Review: Antipodes Vanilla pod day cream

Ok, So I am fully aware that I should not dedicate an entire blog post to a product because of a smell, but I feel obliged to inform you of my latest discovery. The Antipodes day cream doesn't smell like that artificial stuff that most brands seem to be lining up in their hundreds, no. Holy cow, this cream smells like the real stuff! The stuff that you eat on a hot summers day paired with fruit salad and meringues! Ok, I may be getting carried away there, but I don't think I can truly explain to you guys how incredible this stuff smells!

This product doesn't only have a nice smell, but it also delivers! the Day cream is light enough so it sinks into my skin with absolutely no fuss, but also heavy enough that I feel like it is actually doing something.

Whenever I use Antipodes products, I can actually feel them working throughout the day. I absolutely love putting this on as the smell is so uplifting! It moisturises, makes my skin feel (and smell) fabulous, I honestly don't think there is a moisturiser that I prefer!

Antipodes, I will be trying out more of your products!

My rating out of 5? 5.

Thank you my lovely readers for reading my posts. I love you all!
Emma

The beauty tag

Hello Everybody,]

Today I would like to share the beauty tag with you guys. Here goes

SKINCARE
-How many times do you wash your face daily? twice a day, once in the morning, once in the evening-What skin type do you have? (dry,oily,combo) normal to combination-What is your current facial wash?Ole Henrikson cleansing balm-Do you exfoliate? Yes-What brand do you use? Supercalifacialist-What moisturizer do you use? Antipodes Vanilla pod day cream (blog post to come)-Do you have freckles? no-Do you use eye cream? no-Do you or did you have acne prone skin? no-Did you ever have to use Pro-activ? no
MAKE-UP-What foundation do you use? Tarte amazonian clay powder foundation-How about concealer? The laura mercier one (I forgot the name)
-Do you know your undertone colour? Yellow
-What do you think of fake eyelashes? I hate them on myself (mostly because I cannot apply them), but personally I think that mascara can achieve the same look.
-Did you know that you are suppose to change your mascara every 3 months? Yes. Do I do that? No.-What brand of mascara do you use? Loreal at the moment-Sephora or MAC? Mac, There is no sephora in the UK *tear*-Do you have a MAC Pro-card? yep-What makeup tools do you use in make up application? A healthy mix between real techniques and mac makeup brushes 
-Do you use make-up base/primer for the eyes? No, but I need to get a primer-For the face? Nope, I'm too lazy to use one-What is your favorite eyeshadow (color or shade)? Anything that is champagne in colour. At the moment I am loving the Loreal 204!-Do you use pencil or liquid eyeliner? Liquid all the way! The effect is so much nicer-How often do you poke your eyes with an eyeliner pencil? When I used a pencil eyeliner, nearly everyday!-What do you think of pigment eyeshadows? Far too messy. I like the Loreal colour infallible as they are like a pigment, but without the mess.-Do you use mineral makeup? Yep, my foundation :)-What is your favourite lip pencil? has to be my charlotte Tilbury lip liner in pillow talk
-How about lipgloss? Chantecaille brilliant gloss in Lucky-What is your favorite blush to use? I never use blush-Do you buy your makeup on ebay? Never, I would never risk the chance of buying fake make up, and then putting chemically damaged things on my face.
-Do you like drugstore makeup? I love drugstore makeup-Do you go to CCO's? (cosmetic company outlets)? I didn't know they existed! I would definitely go though!
-Did you ever consider taking make-up classes? I took a mac makeup lesson once, then I bought one for my mother. I definitely recommend going as it is only £50, plus you get all that money back in products anyway. Basically a free service with purchase.
-Are you clumsy in putting on makeup? No, I used to be, but I am an eyeliner obsessive-Name a makeup crime that you hate? When people wear bright red lipstick with a coloured eyeshadow. One of my friends once wore blue eyeliner with bright red lips. It didn't look good!
-Do you like colorful shades of makeup (lipstick,eyeshadow) or neutral ones? I'm definitely a neutral girl
-If you could leave the house using just ONE make up item,what would you use? Hmmm, Eyeliner I think-Could you ever leave the house without any makeup on? I have on numerous occasions. Mainly when I am too lazy to put it on in the morning
-In your opinion, what is the BEST makeup line? Mac, Definitely.

My Skincare routine

Wow! I have been missing in action for the last couple of months. Although this is inexcusable and I apologise for not even updating I hope that todays blog post will brighten the spirit!































I'm not sure about you, but when the winter months arrive, my skin seems to lack any sort of lustre and it seems dry, dull and boring. After gaining more than 30 spots a day, I took the decision to bin my simple wipes in order to use something that actually made my skin look like I wasn't a snowman. I headed down to selfridges and after being convinced by the mac girl that I needed 3 dark berry lipsticks, I made my way down to the skincare section.

After careful consideration (and a counter girl telling me to buy it) I finally picked out the ole henrikson cleansing gel and heck am I glad that I did! The texture is unlike anything that I have ever felt- it seems soft and gel like, but glides onto your face so smoothly that you forget that it is a gel. Once it mixes with the water it magically transformed into a cleansing milk, how amazing is that?! It removes eye makeup, and also face makeup near perfectly without even making my skin dry out, it is truly wonderful stuff. I suffer from incredibly red cheeks,  and I felt that this product really did well at removing the redness for a glowy and radiant skin. I can not recommend this product enough, but unfortunately great products also come with a great price tag. the price wasn't eye watering expensive, as it was only £24, but for a student with limited cash I did let out a little yelp when the cashier told me the price.

Next on my agenda is my serum. I use the kiehls midnight recovery concentrate which I have fallen in love with. I will be honest, I never tried a serum on my face before this product entered my life on a whim. However, Living without my new found glory is amazing. I used to suffer from extreme redness on my face, and I can honestly say this item has saved my skin from disaster!

When my eye make up is incredibly hard to get off, I reach for my body shop camomile gentle eye make up remover. It used to be my go to item for removing my eye makeup, but recently I find that it is a little drying on my eyes, so I prefer to use my Ole Henrikson these days. I would recommend this though, as it is very cheap and it works well. It smells weird though.
 

And lastly, My night moisturiser is the origins High Potency Night-A-Mins. This moisturiser is not as  amazing as my other night routine items, but it smells amazing and sinks into my skin quickly. I do like this moisturiser, but I have definitely found alternatives which I prefer (the antipodes kiwi pear night moisturiser). However, I will definitely use this product until it is finished.

If you have combination or normal skin, this skincare routine is perfect for you! I can thoroughly recommend that you check out all of these products, especially the cleanser! All these items can be found at the Selfridges beauty counters.

Anyway, Goodbye for now and I will be back next week with another post.

Emma