On Sundays

Boyf and a couple of my friends from university moved out into London this week. Two of us ended up going to Ikea, mainly for the meatballs...partly for practical reasons. But mainly the meatballs. I got twenty. I felt no shame! 

I am spending today celebrating with my family for my Nan's birthday; afternoon tea here we come! Les parents went away this week and I have barely spoken to Mother since Monday; I am looking forward to a good catch up! (She doesn't have a phone - I know.)

 I hope you're all having a good Sunday!

Bobbi Brown writes a letter to her younger self. This is really lovely and inspiring.

Want to see inside Kate Spade's apartment? Now you can!

This video from Oprah. It is so motivating. And only a minute!

These 22 lost photos of Marilyn Monroe are incredible.

How female staffers in Obama's cabinet got their voice heard.

Five different hair colours in 7 weeks. !!!

Avoiding 'like-chasing'; I didn't realise this was a term, but it's so true.

Victoria Beckham x Estee Lauder review; I love Ruth!

Happy Sunday!

xoxo

The Times Magazine Best 100 Beauty Products | Part 13 - Cheeks

A little lighter subject matter today, with the continuation of this segment! After having moved out of my dorms to a house, I have relocated all of these and can now carry on posting them!
We are starting to get into some of my favourite products as well, so I hope you cna all remain patient waiting for the rest of these!

1. Chanel Les Beiges Healthy Glow in Light Harmony, £39
Blusher, bronzer and illuminator in one.

2. Bourjois Blush in Cendre De Roses Brune, £7.99
Still popular after 150 years.

3. Origins Pinch Your Cheeks, £13.50
Reader-recommended.

4. Bobbi Brown Blush in Pale Pink, £19

Gives a really natural flush.

5. Guerlain Terracotta 4 Seasons Bronzing Powder, £46.50
The bronzing choice for darker skin tones.

These ones are definitely just in time for the summer! Next time: BB Creams; like them or hate them, I will show you the ones to check out!

*Please take note that I am merely sharing an article made and published by The Times Magazine. I am not stating any of this as my own, but am merely passing along the information which I have read for the benefit of others. All comments and findings are the work of and belong to the publishers and writers at The Times Magazine. All writing in italics are direct quotes from the article and not my opinions, but those of the writers.

B. Glowing Shimmer Brick in 'Just Peachy' | An Ode To Products At Home

Finding a stock image for this was an actual nightmare! I think it's because B. isn't a brand that is extremely well known, and in fact I think they are exclusive to Superdrug...anyway.

This is a product which I bought on a whim back last summer after reading about it being half price at about £4 on another blog. It is also claimed as being a dupe for the Bobbi Brown shimmer bricks, which although I have only sampled them, would agree with to an extent. The Bobbi Brown ones obviously have a hefty price tag ($46/£32.50), and the quality is superb. Whereas this bad boy, is nice and for the on offer price of £4, (or full price £8.99), it is good for that price tag, but don't buy it expecting it to work as well as the Bobbi Brown one!

My first thoughts upon this were pretty poor I have to admit; it just wasn't that great and so I stopped using it. I mean it looks soso nice in the packaging and when you use your fingers, but then on the face it's just a bit...meh. 

Then when I was back in England over Christmas, I was using this everyday as it was the main blush I had over there. And I was really liking the effect of it! It still doesn't come across amazingly on the face but for the winter it was giving a really lovely just natural glow to my cheeks and made my face look really healthy. It has the range of different colours and tones to give a really nice finish once they are all blended. You can of course use them seperately to create different effects such as using for eyeshadow or much stronger highlighting.

I think what the issue I have here with the application is my brush. I was using a H&M Kabuki brush which is very soft. I think this requires a much denser brush, such as the Real Techniques Stippling Brush (which by the way I am loving). And so despite out rocky start, I am now really missing the B. shimmer brick now that we are no longer together. It definitely makes me think that shimmer bricks are the way forward...

You can get this here for £8.99. (As I said before, I don't think B. are available in the States!)

Have you tried this? Would you?

xoxo