Skincare Sunday: My Skincare Routine!

It's so important to look after your skin, and it's never too early to start! I'm in my 20's as you guys know and I'm religious with my skin care every single night!

I'm going to share with you my skincare routine and I also found a helpful video which I will share at the end :-) 

For those of you that don't already know, my skin type is pretty much a little bit of everything. I have dry and oily and normal skin, I'm prone to the odd breakout too so for each product I mention I'll let you know what it's good for ;-) 

Step 1: Cleansing / Removing Makeup

The very first thing I do is cleanse my skin. I do this whether I'm wearing makeup or not! I do this step twice, in the morning and before I go to bed at night. 

I use the Hydrating Cream Cleanser from the Primark skincare range and it smells sooo good! 

I take a small amount of product on a cotton round and work it into my skin in circular motions. 

Or, if I have a full cake face of makeup going on then I like to take my trusty coconut oil and massage it into my skin to break down the makeup :-) 

I have a post all about the uses of coconut oil that you can check out here, and another post about removing makeup with coconut oil here :-) 

Step 2: Washing

I then go and wash my face using my Biore Deep Pore Charcoal Cleanser and my W7 facial brush which I'm actually testing out for your guys at the minute, so expect an upcoming blog post on that little guy ;-)  

I do this every morning, but I only use the face wash in the evenings and not the brush as using a facial brush too much can be quite harsh on your skin. 

I wet the brush and add a pump of the face wash and allow the brush to work its magic for 20 seconds on each cheek (where I have the most pores) and 10 seconds each on the forehead, nose and chin. 

The Biore face wash is really good at cleaning the pores and I find that coupling it with the facial brush means it gets even deeper into my skin :-) 

After I wash my face I pat it dry with a clean towel and move on to my creams or a face mask.

Step 3: Face Masks

I use face masks 3 times a week. I would do this after I wash my face and before I put any creams on!

When my skin is really dry I like to use honey as a mask as it really helps to hydrate the skin. I also use it on breakouts because it literally kills the breakout in just a few hours! 

I also did a blog post on using honey as a mask and some of the benefits, which you can read here :-) 

If my skin is looking ok, or needs a good exfoliating, I like to use the Mask of Magnaminty by Lush as its so nice on the skin, it hydrates and soothes breakouts as well as having serious exfoliation power with all the seeds in the product. For my review of this mask, click here :-)

For really bad breakouts I like to use Lush's Cupcake Mask as it helps to bring all the nasties to the surface of the skin, so I wouldn't recommend using it if you have a big event coming up as its one of those products that makes your skin worse before it gets better.. But when it does get better it's like you have perfectly smooth skin :-) 
I also have a review of this mask which you can read here ;-)

After I rinse my mask off with luke warm water and pat my face dry with a clean towel I then move onto the creams :-) 

Step 4: Treatments

So whether I've just washed my face or just used a face mask, I then like to go in with a treatment cream. 

You can use serums at this point as well, and you can get lots of different ones for different skin problems but whenever I have a breakout I like to go in with a spot treatment like the Clearasil Anti Blemish Treatment Cream. I find this really calms my breakouts and they disappear overnight! 

Step 5: Eye Cream

I use the Primark eye cream by gently tapping a small amount around my eye areas. Don't drag or rub eye creams in as this can apparently lead to future eye wrinkles, and no thanks! We don't want that ;-) 

Tapping the cream in is actually so relaxing and the coolness of the product can help to reduce puffiness in the eye area, bonus :-) 

Step 6: Moisturiser

I also pat my moisturiser in with my fingers, I use the Garnier Moisture Nourish at night because it's richer and thicker and helps to seriously hydrate my skin over night. 

As you can tell by the picture below, it's pretty beat! I'll have to get a new one soon ;-) 

I use the Garnier Moisture Soft during the day as it's much lighter and not as greasy. However, it is still very hydrating! 

And now my skin is feeling super clean, soft and supple, and I'm ready to take on the world ;-) 

If you are going to take on the world though, I would recommend using products with SPF in them, or just a regular sun cream to protect you from the suns harmful rays!! 

I found this video online that just quickly mentions some of the steps I've talked about. It's by the Skincare brand Rodial, which also own the company Nip & Fab, and I am all about the Nip & Fab life ;-)

If you guys would like me to review the Nip & Fab products that I own simply leave me a comment down below and I would be more than happy to comply ;-) 

Hope you guys enjoyed this weeks edition of Skincare Sunday! Let me know what your holy grail skin care products are in the comments below :-) 

As always, you can find me on Instagram and Twitter @loraforever3 :-) I also started a new YouTube channel and just uploaded my first video if you'd like to check that out I will leave the link below :-)

Love & Hugs, Lora xo 

My first YouTube video --> 

You can check out my review of the Primark Skin Care Range here! :-)

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Makeup Monday: Halloween Edition; Cat Makeup Tutorial

This is a super easy and quick Halloween makeup idea! It takes just a few minutes to create and you can add cat ears and wear all black for a cute little cat costume :-) 

Step 1

So I started by doing my normal liquid liner look to my eyes with a small flick. This is just the guide for the serious flicks we will be creating in step 2 ;-) 

I used Benefit's They're Real Liner for this :-) 

Step 2

Now for the serious flicks! 

I made the line slightly thicker all over and extended the flick to the inner corner of the eye and also made a longer flick on the outer corner of the eye. 

Bring the liner all the way around the eyes for the puuuurfect cat eye ;-) 

Step 3

This step is optional, you can add lashes to your upper lashes if you want :-) 

I used the Morphe lashes in #217, they are super wispy and fluffy! 

Step 4

Now please excuse the awful close up of my nose below but it is now time for that cat nose :-P 

I took a Kohl eyeliner and drew a little black cat shape nose on the end of my nose. You can shape it however you like, you can even make it extra cute by making a heart shape :-) 

Step 5

Use the same Kohl pencil to add a line going from the centre of the nose to top of the lip. Make sure it starts off thick and gets thinner as it travels down to your lip. 

Step 6 

Line your top lip with the black liner, I over drew my lips because hello, I always over draw my lips ;-) 

I used the same liner to flick out the corners of my mouth to give it a more feline effect :-P

Step 7

I added a red lip but you can use whatever colour you want! Pink lips would also look cute with your cat look :-) 

Step 8

I took my Kohl liner and added small dots randomly on my upper lip.

Step 9

Now time for whiskers! I literally just lightly drew straight lines starting from the area where the dots are :-) Simple! 

Congratulations, you are now officially a cat ;-) If you wanted to go all out you could add cat like contact lenses to make you look like the real deal :-P 

Hope you guys enjoyed this tutorial, I will also have a sped up video of this look on my YouTube channel within the week so keep an eye out for that one my kitties :-) 

Comment below what your going to be this Halloween ⬇️⬇️ 💀👻🎃🙈 

Love & Hugs, Lora xo 

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Skincare Sunday: Primark Hair Removal Pads Review

Hair removal can be such a pain sometimes, and often that pain is literal!!  So when I saw these these hair removal pads in Primark last week and I thought I would give it a shot. 

The Product

They are €1.50 for a pack of three and they come in this cute hot pink colour :-P 

They are quite small and have a little gap where you can place your fingers into in order to hold it! 

How to

The instructions say to move the pad in circular motions over your skin and never up and down. It also says that it may cause some skin irritation so you may need to apply some soothing moisturiser afterwards. 

These have to be used when your skin is completely dry so I thought these would be perfect for a last minute hair removal as your running out the door!! 

It also says that it exfoliates your skin as it takes away the hairs so even better, a bonus! 

The Results

I used these on my legs and it actually worked! 

They removed the majority of the hair but the shorter hairs are still present let me assure you :-P 

It would probably work best on longer hairs! 

The Pain Factor

BUT, no pain at all, during or after for me! I got no irritated sensations afterwards but I also don't have sensitive skin on my legs so keep that in mind! 

Exfoliation

As for exfoliating, my legs weren't dry and didn't have any flakey skin to begin with so I can't say much for that, but I will say that they left my legs super smooth and they are still really smooth as we speak (or write ;-) .) 

I will also mention that it's quite hard to use on curved parts of the leg so it does take some time!

The Verdict

So it's safe to say that I'm pretty impressed with these! I'll keep you guys posted on whether I keep using them or not but for now I'm quite pleased with them :-) 

Hope you guys enjoyed this post, let me know if you've tried anything similar in the comments below :-) 

Love & Hugs, Lora xo 

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Makeup Monday Halloween Edition: Mermaid Goddess

Who doesn't love mermaids? This tutorial is super simple and easy to do :-) 

I used the Urban Decay Electric Palette for this look but you can use whatever colours you have :-) 

Here is the finished look...

And a close up...

Step 1 - All Over Shadow 

I took a shimmery teal green shade and applied it all over the lid. 

Step 2 - Inner Corner

I added a lighter shimmer green colour to the inner corner of the eye. 

Step 3 - Outer Corner

Then I placed a deep blue shade on the outer corner of the eye.

Pat each of the colours on top of each other to blend them into each other. You may have to go back and add in the colours again to keep the intensity :-)

Step 4 - Crease Colour 

I put a deep purple shade into the crease and blended it out with a clean fluffy brush. 

Then you can go ahead and add the teal green colour to just below the bottom water line. Blend in the purple colour with this green on the outer corner of the eye so that it all blends seamlessly :-) 

Step 5 - Blend That Crease!

If you need help to blend out the purple shade in the crease then you can add a lighter purple or pink shade to the crease to further blend it out :-) 

Step 6 - Lashes

If you want to you can add false lashes, or simple apply mascara to your own lashes :-) you can add liquid liner too, but I didn't feel the need to as the look was so intense :-) 

Step 7 - Brows

Fill in your brows as normal but if you want to get extra funky then you can colour them a different colour like I did :-P I also have a red wig so I thought I would match my brows to my wig and go all Ariel on the situation ;-) 

Step 8 - The Scales

Moving on to the scales, you can use any sort of fishnet pattern as a stencil for your scales. I used a bag that oranges came in because why not :-P 

I placed the net over my forehead and held it in place with a hair band. Your also going to want to hold it tightly in place with your hands too so that it doesn't move around while your making your pattern :-) 

To add the colour, I took a flat top brush and dabbed on different colours to different areas of my forehead. I also added a shimmery silver colour over top the pattern to give it a more metallic look ;-)

This is what it should look like when you remove the net :-) 

You can add whatever colours you want and in whatever pattern you want!

Step 9 - Scale Contour

I also decided to add scales to my cheek bones to act as a kind of contour! I used the same colour scheme as I did on my forehead :-) 

Step 10 - Lipstick!

You can choose whatever colour you want, you can go crazy with this and do blue or green, but since I don't have any funky shades I decided to stick with purple :-P 

Aaaand your done!

Hope you guys enjoyed this tutorial, let me know what you think in the comments below. 

Also, if you recreate this look I'd love to see! You can tag me on Instagram (@loraforever3) or on Twittter (@loraforever)

Love & Hugs, Lora xo 

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Skin Care Sunday: Honey Mask for All Skin Types

Honey has amazing benefits for all skin types! If you are dry it's going to be like a nice glass of water for your skin! If your oily or acne prone it's going to aid in the healing process with its antimicrobial properties. 

It doesn't have to be the expensive Manuka honey either guys, I use ordinary honey for my skin and it works wonder. 

This is the one I use... 

It is cloudy or 'set' honey which means that is isn't as liquidy as normal honey so it's easier to use as a face mask :-)

So yes, honey is sticky! And it will stick to your face and your hair if you don't tie it all back up off your face, but it melts off so easily with warm water. 

My skin

As you guys know I have a bit of everything skin and I use honey as a face mask once a week. I used to do it up to 3 times a week before Mask of Magnaminty entered my life :-P Which, might I add, also has a ton of honey in it ;-) 

Step 1- Preparation 

Before you put honey on your face your going to want to wash and exfoliate your skin so that it gets a chance to really penetrate the skin :-) 

Also make sure your not wearing anything too fancy, as the honey can tend to get drippy with the heat of your skin so watch out for that possible mess! 

Once you make sure all your hair is completely tied back and off your face then your ready to go with this one ;-)

Step 2- Application

Just take a scoop of honey out of the jar and use your fingers to rub it onto your skin. Give it a nice thick layer all over your face and neck, avoiding the eye area as eyelashes can get sticky too :-P 

If you have any problem areas too like your back or chest you can also use honey on these areas to hydrate or to help in the healing process of breakouts :-) 

Step 3- Treatment

Honey can be used as a spot treatment too on specific areas if you want to avoid any possible messes that may arise in the use of a full face honey mask!! 

The best part about this is that it's all natural and you can leave it on for as long as you need. But as I mentioned before, the honey will start to melt with the heat from your skin after a while so even a quick 5-10 minutes will still work wonders for your skin :-) 

Step 4- Bath Time

I tend to use honey as a face mask when I'm in the bath so that it really doesn't matter if things get messy so that's always a good option if you are concerned about the mess :-) 

Step 5- Removal

To wash the honey off, just use warm water and a clean face cloth or your clean hands. The honey will melt off straight away and you won't be left with any stickiness! 

Afterwards, you can use your favourite moisturiser or spot treatments to finish. A good rich moisturiser will really help seal in all that extra moisture that your skin received :-)

Let me know if you try this honey mask at home, or if you already use honey as a face mask let me know what you think in the comments down below! 

Hope you guys enjoyed this post!

Love & Hugs, Lora xo

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Outfit of the Night ft. Boutique of Molly

Have you ever worn something and been like YES! This is outfit is bomb!!!! ?? I loved this outfit and had so many people ask me where it was from so I thought I would do an Outfit of the Night post so I could share my bomb outfit with you guys ;-)

Shout out to my dog in the background 🙈😝 

The Top

This top is a gorge white peplum strap top with a floral imprint. It's so flattering on, so it's perfect if you want to hide your belly area. I paired it with leather-look leggings but it looks great dressed down too with a pair of jeans and pumps! 

The Leggings

The wet-look leggings are centuries old! I got them in Penneys years ago and they have lasted me so well :-) 

Wet look leggings or faux leather leggings are perfect to dress an outfit up a bit, but they can also be worn casually with a check shirt and converse!

The Shoes 

The heels are from Penneys. They are the perfect nude sandle that can be worn all throughout the year, just throw on a pair of tights and your ready to go in the Winter. They are so comfortable and go with everything.

I'm going to admit to you guys that I did buy these because I thought they were so Kim K but I am so in love with them!! :-D They are still in Penneys so you guys can run down and nab yourself a pair before they're gone ;-) 

Don't forget you can use the code LORAFOREVER to get 20% off of the Boutique of Molly website, it is an affiliate code so if you don't like that then don't use it :-) 

Hope you guys enjoyed this post, let me know what you'd like to see next down below 👇🏼👇🏼 

Love & Hugs, Lora xo  

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Makeup Monday Halloween Edition: Creepy Doll

With Haloween just around the corner I thought it would be fun to show you guys a couple of makeup ideas that are simple and easy to create :-) 

So, for the month of October I have decided to dedicate my Makeup Monday's to fun Haloween Makeup Turorials and my DIY / Life Hack Wednesday's to Halloween themed DIYs ;-) 

If you want to stay up to date with my blog you can follow me on Twitter where I post links to all my latest posts :-) 

Without further ado, here is my finished Creepy Doll look... If you would like to find out how I created this then just keep reading :-) 

Step 1

Start with your usual moisturiser and primer. For the pale complexion, if you have a really light foundation you can use that, or go in with a white cream makeup if you have one to lighten your foundation shade :) 

Put it aaaaall over your face and neck until you look super pale, but you don't want to be stark white because then the eyes won't stand out as much ;-) 

Step 2

Speaking of eyes, grab a black eyeliner and line out underneath your natural eye the shape that you want your eyes to be, over draw them as much as you want for the extra large creepy doll eye look :-) 

Fill in that area with white cream makeup or white liner or eyeshadow, whatever you have :-) 

Step 3

Add a pink or blue eyeshadow just above your natural crease to give the illusion of bigger eyes. Blend it out until the edges are nice and smooth looking :-) 

Step 4

Use a black liner or a dark matte shadow to draw a thin curved brow line. If you have quite thick brows like mine you can conceal them with either tons of concealer or using the white cream makeup that you used in step 1 :-) 

Step 4

Now for the lashes ;-) Add lashes to your top natural lashes and also just underneath the fake waterline that we created in step 2 :-) 

If you don't have lashes you can always use a black eyeliner to draw little lines for the same lash effect :-) I did both! 

Step 5

Take a dark matte shadow and contour down the sides of your nose to make it look super small. Blend out the edges by tapping your finger along the contour line so that it's not too harsh looking :-) 

Step 6

For the lips you want to use the same technique as before to conceal your lips. Then draw a small heart shaped lip line inside your lips and colour it in for those really tiny doll lips :-) you can use any colour you want here, I chose red ;-) 

This is what you should look like so far....

So the next 2 steps are optional, if you want your doll makeup to look sweet and innocent then stop here. However, if you want to add the creep factor then these last 2 steps are for you ;-)

Step 7

To add bloody tears to your doll eyes, you can either use fake blood or red lipstick / lipgloss :-)

If your using fake blood, take a cotton bud and dip it into the blood. Hold the cotton bud up to your fake bottom lash line that we created and let the blood drip down your face. Repeat this as much as you want until you get your desired bloody tears look ;-) 

I wouldn't recommend putting fake blood near your actual eyeballs guys so let's not do that :-P Also, fake blood tends to stain skin a little so that's why I chose to use red lipgloss!

To use lipstick or lipgloss just grab a cotton bud and drag the lipgloss or lipstick down your face until you achieve the look you want :-) 

I also wouldn't recommend putting lipgloss anywhere near you real waterline but since we created our own fake waterline we're all good here ;-) 

Step 8 

Another element you can add for the creep factor is cracks. For the cracks you want to take a black eyeliner and draw and out of shape square. Draw the corners of the square a bit longer then shade in the square with your liner. 

Add some smaller crooked lines coming out of the bigger lines that you drew to make it look more realistic. 

You can add white liner to some of the edges to make it look more 3D too ;-) 

For the spider I took my liner and basically just drew a circle with 8 curvy legs :-P you can also add white liner to make your spider come to life ;-) 

Hope you guys enjoyed this tutorial, if anyone is inspired by my creepy doll or tries out their own you can tag me in your pics on Instagram (@loraforever3) or Twitter (@loraforever), I would LOVE to see them :-) 

Also, if you'd like to see my take on Mermaid makeup then come back and visit me right here next Monday!

Hope to see you then ;-) 

Love & Hugs, Lora xo 

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