BEAUTY: No7 Shimmering Lip and Eye Screen SPF 30

I'm lucky enough to be going to Florida next month, I'm so excited! I've been to America a couple of times and it's one of my favourite holiday destinations, there's so much to see and do. As well as the reduced prices for almost everything and brands over there that we can't get (my list of what to buy is ever growing - if you have any recommendations of what I should get please let me know in the comments!). It shouldn't be boiling hot in Florida in April but it will be pretty warm, I think it will be like a hot day here in the UK. As I'm naturally very faired skin I am always looking out for make-up/skincare products with a high SPF in, it's so important to protect our skin from the sun.

But it's easy to forget about perhaps the most fragile parts of our face - the eyelids and lips. I have been known to apply sun cream to my lips but it doesn't look great or taste very nice! So I was excited when I found this No7 Anti-Ageing Shimmering Lip & Eye Screen SPF 30 (£7.50). It not only protects your lips and eye's from the sun but also doubles up as a lovely eye shadow and lipstick too!

It's a shimmery nude peach colour - the perfect summer shade! The fact that this also offers SPF 30 makes it my must have holiday buy. I know that there are other lip balms that offer SPF 30 but I don't know of many that are also a lovely lipstick. You can use this product throughout the year as a shimmery lipstick.  

^ Swatched ^

^ No7 Shimmering Lip and Eye Screen ^

Are you going on holiday anywhere nice this year?

Feel free to leave me a comment :)

BEAUTY: Carmex Moisture Plus Berry Sheer Tint

I actually won this Carmex Moisture Plus Berry Sheer Tint (£4.29 from Superdrug) from Carmex Twitter on the run up to Christmas, hence no original packaging. I like the Carmex Strawberry Tube, as an everyday lip balm but to be honest I hadn't tried many of the other Carmex products. Winning the Carmex Advent Christmas Cracker, which was filled with Carmex products, has opened my eyes to the wonder of Carmex!









This Berry Sheer Tint lipstick/lip balm applies really well, it glides on leaving a shiny, red colour that compliments my skin tone perfectly. This is my new favourite wearable lipstick, it's not so pigmented that it provides a deep colour. This really appealed to me, as I'm still relatively new to wear lipstick and I like the fact that this one doesn't get everywhere! My real issue with the highly pigmented lipstick is that somehow I get it everywhere - on my hands, teeth, face, clothes - I don't know how but it just happens! I'm still very much wearing a lipstick 'L' plate!

As you can see below you get a lovely shiny (not shimmery) light red colour, making your lips look 'kissable' and well moisturised. Some lipsticks can have quite a drying effect on my lips but this isn't an issue with this product.

'Berry Sheer Tint Carmex Moisture Plus provides an ultra-hydrating formula that goes deep, broad spectrum sun protection, plus a sheer berry tint that matches any look. Nourish and Protect Formulated with vitamin E and full-spectrum SPF 15. Health-Boosting Ingredients Shea butter and aloe for exceptional softness. Sheer Genius Adds sheer, satin-gloss shine for a glam look.'

(from the Superdrug website)

In the Carmex Moisture Plus range you can also get: Pink, Peach and Clear.

Have you tried any of the Carmex Moisture Plus range?

Feel free to comment :)

BEAUTY: Baylis and Harding Beauticology Luscious Lip Balm Set

I received this gorgeous Baylis & Harding Beauticology Luscious Lip Balm Set for Christmas, which contains four different scented lip balms. I absolutely love the packaging, it's cute and sparkly - perfect for the festive season. This was originally sold in Boots as part of their Christmas stock, as they have now removed their Christmas stock from both store and online it's not possible to buy this from there anymore (though I'm sure something similar will be back next Christmas!) You can however still buy it from ASOS - it's currently reduced from £10 to £6.50. There are two varieties of this Lip Balm Set on ASOS - Candy Cane (shown below) and Chocolate (which sounds absolutely amazing)!

This is the Candy Cane set - you get four different scented lip balms in...

Strawberry Swirl

Cherry Candy Cane

Candy Swirl

Pink Peppermint

I couldn't get over how strongly scented these are - they all smell absolutely amazing! It's perfect because when you pop them onto your lips you can still enjoy smelling them for a long time - rather than sit there just smelling the pot! These lip balms are so moisturising, they are clear so you can use them to simply moisturise or to add a sheen on top of lipstick.

I also have a number of the Beauticology bath products, which also smell soooo nice! If you like products that have a lovely scent then I suggest you hunt down some Beauticology products (they're a lot cheaper and a slight dupe to Philosophy products).

Have you tried any of the Beauticology range?

Feel free to comment :)