My first ever Face of the Day!

My first ever Face of the Day!

Ok so I have finally braved it and done my first FOTD!!

I love reading all your FOTD's so thought it was time I did one. We have been trying out lots of products over the last few weeks and we thought it was about time to show you them put into practice!

So firstly here are the tools for the job!!

• Liz Earle Superskin moisturiser as base before foundation application.
• Bare Minerals Foundation and bisque concealer.
• Vivo Cosmetics baked blusher.
• Lumiere cosmetics amethyst eye pigment.
• Bare Minerals volumizing mascara.
• Make Up Academy lipstick.
• All the brushes are from my own collection of Bare Minerals and Body Shop.

And here is my finished face:

A close up for you of the eyes:

And a closer look at the lips:

I have really enjoyed using all these products, and most are now part of my everyday routine!

I am hoping to do some more of these now I have done the first one, and will hopefully bringing you some Christmas party FOTD's!! I am getting excited about Christmas already and will be getting the decs down from the lost this week!

Stay Beautiful!

Stace x

p.s. Mags has just returned from holiday, all tanned and relaxed, and will be back blogging soon!

28th November 2011

Skin secrets from Liz Earle

Skin secrets from Liz Earle

It's Black Friday today in the USA, and I expect many people are out shopping, battling with the crowds to bag that Christmas bargain. I have started to think about Christmas presents, making lists, scouring the shops to try and find that perfect present. Last week when I was out shopping I spotted this book. Liz Earle, Skin secrets is absolutely the perfect present for anyone into beauty and reading. It combines the two passions. It has also been reduced in many of the online book stores as it is a few years old now, but it is still completely relevant, making it a perfect choice for your best friend, Mum, Sister, Aunt etc.

Lets take a closer look...

A lovely quality hard back book, that would look lovely on any beauty lovers bookcase.

Chapters of the book cover:

What influences skin, Plants that love your skin, How to have lovely skin, Caring for your skin, The sun and your skin, Skin problems and solutions, Feed your skin, Everyday fitness, Relax, unwind, sleep.

So you can see it covers a wide range of subjects.

A  few of my favourite parts of the book:

A section on different ages, what your skin needs at the different ages and how we can look after our skin.

You can see how lovely the photos are from the above picture.

How to get the best from your products looks at the daily beauty regime an some great tips and techniques to get the most from the investment we make in our beauty products.

As a foody I loved this section! Covering the food we eat and the affect they may have on our skin, as well as some recipes for beautiful skin.

And a beautiful final word from Liz herself, full of sentiment and reinforces why I believe in Liz and her brand.

A real treasure of a book, and great Christmas present. Or a great pre-Christmas treat for yourself!

Are there any great beauty books you own? We'd love to hear about them!

Have a beautiful Friday.

Stace x

25th November 2011



A mascara moment

I have been umming and ahhing all day about what to blog about tonight as I have so many blogs I want to do, and lots of Xmas blogs planned. So I thought tonight I would talk about mascara. I have a major love/hate relationship with mascara. I love what it does to my eyelashes. I hate picking a mascara, mainly because they so often disappoint me. I used to love Lancome Hypnose, but then a few wands ended up lasting only a few weeks before that dreaded smell of an off mascara, and at £20+ a wand, I just couldn't keep up.

Then back in the Summer, I bought and eye kit from Bare Escentuals, and in there was one of their mascaras. And lo and behold, when this one ran out, I bought two more. A repeat purchase of a mascara!! This must be love!!

I bought a pack of two mascaras from feel unique for £12.75!! Ok so they are only 5ml, but the last one really did last me a long time.

I love the cute little box this duo came in and I thought it would make a perfect Christmas present for someone as the price tag is just right as well.

In the box were the Bare Minerals Mini flawless definition mascara in black and Mini flawless definition volumizing mascara in black.

Starting with the flawless defintion, I find this mascara perfect for work, it sperates the lashes well and highlights and elongates the eyelashes without making them to OTT for a day time look.The wand is quite small and easy to control. This was the mascara I had used before so knew what to expect, and I think it will now be a staple in my make-up bag.

The volumizing mascara was a great surprise! I wore it out on Saturday night, and it really opened up my eyes, lengthened my lashes and looked very much like my old friend hypnose!

As the picture shows the wand is much fuller with longer bristles for application. I will be wearing this mascara on nights outfrom now on!!

I love this little mascara set, even if you have a mascara you love, these are perfect for throwing in your bag as they are small, and at about £6.50 each, a true bargain.

They really highlighted my lashes and framed my eye well. I am a fan of mineral mascaras anyway as they are the only mascaras I have found which don't sting my eyes and that has to be because of the minerals in them.

They definitely gave my lashes fullness and flutter, and I may even repeat purchase these in the New Year! Happiness is finding a mascara you love!

Have a beautiful week!

Stace x