Soap & Glory Sugar Crush Hand Gel

I've said this before when I posted about the Hand Maid sanitizer from Soap & Glory, that it is very strange to be shout my love of hand sanitiser (but it's happening). Soap & Glory released a companion for Hand Maid with Sugar Crush. Now I have to say I was over the moon about this as I love the sugar crush scent.

Soap & Glory Orangeasm Body Spray

I love the scent range that Soap & Glory pull out and their range of body sprays are just perfect to fit into my daily handbag.

I've currently been using the Orangeasm body spray and this just reminds me of orange sherbert, it is a very sweet scent that does linger for ages after you have sprayed.

Travel Makeup Bag

As you read this I will currently be enjoying the sunny weather in the lovely Butlins Resort in Skegness (it's a family holiday, hoepfully it is sunny).

So while I was working out what to post in my first week back after my really, really, REALLY long hiatus I thought I would show what was in my travel makeup bag.

I will forewarn you that this is a long one, so it might be best to get a snack and a cup of tea just to keep you going.

The makeup bag was a freebie from the Clarins stand when I purchased 2 items in Debenhams, so I thought this would be good for a makeup bag.

Empties

Hey guys, I'm back,

What better way to come back from my long hiatus then by having an empties post, this is a mixture of both June and July, there is not much but there is enough to make a post out of.

August/ September Empties

Welcome to a jam packed empties dealing with August and September

July Empties 2015

Welcome to another empties post, I think I have gone through quite a bit this month so expect a long one.

Holiday Makeup Bag

I am off on my jolies soon and I thought I would write a post on what makeup I am taking away with me.

Soap & Glory Sugar Crush Body Scrub.

I love a body scrub, I suffer from dry skin and as part of my showering routine I use a body scrub religiously. While I was in Boots I decided to take a neb at the Soap & Glory bodycare range and spotted the Sugar Crush body scrub.

Soap & Glory Hocus Focus Instant Visual Flaw-Softening Illuminator

I love Soap & Glory, I think they are a great brand, but I think they can be a bit hit and miss with their makeup, so while I was in my local Boots I thought I would pick up Hocus Focus and give it a whirl.

June 2015 Favourites

Welcome to another Favourites post, I say this in every favourites post but hasn't June gone really quickly.

Soap & Glory Peach Party Blusher

I love the Soap & Glory brand, they do such lovely makeup, and if you are a regular reader of my blog you will have seen I previously reviewed Love at First Blush (which I loved), so now it is the turn of Peach Party.

Soap & Glory SuperCat Eyeliner

I'm a big fan of eyeliner pens, to me they are just easier to use than liquid eyeliner, as you have more manageability with the pen rather than the brush. Soap & Glory have become one of my favourite brands of recent years, and here I have the SuperCat Eyeliner Pen for you.

Soap & Glory Love at First Blush Blusher

As I have said previously since becoming a beauty blogger I have found a love for blusher, the next up on the block is Soap & Glory's Love at First Blush.

Weekly Round-Up #3 (19th Jan 2015 - 24th Jan 2015)

Welcome to weekly round-up #3, that's scary that next weekend it is the end of January (hasn't that gone by quickly).

Soap & Glory Hand Maid

Now it is not often that a hand sanitizer will get a blog post all to its own but this one really deserves it. I always like to carry a hand sanitizer as you never know when you might need one and I hate public toilets as some people are NASTY when it comes to personal hygiene.

Travel Makeup Bag - London Edition

As you know if you follow me on Instagram I went to London on Tuesday and just came back yesterday (that's why the blog was a bit quiet, if you were wondering). Being the beauty blogger that I am (it still feels weird calling myself a beauty blogger), I took some makeup.

On with the makeup bag, the theme for this bag is minimal (this is a dirty word in my vocab when packing), as we are only taking 2 small suitcases (1 for clothes and the other for shopping).

The makeup bag I am using is from Primark, I think it was either £1.50 or £2.00, it's quite spacious, you can fit quite a bit in there.

I do love how roomy the bag is so if you were going away for longer you could really fit a lot in before it starts to pull at the stitching.

As you can see I did fit a lot into the bag, I mostly chose things that were waterproof (due to the hot weather, it hit 27 degrees yesterday) and that were quick to apply.

I chose to use MUA Matte Perfect primer to prime my face ready for my base, I've been playing around with this and it seems pretty good, and doesn't feel to slick on the skin. For my base I chose the Avon Ideal Flawless CC Cream with an SPF of 50 as it was hot down there and I wanted something light on the skin so it wouldn't be too cakey on the skin. Concealer was easy I had Soap & Glory's Kick Ass Concealer, the main reason as it covers both under eye and any blemishes on the face.
To set my makeup I packed the Bourjois Healthy Balance Powder in Vanilla, the powder smells really fruity (this is because it has fruit therapy in the product), it applies really well onto the face.
I also took some bronzer and I also grabbed another Bourjois product which was their Chocolate Bronzer in Medium, this was quite pigmented and you only need a small amount of this. I also took a blisher in the shape of Natural Collection Blusher in Pink Cloud.

For the eyes I packed the sample of Urban Decay Anti-Ageing Primer Potion that I received with my Naked palettes (I received 3, 1 with each palette so I put it all into one small pot). I am loving this primer, and I wanted to buy it while I was in Selfridges but couldn't see an Urban Decay counter.
I also packed 2 Rimmel ScandalEyes Shadow Sticks in Trespassing Taupe and Bluffing , there was also the Avon ColorTrend Colour Elements Eye Duo Stick in Fire. These were packed as they were quick to apply and they were light (didn't want dark colours as it is Summer, let's get some brighter colours in there). I also packed Rimmel ScandalEyes Kohl Eyeliner in Nude, we were walking so much this was good just to take some redness out my eyes so I still looked bright and bushy tailed.
As the weather was roasting I thought it best to take a waterproof mascara so I chose the Bourjois 1 Seconde Volume Waterproof Mascara in Black. This is a lovely mascara that applies well and stayed on all day, really impressed with this.

For lips I packed the Hawaiian Tropic Lipgloss in Island Berry, this has an SPPF of 25 so was protecting my lips from the sun while also adding a wash of colour as well. I also packed 2 lipsticks, Soap & Glory's Super Color Fabu-Lipstick in The Missing Pink, which is one of my all time favourite nude pinks, and Bourjois Rouge Edition Lipstick in Rose Tweed, which is another nude pink but a tiny bit brighter.

 I took some retractable brushes with me as well so I could apply the powders as well as the CC Cream (a full summary of these brushes can be found here).

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Gemma
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Soap & Glory™ It's About Prime™ Eyeshadow Underbase

I bought this from Boots hoping to be impressed, Soap & Glory always bring it with their makeup and with some of the price tags on their cosmetics I should hope they do.

I wasn't that impressed with this product, no matter what eyeshadow I put on my lids it always turned them white, even if it was a brown colour.

By the time I got home at 6pm I would have a crease of eyeshadow (not the greatest of looks when working 7 1/2 hours), so it hasn't really got that much staying power.

Don't let me put you off this might work out better for you than it did for me (Skin type could be a factor), but this just didn't work for me, and once I've used this up I won't be repurchasing again.

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Gemma
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February Favourites

Welcome to my Fabruary Favourites:

1. KIKO Single Eyeshadow - 122 Mat Beaver Brown
This is one of my first foray into KIKO cosmetics, and I love this eyeshadow it such a lovely borwn and very pigmented, great for during the day especially when I am at work.

2. L'Oreal Eau De Teint Foundation - Porcelain
This is a great foundation, and one I will miss once it runs out, it is so lightweight on the skin you do hardly realise you are wearing anything. It would be a good foundation during the summer months due to the fact that it also has an SPF in and it is light on the skin.

3. Elegant Touch Rapid Dry for Nails
This was a recomendation from Simone over at ThirtyOAP, and thank you Simone this is a fantastic nail dryer, I sprayed my nails and after a minute they were fully set, this will be staying in my nail polish drawer.

4. Shade 10 - 2True
This is a lovely navy colour, I loved how easily it went onto the nail, and I couldn't believe how pigmented it was.

5. Bourjois Volume Glamour Max Holidays Mascara - Black
I am in love with this mascara, I love that the packaging is small but the brush is still quite big as it allows for you to easily use the wand.

6. Soap & GloryTM Super Fabu-LipstickTM - The Missing Pink
I love this lipstick, it's a light pink colour but it's just a touch brighter then your lips, now I'm not a big lipstick person, but I would wear this all the time it's just that good.

7. Miss Sporty Eyeshadow - 108 Romance
This is another of my favorites this month, I've been using this just on my lids for work but it can easily work as a base when doing a smokey eye look.

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Gemma
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Soap & Glory™ Super-Colour Fabulipstick™ Collagen Boosting Lipstick

This I first noticed thanks to Fleur De Force, (she was wearing it in a favourites video), and I love a nude lip especially when doing a natural look for work.

I wore this and it is a lovely nude colour, but I did notice that it doesn't stay on your lips that long, I found myself re-applying after an 1 1/2 hours which was a massive pain in the behind (so make sure you have a lip primer/ lock on hand).

Don't get me wrong I love the colour, and the lipstick feels fantastic on the lips so having to reapply every so often isn't the end of the world, especially when there are lipstick locks out there.

The colour is fantastic, it is a nude lip colour so it just gives a hint of colour to the lips, a fantastic colour for when you are wanting a natural look. I love the indentation of the Soap & Glory logo in the actual lipstick (It's a nice decorative touch).

Overall one of my favourite lipsticks in my collection.

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Gemma
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Make-Up Monday (24.02.2014 - 03.02.3014)

Welcome to the last Make-Up Monday of the month, and the last in the series (if you want the series to continue please leave a comment below).

So let's get on with the show.

Here's the products that are featured this week:

• GOSH Velvet Touch Primer - Clear
• Smashbox Photo Finish Primer - This is a trial size which I just want to finish up, I have a medium size tube ready to go once this has finished.
• SEVENTEEN On The Spot Foundation - Ivory - Again another product that I want to finish up (if it stays in the bag I'll use it.
• L'Oreal Eau De Teint Foundation - Porcelain - A good foundation and with the primer and face powder in the bag this might me my holy trinity of face products (we'll see)
• Natural Collection Pressed Powder - Cool  - This is a really good face powder and cheap as well so bargain!!
• SEVENTEEN Hide Away Concealer - Extra Fair -  A makeup product that I have had in my stash and am wanting to use up.
• Maybelline Instant Anti-Age The Eraser Eye Concealer - Light
• Soap & GloryTM It's About Prime Eyeshadow Underbase
• L'Oreal Color Appeal - Platinum Beige
• MUA ColourBlast Eyeshadow Tint - A Girl Like Me
• Natural Collection LashCare Mascara - Clear
• NYX Matte Finish Setting Spray - I have only just started using this as my Collection Fix Me Up has just been used up.
• Bourjois Fan-Tastic Volume Mascara - Fan-tastic Black
• KIKO Lip Base Primer
• Collection Work The Colour Eyeshadow Pencil - Hot Chocolate
• Collection Work The Colour Eyeshadow Pencil - Vanilla Sky
• Rimmel ScandalEyes Waterproof Eyeliner - Nude
• MaxFactor Dip-In Eyeshadow - Posh Pink
• Bourjois Volume Glamour Max Holidays Mascara - Ultra Black
• Miss Sporty Studio Colour Mono Eyeshadow - Romance
• Avon Big Colour Eye Pencil - Cocoa Gleam
• Soap & GloryTM Super-Colour Fabu-LipstickTM - The Missing Pink - I love this lipstick for a natural look especially when I'm at work.

Hope you like the selection, is there any products there that you have tried and loved?

If you want Make-Up Monday to return in March please comment below.

Thanks for tuning in

Gemma
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