Competition Time

It's time for a competition yaaaay! 

What do you have to do?

Just head on over to my Instagram,follow me & repost my competition post using the hashtag #linerlippylife 

It's as easy as that!

Winner will be announced Tuesday 13th September! 

Nu Skin Epoch Glacial Marine Mud Review

Since I was about 11 years old my skin has forever been breaking out, I've tried and tested so many products, been to dermatologists and even given microdermabrasion a try. I'm sure we all know or have at least been told that diet plays a huge part in how your skin can look too. Well let's just say I've gone to town on the fizzy drinks and over indulged far too much. It's time to get this under control!

I came across Nu Skin on Facebook, seen all the reviews and before & after photos and heard all the amazing stories. Eventually I decided to try out the Epoch Glacial Marine Mud. What did I think? Well first things first, make sure you shake your bottle before opening and also be careful when you do open it. Mines exploded all over my bathroom coating my lovely cream walls in marine mud so my relaxing time turned to crazy time pretty quickly. Cleaning done, deep breaths and I was ready to enter relaxation mode again. 

I applied this to cleansed skin and the mud literally glides on, it's not like other masks which can be thicker and you feel like your slapping cement mix on your face, it's quick and easy to apply. I didn't notice any scent either and some mud masks have made me feel a little queasy with the smell. As expected with a mud mask it goes on a dark green and dries to a pale green and of course it hardens so good bye facial expressions for the next 15/20 minutes. After having my feet up it was time to rinse this mask off. Another gold star for this product is that it wipes off fairly easy, just some wet cotton wool was needed, other masks I've used I have felt like I have needed to scrub off and I usually wake up in the morning and find huge parts of my face I have missed! My skin felt softer, tighter and much cleaner! I cannot wait to continue using this product weekly and only time will tell if I will get good results but I can say I'm pretty certain I will see some positive results!

Tried & Tested : Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless

After hearing great things I decided to purchase Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless from Superdrug. I usually use Mac foundations although sometimes I will use Bare Minerals, but I tend to always find my way back to Mac Studio Fix. Now not only am I whiter than white to the point I can just walk in and take any foundation in the palest shade (sometimes the palest foundations can still be too dark) I am also blessed with amazing skin that likes to breakout! Usually in my chin area but recently also on my cheek bone area... Told you I am blessed! I read some reviews that said this foundation was full coverage, it's pretty good coverage but I still had to touch up with concealer. It blended pretty easy, felt super light weight and after having it on for a few hours I didn't need to re powder. Also I find with some cheaper foundations that they slide off my face and it can go pretty patchy but not this! It stayed on & the coverage was even all across my face! I did use this with Urban Decays, All Nighter setting spray so no touch ups were needed. I would say for paying £5.99 this foundation is pretty good, I may keep it for popping on before doing the nursery run so I don't scare all the parents and children by going bare faced.

Price : 10/10 - £5.99 for foundation is not much at all!
Coverage: 8/10 - Some redness from my cheeks still needed to be touched up and my blemishes needed a fair bit of concealer.

Quality: 9/10 - The quality of this is fantastic considering what you pay, I've used higher priced foundations that aren't half as good as this! 

Happy birthday mini me!

I can't believe Sophia has turned 3! She is growing up so quickly and makes me so proud every day, even the days she has a diva strop over everything. What have I learnt in 3 years?

1. It's ok to be lazy, can't be bothered getting out of those pjs? Own those pjs and enjoy every comfortable minute in them.
2. Need a breather? Take one! Even if it's locking yourself in the bathroom for 5 minutes, it's good for your sanity!
3. Child free day? I always think I am going to do amazing things on child free days... Usually I sneak back into bed or binge on daytime television. Do what you want to do!
4. Baby groups... I remember my health visitor handing me all these leaflets full of information on different groups I could take my squishy little newborn to. Did I feel like socialising? No! Did I want my socialising opportunities to be baby free? Yes! It's ok to do things that don't revolve around baby talk.
5. Want wine? Want junk food? Still carrying some extra weight? This can be a tough time in life, enjoy that guilty pleasure once in a while. 
6. Toddler tantrums. They happen everywhere. The supermarket seems to be a favourite location choice for the little people in your life. Those child free people just wondering around without a care in the world who shoot you a judgey look... Karma will get them one day.
7. Stop comparing your child to others. They are an individual and will develop at different rates. Sophia can still only speak a few words and that's ok! I can tell she's healthy and happy. We are working on it and things won't happen over night! 
8. Some days you will feel like all you have said is the word no. No don't eat that, no don't touch that, no don't do that. Then sometimes you feel bad like all you have done is tell your child off. Don't let it beat you up.  Mini you still loves you!
9. Child running around naked? Crazy hair? Dirty face? This is normal. Life doesn't look like those Instagram accounts that show children perfectly accessorised and all perfect in a matching outfit. 
10. Enjoy the experience, had a tough day? Let go of the negative and remind yourself about the positives. 

Dress shopping... I am doomed

Well as the title suggests, I am dress shopping. Now I love to shop but as soon as its for something in particular it becomes stressful! Anyone else? Just me? Bruce and I will be travelling to Glasgow in October and attending his cousins wedding. I have been looking for an outfit since the invitation dropped through our letter box. Can I find one? Can I heck! It seems to be an option of beach cover ups, crazy frilly metallic dresses or dresses with splits from my feet up to my cleavage. I am all for people experimenting with fashion and everyone being different but I just want a nice dress suitable for a wedding. No doubt the day after the wedding I will hit the shops and see 100's of dresses and outfits I would have loved to wear!

Sophia's shopping haul

I had all of the summer holidays off to spend with Sophia before she started nursery, that was over 6 weeks of bliss, shopping trips, lazy days at home and day trips & activities with my mini diva. These are my favorite purchases/gifts of the summer. 

| Mothercare | John Lewis | Next | Cath Kidston | Ebay |

| Schuh | Halfords (helmet and bike) |

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