A/W Pink Lips with Chanel

Chanel Rouge Allure Lip Colour in 93 'Exaltee'

This is such a perfect lip to work the A/W obsession with Pink. If you don't fancy covering yourself in a pastel Pink oversize cocoon coat, perk up your pout with Pink instead. This gorgeous, cream lip by Chanel Rouge Allure glides on like a dream. It is such an easy pink to wear for most skin tones, and for any occasion. Its sophisticated, yet sexy. I have fallen hard.

You can pick one up yourself from all good Chanel counters, for around £24. It may sound pricey, but it's an undeniable luxury, and the packaging is just irresistible.

Lovely Packaging

On the Lips 

On the Lips w/ Strong Flash

This is already an invaluable asset to my Lip collection, and I have a feeling it's going to be my favourite way to warm up my face in the chilly months ahead,

Pink Lip Love,

Baby Lips: Part Two

Peach Kiss, Intense Care, Cherry Pie and Mint Fresh Baby Lips

This is the second part of my Baby Lips infatuation. You can see my first post here, reviewing the Blue Intense Care and the gorgeous Pink Punch. I loved them so, so much... I couldn't resist finishing my collection with Peach Kiss, Yellow Intense Care, Cherry Pie and Mint Fresh.

Peach Kiss; as it may sound... is a lovely Peach scented balm, with a subtle peachy colour when applied to the lips.

Peach Kiss

On the Lips.

The Yellow Intense Care balm, is very similar to the Blue Intense Care, bar the packaging. I don't think you can have too many super hydrating, SPF 20 miracle working balms making an appearance in your handbags, so the more the merrier when it comes to these care oozing lip BFFs.

Intense Care

On the Lips

Mint Fresh, is a... well it's a super minty fresh lip balm. Not forgetting that all of these balms not only, feel/smell/look amazing, but they all really hydrate your pout, which is so important as the chilly months start creeping up on us. Heating and harsh winds, a sexy pout do not make. Enter - the Baby Lips.

Mint Fresh

On the Lips

Last, but most definitely not least is the irresistible Cherry Pie. It looks as tasty as it sounds, and gives you a gorgeous subtle red hue to boot. Amazing. Perfect for a sexy, seasonal day lip, whilst maintaing a soft and gorgeous pout for the all important Mistletoe in a few months time. Well, it's never to early to be prepared...

Cherry Pie

On the Lips

As you can probably tell from my constant raving, I love these balms. The packaging, the colours and most importantly the product itself. It works and looks fabulous, what more could you want?

Kisses and Love,

Topshop Lipstick in Ruthless

Ruthless

Autumn is my favourite time of year for getting back into a dramatic lip. And what could be more dramatic than a gorgeous, intense plum. Perfect for everyday drama, evening glam and even a little halloween sexy.

Topshop's ever gorgeous formula for the perfect cream lip, extends to this purple passion-fest. I thoroughly enjoy wearing this whether it's Wednesday morning, or i'm feeling a bit Wednesday Adams. Plum Perfection.

Work a Full Vamp Look

Purple and Proud

The Purrrfect Purple

On the Lips with a Little Flash

I love this. Buy. Use. Enjoy. It's a fabulous way to get over the Summer blues, with a twisted Vampy lip, embracing the colder months with your best face forward.

Lashings of Lip Love,

Baby Lips

Maybelline Baby Lips in Hydrate and Pink Punch

Baby Lips were a huge deal when they crossed seas recently and landed on British soil, fresh from the USA. These nourishing lip balms add a pop of colour, care and altogether gorgeousness to your pout, and so worth the wait.

The two colours I decided to try, were the au natural 'Hydrate' which is clear, and pretty much scent free, but is super hydrating and with an SPF of 20, it's perfect for Autumn/Winter chill and Sun. The other, 'Pink Punch' is a super svelte pop of pink, which adds that coveted moisture and a super cute pink lip, which is a lovely balance between sheer and opaque.

Beautiful Blue for Hydrate

Hydrate

On the Lips

Pretty Pink Punch

Pop of Pink

On the Lips

I absolutely love, love...LOVE these! They definitely live up to the hype and I am going to buy the rest of the colours next week! Just an amazing way to love your lips this A/W,

Lots of Lip Love,

Tangle Teezer Compact Styler

This is literally my third Tangle Teezer. I am obsessed, and simply couldn't live without this product now. It's a desert island wonder if I have ever seen one. I like to keep one in whichever bag I am carrying, plus one readily available in my room for knotting situations.

This compact styler is absolutely perfect for portable use... it's smaller and comes with a little protective case for the bristles, so they don't get bent out of shape on your adventures. Another thing that makes this TT very fabulous, is the fact that it's an exclusive design with Breast Cancer Care charity, so you know you're making a difference whilst looking gorgeous.

If (somehow), you haven't yet heard about Tangle Teezers... they are like the Iron Man of brushes. Forget pulling, yanking and snagging and say Hi Hi to smooth, manageable and very protected locks. The unique design makes it easy to brush through uruly mops and hefty knots without a care in the world.

Crafty Casing

Unique Bristle-ness

Pretty in Pink

I love this design, both aesthetically and practically. I have found my newest handbag buddy. And my hair just loves me for it...

What are your haircare tips and tricks?  I'd love to hear from you!



Lots of Love,

Quick Post - Blackberry, Rhubarb and Apple Crumble

This is a quick post about a really easy crumble recipe. I was inspired by the vast wealth of blackberries which are ripe and ready on the hedges around me. (And soon moving to London, I definitely want to make the most of this country living...).

I just used freshly picked blackberries, cooking apples and rhubarb, but you can use any seasonal fruit! As well as your fruit (around 900g), you'll need 225g plain flour, 100g butter and 50g Demerara sugar for the crumble. You also need some caster sugar to sweeten the fruit, I go with around 50-100g, but do it to your taste! 

The quick and easy way is to pick an ovenproof dish, prepare your fruit and pop it in, then microwave for a few minutes until softened. This really saves on oven time! Speaking of which you'll want to pre-heat yours to around 180 degrees. 

Once out of the microwave you sprinkle a bit of sugar, (depending on your taste), on top. I tend to keep it tangy, so I rein it in at this point with the sweetening.

Then make the crumble topping. This is simply done by blitzing the Demerara sugar, flour and butter, until crumb-like. If you fancy the old fashioned way; you mix and then rub between your fingers to get the crumby texture. 

Once done, just pop evenly over the fruit in the dish and sprinkle an extra bit of Demerara sugar on top for that beautiful crunch.

Now oven time... About 20-25 minutes if you've pre-microwaved the fruit, about 35-40 if not. 

The results are amazing. The perfect Autumn treat, and it's pretty healthy too.. So go pick those blackberries and get crumbling,

Lots of love,

Lauren xx 

Really Ruby Lipstick

Topshop's Really Ruby

How many Red lipsticks do you need?... I think that's a pretty unanswerable question, because 'Red' can be a lot more than you think. Case in point - Really Ruby by Topshop. This is a Raspberry lip colour, with a Blue undertone (fantastic for making teeth look super white), and perfect for the encroaching Autumn/Winter season. As much as I love an Orange, or 'Fire-Engine' Red, I have been searching for quite some time for a blue based, Raspberry lip... an everyday RiRi (or Ruby) Woo if you will. And I think I may have found it....

Kissable Raspberry

On the Lip

If you're a fan of M.A.C's Ruby Woo (or Rhianna's very similar RiRi Woo for M.A.C), this is the perfect everyday, cheaper sister. At around £8 it's great value for money and provides and very luscious, similar colour with a slightly more of a cream (as opposed to matte) finish. It glides on very easily and lasts for ages! An absolute bargain and  the perfect way to heat up your lips as it gets colder.

Lots of Love,