Hello!
I am writing this as the sun is streaming
through my door as I patiently wait to go to set (I seem to spend half of my
life doing this at the moment) and was inspired to write a nice summery post!
I have had a few purchases recently, which
are all fantastic for summer and I have been really impressed with them all.
Laura Mercier Matte Radiance Baked Powder in 02
I borrowed this from a friend a few weeks
back, and after one use I totally fell in love and had to run out and get my
own. Even though this powder is Matte it has a stunning radiance, which
gives you a super healthy glow without any shimmer or glitter which can
sometimes be too much in the sun, especially if you use other shimmery
products. I use it as a bronzer, on any areas where the sun would naturally hit
and a little dusting all over to give a gorgeous warm colour.
James Reed Sleep Mask Tan
This stuff is a life changer. It is a light
weight gel which you put on at night after your usual evening skincare routine.
You only need a little bit, it sinks in straight away (which is great as you
can hop straight into bed and squish yourself up on the pillow without
worrying) and then in the morning you wake up with a gorgeous subtle glow. It
makes the world of difference on me as I have very fair skin and makes me look
healthy and alive! I have heard people complain that on darker skin it is
sometimes too subtle, but if you are after a totally natural look, which is
also great for your skin, this is the product for you.
Rimmel Sun Shimmer Instant Tan BB Skin Perfector in Light Matte
After hearing good reviews about this stuff
from Vivianna does Makeup I thought I would give it a little try. I had one of the original formulations of these a few years ago and thought it looked awful as it seemed to sink into
every little pore on my body, leaving little orange dots everywhere, and it
also had a lovely habit of clinging to any dry skin…basically a total
nightmare. Saying that, this new formulation seems to work really well. I had
last minute plans the other day and was looking abit pasty so I wacked some of
this on my arms with a tanning mit and the results were actually really
impressive. A lovely natural, NOT orange colour, which went on really nicely
and lasted well without transferring. It also did a nice job of 'perfecting' my skin, helping to blur over any marks and evening out my skin tone whilst making my skin feel lovely and soft. I washed my hands later in the day and
some water dribbled down and left a white line all down my arm, which was
totally my fault, but just watch out for that and sudden rainstorms as it’s
definitely not waterproof at all.
(I know it looks scary here, but it's really not! Can also see the Bronzer swatch beside it.)
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, and I’m not going to
bang on about this because we all know it and if you haven’t smelled it – it is
basically summer in a bottle.
Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess
Turns you into a Bronze Goddess (not
literally, just mentally)
And there we have it. My little summer bits
and bobs. Get on out there and enjoy the sun while it lasts….
