Friday 23 December 2016

Skinny Tan Tan And Tone Oil - Ideal For The Party Season

Skinny Tan Tan & Tone Oil

Hello Lovelies

Even though it's not exactly warm outside here in the UK, in fact it's quite the opposite, false tanning is still something a lot of people like to do, it definitely isn't something reserved for the summer months and especially at this time of year when there are lots of parties to consider, it's nice to have a glow and I always feel better with some colour too especially if I'm going to a party. 

Today I have something to share with you that will appeal to any false tan user, it's the Skinny Tan Tan & Tone Oil. My youngest daughter Alicia is a real false tan addict, she wears false tan all year round, and by that I don't mean she is tanned 365 days a year, but she applies false tan for nights out with her friends or other occasions all year round and not just over the summer months. 

When I received the Tan & Tone Oil I knew immediately who would be my guinea pig for trying it out and I was right, Alicia wanted to try out the tan as an avid tan applier, she is really good at applying tan and all her friends come to our house so Alicia can apply their tan too.

Skinny Tan Tan & Tone Oil

I also received the Tan Application Mitt with the tanning oil,  usually Alicia uses a different kind of mitt to apply her tan but she said she would use the mitt provided to try the tan so it was a fair test of both the mitt and the tan. 

About Skinny Tan

Skinny Tan is made with the highest quality naturally derived tanning actives, coconut, guarana, almond oil, sunflower oil and grape seed oil and will not dry or irritate the skin. The tan is paraben free, cruelty free and suitable for vegans. 

Skinny Tan Tan & Tone Oil

Alicia's Thoughts On Applying The Tan 

The tan comes in a spray bottle and is the perfect size, it has enough product in the bottle for 4 - 6 full body applications but is small enough to pop into a handbag or luggage if you are travelling. The mitt is a luxurious feeling velvet double sided mitt, it is dark brown in colour so the tan won't stain the mitt and leave it looking unsightly. The mitt is machine or hand washable and the best thing of all is it comes with a "best tanning mitt you've tried" or your money back guarantee, which I think is brilliant.  

The tan smells lovely and reminds me of holidays, it has a lovely coconut scent and doesn't have that false tan scent that most tans have, it does smell really nice, Alicia smells lovely when she uses the tan.  Alicia said the tan was nice and simple to apply, it is only slightly coloured so you can't really see where you're applying it, that doesn't bother Alicia because she tans regularly enough to know how best to apply it but she was a little concerned because she was using a different type of mitt than normal so she worried the tan may streak or look patchy. 

The tan applied easily using the mitt, Alicia applied the tan on her face as well as her body and used the mitt to apply the tan to her face too. She said the tan was easy to apply, it rubbed into her skin well and left her skin feeling soft, she could feel the tan on her skin and she said it felt at first like it wasn't going to dry but it did, being an oil Alicia could feel it on her skin for a while until it dried. 

Alicia said the mitt is the best mitt of it's kind she has ever used, she said it feels lovely on the skin and her hands were completely dry when applying the tan, non of the tan seeped through the mitt at all. 

How The Tan Developed & Alicia's Overall Thoughts

The tan took around 2-3 hours to develop and developed into a lovely shade, not too light and not too dark, just a lovely tan and considering Alicia was worried because she was using a tanning mitt she wasn't used to she was really pleased with the results of her tan, it was streak free, even and not patchy at all, and she was left with a lovely even tan. 

Alicia is really pleased with the Skinny Tan Tan & Tone Oil, she liked the way it applied and how the tan looked when it had developed, Alicia also topped up the tan and found it layered well without streaking or looking patchy and the tan also removed well using a body scrub. 

Overall Alicia is really impressed with the Skinny Tan, she loves the double sided mitt and said it is by far the best mitt of it's kind she has ever used, it feels luxurious and not a drop of tan is on her hands after applying the tan, the mitt is also brilliant for applying the tan to the face, Alicia loves the mitt, and something which I found incredible is the mitt comes with the "best tanning mitt you've tried, or your money back" guarantee which I personally think is brilliant, saying that Alicia loves the mitt and said it really is good so I doubt there will be much need for a refund.

Alicia really likes the tan, she likes that it doesn't have that biscuit scent that most tans tend to have and that the scent, although nice and holiday like, doesn't linger. The tan develops well over 2-3 hours leaving a lovely even, non streaky and non patchy tan which is a lovely shade and not orange at all. Alicia said it will be perfect for any festive parties you may be going to, she said it is simple to use, and looks lovely once developed and she would definitely recommend it and she would also definitely recommend the double sided mitt too.

If you have some festive parties to go to or any parties at all and you want to give the Skinny Tan a try, you can find the Skinny Tan Tan & Tone Oil priced at £24.99 (100ml) and currently on a buy one get one free offer and the Tanning Application Mitt priced at £4.99 on the Skinny Tan website. 

Have you tried the Skinny Tan Tan & Tone Oil? Or the Tanning Application Mitt? Or Both? Let me know in the comments what you think or let me know if you'd like to try them and are thinking of ordering. 

Thank you for reading, much love as always

Zoe x


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Tuesday 20 December 2016

Christmas Gift Ideas From The Vintage Cosmetic Company

The Vintage Cosmetic Company



Hello Lovelies

I have a lovely gift idea for you today and it comes from The Vintage Cosmetic Company who are a fabulous company from the UK and who you may have heard of already if you read my post on the 12 Days Advent Calendar also from The Vintage Cosmetics Company, I adore the calendar and am opening it daily up to and including the 24th December on my Instagram stories (follow me HERE) and so far I have had some incredible products all of which are full size and no sample sizes at all which is amazing for a beauty advent calendar. 

But today I want to share with you a lovely gift set, the "Make A Night Of It" gift set, which contains 8 beauty tools and accessories and comes with a lovely big gift bag to keep it all in, I also think this would be a good gift set to buy and split, especially if you have secret Santa gifts to give. All the items are full size too, and all really useful and very pretty items. 

Who Are The Vintage Cosmetics Company?

The Vintage Cosmetic Company is a hugely successful British brand with a difference, they offer a range of high quality beauty accessories with a unique, feminine "darling" personality - one that harks back to the glamour and charm of the 1950's. The current vintage phenomenon also means the brand is perfect for today but even more relevant for tomorrow. They have a range of products which are stunning and combine affordability and elegance with charm and glamour, their products include manicure sets, hair brushes, eyelashes, beauty tools, makeup brushes and more and they also have a range of advent calendars.

What Is Included In The Gift Set?

The Vintage Cosmetic Company

Blemish Wand In Soft Touch Pink

The Vintage Cosmetic Company

Fantail Brush

The Vintage Cosmetic Company

Nail Clipper Set In Floral

The Vintage Cosmetic Company

Slanted Tweezers In Soft Touch Pink

The Vintage Cosmetic Company

Toe Separators

The Vintage Cosmetic Company

Twin Pack Floral Emery Boards 

The Vintage Cosmetic Company

Pink & White Headband
The Vintage Cosmetic Company
For some reason I don't have an image of the headband that came with the gift, so I have taken the image from the website to show you the headband. 

As you can see all the items included in the gift set are lovely, they are all excellent quality and also very useful, there isn't one single item I won't use, all the items are so nice, the packaging is lovely too, I adore the packaging. 

The gift set is priced at £25.00 but the contents is worth £51.45, so £25.00 is an incredible price for such an amazing gift, there are also other incredible gift sets on the website which you can find HERE and start from £15.00 and go up to £100.00 and lots of the gift sets are worth much more than their price. The advent calendars are also now on sale and massively reduced so would be ideal to buy and pop away for next year, you can find those HERE

I adore browsing the website, they really do have some gorgeous things that are ideal for Christmas or to treat yourself or for other gift idea's too, or if you just need new beauty tools and accessories, I would highly recommend you checking out The Vintage Cosmetic Company, their products are beautiful, packaged really nicely and very affordable too. 

If you would like to check out The Vintage Cosmetic Company, you can find their website HERE, and you still have a couple of days left to shop for Christmas. 

Have you heard of The Vintage Cosmetic Company? If you have checked out their website what items do you like best, and which is your favourite item in the Make A Night Of It gift set? Let me know in the comments section below. 

Thank you for reading, much love as always

Zoe x

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Friday 9 December 2016

A Christmas Gift Idea With Joan Collins Timeless Beauty

 A Christmas Gift Idea With Joan Collins Timeless Beauty

Hello Lovelies

Today I have another Christmas gift idea's post for you and the gift idea I have is from the Joan Collins Timeless Beauty range and is the Compact Duo Lipstick & Powder (£34.00) it is absolutely stunning and would make the perfect gift for Christmas. 

 A Christmas Gift Idea With Joan Collins Timeless Beauty

Joan Collins Paperazzi Compact Duo

The Joan Collins Timeless Beauty Compact Duo is absolutely stunning, the packaging is luxurious starting with the box,  it feels sturdy with lovely gold writing and looks very classy, then inside the box is a fabulous compact, it is a beautiful gold compact with embossed detailing and is stunning, it looks very classy and absolutely beautiful. 

The compact has a face powder on one side (6g) and a full size Divine lipstick housed within the packaging (3.5g) on the other side, the compact comes with a small rectangle applicator sponge to apply the powder which is lovely and has the black and gold detailing also.

Joan Collins Paperazzi Compact Duo

Joan Collins Paperazzi Compact Duo

Joan Collins Paperazzi Compact Duo

The packaging is stunning but the products are brilliant too, the powder feels very silky, it applies beautifully, doesn't settle into any fine lines I have and doesn't look cakey on my dry skin. The lipstick I have is in the shade Crystal, a gorgeous red, I think red is perfect for Christmas but if red isn't your thing or the person you are buying for doesn't like red, there are 16 lipstick shades to choose from all named after characters Joan Collins has played during her career. 

The packaging of the lipstick is also stunning, it reminds me of the Estee Lauder Signature lipsticks or the Charlotte Tilbury lipsticks, it is beautiful. 

Joan Collins Paperazzi Compact Duo

Joan Collins Paperazzi Compact Duo

The lipstick feels extremely moisturising and applies like a dream, it is opaque in one swipe and doesn't bleed or feather. I get around 3-4 hours wear time from the lipstick without wearing a liner underneath but longer with a liner. I haven't felt a lipstick so moisturising in a long time, it feels lovely on the lips and has a balm like texture, it is a really nice lipstick and is very hydrating.

The Joan Collins Timeless Beauty Compact Duo is an absolutely stunning product, not only is the packaging amazing the products inside the compact are too. The powder is lovely and feels very silky on my skin, it lasts all day, doesn't settle into my fine lines and is perfect for setting my under eye concealer or touching up throughout the day as it is perfect to keep in my handbag. The lipstick is the most moisturising lipstick I have used and feels amazing on my lips, it has great wear time and fades away nicely without leaving a ring of colour around my lips or going patchy. It really is a lovely compact with fabulous products. 

The Joan Collins Compact Duo would make a perfect Christmas gift for someone or a "to me from me" gift too if you want to treat yourself, it is a stunning compact and I'm sure something any makeup lover would like to find in their stocking on Christmas morning. 

If you would like to treat yourself or anyone else to the Joan Collins Compact Duo, you can find it on the Joan Collins website HERE priced at £34.00.

What are your thoughts on the compact duo? Would you like to receive one for Christmas? Is it on your wish list already? Let me know in the comments below. 

Thank you for reading, much love as always

Zoe x


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Tuesday 6 December 2016

Too Faced Hangover Primer

Too Faced Hangover Primer

Hello Lovelies

I think you all know by now that I suffer from extremely dry and dehydrated skin, I also have sensitive and eczema prone skin, because of this I have to use a primer under my makeup, not to help my makeup last but because if I don't, my foundation clings to my desert like dry skin and starts to go patchy throughout the day because of my dehydrated skin, such a lovely combination!

I have tried so many primers over the years and finally found one that worked for me and have my "makeup skin prepping" routine down to a tee, I've used the same primer, the Smashbox Photofinish Hydrating Primer for years and for the last few months have been spritzing my skin with the Pixi Glow Mist hydrating face mist before applying my base too and both work perfectly. 

Being both a beauty addict and blogger and a reader of blogs I am always adding products to my wishlist and one product I had had on there for ages was the Too Faced Hangover Primer and since I had a Debenhams gift card that I hadn't used from my birthday in February and there was a 10% off plus 500 points if you bought a base product so it seemed the perfect time to buy it, so I did. I have been using the primer for around 6 weeks now and thought it was time I shared my thoughts on it with you. 

Too Faced Hangover Primer

What Too Faced Say About The Hangover Primer

When long days of work and late nights of play give you a beauty hangover, this is your instant cure. Hangover is a revolutionary makeup primer infused with coconut water, probiotics and skin revivers that work together to boost skin’s radiance, promote elasticity and help hydrate while locking down makeup for fresher, longer and more flawless wear. 
We harnessed the science of hydration to create a creamy, penetrating primer that acts like an energy drink for the skin by replenishing moisture levels. It can be worn alone for a dewy, healthy looking finish or under bronzers, foundations and powders to create the perfect canvas.
  • The unique combination of coconut water, probiotics and skin revivers work together to: 
  • Hydrate and brighten skin 
  • Promote skin’s elasticity and tone
  • Soothe and smooth the skin 
  • Get all the priming benefits you love while looking like you received eight hours of sleep and drank your daily dose of H2O

My Thoughts 

Firstly, I like the packaging, the box is nice and comes with lots of information on the primer and I was pleasantly surprised to take the lid off the tube and find a pump applicator, I thought it would be a standard squeeze it out application, so the pump pleased me. 

Too Faced Hangover Primer

Too Faced Hangover Primer

Too Faced Hangover Primer

The scent of the primer isn't horrible but it isn't nice either, it smells of coconut but to me it smells very artificial and considering the primer contains coconut water, I felt it could have smelled nicer but  I find it does smell a little artificial, so I was a little disappointed considering their eyeshadow palettes always smell so nice, I suppose I expected the same with the primer, don't get me wrong, you might love it, but it just smells a little plastic and false to me. 

The primer is a white lotion and a little goes a long way, the consistency I would say is similar to that of a light day moisturiser. The primer rubs in and sinks into my skin nicely and the scent doesn't linger. 

It pains me to say that I don't love the primer, I didn't experience any of the claims made by Too Faced about the primer and unfortunately I won't be re purchasing, I can hear gasps from all those who love it as they are reading this but there is a good reason for me not loving the primer, and that is that it just isn't enough for my skin, so the problem really isn't the fault of the primer but of my stupidly dry skin, when I say I have dry skin, it is really really dry, so much so it feels like sandpaper right now, at the time of writing this post it is 1pm and I applied my skin care at 7am and if I run my hand over my forehead it feels rough. 

I think if your skin is dry but on a normal level, if that makes sense, this would be a great primer, it does feel lovely on the skin but my skin is so dry it is ridiculous so it isn't hydrating enough for me, I'm hoping it will be ok for me in summer when my skin isn't quite as dry but at the moment it doesn't work for me I'm afraid. 

I will keep the Too Faced primer to one side and try it again in the summer months and stick with my Smashbox primer over the winter. I read so many blog posts and reviews online on the Hangover primer before purchasing it and so many people love it and I wanted to too. It isn't a bad product, it just isn't hydrating enough for my skin, it's hard to get across just how dry my skin is in a blog post but it really is bad, it is so dry it's ridiculous and unfortunately the Hangover Primer just isn't enough for my skin and I am so upset because I love the brand and haven't ever not liked a product from Too Faced but my skin is just ridiculous. 

If you have dry or dehydrated skin or both and your skin isn't extremely dry, I would definitely suggest you give the Hangover primer a try because it is a nice product, it applies well and feels lovely on my skin, and so many people love it but if your skin is extremely dry and you need to use a lot of hydrating products and thick moisturisers etc I would maybe give the Smashbox primer a try instead, you should be able to pick up a sample of both primers from counters. 

If you would like to try the Too Faced Hangover Primer, you can find it on the Debenhams website here priced at £27.00. 

Have you tried this primer and do you love it or are you like me and just have such dry skin it didn't work for you? Let me know in the comments section below. 

Thank you for reading, much love as always

Zoe x


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Friday 2 December 2016

The So Eco Blush Brush - A Review

The So Eco Blush Brush - A Review


Hello Lovelies

I love getting new makeup brushes, there is nothing like opening the packaging of a new makeup brush and using it for the first time, so when I received some new brushes recently, I couldn't wait to use them. 

One of the brushes I received and the first new brush I used is the So Eco Blush Brush, I hadn't heard of the brand So Eco before receiving the brush but I loved the look of the brush straight away even before taking it out of it's box.  

The So Eco Blush Brush

The So Eco Blush Brush

I really like the brush packaging, I like the way you can see enough of the brush to know what it's like and there is also lot of information on the brand and the brush also. 

So Eco are cruelty free, suitable for vegetarians and vegans, made from recycled and sustainable materials that are compostable, recyclable and bio-degradable. The brush bristles are all very soft and the handles are made from bamboo which is an ecologically sustainable material, the brushes are held together using water based adhesives and printed using vegetable inks. The packaging of the brushes is FSC approved board from managed forests and the window is made from corn starch. 

The blush brush I have is hand cut to deliver the right amount of product, creating a touch of colour and definition and can be used with liquid or powder products.

The So Eco Blush Brush

The So Eco Blush Brush is a lovely brush, the bristles feel so soft and I knew before using the brush that it would feel amazing on my face and it does. The brush has a rose gold coloured ferrule which I love, it is perfect for applying blush but I also use it to apply my setting powder and it works equally as well. 

The So Eco Blush Brush

The So Eco Blush Brush

The brush cleans really well, I have spot cleaned it using IPA and washed it using my solid brush cleanser and it cleans well both ways and hasn't shed. I like the soft grip design of the brush, it is so handy and holding the brush is super easy, the brush feels lovely on the skin and picks up and applies just the right amount of product. 

I hadn't heard of So Eco makeup brushes before receiving the blush brush but I would definitely like to try more from their range, the blush brush is a really nice brush and gives the high end blush brushes in my collection a run for their money and since owning the So Eco blush brush, I haven't used any of my high end blush brushes because the So Eco brush is so nice. 

The blush brush is animal and environmentally friendly, it feels amazing on the skin, doesn't shed, washes well, applies product beautifully and is affordable, there really isn't anything negative I can say about the So eco blush brush, it is fabulous and if you haven't heard of the brand or tried their brushes before, I highly recommend you do. 

You can find out more about So Eco and their range of brushes here and you can buy the So Eco blush brush and other brushes here, the blush brush is priced at £7.50 and other single brushes range in price from £5.00 and brush kits start at £12.50. 

Have you tried the So Eco Blush Brush or any other So Eco brush? Let me know your recommendations in the comments as I'd love to try more. 

Thank you for reading, much love as always

Zoe x


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