Protecting your skin - Sun cream and SPF

It's important to wear sun protection all year round but even more so when the weather starts to warm up. It can be so easy to forget to wear SPF (sun protection factor) but it really is so important as the pain of the burn and the irreversible damage to your skin really isn't worth it. Sun damage can also cause premature ageing! SPF can be found in so many products we use, moisturisers, eye creams, foundations and concealers to name a few. In the cooler months I simply make sure at least one of face products whether that be my moisturiser or foundation has SPF in it but in the Spring and Summer months I would recommend a separate SPF for added protection.

Empties #1 - Skincare

To those of you who aren't avid readers/watchers of beauty blogs/YouTube channels you will think that collecting products you've used up rather than simply throwing them away is rather weird. However, you tend to get really honest reviews of products when someones completely finished it as opposed to having only used it for a week or two.

I get a sense of satisfaction when I use up a product and since I've been collecting my 'empties' for this blog post it's spurred me on to actually get through products rather than having 3 shampoos on-the-go!

Intrigued to see what I've been using recently and what I think? Then read on my friends!

April Favourites

I haven't the slightest idea why it's taken me until now to write a monthly favourites blog post. They're undoubtedly my favourite to read and I'm a big believer that you should write what you'd want to read. So here goes!

Review: Milani Baked Blushers

The Milani baked blushers have been highly regarded for many years on a plethora of beauty blogs and YouTube channels and I though it was high time that I should see what all the fuss was about. And I have to say that they were well worth the purchase!

Favourite deep cleansing masks

This is a blog post I've been meaning to do for a while because it's a step that a lot of people forget to regularly incorporate into their skincare routine. I absolutely love having a relaxing bath on a Sunday evening with a face mask and a cup of tea. It is recommend that you use a face mask 1-2 times per week. Personally twice a week is too much for my skin. But as I've said, once a week I will use one of the masks mentioned below. I thought I'd just mention that I also love using nose pore strips as they give you such a strange feeling of joy when you see all the blackheads they pull out of your nose - gross I know, but oh so satisfying. I will also throw in a gentle exfoliation and finish the pamper session all off with a hydrating mask and eye cream. See my pamper routine in more depth here.

Everyday Makeup Look

This is my current everyday makeup look step by step. I have been going for a fairly natural looking makeup recently. I particularly love the gorgeous corally blush in this look as it adds a lovely glow to the skin. I have linked all the products in this post so just click on the name of a product to be shown it online for further details, price and where to buy it etc.

The 'Me Time' TAG

I recently re-watched the original 'Me Time' TAG video, which was created by two of my favourite YouTubers and Bloggers; Estée and Amelia. It has been a really popular video with over 250,000 views and people's versions of this tag are some of my favourite videos to watch and blog posts to read. When watching their video I just thought to myself, this is such a 'me' tag and I'd been wanting to do a popular tag post on my blog for a while and decided that this was the one!