Thursday 13 February 2014

Lunch break Hauling

Having eaten my lunch super quick, I guess I was just really hungry, I had quite a fair amount of time left of my lunch break (1 hour to be exact)  I decided to take a wonder, a ramble if you will, to my delight I found a SpaceNK, amazing or dangerous you decide?!

I had racked up quite few points on my SpaceNK indulge card, therefore I used this as excuse to treat myself. I have recently purchased and am currently trialing the Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk foundation, I have to say I am not completely sold it yet. I love the finish just after application however after a few hours wear, it seems to have disappeared in certain areas, leaving me with an uneven and patchy base, however I cant work out whether this is my moisturiser that I am using in the mornings or it is the foundation it self, I am going to investigate, however while I persevering with my investigations I need a powder to even things outs during the day so I decided to get the Laura Mercier Mineral Foundation Power as I had heard such good things about it, I am having one of them moments where I want to take all of my make up of and start again. I repurchased one of my new favourite products the By Terry Touch Expert Advanced, as I have already run out after having it for 2 months, well the pump has stopped working and as much as I have tried I cant get any more out so I have assumed it was finished, you may think I am crazy for repurchasing this after having it such a short while, but I honestly love it, I have even posted a review read it here. I also got a tester of the Eve Lom Restore Mask, apparently it matches up to the Glam Glow Super Mud.. we shall see!

I do love a successful shopping lunch!




Until next time,
Jess
xx

Wednesday 5 February 2014

The most wonderful time of the.... Week?!

Sunday evening is the time of the week that I look forward to most, it is always the same every week with the exception of a few products being swapped and changed about, but I can rely on my Sunday night being completely relaxing, a time that is literally all about me!

It has become almost a ritual that every Sunday evening I take all my lotions and potions (beauty products in other words) and lock myself in the bathroom for at least 30 minutes with a cup of tea. I light a few candles, grab my book and let the pamper party for one commence.



Step 1: BODY!

Run a hot bath! I grab my vast array of lush bath bombs or my many aromatherapy associates bath oils; these vary according to what mood I am in, at the moment it has been a constant rotation between my lush snow fairy bubble bar or my inner strength bath oil depending if I am feeling to have a really girly sweet pink bath or a relaxing bath where I can slip into a world of my own.
Two products that have not changed are the Soap and Glory Clean on me body wash and the Soap and Glory the Scrub of your life body scrub, I have repurchased these at least four times that is a record here at The Prophecy of Loveliness. They smell so girly but not sickly sweet it’s a sophisticated girly smell, and they leave my skin feeling so soft, silky and smelling gorgeous!
Whilst in the bath I take the opportunity to exfoliate and buff my feet and lips. DEAD SKIN BE GONE! For these I use the Sanctuary Foot Scrub for my feet obviously, I do like this however if it were to be discontinued I wouldn’t be in complete disappointment as it is ok, it does the job, I am open to offers though! For my lips I use the Lush Bubble-gum lip scrub, I love this product I have stocks and stocks of it, I think I may have been bought around five for Christmas, I will not be running low on this for a very long time. It looks delicious, smells delicious and tastes delicious, I rub it on my lips the sugar granules get rid of all the dry, dead skin on my lips, some people like to lick it off (actually recommends that you do that in the instructions) however I find the concept slightly strange, to lick my dry, dead skin from my lips off, so I simply wipe it off, if I do happen to taste some then it’s not the end of the world, bubble gum is one of my favourite flavours!

STEP 2: FACE!

My favourite part of my favourite time of the week (still with me?) is really cleansing my face and getting it squeaky clean, to achieve this I use my newly purchased Emma Hardie Amazing Face Moringa Cleansing Balm, I have been using this for about a month now and I have to admit I love it, it deserves all the hype it gets, it is simply incredible, I can’t see myself using anything else for a long time, if you are not an avid blog reader or beauty youtube watcher you probably do not have a clue what I am talking about so let me explain.. The Emma Hardie Amazing Face Natural Lift and Sculpt Moringa Cleansing Balm is a big tub of miracles, it is a balm that massage all over your face then remove it with a damp warm cloth, it dissolves your make up whilst being packed full of goodness, full to the brim with Vitamin E, Wild Sea Fennel, Moringa seed extract to purify and help to minimise the appearance of pores. Jasmine, Rose and Cederwood for all those with dull, dehydrated and mature skin and Orange, Mandarin and Neroli and Rejuvenate and revitalise the skin. So it has a something for everyone – a wonder product as such. At £34 it is an investment, but so far so very good! To follow that I use my Clarins Exfoliating Toner on two cotton pads and run it over my face to remove any traces of Cleansing Balm I have left and to gently exfoliate the skin, so far this is doing the job, I have no complaints. Both of these steps take place whist I am in the bath, once I have jumped (slowly get out being very careful not to slip) the face routine continues with a face mask, I haven’t always added this step but I have recently purchased the highly hyped up and coveted Glam Glow Super Mud Mask, this mask is AMAZING, with instant results and my black near enough gone this mask really lives up to its ‘Super’ name. After my mask has been on for 20 minutes (or spot treatment for 5 – 10 minutes) I remove it making sure every trace has gone, then I proceed with my Estee Lauder advance night repair serum, it has changed my skin, I can see why it is Estee Lauders best-selling product. It has recently been revamped and improved in my opinion. It is a cocktail of antioxidants and my skin is drinking it up, finishing up my face routine with Embryolisse Lait Creme Concentre a 3 in 1 product, that promises to nourish the skin as a moisturiser, protect it from environmental damage as a primer, and it removes make up. It is a light weight moisturiser, which is what I wanted, after a heavy cleanse and tone. This is a good product and my skin a lot softer and more plump however it is slightly greasier than before, but I think that be because I am not used to wearing moisturiser all the time, being lazy I never really got in to a skin care routine until now, I have to say I am not sure if I am loving it, we shall see how I get on with it. Last but no means least I ply my lips with lashings of my EOS lip balms that I purchased in America – since then I found out that they stock EOS is Selfridges!




STEP 3: NAILS !

When my face mask is on, I take the opportunity to use that 20 minutes to paint my little tootsies (toes) with whatever colour takes my fancy that week, also if my usual Shellac French Manicure isn’t looking its tip top, or if I don’t have it done for some strange reason, I will also give myself a mini manicure; however I find doing my nails the most tedious task in history I have to have an instant drying top coat otherwise the evening becomes as relaxing as an army boot camp! At the moment I am using Sally Hansen Insta Dry top coat, it has made my nail routine a lot more enjoyable and it means I can moisturise without having to wait for my nails to dry, risking smudging if I take the plunge and moisturise to fast!

STEP 4: MOISTURISING!

There is nothing that makes you feel more luxurious than body butter, I have two favourites The Soap and Glory The Righteous Butter – shocking another Soap and Glory products, can you tell I love this brand? The Righteous Butter smells incredible, and it doesn't take ages to dry, and it leaves the skin so soft and moisturised, need I say more? The other body butter that I use is my most favourite beauty product of all time, there I said it, my favourite, it is the Chanel Coco Mademoiselle Body Cream at £55 it is the most expensive product I own however I love it, it sits on my dressing table like it is the queen sitting in the palace, my parents kindly bought me this for Christmas, it is only used on very special occasions or when I am feeling particularly awful because this just instantly cheers me up, this also moisturises my body like no other, and the scent stays on my covers and on me until the morning, with Coco Mademoiselle is my perfume of choice I have no complaints in the slightest.
If I have an event in the week or I am feeling ever so slightly pale I will grab my St Tropez gradual tanning lotion, I use this very rarely in the place of my body butter/body lotion. I finish off my moisturising step with hand lotion and I use, surprise, surprise the Soap and Glory Hand Food, do I need to elaborate?! I think not.

STEP 5: SLEEP!

We all know that sleep is oh so important when it comes down to beauty hence the term ‘Beauty Sleep’, sometimes I need that little push to get to sleep, I make myself an Earl Grey Tea, spray my pillow with Boots Pillow Spray in Lavender and grab my laptop put Sex and The City on and that is it, my night complete, I am in dream world! 

Until next time,
Jess 
xx