Be Back Soon - On my Travels

Hello Hello & Happy Valentines!

Tomorrow I am going to be boarding a flight to the Philippines to stay with one of my good friends for a couple of weeks! We are going to be shopping, exploring & adventuring & I am so excited about it! Can't wait to get away from chilly England and experience actual sunshine!

Whilst I am away there is only a small chance I will be posting.  However I thought it would be nice to let y'all know that if you do comment / wish to contact me, I might reply later than usual! Yes, this is my nlmorgan.com out of office essentially.

Rememeber though there are lots of posts from past weeks, so sign up via email, Bloglovin' or even add me to your G+ circles, to keep up to date. If you want more instant updates, feel free to follow my Instagram / Twitter (links in sidebar), I am more likely to be checking in on there when I can.

On another note, I would like to say thanks to everyone of you who read, comment and support this blog, the beauty blogger community is a great one to be a part of!

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Review: Kevyn Aucoin Candlelight Kit

The Kevyn Aucoin Candlelight Kit is the first Kevyn Aucoin product I have purchased, and I did so due to the Space NK christmas sale, which cut it's original £96 in half (happy days!). This is a quality kit, which you wouldn't give to someone who was new to makeup or not really a makeup lover - in fact you would probably keep it for yourself, it is irresistible.

The kit includes;

• The Celestial Powder in Candlelight
• The Essential Eye Shadow Set Palette #8
• Basic White pencil eyeliner
• Black liquid eyeliner pen
• Votive Candle (Mini)

I haven't found a use for the candle or White eyeliner yet, but the 3 other products have all been huge hits with me. The black liquid eyeliner remains glossy, jet black and in place all day (literally the best liquid eyeliner results I have ever seen on myself), the celestial powder highlights under the brow bone, and on the cheek bone so beautifully, finally the eye shadow palette (featured in my Jan Favourites) enables you to create soft sultry looks with beautiful pigments and little effort.

The whole set, from the packaging to the mini votive candle has such an air of class and elegance about it that you feel you just want to stare at the products rather than use them. I particularly like the fact that the compacts are sleek and easy to open, and they look expensive. It makes applying makeup and creating a smokey, sexy eye look creative and feminine and I love this set for that. You are guaranteed never to look over done, or un-blended as all the products work seamlessly together.

I know SpaceNK are currently out of stock of this set, and I am not sure if they would get anymore in, as this was a limited edition product. It might be worth having a search around though if you are looking for a splurge product for yourself or someone else who loves to indulge in the high-end once in a while.

A face of the day featuring all of the products will be posted soon in Feb!

Battle of the Beauty Tools #6: The Dermasuri

Whether summer, winter or just for an even tan, exfoliation of our skin is vital. It helps promote good circulation, keep the skin looking and feeling in a good condition and promotes skin cell renewal.

When our legs are hidden away in the chill of winter, I do think exfoliation is often the last thing you want to be doing or thinking about. This edition of Battle of the Beauty Tools features one of the most simple, but life changing tools that you must just for a moment think about investing in and adding into your routine - to make everything a little less difficult and tiresome.

The Dermasuri. I was flicking through the virtual pages of new products on Victoria Health and had to take a closer look, and subsequently order this item. Yes it's £19.95 essentially for an exfoliating mitt, but I think what you pay for here is the research behind such a product and the following it has now got from celebrities and beauty bloggers.

To get the most from this product step into a steamy shower, and don't apply any shower gels, lotions or potions, but wait for your skin to be slightly wet. The steam and warmth from the shower opens up pores and prepares your skin for exfoliation. Grab your Dermasuri mitt and brush in upward motions against the skin, again with no shower products. This product works on exfoliating using friction, not beads or bristles.

The upward motions against the skin can be as hard or as soft as you feel you need them. I like to get a good vigorous motion in with good pressure. You will then see your dead skin / fake tan just rolling away from your skin and onto the mitt. This is a deep exfoliation mitt, and will mean you don't have to be doing this process, eventually any more than once every couple of weeks. Amazing!

First Impression: This is nothing I couldn't get out of a high street store, it's just an exfoliating glove?

Lasting Impression: The feeling and results this leaves your skin with are worth the money, and it's a tool which requires no batteries, no charging cradles just a quick rinse under some water and a hanging out to dry after use. This is a no frills, but effective exfoliating tool which should definitely be considered if you put off scrubbing your skin!

You can purchase the Dermasuri Deep Exfoliating Mitt @ Victoria Health, and the official website.