Review: Clinique Anti-Blemish Solutions

As I have breakouts quite regularly its important for me to find a foundation that is able to give me medium/buildable coverage that isn't cakey and doesn't break me out even more.

Having pale skin that is oily and very prone to breakouts its so difficult to find a foundation that actually works for my skin type. So many foundations that you find in drugstores and too orangey or too pink. Revlon Colorstay has been my trusty foundation for more than 8 months now, but it doesn't match my skin perfectly and this is why I looked into Clinique. 

Clinique have a special line for blemished skin that I was really keen to try out and review. I've also purchased the three step system after reading mixed reviews, and am still seeing how my skin reacts- so that is for another time!

The woman at the counter matched my skin with the colour and foundation she thought was good for me and I was so excited to have my makeup done (such a child) that I was too caught up to actually see what the foundation looked like. So off I went and bought this foundation in Fresh Alabaster (01), which is the lightest shade, at the price of £23. 

The price is in the same range as MAC's foundations, but I'm so impatient and was in need of a foundation that I couldn't wait to try and visit a MAC store so thought that this would do. 

The packaging is so lovely, it is very light and it does not look like it is likely to leak, which unfortunately my Revlon Colorstay tends to do.

So that is some of the information on my skin and the price.. but what did I actually think of the foundation?

I applied the foundation the following morning in natural sunlight, and saw straight away how orange it was. Even the lightest shade is far to dark for my skin tone, and it really is such a shame because this foundation provides amazing coverage and feels so light on the skin. It also gives a matte finish which is great, but I do find it is quite drying on my skin and I find I can only apply the smallest amount of powder because if not it will just cling to the dryness which is very unattractive!

Overall, if you have more of a yellow undertone this foundation could really work for you. However, I would only suggest this foundation if you are slightly more olive skinned or a NW/NC 20-25.

For the price, I would not repurchase as I feel that is too different from my skin colour and I do not like it enough to try and work with it.

I hope this helped with anyone who is looking into purchasing this product!

Jas xox

The Jersey Dress video

Hello lovelies!

So my last blog post was all about the Jersey Dress.
I really liked talking about it and so I've also made a video over on youtube on three different style ideas for you, just so anyone who is unsure on buying it because they don't have a clue what to pair it with can get some tips.

Thanks for reading, check out my blog later today for a new blog post all about blemishes and what I do to combat them!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr0WXfiKpTc

Jas xox

The Jersey Dress

Hi Guys,

So I've decided that Sundays are a great day to film and to blog, and may become the day of the week that is reserved for it!
Although I've got a video currently uploading onto youtube with outfit ideas, I thought I'd talk about my favourite piece of clothing at the moment.
The Jersey Dress that I bought from Topshop for £26 is my staple piece in my wardrobe currently. Its so simple but so easy to make dressy or keeping it casual but still stylish. I got the dress in grey with white speckles, just because I felt like it would go with more, but they do a few different colours. I would love to get the burgundy one aswell!
It can be paired with doc martens, converse, creepers and boots and still look amazing. I am loving shirts under this dress because it has a high neck so you can easy get away with layering.
Not to mention this dress is so comfy and a great length, which are two major things to me.
Just so you know what I'm talking about I've added a picture of the dress.
My favourite outfit is a choker like necklace, the dress, a denim jacket and my converses- so easy, whilst looking effortlessly good.
Have you got this dress? Let me know in the comments.
Thanks for reading guys and make sure to check out my new video!

Jas xox

My youtube channel

Hello everyone.

I've been thinking about what to post for a few days now but had a bit of a brain freeze unfortunately, however in the mean time I have been making my blog look a little prettier- I even made myself a banner, which is definitely an achievement!

I haven't really mentioned my youtube channel, so I thought it would be a great time to.

My youtube channel is the same as my blog- hauls, reviews and tutorials. I'm not a professional, but I give it my best shot and can honestly say that it is something I love doing. 

So I would appreciate if you would all be able to have a look and maybe share it about, I couldn't tell you how much it would mean :)

https://www.youtube.com/user/jasmineebrownn?feature=mhee

check out my latest lush haul, talking about all the products I've bought: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh6QrUcwPt8

Thanks lovelies,

Jas xox

My favourite Lush products

Popcorn Lip Scrub £5.25, Grease Lightning £5.95, Cosmetic Warrior £5.95, Vanillary £6.50

Hi everyone!

I went on a bit of a lush shopping spree the other day (whoops) and picked up quite a few bits. I've tried them all out and have, of course, got my favourites.
Most of the things I bought were skincare products but I also tried a lip scrub and a solid perfume, just because they were too tempting!
I've never been the best at picking favourite products but these are products that I see myself reaching for at least once a day, either because my skin is being an stroppy idiot and breaking out or because they smell too good not to.

So first up is Cosmetic Warrior- this should have the words 'life saver' in bold across the lid, because thats literally what it is.
If i get any major redness or a blemish ill put this all over my face for about 10 minutes whilst it works its wonders and it reduces the redness a lot. I got this free because I bought 5 products, so that a bonus! But I'd definitely purchase this out of my own money again.

Popcorn Lip Scrub next! If i close my eyes I could actually believe I'm tasting popcorn. Obviously it doesn't taste the exact same but it is very similar! I love how this gets away any dry skin but it moisturises at the same time, as it leaves a lovely oily feel to the lips afterwards. It is a bit pricey for something you can't wear outside, but it will last a long time and it fits in with my nighttime routine.

Solid Perfume is now something I'll always want to have on me, especially Vanillary by Lush. Its such a cute size and has the nicest, natural smell. It smells so much like lush's shops, and I personally love that smell. The lady told me in the shop that its multi-use, so it can be used to run through the hair as a split end remedy and to make the hair smell nice. What more can you ask for?

So these are just a few of my favourite products I own by Lush. The fact that their products are all natural is a reason why I chose them- knowing I'm not putting harsh, unnatural chemicals on my face is such a relief!

Thanks for reading, and have a lovely week.

Jas xox

Nailtiques- Rescuing my nails since 2013

I'm first off going to apologise for my lack of posts and my short absence. Revision and school work has taken over my life and when I do have time I'm working. I know not many people read my posts anyway but its more of a disappoint to me! So here I am avoiding revision, woops.

So today is going to be about those who suffer, like me, with naturally horrible nails. And by that I mean weak, peeling, bendy nails that refuse to grow, and if they do are sneaky and break when they get to an appropriate level.

I've been doing some research recently because I've got to the point where I can't cover the horribleness up with nail vanish and its just making it worse. Nailtiques have got some really good reviews and I thought I would give it a go. It says to start with formula 2, but I went straight to 'formula 2plus' because my nails are that bad. I ordered mine from amazon because i read up about beautybay and people talked about the posting times being off. They wanted me to change things about my card aswell and I didn't want to do that. 

The price was £12.15 including packaging, and it arrived in 2 days, when it said 7-10 days, so very happy with that!

It has worked wonders already. I can feel my nails hardening and I've only been wearing it 2 days. You can't wear nail vanish over the top but I'm not too bothered anyway.

I would definitely look into it if you have problematic nails like me! 

Thanks for reading,

Jas xox

Getting Lilac hair without the expensive

*The pictures do not show what my hair actually looks like, it is so much more lilacy/grey in person!!*

Hello lovelies,

So today I thought I'd give you a post about how I achieve my pastely/ white/ grey hair as I really wanted to create a video as well that would explain it so much better but my camera situation is yet to be sorted so this will have to do for the time being!
I'm going to tell you now- achieving pastel hair is pretty difficult. It means a lot of damage on your hair and it will go dry and hate you the whole time. But that doesn't mean it will fall out or that you won't be able to get rid of some of the dryness- deep conditioners will soon become your best friend, trust me!
Cutting your hair is also vital- don't try and hold onto hair that has go too far from being saved. I just had 3 and a bit inches off but my hair still feels so thick and in reasonably good condition.
I am not a hair dresser and therefore if your hair dresser advises you otherwise then maybe take their advise instead! Now to get on with telling you how to get the pastel hair:

Step 1: Bleaching your hair.

-You're going to need to get your hair bleached until its a very light pale yellow, if not the toner will not work.
I would definitely recommend getting your first full head of highlights by a professional as they will use better bleach for your hair then a packet dye. I would also say that you're going to have to be patient and take time between each dying as if not your hair is going to all split and a major cut will be needed. I got my hair dresser to get my hair all the way to the pale yellow as i trusted her with my hair, but if you're confident then look into packet dyes that are slightly more expensive, this isn't because I'm snobby at all I just would personally trust these more.

Step 2: Toner

If you have bleached hair already then you can move straight on to toner.
I can not tell you how dramatically toner changes your hair- all in a good way though!
Toner basically takes out the brassy tones that are in your hair by using a cool colour to neutralise it. My hairdresser put a toner on my hair for me but it was still pretty yellow, which is where I took matters into my own hands by using Directions by La Riche.
I lovelovelove this toner. Its purple, but please don't freak out ! It is simply going to make your hair such a pretty white colour.
I've put the packaging in one of the photos just to show you what you are looking for.
Stick this on with its full concentration (don't water it down with conditioner) for about 15- 30 minutes, because the longer you keep it on for the more likely you are going to get a purple tint to your hair as well as the white.
I used 2 pots for one head as this is really needed. They retail at around £4.50 each depending on where you shop for them.

Step 3: Lilac Tint

For the lilac tint I used directions colours again but this time I 'watered' down the colour with conditioner. For this I used Osmo's leave in conditioner just because this is all I could find! It really doesn't matter what conditioner you use though.
As you can see the colour starts off pretty dark in the pot so I tend to use 2:1 ratio of conditioner to colour, so that I achieve the second colour.
I put this all over my hair, but some bits develop quicker than others depending on how porous your hair is and what bits you put on first blah blah blah....
I kept this on for about 10 minutes because I didn't want it too bright because my school really would hate it!

And thats it guys!

I hope this helped because its what worked for me. Let me know if you need any more help as I'd be happy to give you advice!

Lots of love,

Jas xox