holy grail skincare product | KIEHLS...

I couldn't not dedicate a short but very sweet post to this one particular product that has changed my skin game so so much! Honestly do not think I've been this attached to a product since buying my holy grail Loreal Infallible Foundation! I bet you want to know what it is, so here goes...

'Kiehls Avocado Creamy Eye Treatment - 14g' £20.00

And this is why I love it....

Formulation - The skin on my under eyes is as dry as a Sahara Dessert which results in very fine but a lot of fine lines and it isn't pretty. I have never used such a thick hydrating eye cream before, you literally need a pea sized amount for each eye and you're good to go. I wear this overnight as my night eye cream & I wake up in the morning and the residue is still there moisturising my under eye area.

Non-Fragranced - I cant stand fragranced skincare, I think its bad for the skin as sweet fragrance means chemicals which is just a no no. No scent is just what I like. But this smells fresh, there is just a hint of an avocado scent which just makes it seem that tad bit better for the delicate skin area!

Price - Okay so you hear £20 and you think no way am I spending that on a tiny pot of eye cream! I thought the same but... I've had mine nearly 2 months and I've still got 3/4 left, I can see this lasting me another 3 months at least. Because of how thick it is and the small amount you need on a daily basis, I think its great for the price! Especially when Kiehls can be stupidly expensive.

Most of all - How it has faded my fine lines. This is pretty much the whole reason why I adore this product. If you suffer with fine lines, buy this now!! I've been using it a month and I've seen a huge difference in how apparent my lines are. When I put make-up on the under eye area, concealer doesn't start creasing into the lines until the end of the day!

No product.

with the treatment blended out, look at that luxurious moisture!

 Honestly cant recommend this product enough to anyone who wants their fine lines / wrinkles to fade under the eye, someone who just has an extremely eye under eye area or even if you just love to indulge in skincare! I wish this post was sponsored but it's not, I just like to help everyone out & if I love a product I want to see if you do too!

Buy it here! - let me know if you like it! X

step into spring! - soft cut-crease

So it's coming up to spring and the new trend going around is the blue fanned out smokey eye. Me and 'sea blue' just do not work well so I opted for a sultry pink. This was probably my 2nd time at a cut crease so its not the best but I don't think its half bad! Enjoy X

As usual, go in with your transition colour. For this look I'd use a very warm cream colour with not too much brown in it as it is a pink look!

Now add the pink! Use any shade of pink you desire, does not have to be super neat just make sure its blended with a big fluffy brush!

Time to clean up that line, grab some concealer and a extremely thin flat brush and carve a line out right on the crease! look straight forward into a mirror and you should see the crease line! Wing it out a bit at the corner of your eyes.

I set the concealer with a white shadow, ignore the fallout I can easily clean that up later.

Liner, of course.

Lashes and a tad bit of pink on the lower lash line to smoke it out!

 Finito!

April's favourites

So it's that time of the month again when I rave about products I've been obsessed with. April's been a very 'care' kind of month, in the sense I've been obsessed with skincare and haircare so just mind that! That's all I have to say, enjoy the read and hope I persuade you to buy some goodies! X

Kiehl's Avacado Eye Cream - Thought I'd start off with the star of the month, an eye cream. But this isn't just any old eye cream this has been a game changer for my skincare routine. I suffer with the extremely dry under-eyes and noticeable fine lines and this literally makes that all disappear within a good few uses. Super thick, super creamy and just sits on the skin like a DREAM. Buy it. Now. ;)

NYX Taupe Blush - Let's not even talk about how smashed this product is in the picture, I will get to the 'DIY fix broken eye-shadows' at some stage okay! That is besides the point, this is THE contour shade for when I am pale/fair. It blends like a dream, is just the right shade to shadow the cheekbones. It has been my go-to when I'm not tan, shoutout to NikkieTutorials for the recommendation! Cheap, cheerful & chirpy X

 Bleach London Silver Shampoo - I mentioned this in my last blog post in my recent haul of goodies & I've had a good 2 weeks to try this out & I really like it! Don't be scared by the brands name, its not bleach! It all in all cancelled out any brassy tones in my hair that I had, but do beware if you leave it on too long you'l end up with lilac hair! Really good for warm blondes trying to go cool & super cheap!!

 Loreal True Match - I honestly forgot how bloody much I love this foundation. Was stalking Lauren Curtis' Youtube and in 8/10 of her Beauty video's she used True Match, so I thought I'd bring it out the back of my drawer. And good lord am I glad I did. It's such a thin consistency but with a medium/buildable coverage, great for dry skin as it can be dewy! Might be rising up there with my holy grail Loreal Infallible, maybe ;).

Mitchum Roll-on Deo - This may be a weird one, but deodorant is KEY. I didn't realise it until recent months that not all deodorant is the same, and I think I've found my favourite on! This smells good and lingers, it decreases my chance of 'sweat patches' at the gym, gross but true! The best part about it is the fact it's cheap & does the trick. Would pick this over any other roll-on any day!

Mario Badescu Glycolic Acid Toner - This is another game changer for my skin. As you can tell. I've been on top of my skin lately, literally on top of all the pesky bumps and god damn lumps. I have super bad texture and this month I've been using it religiously and it's got rid of 90% of my texture! This has such a good amount of Glycolic Acid yet does not dry the skin out or smell like overly scented perfume! Holy grail in a bottle. BUY.

Drake's Album 'Views' - Couldn't do an April favourites without an input of one of the most popular and recently released albums?! This album is my morning jam, such a versatile album but also just motivates me to do things in the day!

skincare, haircare & a lil' bit of beauty haul

So this is going to be a long one. Basically this is a round up of all the beauty related products I've bought in the past 2/3 weeks, some I have tried & some I haven't but lets just say I've been skincare obsessed lately so be prepared for a lot o' that. Enjoy X

No7 Hot Cloth Cleanser - £10.00
This is probably my most recent purchase to date & I literally used it 2 hours before typing this post haha! I was intrigued to buy it as it's supposed to be the cheaper alternative to Liz Earle's Cleanse And Polish. I haven't seen results just yet of course but on first impressions its a rich consistency and did remove what little makeup I had on. Smells pretty bomb as well. Chucked in some tweezers and lip-treatment on the 3 for 2 offer, why not?

Nip & Fab Glycolic Fix Pads - £8.66
Going back a few weeks, I purchased this around 2 weeks ago and used it every night up until around 3 nights ago when it was doing the opposite of what I wanted! If you do not know, Glycolic Acid is meant to re-texture the skins surface. I have quite a few bumps on the lower part and thought it might do the trick, but it was making it worse & the smell was so strong I was heaving every time I bloody applied it! :(

Bleach London Silver Shampoo - £5.00
So I got my hair done nearly 2 weeks back & I was told to use silver shampoo for the upkeep of the cool blonde tones. So as she's the expert I searched and searched for the best & this came up very popular and so it should have! This is SUCH  a good silver shampoo for cancelling out brassy tones, I would recommend do not leave it on longer than 5 minutes though or you can end up looking like a lilac mess! But if you're a blonde out there, grab it whilst you can.

Loreal Pure Colour Shampoo & Conditioner:
So I bet you're sat there like, shampoo and conditioner Mel??? not important. But the reason it is, again if you're constantly dying your hair you would know that Sulphate strips hair colour a lot quicker than Sulphate free. And god damn is it hard to find Sulphate free products, so when I saw the outstanding reviews on these they were in my cart. I only received them today though, so you'll have to wait for my opinion!

Antipodes Divine Face Oil - £17.25
I have been on the hunt for an oil to cure my skin that is drier than the Sahara dessert. I've had zero luck, till.. a few days ago when I received this magic bottle of wonders. On first impression it smells super fresh and herbally if that's a word haha! It glided onto the skin without that greasy feeling which is always an annoyance for me with oils. I cant say its a holy grail just yet but I'll keep you updated.

Zoeva Graphic Eyes Eyeliners - £7.00
If there is one thing that's been raved about in the Youtube Beauty industry it is these bloomin eyeliners. I'm not a pencil eyeliner person, never have been. But the colours they had in this range were too gorgeous to give a miss. I have only received these the other day and have not had chance to test them out but they swatch incredibly and do not budge!

Ponds Cold Cream Cleanser & Triple Moisturiser:
The good old Ponds Cleanser is my holy grail cleanser for the night time when I have layers of make-up on, this is my 3rd tub now. It is so rich and creamy and the make-up just slides off your face as gross as that sounds. If your grandmother never used this I would be very surprised! I honestly don't think I could use anything else, its cheap & a bonus is that Kylie Jenner uses it!
As for the moisturiser, been using it for just over a week now as my night-time cream and its more so of a really rich cream that rubs into a gel on application. It's very thick which is great for my dry skin, not sure how it would work on oily skin, but for £5 I wouldn't give it a miss.

Cetaphil Gentle Cleanser - £8.99
This is my 2nd bottle of this now & it is my go-to face wash for the morning. Soap free, chemical free & scent free. It's gentle but just makes my skin feel like a baby's bottom, I don't like to spend a lot of time on  my skin in the morning & this just does everything that I need it to do. That's it. Buy it. Now.

Makeup Geek Shadows - £4.95
MG shadows are probably, in my opinion, the best shadows on the market. They are pigmented, buttery, cheap & just everything you'd want in a shadow. They have so many colours, finishes, sparkles, the lot. So just had to grab a few from their new matte shades they came out with as well as a few originals. I can not recommend these eye shadows enough, I'd say they are 10 X better than MAC & 1/3 of the price.

Kiehls Avacado Eye Cream - £20.00
I have never been one for eye creams until recently my under eyes have become so dry, I've had my share of waking up in the morning and not being able to wear make-up because my dry patches under my eye are that bad. And then I found my match made in heaven when I met Mr Kiehls. I searched reviews on this more than you'd think and I just couldn't not buy it. £20 for this pot is SOOOO worth the money. Its extremely thick which is just what I needed and I wake up every morning with under-eyes as smooth as a babies bottom. Also contains no fragrance which is a bonus!

My Kit Co Palette - £8.99 (out of stock at the moment but I'll post on my Instagram when it's back)
To end it off on a high note, the star of the show. This is my new found love. If you're like me and you hate spending £20 + quid on Z palettes you will love this. My Kit Co is the new found dupe for Z palettes and honestly so much sleeker. at £8.99 a pot for a palette that fits 32 depotted shadows, yes I said 32. WHY WOULDN'T YOU? As soon as this came through my door today I just fell in looooove. Click the link. Buy the palette and you'd never look at an overly priced Z palette again.

top 5 makeup geek matte eyeshadows

If I was going to recommend any eye-shadows to any one I know, it would be Makeup Geek. 

Cheap, pigmented, creamy and delicious.

 Makeup Geek is a brand that's been around a long time, but only recently has the beauty industry realised how bloody amazing their products are! It was so tough trying to pick my top 5, but I did. They're probably not the brightest, unique colours chosen but they're my most used and most reached for so they had to be my faves...

5: Bedrock - This muted pigmented grey is my most used colour for smokey eye looks. Whether I am using browns, blacks even hints of pink I will always reach for this and pop it in the crease. It's such a pure cool grey that it is a gooden for cool toned looks.

'No Flash'

'Flash'

4:Bitten - That pop of autumnal, fall burgundy red. This is a must if you wear dramatic eyes often, it is so good for putting in the outer corner to create depth to warm toned eye looks. Even if I'm feeling a bit over my head I'll put this all over my lid to create a deep red eye without looking like I've been punched!

'No Flash'

'Flash'

 3: Cocoa Bear - That deep, rich, chocolate brown. This is such a diverse colour for ANY eye look. Can pop it sparingly in the crease for depth, smoke the lower lash line for definition.. the list goes on. I just had to include this because of how rich and creamy the eyeshadow itself is, never mind the pigmentation good lord. A staple for brown neutral eye looks.

'No Flash'

'Flash'

 2: Morroco - I was droooling over this colour for months but it never seemed to be in stock when I wanted it, so when it came in stock I had no regrets buying it. This is such a unique colour, it looks scary and bright but honestly this is THE transition colour for super warm looks. Literally, dab your brush ever so lightly and disperse the orange goodness into your crease, and you wont look at any other colour.

'No Flash'

'Flash'

 1: Frappe - This is my all time favourite for natural, no lashes, nude lips kind of days. Can be used anywhere on the eye, but I mostly use it for a wash of colour so I don't look like a zombie. But its just that perfect transition between warm and cool and I loooooove it. If you're a beginner, this is a staple!!

'No Flash'

'Flash'

I could honestly say all of my MG Collection is a must, but that would be a list and a half! Hope you hop on the bandwagon like me and invest! They're all priced at £4.95 on BeautyBay, thanks for reading!

( L - R) - Morroco, Frappe, Cocoa Bear, Bitten, Bedrock