Saturday 23 February 2013

010 Lee Stafford Sun Kissed Lightening Spray

Hey girls! Just a quick update (its almost 1am here, so sleepy!). I'm all tucked up in bed with a bag of Lindt mini easter eggs - total heaven! 

I've been using the Lee Stafford Sun Kissed Lightening Spray for a little while now and figured it was time for a review, I always turn to other peoples reviews and research thoroughly when it comes down to deciding whether to buy a new product so hopefully this will help some of you if you're feeling a little undecided! 


For those of you with dyed blonde hair like myself, you often find that it goes quite dull quite quickly and tends to pick up an almost brassy tone, I find it really difficult to keep my hair a beautiful shade of blonde without having to go to the salon all the time, because I simply can't afford to do it, as much as I'd love to! 

I used the Lee Stafford Sun Kissed spray with the Bleach Blondes shampoo and conditioner (both by Lee Stafford) - I washed my hair and following the instructions on the back of the bottle, gave my hair a good spritz over with Sun Kissed and then blow dried, I used them all together once a week for five weeks and the results were pretty great. The spray itself claims to smell of citrus, although I found it to smell quite chemically. It says that results will be visible after 3-4 uses and permanently lightens you hair, I couldn't notice any change after the first use but I did go to work that evening and people were commenting that my hair did look lighter! Four weeks on and there is a visible difference in my hair, I'd definitely carry on using it and would most definitely recommend it to anyone considering buying it. I love how the back of the bottle tells you how you can achieve different effects, from lightening all over, to ombre. The only downfall was that it did really dry my hair, I'd recommend using a deep conditioner or a hair mask between uses, I've now switched to using Aussie for a little while just to restore my hairs moisture. I did find that overusing the Lee Stafford did leave my hair looking slightly ashy with parts of going a really pale pinky colour, which does look quite cute! I think that was more down to the Bleach Blondes shampoo though!

  

I hope this can help a few of you who might be pondering over whether to buy this or not, it retails at £7.99 and I picked mine up from my local Boots store.



Whats your favourite hair product at the moment? Any recommendations?!


Blush & Belle 

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Tuesday 12 February 2013

009 Style Icon : Chloe Moretz

Evening Belles! Massive apologies for the slack update, unfortunately I've been all tucked up in bed for almost two weeks with the flu! Definitely not been feeling my best, but I'm back up on my feet and raring to go! So be prepared for some massive updating and hopefully a little bit of redesign too! 

Hope everyone has had a good couple of weeks?! What have you all been up to? I spent the last couple of days in Brighton with the boyfriend, it was really lovely to spend some time together and the little cutie pie even made me some biscuits! (I don't think he'd ever baked anything in his life ever!)

Cracking on, this weeks Style Icon is the darling little Chloe Moretz, at just 16 years young, Chloe has made a massive name for herself in the acting world, beginning her career at just a teeny tiny 7 years old! She's starred in some massive movies, including The Amityville Horror, Kick-Ass, Hugo and Dark Shadows


Chloe's name in the fashion world has just taken a huge step forward, she celebrated her 16th Birthday this week, and most definitely celebrated it in style as she collected the award for Next Future Icon at the Elle Style Awards. Wearing a stunning monochrome dress designed by Stella McCartney and matching shoes with a cute yet elegant up-do and minimal make-up, she looked every inch the Hollywood Starlet that she is. 


Chloes acting career is set to take big boost as she stars as cult character Carrie White in the remake of the 1976 horror flick, Carrie. She also resumes her role as Mindy in Kick-Ass 2, which is scheduled for release this summer. 

I can't wait to see what 2013 brings for her and the contents of her wardrobe, I'm sure she's gonna be busting out some amazing outfits if the last year was anything to go by, joining the likes of Lara Stone, Ashley Greene, Naomi Watts and Uma Thurman at the front row of Calvin Kleins SS12 fashion show in New York. She can definitely do no wrong when it comes to her style status!



Who's your current Style Icon?! 

Blush & Belle x
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Monday 4 February 2013

008 Valentines Wishlist

As Valentines sneaks upon us, I have to admit, I'm not feeling particularly full of the romantic spirit, unfortunately, Mr Blush & Belle and I are unable to spend Valentines Day together this year, which is a massive downer for me. I'm a total sucker for anything cute, romantic/remotely loving and Valentines is definitely no exception. I adore having that one day a year to make an extra special effort to show someone how much you really do care for them.Here's what's on my Valentines wishlist for this year...



EOS Lip Sphere in Strawberry Sorbet £5.99 (available from Naturisimo)
Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser £14.25 (available from Liz Earle)
Wal G Lace Dress £35 (available from Topshop)
Nail Rock nail wraps, in Loverheart £6.65 (available from Topshop)
The Fault In Our Stars by John Green £3.99 (available from Amazon)
Bird Earrings £1.50 (available from River Island)
Charbonnel Et Walker Milk Chocolate Truffles - 110g £9.75 (available from John Lewis)
Floral Gift Boxes £6.95 (available from dotcomgiftshop)
Cath Kidston Fold & Mail Stationary £7 (available from Cath Kidston)
Pink Lace Collar Top £16 (available from Topshop)


Whats on your Valentines wishlist this year..? 

Blush & Belle x
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Friday 1 February 2013

007 What's In My Make-Up Bag?

Every girls make-up bag is a messy haven of our essential, everyday, can't-be-without products. Mine is absolutely no different, I tend to take everything I know I'm going to use during the day out of my bigger make-up bag and throw into one small essential one. I love having a little peep in my friends' make-up bags to see which products they just can't be without!
 

Here's what's in mine: 


The make-up bag I use for my essentials is from Cath Kidston, I picked it up in the sale for a teeny £7! Before I bought it I was just chucking my make-up loose into my handbag, I'd end up with foundation all over my diary and eyeliner on my keys, blusher over my purse. You get the idea! It was definitely a well needed investment and the print is so beautiful!



 
I don't tend to carry too much around with me, I can't stand my handbag being too heavy. 
Here's a little overview of what I like to have on me:

- Mac Prep + Prime Skin Base Visage - this was a sample sent to me by Mac, it's absolutely amazing, I'd definitely buy the full size, you pop it on after moisturizing and your foundation just slides on beautifully and gives you a really stunning, flawless look. It's definitely become a staple product for me.

- Mac Studio Fix SPF15 (shade NC15) - Mac is the only foundation I've found that really suits my skin, I was blessed with natural English Rose pale skin, I've found it really hard finding a foundation that suits my skintone and doesn't make me look even slightly orange, for me, the palest shade of Studio Fix works amazingly. I've learned to embrace my pale skin over the years, no fake tan for me!

- Bare Minerals Around the Clock eyeliner (shade 1am) - This eyeliner is amazing, it's a really dark beautiful black with little specks of glitter in, it looks so cute when its on and lasts absolutely ages and ages! It came with the 'Scene Stealer' set, which is half price at just £13 from Debenhams/Asos/Bare Minerals - it's a complete bargain and I'd highly recommend it!

- Bare Minerals Buxom Lips (shade Katie) - Katie was a recent purchase, a little pricey at £18 but it looks stunning on, its a pretty coral-y shade, Buxom Lips creates the look of fuller, voluptuous lips. I couldn't decide between Katie and Trixie, Trixie is a little pinker, but I'm definitely going to go back and buy it!

- Rimmel Eyebrow Pencil (shade Dark Brown) - This has become a real staple for me, I never used to use eyebrow pencils because I just didn't see the point, but having tried it out, my eyebrows do look so much neater, I'd heard really good things about this pencil and I don't use many Rimmel products, but its completely amazing, it lasts ages and the cute little brush on the end of the lid is perfect for taming unkempt brows!

- Rimmel Hide The Blemish Concealer (fairest shade) - Concealer is definitely essential if my skin isn't looking as great as it should be, sometimes when it gets to the end of the week and I'm feeling a little tired I suffer with the dreaded under eye circles, this helps massively as well as covering any little blemishes that pop up every now and then! It applies just like lipstick and lasts absolutely ages as you only need a tiny amount, it's definitely been a facesaver!

- Mac Fix+ - I bought this a little while ago, I was a little unsure of fixing sprays to begin with but I couldn't be without it now, it keeps your make-up in place all day and is so refreshing on the skin, it feels cool, calming and energizing, it definitely leaves me feeling refreshed during the day.

- Mac Dazzle Lash Mascara - I adore this mascara, I was blessed with naturally long eyelashes but they're quite fair, this is a gorgeous blacker-than-black shade. It's not quite as amazing as Benefit's They're Real but for the price tag it's definitely worth it!

- Mac Blush (shade Well Dressed) - This was a recent purchase of mine, I tend to get bored of blushers quite quickly and change shades pretty often, I love this shade though, its so pretty, it's a really delicate pink which looks beautiful against my pale skin, without leaving me looking embarrassed or overly warm! I tend to apply it quite often during the day, I hate looking washed out and tired because my skins so pale! 






So there's my everyday essentials! I'd love to hear what yours are! 

Blush & Belle x
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