My Updated Nightly Skincare Routine | India Cameron

When it comes too skincare, I like to pay a little bit more than I normally would with anything else as I do (without sounding majorly stuck up) believe higher end skincare works a lot better. Its mainly to do with the ingredients used. 

Above are the products I use more or less every night, apart from exfoliation and the mask, which I do twice a week so I class them as extras, but before we get started I think it is important in these type of blog posts to make your readers are aware of a little background knowledge of your skin. So that is what i'm going to do. My skin is oily and acne prone. By using the products that I do, I only seem to get 'break outs' during that time of the month which can't be helped but when it's not that time of the month, I believe it is the products that I use that maintains my skin to be as clear as possible and keeps it under control. Having oily skin doesn't really bother me and isn't one of my main skin issues. Here are the products that I use and will be listed in the order I use them with a review:

Loreal Skin Perfection 3 in 1 Purifying Micellar Solution- This is what I use to remove all my makeup and yes, including eye makeup. This removes every speck of makeup off my face before deeply cleansing. I put this on a cotton pad and apply it to my face, and then use two separate cotton pads soaked in the product to remove my eye makeup. I personally don't like using a good cleanser to remove my makeup because I feel like its a waste of product  and that is what makeup removers are for. Iv'e read and herd in a lot of reviews that this is the UK equivalent to bioderma, as it is a micellar solution (a solution that is a mixture of oil and water). This is not oily at all. In fact, it has nothing too it. The most exciting thing that it does is removes your makeup. Its literally like magic water. It claims to 'dissolve' makeup which I agree with because it doesn't move makeup around your face like some makeup removers do. Unfortunately I don't really get excited about makeup removers because they either work or don't, and they don't have any impact on your skin, however I would definitely recommend this to anyone who is wanting to try out bioderma as it is identical based upon other peoples reviews and it definitely does it's job well. Here is the link- http://www.boots.com/en/LOreal-Paris-Skin-Perfection-3-in-1-Purifying-Micellar-Solution-200ml_1299734/

Liz Earle Cleanse&Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser- This is what I use to deeply cleanse my skin and make sure all the makeup that has sunk into my pores is removed. Before touching my face I always like to wash my hands. This is a lovely product and is super luxurious. It smells like typical natural ingredients, like herbs and leaves ect. It is definitely a love or hate scent. When I use this, I apply 2 pumps too my makeup free, dry face and massage it in everywhere. This helps to soften skin and stimulates the blood flow, as well as making sure the product is cleaning out your skin well. After this, I Wet the muslin cloth that comes with the starter kit of this product, and then gently polish off the cream. Not only does this gently exfoliate my skin, it makes sure all the dirt, makeup and oil is removed from my skin. After using this product, my skin feels super super clean yet not stripped and dry. It is one of the best cleansers iv'e used before. Cream cleansers are recommended for people suffering with acne as it doesn't mess with the PH levels of the skin. Unfortunately this is not as readily available as i'd like as it can only be purchased online and at John Lewis. Here is the link- http://www.johnlewis.com/liz-earle-cleanse-polish-hot-cloth-cleanser-starter-kit-100ml/p147601

Clinique Claryfying lotion- This is what I use to tone my skin. This product is amazing. As well as toning, it is said by clinique to be a liquid exfoliater which I thoroughly agree with because every time I use this, despite how many times I have washed my face, It always has something on the cotton pad when iv'e applied it to my face that I hadn't removed before. When I apply this to my face I do it with a cotton pad, and it does give a slight tingle to my face but I don't mind as I know it works. The clinique products come in 4 stages, 1 is very dry, 2 is dry/combination, 3 is oily and 4 is very oily. When you purchase this it is best to get tested at a clinique counter to see what number you are because if you use the wrong one it will not work. One of the main ingredients in this product is salicylic acid, which is one of the key acne fighting ingredients. If any product has it in, it means its going to fight your acne and probably succeed. The claryfying lotion is part of the 3 step system that clinique offer but I don't like using liquid soaps to cleanse my skin and I hate the clinique moisturiser. It sinks in, in around 30 seconds and leaves my skin feeling dehydrated and tight. Probably because its targeted to people with oily skin and I never use a moisturiser that is targeted towards oily skin as it contains less moister and doesn't do the job. When I first tried this, my friend Emily (i'll link her blog at the bottom) knew I really wanted to try this and gave me a sample of hers (enough too see results with) so I used that for around 2 weeks and my skin had improved so so much. It is fairly pricey but definitely works. Here is the link- http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_10701_10001_123070975799_-1

La Roche Posay Effaclar Duo- I had never tried anything from La Roche Posay before, so I was sure to put a lot of research into the product before purchasing it because I didn't want to be disappointed.  All I read were positive reviews which was quite hopeful. One of the main reasons that I got it was because Tanya Burr raved about it so much and so did 'icovetthee' on youtube. Both of their skins are amazing so I ordered it. When it came I wasn't sure whether it was a moisturiser or a serum. But when I put it on the first time it felt really drying and it is really drying, due too the acne fighting ingredients, so I use this underneath my moisturiser as a serum. It has a strong scent of lemon too it which I like as I really like citrus smells, and when you rub it onto your face, it's so light weight its almost like rubbing water into your skin, and it sinks in immediately. Within around 4 days it had totally cleared up my forehead acne which I was really pleased about. The only downside was it was making my chin flaky and the sides of my nose dry but I quickly sorted it. I think because my skin is sensitive, it takes a little longer for products to thoroughly work so i'm hoping when my time of the month has past and I no longer have hormonal skin, this will clear the spots up on my chin. In England and America, the effaclar duo have different formulations. In the UK it is an all over face moisturiser/serum but in America it is a spot treatment that is applied only too blemishes, as it contains a high amount of benzoyl peroxide (an acne fighting ingredient). So if you were going to get this, just be weary of the ingredients and read the instructions. I would definitely recommend this to anyone suffering from acne. 

Here is the link-http://www.escentual.com/la-roche-posay/larocheposay066/

I'm not overly fussy about moisturisers, as long as they do their job and hydrate my skin properly then I will use them. A huge mistake a lot of people with oily skin do is miss out the moisturising step. They think because their skin is oily they don't need extra moisture, but it does. If you don't use a moisturiser your skin will feel the need to produce more and more oil too compensate for the lack of moisture and if you do use a moisturiser then your skin wont feel the need to do this and wont be as oily. Drinking water also has a huge impact, not only to your skin but to your whole health. If you drink a lot of water your skin will be much more radiant and healthy, as will your body. Here is the link- http://www.boots.com/en/Simple-Kind-To-Skin-Replenishing-Rich-Moisturiser-125ml_8366/

 Above, are the products I use every night. These however, are too harsh to use every night so I just use them each twice a week. 

Super Facialist Tea Flower Deep Clean Pore Purifying Clay Mask- This is your typical thick mud mask. I really like this as it feels (as the bottle states) like you're giving your self a facial. I apply it all over my face and leave it on for the recommended 5 minuets. It is the type of mask that goes really tight on your skin. When I remove it, I do it with a muslin cloth and afterwards, my skin feels deeply cleansed, super clean, detoxified and nourished. I would definitely recommend anyone to try this, hence their skin type as its so luxurious. Here is the link- http://www.boots.com/en/Superfacialist-Tea-Flower-Pore-Purifying-Clay-Mask-125ml_1273983/

St Ives Blemish Fighting Exfoliater- I love this product. I have been using it since I first got into skincare and I don't think I would change it for anything. It does its job and afterwards my skin feels new. It feels all soft and like anything that was making it look dull or dead has dissapeared and been scrubbed off. It has a strong scent of apricots and the scrub particals are on the large size. I was worried about this at first but after I tried it, I knew it was ok. I used this twice a week, 3 times at the most. Here is the link- http://www.boots.com/en/St-Ives-Blemish-Fighting-Facial-Scrub-150ml_1110527/

Here is my friend Emily's beauty/fashion blog

http://oreosandpartyrings.blogspot.co.uk/

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My Every Day Makeup | India Cameron

These are the products I am currently wearing on the days I wear makeup. I definitely never stick to wearing these products every single day, I am always switching up with the ones I have as i'm sure a lot of people like to do. These are just the products i'm really enjoying using together at the moment. I don't really switch up what products I use during summer/winter, apart from foundation. In winter, I like a thicker foundation with much more coverage and in summer I like a light foundation with less coverage as I feel in summer a thicker foundation would just melt off my face. 

I always cleanse and moisturise on a morning, as I think this makes a difference with how my foundation sits on my face. Using a moisturiser and hydrating your face prevents your foundation from going patchy throughout the day, as your skin is all ready hydrated, your skin doesn't need to absorb the moisture in your foundation, leaving the pigment sat on your skin as its already hydrated. I also feel like cleansing and moisturising makes my makeup last much longer on my face.

I never have done or never will use a primer, I don't really like the idea of the white gunk sinking into my pores, leaving them feeling blocked and not being able to breathe.

After cleansing and moisturising  I apply my foundation. If i'm in a rush, I will just use my fingers (which is most days) but if I have a little bit more time, I use a stippling brush. I find that which ever one I do, the results are similar. This foundation I use is medium coverage and a very thin consistency. Perfect for summer. The coverage is build-able but over all i'd say it is of a medium coverage. During winter, as I said previously, I like to switch up my foundation, and use a much thicker, higher coverage one. I like the 'Rimmel 25 hours lasting finish' foundation, as its very thick and a heavier coverage. Both links to these foundations are below.

http://www.boots.com/en/Maybelline-Dream-Satin-Liquid-Foundation_866883/

http://www.boots.com/en/Rimmel-Lasting-Finish-25hr-Foundation_1150829/

YSL touche eclat in shade '01 Luminous Radiance' 

After applying my foundation, I apply my YSL Touche Eclat to under my eyes, down the bridge of my nose and on the sides of my nose. This was deffinatley a splurge buy, but is probably one of the most luxurious makeup items I own. I love the packaging as it seems so sophisticated and looks luxurious. The product is super creamy, rich and thick. I wouldnt so much call it a concelor, as I wouldnt want to highlight my blemishes, I just put it on where I want on my face to stand out so i'd say its more of a highlighter and is brilliant under the eyes. You can buy it here-  http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_10701_10001_123066950099?CMP=SSH&tmcampid=28&tmad=c&sku=6879158&$$ja=cgid:4587934927|tsid:45357|cid:94806247|lid:42019033567|nw:{network}|crid:33914966647|rnd:{random}|dvc:{device}|adp:{adposition}|bku:1&gclid=CPj94Z7u_bgCFTPItAodTz4AvQ

Depending on where im going and how long for, I sometimes set all of this with a powder, depending on how much coverage I want or need and after setting my face, I apply cocobutter vaseline to my lips, to hydrate them and  to prepare them for a lipstick or gloss.

Natural collection blush in shade 'pink cloud'.

This is, and always will be my favorite blush. I love natural collection makeup and I think their blushes are great, especially for anyone who is wanting too add to their makeup collection. These blushes are £1.99 each and you get way more than you pay for. They're not over powdery, and apply really well. They are pigmented yet really natural. These blushes are easily equivalent in quality to MACs blushes and this shade in particular is almost identical to mac's blush in 'well dressed'. 

The link to these blushes is here:

http://www.boots.com/en/Natural-Collection-Blushed-Cheeks_24279/

Accessorize Baked Bronzer-Laguna.

Personally, I dont know whether this is a blush, a bronzer, or a highlighter. It states to be a bronzer but I use it to highlight. I love this stuff. The powder is extrememly fine and gives a beautiful glow to the skin. With me being pale, I hate looking dull, this is why I love highlighters so much. I dust this mostly on the tops of my cheeks, or sometimes dust it all over my face lightly too create an all face glow. This is a great alternative too the all so famous 'mac soft and gentle' mineralised skinfinish and is 1/4 of the price. Ill be so upset when this gets discontinued as i'll have to fork out £22 for macs soft and gentle.  You can buy this here: http://uk.accessorize.com/view/product/uk_catalog/acc_5.6/2033434800

Benefits High Beam.

This is probably one of my favorite cream highlighters. Its a shimmery pinkey colour that blends in really well to the cheaks to create a glow. I used too mix this in with my foundation too create a dewy look to my face, but found in the summer that it would all just melt off my face, so I stick to powder highlighters in summer.

 Collection Extreme 24 hour felt tip liner- I wear eyeliner most days, and the days i'm not wearing it I usually select eyeshadows from my mua undress me too pallet, in which i've already done a review on a different post. This is my favorite eyeliner of all time, I must off repurchased it around 7 times and that says a lot for me because I love trying new products and i'll only repurchase something if I think it's worth it. This is really great for anyone who struggles with liquid eyeliner as it is so so easy to create any look with. Because iv'e been wearing eyeliner for around 2 years now I can do it really really quickly, usually in under 2 minuets and they usually match. But I suppose you could do anything perfectly if you'd practiced over 800 times. The colour of this is super black and has no grey tinge to it. It comes straight out of the applicator. The applicator to me is a perfect size as I can line my lash line and then create a flick straight away. It starts to dry out within around 3 months but I think that is a great lasting time. The only fault i'd say this has is that in the summer when it's a really really hot day, it leaves a black residue (because I sometimes get sweaty eyelids blegh I know) just above where I put it and sometimes in my crease, but it can be removed quickly. It is perfect for winter though as it stays put for the whole time. This eyeliner definitely doesn't go flaky at all and lasts for probably around 20 hours (iv'e never been awake that long but I have applied makeup at 8 in the morning and came in 10.30 the following night and it has still been in place). You can't go wrong as this eyeliner only costs £2.99. This is my favorite liquid eyeliner and I will continuously repurchase it. Here is the link:  http://www.boots.com/en/Collection2000-Extreme-24hfelt-tip-liner_1160659/

I currently just purchased this mascara so I don't really have much to say about it as I haven't had it long enough to write a full review on. The only reason I bought it is because I herd Tanya Burr rave about it in one of her videos, and I always trust her opinion. I don't usually go for the bristly brushes as I personally find rubber brushes work well with my lashes and I get a better result, how ever, I was pleasantly surprised the first time I used this. It made my lashes super long which I prefer length to volume in a mascara. Although it's purpose is to be 'voluminous' I found that it made my lashes long and curled which I like. It is definitely a wet mascara which I personally like but I know others don't. Link to buy this is here- http://www.boots.com/en/Maybelline-Falsies-Mascara_1036266/  

If I have been wearing lipstick, I have mostly been going for this one. I love this colour and I think the lipstick colour is super super pigmented, which is sometimes needed for a bring colour. I really love the colour orange and love wearing it on my lips. I don't even think this is for a particular season as I will be reaching  for this in winter. I don't really think there is anything special about the formula of topshop's lipsticks, but I definitely think the colour pay off is amazing. They are really pigmented and fairly lasting. This lipstick is definitely wearable in the day time. Here is the link: http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=0&viewAllFlag=&catalogId=33057&storeId=12556&productId=2256882&langId=-1&categoryId=&parent_category_rn=&searchTerm=TS20L03YHOR&resultCount=1&geoip=home 

If i'm not going for a super bright lip, I sometimes put this in my bag and apply it when I want it throughout the day. This is a No 7 lipstick in 'Classic Rose'. It is targeted to be long lasting and i'd definitely agree. The formula is very creamy and thick and luxurious, yet it seems to be on the matte side as it's long lasting. The packaging of this lipstick is really sturdy and luxurious and you get a fair bit of product. This lipstick is said too last up to 8 hours, i'd say it lasts roughly around 6 which is still great lasting power for a lipstick. It leaves my lips feeling hydrated which is strange as it has a matte formula. Sometimes I pop a bit of benefits lip shine over it to give it that extra glossy look as sometimes I don't feel like wearing a matte lip, I just really like the colour. Here is the link- http://www.boots.com/en/No7-Stay-Perfect-Lipstick_1273595/  

If any of you have ever smelled a holister body spray, you'll know that i'm not over exaggerating when I say they are the nicest things I have ever smelled. They are like little bottles of goodness. These are definitely  day scents, however if I was going somewhere on a night I would layer this with a perfume. The thing I like about them is when you spray them, you get little wofts of them throughout the day and they smell that nice they make you feel happy. Also, other people get little wofts of them and I have been asked a couple of times what I have been wearing. I only get these when I go to  city, which isn't much. I purchased this one at Leeds, but the ones I had before were from Newcastle so when I have them I make them last for as long as possible. These are quite pricey for a body spray as they're £12 individually but I think Hollister do offers on them so you can buy 3 for £24 but i'm not overly sure on that. The 'Laguna Beach' one I have smells like strawberries, peach, melon and citrus in a bottle. It is one of the nicest smells I have ever smelled and i'll definitely be repurchasing this particular scent. I'd recommend anyone who hasn't smelled the hollister sprays too smell them or buy one as you wont regret it. They are a lot cheaper than a perfume and are nicer than a lot of perfumes. Here is the link: http://www.hollisterco.com/shop/uk/bettys-body-mist-body-care/laguna-beach-mist-405616_01

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Review | Boots No7 Beautiful Skin Cleanding Brush

Hi!! I'm so sorry I haven't blogged in such a long time, I don't really know why really, but with it being the 6 weeks, I have a lot of spare time on my hands, so I will be doing alot of blogging!!

I'm going to be reviewing the boots No7 cleansing brush. Unfortunately  it isn't a very positive review, in fact I could say, I was terribly disappointed with this product. All the things said in this post are based on my own experience and opinion.

Being interested in beauty, I have always always being interested in skincare, and have always always wanted the clarisonic. But unfortunately, like a lot of people, I don't have clarisonic money in my bank. I was searching on ebay for a dupe of the clarisonic, and stumbled across one from olay, which was quite similar too the No7 one, this was £32 and I thought this was quite reasonable, until I came across the boots one, which was £15!! (Usually £25) I thought this was great at the time, and if it had worked for me, it would have been a great bargain  But it didn't  So unfortunately, was a huge waste of money. When I was using it for the first couple of days, I was expecting a few breakouts, as for all, it was deeply cleansing my skin. As expected, I got a few breakouts (more than a few) and I carried on using it as I thought they would go and clear up within a couple of days. They never. Two weeks later, my skin was covered in huge spots. My pores were visible and this never happens. I can honestly say my skin had never been so bad in all my life, and I don't usually suffer from a lot of spots, (I used to when I was around 13, but I seemed to grow out of it). It isnt 'that time of the month' so unfortunately I cant blame the spots on that, and i'm using all the same products. I am definitely never going back to this type of cleansing method, as it resulted badly for me.

One big worry with these types of cleansers is that the bristles will be harsh, and I was really surprised when I first opened it, too how soft they were. I used it exactly how it stated too on the box, which was:

1) Remove all the makeup from your face.

2) Add cleanser to your face (it suggested using a No7 one but I used a foamy  one from the simple range) Add the cleanser to generously to your forehead, cheeks and chin. 

3)The brush gives an option of 2 speeds, and by pressing the power button twice, it will increase the brush speed and will offer a deeper clean.  When I used the brush, I used it on the first speed, as I thought the deep clean would be too harsh, as I was using it every night. Gently massage your face in small circular motions, do this for around 60 seconds (concentrating on cheeks, your chin and your forehead) This will lather up the cleanser, giving your skin a great deep clean. 

I've heard that the brush bristles do wear out and get a bit messy, and you can buy replacements for them at £8 for 2.

This product is not waterproof, so i'd be careful not to wet the whole thing when wetting the brush end. It isn't suitable for sensitive skin.

I am not criticising the product at all, as I have read other reviews on it and it has worked for nearly everyone, people were saying how their skin is as clear as it has ever been. To be honest I think this review is the first bad being created on the product. It is bias (coming from my own opinion) I am saying this is how it worked out for me and my skin, as obviously products work differently for different skin types.

At the end of the week, i'm going to Leeds shopping for the weekend, so be expecting a lot of blog posts on the beauty items I buy from there, and also, I have a depop account (for anyone who doesnt know what that is, its an app where you sell things or swap things) and i'm selling clothes (such as levi's mom jeans) and beauty and skincare items (such as a clinique) and a few extra bits (books ect) so be sure to have a look at my items if you have depop, and follow me @indiacameron!!

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Mini Haul | MUA Cosmetics

Today I went to my local Superdrug and picked up a couple of the MUA products. I haven't have them long enough to do a full review on but I can give you a first impressions of them. The products are really cheap, and mine vary from £1-£4. For the price, the products are excellent quality and I really would like to get some more from their range.

These are the things I got, the 2 lipsticks were £1 each, the highlighter was £3 and the pallete was £4. 

This is the highlighter, it is extremely pigmented with undertones of pink. It goes on really nicely and looks really nice when it catches the light. It is a great dupe for MAC's 'Extra Dimension Highlighter'.

This is the 'Undress Me Too Pallete'. It has a great range of shimmery and matte colours. The colours are really pigmented, easily to apply and blend-able. This pallete is a huge dupe for Urban Decay's 'Naked 2 pallete', and is about a tenth of the price.

Here are some swatches.

From left to right, 'Naked', 'Tranquil', 'Devotion' and 'Exposed'.

From left to right, 'Shy', 'Reveal', 'Fiery' and 'Wink'.

From left to right, 'Lavish', 'Obsessed', 'Dreamy' and 'Corrupt'.

I was pleasantly surprised with these lipsticks. The one on the left, (shade 16) is an extremely pigmented matte orange peachy coral colour. The quality is really really nice, they are luxurious and smooth. I don't know if they stay on for long but i'll see soon!! The one on the right (shade 4) is not pigmented at all, but super super glossy. It has a tiny tiny bit of colour but not much. I really like it as I can wear it for school, and it keeps my lips moisturised.  They both are really moisturising. For £1 each, I can't stress enough how worth it they are and how good the quality is!! One thing i'd be really careful with is making sure they don't snap if you have rolled it up to much. I bought them, went into the toilets to try it one, rolled it up to much and it just snapped off. Luckily I went back to Superdrug and the women was really nice about it and swapped it straight away, just something to look out for!!

Top colour is shade 4, and bottom colour is shade 16.

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Review | Soap and Glory

A couple of months ago I went to my local boots and decided to get some Soap and Glory products. All of the products that i'm going to review are affordable. They are all so lovely and luxurious. I don't think its possible to dislike a soap and glory product!

One thing I love about these products, is the packaging. It's all pink and nice and girly, yet seems really expensive. After using these product on my skin,  my skin is so glowey and yet so clean and soft. It's so obvious when iv'e used them. 

Hand Food | Hand food I believe is one of the most popular products of Soap and Glory, and i'm not surprised why! This is probably one of the most nicest hand creams I have ever tried in my life. It's so luxurious and rich, yet it soaks and absorbs into your hands super quick without feeling sticky and leaving a residue, just moisturised hands! I believe that when I bought it, the 250ml bottle was a new size and previously it came in a small tube sized bottle. The 250ml size retailed at around £7. If you haven't tried this product, I would defiantly recommend purchasing it!!

Clean on Me Shower Gel | This personally for me, is my favorite product from soap and glory. It is one of the popular ones again, but it's the best!! For one, its super foamy and lathers up really well which is always a bonus. I love using a shower gel where you can still smell the scent on you when you get out of the shower and it kind of lingers, this is exactly what this does! The smell is the original soap and glory scent. As well as smelling lovely and being really foamy, its so so cleansing on the skin! When you're rinsing it off in the shower, your skin literally feels squeaky clean its that cleansing, and after woods, it leaves your skin feel exfoliated, smooth, glowey and healthy!! The consistency of the shower gel is thick and super creamy. I don't think I could recommend a product as much as this. This 500ml bottle retails for around £6 in boots but it lasts for so long as it's so big! I would recommend using a shower scrunchie doffer thing, as it helps the product to lather up to it's fullest!

Scrub Actually Scrub | This for me, was my least favorite of all the products I purchased. This is simply because I don't really like oil based products for my skin as they seem to cling on, but if you did like them this would be brilliant! This is a sugar based scrub including mango butter and kukui oil. I still use this product basically for the sake of using it but i'm sure to wash it off well with shower gel as it seems to leave an oily residue. This product smells so lovely, kind of like crushing sugar. Its not the typical soap and glory scent but it's still so nice! I would recommend this product to anyone who likes oil based products, but for anyone who doesn't like me, then I wouldn't recommend this product. It retails in boots for £7.

Butter Yourself Super Rich Smoothing Body Cream | Finally, this product doesn't really have anything special to be said about it apart from that its a really good simple basic product! Its really thick and luxurious. It makes my legs feel so smooth and lovely. It doesn't have the typical soap and glory scent, it has a more of a sugary coconutey (if thats a word) smell but its so nice! In the 300ml tub you get so much and it lasts for so long! I would recommend it to anybody who is looking for a simple, but really good moisturising body butter. It retails in boots for £10.50 which is quite expensive, but usually they have their 3 for 2 offer on where if you buy 3 products you get the cheapest one for free.

The soap and glory range of products are all defiantly products that I love, and would recommend to anyone!! It's all just so super girly and luxurious and lovely. The price varies on what you get, but none of it is really really expensive, and it's all worth it!!

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My Skincare Routine | India Cameron

 Here is my skincare routine!!

I'd say I have acne prone/oily T zone skin. This routine doesn't particularly get rid of my spots but it removes my makeup and keeps my skin clean, fresh and hydrated. 

When my witch hazel runs out, I am going to get the Clinique 

 Clarifying lotion, as this really clears up my spots. I tried it before and I would say it is one of the best skincare products I've ever tried. (I'm skin type 3, oily)

In order of how I use them:

'The Body Shop- Cucumber Concombre cleansing milk'- I use this too simply remove my makeup. I rub it all over my face, wipe it off with a cotton pad and it melts away my makeup. I got it at the boxing day sales for £2 but I don't know how much it will be now!! I use this product on an every day basis.

'No7 Boots Beautiful skin Hot Cloth Cleanser'-I use this with the muslin cloth, putting it all over my face, running the cloth under hot water and putting it on my face to really open up my pores. To remove I just lightly exfoliate my face with the cloth then wash all the product off. I usually repeat the whole process to ensure my skin is thoroughly clean. The product is a thick cream consistency. This is a great dupe for the 'Liz Earl Cleans and Polish' although there is not a huge difference in price. The No7 Hot Cloth Cleanser is £9.95 including the cloth and the Liz Earl cleanse and polish is £14.75, including the cloths. I use this product on an every day basis.

'St Ives Naturally Clear Apricot Scrub, Blemish Fighting'- I really like this product and iv'e defiantly noticed a difference in my skin since I started to use it. I would not recommend using it every day. I did when I first got it and because the consistency of it is so ruff and the gritts in it are quite big, it left my skin dry, sore and red in parts!! I would recommend using this once a week, twice at the most. I bought it from TJ Hughs for £2.99!!

'Witch Hazel'-I use this simply as a toner and to remove any cleanser or excess makeup that could clog up my pores. I use this every day.

'Neutrogena Multi Defence Daily Moisturiser  SPF 15'- This is my everyday moistuiser. It's more of a gel consistency than a creamy lotion type. It works really well!! Because I have quite oily skin I didn't think I needed to use a moisturiser but I did!! Your skin produces way more oil than it needs to when there is no added moisture. 

This is my skincare routine!! when I have small breakouts or spots i just dab a little bit of sudocrem on and it seems to clear it up!!

Reveiw | Maybelline 24 Hour Colour Tattoo's

Recently, I went out to boots and bought 3 of the Maybelline 24 hour color tattoos, and my first impressions of them were really good. They are super easy to apply, I used to use them just on their own as they were so silky, but now I use them as bases for my eye-shadow. 

I have heard they are comparable to the mac paint pots, and great dupes for the 'Giorgio Armani Eyes to kill eye-shadows' but I wouldn't know as I have never owed either of those products. The shade 'On and on Bronze' is great to create a really strong smokey eye, as they are build-able  'Pink Gold' is great to throw on as a quick casual daily look, aswell as 'Eternal Gold'.

Out of the 3 shades I got, I definitely noticed a difference with the consistency and quality of the shadows. 'On and on Bronze and Pink Gold' are alot more creamy and easy to blend and apply. However, Eternal gold is alot more sticky and not very blend-able.

Also, I noticed a difference between the pigmentation of all 3 eye-shadows. 'On and on Bronze' is extremely pigmented and very glittery and metallic. Great for creating a dark, smokey eye. 'Pink Gold' is very  metallic and pigmented but not so much glittery. 'Eternal Gold' is less pigmented, glittery and not metallic.

I know that they sell alot of different shades now!

Here are some swatches of the eye shadows!

Starting from the left, the shades are 'On and on bronze', 'Eternal Gold' and 'Pink Gold'.

I was surprised at how cheap they were compared to how good they are! At my local boots they cost £4.99, but at the time boots were doing their '3 for 2' offer, so I got 3 for basically £10.

Overall, the packaging is really professional as they're glass pots, but I hate that they put the bar code on the front! I think the overall look of the product would of been much nicer if they had put it on the back!

With a good eye primer and eye-shadow over the top, these eye-shadows should stay on all throughout the day without creasing!

Over all these are really really good eye-shadows and I don't regret buying them.

Thankyou x