My Top Lipbalms

I love lip balm and I can't go a day without it, in fact I struggle to go a few hours without applying some. I have a breathing problem which I think I have mentioned before, it's mainly to do with my lungs but I also breathe mainly through my mouth which causes dry, flaky lips.
I use lip scrubs to get rid of flakiness and when I want to wear certain lipsticks but I find the best way to keep my lips looking good is to reapply lip balm all the time.

By Terry Baume De Rose-£39.00

My top lip balm of choice is the By Terry Baume De Rose, it is pricey stuff but it is the thickest, creamiest, most loveliest lip balm in the world! It's definitely one of my holy grail items. I did a fuller blog post recently so you can read more about it here. I can honestly say though if you have very dry lips then give this a go and hopefully you will love it as much as I do, it's worth every penny.

Nivea Lip Balm-£1.55 and Nivea Lip Butter-£2.00

The next few lip balms are all high street, the first are the Nivea lip balms in stick form. I love these and they come in a variety of different colours and strength of hydration. These are so easy to get in deals at the super market, I make sure I always pick them up when they have an offer on. They are great to have chucked in your make-up bag or in you handbag. I have a few of these dotted all over the house!

This next lip balm is one I got in a gift set for Christmas by Marks and Spencers, I actually really loved the gift set but I was so surprised how lovely and soft this makes my lips feel! I just didn't expect to love it as much as I do. They actually do a cute little set of three lip balms for £6.00 which would make a great little present for a friend or family member. ps. I didn't take a photo of mine because my dog chewed the lid and it looks a bit gross, but luckily it's still usable.

Finally I have another lip product by Nivea, this time it's the little lip butters they do. They smell delicious and are lovely and thick so they feel like they are actually working on your lips. I've not been trying these as long but I think I might be hooked! I want to get some different flavours so I can hide those round the house too

What are your lip balm musts?

Body Shop Haul

I don't know about you but I love the body shop, it's such a great place to get some great quality skincare but without spending ridiculous amounts of money. It's a great pick me up for my skin and for me, it really does cheer me up. You can get some lovely face masks or some bits for a nice relaxing bath.

When I went in I had some skincare stuff in mind that I had been wanting to try out, I managed to pick these up for a really decent price because I got them at Cheshire Oaks Outlet and they did some brilliant offers like 30% off 3 items!

Camomile Silky Cleansing Oil-£10

 The first thing I was dying to try was this Camomile Silky Cleansing Oil, I had heard load of bloggers review this and absolutely love it. So since I was looking for a new, high street cleanser I thought I would give this a whirl,  I have been using Liz Earle Cleanse& Polish for so long now so I fancied a little switch up. I have been using this Body Shop Cleanser for a while now and it just melts all of my make up off so quickly and turns into a lovely milky consistency, I use this with my Clinique Cleansing brush and they work so well together. It is worked well with my dry skin and my face always feels moisturised afterwards and never feels dry or tight like with some cleansers. For £10 this is an amazing product and definitely worth trying and I think any skin type would love this and notice a difference, even if you just used it for heavy eye make up.

The Body Shop Tea Tree Pore Minimiser-£7.50

Recently I have been noticing that I have quite large pores, so I wanted to try something without silicone in to try and smooth over them before I applied my make up. When I saw this I thought it looked exactly like what I was after. I haven't used this much but I am not enjoying it at all, I used it this morning and it started peeling off my face as I applied my face make up, it got so bad I had to start all over again. My search for a primer continues...

The Body Shop Drops of Youth Concentrate-£24.00

I kept seeing good reviews of this and vloggers use it in their tutorials, they seemed to love it and I was after a new serum so I decided to try it out. The packaging of this is rather poor and the pipette just doesn't suck up the product as well as I'd expect it to, so you have to fiddle about using the pipette to spread it onto your fingers, which probably isn't very hygienic! The texture of this also took a bit of getting used to as its a very gloopy, thick gel but all that aside it's a lovely serum and leaves my face feeling very nourished.

I'm still on the hunt for a good primer, anybody got any recommendations?

Smashbox Photo Finish Primer Water: A Fresh, Hydrated Face

 

Smashbox Photo Finish Primer Water-£20

Gosh this winter has caught my skin out yet again, year after year the same thing happens, I don't even know why I'm even surprised anymore.
My skin gets so dry, not just dry but it feels tight and uncomfortable.
Being in and out of the cold, wintery weather to the dry, hot indoors always seems to make my skin react and bring out my dry, dehydrated winter skin.

I pile on the moisturisers, serums and oils in the winter but I still like to be hydrated right before I put my foundation on just so it blends on seamlessly and doesn't flake off later in the day.

I first saw this on Jaclyn Hill's channel and then saw Shaanxo rave about it as well, I dashed online to try and order it but was disappointed to find it wasn't out in the UK yet. Disappointed I gave up, a few days later whilst reading the The Lovecats Inc blog I noticed she mentioned it was just launching in the UK so immediately I ordered it.

I've been using this right before I put on my foundation and have noticed a easier application in my foundation. You can really feel a burst of hydration, it feels like a thin layer of moisturiser has been sprayed on.

I sometimes use this to set my make up too because it helps settle any powders I may have applied. Overall a big thumbs up from me!

Now Smashbox when are you bringing the contour sticks to the UK too?