A trip into Boots ...

Unfortunatley this weekend I came down with a nasty dose of food poisoning( for some reason I always get ill) so my skin was suffering for some reason I'm not sure why or if it's even related. but I seem to of had a huge breakout does anyone else find they get bad skin when they are ill?  

Back story aside I went into boots with the hope of finding something to clear up my skin problems and you know how it goes it's 3 for 2 and you have to take full advantage. 

Here's a glimpse into what I picked up. 

Soap and Glory Dr Spot- £8.00  This looked an interesting spot treatment which contains salicylic acid and lactic acids to refine pores and a blend of irritant soothers and redness reducers. What I really like is that it's invisible and drys quickly so it can be re-applied and popped under make up. 

So far so good but I'll let you know how I find it in a few days.  Now I do have one gripe with the packaging of Dr Spot and that is that it looks a little bit like bonjela that you put on sore gums. The gel also comes out really fast so your left with a lot of gooey mess. 

Soap and Glory Glow job - £11.00  This is a product marketed as a morning moisture flash that adds a hint of self-tan to the face... pefect for Spring. You massage the white pearlescent cream onto the face so that the microbronzeburst beads pop so your left with a subtle glow. This leaves a lovely healthy sheer glow whilst moisturising the skin. I think it will be just perfect for 'no-make up' days and good skin days. I think I had this a few years back and really enjoyed it but I do think it's since been re-packaged. Again I'm not too keen on the packaging because it reminds me of toothpaste are we noticing a pattern? but it's whats on the inside that counts . 

Garnier Micellar cleansing water - £4.99   Now I'm not going to dwell to much on this purchase because I have another post planned for a comparison between the Bioderma and Garnier micellar waters.  But the premise is very similar it's a water that gently melts away the make up so the skin is left clean and refreshed. 

Drugstore treats

First things first but I fail at blogging and being organised. I had planned this to go up yesterday and just didn't get the chance because I was in Uni all day then went out for a friends birthday so I'm giving you a post today and tomorrow and we'll be back to usual on Monday.

I went into Boots the other day to pick up a new foundation. I'd heard so much about the Rimmel Match Perfection so I plumped for this. This is a foundation that deserves the praise it receives and could easily pass as high end. It adds a lovely light glow and is light to medium in coverage. The only bad thing is like many a drug store foundation's is that the colour range is a little pap.

Sticking with the base I also picked up the Maybelline - The Eraser eye perfect & Cover concealer from Superdrug . Now I'm just not sure about this concealer I do like it but there's just something that I'm not keen on. Again the colour range is minimal and I'm not sure how hygienic the sponge applicator is. These problems aside this is a good under eye concealer it hides dark circles, With Goji berry to firm the under eye area and haloxyl to care for inflamed bags. I think I'll do a more in depth review in a couple of weeks to see how I feel about it.

This is perhaps the most exciting product I picked up and it's the Maybelline falsies big eyes mascara . I just think this is a great idea with a thick round brush to create volume and defination on the upper lashes and then a smaller brush to coat the bottom lashes. This is something I want to do a full blog post on because it's a really great product so I'll put that up later in the week.

And finally I picked up something a little naughty in the shape of the Clarins Instant lip Perfecter in the shade apricot shimmer . When these first came out I had the Number 7 dupe and really liked it so naturally I wanted to try the original but had put it off until now . This lovely peachey gloss does leave the lips feeling a looking 'kissable' ready for valentines. What I like about the lip perfecter is that it isn't too tacky or thick on the lips.