Nip and Fab Dragon's Blood Plumping Serum

I cannot BELIEVE there is only two weeks until Christmas Eve!
TWO WEEKS!!!

It's definitely getting to be a lot more Christmassy and festive now; I cannot wait for Christmas Day to come along with all of the food and festivities.

That aside I'm sure everyone has noticed that Nip and Fab have a fabulous new range out, this one dedicated to Dragon's Blood. This comes from a plant and has been used over many years for a variety of medicinal uses. I've really been enjoying using the Cleansing Pads from the same range and the serum was next on my list.

I picked this up during an introductory offer and then went back and picked up another. No wonder I'm in so much debt....!

The plumping serum is lightweight and sinks into my skin so quickly. My skin feels hydrated but not overloaded and I'm left with a lovely plump feeling like my skin has just had a facial.

I've mentioned many times before how I like Nip and Fab products and how the ranges are colour coded. This colour might be my favourite so far and the range is yet to disappoint me. I haven't picked up the mask yet but once I've used up other hydrating masks I will have to check it out as I've been impressed with the hydration of these products so far.

The pump is really sturdy and dispenses enough for half of my face and neck so 2 pumps is normally ideal. Another thing I like about this is that it is a 50ml bottle and this can mean it can be super expensive, most bottles can be 30ml meaning you don't get much for your money. This one however is £19.95 for the 50ml bottle and is a pretty good price considering what it contains. It has been on offer recently in a range of stores so keep your eye out as I got it for £13 which is even better!

I've never met a product from Nip and Fab that I haven't liked but the Dragon's Blood range seems to be pretty good to me and I'd recommend all that I've tried so far.

Have you tried any of the Dragon's Blood range? Are you a fan of Hyaluronic acid?

L xxx

Benefit Swansea - Bling Brow, Puff Off and Catch Ups

Hey All

Hope you've had a great weekend. On Saturday L and I popped down to Swansea to have a catch up with Alyson and have a good old gossip about our favourite products! 

How amazing is the statue!!

Swansea Benefit have an amazing boutique which you can read about all the treatments they offer here. I've had waxing done by the ladies and they do an amazing job!

We went through to the masterclass room to catch up and also got to meet Niki. It's always great having a gossip about our favourite products! Alyson was able to tell us about an amazing release of a new product Puff Off. It's a great product that cools the eyes, helps slightly tighten and conceals lightly as well as brighten. As with all benefit products it's quirky! 

The packaging is amazing and is a little iron tip and you use that to apply the product to the eye area! The metal tip feels so cooling on the under eye area and the tip makes it easy to get into the inner corners of the eye!

The results of puff off!

The squeezy bottle allows a small amount of the creamy product to be released. It instantly made our eyes feel cool and brighten and I imagine would be so beneficial in the long run. It releases the end of Jan and L and I will be running to the counter to get our hands on this one,

A few months back there was an event in Cardiff for Bling Brow but due to it being in the day L and I couldn't attend. We were shown the sets and both instantly wowed! At any benefit counters with a brow bar you can get these applied or there are kits for sale to do them yourself! We loved the look and instantly wanted to go out. These will be amazing for nights out. I especially love the over the brow look!

How beautiful is the packaging! 

Each of the brow looks can be done in different colours! I went for multicolour pink and L went for green.

They are real swarovski crystals and can be reused, once the stickiness goes eyelash glue can be used! As I type this I'm sat with them on for day two! My face is going to look so boring without them tomorrow. Alyson was telling us about a look where she applied them to the lash line!! How amazing will that be for Christmas parties!

L was loving all the quotes and wallpaper of the boutique!

Thanks for the catch up Alyson and Niki!

We can't wait to get out hands on puff off!!

Love M

xxx

Good Things Manuka Honey Daily Moisturiser

Hi pals!

Skincare addict here with another review. I've been trying to keep my products to as natural as possible and recently with my skincare issues I've been reluctant to try anything that I haven't used before on account of reacting to anything and everything.

Good Things have always been pretty good in my opinion and their Manuka Honey cleanser (review here) was really nourishing on my skin whilst also cleansing it pretty well too. When running low on moisturiser (as low as I ever run on products...) I picked up the Manuka Honey Daily Moisturiser with Royal Jelly and Bee Venom.

Firstly, sunshine yellow packaging always makes me happy. I like yellow and it always reminds me of my kitchen when I was growing up which was a farmhouse style with sunshine yellow walls. It was lush and the colour takes me straight back to that - and the food memories that come with it.

It also fits the theme of honey and bees so it works well. As with all Good Things products this is free from SLS, mineral oils and parabens which is always a great thing as the less chemicals the better.

So the range claims to help keep skin clear and hydrated and also help against skin ageing. This is fully the category that I find myself in now; hormonal breakouts have very much reduced but the fear of the first few wrinkles are definitely here. Maybe my wrinkles are here too but I'm not about to go and check and ruin my mood! *time to slap on more hydration*

The moisturiser is lightweight and also contains echinacea to promote skin longevity. Although it doesn't advertise much about the sunscreen it does claim to be present though it doesn't say to what factor so I wouldn't rely on it.

I've been slapping this all over my face for the last few weeks as my morning moisturiser and my skin drinks it up. It absorbs easily, smells edible and doesn't leave a greasy layer on top which means I can apply make up without it sliding down my face.

I'm not sure if the bee venom really does anything noticeable but the manuka honey is lovely and I think it's one of the best things to be included in a skincare product.

I love it and now want the rest of the range.

This costs a whopping £7.99 and I firmly believe its worth every penny. Even better that it's at Boots and is usually in a deal let alone the fact you can get points for buying it.

I've got the matching scrub on my list next for £4.99 and the mask for £6.99. just cannot go wrong for those prices!

Have you tried anything from Good Things? Do you like Manuka Honey in your products?

L xxx

New Hobby: Paper Panda

Hi there!

We've been a right crafty duo recently, with M and her paintings to me and my paper cutting; we've been delving into hobbies that don't involve make up and shopping.

If you've never heard of Paper Panda then I'm about to introduce you to a bit of an internet phenomenon.

Paper Panda seems to be the most loved, extremely popular name to the papercutting hobby. Not only does she create some fantastic pieces that are absolutely beautiful (see here for product she sells) (see here for a gallery of her work available) she also has a basic starter kit that people can buy and trach themselves how to paper cut along with beautiful templates to progress to.

She really has filled a niche not only with her starter pack but also her imagination, some of the designs are her own woodland animal type  images but others stretch to Alice in Wonderland, Red Riding Hood and the Wizard of Oz. In all honesty I bought the starter pack as soon as I could and cannot WAIT to progress to more complicated designs from her other templates; if only I had the time to paper cut all the time!

The starter kit costs £30 (£4 P&P) and comes with the scalpel and handle, spare blade, cutting boards and pritt stick as well as the basic designs to get you up to speed.

I haven't included a picture of the designs as i don't want to infringe on any copyright issues but there are images on her website if you look hard enough. There is another kit which you can find here showing all of the designs and comes in at £22 without the blade and mat. 

The kit comes with full instructions from Paper Panda herself (Louise Firchau is her real name) and a step by step guide on each individual part of the tutorial. It goes from basics to complicated little hedgehogs and then you can move on to the full designs.

The kit even contains backing paper you can use to mount your full designs onto and it has given me so many ideas for future pictures.

This would be a lovely gift for someone for Christmas or indeed a new hobby for yourself, I've sat without watching tv or getting my laptop out for a fair few hours already and it has been quite enjoyable to have some time away from screens that seem to dominate my life otherwise.

I definitely need to get some more creativity back into my life and this is a great start; look at my little hedgehog that I did the other day!




I think he needs some friends to join him....

What do you think of the paper cutting trend? I hope I can get to the point where I can make my own designs.


L xxx