REVIEW: Simple Kind To Skin

Skin scrubs and other such products are a huge battle for me considering how sensitive my skin is and how it reacts to basically everything i slap onto it. SO with that in mind I went shopping for skin products and picked up a bunch of Simple products. They have a variety of face washes/scrubs/cleansers/toners but these are just the ones i opted for, I'm probably gonna switch it up when it comes to any repurchasing (they have a facial scrub that i'm desperate to try out).

7/10

So I bought the full: face wash, cleanser, toner, moisturiser and the eye make-up remover.
First off: the Simple brand really kinda is what it claims to be, which is super super simple. I haven't reacted at ALL to the face wash and it makes your skin feel fresh and way clearer when you wash it all away. To use you just apply a lil bit to your fingers (wetting your face beforehand with cold water) and then massage into your skin and neck until it produces a lather. I then like to take a face cloth i've had soaking in my sink of hot water and wipe it all away!
The only issue I would say I have with this product is that because it is literally just a gel it doesn't FEEL as though anything is happening to my skin at the time, which I always like. Brands like Neutrogena are huge fans of the exfoliating crystals/balls which is always good (doesn't help that I'm 100% allergic to them though). And this reason is exactly why i'm so eager to try out the Simple exfoliating scrub!!

8/10

The Cleanser and the Toner. You just follow up the facial wash by applying a teeny tiny amount to a cotton pad and swipe all across your face, then doing the same with the toner. The only thing is, because i'm not very skin-product-savvy I didn't realise toner was an actual liquid like water-kinda liquid (shoot me). So obviously I almost shit myself when i poured toner all over and down my arms/clothes. Great. Which leads me to say that both these products are GREAT due to the fact you don't need to use very much of either for it to do it's job, a small amount really goes a long way, especially with the cleanser. I think they are around the £3 mark for a bottle, which personally i don't find very expensive at all. Skin wise, I had a few bumps under my eyes and on the very top of my forehead prior to using these products and now my skin is as smooooth as a baby's butt.

8/10

3/10

Okay so, the moisturiser and eye make-up remover. A moisturiser is a moisturiser what else can i say??? Apart from the fact that, like the cleanser, a lil bit goes a long way. I bought both products in the tiny bottles because I think I was travelling very soon after purchasing and I didn't wanna lug around 5 bottles of skincare stuff in my suitcase, really.

The eye make-up remover is, well, not true to it's label and really isn't that kind to my eyes. It burns. I'm not sure if a lot of people have experienced this and even for the first few times of using this product it was absolutely fine. However when I was travelling I would use this and start to notice irritation around my eyes which would worsen if I paid a ton of attention to it (i.e. closing/touching my eye area). It was pretty obvious which product was causing the distress and I have noooo idea as to why it's only this one that does so. I gave it to my sister and she's had no complaints but if you're a sensitive-skin kinda gal such as I am, STAY AWAY. 

Thanks for reading! I hope this did you some favours and I totally recommend the Simple brand to anyone who's currently switching up their skincare products! 

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- Rachel xo

Wasted Outfit Kinda Day

I had plans to go to my Dads house tonight, at around half past 5, but he rang me at 5'o'clock to tell me he means to pick me up tomorrow and not tonight. I don't know about you but I am the worst for taking cancellations from friends and family members, especially when i've wasted a perfectly cute outfit. When you feel an outfit wasting away why not instead show it off via blogspot????

(The Outfit: Loving Youth dress @ Topshop / Chunky Knit Cardigan, Topshop / Pastel Tartan Socks, Topshop / Oxblood Doc Martens / Nails, Barry M in Bright Red / Wicked lipstick, Topshop)

I think I'm doing a good job at channelling a very White Pepper-esque look today with my black and white dotty dress and salmon-ish coloured cardigan and socks. Cheap budget White-Pepper.

The only downside to this wonderful dress is that the cut-out feature, when i sit down, completely reveals my knickers and so i fear it is impossible for me to wear this out to any meal-eating kinda occasions. Or in the wind. Or outside at all in case my knickerline slips. Oops.

- Rachel xo

REVIEW - Topshop creamy lipstick and Bronzer compact

For around 4 years or so i have had such a love-hate relationship regarding bronzer, whether it be because my face is too pale or, well, my face has always just been too pale. I could just about get away with foundation but i found bronzer made me look like a 7 year old playing with her mums make-up stash. I was interested in buying the Estee Lauder Bronze goddess compact but at a £32 price tag that just did NOT agree with my bank balance.
I think my local Topshop are beginning to get sick of me because I am non-stop in and out of that place but i find their products SUCH good quality and super long-lasting! - and as a sucker for pretty packaging, their trademark black and white sketch-style is always an eye-catcher.

I'm quite new to the Topshop lipstick fad because i've been stuck on rimmel for SUCH a long time but the first purchase I made was the shade Ditzy (pictured left in the top photo and right in the bottom), I expected it to be far more orange on than it was but it has a sort of red undertone to it which is super flattering. The second shade, Wicked (picture right in the top photo and left in the bottom) I was hesitant on buying. I knew I wanted a knew lipstick but i was torn between a bright pink and another dark purple shade, similar to my Cyber by MAC lipstick. Cyber is actually a lot deeper purple than Wicked and i find MAC lipsticks dry my lips out so bad. Contrastingly, Topshop lipsticks do such favours for my lips, they're so creamy and don't dry my lips out at all, no matter how many times i reapply! 

At £8 a stick they are a lil' bit pricier than other highstreet brands, such as Rimmel, but the quality of them is 100% better than any other i've tried and I aim to keep building my collection!

As I mentioned previously, i've been searching for a decent bronzer for quite some time and i've always been afraid of buying one just in case i then HATED it and totally wasted my money. 

I then stumbled across this item today while i was buying the lipstick and the first thing i noticed is that Topshop's bronzers weren't super super dark, which for me is a bonus. The thought of applying such dark shades to my face horrifies me and i can tell you i often have gravy-line related nightmares.

As soon as I got home I reapplied concealer and tried this out on my face, which i purchased in the shade Sandcastle. I just applied it with my regular powder brush, all over my cheeks and was instantly very impressed with what i saw. This shade greatly flatters my skin tone and feels super light on my face. I'm unsure as to whether it is long-lasting considering I haven't worn it out the house yet but i can definitely tell you if it is, this will be a total repurchase! 

(On my face: Rimmel Stay Matte foundation in "Ivory" / Rimmel Wake Me up concealer in "Ivory" / Topshop Bronzer in "Sandcastle" / Topshop Cream Blush in "Head Over Heels" / Topshop Double ended eyeliner in White / Maybelline Go Extreme Very Black mascara / Rimmel eyebrow pencil in "Dark Brown" / Topshop Lipstick in "Wicked")

Note that the Wicked lipstick appears far lighter in these photographs and is actually a deep purple, yet very easy to pull off!

For my first make-up review i feel this went very well, i do plan on reviewing some more items too once i have finished them off, i guess i really should extend my collection beyond Rimmel and Topshop so if you have any recommended brands please let me know!

- Rachel xo