Beach Essentials

Hello all, I am currently in sunny Portugal! This holiday is all about chilling, eating, tanning and more chilling - hehehe.

I went to the beach yesterday and thought it was the perfect opportunity to capture my actual essentials.

Products I've Used Up #3

It actually hasn't been that long since my last products I've used up post, but loads of things just started to finish at around the same time, so here are my thoughts on all the products that I've used up in the past few weeks.

Review: Garnier Moisture Match Goodbye Dry Cream

Garnier have recently come out with a line of daily moisturisers that are tailored to specific skin needs. I don't have very dry skin at all but when it comes to moisturisers, I always go for the most moisturising and hydrating thus the Garnier Moisture Match Ultra - Hydrating Rich Cream was thrown into my Boots basket.

Haul - Boots, HM and Lush

Short Trip, Long Journey Essentials

I'm finally going to see my Booba (Emma ;) ) up in Scotland! I'll be going on the coach with my friend Chloe, yes, the coach, from London, our poor butts are going to be subjected to almost 11 hours of numbness. But it's worth it! For this quick post I'm just going to be showing you what I'll be taking with me for my weekend trip. We're leaving London at 1am and arriving in Scotland at around 12pm on Friday then on our way back we'll be leaving Scotland at around 11pm and arriving in London before 7am on Monday, fun times.

Neutrogena Pink Grapefruit Cream Wash - Simple Cleansing Wipes - Lush Bubblegum Lip Scrub - Nuxe Reve De Miel - Origins Drink-Up Intensive Mask - L'Occitane Shea Butter - Nivea Creme - Alien Thierry Mugler - Garnier Eye Roll On - Korres Wild Rose Lip Butter - Bath and Body Works Midnight Pomegranate Body Butter

MUA Undressed Palette - Sephora Eyelash Curler - Dr Jart+ Water Fuse BB Cream - ELF Coral Mineral Blush - Collection Concealer - Maybelline Great Lash Mascara - Revlon Just Bitten Stains Crush and Honey - Maybelline Gel Eye Liner - ELF Eyelid Primer - Benefit Highbrow - Rimmel Eyebrow Pencil - Rimmel Scandal Eyes Black Eye Pencil - MAC Sunny Seoul

For the long coach rides I need some reading material and music so I'm bringing along a couple copies of Empire, The Tempest (I have to read it for audition preparation, sigh), my iPad, iPod as I don't want to kill my phone's battery and iPhone. 

I apologise for the evidently rushed post and photos, I have a long, busy day today, but I wanted to blog before I left.

Hope you all have a lovely weekend! I'll have some sort of photo diary up next week after I come back to London, be prepared to be jealous of photos of beautiful waterfalls and lochs ;)

-Kiran xo

Night Time Routine

I firstly wipe away most of my make up with a Simple Cleansing Wipe, I then brush my teeth and then I go ahead and cleanse my face with the Neutrogena Wave which I recently just got and I really love it, it instantly made my skin feel cleaner and softer after just one use. I then use the Lush Bubblegum Lip Scrub and after drying my face I either use a thick cream such as this Nivea one which I am currently using or if my skin is feeling a bit dehydrated I put on Origins Drink-Up Intensive Mask which I got for Christmas, this small tube will last me quite a while though as I only use it once or twice a week and you only need a small amount.

I then apply a small amount of Mica Beauty's Age Defying Eye Gel; I use this as I was told it would help reduce dark bags and circles and after using it for quite a while, I can say it does help but using it everyday does dry out my eye area so I only use it when I feel it necessary. I then apply a bit of L'Occitane's Shea Butter on my cuticles, Nuxe's Reve De Miel Lip Balm on my lips, a bit of Soap and Glory's Heel Genius on le feet, go wash my hands and then apply a generous amount of Garnier's Nourishing Hand Cream.

I then finally light a candle and grab a book if I'm not tired out from doing all of that. Phew. Then it's beddy bye.

Hope everyone is doing well! Just a few more days and I'm off to Scotland, yay!

-Kiran xo

Hand and Nail Care

I love doing my nails so in order to ensure they always look their best, I have a certain nail care routine.

Once or twice a month I will buff my nails using this Superdrug Nail Buffer - buffing your nails strengthens them and brings up the natural oils to the surface of the nail, leaving a clean nail ready for polish. I file my nails twice or sometimes three times a week as my nails grow pretty quickly so they need filing down so I have a nice shape and I don't have crazy long nails. Filing also helps with prevention of the breaking and splitting of the nails. The nail filer I am using at the moment is one from Ciate. If my cuticles are looking a bit rough, I use Sally Hansen Problem Cuticle Remover to get rid of any pesky hang nails and dry skin.

For a base coat I use OPI's Nail Envy which is amazing. It helps strengthens nails and helps them grow. I have naturally strong nails and I have a long nail bed, but using Nail Envy helps my nails keep their strength. After I apply my polish and my nails have dried I use Ever Since Mineral Cuticle Oil which moisturises the cuticles. I recently got L'Occitane Shea Butter and I use this on my cuticles whenever I feel like they need a little more TLC, and I am loving this.

To moisturise my hands during the day I use my beloved Soap and Glory Hand Food which I also use on my cuticles. At night I use Garnier Nourishing Hand Cream - I like this cream, it's not too heavy but I feel it doesn't moisturise my hands as well as Hand Food but it's fine for night time.

And finally (we're nearly there) I use Cutex Moisture Guard Nail Polish Remover to get rid of my nail polish - it has acetone in it which isn't the best thing for your nails but it removes polish so much more quicker.

So there we go, my complete hand and nail care routine.

I hope everyone is having a good weekend :)

-Kiran xo