Wedding Day Hair & Beauty Hot Picks - February
Every month I test out dozens of product to bring you the very best hair and beauty buys for your Big Day! I only write about the products that I love so that you don’t have to spend lots of time and money testing things out before your all important day. I hope you love these products as much as I do…
SAVE - Balton Spa Rich Day Cream Description £19.99
The is a lovely rich moisturiser from Balton Spa! Unique Moor Water with its Herbs, Plants and Minerals, combined with Sweet Almond Oil and Aloe Vera, deeply Nourish, Moisturise and Hydrate dry skin. It feels really rich on your skin but absorbs quickly leaving your skin looking and feeling beautiful.
www.balaton-spa.co.uk
SPLURGE - Clinique Comfort On Call £35
This is a fabulous rich moisturiser that is perfect for dry, sensitive and reactive skins. It feels really soothing and is ideal for dry skin that has suffered the effects if this harsh Winter. It absorbed nice and quickly but left my skin feeling really hydrated and moist.
www.clinique.co.uk
SAVE - La VIE Body Crème £14
This rich buttery body moisturiser includes Shea Butter and Camelia Oil which are fantastic for replenishing dry skin. It smells beautiful and leaves a delicate fragrance on your skin. It absorbs nice and quickly and the 200ml pot lasts for ages as a little cream goes a long way.
www.vieathome.com
SPLURGE - Clinique Turnaround Body Smoothing Cream £23
This is a brilliant rich body cream from Clinique, it instantly hydrates your skin and leaves it feeling beautifully soft. It runs in beautifully and absorbs very quickly. Great for everyday use in the lead up to your big day.
www.clinique.co.uk
SAVE - The Pink Cow Vanilla Biscuit Shower Gel £2
Yum, Yum, Yum, this gorgeous Vanilla Biscuit shower gel from The Pink Cow is simply delicious, it really does smell good enough to eat! It lathers up beautifully in the shower or pour it in to your bath for beautiful creamy bubbles! It leaves your skin feeling clean, silky and smelling divine!!
www.boots.com
SPLURGE - Philosophy Vanilla Birthday Cake 3 in 1 Shower Gel £19
This scrumptious shower gel from Philosophy’s is one of my favourites, it can be used as a shower gel, bath foam or shampoo and it has a silky creamy texture that lathers up beautifully on your skin and hair. It has the most delicious vanilla fragrance that lingers on your skin for the rest of the day. It even has a and cake recipe on the bottle!
www.johnlewis.com
SAVE - Paul Mitchell Lemon Sage Thickening Conditioner £10.15
Ooh I love this conditioner from Paul Mitchell. It has a gorgeous citrus scent that leaves your hair smelling delicious! This thickening conditioner lightweight and helps moisturise, de-tangle and eliminate static and of course adds shine and volume.
www.wantthelook.com
SPLURGE - Jo Malone Lime, Basil & Mandarin Conditioner £18
This is a beautiful conditioner from Jo Malone in their signature scent of Lime Basil & Mandarin. Fresh limes and zesty mandarins make this an invigorating and refreshing conditioner. It left my hair feeling really silky and smelling beautiful!
www.jomalone.co.uk
SAVE - Trevor Sorbie Beautifully Moisturised Frizz Free Fine/Normal Shampoo 75ml £1.75
This Trevor Sorbie Shampoo was really impressive, it felt really moisturising and my hair really did feel healthier and looked noticably smother, all those flyaway hairs seemed to sit calmly instead of flying all over the place!
www.boots.com
SPLURGE - Bumble and Bumble Creme de Coco Shampoo £15.66
This is a delicious shampoo from Bumble & Bumble. Coconut oil has been touted recently as the latest nutritional wonder and i’m not surprised, this shampoo left my hair looking, feeling and smelling fantastic! T
www.beautique.com
SAVE - Burt’s Bees Super Shine Lipgloss in Sweet Pink £8.45
This juicy lip gloss from Burt’s Bees is a really lovely natural looking gloss that gives your lips just a touch of colour and a super sexy shine. It is not sticky and is just perfect for brides who are going for a natural look.
www.myburtsbees.co.uk
SPLURGE - Bobbi Brown Brightening Lipgloss in Pink £14
This is a fabulous lip gloss for those of you who want to create a fuller pout. It is infused with brightening pearls that give lips a luminous, glowing sheen and a plumped up look. The pink is a really romantic subtle shade that gives a great balance with slightly stronger eye make-up.
www.bobbibrown.co.uk
SAVE - L’Oréal Paris Studio Secrets Eye Intensifier Eye Shadows - 321 £4.99
This is a lovely velvety eye shadow from L’Oreal. 321 is a beautiful peachy/gold colour that has a pearly finish, it looks stunning swept all over the eyes or used to highlight your brow bones.
www.boots.com
SPLURGE - Benefit Velvet Eyeshadow in Nice Melons £13.50
This gorgeous eyeshadow from Benefit is perfect on all skin tones, it is a soft peachy colour with a slightly gold undertone. It has a silky texxture that sweeps over your eyelids beautifully and stays put all day long.
www.benefitcosmetics.co.uk
SAVE - Clinique High Lengths Mascara £14.50
This is a great new mascara from Clinique. It gives brilliant definition to your lashes by separating them perfectly with the unique ‘willow’ applicator that captures and coats each lash to the very tip. My lashes definitely looked longer!
www.clinique.co.uk
SPLURGE - Shu Uemura Mascara Basic £29
This is a great lightweight, waterproof gel mascara from Shu Uemura that keeps lashes defined and lengthened throughout the day. The mascara is blended to perfection over three months and is gentle enough on even the most sensitive of eyes.
www.spacenk.co.uk
SAVE - Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse Blusher in Dolly Pink £5.99
I found this a great blusher from Maybelline, it is a soft creamy mousse that blends in to your cheeks beautifully, it feels so light that you don’t even know it’s there. Dolly Pink is the shade of pink that will look good on all skin tones.
www.superdrug.com
SPLURGE - Dior Ultra Radiant Blush £19.50
This is a gorgeous cream blusher from Dior. It’s creamy consistency melts in to your skin and blends in perfectly to give you a flawless finish. Simply dab a little on the apples of your cheeks and blend in, the result is a stunning natural flushed look.
www.beauty.dior.com
SAVE - The Balm Meet Mary-Lou Manizer £16.50
I adore this luminizer from The Balm. Created with an oil-free and paraben-free formula and high quality ingredients, the Luminizer has a
gorgeously creamy, satin like texture. The highlighter gives you a beautiful subtle glow, it looks stunning swept over your cheekbones and brow bones, or sweep it all over your face with a large brush for an all-over glow, it can even be applied to your decolletage for some extra oomph!
www.cultbeauty.co.uk
SPLURGE - Cosmetics a la carte Blush Touch in Moonbeam shimmer £20
This gorgeous velvety highlighter really makes your skin glow and is perfect for adding extra definition wherever you might need it. It is stunning swept all over your face with a large brush or simply to highlight your cheekbones and brow bones.
www.cosmeticsalacarte.com
SAVE - LCN Nail Polish in 239 Sweet £5.30
I love these nail polishes from LCN they are long lasting and dry within about 2-3 minutes. 239 Sweet is a lovely pink colour that only needs two coats to achieve perfectly manicured nails. With a clear top coat It stayed chip free for 4 days.
www.beautyconcepts.co.uk
SPLURGE - Nails inc nail polish in South Molton Street £10.50
This is the perfect natural pink nail polish from nails inc. Use it alone for a gorgeous natural manicure or use it as part of your french manicure. It dried within 2 minutes and with a clear top coat stayed chip free for 4 days.
www.nailsinc.com
SAVE - The Sanctuary Wild Rose & Violet Eau de Toilette £14.99
This is a beautifully feminine scent from The Sanctuary. It is a soft and pretty perfume that is perfect for Spring time. With rose and violet blended together and a modern twist of silver tea and creamy magnolia this is a truly unique and romantic scent!
www.thesanctuary.co.uk
SPLURGE - Philosophy Unconditional Love Fragrance £35
I am completely in love with this stunning scent from Philosophy! Unconditional love was created to make woman feel loved and cherished. It is a sweet and seductive scent that you will want to spray again and again . If you like scents than are not floral and remind you of eating ice-cream on a summers day then this could be the perfect scent for you. And with a name such as Unconditional Love it will be a perfect reminder of the happiest day of your life!
Available from John Lewis
BEST OF THE REST
Davines Defining Shine Drops - £11.95
These shine drops from Davines are really great. They contains glow-enhancing silicone that gives hair an fabulous long-lasting shine and protects them from day to day environmental damage. Simply pour 2 or 3 drops of product on your palms and massage over damp or dried hair.
www.salonskincare.co.uk
Mr. frosty Pearly White Eye Pencil £14
This pearly white eye pencil from Benefit is just amazing at opening up your eyes and making them look wide awake and sparkly!This is a must have product for all make-up bags, it was actually first created to use on tv actors.
www.benefitcosmetics.co.uk
Caudalie Beauty Elixir £8.70
Inspired by the “elixir of youth” used by Queen Isabelle of Hungary, this skincare smooths features, tightens pores and provides instant burst of radiance to the complexion. It is a fabulous pick-me up throughout the day or use it daily before applying your moisturiser.
www.feelunique.com
Ruby & Millie Eye Lash Kit £20
This is a fabulous little kit from Ruby & Millie, it contains heated eyelash curlers which are amazing at giving you lengthy, fluttery lashes. it also comes with a folding lash and brow comb. Everything you need to give you perfectly groomed lashes and brows!
www.boots.com
Strawberry Feels Forever £5.10
This fruity Massage Bar from Lush is made with crushed strawberries and an infusion of hibiscus flowers, it smells really yummy like a delicious fruit-sundae-with-cream-on-top. Perfect for you and your new hubby to have a romantic massage at the end of your big day.
www.lush.co.uk
