My favourite face moisturiser...

Absolutely love this Clinique moisturising gel! It sinks into my skin within seconds and leaves my face feeling SO soft and nourished.

If you have combination to oily skin, this would be perfect for you. There is a lotion available too, but I find it a bit too greasy to work with.

I have bought several bottles of this moisturiser, and sometimes I will experiement with another cream for a few weeks, but I always end up returning to this, subsequently falling in love with it YET again :)  

What is your favourite face moisturiser?

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My Christmas Presents - Beauty Edition

I must have been on Santa's "nice list" this year because I got some amazing gifts from both friends and family!

Together with 2 books in Norwegian, Glee dvd, hat and scarf, 2 purses and giftcards, I got quite a few beauty related gifts - yey!



From my boyfriend I got this Elizabeth Arden goody bag:



 My all time favourite lip balm & limited edition 8 hour cream in a pot, an eyeshadow palette, perfume sample and a cream cleanser.





Biotherm skincare set from a friend:



 I have used Biotherm before - their moisturisers are amazing!

Love, Chloe perfume and body lotion set (this was to me from me, haha):

For some reason the original Chloe scent makes me a bit ill, but this one is lovely!

Clinique skin care set from bf's parents:

I swear by Clinique's 3-step skincare, but not tried their body items. Will be tested soon :)

From my work bosses I got the Estee Lauder perfume set in Pleasures & their Christmas makeup suitcase!

In the suitcase there was an eyeshadow and blush palette, 4 lipsticks, 2 lipglosses, 3 eyeliners, 4 makeup brushes and an eyemakeup remover.

Pretty impressed that my two male bosses picked this out for our christmas gift (probably got some input from their wives... ;))

I hope you got some nice presents too :)

Enjoy the rest of your christmas holiday!

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Updated makeup storage using my new MUJI drawers!

I owe you all a HUGE thank you for your tips on my Blogger Help post the other day.

A lot of people told me to go and look at the MUJI website, and sure enough there they were, the storage drawers that I have been hunting for!

I tracked down the shop (in the Trafford Centre, for those of you living near Manchester)

and purchased a set of 4 double drawers (£7.95 each).

I am SO happy with them, but of course I waaaaaaaay underestimated the amount of drawers I need to house all of my makeup, so I need to take another trip to MUJI and buy some more soon :)

Anyway, for now I am using the clear drawers for my everyday/go-to makeup of the moment,
as it is so easy to find and organise.

Some pictures:

Now I just need to buy drawers enough to store all of my blushes, which are still kept in the old box...

And the remaining face and eye products that I don't normally use on an everyday basis...

I will probably need another 5-6 double drawers :D

How do you store your makeup?





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Monthly Favourites

May

Here are my most used and loved products from May:

NARS Soft Touch Shadow Pencil in Goddess

 

Estee Lauder Stay-in-Place Shadow Creme in Ivory Lace

 

MAC Mineralize Eyeshadow in Midnight Madness

MAC Eyeshadow palette from Graphic Garden collection (last summer I think...)

 

Clinique Blushing Blush Powder Blush in Iced Lotus

YSL Gloss Volupte in no 6

Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturising Gel

 

Jewellery of the month:

Necklace from H & M

 

Film of the month:

New Moon

Jacob = squeeeeeee! :D

What's your May favourites?

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My Clinique skincare routine

I change my skincare A LOT, as I quickly get bored and want to try new products.

But I always go back to Clinique, and when I do, I realise nothing beats it! Nothing makes my skin feel more awake, clean and fresh.

I am currently having a love affair with Clinique (again!) and here is what I do on most days, morning and night.

Cleanse:

I willl use one of these to remove my makeup.

Wash-Away Gel cleanser is perfect for night time as it is cooling and tingling. This is great for when my skin is especially oily. 

Rinse-Off Foaming Cleanser is a creamy white mousse which lathers with a bit of water. It makes my skin very soft and is very mild, gentle and moisturising.

Take The Day Off is perfect for the morning. I rub it in my skin (no water) before I rinse well.

After this my skin is well prepared for the 3-Step skin care regime...

3 - Step:

I think people are pretty familiar with the 3-Step system.

Step 1 (cleanse) is the liquid facial soap. I have it in oily combination to oily. I only need a small pump of this soap to clean my entire face really well. This will remove the remainder of your makeup & take care of excess oiliness etc.

Step 2 (exfoliate) is the clarifying lotion.This makes all the difference. It is pretty strong, but I love what it does. This deflakes the skin's surface to smooth and reveal clearer skin. (This also works as spot treatment!)

Step 3 (moisturise) is my favourite part. The Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel is simply one of a kind. No other moisturiser sinks into my skin as quick, and makes my face feel as soft as a baby's bum! Even hours after applying this, I can touch my cheek and it seriously feels like silk. I have the gel one, not the lotion one, as my skin tends to be oily.

More moisture:

On some days my skin needs extra moisture. More than what my darling Dramatically Different can offer. 

I will then use Superdefense, which has an SPF of 25! This is a thick and luxurious cream. 

I use Clinique's All About Eyes cream every day. It is peach in colour, light in consistency, full of moisture and feels great on my delicate eye area.

Exfoliation:

Once a week I will exfoliate with either of these two. I love them both. They are not too rough on the skin, smell nice (minty!) and they leave my skin amazingly soft!

I hope that was somewhat informative ;)

Let me know if you use Clinique and is as happy with it as me!

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Clinique, Body Shop & a girly book...

Happy Saturday shopping, darlings! ♥

So I finally got my hands on the yummy Clinique bonus gift at House of Fraser!

I  have to say I am most excited about the makeup bits

as I already own two of the skincare items.

♥ The Shimmering Stripes Powder Blusher in Almond Blossom (comes with a cute brush too!) is divine. It gives me the most gorgous healthy bronzed glow!

♥ The High Impact Curling Mascara looks interesting... I haven't tried it yet, but it's definitely going on first thing tomorrow morning.

♥ Long Last Glosswear in Bonfire is a very pretty deep red.

...

In order to get the free gift, I had to buy two or more Clinque skincare or makeup items. It was the last day of the offer, and unfortunately the shelves were a bit empty (baaaaad House of Fraser!), so Turnaround Serum was sold out :(

Had to do some quick thinking, and instead went with one of the items on my wishlist and one sensible back up...

I already have a big bottle of the Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel, but it is almost empty and instead of trying a new moisturizer, I decided to get a back-up as I am really happy with my Dramatically Different. It makes my face super smooth and non-greasy :)

I also went to Body Shop...

The Body Shop Shimmer Cube in 06. Gorgeous neutral eyeshadow palette.

Finally I stumbled across a book with loads of good tips and pretty pictures in it...

Coleen's Real Style

I have always found Coleen pretty, and I adore her outfits!

I haven't actually read the book yet (only just got home 2 hours ago), but on browsing through it

it looks like it's filled with great tips and inspirational pictures - not bad for £1.99 :D

What did you think of my Saturday shopping? :)

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