A week of work day looks: lipsticks

Switching up your make up every morning is a challenge, especially if like me you'd rather stay longer in bed but wearing a different shade every day is super quick and super easy.  Below are some of my favourite lipsticks for work- staying power, not too bright or in-your-face and easy application and re-application. 

Every day I used the same products which are, in order of application: Laura Mercier under eye, Benefit boiing, Mac select sheer pressed powder, Mac eyebrow pencil fling, benefit they're real mascara in black or blue, sleek blusher in fenberry or pink or red, Mac lip liner in subculture. 

So a week in work looks- focusing on lipsticks goes as follows:

Mac matte Lady Danger - an amazingly longn lasting orange red 

Make Up For Ever rouge artist intense in 32 - a soft natural pink

Rimmel Kate lasting finish in 113 - a creamy matte nude 

Giorgio Armani lip maestro in 501 - a subtle matte red that lasts all day and feels like velvet to apply 

Mac Amplified in Impassioned - a classic pink 

So there you have it- a week in lippies! It's easy to keep things fresh just by switching up your lipsticks. Enjoy experimenting :-) 

Neom candles, mists and bath oil review

Whilst visiting England a couple of weeks ago my friend and I decided to go for a spa day at The Woodland Spa in Burnley, Lancashire and I opted for a Neom de-stress treatment, a full body massage lasting just over an hour. 

It was divine and I came away feeling totally relaxed and chilled out. It was the first Neom treatment I have ever had and I fell in love with the scent of the mist that is spritzed at the start of the treatment and which is the same as the oil that is used. 

Turns out that there is a de-stress range of products with the same scent as well as other collections. My friend opted for the happiness treatment and her scent was more uplifting. 

The de-stress 'smell' is a combination of essential oils including lavender oil (known for being ultra relaxing), jasmine oil (which lifts the spirits and inspires optimism apparently) and Brazilian rosewood oil (comforting, warming, helps to balance mind and body) plus a combination of 21 others.  I picked up the candle, home mist and bath and shower oil. If I've had a long day at work I light the candle, spritz my sofa with the mist and breathe deeply for a few moments before jumping in a bath with a few drops of the oil. It's heavenly! Perhaps it's just my imagination but it definitely calms my mind! 

I also picked up the perfect peace candle which is for Christmas as has sparkles on the glass. It also smells incredible, more powerful and spicy than the other candle and to me it smells a bit like cola bottle sweets = heaven! 

And lastly I purchased the Tranquility perfect night's sleep pillow mist which is a blend of jasmine, lavender, chamomile, patchouli and 14 other essential oils known for therapeutic benefits. I spritz twice on either side of my pillow immediately before I put my head down and take a few long breaths in and out through my nose to appreciate the scent and then pretty much fall asleep! Luckily I've never had a problem sleeping but I do feel this aids the deepness of my sleep and helps me drop off a bit quicker. 

All products are 100% natural, made in UK and come from sustainable sources. I love the clean, simple packaging and I will definitely purchase again - very happy with each of the products I picked and will certainly try out other Neom treatments and products if I see anywhere in Dubai :-) 

Hair inspo: deep side part and ear tuck

So am not entirely sure what this look is technically called but I've seen it recently on Kirsten Stewart, Jennifer Lawrence, Evan Rachel Wood and Charlize Theron and I like to call it the deep side part and ear tuck...

And now I have short hair, it is super easy to recreate and looks super chic. 

I wash my hair, add some Frizz Ease serum and a couple of spritzes of Mark Hill heat protector spray to the ends, brush through and then blast dry upside down until 80 per cent dry. Then I add Catwalk by Tigi your highness root boost spray to the roots in sections and turn upside down and blast dry until dry as the Dubai desert! 

Then I let it cool down slightly before using my ancient Boots own brand curling tongs and tong small sections all over with the curls going in the same direction as much as possible- which is curling away from the face. Takes about 30mins to do full head. I then leave these to cool completely and put on my make up in the meantime. 

Once I am very nearly ready to leave the house I then turn my head upside down again and gently shake out all the curls. Then I style my look to the side I want and continue to pull apart the curls. I use a teeny amount of Redken all soft argan 6 oil on the very ends and then spritz with Bed Head Tigi Biggie massive hold hairspray to keep in place. I use a kirby grip (sometimes two) to clip back one side behind my ear and voila!