Skin Saviour!

As an ordinary 18 year old girl, its normal to have problem skin. I don't have serious achene but i do get stages of break outs, which of course no one wants.

I have tried my fair share of blemish preventing products in my time and haven't come to a single product that my skin needs! I have combination type skin so sometimes finding products that tackle my oily t-zone but are still gentle on my dry areas can be tough...Until I made a break through...

I don't know if I'm just being really naive or are just late on the band waggon but i haven't seen this product in any blogger or youtubers skin routines..

Witch Hazel..or as i call it - life saviour. 

After trying a serious amount of drugstore and high street skin products such as clean and clear or Clearasil products, I went to a pharmacy knowing that they would truly understand my skin and would be able to give me a product which does what it says on the tin.

Witch Hazel is a liquid form which i use on a cotton pad instead of a liquid cleanser and wipe all over my face. Instantly, i found this automatically helped the healing process of my skin and prevented my skin from getting worse again. Once i finished my first bottle which lasted me about 2 -3 months, i experimented to see if the Witch Hazel was actually helping or it was just a coincidence that my skin was behaving and used another cleanser... My skin automatically deteriorated and went back to how it was.

Would defiantly recommend it to combination - oily skin type as it can be quiet drying if you have overall dry skin but as i have combination skin, it balances my oils out!

Here in the UK its sold in most Pharmacies or supermarkets as i have spotted it in my local large Asda and retails for about £2.50 -£3 depending on where you buy it.

I believe this stuff really is made by Witches because it is truly magic! 

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Laura xo

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Maybelline New York - Baby Skin Review!

I'M BACK! Haven't blogged since last year! Missed it so much!

Over time, as one beauty obsessive does, Ive built up a collection of new make up which I'm extremely excited to try! So I thought why not start with a review of one of them!

Pretty recently here in the UK, around a month ago, Baby Skin primer was launched by Maybelline after the massive success of the Baby Lips and has become one of my favourite primers!

The product it self looks pretty matte when out of the packaging and glides onto the skin very well. It claims to be an 'instant pore eraser' however due to my reasonably young skin I don't have massive pores so do not notice a difference in the visibility of them. BUT, it does make my skin feel sooo soft, just like the title would suggest! 

Visibly Matte looking formula

When I use it, i find the best results are to apply it down my T-Zone in the areas that would get a bit oily throughout the day and have found it doesn't stop all shine but for a primer which doesn't actually claim to stop shine - it does pretty well. I have once or twice applied it all over the face but i found because the rest of my face is pretty dry, it just seems a waste to apply it everywhere so instead i choose to save product. So i would suggest that if you have mega oily skin and need to wear primer daily all over the skin, that this might not be best for you - because of the size and how well it stops shine. An idea for an alternative, would be to invest in a higher end product such as Smashbox which is really reliable for shine and keeping make up on and the product would last a lot longer

Currently in the UK, in the main drugstores Boots and Superdrug it prices at £7.99 which is a reasonable price. Its not impossible to find something better for cheaper. For instance, I would say that MUA's Fashionista Mattifying Primer defiantly does a similar job for a much cheaper price of £2 (on the MUA website), but doesn't give the same soft finish that Baby Skin does.

It all depends on which job you want your primer to do on your skin

Laura xo

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My Summer: Peak District

After the exciting day of stalking Harry Styles, me and my family (which make up of me, my dad, my step mum, and my three young brothers - Kieran, 14, William, 2 and Finn, 6 months) headed to the peak district. For those who dont live in England and don't know what or where the peak district is, it is a national park based in the north of England! 

The Peak District is a beautiful place, surrounded by rolling hills and cows it provides breathtaking views for miles on end. As me and my brother Kieran, both live with my mum in the south of England and my other brothers and my dad and step mum live in Saudi Arabia, it was nice for us all to see a different part of the world!

Also as my youngest brothers, Will and Finn both have never seen cows before, it was an extra special trip as Will was absolutely fascinated by the Mooing four legged creatures!

Sunset Selfie!

William with the "Moo's"

I couldn't have asked for my summer to start off in a better way as i was surrounded by my loved ones who i don't often see and beautiful weather and scenery. I even managed to sneak in a cheeky selfie or two whilst i was there!

If you ever get the chance to visit the peak district, please do! Its a beautiful part of the world and you wont regret it!

Laura xo

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My Summer: Stalking 1D!

Hello Blogasphere! I'm back, again.

Over the summer, I've taken time out of the internet and tried to focus more on my studies and my loved ones around me. By doing this, my whole mind set from how i think and communicate myself and how i manage my time and this is a main reason why my ever so small blog has died for a little while.

This summer has been incredible and i think has been one of my most memorable summers to date. I was able to experience amazing things, surrounded by the people i love being around, and that in itself is just fab. Over the next couple of days or weeks, i will be making a series of blog posts about all my experiences, as writing my whole summer in one post would be extremely long to read. I've done a brief post called "summer" which touched on the topic of stalking Harry Styles before, so if you would like to check that out, then feel free to do so, this post will have similar information but in much more depth! Hope you enjoy!!

I broke up from sixth form around the 20th of July and thats where it started. The same day i broke up from school i suddenly found myself on a train up to Cheshire to see my family for the first part of summer. Firstly visiting my uncle in Cheshire created an opportunity for some celebrity stalking. As a proud directioner, i obviously knew of Harry Styles upbringing around cheshire in the ever so cute town of Holmes Chapel. My uncle, happens to live 4 Miles from Harry Styles family home. So by gathering up troops of my female cousins and convincing my dad to drive, we headed to Homles Chapel. As my dad was not too happy about what he thought was "wasting petrol" we didnt actually leave the car. BUT we drove past the bakery where Mr. Styles previously worked and drove past his family home, i was extremely excited and there was many "feels". Unfortunatly, due to this, i was too excited and forgot to take any photos and my dad (who had put up with one too many screams) refused to take me back :(

look out for my next post of my summer series!

Laura xo

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Sale Haul

I love payday. I love shopping. So when I get paid and the summer sales start I am in heaven! The other day I took a little trip into my local major shopping centre to spend a few pennies. And I thought, that I might as well share my purchases with the Internet so other people can see what is out there and if you dig deep enough you can find a real bargain. 

So this was my first purchase. As it has been really hot in England recently, I've needed to get a new pair of shorts. However, I'm extremely picky with my legs, so when I saw these I fell in love. These shorts aren't to short and aren't too long and I love them so much because they are so comfy and they were a bargain! £10 from river island! Go grab them!

So, on Friday I have a 90's party. I went into Primark and saw this top and instantly thought this was perfect and was only £6 and perfect for summer!

I've also been needing another skirt as I only have one black one at the moment! I saw this and instantly really liked it, I thought it would go with most things and could be dressed up and dressed down easily! Only £8 from Primark!

My friend actually found this top. It's from h&m and was only £5 in the sale! I thought it was just a really good attitude to give off and a perfect t shirt to wear to a party whilst my ex is there!

This one is also similar to the previous in the same aspect to the shape of it. This one and the previous one are both quiet long with long arm holes down each side so I would recommend a boob tube or a Bando with these types of tops! Nevertheless another bargains at only £3 also from H&M

Onto dresses, as it is summer I've been looking for smart/casual dresses that I could get away with at school! I saw a similar one online but only in grey, but I saw this one in newlook and I liked it so much more as it was not just plain and I like the pattern. 

This dress I love! I know I've said I love everything but I like the stripes on it because vertical stripes are meant to be slimming   which is perfect for summer! Also the elastic band round the middle adds a little bit more detail and shape to the dress! The back is also longer than the front so it seems longer so i can get away with it at school! 

I'm sorry if no one likes or read this post! I just thought, why not do a haul in written form instead of on a video! If anyone, anyone anywhere liked this, please like, comment, follow..etc...

 Laura xo

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