I love sharing my wishlists with you guys and I feel like I haven't done one for a loooong time. So, today, I'm sharing with you the items I'm dying to pick up over thesummer.


First, is the Tarte x Aspyn Ovard palette. This peye and cheek palette looks gorgeous on any skin tone and the packaging is to so pretty! I've been putting off getting this until I go to New York this summer so I don't have to pay customs and I'm so exciting about picking this one up while I'm there!

Another product I've been dying to try is the Barry M gloss in sugar. I've been on the hunt for a nude gloss for a while and this one is perfect - it's an orange-brown toned nude with pink undertones! It's really subtle but looks really nice on!


Next up, is this gorgeous linen dress from Topshop. I spotted this on Hannah's HG Ten the other week and fell in love! It so versatile because it can be dressed up or down, so is absolutely perfect for this time of year!


Finally, we have a skincare product that I have been dying to try all year! It's the Glossier milky jelly cleanser. This stuff is consatantly hyped about on the internet, with every who tried it loving it, so I can't wait to pick this up from the Glossier showroom in New York!

So, that's all for today! Let me know your summer wishlist in the comments! See you all next week.

Lou Loves x

*No photos are my own and were all found on www.google.com*

I'm such a huge lover of drugstore skincare and definitely have my favourite brands, so today I'm talking you through my top 5 products!

First off, is the L'Oreal Smooth Scrubs nourishing scrub. I have been obsessed with this as the weather has gotten warmer! I tend to find that the sun really dries my skin so I've been loving using this to get rid of any dry spots. It's got 3 different sugars to tackle different things which I thought was really good ; it's got white sugar to buff away impurities and dead skin, blonde sugar because it's a natural moisturiser and brown sugar as it's rich in minerals to help strengthen the skin's barrier.



The next is a mask that I was sent by Formula 10.0.6 a couple of months ago (to see my review of all products click here). I've been loving using this mask to clear the pores around my nose. It feels so gentle on the skin, but still really detoxes pores. It makes my skin feel so clear and fresh - it's not like any other mask I've tried! It also smells amazing - the bergamot makes it such a lovely scent for summer as well as it's not too heavy.


You'll probably all be bored of me droning on abut this moisturiser now, but I literally cannot get enough of it! It's a water based formula so feels really light on the skin but still feels like it's doing good. It makes your skin look really dewy and glowy; what else could you ask for in a moisturiser?! They also do it in 3 types so they cater to all skin types ; dry and sensitive, dry to normal and normal to combination! It's also infused with hyaluronic acid so really helps improve the appearance of the skin's surface!

I've always been a huge fan of L'Oreal skincare, so when I saw these beauts launch I knew I just had to try one! I picked the nourishing cocoa one because what doesn't sound amazing about that?!

So far, I've been really loving this scrub and how it works. You apply it to dry skin and then wet your hands to rub it in. The sugars in it then melt as you rub it in and it leaves this really nice almost serum onto the skin which is like to massage in a little more before I wash it off. The product as a whole just feels really luxurious for a high street product which I really like!


And this scrub is a blend of 3 sugars that all aim to do different things! It's got white sugar to buff away impurities and dead skin, blonde sugar because it's a natural moisturiser and brown sugar as it's rich in minerals to help strengthen the skin's barrier.

It's main aim is to tackle dry patches, which is what really attracted me to it in the first place. I've always had really dry patches on my cheeks on forehead and even after just a few uses, this has got rid of them already which I was really impressed with!


This scent of this stuff is also really nice! It's smells just like chocolate (because of the cocoa), but not in an overpowering way - similar to the Body Shop's chocolate range. I also find that the cocoa gives it this really nice colour that makes it super easy to see where the sugar is on the skin, so you make sure to really melt it away!

I've been using this a few times a week, as it says to, and I've been really impressed with the results. It makes your skin really glowy and moisturised, but not the extent that it looks greasy! This is the first scrub I've tried that's actually moisturised the skin whilst scrubbing it - with my dry skin, I sometimes feel like scrubs are just stripping away the skin and they feel really harsh!

Thank you all so much for your support and I'll see you next week!

Lou Loves x

Click here for the L'Oreal website
Click here for the Superdrug website

I did this post way back when I first started blogging so I thought it was time for an updated version!

1- Soap & Glory melty talented balm

This stuff is INCREDIBLE! It's a dry skin balm with coconut and almond oils, mango butter and vitamin E. You can use it on your face, lips, hands, feet, hair, knees ,elbows, cuticles, wherever you've got dry skin basically and it works an absolute dream! In the tin, it's a solid oil and then it melts onto the skin! It also smells amazing so that's a major bonus as well!

2- L'Oreal hydra genius

You guys will already know that this is my absolute holy grail moisturiser. It's water based so doesn't feel heavy or sticky on the skin! It also has aloe vera and hyaluronic acid in it so it's really good for balancing out skin texture and colour as well as locking in moisture!

3- Benefit goof proof brow pencil

I've always struggled to find brow products that're the right shade for me as I find that the "blonde" products are either really grey or yellow so tend to look a little bit weird! This, however, suits my shade perfectly (I wear number 3) and just makes doing your brows a whole lot easier. It has two angles you can use to fill and define in separate areas which I really love!

4- Garnier Micellar cleansing water

I think just about everyone has tried this now, but it's just so good! It cuts through make up so easily but still feels like it really cleanses your skin and makes it feel really fresh!

5- L'Oreal baby roll mascara

This mascara is my absolute favourite - I just cannot get enough of it! It makes your lashes super fluttery and long but still holds a degree of natural-ness (is that even a thing?! I'm not quite sure but hey ho)

Thank you all so much for reading, and be sure to leave your desert island picks in the comments!

Lou Loves x

Skincare sets often go under the radar at Christmas so I'm going to be sharing my top 10 for all budgets!


Oh K cleansing pads - £5


Origins 'Mix and Mask' mask pods set - £15
No7 Beautiful Skin - £16
Benefit Totally B.Right skincare set - £20
Origins Moisturize and Be Merry - £38
GLAMGLOW Supermud Set - £42
Jurlique 'Rose Moisture Plus Essentials' gift set - £50


Estee Lauder 'Supreme Superstars' skincare set - £55
Liz Earle Your Daily Routine (with Superskin) - £69

Clarisonic Deep Pore decongestion full solution kit - £140

So, I hope you all enjoyed this post, thank you all so much for reading and I'll see you all tomorrow,

Love Lou
xxxx

I did this post last year and you guys all seemed to love it so I'm back doing it again for you all this year!
The first product(s) up are the two Liz Earle mini gift sets. I think these are the perfect thing for someone who you know loves more high-end skincare or maybe someone who's never tried it before because I feel like these sets are the perfect introduction to luxury skincare. The first set is called the "Smooth Escape" set which has a mini gentle face exfoliator, a mini intensive nourishing treatment and a muslin cloth. The second set is called "Find Your Balance" and has a mini gentle face exfoliator, a mini deep cleansing face mask and a sponge. Both of these sets are £10 - really pushing the limit there!!


The next set is from Sleek and has a 6ml Matte Me Up lip cream and a 11ml nail varnish (I think they're both full size products but I'm not 100% sure!). They're both in a gorgeous classic red which is perfect for the festive season! This set is £8.50 but compared to the price of Sleek's regular products, that's pretty good value.


The third product I have chosen is the Jack Wills set of 8 English Velvet shower gel pods. This is a new thing I've seen this year and quite a few brands have been doing it this year. Basically the concept is that each pod has enough shower gel for one use which I think is such a good concept for if your going away for a couple of days and don't want to take a big bulky bottle! This set of 8 is £6.

I also thought that I'd put a men's product in here as well! I chose the Ted Baker Duo set (£8.50) which is exclusive to Boots. It has the refined and invigorating hair and body gel as well as a body spray. I really liked the packaging of this as well because I think the black and gold makes it look really sleek.

This final product is probably my favourite of them all! It's a festive hot chocolate mug that comes with 2 packets of hot chocolate powder and marshmallows which makes it absolutely perfect for a the perfect Christmas hot chocolate! And, it's only £8.50!

I hope you're all enjoying Blogmas so far and I hope this post helped you. Thank you all so much for reading and I'll see you all again tomorrow,

Love Lou
xxxx

All links are on each individual products.

*Disclaimer - None of these photos were my own and were all found on www.google.com*

Welcome to Blogmas 2017! It's good to be back here huh?! I am going to be uploading every single day until Christmas - think of me as your personal blog advent calendar! How better to kick things off than with a festive pamper routine!


Whenever I'm having a pamper night, I always have to take my make up off first so that it feels really nice and fresh! To take it off, I use the Botanics Hot Cloth Cleansing Balm which is 97% organic and literally melts away your make up! It such an easy product to use but it's still really good for your skin!


I'll then use either the L'Orea detox mask on my T zone to reduce all of my blocked pores (I don't put it on the rest of my skin as it dries it out too much!) or one of Cadden and Lee's brand new cotton sheet masks!


Then finally, I use the L'Oreal Hydra Genius Moisturiser for sensitive skin. I love this stuff because it sinks in really quickly and does such a good job!

Because what's a pamper night without a Lush bath bomb, I always throw one into the bath and I love using the Christmas collection at this time of year!


I also love to use the Soap&Glory Pulp Friction body scrub in winter as I feel as though it leaves my skin really soft and smooth. I'll also use my Lush Snow Fairy body conditioner to make me skin feel (and smell) amazing!

To finish off this little evening, I'll pop on a Christmas film (most probably Elf... lets be honest) and light one of my Christmas yankee candles!

Thank you so much for reading, I hope you all enjoyed the first day of blogmas and I will see you all again tomorrow,

Love Lou
xxxx

LINKS
Botanics Cleanser
L'Oreal Mask
Cadden and Lee
L'Oreal Moisturiser
Lush
S&G Scrub
Lush Body Conditioner
Yankee Candle

*This post contains sponsored/gifted content but all opinions are my own*

I am a huge lover of face masks and I talk about them all the time, so when a new brand, Cadden and Lee offered to send me their new masks I jumped at the chance and today I'm going to be doing a review of them for you all!


They've released 2 masks: one for normal/dry skin and one for normal/oily skin. So far I've only tried the dry skin one because I haven't wanted to use the normal/oily one yet because my skin has been very dry recently! But, when I've given it a go I'll be sure to let you know what I think.


This mask is so good I can't even tell you!! The first thing I noticed when I opened the packet was how delicate the mask was - in scent and the material of it. I kept the mask on for 15 minutes (it recommended 10-15 minutes) as my skin is really dry because it's getting a lot colder. Something that really impressed me about this mask was how it clung to the skin and didn't slide about like I found the Garnier one did. After I'd taken the mask off, my skin was quite red but my skin tends to do that whenever I've put any sort of product on it. However, my skin was so soft I was so shocked and I didn't quite believe it to be honest! The next morning my skin was still super soft and it look a lot healthier and glowy.

I've only ever tried this mask and the Garnier moisture bomb one but this one is by far my favourite because it worked so much better for me, personally. Although it may be a little more expensive I'd definitely give this a go if you're looking for a hydrating mask!

As Cadden and Lee are a new brand I thought I'd talk a bit about them and their ethos. They promise to: use no artificial colours or fragrances, use no chemical/artificial preservatives, never test on animals, be 100% vegan, make and source ingredients for the mask in the UK, include no parabens and use all natural and organic ingredients. Pretty impressive, huh?

"Our philosophy here at Cadden and Lee is simple. As out skin can only absorb so many ingredients, we believe that using fewer ingredients, but of exceptional quality, it is the most effective to deliver healthy and luxuriant skin. Many companies manufacture their sheet masks overseas but we believe in sourcing top quality natural and vegetarian ingredients from local UK suppliers, using our own special recipe to create the perfect facial sheet masks for you. We hope you love them and enjoy them as much as we do!"

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