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Sunday 29 April 2012

Rimmel Lasting Finish Blush - Swatches & Review

Discovering a peachy pink blush I've never tried before makes it rather easy for me to indulge, and for a mere $5 it made it even easier for me to be inclined to try it out. 
The packaging is simple, sleek and compact - it is by no means high quality, but for what you are paying for the blush I feel it does a lovely job of housing the product while not looking tacky.

The embossed crown is a nice touch - obviously a clear reference to the Rimmel London brand. Usually small details like this tend to draw me to products I'm slightly unsure of as well - I know, I know, I'm pretty easily swayed by cute details, but I'm sure you'd all be lying if you said you'd never been sucked in by that type of thing yourselves once or twice.

(Natural light - left is the swatch, right is the swatch blended out)

The color is rather light, thus it may not be the best for darker skin tones. I feel with my skin tone it adds a lovely glow, which I believe it will continue to provide for me once I become more tanned in the months to come. 
The product is easily blended as the texture is soft and smooth - I found the color very easy to pick up with a blush brush and apply (I've been using my Eco Tools blush brush). 
Finally, as far as staying power it has unfortunately not impressed me as much as other aspects of this product have. To maintain the look you desire the product would certainly have to be reapplied throughout the day - one negative I am willing to over look when I crave this type of peachy glow on my cheeks. 

Let me know if you've tried any of these blushes, and if so, what you're take on them has been. 

xo, Hannah

Saturday 28 April 2012

Through the Eyes of My Instagram




With the purchase of my new iPhone 4s and its stunning camera abilities I have become a lover of Instagram. For those who aren't familiar, it is a fun free app for photographers and photog-wannabe's alike. It makes sharing photos and your personal creativity extremely easy! 

Sunny afternoon in the garden
Latest decor purchase - My Bonsai tree
Day for errands


Crib 1 of 2 - finally making progress on my girls' room 
My 28 week pregger belly
NOTD - Essie 'fiji' aka old faithful

If you wish to you can follow along with my daily random snap shots, my user name is hannah_griffin
xo, Hannah

Thursday 26 April 2012

10 Little Secrets



1. What is one product that makes you feel like a million dollars?
2. What is your skincare secret? / A passed down skin care tip
3. Share your hair care secret?
4. What is your biggest diet rule?
5. Any workout tips?
6. Which perfume is your secret weapon?
7. Show us a clothing item of yours which always turns heads
8. What is your most treasured piece of jewellery?
9. Who is your style crush? 
10. Tell us something we don't know about you


Although I did this tag as a video on my YT channel it would work just as well as a blog post. That being said, I would love to see some of your personal takes on these questions! 


Blogs I Mention;
http://www.somethingnavy.com/
http://morven-catsandrockingchairs.blogspot.ca/


I intend to do a post very soon on my very favorite blogs as well - I like to give credit where credit is due! 


xo, Hannah

Wednesday 25 April 2012

Saturday 21 April 2012

Nail of the Day: Elf Mint Cream

As I have been completely obsessed with pastels and 'spring' themed nails lately, this shade suites my fancy very nicely. 
For a cheaper priced nail polish it can certainly hold its own, only taking two coats to provide an opaque finish. Lasting time is unfortunately not as miraculous, but for the mere dollar it costs to pick this polish up I am willing to disregard this detail. 

(natural lighting)


I have always enjoyed the packaging of these polishes as well. With several shades from e.l.f in my collection they blend in seamlessly with my higher end polishes. 

Favorite Hair Products

I have never shared with my followers, both on youtube and here on my blog, what my favorite hair products are/the routine in which I use them. I thought it was high time I changed this as I have been completely enjoying every product I have on the go right now and think of all of these products has 'holy grails' in my collection. 




-Products Mentioned- 

Big Shampoo
American Cream Conditioner
Loreal Ever Sleek Smoothing Deep Conditioner
Renewing Moroccan Argan Oil
Pantene Beautiful Lengths Smoothing Balm
Tresemme Heat Tamer Spray
Tresemme Curl Activator Spray
CHI Infra Texture Hairspray 
Tresemme Fresh Start Dry Shampoo


Share some of your favorites below! I always love trying out new things.

xoxo, Hannah