Summer favourites

 

 

Sadly I think that we may be getting near the end of summer so I thought it was time to round up a few products that I've been really enjoying using throughout the (sort of) warmer months. PS. the fact that the products are all bright and colourful makes me happy!

 

The weather tends to go a bit crazy in the summer months and that causes my skin to do the same so I've been using a few things to add a healthy summer glow. The Elemis pro-radiance illuminating flash balm is just a wonder product and I've been using it every day since I got it. It gives the nicest sheen to my skin and I feel like it evens out my complexion too. It makes a brilliant primer for under my make up but also looks nice just on it's own for more relaxed days.

I purchased the Body shop vitamin E over night serum in oil (why do products have such long names) after getting my mum one for her birthday and deciding I needed one for myself too. I know not everyone liked the feel of oil on there skin but I don't mind especially as it's an over night product. I find my skin often gets dehydrated and with that comes dehydration lines (eeek) I find that if I'm strict about using this every night they go away.

 

 

The Body Shop virgin mojito body splash, believe it or not, smells just like a virgin mojito and that, my friends, is a very good thing! It is delicious! In fact the whole range is! I used the shower gel up very quickly. Only risk is people thinking you've been on the cocktails first thing on a morning.

The Tropic instant glow tan is a relatively new discovery. I used to be a big fan of the Rimmel instant tan but haven't used it for a while. One of my friends works with Tropic and when she mentioned this new product I was really keen to give it a go. For a bit of extra glow when you haven't got a lot of spare time it's brilliant. There's absolutely no nasty fake tan, it actually smells really nice and isn't at all stickly or gloopy. A little goes a really long way, I can't imagine getting to the end of this bottle.

 

The Maybelline colour tattoo in on and on bronze has been raved about time and time again by just about every beauty blogger. I know I have definitely mentioned it on here on more than one occasion. It's brilliant for summer because it won't sweat off on the (rare) warmer days and gives a really pretty sheen to the eyes. I've been wearing this most days recently. The Bourjois healthy mix gel foundation has recently come back in to my life and I remembered how much I used to love it. I have this in dark beige which is way too dark for my natural skin tone but I've had a couple of spray tans recently and had to reach for a darker foundation from my collection and this was the perfect match. I love how easy it glides on to the skin and looks really fresh and dewy while still covering everything I want it to. It smells very fruity too which I know not everyone would like but I don't find it irritates my skin at all.   I hope you enjoyed today's post. Remember to keep checking back for more and follow me on facebook and instagram for more updates!

Tropic purchases

One of my friends has started doing a little bit of work with the company Tropic and invited me to a party to learn about some of the products. Tropic is still a relatively new skin care line which was created by the lovely Susan Ma from the apprentice, she's got gorgeous skin so I was definitely up for having a little browse of the products. Tropic are all about natural ingredients and are very big on animal welfare. As a vegetarian, this is very important to me so I was very excited to see what the products were like so that I can start to become more cruelty free.

 



 

I only picked up a couple of items. Sadly the party was on the wrong side of pay day so I couldn't go too wild. The first item I got was the vitamin toner. It comes in a spray bottle which is always a winner when it comes to toners. It feels really refreshing on the skin and because one of the main ingredients is rose water it smells just like Turkish delight, yummy scrummy!! So far I haven't noticed this doing anything too amazing to my skin but I can't say I ever really have with toners. I do however, enjoy the way it wakes my skin up on a morning which is enough to make me a fan!

 The other item I got is the Blushing Sculpting palette. I mentioned a few posts back that I'd been eyeing up the Naked flushed palette from Urban decay so when I seen this it seemed like a very good idea. Sadly I'm a bit of a pancake face and wasn't blessed with the best bone structure so any product I can find to help me fake some killer cheek bones always catches my eye. This one comes with a lovely matte bronzer that isn't too orange or dark and is perfect for contouring or just warming the skin. It also has a beautiful rose blush which has a subtle gold shimmer running through it. The highlighter is really gorgeous and helps to finish the look off beautifully. I'd be tempted to keep the blush and highlighter for an evening look as the shimmer is quite full on but the bronzer would be good for day or night. So far this product has filled the void of the Naked flushed palette and has just about defined my none existent cheek bones!!

So that's it for today. I'd be excited to try out a few more bits from Tropic because so far I've been very impressed. Hope you enjoyed today's post!!

Robyn xx