First of all I tried the Warming mineral mask, it's a rich thick cream that uses a warming technique to open up your pores and deeply cleanse. It has natural ginger and cinnamon oils in it to leave your skin feeling conditioned and feeling smooth. I use it about 3 times a week (or more if i'm feeling stressed) and I leave it on for about 5-10 minutes, then just wash it off with warm water and, depending on the time of day in which you use it in, use a rich night cream to keep in your natural oils and leave your skin feeling and looking bright and dewy.
If you're using the Warming Mask in the mornings and want to apply make-up straight afterwards I recommend applying The Body Shop's Vitamin C skin reviver gel. It acts like a make up base, but instead of leaving your skin feeling oily and heavy, it leaves your natural sun spot areas (the areas where you usually tan the most) glowing- leaving you with a healthy glow even when you've applied your foundation. I also recommend using a bronzer to accentuate your glowing areas.
I never usually like my face to be incredibly sun kissed- so I avoid tanning it. I found myself intrigued by The Body Shop's 'Honey Bronze' collection, The Body Shop swears to be natural and against animal testing so I figured this tanning gel wouldn't irritate my skin too much and would look natural and healthy. I purchased the Honey Bronze Bronzing Gel. You only need to use a pea size amount on the apple of each cheek and your T Zone area as it's quite rich and quite intense. I only really use it when i'm looking a bit tired or if i'm going on girls a night out, not only does it give you a healthy glow but it adds a bit of life and leave you feeling great about yourself.
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I'm a big fan of New Look and recently all of the new A/W coats have come in stock and they are absolutely gorgeous! I recently bought a beautiful Leopard Collar Melton Coat for £44.99- perfect for the new A/W fetish look! The collar is leopard faux fur and the shape of the coat would genuinely compliment any shape and any size. It's perfect if you're fashion forward but not brave enough to go all out on the faux fur this A/W. I don't have a picture but check out www.newlook.com for more/similar products.
Also from New Look I purchased some bright purple flannelette peg trousers, they're very outrageous but at the same time so east to dress down! I recommend wearing them with a simple vest top and some country inspired equestrian, knee-high boots. again, they're not on the website as of yet but here's a picture of some navy flannelette's to give you an idea of the shape, style and price (24.99).
