Showing posts with label Beauty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Beauty. Show all posts

Saturday, 23 March 2013

The job of maintaining oneself...

Yesterday I had a haircut for the second time since H was born (he is now 20 months old)... I have very boring, straight, dark brown hair that luckily doesn't need colouring so it is very low maintenance as hair goes...

Having said that I was mortified when I saw the look on my hairdressers face at the condition of my hair... which was nothing short of dismal. It was lank, lifeless, straggly, all one length and constantly tied up. He was polite about it and we had a joke but I was, in no uncertain terms, told my hair was terrible.

4 inches and many layers later I felt... and looked like a new woman! I felt so much lighter walking out of there and feel like I look the best I have in AGES!! (even Hubby agrees) Which is such a lovely feeling and not at all overrated... so good for the soul and self esteem.

I find hair, makeup, waxing and shaving all have a knock on effect. For me, I found the worst my hair got the more I dragged it up and back (so much easier when chasing after a toddler) which then looked awful so you think to yourself... what good will makeup do?... So you don't put any on etc, etc. You can see my pattern. Needless to say I have been getting around looking like something the cat dragged in...

Well... I am here on in endeavouring to invest more time and energy in the job of maintaining myself. I have already booked my next haircut. I'm off to book my eyebrow appointment and will try and put a bit of a face on more than I have been.

So... if you are at all like me, I urge you to spend a little more time on yourself as I promise you'll feel a million dollars afterwards. ... and couldn't we all do with a bit of that!?

Jx

P.S I know this is a relatively trivial issue in light of all the many things we face in our daily lives... but isn't it nice to focus on the fun things sometimes?

Saturday, 7 July 2012

Desert Twilight Eye Palette by Bobbi Brown...

Oh my goodness I love the colours in this eye palette. They are gorgeous...

I know I'm a little obsessed with Bobbi Borwn at the moment but I just had to share this.

It's limited edition and I think this will sell really fast as the colours are pretty and neutral...


Desert Twilight Eye Palette. 

What do you think? Would you wear all of these colours? Do you like the sparkle in them?

Jx

Wednesday, 13 June 2012

A slight obsession...

I was cleaning out one of my bags today and these were all in there......needless to say I think I have an obsession with all things lipstick, lipgloss and lip balm..


Image: Jessica Flett




Image: Jessica Flett


These are some of my favourites. They are all pink, soft and the glosses are very sheer.


I have been a fan of the Stila lip glaze for a long time. I have them in several colours but these are the two I use the most - Strawberry and Apricot. You can find them here.


My latest lip balm crush is Christian Dior's Creme de Rose. Mentioned previously here. I love the creaminess of it and the beautiful rose smell.


The little Chanel is the divine Rouge Coco in Mademoiselle. It is a lovely pink and the lipstick has a nice light texture. Find it here.


The M.A.C is Lustre lipstick in Syrup. I was given this by a close girlfriend when I was Bridesmaid for her 4 years ago and I have been wearing it ever since. It is the perfect dusty pink that you can wear with everything. You can find it here.


As mentioned previously here I am a recent fan of the YSL Rouge Volupte Sheer Candy lipstick in succulent pomegranate #4. I love how sheer the colour is and the choice is yours to wear it sheer or build up the layers for a stronger effect. You can get the range here and here. 


The Bobbi Brown Lip Glosses are great. They are nice and thick but still sheer and not too sticky. They also don't dry my lips out too much which is a huge plus as I have a big problem with many glosses and lipsticks for that reason. The ones I have and are pictured above are Popsicle and Marina Pink.


Do any of you have a borderline obsession with all things Lipstick, balm and gloss like I do? If not do you have any other make-up obsessions? I'd love to hear about them.


Jx



Wednesday, 16 May 2012

My latest beauty obsession

Source: Here

I am besotted with Christian Dior's Creme de Rose lip balm. It smells beautiful. I love the scent of roses so it's right up my alley. It really does soften and smooth your lips. Previously I have only had luck with Blistex and Paw Paw ointment so I am very excited to have found this one and added it to my collection. 


The gorgeous packaging is a definite added bonus too.


I bought mine at David Jones but I have found some places on line here and here.


Enjoy!
Jx