FOR MORE SENSITIVE SOULS.

I have to admit, this product has a strong place not only on my skincare shelf, but also in my day-to-night regime. This super creamy cleanser is a dream come true, especially for more sensitive souls...

TIME OUT.

First I would like to apologise for almost being in existent since December. Honestly, losing interest in blogging it was nice to take time off and really think about what I wanted and where I stood when it comes to Vanilla In November. 

MY WINTER BASE

I don't change my foundation as often as I'd like to because my skin is so dry, most don't work as good as they should. But this Winter I've added a few extras to tackle hydration and radiance all in once, I got back my summer glow and my skin is soft and supple.

RELAXED ATMOSPHERE

I wanted to sit down and write a relaxed post, something that wasn't planned or scheduled. Where I can let my mind wander and update you guys and everything that's going on! Alot has been going on lately, hence why my posts are abit hit and miss - I still blog everyday but the publishing times tend to be different each time. I recently got a new job, I am really happy with it and loving what I'm doing but I've had to put more efforts into that rather than this blog. I do love blogging, but it isn't my job and doesn't pay the bills.

HYDRATION WITH THE BODY SHOP

Before diving straight into the full price tag, what better way to sample a product than through their handy sachets. The Body Shop's Vitamin E Moisture Mask (£13) is a product I wasn't afraid to try because my skin loves the Vitamin E range, especially they're Intense Moisture Cream. The Moisture Mask isn't too different to the rest of the product range

WINTER HANDCARE

I'm always on the look out for a new hand cream that ticks all the boxes and I think I may have found just the thing! Atrixo Regenerating Treatment Hand Cream (£5.80) is perfect for caring for your hands during the colder months and for sticking in your bag on the go. 

A white, creamy gel that sinks in almost immediately after application, it felt really luxurious and left my hands feeling hydrated and silky soft. The best thing about this is that it isn't greasy and doesn't have any kind of sickly smell. I didn't apply cream for ages after using this, my hands felt soft for hours, longer than usual anyway!

It gives extra strength to hands that are feeling a little rough and chapped and helps to restore your skins natural balance. It's great value and currently 3 for 2 at Boots, I'd highly recommend this hand cream if your hands are a little unhappy during Autumn/Winter time. 

BUDGET BUY FROM BARRY M

I've had this palette in my stash for a while but completely forgot about it until now, Barry M Natural Glow Palette (£6.50) is a bargain for any make-up lover. The eyeshadow shade range is beautiful and comes with a gorgeous blush colour, perfect for girls on the go! All shadows and blush are great quality, super creamy and pigmented, they're really soft and easy to blend in. They don't become patchy or flakey, and very long-lasting. I'm in love with this palette and I'm gonna have to get more...

The Natural Glow Palette has a great selection of neutral shadows and blush you can wear everyday, there's six eyeshadows (both glitter and matte) and one pinky toned blush colour with two simple shadow applicators. (I tend to use my MAC 217 brush!) Unfortunately the shadows don't have shades names to I've swatched them as they appear in the Palette - insert thumbs up emjoi. 

THE BODY SHOP RADIANT PRIMER

I've been using The Body Shop's Radiant Primer (£12) for a while now but I couldn't wait to share it with you guys. Basically, a dewy primer I tend to use over my moisturiser as it's very radiant and adds back that glow. After using this, my skin looks really healthy and plump, it's very soft and gentle without being irritating or breaking me out into spots! It isn't as hydrating as I'd like it to be so I mix this in with Rimmel Fix & Perfect Primer. They both work perfectly together! 

The Radiant Primer is really lightweight and creamy, it isn't glittery or make you look like a gigantic disco ball. It blends in super easy and sinks in quickly, I only need use a small blob all over my face. Adding a clear sheen across my face and make-up goes on like a dream on top of this stuff. I'm really loving using this product and The Body Shop have some seriously good products! 

HOPELESSLY IN LOVE WITH RIMMEL

I'm a little saddened by the Rimmel Undercover Shadow Primer and I'm not feeling alot any love for this. It's so upsetting because Rimmel is a fantastic brand and nothing I used before has ever let me down. (The only thing I can describe this product as, a let down...) I didn't do my research beforehand and instead went out on a whim and bought this - such a bad move! After not falling in love with this primer, I wanted to see whether anyone else felt the same and oh my, there are so many disappointed people it's unreal.

The wand didn't hold alot of product so applying enough product takes some time, it comes out in a white liquid form but feels extremely greasy and really powdery. It didn't do anything, it was pointless applying this let alone trying to involve it into my routine. My eyelids are quite dry anyway but after using this, concealer began to flake away. It really wasn't worth the hassle, and of course I'm really disappointed especially with it being from a brand I love so much. 

THE BODY SHOP VITAMIN E NIGHT CREAM

I've been doing a little change up in my skincare, finding what works for me and sticking to it! I wanted to try out a night cream, purely because I wanted to see if there's a difference. 

In the morning I use The Body Shop's Vitamin E Intense Moisture Cream which works for me and my skin type! It's nourishing and very gentle but gives the right amount of hydration without being greasy. 

The Vitamin E Nourishing Night Cream is the same creamy gel texture with a light pinky tone to it. It's definitely nourishing but isit nourishing enough? For very dry patches it doesn't give enough hydration, especially during the night when my skin needs it the most. It's alot lighter than my usual pick and isn't as intense. I'd recommend this more for normal to dry skin types rather than very dry, it doesn't give me the moisture I need. 

It isn't greasy or tacky feeling and there's no smell whatsoever, the night cream doesn't sting or irritate any sensitive areas. What's great about this is that it sinks in quickly, so I can apply this straight before bed without my head sticking to the pillow. I wish I loved this, I expected so much and unfortunately it didn't live up to my expectations. For now, I'll carry on using the Vitamin E Instense Cream until I find something better! 

FEELUNIQUE WISHLIST

A selection of products I've been keeping my eye on for some time, reading reviews and comparing others against them to see if there's anything better out there! Fortunately, there isn't so these are the lucky ones that have gained a place on another wishlist of mine. (Atleast then I can remember what I need, and what I want!) Have fun browsing, please leave a comment if you've tried any of these! 

(From Top to Bottom, Left to Right)

First Aid Beauty Ultimate Repair Cream & Oatmeal Mask, Trilogy Rosehip Oil, Paw Paw Balm, Emu Eye Cream, Trilogy Toner, Omorovicza Mist, Living Nature Serum, Jason Vitamin E Cream.

NOVEMBER FAVOURITES

A fairly short but sweet favourites this month, so let's start! Nip + Fab have unveiled their new Dragon's Blood Skincare Range and I have been loving the cleansing pads. They're really simple, great for travelling and make my skincare routine completely fuss-free! *Thumbs up* They're really soft and make taking of make-up off much more enjoyable, shorter process. Read about them here! 

Another skincare favourite, Botanics All Bright Serum - basically does what it says on the tin! It brightens and hydrates without any greasy or tacky feeling left behind. My skin looks brighter and more alive, my skin doesn't look as dull. Now all I need is something to vanish my pesky dark circles!

My new favourite face mask is the Dead Sea Mud Face Mask by Montagne Jeunesse. This mask is seriously good stuff, when I get a serious build up of spots or dry, flaky skin I turn to this! It calms my skin, tones down all the spots and helps clear out my pores. 

Two cheek products by Revlon - read about them here!  The blusher is a very natural, light toned pink that I wear everyday when I want a natural flush. And the Bronzer is a natural, dirty brown shade that's perfect for any skin tone and isn't orange.

Two of my most favourite brow products are the Maybelline Brow Drama and Rimmel Brow Pencil, I recently switched to lighter shades of brown because my hair is alot lighter now. I can fill in my brows and any sparse any, then comb through and set them for the day. Brow Heaven! 

THE LIP LINER EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT!

Rimmel Lip Liner in Eastend Snob is something that's been spoken about alot recently, either it's a dupe for the Charlotte Tilbury Liner in Pillow Talk or it's a Kylie Jenner Lip Product.

Eastend Snob is beautiful, nude pink that you can either wear over lip balm on its own or wear under lipstick. Either way it will look gorgeous! It drys matte and is very long-lasting, this is very creamy and feels comfortable on the lips and blends in seamlessly. It isn't irritating or drying and doesn't flake off towards the end of the day when its life line comes to an end. You know what I'm talking about! 

What's great about this liner is that the lid clips on so it won't dry off inside the packaging, and it's a twist up crayon so there's no waste and it definitely won't get stuck inside the lid. We've all been there! The tip is Very small, perfect for getting in corners or your cupids bow. It's something I use more frequently when I want my lips to look fuller but not overly done. 

WHAT'S IN MY BAG!

Day to day my bag changes as I'm either swapping bags or depending on the occasion, I pack more much needed junk inside. Have a nose around, take a peak inside and I hope you enjoy! 

The bag itself is from Zara, the Mini Shopper with Pocket in Burgundy I wrote about recently here. With three compartments it's perfect for keeping things separated and organised, two are open but the middle compartment can be zipped up which is great for keeping personal items or valuables. The deep burgundy colour makes it perfect for the Autumn/Winter months but it also adds a statement to any classic monochrome outfit and stands out against the black and white.  

I'm in love with this scarf, because of the grey colour I know it will go with anything and with the added specks of colour running through it I team this with any outfit. It's so cosy and super thick and warm.I've linked it up here! I also wrote a post about it yesterday so you can see the scarf on - linked here. 

The Purse of course has to be Kate Spade, and with it being black I know I will never tire of it and it will go with anything. If I know I'll be running round all day I carry The Nivea Double Effect Deodorant as it keeps things fresh with it's light floral scent. My staple body cream is Palmer's Cocoa Body Butter, I've gone on about this so much I won't bore you anymore - read about it here!  

Of course I need a lip balm, I can't live without one day to day! My current favourite is Vaseline's Queen Bee that I wrote about the other day - find that here.  It's so nourishing with the added honey and smells delicious, it's a shame this is limited edition! Then we move on to my make-up bag, you can kind of guess what's inside there because I tend not to switch-up the products as often as I'd like to but if you'd like to see a 'What's In My Make-up bag' then leave a comment below. 

THE PERFECT WINTER SCARF

I've finally found the PERFECT Winter Scarf and it was hiding in Debenhams, I literally looked in every shop before I found this one! As soon as I saw it I instantly fell in love, it's just the thing I've been looking for, with an overall grey colour I can wrap this over any coat and it has little specks of colour dotted around so I can team this with almost anything!

It's super cosy and really long so I tend to wrap this round once and still have some leftover to move around and position perfectly. This also has tassles on the end to add a little extra something to the scarf, I'm so warm in this scarf it keeps away that horrible chill that's lingering around. It's just beautiful and I can't bear to go a day without this as it's due a spin round the washing machine soon! I've linked it up here for you guys, but it does look alot thinner online that what it is in the shop! 

VANILLA (BRULEE) IN NOVEMBER

I've had this post lined up for a while, it's inevitable that I had to do this! The Vanilla products from The Body Shop are the perfect fit as they're released in November and part of their Christmas Limited Edition Range. I tried these last year and instantly fell in love so much so that when they started selling off their last batch of Vanilla Body Butters I bought a bag full! Find the full Vanilla range here!

Body Butter, retails for £13.00 and is a gift sent from heaven - that's if you're a lover of vanilla! With it's beautiful buttery texture it leaves my skin feeling silky and soft and smelling lovely. It isn't greasy cream and doesn't leave a horrible feeling on the skin, it absorbs instantly and leaves behind the festive scent. 

Shower Cream, £4.00 - this shower cream lathers up great and fills my shower with the heavenly scent. This is very rich and indulgent and leaves my skin really soft and smooth. The fragrance is one of my favourites, I love anything Vanilla or Coconut and this is paradise for me!

Vanilla Brulee Sparkler is priced at £15.00 and comes in a beautiful, old school perfume bottle which completes any beauty bloggers background! This is very light with tiny bits of glitter to stop those winter blues adding a glow to the skin. This doesn't irritate any of my sensitive skin, none of the products do but this one is certainly something I wouldn't normally use. You can spritz this on either skin or in your hair and it will give that golden goddess shimmer.

Body Polish, retails at £10.00 which seems expensive for a scrub but it's so gentle and filled with good, natural ingredients great for our skin. I gently buff this into my skin and it removes any dead skin, leaving everything very soft and smooth and smelling great. This is what dreams are made of!  

L'OREAL PARIS LA PALETTE NUDE

L'Oreal Paris La Palette Nude is something that's spread like wildfire through the beauty world and I finally got my hands on one as you can see in my latest beauty buys. When I heard that L'Oreal were introducing a budget palette similar to it's high end friends I knew I had to have it. The shade range is beautiful and one for everyone, with it's subtle beige's and brown shades to strong purples and pinks, this is a winner all round! 

This Palette in Rose is filled with beautiful shades and perfect for any eye look, there are ten shades; four matte and six shimmer. They're all very pigmented and have a gorgeous buttery soft texture but unfortunately the shades don't have names so I've swatched them as they're set out in the palette from left to right. 

This is ideal for travelling with its great shade range and a very thin but sturdy compact - it also comes with a double ended brush already placed inside, and the brush isn't too shabby! The shades are good quality, blend in very easily and have long-lasting power. There's no fall out from the brush or once you apply any of these shades, a must in any beauty junkies collection as it's such great quality and very affordable at drugstore price. 

JO MALONE PERFUME

Jo Malone is one of those brands I heard only through blogging, mainly Tanya Burr, but her colognes have been on my wishlist for a while. I smelt their NEW Wood, Sage and Sea Salt Perfume and instantly fell in love with the scent. When I first read the name I thought that can't smell nice or it isn't for me but oh my, I was wrong! 

A beautifully rich scent with a deep smell so you only need a few sprays. It lingers around for a while, I can smell it on myself throughout the day and still smell it on my clothes the next so it should definitely last me a while. This honestly smells like nothing I could have ever imagined and I am pleasantly surprised as it's sophisticated and grown up but I'd wear this either day or night - it's a great scent! With a strong smell of wood and salt mixed together and a hint of floral it completely whisks me away to an exotic beach where I can smell the sea for miles. It's my new favourite thing, I've been obsessed with this since I got it! 

NEW SHOES, YOU RULE.

Over the Weekend it was my birthday and to celebrate I finally visited Bills, but for that I was in desperate need for some new shoes and I'd had my eyes on these for a while after seeing them on Suzie from Hello October. I was looking for a new pair of boots, but ones that would last the test of time but also look classic with any outfit - that isn't easy when you have a little voice in your head telling you everything is too god damn expensive! 

Asos Royal Leather Chelsea Boots look beautiful on and they're extremely comfortable considering the slight heel. They didn't cut my feet up and when it comes to new shoes that's always playing on my mind! I walked around in these all night and my the end of it I didn't want to take them off, my feet weren't sore or aching and they're great to have during the colder months - I will pair these Boots with almost every outfit I wear! They look so stylish and classic on, I paired these with a black and white outfit so it was all about Monochrome on my birthday!

CURRENT BEAUTY BUYS

I can only blame this one on other beauty bloggers and of course Boots, for their 3 for 2 deal on all things beauty.(They made me do it!) First thing's first, let's start with a little beauty re-purchase - No7 Mineral Perfection Powder Foundation, Read about here. I always turn to powder foundations over others because I much prefer the feeling of not being able to feel your make-up or skin being weighed down by the mass amount of products. This gives enough coverage and it's really easy to buff in without being cakey or drying. 

The next two purchases I blame on the infamous beauty bloggers, and although this one is hard to get hold of at the moment. Luckily, I grabbed mine as soon as I laid eyes on it! Loreal Paris La Palette Nude is what everyone's wanting at the moment, a budget take on a classic nude palette is just the thing I've been waiting for. All the colours look beautiful and there's not one I wouldn't use.  

And thanks to Suzie and Boots for their 3 for 2 offer I managed to pick up an Essie Polish in Bordeaux. This is a gorgeous, deep ox blood red and perfect for the Autumn/Winter Months and the festive season. I'm in love with this colour! 

Last but not least, Nails Inc Ultimate Accessory Gift Set from £42 to £20 - Offer Ends today! A limited edition clutch with seven polishes, two full sized and five mini; a rose foil polish, a special effect glitter polish and their Kensington caviar top coat as well as a Nails Inc Nail file. This would be a great gift for that special someone at christmas time!