Burt's Bees Classics Pomegranate set

This Christmas, spruce up your spruce naturally, with a bee-inspired tree hanging decoration from Burt’s Bees. This festive gift pack contains 2 popular Burt’s Bees products; a Moisturising Lip Balm with Pomegranate Oil and a  Hand Salve tin, both made with hard-working, 100% natural ingredients.

The lip balm helps replenishe and soothe dry lips while Hand Salve hydrates rough, dry hands with botanical oils, herbs and beeswax. With their festive packaging, Burt’s Bees Christmas gift bundles make perfect presents for anyone on your list, or for yourself. They’re also great stocking stuffers. Give the gift of nature, with Burt’s Bees Christmas gifts.

• Gift pack contains 2 popular Burt’s Bees products
• Includes 4.25g Moisturising Lip Balm with Pomegranate Oil and 8.5g Hand Salve
• Christmas pack contains nourishing products for lips and hands
• Made with 100% natural hard-working ingredients
• Burt’s Bees makes gift giving easy and here's another bonus, no gift wrapping necessary!!

Available from all good stores for £6.99.

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Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula Spray Lotion.

Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula Spray Lotion for stretch Marks is probably the richest formula, but this fact shouldn't scare you off. This is because the whole range of spray lotion is seriously lightweight. This one contains the superfood pure Cocoa Butter, Vitamin E, Soy Lechithin and Bio C-Elaste which is a powerful combination of Centella Asiatica, Collagen, Elastin, Sweet Almond Oil and Argan Oil that absorbs quickly into skin while providing 24 hour stretch mark fighting moisture. The lotion provides deep moisture, soothes dry itchy skin and supports skin elasticity while reducing the chances of scarring and markings on skin.

After having a baby just eight months ago I am still trying to moisturise my tummy and improve it's appearance, this I think has helped greatly!. I love how easy this spray is to moisturise your whole body quickly as you can get to all the awkward bits with one squirt!.. You can pick up the whole line for around £4.99 each.

Which formula do you prefer?

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Limited Edition Carmex

The new Peanuts movie is coming to UK cinemas on 21st December and to celebrate Carmex have teamed up with 20th Century Fox to create a number of super cute limited edition lids for its much loved balm. They’re available in the original flavour and each pot features one of the four most well-known Peanuts characters: Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Sally and Linus with his security blanket. I absolutely loved Snoopy when I was a child so I am feeling slightly nostalgic!! They are £3.49 and there are four cute designs to collect!.

Which one is your favourite?

Urban Decay Naked Basics 2

Containing 5 matte shades and 1 with a slight sheen, all with great pigmentation and minimal fall out. Unlike the Naked Basics the Naked Basics 2* contains all cool-toned shadows, I do prefer the shades in the 2 as they’re deeper and create something more visible on the lids. I especially love Cover as it’s a fantastic crease shade. There’s also Skimp, a pale yellow highlight, Stark, a muted camel-taupe, Frisk, a grey-toned light brown and Undone, an almost black grey. I love these mini palettes, they contain every shade you need to create multiple looks but it's compact enough to pop into your bag or to travel with, if you like a bit of sparkle you could just pop a single glitter shadow in your bag to add over these for a nightime look. This palette is perfect for anytime of the year but I also gravite to these types of shades around autumn, winter as they are easy colours to wear and create a great look.

The Urban Decay Naked 2 Basics is available for £22, you can never have enough neutral palettes!

What's your favourite neutral palette?

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TONI & GUY Limited Edition Fluid Metal Styler Gift Set

Toni & Guy have recently launched their new Fluid Metal Styler, which is gorgeous! They have iridescent plates inspired by this season's metallic trends, the new styler makes a brilliant gift for Christmas. The plates are so pretty they change from a purple to green/blue, I Didn't want to use them incase I ruined it!.. Don't worry they are fine!.. 

Inspired by the latest catwalk trends, this Limited Edition professional styler straightens, curls & waves with one glide through the hair. Designed with Iridescent titanium technology plates for ultimate heat transfer, developed to enhance shine & smooth hair follicles. This Iridescent styler is accompanied by a luxurious heat resistant pouch with separate quilted heat resistant mat. Whatever your style. Be Fluid 

Features

• Professional Fluid Metal Styler
• Iridescent Titanium technology
• Floating 25mm plates
• Perfect for straightening, curls & waves
• Variable digital temperature 230 C*
• Luxury designer pouch & separate heat proof mat
• On/Off Indicator
• 3m Salon Cord
• 5 years Guarantee
*Superior heating with 230C performance at 210C

The Set includes a heat mat and a stunning storage pouch with iridescent dots. it's priced at only £90, which I think is great as it is definitely on a parr with GHDs, I've tried quite a few different brands over the years and this really is a great product at a great price!. It also has an auto shut off if you don't use it for five minutes which I personally think is a fab feature!..

Available from all good stores!!.. It's currently half price in Superdrug!!.. Only £44.99.. Be quick!

Have you tried this Styler?

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Tarte Bling it on Palette

Dollface is a permanent - cool pink matte shade.

Prim is a permanent - neutral rose matte shade.

Beaming is a new - light peach/shimmer micro glitter shade.

Fetching is a new - plum rose matte shade.

Smashing is a warm coral matte shade.

This Stunning limited-edition sleek, statement-making palette features five long-wearing, pigmented powder blushes. The full-size, flattering mix includes all-new stunners and blushing favorites powered by tarte’s iconic Amazonian clay, which helps to balance and replenish skin for better, longer, truer wear for a party-perfect flush. This palette has been designed to delight and dazzle through any festive adventure. Another win from Tarte for Christmas 2015! I love Tartes blushes and couldn't pass up this bargain it costs $44 (£30.40) but is valued at $110!.. Why do we not have a Sephora that sells all these brands in the UK? It is 2015 - GRrrrrr so annoying!.. I cannot wait to play with both of my new Tarte palettes and experiment with different looks!

What will you be asking for this Christmas?

Tarte Light of the Party Makeup Palette

Tarte Light of the Party Makeup Palette ($59 - £40.76) - includes thirty eyeshadows, three cheek products, a travel-sized mascara and a dual sided brush housed in a medium sized stunning sequined zippered case .There is a smaller palette that pops out that contains the three cheek products and six eyeshadows, which is simple cardboard packaging and when removed, reveals the large mirror inside. 

Sugar Cookie is a light beige with neutral-to-warm undertones and a pearly shimmer.

In a Flurry is a light, peachy beige with warm undertones and light shimmer. 

Fizz the Season is a light-medium, golden peach with warm undertones, metallic sheen.

It’s Snow Time is a light beige with warm undertones and a frosted finish. 

Eggnog is a light, yellowed beige with a satin finish.

What a Wonderful Pearl is a light-medium peachy-pink with a matte finish.

Miracle of Light is a medium-dark, golden bronze brown with warm undertones and a frosted metallic finish.

Rum Pum Plum is a mauvy pink with subtle, neutral-to-cool undertones and a satin finish.

Tartetini is a muted, light-medium peach/pink and a matte finish.

Baby It’s Gold Outside is a light-medium yellow gold with a metallic sheen and a little

of sparkle.

Peach on Earth is a light-medium, orange-toned brown with a satin finish. 

Come What Grey is a medium-dark taupe with subtle, warmer undertones and a satin finish.

Under the Mistle-taupe is a medium-dark, taupe brown with warm undertones and a frosted sheen. 

Ring-a-ling is a medium-dark, plummy taupe with warmer, rosier undertones and a frosted finish. 

Fireside Chat is a medium-dark, rosy copper with warm undertones and a frosted finish. 

Party Favored is a muted, medium brown with subtle, warm undertones and a satin finish.

Gingerbread Mansion is a medium-dark brown with warm, reddish undertones and a pearly sheen. 

Chrome for the Holidays is a light-medium, antique gold with a metallic sheen. 

Sleigh Watch is a blackened brown with subtle,w arm undertones and a semi-matte finish. 

Mulled Wine is a muted, medium-dark purple plum with subtle, warm undertones and a matte finish. 

Cocoa What Fun is a muted, dark brown with warm, red undertones and a matte finish. 

Black Velvet is a medium-dark black with cool undertones and a mostly matte finish.

Haute Chocolate is a dark, reddish brown with a matte finish.

Midnight Kiss is a blackened navy blue with cool undertones and a matte finish.

A Few of my Favourites so far!

Popcorn Strand is a pale, milky peachy-pink with warm undertones and a matte finish.

Wrapped Up is a light pink with cool undertones and a matte finish. 

Dancer & Prancer is a muted, medium brown with warm undertones and a soft, frosted sheen. 

Shining Star is a medium-dark, copper-brown with warm, rosy undertones and a frosted finish.

Yule Be Surprised is a medium-dark, chocolate brown with warm red undertones and a matte finish.

Mulberry & Bright is a muted, dark plum with warm undertones and a satin finish.

Social Butterfly is a medium, warm-toned brown with yellow undertones and a mostly matte finish. 

Amazed is a light-medium pink with soft, warm undertones and a matte finish.

Pink Champagne is a brighter, pink-tinged beige with a frosted finish.

I am so in love with this palette! It feels like my third child!.. It is absolutely stunning, Tarte have outdone themselves.. I really wish you could get Tartes full product range in the UK, I bought & shipped this from Sephora as the UK QVC range is rubbish, it's either sold out or only has really dark shades of foundation left!.. 

I am so HAPPY that we can now order from Sephora - order must be over £75 and all custom charges are included in the shipping/handling fees you pay to Sephora, I usually make my orders with a friend or two and then we share the shipping costs.. I just wished we coukd get all the brands they stock and perfumes as I love the rollerballs.. So easy for popping in your bag!

What are you loving this Christmas?

Ecotools Four-Piece Beautiful Complexion Set

The Ecotools Four-Piece Beautiful Complexion Set* includes all four brushes in the EcoTools Complexion Collection – their makeup-skincare hybrid brush line designed to improve skin’s health and maximize natural beauty. They are super soft and feel lovely when you apply your make up, they blend effortlessly and leave you with a great looking finish.

1. Mattifying Finish Brush: This duo-fibre head creates a flawless finish with either pressed or loose powder. The short bristles pick up the perfect amount of product while the long bristles distribute it smoothly to keep oil and shine at bay all day.

2. Skin Perfecting Brush: Specifically designed to smoothly and evenly apply BB/CC creams and tinted moisturiser. Use the rounded edge of the brush for precise coverage around the eyes and nose.

3. Eye Perfecting Brush: Features a uniquely cut, rounded tip head that mimics the shape of your finger around the eyes to reduce tugging or transferring oils. Designed with straight, firm and dense bristles for optimal blending and coverage.

4. Correcting Concealer Brush: A duo-fibre blend of bristles pick up and distribute concealer for full coverage of dark circles, redness or other imperfections.

This self-wrapping brush set is made for gifting! It includes a gift tag, ribbon and gift box, making it the perfect present for every beauty lover, the design on the brushes is stunning.. So bright and pretty.

1. Untie ribbon and bring top and bottom flaps to the front of box

2. Fold the flaps over the front of the packaging

3. Tie ribbon through holes on front of packaging to secure box closed

4. The perfect gift is now ready for delivery!

All brushes in the set are dermatologist tested and are made with soft, cruelty free bristles, recycled aluminum ferrules and sleek bamboo handles. Available at Boots and Superdrug from November priced at £19.99.

Will you be asking Santa for these?

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Free engraving at Selfridges Trafford Centre Manchester by Tweezerman!

Calling all Beauty Babes!!!... Tweezerman are going to be in store at Selfridges Trafford Centre Manchester Tomorrow (4th November) with their engraving machine.  They will engrave any tweezer of theirs or make up brush, this service is free with any purchase!

Details are:

Where:  Selfridges Manchester - Trafford Centre
When:  Wednesday 4th November 2015
Time:  10am-10pm
Cost:  Engraving is free on purchase

A great idea for a gift for any beauty lover or just a little treat for yourself! I love anything personalised with my name or initial!!..

Will you be popping down to pick up yours?

Urban Decay announces new Palette release with Gwen Stefani

Urban Decay just revealed the news, announcing on Twitter that they’d be launching a palette of 15 eyeshadow shades picked by Gwen herself.

Urban Decay’s founder shared a sneak peek of the palette’s contents. The packaging looks super pretty – simple, sleek, and gold, natch.

Inside, there are plenty of wearable nude shades, perfect for a classic Gwen bold lip. Plus one sparkly blue shade to match her new hair.

The palette will launch on 22nd November for £40.... 

Will you be buying it? 

Revlon Matte Balms - new shades for Autumn 2015

Enchanting.

Fierce.

Passionate.

This Autumn Revlon bring you four gorgeous matte shades (I'm missing Fiery) to brighten up the dark mornings!.. They are ultra creamy, smooth and highly pigmented.. Perfect for your day bag or night clutch you are sure to find a shade to suit you.

This innovative Chubby lip pencil takes your look from day to night with this velvety matte finish, infused with Balm like moisture.This on trend finish comes in 10 shades take your look from soft and pretty to bold and glamorous, Velvety Matte finish, Triple complex of Shea, Mango and Coconut Butter

Retractable chubby crayon, no sharpener required.

Priced at just £7.99, you don't even have to chose, just buy them all!..

What's your favourite shade?

Pink Lining - Yummy Mummy - Sam the Dalmatian Changing Bag.

I've had my Pink Lining changing bag for a little over eight months and like it but don't love it!.. For £79.00 I thought it would be perfect, but to me it just doesn't fulfill all my expectations.. 

The Yummy Mummy is their most popular baby changing bag. The exterior of the bag features the Sam The Dalmatian print and has two canvas elasticated side pockets with pretty PU bows and a front canvas pocket with Yummy Mummy slogan and cupcake patch. The bag comes with an adjustable shoulder strap that is long enough to fit over any pram/buggy handle bars. Internal Features: 2x insulated bottle holders, 2x nappy pockets, pen holder, key fob, mirror, phone pocket, small zip pocket, padded changing mat and wet zip bag.

The bag itself is well made, attractive to look at with a fun design.. I love all the little compartments, and have enjoyed using it, but my biggest bugbear with the bag, is it just doesn't have enough space inside, as the padded changing mat takes up Too much valuable space.. Why didn't they make a separate exterior compartment on the bag as this would then enable you more space to fill with stuff your baby requires?. I have to cram everything in and pray the zip doesn't bust when I zip it up...

This is the back of the bag and as you can see they could quite easily attach a pocket for the changing mat to slip into and free up the inside?! - it just makes so much more sense to have the mat storage on the exterior of the bag. This tiny change would improve the use of this bag and make any parents life that little bit easier as everyone knows HOW MUCH stuff our little people need!..

Do you have this bag, what are your thoughts?

Clarins 2015 Essentials Palette

Autumn 2015 brings the launch of Clarins new third The Essentials Eye Makeup Palette* featuring 10 essential mineral eye shadows perfect for creating everyday wearable to dark, sexy evening smokey eyes!.. All shades are smooth, pigmented and gave hardly any fallout, the shadows can be used both wet and dry and just scream quality!.. Last year the palette had a beautiful, chic colour scheme; this year is no exception! Housed in the same sturdy cardboard casing with a compact mirror and elastic close. There is also a natural wood dual-ended brush with super soft bristles included; The shades are a beautiful mix of metallic, matte, satin, shimmer and opalescent finishes. 

The palette is £35 from all good beauty stores... it's a perfect palette to flatter all ages and is sure to sell out fast! 

Will this be on your Christmas list?

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Ltd Edition Angel Passion by Thierry Mugler

Thierry Mugler invites you to rediscover ANGEL in a new, stunning limited edition bottle in a vibrant red colour containing the original Angel Eau de Parfum. The new version, which is named Angel Passion Star is the ultimate in absolute seduction... Transforming its legendary celestial blue signature star bottle into a new stunning red collectors bottle to make you fall in love again and again with its delicious scent. So irresistible! only this time it is even more seductive, glamorous, and attractive than ever before!

As Mugler highlights, the Angel fragrance makes every day magical. The transformation of the legendary blue bottle into a bright red contributes to a whole new experience of the popular Angel scent. The gourmand aromas, deep patchouli, and juicy red fruits, of Angel Passion Star appears as bold, sensual, and ultimately seductive!

Available from 1st October 2015, refillable 50ml for £65.00.

Will you be snapping this limited Edition up?

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Look Fantastic October 2015

Introducing Lookfantastic October Beauty box*, I love the limited edition design box design, it's the current BBloggers fave colours in a pretty white and gold pattern, there are three box designs this month and the box is said to contain products worth a minimum of £50 for the price of just £15. If you’re new to the Lookfantastic concept, it’s a non-subscription beauty box where you can purchase one off boxes, without signing yourself into a contract which I think is great as you can see what’s inside the box before purchasing to avoid any potential disappointments.

In this months box -

Look Good Feel Better Eye Shading Brush (Not sure on price) which is a brand designed to raise awareness for women with cancer, it's a good quality brush and will always come in useful! .

Murad AHA/BHA Exfoliating Cleanser (worth £5.10). The Murad Age Reform AHA/BHA Exfoliating Cleanser contains salicylic, lactic and glycolic acids to encourage clarity and brightness by dissolving skin cell build-up; jojoba beads to further polish and re-texturise the skin; sodium PCA and jojoba seed oil to help counteract dryness; and liquorice extract to provide anti-irritant and anti-inflammatory properties to your skin. 

MONU Firming Moisturiser 25ml tube (worth £11.25). This moisturiser is enriched with marine collagen, and claims that fine surface lines will appear smooth and skin feels tightened and toned.

Balance Me Radiance Face Mask 30ml (worth £7.20) which is described as being an award winning, five minute mask that rejuvenates and brightens dull, lifeless skin in an instant. The mask contains a 

blend of purifying kaolin clay which draws out impurities, a skin-brightening fruit acid complex and gentle ground walnut spheres all skin types and ages will be gently buffed to perfection and deeply nourished.

Percy & Reed Volumising No Oil Oil 30ml (worth £7). It nourishes and repairs hair, giving smooth, sleek, silky locks whilst also adding volume.

Elemis Hydra-Balance Day Cream 20ml (worth £16.80) which is ideal for normal to combination skin, it’s enriched with meadowsweet extract to regulate oil production, whilst hyaluronic acid locks in essential moisture to keep your skin balanced. 

NUXE Reve de Miel Hand and Nail Cream 20ml (worth £2.20), This smells amazing, just like all of the NUXE products, it’s really nourishing. contains Chilean rose, avocado and sweet almond precious oils, this cream nourishes and fortifies damaged tissues in your hands, whilst acacia honey, with its natural repairing properties, provides elasticity to your fragile skin.

This is such a great box, all well known amazing brands, all products will be useful to me and will be used!.. I have boxes of samples from old beauty boxes by other companies that I'll never use as they don't appeal to me.. There is a great selection of products all great for Autumn to hydrate and repair my skin and hair.

As if all this wasn't enough to tempt you to purchase the Lookfantastic beauty box, LF are also giving you all the chance of winning a L'oreal steampod by adding them to 30 of there boxes! If you want to try this box go to Look Fantastic.com.

Have you tried this Beauty Box?

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The Body Shop Vitamin C Glow Boosting Moisturiser

The Body Shop add to their Vitamin C Skin Care collection with Vitamin C Glow Boosting Moisturiser, it has been formulated to pep up tired, dull skin and create a lit from within glow without the need for shimmer particles. This lightweight gel, water based moisturiser gently hydrates skin - perfect for oily to normal skin and maybe even dry complexions with a serum, whilst clarifying and aiding a natural glow to the face. The Body Shop Vitamin C Glow Boosting Moisturiser not only cools and calms the skin but also absorbs immediately making it the perfect day wear choice - it also does not interfere with the texture or finish of any make-up applied on top. It leaves my skin plump, nourished and looking fresh - great if like me you are lacking in sleep. The fragrance is gentle and fresh, not strong or overpowering. In my opinion the only downside is that this does not contain an SPF.. But most foundations contain them now or you could simply add one to your morning routine?.

Another great product from The Body Shop available for £16.00.

Have you tried the Vitamin C range?

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Kiehl's Micro-Blur Perfector

Kiehl’s micro-blur skin perfector is a lightweight, satin finish skin-perfecting formula that combines an instant blurring effect with long-lasting, visible skincare results. It promise's to refine the appearance of pores and improve the texture of skin over time which I think is interesting for an instant blur product. Kiehl’s advise using this as the last step in your skin care routine day and night. The Micro-Blur Skin Perfector feels “balmy” – gliding on smoothly on the skin – but does not leave a waxy or greasy finish. It contains a blend of Lipo Hydroxy Acid (LHA), which gently exfoliates to give you radiant, smoother skin; lentil extract, which helps to strengthen and tighten pores, and bark extract, which helps give a smoother texture. The formula is good for oily skin and I could see slight improvement of appearance after 4 weeks. I'm really impressed with it, my skin stays matified and complexion looks brighter, clearer and smoother. It has made my large pores on my nose appear much smaller and less noticeable which I think is amazing!

The Kiehl’s Micro-Blur Skin Perfector* is paraben-free, dermatologist tested, non-comedogenic and is appropriate for all skin types and skin tones.

Available at £23.00 for 30ml.

Have you tried anything from the Kiehl's?

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New personalised phone case

I'm always on the lookout for a new phone case but haven't found one I love until now! I was contacted by Mr Nutcase offering me a chance to review one of their personalised phone case's -  The site was so easy to use, I chose the Full Wrap Around Premium Edition at £19.95, then uploaded my chosen photo's, checked out and 2 days later my gorgeous phone case arrived, I can honestly say I am so so happy with it.. Of course the photo's are gorgeous as they are of my children and favouite quotes.. But the case itself is really good quality, it feels really sturdy and the print is really clear, I would definitely be happy if I'd paid and will order from this site in the future, my Mum was at my house when the case arrived and she was extremely jealous.. So I'm planning on getting her one for Christmas! I love that you can personalise them with whatever you want - wedding, holiday, family snaps or just your favorite quotes!.. Mr Nutcase also do pernalised tablet/laptop cases, mugs, and for all us beauty lovers a mirror! Go and have a look at the site to see how it all works, they also offer free worldwide shipping which is even better as I am such a scrouge when it comes to paying postage! :) 

What would you personalise?