Benefit Roller Lash Mascara

There hasn’t been a launch as hotly anticipated as this since their last mascara, which quickly became a HUGE deal, best seller and in my opinion, one of if not THE best mascaras on the market.

I’m talking about Benefit’s new Roller Lash mascara.

Now, why when they have such an amazing Mascara in They’re Real, would they bother with another?

I don’t know, I don’t care and frankly, neither do most of you it seems, going by the hype on social media!

While this bad boy doesn’t officially launch until March, the genius’ at Benefit have treated all their fans to an early preview in the form of a mini Roller Lash, FREE, yes FREE in this month’s ELLE magazine.

I guess the idea is to get you hooked before it’s even available and I have to say, it’s certainly worked.

I LOVE it!

This new mascara, in case you couldn’t guess, is a ‘Roller for lashes’, with an eye opening Hook ‘n’ Roll brush which grabs, separates, lifts and curls your lashes.

The long lasting formula sets your curvy lashes for an impressive 12 hours, leaving you with stunning lashes that most certainly equal those you can create with They’re Real, if not, surpass them.

Better still, the formula contains Provitamin B5 and Serin, ingredients known for their lash conditioning benefits. Result.

I adore the shape of this brush which really does give your lashes a great curve, while the bristles separate your lashes, ensuring you don’t get any of those horrible clumpy spider lashes.

It builds beautifully, again, with no clumping, dispenses just the right amount of product and didn’t flake, smudge or budge throughout the day.

I’m in love.

Roller Lash Full Size Available from March

 

Roller Lash, the super curling and lifting mascara will be available from March and cost £19.50.

Elemis S.O.S Emergency Cream

When I'm having one of those months when my skin just don't play ball (I’m talking break outs, irritated areas, hormonal patches, you know what I'm talking about) there is only one product I ever turn to.

Elemis SOS Emergency cream is my skincare saviour when I'm up against it!

Despite its name saying "emergency cream", it is actually a daily moisturiser which has been formulated to help sort out stressed, hormonal, irritated skin and restore your skins natural balance.

This healing cream contains amino acids, lavender, willow, myrrh and centella asiatica to help soothe your skin back to its normal state without aggravating it further.

It is a thick and creamy product but with a light texture which is absorbed quickly to leave a matte finish on your skin.

When you first apply it feels ever so slightly greasy, but this sensation quickly goes, leaving your face feeling soft and moisturised without feeling shiny or clogged.

It has a really pleasant, calming smell to it too, which is exactly what you need when your skin is anything but calm!

Now, this cream is not cheap, but for me it's worth its weight in gold as it's the only thing that helps to calm my skin when it flares up.

You can buy Elemis' SOS Emergency Cream from the Time to Spa website where it costs £51.

Lip Smacker Walls Ice Cream Lip Balms

Words cannot describe how excited I was to find these Lip Smacker’s!

I love Walls ice creams and I love lip balms, so put the two together and my mind may literally explode!

This super cute pack of 8 lip smacker’s contain some of my all time, old school ice lolly favourites such as Mini-Milks, Funny Feet, Feast, Split, Rockets and Twister.

They smell good enough to eat and so like the original lollies! I love them!

So If like me you squealed a little bit when you saw these, you can bag your own over on Truffleshuffle and they cost a bargainous £11.99.

The Body Shop Smoky Poppy Collection

Smoky Poppy is the seductive new collection for The Body Shop.

Available from today, this alluring new range is out just in time for Valentines Day, so boys if you’re reading this, take note!

 

The best way to describe this collection is as an intoxicating, warm, spicy and delicately floral. Laced with the extract of oil rich poppy flowers, it is a very grown up and addictive collection.

Encased within stylish black bottles with a ruby red poppy, the range screams romance, if you ask me!

I love the shower gel (£4), which itself too is dark, mysterious shade!

Check out their bath bombs (£12) which include real poppy seeds.

The Eau de Toilette (£8.50) is beautiful and super wearable, a delicate smoky, warm fragrance that I reckon would appeal to a wide range of women, old and young.

Also in this collection is the new Universal Lip and Cheek velvet stick (£12), which is designed to give your lips and cheeks a natural flush flow with a matte finish.

Pictured here with a Lip and Cheek velvet stick in Poppy Red, this stick is a little bit special.

Don’t be afraid of its black appearance as this universal stick adapts to the unique PH of your skin, giving you your own unique poppy shade! 

Shade Poppy Red on top and Universal on the bottom

How cool is that!

So, If you’re not a fan of very sweet fragrances, but likewise aren’t that into heady florals, Smoky Poppy could be just the range for you.

The whole Smoky Poppy range is available now in store and online.