Alice | Skincare Tips!

Hey guys!
Today i'm going to tell you a few helpful tips for clearer skin. Now I am in no way a professional and these are just a few things that I find helpful so I thought I would share them with you.

1. WATER!!
I never really used to drink a lot of water, but I started drinking at least a litre a day and I can't even put into words how much it helps, my skin started to look more hydrated, less tired and spots started to clear up. Try and drink plenty of water!

2. Never sleep with Makeup on
Now I know everyone always says this, blah blah blah, but i honestly can't stress enough how important it is to completely clean your face before you sleep. Foundation especially is pretty bad for your skin, even those ones that are supposed to clear up spots. I generally don't wear foundation because it just doesn't work on my face. So please, always take your makeup off before bed!

3. Try not to wear Makeup every day
Like I said, makeup is not great for your skin so try not to wear it when its not needed, if you're just popping to the shops, you don't need makeup on. Whereas, if you're going out for dinner, its fine to want to dress it up a bit. Also a small amount of makeup for school is completely fine, just not a full face of foundation, it will not help your skin.

4. Try to cut out Junk Food
Now before you say anything, i'm not saying you have to completely cut out anything at all unhealthy, because I know I don't, just try not to eat loads of oily foods like McDonalds and Pizzas, try and eat more fruit and veg because, I promise, it will do wonders for your skin, even if it sounds silly, it works!

5. Make sure you know your Skin Type.
Now this one is pretty important. You need to know your skin type, so you can be sure you are using the correct formula of Moisturiser and Face wash etc. Its pretty easy to guess yourself but if you aren't sure, see a dermatologist. For example, I know I have Combination Skin because I have an oily T-zone but dry cheeks and sides of my nose. If you don't tend to get dry skin but struggle with oiliness, its most likely you have oily skin. If you don't tend to get shiny but get bad dry skin (almost flaky) then you will have a dry skin type. When buying moisturisers and face Washes, make sure to check the label saying what skin type they are directed at. You may think it doesn't matter, but the ingredients and Formulas are designed for particular skin types and will possibly just worsen your skin situation if you use the wrong one.

I think that's it! I hope this helps you guys, even if it just helps one person, its worth it!
Thanks for reading! ❤

Alice | Late 2014 Beauty Favourites

Hey guys!
Sorry this is so late but today i'm gonna tell you all of my favourite Beauty/Skincare products from throughout 2014, I won't go into detail on each product because that would take hours but if you want to hear more about anything particular you can just ask and i might do a post ❤
So here goes:
•Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer
•Rimmel Stay Matte Powder
•Benefit BadGal lash Mascara
•Benefit Porefessional
•Sleek 'Coral' Blush
•No7 Perfectly Bronzed
•Rimmel Kate Moss '107'
•Benefit Hoola Lip Gloss
•Accesorize 'Lovely Day' Palette
•Ralph Lauren Number 2 Perfume
•Victoria's Secret Amber romance body mist
•Garnier PureActive Fruit Energy face wash
•Neutrogena Visibly Clear Pink Grapefruit Moisturiser
•Soap & Glory Glow lotion
•Soap & Glory 'Clean on me' body wash
•Soap & glory 'Pulp Friction' Body scrub
•Neutrogena Visibly Clear blackhead eliminating cleansing lotion
•Lush 'Vanilla Puff' dusting Powder
•Palmer's Cocoa Butter Skin therapy Oil
•Dove Summer Glow lotion (fair to medium)
•Essie 'Mint Candy Apple' Nail Polish
•Barry M 'Greenberry' Nail Polish
•Barry M 'Rose Hip' Nail Polish
•Barry M 'Prickly Pear' Nail Polish
•Nails Inc 'Farringdon' crackle topcoat
•Batiste 'Tropical' Dry Shampoo
•Tresemme Heat Defence Styling Spray
•Quick Fix Anti Blemish Mud Mask
•Neutrogena Visibly Clear Rapid Clear Treatment
•Montagne Jeunesse 'Hot chocolate' face mask
•2true Brow Pencil
•W7 'In the Buff' Eye-shadow Palette
•Vaseline Cocoa Butter Lip Therapy
•EOS 'Blueberry Açai'

And I think that's it! You can probably understand why I didn't go into detail on each one!
Thanks for Reading! ❤

Alice | Bourjois Chocolate Bronzer + Highlighter Duo

Hey guys!
Sorry I haven't posted for a week, I went back to school on Tuesday so i've been pretty busy!
Anyway, today i'm gonna be reviewing the bourjois chocolate bronzer + highlighter duo {£7.99}

I use a real techniques cheek brush {limited edition to Nic's Picks set} to blend the bronzer under my chin, down my neck, in my temples, under my cheek bones and lightly down the side of my nose. I then take a real techniques setting brush {£8.99 in boots} and take the shimmery highlighter on top of my cheeks, down my nose, in the center of my forehead and a tiny bit on my brow bones and chin. I absolutely love this because the bronzer has more chocolate undertones rather than orange undertones which don't really suit my slightly tanned skin tone. The highlighter is very slightly shimmery and a creamy white colour, rather than pink toned which, again, I find doesn't work for my skin tone. 

Overall I would say this product is definitely worth the investment and I highly recommend it.

Thanks for reading! ❤

Alice | Soap & Glory Brow Archery Review

Hey Guys!
Today i'm gonna review the Soap & Glory Brow Archery Brow Tint and Precision shaping pencil {£10 in boots}. I recently bought this and have already fallen completely in love with it. There are only 2 shades of this product {'Brownie Points' and 'Love is blonde'} but I think lighter and darker shades can be created with these for your hair colour, e.g. heavier strokes for darker hair colours and light faint strokes for those of you with more fair hair colours.

When you first hear someone say 'brow pen' you may think its quite scary because the idea of putting pen in your eyebrows is quite odd, but with practice and if you use light strokes you can achieve a very natural look because, although the tint looks like a felt tip, it is a tiny brush with very fine bristles, or you can build it up to be bolder and darker if that's what you want to do.

Application:

I start with the pen end and lightly outline my eyebrows and fill in some 'bald spots' mostly at the end of my eyebrows.

I then take the pencil end and colour lightly over the rest of my eyebrows. Because of its waxy formula, the pencil is perfect for taming some of the longer hairs.
After i've filled it all in, I use a spooley brush to comb my eyebrows into shape because I have quite long eyebrow hairs so they tend to get a bit wild.

Overall I highly recommend this Product because it's super long lasting and you get a decent amount of amazing quality product for the price you pay.

Okay sorry for this being such a long post but I had a lot to say about this product! I understand that this type of brow product is not for everyone because its unusual but it depends on the type of product you use, personally I can't get enough of it.

Thanks for reading!
Alice ❤

P.s. I would have inserted pictures of the process of application but my eyebrows are due a thread and are currently quite out of control so I thought I would leave it!