Review: Masque Bar's Charcoal Mask

So last week, as well as picking up some Autumnal goodies from New Look, I popped into Boots and picked up a few different skincare items too!

One of them was from Masque Bar and it was their Luminizing Charcoal Peel-Off Mask. There was three packets in the box and it was only £6.00! I tried this last night and I wasn't really happy with it! So I thought I would share my opinions.

It says to apply a thick opaque layer onto the face. I found this quite hard as it is a very thick paste that would drag the face very easily so I think it would work a lot better if I had used a flat foundation brush to do this.

Whilst it was on my face it was perfectly fine. However, when it came to taking it off it really hurt! It was so painful! It doesn't instruct to take it off with any water but I would definitely do so.

I also would not recommend this for sensitive skin as it is far too abrasive when taking it off (from my experience anyway).

As for the 'luminizing' element I didn't really see much effect. It kind of just left my face wanting a heavy moisturise.

Overall, I won't be using this again :(

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I hope you enjoyed this little review, I really was expecting a lot different so I thought I would share my views so that you do not waste your money if this was not what you was expecting!

Speak next week with something more positive!

L A U R A  J E S S I C A

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Small Autumnal Cosy Haul

Yesterday I popped out for a small shopping trip with my mum!

I didn't really go with an idea of what I wanted to get but I happened to stumble across these in New Look!

All of these pieces are so Autumnal and festive! They are also SO soft and I think will go well with most of my wardrobe. The hat and the scarf especially go well together.

One thing I wish they had was more of a variety of gloves! They only had a few and I really need some so I had to settle on these. Even though I really like them it would have been nice to have more of a choice for sure.

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The hat was £7.99 - HERE

The gloves were £7.99 - HERE

The scarf was £9.99 - HERE

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I really hope I gave you a little bit of inspiration for your Autumnal staple and also hope that you have had a nice weekend and I will speak next week!

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Love you all :-)

L A U R A  J E S S I C A

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Autumn Face Essentials

So we are now getting into the colder months and the thing that comes along with that is dry, flaky skin. Everyone hates it but it can be hard to know what you can do about it. So here are my 5 winter face essentials!

REN v-cense™ Revitalising Night Cream

I only have a small sample of this from Elle magazine. However, before I received this I was suffering with really dry skin and one application of this helped so much!! It is always important to keep your skin hydrated.

Nivea Lip Butter in Raspberry Rosè

It is always really important to keep your lips hydrated during the winter months. A lot of people lip their lips a lot which actually makes dryness worse. 

Try to avoid using petroleum jelly as this fakes your lips into thinking they do not have to produce as much moisture as they were previously doing. This makes them more dry!

My personal favourite is Nivea's lip butter  :-)

The Body Shop's Vitamin E Face Mist

Another thing that is really good whilst on the go is a face mist. I go for the vitamin E face mist from The Body Shop. This can be worn under makeup for a quick refresh or over the top of makeup to help it stay longer!

Benefit's They're Real Lash Primer

Now this product isn't actually released for purchase until about 7 weeks time. However, this is a new product from Benefit! Their new Lash Primer! This can be used under any mascara or on its own and it is supposed to help protect the lashes and prime them, ready for the mascara.

Your eyes get really dry around the colder months so it is a good idea to protect them in all the ways you can! Your eyelashes could lack moisture so priming them is a really good step you might want to add into your routine!

Dove Intensive Nourishment Hand Cream

Now as well as your face being nice and smooth and nourished. You will need to keep your hands that way too! (As well as your body but thats a whole other post).

I use Dove as they know their stuff about moisturising and being gentle to the skin. It also smells really good so thats a bonus!

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Thanks for reading this post :-)

I really hope you learnt a few things and I gave you a few ideas to spice up your daily routine with a bit of moisture!

Speak next week

L A U R A  J E S S I C A

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New Design and Life Update

Hello Lovelies!!

As you may have noticed I have a new blog design! It was made by the lovely Julie from MunichParis. You should definitely check her and her partner's blog and Etsy shop out if you get a chance!

I really love the new design and I really hope you all do too :-)

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This past week was my half term off college and it was pretty busy! I met 3 of my favourite YouTubers and had an awesome three days with Max and it was by far one of my favourite weeks this year.

Im going to insert lots of pictures here for you to have a look through!

On October 25th I attended TATINOF (the amazing tour is not on fire) and it was  so so amazing! I managed to get a VIP ticket which I am so grateful for (thanks mum) and would definitely go and see it 100 times more!

I also finally met Zoe (Zoella) after years of trying and failing! I also got to finally tell her in person that it was me who bought her the little black and white toy guinea pig a couple of years ago! (picture above on the left).

Me and Max also had a fun couple of days! We carved some pumpkins and also went to see Spectre on the release day so we got a cool souvenir ticket and a poster! (yay)

p.s those Tango ice blasts are literally heaven in a cup

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So I really hope you like my new design and this little life update. I am really sorry that I haven't been posting regularly for a while! It took me a while to get sorted with the timetable for my new college course and I'm really happy with it now :)

I really want to be more regular with these posts so please feel free to leave me some suggestions in the comments or through any of my social media's linked at the top!

Also you can sign up with your email to receive my posts when they go up now!! It would be really great if you could do that :-)

Thanks so much for reading lovelies and I will speak next week! I promise

L A U R A  J E S S I C A

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