Zoella Beauty Sweet Inspirations - Review

Hello and welcome back to my blog! Today I'll be reviewing the products I've managed to buy from the new and much anticipated Zoella Beauty Range, Sweet Inspirations. The new range is inspired by French patisserie, in particular macarons, so has a sweet almond/vanilla scent and the packaging is as beautiful as ever decked out in pastel colours and pretty details. The products are enriched with almond oil, cacao and honey so are really indulgent and leave your skin feeling super soft.

I have managed to get my hands on 4 of the 8 products from the range which consists of similar products from previous ranges as well as the addition of a few new faces. In the photo above you can see the products I got, which are the Bath Latte, Body Fondant, Body Mist and the Double Creme Body Cream. If you want to hear my thoughts on these products then continue reading :) 

Firstly the Bath Latte is a Bath and Shower Milk which can be used to add lots of sweet smelling bubbles to any bath or can be used instead of a shower gel. It comes in the most adorable packaging which would look good in anyone's bathroom. This product is £6 but depending on how much you use each time this could last you quite awhile and I'm sure there is some sort of Pinterest up-cycling hack you could do with the bottle afterwards :)

Next the Body Fondant Shimmer Balm  is a product that hasn't been featured in any of the other collections and so I was particularly excited to give this a try. It comes with a cute powder puff type applicator which you rub in the scented balm and apply to the skin to give a gorgeous glow. This product is perfect for whilst on holiday or for back at home to prolong your holiday glow. It also leaves your skin subtly scented with the sweet macaron inspired scent. This product is one of the more pricer in the range at £10 but is definitely worth the money.

The Zoella Body Mists have always been my favourite since the original collection was released and this new one is just as good with the new Sweet Inspirations scent which to me smells like vanilla. Its not too overpowering and leaves you with a lovely scent which lasts all day. As always the packaging is stunning and looks amazing sat on top of my dressing table. At £8 for 45ml this product is definitely good value for money.

Finally we have the Body Cream, a product which has also been featured in the previous ranges but has the new scent and lovely pastel pink packaging as well as a new name to match the theme. Its creamy consistency gives your skin tonnes of moisture but doesn't leave a heavy or sticky feel. As with the other Zoella body moisturisers a little goes a long way so avoid putting too much on in one go as it could take awhile to rub in. Again it has the same scent as all of the products in the collection and when layered with the body mist you'll be smelling sweet all day long. This product is really indulgent and leaves your skin feeling lovely and soft and at a price of only £5 its the perfect excuse to pamper yourself. 

Thank you for taking the time to read my post. Be sure to leave me your opinions on the new range in the comments section below as well as products you would like me to try and review in the future. I hope you enjoyed reading my thoughts on the new Zoella Beauty Range and I will be back soon with another post. JustClare :) x

All photos and opinions are my own.

My 18th Birthday!

Hello everyone I hope you are all well and enjoying the lovely weather. To anyone who is doing exams I hope they went/are going well. So a few weeks ago on the 25th of May I turnt 18 so I thought I would do a post about it so that I can remember and look back at this in years to come. Unfortunately since my birthday was on a Wednesday it meant I had to go school but it did mean that I got to spend some of the day with my friends and they gave me their gifts which were lovely and so thoughtful. I then got home from school to find that the house had been decorated with banners, little decorations here and there and of course lots of balloons! I opened my cards and my presents and was so so lucky and grateful for everything I received. (If you want to know what I got you can go and watch my What I got for my 18th Birthday video over on my YouTube channel) I mainly received money from the majority of my family which I was very grateful for as it is much needed as I'm going on two holidays in the summer and I also need to get stuff for uni! Then I got presents from my parents, my sister and her boyfriend and my friends all of which I absolutely loved and I was incredibly grateful to receive. 

Here is a birthday selfie as well as one I took with my sister Louise, both of which I uploaded to Instagram. Its become a bit of a tradition for me and my sister to take a selfie on my birthday so I thought I would include it here as its an important part of the day! ;) And yes I'm aware it looks like the balloon and cards say i'm 81 :D

My sister very kindly made me a lovely cake which was very tasty and you can kind of see it in the photo but the candles actually have coloured flames which looked so pretty in person. My sisters boyfriend also let of a confetti canon as I blew out the candles which as you can imagine made a mess and we are still finding bits of confetti even now haha. As for tea my mum made a spread of picnicy foods (vegetarian of course) and we also had a bit of bubbly to celebrate the occasion, I mean it was my eighteenth after all ;)  

So on the Saturday after my birthday (the 28th May) we went to Longleat Safari Park as I absolutely love it there and we hadn't been for years. It has a bit of everything as there's a drive through safari, rides and a beautiful house and gardens. There's plenty of places to get lunch and snacks throughout the day and a variety of different gift shops dotted throughout the park. Also there is a huge maze in the park but unfortunately this was closed due to maintenance work but I have done it a few times on previous visits and what I will say is its very easy to get lost in there haha. I would definitely recommend going to Longleat if you are ever in the area. It was a lovely hot, sunny day as well, even though it was meant to rain, which was very appreciated. For lunch we brought a picnic with us and sat in the sun and later in the afternoon we got and ice cream as it was much needed after being in the sun all day which was extremely tasty. 

Here are a few pictures I took to mark the occasion using my new camera I received from my mum and dad.

Longleat House and in front of it a huge lion statue to celebrate their 50th anniversary. 

One of the red pandas at the park; so cute :)

Some pretty flowers, which smelled amazing.

One of their stunning Macaws.

Some more pretty flowers.

A view of the House from the beautiful gardens.

After an amazing day at Longleat we went to Heaven's Gate for a little wonder which is literally a 5 minute drive from Longleat. This again provided some good photo opportunities as it was a beautiful evening. 

There were loads of beautiful Rhododendrons and Azaleas in a vast array of colours which I couldn't resist taking some pictures of (plus I wanted to test out the macro setting on my camera haha).

This is me and my sister sat in Heaven's Gate itself, its essentially a big concrete hoop which you have to do a short walk through a stunning beech wood to get to.

This is the view from Heaven's Gate (and my sister taking a picture of that view) it looks over the Longleat Estate and in the distance on the right hand side you can see Longleat House.

This is a picture my dad took of me, my sister Louise and her boyfriend Tony. We were laughing at some pictures I took of my sister and her boyfriend, in which some very funny faces were pulled. 

I had a great birthday and day at Longleat and Heaven's Gate spending it with my family and I'm incredibly grateful for everything. Thank you to anyone who gave me a present, money, card or just wished me a happy birthday :) And thank you to you for taking the time to read my post I hope you enjoyed it and I will speak to you soon. JustClare :) x

All photos and opinions are my own. 

Revlon Haul

Hello and welcome back to my blog! I hope you are all well and enjoying the sunshine. So today I decided to do a quick post on a few makeup bits I picked up yesterday in Boots. 

These are the products I picked up, I bought three products from Revlon as I needed a new foundation and it also happened to be on 3 for 2! Revlon is one of the brands that I had never really tried before. I would say its more on the pricey end of the drugstore but I've heard great things about them so I thought it was finally time to give them a go. 

So the foundation I bought is the Revlon ColorStay for Combination/Oily Skin in the shade 110 Ivory. I've heard so many good things about this foundation and so many people recommend it (including Tanya Burr) so I was interested to see what it was like especially because they do individual formulations for each skin type which is hard to find in a drugstore foundation. Last week I actually tested it on my hand but I wanted to give it a few hours to see how it felt on my skin as so many foundations I've tried dry really orange or patchy on me. This for me felt really lightweight but gave a good coverage and it didn't dry my skin out at all which I find happens with a lot of the foundations designed for oily skin types, so I decided to go back and get it! They have a good colour range and I was able to find a shade that was the perfect match for me, as I always find that the lightest shade is too light for me and the next shade up is too dark, but this was just right for me. I haven't worn this for a full day yet so I don't know whether it lives up to its claim of lasting for up to 24 hours, but it certainly looks promising. In terms of packaging it comes in a glass bottle with a plastic cap and a pump. The price of this foundation is £12.99 and you can find it at the drugstore or online.

I decided to take advantage of the 3 for 2 and so I picked up this Revlon Matte Balm in the shade 205 Elusive and as you can see from the swatch its a gorgeous deep pink colour. I've already tried this on my lips and although the colour is a lot brighter than I would normally go for, its perfect for the Summer months. I also love the formulation as it glides on like a lip balm and dries to a matte finish that is comfortable and not at all drying on the lips. As well as this is smells like mint and when you first apply it you get a slight tingling sensation which I actually quite like. There is a range of different colours available and the packaging is matte and corresponds with each lip colour. The product itself comes in the sort of crayon form and is fully retractable. The price of this is £7.99. If you want to see what it looks like then check out my new video over on my YouTube channel (https://youtu.be/vw7G3RQmseg) as its what I'm wearing on my lips.

The last thing I picked up was this Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in the shade 460 Blushing Mauve which is one of their Pearl finishes. Lipstick is my biggest weakness, I can never have too many and I wanted to add this stunning colour to my collection. Its a similar colour to Matte balm but more of a rosy pink with a pearlescent shine to it. I haven't tried this on my lips yet but it looks like it will be really moisturising and comfortable to wear. This was also £7.99.

So that was everything I bought I hope you enjoyed this post and let me know in the comments what products you love from Revlon and would recommend. Speak to you soon. JustClare :) x

All photos and opinions are my own 

Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz - Review

Hello welcome back to my blog! Today I'm reviewing another product; the Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz Skinny Brow Pencil. I decided to buy this as I heard a lot of talk about it and I have a constant struggle with my brows so anything that's going to make that easier and my brows look semi decent is something I'm willing to try. If you want to find a bit more about the product and what I thought about it then carry on reading :)

This is what the product looks like alongside the box it came in. The Brow Wiz is made by the company Anastasia Beverly Hills which is a cruelty free brand. Personally I've never tried anything from them before but I've heard a lot of good things about them. The packaging itself is really good quality which is what you would expect for something higher-end. The product has two ends, with the brow pencil on one end to fill in the brows and a spoolie on the other to brush them out. It retails for about £15.50 so is quite pricey for what it is but the quality of it and the effect it gives justifies the price tag. 

This is the actual brow pencil and as you can see it is very slim making it really easy to mimic brow hairs which results in very neat and natural brows. The tip is retractable but you have to twist to retract it so it doesn't push back in when applying pressure, which I find quite annoying with other products I've tried. 

This is it swatched and mines in the shade Medium Brown. I find that I don't need to apply much pressure at all to get a good amount of payoff and the colour itself is the best match I've ever found for my brows. They also have the best colour range I've seen so hopefully there's a shade for everyone. It has a waxy formula that is very long-lasting and does not budge on me at all. Its such a convenient product to have as its very quick and easy to use and its slim design makes it perfect for keeping in my makeup bag and taking travelling.

This is the spoolie which is really good quality and does a great job of tidying up my eyebrows and also blending away any excess product leaving a really clean and natural finish but yet still defined. With just a few small strokes of the pencil and a brush through with the spoolie my brows look so much more put together. It's a product I would definitely recommend. 

Thank you for reading I hope you enjoyed. Also let me know in the comments what products you would recommend and would like to see me do a review of. Speak to you soon. JustClare :) x

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All photos and opinions are my own

My Top 5 Lip Products

Hello welcome back to my blog! Firstly I just want to apologize for the lack of posts recently but I have exams coming up so I haven't had a lot of spare time, but I set aside a bit of time today to do this post. This post will basically just talk you through my top 5 lip products all of which I love and use on a regular basis. 

These are my top 5 favourite lip products (not in any particular order). From left: Tanya Burr Lip Gloss in Lunch Date, Avon Ultra Colour Lipstick in Matte Nude, Natural Collection Moisture Shine Lipstick in Fig Leaf, Mac Satin Lipstick in Brave and Model Co Lipstick in Kitty. 

Firstly we have the Tanya Burr Lip Gloss in Lunch Date. As you can see from the photo the one I have is in the old packaging but this shade is still being sold in the new collection. I have used this a lot and its just a really wearable everyday shade. The formulation is really lovely and not sticky at all and not to mention that it smells like strawberries! Also its really easy to apply thanks to the soft, flexible applicator which helps the product to glide on. I would really recommend these lip glosses even if you are not a fan of lip gloss I would definitely give this a try, you might be pleasantly surprised. Its very affordable as well at the price of £5.99 from Superdrug or Feelunique. 

This next one is a Lipstick by Avon in the shade Matte Nude, a very creative name I know haha. This lipstick is the perfect matte as it doesn't dry out my lips at all but it definitely doesn't have any shine to it and its really long lasting as well. The colour is really stunning and makes for the perfect Kylie Jenner-esque  pout. Again quite affordable at the price of £5.50.

This next one is by Natural Collection which is exclusive to Boots. Its one of their moisture shine lipsticks in the shade Fig Leaf which is a light brown nude. This one has quite a smooth shiny finish to it and leaves your lips looking very natural. Its a very wearable everyday shade perfect for school or work and the cheapest by far at £1.99. I love wearing this lipstick underneath the Tanya Burr lip gloss as it makes for the perfect combination. 

This next one is by MAC and happens to be the only one I have ever owned and I absolutely adore it. I have the shade Brave which is a gorgeous dark pink nude and very easy to wear. It is one of their satin formulations which is almost matte but with slightly more moisture. I find this lipstick lasts a really long time and even after eating or drinking there is still colour left. This one is slightly more pricey at £15.50 so is perhaps one to save for or ask for as a present but is definitely worth the money.

Finally this last one is a lipstick by Model Co which I hadn't heard of until I received this in one of my Birchboxes, but I'm so glad I did because its now one of my favourites. I have the shade Kitty which is a really pretty pink nude, lighter than Brave. This lipstick has a really creamy texture which means it glides on effortlessly and feels really comfortable on the lips, whilst drying almost matte so again lasts well throughout the day. This one however is the most expensive at £17.00. 

The photo above shows them all swatched. From top left: Tanya Burr Lip Gloss in Lunch Date, Avon Ultra Colour Lipstick in Matte Nude, Natural Collection Moisture Shine Lipstick in Fig Leaf, Mac Satin Lipstick in Brave and underneath is the Model Co Lipstick in Kitty.

 I hope you enjoyed reading about my favourite lip products, let me know your favourites in the comments below. Speak to you soon. JustClare :) x

All photos and opinions are my own

KIKO Cream Radiance Highlighter - Review

Hello everyone welcome back to my blog I hope you are all well :) Today I have decided to do my first product review and I will be reviewing the KIKO Cream Radiance Highlighter. This is actually the first thing I have ever purchased from KIKO so I was extremely excited to try it out.

The highlighter came in dome shaped packaging which is kind of holographic and looks so cool, although may not be the most practical design for travelling. The shade I chose was 02 Alluring Sand which is warm toned with gold running through it, so would be perfect for summer. It caught my eye immediately in the shop and I've really been getting into highlighters recently so after swatching it this was one that I definitely wanted to try.

When you open it up you get a good amount of product and then a little mirror in the lid which is really handy.

The highlighter is absolutely stunning and is super shimmery which for me makes for the perfect highlight. It has a super creamy texture as well so it is so easy to apply and blend. I've loved applying it to my cheekbones in particular and it just gives you a really pretty dewy glow making your skin look really healthy and radiant! 

I just can't get over how stunning this product is and the quality is amazing. KIKO is such an affordable brand, I think this was only about £5.50, so I will definitely be checking out more from them. I would highly recommend giving this a swatch if you see it and I hope you love it as much as I do! 

Thank you for reading I hope you enjoyed. Also let me know in the comments what products you would recommend from KIKO and also any products you would like to see me do a review of. Speak to you soon. JustClare :) x

All photos and opinions are my own

February Birchbox 2016

Hello everyone and welcome back! February brings the last Birchbox for me and this one did not disappoint. This month's theme was all about diamonds because you know who doesn't love a good diamond ;) Although there weren't any actual diamonds the products this month were amazing and the box was really pretty with rose gold lettering and tones of blues and pinks :)

The products I received this month were:

Spectrum Collection Tapered Powder Brush (full size)

LOC One and Done Shadow Stick in Champagne Problems (full Size)

Ole Henriksen Truth Serum Collagen Booster (sample)

Ayres Body Butter in Patagonia (sample)

theBalm cosmetics Frat Boy Blush/Shadow (sample)

L.Erickson Grab & Go Ponytail Holder 

So thats it for the Birchbox posts but I will definitely be looking to subscribe to it myself at some point in the near future. The products I received this month were incredible and can we just all appreciate the Spectrum Brush though, its gorgeous! Anyway I hope you have enjoyed reading this post and I will speak to you all soon :) ~JustClare x

 All photos and opinions are my own