Vichy Essentielles Skincare Review

Just before Christmas Vichy sent me some products from the Essentielles range. I know you have probably seen lots of reviews of these products by now but I just wanted to use them for a longer period of time before I gave you my opinion on the products.

The stand out of the 3 for me has been the cleanser. A negative is that there are no instructions on the packaging at all. It comes out of the tube as a very thick and sticky liquid and there is no way I was just slapping that on my face! I have found that the best way to use it is to put some in your hand and then mix it with water which turns it into a nice foamy liquid consistency. I have found that it does a great job at removing makeup, including mascara and eyeliner. I have found that it stings if it gets in my eyes so I make sure to keep them firmly closed!

The Moisturiser is nice, its a light cream and absorbes fairly quickly, I have combination dry skin during the winter and this has done a good job at keeping my flakey winter skin at bay. I have been using it twice daily since Christmas and I am almost at the end of the tube now.

The Body Moisturiser is the product that I have used the least, I am not overly fond of the scent which I find stronger in this than the other products. It's not that its a bad product and it does it's job well I just have other products that I prefer.

The Essentielles range is available at Lloydspharmacy and is very reasonably priced. I would definately look at re-purchasing the cleanser and facial moisturiser. These are my opinions on the products and obviously my experience is based solely on my skin.

Disclaimer: These products were sent to me for review purposes. The opinion expressed is honest and I have not been paid for this review

Beauty Blog Link Love - Saturday 6th March

Over at theNotice, Rae talks about the "LOL Scarf" (aka the MAC Liberty of London scarf,) and wonders why the heck anyone would spend $115 on it!

Head over to Beautifully Glossy to read what GlossQueen has to say about Diorshow's Iconic Mascara.

Curious to see how the Purple Lab Silk Sheets Luxe Foundation measures up? Blaq Vixen Beauty has the scoop!

Arianne of Glitter Geek is still in a makeup rut, so she tries to fight back with smoky blue eyeshadows!

Krasey Beauty gets acquainted with the new Chanel Rouge Coco lipsticks, and promptly falls in love.



Hot Beauty Health shares hot hair color trends to wear in 2010.

Jeweled Thumb asks the age old question: "Would you like some lip gloss with those oysters?" Wait, what?

Jellyminx Thinks is featured on Makeup.com, thanks to the lovely people at Lancome.

Lights...Camera...Action! Mz. More at The Glamorous Gleam gets ready for her close up as she reviews the new HD foundation from Revlon.


Vex in the City unveils swatches in all their pastel glory from Revlon Spring 2010.

Christelle at Beauty Crazed uses Mary Kay to shut down her shine!

Beauty Woo Me wants you to stop making that Duckface!

Ever wanted to know the differences between the Beauty Blender and it's dupes? Hell Candy Make Up did! Read her reviews here.

On her hunt for the perfect scent, TheLipPrint discovers an indie gem - Sonoma Scent Studio's Opal and Vintage Rose.

Coral is the hottest colour for Spring and Summer. Discover the perfect coral lipstick in Over by Illamasqua with Makeup4All!



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Help Audrey Dao celebrate her 1 year blog anniversary with giveaways all month long!


Prime Beauty asks "What's your favorite eyeliner?" and gives away a Stila Mini Smudge Pot Collection.

Face Of The Day - Neutral eye with Stila

I finally got round to using the Stila Eyeshadows I got in my Brandalley haul, these are such gorgeous colours, very shimmery and pigmented. They remind me off the Mac mineralise eyeshadow duo's but a bit more pigmented. It lasted really well too, no fading and the eyeshadow still looked as good when it was time to remove it. As you can see in the pictures I still have the reverse racoon look going on thanks to Make Up Forever HD powder, this has been a bit of a dissapointment. I love the effect it gives and it looks great in the flesh but really reacts badly under the camera flash.

 

Products Used:
Face:
Bobbi Brown Corrector Light Bisque
Revlon Colourstay Foundation Ivory
Make Up Forever HD Setting Powder
Nars Laguna Bronzer
Stila Orchid Convertible Colour
Mac Emphasize Highlighter
Eyes:
UDPP
Stila Baked Eyeshadow in Champage Glow
Mac Blanc Type to Highlight
Stila Black Smudge Pot on upper lashline
Mac Pearlglide liner in Bankroll on lower lashline
Covergirl Lashblast Mascara
Lips:
Estee Lauder Crystal Pink Lipstick

I really am impressed with this eyeshadow, if you like browns/taupes and don't mind shimmer then I highly recommend it.

Nails Of The Week - Asda George Indigo Dazzle

I am so impressed with these Asda nail polishes, Lipglossiping kindly gave me one just before Christmas and so when my Mum said she was going to Asda I asked her to pick some more out for me. The bottles are small but personally I think thats a good thing as the chance of me ever using up a whole bottle is slim to none. You get 5mls for 99p which is great value and they have a really nice selection of colours. Out of all the colours I got this is the one that I instantly reached for, its a gorgeous blue that flashes purple in some lights with a blue and green shimmer running through it. This is two coats with Leighton Denny Crystal Finish top coat. These photos are with flash, the shimmer does show in all lighting but it looks incredible in sunlight, not that we have been having much of that lately.

Have you tried any of the Asda polishes, any colours you would recommend?

Face Of Saturday Night

For once I wasn't running late and had time to grab my camera and take a few pictures of my makeup from Saturday night!
I actually really like how it turned out, I picked up Mac Fiction eyeshadow at a CCO recently and its such a gorgeous golden green, it made a lovely smokey eye.
I have been using the Make Up Forever HD powder for a little while now and I have to say that I like the effect it gives but not the way it photographs! I blended a tiny bit under my eyes to set my concealer and in the flesh it looked fine but in the pictures I have a bit of the reverse racoon effect going on!
So onto the pictures, all with flash.

Products Used:

Face:

Bobbi Brown Corrector in Light Bisque

Revlon Colourstay Foundation Ivory

Make Up Forever HD Powder

Nars Laguna Bronzer

Stila Orchid Convertible Colour

No7 Highlighter

Eyes:

UDPP

Mac Fiction on lid and crease and lower lash line

Mac Carbon blended in to crease and outer corner

Mac Blanc Type to highlight

Stila Black Smudge pot on upper lashline and waterline

Covergirl Lashblast Mascara

Lips

Mac Adore It Lipstick

What do you think? Do you have Fiction? It's a discontinued colour but I have read that it's comparable to Greensmoke which is in the permanent line.

A tiny superdrug haul

I popped into Superdrug on my lunch break today and as well as picking up a few essentials a couple of makeup items happened to make their way into my basket, I have no idea how it happened!! I picked up the Beauty UK Metallic Eyes Quad Number 1 and Barry M Lip Laquer Crayon in Number 1.

The swatches above are with flash, this is one swipe with my finger, this quad was £3.50 and honestly I wasn't expecting them to be this good! They are very pigmented and the shadows actually feel quite buttery.
It was really the second shade in the picture above that made me pick up this palette, it's such a gorgeous silvery taupe shade.

I am also really impressed with the lip laquer, its a gorgeous red shade with shimmer, I had to really scrub to get this off my hand! This was £4.49 and I think it is pretty decent value for money!

Expect to see these in a face of the day soon!

Nails Of The Week - ASOS Ciate Paint Pot in Pixie

I have to admit I was in two minds if I should get this colour or not, I don't really do green unless its really dark but then it was only £1.50 so I thought what the hell and I am actually really glad I did as I really like it.

With Flash

Without Flash

In real life its probably closer to the picture without flash. I am really impressed with the formula, this is 3 coats although 2 would probably have done. I have been wearing this for the past 3 days without any top coat and I have no chipping and only minor tip wear.

What do you think? Is this a yay or nay for you?

Beauty Blog Link Love - Friday 19th February

Rae from theNotice shares her skincare secret to flawless, pore-free skin.


Phyrra gives you an exclusive interview with Fyrinnae Cosmetics in February's Indie Spotlight.

Betty's Dragon Fruit Eye Look is now up at Betty Girl Makeup. It's her first tutorial and she's wicked excited!

Arianne at Glitter Geek is absolutely smitten over her new drugstore superhero -- Aveeno Hand Cream.

Krasey Beauty takes New York Fashion Week by storm, and goes backstage with L.A.M.B, MAC, CND, and MoroccanOil.

Lisa Kate attempts her first Konadicure...please help her!

Jellyminx goes shopping again and again and again and again!!

Sarah at I Heart Cosmetics hunted high and low, and finally managed to purchase the Estee Lauder and Michael Kors Very Hollywood Collection.

Thought you found your HG red lipstick? So did Hell Candy Make Up until she discovered this oh so glamorous lippie!


There be lemmings-a-plenty when Lipglossiping shows off NARS Purple Rain this week!


Tarte ReCreate Anti-Aging Foundation just so happens to be the answer to Prime Beauty's prayers.


Melovemakeup shows how gorgeous the eyeshadow in the Trucco Angelface Palette is - duochrome heaven!


Say bye bye to dark circles and hello to bright eyes with Liparazzi!

Maggie gets electrified by L'Oreal HiP's Black Shock.


This week on Get Lippie, Louise goes a little bananas at the makers of "Chemical Free" products and hopes she'll be forgiven.

Lisamarie from Beauty Crazed gets super excited by Chanel's new Fast Track Orient Extreme mini collection!

Interested in joining Beauty Blog Link Love? Check out this information page and give us a shout!

ASOS Haul

Last week I finally caved and placed my first ASOS order as they had some great beauty bargains in the clearance section.

Models Own set  at the top £2.50 (This is now £4, not sure whats going on with that!)

Korres Shimmer Eyeshadow in Green White £4, Duwop Smoke Olive Branch £7,Jemma Kid Hi-Design Eye Colours in Dramatic £2

 

Swatches from bottom to top in the same order as above

ASOS Ciate paints in Agyness, Pixie and Mary-Kate these were £1.50 each and are the first Ciate polishes I have tried.

I found a 20% discount code online and so this lot was even cheaper and postage was only £1.95. I have to say I am really impressed with ASOS and will definately be checking out their clearance section regularly!

Nails Of The Week - OPI For Sephora Meet For Drinks

I have had this in my stash since I went to New York last year but I have seriously neglected it! I think I tried it once and then it was put to the back of the draw and forgotten.
This is a gorgeous deep red with shimmer. It took 3 coats to be totally opaque but drying time is really good. This has a really thin brush which takes a bit of getting used to especially after using the OPI wide brushes for so long! I think this is a perfect winter colour.

With Flash

Without Flash

I have booked to go back to America to visit my friend in May and I will definately be picking up a few more OPI for Sephora colours, are there any you would recommend?