Joan Collins Timeless Beauty & Make Up

Posted on July 29, 2017 by Fiona Martin

Joan Collins Timeless Beauty is a new international luxury beauty brand consisting of skin care and beauty products and I’ve been lucky to try some of the glamorous base products recommended by Dame Joan Collins herself. With her own personal industry experience she has been able to collaborate on products that give sought after looks normally provided by top make up artists.

With anti ageing properties the products are just what I’m looking for as being in my early 40’s I’m definitely seeing the signs of ageing and fine lines creeping in! The Joan Collins range consists of both skin care and make up and all come styled in glamourous glass and gold packaging, the sort you’d expect to find on the dressing table of a Hollywood starlet. With the high-end bottles it was time to check out the contents and put the make up to the test. Having fair skin I went for the ‘Warm Extra Fair’ foundation and ‘Fair’ concealer. A sample of the Sleep Active Night Cream was also included for me to put to the test.

The Joan Collins Fade to Perfect concealer (£18) comes generously sized with an easy to use wand to apply to the eye area, around the nose and anywhere else you need a bit of cover. It blends easily and helps reduce dark circles and puffiness. As you can see I have a dark area under each eye and I found that this covered it perfectly leaving my under eye area flawless and perfectly blended.

The Joan Collins First Base foundation (£25) comes in an easy to pump bottle which I always like as you can dispense straight onto your brush, blender or fingers. This smoothed easily over my skin giving a good medium coverage, enough for me and gives my skin a good even tone. Hyaluronic acid is a great plumping ingredient and is used in this to help fill in fine lines and wrinkles, definitely a plus for me as I hate the lines on my forehead and between my brows. The foundation has a soft velvety texture which helps to blur imperfections but leaves you with a radiant look.

At the end of the day I always remove my make up and carefully wash my face to help protect my skin. It’s then important to apply a moisturiser that can work at night to repair and revive the skin and Joan Collins has come up with a great solution for the over 30’s. At 42 this is very welcome and I couldn’t wait to give it a try. Sleep Active Night Cream (£40) works to energise cellular activity and revive the skin, helping lift and reduce the signs of fatigue and advancing age so the face looks fresher, brighter, more alive and younger. With 28 active ingredients including 7 anti-oxidants, 10 anti-ageing, 11 moisturisers, albizia, julibrissen (persian silk tree bark) extract, ectoin, avocado butter, jojoba oil I have to say this felt like heaven on my skin at the end of the day. Light, refreshing, reviving, moisturising it just felt bliss and certainly was a great help to soothe and renew my skin overnight.

Overall I’m thoroughly impressed with the Joan Collins Timeless Beauty brand and would definitely recommend giving it a try particularly if you are 30+. It looks glamourous, feels glamourous but is mid priced so accessible to many especially as it can be picked up at your local M&S store as well as being sold at various places online!

All reviews are my own and my family’s opinions and we received the product in order to write an honest review.

Transformulas Lip Volume – Review

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Fiona Martin

Transformulas is a brand that promises beauty without surgery by creating groundbreaking formulas that are backed up with scientific, proven evidence. LipVolume is one of these products, that promises to increase lip moisture and volume, therefore improving the contour of the lips and giving a better definition to the lip line. At £29.95 it isn’t cheap, but I’ve been trying it out to see what I thought.

The lip treatment comes in a sleek, silver tube that immediately looks great, but then it comes down to the product in side. The lip wand is rounded and easy to use, the gloss just glides onto the lip area. Initially there is a slight tingle with a vaguely minty aroma, due to the Menthol in the product giving it a cool feel. I found the feeling really pleasant and not at all strong, and could immediately feel a plumping within my lips. The treatment is non sticky, leaves my lips shiny, highly hydrated and they feel soft and smooth.

Packed full of key ingredients including a natural tripeptide Gly-His-Lys along with Macadamia nut oil, provitamin B5, Vitamin E, Soybean Oil and Menthol, this lip treatment really works and feels great.

I’ve loved using the Transformulas LipVolume, it has become my handbag staple and I am using it several times a day. It really makes you feel good when you are wearing it as you know you have a glossy sheen on and your lips also feel full and luscious. Due to it’s excellent hydration properties it also means that your lips won’t dry out, instead they’ll feel highly moisturised and there is no need for any kind of extra balm, which is normally something I would have to use on my dry lips. This lip treatment has it all packed into one silver little tube – I love it and would happily use it again and again!

All reviews are my own and my family’s opinions and we received the product in order to write an honest review.

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Lelli Kelly Shoes from Charles Clinkard – Review

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Fiona Martin

Lelli Kelly shoes come in shiny, sparkly designs that young girls desire to own and Miss M is no exception. Having seen the adverts on television she’s often aspired to wear a pair and now she’s had a chance to try them out. Available from Charles Clinkard who offer a wide range of high quality branded shoes, including the Lelli Kelly brand.

It didn’t take Miss M long to spot a rather sparkly pair of Lelli Kelly Glitter Olivia Mid Boots and her eyes lit up. She really wanted them so I agreed they would be our choice to try out.

I ordered the shoes online through the Charles Clinkard website and I have so say navigation was simple, the payment process was easy and delivery is free! Delivery was a really simple process with update emails on dispatch, delivery date and even a text with the exact delivery hour – I love it when a company uses a good courier service.

The shoes arrived in a beautiful floral shoebox and came with an added make up accessory from Lelli Kelly, a make up palette in a tablet like case. Miss M’s face lit up at the idea that she had her own eyeshadow like mummy, but I’m sure a bit of dressing up fun when her friends are round will do no harm!

The boots themselves immediately stood out to be of a really high quality, well made and looked good. You certainly get what you pay for with Lelli Kelly shoes and these being £59.99 aren’t cheap but the quality is of a really high standard and the shoes have a lot of detail with the beads and a really solid, durable sole made to last!

I love that the boots have a zip on the inside so no need to fuss around with laces every time you take them on and off. There is a lot of pretty, detailed beadwork on the boot which really sets these apart from any other similar type of boots out there. Miss M certainly loves them and can’t wait to wear them out and about – they are so sparkly and look glamorous for a high top boot!

Miss M is by no means a girly girl but I like the fact that Lelli Kelly high top boots bring the best of both worlds with a sturdy rubber soled boot that she can run around in and scoot along in, but also have a purple sparkly finish that she loves making them more feminine than a lot of similar style shoes.

We love the Lelli Kelly Glitter Olivia Mid Boots and would highly recommend them along with the excellent website ordering service and delivery from Charles Clinkard. Why not take a browse of the website today – they offer a wide variety of brands for both children and adults and you are sure to find a shoe that takes your fancy?