Review: Maybelline Babylips!

Hi everyone! Would just like to apologize for the lack of posts lately, had a huge uni project where I spent about 15 hours a day doing my project (ouch) but now I'm back with a review of the Maybelline Babylips as promised!

These little babies have become an absolute favourite of mine. They come in quite a few colours but the shades I have are Cherry Me, Peach Kiss, Pink Punch and Peppermint. First of all, how cute is the packaging? I love how bright and colourful they are, not only do they look nicer but it also makes them far easier to find in your handbag.

Another great thing about them is the scent. Oh my gosh, they smell incredible. Obviously the smells are self explanatory by their names but everytime you apply them you're met with a beautiful fruity scent. On top of this, they provide a lovely tint to the lips and are pretty buildable pigmentation for a lip balm. However, if all this wasn't enough, the thing I love most about them is how well they moisturize my lips. I get extremely dry, chapped lips and the only things I have ever found to help them is Korres Lip Butters, these and the Burts Bees lip balms but these are definitely my favourite. They never settle into the fine lines of my lips, moisturize them completely in a matter of seconds and just generally feel so light and comfortable on the lips. I'm definitely one of those people who don't really like thick, creamy lipsticks so they are perfect if you're the same.

Cherry Me

Peach Kiss

Pink Punch

Peppermint (build up!)

I purchased mine from Cosmetics & Candy and Ebay for pretty cheap, coming in at a few pounds all together per product. However, a lot of Ebay sellers will combine postage if you buy a couple! In conclusion, it's safe to say I'm absolutely obsessed and they have already become an all time favourite product for me that I would highly recommend to anyone! Now just to get my hands on all the limited edition ones...

Clarins Lotus Face Treatment Oil: My Oily Skin Saviour!

Hi everyone! Just going to start of my apologizing for the lack of posts over the last few days, Thursday was my 21st and since then I've not been on my computer much at all. Thursday I had a meal with my family, Friday-Saturday I was at a Spa with my mum and sister (bliss!) and Saturday had a big night out with friends which I'm still paying for! Enough about that and on to one of my favourite finds I have ever come across, the Clarins Lotus Face Treatment Oil!

I will start off by saying if you're anything like me, I was so skeptical and scared at the thought of putting oil on my oily skin. Surely it would just make me oilier? The answer is a definite no. First off, I love the smell of the product. It's sort of a light herbal scent and bare in mind I'm never usually a fan of herbal. I also like the little perpet which makes for giving you the perfect amount to spread all over your face at night. Like I said before, I didn't expect much at all to come of this other than to become more oily but I was completely wrong!

I would now never be without this! I've tried everything to fix my oily t-zone from cleansers, to masks, to foundations and all have either done nothing or helped me stay oil free for an extra hour. The first couple of days I used this my skin felt soft and brightened in the morning, all the oil had sunk in over night and my skin looked healthy. I thought to myself great, I spent all this money just to get the same effect I can already get from other products in my collection. However a week on, the difference is incredible. Oil production on my face has gone down massively, to the point i'm only touching up my powder once throughout the day instead of every couple of hours. On top of this, my foundation goes on far nicer and my pores are visibly reduced (something I don't say about many products at all!).

You start off using the product alone after cleansing and toning overnight, then you move on to mixing it with whatever moisturizer you usually use at night which I am about to do. If you don't have combination/oily skin, there is also a dry skin formula which I've heard is great too.

If you're nervous about putting oil on oily skin don't be, it's helped balance my skin out and stop oil production all throughout the day and done wonders for my skin. This is now a skincare staple in my routine and I will never be without it!

Have you tried this? What's your oily skin saviour?