Miss Mimi

La Roche-Posay Effaclar

2013-02-03T13:33:00.000+00:00

Todays review is on a couple of products that were bought on a complete whim, due to a fab offer in Boots, that I now can't imagine living without.

I will admit I can be somewhat fickle when it comes to skincare products as I am always wanting to try out the latest hyped up things, but these are by far my faves of the moment.

While browsing the shelves of Boots on my lunch break recently, I came across the La Roche-Posay section and noticed the amazing offer of two Effaclar products for £15! Bearing in mind the Effaclar Duo retails at £13.50 on it's own, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to try these out.

I'm not usually one to rave about a product until i've been using it for a while but I have been SO amazed by these that I couldn't wait.

I've been using both products morning and night for the last week and have been shocked at how quickly the few blemishes I had have disappeared and how much better my skin is looking. I was abit wary about the Astringent Lotion as I don't like to use harsh products on my face, however I have had no problems with it at all. It leaves the skin feeling really fresh, clean and tingly after application. The Effaclar Duo has turned out to be a great makeup base, with my foundation applying and looking better than it has for ages and the added benefit that it has cleared up my skin!

You can purchase La Roche-Posay products from most Boots stores, and if you hurry you can snap them up for a bargain price like me!

Have you had any 'on a whim' products that have turned out to be firm favourites?

xo Mimi

Origins GinZing

2013-01-06T17:01:00.003+00:00

Hi Dolls,

Today’s post is going to be about my FAVE eye cream. My eye area is my most problematic when it comes to my face as I have really dark under eye circles that just don’t want to disappear. No matter how many people tell me that I need more sleep or need to drink more water ( I get 8-9 hours a night and drink plenty of water throughout the day) I know it’s something I just have to deal with.

Seeing as I can’t get rid of them, the next best thing is to cover them up. The first and most important step is to find a good eye cream to prepare the under eye area. Now I have tried many brands and many price ranges but nothing has ever come close to GinZing. In the morning my eyes are always slightly puffy and those beastly dark circles are there for all to see, GinZing goes to work with it’s cooling effect and helps to depuff those pesky eye bags. The pinky, peachy colour is what helps diminish the dark circles as it is the perfect colour to counteract the purple and blueish tones.

I would recommend this product to anyone who struggles with under eye bags and dark circles. It retails at £21 which some might find steep but you really do need the smallest amount so the 15ml does last a long time.

Hope this helps some of you on your quest to look bright eyed and bushy tailed.

xo Mimi

P.S Apologies for the website picture, my camera has broken and i'm awaiting a replacement.

Photo Credit: origins.co.uk

The rest is still unwritten..

2012-10-14T15:54:00.002+01:00

Hey dolls!

This blog has been something I have always wanted to do. I love writing, make up and fashion, so you would think I would find it easy to fill this with blog posts.

I'm not sure why I find it hard to write posts, but whenever I finish writing one I always feel like i've accomplished something.

The point of this post is to tell those of you who do read this (if there are any of you) is that I am going to commit to blogging this time. So please come back and visit to see the regular posts : )

I find it funny that the last post was nearly a year ago and I was writing about watching The Hills boxset and low and behold i'm sat here watching it now while writing this! My love for The Hills will never die.

Anyway my lovelies, until next time!

Mimi x

Leopard Print Shoes

2011-11-16T14:52:00.001+00:00

I never was a huge lover of shoes thanks to my slightly larger than average size feet, however working in a shoe shop has opened my mind to experimenting more with shoes. Which brings me to these beauties.

I've been looking for leopard print loafers for a while but everywhere has been sold out so finding this pair for a barginous £22 made me very happy! They are out of stock in some sizes but if you keep checking back they should come back into stock as mine did today before I very quickly snapped them up! There a great addition to the wardrobe of someone like me who dresses quite plain but likes to add some interest with accessories.

I'm picking them up from my local store tomorrow so I will post some pics and my opinions on them for those of you who are interested.

Finally.. as my 'The Hills' boxset arrived on monday, I have been glued to the tv for the last 3 days so I thought I would share this pic with my fellow Hills fans. It makes me laugh everytime I look at it..

Lotsa love

Photo credit: Tumblr.com

Xen-Tan Review - My FIRST Ever Youtube Video!

2010-09-21T17:23:00.001+01:00

Hello again lovelies!

I've just done something I NEVER thought I would do... put a video on Youtube! I'm a really shy person and it took alot of courage for me to start writing a blog, however I've always wanted to make a video and be apart of the Youtube community aswell so today I just went for it! I'm not sure if my Youtube is something that I'm going to continue, however I def think it's a really good way of doing reviews as it takes so long to write everything out and in videos I can just chat, chat, chat!

So my first video is a review on some Xen-Tan products that I used and loved! I can't help but cringe when I watch the video back, I can't believe how many times I say 'um' or 'like' and how much I play with my hair and fidget! Either way I hope you enjoy the video and find it useful!

(click on the pic to go to the video)

Love and huggles

Mini Mac Haul

2010-09-21T17:05:00.000+01:00

Hello my beauties! I hope you're all ok :)

I had a little shop on the Mac website the other day as I needed a little pick me up, and these were my products of choice...

Firstly I bought the Lady Gaga lipstick. This is in fact my first ever Mac lipstick and I'm soo glad I bought it! It feels lovely on the lips and it's a really nice cool toned pink which brightens up my face. I cannot wait to purchase more lipsticks...i feel an obsession coming on!

Then I got well dressed blush. It's such a gorgeous pinky colour and I haven't got a colour like it, so it was an obvious choice! It looks a little bit lonesome in my palette on it's own, but I do have my pinch of peach blush that I'm waiting to depot.

Soo that's my little haul, if anyone has any lipsticks to recommend me I would gladly listen with open ears :) Hope you all have a lovely evening!

Love and Huggles

Breakfast At Tiffany's

2010-09-20T17:00:00.000+01:00

This is what I can see right now...

...What I call absolute bliss!

There's nothing I love more than having a cuppa tea and biscuits while watching Breakfast at Tiffany's - It's my fave film of all time! Because I've watched it soo many times I usually have it on in the background while I'm browsing on my laptop so I thought I would share with you a few pics I've found that I love...

Sorry for the slightly uninspiring post, but I'll be back tomorrow with a Xen-Tan review as I'm trying it for the first time tonight!

Love and huggles

It's Been A While..

2010-09-07T17:45:00.000+01:00

Helloo sweetie pies!

Well I've been a bad girl and haven't posted for a while! Being back at work after my week off has exhausted me and I've spent all of my spare time sleeping (and shopping) and therefore have been neglecting you lovely ladies, so I do apologise!! I've also noticed on my return that I have 4 followers! I understand to most bloggers 4 is nothing but just the fact that 1 person is interested in what I have to say is amazing!! So thank you poppets for making my week :)

So my first post back is a small haul of some of today's purchases (It's payday for me yayyy!) so I'll get started...

I saw recently on one of lollipop26's you tube videos that she really liked the Umberto Giannini dry shampoo, and since my Label M one ran out the other day I thought I would take a trip to Boots to purchase the Umberto Giannini one as a replacement.

Luckily for me they had an offer of 3 products for £10 on Umberto Giannini! The majority of the products are £5.49 each so this is a big saving! Some people might be able to bypass this and just buy the product they went in for, but not me! I ended up leaving with these 3...

First is the Morning After Dry Shampoo, which does pretty much what it says on the tin! It smells lovely and I may leave my hair to get greasy over the next few days just so I can see how well it works!

Then I picked up the Backcomb In A Bottle. This really appealed to me because I have such long, thick hair and I really struggle to give it volume at the roots even when I do backcomb it! I sprayed this in my hair the second I got home and have to say I really like it so far! I think it's a product that you will need to reactivate throughout the day, not necessarily by using more product but as it says on the can "jujj hair in to shape as you go" which is fine for me as I like to play with my hair!

Lastly I went for the Grunge Glamour Tousled Salt Spray. This is a product that you put in your hair when it's damp and would then blow dry or let your hair air dry to get a "lived-in texture and come-to-bed hair". I haven't used this yet so I can't give a review on it, however if it is anything like the other products then I think I'm onto a winner :)

Next I popped into John Lewis to treat myself to these...

Yes I finally gave into the hype and purchased the Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser as well as the Instant Boost Skin Tonic. I'm really excited to use both of these tonight and I put on a full face of makeup this morning to see how well it performs. I love the little bag that the cleanser comes in, it's a really nice touch.

If anyone would like an in depth review of any of the products after I've used them, then please leave a comment. I hope you all have a fantabulous week!

Love and Huggles

I'm Back :)

2010-08-17T10:13:00.006+01:00

Good news everyone..I'm back!!

I had such a wonderful time in Weymouth and have to admit I wasn't happy about having to come back so soon! I took some lovely piccies to show you all so I hope you're prepared for a photo overload..

The lovely weather on the drive down

The AMAZING apartment we stayed in

Yummyy food

Drunken nights

Nap times

Walks around Weymouth

I had the most amazing time in Weymouth and would recommend going there to anybody, it's so relaxing and such a beautiful place! I hope you all had a fabulous weekend!

Love and huggles

Weymouth

2010-08-13T11:15:00.002+01:00

Hello beautiful ladies

I'm a very lucky lady and I'm off to Weymouth for the weekend with my bestie! Believe it or not this is the first holiday I've had from work in 8 months which also means it's the first time I'm leaving my little town this year!

I def need a little break so me and my buddie are gonna have a nice, relaxing girlie weekend! Were staying in her dads beautiful apartment near the sea front and I will spoil you all with pictures when I get back :) There won't be any posts from me for the next few days but maybe you lovely ladies could follow me and just wait for my return ;)

I should be packing right now, but I'm really struggling with what to take. I think it's gonna be raining slightly both days were there, however it's still going to be about 20 degrees so I don't wanna get too hot and sticky! It doesn't help that I washed nearly my entire wardrobe last night and now have everything crossed that it will be dry by the time I leave!

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend, whatever you get up to. I'm going to be enjoying myself in this amazing place...

Love and huggles

Eyeko!

2010-08-11T20:05:00.004+01:00

Helloo poppets!

I am now an Eyeko ambassador which means you lucky ladies will get a FREE gift with every purchase from the Eyeko website if you enter my ambassador code: E10608. The code will be in the sidebar of my blog for future reference so you can continue to get your free gifts for many many months :) I love Eyeko's products and would def recommend them, my fav products are the Eyeko cream and the Eyeko nail varnish!

Love and huggles

Picture from eyeko.co.uk

Nails, Nails, Nails

2010-08-11T18:01:00.000+01:00

Hello my lovelies!

I've found a great new way to have lovely jubbly nails for anyone whose suffered with rubbish nails like me all their life!

I've always wished to have nice, long and pretty nails but somehow I was blessed with weak and brittle ones that broke daily. I've tried acrylics and every strengthener under the sun but they either didn't work, were too damaging for my nails or too expensive to keep up! Then I decided to DIY it and buy some glue on nails to stick on myself at home. They only cost me £4.49 for 100 nails including the glue and all you have to do is glue them on, file them to the shape and length you want and then paint them your desired colour!

I can't believe how good my nails look now and have got soo many compliments on them. There easy to change colour which is important for someone with a huge nail varnish collection like me, just make sure you use an acetone free nail varnish remover, I haven't had so much as a little chip in 4 days so I'm very pleased!

The nails I bought are by a company called Kiss and they came in a great little storage box...

I've only had 2 nails pop off since I stuck them on and I think that's only because I hadn't stuck enough glue on them, since they've been glued back on I've had no troubles at all. It's recommended that you change the nails every 7 days, which I think sounds about right! Overall I think these are a great, inexpensive way for girlies to have gorgeous nails and I would recommend them to anyone!

Just to let you all know... I bought these nails myself and have done this review completely by my own choice, I have had no contact with the company that makes these nails so this is completely unbiased :)

Here are my lovely fake (but real looking) nails...

Sorry for the rubbish picture quality my camera is on it's last legs!

Love and huggles

Sienna X Spray Tanning

2010-07-18T18:06:00.005+01:00

After reading a post on dollyisglitter.blogspot.com about Sienna X Spray Tanning, I've decided to venture into the spray tanning business myself! I've always been obsessed with beauty and I'm glad I've found a way to do something I enjoy and earn money at the same time. I haven't got as far as booking the training or buying the kit yet (waiting until payday) but I will keep you all updated when I finally go ahead with it.

I've decided to buy the Maxi Mist starter business kit, which comes with the training included and a great range of the products you need to start out. They have cheaper and more expensive kits so it's your choice which one you'd perfer to get depending on how much money you want to spend.

I can't believe i never thought of doing this before, it's such a great way to earn some extra money! Stay tuned for updates on the training session and how i get on when i start out on my own :)

Love and huggles

Picture from sienna-x.co.uk

Things I'm Loving

2010-01-24T20:46:00.000+00:00

I'm gonna start doing a 'Things i'm loving' post once a week to keep you updated on the products i've been using, the things that make me happy and the random other little things that i love! Soo lets get started..

♥ Coco Pops - I eat atleast 2 bowls of this stuff a day, sometimes more! I have an unhealthy obsession with everything chocolatey, so Coco Pops satisfy me with (hopefully) less calories than a big bar of chocolate!

♥ Cuddles with my niece - She may be almost 2 months old now, but our daily cuddles are just as good now as they were the day she was born.

♥ Keeping up with the Kardashians - I don't know why i'm so obbsessed with this show, but i can honestly say i would LOVE to be apart of that family!

♥ No more snow! - I'm soo glad that the snow has finally gone around here (fingers crossed). I was stranded in my house twice in December and January for a week at a time and haven't been able to see my best friend since new years day cause of the bloody weather! Bring on the summer :)

♥ Barry M 1O1 - I've been wearing this everyday along with the Lipgloss in No.4, def my new favourite.

♥ Eyeliner - I tried to go without wearing any kind of eyeliner for the last couple of months as my obsession with it was getting pretty scary! I can now officially say i look bloody awful without eyeliner and am very happy it is back to being a daily essential for me.

♥ Shoes - I've always liked shoes, but since starting my new job working with them everyday i'm slowly getting obsessed with them. I'm lucky i get discount!

If Only

2010-01-20T18:41:00.001+00:00

I can only WISH that I owned this much makeup! It's definately my aim to have a collection this amazing one day! For some reason I write endless lists of what makeup I want to buy, but never get round to actually buying any of it. Hopefully the pay increase i'll be getting with my new job means i can treat myself a little bit more!

♥

Miss Hepburn

2009-02-07T12:47:00.012+00:00

I'm quite ashamed to admit that I have only just recently watched Breakfast at Tiffany's, and have since become obsessed with the wonder that is Audrey Hepburn. It is safe to say that I am now a huge fan of hers and I'm slowly working my way through her films. After Breakfast at Tiffany's I moved onto Sabrina, equally as adorable and stylish. I was always unsure if I believed when people said everything Audrey wears in the film could be worn today and still look current, but they were right! It is now my mission to find an outfit like this;

And after being a HUGE Gossip Girl fan since the beginning, you have no idea how great it is to finally understand this scene;

♥