Roger and Gallet Eau des Bienfaits Fragrant Body Mist

Roger and Gallet Eau des Bienfaits Fragrant Body Mist

 

I've been needing a bit of a pick me up recently and I find that citrus scents are always something that make me feel a little more alert.


I've been using Roger and Gallet Eau des Bienfaits recently and I can't get enough of it.
It is a fragrant body mist with hydrating properties which also actively soften the skin.

Eau des Bienfaits is an invigorating and stimulating fresh fragrance with top notes of Blood Orange, Mandarin, Lemon and Bergamot. Violet and orange blossom scents come next and finally while cedar and patchouli linger for hours.

I am a huge fan of citrus scents and I find Eau des Bienfaits provides the perfect fix for this, I physically can't stop getting the bottle out and having a sniff. Its not a heavy or sharp citrus scent, it comes through as refreshing and warm and puts me right in the mood for summer.

Eau des Bienfaits also has skincare properties, containing Aloe Vera which is great for adding hydration and has softening properties and Kiwi extract which provides even more hydration and helps improve the skin's suppleness. Fruit Acids and Ginseng are also included which help to gently give the skin a smoother appearance and provide a stimulating effect.

I love to spray this all over first thing in the morning after I've had a shower and while my skin is still wet. I find that it helps to lock in moisture and the scent makes me feel energized for the rest of the day. Its a great scent for spraying on after a work out too as I often feel so tired that I want to just fall into bed so the spray provides a zesty and refreshing little pick me up.
Its a really light spray and not at all oily as some hydrating sprays can be. I love to spray this all over.

Roger and Gallet  Eau des Bienfaits Fragrant Body Mist retails at around £28.50 for 100ml and will be available from selected stores, pharmacies and Marks & Spencers.

Benefit Fake Up Concealer

Benefit Fake Up Concealer

Those cheeky BeneBabes, really pulled it out the bag with this product, its perfect for me.
I love anything of the "stick" variety when it comes to cosmetics as I'm mega lazy in the morning and would much rather have an extra ten minutes in bed than spend time faffing about with foundation and concealer brushes.

I went along to the Glasgow launch of in House of Fraser's Champagne bar to try and "Solve the Mystery ofFake Up!"
I love Benefit events, they are always great fun and I love meeting up with other bloggers.
The champagne bar is gorgeous I've been in a few times and its always so welcoming (The champagne helps with this too). We were greeted with some lovely drinks, canapes and I adored the cute little Benefit,Fake Up cushions adorning the seats.

Fake Up is Benefit's newest concealing product. Housed in a very sleek and shiny silver case it looks very much like a high end lipstick as it is also a twist up product. (Hopefully you won't get it mixed up and end up with rouge under your eyes, not a good look.

At first glance, Fake Up could be just your average concealer however upon closer examination (under large, detective style magnifying glass of course) the pigmented concealer stick is encased in a hydrating ring of Vitamin E and Apple Seed Extract. This helps the concealing core to blend into the skin effortlessly and last around six hours without creasing.

There is nothing worse than concealer settling into fine lines around the eye area and Fake Up was designed to solve this issue. Its non greasy and feels cooling and light when worn around the eye area.

Fake Up comes in three shades, Light, Medium and Deep. I was a little worried initially that the shade range wouldn't suit everyone but the Deep should help to lift and brighten darker skin tones.
I've been using a mixture of all 3 shades since I got them, I use the Light shade to apply in a triangle shape under my eyes to conceal any dark areas, and down my nose as a highlight.
Medium is great for concealing any blemishes and Deep makes a fantastic contour shade.
I'd happily use all over my face if I didn't think they would run out too quickly.

  After a lovely evening with Benefit and a lot of fun detective style costumes and themes. It turns out, the mystery is, that there is no mystery at all... Fake Up is just plain fab!
Fake Up* is available from Benefit counters and the Benefit website and retails at £18.50 for 3.5g of product.