Hourglass Femme Rouge Velvet Creme Lipstick- Whisper









Hourglass is a brand that is relatively new to me, in fact I only really gave it any attention this year when I purchased my beloved Hourglass Illume Bronze Duo. I've visited the counter in Liberty quite often since and more recently have absolutely fallen for the Veil Mineral Primer, which I will be blogging about soon.

The newest Hourglass product to join my collection is this Hourglass Femme Rouge Velvet Creme Lipstick in Whisper*. It's such a weighty lipstick which in my opinion oozes luxury and feels very expensive. Even the lipstick itself has been shaped with an Hourglass embedded through it, which is a perfect detail.

In the tube, the shade doesn't look to be one that I would normally pick out of a collection, looking to be a slightly darker natural shade that is possibly more mature looking than anything else I own. I'm afraid I can only describe this as a Pink toned, natural your lips but better shade that has the tiniest of shimmer running throughout.
On the lips, this colour is definitely more me and I don't think looks how I thought it would, which leaves me pleasantly surprised. It still looks to be the same natural shade, but with a lot more of a Pink hue rather than Beige which I love. No shimmer at all shows on the lip, just a beautiful moisturising sheen that sits wonderfully on the lips. The formula is quite creamy and applies like a dream, with just a couple of sweeps you have a lovely colour on your lip that doesn't really need any work or too much attention.

Something I love about this product, is that it is a refillable lipstick, meaning when the product is finished, rather than buy a whole new lipstick you can just buy the refill to pop in. This is really handy and I think a really nice touch.

With Lipstick being one of my favourite cosmetic products, I can't believe I hadn't tried Hourglass lipsticks sooner. I will definitely be adding them into my Liberty beauty hall routine and am looking quite forward to it. 

Hourglass Femme Rouge Velvet Cremes cost £22 and are available at Liberty and Hourglass Counters.


Gielly Green Boutique Collection Nourish Mask




For as long as I can remember, my mum and I have loved to indulge in a hair treatment and there is an ever growing queue of new ones sat on the side of the bath waiting to be used. The latest one to grace our locks is this Gielly Green Nourish Mask*. 

I'm not sure who wins the prize for my favourite mask ever, but I know that this one is certainly up there, if not taking the winning title. It's not a brand I had heard of previously to trying it, in fact even when I was using it I wasn't sure on the brand nor where it sat in terms of high or low end, but I did know that the results were excellent and every single time I have washed my hair for the past couple of months I have reached for it.

Since looking into repurchasing this, I have found out that it is actual fact one of the priciest hair masks that I have ever tried at £29.50, but is it worth it? I think it is.

I tend to wash my hair before my bath and massage this into my newly washed wet hair from root to end and leave for the duration of my bath time, which is usually around 20/25 minutes. It's a very thick rich consistency which I think you can see from the photo above and just a small amount leaves my hair feeling so nice and soft. It definitely helps to give my hair a shine and without feeling heavy in the slightest, my hair feels and looks so much glossier and healthier.

The packaging is pretty massive for the 200ml of product, surrounded in a very chunky squared Plastic base which is probably my only negative. It does take up a little more room than necessary and there is just no way I would be able to take it away with me on trips as it is also quite weighty.

Gielly Green is a boutique salon in Marylebone and for a stand alone salon, this is a really fantastic product. I'm really keen to try the other masks and the volume range next, as I'm sure you know, volume enhancing products are always my go-to in any hair care collection. 

This product is available for £29.50 on the Gielly Green website and Beauty Bay. 

Do you use a hair mask on your hair? Have you tried any of the Gielly Green Boutique Collection?


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