Sunday Scents - Marc Jacobs Daisy Eau So Fresh

This week I bring you Marc Jacobs Eau so Fresh, I love this perfume from the pretty bottle to the gorgeous scent, perfect for all year round, light enough for spring/summer but musky enough for autumn/winter.. Daisy eau so fresh is a bright, floral, fruity fragrance. It radiates with a sunny and sparkling energy. Playful with a whimiscal spirit, this version of the original daisy scent radiates with crisp raspberry, sensuous wild rose, and deep and warm plum. Sophisticated but not too serious, daisy eau so fresh captures the vintage flavor of marc jacobs feminine, edgy designs.

Heart notes

Wild Rose, Violet, Apple Blossom

Top notes

Raspberry, Grapefruit, Pear

Base notes

Plum, Cedarwood, Musk

It's a beautiful, fresh scent.. I can smell parma violet sweets?! Just me :D I just love wearing this perfume for all occasions..Available from £24.50

What's your go to perfume? 

Kiko Sun Lovers Blush - Copacabana Coral

When I was in Sicily earlier this month for my Brother's wedding I discovered a Kiko store in the gorgeous town of Taormina and thought it would be rude to just walk past! I popped inside and picked up three great products.. Other reviews shortly! The new Brazil collection was available, as soon as I saw the blushes I knew I wouldn't be leaving the store without owning one!!..... after a good ten minutes of swatching and a very grumpy husband.. I settled on 02 Copacabana Coral a stunning multi-toned shimmer blush, as you can see from my photos it's Beautiful! Even the packaging is beautiful it's a golden keepsake with a very convenient mirror inside.

The light, comfortable texture helps sculpt the face and outline features with a radiant, even effect. Silky touch and long lasting performance. The blush is divided into two parts: one part has a single full colour while the other half encloses a different combination of shades. Thanks to special technology, one product combines two effects obtained by blending together or using separately. One single solution many different, original finishes. Has splendid touches of light that can be recreated on the skin with patterns and creativity. 

I've only tried a couple of products from this brand as there are no store near me and like all Beauty Bloggers I NEED to swatch before purchasing, so am not keen on buying make up blind from their website..It's a lovely brand, there products are a little dearer than high street priced at £14.90 but cheaper than High end, from the products I've tried they are great quality.

Have you tried Kiko?

Tanya Burr - Picnic in the Park

I'm not really a lip product person as I can be quite fussy, I hate strongly scented, sticky, gloopy products so tend to buy quality lip products or just pop on a nice tinted lip balm. I was asked to review this Tanya Burr Lipgloss by Beautystore 4u as they have just started to stock these and the nail polishes from the range, as most of the bloggers have been raving about them, I took Beautystore4u up on their kind offer!

Ok.. Back to the lip gloss.. I chose 'Picnic in the Park' a bright creamy pink shade in the tube .. When I opened the gloss the first thing that hit me was the scent..it's a sweet sort of fruity scent, not too offensive. Once applied I did notice it tasted slightly plastic-y but not too bad.. The colour payoff is quite sheer adding just a sheen to my lips rather than a block of colour, which I quite liked as I think it is good for wearing in the daytime, however I did find it to be a little sticky. The applicator is a doe-foot that moves and bends when you press on your lips making it feel rather strange.. After about 5 minutes I felt my lips tingling, I'm not sure if it's a plumping lip gloss or even if it's supposed to do this??.

Overall it's a nice cheap brand for teenagers or lip gloss lovers to snap up! The full range has 12 shades all lovely colours to suit most skin tones, available for £6.95 on beautystore4u.co.uk. 

Have you tried this brand?

Sunday Scent - Lacoste Touch of Pink

This week I bring you Lacoste - Touch of Pink- It is a fruity-floral that captures the essence of a woman full of youthful sensuality. A real classic for a woman who are young yet grown-up, classic yet modern, innocent yet knowing. Her femininity shines from within and her unique charm is as compelling as it is captivating. A beautiful fragrance for any age, fresh enough to wear during the day but sensual enough to carry you through the night, very pretty scent, not heavy or too strong.

The notes -

Heart notes

Jasmine, Violet, Carrot Seed Oil

Top notes 

Orange, Cardamom, Coriander 

Base notes 

Sandalwood, Musk, Vanilla

Available from £25.00 for 30ml.

What's your perfect scent?

Sunday Scents - DKNY Woman Energising EDT

"My name is Jane and I'm a Scentoholic!"

I have had a very long love affair with perfume, I NEVER leave the house without a quick squirt of perfume.. I just love to smell nice!.. my collection is ridiculously large for just one person (I'm not boasting, just confessing!). I am always on the lookout for my signature scent.. So I decided to start a weekly post called 'Sunday Scents' each week I will review one of my perfumes, to hopefully help you?!

This week I am sharing with you DKNY Women Energising Eau de Toilette – the essence of the original fragrance, with a fresh exuberant twist. Lighter than the original, it feels like New York City on a sun-filled day. The top notes are a refreshing blend of citruses, chilled vodka and tomato leaves; the heart is a wet blend of water lilies, green coral orchids and yellow daffodils. And the sensual finish is a blend of white birch and tulip tree wool. It feels as modern and timeless as New York City itself.

A lovely fresh, clean, feminine fragrance that sticks around all day, it is such a pretty, delicate scent that packs a punch! Prices start from around £12.00 for 30ml.

I hope you liked this post, If you would like me to do a review on a certain fragrance then just leave me a comment or tweet me, if I don't already own it then I'll get a sample of it to review.

What's your signature scent? 

Gosh Velvet Touch Lipstick in Shocking Coral 145

GOSH Velvet Touch Lipstick gives an intense and long-lasting colour to the lips due to a high concentration of colour pigments. The Lipstick contains vitamin-E which protects against free radicals and vegetable oils for extra care and protection of the lips.

• Intense and long-lasting colour
• Fantastic shiny look
• Extra care and protection of your lips
• Creamy consistency
• Easy to apply

This creamy lipstick contains light reflecting pigments which gives the lips a bright and shiny look. The colour pay-off is fantastic and it stays put on the lips for hours and hours. This shade id not for the faint hearter - if you aren't brave enough to wear full on bright lips or to tone it down for the daytime you can easily create a more softer, feminine day look by softly patting the product onto your lips and then smudging the product into the lips with your fingers. This makes the product look and behave more like a lip stain and lasts all day long. I did find this product to be a little bit drying, I would recommend using a moisturising lip balm before applying. I really enjoyed wearing this lipstick at night, creating a nice bold, bright lip. Bright lip colours are really trendy for this summer, I really love Coral - pastel or neon. This Shocking Coral colour is beautiful, perfect for spring/summer to brighten up your face giving a simple make up look a big Wow!!

Available from Superdrug for £6.49 currently on offer for buy one get one half price.

Do you prefer Pastel or Bright lips?

Real Techniques Mini Brush Trio

I really like Real Techniques brushes, I think I own them all and a few of them I own Back ups! When I received this Trio, I had seen a press release and knew I wanted it but when it arrived, I was shocked as it is Teeny Tiny! But after opening them and trying them out I can confirm the quality is just as good as the full sized brushes.. They do say good things come in small packages! 

This Real Techniques mini brush trio* is your solution for a flawless look on the go, It contains a

mini foundation brush: use with liquid foundation or concealer to touch up throughout the day.

mini shading brush: transform your eye shadow on-the-go from day natural to night glam 

mini face brush: effortlessly apply powder, blush and bronzer as needed during the day.

mini pouch: keep your handbag spotless

I have photographed the trio next to an Essie polish to show you the actual size. They are perfect for travel and popping in your handbag, each brush can be used for mulitple tasks and with different products. I am sure Buying a back up as they take up no space!

I love these and am really impressed, I am hoping that the Pixi Sisters bring out a mini Eye set.. That would be PERFECT as I have a slight obsession with mini and Travel sized products! The price I think is a little high at £9.99 considering you can buy 3-5 full sized brushes for a few pounds more.. But travel sized products are always a little higher in price?

You can pick them up from Beauty Store 4U  for £9.95 with free UK Delivery!

What are your favourite travel brushes?

MIA- I'm on Holiday!

Sorry for the lack of posts but I am away in Sicily with my Family for my Brother's wedding.. I had planned to schedule lot's of exciting new products I've found but ran out of time before I left, the internet is also hit & miss here! I will be back Very soon & will be posting regularly!

Here's a few pics of my Trip so far.. The view from my balcony & the view from the wedding breakfast of Mount Etna.

I may have found a KIKO shop whilst I've been out & about! Typical Beauty Blogger :) 

TTFN xx

When Northern Beauty went shopping...

I'm going to my brother's Wedding in Sicily at the end of the month so thought I'd treat myself to a couple of bits.. here is what I have picked up so far in May!

when I saw Debenhams had 10% off I decided to pick up four items ..Too Faced Boudoir Eyes palette - I have Lot's of palette's but I had been reading reviews *drooling* over this palette it has the perfect shades for day to evening comes in a little tin the size of my purse so easy for travelling, I also picked up Chanel Perfection Lumiere Velvet in B20 I have wanted to try this as soon as it was released but was waiting..telling myself I would buy in duty free but again the 10% off drew me in..I then saw the Chanel Les Beige's Healthy Glow Multi-colour in No1 it was love at first sight and before I knew it, It was mine.. I also wanted to try the Urban Decay Naked Lip Gloss in Lovechild.. pretty packaging I couldn't resist.

I got  two of the new Clarins Lip Balm Crayon in Creamy Pink and Sweet cherry, I love Clarins lip products and couldn't resist these shades.
From eBay I picked up four (one is somewhere in my handbag) Bath and Body Works Hand sanitisers the buyer I found sold then for 99p each and combined shipping so I got them for just over £5 which I think is Great, they all smell amazing especially raspberry lemonade. I really wish Bath & Bodywork's would hurry up and set up some shops across the pond..

before I got my Boudoir Eyes I saw the Gosh smoky eye Palette in Brown thinking this would be a good travel palette, I may still take it to smoke up my evening look? I treated myself to Hourglass Ambient light blush in Dim Light, I have wanted to try for a while but for some reason never got round to picking one up but when Space NK had a free shipping I thought why not!

Feel Unique have been doing UniqueTreats throughout May, I was browsing and saw the Cocoa Brown Gift set set was £9.99 instead of £19.99 in this offer with three full sized products and the rave reviews I've seen for this fake tan i thought I'd grab one whilst they had the offer on.

I've been enjoying using the Clarins Radiance-plus Golden Glow Bronzer, I've been adding a couple of drops to my daily moisturiser to give my face a little colour before my holiday, I also picked up Kevyn Aucoin Celestial powder whilst I was out shopping a few weeks ago in Manchester with my Mum, I hadn't intended to purchase it, but when I swatched it I knew I couldn't leave it behind..

Last bu not least I have Vita Liberata SPF dry oil with Argan and Passion Flower this luxurious dry oil  sounds amazing for my skin for whilst I'm away.

I will get round to reviewing them all at some point but if you would like me to review one ASAP then please comment below and I will do it first..i now have the extremely hard job of trying to decide what Beauty products to take away with me.. I'm sure you all feel my pain!

What have you been treating yourself to?

 

NOTD -ModelsOwn Own Shades.

Just a quick post to show you what I have painted my nails with today! As the sun is shining i went for a gorgeous neon pinky coral.. I absolutely love bright nails and this is one of my favourite shades to wear in Spring/Summer.
I hope you all have an amazing weekend and this sun keeps shing for us all!

What are your NOTD favourites?

The Body Shop Body Butter in Mango

This Body Butter smells like freshly picked mangoes and leaves skin feeling super-soft & hydrated for up to 24 hours, it Leaves skin feeling softer and smoother, its Quickly absorbed with a beautiful Delicate fruity scent, there is always one in my bathroom. I have recently been loving using this Mango scented Body Butter*. This thick Sweet scented, lightweight and luxurious body butter melts into my skin like a dream. Keeping me beautifully moisturised throughout the day, I love to apply this cream particularly on my arms and legs after a refreshing shower. The scent lingers throughout the day which I love, the fruity scents are my favourite but if thats not your cup of tea I'm sure you'll find your perfect scent from the array of different scents they have! Available from The body shop stores or online at £13 for 200ml.

What's your favourite scent?

Clarins Sun Care Oil Spray SPF30 for Body and Hair

Clarins Sun Care Oil Spray SPF30 for Body and Hair is a transparent dry oil that feels super light. It promises to nourish and beautify the skin and hair, it also protects from both UVA and UVB rays. This is sun protection with a difference, and can be used on the skin and hair. It is a transparent dry oil, meaning it doesn’t feel oily it also smells amazing. It is both water and perspiration resistant and nourishes and beautifies the skin and hair, which will hopefully help my skin to achieve a radiant, glowing look!

Combining plant extracts with sun filters, this nourishing formula protects skin against premature ageing and dryness. Organic nyamplung fruit, rich in fatty acids and omegas 6 and 9, works to nourish and hydrate. Tropical senna and plant tree extracts protect cellular DNA from changes caused by UV rays and shield skin from free radicals, while ultra soothing aloe vera calms.

With a high SPF of 30 and a silky, fresh texture, the Sun Care Oil Spray marries optimum protection in the sun with pleasure of use. Its captivating fragrance of mandarin, kiwi, mango, jasmine, sandalwood and amber is the perfect summertime aroma.

I am taking this to Sicily with me so will give a full product review on my return.. It is priced at £18 online and instore.

Have you tried an SPF hair oil before? 

Kiehl's Creme de Corps

This Superb All-Over Body Moisturiser is enriched with the finest ingredients known to Kiehl's for a rich elegant skin texture. It leaves my skin really soft and hydrated perfect for everyday use, I apply mine straight after my bath or shower, my fake tan glides over my skin, meaning it never streaks or clings to my elbows or knees. The cream is light enough to apply in the morning but also rivh enough to apply before bed to wake with beautifully soft feel skin! 

It is non greasy and has a lovely fresh subtle scent, I really have been loving all the kiehls products I have tried and have a very long list of more of their products I'd love to try like the Powerful Wrinkle Reducing Eye Cream, Creamy Avocado Eye Cream, Kiehl’s Super Multi-Corrective Cream and the Powerful Wrinkle Reducing Cream SPF 30 to name a few.. Prices start from £8.50 available on Kiehls.co.uk or from department stores.

What's your favourite product from this brand? 

The Body Shop InstaBlur

The latest product designed to create a flawless finish by magically blurring your imperfections is The Body Shop InstaBlur*, I have been using this wonder product for just over two weeks and have to say I am impressed! This all-new face perfector blurs imperfections, giving you flawless photo-perfect skin in an instant! With Community Fair Trade marula oil. 

InstaBlur has a unique formula which contains mattifying spherical powders that fill, along with vitamin E to moisturise. Together they work to be:

• 12 hour shine controlling
• Pore smoothing
• Blemish hiding
• Complexion unifying
• Makeup Extending

That's a lot for this little tube, I do have to agree with most of them.. Once applied it leaves a semi matt finish, powdery to touch but undetectable, I saw instantly that my fine lines just melted away and my over all complexion did look smoother, clearer and well just better! my make up did stay oil free for much longer, not quite 12hrs but nearly.. It's a definite keeper. It's available from 21st May for £14.

Have you tried a Blurring primer? 

ARK - Age Maintain set.

The Age Maintain collection in handy travel sizes, presented in a stylish travel bag includes:

1 x 30ml MASQUE

Boerhavia Diffusa is a calming Ayurvedic herb which reduces sensitivity and redness. Zi Cao is an anti-inflammatory herb found in Japan, which soothes skin. Blue Lotus, the ‘sacred flower of anti-ageing’ is a powerful antioxidant which boosts firmness and elasticity.

1 x 30ml CLEANSER

Kiwi and Passion Fruit lipids are packed with Omega 3 fatty acids to boost skin’s moisture. Blue Lotus, the ‘sacred flower of anti-ageing’ is a powerful antioxidant which helps skin firmness and elasticity. Moringa Oil is rich in Vitamin A and C and gently removes make-up and grime while retaining essential moisture.

1 x 30ml EXFOLIATOR

Multifruit Acids gently remove rough, dead skin cells for bright, smooth skin. Prickly Pear is a natural exfoliator to speed up the elimination of dead cells. White Clay increases circulation to boost exfoliation without stripping skin’s essential oils.

1 x 30ml MOISTURISER

Vitamin A helps keep skin strong, plump and increases collagen production. Kiwi and Passion Fruit lipids are packed with Omega 3 fatty acids to boost skin’s moisture. Blue Lotus, the ‘sacred flower of anti-ageing’ is a powerful antioxidant which boosts firmness and elasticity.

Age Maintain products are designed specifically for those in their 30s and 40s, up to the age of 50. This kit is perfect for a weekend away or simply just to try the brand out before you purchase the full sized products, my skin felt lovely after using each product especially the exfoliator and masque, they all smell lovely very spa like.

The set is usually £29 but is currently on offer for £23 giving you a great saving for all four products.

Have you tried this brand? 

Neal & Wolf Indulgence Redefined candle

OH MY! This is the most amazing scented candle I have EVER owned, if you've smelt Neal & Wolf hair products you will understand what I mean! *I am inhaling the gorgeous scent as I type* I can't explain it, it's just slightly spicy, sensual, creamy, but not sickly scent..... When the candle is lit you Experience the ultimate in relaxing scents with this beautiful Neal & Wolf candle. It bursts with mandarin and orange blossom until it melts to floral aromas of lily, ylang-ylang and orchid... true indulgence. But when it's not lit it still lightly fragrances my bedroom.. 

It burns for upto 45 hours and is available from NealandWolf.com for £17.95.

What's your favourite candle scent? 

Clarins Limited Edition Colours of Brazil Collection 2014

This Limited Edition colours of Brazil* eye quartet has four wet/dry eyeshadows with matte, iridescent and satin effects, and one royal blue cream-texture eyeliner for an intense gaze. The colours are really pretty, I love how they've put four neutral colours and then added a bright blue liner to add an extra pop of colour for summer, all the shades are lovely.

All the shadows are beautifully soft, easy to blend and are gorgeously pigmented, if you love a great palette with a mix of shimmer and matte don't miss out on this little beauty available in May for £32.. You won't be disappointed!

Will you be picking one up? 

Marlenha Flourish Moisturiser

I have been using the newly branded Flourish cream by Marlenha, which contains Hyaluronic acid and Collagen beads it is said to boost the skin’s radiance. My skin drinks up this light weight cream instantly absorbing it in seconds, leaving my wrinkles looking smoother, restoring my combination skin's moisture balance, After the first week of using Flourish Cream in my evening routine, my skin felt much firmer, hydrated, nourished and look's rested. It's unbelieveable!.... Marlenha is a beautiful brand, the products look and feel like quality, the results are amazing, I definitely know when I miss it out of my evening skincare routine, the texture of Flourish is a luxurious thick cream but is very light when applied it feels beautiful on the skin, it just melts in, leaving no residue, stickiness or greasiness. The scent is light and delicate.

A little info on the Marlenha Brand - Marlenha: the rose of artisan skincare.

"All products are 100% made in Italy in small batches, labeled and packed by hand, crafted in the Galenic tradition. Marlenha offers a natural yet luxurious way to take care of your skin over time. Marlenha – named after the exquisite red rose and universal symbol of love and beauty – is a range of hand-crafted high quality skincare products, crafted using age-old artisan techniques, vegetal extracts and specialist active ingredients including wonder-plants: rose hip, argan oil, Karite tree butter (Shea butter), Jojoba, icelandic lichen, Red Algae (Irish moss) and edelweiss."

The Marlenha range Currently only comprise's of five signature products, which are all designed to protect and preserve your skin, they are effective on all skin types recommended for over 25, which is the perfect age to reduce your skin from ageing prematurely.  I also have my eye on the Petal Delicate Eye Serum which contains edelweiss stem cells, hyaluronic acid and borage oil - rich in omegas 3 and 6. It sounds perfect for smoothing, hydrating and brightening my eye area. Infact the whole range appeals to me, it's just fantastic simple skincare which I would happily splash out for as if they are like the Flourish moisturiser they will improve my skin and keep me looking my age if not knock off a few years!! *wishful thinking*... It sells for £49 and is available on Marlenha.com.

Have you tried this Brand before? 

Kiehls Midnight Recovery Eye

A superb companion to Midnight Recovery Concentrate, Midnight Recovery Eye helps to improve skin's appearance around the eye. With the same naturally derived ingredients as Midnight Recovery Concentrate, as well as Butcher’s Broom, this night treatment leaves under-eye skin feeling replenished. Midnight Recovery Eye’s cream texture is specifically formulated for the delicate eye area. 

It improved the look of my dark circles pretty much over night, It's absorbs quickly with little effort, you only need a tiny amount each night. Value for money due to the miniscule amount required nightly. It is a light weight, hydrating treatment that just transformed my tired, puffy eyes into youthful, fresh eyes like I've had 14 hours sleep! It really is a great product, I think it works amazingly well with Kiehls midnight Recovery concentrate together they are a dream team..

The tube is 15ml and sells for £24.50 with I think is about average for a high end brand, if you suffer from dark circles, dry or puffy eyes, you need to get a sample and try this.. You won't regret it! Kiehls is such a great brand..once I finish this I want to try the Powerful Wrinkle Reducing Eye Cream, it sounds fantastic!

What's your favourite Eye cream?

My Top Five Neon Nail polishes

I absolutely love a bright, neon nail polish for Spring/Summer especially the latest Neon Pastel shades, they just look really pretty on any colour skin, they instantly cheer me up and brighten my mood, here are my top five.. It was really really hard to choose.. 

1.Color Club-Reign in Spain-

2.Models Own-Hedonist-

3.China Glaze-Too Yacht Too Handle-

4.China Glaze-Flip Flop Fantasy-

5.China Glaze-That's Shore Bright-

I also love Orly Passion Fruit, Models Own Beach Party, China Glaze Neon & On & On, Models Own Shades, Models own Beach Bag I could go on! 

What's your perfect Neon?