Garnier’s Miracle Skin Perfector BB Cream

Hello Lovelies,

Today I wanted to share with you a product that I am loving at the moment and have been using most days since about November. It is Garnier’s Miracle Skin Perfector BB Cream for combination to oily skin in the shade light.

I have never really worn liquid foundations apart from occasionally on a night out when I wanted that extra coverage. Day to day I used to just wear concealer where needed and powder foundation applied lightly with a powder brush. Then last year around November I felt my skin looked a bit dull and needed something, but I wasn’t sure what. A friend suggested I try a BB Cream and at around the same time I received in the post a sample of Garnier’s Miracle Skin Perfector BB Cream, so I thought I would give it a try. I loved how it evened out my skin tone, brightened up my face and even reduced the appearance of blemishes, however I have combination skin and found that after a couple of hours my skin looked shiny. So I decided to see if Garnier had a BB Cream for combination skin and they did, so I thought I’d give it a try. I am so pleased I did because now my skin feels naked without it.

Garnier’s Miracle Skin Perfector BB Cream for combination to oily skin has an ‘oil-free formula’ and has ‘ultra-absorbent perlite with mineral pigments’, which mattify your skin and even out your skin tone. Garnier describe this as an ‘all-in-one’ product that immediately perfects skin, provides anti-shine, blurs pores and imperfections, evens tone and boosts glow, moisturises and provides SPF 20 UV protection.

I would agree that it does do what it says it does, although I have to trust that it provides SPF 20 UV protection because I can’t really test this and we haven’t had much sun yet this year!

The texture of this is quite light so it applies really easily and evenly and I apply it with my fingers. I have found you don’t need much, although you can add more for extra coverage if you want. I then apply Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder over the top with a powder brush, just to help keep my skin shine-free throughout the day.

Left - I applied a small amount to my arm so you can see what colour this shade is.
Right - I blended some here so you can see what it looks like when it has been blended

This retails at £9.99, but I have seen it on offer in a few places and at the moment it is on offer in Superdrug for only £6.66 which I think is a bargain, just a shame I have only a week or two ago started a new one. My first tube lasted about 6 months, which I was really pleased with.

Have you tried any BB Creams? I’d love to hear if you have and what ones you enjoy using, especially if you combination skin.

Thanks for reading :)

Nyss x

Liebster Award

Hello Lovelies,

I have been nominated for a Liebster Award 3 times  :) :) 

The 3 lovely ladies that nominated me are:

Rach from What Rach Loves

Molly from What Molly Loves

Tiff from The Indecisive Mind of Me

I had not heard of this Award before and in case you haven’t, I’ve borrowed Rach’s explanation. The word Liebster comes from the German meaning of Favourite and the Liebster Award is an award for bloggers who have under 200 followers and bloggers can nominate other bloggers for this Award.

I think this is a really lovely idea and a great way to learn more about other bloggers.

There are some rules and these are:

When a blogger is nominated for a Liebster Award they have to do the following:

Post 11 random facts about themselves

Answer the questions that have been set for them

Choose 11 new bloggers to tag and link them in this post and go to their page and tell them they have been nominated

Create 11 new questions for the 11 nominated bloggers

NO TAG BACKS

11 Random facts about me

1. The first high end beauty product I purchased was Benefit’s Dandelion

2. I love all things seafood

3. I have 3 Sisters and 1 Niece

4. I like to look for a bargain and will shop around before buying something

5. I love paddling in the sea on a hot sunny day

6. I love Lipton Peach Iced Tea, after trying it in Corfu about 10 years ago

7. This is one of Rach’s but I also secretly enjoy getting to the end of a product and I agree there is nothing like throwing a bunch of empties away

8. I love snorkelling when I go on holiday

9. I like making up new dishes without following a recipe

10. I don’t really like horror films

11. I love Lucky Charms (the cereal)

Rather than answer all the questions from the ladies who nominated me, which would be 33, I choose some from each of them. 

Answers to questions from Rach

What made you get into blogging?

I have always had a love of everything beauty related and have been reading other beauty blogs for about a year. I really enjoy reading other people’s opinions on everything beauty related and life in general, so thought I would give it a go myself and am loving it, particularly meeting other lovely bloggers.

Dogs or Cats?

Cats, I currently have black and white cat called Princess.

What's your favourite soap to watch?

I watch a few of the soaps, but if I had to choose I would probably say Eastenders or Coronation Street. 

What type of blog posts do you enjoy reading?

I love reading all sorts of posts, but I particularly like reviews with lots of photos and ones showing how people have used different products, like NOTD and FOTD and ones that help you get to know the blogger a bit more.

Do you have a particular brand you find yourself reaching for all the time?

I don’t think there is a particular brand that I reach for all the time. If I had written this about a year ago I would have said Benefit and I do still love it, but there are loads of other brands I love too and use on a daily basis, like Clarins, MUA, L’Oreal, Soap and Glory, Clinique, Collection and Maybelline.

What's your favourite shop?

I don’t have a favourite shop, but I love browsing the beauty counters in Debenhams and House of Fraser. I also love visiting Lush Stores, they smell so nice and I always want to buy so many things from there. At the moment because I have just moved house I also like visits shops that sell housey things like Dunelm and B & M to look for little things for my house.

Answers to questions from Molly 

Why is your blog named as it is?

I love sparkly and shiny things like a magpie and also all things beauty and so after thinking for a while me and a friend came up with Miss Nyss Beauty Magpie :)

If you had one superpower, what would it be?

I would be able to teleport, so could visit amazing places whenever I had some free time. 

What would you do if you won the lottery?

Buy a holiday home somewhere hot with amazing beaches and quaint little towns, the house would be big enough so all my friends and family could come and visit. I would also like to open a spa, that has a smoothie bar. 

If you were only allowed to do your hair or makeup which would you choose?

I would choose my makeup because I can get away without doing much to my hair if I don't want to or don't have time. 

What would be your dream house?

A big house, somewhere on the outside of a town, with lots of space and a garden that gets lots of sun in the summer. 

Do you see yourself still blogging in 5 years time?

I hope so :) 

Answers to questions from Tiff

If you had to only ever use either mascara or lipgloss again, which would it be?

Mascara, I think mascara really opens up your eyes and feel naked without it on. 

Where would you like to go on holiday?

Somewhere hot and sunny, I love Menorca and have been twice, but I would love to go back.

Your going shopping with your mates...what shoes are you gonna wear?

Probably some flat ballet pumps or sandals if it's spring/summer, or ugg boots in the winter.

Shimmer eyeshadows or Matte eyeshadows?

Shimmer eyeshadows, I love a bit of shimmer and sparkle!

What is your favourite, must have, never go without make up item?

Under eye concealer, I love Benefit's Erase Paste and Bobbi Brown's Corrector and Creamy Concealer Kit. 

Favourite dessert?

I don't know how I would choose, I do love chocolate brownies and also panna cotta with raspberries :)

My Nominees

1. Jade from Jadewiggins09

2. Sarah from Sarahs Beauty Emporium

3. Natasha from Shot of Beauty

4. Linda from Love for Beauty

5. Emma from DollFace

6. Melissa from Bubbles on: Beauty, Fashion and Life!

7. Zoe from A Little Bit of Everything

8. Lauren from Lauren Emma

9. Jen from Daisy Rose Beauty

10. Gemma-Louise from Live Love Laugh

11. Jamie-Lee from Orangen't You Lovely

My Questions for my Nominees

1. How long have you been blogging for and why did you start?

2. What is on the top of your beauty product wish list?

3. What would you do if you won the lottery?

4. Do you wear makeup everyday?

5. Is there one product that you wouldn’t want to live without and think everyone should try?

6. What is your favourite type of blog post to read?

7. What is the most you have ever spent on a beauty product and what was it?

8. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live?

9. Do you prefer Spring, Summer, Autumn or Winter?

10.  What are you most looking forward to this year?

11. Do you have a guilty pleasure, if so what is it?

Thanks for reading :)

Don't forget to add your link in the comment box when you have done your post, I'd love to read your answers.

Nyss x

My May Glossybox

Hello Lovelies,

I love seeing what other people get in their Glossyboxes and my May Glossybox arrived yesterday, so I thought I would share with you what was in mine. After seeing Glossybox’s facebook updates and tweets about this month being their 2nd Birthday, I was really looking forward to seeing what would be in my Glossybox this month. I thought as it was their 2nd Birthday the box might have been a different design to their normal ones, but it wasn't.

 

When I open a Glossybox I always look at what has been included before reading about them and initially this Month I wasn’t that impressed. The products looked quite small and I didn’t know what a couple of them were, but after reading about them my opinion changed and I am really pleased with what I got and I can’t wait to try them.

In my Glossybox this month I got:

Givenchy Noir Couture Mascara – 1.5g

This is quite a small sample size, but I am really excited to try this because it is described as creating ‘instant volume, length and curl’.

Premae Harmony Balm – 10ml

I hadn't heard of this before and wasn't sure what it was, but after reading the description of it I can’t wait to try it. I have combination skin and this is a skin protector and primer that also reduces excess oil and sounds just like the sort of product I would like to use.

Beautiful Movements Cosmetics Prime & Create Mixing Medium – 2.5g

I also hadn't heard of this before. It is a clear gel that can be mixed with powder blushes, bronzers and eye shadows so they can be applied as creams/liquids. I haven’t tried anything like this before, so am looking forward to seeing how well it works.

Caudalie Divine Oil – 15ml

I don’t really use dry oils, because I like to use products that absorb really quickly and the dry oils I have tried in the past haven't done that. This is describes as being ‘immediately absorbed into the skin’, so I will give it a try. It smells really lovely, so I hope I like using it.

Nails Inc Nail Polish in Portobello - 4ml

I have quite a few Nails Inc Nail Polishes and was excited to see this in the box, it is a gorgeous colour that will be lovely for Summer and I will definitely use this. It is a small size, but I think that is quite useful if you wanted to take it on holiday with you.

Glossybox Mini Nail Files

These are the perfect size to put in your handbag and were a nice little extra this month.

Overall I am really pleased with what I got this month :)

If you are interested in trying a Glossybox, you can find out more here: Glossybox

What did you get in your Glossybox this month? Leave me your link as a comment if you have posted about yours.

Thanks for reading :)

Nyss x

Collection's Hot Looks Nail Polish

Hello Lovelies,

I moved house last weekend and don't have Internet at my new house yet, so haven't been able to get on here as much as I would have liked, but today I tried a new nail polish I bought recently and wanted to share it with you because instantly I loved the colour and was really impressed with how well it applied. So here goes my first post from my phone :)

The nail polish was Collection's Hot Looks Nail Polish in Milkshake. In the photo I have applied two coats and one coat of No.7 Stay Perfect Top Coat.

It was only £1.99 and I loved the colour in the bottle so couldn't resist trying it. It's a gorgeous kind of dusky pink, nude colour and it applied really smoothly and evenly. The bottle states it dries in 60 seconds and I don't know if it did, but it did dry really quickly. It also states that it gives a high gloss look and has easy application and I think it lives up to both of these statements. The bottle is on the small side at only 8ml but I think it was excellent value for money and I will definitely be trying some other colours in this range.

Let me know if you have tried these and what you thought of them.

Thanks for reading :)

Nyss x

Beauty Tip #1 - Reshaping Your Eyebrows

Hello Lovelies, 

I am about to move house and won’t have much time to post this week, as I am busy packing and organising things. I finally get the keys this Friday after what seems like ages from when I had my offer accepted, but it is all coming together now and I’m really excited. 

Anyway today I thought I would share with you a beauty tip, that I mentioned to a friend recently and she thought it was a good idea, so maybe it will be useful to you too.

About 2 months ago I decided after years of having my eyebrows the same sort of shape I wanted to reshape them and have them thicker. They have always been quite thin and I think I have probably been guilty of over plucking, so I decided it was time to reshape them and let them grow a bit. I’ve always plucked them myself and decided the best way to let them grow into the shape I wanted was to draw with a dark eyebrow pencil the shape I wanted them to be before I plucked them and then I just plucked hairs that were outside of this shape. I did this every time I plucked them and it did look a bit strange having dark drawn on eyebrows, but it worked really well as a guide of where to pluck and where not to. I bought an MUA eyebrow pencil to use for this because it was only a £1 and I did have to be careful not to smudge it too much, but it worked really well. I guess you could use any kind of eyebrow pencil or eyeliner to so this.

Below are photos showing my eyebrows as they were before and how they are now.

In then 'Now' photo I have used my Benefit Brow Zings in Medium to define them and I am much happier with the shape they are now.

Let me know if you think this beauty tip was helpful and if you like this sort of post.

Thanks for reading :)

Nyss x