Beauty Thursday

Beauty Thursday- InstaNatural Review

For this week's Beauty Thursday, I was recently sent an Advanced Scar Gel from the brand InstaNatural to review for you guys. I had already enjoyed and reviewed the InstaNatural Vitamin C Moisturizer that I had been sent so I thought it was worth a try, once again I must stress to you guys that all of the opinions expressed are my own. 

So if you didn't know from my previous post InstaNatural is a Florida based company which aims to provide safe, effective and affordable skin care products without sacrificing on quality.

 I have been using the scar gel for two weeks and I'm pretty impressed with it. The picture above was a scar on my leg that had happened after my friend accidentally cut my leg with her high heel going up the stairs on a night out over a month ago. The cut had healed and everything but I was still left with this red line.

 I must admit I was skeptical about how you could heal a scar but considering I have had  the scar for over a month I gave it a shot. I have been applying the gel twice a day every day for two week and I have really noticed a difference. The scar has lost its redness and you can't really see it anymore, I have to stare hard to try find it. The only time I actually do ever see the scar is when I am just out of the shower but it goes away again shortly after.

The picture above is my leg now after using the gel for the two weeks so you can see for yourself. As I have only had my scar for a month I don't know how well it would work on scars that have been there for years but I would definitely recommend trying it because I have found that it did work and the area really felt moisturized.

Pros:

- It's super moisturizing and felt nice on my skin

- I found that it did work on the scar that I had

- Easy to use as it has a pump

- Handy size because you get a lot of product but you can fit it easily if you need to pack

- Made of natural ingredients

Cons:

- The colour isn't the most appealing colour and the gel does stain where it has been applied until it has dried in.

- It has a subtle Chinese medicine herbal smell (anyone who has had acupuncture you know what I mean.) It's not overwhelming  and I don't smell it after a couple of seconds but I would have preferred if it was odorless.

Overall, I really liked the scar gel, I personally found it worked and I would recommend it if you have some scars which you don't like and feel self conscious about.

If you would like to purchase InstaNatural's Advanced Repair Scar Gel and try it for yourself you can do so here: The Advanced Repair Scar Gel costs $27.95.

So that's it for this week's Beauty Thursday, I hope you enjoyed today's blog!

Xoxo

Sophie

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Disclaimer: These items were kindly sent to me by Mattify Cosmetics for consideration to review.  I was not paid for my review, nor am I affiliated with the company in anyway.  This is my 100% honest opinion as always!

What I Wore Wednesday

What I Wore Wednesday

For this week's What I Wore Wednesday I chose to write about n outfit I wore two weeks ago to one of my good friend's 21st birthday party. I wore this fitted black and pink dress which had a plunging neckline which was from AWear. I actually bought this dress almost three years ago and I still love wearing it, this is why I stress you take care of your clothes because when you do that you can wear them years later. I paired this dress with my nude wedges, I had planned on wearing my black ones but they were in another friends house and I didn't get them in time. 

- You can purchase my wedges in black (the ones I intended to wear) here: They're on sale for only 10 euro so get them while you can!

So that's it for this week's What I Wore Wednesday, I hope you enjoyed today's blog!

Xoxo

Sophie

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Manicure Monday

Manicure Monday

Hey everyone, so for this week's Manicure Monday I thought I would do things a little differently. Suzanne Jackson the creator of the blog SoSueMe (if you haven't checked her out you totally should!) recently came out with a brand of gel finish nail polishes. Now as you all know I love my nail polish and I love SoSueMe so I was extremely excited and after I bought two bottles I decided I'd do a review for you all.

With a selection of 25 colours from the SoSu brand you really are spoiled for choice. To start off with a bought "Who's The Boss?"  (pictured above) which is a dark purple colour and "First Date" which is a bright red colour (pictured below.)

After buying the two colours I can honestly say I have full intentions of purchasing them all, it just might take a while because each bottle is 7.99 euro. I usually find no matter what, with most nail polishes after applying a base coat and a top coat my nails always chip within a couple of hours or by the next day, with SoSu polish it didn't chip for a good while, I think I might have gotten a week with no chipping which is honestly a miracle for me.

Overall, I LOVE the SoSu polishes, they have such an array of colours and they miraculously don't chip plus the sleek gel finish is amazing. The only thing was I wish they were like 3 euro because I would own the entire collection by now but really for the quality of polish I don't mind paying 7.99 for them because I have paid more money for a lesser quality before. You can tell Suzanne really went through the trouble of making sure the product was perfect because I have no complaints and with a nail polish that is so rare!

SoSu by Suzanne Jackson gel based polishes are in pharmacies nationwide and also available to purchase in Penney's. You can also purchase them online from McCabes here:

So that's it for this week's Manicure Monday, I hope you enjoyed today's blog!

Xoxo

Sophie

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Celebrity Style Sunday

Celebrity Style Sunday

This week's Celebrity Style Sunday is dedicated to my favourite looks from this years Cannes Film Festival. Check it out here:

I absolutely adored this look from Naomi Watts in Elie Saab. She kills it every year with this year being no exception!

I previously dedicated a Celebrity Style Sunday to Emma Stone so it's pretty obvious I adore her style but she looked unreal at Cannes this year! Emma honestly looked so regal and old hollywood glam with this look from Christian Dior Pre-Fall 2015.

Charlize Theron added a pop of colour and drama to the red carpet in this stunning bright yellow gown which featured a long train. The figure hugging gown was designed by Christian Dior couture and she accessorized with Chopard jewels.

Miranda Kerr looked colourful and gorgeous in this pink gown by Emanuel Ungaro. The pink colour was super girly and fun while the plunging neckline and thigh high slit added extreme sex appeal to the gown. Also I genuinely feel like her that leg deserves honorable mention just WOW!

Not to add another supermodel to the list but Doutzen Kroes was another sexy lady in this revealing Atelier Versace gown. LOVE!

So that is actually it for my favourite looks from Cannes Film Festival, I know it was a short list but honestly everyone has been stepping up their game so much lately that my standards have just gone extremely high! I hope you enjoyed today's blog and let me know who your best dressed was from Cannes 2015?

Xoxo

Sophie


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Beauty Thursday

Beauty Thursday

For this week's Beauty Thursday I thought I would do a make up tutorial for you wonderful people. I recently did a super dark black smokey eye tutorial which you can check out here: I decided to do a dark brown smokey eye for those of you who want to do a dark eye but think black is a bit too extreme or just want to have a nice brown smokey look. For this look I mainly used my trusty Urban Decay Naked 2 palette.

To begin I did my usual foundation routine which I had posted recently, you can check out that post here: I also primed my eyes with my Absolute Perfecting eyeshadow primer.

To start my look I used the shade "YDK" from my Naked 2 and brushed it all over my lid.

Next I blended my elf mineral eye shadow in the shade "Wild" into my crease.

Back to my Naked 2 palette, I used a pencil brush and lightly applied the shade "Suspect" under my eye.

 Picking back up my elf mineral shadow in "Wild", using the same eye liner brush from previous lined just under my eye with "Wild" on top of "Suspect." After that was done I lined my waterline with my MeMeMe kohl eyeliner

 I then lined my upper lash line with my Benefit They're Real Push Up liner.

To finish off I applied my mascara, the mascara I'm currently using is my So Susan Flutter mascara.

To complete my look I lined my lips with my Rimmel lip liner and applied my Max Factor Colour Elixer lipstick in the shade "English Rose." I also set the look with my elf "Mist and Set" setting spray.

Completed Look:

Products I used:

- Absolute Eyeshadow Primer

- Urban Decay Naked 2 palette

 - Benefit They're Real! Push Up Liner

- MeMeMe Kohl Eyeliner Pencil

- Max Factor Colour Elixir Lipstick "English Rose"

That's it for this week's Beauty Thursday, I hope you enjoyed today's blog!

Xoxo

Sophie

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What I Wore Wednesday

What I Wore Wednesday

This week's What I Wore Wednesday is an outfit I wore out and about shopping recently. I wore a pink string tank top from Penney's/Primark, a pair of black skinny jeans from River Island. My ankle boots were from River Island also and I paired it with a black faux leather jacket that featured a faux fur collar from BANK and a leopard print belt from Dunnes Stores.

- You can purchase my ankle boots from River Island here:

- You can purchase my black skinny jeans from River Island here:

That's it for this week's What I Wore Wednesday, I hope you enjoyed today's blog!

Xoxo

Sophie

Manicure Monday

Manicure Monday

This week's Manicure Monday is a simple yet stunningly sleek black polish. I used essence "back to black."

Method:

1. File all nails so they're even and there are no hang nails.

2. Apply a base coat to prevent staining the nail.

3. Paint on the first layer of nail varnish.

4. Once the first layer is dry, apply the second layer of polish.

5. After the second layer of polish is dry, I applied a top coat to prevent chipping.

That's it for this week's Manicure Monday, I hope you enjoyed today's blog!

Xoxo

Sophie