Cheesy title…but I need to tell you about this No.7 mascara. 

So the backstory I was sent *No.7 Velvet Lash Mascara. It arrived through the post one day. My initial thought was…ah damn it’s not waterproof… to which I placed it in my testing bag. Realistically I didn’t imagine it would ever come out. But it did and I tried it. As I person with normal to combination skin… I have the oiliest eyelids in da world. You think I’m exaggerating, I’m not.   

 So here it is, No. 7 Velvet Lash Mascara, how pretty is the packaging. The rose gold tube is amazing.  

So why do I love this mascara, why does it deserve its own blog post? 

1. The mascara is lightweight on the lashes. It adds length and definition without any weight. 

2. It’s Core Brush Technology makes it really easy to apply. 

3. I found it gives my lashes a fluttery curl.

4. It’s NOT described as waterproof, but I won’t usually have any transfer until late evening. (This is ground-breaking for me, because it means I don’t have to pull the lashes off myself with eye makeup remover) 

5. As it’s not waterproof, I can take it off with Micellur Water. 

6. It’s a little pricey… here! But you can use a No.7 voucher on it. That’s exactly what I did.   

 So there you have it! A mascara that has made it into back-up territory! I bought a spare. Have you tried it? 

❤️ Siobhan. 

Ps. My Blogging schedule is haywire at the moment! I’m correcting five sets of mocks for state exams so you might not hear from me until Friday. 

So with the mysterious post title I’ll need to come clean immediately. My eyebrows have two looks. At various times in the month my brows are anything from perfect to Neanderthal!  

1. Just out of the Beautician! 

I’m feeling like a superstar, they’re plucked and dyed to look normal and I feel like a girl.  These are the days that I need very little, but I can use a pencil, like this one… 

   It’s by Billion Dollar Brows duo pencil* it’s stunning at concealing and highlighting so I feel my brows need to be On Fleek to use it!  

 If your brows are on Fleek, this pen is such an awesome one stop wonder. It creates the perfect light to the skin around the brows to shape and maximize the brow itself. 

2. Really need to get to the beautician!

You’ve had a few strays that you’ve duly plucked yourself to extend the length of your waxing, threading or professional job! During this time I’m not wanting to highlight that my brows need to be done and so I’ll steer clear of the highlighting pencil and I use this… 

 Rimmel ‘Brow this way’ is a great product, it gives colour and is a great dupe for the Benefit Counterpart. I blogged about it here, a long time ago. 

If you decide to ignore the stray signs you, like me, end up in hairy beast zone. There is nothing that can be done when the brows get this bad. I usually wear a darker lip/ or my glasses to avoid detection!  
 In this Snapchat, I’ve used the Brow this Way, but I’ve since had them done! 

What are your go to brow products? 

❤️ Siobhan.

So this will come as a shock, but this week I had my very first facial. I had the big daddy of facials… The facial included microdermabrasion. I was contacted by Crystal Clear, they asked would I be interested in trying out their facial at InTouch Beauty, now it’s not every day I’m invited to go to MY beauty rooms (I’m a big fan of InTouch) for fabulous treatments, so obviously I was ALL of that with a big fat YES!  

 I am a big fan of InTouch Beauty, the girls are so good at their job and I go back every time because I always leave happy. I usually see Mandy, Ciara or Antoinette for eyebrows etc but Tracey looked after my Microdermabrasion.  

 The facial starts with the face being cleaned.  

STEP ONE: 

The next step is the diamond crystal abrasive,  a suction wand uses sterile crystals that remove dead skin and increase blood flow to the face. This step boosts collagen and elastin in the skin. It definitely wasn’t uncomfortable. I kinda liked it. 

STEP TWO:

The same suction instrument was used to improve Lympatic drainage. So it was very similar to step one (without the crystals). This step cleaned all my pores. 

STEP THREE: 

The next part is the most deluxe part of the treatment. (I know we all love scrubbing hell out of our faces…but maybe not as much as we love masks!) but the ‘Crystal Clear Facelift in a box‘ does exactly what it says. It goes on like a cooling gel, it’s extra nice after the microdermabrasion. Then solidifies into one piece that peels off. Eh satisfaction level is easily 100%.  Who doesn’t love peeling off a mask.  The mask is made of Diatomaceous Earth, I shall not pretend to know what that is… What I do know is it’s F..ing amazing. It smells like heaven.

I did experience a little redness, I hadn’t exfoliated in about two weeks as I knew I was having this done and I wanted to give them something to work with…   

The next day I put this on Snapchat (daisy13179) and I got a few snaps saying how my skin looked great. For me the whole experience was very very positive, I suppose I realise the investment that a facial is. I would also be a girl who likes a physical dead skin removal in comparison to a chemical one. The facial was the treatment you would have with a major event coming up, wedding or an awards night. The program can be used to target fine lines, pigmentation and Scarring. Tracey said that treatment can be done in as little as four sessions to see a difference. This wasn’t proved to me, what was proved, my skin is brighter, smoother, cleaner and I’m loving the effects. I will absolutely be having another of these facials done. You can research Crystal Clear by clicking the link. If you’re looking for somewhere reputable I would have to recommend InTouch Beauty Airside! The treatment is a ‘treat’ and one that is absolutely worth the cash. 

❤️ Siobhan.

** This Microdermabrasion facial was gifted to me by Crystal Clear. The opinions around my experience are honest and my own. Thank you to Crystal Clear!