Epoch Mud Mask Review

On one of my previous blog posts reviewing the Nu Skin foundation I mentioned how my friend, Chloe, gave me a free sample pot of the natural mud mask that she sells. I have to say that this is by far my favourite face mask I have ever tried!

It has a clay like texture that applies very smoothly and evenly across the skin and I was also really impressed with how little of the product  I needed to use to spread all over my face. Chloe only gave me a small sample but I have managed to get 2 whole masks out of it so I can't even imagine how long a proper tub would last! Fantastic value for money.

It dried very quickly on my face and made the skin feel very tight which was really refreshing. It was amazing at how I could actually see tiny oily dots bursting through the dried mud mask showing me how the mask is actually drawing out all the dirt from my skin!

It really showed me the areas of my face that get clogged up and dirty easily meaning I'm focusing more of deep cleaning those areas with exfoliators.

I kept my mud mask on for about 10-15 minutes to make sure my skin had enough time to draw out all the dirt and muck from out of my pours.

You can see quite clearly along my nose, t-zone and a couple of spots around my mouth dots of oil where the mud mask has drawn impurities out of my skin

After washing off the mud mask with a flannel and hot water I could instantly feel a huge difference. My skin felt so silky and much smoother than it has before. It almost felt as though a a new layer of soft skin had been uncovered. My pours were visibly more unclogged and began tightening up again.

Epoch Mud Mask- £26

Knowing that the Epoch mud mask only uses natural ingredients means I can trust this product to be used on my skin over and over without worrying about any chemical damage. It's so good using natural ingredients to feed your skin with nutrients and vitamins!

Once a week to anybody! It is without a doubt one of the best products I have used to buff up my skin, especially with these hot summer days!

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No 7 Colour Match Experience!

So I have been through A-L-O-T of foundations to try and find the perfect one for me. I'm naturally very pale skinned however have found that most brands palest foundations are still too orangy for my skin tone! So I decided to get colour-matched!

It was so easy, I have no idea why I've never thought about doing it before! I went up to my local Boots with a bare, make-up free face and sat straight down in the No 7 counter to be matched. The lady, who I regret not catching her name as I would definitely recommend her, whipped out a little device that she scanned over my face and within seconds had detected my skin colour; Calico! This happens to be their lightest shade of foundation. I was then asked what type of foundation I would like as No 7 do a range of different types of foundation, I explained to the lady that I was after a liquid, medium coverage foundation that didn't completely cover my summer freckles but that did cover my blemished and uneven skin tone. I was recommended either the Beautifully Matte or the Stay Perfect foundation so I asked to try both.

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Boots Website

The lady then applied both foundations to my cheeks (one on each) but didn't tell me which was which; she then asked me to look in the mirror and decide which I liked better. I was really impressed with this technique as it's a very honest way of selling somebody a foundation that they genuinely want to buy! Because I didn't know which was which i could make a decision based solely on what the foundation looked like on my skin without being influenced by the packaging, price or name. I so happened to pick the side that had Beautifully Matte which was surprising for me as I don't normally like matte foundations as they normally make my skin look flat and lifeless, however the No 7 Beautifully matte makes the skin look healthy and flawless without looking too dull or too shiny.

I was then given a little card with my colour match name and  little chart with the lipstick shades that No 7 sell that are matched to Calico which is awesome! I struggle with lipstick colours as I never ever know what colours suit me besides the neutral nudes so this was a real confidence boost for me to actually pick a new lippy colour to wear.

I couldn't resist but to buy a new lippy to wear with my new foundation so after alot of swatching I finally settled on the colour 'Deep Rust' from the Moisture Drench range and I love it! It's my new go-to lippy as the colour flawlessly matches my skin tone. I was very surprised that it actually suited me as normally orangy lipsticks don't tend to suit me, however this is more of a blood-orange rather than the coral shades I had been attempting to wear so this was way more suited for my pale complexion.

If you're unsure of what lipstick shade to get (as there is a huge choice) Boots have created an online colour matcher that breaks down the decision into easy steps to help you find your perfect shade you're looking for! Visit http://www.boots.com/en/No7-Match-Made-lipstick-tool_1534715/ !

Boots Online Lipstick Colour Match!!

The foundation itself is fantastic and is so easy to apply! I only have to use two small pumps worth which amount to the side of a large pea to cover the whole of my face and I apply this using a flat foundation brush. 

Amount needed to cover full face

My No 7 foundation

I highly recommend getting matched by No 7 and purchasing one of their foundations, I honestly don't think I would ever go back to any of my previous foundations and it's very reasonably priced. The Beautifully Matte cost me only £13.50 and with only having to use a pea sized amount every day, it will last for ages. The lippy was £9.95, slightly expensive for a lipstick in my opinion but totally worth it for the fantastic colour and the fact that it stays put for hours with absolute minimal wearing!

Hope this helps anybody who was wondering what this colour match business was about, I can't recommend this service enough. Big thank you to Boots No 7!

Shropshire Blogger Meet May 2015

I'm not going to lie but I was very nervous as I drove for the first time down the M54 on my own for the first time to my very first blogger meet, especially as I had only just started my blog just days before and hardly knew a thing about blogging! However, as soon as I arrived at The Two Henry's Pub in Shrewsbury my nerves were no longer necessary! I was welcomed by a room of lovely bloggers all eager to get to know eachother and we all introduced ourselves and quickly started exchanging our Twitter and Instagram names to follow each other.

The Blogger Meet started off with a talk from Charlotte from Smashbox  who talked through the history of Smashbox and handed round samples of some of their products for us to test and try, my favourite being the trio of contour sticks which are amazing and am definitely going to purchase! Charlotte also gave us all a mini sample of the Smash Box Photo Finish primer.

Smashbox Contour Sticks Trio - £35

Smashbox Photo Finish Primer Sample 

We then had a fantatsic talk from blogger Sarah from Everything You Don't Need To Know About Sarah who spoke to us about her new business selling Stella&Dot products and demonstrating their fascinating range of multi-purpose uses (My personal favourite being the necklaces that can be altered to suit any style you fancy!) Well done Sarah, you were fab!

We took a break for lunch and had a fantastic buffet provided with a lovely selection of sandwiches, wedges, sausage rolls and my personal favourites, mozzarella sticks! Many bags of my absolute favourite popcorn was donated by PROPERCORN and we all had a little individual cupcake provided for our pudding in a cute little polka dot box! It was so lovely chatting to all the bloggers over lunch and as a very new blogger I was overwhelmed with how many of the girls were so keen to help me and offer me advice.

After the buffet we had a little talk from a professional blogger called called Chelsea from Loving Life In Wellies who revealed to us her top 5 tips of how to be a successful blogger which, as a new blogger, was very helpful!

Our event hostess, Kirsty, had arranged a fantastic raffle where the money raised from the tickets was donated to a lovely charity called Scope. I was lucky enough to win 2 amazing raffle prizes which were a set of Strip Teas Teatox tea bags and a full sized bottle of Smashbox Photo Finish Primer.

We were also provided with the most amazing goody bag that was made up by Kirsty from Just A Little Bit Ginger  which had so many amazing products that were kindly donated! My ultimate favourites from the goody bag include the full set of Fullips Lip Enhancer cups to try and get my perfect Kylie Jenner pout, as well as the Nanshy 4 in 1 Blending Sponge. I was also super excited to see that Lush had donated my ultimate favourite Honey I Washed The Kids soap bar!! We each got given our very own set of Prairie Charms Bumpless Bobbles which are just what I need especially as I have to tie my hair up for work

I had an absolutely amazing time at the Blogger Meet and can't wait to go to the next one in September. I would like to say a huge thank you to Kirsty for organising such a lovely event!