The Best Makeup Remover!

We can all admit that using makeup wipes are one the easiest lazy-girl methods of removing makeup but after reading Caroline Hirons blog you know that wipes are a no-no and should be avoided. (unless in emergencies obviously!) After spending years relying upon simple cleansing wipes (here) which never seemed to leave me satisfied as I often woke up finding makeup remnants still left behind, we were finally both introduced to the Dermalogica precleanse (here) which was life changing - literally!

Being a huge fan of the Dermalogica skincare (here) line already, we had high hopes that this product wasn't going to disappoint. At first the thought of an oil as a makeup remover, was a little terrifying I must admit - slathering oil all over face was surely going to lead to blogged pores and a whole phase of breakouts afterwards right? But we couldn't be more wrong, so lets get into the details on why this product is potentially one of the best makeup removers.

The whole 'oil-based cleanser' method was a fairly new thing for us at the time, so we did go to our local Dermalogica counter for advice and the lady was so lovely and gave a thorough explanation on how to use it. So all you have to do is take a small amount onto your hands, apply to your dry face and massage it in, This instantly starts to break up and dissolve all that makeup and even dirt off your face (from weather and pollution). Then add a little water to create a milky emulsion, and simply use damp cotton pads or a flannel to wash it off, leaving your skin feeling so hydrated, fresh and clean! Also it doesn't leave a oily or greasy residue behind which can be often a huge putt-off for a lot of oil-based cleansers. It removes my eye makeup so easily instead of having to tug and rub against my eye which is what the scenario was like with wipes.

This can also be used as a pre-step before using your normal cleanser to give you a double cleansing to break up oil residue and dirt from your face, hence the name 'pre cleanse'. We would both highly recommend this product since we have been using it for around two years and we simply can't live without it. We both have dry skin, and this makeup remover doesn't dry out the skin or lead to breakouts, even if you have oily skin, this product is recommended for all skin types so definitely give it a go!...What is your favourite makeup remover? Let us know in the comments below! xx

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A Nyx Haul!

In the January sales we both went on a Nyx cosmetics hype, purchasing quite a few products which were on great offer! Having never tried Nyx cosmetics, we thought it was the perfect opportunity to get our hands on some products which we've heard so much about.

Starting off with blush, we picked up the Nyx Powder Blush in the shade peach, which first of all has lovely prism pattern all over it (I love having patterns on powder products!) which is surprisingly quite convenient when avoiding to pick up too much product on your brush. The colour is a soft pretty peach which compliments our skin tone really well.
On to the highlighter, the Nyx Illuminator in 01 has become a firm new favourite. Since we brought it I have been using it non stop! It provides a subtle highlight with not too much glitter but more of a slight shimmer which I find more flattering especially for use on a daily basis.

There was one product which we set out to hunt and were determined to find it, and thankfully we did, it is the much raved about Nyx Matt Bronzer in 03. This bronzer really does live up to the expectations where many bloggers have praised about the formula of these. I personally find it quite hard to find a decent affordable matt bronzer (other than the body shop honey bronzer here) - the Nyx bronzer is super affordable and if perfect to use for contouring.

We also picked up two Love In Florence eyeshadow palettes from Nyx. The Meet My Romeo palette 01 which is a 5 colour eyeshadow palette consisting of a mixture of light and dark browns is one of my favourites of the two. When used together, it creates a beautiful neutral eye and you can never go wrong with a neutral eye! The La Dolce Vita palette 08 is a combination of soft greys and blues, which gives a stunning smoky evening look.

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(Disclaimer: Some of these products we brought were on offer at the time, and may not be on offer at present)

A Day Out To Bicester Village

Last weekend we drove down to Bicester Village, which those of you who aren't familiar with is a outlet shopping centre in Oxford, England. Its always such a treat for us going to Bicester village as there are so many designer brands to indulge in, and take a peek around!

I love the whole vibe of the village, with rows and rows of small boutiques all decorated so nicely making me want to step in regardless of purchasing something or not. To start with the weather was pretty dull and rainy on the day but then slowly we had some sun coming through thankfully! 

After spending many hours roaming around the beautiful decorated shops, we did make a few sneaky purchases that we simply fell in love with. And as you can tell from the pictures, there was a whole lot of bag shopping involved (we do love our bags). We will try and do a post dedicated to a haul, so make sure to keep a look out on the blog.

Some of my favourite shops included Burbery, Michael Kors and DKNY and so many others but I would probably bore you out the long list of names! 

For lunch we had the good old Pret Manger which is always a favourite food spot of ours  - I love their cold pressed juices which are so refreshing. The best part had to be dessert, just thinking about it is making me want more! We brought chocolate covered donuts from the donut stand which were so warm and moist with the chocolate adding the mouth-watering taste. If you ever find yourself at Bicester village, you need to try the donuts.

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Sleek Ultra Matte 2 Eyeshadow Palette

When it comes to budget buy eyeshadows, Sleek are the ones to turn to. This Sleek Ultra Matt 2 Eyeshadow Palette is one of the first proper eyeshadow palettes we brought and its taken quite a while getting round to featuring it on the blog, as its one of those which we keep forgetting to talk about along with others on our long list of blog titles. This palette consists of 12 super matt eyeshadows which are up there with some of the high end brands when it comes to good pigmentation. I believe there is an Ultra matte 1 palette also which includes more brighter neon shades, however I prefer the Ultra matt 2 palette as it contains darker shades which we both get more wear out of.

When is comes to lasting power, these eyeshadows have no problem in staying put throughout the whole day. There are so many times where I've applied my eyeshadow in the morning and still had it intact all the way till late evening which is pretty impressive if you ask me. The colour range in this palette is beautiful, from deep blues and purples to soft browns and nudes, overall you get a pretty good spectrum of colours to work with - perfect to create a classic smoky eye look! And you know when it comes to a good smoky eye, its all about the blending - these shadows are very easily blendable without any of that annoying fallout.

Some of my favourite shades in the entire palette are paper bag which is a dark brown matt shade perfect for the outer corner of the eye along with flesh all over the lid as an even base to start with. Pillow talk is a great highlight shades for the inner corner and under the brow bone which I like to use on minimal makeup days as it doesn't contain any glitter. When it comes to the more deeper shades in the palette, the shade ink has to be on the favourites list along with maple which are just stunning!

As you can probably see, we've been using this palette a lot since we brought it and yes unfortunately the mirror was broken when we purchased it but putting that aside, this palette gets a definite thumbs up!

Sleek Ultra Matt 2 Eyeshadow Palette here £7.99

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