Undecided

With the colder weather rapidly approaching and a serious lack of sleep, my skin has taken a bit of a hit recently and is looking somewhat lacklustre.  Not even my beloved Hush cream colour base can save it - really desperate times..!!

I hoped that a quick purchase of Fix+ would give me a healthy, dewy complexion but unfortunately I feel like I've wasted £12.50 on a bottle of water that basically doesn't do much?  I've tried it under my make up, over, both, blasted my face with a hairdryer after.... but - nothing?  No effect that I see?

Don't get me wrong - it feels lovely and refreshing when applied but I can't help but think I could have bought a spritz bottle and filled it up with water??

What do you gorgeous girls think?  Are you fan of Fix+ or feel that it is a bit of a gimmick?  I am by no means disheartened just yet......I have a feeling one of you will give me a tip of how to use it and I'll fall immediately in love.....

xxx

The Rumour Mill: Soleil Tan De Chanel

If you're anything like me, you've watched numerous videos and read masses of blog posts which have included usage of the infamous Soleil Tan De Chanel aka Bronze Universel.  I've always lusted after the gel based bronzer and its ability to provide either an overall sun kissed look or the illusion of beautiful high cheekbones though some clever contouring...

However, at near enough £30 for a pot, I always hesitated to stump up the money and make the purchase.  (Unemployed student in the blogging corner!)

That was until I heard the re-sizing rumours and sure enough, the Debenhams' website now states the product is £28.60 for 6g.  That's right - 30g down to 6g for the same price?!  The product listing has also mysteriously disappeared from the Boots' website...

Upon this discovery, I hot-footed it down to Boots as fast as my legs could carry me to suss out the situation...

Thankfully, the Chanel assistant had absolutely no knowledge of this so before I knew it, I had a 30g Chanel box in my possession and my debit card lighter by £28.

I'm not sure whether I had one of the last 30g pots for sale or the 6g re-size is just that: a rumour.


Have you recently purchased the famed product or heard of any re-size?!  Let me know..!

St Tropez Tan Detox Bath Oil

We've all been there...a hefty fake tan application followed by a busy week/total lack of motivation to exfoliate and one ends up resembling a patchy, reptile with some strange skin disease.  OK, slight exaggeration but you know what I mean..!

I myself am notoriously lazy when it comes to sloughing off all the old tan - I regularly hide every inch of skin under scarves and long tops before taking a near whole tub of exfoliator and an hour in the bath to get it all off.

SO, imagine my delight when I heard about this product..

St Tropez Detox Bath Oil 

is described as a 'salon-inspired home treatment will remove all residue of self tan, leaving skin ultra soft and smooth. Tan Detox is a pampering bath oil that combines a luxurious blend of lavender, lemon and hazelnut oils to help create a calming spa-like environment at home.'

My question is, it is just a regular bath oil that costs £25 for the privilege of being branded with St Tropez and the inclusion of an exfoliating cloth?

Has anyone had an experience with this or use something similar to do the same job?  I'm not quite sure I can bring myself to part with £25....

Fake tan dilemma

As I'm sure I've mentioned a fair few times now, I am a BIG fan of fake tan.  For the last few weeks I have been rocking the Xen-Tan topped off with a layer of Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs in Deep Glow (ohh yes I've progressed from Medium..!) for a night out.  Someone actually commented on how jealous they were of my 'natural olive skin tone' - ha possibly the biggest compliment somebody could pay to me!  Especially as naturally I am a pale, freckly girl of Irish descent...!

The proof -

Left - last week; Right - au natural at 18 - excuse the pose

So my dilemma is this -

In 3 weeks I am going on holiday with some friends to Spain and I can't wait to get some real sun.  However, as mentioned, my natural skin tone does not take well to the sun - I don't burn but take 3 or 4 days to get any real colour.

So before I jet off I have four options:

1.  Keep up with Xen-Tan but risk it going patchy when I'm out there and having to scrub it all of then coming back paler than when I left 

2. Scrub off any trace of fake tan and deal with being pasty white around the pool for a few days

3. Use a gradual tanning moisturiser for a few days before I leave so that I look ok and by the time it fades I hopefully have a natural tan of my own

4. Do the unthinkable and hop on a sun bed for a few sessions before I leave

I am leaving towards number 2 - seems the most sensible option i.e. no cancer causing sun beds and no rush in the first few days to get as much as sun as quickly as possible.

Ofcourse this is all very shallow and not really important in the grand scheme of things but who else do I have to ponder these things with!?

If you are like me and bothered by things like this - let me know your opinion!  And if not, I am sorry for potentially numbing your brain!  

Back to my dissertation for me now.... I LOVE volcanoes..

xxx