L'Occitane Pivoine Delicate Limited Edition Collection

Pivoine Delicate Hand Cream - £13.00

Pivoine Delicate Shimmering Powder - £22.00 

Pivoine Delicate Lipstick - £12.50

With every new L'Occitane range, comes a story behind the flower that's produced the inspiration for the range. This flower is the peony flower that grows in 'Mr Riviere's nursery', a soft pink pastel flower, that has been the inspiration for the packaging, and what beautiful packaging it is! The whole range is scented with the peony flower, a soft floral scent with a 'powdery' trail (but it's not an 'old person' scent, well I wouldn't say it is :)). It's the most gorgeous sweet soft floral scent, just my cup of tea. However, if your not into sweet floral fragrances, it certainly will not be your thing. 

There is something a little different about this L'Occitane range. It also contains make-up! L'Occitane have brought out Pivoine Delicate lipsticks, lip glosses and balms, all scented with the peony flower. 

The products I have from this range are the following: 

• Hand Cream - Seriously, when I've used this I just sit there smelling my hands non-stop. Maybe I won't use this out in public. It's not as moisturising as L'Occitanes 20% shea butter creams, however, it's not greasy at all and absorbs really quickly. It's perfect for a pick me up when your hands aren't extremely dry. 
• Shimmering Powder - I had a little OMG moment when I received this, just look at that packaging. The little pump bottle is very vintage, and very gorgeous, it looks perfect sat with all my make-up. I've always wanted a bottle like this, and L'Occitane have brought one into my life. The shimmer powder also smells gorgeous and comes out in little puffs, which is great. I expected it all to come out in one big gust and cover me all over, but it works really well. I use this on my collar bone for a scent and shimmer. 
• Lipstick - A lipstick thats scented? I wasn't too sure, and I'm still not too sure. The scent doesn't really last, and the lipstick isn't really a lipstick. I couldn't really get any colour from it at all, just a little shimmer almost like a lip balm. It does last a long time though, it's a long lasting lip balm to be honest. 

Overall, I can't stop raving on about the gorgeous scent and fabulous packaging the Pivoine Delicate collection brings. However, I wasn't impressed with the lipstick. I'm tempted to buy the Eau De Toilette as I seem to have a little L'Occitane perfume collection going on, they have so many wonderful scents. 

Available in L'Occitane stores and online 'here'.  

What's your thoughts on this new collection from L'Occitane? Will you be buying or have brought any? 

Disclosure: These are PR samples, but I love L'Occitane products regardless.  

Recently I've Been #3...

Reading Professional Beauty - Getting annoyed at Ciate with their 'Caviar Nail' trade marking - Mini stitch on twitter - Pizza after a long day at work - Florence Shake It Out fave song right now - Yummy Lush lip scrub - Yummy easter egg - M&M and stitch keeping me company - New yummy L'Occitane range - Love it when PR's address you with your name - Stila surprise - Flowers from bf - Paper chase lunch box - Been running - Couldn't live without Batiste - My stitchy <3

I've been so busy recently, I've not had time to blog much, so sorry! I didn't have the time to write up a full post, so thought I'd let you in on what I've been up too. I've been carrying out my massage case studies this week, which, means 40 hours of massage in the spa, so tiring. I have Monday and Tuesday off, so can't wait to get blogging and finishing some assignments.

I've got some amazing products coming up on BB, including the new L'Occitane collection, REN - I've finally got over their advertising shock and focused on their skincare, Nair and Stila. I'll also write an update on my ache battle to let you guys know how I'm getting along.

I'm on holiday at the end of May and absolutely can't wait. We're going down to Devon for a week for our early summer holiday, it will mark the end of our first years at university and for me, finishing my degree as I'm moving over to Biology.

Fun times ahead! I'm just battling through this tough patch right now.

'it's hard to dance with a devil on your back, so shake him off' (Florence and The Machine)

Denman Tangle Tamer

The latest brush to my collection is the Denman Tangle-Tamer. I'm going to be totally honest with you, I hate wet hair, to the point as I fear having my hair wet and feeling it on my back, yuck! When I've got out the shower, my long hair is usually very tangled from being washed, and fighting with the tangles with my hating of wet hair is not pleasant. So brushes like Denman's Tangle-Tamer are a god send. 

I really can't help but compare this too the Tangle Teezer (see my quite old review 'here'), an extremely popular product. It's very similar to the Tangle Teezer in that it hosts bristles of two different lengths to tease through any tangles, however, the shape of the brush is very different. Denman have created their Tangle-Tamer in a usual brush shape, which, is so much easier to use! I'm always dropping my Tangle Teezer as it has no real handle to hold in to, especially when your hands are covered in hair products, this makes it more difficult to grip the brush. As of yet, I've not dropped my Denman brush. 

I do find the Tangle-Tamer doesn't deal with big knots as well, it needs a few more strokes to work through, this is not a dramatic difference though. It hasn't put me off the Tangle-Tamer at all. If your looking for a tangle brush I'd recommend the Denman Tangle-Tamer over the Tangle Teezer purely because it's easier to grip and much cheaper. The Tangle Teezer will set you back around £12.00 however this little beauty comes in at £6.20 from Boots and 'here'. 

And let me add, how pretty is this little brush?! 

What are your thoughts on the Tangle-Tamer? Do you own a tangle brush? Are you like me and can't live without one? 

Disclosure: This is a PR sample. However, I'm being 100% honest when I say I prefer this to the Tangle Teezer, I love a good handle!

University - OOTD

Dress - H&M £7.99

Cardi - H&M £9.99

Belt - H&M £3.99

Necklace - Scarlett Hearts £4.00 

Boots - Ella at The Clothes Show Live

Bag - Ted Baker £35

Lipstick - MAC Watch Me Simmer

(pink = link)

It's got to that time of the year when university starts driving every student crazy. With many hand-ins and trying to cram in loads into a short space of time, how I look on a day to day basis is at the back of my mind. However, I quite liked how this looked after throwing it on, so thought I'd do an outfit post :). 

I've just noticed how much H&M is in this outfit! I'm not normally a huge fan of their stores, as they're so messy, and their online store is just so bad for shipping stuff out. Putting that aside, a few of my favourite things to wear are currently from H&M online, they're so cheap it's kind of worth the wait for them to be shipped. 

The Ted Baker bag was a London buy and I always use it for uni, purely because it fits all my uni stuff in! It's taken a while to find a big enough bag that looks good too for uni. I can just throw all my stuff in and run out the door, I love it! Are you a bag big fan? I always have to have a lot of stuff with me are you the same? 

Disclosure: I bought all of these items myself. 

L'Oreal Caresse V's Revlon Lip Butter

L'Oreal Caresse in Impulsive Fuchsia

Revlon Lip Butter Tutti Frutti 

Yes, I've jumped on the bandwagon of the new lip balm/lipstick combos. I finally gave in after seeing loads of reviews on them, mostly positive, and treated myself to one Revlon Lip Butter and one L'Oreal Caresse. There are many mixed reviews as to which one is the better, so I picked up both hoping to find my new favourite lip product. 

I'll start off with the Revlon Lip Butter, I brought Tutti Frutti which is a red colour with orange undertones. It's the only lip butter that really attracted me, I don't reckon much too the shade range to be honest. The butter is slightly pigmented, I normally apply a few coats to get a proper colour. I’d say the lip butters last around lip balm length, and they feel like lip balms on the lips. I find them quite sticky, much like a thick lip balm. One thing that’s really annoyed me about these is that they clump around the inside of my lips when they start to wear off. I ended up with a big red line around the inside of my lips, which, wasn't a good look that’s for sure. Some of my cheaper lipsticks do this as well it drives me mad! When it comes to moisturisation, the lip butters do this very well.

Next is L'Oreal Caresse in Impulsive Fuchsia, such a gorgeous bright pink shade, in much more attractive packaging. L'Oreal Caresse have a much better shade range, with some gorgeous colours, it took me a while to choose which one I wanted. The Caresse is much more pigmented, I only use about one coat. They also last much longer, I found there was still a slight tint after eating and drinking, much longer than the lip butter, and they don't clump either. The Caresse is much lighter to wear, it feels natural and just lovely! I think they moisturise less than lip butters, but they still moisturise more than lipsticks.

Overall: I wasn't that impressed with Revlon lip butters, and I don't understand the hype around them. I really loved the L'Oreal Caresse though, so much lighter and last longer with beautiful shades, I'll be buying more.

Revlon Lip Butters and L'Oreal Caresse are £7.99 each and are available from Boots and Superdrug stores.

What are you opinions on these products? Have you tried them? Do you prefer one to the other?

Disclosure: Bought by myself

Recently I've Been #2...

Brothers b.day card - VIP & press stamps at MCRFW - Scarlett Hearts Jewellery as featured 'here' - Massive hail storm that looked like snow - More Scarlett Hearts - All my MCRFW goodies - My Stitch's <3 - Hangover entertainment - Didn't want to eat my MCRFW cake pop - Pile of uni books, it's grown since :/ - Gorgeous new L'Occitane products - My favourite product is still Divine Cream here's my review from wayyy back in the archives 'here' - My Stitch iPod case - Healthy Saturday night dinner

I don't do these very often, not on a weekly basis thats for sure! I really don't think my life is interesting enough for a weekly one. So this is what I've been up to during the last two weeks. Some new products, some old and ever so amazing. 

My obsession with Stitch (Disney film Lilo and Stitch, a must see!) continues, I'm currently looking for a Stitch phone case. However, I have a HTC Desire S, and there is no good cases for HTC's really :/. Next time I'm going to jump on the bandwagon and get an iPhone. 

Zara Cycle Top - OOTD

Top - Zara

Blazer - New Look 'here' £24.99

Shorts - River Island

Belt - H&M 'here' £3.99

Shoes - Vans

Bag - H&M 'here' £14.99

Ring - Scarlett Hearts 'here' £3.00

Lipstick - MUA Shade 3 'here' £1.00

Watch - D&G 

Happy Saturday! Gosh, I'm so glad its the weekend. Only one more week left at uni then I'm changing my degree to something I'm more interested in. I can't wait! :D

What do you think to my new 'on location' outfit post? After speaking to fashion bloggers at MCRFW many said they prefer outfit posts shot outside or in photographers terms 'on location'. About a week ago I decided to bit the bullet and try shooting an outfit outside. I really like the results, and I can see why many people prefer outfits shot outside. What do you prefer when it comes to outfits? Outside or inside? 

The top is from Zara and is about a year old now, but still one of my favourite tops. I brought it in one of the Zara sales after eyeing it up but not wanting to pay the full price. My Vans are my ultimate summer must haves. I brought them last summer and wore them pretty much 24/7! They came out again in the sunny weather, however, they're now back in the wardrobe once again thanks to this horrible weather we've been having.

Let me know what you think to my new photos :D!

Disclosure: All brought by myself.

Montagne Jeunesse Skin Heroes - Face Masks

Oiler Skins - Break-Out and Shine Control Masks

T-Zone Peel Off Mask

Dry Skin Mask

Nose Strips for De-Clogging Pores

Let me introduce you to Montagne Jeunesse, a face/hair mask company based in the UK and sold in Asda, Boots, Claires, Morrison, Sainsburys, Superdrug, Tesco and Wilkinson. Until recently, I'd never thought of Montagne Jeunesse seriously. They are sold in stores in sachets for around to £1 - £1.50 mark, I always saw them as cheap, therefore, they wouldn't do my skin much good, right? However, around half a year ago I picked up one out of sheer curiosity, and was pleasantly surprised. Montagne Jeunesse use mainly natural ingredients in their products, launch campaigns like 'save the seal' and are energy efficient warriors. What's not to like?  

A recent advancement over at Montagne Jeunesse is their new Skin Heros range, face mask and moisturiser duos, out to combat common skin problems. The concept of matching the face mask and moisturiser is not used often enough. The results will be much better if you put a good and suitable moisturiser on after your mask, as you're aiding the effects not counteracting them.

The mask comes in a sachet of two parts. You can get at least two goes out of each sachet, just don't stick your fingers in the sachet if your doing this as bacteria will spread, and make sure you fold over the top properly to keep the mask in good nick. I've been really impressed with the effects I've been receiving from these masks. The Shine-Control Mask has to be my favourite, my skin felt so healthy and balanced afterwards.

The bottom picture is of the pore strips, disgusting but satisfying these stick on your nose with water and pull off, pulling all your blackhead and dirt out with them. The results can be seen on the strip afterwards, yukk!

These macks are really fab, and I can't believe the price tag they hold! At £1.49 each these are a total bargain, not to be missed! Pick up yours now at the stockists: Asda, Boots, Claires, Morrison, Sainsburys, Superdrug, Tesco and Wilkinson and online 'here'.

What is your favourite face mask? What do you think to the new face mask/moisturiser Skin Heros from Montagne Jeunesse?

Becca :) x

Disclosure: PR samples, but they're wonderful stuff regardless. 

Scarlett Hearts Jewellery

Recently an email popped into my inbox about Scarlett Hearts Jewellery from a PR company that generally represent smaller companies. They don't send out PR samples or hold many events, but they have to be my favourite PR company as they're so friendly and have introduced me to some great companies that many people haven't heard of. 

Scarlett Hearts really took me by surprise, I love her jewellery and its all priced extremely reasonably, so I placed an order straight away and this is what I ordered: 

Flamingo Cameo for £6.00

This product is still available on the website 'here'. This necklace is on a 18" gold plated chain, and for only £6 I wasn't expecting anything gold plated! This has to be my favourite piece I ordered as it's so bright and cheery, I love wearing it too add colour to my outfits. I also love the length, many of the cameo necklaces I find are quite long, but this one makes a nice change. 

Little 'tash Ring £3.00

Still available 'here'. I really couldn't resist this ring, it's so cute! Every time I wear it I can't help bombarding my boyfriend with 'I mustash you a question'. It's an adjustable ring so one size fits all. I prefer rings I can adjust as my fingers change size dependant on how warm it is outside! It also means I can wear it on different fingers dependant on what other jewellery I have on. 

Sea Horse Cameo £4.00

This piece is no longer available online, they sold out, and I can see why. It is a longer chain so I do wear this less often, but it's such a cute piece of jewellery, I couldn't resist. It's really summery and reminds me of the SS12 Chanel catwalk, which, was set in an under the sea themed studio. It'll go perfectly with summery dresses on my holidays.

I've been really impressed with Scarlett Hearts and will be putting in more orders in the future, I just want to buy everything on her site! You can access the site 'here'. For such good prices and such amazing pieces of jewellery, who can resist?

Becca :) x

Disclosure: I brought all pieces featured myself, although I did receive a small press discount of 15%, this does not sway my opinion. It was my decision to buy these pieces.