Yes to Tomatoes Daily Balancing Moisturiser

At the age of 23 I'm really starting to want to take more care of my skin. I've always had pretty good skin the odd break out or oily spots but that's about it really. Recently I've suffered a little with open pores and an oily t zone which has been affecting the way my make up sits and it's longevity. Now no girl can have her make up sliding off after a couple of hours so I took to the Internet to try and resolve this.

  I've heard about the brand Yes To here and there for a while now and I thought why not give it a try. I was attracted to this brand more than any other as they don't use harsh chemicals and 95% of the ingredients are natural, personally I'd like to leave of using chemicals for a few more years so that's why it stood out to me. I've been using the Yes to Tomatoes products as they're for combination skin and I think for my normal to oily skin it definitely does the job. I decided to just pick up the one product to start with and that is the day cream as I thought it should help out with the balancing of the oils in my skin over the day. That is exactly what I've found and I really can't believe how much better my skin looks and my problem t zone is pretty much barely there anymore which for me was the most important thing. As a side note aswell the smell, it's gorgeous it smells like fresh sweet tomatoes in a greenhouse but a little more dialed down obviously, it's such a gorgeous scent to really perk you up in the morning.  I'm really impressed by this brand and I definitely want to pick up some more of there products, probably a face mask and night cream next, I might aswell jump on the skincare wagon.

Emer x

Forever 21 does Star Wars

Unless you've been living on the moon for past year or so you would know that the next Star Wars film has just been released and I gotta say its fantastic. Usually I'm not a fan of stores collaborating with films and bands as I feel it can sometimes appeal to the wrong people who are glory hunters or fake fan boys/girls. But when a brand collabs to make pretty awesome fashionable pieces I tend to get pretty excited, as such with this collection.

So Forever 21 have teamed up with Mr Lucas and Star Wars to bring out a collection of merchandise referencing to the past movies within the franchise. Personally I love the graphic phrased tee as it just made me giggle and it would be so wearable for everyday. I also love with the LBD as it has all different little graphic helmets cross the front then "Empire 77" across the back which is just so cool. I can really see this on one those awesome anime inspired alternative girls that have that amazing effortless cool alternative look.

There re so many awesome items out of this collection i m definitely picking  few up, but they'd also be a great christmas gift for any nerds you my know. What do you think of this collection ? More importantly what do you think of the film? Pretty great right?

Emer X

Make Up Revolution Newtrals vs Nuetrlas Palette

Looking at my eye shadow collection I seemed to be missing  few colours, mainly those gorgeous rusty copper tones that are really on trend at the moment. So I took to the internet in search of  palette to suit my needs, I found a couple but make up revolution always wins for me. This is make up revolutions latest release I tend to love any product that they release so I knew I was on to a winner. This palette has the perfect mix of warm tones and cool tones from rusts to create the perfect grunge look to gorgeous greige shades to complement a winged liner.

The palette comes in ultra sleek black and rose gold matt packaging which makes it feel alot more lux than it actually is. Inside there are 16 shades the top eight re the warm tones and the bottom eight are the cool tones. inside the palette there is a plastic sheet which has all of the eye shadows names printed on it. I find this a bit of  pain so I tend to throw it way but it is good to keep if you want to remember which colours you have used. Also included is a double ended brush which is surprisingly really good quality considering the price tag of only £6.99.

I found pretty much all of the shades were really highly pigmented and are really easy to work with when it comes to blending. For durability its pretty fantastic too as part of my general make up routine I tend to wear a primer as I feel it makes a big difference to your finished look and of course with the longevity I try and make sure sty put for  good eight hours and these eye shadows definitely do. Since I bought this palette a few weeks ago now I really haven't used anything else but that's purely because I only need these colours at the moment, there is something for every mood and occasion just the perfect collection really.

Bias - light champagne with pearly finish                            Cool - matte off white

Neutral - mauve light dusty pink with matte finish              Style - shimmery light pink

Personal - peachy pink with shimmer                                 Partial - shimmery dusty rose with foil-like finish

Vogue - coral pink with satin finish                                    Mode - bronzy gold with shimmery foil-like finish 

Trend - matte orange brown                                             Adapt - mauve light brown with matte finish  

New-Tral - deep berry pink with satin finish                      Buff - taupe brown with pearly finish

Tone - matte burgundy shade                                           Suit - deep taupe brown with satin finish

Custom - deep cool toned brown                                      Strong - matte black with burgundy micro-glitter 

EMER X

Bershka Biker Coat

Aaaah I love winter, chunky layers boots and the colour burgundy. Around this time last year I discovered the store Bershka and fell in love with there products. I've been after a biker style coat for a good while now and I've now found the perfect one. This coat is in the most gorgeous berry burgundy shade and then has faux leather details on the trims and sleeves. The jacket is  little steep in price but for me its completely worth it as its a perfect staple piece that is going to be worn extremely regularly. Also I think because of the style it can be dressed up or down and the pop of colour is really nice addition to my wardrobe as I'm usually pretty monochrome. If you've not herd of Bershka make sure you check them out you won't be sorry but your purse will.

Emer X

What was in my Birchbox for November

I really wanted to show you guys what came in my Birchbox this month as I'm pretty excited about everything which I'm happy about as in the past I've been  little disappointed. So to receive so many good products this month I feel a little blessed and I thought why not show you guys what I received this time and maybe it will inspire you to get a Birchbox too. 

Firstly lets just take a second to appreciate the beautiful mermaid packaging which is thanks to Skinny Dip London who have teamed up with Birchbox this time. Along side the gorgeous box by skinny dip you also receive  £10 off voucher inside too which is a pretty nice little perk.

But anyway on the the products the first thing I pulled out was the lord and berry translucent lip pencil which is great as I've been meaning to try one of these translucent colours for a while now as you can use it with any lipstick and it wont have an effect on the lipsticks colour.

Next product is the Ren wake wonderful night time facial which is something I'm really interested to try As I really like the sound of it. With this product you apply it all over your face after you've taken all your make up off. Then pop your usual night cream or moisturizer on top of that and the product is supposed to brighten and revitalize your skin as you sleep. Now that's something I'm really interested in so I'll let you know how this one goes.

Now I really don't need another mascara but I did receive one in my box this time by the brand So Susan. The mascara is supposed to feather out your lashes while also thickening and volumizing them at the same time, as I said I really don't need  another mascara but I'm always willing to try out different ones.

It seems like I get something from the brand beauty protector every time and I really enjoy everything I get, this time its a body lotion that has a gorgeous subtle sweet scent and feels really luxurious to apply, its also its really hydrating perfect for cold winter mornings.

Finally a real luxury product from Delrom, it's the Creme Aquacomfort which is unlike anything else I've used as I'm pretty new to the whole skincare thing. I have to say I have really enjoyed this it has so many good ingredients that sooth my skin after cleansing and toning  and make me feel refreshed. 

As an added bonus you also get a beauty treat which this month was some lovely rose petal nail wraps that are pretty cool, I'm not sure if I'd wear these as they're pink and it's a colour I just don't do but I love the look and the idea of them.

I think having a Birchbox every month it something every beauty junkie should do s you get to try out So many different brands and products and some that you've never even pick on herd off. this time especially is worth it guys so definitely head over and pick one up.

Emer X

Bershka wishlist

I discovered bershka round this time first year while I was in Berlin. I picked up the most beautiful biker style coat and one or two other pieces i have to say i really love there products. The brand don't have too many stores they seem to be in capital cities round Europe and online, hopefully they will expand more in the future but for now I like the fact that its in capital cites s i do want to work my way round Europe and of course there is always online.  

skirt ¦ stripe top ¦ jeans ¦ bell sleeve top ¦ white tee ¦ layered necklace ¦ boots ¦ necklace ¦ bag 

Removing hair colour without damage

As you guys have seen over the last year my hair has changed every couple of months. I've gone from green to blue then to purple which is where I'm at now. 

I've now decided I want to change it up again, a couple of years ago I had my first experience with bleach when I did a ombre. It was not a good first attempt and it ruined my hair, the colour though was very nice but my hair just could not recover.

So i'd like to do an ombre again but this time an almost black from the root and then ombred into silver. But anyway I really don't want to do too much bleach bathing the achieve this look and so I looked into ways that I can lighten and remove my current color. 

The method that stood out best to me is mixing crushed vitamin c tablets with head & shoulders shampoo and conditioner and applying it all over or to the area you want to be lifted. I have to say I'm pretty impressed with the hole process and especially the final result. 

So I used two of the vitamin c tablets and ground them up into a powder. I then mixed those with the usual amount of head & shoulders that I would use when I wash my hair. 

As I only wanted to remove half of the colour in my hair I took the mixture all through my ends and then took it towards my ears as I'm using that as a starting point for the ombre. 

I then tyed my hair up and poped a shower cap on and left the mixture for two hours, you do sometimes get leeking from shower cap as there is a fizzing when you combine the mixture but don't worry t'd not damaging your hair. 

Once the two hours is up I washed it off and then applied a deep moisturizing hair mask just to help along any hair that may be struggling with the process. Also if you haven't got two spare hours you can also use your hairdryer on the area you want to lighten and the heat with help speed the process along.   

As you can see from the before and after photographs you can definitely see the difference, especially at the front. For some strange reason the mix works better mostly at the front of my hair so now my ends are all a mousy brown highlighted with lilac, which is actually pretty okay. I still have the same colour as before in from the root so I guess its livable for a week or so. I definitely found the more often you do this technique the better, overall I've done this three times and I really feel like now I am ready to get started with my new colour. 

Have you guys tried this technique, did it work out okay for you? I'm loving my results what do you think?
Emer X