Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector

Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector

Rose Shimmer and Coral Shimmer

£16.00

Clarins

My cousin works in a Clarins beauty salon which stocks the whole Clarins line...heaven!

I popped along the other day for a loooovely facial and to get my brows tamed

I may be biased but it was actually the nicest facial I've ever had

I'd heard about these lip balms on various blogs before so was a little bit cheeky and used my cousins discount, but I couldn't just get the one I fell in love with both of the above shades.

The consistency is a cross between a lipgloss and a balm

It's moisturising but also glossy

And has the gorgeous toffee scent which everyone raves about

I love the smell, it's not overpowering of fake smelling like so many other sweet scents around

The colours are both very sheer but there is a hint of a rose tinted pink and coral shimmer left behind

They look gorgeous on top of a lipstick but also on their own

These have become a staple in my handbag since purchasing them and can tell it will be a very long love affair!

Have you tried any of the Clarins range?

Love

Belle

xoxo

Sleek Blush By 3 in 'Lace'

Sleek Blush by 3 blusher trio 

Lace

£10.00

Recently I bought the blush by 3 in the shade Pumpkin and straight away knew I wanted to pick up the shade Lace as well

Unfortunately when I initially purchased it there was the Pumpkin palette in the Lace box... I only realised this when I got it home to take photos for the blog

I was pretty gutted as I couldn't wait to use it and put it on here

It took me around a week to manage to get back into Superdrug and get it swapped over

The customer sales assistant looked at me like I was some kind of criminal when I said I wanted to swap it as it was wrong, not exactly my fault the wrong product was in the box

Anyway... The shades are gorgeous and to me much more wearable than Pumpkin

I find bright blushers intimidating but these are easing me in gently, I guess the trick is a light hand which I'm now mastering

As the shades are all so pigmented you only need to swipe your brush on the surface lightly and you've got enough for your apples of your cheeks

It's easier to build up colour than to take it away after all

In the swatches I have heavily applied the shades on my arm

The first colour is a matte orange, normally this wouldn't get used but I find myself reaching for it on horrid, rainy mornings to add a bit of colour to my cheeks. Perks me up straight away

The middle colour is very similar to the Rose Gold shade which is deemed a dupe for Nars' infamous blusher Orgasm. I have Orgasm in my collection and will admit it's similar but not the same. Orgasm will forever be my favourite blusher but now I have something so similar I won't use it as much as I was...I don't have £20 to be spending on blushers on a regular basis after all!

The third colour is a lovely rich, coral. It seems darker than a traditional coral, even rose toned. It's a hybrid shade and again with a light hand this looks gorgeous 

I love this palette overall and think it's such good value for £10.00 you get three great shades

Have your tried the blush by 3 palettes?

Love

Belle

xoxo

MUA Undressed Palette

Undress Palette MUA
£4.00 from Superdrug
MUA is a fantastic British drugstore brand with all the products amazingly cheap but still great products
Being an eyeshadow fiend, especially nude colours, I was drawn to this palette instantly when seeing it all over beauty blogs but everytime I was in a Superdrug they always had no stock available. 
All the colours in the palette are dupes for the shadows in the Urban Decay Naked palette

Top Row swatches
The shimmer finish shadows are really well pigmented whereas the matte colours are a bit on the subtle side, luckily only two out of the twelve shadows are matte
The pigmentation is great considering the palette only costs £4

Bottom Row Swatches
I kind of wish I'd waited for the inevitable dupe palettes to come out before buying the Urban Decay Naked palettes but then again it's nice to indulge in a bit of premium beauty sometimes...
I can definitely see this little wonder coming with me to New York next year, perfect shades for both daytime wear and evening 

Oh and if you have any recommendations for must sees in New York let me know!

Love
Belle
xoxo

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable in Cherish and Darling

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain

£7.99 each

Top 'Cherish'

Bottom 'Darling' 

A few months ago I purchased this Revlon balm in Lovesick, a gorgeous, bright, fuchsia pink. It's a stunning colour but a bit bright for everyday wear, for me anyway I'm not one to embrace a bright lip on a daily basis..

I had been eying up the various colours Revlon have to offer for a while and finally decided to get some when Boots had their Autumn 3 for 2 on

As you can see from the swatches both of these colours are pale and muted

They apply quite sheer but on my lips they give just enough colour to be noticeable 

I love the minty scent they have and that they tingle a little bit on application

Being a balm they are quite moisturising but not as much as other's on the market, al though with such good colour pay off it's not really an issue.

I love these balms along with Revlon's Lip Butters

There are a few more colours I'm eying up, Rendezvous which is more of an orange colour slightly out of my comfort zone but it looks too pretty to miss. And Honey which is a more nudey colour.

As I'm going to New York next year I've also had a look into what colours they have available over there. 

There seems to be a lot of products from high street brands we have that are only available in the USA so I'm excited to try some different things out.

Are there any products we can't get over here which your eager to try?

Love

Belle

xoxo

Korres Bargains at TK Maxx

Jasmine Shower Gel ~ £3.99

Quince Body Lotion ~ £5.99

Guava Shower Gel ~ £3.99

All from TK Maxx

Since trying a few lip balms and body cream from Korres and loving them I've been dying to try some more goodies

I kept hearing how TK Maxx always have such beauty bargains so I thought I'd take a little looksy

Imagine how happy I was when I saw some Korres products tucked away in the disarray that is TK Maxx's beauty section

The shower gels retailed at £8 each and the body lotion at £12.50

They also smell gorgeous as you would expect from Korres products

I'm still working through my penultimate bottle of Snow Fairy from last year's stash but am so eager to try these out
After looking at the Korres website I think they may be having a label redesign or something so that could explain why TK Maxx have got stock now

I also picked up a pack of four nails inc polishes for £15 and seven color club polishes for £8

Rather happy with my bargains and can't wait to go back for another rummage

Have you stumbled across any bargains lately?

Love

Belle 

xoxo