Late to the Party

  Flower Beauty ~ Light Illusion Foundation £12.99 at Superdrug BUY HERE   I'd never heard of Flower Beauty before, let alone that it was a cruelty-free makeup range by Drew Barrymore. And I'll be honest, I bought it because I liked the look and sound of it! It took a while to get my hands on some too. Superdrug announced that they would be stocking the brand, although it must be available only in the bigger stores as it's not yet reached Norwich and I had to buy this online - completely without testing it first or even being sure about a colour match.   The shade I opted for, 'Nude', was unavailable for ages online but as soon as I got the notification email that it was back in stock, I ordered right away.   I'm not generally keen on buying foundations online without having first at least gotten a colour match - usually, this spells disaster and a product that I end up discarding quite quickly. But I struck gold with choosing the 'Nude...

When I first saw photos of this palette I didn't really stop to think if it contained colours that I'd actually use - I was just so smitten with these amazing cosmic marbled shimmers that I knew I had to own it! It also doesn't hurt that it's a Revolution palette, costs just £8.00 - plus Superdrug are still running their 3 for 2 on all make-up! Bonus!     These colours are so far out of my comfort zone (don't forget I'm a lady of a good few years!) that I started to think, did I really just buy this because it looks so pretty?     I do like that this palette is a mix of matte and the marbled shimmers.   Let's take a look at how they swatched:   Top Row     Transit: This is perhaps the one colour in the whole palette that I'm actually comfortable with! A silky matte sandy nude. Stellar : Marbled shimmer. This is a pale 'ballet shoes' shimmery pink. Parameter: Matte - Another safe nude-sand. Observe : M...

    I'm not entirely convinced that there is actually such a thing as a miracle eye cream! I seem to have been searching for it forever (and I don't think I'm alone in what I read) and I've yet to find 'The One' or anything even closely resembling a Holy Grail eye cream. I thought I had found it some months back with the Filorga Time Filler for Eyes - but after a few weeks I just stopped noticing anything special happening with that product. The same goes for many other samples and deluxe minis that I have tried. If they feel good, hydrate and moisturise my eye area without leaving a sticky residue or causing Milia, then I think that's possibly the best I can hope for.       I feel much more positive towards eye serums though - and have come to my own conclusion that the best thing for my eyes is to keep the area hydrated - which keeps your skin plump (and possibly reduces the appearance of fine lines) and soothes any bagginess and puffiness...