An Ode to Hydraluron

Recently I have been taking a keen interest in making sure I take good care of my skin. I have quite problematic skin and have been trying out products to get it on the road back to normality.

I have always wondered why my skin has soaked up my foundation and it has always extremely frustrated me when my foundation does not last past 12pm.

After much research and lots of help from one AMAZING blog by the skincare goddess that is Caroline Hirons, I have found out a lot about my skin and I thought it was about time I shared this with you.

You know that problem I mentioned earlier? Turns out it's dehydrated skin AND there is a way to get rid of it!

If you want to know more about Dehydrated skin and how to get rid of it, you can find out in the article I wrote for Fashion North last week - Dry or Dehydrated Skin: Do You Know The Difference

So, Caroline has mentioned many times of her holy grail product: Hydraluron. This is a rehydrating serum from Indeed Labs. It is packed with hyaluronic acid. This is an ingredient which is vital for rehydrating the skin. It holds up to 1000x its weight in water.

Now onto the effects. Is this really working?

The answer? YES IT IS. This tiny little product that I have added to my skincare routine has completely changed my skin for the better. My skin is a lot more rehydrated. It is more plump and holds make up really well. I no longer experience any flakiness of the skin.

Because my skin is now more rehydrated, I have noticed that the overall condition of my skin has improved and, slowly, it is on the road to normality. Because there isn't as much flakiness, the skin isn't over producing oil to compensate for the dryness... Longer lasting make up HOORAH

All of this is down to this one little product. My opinion? The best thing I have found for my skin in a long time.

Would I recommend this product? ABSOLUTELY YES.

Recently Indeed Labs have released Hydraluron moisture boosting masks. What are your opinions? are they worth the hype? I would love to hear from you

Katie

xx

BIORE DEEP CLEANSING NOSE STRIPS - ARE THEY REALLY WORTH THE HYPE?!

Hello there my little boutiquers! How are you?! It's been a while, hasn't it! I'm sorry I haven't blogged for a while, I have just been busy, busy, busy! But, fear not, I'm back again!

So, I have recently been trying out the Biore Deep Cleansing Nose Strips and I have to say, I am still very unsure about them!

Now I had seen loads of people raving about them and I noticed they were on offer in Superdrug so I took the chance and purchased them! You may have seen them in my Beauty Haul Video! The first thing that I didn't like was that personally, I thought that they were a little on the pricey side for just six nose strips. I know that they were on offer but they were only reduced by £2! They usually retail for about £7.

These nose strips look a little bit like plasters when you take them out the packaging, as the side that is facing up has the same feeling to surgical tape! I find it so weird that when I find something, I associate them with the most weirdest of things! So they are fairly straight forward to use, you wet your nose, peel the strip off it's backing and stick it onto your nose, one thing I do like about the strip (omg she likes something about them?!) is that they have little slits in them so that it helps them to mould to the shape of your nose more easily. This then gets wet which activates the magic of the strip! oolala! I think the water turns the sticky back into a gel that sticks to all the impurities on your nose, clogged pores/blackheads. (I'm finding this product so hard to describe!) You then have to wait about 10-15 minutes for the strip to dry like concrete. It goes so hard but I guess that is the only way for it to pull all of the mess out of your nose! When it comes to pulling it off I thought that it would be absolutely fine and easy to do but guys if you have a very low pain threshold like me, then you will find this so painful to the point where (I'm not even joking) your eyes will water so much you will look as though you have been crying your eyes out at Titanic, or the fact that you have just finished watching Skyfall and you are so upset that Daniel Craig will not be visiting our TV screens again for at least another 2 years. I was actually really shocked at what I saw on this little nose strip. It looked like loads of little spikes had been pulled out of my nose!

Now, I was so pleased with the result and my nose felt really clean afterwards, although very dry, which was very weird!

Now onto the after effects. Since using them my skin has changed completely, which I am not happy about! I used to have normal/combination skin and now it is just so oily! I guess because my nose isn't clogged up anymore, the oil just keeps coming out of my open pores! I am really dissapointed about this and I hope that my skin will go back to normal some time soon. I have found that I have had to change my skin care, daytime moisturiser AND foundation! And you all know that I hadn't had the Laura Mercier Silk Creme for very long at all!

So sorry that I am posting a little bit of a bad review, I just thought that I should let you know about my experience when using this product!

If you guys have any advice on what I should do about my skin or any new products I should try out for oily skin, as I am new to having it, just let me know!

Have you ever used the Biore Deep Cleansing Nose Strips before? Let me know.

Also if you would like me to do a post on how I have changed my skin care and make up routine to suit my oily skin, let me know as well!

See you soon!


Katie x

LIEBSTER AWARD

Hello!

I have been nominated for the Liebster award by the lovely Maria, so thank you very much! 

The liebster award is to help promote and learn about other bloggers with below 200 followers and you can then submit other bloggers who deserve some support to keep doing what they are doing.

The rules state that a nominee must link back to the blogger from whom they received a nomination.  The nominee will then write 11 random facts about themselves and then answer the 11 questions which have been set for them. They will then in turn nominate fellow bloggers that they think deserve some recognition and pose 11 questions to them. This is a great chance for fellow bloggers to get to know each other and have some fun.

So please, take part!

11 FACTS ABOUT ME

1. I can't go shopping without taking a look at the beauty department

2. I'm a really fussy eater! Mainly to do with veg! 

3. When I was little, I was allergic to milk! 

4. No matter how I look after my skin or what I use, my make up will never stay on my face all day HELP

5. I buy at least one beauty product a week

6. I don't have a computer/laptop at home that works!

7. I edit all my videos at college! 

8. My favourite meal is Spaghetti Bolognese

9. My favourite dessert is warm chocolate brownie with ice cream and chocolate fudge sauce.

10. My celebrity role model for a long time has been Adele. This is because she has proved to the world that you don't have to be stick thin to be successful and has shown to the world that you shouldn't be afraid to be yourself and I really admire that! 

11. Since starting blogging, I have realised that it is one of the only things I am passionate about and I really enjoy, so a big thank you to the blogging community!!

MARIA's QUESTIONS

1.  WHY DID YOU CREATE A BLOG?

After watching other beauty videos on the Internet I was really inspired to learn more about make up and I really enjoyed telling people about beauty products. I knew that not everybody wasn't as interested and passionate about the subject as me and that was when I decided to join the blogging community where I could talk about beauty products I loved and I was able to see what other bloggers and readers thought! 

2. WHAT DO YOU PREFER, JEANS OR SKIRT? 

Well it obviously has to be jeans! They are much easier and I don't have to worry about my skirt blowing up or it being the right length! 

3. DO YOU HAVE ANY PHOBIAS? 

Oh my god! I am terrified of spiders! I can't even be in the same room as one, also I can't even go near them to capture them to get rid of them! That is why I don't think I will ever be able to live alone!

4. WHAT HAIR COLOUR DO YOU PREFER?

Well, it is obviously gonna have to be Ginger! GINGERS DO HAVE SOULS haha 

5. WHAT'S THE NICEST THING YOU HAVE GIVEN TO SOME ONE? 

My mum told me this. When I was little, I made a little box at nursery (part of the craft class) and I told my mum that I had made her a little box filled with love. She said she loved it so much and still has it today.

6. WHAT'S YOUR DREAM JOB? 

To have my blog professionally! Be trained in make up and have my own little blogging studio! 

7. WHAT'S THE LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? 

I haven't watched a movie in AGES! The last movie I watched was Elf at Christmas time! 

8. WHAT HOLIDAY DO YOU LOOK FORWARD TO THE MOST? 

The holiday I look forward to the most, every year, has got to be Christmas! I am so festive! I love Christmas because you get to spend it with the people you love (my family). I really enjoy Christmas time and I love doing all things festive with my family! 

9. DO YOU HAVE ANY SKILLS OR TALENTS? 

You know, I'm not that talented! Although, I did manage to teach my self a play a few tunes on the piano! Oh! I also learned how to play violin in primary school and I was in the school choir at secondary school. 

10. WHAT'S THE LAST THING YOU BOUGHT? 

Beauty wise: Simple Eye Make Up remover 

Non Beauty Product: Surprise, surprise, chocolate!

11. DO YOU KNOW ANY FOREIGN LANGUAGES?

No I don't but I did take French GCSE at school!

MY NOMINATIONS

Melissa

Helen

Athena Ben

(even though she nominated me!) Maria

MY QUESTIONS

1. On average, how long does it take you to write a blog post?

2. What is your proudest accomplishment to date?

3. Name one Beauty product you simply couldn't live without!

4. What is your favourite food?

5. What is the most outrageous thing you have ever done? 

6. Where would you like to go for your dream Holiday?

7. Lipstick or Mascara?

8. What is your most used app on your phone?

9. What is your most favourite shop?

10. Who is your role model?

11. What could you not last a day without?

Thank you so much for reading and thank you to Maria for nominating me! Go check out everyones blogs in this post and, if I have nominated you, you need to make a post NOW! 

Katie x

MY YOUTUBE INTRO

Well hello there my lovely beauty boutiquers! I just wanted to share with you today what I made in college! I made a super cool intro for my YouTube channel that will be featured at the beginning of every video! I hope you like it! Katie x