Like most women I am always on the look out for good anti aging products & information on how to prevent early signs of aging. But as most of us know but forget that the best way of preventing wrinkles and the skin aging quicker is to stay out of the sun or to wear a high SPF. So over the past few days we have had some unseasonably glorious sunny days & that means for me its time to break out the SPF. My normal moisturiser has SPF 15 in, but on sunnier days that’s not enough so i go all out and reach for my trusty  No7 Anti-Dark Spot Facial Sun Protection SPF 50

I have been using this product on sunny days for little over a year. Its not too thick and it doesn’t really have a scent. Which i like. I am not a fan of putting scented products on my face. I have worn this product under my makeup and it wears really well. My makeup doesn’t break down. I have worn it under Mac, YSL founadions and No7 BB creams all of these have been fine with it.

Also i’ve got a really oily T Zone and to my surprise this sun lotion does not add any grease or oil. It absorbs well into the skin. I normally leave it about 5 – mins to settle before i add makeup and I don’t use another moisturiser with it only eye cream. And find this is plenty of moisture to my skin. I like to think i am really protecting my skin from the suns rays.  It also states that it has Five star UVA protection and to me that is what i am looking for. You also get 50ml for £11 and if you get it on 3 for 2 its always a bargain.

What do you use to protect your face from the suns harmful rays.

 

I have been so excited for the release of these. They have been available in America for what seems like forever. I purchased 3  out of the 7 shades from Superdrug yesterday on their 3 for 2 offer. My Superdrug had a very limited stock of all colours, so they must be selling fast. What first struck me was the names are different to the Americans ones, instead of Tough as Taupe we have Permanent Taupe so that really threw me. Anyhow i purchased On and On Bronze 35, Permanent Taupe 40 and Eternal Gold 06.

I have watched alot of YouTube videos and read alot of blogs about these cream shadows. Mostly really positive reviews too. I own a Mac Paint Pot in Bare Study and LOVE LOVE LOVE it, i wear it alone for a more natural look or under my shadows for a primer / base. Its great and works fab. The price however is always an issue. With Mac products the price reflects the quality and my Paint Pot is no exception its well worth the £14 i paid. The Maybelline Shadows are almost a 3rd of the price at £4.99 so i hope they are as good.

When i heard that the Maybelline Color Tattoo Shadows were a somewhat dupe for Mac Paint Pots i wanted to try them. I paid £9.98 for my Maybelline Shadows (£4.99 on 3 for 2 at Superdrug). They are meant to be smudge proof & long wearing. So far i have only tried out the On and On Bronze with a little Mac Woodwinked over the top. I hardly used any product and the colour pay off is so GOOD! These are going to last a while (as long at they don’t dry out). So far, 5 hours after applying its not budged and my husband assures me its not creased. So that’s good news.

The Permanent Taupe is not a shimmer shadow & so would make a great base for a Smokey Eye, the other two colours i picked up do have shimmer in (i like a bit of shimmer).  So far i am super happy to have these in my collection and hope to pick up a few more shades next week. Although it seems that we are not getting the full range, America have 10 colours and i could only see 7 shades. I will keep my eyes peeled. Let me know how you’re finding these and how you wear them.

 

Models Own have released some new colours in their fab Beetlejuice nail polish range. There are 3 new colours for Spring/Summer 2012. Indian Ocean looks like the best one too me. Each polish is £5 each, that’s a really good price for a nail polish. Also Models Own have really good quality products so the price tag i feel is very good. These were released on the 19th March so i am off to my Boots to have a look (I say look but what i don’t tell my hubby is that I AM going to buy some).

Taking inspiration from the colours of a hot Summer haze these duo chrome polishes each contain four pearlescent colours and feature a high gleam finish.

The three new colours are …….Pictured below (top right)

Copper Pot – a deep olive tan
Tropical Sun – a glistening sunset of orange
Indian Ocean -a calming iridescent blue with soft pink undertones

I have been lusting over these polishes for the longest time. Models Own are doing a great boxset deal on their website,  you’re getting all the new Beetlejuice colours plus Aqua Violet, Pinky Brown, 3 in 1 Base Coat + Top Coat and Gloss all for £20 that’s a saving of £10. Well worth a look!

Also whilst I’m in London in April I really want to visit the Models Own Bottleshop they are going to have some exclusive nail polishes & it looks fab.

I always seem drawn to purple nail polish. I love it and have quite a few, i have took some pics of 3 i picked up this weekend. Sally’s have buy one get half off on China Glaze polish, so that was a good deal. The O.P.I polish wasn’t great value but i loved it and oood and arghhhd over it that much i had to buy it. All 3 have great coverage and although you could get away with one coat i like to build them up to intense colour & wear up to three coats. Although 2 coats would look great too.

I have tested the colours and the O.P.I ‘It’s My Year’ from the Miss Universe Collection is a Purple dual chrome polish with small green and silver glitter in. Its bloody beautiful. It goes on really well and dries super fast. So building up coats doesn’t take long. I can’t say how long it wears as i only purchased it on Thursday (today is Sat) and its still looking great on my nails so far. I may add another coat tomorrow to brighten it up.

Up next is a China Glaze Polish called Awakening has a real shimmer feel to it. Its a beautiful plummy gold colour and has a real luster finish. I used two coats and that was enough.

Last up is another China Glaze, as i said they were buy one get half off (too good to miss right?). This colour is Jetstream its not quite a purple but id say its a plum pink. This needs 3 coats as it come out quite opaque. So if you like quite bold nails them 3 coats is a must. It has a great iridescent finish so it can also be worn over another colour to add a bit of shimmer. Its my least fave out of the three i purchased but i think i will get alot of wear out of it by layering with other colours.

What colour nail polish are you loving at the moment?