Liz Earle brightening treatment mask - brightening my day!

Good evening!

Hope you all had a lovely Easter, and hopefully some time off work.

If, like me, you over indulged over the weekend on chocolate eggs, large dinners and wine, then this is just the post for you! The weekend played havoc with my skin, and so I wanted to share with you a product I have just started using to help revive my skin.

The product is by one of our favourite brands, Liz Earle, and is the brightening treatment mask.

This starter kit comes in a
 little wash bag and it retails for £14.25

The 50ml bottle comes with a muslin cloth

Now what really appeals to me about this treatment is the the fact that you only have to leave it on between 30 seconds to 2 minutes, so it is excellent if you are in a rush but still want to treat your skin.

The pump action bottle is another reason I like this product, much easier to use than squeezy bottles I have used in the past.

Pump action bottle, only two pumps needed!

The product boasts ingredients such as witch hazel, camphor oil and almond oil.

The consistency is clay based, however once on your skin it does not go hard like some clay masks I have used in the past.

The mask has a clay like consistency

I use two pumps of this product and massage on to my face, leave it for about 1 minute, and then wash off with the muslin cloth.

The first time I used it after a breakout of spots, I really noticed they had gone down the next day. It leaves my skin feeling clean and noticeably softer.

The blurb on the back of the bottle specifies that ' you will experience a slight tingling sensation'. I did feel a slight tingle, but I think this is what makes my face feel so clean!

It also advises that this product is not suitable for sensitive skin.

I was really impressed with this product, I will be using it once a week as part of my skin routine, and this handy 50ml bottle, and the fact that you only need to leave it on for such a short time, mean I will be packing it on my next holidays!

I would really like to try some more of Liz Earle's face masks now. Have you tried any others and what did you think of the results? Let us know by commenting or tweet us @beautyu

Stay beautiful!

Stace x

Easter nails

Happy Easter!

I hope you all enjoy the time off as we definitely are! 

It’s nothing better than a few days off work when you can sleep in, eat a lot and not worry about tomorrow... well maybe I went too far but you get the picture!

As Easter is associated with 'being reborn' and I’m in the mood for colour, I thought I’ll recreate the Easter egg effect on my nails. What do you think about my Easter nails?? Aren't they fun?!

To get this effect I’ve used four different colours from BarryM’s range. Two of them being just regular pastel nail varnishes:

From the left: BarryM 307 Lemon I/C and BarryM 304 Mint Green.

And for the top colours, I’ve used the Instant Nail Effects varnishes:

From the left: BarryM 314 and BarryM 315.

To finish it all of, I used the Cristal Finish top coat by Leighton Denny, as I didn't have the BarryM’s one! 

What do you think about my Easter nails? Let us know below or on Twitter @beautyu.

Stay beautiful and enjoy the time off!

Mags xx

The New Neutralizing Primer from bareMinerals!

As the bareMinerals' products rule my make up bag at the moment (and will probably stay for some time – no point in finishing this affair while I enjoy it!) I have to let you on one of my recent purchases and a brand new launch - Prime Time Neutralizing foundation primer.

The new bareMinerals foundation primer - Prime Time Neutralizing foundation primer

To describe it in a few words – "it’s like a primer but it’s not a primer... it’s even better than a primer!" There are a few things that I question about the product: the colour and consistency; but the product itself, once applied, is fantastic! Delivers the results and works great with my skin!

The benefits:

This product works like a primer, even though it doesn’t look and feel like it. Its consistency is more of a lotion, so it takes a bit more of smoothing it onto the skin. Once applied and sunk in, my skin is completely smooth.  And the colour (sorry bareMinerals!) but it looks like a bird poo...  Have a look at the photo below:

Once I pass the stage of looking at it and apply it onto my face it does what it says on the tin! The colour helps to neutralise any redness on my face (spots and blemishes) and the skin feels nourished and ready for my foundation. However, before I apply the foundation, I wait about 3 mins as I think it goes better on once the product is fully absorbed, but don’t get me wrong the product sinks in really quickly leaving that nice smooth feeling – it doesn’t sit on your skin!

Last but no means least are the minerals that this product contains. Also, there is a fresh smell so it’s great to use. I’ve noticed an improvement on my skin when using this product; however, I also use the night treatment so I think it’s a case of all the products working in sync.

Have you been the lucky person to buy this product as a TSV from QVC (see Stace’s post about the TSV)? If so, what do you think about it? If you haven't though, would you buy it? Let us know by leaving a comment below or tweet us @beautyu.

Stay beautiful!

Mags xx