Summer is coming!...

Good morning my beauty's and happy Good Friday!
I cant believe the temperature, its lush! I'm writing today's post from my home town Cardiff :) I've come home to see my family and plastics (friends) over Easter.


So firstly as its now getting slightly hot just a reminder to wear sun cream! Not only on your body but on your face too. Its important to remember that make up doesn't stop you from burning so to put sun cream on underneath. However some foundations do have an SPF in them which is ideal although they are normally quite a low SPF of around 15. Check your bottle because chances are your foundation has sun block and you haven't realised. 
I use an amazing product daily called Super City Block by Clinique. Its an oil free face protector which also doubles up as an amazing primer and base for your your make up. It has an SPF 40 which is perfect for the hotter months. I however use this product throughout the whole year to protect my face from the general day to day exposure of the environment. This is what causes ageing so I've started to protect my skin now. Its also an ideal product to use on its own as it gives a lovely glow. You can pick this up at any Clinique counter and it retails at £15.50 you can also buy it online here. 

Super City Block is oil free so be sure to moisturise before using it.

It is also important to keep your lips moisturised in the sun, otherwise they'll get dry and chapped and wont be very kissable! I sometimes just moisturise them with a bit of sun cream but there are some lovely nourishing lip balms, some with a bit of colour too. Clinique has just brought out a moisturising lip balm which comes in 8 different colours which is great because you can wear it as a lip gloss. My favourite colour is Woppin' Watermelon which is gorgeous for summer and gives a lush shine. It retails at £14 or you can get it here.

Add some shimmer to your lips!

Mac also do a tinted lip conditioner with an SPF 15. It comes in 3 colours but the colour I have is Gentle Coral. It retails at £11 and you can get it here.

Real summery colour!

Obviously you can just use Vaseline which is amazing for your lips too and is cheap as chips!

A good way to help you make up stay on is by using a primer.I always use one a different one for my eyes though, which is the urban decay one I have shown in previous posts. I use the Super City Block which I mentioned earlier but my favourite one is Mac Strobe Cream. Its not actually classed as a primer but I find it does help my make up stay in place. Not only that, it also stops your skin from looking dull and really brightens it up! I really do recommend this product, its quite expensive and retails at £21.50 but it is definitely worth it. You can get it here.

Get rid of tired looking skin.

The last product im going to recommend today is Benefit, It's Potent! eye cream. This cream helps to fade dark circles and also helps with the initial signs of aging. Its really good to help gives you a brighter and fresher look. It retails at £23.50 and you can get it here.

Get rid of unwanted dark circles!

So that's it for today but just before you go I wanted to let you all know about the photo shoot I did to promote The brush is yours. I cant remember how much I told you all but basically I had 5 models, each with a different look and they were amazing on the day. I organised a stylist and hair stylist to be there on the day as well so we had loads of wonderful clothes (including a Alexander McQueen dress and a Vivienne Westwood corset) and lots of amazing hairstyles. The photographer was great too, he took lots of different photos and got some good close up so you could really see the make up. I haven't received the photos yet but hope to have them back by next week, so ill show you all then.

I hope your all having a lovely Good Friday and Happy Easter!

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Much Love,

Lorna xoxox