The Balm Down Boy

 

Down Boy* is a gorgeous baby pink blush (and eyeshadow) brought to you by The Balm. Now despite the product claiming to be used for both an eyeshadow and blush I think I'm just going to stick with blush. The product is extremely pigmented so it would be perfect as a shadow for people who are experimental with eye shadows, but I usually tend to stick with browns/nudes and dark eye shadows as opposed to "colour". As the blush is so pigmented a little bit goes a long way so when I applied this I only needed to gently swirl my brush to collect a good amount of product before swiping it along my cheeks. One sweep and there was plentiful to give my cheeks a nice rosy glow. It would look lovely with a frosty highlighter for a subtle glowing look perfect for Spring/Summer. 

The blush originally retails at £15.49 although you can purchase it from Find Me A Gift here for £9.99 which I think is a great deal for such a good product. The blush arrived extremely fast and very well packaged so I would definitely recommend this website to purchase from. I like the packaging of the blush, which I thought was kind of in the style of Benefit make up, quite quirky and unusual which is always nice- much prettier than your average plastic packaging! You also get a generous size pan so there is quite a lot of product which is really good value for money. A lot of high street brands tend to charge the same amount for a measly sized product. Have you ever purchased anything from The Balm? What did you think?

Get Ready For Summer

Now that we are mid spring (although it doesn't necessarily feel that way...) and summer is fast approaching, it's time for us to give ourselves a beauty fix up and get our body prepared for the upcoming holiday season! However of course, as we've been hiding away all winter we probably aren't the most prepared, nor tanned and many of us will be taken a surprise when we wake up and the sun is actually out and we aren't ready to put the shorts and flip flops on. This is why I will be sharing my top treatments for spring in order to get yourself bikini/holiday ready.

1. Pedicure/Manicure

Very necessary. We can't be wearing flip flops and sandals with our toes looking a mess now can we! During winter ill-fitting boots and layers of socks underneath shoes can ruin our toenails and most people tend to hide away with embarrassment. Not a lot of people remember to look after their feet and this is when you should! You will feel much more confident with well cared-for feet, get your toenails filed and painted and buff away the dry skin. There are lots of super affordable pedicure kits and if you take care of them you won't be afraid to pop on a pretty pair of sandals and get your feet out!

Manicures are also very necessary! Our hands can become all chapped a dry through the use of gloves in cooler months. For a nice healthy spring look carry a hand cream in your bag and keep your hands moisturised. Also, pop on a lovely bright polish to give a nice fresh, colourful summer look to those fingernails!

2. Tan

Now, you have the option of sunbeds to get the natural build-able tan for your holiday or you can be safer and fake it. My favourite tan of all time is St Tropez or Rimmel Instant Tan (Medium/Matte). Not a lot of people like to get out pasty legs, well I don't- unfortunately I don't pull of the English Rose look. So tan is a must for me, it makes me feel glowing and more confident.

3. Hair removal
Now whilst not every one of us will admit it, we all tend to let ourselves slide a little during the winter months- most people think 'what's the point' ..but now is the time to whip yourself into shape and get those pins perfected and unwanted areas of hair removed! Whilst shaving and waxing are up there, another solution is safe laser hair removal. It's pretty much painless and definitely more long lasting. Nobody wants to be getting the razor out every couple of days!

4. Eyebrows
We all know I love my brows! Tinted, shaped and filled in and I'm good to go. Well groomed eyebrows make a whole lot of difference to your face and are a must have for a nice summer look- especially if you're tanning and aren't wearing any make up, who wants unruly brows! HD Brows is a popular treatment to have at the moment and will make sure those brows are shaped perfectly to frame the face.

My Fossil Watch

Stella Multifunction Stainless Steel Watch - Rose

Hello everyone! Today I thought I'd share with you one of my 21st birthday presents. Well, my birthday was in February but there's no time like the present;) -Ha, excuse the pun! I was originally lusting after one of the Michael Kors watches but after much thought I decided against one of those. Don't get me wrong they're beautiful watches but a lot of people own them nowadays so I thought I'd branch out and look at other brands. I still wanted a rose gold watch and after a little Google my mum actually found this watch by Fossil (and at half the price of  the MK watches at £99) so it was much more affordable. Although since I bought it the price seems to have gone up to £125 on the website. I'm never usually one for "bling" but there's just something about this watch, I just think it's beautiful and it looks nice and expensive! I think it's a perfect alternative if you're working with a smaller budget but still want a rose gold watch of really good quality. Big thumbs up to Fossil!

Also, I did mention in my previous post I would be posting a video up on Youtube on my new channel HERE today ...but my plans have changed as I'm a bit under the weather (girls you all know the feeling this time of the month right?!) so I was just like blah I do not want to get dressed up and film my first EVER video in this state...so bare with me! Hopefully tomorrow I'll be feeling much brighter:) Happy Friday everyone! Have a great start to the weekend :)