Twirls and Curls : Babyliss Conical Wand

Hello girlies,

I've always longed for gentle, tumbling curls, which unfortunately my GHD's could never fully achieve - i was left with kinky curls. That sounds wrong, but you know what i mean, curls with a bit of a kink in them! Anyway, last November-ish i'd been researching various curling tongs/wands for a while and decided the one for me had to the much sought after Babyliss Conical Wand (2285U). So when my mum asked me what i wanted for Christmas i presented her with the idea of a Conical Wand.
... Skip forward to Christmas day and there it was, underneath the Christmas tree!



The Babyliss Conical Wand is different to other curling irons as it does not have the clamp on it, which many others do. This to me is a major plus, as i feel (speaking from experience) that clamps tend to get more in the way, and make curling your hair quite a fiddly process. With the abscence of the clamp on the Conical Wand it makes curling your hair a much easier process.



Another feature of the Conical Wand is the heat settings. There are 4 different heat settings(155c, 170c, 185c and 200c), which means you can tailor the heat setting to your preference. E.g. If you have quite thin hair you may wish to use the Conical Wand on a lower heat setting as your hair will not take as long to style or need as much heat to curl. I personally use the highest heat setting, as my hair has a tendancy to not hold a curl very well, grrr!



One little feature of this product which i believe is great is the swivel cord. This allows you to have complete freedom when styling your hair, theres nothing worse than being restricted by a silly wire when styling your hair!



All sounds fab right? Well trust me, i blooming well love my Conical Wand, i use it nearly everyday and it has overtaked my beloved GHD's as my favourite heated hair appliance.

There is one tiny little negative though and thats that if you are not careful you can REALLY burn yourself on it. Seriously, the number of times i've cursed whilst using my Conical Wand is astounding! The reason i burn myself so easily on this is because you have to wrap and hold a piece of hair around the wand, and usually my hand bumps into the hot wand. Ouch! To be fair though, the Conical Wand does come with gloves, but i just can't be bothered to put on a pair of gloves everytime i want to curl my hair...

The negative point has nothing to do with the Conical Wand itself, its just a personal thing, and to be fair - i am quite a clumsy person. Case in point; Today i burnt myself on a Toastie Machine and walked into a chair....

I'd highly recommend the Babyliss Conical Wand if you are looking for a curling iron.

Prices range from £24 but if you shop around you can get a great deal.
Babyliss Conical Wand is available from Boots Argos Amazon and other leading electrical/beauty retailers.

Felicity xo

YouTube : About Me!

Hey girlies,

Some of you may be aware that i have recently started my own little YouTube haven. A place where you can watch me ramble on about all things Fashion and Beauty related, aswell as a few random vlogs too. :)

My most recent video is a Tag called About Me. I'll leave the video and feel free to subscribe if you enjoy the video! :)



Hope you are all having a fab weekend, i've got a bit of a headache tonight so i'm gonna have a relaxing evening and an early night, how boring?! haha

Felicity x

Soap & Glory : The Breakfast Scrub

Hello,

I kindly recieved The Breakfast Scrub as a Christmas present from my mum as she knows i'm a big S&G junkie! I couldn't wait to use it, and it didn't dissapoint!

I'm a bit confused as to why its called The Breakfast Scrub, apart from the packaging kinda looking like a cereal bowl... or is that completely irrelevant?!



The product itself is WONDERFUL. Firstly it smells abso-bloody-lutely divine, this may have something to do with the mixture of Golden Sugar scrub particles, Gentle Oatmeal Grains, Shea Butter and Banana, Honey and Almond Extracts which feature in the scrub. Basically it smells just like Golden Syrup... mmm!

The consistency of the scrub is also fab, just thick enough to remove any dead skin cells but gentle enough not to irritate your skin. It left my skin feeling soft and silky.



One quick tip ; Use the scrub before you shave your legs and it will help smooth your legs, leaving you with a smoother shaving experience!

You get 300ml in the tub and it retails at £9.45 and is available from Boots and from Soap and Glory.

Felicity xo

Put a Spring in your Spring! Tell us, how would you lighten up your life? #Aussielight

Hello,

I was recently poised with the question by the Aussie gods...

'Put a Spring in your Spring! Tell us, how would you lighten up your life? #Aussielight

Spring is my favourite time of year, i do love Summer too - but Spring just has that fresh feeling about it, right? The sun blaring through the windows at 7am sure does make it a lot easier to get up in the morning, instead of rain pounding on the windows!

Seeing as Spring is my favourite season i thought simply writing a blog post on how i can put a 'Spring into my Spring' was simply not an option, so i present to you . . . . a visual moodboard/brainstorm! Yes, this visual has all the things on it which i love to give me a boost when i'm feeling low and things which i'm very much looking forward to this Spring and Summer.

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Hope you've all had a wonderful Friday!

Felicity xo

Clinique Perfectly Real Foundation

Hello :)

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A couple of months back my trusty Revlon Colourstay foundation was close to running out and as easy as it would of been to simply repurchase Colourstay i decided to explore the realms of high end foundations instead.

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As i live in quite a small-ish town my choices of 'high end' foundations were quite limiting; Benefit, Estee Lauder and Clinique were my options - i plumped for Clinique.

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I was greeted at the Clinique counter by a friendly assistant who gave me the bog standard consultation to determine which foundation would suit my needs the best. I wanted a medium coverage foundation, which also offered a healthy glowey look. The assistant suggested the Perfectly Real Make Up foundation and started swatching colours to find a suitable colour match. Once we had found a suitable colour match she asked if i'd like her to apply the foundation, so i could see the finish it gives. I accepted the offer and she began wiping away at my foundation, then applied the Clinique foundation we had chosen earlier. I loved the result and swiftly purchased the foundation.

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The packaging of this foundation is also great, it comes in a squeezy tube, perfect for when you get to the end on the product as you can simply squeeze out the remainding splutters. Also the nozzle like applicator allows you to have total control as to how much product you want to squeeze out, no mess and no fuss!

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I'd definately recommend this foundation if you are looking for a weightless, natural looking foundation with medium coverage.

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RRP £21.00

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Felicity x