Goodness from The Body Shop

To apologise for my general rubbishness as a blogger, I lay myself prostrate before you and present an offering of 20% of The Body Shop's awesome Shimmer Cubes.



These babies are perfect for summer, they're solid so you can take them in hand luggage, they're teeny tiny so they don't take up a lot of space and they're super multi-purpose.

I love the pale pink as a highlighter and the minty green makes great daytime eyes. Combine the grey and the silver for uber drama night time eye looks. And they remind me of snooker chalk which is fun.

Click here to bag the Shimmer Cubes for just £12.52 using the code BLOG_SHIM but do it soon, they're limited edition!

This week I will mostly be...

Sorry I've been so crap for the last couple of days.
Monday was manic and yesterday, ahem, I was at a photo shoot for Grazia. No, really! Sadly it wasn't BeautyMecca related, it was to do with the joy that is my book. I think I might have mentioned that I have a book coming out soon - well, it's now officially super soon, as in 25th June soon. See, it's real!



They even have it on Amazon and everything.

Anyway, I was doing an article for Grazia to promote the book and hurrah, I got to play with an awesome make up artist, Martin Carter (see his website here) and not only did we share a love of Stila, he also taught me lots of fun tips. Hands down, best make up artist I've ever had and through BeautyMecca and now the book shenanigans, I've had a few.

But I digress, basically this is an apology for my being a bit shit at posting in the last few days but I promise to pull my socks up. I've got loads of gorgeous stuff to tell you about and super helpful tips to share so bear with me.

MWAH,
BeautyLover x

May-a-rama: Treaclemoon Body Butter

YAY! The sun is back!
And I'm smothered head to toe in Treaclemoon's My Coconut Island body butter!
So I smell like holidays!
And it's cheaper than chips!
No, really, the chips in the pub across from my office are extortionate and this bad boy is only £3.97.

If you're not into Coconut, try My Raspberry Kiss, super fruity and delish. And as if that wasn't good enough, the entire Treaclemoon range is available from Tesco so you can slip the goodies in with your weekly shop and feel positively virtuous. Have a peepo at the other prods on Treaclemoon.net and pick a favourite flavour.

This coconut smell is making me want an ice cream...

Father's Day! Elemis Universal Traveller Set

Okay, you can read this however you like.
Either, I am a lovely, lovely daughter who is only interested in ensuring the fathers of the UK all get wonderful presents this year and not just a crap tie or a box of Thornton's toffee, or, I'm really, really busy and I love Elemis so this is a really easy and slightly lazy post.

Either way, if you really love your dad (or want to make sure there are some brilliant products at home the next time you're visiting) have a think about investing in the Elemis Universal Traveller set.
It's chockablock with goodness (most of which you can steal before the end of Father's day) and comes in a beautiful travel bag. So your dad won't have to tote his Wash 'n' Go around in a Tesco bag ever again.

Pick one up at Elemis counters at Time to Spa

May-a-rama: Eylipex-2

Am hungover.
Or possibly dying.
Definitely one or the other.

At least I've got the Bank holiday weekend to recover, right? Wrong. I have a friend's birthday drinks tonight, am off to a festival tomorrow and then am meeting my mother on Monday. My MOTHER.



In an attempt to not have her think I cannot manage my life in the style of a fully functioning adult (this is constantly up for dispute), I shall be rigorously sticking to my new Eylipex-2 routine in an attempt to look a bit human.
From the lovely people that brought us Tri-Aktiline Deep Wrinkle Filler, Eylipex-2 is a two part eye programme, with a day gel and a night cream, full of super active ingredients that help reduce dark circles and wrinkles.
Awesome.
Need it now.

You can get yours at Boots or Boots.com
If I live through the weekend, I'll let you know how convinced Mummy BeautyLover was.

May-a-rama: The Sanctuary Hot Sugar Scrub

I'm in a bad mod. Someone just told me I'm all PowerPoint and sarcasm which obviously I put on Facebook immediately for everyone to disagree with. They did not. And not only did they not disagree, someone else actually added 'don't forget the shoes'.
No one wants to just be PowerPoint and sarcasm.
Oh and shoes.


Anyway, we all know that I'm so much more, don't we?
Like, the softest pair of elbows south of the Watford gap. Admittedly I was a little bit premature in my exfoliation this season - what has happened to the sun? - but it's never a bad idea to have soft skin, right? Well, if you're looking for something to slough into spring, you need The Sanctuary's new Hot Sugar Scrub. It's amazing for the following reasons:

1. The tub is beautiful and reassuringly heavy.
2. It GETS HOT WHEN YOU RUB IT INTO WET SKIN! LIKE WITCHCRAFT!
3. It is available from Boots at an eminently reasonable price.
4. It smells nice.
5. After using it, your skin feels like kittens. This is a good thing.

May-a-rama: Bobbi Brown Customise Simplify Organise System

Hmm, do you ever go home at night, look around your place and want to have a bit of a sob?
Yeah, me too.
It doesn't seem to matter what I do or when I do it, my flat is consistently littered with shit. There are magazines everywhere, cushions, blankets, clean clothes, empty glasses and most of all (you won't be surprised to hear) loads and loads and loads of make up.

I'm all for a girl having a choice, we are fickle after all, but seriously, there's no way I need everything that is in my flat. It's just insane. Which is why I was so excited to hear about the new Bobbi Brown customised palette system. The little black boxes of Bobby Brown goodness on my coffee table/make up dumping ground make me so ridiculously happy, all sleek and shiny and filled with joy, so the idea of being able to build my own palette of wonder, makes me even happier.
Isn't it pretty?



And clever Bobbi has even made a wee foundation to pop in so you don't have to cart your regular bottle with you. It's absolutely perfect for summer holidays and even better for busy lives/crowded handbags.
And, well, I've been keeping this to myself until the visa came through but THE BEST THING EVER IF YOU'RE MOVING TO NEW YORK IN AUGUST.
Ahem. More on that to follow...