My Favourite Fragrances

I always have a few fragrances that I wear different times of the year and daytime/evening perfumes. My favourite go to fragrance for summer days is L'Occitane Eau De Toilette in Cherry Blossom. I first received this as part of a set for Christmas a few years ago and love it so much that I get it every year ( thanks to my lovely boyfriend). It is L'Occitane's best selling fragrance with top notes of cherry, freesia and black currant which makes it ideal for summer days in the sun. I used to just save this for special occasions but got so addicted that I use it pretty much every day! 

My fragrance for the evenings at the moment is Gucci Guilty. I find that it is too heavy for me to wear in the daytime but is perfect for going out in the evenings. It costs £39.50 for the 30ml and £52.50 for the 50ml in Boots, although the prices may differ between retailers. 

Top notes- mandarin orange and pink pepper

Heart notes- geranium, peach and lilac

Base notes- patchouli and amber

If I am going out somewhere nice in the daytime I will wear my Victoria's Secret Pure Seduction. It is from their Secret Garden collection and I was first introduced to it by my friend a few years ago who was given the whole set by her then boyfriend. Every time I went round her house I would spray one of them as I just love how fresh they smell on my skin ( I still do spray hers even though I have my own). The scent is red plum and freesia and it is gorgeous! I can spray as much of this as I want and it doesn't get overpowering and the smell stays fresh all day long. I bought mine while I was at the airport and it came in a set with the matching shower gel and body lotion. Bliss! 

There is one fragrance that I love but don't own at the moment and that is Giorgio Armani- Armani Code. I was first bought this fragrance 6 years ago when my boyfriend and I had only just got together and he went away to Ireland for a week ( this was my first present from him-yes soppy I know!) . It still reminds me of that time 6 years ago so I love repurchasing it just to reminisce a little. I think it is a fairly heavy fragrance, for me anyway, but it is perfect for the evenings. 

Top notes- jasmine and orange

Heart notes- orange blossom

Base notes- honey and vanilla

It costs £41.50 for the 30ml, £47.00 for the 50ml and £71.50 for the 75ml. I will definitely be buying this again soon as my Gucci Guilty is running out. 

My Skincare Routine

It's about time I wrote a post on the cleansers/ creams etc I use. I have a big basket full of cleansers/toners/masks/serums/moisturisers... The list goes on! You name it, it's in there. I go through phases of using particular products then switching to something else although at the moment I'm trying to use up a lot of them so that I can use the new ones I get for my birthday and Christmas ( which is coming round way too quick). 

For cleansing I am switching between two products- Bioderma and Elemis Pro Radiance Cream Cleanser. I use the Bioderma when I have makeup on as it gets rid of every last little bit and only takes a few minutes. I use the Elemis cleanser when I have hardly any makeup on or none at all, it's thick and smells gorgeous. I just massage it over my skin and then rinse with warm water, followed by the L'Occitane Immortelle Essential Water. I love this stuff! I just have the sample size as it always comes in a box or bag along with full size products I order but that's plenty big enough as I took it on holiday in my hand luggage( I am addicted to using it). Just spritz it on your face after cleansing and it instantly refreshes it without that horrible drying affect toners have. I don't like using toners as they strip my skin and I don't like the tight feeling they leave behind. My skin is quite oily and dehydrated but I don't like stripping the oil off it as it then makes my skin go into overdrive and produce more oil! I can't win really! :) 

Currently I am using up my L'Occitane samples of Essence Sublime and the Angelica Hydration Cream. I'm hoping that by using these my skin won't be as dehydrated and uneven. The Essence Sublime reduces redness, evens skintone, tightens pores and gives the skin an overall fresher and smoother look. My skin does look better and my pores aren't as visible, it also soaks in very quickly so my skin clearly needs and loves it! The moisturiser is light and fresh and not at all greasy so it ticks all the boxes as far as I'm concerned! If I'm suffering from a few breakouts, I use the La Roche Posay Effaclar A.K Targeted Breakout Corrector which seems to reduce the redness of my spots and makes them heal quicker. Also every night I use the RapidLash eyelash growth serum which I was a bit dubious about to begin with buy it really had made my lashes grow! I bought it a few months ago when I had my eyelash extensions taken off as my natural lashes have always been short and horrible. It took a few weeks for me to notice a different but it has definitely thickened and lengthened my lashes.