The Multi-Purpose Beautifying Oil

I have talked about my love for Beauty Oils on GS before (here) and discussed my favourites and their uses. Multi-Purpose Oils are a great method of injecting moisture and nourishment into your skin, body and hair, and I wanted to dedicate this post to my current favourite and most used Beauty Oil, The Body Shop Olive Beautifying Oil. 

I have been using and loving The Body Shop Beautifying Oils for a while now and they have become one of those products that I will always repurchase. The scent I am currently loving right now is the Olive Beautifying Oil, which smells fresh and clean and perfect for the spring. I wanted to share some of the ways in which I use this Multi-purpose oil and hopefully give you some ideas. 

1. Hair

After washing my hair and towel drying it, I run a little of the oil through the damp ends to give it an extra burst of moisture and shine. The ends of my hair can be dry and frizzy sometimes and I really find this works to control this problem. 

2. Face

I have two uses for this oil when it comes to skincare. When I have had a make-up heavy day and want to remove every trace of foundation and concealer and whatever else is on my face, I use the Beautifying Oil as a pre-cleanse to cut through all the make-up. I follow the oil with a cleanser and exfoliate. 

Secondly, I like to use this as a replacement for moisturiser during the final stage in my skincare routine, when my skin is feeling dry and dehydrated. My skin seems to love beauty oils and I always wake up the next day with a glowing, healthy skin complexion. 

3. Body

Finally, I love using this beautifying oil on my body, after the shower, as a body moisturiser. The oil helps to lock in moisture and prevent dry, scabby elbows and knees. 

I also use this as an alternative to shaving foam when shaving my legs. It works wonders to prepare the area pre-shave and to moisturise post-shave. It always leaves my legs feeling smooth and wonderful... Do not be surprised when I make you feel my legs after... 

Well, those are my favourite uses for the Body Shop Olive Beautifying Oil. Have you got any tips for me?

What's in my bag?

I love these posts and I am always curious to know what other people keep in their handbags. I did one of these posts in June and thought I would do an updated version because it is the New Year and I have a new bag.

I ordered the Combined City Bag from Zara on Christmas Eve and it arrived shortly after Christmas. I needed a bag smaller than my other bags but still big enough to hold all stuff.

During the winter, there are a few essentials that are not kept in my bag all year round. 

I keep my pom pom wooly hat from New Look in my bag when I'm not wearing it, just incase it gets a bit chilly. I picked up this amazing tartan umbrella from New Look the other day to try and avoid bad hair days due to surprise showers. Tissues are a must have this time of year and I love these festive ones from Tescos.

I take my little Alphabet Bags makeup pouch with me most places to store my powder, bronzer and brushes. I am in love with Soap and Glorys One Heck of a Blot and Topshops Bronzer in Sandcastles. These are great for travelling or taking to work to just freshen up my face.

If you read my blog you'll know that no handbag of mine is complete without a hand cream of some sort. I love this rose scented hand cream from The Body Shop. It is very hydrating and a little goes a long way with this product. I also pack the perfume I'm wearing that day to top it up later. Right now I'm loving the Korres White Tea, Bergamount and Fressia Scent, which is a perfect travel size bottle.

I keep my lipstick of choice for that day (I am wearing Rimmels Moisture Renew Lipstick in In Love With Ginger today) and a lip balm. The Body Shop lip balms are a favourite of mine and the Mango scented lip balm reminds me if my holiday to Cuba.

In terms of gadgets I like to take my iPod and iPad with me, to keep me entertained on the bus and before work. My iPad case is a floral accessorize case from Tescos.

Last but certainly not least I always keep my diary, pens, my purse and keys. Everyday nessesities that carry everywhere with me. My diary is just a boring red day to day one from a bargain store that I covered in stickers. My purse is one that I had for like 5 years that I still love from River Island.

So there you have the contents of my lovely Zara bag.

The Year of The Christmas Gift Set

Happy New Year!!

I hope you have all had a Wonderful Christmas and a wild NYE. One of my 2014 resolutions is to blog more and give you guys the amazing content you deserve.

I received a lot of amazing beauty gift sets this Christmas from some wonderful friends and family. I feel so grateful for the gifts as well as having such beautiful people in my life.

*Disclaimer: I am in no way bragging about the items in this post, just sharing my joy for each gift.*

- Beautifully Feet Treats - Soap and Glory Yule Monty - Soap and Glory Once Upon A Lime - Lush White Christmas - The Body Shop Gingerbread Gift Set - Lush Buttercup - Marc Jacobs Daisy - 

I couldn't possibly pick a favourite out of this beautiful bunch but I do look forward to receiving my favourite perfume every year. 

Marc Jacobs Daisy comes in this beautiful gift box this year and I was so happy to get this. The gift set includes a Daisy scented shower gel and body lotion as well as the amazing fragrance.

This is one of my favourite festive scents and this gift set comes in the cutest gift tin. Included are, the gingerbread shower gel, gingerbread body polish, gingerbread body butter and a gingerbread soap. Delicious!

This cute wee set from Beauticology is a treat for your feet! Complete with cosy socks, Vanilla foot lotion and gingerbread foot soak salts.

I got two Lush gifts sets this festive period and first up is the White Christmas set. I was so excited to receive this because I am a big fan of lush goodies and this contained products I wouldn't usually go for but I have discovered I love. There were 7 amazing lush treats wrapped in the beautiful blue and white paper; It's Raining Men Shower Gel, Popcorn Lip Scrub, Vanilla Dee-Lite Body Lotion, Honey I Washed The kids Soap, Ro's Argan Body Conditioner, Soft Coeur Massage Bar and Snowcake Soap. This box smells like cookies and cream. Can not wait to try all these goodies.

Buttercup was the second Lush gift set I was given. My sister knows what I like!  This wee cutie came with a bar of Honey I washed the kids Soap and a Butterball Bath Ballistic. 

My mum spoilt me with Soap and Glory gift sets this year. I love all the Soap and Glory Products but this has to be my favourite collection. Once Upon a Lime contains the Sugar Crush Body Wash, Sugar Crush Body Scrub, Sugar Crush Body Buttercream and a Poofy for the bath. I am in love with everything about this set. It has the most amazing scent, think lemon meringue pie. If I could bathe in this scent for the rest of my life I probably would...

Last, but certainly not least is the queen of all Christmas gift sets:

These photos do not to the Soap and Glory Yule Monty justice. This amazing box of amazingness was a gift from Santa. The Yule Monty comes with all my favourite Soap and Glory products all snuggled in this amazing limited edition bag that was designed by Jonathon Saunders This super gift set includes; Sugar Crush Body Scrub, The Righteous Butter Body Cream, Heel Genius Foot Mask, Hand Food Hand Cream, Thick and Fast Mascara, Peaches and Clean Face Wash, The Scrub of Your Life, Butter Yourself Body Lotion and a Sexy Mother Pucker Lip Plumping Gloss. All a girl really needs in a gift set.

I have been extremely lucky and I can not wait to use and try out all these amazing gift sets. 

Review: Beauty Oils

Beauty oils are receiving a huge amount of hype right now but to be perfectly honest with you, a few months ago I had no idea how to use these oils, especially in terms of beauty. I use oil to fry a prawn stir fry so I was a bit overwhelmed by all these other beauty related uses!

You can get multi purpose beauty oils that can be used for face, body hair, hands... You name it these oils offer benefits to you! There are also oils that offer benefits or treatments to a specific area, such as hand and cuticle oils.

I have 5 beauty oils in my ever growing beauty collection which include 3 Multi purpose oils, a hair oil and a hand and cuticle oil. 

The Body Shop Coconut Beautifying Oil: This is probably my most used beauty oil from this lot! I use it every second day when I go for a shower or bath. I like to use it after using a scrub to add and lock in moisture to my skin and this oil leaves my skin feeling amazing! I also use it as an alternative to shaving foams for my legs (as I am allergic to most shaving foam products) and it leaves my legs super smooth!  It also smells delicious too! 

Nuxe Multi-Purpose Dry Oil: I got this Nuxe Dry Oil from a Glossy Box. It says that it is for face, hair and body and that it contains 6 precious plant oils. This oil contains little bronze shimmers throughout it and I enjoy using it on my arms and legs as a moisturiser as it not only adds moisture but also a little shimmer and that's always good. I also enjoy running this through the ends of my hair before I use my hair dryer. Oils tend to give my hair a healthy shine without making it look flat and greasy! 

Caudalie Devine Oil: Another Glossy Box treat which I have added to my wish list to purchase the full size bottle. This does indeed smell divine and it is my favourite oil of the group! I use this oil on my body, in my hair and on my face! I am very wary about what I put on my face and I was pretty apprehensive about putting oil onto my face, especially when I am prone to an oily T-Zone but I thought I would give it a try! I incorporated the oil into my nightly skin care routine. I used my L'oreal Micellar water first to remove my eye makeup, I then double cleansed my face using the Champney's Super Rich Cleansing Balm and the Una Brennan Tea Flower Deep Clean Purifying Cleansing Wash. I then applied the Caudalie Divine Oil all over my face using a cotton pad and just left it to soak in over night! In the morning my face feels really clean and super soft! Recommend this!  

The Body Shop Hemp Hand Oil: I have had this hand oil for a while and when it runs out I would repurchase it! I have extremely dry hands and i find using hand sanitizer dries them even more so I picked up this Hemp Hand Oil from the body shop! I like to use hand creams during the day and I always keep one in my bag but I like to keep this little bottle next to my bed! I use this every night to combat my dry hands and I really think it helps! It comes with a little pipette too, so you don't use too my product! 

Oragnix Moroccan Argan Oil: I bought this when hair oils and Argan oil became a big trend in the beauty world! I like how it's a spray so that I can spray the product directly onto my hair and it does smell very luxurious! It says it will "infuse hair with a sheer vail of shine, giving colour and highlights a multifaceted glow, while it helps reduce split ends and tames fly away frizzies" I do enjoy using this oil and its probably the hair oil I pick up when I don't have a lot of time to do my hair in the morning! 

Are there any beauty oils that you would recommend?