Olay Day & Night Creams

Hello Everyone! I haven't been able to post for a couple of days due to the Christmas rush at work but I'm back today with another skin care post. 

Olay is a worldwide renowned beauty company that expertise in skin care. I decided to pick up their new day and night moisturisers as my skin was looking a bit dull and I wasn't disappointed!

First of all I tried the ' Olay essentials complete care day cream'. It 'is specially designed to give normal and dry skin everything it needs most to help maintain and improve the healthy look of your skin. It contains the essential ingredients your skin needs such as pampering vitamins and nourishing nutrients.' It is also enriched with SP15 to protect your skin from the suns harmful rays. The product packaging is very simple but looks nice and the cream itself is very smooth when applying and doesn't irritate my skin at all. It leaves me feeling refreshed and glowing!

The counter part to the day cream is  the Olay Complete Care Night Enriched Cream for normal/dry/oily skin. 'It works overnight to enhance skin's natural moisture barrier helping to minimise moisture loss the next day & improve the healthy look of your skin.'

Some of the benefits of the night cream:

- Helps to replace moisture lost during the day.

- Non-greasy formula locks moisture into the skin overnight.

- It re-texturises to promote and maintain healthy looking skin.

Just like the day cream the application is smooth and the product is light on your skin. It helps my skin to feel rejuvenated when I wake up in the morning and I love it!

Both these products are inexpensive at around £8-£10 depending on where you purchase them and they compliment each other beautifully.

Let me know in the comments if you have tried either of these creams or any other Olay products and what did you think of them?

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Blog Your Heart Out Tag

Hello everyone! Even though I wasn't tagged by anyone I still wanted to do this tag since I'm new to blogging and I thought it would help you learn a little more about me! 

There are 5 questions in this tag and  if any of you reading have a blog, I’d love to see you do this tag too.
Question 1: Who/What encouraged you to start blogging? Well I've been an avid YouTube watcher for years and when I discovered people like Zoella and Essie Button had blogs I decided to check them out. I thought it was an amazing way to communicate with other people who share your interests and although I've wanted to start my own blog for ages, now that I've left school I thought it would be the perfect time to start!

Question 2: How did you choose what topics to blog about? It was simple really, I wanted to blog about things I'd like to read as the audience and things that inspire me. As I'm obsessed with all things beauty, fashion and lifestyle I thought it would be an obvious choice.

Question 3: What is something most people don't know about you? It's not something people don't necessarily know but I'm only 5ft 1" and I've been the same height for 4 years! (yes I'm short)

Question 4: What three words would describe your style? Current, Cosy and Cute!

Question 5: What do you love to do when you're not blogging? Watch ALOT of Netflix (I'm obsessed with breaking bad) and watch YouTube, as well as hanging out with friends and family.

So that's it! I know it's a short post but I thought it would be fun to answer these questions. I tag anyone who reads this to answer the questions too and leave a link in the comments so I can check them out!
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All About My Hair

Hello everyone! It's an endless struggle trying to get you hair exactly how you want it. Most people dream of thick, shiny, Rapunzel length locks but don't know how to achieve them. 

Back when I was about 15 I wanted to change up my boring hair (that I had never dyes before) and I saw that alot of celebrities had been sporting the ombre trend and wanted to give it a go.
So with high hopes, I went to my local drugstore and purchased the Loreal preference Wild Ombre hair colouring kit. My cousins girlfriend is a qualified hair dresser so I entrusted her with the task of dying my hair and after an hour or so of bleaching it was done. I was ecstatic with the results and the next day at school I got loads of compliment on it. Everything was well and good until I started to realise the bleach had dried the ends of my hair and it was becoming very weak and straw like.

(I'm on the left and yes this is a terrible photo)

About 7 months later a few days before my 16th when the ombre had started to fade considerably I re-dyed my hair back to my natural auburn /brown colour. My hair had grown a lot by then and I was happy with the length, but the colour was still not what I wanted and on New Years Eve I decided to go darker (black in fact). My best friend Mikayla helped me dye it in her kitchen ad I remember her saying " oh my God, Lucy, it's so dark!!" but I didn't mind and I absolutely loved it... for around 4 months until I became bored again (yes, I change my mind easily)

 My next idea was a dark blonde and I must say it wasn't the best idea I've ever had! I spend a good few months with the help of many dye kits trying to get my hair to go blonde but it wasn't having any of it and as a result of the messy patchy hair I now had I had no choice but to re- ombre it AGAIN (by this point my hair needed a serious chop and some therapy!) 

By the time prom came around in June of 2014 my ombre had completely faded and although my hair was really long it was so unhealthy that I had no choice but to cut it off, back to it's length when I first dyed it in 2013.

 I was heartbroken but I decided to make it my mission to repair my hair and in the past 6 months I've tried everything, Argan oil, Hair masks, Scalp massaging, leave in treatments and much more! Now in December 2014 nearly 2 years later my hair is so healthy and long and I'm really happy with it. All I really did differently was not dye it, wash it around every 3 days because it's important to let your hair soak in it's natural oils (if you don't like the sound of that you could always try dry shampoo) and lay off the heat because I used to be a styling tool addict! When you're trying to get your hair healthy braids are your best friend! 

I've always had thin hair and it's quite annoying so I am thinking about trying out the 'HairBurst' hair supplements because I've heard so many good reviews about them and hopefully that will thicken up my hair.

Other than that, I'm happy with how my hair looks and feels. It's never been healthier and my top tip would be lay off the bleach!

Sorry this is quite a long post but I tried to make it as simple as possible. I hope you enjoyed reading it and let me know in the comments how you keep your hair healthy and silky smooth!
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Simple Skin Care

Hello everyone! Today I wanted to talk about skincare with you. As the winter draws closer, if you're anything like me, you'll start to notice your skin becoming dry and rough. Nobody wants to have to deal with bad skin and recently I've found a solution to the problem, in the form of 'Simple' The UK's number one facial beauty brand.

I was in my local Superdrug when I came across the extensive skin care range Simple have on offer. So as a result, I decided to pick up the 'Kind to skin soothing facial toner' and 'Kind to skin purifying cleansing lotion'.

My first impressions were that they are very reasonably priced at £3.29 each for 200 ml bottles. As well as this the bottles themselves look really nice and give simple (see what I did there) guidelines for use.

First I used the facial toner, I applied three drops onto a cotton wool pad and wiped in upward movements across my face. The toner is designed to keep your skin clear and refreshed. It was so gentle on my skin and had no nasty smell to it, which is always a bonus!

Next I moved onto the cleansing lotion, designed to cleanse drier skin keeping it smooth and softened, which is exactly what it did. I applied a small amount of the product onto a cotton wool ball and cleansed my face with it using upward and outward movements. Again I discovered it had no horrible smell or any other cons to it.

Now I feel ready to combat the dreadful weather without the fear of my dry skin getting in the way! I'm extremely impressed with these two products and will definitely try more of their range soon. Let me know in the comments if you've tried any of the Simple skin care range and what you thought about it.

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