Breast Cancer Beauty Products

I'm not going to tell you about the importance of breast cancer awareness because you probably already know. What I will tell you is, that if like me, the mere thought of doing a sponsored marathon or walk for charity has you breaking out in sweat then don't worry - there's an easier and funner (is that a word?!) way to raise money! Some of the big beauty brands have come up with special limited edition pink products to support the cause. Which one (if not all) will you be buying?!

Estee Lauder Elizabeth Hurley Pink Ribbon Lipstick Collection, £25

Estee Lauder Elizabeth Hurley Pink Ribbon Lipgloss Collection, £25

Clinique Great Lips, Great Cause Glosswear Key Chain, £15

Clinique Special Edition Dramatically Different Moisturising Lotion, £35

Estee Lauder Pink Ribbon Collection Jewelled Pin, £10

OPI Pink of Hearts Nail Laquer, £9.95

Bobbi Brown Pink Shimmer Brick, £29.50

My favourites are the Shimmer Brick and OPI nail varnish (surprise, surprise!) And don't quote me on this but most, if not ALL, the proceeds from the sale of Bobbi Brown's Pink Shimmer Brick will be going to charity. The rest will be donating £2 - £7.50 from each sale. I love non-guilty makeup! What will you be picking up??

Sami xx

PS - Normal blog posting will resume shortly - I've just been taking it slowly since Ramadan because my days are usually a blur of work, eat and sleep! Ramadan Mubarak to all my Muslim sisters reading this :- ) xx

Clinique Take off the Day Cleansing Balm

I'm a BIG Clinique fan so when I heard all these good things about their cleansing balm I got very excited... My Shu Uemura samples had just run out and I wanted to try something different. 

The cleansing balm is really simple to use. You basically massage it on to a damp face and it 'melts' away  all your makeup, including eye makeup. Now, the first few times I used it my eyes stung a bit... I brushed it off, assuming that they just needed to adjust to a new product. 

Then last night I decided to use it because I had been wearing a lot of mascara and needed something strong to take it off. BIG MISTAKE. My eyes became soooo red and sore I couldn't even blink! To be fair my eyes are a bit sensitive and sting when I get shampoo or soap on them (and my hayfever gets really bad this time of year), but this was like nothing I had experienced before. It actually felt like someone had poured acid into my eyes :- |

About 50 cold rinses later my eyes felt a bit better... but I'm confused as to why my eyes reacted so badly to it  :-S Has anyone else ever had a bad reaction to a beauty product?

I'm on the look out for another cleanser/makeup remover - one that's more gentle and keeps my skin moisturised.... so suggestions would be great :- )

Sami x

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