also i have extremely sensitive skin and so i have to be a little careful that i don't use products which irritate my skin. This claimed to be calming, gentle and perfect for sensitive skin, however i completely disagree. I found it stung on my skin and eyes and i really had to scrub at my face to even get my foundation off, let alone eyeliner. It left my skin red and really not very happy, moreover my previous fast makeup remover was Simple's Kind To Eyes Nourishing Eye Makeup Remover which was a mere £3.99 whereas when i bought this it was £4.49 and i found the Simple product actually did the job. 

Botanics Hydrating Day Cream - £8.99

Botanics Hydrating Night Cream - £4.99

Botanics Hydrating Day Cream

Unfortunately this was another no as i found it didn't particularly moisturise my skin and more importantly my skin again got quite irrated, red and quite tight. Defiantly not 'nourished' as it said it would... oh well

Botanics Hydrating Night Cream

Although i wasn't impressed with the other products i tried i actually quite like this. Plainly its a moisturiser which is basically slightly thicker than a day moisturiser, its not something i'll probably repurchase in a hurry but i'll most likely finish it as it does moisturise effectively and leave my skin feeling 'hydrated'.

However, if you are at all inclined to try any Botanics products run now and quick as they are pretty much all on offer in Boots for quite a lot cheaper!

Have a lovely day in the snow!

xx 

Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse Foundation

I know this foundation has very mixed reviews and many beauty gurus hate the whole mousse concept; however as a often spotty and broke teenager i have been looking for a cheap, good coverage foundation for a long time. Often i find my foundation to be almost like a primer as they don't provide any real coverage, many of my friends of my more spot-prone friends had recommended this for good coverage so seeing it was on offer for £5 in Superdrug i bit the bullet and bought it.

(Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse Foundation - £7.69)

I find this to have good coverage and i think it isn't too thick and i find that it has fairly good staying power, i came home around midnight last night and it was definitely not flawless any more. I find the finish good, and i will be wearing this a lot i would recommend it for fairly normal to perhaps combo as i find it works on my skin. I wear the shade 004 - light porcelain.

I like this a lot and hopefully some of you feel inclined to try it, well if you do hurry to Boots as its only £5 at the moment!

xx

V&A Hollywood Costume Exhibit

This may seem like an odd post but i did promise variety and besides i love going to exhibits. Unfortunately i didn't write about another exhibit i went to in October (also at the V&A) which was of ball gowns and although i could now it would be of much use to anyone as it finished last sunday.

Anyway let me get back to the point, last saturday i went to an exhibt at the Victoria & Albert museum which is in South Kensington and literally a 2 minute walk from the tube. I went to see Holywood Costumes which was simply an exhibt of costumes from films completely ranging in genre and time.

My ticket was a little expensive but i did really want to go to i lined up bought it and went in. The exhibition was in 3 large rooms and were each named after an 'Act'. For example the first room was called 'Act 1: Deconstruction' and the text was themed about the Act's subject, there was plenty of reading things and even some clips of the director and the costume designer discussing the costumes for some of the films. Including one for Johnny Depp's costume for Sweeney Todd which i found was quite a goofy film but entertaining enough.

Some of my favourite costumes included one of Audrey Hepburn's dresses from the famous Breakfast At Tiffanys, a costume from Shakespeare in Love (im afraid i can't remember the name of the main actress who wore it), the Black Swan's costume from Black Swan, one of Kate Winslet's outfits from Titanic and Dorothy's outfit complete with the ruby red slippers!

There were so many costumes (perhaps a bit too many as i got quite tired!) and many i didn't recognise but many i did so it was quite interesting. I don't think it was as good as i thought it would be but i was still pleased i had gone.

The Hollywood Costume exhibt runs till the 27th of January and more details can be found here.

Have a lovely day!

xx

Natural Collection Lipstick in 'Pink Mallow'

Yesterday i went to drop off my latest roll of film to Boots to be developed and obviously decided to browse the makeup section. I picked up a Natural Collection Moisture Shine Lipstick in Pink Mallow.

They claim to be 'high shine lipstick that gently moisturises the lips', i completely agree mine is extremely moisturising i don't think they are 'high shine' in fact i would say they are actually quite matte however i really like the effect. I find the staying is actually good.

I always considered Natural Collection as a brand we all bought from when we just started buying makeup however, i will be definitely be buying more of these lipsticks as at only £1.99 they don't even touch the bank and are very moisturising which is great for me as i often have chapped lips in the winter.

(Natural Collection Moisture Shine Lipstick in 'Pink Mallow' - £1.99)

The packaging is not very exciting at all however, it does the job and is extremely affordable.

Have a great weekend everyone!

xx

Perks Of Being A Wallflower Book

As you all know, the film 'Perks of Being a Wallflower' has just come out. Shallow as it sounds, I was particularly drawn to it because one of the main characters (Sam) is played by Emma Watson who I love being the Harry Potter geek I am.

Unfortunately, I have this weird thing where I have to read the book before I watch the film and work and other things got in the way so I only read the book a few weeks ago and now only a few cinemas are showing it, none of which are very close to where I live.

So this is only talking about the book, when I see the film I'll write about it comparing them.

The main character is like the contents of my draws, he's completely confusing but yet consistent. From what I can gather he has a mental problem which is connected to the loss of his Aunt. A side of his character is arguably childish, for example his relationship with Sam. He never tries to make any moves yet spends the entirety of the book talking about his love for her... As much as I want to love him, I do find him extremely frustrating at times.

As much as I liked the book, when I got to the end I was fairly disappointed as not much had happened at all. However, I would still recommend it if you liked the film or even just the trailer as it is a nice fairly quick read. Also apparently the film is quite different and some of the story is slightly changed & I defiantly look forward to watching it!

Hope you all had a lovely day:)