Banishing Chapped Lips with Blistex

I have been battling with dry lips for a couple of weeks now. With the constantly shifting weather my skin really doesn't know what's going on, dry to oily in the matter of hours. Such a pain!! I think I may have found the answer to all my wowes.

The Blistex Intensive Moisturiser* has been my day to day go to lip product. The tip is angled so that it hugs the lips giving maximum coverage. The cream itself isn't too thick or gloopy like some lip balms, it almost has a watery consistency. It contains Shea Butter that you can really feel working some voodoo magic. It gives a weird tingling sensation that soothed my red, sore lips and provided an almost instant relief.  Pure heaven! The Blistex Intensive Moisturiser also has a handy SPF10, perfect for protecting your puckka on skiing holidays!

We have all been there. You have a sonking cold you can't shift and you're having to breath through your mouth constantly because your nose feels like you have cotton wool stuffed up there. Resulting on your lips being dryer than a desert and you are desperate for people not to make you laugh for fear of them splitting. I will be reaching for the Blistex Relief Cream* on such occasions. This product is medicated and smells really minty. When I first opened the tube it squirted all over the place, so watch out for that! But I really like the texture of the lip balm, It may not be suitable for every day but I love that I have something to use in times of emergency. I am starting another course of Roacutane, which will intensely dry my lips out so the Blistex Relief Cream will be a god send!

Plus both products are under £3.00!!! Bargain!

Blistex Intensive Moisturiser, £2.63

Blistex Relief Cream, £2.65

Are there any lip balms you recommend for dry lips?

Stay beautiful

xoxo

Love at First Flutter | Clinique Lash Power Feathering Mascara Review

Been looking for the ‘it’ mascara of the summer? I have been trying out the new Clinique Lash Power Feathering Mascara in Black Onyx for a few weeks and I think I may have found it.

What they say: Out-to-there length and fine-tuned separation plus a feathery-soft look and feel after every buildable coat. All in a formula that stays put for up to 12 smudge-resistant hours, yet removes easily with warm water.

Before 

After 

What I say: I have totally fallen in love! This mascara creates beautifully natural looking lashes with the staying power of a waterproof mascara. It is also really easy to remove with warm water but it doesn’t budge through tears, sweat or rain! A bonus if you are heading to a festival this summer and you want something that will last just as long as you can. It is quite small so it doesn’t exactly last very long and you do have to apply a few coats to get this look. I have also used my MAC lash curlers in both pictures as I find my lashed need some added lift. But in saying that I really do rate this mascara!! 

Clinique Lash Power Feathering Mascara, £18.00

Are there any mascaras you have tried and loved?

Stay beautiful

xoxo

P.s sorry for the lighting and cropping. Made the mistake of taking photos at different times of day! Whoops!

White Noise: Holiday Look #2

The sun was setting on my final night in Spain, we walked down to a seaside cove for a spot of dinner and along the way stopping to look out to sea. This Miss Guided dress was perfect for a glass of wine and a dinner of sea food Paella. The holiday flew by way to fast and I was sad to be coming home after just four days in the sun. 

Photographs by ADE Photography

Dress: Miss Guided Crochet Skater Dress

Shoes: Peacocks 

Necklace: Forever 21

Clutch: Kate Spade 
Sun Hat: Forever21
Sunglasses: Sheriff & Cherry

Watch: Michael Kors

Stay beautiful

xoxo

Summer Time Madness | Holiday Look #1

I took a little long weekend to sunny Spain a couple of weeks ago. It was so lovely to take a break and enjoy the sunshine. We decided to go out for cocktails and I thought it would be the perfect time to wear my favourite new dress from Miss Guided. Separates seem to be having a bit of a moment this season and this dress is seriously cute. The top hangs open exposing your back which I love - I had sunburn as you will see. 

I teamed the monochrome dress with some turquoise accessories which looked great in the sunshine. I love this outfit, I may even pull it out for my birthday in a couple of weeks. 

Photographs by ADE Photography

Dress: Miss Guided Scallop Dress 

Shoes: Peacocks 

Necklace: Forever 21

Clutch: Kate Spade 
Sunglasses: Sheriff & Cherry

Watch: Michael Kors

Stay beautiful

xoxo

A Day at the Races: Royal Ascot 2014

The sun was shining, the fizz was on ice and ladies in their best dress, men donning top hats all packed onto busy trains for a day at the Royal Ascot races.

This year was my first time at Royal Ascot and the anticipation and excitement meant I had sorted my outfit over a month in advance. Unfortunately, buying it from a large online retailer meant I saw many other girls tottering around in my dress. I would like to think I wore it better ;). 

Fascinator: Accessorize

Dress: Miss Guided

Shoes: Dorothy Perkins

If you are thinking of going next year I really can’t recommend it enough, especially on a wonderfully sunny day with a group of friends. We took a little picnic, of which I had one sandwich – possibly why I was a little worse for wear by 4pm! But if, like me, you drink your fizz supply dry there is a very reasonable bottle of Prosecco offered at the Ascot bar for a reasonable £20.00. Over all it was fantastic and a great excuse to get all dressed up and a reason to wear a fascinator! 

Did you go to Royal Ascot this year?

Stay beautiful!
xoxo

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The Perfect Summer Scent | Jo Malone Peony & Blush Suede Cologne Review

Hello my name is Charley and I am having a love affair with Jo Malone. 

I admit it is one I can only take part in when I am feeling indulgent with a few pennies to splash. I feel like I am spraying liquid money onto my body or wafting it around my bedroom in a diffuser. Yet it is a luxury that makes me feel expensive, even if no one else gets close enough to have a sniff, I walk around in a cloud of floral heaven. Sometimes I actually sniff myself....

On one such day, my card was burning a hole in my purse and rather than allow this terrible event to occur I had to purchase something immediately to reset the balance of rich Charley vs poor Charley. So striding determinately into the shop I grabbed a small black shopping basket and perused the shelves like a woman who regularly spends £80 on fragranced water! Having spent a good hour getting my Jo Malone fix, rubbing cream into the back of my hand and sniffing every jar and bottle on offer, the shop assistant was obviously disappointed  I only left with a smaller bottle of the Jo Malone Peony & Blush Suede Cologne, no commission for you lady!

What they say: The essence of charm. Peonies in voluptuous bloom, exquisitely fragile. Flirtatious with the juicy bite of red apple and the opulence of jasmine, rose and gillyflower.  Mingling with the sensuality of soft, blush suede. Luxurious and seductive.

What I say: I can’t say that I can smell apples, but there is a beautiful floral scent that reminds me of fresh flowers my mum always has in the kitchen. It is quite sweet smelling, but I prefer girly scents to musky ones. Also, have to point out that I do not get the seductive quality of it, men are not falling over to get a whif, but I certainly feel luxurious – maybe due to the price tag. I love the packaging. There is something classically British in the simpleness of the glass bottle and cream label. It doesn't scream ‘LOOK AT ME, I WILL MAKE YOU SMELL GREAT!’ like most of the Marc Jacobs bottles I have stashed away. It is something almost of a decorative object on my bedside table, something I can look at and think it makes me look sophisticated……no really it does!

Jo Malone Peony & Blush Suede Cologne, RRP £39.00 30ml

(Purchased product)

Stay beautiful!
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Summer Cheap Cheap: Primark Monocrome Sandals

‘I love what you are wearing today, is it from Zara’

A smug look spreads over my face ‘no it’s actually from Primark’ and then, because I want to point out what a bargain hunter I am, I often slip in ‘it was only a fiver!’ GASP!!

Often I find that people turn their nose up at places like Primark or New Look, but honestly I find the BEST things there and you would never guess they cost next to nothing. If they break I don’t mind, I will just buy another pair because they cost me less than the Zara dress that shrunk on the first wash. This was a discussion I had with one of the girls at work today when she pointed out my super cute sandals. These are perfect for summer and look perfect teamed with white jeans or a summer dress. The best part was that they only cost me £8!!!! 

You better be quick if you fancy a pair, there were girls grabbing them left, right and underneath my legs. THIS IS NOT A DRILL…GO GO GO!!!! 

Stay beautiful,

xoxo