This spray on toner is quite possibly one of my favourite things for my skin ever! It claims that it "revitalises, soothes and tones for instant radiance" and I have to say it does exactly that. 

I put this on at night and I can feel the product soothing my skin as well as the lovely relaxing smell that sends me to bed ready to fall straight asleep. I spray this all over my face in a fine mist as the instructions say and you can feel the affects instantly. You'd think that by spraying your face you wouldn't be able to cover your face but it leaves an nice even mist over the face. 

The product contains organic aloe vera, calendula, cucumber and natural vitamin E. This explains why it helps soothe the skin so much and I can always really feel it sinking into my skin and working its wonders.

All in all I would recommend picking this up no matter what skin type you are. There are no harsh chemicals, it's suitable for dry, or oily skin as well as having really beneficial qualities for the skin. 

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Warm Brown Smoky Eye (Using the Naked Palette):

I think the trick to any smoky eye look is to start small and with light colours then slowly but surely layer up and add depth. It will do you no good just slapping on loads of dark eyeshadow and hoping for the best. In this case I used al colours from the Naked palette because hopefully a good number of you will be able to follow along with it. 

I started with Sidecar all over the lid to the crease line and put on a good few layers until I was happy with the colour. Next I used Smog on the outer half blending very slightly farther out and higher up than before. I then did the same with Darkhorse but making sure I left enough room for each individual colour to be seen. As you go make sure to blend each colour into the next to make the colours look like they naturally graduate into each other. I also pulled Darkhorse down onto the lower lash line. Lastly I took a tiny bit of Creep on a really tiny eyeshadow brush and used it to add a little depth to the upper and lower lash line but very gently because I didn't want it to be noticable. When it comes to smoky eyes (and most eyeshadow looks for that matter) it really adds to the intensity of the look to repeat steps and keep going over things until you're happy with how it looks. To highlight I used Sin on the brow bone and in the inner corners of the eye.

As for the rest of the face I kept the warm theme going using a dewy light coverage foundation, bronzer, warm toned blushers and highlighting and a warm lipstick with a brown undertone.

I hope you enjoyed this post and it helped you out a little. I'd love to know in the comments if it did. I'm also thinking of doing more of a Classic smoky eye look so let me know if you'd like that.

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How To Dry Your Nail Varnish Instantly:

And for free too! 

 This one's going to be another one of those quick tip little posts that seem to go down really well. I can't remember where I read this but a few years a go I discovered that if you immerse your hands in cool water after you've painted your nails then they will instantly dry.

That's right all you need is a little bowl of water. Although usually I just fill up the sink, but for the purposes of it looking a little better and not having to use the dodgy lighting in my bathroom I've used a bowl here. Because all you need is water it means that this tip is totally free. 

After you take your hands out of the water be careful drying them because if you drag them around on a towel then it will disrupt the nail varnish and look ridiculous. Also make sure you're using completely still water with no bubbles in it because the bubbles will settle on your nails and when they come off the nail they will leave a strange pattern of dimples along the nail.

I hope you enjoyed another little tip and if you did or if you try this out please let me know in the comments. Also if you've got any beauty tips then please feel free to leave them in the comments it would be nice to get a bit of a discussion going.

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Top 5 Spring Nail Varnishes:

When I did my top 5 winter nail varnishes it seemed to go down really well, I mentioned in that post that I was thinking of doing a similar thing for ever season. So, without further ado here are my top 5 picks for Spring nails.

 The first one is Rimmel London's Brit Manicure nail colour in 445 English Rose. It is a rally nice clean and fresh looking colour. It almost impossible to detect apart from the subtle hint of pink in it. The varnish itself comes with the thickest fattest brush I have ever seen meaning you can coat each nail in one smooth swipe. I chose this colour because a clean and fresh colour matches the season perfectly with a lighter air compared to the darkness of previous months and a fresh new start.

I had to get a nice purple in there somewhere didn't I. This one is from M&S and part of their Limited Collection. The colour is Lavender. I like this colour because it has a perfect mix of bright but muted. I feel like this would make a nice transition into a bold bright purple that will be worn in Summer.

A green nail varnish is always going to be quite a bold choice and not one I could see myself wearing a few years ago. However, on a shopping trip in London I saw this in Topshop (the colour is Venus Flytrap) and totally fell for it. I wore it consistently all of last Spring and Summer and I plan on carrying on the trend next year too. The quality of the nail varnish is amazing too, it looks nice and shiny.

The Barry M Nail Paint in Peach Melba was one of my first proper nail varnishes and I've repurchased it many a time since. It paints on very well and this colour in particular is a nice mixture of fun, bright and fresh and a clean and mature colour. I feel like it's a good colour for Spring because of this and I'm sure I'll be buying a new bottle again soon.

Last but not least is another Barry M Nail Paint, this time in Mushroom which is a sweet mushroom brown colour (as the name would suggest). I feel like this colour has a pastel undertone to it which prevents me from wearing it too much in winter but as soon as the opportunity arises I break it out. I never wear this without someone giving me a compliment and telling me how nice it looks. I would definitely give this a look next time you go shopping.

I'll see you all next time, also come Summer would you like to see a top 5 for then too? Let me know in the comments.

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Review: The Body Shop Lip Butter (Sweet Lemon):

Another review today, this time it's for a Body Shop product. This is the Body Shop Lip Butter in Sweet Lemon.

First things first the packaging is really nice and cute as with most Body Shop products, I like the fact the Lip Butters look like mini versions of the Body Butters in that they have the fruit on the top of the little tub with a colour that matches the product. 

As for the product itself the scent is quite possibly my favourite part of it, it smells exactly like sherbet lemon sweets. The taste is a little odd in that it has nothing lemony about it. It tastes a little like Vaseline to me. The consistency is also very true to it's name like the smell. It's exactly how I would imagine rubbing butter along the lips to feel.

I find that if my lips are already in fairly good condition then this is good to use in order to keep them soft, but for dealing with dry lips it does nothing as the fact it's a lip butter and has a buttery consistency can make it a little greasy and stop it sinking in.

All in all I'd say this is the perfect lip balm to put on at night because the consistency can sometimes mean it's a little heavy for use during the day. If you have £4 to spare and have lips that are usually in a good condition, but you like to take care of them then I'd recommend picking this up.

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