Emma Hardy, The Queen of Skincare

For about a year I have been lusting after the Emma Hardy Amazing Face Moringa Cleansing Balm. Partly due to viviannadoesmakeup's much repeated love for it but also due to the idea of rubbing a oily balm on my face every morning and night. An idea I found very intriguing. About a month ago I came across it in the sales at feelunique and figured it was a sign. An oversized, blinking, neon light sort of sign. So I bought it and I've now been using it since. The verdict? I am head over heels for it.

My idea did not disappoint nor did Anna. It truly is an amazing cleanser that cleans your skin well without leaving it feel stripped and dry. The oils add moisture and the muslin cloth you wipe it away with (in circular motions) gently exfoliates your face leaving it feel as soft as a baby's bum. A lot of people use this on its own to remove their makeup but I prefer to remove my makeup with the MAC Cleanse Off Oil first and then use this as I don't like to get the muslin cloth covered in makeup. The massive tub will probably last me forever as you only need the tiniest amount to cover your whole face as it melts into an oily consistency once you start applying it.

Have you tried the Cleansing Balm? What did you think of it? Also I would love it if you could give my blog a little follow on Bloglovin' as that really helps me out and means a lot to me :) Have a great weekend everyone!

Love, Emilie

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Newness

A new year means a lot of things. New challenges, experiences, desicions, and changes both big and small. For me the new year meant finally getting round to re-designing my blog. It's something I've been planning for quite a while but I waa firstly not sure what exactly I wanted and secondly was a bit lost as to where to start and how to do things. So I've taken it one step at a time, and tried and failed until I finally ended up with what you see now. It's taken some time, and you might have noticed constant changes on layout, header and so on for the past few weeks - apologies for the mess but it had to be done that way. What I decided to do was clean it all up and make it a very simple layout. I know it's not everyone's taste but I really like it. I wanted it to be easy to navigate without to many buttons, links and stuff going on around the actual posts as I find that to be a bit distracting sometimes. All my links are still at the top so it is easy to follow me on all my social media, the blog archive is all the way at the bottom - below the 4 posts on the page, along with my google friend connect and a few other banners. So more or less everything is still here, just not where it used to be. I really hope you like it and that you will share your thoughts on it with me in the comments. If there's something you think I should definitely change then let me know about that as well :)

As for my coming plans for the SITC (I only just now realised my blog has the same 'initials' as Sex and the City) I have a few little things planned, including a Uni Room Tour if that is something you would all be interested in? Could also include a few tips ++ for what to bring/get and how to make use of the little space you usually get in halls. Would that be interesting? 

I just wanted to give you that little update for now. A new proper post will be up in not long - finish my exams on Wednesday so I'll have plenty of time to work on some good content!

And my new short hair is a New Year thing too.

Love, Emilie

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Beauty Innovation

OK,  so I managed to delete this post as I was removing a few undone ones in my archive. Good job Em. I won't write it all again, but I'll make it a quick and short recap of what I wrote in the deleted post.

Basically there is this new website called MyBeautyCompare which is the world's first website where you can compare beauty products' prices. A little while ago they sent me an e-mail asking if I could have a look at their page, see what I thought and share my experience with my readers. I though I'd give it a go and here's my verdict.

First there's a mini survey you fill out when you sign up where you submit your skin tone/type, hair length and so on. This is so that they can give you suggestions and product reccomendations tailored to you. I've had a bit of a play around with the feature and they do give pretty good suggestions as I already have and love some of the products they've mentioned so I know they work for me. There are also reviews, a forum, a blog where there'll be lots of news related to brands and products, video tutorials and a newsletter you can sign up to where you will get special offers. It's a site that has pretty much everything a beauty girl wants and I don't think it will stay new and unknown for long. I will definitely keep using it for whenever I want the best deal on a new product or just want a bit of inspiration as to what to get next.

I highly suggest you have a look at MyBeautyCompare and see what you think - and if you like it you can sign up and get all the good benefits :)

Love, Emilie

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The Big Sale

Stella Shorts // 5 inch and up for Nelly

As you may or may not, this Friday (the17th) is my birthday, and for someone like me, with a bit of an inner shopaholic and their birthday oh so close to Christmas, this time of the year is normally a bit of a massive shopping spree. Combine all that with a growing love for fashion, some very good sales, and a lot of free time and you'll have the full picture that I like to call the past 3 weeks of my life. Basically I have been shopping a bit, and boy have I enjoyed it. I am not going to do a big haul post on it all but I do want to share a few bits with you in my next few posts, starting today with the shorts over all shorts in my opinion. A dark grey (see first two pictures) wool-like main part with a soft white layer under that has slits on the sides. It is the perfect pair for a laid-back spring/summer outfit. I got a few other things as well but these are definitely my favourites. The gorgeous and very stylish Finish blogger Sandra at 5 inch and up is behind the design and made a few more bits and pieces for a collection she did together with Nelly.com a little while back. It's all on sale now but some of her designs are already sold out. However if you want to check out the pieces that are still there you can click here. And if you're just up for browsing some very good deals in general have a look at the rest of the Nelly sale here - it's massive! 

With the code Sale10 you'll get an additional 10% off all the sale items, but today is the last day so I do suggest you have a peek asap. 

Love, Emilie

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