My autumn beauty essentials

Autumn is my favourite time of year, without a doubt. I love the cold brisk mornings and the evenings drawing in and curling up on the sofa. *Sidenote - how good is October TV at the moment?! Downton Abbey and The Great British Bake Off are my personal favourites atm.* But as with every change in season I notice my beauty regime, and the products I use alter slightly. So I thought I'd share it with you!

A good make-up primer

Something all to many people overlook in my opinion is a good primer for your make-up especially in winter where although you might not be sweating as much your skin is taking a lot more of a beating, as is your make-up! I've tried quite a few but my stand out favourite is still The Body Shop Vitamin C Skin Reviver, it's perfect for drenching the skin in moisture without leaving it greasy or oily and makes my make-up last all day, but I have a whole post raving about it here so go and check that out if it sounds like something you'd be interested in.

Intensive lip balm
One of the first things I notice when the weather changes is my lips starting to get dry and cracked. That in conjunction with the central heating being cranked up every night it quickly turns me into an incredibly unattractive peeling lipped woman, so I'll be smothering myself in cocoa butter vaseline to keep them nice and soft. If anyone has any other good lipbalm recommendations I would love to hear them.

Foot care 
Not the most glamourous subject I'll admit but having cracked heels and troll toes is not an option for me, so I will be using a foot file to get rid of all the nasty dead skin and moisturising my feet before wearing cotton socks to bed to keep them in tip top condition.

Tonal makeup
This a/w I will be wearing lots of berry lips as seen in my Berry Lips - FOTD here. (I just picked up a Revlon Lip Butter in Raspberry Pie, and it is such a perfect Berry shade and really moisturising so perfect for the winter months!) Along with lots of gold and brown eyeshadows and TONS of highlighter as per usual, who said it has to be a summer thing?!


And a non beauty must have for the autumn - Pumpkin Spice Lattes from Starbucks, a recent discovery for me seeing as I have only really started to like coffee in the past few months, so strange how our taste buds change as we get older! But, there is literally nothing more autumnal and warms you up to core. SO TASTY!




Q- What is something you can't live without in Autumn beauty or otherwise?


Lots of Love Daisy xxx

Body Shop Vitamin C Skin Reviver - Review

For about 2 months now I've been working at the Body Shop, and for someone that has always loved the Body Shop's products it's been fantastic so far. It also means that I've been introduced to tons more products, whether it's skincare or their makeup ranges. But one stand out product for me which I purchased about 2 weeks ago and have been using every day is the Vitamin C Skin Reviver.

The Vitamin C range is sold directed at 'Dull Skin' but really it's suitable for most skin types. My skin type is pretty combination, I get very dry around my t-zone and my pores get clogged easily so I can't use too rich of a moisturiser or I break out. After having  used this for 2 weeks straight I have noticed my skin to be much brighter and clearer and my make-up has genuinely lasted longer after using this as a primer. 

A couple of pumps is more than enough for my entire face, and it comes out an orangey tinged serum which makes my skin feel so velvety and smooth creating a really lovely base for my makeup.I've been using the Skin Reviver in the morning as a primer for my makeup and at night when I take it off before I go to sleep and I absolutely love it. It's got a really citrus-(y?) scent which I normally wouldn't really like but it smells fresh and wakes me up a bit. It doesn't clog my pores or break my out so all in all. Happy bunny! :) Vitamin C Skin Reviver retails for £13 which seems a fair price for a serum and a primer combined and I would definitely repurchase!

Q- Have you tried any of the Body Shop skincare? If so, what? And thoughts please? :)

Lots of Love Daisy xxx

Mini boots haul!

Hey girls!

Today I wasn't in the best of moods so I thought I'd indulge in a bit of retail therapy. I didn't get a great deal, but I picked up a couple of beauty blogger favourites and I thought I'd give my humble opinion on them! 

Pink Cloud - Swatched

In the pan 

The first thing I picked up was a natural collection blush in the colour 'Pink Cloud' which is a very like sort of pastel/baby pink (Perfect for spring/summer) I've heard loads about the Natural Collection blushes and I thought I'd give them a whirl; for £1.99 you can't really go wrong. And I was pleasantly surprised, the pigmentation is pretty nice albeit a little bit chalky - but for £1.99 I expected much less.


I also picked up something that has been all of the beauty blogging scene lately, the great Revlon Lip Butter V L'Oreal Rouge Caresse lipsticks debate. And I stood umming and ahing over which to go for in the Boots aisle for a good 5 minutes trying to decide. But I came to the conclusion of going down the L'Oreal route, because I've read quite a few reviews on them and it seemed as if they were slightly more pigmented plus I adore the packaging, is that a bit silly? Haha. I don't mind! I only got one, because I wanted to try it out before I commited to a load of them. So I got the shade cheeky magenta, which I utterly adore!

L'Oreal Rouge Caresse Lipstick in Cheeky Magenta

L'Oreal Rouge Caresse Lipstick in Cheeky Magenta - Swatched 

Really lightly applied

Colour built up 

I really love the way this looks on the lips, as it's so buildable so it could be subtle or quite a statement. It feels so comfortable and balmy on your lips, but not slippery. LOVE! They're priced as £7.99 from Boots definitely worth checking out I'm going to purchasing some different shades as soon as I can!

I've always been a massive Bourjois fan, and as a lover of the Healthy Mix Foundation I thought I'd try out the 'serum' formula, I might do a seperate blog post on this if anyone is interested. I got the shade 53, which is a teeensy bit dark for me but as we're going into the warmer months I thought I could pull it off. I paid £10.99 at boots for it. 

Healthy Mix serum blended out 

I have also been seeing lots of the new L'Oreal 'Lumi Magique' Range, And as a lover of shimmery things I was keen to check it out! I picked up their new primer on a two L'Oreal products for £14 along with one of the Rouge Caress lipsticks. I've been on the market for a new face primer for a while, and I loved that this one doubles as a highlight. 

A (pretty massive) blob of the product 

Looooooook shimmery!