steam cream

steam cream* £12.95 You might be aware that I've recently been on the hunt for brands that support recycling and are full of natural ingredients. I've already reviewed Purely Natural's Healing Moisturiser, which you can find here, and also look out for a review on their acne line, and now I'd thought I'd share with you the wonder that is steam cream. I've shared a few e-mails back and forth with the lovely Nisha who offered...

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top summer nail polishes

(l-r) essie lapiz of luxury, barry m berry, barry m mint green, barry m peach melba, barry m pink silver glitter,  ted baker (fuschia pink) Just a quick little post to share with you my top six summer nail polishes as I love reading these posts myself as I'm always on the hunt for new shades to add to my quite modest collection. I didn't get into pampering and showcasing my nails till quite recently as I've long fought the...

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girl put your records on

dress - dorothy perkins (old) sandals - river island nails - elf nail polish in white I'd thought I'd share you with you a few snaps of how I'm spending my days in the sunshine within this outfit post. My boyfriends garden is one of my favourite places to relax as his stepdad has made it look so beautiful out there, I especially love their hand built koi fish pond which I could spend hours admiring and giving all...

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midweek wishlist: topshop

001. Sky Collar Dress by Sister Jane - 002. Dip Dye Maxi Skirt by Coco's Fortune - 003. Bird Collar tips  - 004. Topshop Lipstick in Inhibition I have always loved the Sister Jane collection at Topshop and whilst torturing myself browsing on their online site, I'm on a spending ban you see, I spotted this cute little white number. The Galaxy like print on the collars adds that little something and although I associate that...

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Look Double Hit Lip in Rose Riot

Double Hit Lip in Rose Riot* £8 Enter my new favourite lip product! I have been eager to try these out for quite some time but never got round to it so was over the moon when I saw this in my Look Beauty Prize and I've been wearing it pretty much everyday since it arrived - such a flattering summer shade! There are three ways you can wear this product, using the matte lipstick alone (although I wouldn't quite class it...

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venom

top - topshop (old) leggings (disco pants) - american apparell shoes - topshop vectras (nude) TGIF! I've had a pretty hectic week for an unemployed student with plenty visits to the bank, attending to my cv, and Jon & I are currently house-sitting for his sister whilst she's away on holiday after some creep was caught peeping into their house. I haven't really been in the mood for wearing anything particularly nice,...

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mac soft and gentle

mac soft and gentle mineralize skin finish £21.50 May I just start off by putting it out there that this is by FAR my favourite highlight and despite it being a luxurious £21.50 it is well worth the money and I will be repurchasing again and again most definitely. I have many friends who share my love for this particular mineralize skin finish who have used it pretty much everyday for the past six months and are yet to...

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Look 'Prime Perfect' Primer

Look 'Prime Perfect' Primer* £10 I've only recently got into using a facial primer after I moisturise and before I apply my foundation with my potion of choice being Benefits Porefessional which I adore. However, at a hefty £23 a pop I've been looking elsewhere for cheaper drugstore alternatives so was extremely pleased when I received this from the lovely people at Look Magazine. At £10 the pricing is somewhat in the middle...

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look loud lips: toffee cup

Look Loud Lips in Toffee Cup* £7 I was lucky enough recently to win Look Magazine's 'What I'm Wearing' Street Style competition and to my joy a bundle of cosmetic delights was my prize that arrived on my doorstop yesterday morning - it felt like Christmas I tell you.   One of the items I received was their Loud Lips lipstick in Toffee Cup (I also received Baby Doll and Tangerine Cream from the Loud Lips collection)...

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give-away: look beauty range treats!

So, here's to my first INTERNATIONAL give-away! I'm pretty excited to get this up and running as I've recently gained quite a few followers altogether adding up to just over five hundred and would love to give something back! I'm overwhelmed with all your support and have made some great friends from being part of such a lovely community - I truly thank and love you all. I'm really sorry about the quality of the images but I've...

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what I've bought: elf haul

01. Nail Polish in White and Mod Mauve - 02. Elf High Definition Powder - 03. Blush in Berry Merry, Fushia Fusion, Giddy Gold - 04. Mineral Moisturising Lip Tint in Guava and Berry - 05. Studio Matte Lip Color in Natural and Tea Rose - 06. Studio Pout Perfector Just a quick little post to let you have a sneak peek of up and coming reviews, as you can see I did buy quite a bit from elf, however, for those of you that didn't know,...

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my polish pet name - LAQA & Co

*sponsored post LAQA & Co needs your help! Their soon to be released bundle of joy needs a name! Tweet your name to them, using the hashtag #mypolishpetname, and you could not only be immortalized forever in their fall line, but win LAQA goodies to boot. The colour nail art pen associated with this competition is shown above which the lovely Carolyn from LAQA described as a 'dirty raspberry' colour, and which also to me seems...

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Look Magazine Street Style Competition - I won!

Just a quick post to say thank you to all of those that voted for me, I'm pretty chuffed as I've never won anything before especially such a great prize for a beauty blogger like me, the editors top twenty look makeup items! As a thanks I will be running a giveaway of a few of those items as without you guys I wouldn't have won, so keep your eyes peeled for that and I hope you all have an amazing weekend! Friday the 13th didn't...

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midweek wishlist

01. revlon just bitten kissable lip balm stain in sweetheart (oosh! that's quite a moutful!) £5.99 - 02. river island flatform wedges £35 - 03. topshop blush in neon rose £6.00 - 04.  topshop petite stud shoulder sweater £34 - 05. topshop co-ord mint boucle skirt £38 This weeks list is a bit of a topshop fest but as I'm on a spending ban at the moment I will just have to look and lust over as I really do need to start...

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mac cut a caper

Cut a Caper £14 As some of you may know MAC have recently released their 'Heavenly Creatures' collection which I was really excited for. However, upon looking at swatches and online reviews I opted against buying any of the oh-so-gorgeous-looking mineralize skin finishes and blushes as once swatched I personally find they're not too different from products I already own so the only thing I bought from the collection...

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17 Lip Stain in Berry Crush

17 Berry Crush £4.99 I recently had a bit of a splurge in Boots and one of the items I picked up was 17 Berry Crush Lipstain after nearly half an hour of swatching different lip products and resulting in a lipstick rainbow all across my hand - I did get a few odd looks. I decided upon 17 lip stains as at £4.99 was a cheaper alternative to Revlon Just Bitten Lip Balm and Stain range at £7.99 which I am yet to try. I really...

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