Mermaid Chic

Have you ever watched The Little Mermaid and been jealous of her beachy locks? Gorgeous flowing hair down her back with a slight wave to it. I certainly have, look at it!

Well this product I'm about to talk about creates the mermaid chic effect and I LOVE it! I've had it for a few months now and every time I've used it I think to myself how amazing it is, and how I must remember to blog about it. Well here goes, it's the Tigi Catwalk Session Series Salt Spray (£9.99).

This has to be one of my favourite hair products of all time, I have blogged about it before but I wanted to do it all over again. If you are a beach bunny who loves the laidback chic look then this is definitely the product for you. I love looking glam but I like it to be pretty effortless which is why I love dry shampoo and other quick fixes. This spray is so easy to use to create the beach bed-head look with tousled locks a mermaid would be jealous of, or you can use it to give your hair texture in a chic up-do.

Not only does it give you beautiful waves but it fights frizz and humidity, and gives your hair definition. A definite must-have for the summer.

For me it scores 10 out of 10 for its ability to give you fab hair in a second.

Available from http://www.feelunique.com/p/TIGI-Catwalk-Session-Series-Salt-Spray-270ml

Penny xx

Just Peachy

Hello everyone, and how is 2012 treating you? Mine is not too shabby so far, and I'm off to Center Parcs in a weeks time! I'm off to a great start for a fun and exciting 2012, and I'm even more excited after having just read the latest Vogue. It seems that the trends for 2012 are absolutely stunning and I cannot wait for the sun to come out to showcase all the beautiful colours. There's a multitude of different looks for spring, all beautifully feminine but my personal favourite is the pastel shades that light up any dull January.

Jason Wu and Dior have shown some fabulous designs but unfortunately quite out of my price range. However, one way that we can all achieve the runway look this spring is to adopt the peachy cheeks that the models were sporting on shows for Stella, Versace, Louis Vuitton and many more. It is a fantastic way to brighten and lighten the complexion in exchange for the usual bronzing powder. Flattering for all skin tones and warms the complexion.

Dust a peach tone into the apples of your cheeks and take it up towards the hairline, lifting the cheek bone and sculpting the face. YSL have brought out a gel cheek colour that looks very natural but if you are going for a more pronounced look then opt for a powder, Luster from Nars is a gorgeous apricot colour that would look great on any-one.  Pair with a dewy foundation base for that fresh glow, my favourite is Liz Earle Sheer Skin Tint (£21), providing a radiant base.

Comb a light layer of mascara on for fluttery lashes and there you have it, a simply beautiful look for spring 2012. For that added oomph be brave with bright lip gloss.

Penny xx

Get your 2012 face on!

Happy new year everyone! I hope you all had an amazing evening, I started 2012 as I mean to go on with a fried breakfast! Every year I make resolutions I know I will never keep so this year I'm just not going to bother with them. Although having said that, I am trying to save to move in with my boyfriend later in the year. We want to get a mortgage together which means save, save, save. At a recent appointment with the bank my boyfriend and I were very embarrassed to find out we spend approx. £500 on food in a month! How cringe to have to tell your bank that most of our money goes to Nandos.

As one of our spending cuts we saved money this NYE and went to a good old-fashioned house party, which no doubt meant today was going to be a complete write-off. I was right, here I am now watching Richie Rich curled up in my duvet with a face mask. I thought I'd do a quick blog about rejuvenating your skin after a rough night.

I always recommend taking your make-up off before bed (but I know this isn't always possible!) and drink water before bed, and as soon as you wake up. Your skin will be dehydrated after a long night so you need to put the moisture back into your skin. I use an Avene water spray to perk my skin, the fresh water is soothing and anti-irritating - perfect for hungover skin. This next step is cheap and easy, I slap on Nivea creme onto my face and just let it slowly soak in. It's so thick it leaves your skin feeling plump and hydrated. I wouldn't recommend this as a regular beauty routine because it's too heavy to use daily on the skin and will leave you with those annoying under the skin spots, but when your skin is thirsty it is great to use once to inject some moisture into your tired skin. It leaves you with a glow as if you've had 8 hours sleep, and at only £1.11 you can't go wrong!