My Guerlain Holiday 2011 Collection Haul

As you know by now, I love Guerlain. So I'm pretty sure it comes as no surprise that I single handedly managed to purchase the entire holiday collection as you can see below.  

Check out all the product reviews by clicking on the links below!
Parure de Nuit Highlighter
Guerlain Rouge G lipstick in Gardner
Guerlain Meteorites Perles de Nuit
Guerlain Vol de Nuit Perfumed Shimmer Powder
Guerlain Les Ombres de Nuit Eyeshadows
Guerlain Holiday Rouge Automatique lipsticks

Feel free to let me know in the comments if you've purchased anything from this collection yet and how you're liking it.

Guest Post: Vitamins That Are Good For Your Nails, Hair And Skin

I hate taking vitamins because they upset my stomach. Before I tell you anything else I just want you to know that because there are so many people out there who are just like me for one reason or another. But the truth of the matter is that our bodies need vitamins in order to look and feel their best and we don’t get enough of them from the foods that we eat. So regardless of whether or not I like taking them I do just so that I can reap the benefits. Here are some reasons that you should bite the bullet and take them if you want healthy nails, skin and hair.

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Vitamin A

Vitamin A helps with many of the skin problems that women have and can be found in vitamins and in topical creams under the name of Retinoid.

• It works an anti-aging agent by preventing unsightly brown spots and wrinkles.
• If your skin gets hurt or cut it helps to repair it by amping up your skin cell growth. 

Vitamin B Complex

Taking vitamin B complex is like taking a dose of every form of vitamin B (and there are many), biotin and some folic acid all at once. And so you get all of the benefits quickly and easily.

• Helps to prevent skin cancer.
• If fights the free radicals that our bodies face every day and helps prevent wrinkles.
• Gives the skin a healthy glow.
• Promotes cell reproduction.
• Helps the body to fight infections so when you get a nail fungus this a dose of B complex will do you a world of good.
• Makes your hair and nails stronger so that they won’t break as easily.
• Helps to prevent hair loss.

Vitamin C

When we think of vitamin C we usually think of fighting colds, but there’s more to it.

• Great for repairing sun damaged skin.
• Improves the tone and texture of your skin.
• Makes the skin firmer so that you get wrinkles and sagging at an older age.
• Packed with antioxidants that build collagen which is good for your skin, hair and nails.
• A great protector against free radicals that cause premature aging and hair loss.

Vitamin D

We don’t get enough of vitamin D from the sun or from our diets so taking the vitamins is highly recommended.

• Helps the body absorb calcium which is needed to maintain healthy hair and nail growth.

Although there is one reason to take it that is related to beauty there are many other reasons that are highly important so don’t discard it.

Vitamin E

We see vitamin E promoted on many different kinds of cosmetics ranging from moisturizers to body washes and for good reason too.

• Prevents skin cancer.
• Helps to repair even the driest and most problematic skin disorders.
• Makes the skin smooth.
• Helps to soothe sun damaged skin.
• Reduces fine lines and wrinkles.
• Contains antioxidants that help it fight free radicals.
• Promotes hair growth and prevents hair loss.
• It makes hair softer.
• It helps you grow stronger, longer nails.

Vitamin K

Vitamin K may be the least popular of the group but it’s by no means less important.

• It helps to reduce the appearance of bruises on the skin.
• It helps to reduce dark under eye circles.
• Fight free radicals.

So regardless of whether or not I like taking them I do just so that I can reap the benefits. You should too.

This post was written by Aleya who writes the beauty blog for Hair Design Institute which is a Florida beauty college and Long Island Beauty School which has a series of beauty schools in New York.


If you would like to write a guest post for my blog, feel free to contact me at pleasureflush@yahoo.co.uk!

Buy Benefit Moon Beam for just £11 plus £1.50 p&p from BuyaPowa!

Have you always fancied trying out Benefit's Moon Beam highlighter but didn't feel like forking out £18.50? Now you can get one for just £11 plus £1.50 postage and packaging from BuyaPowa. They have 50 Benefit Moon Beams and the more people join in, the less it will cost, and it can go as low as £11. It is currently at £13 with 22 buyers, but no matter where you join in, everyone pays the lowest price. (Just a quick clarification, if you choose to buy, you will have to authorise the trasaction at the amount it's currently on, but you will only be charged for the lowest price, so don't worry about it. Also delivery is pretty quick and I have not had any problems buying from BuyaPowa.)

So come and join me, let's bring the price down and get ourselves some much needed glow! You don't have to, but if you decide to join the co-buy, I would appreciate it if you could click on me (Anita James) as the person who referred you. Let me know in the comments if you decide to buy!

Click HERE to buy your Benefit Moon Beam!

*I'm not in any way affiliated with BuyaPowa, just like to spend my money on make up and find great bargains on the way! :)

Urban Decay Stardust Sparkling Lipgloss in Glitter Rock - Review and Swatches

Urban Decay has a new type of lipgloss out called Stardust and they're glittery, just like the eyeshadows of the same name. The glosses come in 3 shades, and today I have Glitter Rock to show you. It is basically a nice medium blue-pink colour with lots of sparkles. To me this is the prettiest of the 3, I have swatched the other two and this was also the one that gave the most colour.

Although glittery, this gloss is not at all gritty as the glitter is actually very fine, so the gloss is nice and smooth. It is non-sticky and has a minty scent which is so much better than the yucky burnt sugar smell the Pocket Rocket glosses had. I actually threw mine out because I just couldn't stand the smell (plus it wasn't that special, but anyway). It comes with a brush applicator which I really like, it distributes a good amount of gloss on your lips. The colour is quite sheer, but definitely noticable. Not the longest lasting ever, but lasts for a good couple of hours or so, and it's so pretty. The gloss retails for £14 and for that you get 5.5 ml.

All in all, if you like glittery lipglosses, then I would definitely recommend this one. I don't actually know if they are limited edition or not, sorry. Available from House of Fraser and BeautyBay.com.

See more pictures after the jump including arm and lip swatches!

200,000 Pageviews and Laura Geller Giveaway! *CLOSED*

***The Giveaway Is Now Closed!***

Firstly, I am really amazed to see that my little blog has been visited 200,000 times over the last 2 and a bit years. More amazingly the last 100,000 pageviews happened in the last 6 months. Wow! So to celebrate and say thank you to all my lovely readers and followers, I have a little something to give away to one lucky winner. The prize is one beautiful Laura Geller Blush n Brighten in Como. It's full size (9 g) and comes in a special edition gold colour compact (see below).

To win this beautiful blush all you have to do is be a follower of my blog (new followers are very welcome) and post a comment below with your e-mail address. For up to 2 extra entries you can also tweet about the giveaway (make sure you include me @Anitacska in your tweet) or post a link to the giveaway on your blog (make sure you let me know the link as I will be checking). You can do both or either for one extra entry each. Remember, you MUST be a follower or none of your entries will count! You must also leave a comment below with your e-mail address to enter. Competition is open worldwide! Competition closes at midnight (UK time) on Friday 21st October 2011. Good luck!

The Great 30 Day Lipstick Challenge - Week 4 and Conclusion

The Great 30 Day Lipstick Challenge has now come to an end. 30 days and 30 lipsticks later I'm very happy I decided to do this challenge. I managed to use lipsticks I'd not actually used at all, also rediscovered some old favourites and found that some I wasn't too keen on at first I actually quite like after all. I also ended up throwing out one very funny smelling one (it wasn't even that old, I don't know what happened there), and put 3 up for sale - by the way, check out my Blog Sale if you haven't yet done so! I think I will definitely do this again, but right now I need to give some love to my other lipsticks. So many lipstick, so little time!

This post includes the last 9 lipsticks and once again I managed to choose a good variety of brands and colours. The lipsticks I used this week are:

1. MyFace Gigabite lipstick in 155 Strawberry Fields
2. Revlon Super Lustrous lipstick in 457 Wild Orchid
3. Mac lipstick in Costa Chic
4. Collection 2000 Volume Sensation lipstick in 4 Plum Perfection
5. No 7 Moisture Drench lipstick in 30 Plum Beautiful
6. No 7 Mirrorball lipstick
7. Urban Decay lipstick in Naked
8. Lancome L'Absolu Rouge in Voile de Rose
9. Mac lipstick in Playtime

Find out what I thought about these lipsticks and see more pictures including swatches after the jump!

My London Make Up Haul Video

I went to London yesterday and decided to make a quick video about my findings. Enjoy!