Benefit Wishlist

As with all girl, I love all Benefit products - they just seem to work. However, it takes a lot to make me bite the bullet and buy beauty products that are above a certain price just in case they don't work... So I make wishlists instead...

Here is my Benefit Wishlist

#1 - hello flawless oxygen wow foundation £24.50 (in Believe in Me)

I've been using a sample of this for the past week or so and I am falling more and more in love with it. I have always wanted a foundation that doesn't look like a foundation, and I seem to have found it in this. It brightens my skin and gives flawless coverage. I really do love it - may have to invest soon!

#2 - they're real! mascara £18.50

I have had SUCH amazing things about this product and have been dying to give it a go. One of the things that makes me really want to try it is the fact that it doesn't smudge - which is something I really need in a mascara. It lengthens, curls, volumises, lifts and seperates - sounds perfect to me!

#3 - watts up soft focus highlighter £24.50

If anything I'm just intrigued by this product... It's had such a great reviews on their site and I just want to see what it does! You apply this highligher to cheekbones and then blend with the spongy bit to give you a champagne glow. Anything with 'champagne' has to be good, right?

#4 - the POREfessional £23.50

This product doesn't really need much intro as it has been making the rounds in blogger world... I have been trying to find the perfect primer so I would love to give this a go and a try - may have to go my local shop and ask for a sample. Have heard mixed reviews about this so am hoping it excels my expectations!

If anyone would like to send me any of these I would love you forever (i joke of course... unless you want to send me some!)

I would love to hear some of your views on these products if you have tried them or if you recommend any other Benefit products...

Have you used these before? Do you recommend anything else?

Steal her Style: Mollie King

I've always loved celebrity 'steal her style' pieces so I thought I'd try my hand at one and see how I go ... I'd love to hear what you think and if it something you'd like to see more of on here!

Steal Her Style #1

Like most people I'm a big fan of Mollie's style and wish beyond belief that I had her wardrobe... and her legs, and her hair.... okay maybe just be her!

But seeing as I can't be her I may as well start with the wardrobe...

I love this outfit as it's bright yet ridiculously simple and so easy to recreate (as you can see above). I would however recommend a tan with this outfit ... and maybe some sun as well! 

Maybe just go to LA like Mollie did to wear this outfit...

Again, Mollie's life please?

I did actually buy a shirt from New Look that I saw Miss Mollie wear on Daybreak last week which you can find here and I will be doing an outfit post on it soon :)

Whose style would you like to steal?

Liz Earle Love Letter

Be prepared for a little bit of a love letter with this post. I'm sure you've seen many many fantastic posts about Liz Earle and one of these particular products... But I love it so much I just have to share my thoughts with you lovely people!

You guessed it, it is Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser which was very kindly sent through with a free sample of Liz Earle Instant Boost Skin Tonic.

I was so excited to try both of these and they came in their own little Liz Earle bag, all wrapped in gorgeous tissue paper. I'd recommend it just for its presentation...

I have been holding off on reviewing this to see how it actually works as usually skin products take a little while to actually do anything on my skin. I've been using both for just over a month now and this is what I thought :)

Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser

I got the 100ml pump starter kit for £14.25. I got the pump over the as a) it was cheaper and b) it was recommended to be by jemimaandted that the pump lets out just enough cleanser to cover your face so no chance of wastage. It came with two muslin clothes as well which was very handy and thoughtful of Liz :)

Ok so you pump once onto your hand and massage it gently into your skin over your eyes, face and neck. Then using the muslin cloth, rinse it in hand-hot water, wring out and then polish off the cream with the cloth. Finish by splashing your face with cold water.

I love the smell of this product, it's the first element of it that I feel in love with. It's just so pure and fresh and just smells chamomile which I love. It's so easy to apply and comes off really easily. It removes make up as well. It recommends you use in morning and evening, however I have just been using it before I go to bed. Once you splash your face with water and dry my face just looks so much clearer already and has literally NEVER felt so soft. I just feel cleaner.

Liz Earle Instant Boost Skin Tonic*

Mine is a mini 50ml sample size which came free with my above purchase (usually £5.25) but you can buy larger sizes and you can also purchase this as a spritz.

Now, I had never used a toner before and had no idea what it was meant to do other then tone (duh Lisa!). This product is meant to refresh, sooth and brighten your skin and I can assure you, it does all three.

You pop a small amount onto a cotton pad and sweep it over your face after using Cleanse & Polish (alternatively spritz onto face and body if you have the spritz). Again, I usually only use it at night as I have found it's quite hard to pop make up over the top of it.

Overall I have fallen so in love with these products. My skin looks so much clearer and brighter and smells fantastic after use. I just get into bed and sniff and hmmm yummy!

I accidentally stopped using this for a few days (bad Lisa) as I just got a bit lazy and tired and my skin really did suffer as a result, it really does make a huge difference. As soon as I started back up again it was bye bye oily skin, clean skin!

I would definitely recommend these products, even with the price tag as it really is worth it and it lasts for ages. I really cannot wait to try other products from this brand!

What Liz Earle products do you love?

Links of London GB Collection

Those who know me know I love my Links of London bracelet and love their charms. So when they asked me to review their GB collection I jumped at the chance. Not only do I love Links, but I love the Olympics and I'm lucky enough to be going in August to see the male swimmers (o yum!) so this really was the dream offer for me.

Links of London have teamed up with the Olympics to be the creators of the Official Jewellery Collection 2012 and they've come up with this fantastic collection.

2012 Team GB Band* £20

I really love this band. It's so patriotic and just fits really nicely. I love how it arrived. It came with a lovely Links of London GB gift bag and came presented in what (to me) looked like a test tube...! But was really very cool.

For £20 as well it's well worth getting to show your support for Team GB! I will definitely be wearing this to see the male swimmers... aka my future husbands!

I have been sporting this bracelet since I received it and I really do love it, I have had so many compliments already! It's comfortable, stylish and I feel very patriotic wearing it!

This is the rest of the collection. I love the fact that it isn't just restricted to charms but you can also get beads as well as handbag charms and a keyring.Unfortunately last time I looked the slim bead was out of stock... But the rest is still available!

My favourite charm in the collection is probably the Paralympics Disc Charm, may have to invest in that as well at some point...

I also love the Team GB keyring, I am a bit of a keyring collector so I have a feeling this piece will accidently end up on my keys sometime soon...

I love all the colours and I feel so patriotic just looking at the collection!

If you're a Links lover, or even if not, I would definitely recommend this collection... TEAM GB FOR THE WIN!

What piece will you be sporting?

Clinique High Lengths Mascara

Debenhams have been holding a Clinique Mascara Swap so I wondered on down to my local, lovely Debenhams and handed in my old mascara for this little Clinique beauty. You could choose between either High Lengths Mascara or High Intense Mascara.

I chose:

High Lengths Mascara*

I have to say... this brush scared me a little bit... it just looks the teeth from a dinosaur from Jurassic Park...

It obviously works though if the next photos are anything to go by... Go little jurassic park monster teeth brush!

Now, I'm usually one of those people who look at others mascara reviews, see the 'one coat' photo and laugh, thinking to myself "my arse is that only one coat"... However, this mascara has completely changed my opinion of that: no longer shall I scoff!

You can see from the above photo that it immediately lengthens the lashes and creates a more prominent lash line. The scary brush was really easy to use on the top lashes as well.

I found the brush a little hard to use on the bottom lashes but other then that I can't really say a bad thing about it.

It does look quite clumpy on the photos, but that could just be that I didn't brush out my lashes before hand (bad beauty blogger!).

Which sample did you choose?