Sephora September

One bonus of living here in Paris (one of many) is that I can shop in Sephora. Love this shop dedicated to beauty with brands of differing prices and for various tastes. C'est parfait!
Recently I bought a few products and now that I have used them for a few weeks I have decided to review them.

I bought a 'Head to toe hydrator' which, for 8.50 for 125ml, is great value. It literally can be used everywhere so it's very practical for travelling around! I use it on my face at night, regularly for my body and hands and I use it in my hair if I run out of conditioner or I'm staying away from home. It moisturises well, smells nice but not too strongly of perfume and does the job. Completely recommend this if you can get a chance.

I also purchased a new Waterproof eye makeup remover for 5.90 for 125 ml. You use with cotton wool pads and wipe across your eyes to remove mascara, eyeliner and eyeshadow. You need to shake it gently to mix the formula and it is slightly greasy but it performs well and takes maybe 30 seconds for it all to be gone!

Lastly I bought a new blusher as my Benefit Bella Bamba had ran out. I love Benefit but wanted to try something new and a little cheaper. I then bought a Sephora branded powder blusher in Coral Flush. I love the colour and it's perfect for me. It seems as though it will last me a long time too as I don't need lots to get the correct colouring! Excellent news for my face and my purse!

Let me know if you have any recommendations or questions on Sephora products. 

Bonne lecture!

Tangle Teezer Review

Hi, here is my review of the Tangle Teezer Brush. I recently bought this on the feel unique website for £10.20 which some may find to be a tad expensive but I have incredibly tangly hair and wanted something to help. My hair literally takes 20 - 30 minutes to brush when wet which hurts your arms and obviously means I have to allow extra time to get ready. I have even been known to tie my hair up in  a bun in a bid to only brush some of it - especially if I'm up or running late! At the hairdressers no comb goes near my hair. Combs, wide tooth, narrow tooth, any tooth are enemies with my hair. In fact they tangle my hair more than before I use one so I simply don't. I once went to a blow dry salon in London and it took two people to brush through my hair! So I thik you're starting to understand how tangly my hair can get!

Here are the claims the brush makes - 

'Tangle Teezer Original Professional Detangling Hairbrush is loved by hairdressers and used in professional hair salons. It's a super smooth operator that works the minute hair is lathered and rinsed. Glides through wet, vulnerable and colour treated hair with no pulling, tugging or yanking. Hair peace at last!
- Ideal for all hair types.
- Gentle, effortless detangling for both wet and dry hair.
- Increases shine noticeably.' - From the feel unique product page.


When I read this I was so excited and couldn't wait for it to arrive.

So, does it do what it claims?

In a word - YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wahoo!!!!

I used it on wet hair and it took less than 5 minutes to brush through nicely which is amazing for me. I used it on dry hair, which was slightly tangled from wearing a scarf, and went through my hair easily. The result was untangled smoother hair. I was delighted. 

 The only fault with the description for me was the no pulling tugging or yanking. I would change this to significantly decreased pulling, tugging or yanking. It's so slight and it doesn't hurt like it used to but it did happen occasionally.

Although it is early days I don't imagine I'll be reverting to any other brush after discovering the tangle teezer. It works wonders and I definitely recommend it. 10/10

Has anyone else used it? Or do you have any other recommendations for me to try?

Maria x

This is where a normal comb gets stuck in my hair!

After using the Tangle Teezer - so pleased with the results!

MUA Virgin - My first go!

I recently bought some make up from MUA (Make Up Academy) for the first time. I have seen it in stores and had never really thought about using or buying any of the products. At least until I started blogging and reading other bloggers reviews and tweets about MUA. Then I saw they were having a 50% discount online and decided to order some items (even though the site was a bit slow).

I seemed to get loads for the £15 I spent so I was chuffed with that.
I received - 

• Pro Base Fixing Mist - I can't wait to see how this works tomorrow at work. I have pretty long hours and a moderately stressful job so fingers crossed!
• Mascara in a brown shade. I've never used a brown before so paying £1 for one was a bargain!
• Pro Base Complexion Kit - It has cream to powder foundation, concealer and highlighter.
• False Lashes - To be used this weekend! They look really long but not too heavy which is perfect for me.
• Pressed Power in shade 4. To be placed under the fixing spray tomorrow.
• Mosaic Bronzer in Sunkissed Glow
• Matte Perfect Primer.
• 12 shade glitterball palette eye-shadow which I have used below.
• 3x 3 in 1 contour pen in Smoked Plum, Gun Metal and Auburn - aka purple, grey and brown.

I liked the 3 in 1 Contour Pens as you can use them for different effects (hence the name). Here is a sample on my hand - 

Will be using Gunmetal tomorrow I reckon along with one of the colours from the Glitterball Palette. Love the grey and silvery white colours. I had a go at using them and I like the colours, especially the glittery/shimmeryness of them. You need a few coats to make the colour stand out but very good value for the money.

Have you got any tips or reviews of MUA? Let me know via twitter or commenting below!

xxx

*I realise shimmeryness is not a word... but I don't care!