SophieMarie

I've been trying out four products from First Aid Beauty this past month after placing an order with them on Asos. Now as many of you know I have extremely sensitive skin and the slightest change to my facial routine will make my skin irritated and breakout big time. With that being said, I had heard amazing reports about this brand so thought I would give them a whirl. First Aid Beauty Face Cleanser Price - £15.00 Review: This is without doubt an excellent cleanser. I personally wouldn't describe it as gentle but neither it is harsh (although FAB themselves state it as being a mild and gentle formula). For me it strikes the right balance. It's effective at cleaning without stripping the skin. I use it every morning and then at night with my Clarisonic. It lathers easily and I mean it when I say you only need a small amount to cover your face. So the plus side of using such a small amount is a little goes a long way and will last a lot longer. First Aid Beauty ...

Ever since I was a small girl, I can remember being obsessed with the small, quirky, fun, little pots of cosmetics for children that contained the sticky gloop which I classed as lip-gloss. Even though I now look back and realise how honestly awful these items where at that age it was fun to use and I wanted all of them! Skip forward to my collage years when I started to properly experiment with make up and different looks. Favourite brands being Collection 2000 with there relatively affordable prices for a college student and there huge range of different products. I can remember going to school wearing all Collection 2000 one day. Mascara is a huge staple for me even today, so of course I worn anything kind of mascara from there range, and loved it! That was until P.E day and the heavens opened. Safe to say I would have made an amazing tribute act to Alice Cooper! So now present day and I'm really loving trying out different brands and none other that the fabulous compan...

Hello Everyone, I'm so excited to tell you that since my last post/review about Sugar and Crumbs amazing icing sugars, I have received such amazing feedback from clients about the flavour I have jumped on in and purchased a further 4 flavours! These include Chocolate Mint, Blueberry, Mango & Passionfruit and Hot X Bunny.... To say I'm excited to try these is an understatement. I think with all of these flavours not only am I going to be using them to make the amazing flavoured buttercream, but I'm going to try them out making Fudge and Meringues as well. So folks state tuned to see my latest creations using these fabulous icing sugars.

Good Morning Everyone. I love to cook, I love to bake and love to try new things. Hence why I started a cake and bakes business. There is one thing I love more than anything and that's trying new flavours. This is where the amazing brand Sugar and Crumbs come in. Sugar and Crumb have an amazing range of natural icing sugar and cocoa powder  that I just couldn’t refuse trying out. Not only that, it was the perfect excuse to bake cake!  Sugar and Crumb have a large number of icing sugars so I took the plunge and purchased a couple. Jaffa Twist, Bubble Gum, Coconut & Lime and White Chocolate and Raspberry. The package is stylish and  eye catching when it arrived. It contains recipes for simple cupcakes and also butter cream icing using the product. What I was also pleasantly surprised to find they can also be used to make fudge, meringues, marshmallows and other delicious treats. Obviously, I will be giving these a go at a later stage. A...

Following on from my recent post of beauty advent calendars, I thought this evening I will focus on the accessories side of the advent world with my list of top Jewellery Advent Calendars. These range in price and are just as fun to open as are all the others.   Luxury Jasper Harrod Jewellery Advent Calendar  from wowcher.co.uk for £14.99       Accessorize Christmas Advent Calendar Brights-Multi One Size  from uk.accessorize.com for £15         12 Days Of Christmas Tropical Advent Calendar from lisaangel.co.uk for £39     Charm Bracelet Advent Calendar from jdwilliams.co.uk for £19   Bloom Boutique Personalised Charm Bracelet Advent Calendar from notonthehighstreet.com for £29  

It may only be the beginning of November, but this is the time of year when I dig out my thick woolly jumpers and the dark coloured cosmetics and start getting way too excited at the fact its nearly Bonfire Night and Christmas isn't too far away either! I absolutely love this time of year as I adore autumn/winter fashion and makeup looks. I thought I would start my autumn/winter blog posts with something a little festive; Beauty Advent Calendars. Because if there is something better than chocolate, its got to be makeup, jewellery and skincare! Here are some brilliant calendars I have found for 2017:     Elemis Skincare Advent Calendar. Available from Elemis.com for £150. Feelunique Advent Calendar. Available from feelunique.com  for £35.     ASOS Advent Calendar (My personal fave!) Available from ASOS.com for £55.  Jo Malone Advent Calendar. Available from Harrods.com for £300. Cows...