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I recently purchased the new Vitamin E Overnight Serum-in-Oil from The Body Shop, priced at £12 for 28ml, its comes in a thick glass bottle so as to preserve the ingredients and has a teat pipette applicator. 

The Body Shop website describes it as "a technical innovation combining the power of a serum & oil to indulge, replenish and recharge skin with moisture overnight". The benefits listed on the site are 8 hours beauty sleep for skin, skin feels recharged, replenished & softer, skin looks fresher, rested and more radiant, non greasy, fast absorbing formula and high concentrate of wheat germ.

Wheat germ is full of vitamins, minerals and protein, it's helps promote new cell growth, improves circulation which makes skin look healthier and is extremely nourishing.

It is a clear liquid with a very thin oily consistency and has the same faint scent of the other Body Shop Vitamin E products. You are advised to put 2 to 3 drops onto your hands and rub together to warm, pat all over the face and neck, then massage in circular motions.

Even though it states that it is a non-greasy formula I did actually find this to be quite greasy the first time I used it. Once applied it seems to sit on top of your skin and soak in quite gradually, I would definitely advise that this only be used at night time as advised and never as part of a morning routine. In the morning I found that it had all soaked in nicely and I wasn't left looking greasy or clammy. My skin felt really fresh and smooth, velvety to touch, I am really impressed with this little formula, I was very reluctant to try it as I am naturally oily but it is actually designed for all skin types and I would definitely recommend it. I haven't used this every night, I use it every other night but even with use every day I think the bottle will last a very long time because you use so little. Great value for money and I will definitely repurchase when it eventually runs out.

Today was a day for exfoliating and moisturising for me, I scrubbed my face with the Vitamin C Microdermabrasion from the Body Shop and I've just put the Vitamin E Overnight Serum-in-oil on for some deep hydration while I sleep.

For my lips, I gave them a good scrub with the Popcorn Lip Scrub by Lush and coated them in a nice thick layer of the Strawberry Sorbet EOS Lip balm. Yum.

Lastly was nails, I rubbed some Vaseline into each cuticle so it can soak in overnight, then gave them a  single layer of the Extreme Shine Nail Lacquer by Chanel just so they look relatively 'finished', I am trying not to draw attention to them at the moment because I have bitten quite a few off over the last week (stress) and they don't look very pretty, I then coated my hands in the L'occitane Cherry Blossom hand cream and voila.

The famous Antipodes Aura Manuka Honey Mask, I decided to order this last pay day and have been trialling it since then. I got this from the Feel Unique website and it was £21.50 for 75ml.

So it is in a small metal tube which is great because it means you can use every last drop of the product, and the fact that it is metal means the ingredients will stay fresher for longer, the recommended life for this mask once opened is 6 months.

The product itself is a thin creamy consistency, it is recommended that you apply 'thick layers' of the mask all over your face (and neck if desired), but I find it hard to create a thick layer with such a thin consistency, when you try to add more you end up taking more off kind of thing.

I have used this mask 4 or 5 times now, I apply it to very clean skin and leave for 15 minutes or so, the mask doesn't harden as such but does begin to feel stiff on my face after about 10 minutes, not uncomfortably so by any means, I find my skin is definitely smooth and hydrated after I have removed the mask, my pores do look less obvious (compared to before) and my face looks a lot more healthy and radiant. I cannot comment on the cleansing aspect of this mask as I have only ever used it on clean skin, but moisturising and hydrating it most certainly is. I don't know the science behind it but I assume that the reduced pores are due to the 'anti-oxidising' ingredients in the mask.

The instructions for use also say this is 'also ideal for treating spots and blemishes as they arise', I haven't found any great improvement in my blemishes after using this mask (I have generally bad skin all year round, prone to constant spots, as one leaves another appears) the blemishes do not seem to be smaller, dried out or less red, I have also tried this as a direct spot treatment by applying a small amount to the individual spot, which has also been unsuccessful, so on the matter of treating blemishes I can say that in my experience it has definitely been ineffective.

I probably wouldn't buy this mask again because I have so many more on my list to try, but I will say it is great for the winter months as my skin looks and feels so much more healthy when I use this. I have a lot left so I will continue to use it, maybe a bit more often so I can see what else it has to offer, I would say that even though it is quite expensive, it is good value for money as it seems a little goes a long way.

I hope this review was helpful, and if you have any tips or recommendations, please leave me a comment below

I came home to a little package yesterday, when I opened it up it was a cute freebie sent from Viktor & Rolf.

At Christmas time I bought myself a new bottle of my favourite perfume, Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb, in the box is a little pink slip with a code on it, you go on the website and type in the code to become a Secret Service member. I had never taken any notice of these little codes, but the more you type in, the more 'secrets' you unlock and the more goodies you recieve.

This time I got a pretty little pink drawstring bag, inside was a 50ml tube of the Flowerbomb Bombilicious Voluptuous Body Cream and 1.5ml sample spray of the Flowerbomb perfume.

I really recommend using the codes and te secret service site, I cannot wait for the release of Bon Bon, the new fragrance launching in Spring, I think I might be buying that one too.

I realised that I haven't reviewed the wonderful Lanolips 101 Ointment yet, so here it is.

Usage: Warm the ointment between fingers or apply directly onto your lips. Use generously."

This description has been taken from the Lanolips official website.

Firstly, lets talk packaging, a pretty pink tube with gold lid, the tube makes for easy application and easy portion control (you don't need a lot), plus it looks cute on my dressing table.

It is a multipurpose moisturising balm, a thick gel consistency that you really do not need much of. It is scent free and clear with a matte finish. I usually use this in the morning whilst I am doing my cleanse/moisturise routine and at night just before bed. It can be used for burns, sun burn, rashes, eyebrow taming and all the usual things that gel moisturisers can be used for (think Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream but a prettier, more portable version). I have only used this on my lips so I cannot report on any of the other options, but for lips I have to say it is definitely a firm favourite of mine. It sinks right in and leaves a smooth coat on top of my lips to lock in the moisture, you literally need a slither of this stuff so even though the tube is small, it's going to take a good while to use up which makes it great value for money. I really recommend this for any one with extremely dry skin (I think it would work well as a mask-type-thing for dry/flaky/dehydrated skin because its not greasy in the slightest), also as a treat for sore lips and as a pre lipstick ritual.

Today I thought I would do a FOTD post and just show you guys what products I'm currently using on a daily basis.

Firstly a new moisturiser that I recently picked up, the Seaweed Mattifying Day Cream by The Body Shop, this stuff is amazing! I can see the shine disappear from my face as soon as I rub it it, it smells really clean and doesn't leave my face feeling stiff, just hydrated and matte looking.

After my moisturiser has dried in I have been using the Rimmel Stay Matte Primer almost every day since I got it (some days I forget, I'm trying to get into a routine), again I love this, it is a cream formula so it just dries right in, it doesn't just sit on the skin like Porefessional or Baby Skin, it doesn't feel drying, it just smooths and mattifies and it definitely prolongs the life of my foundation.

For foundation I have been using MAC Studio Fix Fluid, I have done a full review on this (yesterday's post) but overall, it is a full coverage foundation, that blends in seamlessly and hides all my imperfections, there is very little need for concealer with this one.

I find that the concealer that works best with the Studio Fix Fluid is the MAC Pro Longwear Concealer, which I love for its thin consistency but great pigmentation. I just take half a pump of this and dab it where I need it and blend it in with a stippling brush. Voila.

For under my eyes I have been testing out this Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer, again it is very pigmented so I just use two splodges of this under each eye and then tap it in with my finger.

For my eyelids I now try not to go ever them with my foundation brush when I am doing my foundation because I find the more layers I put on, the more likely they are to crease. So on my naked eyelid I apply MAC Painterly Paint Pot pretty much up to my eyebrow, one thin layer covers everything.

Cheeks have been easy, I have been going back to my old faithful MAC blush in Giggly, a real Barbie pink shade, which is great for winter for that naturally flushed look.

My face powder is a new one too, it's the One Heck Of A Blot by Soap & Glory, which has taken over from my Rimmel Stay Matte powder, I'm really liking it, it's really light texture so you can barely feel it on the skin and it doesn't look cakey when you layer it up.

For highlighter, I've been using my favourite of all time High Beam by Benefit, because its perfect and long lasting. I just use this under my brows, down my nose and on my Cupid's bow, I rarely use it on my cheek bones, I usually use a powder highlighter for that, but with my bad skin at the moment, the last thing I want to do is highlight those areas.

Eyes, I have been in love with my Naked Basics palette by Urban Decay ever since I bought it, it's just so wearable. I gravitate towards 'Walk of Shame' for all over my lid, then 'Naked 2' in the crease and a tiny bit of 'Faint' for the outer corners. I have also been testing out Faint as an eyebrow shader, and it's actually a perfect colour for me, so I'm going to try and get an idividual shadow for that.

For mascara I have been using the Miss Manga mascara by L'oreal, every single day, I love it, it's such a light daytime mascara that seperates every lash and defines them really well.

For quick eyebrows I always use my Veluxe Brow Liner by MAC, mine is in the shade Deep Dark Brunette, it's just definitely the easiest and quickest ways to get brows done.

I change my lip products every day, depending on how I feel, what I'm wearing, what I'm going to be doing in the day etc. but I have been using these two products a lot since I bought them, one is the Maybelline Colorsensational Lipstick in the shade 132 Sweet Pink, a really natural, everyday, nude pink shade, with a slight sheen that looks so pretty on. The other is Revlon Super Lustrous Lipgloss in the shade 215 Super Natural, again a pretty nude pink shade, perfect for day time, really glossy and really pretty, I have done reviews on both of these recently because I love them so much.

Hope this was a helpful Face Of The Day/ Mini Review post.

So I recently repurchased the Studio Fix Fluid foundation by MAC, as you might have seen my my payday haul, I was really confused because having heard so much about it since joining the beauty blogosphere I knew it had to be good, so the question is why did I ever stop repurchasing it? I have had a couple of bottles of this when I was around 19/20 and even bought one for my sister once, so out of curiosity I went and got another one to try.

Now I remember the problem with MAC foundations.... They don't come with a pump! You have to buy one separately, which I did attempt to do but they were sold out, so I was left pumpless. This foundation is pretty thick though so really I don't need one as I just pat out as much as I need onto the back of my hand and it doesn't go running everywhere or anything dramatic like that so not much of an issue there.

I chose the shade NC15 after discussing it with a MAC artist she also agreed I am shade NC15, before I used NW20 which is a little bit darker and a little bit pinker and I'm definitely not that now. I would say one 'pump' of this is enough for my whole face (and I don't scrimp on the coverage at all by the way), it gives me a nice opaque base without being too matte and making me look dead, I have been using it  with the Pro Longwear concealer also in NC15 because I find they go best together for the nicest natural finish, I don't want to be super matte. The coverage is definitely medium to full and the need for concealer is minimal (please note I have quite bad skin so for me to say that, it must be true). I think this lasts about 5-6 hours on me without getting shiny, the foundation itself doesn't slide off so it doesn't need a touch up, it just needs a bit of a blot or some powder.

You can see from the 2 photos above how well it covers my blue veins on the bottom half of my hand, it has been blended with a stippling brush which I find is the best brush to keep as much coverage as possible. The bottle is 30ml and costs £21.50, which I truly don't mind spending, it's definitely at the cheaper end of the spectrum as far as 'high end' products are concerned, for the amount that is used each time I think this is going to last a while, and I will definitely be repurchasing this when its all gone because I still can't figure out why I stopped using it in the first place.

Oh my God have I been obsessed with new nude lip shades recently! This new nude Colorsensational range from Maybelline, and the rest of the Colorsensational line are just WOW. 

I saw these Nudes on a blog recently and I had to go get one, there was only one that really looked suitable for my skin tone which was the shade 725 Tantalizing Taupe, I think these are Maybellines version of the L'oreal Collection Privée nudes, there are 6 nude shades to suit all different skin tones, these look matte in the tube but are actually a slight satin finish as you can see above, so natural, moisturising and they don't fall into all the little lines on my lips, I love my shade its a perfect match.

All the Maybelline cosmetics were on 3 for 2 offer in Boots so I got this Colorsensational lip liner in the shade 132 Sweet Pink for free with my 2 lipsticks, I only have 2 lip liners to my name and I actually wanted a more nude colour to add to them but then I saw this and had to take her home, it's a matte soft pink colour, kind of a light salmon which is perfect for wearing alone with a bit of lip balm or under another pinky lipstick, the usual price is only £3.99 so I think it's actually so worth the money.

Lastly, another beautiful new lipstick, this one is also from the Colorsensational range and I chose the shade 132 Sweet Pink (I actually picked this up before the lip liner but they happened to be the same shade which is great) so this is also obviously a light natural pink with a slightly salmon hint, the finish of this one is much more lustre than the nude shade, gives a nice sheen to the lips and again is really moisturising and smooth when on.

From top, 1. Sweet Pink lipstick, 2. Tantalizing Taupe lipstick, 3. Sweet Pink Lipliner, 4 & 5 are to be continued.... In another review.

I really recommend this whole range for the price, the pretty packaging, the colour range and the different finishes I love them all, and on payday I'm sure ill be back in boots for some more.

Apologies for the over edited photos, my skin is horrendous at the moment so every single pore shows up on camera, I tried to make sure the colours were still the same as in the original photos.

I've recently come across some lovely looking nail polishes that I just had to have 2 of the L'Oreal Colour Riche in Sequin Explosion and Acid Watermelon, and the newest edition is a little Revlon number by the name of Gray Suede.

Firstly the L'oreal Colour Riche selection, they are 5ml bottles priced at £4.99 each, but Boots are constantly having offers and when I got mine I actually got one half price so keep an eye out.

Acid Watermelon, the names for these are so perfect, this is such an acid shade. This is 2 coats, which creates a good opaque finish, they don't seem to be a high gloss finish which is a shame but I didn't use a top coat with this so I suppose with a topcoat that won't be a problem. I had this on for about 3 days before it chipped, but I think they have the potential to last up to 5 on a less active person.

Sequin Explosion, it's such a shame that my picture doesn't do this polish justice because its so pretty, it's a multi coloured glitter polish with small medium and large pieces of glitter in, this is just one coat and it looks like 3 or 4, it's amazing. I went for dinner with my friends wearing this and both of them complemented me on it, I know glitter isn't the most mature of choices but I don't care it's gorgeous.

This is Acid Watermelon layered underneath Sequin Explosion.

Lastly, my cheeky Revlon find, the Gray Suede, which is a close dupe for the Nails Inc Baker Street that I love and adore, only it has a slight sheen to it, nothing too much or too overstated, just nice and subtle, this is a high gloss finish and 1 coat is enough, but 2 is perfect. I think this is a new dressing table staple for me. The Revlon Nail Polishes are 14.7ml and priced at £6.49.