fjw: September 2012

Sunday 30 September 2012

Gucci Flora - Gracious Tuberose

Gucci - Flora - Gracious Tuberose 50ml £49.00

"Gucci Flora Gracious Tuberose EDT 50ml.

The glorious recreation of the Tuberose`s sculptured, smooth flowers.

Top notes: violet leaves, peach. Heart notes: tuberose, orange flower, rose.
Base notes: cistus (Rock Rose), white cedarwood.
Serenely beautiful, the brush of violet leaf top notes lingers into the tuberose heart, before leaving a base of cistus and white cedarwood."

My parents bought me this perfume from the Duty Free in Crete a few weeks ago now, I had smelt it before and I guess I had laid a few hints down about it. I love the fresh smell of the perfume, it's so delicate and light. I find that it is really easy to wear and lasts a considerable amount of time even though it is an extremely light scent. It is one of those fragrances that you need to smell before you cast it aside!

No7 Beautiful Skin - Hydration Mask

No7 Beautiful Skin - Hydration Mask - Boots £12.50

Now I suppose my main reason for buying this was most probably the way the product itself looked. It intrigued me so much that the price didn't even really matter! I hadn't read any reviews on the product prior to purchasing it, so I guess I was kind of going with luck. I'm glad I read the reviews after buying the mask, as many people had a few negative comments about the packaging and how rich the actual product is. I have had no problem with either and overall have been really pleased with the mask considering I had heard nothing about it.

For me I have extremely dry skin, so a rich product does my skin the world of good. It is sold as a hydration mask, so ideally you're supposed to leave it on for between 2-3 minutes for a quick burst of hydration. For a treatment mask ideally 10 minutes, although I have been kind of ignoring the 'instructions'. My skin seems to quench something hydrating on a night, so I have been applying a thin layer all over my face, leaving it on all night. So far so good on this front and I wake up to lovely plump and hydrated skin. I guess I have been using this as an intense night cream, every other night.

I thought the product would be more of a sticky mask feeling, when in actual fact it is a creamy/gel like consistency. It applies to the face like a gel and leaves a thin, light film across the face once removed. In some reviews people considered the feeling to be greasy, I wouldn't say it was greasy but there definitely is a slight residue.

Would I buy this product again? My answer would have to be yes, so far so good! I think it is fairly priced and an extremely versatile product.

Have you tried this product? Would you try it? ox

Friday 28 September 2012

Eight Autumn Lip Colours

Autumn is here, slowly but surely it has crept upon us. LFW has been and gone giving us a glimpse at what the fashion world has to offer. Dark lips, red lips, nude lips, so many colours to choose from for the next coming seasons. But which will you pick?

My suggestions for the Autumn dark/purple lip;