J'aime Paris: Deuxième Partie

Louvre | Ancient Egypt Antiquities | The Mummy | Louvre Macaroons | Cleopatra's Needle | Shopping on the Champs Elysees | The Catacombs

This is the second instalment of my paris photos. Check out my haul video and don't forget to enter my french Pharmacy giveaway on my youtube channel. Also you can enter my £150 spa giveaway too. 

xOnnax

J'aime Paris: Première Partie & French Pharmacy Giveaway

Luxembourg Gardens | Eiffel Tower | Arc de Triomphe | Louis Vuitton | Luxembourg Palace | Ladurée Macaroons | River Seine | Notre Dame | St Michel Fountain | Arc de Triomphe Carrousel

I went to Paris for a week and it was amazing. I had a great time and fell in love with the city. If you want to see what I bought go check out my haul video and don't forget to enter my french Pharmacy giveaway on my youtube channel. Also you can enter my £150 spa giveaway too. 

xOnnax

Review: Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation

My current dupe for my Chanel Vita Lumiere Aqua is the Rimmel Wake Me Up Make Up Foundation which retails for £8.99. Although I love my Chanel, it's a little expensive to wear just for work, or to pop to Tesco so I wanted to find something that does the job, without the price tag. 


Nothing can replace my Vita Lumiere Aqua but this is a close second. It smells great, stays well on the skin and it doesn't feel too heavy. It doesn't blend quite as easily as my Chanel does, and isn't quite as light but it's definitely a nice high street foundation. 


It gives a dewy finish and very occasionally has some flecks of shimmer through it. I rarely notice this but if you hate shimmer then maybe stay away. All thats left to say is, I like the packaging, it reminds me of summer. 


NOTE: Since writing this review I've stopped using this foundation. It turned out to be the cause of horrendous breakouts. This foundation obviously is much cheaper than my regular one and is heavily fragranced. A lot of high street foundations break my skin out, my skin is very sensitive. If you have acne prone or sensitive skin I wouldn't recommend this foundation, however if you don't have a problem with foundations breaking you out then I'd still recommend it. It's not right for me and I won't be repurchasing, but it's still a nice foundation. 

x Onna x

What's new with you? No.2

I haven't had my hair cut off or anything it's just tucked over my shoulders. I'm going for a cut and colour in a week or two and I'm stuck on what to do. I fancy a bit of a change but don't want to go bright blonde or red. I'm thinking maybe golden honey brown, à la Mille Mackintosh, what do you all think? 

I'm going to Paris for a few days at the end of May. It seems to be the 'blogger thing to-do' as of late and I have inadvertently jumped on that bandwagon. I've only been to Paris once when I was a kid and I don't remember it so I'm really excited. I'm also going to DisneyLand Paris.. YAY! Any must see's in Paris?

I love this baking book. I made this chocolate cake for my friends last day at work. I love baking for other people... all the fun, less of the calories.

My new favourite skincare product ever! I 'discovered' it through A Model Recommends, who I'm sure you all know. Anyway, it may be a tiny bit pricey but I really do love it. Full Review will be up in a couple of weeks one I've tested it more thoroughly. 

x Onna x

VOGUE Fashion's Night Out 2011

So next week is Vogue Fashion's Night Out... I first heard about the event, or shopping experience on twitter last year but was too busy to go and London is so far away for a little country girl like myself :) Literally by coincidence, this year I shall be in London all weekend to visit a friend so I have decided to go up a day early to see what all the fuss is about. Now, if like myself earlier self, are not quite sure what these frivolities include I shall explain...


Think of VFNO as a late night shopping experience, combined with celebrities, models, champagne and cocktails, nibbles, competitions and goody bags. The best part is, because you are essentially there to make the stores money, entry is free and does not require a ticket (bar a few exceptions like some PR parties.

I would seriously recommend coming along to take in the great atmosphere, find some bargains (most shops are offering around 20% discount on the night)and meet to lovely people, including lots of gorgeous beauty and fashion bloggers! It takes place on Thursday 9th September in and around Soho, mainly of Oxford and Regents street I think. 


I shall provide links for all the information you require and I hope to see some of your there. If you have an iPhone I recommend downloading the VFNO App to help find your way around. If you do intend to go please let me know so I can say hello! I shall be tweeting prior to, and throughout the evening to let you know where I am heading. I shall also vlog and blog the event for anyone who is curious, now I just need to decide what to wear...

www.fashions-night-out.vogue.co.uk

Vogue Article

Sarah's Guide to VFNO

P.S Apologies for the website pictures, I'm recovering from having my wisdom teeth removed and I'm not feeling up to getting the camera out, sorry!


Much Love,
Onna

Giveaway & Sudocrem Skin Care Cream Review

I'm gonna get straight to the point with this review, when Sudocrem first sent me a sample of their skin care cream I was unimpressed by it. The only way I can describe their packaging is blah and the notion that its handbag size seems ridiculous to me; when would I ever reach into my bag for a tube of thick white cream to smoother over a full face of makeup? 
I was also scared to apply this to blemishes, in my head something which appears to be heavy and moisturising would only make my spots worse right? After being assured on twitter of its wonderful properties I braved applying it over one spot and to my surprised the spot almost disappeared completely over night. 

OK so as a spot treatment it really works, more so than most. I don't know how or why it works but I don't care because right now there isn't a blemish on my face :)
That still led me to question why would someone buy this over a different treatment that already works for them? Its £1.99 for 30g, my previous treatment of choice retails for around £4.40 or 15ml. An absolute bargain!

Remember the cream is heavy so you need to apply it very sparingly. If you put to much on it makes your skin look and feel greasy. One more thing I liked about this product is the fact that I can wear it under makeup. So many products claim to be 'invisable' but dry up and flake off leaving my makeup looking patchy. This sinks in a bit like a moisturiser so works great under a primer or foundation. 
If you buy this product you won't get a sense luxury and yes, the product occasionally gets stuck in the tube; but you will get a simple, effective treatment for your blemishes at a good price. What more could a girl ask for? 

Sudocrem were over generous to me, they sent me 3 tubes. Two will last me forever so I'm giving one away! To enter just leave a comment below telling me what your favourite spot treatment is! The contest will close on the 29st August and anyone can enter, I shall be posting the prize myself to please leave your twitter/email address in the comments so I can contact you if you win. 

Good Luck,

Onna

Skincare Routine

Skin type: Oily/Combination with the cccasional dry patch

Skin Problems: Blemishes, Blackheads, Acne Scarring

Step 1: Makeup Removal

First thing I do is use botanics eye-makeup remover with cotton buds to remove my eye makeup. Its an oil based product so its really effective & doesn't break me out. I follow Lisa Eldrige's eye makeup removal method. I really recommend watching her video on makeup removal as she is a God in all things makeup relate. I only ever use makeup wipes if I have loads of makeup on or if I'm drunk & sleepy. The Simple Wipes are definitely my favourite. 

Step 2: Cleanse

My ultimate cleanser is the Simple Pure Soap which Fee at Makeup Savvy introduced me to. I wash my face with this morning and night using the Body Shop Facial Buffer in circular motions. If I've been wearing makeup I always wash my face twice. I've been using these two products since posted out them here.

Step 3: Serum & Moisturiser

I'm currently using the Cellnique Skin Action Sebum Gel to control my acne and blackheads. I apply a small pump all over my problem areas (nose/forehead/chin) then blend all over my face. I then apply a pump of my Botanics oil-free moisturiser. I also love the Clinique dramatically different moisturising gel but I ran out :(

Step 4: Extras

Every morning and night I use my Simple Kind to Eyes Soothing Eye Balm, my Palmers Lip Balm & My Tee Tree Spot Stick from Superdrug. Once/Twice a week I also use St Ives Apricot Scrub. 

I love this skincare routine and shall be sticking to it for the foreseeable future. Hope you enjoyed. 

Much Love,

Onna