Love My Vouchers Widget

OK so I'm trying out a new vouchers widget - it's in the right hand column at the bottom - for lovemyvouchers.co.uk. It offers you discounts on lots of top health and beauty brands and I get commission if you click. Please feel free to ignore but you never know you might see a great offer from one of your favourite brands so it's probably worth keeping an eye on.

Peter Thomas Roth - Product of the Week

Hurrah - there has been actual sun in the UK over the past week (it seems to have mostly gone now) but that means I have been up-ing my SPF usage. For use under make-up I love Peter Thomas Roth Ultra-lite Oil Free Sunblock SPF30. It's not great if you have oily skin, even though it's oil free, but if you have normal to dry/dehydrated skin this will not only give you great sun protection but a lovely base for your make-up.

Kandee Johnson - Friday Video

I love Kandee Johnson. Everytime I go to buy another item of clothing in black, or another red nail polish I think 'What would Kandee buy... ' and try and get something a bit brighter...

Make Up For Ever Aqua Cream - Product of the Week

So this week, with my husband away in Barcelona, I have been single parenting and sweating so I have worn Make Up For Ever's Aqua Cream in 13 Fuchsia Pink every day. Fuchsia Pink sounds a bit brighter than it actually is - in reality its more peachy pink and blends beautifully onto my eyelids and whether I've worn it on it's own or as a base for other products it has stuck it out through sweat, heat and baby swimming... twice. It's waterproof, long-lasting, easy to apply with a finger
and even though it's £18.25 it will last you a long time (as long as you keep the lid on tightly). Loads of colours available - I love 15 Taupe too. Well worth investing in.

Make Up For Ever Aqua Cream in 13

Clinique High Impact Waterproof Mascara

Wow a waterproof mascara that actually works and doesn't take all your eyelashes off when you try to remove it. Another necessary purchase for baby swimming (see Make Up For Ever Full Cover review). Smudge proof mascaras such as Eyeko, didn't last, Lash Genius by Anastasia Beverly Hills didn't completely work and although I usually hate them I felt a full-on waterproof mascara was the way to go and all the recommendations pointed to Clinique High Impact Waterproof mascara.


I wasn't too fussed about the 'High Impact' part, I wanted waterproof definition but I was seriously impressed. Now I'd say for high impact you need a good couple of layers really working the mascara up from the root of the lashes but it did not budge at all and was true black and gave beautiful definition to the lashes. It didn't flake and wasn't that tricky to remove but that may be down to soaking the lashes with a bit of Bioderma before using my fantastic new Emma Hardie cleanser.