L'oreal CC Cream and Giveaway

I'm not going to be doing a full review on this product, purely because at the moment I'm not wearing it on a daily basis so I feel that it would be unfair to give a full review on something I haven't had the chance to test properly. I will however be giving my initial opinion on the product.

As you all will know BB creams have become a huge thing recently with so many brands bringing out their own take on the 'miracle' product. I have to admit I was suckered in and purchased quite a few different BB creams, none of them really lived up to their claims and have now ended up in the cupboard of which we do not speak.

Well to stir things up a bit we now have CC Cream or Colour Control Cream. L'oreal have brought out a CC cream as part of their Nude Magique range, there are 3 options to choose from, Anti-Fatique, Anti-Redness and Anti-Dullness. I opted for Anti-Fatgue, I gathered that they would all do basically the same thing but Anti-Fatigue sounded pretty good to me.

The product itself is in the same style packaging as their BB cream and it still has the smart pigment capsules. Here is what L'oreal has to say about their product:

New Nude Magique Anti-Fatigue CC Cream works with your natural tone to help wake up tired looking skin. Smart Pigment Capsules in a feather-light apricot hydrator transform into foundation on contact with the skin. Weightless bare sensation. A perfect nude look with buildable, lightweight coverage. See the magic for yourself! 

Now I was really excited to try this product, and reading what they have to say about it, who wouldn't? Anything that helps wake up my skin  is ok in my book.

The first thing I noticed after putting a little on the back of my hand is that it was incredibly dark for my rather pale and pasty skin. 

After I started to rub it in a little I did get a little more worried about what this was going to look like on my face.

Now that is frighteningly orange! However after blending it out thoroughly the orange did fade and it did leave a rather nice glow to my hand and wasn't orange at all.

I did use it on my face and I have to admit it did leave my skin looking surprisingly healthy with a nice glow, the coverage wasn't too bad. I don't have awful skin but I do need foundation to feel comfortable going out but this was fine for me. If you have acne or scarring then this probably wont be enough coverage for you. There was a few areas on my face that I know I definitely like a little more coverage. 
This being said, the CC cream is definitely too dark for me, in summer when I have a bit of a tan I think this would be perfect when I don't want a heavy foundation but would still like a little bit of coverage but during the winter months I think I would just look nuts if I went out in this.

When summer does come round and I get to use this on a daily basis I will be giving it a full review but for now I will just say I'm on the fence!

I do have one of these CC creams to giveaway (brand new of course) in the Anti-Fatigue formula, all you have to do to enter is leave a comment below letting me know which BB creams if any you have used and your thoughts on it or your thought on BB creams in general if you haven't had the chance to try one. Easy as that!

The winner will be chosen at random a month from today!

Thanks for reading!

Hello_TerriLowe A BOOT-iful Giveaway

This is my entry for a giveaway by Hello, TerriLowe, you can find more details of the giveaway here on her blog!

I thought this was going to be super easy to do, I'm really picky with shoes. I will usually go onto a website and only be able to find one or two pairs max that I actually really like so choosing is never really too difficult for me. I went on to the Barratts website to find the shoes that I would buy if I won the giveaway and it has taken me forever to do. They were so many shoes to choose from that I actually really liked but here is what I came up with.

I went for heels for the upcoming Christmas season. How could you not love these bad boys. Sexy and stylish with some rock chick studs. 
The boots I thought would be great for winter with either leggings or a dress with tights. I love the ruching and the oversize buckle, they look super comfy, really stylish and good quality. What more could you want?
Finally I opted for some flats, I could use these for the office or for a casual lunch with the girlies. I really like the beading at the front, I think it makes them look a little more dressy that plain black pumps.

All these 3 pairs came to a really surprising £67.50, I'm sure you'll agree that is an absolute bargain for 3 quality pairs of shoes.

Which shoes would you buy?

Giveaway

I've been thinking hard about what I wanted to do for my first main post, so I decided on doing something a bit fun and what could be better than a giveaway.

The winner will receive a Mac lipstick of there choice, any colour (in the permanent line) all you have to do to enter is follow my blog and comment below with your favourite beauty product of all time. It can be a specific product such as Mac Rebel lipstick or a general item such as mascara. You can also add why its your favourite item. 

The winner will be chosen at random and will be announced on 1st November.

Good Luck!!