Let me introduce you...

to the Goody Start Style Finish 43mm Ceramic Ionic Porcupine Hot Round Brush. Now exhale!

I stumbled across this bad boy in Boots whilst looking for a round brush, something similar to the BrushLab Thermal Jumbo Hair Brush so that I could attempt LolaMarie7's "round brush your hair" tutorial. I'm sure you have already seen it but for those who haven't you can watch it here.

I've never heard of this brand before but after a bit of research with the aid of Google i've discovered they produce a wide range of brushes and combs for every stage of hair styling. They claim by selecting a tool from each step you'll see your best results yet.

This brush promises to:-

- add volume

- help reduce frizz

- straighten

I can vouch for 2 of the 3. I've come to accept that my hair doesn't retain volume. If your hair is thick/heavy like mine I wouldn't expect miracles from this brush. Saying that however the bristles have reduced frizz and made my hair feel uber soft plus it takes me half the time to blow dry my hair due to the quick dry ceramic plates.

Despite its bulky size, it's relatively light therefore it's easy to maneuver through your hair. I'm a big fan of the porcupine bristles. A lot of brushes are made entirely of the flexible bristles however the Goody brush has a combination . For my hair type I need a sturdier bristle to get through my mop. My hairdresser always jokes that I have a lot of hair hence why it's so thick.

This brush has pushed my Denman paddle brush to the back of the drawer.

The Goody brush range is stocked in Boots but you can also check out their website. Prices range from £3.49 to £11.99.

Have you tried any Goody brushes?

What Sundays are all about

For me Sundays are about 3 things:-

1) sleeping in late and lounging about the house all day (pyjamas optional)

2) catching up on blogs, YT etc.

3) experimenting with makeup

When you have no plans it's great to play around with different makeup looks, at the end of the day no one will see you and you can remove it and start over if you wish.

Today I stepped away from my usual black gel liner and opted for an eggplant shade in the form of Gosh's Funky Violet Velvet Touch Eye Liner. I can't remember the last time I was without my Blacktrack Fluidline, so you can say this is definitely out of my comfort zone.

I'm not usually one for pencil liners either however this has a creamy formula and is waterproof. This is true to it's word and will be a job for my cleanse off oil to remove.

This is how it looks on. You can apply it lightly or as heavily as you like.

The weekend also welcomes a change to adventurous nail colours. My nail of the day is Models Own Jade which I first spied in Augusts edition of Cosmopolitan and just had to have it.

With Flash

Without Flash

If like me you don't like Barry M Mint Green. Try Jade Stone. It's got a thicker consistency so no streaking however I only applied this last night and already there are signs of chipping :s

What other colours are must haves from Model's Own?

Another FOTD...

This week i've been dabbling in wearing more makeup. I returned from Turkey on Monday :( and whilst away I didn't wear a lot, if any at all, except a thick coat of mascara and some lip balm. Usually I don't like my freckles but this year I embraced them.

So without further ado this is the slap that featured today and the day before that etc.

Face:

* A bit of MAC SFF to allow my freckles to show through and even out my skin tone

* Chanel Bronze Universal as a bronzer and contour

* NYX cream blush in Glow

Eyes:

* MAC Style Snob all over the lid

* MAC Antiqued in the crease and on lower lashline

* MAC Blacktrack fluidline on top lashline

* Maxfactor 2000 Calorie mascara (my HG)

Lips:

*good old Carmex

* YSL Rouge Volupte No. 2

Holidays are perfect for giving your skin a chance to breathe not to mention a healthy glow which is a shame really to mask it in heavy coverage foundations. Thankfully my MAC Face and Body foundation arrived today and I can't wait to give it a whirl tomorrow.

N.B. must go on more holidays in 2011.

I've already decided on Cyprus for next years adventure with hopefully a few city breaks in between.

Where should I go in Cyprus? Let me know about your experiences there.

Things I'm Currently Lovin'

I have a few things i've been using/wearing consistently these past few months.

1) Water - I know it's not really an item as such but i've increased my intake of H2O. I haven't quite reached the 2 litres a day but the pitiful amount I have been drinking has made an impact on me. By keeping me that little bit more hydrated, my skin and lips have become noticeably less dry which is a definite improvement to what they were like previously.

2) Nuance mineralize blush - This was released way back with MAC's Sonic Chic collection. It's a peach colour with gold throughout. I don't know what drew me to pick this out of my vast blush collection and I'm very happy. It's a summer staple for me and works well combined with the next product I'm going to mention.

3) Benefit 10 - I "borrowed" this from my mum two years ago to take on holiday as it saves on two products. It is a contour/highlight combined in a cute box and will be coming to Turkey with me in July. It works well with my skin tone but for those who are darker, you might find it a bit light.

4) Urban Outfitters - It's a shop I never really go into because I find some of their clothing is not to my taste and can be overpriced. However saying that their jewellery range is fantastic and recently i've made a few purchases, one being a beautiful gold chain bracelet with the words "love you" intertwined in the links. It's very delicate and is my favourite piece of jewellery at the minute and is constantly on my wrist.

What are your current loves?

SOLD: NARS Sheer Glow

I have for sale a bottle of Nars Sheer Glow foundation in the shade Gobi.

It has been used a maximum of three times.

I colour matched myself to this shade with the help of Temptalia's Foundation Matrix. In reference to MAC shades, this would be the equivalent of NC15. I'm slightly lighter than this so this foundation is not an exact match to my skin tone.

This was purchased from HQ Hair for £29 and am selling for £18.00 including postage and packaging.

Please note that I no longer have the box and I will only ship to the UK.

If your interested please leave me a comment with your paypal email address so that I can invoice you. It will be first come first serve :)

Tempting FOTD

Today's "Face of the Day" consisted of a few products I haven't used in a very long time but I have to say I really like the results.

For foundation I used my NARS Sheer Glow in Sante Fe. This will be the third time i've ever used it considering I purchased it in December. I find this foundation really hard to describe. One word that sort of sums it up for me is "magical" (cheesy, I know). It blends in effortlessly, cutting down the application process and leaves a luminous glow. For those who suffer from dry/flaky skin like me this doesn't cling to it and I haven't needed to touch it up. Overall this gets two thumbs up from me!

Now onto the cheeks. For my contour I used Expresso by NYX. I found it best to use the tiniest amount as it's quite pigmented and just build it up. I'm also going to try using this as a blush. So we'll see how it compares with my skin tone. On lazy days I usually just apply a darker blush which adds colour to my cheeks but also contours at the same time. This could be one of those blushes.

Lastly the eyes. I started with Gleam by MAC on the first third of the lid and inner corner followed by a light dusting of Tempting on top. I was going to leave it at that but instead I added some Carbon to darken the crease. I finished the eyes with some fluidline and a slick of mascara.

Feel free to leave me a comment with your current shadow combinations. I'm always looking for new ideas :)

First ever IN and OUT post

I'm finally only getting round to doing one of these posts now. I needed a simple post to ease myself into blogging again.

So lets begin...

IN

1) No more spending ban - I've only been spending money on the essentials recently in order to save some money but now that I have my Balenciaga (it makes me smile every time I look at it) my spending can resume however I'm now more careful with my cash. Pre ban I would have my wages spent within 2 weeks of payday which would leave me miserable the rest of the month. Now I carry a list when I shop and only buy what's on it leaving no room for unnecessary purchases.

2) Being pale - Never thought it would be IN but I'm enjoying be pale. It's feels good to get out of bath/shower and not have to stress about applying fake tan and then removing it = tedious job. It is nice to have a healthy glow but it's also nice to rock your natural skin colour from time to time. The only downside is all my foundations match my skin when I was tan and I have to replace them.

3) My birthday - On the 21st February i'll be turning 23. It's not great to be getting older but my boyfriend has planned something special which is a surprise that I'm looking forward too. I've also booked a few days off work for a much needed break.

OUT

1) Allergic reactions - Recently I had a delayed allergic reaction to fake tan hence why I have to embrace the pale. My skin was itchy and very sensitive, I also had break outs on my face. This has happened once before so I'm assuming that I'm allergic to DHA, which the primary ingredient in sunless tanners. Now the St Moritz is saved for nights out only.

What are your IN and OUT's this week?