REVIEW | ORIGINS SUPER SPOT REMOVER

 This is the 'IT' spot treatment. Alongside Sudocrem, it is known as the best spot treatment and the blogs have been all over it!

It retails for about £12 and I got mine from the Origins counter in House of Fraser. It's a gel consistency with witch hazel and clove oil with makes it smell very simple and herbal. You just apply a tiny amount to the spot and after a few hours it dries over the spot until you wash your face. It feels very refreshing and it does sting quite a bit when it's applied but I kind of like that because it feels like it's really deeply targeting the spot.  

I was really impressed when I started using this. A little goes a very very long way which means the £12 price tag is perfect reasonable as this little baby lasts for ages. I wouldn't necessarily recommend it for people with acne as I don't know how it would work but for hormonal breakouts or that pre-date zit it's perfect! It doesn't remove the spot completely - this isn't Harry Potter after all - but it reduces the size dramatically and the redness and tenderness of the spot.

This treatment is perfect for before bed. We've all had that experience with the Sudocrem all over the sheets... but this stays on all night. It says you can apply make up over it but I actually find that the treatment dries and flakes and it looks terrible under make up so this is best used overnight or washed off before make up application.

Overall, I love this treatment so so much and it's totally affordable! Have you tried it?

Thanks guys. Take care x 

REVIEW | MAYBELLINE SUPERSTAY 14 HR LIPSTICK

I love lipsticks so much but often drugstore colours are really uninspiring. Stay With Me Coral is a hot pink coral and I think it is delicious! I tried to stay as true as possible to the colour in the photos but it is a little bit more coral than is shown. This lipstick claims to last 14 hours on the lips so I thought I'd put that to the test! And by golly I did! Through thunderstorms, running and lots of eating... The top photo shows the colour when I first put it on after breakfast. About 10am. The colour stayed perfectly in place after walking through a thunderstorm despite my mascara running all down my face!

 This was at about 8:30pm. 10 and a half hours after putting on the product. Not the best wear since I assume Maybelline desires its customers to actually eat during the 14 hour period! 

As you can see, it has worn off considerably throughout the day and it was also a very sticky product throughout the day on my lips and never quite dried. Many a crumb would attach itself! There was also some transfer even later in the day; however, I would definitely wear it again as the colour is beautiful but I would take the lipstick with me during the day to top up the colour.

Anyway, who wants to keep a lip colour on for that long? Haha, thanks guys. 

Do you like long wearing lipsticks? Take care x

MINI HAUL

I've been having writer's block recently which hasn't stood me in good stead for my blog. I've been manically busy with moving into my flat but I picked up a few wee things while out in town and despite the size of haul, I couldn't think of a good reason why not to show you all.

Barry M Hi-Shine Gelly Nail Paint in Papaya

This colour has been quite a favourite in the blogging world. I already adore the formula of these polishes and the colour looks so gorgeous and fruity.

Essie Polish in Fiji

Fiji is a cult fave. Everyone and their mother owns this polish and now I do too! I love pale polishes but often the formula is quite watery and thin. This formula is milky, creamy and builds up to an opaque colour. Ahhhh bliss.

Maybelline Super Stay 14 Hour Lipstick in Stay With Me Coral

I've had my eye on this colour for a wee whiley. In fact I've been coveting all three of these products for a while. This colour is delicious. It's a beautiful subtle warm toned pink with a hint of coral. I absolutely adore it and having already tried the 24 Hour Lip Colours I completely trust their wearability.

Would you like a Maybelline 24/14 Hour Lip Stick Review? Let me know :)

Take care x

GLASGOW | MERCHANT CITY IS...

 St David's Kirk,  Glasgow cobblestones,  Typical Glaswegian guy with bulldog for protection!  Indian restaurant: Dakhin,  Couple getting married on the steps of The Gallery of Modern Art,  The Gallery of Modern Art,  Saint Vincent Place,  Ingram Street,  Glasgow City Halls,  Merchant Square,  Old hospital founded by George and Thomas Hutcheson rebuilt 1805,  Pretty Green, Old hospital,  Cruise,  Jigsaw,  Virginia Place,  Architecture on Ingram Street,  Lane running through Virginia Place,  Candleriggs plus my feet,  Delicious pizza me and my sister had on the steps of The Gallery of Modern Art

The average population of a world city is approximately 50,000 people. 

Glasgow City has a population of approximately 600,000 people.

And out of all that, I wonder how many people actually stop for a moment and look at some of the beauty around us.

I was walking through Merchant City yesterday and the weather was just beautiful. It was sunny, hot and slightly breezy, but not enough to whip up everyones skirts! Thank goodness!

I think the sun always makes any city look ten times better but Merchant City always looks beautiful so yesterday, it was a diamond in the rough.

I hope you enjoy my photos, I wanted to share a wonderful part of Glasgow with you as it's just such a beautiful area and the architecture is stunning. It's a very wealthy part of Glasgow so is home to many expensive shops and bars but there are so many affordable and mouth watering restaurants.

If you're ever in Glasgow, take a look at Merchant City, it genuinely is beautiful. 

Take care x

SUMMER DAY OUT

Me grinning my socks off,  Cranachan light with a stag rim,  A good old steak sandwich,  Cardboard craft stags,  A birds eye view of Glasgow,  Brownies at the Black Rabbit,  A delicious Coke,  Donagh and his awesome tee,  3 for 1 pizzas!

Sunshine hit the west of Scotland again today and it is safe to say I flashed a bit of leg! I spent a lovely afternoon having lunch at Cranachan - a little Scottish Fayre in town - with my sister and then spent a jolly afternoon attempting to learn the Cup Song and finally closed the day with having a wee drinkie and some pizza with my good friend Donagh and his spiffing t-shirt.

It was an all around good hot day and I thought I'd share a couple of photos with you. I hope it was hot and sunny where you were and as always;

Take care x

STRAWBERRY FIMO NAILS

Fimo has been around for a while and as usual I always take a while to hop on the wagon. I love the fruit canes, I just think they look adorable in summer and they look really individual and with a little practice are pretty easy to apply! This is my first go at using them so they don't look that professional but with practice they can look like a professional acrylic manicure. 

I was quite chuffed to find a random strawberry plant in my garden! Have you tried fimo canes? Hope you're enjoying the heatwave. I love it so much! 

Take care x

L'eau | L'acqua | Love?

If you're asking why I'm doing an entire post on water, don't worry. I'm asking myself the exact same thing. Can I really justify talking about water for an entire post? Well it seems as if I am.

Why is it, we don't drink enough water? It was the first drink of the world and most likely will be the last drink too. It's the most quenching liquid on the surface of the planet and it's beneficial in so many ways. Perhaps it's the taste? Would we reach for it more if it tasted more like Coca Cola and less like metal? I can hardly even pinpoint what it tastes like. It's just water.

I had a mini sort of eureka moment the other day. My lips were constantly dry and flaky, my face had a lot of hyper pigmentation, blemishes and break outs and my skin was completely dehydrated all over my body. I'd subconsciously head someone say too that water was the best moisturiser and so I began drinking a few glasses of water a day. Not even the standard 2 litres. Just a little. The change couldn't have been more surprising...

My hyper pigmentation cleared up dramatically.

My breakouts decreased in size or completely disappeared and no new facial demons arrived.

My face looked less grubby.

My lips became a lot more softer and considerably less dry.

My body became slightly less dry despite a decrease in application of moisturiser (due to pure laziness I might add.)

My energy increased and I felt a little less tired.

I did switch my skincare that week but I ate exactly the same as I always do. So If this is the kind of change your body undergoes with just a couple of glasses of water today, why on earth aren't we drinking enough? It's too much effort. It tastes boring. I've even heard people say they don't like the taste of water. Does it even have a taste? I don't think people are ignorant of the improvements water gives, I think it's just laziness mostly. 

Maybe it varies but I know that I'm going to continue trying to drink more water, because it really does make a huge difference.

I hope this post was a little bit interesting and I'd like to hear what you think. Thanks as always for checking out my blog. Take care x

BIG SUMMER BEAUTY HAUL

After wrestling with a frustrating IKEA sofa, I thought I'd relax my shattered nerves by browsing round Boots and picking up some pampering skincare.

La Roche Posay Thermal Spring Water Sensitive Skin

Vichy Normaderm Unclogging Exfoliating Gel

Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser

Tresemmé Naturals Shampoo & Conditioner

Original Source Mint & Tea Tree Shower Gel

Real Techniques Shading Brush

Barry M Gelly Hi Shine Nail Paint in Dragon

Bourjois Cream Blush in 01

Vichy Liftactiv Serum 10 Eyes & Lashes

Vichy Liftactiv Serum 10

Vichy Liftactiv Anti Wrinkle and Firming Care Cream 

As you can see, I went a little bit crazy.

 I love beauty, but at the moment I have a penchant for skincare and am just always drawn to it. I already have the Vichy 3-in-1 Cleanser which I wasn't thrilled with but I thought I'd try the exfoliating gel since I needed one. The lady assured me - after me telling her at lengthy measures how sensitive my skin got - that I could return it if it didn't work for me. Bonus! There were actually some Vichy cream samples that I sneakily grabbed when the lady wasn't looking! Bit naughty but Vichy is on the pricey side! I've heard a lot about La Roche Posay being a good skin brand so I picked up a mini size of the thermal water and also repurchased my beloved Liz Earle Cleanser, seriously worth the £13.25 price tag, I'm telling you! (p.s. sold in john lewis, not boots)

I love the Barry M Gelly Nail Paints, bloggers and Youtubers rave about these for a reason. They glide on so well! I also got some toiletries for my new flat incase I go for a run and want to shower. Here's hoping! The run I mean, I do shower... I've been wanting to try the Bourjois cream blushes since it's been popping up in the blog world and this peachy colour goes best with my skin tone so I thought I'd give it a go. I also picked up another Samantha Chapman shading brush for eyeshadows and under eye powder. I blooming love those brushes.

I just felt like treating myself and I had a little cash to splash. Do you like any of these products?

Take care x