Pure Skincare

I really wanted to jump on the band wagon of Liz Earle cleanse and polish but I'm sad to say that's just not in my price range. So I did a little research into finding a decent dupe and I'd say I've found one.  

This is is the Pure Skincare range that is only available at M&S they have a wide range of products but this one interested me the most as its a 100% natural hot cloth cleanser just like Liz Earle. I have really enjoyed using this product as its so soothing for my skin. Alot of the time I will wear quite heavy foundation so when it comes to the end of the day I just want to get into my pores and let them breath. This product does just that and I love it for that. The consistency is beautifully creamy and applies really soft and gently onto my skin, I like to make sure I'm working the cleanser into my skin so that the hot cloth can do it's job and get all of the dirt and old make up out of my pores. The scent from this product is gorgeous too as it's that really pretty clean flower smell the product has  Camelina oil, starflower oil, chamomile, geranium, petitgrain which obviously contributes to this gorgeous fresh smell. I really see the difference using a product like this makes, my skin feels like it has been lifted and it feels so clean and fresh its unbelievable especially as your talking to someone who only used face wipes until a few months ago... I know very naughty. 

To finish after my hot cloth cleanser I use the toner by pure aswell and for a while I've been spectacle of why you HAVE to use a cleanser. I understand catching any left over make up but for me using this toner after my hot cloth cleanser is a godsend as it completely calms down my skin after using the hot cloth cleanser as it can leave some parts quite red which is rightly so considering you've just put a steaming cloth on your face.

I'd definitely recommend both of these products as they give you such a  high quality cleanse without paying out too much money. 

Emer X

Pure Instant Radiance Hot Cloth Cleanser               Pure Instant Radiance Skin Tonic

Does it come in black?

You may remember from a while ago now I posted a look and wishlist including a noisy may kimono well guys it went in the ASOS sale so i had no choice but to pick it up. 

 So from that this outfit is head to toe black as I really want to the kimono to do the talking. Keeping it basic I wore my ASOS forever t shirt as its really loose and can b worn with ANYTHING. Then I wore my favourite black shorts which I cut myself from an old pair of jeans. I've always done this since my emo kid days all those years ago. The kimono is just as gorgeous as I thought it would be the chiffon material feels so luxurious. The dainty sun and moon symbols give a lift to any outfit as they're really subtle but you can still make a statement. I also like that its a midi length as I feel it's wearable for any occasion here I'm just going out for some drinks with friends in the beautiful summer sun. I finished the outfit with my Kurt Giger western boots which I just love and I'm gonna talk about them in an upcoming post.

So this is my first outfit post guys and I hope you like it, I'm not the skinniest of people so I've found it hard to get the confidence to put something up like this but I want to push myself so why not.  
Btw sorry about the photo quality my proper camera wanted to die alot the day I did this.

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Emer X

Benefit Complection Kit

 
Benefit are a brand where it seems everyone except me have used, so I really wanted to try them out for myself. As I wondered around Benefits very pretty website I found the "How to look best at Everything" kit so I thought what better way to test out some of the products that everyone harps on about.

In this cute little kit you get four sample sized products all to be used together to make a perfectly flawless complexion. The kit comes in three shades to pick from light, medium and deep, I picked up the deep and I'd say with all four products the light was the best choice for me as I'm not pale but neither am I tanned so it's an in between colour.

The first sample in the kit is a sample of the POREfessional which I have wanted to get my hands on for quite some time as this is something I've seen EVERYONE talk about it.  It is a primer that minimizes the appearance of your pores so that yo have a nice and smooth base to build upon. I don't really have that many problem pore areas just mainly the usual places around my nose and smile lines like most people really. So I thought I will only use the POREfessional on these problem areas mainly to make sure that my sample last a while but also to make sure I get the full effect from the product. I really feel like I have just that, this primer really does make a difference. I no longer feel like my skin in exposed only that it is a soft and smooth base for my foundation and concealer to sit upon.

Next in the set is the Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow Foundation which is something I hadn't heard much about but I gotta say I like it. It is a brightening foundation which is great as its so unlike my usual matt foundations I always seem to hover around. The foundation has quite a light coverage which is perfect for summer as it gives a luminous and brightened finish. I really like this product purely because it's totally out of my foundation comfort zone which is great because I think we all can get a little stuck in the make up rut sometimes.

The other product with aalot of hype in this kit is the Boi-ing Concealer which is an industrial strength concealer designed to completely camouflage any spots, dark circles and redness. The best part about the concealer in this kit is that it comes in two shades, the lightest is to be used under the eye to brighten that very dull area then the darker shade matches the foundation and with that shade you take that anywhere else that needs to be hidden away. This concealer really provides what it says it will I really don't want to touch any other concealer now because I don't think anything will compare.the coverage is immense it really covers up anything and everything which for me gives perfect security that my nasty break outs won't be able to break out from Boi-ing. 
The final product the "Hello flawless Powder" which matches the foundation and gives the perfect finish to your perfect complexion.
This type of kit is the perfect product to pick up if you want to try out something different without blowing your budget.
Emer X

Outfits from Wishlist

I just wanted to show u guys a few outfits that I would make up from a few key items from the wishlist I posted yesterday.

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My day to day style is pretty chilled and the type of person who looks like they wore that outfit the night before. The whole outfit here revolved around the sandals and the shoes as both of them are gorgeously grunge totally up my street. So I figured I'd team them both with a check shirt dress to keep and simple and summery. Finish this outfit off with chokers wayfarer sunglasses and a perfect beige nude on my lips and you have a pretty cool outfit.

Can you tell I like black clothes with this black shirt dress and black duster waistcoat it creates perfect simple chic to anytime style. With this monochrome bag from River Island and those beautiful pointed flats it creates a gorgeous smart casual look with lots of different texture even though the outfits completely black. I kept it simple with the finishing touches and went for a simple sleek BLACK watch a cute dainty necklace and some pretty sophisticated looking sunglasses. 

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Emer X

Brand New Start

These are words I need to start living by

Emer X

Clearing Out My Head

Firstly let me just say sorry I've been away but I am seriously back now guys. Alot of things have happened recently pretty much all bad shit that I just didn't know how to deal with. Other than locking myself away and deciding that I wanted to be away from the world and everything in it. My mum was in an accident a few weeks ago and well lets just say shes lucky to be here :-/ nothing like this has ever happened in my family and to to see my mum (who is a pretty strong women) in so much pain and so broken it just broke me a little too. I've been able to stay strong around all my family and friends and I've managed to go and see her everyday while shes been in  hospital along with keeping up appearances at work. 

 But in all honesty now shes at home and shes on the mend and the visiting everyday has stopped I can now reflect upon everything and come to realise that I'm not okay.

But I really want to be in a good place, I'm not the type of person to be pessimistic or depressed so I need to force myself to go back to being the person I know I am not this half arsed sad version that I am right now. At the end of the day it's my mum that got hurt here and it could of been a hell of a lot worse than it is right now. So I need to take that and push myself forward. There's no point in dwelling of what has happened I just need to move on.

Aswell as all this my Uncle passed away from cancer the week before my mums accident which has left my dad in a sorry state. My dad is a professional musician and he was taught to play guitar by my uncle and so obviously my dads pretty taken back by his passing. So I need to try and be strong for him too. I will be strong for him too but I am struggling, because hes such a softie and he's quite sensitive and feels lonely alot. So I feel like I have to be there as much as possible for him too.
Then of course there's other crap like my partner and I arguing about money every other day which is just great to add to it all I made alot of mistakes with my money in the past and now I'm literally paying the price for that.
If there's one thing I can take from all this hurt and poss is that I need to start living I don't want my life to consist of eat work sleep repeat.. This sort of life just isn't living. so if its spending more time doing this blog or my youtube channel or if its spending more time with my man. I need to focus on something different and more importantly something positive.
Anyways sorry about the downer but I just needed to get this crap out and I wanted to let you all know whats going on.
I will be positive I will succeed. 
Emer X

I'm gonna clear out my head
I'm gonna get myself straight
I know it's never too late
To make a brand new start 
I'm gonna kick down the door
I'm gonna get myself in
I'm gonna fix up the yard
And not fall back again
I'm gonna CLEAN up my earth
And build a heaven ON the ground
Not something distant or unfound
But something real to me
But something real to me 
All that I can I can be
All that I am I CAN see
All that is mine is in my hands
So to myself I call
 There's somewhere else I should be
There's someone else I CAN see
There's something more I can find
IT'S ONLY UP TO ME
 I'm gonna clean up my earth
And build a heaven ON the ground
Not something distant on a cloud
But something real to me
But something real to me
 I'm gonna clear out my head
I'm gonna get myself straight
I KNOW it's never too late
To make a brand new start
To make a brand new start
To make a brand new start
Paul weller - Brand New Start

Planning for three days in London

So this month I'm going to London for three days with my partner and I reaaallly can't wait :)
I have an problem that when I go somewhere for a break or holiday I like to have some pretty new clothes. I also like to have a theme to keep to and plan what I''m going to wear every day and night. Firstly this is so I don't over pack because I'm extremely good at that but also because I like to buy some gorgeous new things while I'm in London.
The first day we'll be traveling nice and early so that we can go to harry potter world so I wanted a nice and chilled and comfy which is the very first outfit. Then for our first night out something simple and pretty as you can see in the second outfit. 
The second day is my birthday so we'll just be shopping and chilling then going out for dinner and probably ending up watching Jurassic World :D
The next day I only need one outfit so I went with something versatile and kinda smart casual as you can see.
As I said I like to go with a theme so that all of those beautiful pieces I'm calling goth 70's boho chic, I hope you can see that theme running through :)
Am I the only one that does this sort of planning or do you guys do it too ?
Emer X

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