Duty Free Haul

Hello there! Yep I'm back ...after a shameful amount of time away! Ok I just checked how long and realise its even more shameful ...over 4 months!!!

So what have I been up to? I've had my birthday, been on holiday and done a fair bit of shopping. I have a few days off work this week, to park my bum infront of the TV and watch the tennis... Come on Murray!! When the tennis is not on I am going to get cracking on a few blog posts; I have a lots of shopping to show you and a couple of other ideas.

Up first Duty Free haul... in May I went on holiday and made the most of my flight delay at Heathrow Terminal 5 :-) I'm just going to show you what I bought in this post so that it isn't too long. If you would like me to review anything let me know, I have a couple of reviews coming up too.

First up prefume! I always buy perfume at Duty Free. This time I went for Stella Mccartney's Summer Rose. Not only is the packaging beautiful, the scent is wonderful. Its a lovely light floral fragrance that is perfect for summer. If you don't want anything too heavy this is brilliant. Such a delicate but summery scent.

 

Next up Mac, I bought a new lipstick for the Summer, its a light pinky shade called Angel, All that glitters eyeshadow and I also picked up my favourite foundation at the moment - mineralize foundation spf 15.

Mac All that Glitters and Mac Angel

I wondered along to Yves Saint Laurent and picked up my first rouge volupte in number 29 - Rose Opera and I also picked up a touche eclat which I will be reviewing in the next couple of days.

YSL Rouge Volupte: Rose Opera (29)

And to finish off I have a couple of swatches on my arm for you to see:

Rose Opera *** Angel *** All that glitters

What are your favourite finds in duty free? 

Keep well xx

My No1 Beauty Item: Dove Beauty Cream Bars

I was simply washing my face the other morning when it occurred to me how often I come back to using this one product for my facial wash. Its not some expensive massively coveted facial wash or even a designated facial wash to be honest. It is a Dove Beauty Cream Bar, or Dove soap.

http://www.dove.co.uk/products/bar-bodywash/cream-bar/beauty-cream-bar.html

I know this may seem a bit odd, but I have noticed that whatever new or expensive face washes I use, I have never found one that is as good on my skin as a Dove bar. I always end up coming back to this soap and whenever I do I notice a massive difference in my skin within days.

I first started using this soap as my face wash when I was a student, I was low on cash and couldn't afford to buy my normal face wash so I figured I would use the soap in my soap dish, which was a Dove cream bar. It was fantastic!


This little bar of soap cleanses my skin perfectly and clears up any spots I might have in a couple of days. I always find my skin is clearest when I am using this product. It leaves my skin feeling very clean but also suitably moisturised. I still use a moisturiser as part of my daily routine but occasionally I feel the need to skip this step for the day as my skin seems perfectly fine without it.

I don't tend to use this to remove make up, as I always use a make up wipe before I do anything else but I assume it would get off simple day time make up. I guess it might not be great for removing heavy eye make up but I would always use a eye make up remover for this anyway. 

Looking on the Dove website, they seem to have developed some additions to this original soap including an gentle exfoliating bar, I might do some looking into this. I am also considering looking into some of the shower gel type products.

If you are always on the hunt for a new and effective face wash I would definitely give this a go! Its worth trying just for the price. The last time I bought some, I managed to buy 6 bars for £2 in Asda.

A bar on average will last probably a couple of months and that's with my boyfriend using it for his face too. That's another advantage I suppose, more room in the bathroom, as its not fragranced or anything specific or special its fine for both of you to use.

Whats your No1 go to beauty product? Leave a comment below, I'd love to know some of your beauty secrets!

Hope you have an enjoyable Sunday, sitting in the sunshine. Xx