No. 7 goodies!

Hey!

So like I said in my Smashbox blog, when I had my trip to Boots in Tunbridge Wells, I also got some goodies from the No.7 counter. I was served by Susie who was very informative and knowledgable about the products which was very helpful having never really used their products in the past.







I explained I wanted to see how they used the Colourmatch technology (after walking past many times and wondering what they were doing!) to find the perfect shade and here's how it's done...

Firstly they take a little bit of your make up off each side of your jawline (which they do then cover up! Don't worry!)

Then they use this little device to take pictures essentially of your skin. This then picks up all the different pigments to decide on your shade using the most found pigment. Clever huh!





I decided on the highest coverage as my skin isn't great at the minute. So... I'm currently a little bit in love with this foundation.







It's not as high coverage as I'm used to with MAC studio fix. However! It's so nice to put on and doesn't feel like you are even wearing foundation. The colour is spot on too. I don't think I've ever found a foundation that is such a good match before. Very impressed.

I also picked up their new power contour palette. This is also a new favourite for me. I decided on the darker shade as I preferred the colour of the highlighter in this one.





Both colours are super pigmented, and very easy to use and blend out. This is definitely going to be staying in my make up bag.

They also had some new lipsticks in too... and I obviously had to have a look! I chose this gorgeous shade, Berry blush. It's such a pretty your lips but better colour and a lot more day to day than my Smashbox purchase!













It's lovely and moisturising on your lips as it's in the Moisture Drench range and the staying power is rather good too.

Next up I had some samples to trial. I've already tried the no.7 airbrush primer and love it, so Susie suggested the colour correction airbrush primer. This made me chuckle as it's shrek green so quite amusing when applying, but it does the job and very well. You don't need much at all to cover your whole face and my make up stayed on longer and was easier to apply when using this.

Lastly I got one of the No.7 mascaras to try out. This is the Lash Impact, intense volume control. The packaging is a gorgeous gold glitter which makes it stands out in my make up bag. I do like this, also I have to build it up with a few coats but that's pretty standard for me and my small lashes!







Overall a lovely selection of make up and lovely ladies on the counter. I will definitely be going back for more.

Much love

T xx

Location:Camden Road,Tunbridge Wells,United Kingdom

Getaway September 2016

So me and the bf decided to have a little getaway for a few days and after a little search decided on Cornwall.

Not going to lie... the 6hour journey there and back... bit of a mission! But we made sure we had a decent play list along with goodies.

We stayed at the CornerHouse, a bnb in Penzance. The room was lovely with a 4 poster bed and the most gorgeous sea view. Plus the people who owned it were really lovely too, always a bonus.

We were super lucky with the weather whilst we were down there, bearing in mind it was the end of Sept/Beginning of Oct.

We didn't really have a plan as such but we knew we wanted to fit as much in as possible. The first night we had a wander to get our bearings, so we walked along the sea front and ended up in Newlyn, just up from Penzance. We walked around the harbour and had a look at all the boats trying to get to the lighthouse until we realised we couldn't from where we were... fail! We then wandered back and found this cute little pub, the Tolcarne Inn. We decided to have dinner there the next night as it looked and smelt delicious. Having a few drinks in the garden watching the sun go down, the little lady wouldn't leave us alone... she was massive! We presumed she was the pub cat... after asking the lady there... apparently not... just a very friendly cat from across the road!

Then it was time to go back to the room to get ready and find somewhere for dinner. We ended up at The Bakehouse and I'm so glad we went there, the ladies who served us were lovely and very knowledgeable about the area.

Friday we got up early for breakkie and headed to Land's end, such tourists! It was really cool and we got to see two planes flying over as well as getting our picture taken with the iconic sign.

Next up was the Minack Theatre which was definitely my favourite from the whole weekend. This was a theatre built into the cliffs that looked over the most gorgeous beach. The story behind it was incredible, a lady called Rowena Cade had built a house on the cliffs in the 1920's and had got involved with the community helping to put on plays in the meadows nearby when she realised the next play they were due to perform would be better performed in a different setting so she roped in the help of her gardener to start building the theatre and as the years went by, more and more work went into it to get it how it is today. There are still shows performed there and I'm gutted we didn't have the time to watch one as I can imagine it would be incredible. Definitely need to go back and do this, I would say it is a must see if you are ever down that way.

From here we went down onto the incredible beach that the theatre overlooked for a while to soak up the rays (have to make the most of the sun in autumn!) and then we headed back towards St Michael's Mount. This is part of the  National Trust and is stunning. You have the option to either walk across when the tide is low or to get a boat when there is high tide. We had to get a boat across which took about 5 minutes and cost just £2 each. This magnificent place has been in the St Auburn family for centuries and the current family still live there now. It's a steep old walk up to the main house, so I wouldn't suggest it if you are unable to walk long/steep distances, but as you can imagine, once you get to the top the views are amazing. Because we were so late, I feel like we rushed through, so would love to go back and take our time to look round.

That night we were shattered,but went back to the Tolcarne Inn for our meal and it was lovely. We both tried new things and weren't disappointed. The staff there were really welcoming and it felt like we were regulars.

Saturday then came and was our last day...  sad faces... Jack ad done some searching and had found two little treasures for us to go and explore. The first being the Chysauster Ancient village, run by English Heritage. I was feeling a bit under the weather, again, a fair bit of walking with this one, but again, the views were too good to miss.

Next up we went to Merry Maidens Stone circle... think Stonehenge, but smaller, free and you can actually walk right up to them. This was actually quite interesting although there wasn't any information at the site, except for a sign telling us not to leave anything on the site!

Later that day we went to our favourite restaurant yet. Coco Loco. This was a Mexican that everyone we had spoken to had raved about and I can see why. The hostess was brilliant, and the service was quick but didn't feel like they were rushing you. The food was amazing and so were the cocktails! We definitely left feeling way too full with our Mexican food babies.

Overall, a brilliant weekend away just the two of us and somewhere we definitely want to re-visit. Until next time Cornwall...


Much love

T xx

Smashbox Goodies

So... it's been a while! But I'm back and have a lot to review!

I took a trip to my local Boots store at the weekend as I hadn't been in since it had its refurb. I love it! They have loads of new brands now including Benefit, Liz Earle, Dior, Smashbox and more. This is also dangerous if you are anything like me... but danger is also fun in my eyes.

I firstly went to the No.7 counter as I'd heard about their Colour Match technology and wanted to find out if it was any good. The lovely assistant, Susie was extremely helpful and I have a lot of products to review in the next few weeks from them.

She then took me over to the Smashbox counter and the lady there, Danni, was equally as lovely. I'd never really tried Smashbox before as it wasn't available anywhere close by so she gave me a few samples to try and I happened to come across the lipsticks. Oops! I found this gorgeous colour, Skinny Jeans, which reminds me of my childhood as I'm pretty sure I had one a similar colour! I had to get it!




It's super moisturising and the colour is definitely build-able. I do think it's a marmite shade, you either love it or you hate it.. I can say I loved it! They also had a darker shade of blue which I'm going to have to try out very soon!




This week I have also tried the other goodies out. I had the BB Water in light/medium and also in medium along with the Under Eye Primer and Eyelid Primer and lastly the Full Exposure Mascara in a mini size.







The BB water wasn't really my shade unfortunately but I think I made it work... 🙈

I used the light/medium as my base and then used the medium one as a bit of contour... because, well... why not?!













I loved the texture of the BB water and think it lasted pretty well. It seemed to give me medium coverage but felt like it could buildable for heavier coverage. It felt really nice on my skin and I didn't even realise I was wearing it.

I used my Benefit tinted lash primer first and then used my mini... which as it's miniature, I love regardless.














I struggle with mascaras anyway and am yet to find a firm favourite as my lashes are sooo small and so by the time I build the lashes they look clumpy because they are crap lashes!
I really like this mascara though and for day to day (when I don't need to build really) it worked well. No clumps and no fall out. Winning!

Lastly was the under eye primer and eyelid primer. Both were interesting consistencies... I really liked the under eye primer and even more so because it's not something I have really come across before. I needed the tiniest bit so this would last for ages! I feel like it did help keep my concealer on really well, more so than if I hadn't have used it.
The eyelid primer I feel does work really well but I'm going to keep using it to see how I feel as currently it hasn't taken over my long running love, Primer Potion from Urban Decay.








Over all, I really enjoyed using the products here and will definitely be purchasing the full size BB water and obviously will be trying some more products.

Thanks again to Danni in Tunbridge Wells for the opportunity to try these out. I will definitely see you soon!


Much love

T xx

Location:Calverley Park,Tunbridge Wells,United Kingdom