My Skincare Routine

What is my skin like?

I personally would class my skin as normal. Not to sound like im boasting but I dont have many problems with my skin. I have never had a problem with acne even though I am a teenager. I will occasionally get a random spot. My skin can be sensitive to some products so I try not to change up my skincare routine a lot. Now and then I can get dry spots on my face but nothing a bit of sudocream doesnt clear up. I do have one problem with my skin, I have a skin and blood disorder which causes me to have allergic reactions and even mild reactions my face will come up blotchy and red which can be a pain however it goes after a while. Recently I have been getting little bumps on my nose so I decided to change my skincare routine and my new skin care routine has helped.

Morning

 The products I use

I first will wash my face with warm water and a little soap. I will then apply a small blob ofPonds cleansing milk to tissue and wipe this all over my face to remove any leftover dirt. I spray around 3 pumps of Lush eau roma water all over my face and remove it with a tissue . This tones the face and removes any cleanser or any leftover dirt. The last step is my moisturiser at the moment I use Lush enzymion.

Evening

The products I use

My evening routine is bascially the same as my morning routine there is only one extra step. This step is after my moisturiser and it is my eye cream. The eyecream I use is Avon anew clinical eye lift. This has a gel for the upper eye area and a cream for the lower area. I apply this at night as the skin can absorb this over night without having makeup put on top of it.

Every Three Days

Every 3 days I like to scrub my face. This removes any dead skin on my face. I carry this out every 3 days as it is quite harsh on the skin so shouldn't be carried out every day. The scrub I use is Lush ocean salt. This scrub leaves my skin feeling so soft. I will use the scrub in the shower.

Once A Week

Usually every sunday I will treat my skin to a face mask. This I do once a week to clean my skin of any impurites. the mask im using at the moment is Lush cupcake. This is a thick mud mask which is great for drawing out any imurities in the skin. I will apply my face mask all over my face avoiding the area around my eyes. I will leave this on for about 10 minutes. After 10 minutes I will wash off the face mask with warm water and pat it dry with a towel then undergo my normal evening routine.

Tips for great looking skin

1. Drink plenty of water- this is very important it flushes out any toxins in the body , I personally drink water all the time and I think that is one of the main reasons my skin is pretty good
2. Try to wear makeup as little as possible- bascially have at least one day a week when you don't wear any makeup, preferably more than one day but if you can't go out with out makeup try to wear less of it , even when I do wear makeup I try not to wear to many face products I tend to stick to just to concealer. This allows your skin to breathe more and your pores end up less clogged up
3. Remove your makeup before bed- This is rather important as it allows your face to breathe over night, I personally don't do this every day mainly if I've been out and had a little to drink (like most students) but I try my best to remove my makeup most nights

I hope this helps some of you to improve your skin,

If you would like any reviews of the products mentioned please comment below

Also comment if you have any tips for good skin or any products you swear by

 Lots of Love
Jess
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Mascara Collection

 This is my mascara collection at the moment

I love mascara it can transform only make up look. If  I have to wear one or two products mascara is definately one of them. However I do not like waterproof formulas when I apply them they make my lashes fell dried out so I always buy the non waterproof formula.

Rimmel 1,2,3 looks Ajustable Volume Mascara (Unknown)

 Unused so far so can not say much about this product yet

Rimmel Glam Eyes (£7.19)

This mascara I tend to use for my lower lashes because of the brush. As it is a comb type of brush this allows me to get the small lower lashes. I also use this with other mascaras to combe through my lashes. This doesn't leave my lashes lookig clumpy which is great.

Maybelline Colossal(£7.19)

This mascara is great for volumising my lashes howver it doesnt give great length. I like to partner this mascara with lash stilietto for lashes with length and volume.

Mac Opulash (£14.00)

This mascara is slowly becoming my new favourite. This has a huge brush and gives me the apperance of thick full lashes a little bit like Im wearing fake lashes which I love. For some reason I do like the wonder woman packaging.

Maybeline Lash Stiletto(£)

This gives great length to my lashes and is a very intense black colour. The brush aloows me to get every lash and coat it in mascara I do like this mascara but I do prefer others in my collection,

Benefit BADgal Lash (£16.50 for full size product)

This has been my favourite mascara the last couple of years. It does wonders for my lashes. The brush is huge and has very thick bristles and gives my lashes great length and volume.From day to day I tend to pick up this mascara. I love the packaging to it is very sleek and classy



If you would like a full review of the mascaras please comment below and if you have any suggestions of mascara to try comment again


Lots of Love
Jess
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NOTD: Mint and purple leopard

So when Im bored I like to paint my nails. I like to be creative with my nails, have something different from every thing else.

This is the design I came up with. I love leopard print and it is a very easy design to do.

The products I used are 

Barry M bright purple

Barry M Mint Green

Unknown Pink Polish

Model's Own Nail Art Pen

Commemnt below if you would like a tutorial

Lots of Love

Jess 

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Benefit Haul

 

Looking at my makeup collection I could see I was lacking a good selection of blushes/bronzers, so I decided I needed to build up my collection of them. I have heard good things about the benefit box powders so decided to buy 3 of them Hoola, Dandelion and Coralista

Hoola (£23.50)

This is matte bronzing powder ideal for contouring which is exactly what I was lacking in my collection.

Dandelion(£23.50)

Dandelion is a very light pink colour. It looks like it would be ideal for a slight colour to the cheeks or could be a good highlighter

Coralista (£23.50)

Coralista is a bright coral colour, looks grear for adding colour to the cheeks and for spring and summer

These are all my first impressions of the products. I have yet to use or do proper swatches of these productr. Once i have used them I will do a full review with hand swatches and how they look on the cheeks 

Lots of love 

Jess

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 P.s leave any suggestions of blushes and bronzers you love to help me  increase my collection

My lush collection

This is my lush collection at the present time

I have been a fan of lush for years since my mum loved the bath bombs and bubble bars and when ever I went shopping with her in Lakeside and going round the shop and picking one bath bomb for my self.  I remember always picking Think Pink mainly for the colour. Since then I have loved trying the different bath bombs and bubble bars lush has came out with. Only recently I have started to venture into the other products they do. These are the ones I have at the moment a mix of hair body and face products

Rock Star Soap (£5.07 for 0.156kg chunk)

This soap has been a favourite of mine for years. It is a lovely pink creamy soap with a very girly sweet smell. This is definatley one of my most repurchased lush products

Angel Delight Soap (Unknown Price came in a set)

This is another sweet smelling soap reminds me of jelly bean sweets, This is the soap that I am currently using. I love the smell of this soap and also it has gold glitter on it which sometimes ends up left on your hands.

Snow Fairy Shower Gel (Unknown Price came in a set)

This is the only shower gel of lush's that I have ever used,. This is a very popular product made by lush like the two previous products it is pink and girly sweet smell. I havent used thia product in  a few years

Whoosh Shower Jelly( £3.50 for 100g)

At the moment I have been loving citrus smells which lead me to this product. This is a fresh citrus smelling product. The product it self is easy to use and lather really well. You only need a small amount of product for your whole body.

Shimmy Shimmy Massage Bar ( £4.00 a bar)

This massage bar has quite a soft kind of powdery smell. it it very glittery and melts at body temperature. I havent used this product yet so havent got much to say about this product

Sweet Lips Lip Scrub (£4.95 for 25g)

This is great for dry winter lips. Just apply this whenever you feel the need to a scrub away the dead skin. It has an amazing choclate smell and also tastes great.

Curly Wurly Conditioning Shampoo ( £9.50 for 220g)

I was drawn to this product because of the the name. I have curly hair that has a mind of its own. This product is a very thick shampoo with tonnes of coconut pieces in it which is a litle strange for a shmpoo. The coconut does take a little longer to get out but it does smell great if you love cocnut. Ive only used this once so can't really review this just yet


Eau Roma Water ( £7.00 for 250g)

This is so refreshing when sprayed on the face. It makes the skin fell soft and clean. It also has a light scent and isnt overpowering. A great toner

Cupcake Face Mask (£5.75 for 75g)

This is a mud mask that smells of choclate. Once applied to the skin the mask hardens . This leaves my skin feeling super moisturised and and had all the dirt removed. I would buy this again once I run out.

Ocean Salt ( £6.75 for 120g)

This face scrub reminds me of the ocean . It smells like being on holiday to me. Ive been using this for a weak in combination with the other skin priducts and the bumps I usually get on my nose have completely disapppeared and my skin feels so soft.

Enzymion ( £13.50 for 45g)

This moisturiser is a lovely fruity smelling product. It leaves my skin feeling soft and hydrated . I am loving this product



Full reviews of the products will up when I have used them over a longer period of time.


Lots of Love
Jess
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