MAC Studio Sculpt Foundation

MAC Studio Sculpt SPF 15 Foundation. To be found here.

When I went to the MAC desk, I stated that I wanted to look natural, to look like I haven't got any/much make up on. I'm just not a fan of looking plastic / orange and so on and so forth. I also didn't want to look shiny. This when the lady picked up this; Mac studio sculpt. Although it's a quite small for the price (£24) it has actually lasted a very long time..I've probably had this nearly 4/5 months, although I don't use it every day. You don't actually need much of this, the smallest amount will cover quite a lot of your face and it lasts all day. It leaves my skin looking natural and healthy, but covers evenly. I've always struggled with finding a foundation that I can work with, flicking between many different brands. This is one, that I have stayed with for a while and has been the best so far. Although at the price, I'm sure I will try to find a cheaper but just as good version.

Have you tried this? What other brands have you tried?

Soap & Glory anyone?

On payday I decided to make a trip to boots. I'd been seeing so many reviews for Soap And Glory I just had to get my hands in some of them. There was so many choices I didn't know which to go for. I decided that I would buy some things to take to the gym with me. Win all over. After much deliberation  I went with Scrub Actually and Daily Smooth. I also bought Scrub your nose in it, but that's for a different review.

I've used both of these a few times and oh my lordie, they are lovely. I want to purchase a body wash to add to the mix but that will be for next time. The scrub is just.. aofjldkfda. The smallest iddle bit goes so far, I use about.. 10p size worth every time I'm in the shower. It comes out quite thick, but due to the sugary beads in it, it just spreads beautifully over the skin. The smell is just bloody lovely in itself and leaves my skin VERY smooth.

The daily smooth does what it says on the tin really. It makes me skin incredible smooth and soft, also leaving it to smell beautiful. It can be a little overpowering if you use to much. My mum said she was able to smell it from across the room.

These definitely encourage me to go to the gym as I really do enjoy using them. I will be repurchasing as soon as I'm out.

Anyone else ever tried this? Any other soap and glory products you would suggest?

Body shop wonder.

The body shop.
The last time I entered into my local body shop I was nearly balled over by how strong the smell was. This was, nearly 5 years ago now - give or take. The same shop is now being renovated so we have no body shop currently. But walking past the empty shop, I realised that I've never actually bought anything from there. I've always wanted to but I never known what. I've decided that when the brand new shop is up and running, I'd like to make a little trip inside and have a look and dabble a bit.

Has anyone bought from their local body shop? What sort of products would you suggest?

Moany sunday.

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Today has been a bad day. Why? Because it just has. It's been one of those days where I wish I had just stayed in bed and not bothered. I got very very emotional today because it felt like my boyfriend was putting his friends over me. (Add in here that I don't want to be put over his friends, but at least have it equal.) But that's semi been sorted now. What I did discover is that his best friend made an insulting comment to me, I don't know what it is and I don't think I want to know. I just find it semi amusing that I'm a problem because he's not seeing him enough, bare in mind they see each other nearly every other day. I think people forget that as life goes on, things change and situations change. You may see someone every day but that is never going to be the same forever. I've not even met him and I already feel like I'm being judged. It's not fair on my other half to feel like he's in between us either. The problem is, I live 30 minutes away and his best friend lives 30 seconds away. All I want is to see him twice a week and suddenly that's a problem. This has put me in a very bad mood, but this is more likely due to the fact that I'm very hormonal! I'm sadly one of those women that gets very affected by the changes of my hormonal level. With all that in mind, I'm trying to just shrug it off. He's the one with the problem (the best friend), not me.

On the upside I managed to go for a swim and help all my achy muscles after my first pole dancing class on Thursday (Yes, I still hurt). I'm going back to work tomorrow after a whole week off. This is probably going to be a bit of a shock to the system, especially getting up in the cold! But it will be nice to get back into a routine. Siiiiiiiiiiigh.

MAC Select Moisturecover

MAC Select moisture cover

Near the end of last year I decided to get a whole new range of make up, after huge reviews I decided to make a trip to MAC. During my time there I finally realised how dark under my eyes are. This means that I do look tired quite a bit lot of the time (although, for most of the time I am actually quite tired...). This isn't the most attractive look and not something I want when I'm going for a night out. So here walked into my life the Mac Select moisture cover. This is brilliant and it's now part of my go-to pieces when I look worse for wear. This makes me look awake and makes my eyes look a lot brighter. Of course with MAC in mind comes a price tag at £14.50 per tube it can be quite a pinch. This has however lasted me quite a while. Can find the product here. Yet with this all in mind, I won't be repurchasing this.

Has anyone else tried this or tried something similar with a different brand?

Hidden gem.

Excuse the poor quality imagine, but my ipod camera is poo. I discovered this in the back of my mum's bathroom cupboard. This is quite a bit old but the product is still the same. I popped open the lid and the smell was GORGEOUS. I've heard so many reviews about Burt's Bees bath crystals and I can see why. The smell is literally beautiful and was so relaxing. I will most definitely be buying this when I run out. I will be rummaging around my mum's cupboards again when I get the chance to see if there any more gems like this hidden. This year I want to finish off some of the products we have already before getting new ones.

Have you ever found gems like this before?

Gym update #2

I'm thinking that from now on Wednesdays will be my gym update.. Simply because it's middle of the week and a good time to keep myself motivated. I say that, but this week I've had off! PAID HOLIDAY IS AMAZING. This is the first time since I've started working full time (July'12) that I've had a whole week off. I've kept my alarm on, hoping that on the return of Monday morning that I won't be too much of a struggle to get up. I say this but I have successfully fallen asleep every single morning. Oops. It's also been save to say that I'm glad I've had this week off. -6 in the morning? No thank you. 

Anyway.. This week I can definitely feel and almost see the affects that the gym has had on my body. My upper arms and legs actually have muscle. I feel like I have much more energy and just in general much better and healthier. 

My week:

Thursday: weights & cross trainer.

Friday: day off.

Saturday: just did weights after having my hair cut! :) 

Sunday: Weights & 42 minutes on the cross trainer.

Monday: day off. 

Tuesday: Weights & a quarter mile swim. 

Was a little gutted by the fact that I had booked in for a Zumba class yesterday but was late and thus unable to attend. Overall, considering it was my birthday on the 13th I don't think I've done too badly! I'm hoping to go to the gym today when I can convinced myself to get out of bed - it's just too blooming cold! 

Hopefully I will start to see the weight coming off now that my muscles will have increased. Fingers crossed for my weigh in on Friday!