Luxe Hair Oil Review

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When I went to the hairdressers last they used an amazing product on my hair and I just had to ask what it was because it smelled incredible! It was Luxe Oil from Wella 's System Professional (SP) and it left my hair feeling lovely and soft. So, I purchased a bottle of the stuff and I have fallen completely in love with it. The oil for a start as said before smells amazing, the scent smells like sweets and the great thing about it is that the gorgeous scent remains on your hair keeping it smelling delicious all day. You can put the product on both dry and wet hair, personally I like to put it just on the ends of my hair when I have just washed it as I think this leaves the best affect. I just run it through the ends of my hair and leave it to air dry and then its soft, tame and smooth for the rest of the day. My friends at school were all touching my hair and saying that it felt really soft so thanks Luxe Oil! I highly recommend this product if you suffer with dry hair as it does a great job of hydrating your locks and making them silky and manageable. It is very expensive at £24.99 but a little bit goes a long way and you don't have to use it all the time, only when you need a little bit of extra help to keep your hair soft!

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Origins- Blemish Treatment Pads

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I recently purchased the Origins Blemish Treatment Pads as I have been getting bad breakouts on my face. They are fairly expensive at £23.00 but the lady at the counter assured me that it was a good buy that would work for my skin. Origins are fairly famous for their Blemish Gel, but for some reason these pads appealed to me more. First of all, I only used them for about 3 days morning and night, and it completely cleared my skin. The pads contain salicylic acid which is an acne treatment, but the pads are more on the gentle side. They were really easy to use and I will definitely be keeping them for my next breakout. The only thing I didn't really like about them was the smell, the scent is very herbal and is synthetic which didn't really appeal to me, however I am willing to let that go and ignore it because the product was so good and really cleared up my skin. Anything that will clear up ugly spots quickly will definitely be a winner in my books and I highly recommend it for others. On the other hand, I am not saying this is going to work on your skin, but it might be worth a try if you are looking for something to get rid of blemishes! Also the packaging is really nice as it is a higher-end product.

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Stila Sparkle Waterproof Liquid Liner

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Thought I would do a quick review on the Stila Sparkle Waterproof Liquid Liner. First of all I LOVE IT! I have used it every single day I have owned it and it is great for when your first starting out as it is really easy and smooth to apply. The tip of the pen is like a felt tip, making it easy to achieve a cat eye without hesitation and mistakes. It is dark black and incredibly dramatic which I really like although you can achieve a more natural look my using the very tip and drawing a thin line at your lashline. You can also achieve a much thicker line by putting more pressure on the tip which is also a very beautiful look. The staying power of this eyeliner is incredible, it lasts all day and does not smudge even if you rub and rub at your eyes. I know many bloggers have raved about the Stila eyeliner and I definitly advise you all to jump on the bandwagon as it is an incredible product and a must have for your make up bag. The packaging is also thin, sleek and black meaning you take it with you everywhere!

 

The packaging of the product

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An example of an eye look I created with the liner

Shoe Mayhem!

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I recently made a naughy purchase involing some boots and thought I would show you because I think I am in love and that they would suit many tastes.I purchased a beautiful pair of black boots from River Island. They are just black heeled boots with a Doctor Martin style heel and sole with buckles up the sides. They are great for every occasion and you can dress them up for the evening or down for everyday. In a later blog post I might show how to style them but for now thats it! Lets just admire the pictures of my sexy leather boots aha!

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Front view



River Island- buckle boots £60

Skincare

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So we know how horrible teenage skin can be with hormonal breakouts and spots just coming out of nowhere but I have finally found products that work for my skin (which is combination by the way) and thought I would share them with you. They are a mixture of more expensive and drugstore products and I love all of them.

To take of my makeup I use all Simple products as I have fairly sensitive skin, to start I use the kind to skin eye makeup remover, it takes off even waterproof makeup and I really like it, it is fairly oily but it does a really good job at taking of my eye makeup and I highly recommend it. I then use the kind to skin purifying cleansing lotion to get rid of any face makeup, it is very gentle and unscented (like all their products) and takes of all my makeup and I find I don't have to rub at my face which is nice! After this I usually jump in the shower and then use my Clarins Daily Energiser Cleansing Gel. This is the opposite to what I would usually go for as it is scented, but it really makes my skin feel nice and it has definitely cleared up some of my breakouts.
After this I use the toner and moisturiser of the same range, the Daily Energiser Wake Up Booster toner and then the Daily Energiser Cream which all smell AMAZING and make your skin look radiant.
I exfoliate twice a week using the Simple clear skin oil balancing facial scrub which just does the job nicely and makes your skin feel soft and lovely.
Hope that was interesting and helpful, I'm not saying this is going to work for you skin, it takes a lot of trial and error to find the right products, but these have all done wonders for me!

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From left to right

Simple- Oil balancing facial scrub

Simple- Kind to Skin purifying facial cleanser

Simple- Kind to Skin eye makeup remover

Clarins- Daily Energizer Wake up Booster Toner

Clarins- Daily Energizer Cleaning gel

Clarins- Daily Energizer cream

Nail art!

Barry M- Metallic Gold Nail Paint

No7 Stay Perfect in Violet

I have been obsessed with nails recently and these are my two favourite colours at the moment. I really love metallic and vivid colours. I have been using a nail art pen for the cross and heart details and I don't know why but I always put the nail art on my ring finger. The application of both nail polishes are really good, and last for a solid 3 days without chips. They are also really pretty for this time of year!

Bare Minerals flawless definition mascara

As some of you know, I recently had a makeup consultation at Bare Minerals makeup and really loved some of the products. I loved the mascara they used on me so much I purchased it, I have been using it for the last 2 weeks and have finally decided to write a review. Firstly, the packaging as you can see below is actually really lovely, the mascara retails for £16 which is fairly expensive but you definitely get what you pay for. It is sleek and black, simple but very effective. The application of the mascara is also really lovely, it gives your lashes flawless definition (haha, see what I did there) without clumps or messiness. It really lengthens your lashes as well, giving them volume and making them look gorgeous. I got many compliments about how long my eyelashes were when I was wearing this mascara and got asked what I was using, so I highly recommend this product.

Sleek black packaging, simple but effective!



The brush
(I apologise for the quality my camera wouldn't focus!)

Favourite Lipsticks For Fall



Famous by Sue Moxley in Shade 1
Mac- Dubonnet
Estee Lauder- Woodland Berry
(going down)

So I thought I'd talk about my favourite dark lipsticks for autumn/fall time. I personally love using a dark red or berry shade to jazz up my outfit, I think that a dark lipstick can add glam to any outfit. I usually go for a darker shade when what I'm wearing is a bit more on the plain side, I especially like to wear them in the evening with a little black number as I just think it looks so classic and glamorous.  Here are my 3 favourites, they all all very similar but all have slightly different tones and finishes! My personal favourite is Mac-Dubonnet as it is a deep, rich toned red that looks beautiful on the lips.


Famous by Sue Moxley in Shade 1
Estee Lauder- Woodland Berry
Mac amplified lipstick- Dubonnet
(From left to right)




 



Make up consultation

Today I had a makeup consultation with Bare Minerals and I have to stay it was refreshing to not get completely caked with makeup by a professional makeup artist. My skin felt really fresh and like I didn't have makeup on at all. It was just an airbrushed version of my face and the best part was it looked completely natural. Here is the picture of what they did!

They used a mineral skin foundation in the colour fairly light and then dusted some contour powder in the colour warm on my forehead, cheek and chin. She then used winter white eyeshadow as a base and then covered my lid with coffee bean eyeshadow, which she also used as an eyeliner by wetting the brush which gave a beautiful thick line. She used a coral blusher which gave a warm glow to my 

face and then finally curl and lengthen mascara which fanned out my lashes beautifully. All of the products were beautiful and really easy to use. It was a lovely finish and my skin was glowing! I highly recommend going there for a consultation, the people that work their are all really nice and it definitely gave me an insight on a different side of the makeup world! 

Welcome!

Hello Internet,

My name is Olivia and I am from England and OBSESSED with the fashion and the beauty world. This blog is all about fashion and beauty so please follow it, it would mean the world to me. I also follow back so if you have a blog I'll be sure to check it out. I am hoping to become a journalist in the future and thought this would be great practise for writing and educating myself more. Thank you for all your support!

Beauty Berry
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