Alaïa Paris Review

   

Hello again, This is just a quick review/my thoughts on the New Alaïa Paris perfume. Here's a description I found on the essential website.

'Alaia Paris Eau de Parfum is a resolutely modern fragrance, crafted from light and shadow with exceptional materials.

In creating his first fragrance, Azzedine Alaia offers an eternal invitation to the Voyage. The result is an artcraft that is emblematic of his rigorous and idiosyncratic behaviour, with undeniable confidence and risk-taking. Just as his fashion sculpts women’s bodies, so too does his fragrance have a transformative action, imposing Beauty as absolute once more.

Alaia Paris opens with a fresh first impression of airborne notes spiced with Pink Pepper, before an abstract heart of Freesia and Peony Blossom on the skin. A base of Animalistic notes is complemented by Musk, bestowing a truly tactile, carnal feel to the dry down.

A fresh impression: Airy notes and Pink Pepper

A floral impression: Freesia and Peony

A bare-skin impression: Animal notes and Musk'

This immediately makes me think of a sexy, sophisticated and fashionable women, wearing all black, heels and sunglasses. Walking with confidence and leaving her beautiful smell trailing behind her.

Defiantly a fragrance for a sophisticated women with a strong character, a women who knows what she wants and how to get it. (Marilyn Monroe also springs to mind)

I got a sample of this and immediately fell in love. I feel the sample was noticeably sweeter or maybe more floral then the actual bottle, but after half an hour of so on my skin the floral was a lot more detectable. It's got a slight masculine, leathery hint to it but that's what makes it sexy. And woah is it sexy. Its mature yet feminine, I feel like it's a signature scent that will stay with you a lifetime and will forever be your scent, that is evocative of you when others smell it.

I would as always recommend smelling this in person and avoid reading reviews on perfume forums, I find people love to over study and pick apart perfumes online, rather then enjoying it for simply how it smells, but I find any smell with personality that isn't the usual sweet and safe scent gets hated on. 

The packaging is stunning, the set I bought comes in a simple nude box with black and nude ribbon. The bottle itself is thick, black glass with laser cut out detailing. A golden lid with swirl effect detail that adds a bit of prettiness to the bottle. I love it and think it suits the perfumes mysterious and sexiness perfectly.

I'm seriously loving this perfume and feel it's different to anything that's currently out there. 

Have you smelt this? What are your thoughts 

XOX

JOMA JEWELLERY HAUL

   Hey 😁

   If you know me, you'd know I'm obsessed with jewellery that has meaning to it, 

   so I couldn't resist getting these adorable bracelets from Joma Jewellery. 

   They make such great presents for almost any occasion 

   I found a website that had them with a 15% off saving

   http://www.yourgifthouse.co.uk/collections/joma-jewellery they are a family run 

   business and the bracelets arrived very quickly, so I defiantly recommend ordering

   from them. I bought five all together, matching horse shoe ones for my mum and I 

   and the daisy one also for my mums birthday.

   My favourite has got to be the Dream Catcher, it's stunning. 

   These bracelets look lovely stacked but I also love them alone.

   Placing another order soon, going to get 3 guardian Angel bracelets one for my 

   mum, grandma and I on the anniversary of my Grandpas death.

   Just thought I'd share with you guys in case you want to buy them

   Xoxox

Zoeva Cocoa Blend Palette and Rose Golden palette Review and Swatches.

   Cocoa Blend Palette 

  Let's get straight to the point! I'm blown away by these palettes. 

  They the most visually stunning palette I've seen. Both are extremely 

  pigmented, buttery and soft I love every single colour. So impressed

  with the texture and colour pay off with these shadows, they aren't 

  dry or chalky at all.

  Zoeva palettes retail for €17.50 on the Zoeva website and are £15.50

  from Beautybay.com my palette took two days to arrive from beauty 

  bay with Free delivery. I think Zoeva is fast becoming my favourite 

  beauty brand. They have the most fantastic brushes and now I've tried 

  these palettes they've left me wanting to try everything from them. 

  To me they stand out from the crowd with their beautiful packaging, 

  amazing quality and such affordable prices. I think £15 for a top quality 

  eyeshadow palette is amazing for me this is a high end palette for a 

  drugstore price, bearing in mind the price of some drugstore palettes 

  and how much a single Mac eyeshadow costs, £15 is pretty cheap.

  I'm looking forward to seeing what's next from Zoeva, I would love them 

  to bring out some foundations and concealer, also a range of highlighters 

  for all complexions in the most stunning packaging, would be amazing. 

  I feel like a lot of effort has gone into everything Zoeva creates it doesn't 

  look thrown together, it looks like they really think about what makes a 

  good product and what people want.  10/10 for me 

June Favourites

Simple moisturiser 

Having really sensitive, oily yet dehydrated and acne prone skin I struggle 

to find day moisturisers I like, that can be worn under makeup. This is 

wonderful as it sinks into the skin immediately and doesn't effect your 

makeup application. Also a little goes a long way so it should last a wile.

Will defiantly be repurchasing this again.

Mac prep and prime fix plus

lifesaver when your hot, cools you down, doesn't make you look wet. 

Makes makeup last longer on hot days, can't say I'd use it instead of 

a primer but defiantly helps makeup to last.

Ex1 Invisiwear Foundation 

Favourite foundation ever! it gives a beautiful airbrushed finish.

it has such good build-able coverage but is so lightweight and not thick. 

Blends like a dream and lasts well. I've never tried anything like it.

Wish they had more shades because I'd love to wear this when I'm pale too. 

Following on from this foundation my faveoriet concealer that also gives such an 

airbrushed finish and looks beautiful in photos is the Maybelline age rewind. 

This combined with the foundation is pure perfection.

L'oreal Glam Bronze 06 golden bronze 

Bought this bronzer on a whim and I love it to warm up my face with 

Didn't notice it had shimmer in until I photographed it. 

Gosh Prep and Prime Powder - Superdrug £10. on offer regularly 

When it comes to powders I will spend a lot because drugstore powders

seem to look a hot mess on me. I use this to prime under my foundation 

and over to set, it's the most silky and leith weight powder I've ever used. 

It's way better then my Chanel, urban decay and Nars powders, it actually

makes them seem quite cheap and chalky. This is great for all skin types 

especially really oily. When I sandwich my foundation it doesn't matter 

how hot I get running around at work my makeup stays looking the same 

all day! I'm so impressed.

L'oreal colour riche - shade 134

Been into a bright lip recently and I've fallen head over heels for this lipstick, 

it's the most perfect shade of fuchsia, smells Devine, isn't drying and is very long lasting.

Prada candy florale 50ml

Such a beautiful girly, fresh and summery scent. Love it!

Osmo wonder 10 leave in treatment 

Have been using this for nearly 2 years and i couldn't live without it. 

I have insanely thick hair. I wouldn't even be able to get my tangle teezer 

through my hair if I didn't have this product. 

It not only protects your hair from heat, conditions it, untangles it but it also improves

the condition of your hair over time drastically I don't get any hair falling out anymore 

it also helps the hair to grow. You must get this product if you have thick/ knotted hair. 

I think it's £6 from salon services. But I'm sure you'll find it elsewhere.

Speak soon 

XOX

All white outfit & Bold lip MOTD

Foundation - Mac studio fix fluid- NC15

Concealer maybelline age rewind in light (all over the face)

Brows look terrible but I used anastacia dipbrow in blonde.

Powder Chanel universelle libre- 20 Clair 

Eye liner Mac black track gel liner.

Blush Nars deep throat 

Bronzer loreal Glam bronze -06 Golden Bronze

Lipstick loreal 134

Mascara loreal telescopic the gold one.

Lashes I can't remember I think their Brit Rocks lashes from Savers.

Highlight marylousmaniser with Mac naked pigment on top.

Top- Asos

Jeans- Tesco

Watch- River Island

necklace- Ebay

Shoes- Newlook

ZOEVA Luxe Prime Brush Set

I recently bit the bullet and bought my first Zoeva brush set. I've always wanted to get some,

I've had my eye on the rose goldenluxury set vol 2 and whilst I really want them and will one day get them, I may add :') I thought practically and got the set that had the most brushes I needed in. 

WHERE HAVE I BEEN? I feel like I've wasted years using crappy brushes and missing out. Good brushes really do improve your makeup. I'm so impressed with the quality of these brushes. I wasn't expecting them to be this great but I was pleasantly surprised. Your getting a lot for your money. Every beauty lover needs these. So affordable for such great quality and beautiful packaging.

1-101/Luxe face definer

Love this brush, it's great for powder, blush, bronzer, contour and even highlight. 

I like to use it to apply setting powder, it's the perfect shape for under the eyes and is very smooth on the skin.

2-127/Luxe sheer cheek

Fab blush brush, really picks up the product and pigment of the blush so your blusher looks the same colour as it does in the pan, I also like to use this to bronze and contour as its angled it works well in defining under the cheek bones.

3-102/silk Finish

Good but I'm not really a foundation brush person and if I do use a brush,I prefer flat top ones to apply my foundation. I'm sure I will find a good use for it or it may be the perfect brush for a full coverage foundation in the future.

4-142/Concealer Buffer 

Great for blending out concealer under the eyes, around the brows after defining and on spots if you use a very gently touch. 

5-231/Luxe petit crease

perfect for getting the outer v shade or smudging out the lower lash line with a shadow. 

6-221/Luxe Soft crease 

You really can't have enough of these sort of brushes, I love using this to apply my crease shade.

7-224/Luxe Defined Crease

Great for applying brow highlight and also blending.

8-227/Luxe Soft Definer

I use this to blend, blend, blend! Love it!

9- 234/luxe Smoky Shader

Great for packing the lid colour on, works great with shimmery eyeshadows, really picks up product.

10- 317/wing liner 

I found this didn't work well for me when applying gel liner I don't know why, but I love to use it when applying my dip brow. It gives a really crisp and defined finish.

How I got rid of my acne quickly, cheaply and easily.

TIPS

.Always Remove makeup correctly especially before sleeping.

.Keep it simple

.Don't fall for these crazy skincare systems

.Know what your sensitive or allergic too ( mines alcohol and charcoal)

.Change pillow case regularly

.Keep hair pulled back whilst sleeping.

.And the cream that cured my acne for less then £3

It's important you take care of your skin in general, obviously sleeping with makeup on will clog your pores and cause spots.

Cleansing your face to remove any dirt or oils is vital but keep it simple.

Use products that aren't harsh and remember your washing it away so it doesn't need to cost a fortune.

I recommend simple facial washes, amazing price and amazing at gently cleansing the skin.

Liz Earle hot cloth cleanser is another fave of mine, it not only removes makeup but leaves your skin feeling moisturised.

Toning and moisturising are all part of the process never use alcohol based toners, they irritate and dry out the skin, they made my acne worse. 

Moisturise 

Some acne can be because your skin is needing moisture. Even if you're oily you still need to moisturise. During the day I recommend using the simple light moisturiser. It's amazing stuff doesn't irritate sensitive skin, sinks into the skin and makes a great base for makeup without it sliding of your face. 

At night I'd use something a lot more moisturising I like the bouncy mask from the body shop.

All these are standard things anyone should do, they help fight acne but the thing that cured my acne and that keeps it at bay is ......Panoxly cream. At first i used quinorderm 10 but I believe it's been discontinued, so I had to find something else. At first you will probably hate it, it will get worse before it gets better. Your skin will dry out and peel in areas, and my acne spots got larger, do not overuse, after a couple of weeks this will go as your skin adjusts and your acne will be gone TRUST ME. 

Quinorderm 10 was sold in both superdrug and boots it was just under £3

Panoxly is available online if you look around you may find it cheaper.

At that price what's their to loose. 

Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish Hot cloth cleanser vs Philosophy Purity Cleasner.

Liz Earle hot cloth cleanser

Was the first of its kind that I tried and I fell in love. 

I'm a massive Liz Earle fan, all their products are wonderful!

It made my skin feel amazing and moisturised even after cleansing. 

It's a thick cream consistency that feels very luxurious on the skin. 

I love the smell and that its packed with goodness, it doesn't irritate

my sensitive skin or eyes at all and I found when I stop using it my skin

got worse, when I started using it again it improved. 

Pros

Smells lovely

Leaves the skin soft, smooth and hydrated.

Comes with a muslin cloth. 

Is affordable.

Improves skin texture and appearance.

Seemed to help my acne.

Made me feel pampered.

 

Cons

Doesn't last me long enough and I'm very sparing with it as is.

Can still find traces of makeup on the skin after cleansing 

Takes a while to do.

Purity by Philosophy 

I bought this because I wanted to try something new. 

I love my cleanse and polish but I find it annoying how quickly it goes and

having to order it all the time is a hassle. I may go back to it in the future but

I can say this is a fantastic cleanser. It doesn't moisturise the skin like the 

Liz Earle cleanser but it doesn't claim to, so its fine. it's removes every trace 

of makeup so easily. I can wear a full face and with one cleanse remove it all,

even stubborn mascara. I was pleasantly suprrised. Its a very liquid, milk,

consistency unlike the thick creamy hot cloth cleanser. It's also going to last

me a lot longer then the Liz Earle cleanser. I got mine for £12.50 from boots 

for 236ml compared to £14 for 100 ml from liz Earle. Although there are larger

Sizes and promo codes also available. If when I finish this bottle, I still love it 

as much as I do now I will buy the 946ml HUGE bottle from qvc it's only £39 

and it will last around a year according to others who have reviewed. 

Pros 

Removes makeup extremely well. Without having to use a cloth.

Is very quick to use if your busy.

Lasts for a long time so don't keep having to repurchase.

Great for oily skin.

Cons 

Hard to explain, it doesn't irritate but its kind of uncomfortable on the water line of

your eyes when your cleansing them, doesn't make them sore or water, doesn't 

hurt just kind of itches the water line but once you wash it of its fine.

A little bit dry after using it but nothing major that moisturise isn't there for.

Can't help but taste it in your mouth and it tastes like washing up liquid a bit.

Not as gentle on the skin.

If your looking for something that removes makeup quickly whilst showering really 

well I'd recommend the purity which is what I'm leaning more towards. 

If your looking for something that is great for your skins condition as well as

cleansing the face I'd go for the Liz Earle. I do adore the Liz Earle and will continue

to buy it, I will defiantly purchase a 200ml bottle next time when there's offers or 

promo code. I can't say which is my fave because their both so different it really

depends on what you want from a cleanser.

Hope this is helpful.

Simple And Sophisticated Outfit Of The Day.

              

Top- River Island

Jeans - Tesco

Clutch- Primark

Shoes- Primark

Watch- Fossil