I'm back

So as you may have realised I was away for quite some time, i'm not going to make any excuses or anything but I had my head in the clouds for a bit.
I was spending summer with my boyfriend and had a fantastic time and when I came home I jumped straight back into work and starting Uni.

To be honest I haven't been that motivated when it came to blogging either and I was stuck for any ideas at all, my blog is officially 'under construction' and you might see some small or big changes in the coming months until I manage to get it looking how I want.

Bare with me though guys I will be posting regularly (fingers crossed) and be trying to build my blog again, i'm pretty active on twitter and instagram so please folllow me there and use those if you would like to contact me in any way.
What did you guys get up to in the past few months?

Kerry xo

Pharmacy hustle

Before when I have went to Germany I did not give much thought to which cosmetics may be availiable to me there that are not in the UK. This time however I had an inkling that German pharmacies may stock many of the same products that the forever hyped french pharmacies have, given that they are neighbouring countries and all.

On my first trip to town I was proven right. Walking up to the pharmacy I seen sitting outside mini bioderma sets and other great try me kits. Inside was much of the same the walls covered in french skincare from caudalie, avene, la roche posey, phyto and vichy to name a few.

My boyfriend could not understand why I was so excited and even the staff were eyeballing me funnily. I only managed to pick up a few small bits on this first trip, as we drove to poland a few days later which is a complete other story about what I discovered there. However we are heading back to Germany tomorrow so that pharmacy and others like it had better prepare themselves!

What I managed to get was a try me kit of three bioderma minis from the hydrabio line for sensitive, dehydrated skin. It included-

20ml of the hydrabio H20 micellaire solution (the blue version of the popular pink lid solution).
15ml of the masque hydratant, a moisturising and hydration generating mask.
15ml of the creme hydratante, a light moisturiser for day/and or evening to be used after cleansing.
All of these came packaged in a cute little bioderma bag, and are great for travelling or just trying products without having to buy full sized versions.

I also picked up a 50ml can of avene's eau thermale thermalwasser. Which is a fantastic thermal water spray that can be used as a toner, to soothe irritations and has a ton of other uses. I however prefer to use it to set my make up and as a refreshing pick me up in the warm weather.

Do any of you guys have any products to recommend that you think I should try? Have you ever visited German pharmacies, what did you think?

Hope you are all well and having a great summer!

Kerry xo

Brushing up squeaky clean

My first ever blog post was a Glossybox review, ever since then though I have come to the conclusion that readers don't care so much for reviews on beauty boxes (correct me if I am wrong) but are only really interested in any 'good stuff ' that might be in them.
I love my Glossybox sometimes I am chuffed with what I have received other times not so much. I am not one to go cray over one thing normally, but these items I am so excited about I couldn't contain my joy when I seen them.

Firstly I received a Dermalogica clean start mini set, I love their products and I love skincare so this fed both obsessions, it is also perfect for me as the set is formulated for oily skin prone to the odd breakout and claims to give you a gorgeous clear complexion. I am planning on taking this away with me and testing it out then, it comes with a foaming wash, toning spray and mattifying moisturiser plus the bottles are just so cute!

The other thing I wanted to share with you was this Glossybox brush, I don't know why i'm so happy with this. Maybe because they seem to have created their own line of tools? Last box I received a little mirror that hasn't left my bag since, anyway i'm not sure if I would use it for blush as intended but probably more for a contour and highlight.

This was a really random post but I just wanted to share my happiness over these two things with you, and I honestly don't mean to be a bit 'fangirl' over Glossybox but that is how it is.

Did anyone receive any other cool products in their boxes? Has anyone tried the clean start line before? What were your thoughts?

Kerry XO

Skincare essentials

I don't have perfect skin, but who does? however my skin is quite well behaved most of the time but I do often have breakouts due to hormones, stress and all the rest of it..
These are just some of the products I use in order to keep my skin in a relatively manageable condition, all of these products are easily accessible to most people which is why I chose these specific ones. I happen to have a slight skincare obsession and do have products from the likes of Caudalie, Liz earle and Avene which are all fantastic! But I return to these time and time again when I need to take my skincare back to basics.

All of these are pretty self explanatory and you all probably know of them already, the Bioderma a product raved about on blogs and youtube is actually from Poland where bioderma have a laboratory and I think it is quite cheap there so if you or someone you know is visiting Poland ask them to keep and eye out!

The loreal exfoliating wash I use for gentle exfoliation when I need it and it hasn't broken me out (yet). The Lush cosmetic warrior mask has become one of my holygrail products it is fantastic at clearing up blemishes and adding moisture back into the skin, after using it I couldn't be without it. And the simple oil balancing moisturiser is something I have recently picked up and so far I am really enjoying it, it is a mattifying product that really hydrates the skin and certainly rivals la roche posays effaclar matt if you ask me and at a fraction of the cost.

I also included some body/tanning products as I think it is important to keep all of your skin looking good, a good basic moisturiser is key and these Nivea ones do the job fine. Garnier summerbody is a great gradual tanner when you want a nice glow especially in summer! And st. moriz dark I am just testing out at the moment but so far I think it is just as good as the st. tropez mouse and far cheaper. I only left it on for an hour or so as I am very fair and it gave me a lovely natural colour which has lasted four days now.

I hope this wasn't too tedious for you guys, what are your skincare essentials? can you recommend any new products?

ps I am going away soon and wondered if you would like a travel makeup bag post?

hope you are all well and sorry for the poor photos they were taken on my iphone in horrid lighting.

Kerry xo

ding a ling

Hello this is quite a spontaneous little post about nothing really bog related, however I was bought some foundations recently by my grandmother and they happen to be WAY to dark for my pale complexion. I don't know what she was thinking as none of our family are deliciously golden..or from the amazon. To get to the point I popped them on eBay, then realized I could have done a blog sale duh!

Anyway here is the link to my eBay in case any of you are interested, the foundations have only been swatched once, I often put clothes and stuff on there that have hardly/never been worn also.



http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/herlyle75/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686

My (boring) month in pictures?

Since I have neglected you guys I thought I would show you a small collection of photos on things I have been doing just to give you an insight. I haven't got up to much because of exams and as you can probably tell small things have amused me, but hey ho!

Dream car/ watch shopping/ brownie ice cream

Doughnut shoes! / Birthday fashion show / Bugs

Cloud blocking sunbathing / New favorite sweets / Glossybox

Lilac shorts/ Nails inc polish / Gorgeous studded boots.

Kerry xo

sigh of relief

Wow guys it has been sooo long since I last blogged waa bad Kerry!
I have had exams though and have been crazily busy: frantically studying, praying to gods I don't believe in and sticking notes to my walls like a madwoman!
BUT lets all breathe out in unison, exams are now over!..Well for most of us anyway and for those that are still sitting them don't fret solace is coming you way.

I have a post lined up that should give you an insight into what I have been up to in the little spare time I have had, It will follow this one either tonight or tomorrow morning so keep an eye out.

Kerry xo