Laid back Sunday.

Generally my weekends are never really 'relaxing' I'm either working or travelling to my boyfriends. 

This Sunday it was really good to just have a nice day with my mum! 

When I got home from work we ate breakfast, I had a sleep and we decided to go for late lunch/early tea in York. 

Outfit: Fisherman's Jumper- Primark, Skinny Jeans - Asos, Coat - Wallis, Vintage Riding Boots, Louis Speedy. 

This is pretty much a go to outfit for me, I like to be comfortable and I pretty much live in skinny jeans! 

In York we ate at one of my favourite restaurants Biltmore Bar and Grill. -We actually had my sixth form dinner here too!

Mum had to get a snap of me with a glass of wine as it is a very rare occasion when I have a drink! I'm such an old lady - haha!

 To start I had Mussels, let me tell you these are the best muscles I have ever had! They were absolutely gorgeous and really meaty! A definite must try for anyone visiting!

For my main I had my all time favourite, Thai red curry with monk fish and prawns this is gorgeous and has a really clean heat which I love! 

If you're in the York area you must try The Biltmore! You won't regret it!

Hope you enjoyed this different post today! 

Hannah -ox

The Clarisonic Plus!

The Clarisonic seems to be a love it or hate it product within the beauty community, it took a lot of researching and blog reading before I even thought about committing to buy it.

What I seemed to find was that most people with dry sensitive skins did not like this, whereas those with more combination oily skin, and acne prone skin felt like it made a huge difference. 

Falling into the oily/combo/acne skin range I decided (after much deliberation) I would purchase this after Christmas. 

Luckily for me the Clarisonic did get reduced from £179.00 to £143.20 just after Christmas, so with my £75.00 worth of vouchers I was given as a gift from my boyfriend, I only paid £68.20 of my own money towards it. 

I personally chose the 'plus' over the 'Mia' because there's three different speeds (the Mia has two), a body brush setting, and it also came with 3 trial size cleansers, a body polish, and a body brush head. 

The Clarisonic also comes with 2 years warranty, which I felt comforted by as electrical products tend to hate me! haha!

The Plus itself feels expensive, it's good quality, sturdy, and got a nice weight to it. I know these things seem trivial but when you're buying something priced at £179 you expect it to feel/look worth the price.

Obviously being a typical girly girl I went for the baby pink, as I knew I wouldn't get sick of the colour, I have to say I'm extremely glad it came with the sensitive brush head as after research I'm more than certain that some of the others would be way too harsh on my skin. 

Now down to the nitty gritty... I have been using this for over a month now and I have to say I've noticed a definite improvement in my skin, it is much more supple, and I've definitely noticed a difference in my pigmentation and acne scars. My skin has over the past three months been acting up again, I get hormonal acne in cycles, and generally it does get worse around this time of year and with stress, therefore in terms of my cystic acne it's not changed, I was expecting to get a big 'skin purge' as everyone calls it but I honestly so far haven't noticed any changes or difference in my breakouts. I think if you skin maybe wasn't acne prone already you maybe would notice this more. I use this after I've taken the bulk of my makeup off at night, it gives such a lovely refreshing and deeper clean, perfect if you wear heavy duty foundations like me!

The body brush setting is also great, and much more gentle than I was expecting, definitely a good one for anyone who is a lazy exfoliater!

I love this little machine and I'm very happy I decided to purchase it.

Personally I do think it's very expensive and there are cheaper alternatives and competitors out there, one thing I will say is that the general up keep is also expensive, replacement brush heads are priced at £21 for one, or £35 for two. I have noticed that there's a definite price difference between the UK and the US (you guys get all the best deals!) so I think I will stock up on brush heads when I go to NYC in March.  

I've also really enjoyed the gentle hydro cleanser which came as one of the samples however I've been reluctant to buy the full size as I feel I could find something similar for less than £21. 

Overall I would say if you have the money to spare this is a good investment, but also be aware that the upkeep is also not cheap! I am happy I purchased this even if it did give me a little pain in my wallet! 

Thanks for reading! Have you tried any Clarisonic competitors?

Hannah -ox

Collection Glam Crystal Eyeliners.

from left to right: va va voom, hustle, funk.

I was perusing the makeup stands in Boots a few days ago searching for a glitter eyeliner for the festive season, being that I was only really going to use it a few times in the next few weeks I wasn't really wanting to spend a lot. 

I first of all checked Barry M and nothing really took my fancy, and then went on to the Collection stand, I then found these beautys! 

I couldn't choose which colour I preferred so ended up with three! 

Va va voom: A greeny blue and pink glitter, as you can see from the swatches above it is not as pigmented as the other two, but it is still super pretty none the less.

Hustle: A blue toned silver glitter, very very pigmented and beautiful!

Funk: A gold toned glitter, this goes literally with any eye shadow, and is a little more subtle than the other two shades.

These liners dry almost instantly, and don't transfer, they also don't flake so you don't end up with chunks of glitter down your cheeks!

The best thing is the price these are £2.99 each a real bargain particularly if you're on a budget this Christmas.

I would definitely recommend!

Thanks for reading!

Hannah -ox

Yankee Candle: White Christmas

White Christmas is one of my all time favourite Yankee Candle scents, I fill with joy when it gets to this time of year and I can pull one of my reserves out and start burning it again!

It is very different from the traditional spiced scents that you usually find at Christmas, don't get me wrong I do love these too but there is something about White Christmas that I just love more and more everytime I burn it.

The scent itself is described as 'woodsy evergreens' and 'freshly fallen snow', I'm not 100% sure what either of those things exactly smell like, the best way I can describe this myself is as extremely clean and fresh, when you burn it, it smells like you've just done a fresh load of laundry. I feel like this sort of scent is one for everyone as it's neither heavily floral or spiced. It smells similar to another one of my favourites balsam cedar.

If you haven't smelt either scents I defnitely recommend you giving them a sniff next time you're near a yankee store!

Thanks for reading! 

Hannah -ox

Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Cream

I recently got this eye cream in a sample, my under eyes get extremely dry so I have to regularly use eye cream. I love the Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair range and use the serum most nights, it's very good for acne scaring and pigmentation. I was eager to try this and it has last me a good couple of months. 

The cream itself is quite thick, but sinks into the skin nicely leaving no residue or stickiness. 

I love this product for giving added moisture however it has done nothing for my darker circles although I'm not too fussed about this.

This is quite pricey at £38.00 but I'd probably repurchase as it lasts a good length of time, I've also got a sample of the resilience lift eye cream so I think I'll try that out first before I decide! 

However for dry under eyes this is perfect and a nice overnight treat for your eyes! I would definitely recommend if you have a little extra money to treat yourself. 

Thanks for reading!

Hannah -ox  

Loreal Made for Me Naturals.

I've said it before I'll say it again I absolutely love a nude lip, I think it can look really sultry and sexy. I realise it's not for everyone but I recently bought this in boots and it is a absolute perfect starter nude if you've never really ventured into them before. There's three different shades in the Made for me naturals range the one called 'Nude' is aimed at those with blonde hair supposedly but I'd say it could be worn by a range of skin tones and hair colours.

I absolutely adore this shade and I've been wearing it none stop! It also goes really nice with Mac strip down lip pencil.

I'd definitely recommend and at £8.19 it's definitely affordable!

Love!

Thanks for reading!

Hannah -ox

Emma Hardie Cleansing Balm.

Here goes another post about one of the most blogged about products on the internet, the Emma Hardy amazing face Moringa Cleansing Balm. First things first let me tell you now, if you haven't tried it... you NEED to, it's definitely worth the hype!

So let's start, the packaging is nice, and quite luxurious however now I'm getting to the end of this product it's getting a bit gross and greasy, but I do travel round with this quite a lot.

The general uses for this product are quite remarkable, it can be used obviously to cleanse and remove makeup, be used as a balm on elbows and knees, a lip balm, and also an intense treatment mask for dryer skins.

I only use it for cleansing, and I use it for my first cleanse, it's really luxurious on the skin and as you rub it in it becomes more oil like, it removes pretty much all traces of makeup, even waterproof mascara (it doesn't sting your eyes either). 

For me it is a little heavy to use alone so I always use another cleanser after.

When my skin is dehydrated I leave it on for 10 minutes and it gives your skin an overall brighter appearance and makes it feel much more plump and hydrated. 

I've definitely noticed a general improvement in my skin since using this, unfortunately I've had a huge hormonal breakout at the moment that no ammount of skin care will solve!

I wanted to really test this before I put it on my blog as sometimes I think you can be swept up in the hype. 

Although this is pricey at £34.00, but in my opinion it's so worth it, and I've just repurchased. 

This is comparable to philosophy's purity cleanser which is one of my all time favourites. 

Overall a huge win for Emma Hardie this stuff is amazing!

Thanks for reading guys!

Hannah -ox