Soap & Glory No Clogs Allowed.

Hello my lovelies,

This is a post that's been sitting in my drafts for months, I've left it until now as I didn't want to be posting the same thing as everyone else. Doing this post now, I feel gets this product back into people's heads...hopefully.

Now typically I avoid self heating products - they usually send me into a state of panic, I fear that they do more harm than good and yet here I am with oddly only good things to say about Soap and Glory No Clogs Super Self Heating Deep Pore Detox Mask.

It does seem that a few products have underwent a make over in the last year or so and Soap and Glory No Clogs Super Self Heating Deep Pore Detox Mask is no different. Gone is the metallic packaging and sponge that was included in the past and in is a much sleeker white outer. By doing so the products feel more grown up and sophisticate and from what I have read the sponge from the past won't be all that missed. 

The Soap and Glory No Clogs Super Self Heating Deep Pore Detox Mask is a gritty (to me it feels like oatmeal) exfoliating yet deep cleansing weekly facial mask. The concept is that you apply it to the face once a week to melt away even the deepest grime trapped in the pores, help heal blemishes as well as excess oil and of course leave the skin feeling softer than soft. 

As someone with problematic skin I sucked it up and applied the self heating formula which admittedly I was a little pensive about doing so - the concept is that you apply a grape sized blob to the skin and scrub the face until the mask turns blue and of course heats up. Oddly the heating sensation which is provided using hot clay is quite pleasant, it warms gently but didn't not tingle nor leave my skin uncomfortable. Once you have done that you leave the mixture on your face for up to 10 minutes before rinsing clean. 

For me the mask did leave my skin feeling beyond soft with a slight glow, I have to stop myself from touching and stroking my face after application which is all down to the combination of micro pumice and glycerine for added moisture. However I can't say that it did anything at all for my blemishes, clogged pores or excess oil. If you are looking for a a great weekly exfoliating mask then I do recommend this 100% but for other skin concerns I am afraid the search continues.
Soap and Glory No Clogs Super Self Heating Deep Pore Detox Mask £11.50/100ml via Boots - link 

Face Of The Day

Hello my beautiful dolls, well today I thought I should really look through my blogger notebook. If you don't already know my blogger notebook is where I write down all posting ideas and products I want to try or recipes I want to bake. Anyways looking through the notebook I noticed I hadn't done a face of the day post. Now I'm not one who likes taking pictures of myself, I know what ya thinking 'you're a beauty blogger it's one of the things we do to show products' I know, but I always think I look miserable or that I'm sneering in them so I apologise now if I look miserable in the picture. So with out further babbling I give you my very first Face of the Day post.

So above you can see my face, a bit pale but better than what it is without make up. So to the make up below.

To start off with I used Benefit Porefessional I love this primer it really leaves my skin looking flawless even without foundation. Speaking of which for my foundation I used Revlon Match Perfection in Light Porcelain 010 apart from Dior 10 this is the only foundation I have found so far that doesn't leave me looking like I've been tangoed. I then used Soap & Glory Kiss Ass Concealer to cover my blemishes and what not. I then used Soap & Glory One Heck of a Blot powder to set it all.

For my eyes I used E.L.F eyeshadow in confident then followed that with Soap & Glory SuperCat liquid eyeliner pen then for my mascara I used Kelly Brook eye mascara. and finished off with Kelly Brook blusher in Bardot. I do normally use a highlighter and bronzer to contour, but I wasn't feeling it today.

All the products apart from the kick ass concealer will have reviews in the next few weeks. I do believe I already have a review on the concealer which you can read here.

Thank you for reading my post, what do you guys prefer to use?

Why do you wear make up

I have seen this tag floating around on peoples blogs over the past few weeks and it seems to be spreading like wild fire. So here goes my answers.

When did you begin to love makeup?

Like many others I have forever been a girly girl. When I was a little girl I was obsessed with princesses, pink, glitter, Barbie's and spent my time dressing up, putting on fashion shows and baking mud pies. With this girliness came the love of makeup. I remember I used to play with my mums make up, then I would only wear it properly at Christmas parties or school discos and even then it was only mascara. I think the first time I properly wore a full face of make up was when I was 13. As I've gotten older I like to think my technique has improved.

How do you feel without makeup?

I feel ok without make up as long as I'm not going anywhere. If I am I feel naked, and it's weird.

What do you like about makeup?

I like that it can transform your look, you can play around with it, make yourself look old, beautiful, funny. If you have the make up skills that it otherwise I love the fact that it can enhance natural beauty and bring out certain aspects of a persons face.

Three “Holy Grail” Items:

Mascara- I’m not fussed on which brand, however I do love L'Oreal Telescopic False Lash Mascara and Maybelline Colossal Mascara

Soap & Glory Kick Ass Concealer - god send it really is especially if you have blemishes that you find hard to cover this will do it. Also it will stay covered throughout the day and even night! 

Rimmel Blush Pink Rose- A bargain high street product, but one that is very pigmented, lasts forever and is a great match for my skin tone. Great at giving me some colour on these dull days and a daily wear for me.

Soap & Glory Kick Ass Concealer

Lets talk concealer. I am totally in love with Soap & Glorys Kick Ass Concealer. I mean just look at the packaging so cute and it captures your eye which is what you want a product to do. Seriously who in their right mind would pick up a product that was dreary and boring? It's a brilliant product as well, I've looked and tried most concealers, but I have never managed to find one that actually stays put. That's where this product is different. 

 You see there are three steps to this product step on (pink side) this goes under your eyes and hides dark circles. I have terrible dark circles and this hide them pretty well, I wouldn't say completely but they were hidden. Onto step two (cream side) this is the blemish concealer and this is a life saver for me, I suffer from acne and really need a concealer that hides my acne, I don't care if you see bumps but redness I can't stand and this covers the redness so well. When I first put it on I was like omg they are gone, it wasn't until I got right up to the mirror that I noticed the bumps. So to say I was a happy bunny was an u understatement.

Finally step three, this is an ingenious idea. It's a setting powder that you put on over the concealer to set it before you move on to your foundation (if you put your concealer first that is) and this setting powder actually keeps the concealer in place. I do tend to put concealer on first then foundation the again with concealer. Yet with this I did not need the second round of concealer. My mum was actually shocked with how covered my acne was, she's even tempted to buy some. 

I bought this from Boots for £10 and it is worth every penny. I would defiantly say if you haven't got this product and want a concealer that actually conceals blemishes then go out and buy this. It is a great investment.