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GreenLand Natural Gifts For Christmas!*

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*NEW* Feature Friday - SkinCareGuRu4U 28th of June

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Porcelain Doll ♥

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Product Of The Week - Lush's Tea Tree Toner Water

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Saturday, 14 December 2013

GreenLand Natural Gifts For Christmas!*



Greendland Raspberry travel set Review

Hello Lovelies! Tis the season to be jolly and of course planning what to get for loved ones as well as writing our own wish lists! 
I love purchasing sets for family, and I was lucky to hear about Greenland Beauty which are a company who provide a wonderful range of goodies, that are all Natural and organic skin care.

 I was surprised to get the opportunity to review one of their fruit extracts gift sets, the glorious Raspberry set which contains four travel sized products.

All comments and opinions are 100% my own and I've not been paid to say them.

Initial Thoughts
  • The packaging was perfect for reusable purposes, personally I'd usually take my toiletries away in a separate bag which would usually be a cloth texture; But with this seal lock bag its a better alternative if for instance something was to spill within it can easily be cleaned up!
  • The product packaging is very simple yet states the obvious of the scent and the collection, including all relevant information on the product such as its contents amount and ingredients.
  • The selection of products I found was ideal when you're going either to someone's to stay over or even take on a break away! There is a shower gel to freshen up, a 2-in-1 shampoo and conditioner, a body cream to soften your skin and a fruity hand soap.
  • I found that the actual raspberry scent of the products wasn't overpowering, it was a soft light scent which I feel is perfect for subtle skin care.
  • I think a set like this is adorable for a Christmas gift, especially for those who haven't tried any of this range before. Also with being organic you can't go wrong with kind to skin ingredients!


To purchase this set and many other fruit scents available please visit -
http://www.greenland.nl/Home

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Friday, 28 June 2013

*NEW* Feature Friday - SkinCareGuRu4U 28th of June



New Feature Friday!
Featuring SkinCareGuRu4U

Hello my lovelies and happy Friday to you all! You know what that means here on UniqueLoveStyle..Feature Friday time! This week's Feature is the wonderful Kimberly Czelusniak also known as, SkinCareGuru4u on Twitter. 

I was so thrilled to hear that she would like to be featured and of course I said yes! She is a woman of many achievements and I'm proud to share her story a bit more for you all;
Kimberly Czelusniak is an award winning professional with experience spanning two decades in the Aesthetics & Beauty industry; With a Strong focus on education resulting in top tier sales results. Offering Independent Aesthetics Business Development Consulting.
She is also a Beauty Blogger, Freelance Writer, Published Author - Dermascope Magazine - June 2013 and a Public Speaker; Providing Clinical training to medical professionals for over 15 years. Focused on Strategic Business Development |Brand Imprints Launch -Product, Service, Business, Brand | Instructional Design | Project & Brand Management
Licensed in Aesthetics, Professional & Paramedical MakeUp Artistry, Certified in Laser, LHE treatments and chemical peels. Post graduate international aesthetics training with additional 2000+ hours CEU's in clinical skincare. Combining 15+ years experience, 6 years Retail. 
"I am passionate about skincare and have a ethical and moral commitment to my career, my customers and myself." - Kimberly Czelusniak
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Interview with Kimberly Czelusniak l SkinCareGuru4u

1) What has been your key inspiration to beginning your blog?
My key inspiration is my incredible passion for helping people maintain their healthy skin & healthy body!  For the last 15 years I have working for many large Skin Care / Beauty corporations as a Business Development Manager (B2B sales) and saw that when companies put profit before people things can get a little blurry.  
Compiling my 20 + years experience I felt I would have a bigger impact guiding people in making the best choice for their individual skin care needs.  
I am very ingredient savvy and myself having Gluten and Dairy allergies I became very aware of how challenging this is for both the Aesthetician and the client to find products to put on their skin that where safe and did not pose any risk to their overall health and wellness.  With that said, I have also started GlutenFreeGlam -http://paper.li/SkinCareGuRu4U/1369499424 a news letter and twitter account @glutenfreeglam  dedicated to help guide people in make educated choices all the while keeping their Glam on! 

2) What do you enjoy the most about blogging?
I really enjoy being free to give skincare advice that is not specifically related to any one product brand.  This is how I earned a living for most of my career ( and I am thankful for all my successes) but I have to say....it is really refreshing to be able to help people make choices based on their specific skin care needs & lifestyle choice (be they looking for organic products or Gluten free products), their investment level and skin care goals rather than being limited or boxed into one brand!  It has been liberating!

3) To date, what has been your 'proudest' blog moment?
My biggest moment, so far, was all started from a connect I achieved through microblogging (twitter) with Mark A. McKenney - aka - @MarktheSpaMan.  He asked if I would be interested in submitting an article for Dermascope Magazine! Dermascope Magazine has always been the bible of Aesthetics all over the world!  My article "10 Things About...Volunteering in your Community" was published in the June 2013 issue!  
I read my first Dermascope while in Aesthetics school and my teacher, Lisa Gaudreau, a CIDESCO Diplomat and a Outstanding Mentor gave me a few of hers to read.  As the years have passed we fell out of touch but I did notice she LIKED my Dermascope article through the powers of social media!!!  That speaks to how far our reach can go with the social networking available to us all.... like us connecting across the world...it is very exciting to broaden my range of connections and influence!    

4) Where do you see yourself and blog develop in the future?
This is a thrilling time for me!  I will be launching a new website in mid- July - www.skincareguruforyou.com and linking my GlutenFreeGlam site to it!  It will offer skincare advice, focus on GlutenfreeDairyFree products, Organic living advice, clean eating, relaxation, and eventually (end of 2013) I will be selling a few select brands (that I am currently accessing) from my site!   

5) What tips/advice would you give to someone who wants to go down the blogging path like yourself?
GET on twitter and network!  Start reading all you can on social media...things are never going back to traditional marketing....so get on the train and don't let naysayers dampen your desire!  

6) Which would you say is your favourite type of blog post to do?
The INFO dump!  I like to pick a skincare topic (say sun damage) and go over a brief history of how you get it (causes & effect) and then provide a variety of different options to treat the resulting sun damage (correct).  I  will outline a variety of treatment options (natural skincare, clinical options, at home treatments) and to wrap it up I go over prevention (so they stop it from happening again)!  I like to deliver helpful information to a specific skin challenge and give some choices to treat it...we all like to have choices!  

7) 3 Must have beauty items you couldn't be without?
   My 3 (only 3!!!) beauty item must haves -
  • A great BB cream - I am currently using Lumene with Vitamin C Illuminating  AntiAging BB cream with SPF 20
  • Tilth Beauty Ressurect Eye Cream - www.tilthbeauty.com I recently discovered this line - the whole line is GlutenFree Dairy Free - No petro chemicals, No SLS,  no animals by products - it is AWESOME!  The eye cream is perfect for those with allergies...no irritation and yet it still works to tighten the skin under your eye and diminishes lines in a flash! LOVE LOVE LOVE
  • Smashbox Full Exposure Mascara in BLACK
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Feel free to drop on over to her social sites where you connect with her lovely self! It's been such an honour to learn more about you Kimberly I know for sure who I'll ask for all skincare advice!

Check out her links and have a fabulous weekend!
Pinterest- pinterest.com/skincareguru4U/

Facebook-  https://www.facebook.com/kimberlyczelusniak.skincareguru

Twitter- @SkinCareGuru4U

Twitter - @GlutenFreeGlam

    
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Monday, 27 August 2012

Porcelain Doll ♥

Hello my lovelies! Today's post topic is something very close to me and that is having pale skin and which products I use and recommend for others that may be struggling to find make-up for them.
Having such a pale skin tone I have noticed that it is much harder to find products that match up so well and that either doesn't look darker than my own tone or a big noticeable change as i still like my skin to look natural when wearing foundation and powder etc;

As i grew up and even during my time at School I did get bullied for how pale i actually was, I have always been this way and even tried to use fake tans but they never seemed to look right they would always seem to go horribly wrong and i was at such a loss on for what to do; all I wanted was to be accepted no matter how I looked and i'm sure many others feel the same way. I got to the point to start accepting who I am and by this I grew fond of the vintage era, mainly 1940s-1950s the women would be so glamorous, they would look confident and made up so well but most of all they had porcelain skin that always looked flawless and matte and from this I was inspired. I took my style to the whole new level and I have never been happier! 
This has meant I have looked even longer for foundations, spoken to many beauticians and make-up artists to get the best advice and learnt a lot through trial and error; but I would love to show you my top beauty essentials that I can not live without! 


(moi on my 21st birthday hehe
Dress- Topshop
cardigan- New Look
Necklace - TattyDevine
Ring - Accessorize)

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Ok So lets first start off with concealer;


Soap & Glory's Kick Ass Concealer in shade Light/Clair
A three piece concealer set best used within 24Months of purchasing
RRP- £10.00

Back of product view

Step one & two of product 

View of the pressed powder step three

I have found using this concealer one of the best products i have had from soap & Glory; I came across Zoella another fellow blogger/Youtuber reviewed this item and many others have raved this product and as for a while I wasn't able to find any concealers to banish any of the darkness under my eyes and the slight breakout; I was meaning to try it out and purchased it from the Boots store. Of course i bought the light set and provides brilliant coverage with blending it works a treat! My first thoughts were surprising for buying a concealer for £10 but, it has suited it's purpose wonderfully so i would recommend this to all especially for fair skin! The set comes with a inbuilt mirror, perfect for on the go touch-ups and a cute little pad for applying the powder cute and quirky!

http://www.soapandglory.com/products/cosmetics/face/kick-ass-concealer
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Next up are my fair skin recommended primers!

On the left - Gosh Velvet Touch Foundation Primer (Cream)
On the right - Gosh Velvet Touch Foundation Primer (Classic)
Both are 30ml products best used within 12months of purchase
RRP - £13.99

I remember first finding a sample of these primers within a magazine i was browsing one day, For a long time i would always just wear foundation then powder; i had never took the time to find myself a good quality primer for a foundation base. As my face was washed and prepared i tried this sample and couldn't believe the texture of it applied to my face, it felt like velvet and dried pretty much instantly! For this i would recommend a pea sized amount for the chin, then the cheeks and the forehead especially if you are prone to oily-combination skin. In comparison to each other the cream took more time to soak into the skin whereas the classic took seconds! These are fabulous for on the go and travelling and the pump also shows how much product you have left each time it is used! The only thing i would say is for a drugstore brand it's great quality maybe quite a treat yourself product due to the price! and as it dries clear with a matte finish fair skin can benefit from this.

Swatch of the primers before blending
Cream & Classic

http://www.superdrug.com/face/gosh-velvet-touch-cream-primer/invt/251210/&bklist=


Next recommended primer;

Benefit's That Gal Brightening Face Primer
Sample sized product- 7.5ml
Recommended to use within 12months of purchase
Full size RRP - £21.50

Such a beautiful product, it has a pink tone to it which is part of the raspberry and camomile that brings a sweet scent but not irritating for the skin; and contains light-reflecting pigments to help brighten all skin tones! This sample came from glamour magazine and because i hadn't tried it before i was excited to see what it was like! Now i use this primer everyday! It's been part of my make-up routine and i notice a difference to the skin's appearance once it has been applied along with foundation too; Yet again i would recommend a pea-sized amount on the chin, the cheeks and the forehead and to then blend in upward strokes. This can help a complexion to prevent dullness especially under the eye area. It's a really nice product that does brighten the skin and makes it look more dewy i will be getting the full version i'm sure!

Swatch of That Gal primer by Benefit

http://www.benefitcosmetics.co.uk/product/view/that-gal

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Up next are my recommended Foundations for pale skin!

Revlon's PhotoReady Foundation In 002 Vanilla
30ml sized product best used within 24Months of purchase
RRP - £12.99

If you have fair skin i would recommend either the product in Vanilla or shell; I have been using the vanilla for a long time and have purchased this on more than one occasion because it was wonderful to work with. I pump the product onto the back of my hand and with using a buffing brush i then work the foundation upwards into my skin, it has a lovely full coverage with spf 20 and is also fragrance free and oil free too. Photochromatic pigments that are within the foundation are used to bend and reflect light to help erase every flaw and is such a difference when in different lighting with such a matte effect. This leaves the skin with a soft finish and light feel. Perfect for those special occasions, for brides and for photoshoots!

Swatch of Revlon Photo-Ready in shade Vanilla 

http://www.boots.com/en/Revlon-PhotoReady-8482-Makeup_1042568/


Next recommended foundation;

Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum In shade 51 Vanille Clair 
30ml sized product best used within 12months of purchase
RRP- £10.99

It's marketed as 'gel foundation' but I feel that the consistency is more liquid; and i feel that Bourjois is one of the few brands which provide a good match for pale skin tones. The colouring is slightly yellow, which helps to neutralise my skin tone. The coverage is good and can be built upon, helping to tackle my tired skin, without making it dry. I apply it with a buffing brush, but due to the consistency it does need to be well blended. The appearance is clear, healthy and glowing skin, just like it promises! 

Swatch of Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum In Shade 51 Vanille Clair

http://www.boots.com/en/Bourjois-Healthy-Mix-Serum_1238033/


My Last recommended foundation is;

Benefit's Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow Foundation in "I'm pure 4 sure" Ivory
30ml sized product best used within 12months of purchase
RRP - £24.50

This has been my newest purchase and it was a couple of months ago that i was browsing the benefit counter and was told about this new foundation that had recently been brought out. Unsure i told the polite make-up consultant about how i feel when trying new foundation when having such pale skin and hoping to make a match she helped link up this shade for me. Application was smooth and felt so nice preferably to use with a foundation brush as this has a light to medium build up coverage so blending is essential; It actually felt very light on the skin and felt as if my skin was breathing more and not clogging up the pores. Once it was applied it shown more of a healthy complexion to the skin and i was determined to purchase it and is now what i use all the time!

Swatch of Benefit's Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow Foundation in "Im pure 4 sure" Ivory

http://www.benefitcosmetics.co.uk/product/view/hello-flawless-oxygen-wow

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Here is the pressed powder i would recommend for fair skin;

Hello Flawless Powder Cover-up in "I love me" Ivory
7.0g product
RRP - £24.50


From having my small makeover of the oxygen wow the make-up consultant also used this powder over the top which nicely sealed the foundation giving it a flawless and matte look which i adore! It can also be known that the powder can also be used alone as a foundation due to its build up coverage! This product also comes with a sponge and a brush to give you a different application that will leave your skin glowing and well covered. Now i use this daily also using a powder brush i lightly brush it against the powder and using long strokes over the face to even out and then i use the sponge applicator to gently pat onto any blemishes. I would recommend this for fair skin especially this tone due to its natural appearance once applied!

Preview of the powder with brush and sponge which comes with it

http://www.benefitcosmetics.co.uk/product/view/hello-flawless

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Hope my tips & recommendations have given you some advice and ideas but just remember to love and accept yourself that's all what matters :) 

          
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Sunday, 29 July 2012

Product Of The Week - Lush's Tea Tree Toner Water


Was just another youtube day, where i browsed the newest videos of some of my subscriptions, and I came across TheHappyWallflower's: Lush best and worst products.

With her helpful tips and suggestions she then spoke about the Tea tree toner water; during this time i was using a toner by the body shop which was suitable for my sensitive skin, but as I have combination skin which has also meant my T-zone is prone to oil and the slight spot... I needed something to help balance the oils out on my skin.

This Toner was something I had definitely wanted to purchase and try for myself, so the next time I went out and about, I went straight to Lush and the staff kindly talked more about this product and how beneficial it would be, even allowing me to sample some also! 

The one that i chose was a 100g sized spray pump bottle costing only £3.95! Such a bargain in my own opinion. 



How was it for my skin?

Well i can safely say that it did wonders to my skin and i use it daily! It is ever so light and refreshing, and it also has antibacterial, antiseptic and antimicrobal properties within it, hence how it helps oil and spot prone skin so much!
I was worried that due to it being a tea tree based product that it could be too strong, but this wasn't the case at all, it is very gentle and my favourite way to apply is by spraying it onto 2 cotton pads, then sweeping the cotton pads all over the face and neck area.
There isn't really an ideal way to apply this toner because you can even spray it directly to the skin! I apply this both morning and night as it helps to remove all traces of cleanser and other face products yet makes the skin breath and feel more refreshed for the day ahead! 

Would i recommend this product to others?

I will be indeed! I'm the kinda girl who likes to try different facial products for a while and find which is ideal for me, and this is one in my top beauty must haves! Here is the link to getting yours now! - https://www.lush.co.uk/product/404/Tea-Tree-Toner-Water-100g



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