It is scary how quickly this year is flying by! Are you team 'Autumn can't come quick enough' or team 'I don't want summer to end'? I have to say that I love summer and would love another mini heatwave before we go into the colder months! Today I want to share the beauty products that I have loved and reached for the most over the past month.
I really do love fragrance and have done for as long as I can remember. I like so many different types of scent - fresh/fruity/masculine/citrus/aquatic/floral/oud/musky/powdery/vanilla and more. I choose what fragrance I wear on any particular day based on the season, the weather, my mood, what I'm doing that day, what clothes I'm wearing, how I'm feeling - a combination of these things. I have never had a signature scent but if I could only wear one fragrance for the rest of my days, I think it would be Parfums De Marly Delina. I absolutely adore this fragrance and have repurchased every time I've finished a bottle since I first received it for my birthday three years ago and it has been my most worn fragrance in those three years and my most complimented fragrance of all time (I have both men and women comment on it and ask my the name of it in shops, restaurants, cafes, hair salon and even my dentist!). Because I loved it so much, I wanted to try another scent from the brand so I tried Valaya and love that too (two very different fragrances). More recently, I have purchased the Exclusif versions of these fragrances and want to share my thoughts on them today.
My days of using lots of concealer are long gone! I've always had dry skin so even back in the day when people raved about the Collection concealer and did big upside down V shapes with concealer on their under eyes, my skin couldn't play along with the trends. I've always had to use something hydrating and even more so as the years have gone on. It really is true that less is more the older you get but that being said, I really do need some coverage as I have dark circles and some areas of redness on my face. I don't typically go for full coverage because I'm not seeking perfection ( whatever that is!), instead I favour medium coverage with a natural finish. I have four great concealers that fit that bill to share with you today.
It's a while since a new Jo Malone fragrance release interested me enough to buy a bottle but I knew I had to buy the new Sea Salt & Bergamot because I love Wood Sage & Sea Salt so much. I often like to pair it with Lime, Basil & Mandarin, which is citrusy, as is bergamot, so I guessed that I would like the new fragrance. But is it worth the hype?
I usually use Kérastase products on my hair (Olaplex and K18 sometimes feature too), but a couple of months ago when I was going on holiday, I bought a travel size Illuminating hair mask from Alfaparf and it won me over from first use so I went on to buy a full size when I got home. If you're looking for a glass-like shine on your hair, this will be right up your street!
If you've read my blog for any amount of time, you'd know that I'm all about glowing skin. You'll also know that I love to use a primer - a primer that hydrates and adds some glow is my go-to because I have dry skin. I have five to share with you today that I love, and they also double as a great base product for minimal makeup days.
Over the past year my skin has gone through periods of being calm and clear but also periods of being very problematic - reactive in terms of redness but also in terms of breakouts that are slow to heal. It's been tricky to adjust because for years, I never really had a spot and I had come to learn which ingredients suited me and which ones too avoid. I do know that using my CurrentBody LED Series 2 Mask* consistently is key to keeping my skin calm, clear, plump and glowing and if I take a week off, I will see the difference in my skin so I try to use it five times a week. I have a 10% discount code for the mask and other CurrentBody products if you're interested - enter LYMINCB at the checkout. In conjunction with the mask, I have a good routine going to keep my skin hydrated, glowing and plump - that is ALWAYS my goal for my skin. I switch products up seasonally, but these are the products that I have been using in my morning routine over the past few months.
I'm a fragrance addict - there's never a day that goes by that I'm not wearing perfume, even if it's a duvet day. I just love how fragrance can lift the mood or bring comfort and of course, bring back memories. My entry into daily fragrance back in the day came in the form of body mists and I'm still partial to them, particularly in summer when I favour a lighter scent. I want to share my favourites with you today.
Looooong time, no blog! My absence was caused by a mixture of fainting, fractured bones (all that goes with that) and just enjoying the good weather we've been lucky to have! Although we're halfway through summer, I want to share with you the products I have been reaching for consistently over the last few months. I have a mix of skincare, fragrance, nakeup and more....
