The Summer Holiday Skincare

I am heading to Cala Vinyes, in Majorca in just under 36 hours. Which means I am doing all the last minute packing, shopping and all that jazz. One of the things I dread doing is the packing, I am a horrible traveller, so I like to pack everything to make me feel as comfortable as ever. However, skincare is a different story.

I don't know about you, but I don't do that much skincare on holiday. I just wanna wash my face and go.

So, starting with washing my face, I like to use the Simple Refreshing Facial Wash Gel. It's small, compact and lathers up on the face beautifully. This means my skin is left feeling super soft and energized! 

Next, I use my holy grail skin product, Simple Kind to Skin Protecting Moisture Cream. It has UVA/UVB, SPF of 30 and contains Glycerin in which helps keep my makeup on, if I choose to.

I've been using this for years and I just love what it does for my skin. I always make sure to take it away with me, especially due to SPF. Obviously I will be using suncream aswell but it's good to get the SPF in wherever you can.

I don't know about you, but my eyes are always puffy, sore and tired on holiday. The sun just makes them want to close all the time. Hence why I am taking the Simple Kind To Eyes Soothing Eye Balm. It glides on the eyes, whilst protecting and also being super gentle on. Winner winner.

If I just want my skin to have a little refresher, say if I've just got in from the pool all day. I like to take some face wipes just to wipe away any gross things. I will use any, but I've just picked up the Simple ones.

Talking of refreshing, I always use the Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water to remove my makeup. It gets the job done which leaving it cool and clean. Perfect!

Lastly, I will be only using this if my skin is reaaaally bad because I think this mixed with sun won't make my skin that happy. But this is the Clean and Clear advanced treatment gel. My skin definitely doesn't clear up in the sun like everyone else's. Mine usually gets worse due to the suncream, chlorine, sun, sea water and everything else. If I have any pesky spots, this will get them.

And there we have it. I don't go OTT, just keeping it quite and easy. I have noticed that I've mentioned a lot in Simple in here, but I like to use them for travelling because they're small to take away, they're cheap and if I want to leave them there. I can. I bought them with my own money, haha don't worry, I don't get sent anything!

All of it fit into my Primark Beauty Bag. Best purchase ever! 

Current Favourite Things

I wanted to do monthly favourites on this blog, but sometimes I really don't love that many things and I don't want to just throw random things in just to say, if I don't really love them. So I'm just going to do Current Favourites, while I collect them all together and write.

Simple Kind To Skin+ Protecting Moisture Cream SPF 30. UVA/UVB.

I think I've mentioned this before on my blog, but I absolutely freaking love this. I went through two over the last year and recently ran out. I decided not to repurchase it and use up a couple of other moisturizers I had to use up. But I ended up throwing them away and sticking to this. It contains so many good ingredients such as Vitamin B3 and Vitamin E. It also has Glycerin in, which helps keep makeup on so I love using this before. It just makes my skin so glowing and protects it so well. Would definitely recommend. 

£4.65

Urban Decay Naked 2 

I'm going to do a full review of all the Naked Palettes I own soon on my blog, so I won't go into too much detail. But I adore this palette, it is so good for day and for night and just makes my eyes stand out so much.

L'Oreal Infallible 24hr Stay Fresh Foundation

L'Oreal foundations have some of the best foundations I've ever tried. I have this and the Matte version of this foundation. But this one I prefer, I have figured out that the best way to apply this is with the Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge. It is a high coverage foundation, makes my skin so glowy and I look fresh, which is exactly what the foundation claims to do. 

£9.99

Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara

I purchased this from the Swindon Designer Outlet Centre which I mentioned here for £9.50. I adore this mascara, I makes my lashes extra bouncy and I also like to put it on the outer top lashes and on the very tips on my top lashes for a extra curl. It definitely puts that finishing touch on my makeup and I definitely recommend it. 

£13.50

Random

TV

Thirteen 

This is on BBC3 which has recently moved online. It's about a girl who went missing at 13, for 13 years and the police are trying to find out about what happened and then other things happen to make the plot even thicker. Now I'm usually a Gossip Girl fan so this is a bit different to what I usually watch but I still love it just as much. They upload a new episode every Sunday at 12pm. Highly worth a watch!

Pasta Bake

Very random I know. But I am LOVING pasta bakes, they are just incredible. Not much else to say on the pasta bake front.

I hope you enjoyed these favourites, what have you been loving? 

Skincare Routine

I have never ever had a skincare routine. I know, so bad. But I was always on the hunt for products that would save my skin, and I feel like I've found them.

Morning

I like to use the Ultrabland cleanser from Lush in the morning. I've gone through many of these and I just love it, the smell is a bit meh because it's got a lot of beeswax in it, which actually makes your skin clear up so well. It's a balm consistency which means if you don't have a good flannel it has a tendency to stay on your face! But it does a good job.

I then use my Kind to Skin Protecting Facial Cream from Simple, I've gone through two of these and I love it. It has loads of good things in such as high SPF and UVA protection. It also contains glycerin which keeps your makeup, hence why I love using in the morning before makeup. 

I like to use an eye-cream in the morning too so my undereye concealer doesn't crease as much, and for that I use to the Simple Kind to Eyes cream.

Evening

I like to use my Emma Hardie Moringa Cleansing Balm to take my makeup off. You barely need any of it and it just makes your skin feel so clean! Sometimes with the Liz Earle cleanse and polish, I have to do another cleanse to make sure the makeup is off thoroughly, but with this I don't!

I like using serums at night and for that I use the Emma Hardie plumping skin serum. You barely need any of it and it just makes my skin loads so much more healthier when I wake up in the morning! I then either use the Liz Earle Skin Repair moisturizer for combination skin with Benefit Total Moisture on my dry matches. Or, I go lightly with the Liz Earle Superskin moisturizer. I finish off with the Emma Hardie serum for eyes and that's me done! 

Other products I like to use are the Effacular Duo from La Rosche Posay, the Liz Earle cleanse and polish and the Emma Hardie moringa facial exfoliator. I love Lush face masks too!

(Please forgive me for my photography skills, I use my iPhone and I haven't got very good editing skills, lemme know if there are any good editing apps you know!)

40 Beauty Questions Tag

I love tag posts, I feel as if you can really get to know a person. So today, I figured I would do a fun one. :) 

Here are the questions:

SKINCARE

-How many times do you wash your face daily?

Twice, unless I take my makeup off and reapply it. Then three.

-What skin type do you have? (dry,oily,combo)

Combination, dry around chin and forehead, normal cheeks, oily nose. Horrific.

-What is your current facial wash?

In the morning I use Ultrabland from Lush, or Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish. At night I use Emma Hardie Moringa Cleansing Balm 

-Do you exfoliate?

Yes. Once or Twice a week.

-What brand do you use?

Simple or Emma Hardie

-What moisturizer do you use?

Liz Earle Superskin Moisturizer at night, Simple Kind To Skin Protecting Facial Cream in the morning.

-Do you have freckles?

No

-Do you use eye cream?

Yes, Simple and Emma Hardie.

-Do you or did you have acne prone skin?

Yes!

-Did you ever have to use Pro-activ?

I don't know what that is

MAKE-UP

-What foundation do you use?

A mix, I own so many. I love Rimmel 25 Hour Lasting Finish, and L'Oreal Infallible Matte.

-How about concealer?

I'm on a hunt for the perfect concealer, but I love Urban Decay Naked Skin! 

-Do you know your undertone color?

Yellow I think

-What do you think of fake eyelashes?

I don't like them on me at all. 

-Did you know that you are suppose to change your mascara every 3 months?

Yes

-What brand of mascara do you use?

Benefit, Maybelline, YSL, Lancome, Too Faced

-Sephora or MAC?

MAC, never been to Sephora.

-Do you have a MAC Pro-card?

No, but my sister does!

-What makeup tools do you use in make up application?

Brushes, Real Techniques Sponge and Eyelash Curlers

-Do you use make-up base/primer for the eyes?

Yes. Urban Decay Eden Primer Potion <3

-For the face?

Benefit Porefessional is the one. 

-What is your favorite eyeshadow (color or shade)?

Urban Decay Sin, MAC Naked Lunch, MAC Satin Taupe, MAC Club

-Do you use pencil or liquid eyeliner?

Pencil

-How often do you poke your eyes with an eyeliner pencil?

Rarely because I rarely use eyeliner to begin with!

-What do you think of pigment eyeshadows?

Love 'em!

-Do you use mineral makeup?

Sometimes!

-What is your favorite lipstick?

The most impossible question in all the world.

-How about lipgloss?

Urban Decay Nourshing Lip Gloss or Burberry Lip Glow

-What is your favorite blush to use?

Benefit Coralista

-Do you buy your makeup on ebay?

No

-Do you like drugstore makeup?

I do!

-Do you go to CCO's? (cosmetic company outlets)

Yes!

-Did you ever consider taking make-up classes?

Nope.

-Are you clumsy in putting on makeup?

Kinda!

-Name a makeup crime that you hate?

Not blending your blusher.

-Do you like colorful shades of makeup (lipstick,eyeshadow) or neutral ones?

I like them a lot and I wish I did them more but I'm a neutral girl.

-Which celebrity always has great make up?

Kim Kardashian, Ariana Grande, Shay Mitchell

-If you could leave the house using just ONE make up item,what would you use?

Mascara

-Could you ever leave the house without any makeup on?

Yes

-Do you think you look good even without any makeup on?

Depends how good my skin is!

-In your opinion, what is the BEST makeup line?

Drugstore: L'Oreal

High End: Too Faced, MAC, Urban Decay

-What do you think of Makeup? 

I LOVE IT.