Body Shop - Free Mango Body Butter This Weekend!

Here's an offer too good to pass up this weekend, The Body Shop are giving away a free 200ml Mango Body Butter with every purchase over £25, plus on top of that you get free standard delivery, what more could a girl ask for?!!! Mango Body Butter is an intensive, creamy all-over body moisturiser, rich and smelling sweetly of summer with added Community Trade cocoa butter and sweet almond oil. Check out the offer at The Body Shop Offer ends Midnight on Sunday 12/07.

Bobbi Brown New Summer Shimmer Brick for Body.

Bronze up from head to toe with Bobbi Brown's new 'Shimmer Brick for Body' (£50), it is a light weight silky powder that can be applied all over for an instant sun-kissed summer glow and the price may be a bit steep for a bronzer but it will last & last making it worth every penny! There are 3 bars of colour that blend together so they can give a soft subtle summer glow to any skin tone, for best results apply with the 'All Over Body Brush (£50).

Skindinavia - The Original Make-Up Saver

Over the last week I have discovered a fantastic product that answers every woman's problem of trying to keep our make-up lasting for longer - Skindinvia, "The Original Makeup Saver". The formula is a lightweight, breathable mist with a proprietary time-released cooling (cryogenic) technology that chills the makeup surface to resist melting, creasing, and colour loss. A second pigment wetting technology blends makeup for maximum coverage. The result is makeup that looks as fresh as when it was applied, even 16 hours later. No more clumping, caking, creasing, sliding, or fading!!!
The mist is easily applied once your make-up is finished simply hold about 8 inches away from the face and spray 2-4 times over your make-up, it instantly feels fresh & leaves your make-up feeling weightless! I have found that my make-up has really gone the distance each time it has been used, with less excess oil build ups on the foundation surface meaning less touch ups are required throughout the day.

They have also just expanded the product line with seven new makeup-finishing mists to address a variety of makeup problems women experience. The new products include -

1 - Jet Set Makeup Finish: Reinvigorates makeup color during travel or active use.

2 - Mineral Makeup Finish: Controls drying, settling, and shine on mineral foundation.

3 - 10 Years Younger Makeup Finish: Keeps makeup hydrated and out of wrinkles.

4 - No More Shine Makeup Finish: Absorbs oil and controls excess shine.

5 - Cool Flash Makeup Finish: Chills makeup in warm temperatures (and during hot flashes), avoiding meltdown.

6 - Bridal Makeup Finish: Holds makeup texture for photography and high stress conditions.

7 - Dance! Makeup Finish: Holds makeup while dancing, clubbing, or performing

The products are also formulated for sensitive skins, dermatologist & allergy tested as well as cruelty free - not tested on animals. Available from www.skindinavia.com

Summer Essential - New Piz Buin Active Sun Care!

Well there may have been a fair share of rain about over the last few days but the sun has been pretty hot so far this summer, so I've been trying out the new PIZ BUIN® Active sunscreen, it claims to - keep on working so you can keep on enjoying your time in the sun!
PIZ BUIN® Active is a long lasting sunscreen, with cutting-edge technology, the Active Spray with stands up to 80 minutes of sweat and water contact, so you can have as much fun in the sun as you like! It has a light & non-greasy formula which absorbs into the skin in seconds, which allows you to receive full protection quickly & easily plus the spray is excellent for getting to those hard to reach places!
I used the spray myself the other day & found it was not only easy to apply & very absorbent, it also carried less scent than many other sun protection products, which is certainly good for your perfume choice! Also there is nothing worse than have to smear cream all over & wait for it to dry before you get on with your day in the sun & who wants white lotion smears all over them?! With the spray it's just quick light mist sprayed over any exposed areas on the skin & you're ready to go, definitely the way forward in sun care! Most importantly is really does give excellent protection in the sun, having fair skin myself I'm pretty susceptible to going very pink in the sun but there was no pink-patches in sight! It will definitely packed in my holiday toiletries bag this year on my way to Barcelona!
aPIZ BUIN® Active is available in two products – Active Spray and Active Lotion – both of which feature PIZ BUIN’s Helioplex™ sun filter technology with resilient, photostable UVA and UVB protection against both burning and the ageing effects of the sun. £14.67 - Boots Currently have it on offer Buy 1 get 1 Free

Perfect Summer Cheeks - Jemma Kidd Contour & Flush!

Perfect for a healthy summer glow this season is Jemma Kid's Contour & Flush Creme Duo, the bronze tone gives you a sunkissed effect as well as contouring the cheek bones while the light pink gives pinched healthy flush! For best results apply the bronze first in dabbing motions around & just under the cheek bones to define & contour, then apply the pink to the apple of your cheeks (soft fleshy part when you smile) & softly blend with the bronze for a perfect finish!

Fake Tans for Free and Nails for Nothing - New Website Launch

www.oddjobswap.co.uk is simple – it's a website created to help you swap the talents and abilities you have with other people locally.
So, if you can apply an amazing fake tan but can never manage to get your nails just right you could use the website to find someone who's great at manicures and pedicures, and make them bronze beautiful in return. You get fantastic nails and they save themselves the cost of a salon tan – it's a win-win situation.
How www.oddjobswap.co.uk works -
Registration is easy, just go to www.oddjobswap.co.uk and fill in the online form. And you don't need to pay costly membership fees to access the website either – ITS FREE at the moment! This gives you access to their online database of fellow oddjobbers.
You can go online whenever it suits you, so it's convenient and you don't have to spend hours ringing round to get quotes, stay in for appointments or wait for firms to call you back. Just link up to get the jobs you need done at the click of a mouse.
How www.oddjobswap.co.uk was born - it is the brainchild of Peter and Julie Bruce, who were thinking of ways to boost community spirit and beat the credit crunch at the same time.
'I'd grown up in an area that had such a strong sense of community spirit and I was wondering where that sense of togetherness had gone,' says Julie.
'We wanted to create something that would bring people together and have a positive impact. With the credit crunch, it's easy to think you can't afford to get work done, but oddjobswap.co.uk looks for the positives, letting people benefit from one another's skills without having to spend loads of money.'
Check out the website to see what you can offer & what you can gain in return!

L'Oreal's New Studio Secrets Professional Range

L'oreal Paris is currently launching a fantastic new range called 'Studio Secrets Professional' revealing their top 5 professional make-up secrets, this is the first range of professional make-up to the mass market including products such as Re-Surfacing Primer, Anti-Dullness Primers & various Eye & Lip Intensifiers.
Inspired by supermodel Linda Evangelista, who throughout her 15 year career within the fashion industry as acquired a vast amount of inside knowledge within professional make-up as well as regularly doing her own make-up for catwalk shows & high profile shoots, the range has been developed with a teaching base & step by step approach. Linda now shares all the secrets of professional make-up with women worde wide, so now every woman can easily create professional make-up in her own home!
Here are each of the steps with all the magic products to have you preened to perfection!

Secret 1 - 'A Perfect Skin Surface'
All professional finishes start with a well prepared smooth surface, this includes 2 products 'Smoothing Resurfacing Primer' (Pictured Above) & 'Anti-Shine Mattifying Primer'. The first creates a soft even skin texture with pores & fine lines appearing smoother, I found when using this that a little goes along way which is great, my skin felt velvety smooth instantly & what's more my foundation stayed in place all day! Secondly is the Anti Shine Primer which will keep your skin shine free all day, perfect for those with oily skin, again only a little is required & best to add little dabs onto the shine prone areas such as forehead, nose & chin. Resurfacing Primer £11.99 & Mattifying Primer £9.99
Secret 2 - 'A Uniform Skin Tone'
All skin can have a few areas that either have slight red patches, signs of fatigue or lacklustre so with the right colour base your complexion can be flawless! Three colour primers are on offer here, Green 'Anti-Redness Primer', Pink 'Anti-Dull Primer for Light Skin' & Peach 'Anti-Dull Primer for Medium Skin'. With the green skin looks more even & toned with the redness reduced, with the Pink creating a glowing complexion for light skins & the Peach creating a warm tone for medium skins. I tested out the Pink & found it instantly gave my skin a fresh appearance, also one excellent tip is that if you apply a little to your foundation under the eyes it instantly brightens the under eye area! £9.99
Secret 3 - 'A Flawless Complexion'
A successful complexion depends on the attention given to it & with a winning combination, the right consistency, the right colour, the right coverage, the right luminosity & the right application, you can have the wow factor guaranteed!
The new Studio Secrets 'High Definition Smoothing Foundation' guarantees a satin soft & dazzling finish. The tube comes with it's own brush attached to give an even & professional application, the formula is designed blend perfectly with the skin giving an even finish & with a meshwork of fine waxes & soft focus effects the skin looks flawless, also a soft satiny powder provides luminosity leaving the skin radiant & glowing! There are 8 shades available which are addapted to suit all skin tones. £15.99
Secret 4 - 'Glorious Eyes'
Ever wondered how to make the most of your eyes & what colour works best without endless trial & error!? Well Studio Secrets can tell you exactly how to get it just perfect first time!
The eyeshadow should intensify the colour of the iris & your eyeliner redefines the eye, there are 16 shades within the range, 4 against each eye colour - Blue, Green, Brown & Dark Eyes. For example Blue eyes are intensified by an array of golden & warm browns, Green eyes by shades of brown, green & purple, Brown eyes with dark blues, light purples & brown as well as Dark eyes suiting greys & vibrant greens. The shadows are available in a variety of textures from Matt to Pearlescent & Shimmer plus all the pigments are optimised for an intense result in colour. I tried out some of the colours for brown eyes & found the deep blue really brought out my eye colour & the complimenting light purple look dazzling, also the shadows are great to work with & blend like a dream! £5.99 Each
Secret 5 - 'Sublime Lips'
Most lip shapes all need a small amount of redefining & rebalancing so the secret for seductive kissable lips is perfect definition & a well chosen colour!

Studio Secrets have a range of colour coordinated lipsticks making the choice easy as to what suits & to compliment a range of Lip Liners & Glass Shine LipGlass.
The colours are split into four groups & there are 24 in total, from Blonde, Light Brunette, Brunette & Dark Skin Tones, all groups have 2 lipliners each to compliment the colours, also each lipstick comes in 3 effects from Glossy, Satin to Matt. The
Glass Shine comes in 16 shades with again four groups from Blonde, Brunette, Auburn & Dark Skin Tones, it also has 3 effects from Lacquer, Glitter & Mother of Pearl. I tried out one the lipsticks for brunettes & found the colour to be very subtle & excellent for my skin tone, it also lasted very well & the gloss also gives along wear extra spake to the lip colour! Lip Stick £8.99, Lip Gloss £7.99 & Lip Liner £5.99

Over all an excellent range that creates a perfect combination of quality make-up, with an affordable price tag & the added bonus of a make-up tutorial built in! Many of the products will definitely be regulars in my make-up kit from now on! Available from Boots Nationwide