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

The magic of Wahanda!

*This is not a sponsored post, all opinions are my own and I am not affiliated with the company in any way*

So around Christmas time I was so stuck on what to buy for people! People as usual giving me no ideas and I wanted to get them things they could actually use rather than something kept at the back of the cupboard. 

My grandma had been mentioning wanting a lava shell massage for a while and so I decided to get her one.

 

I was googling different places in my local area at the time and came across Wahanda. It's an app and is amazing! 

You basically input your location and it tells you the salons in your area that work with them, be it beauty, hair, nails etc. 

You can then book treatments/appointments through the app so that it's all in one place. You also get an email that you can print out if it's for a gift.

I thought this was fabulous! And so handy if you're like me and forget to book in for nails etc or when you do, forget the time or date! 

It's all kept on this app for you and is so handy! 

I am a little bit in love with this app and have been suggesting it to all my friends and family. Give it a go and let me know how you get on. 

Much Love,

Tklou x

Edit: Since writing this post originally, I had to contact Wahanda as the massage I had booked wasn't available at the Salon I had booked it at. They were really good at handling the situation, apologized and refunded me, along with giving me a credit to use on my next purchase. Top marks for customer service!

Family day at the seaside.

Every now and then we take a trip to the seaside to see my late grandpa's lady friend and also his late best friend's widow.

It's always a lovely day of catching up and reminiscing, and I love the time spent with my Mum, brother and uncle. We always have such a laugh, although anyone else looking in might think were mad! I guess that's part of being a family isn't it? Inside jokes etc. Love it! 

We met the ladies at the De La Warr pavilion in Bexhill as usual. It's reasonably priced and they do a lovely coffee. We also decided to have breakfast as none of us had eaten. I chose eggs benedict and a Mocha and both were super yummy! 

I love sitting in the pavilion and looking out at the sea. It makes me feel calm and at peace. It obviously helped that it was a nice day albeit the wind made it a bit chilly. 

Before we went home we popped over the road to Di Paulos which does the most amazing gellato. I settled for a one scoop chocolate with a chocolate dipped cone. 

I loved getting my sunnies out and spending quality time with the famalam especially as I now live an hours drive from them all. 

What did you guys get up to last weekend and what are your plans this weekend? 

Much love,

Tklou x