High Top Sneakers ... yeay! or nay!?

You know that video of Beyonce for 'Love On Top'??? well I dont know about you, but it felt a lil weird to see her wearing 'sneakers' (or trainers if ur in the UK)...



...But little did I know that she was infact wearing heels...disguised as high tops... She apparantly was the first to wear Isabel Morants High Top Sneakers... Alicia Keys has also been seen to be wearing Isabel Morants High Top Sneakers, among other Hollywood beauties...sooooooo does this mean that we are in for a new craze??? I mean, yeah we have had wedges which look like 'sneakers' buuuuttt these are hidden wedges... what do you think??? will you be wearing these??? I dont think I would suit them, I have some big ass legs so ummm yeaahhhh High Tops are not very flattering on me full stop...

If you want the look without the pricey tag of Isabel Morants High Tops, then check out RiverIsland.com



RiverIsland.com £40.00

 What do you think??? ....

LIERAC Demaquillant Purete and Tonique Eclat

                                         MY SIMPLE SKIN CARE ROUTINE

I thought I would do a quick post regarding my skin care routine since I get asked alot what I use ...

My cleanser I use more as a face wash every morning in the shower... I love it!! its refreshing, and cleans away all my makeup including eye makeup...When Im out the shower, I then use my toner (which can also be used around the eye contour area), I then moisturize with my mattifying cream for normal/combination skin... All my skin care products are from a french skin care brand called LIERAC

I know you probably hear it alot, and Im about to repeat it, but! A GOOD SKIN CARE ROUTINE MEANS BETTER MAKEUP APPLICATION AND DURABILITY... 

SO WHAT DO I USE? I've listed below the products...  

CLEANSE/FACE WASH - Lierac Demaquillant Purete (foaming cleansing gel)
TONER - Lierac Tonique Eclat (vitamin enriched toner)
MOISTURISER - Lierac Hydra-Chrono Refreshing Mattifying Fluid
EYE MAKEUP REMOVER - Lierac Diopti Demaq (gentle eye makeup remover gel)

Now I have to point out that apart from the eye makeup remover gel, the other products are for combination/oily type skin , if you have sensitive or dry skin, then I suggest to take a look at the other cleansers/toner/moisturizers that they have available on their website. Also, I know there is no eye cream, thats just out of pure laziness! because I do need one, but I choose to skip this step and just hide my circles with concealer... which is somewhat ironic, as Lierac do an eye cream for dark circles which is also tinted! meehh go figure... lol I do however, take care not to use my moisturiser near my eyes as using a cream around the eye contour area which isnt specifically for the eyes is what generally causes 'milia' and can also contribute to bags/pufiness...

LIERAC is a French premium brand which is the number one skin care product line in Italy, France and Portugal... but here in the UK its not very well known although some of the products from the Lierac skin care line has been featured in Glamour, Stylist and Vogue magazine, and is currently stocked in pharmacies, mainly in London as well as feelunique.com ... Lierac can also be purchased in the United States - they are on twitter! and other countries around the world, just check out the Lierac website to find out where.

Ok ladies... so this wasnt such a short post as I had first intended, but hopefully this will have intrigued you into checking out Lierac and for those who have asked me before or where wondering what I use, now you know! :)

happy cleansing... mmmuuuaahhhh JennJenn

RIMMEL Lasting Finish 1000 Kisses in 600 Carry On Cherry

this is a quick review of the Rimmel Lasting Finish 1000 Kisses 'Tranferproof' Lip Tint in Carry on Cherry...

It give a nice tint, its alot more 'reddish' than I expected, but its not drying at all, especially once the balm has been applied... however on the description it clearly states 'transferproof' but do they mean without the balm applied?? because I did 2 tests, one was drinking from a glass and the other was the kiss test (I had to use my hand, the hubby wasnt game for this test lol) ... the result was.... both glass and hand had my lips imprinted!! so very disappointed!! It doesnt do what it clearly states...

THE KISS TEST

THE GLASS TEST

As for what I am wearing today on the rest of my face-

Garnier BB Cream in Medium
Becca Loose Shimmer Powder in Hyawatha - applied using the MAC 242 brush

Maybelline Eyestudio Lasting Drama Gel Liner in Black - applied using the brush it comes with

Urban Decay Primer Potion for the lids
Rimmel Brow Pencil in 001 Dark Brown

Most of these products can be purchased online, in Boots and Superdrugs.

Muuuaaahhh JennJenn

BATISTE XXL DRY SHAMPOO

                                  BIG & BOUNCY XXL VOLUME

I recently purchased the Batiste XXL Dry Shampoo as I heard it was great for fine hair just like mine... I tend to have to wash my hair every other day but to be honest the day after washing my hair already looks limp and oily, so Dry shampoos are a saviour for me. I have only ever tried one other Dry shampoo from the TRESemme range which was pretty good, but I wanted to see how the Batiste would hold up...

For the purpose of the review, I took a pic of my hair looking rather oily and limp... I would never post a pic with my hair looking like this if it wasnt for the purpose of a review! so please hold off with the negative comments lol anywhooooo so take a look at the below pics...

flat, limp oily roots... eeekkkk *hand over face*

COULD THIS BE MY NEXT FAV HAIR PRODUCTS??

After spraying the Batiste XXL Dry Shampoo

If I was rating this product out of 10, I would probably give it an 8... why? well because although it most definately does give volume (looaaddss of volume) it leaves my hair feeling rough? Im not sure how to even describe it, basically I cant run my fingers through my hair, it feels slightly 'knotted' its like as if I had backcomebed my hair... so that is my only eeeeekkk about it... but other then that I would be happy to recommend this product :)

I purchased mine from Superdrug, but you can purchase from other stores, below is the link also to the Batiste website.

http://www.batistehair.co.uk/products/xxl

Hope this was helpful in making a decision on whether to purchase or not...

NAIL ART - Marbling

                                           NAIL ART MARBLING! My 1st Attempt 

Hey ladies... last night I decided to finaly give it a go at Nail Marbling on my natural nail... The results where pretty good for my first attempt, but jeezzz its a process when your doing it for the first time.... if you have no patience, then this may not be for you... *I almost gave up!* lol

You will need a minimum of two different colour nail varnishes, some water at room temp, tooth pics (or a pencil, pen) cotton pads, nail polish remover, a good top coat, tape aaaannd last of all, some patience!

  

 

 In a small glass, or in my case a mug, add some water, then add drops of different coloured nail varnished...

 

 

 I had already painted my ring finger with a white nail varnish as a base (this is optional, and the colour used is als optional) ... you then add some tape around your finger to avoid too much mess and less time spent cleaning the edges...you can if you wish, use some chapstick or vaseline around the nail, the nail varnish will just slide off...

Dip the finger in the centre of the varnishes, before doing this use a tooth pick to do any lil design you wish by swirling the paints together ... when you take the finger out, it will look like the pic above... 

remove the tape from around the finger (or wipe of the excess if you used chapstick, vaseline) and then neaten up the edges if needs be...

and whooaallaaaa here is the finish result.... :) pretty cool right?

paint the rest of your nails with a solid colour, orrrr if you feel like it, repeat the process and marble the rest of your nails... the results will vary...

on my right hand, the above is the result I got after 2 tries... lol for some reason it wasnt working...I think I was taking too long to dip my finger in, not sure...

the left hand came out better, its my fav one out of the two attempts...

give it a go would love to see your pics or read your comments... :) good luck!!! and happy marbeling!! :)

Muuuaahhhh JennJenn

GARNIER BB CREAM (MEDIUM)

MY 'IM IN A RUSH MAKEUP ROUTINE' ...

Hey ladies... I thought I would blog about what I wear when I'm in a rush, and dont really want to wear too much makeup routine... this is great for the summer too! 

Now I just wanna add also, that I stopped wearing too much makeup, especially Foundation on a daily basis, simply because I felt my skin was begging for it, and quite frankly I prefer to sleep than to wake up early to have time to do my makeup before going to work ... but I do find that when I want to wear a bit of makeup, these products are my go to products (mainly for work purposes, cus when its time to go glam up, i go all out!) ....

bueno mujeres, aqui les dejo las pics... and a brief description...

FASHIONISTA - Flawless Primer
GARNIER - Miracle Skin Perfector (BB Cream, in MEDIUM)
L'OREAL - Telescopic Mascara in Black
ELIZABETH ARDEN - Lash Optimiser
NYX - Eyeshadow Base in NUDE
NYX - Lipgloss
BARBARA DALY - eyeshadow pen in 'CALICO'

BEFORE

AFTER

Its not a major difference, BUT! its a more 'flawless' outcome... my skin looks more even, my eyes look brighter... the point to this look is that your not supposed to look like you have shit loads of makeup on, and its supposed to take you about 10mins maximum to apply...

The products that I have used are all FABULOUSSSSS and I would highly recommend them... you do not need to use all the products, if unlike me you have better skin, then skip the primer, and just use the BB cream, also you do not need to use the Lash Optimiser if you have pretty nice loooong lashes (mine are not that short, but they are kinda weird so the optimiser helps loads!) ...

you can purchase most of these products online, Boots, or Superdrug... I purchased the Elizabeth Arden Lash Optimiser from VERY.co.uk ....

i hope you found this helpful in some way or another, any questions feel free to leave a comment :)

Enjoy the rest of your Easter weekend...

Muuaahhhh JennJenn