Eff's Breakfast Beauty Smoothie!

Hello beautiful people;

"Beauty isn't skin deep"

Too right it ain't! You've got to look after whats inside to help your outer beauty, which means filling your body with goodness!

This is a bit of a different post but it's very relevant to the sort of stuff I post about. This is not me encouraging you to only drink this smoothie or saying its the best one possible it's just what I like to drink for most breakfasts to keep myself healthy.

Ingredients & their benefits:

1 Peach - they make your skin healthy because they contain Vitamins A and C which aid skin tissue regeneration. Plus they make a fab natural moisturiser! 

10 small strawberries - Strawbs are full of biotin which is this crazy vitamin that helps your hair & bones to be healthy. They've also got an antioxidant in called Ellagic Acid which keeps the elastic fibres in your skin healthy, which basically means they help to stop saggy skin!

50ml Pure Coconut Water - This stuff honestly gives you picture perfect skin, helping to purify the skin. You can also slap it on your skin as a cleanser.

1 Mango - Mango's are like this wonder fruit 'cos it clears clogged pores and eliminates pimples. Why wouldn't you like this fruit?

1 teaspoon of Chia Seeds - They're just full of awesomeness that I like to put in my body!

Method:

1. Chop all the fruit up

2. Put everything in blender/smoothie maker

3. Blitzzzzz

4. Serve over ice & drink it down!

Let me know if you try this smoothie out

You can tag me on twitter with @effstar

lots of love, effstarbeauty xoxo

Er'day Non Make Up Products

Hello beautiful people;

To continue my Er'day series this post is directed at the things that I use before and after make up, and also on my body!

from left to right, top to bottom:

Lush Snow Fairy Shower Gel - seasonal

Soap & Glory Pulp Friction body scrub -  £8

Bush Flower Emergency Essence Moisturiser - £18

Garnier Micellar Water - £5

E.O.S Sphere Balm in Raspberry & Pomegranate - £4

MAC Future Length Serum - £23

Vaseline Spray and Go in Cocoa Butter - £4

Snow Fairy is the most beautifully smelling product on this earth, it reminds me of bubblegum & pear drops and for me the glitter just makes the whole product (I love glitter more than anything on this planet, except my dog!). It keeps me smelling sweet throughout the day, it's just a massive shame that this is only available in the winter months :(

I also use my Soap and Glory Pulp Friction body scrub everyday in the shower, its flipping insane. The first time I discovered this was when my auntie bought me it for Christmas just gone. I'm now on my 4th tube, baring in mind I use this everyday and I'm quite heavy handed with it I think it lasts well! 

To get my skin all soft and like a baby's bum I use the Bush Flower Moisturiser, its full of goodness for your skin and I love it because its organic. I have uber sensitive skin and by using something that's crap free is a must for me to keep my skin hydrated. It is quite pricey but worth every penny!

I've said screw you to face wipes and a big fat hello to Micellar water! It's the lazy girls skincare routine in one step! Great for sensitive skin and all skin types. Get it bought girls & boys, you'd be a fool not to!

This next item is a cult favourite but also very often slated. When you first use this balm its waxy and to be honest terrible but please give it time. I applied mine over and over again for about a week & now it keeps my lips soft, smelling awesome and tasting like a fricking fruit cocktail.

Like most people I want long, luscious lashes but unfortunately I don't have the revitalash budget! This MAC version is very good at thickening, preventing breakage and adding some length. You can even use it on your brows! Now, it doesn't work miracles and its not as good as other products on the market however I like it to keep the strength of my lashes up.

The last product is another cult favourite which I am trying to fall in love with by using it daily. It does work but I'm still not seeing the cracking summer legs people rave about. I will do a review on it soon! 

It does smell absolutely insane though, like Summer in a bottle!!

Have you tried any of these products?

Thanks for reading!

lots of love, efftstarbeauty x

MAC BB Cream Review

Hello beautiful people;

YES! Another MAC post, soz to all you MAC haters out there but I am an addict. I promise I will be doing blog posts on other brands soon !!

Seeing as it summertime here in good ol' England I thought that a review on a BB cream is what all of us lazy ladies & gents need on sweltering days like it was yesterday.

Anybody who knows me well knows that for the past 7 years I have only used MAC's studio fix fluid and the full coverage look is the only one I go for.

WELL I'll tell you this for fact, dem days are well and truly over !! Okay so not over completely but during these hot days I am totally converted to this beauty of a BB cream.

I have the shade Light Plus and I am usually a nw15-nw20 depending on the time of year, this shade is a little bit warmer than my natural skintone but still leaves my skin looking natural.

Because I have stupidly sensitive skin I always get samples of any foundation, cream, primer etc before I buy, especially with high end beauty products.

The sample I've been using for this review has come from a lovely lady at the Birmingham Selfridges counter, whom was bloody incredible and helpful. Plus she got my shade spot on, yes even in a BB cream you have to make sure you have the correct shade.

No wotsits over 'ere !!

I applied the cream using the Urban Decay optical blurring brush, you can also apply using any foundation brush but I prefer the buffing/duo fibre ones for this product. Oh and fingers work too but you just get a much lighter coverage.

First impression is very good, goes on flawlessly giving you the "I woke up like dis" (see what I did there/! ;)) look which personally for lazy days/hot days/cba days is what I want to look like ! The coverage is also very build-able.

For those with dry skin like myself an almost veil is cast over your dry areas, which is always something I worry about with face products. If you do have quite oily skin you might find this product slips a little so maybe add a light powder to your t-zone.

One of my favourite things about this product is how high the SPF is in it, this does mean that its pretty much a no go for flash photography but containing a staggering SPF 35 its perfect for Summer and when you go on your holibobs. 

When I have the BB cream on I forget its on my face, completely weightless and it is also really good at covering redness. Dark circles and blemishes however, do still need a bit of concealer to cover those bad boys !! Wear wise, after around 5/6 in the heat it does start to fade slightly around the hairline, lip and chin or as I like to call the sweaty areas of le face. But just apply a bit more and you're back to being beautifully BB'd ! I also found that there was little to no transfer with this product, which is a big plus for me cos I just love wearing white clothing.

In the photos I only have on the BB cream, Urban Decay naked 2 eye shadow (Naked Basics) on brows and MAC's false lashes mascara. Well and I did spritz with MAC's fix+. 

I have used this product 3 times now and its definitely something I am 100% going to be purchasing !! 

You can buy the BB cream at any MAC store, counter and website.

My final review 9/10 

MAC BB Cream in Light Plus £23

Hope you enjoyed reading this post!

Let me know what you think in the comments below.

Take Care

lots of love, effstarbeauty x