Sheet masks had their moment last year, it's a trend that's been popular in Asia for a very long time but has only recently made it's way over to us. I loved the idea of a pre-soaked mask but no matter how many I tried, I couldn't get past the unpleasant slimey texture. I also found that the masks never really fit my face so I had to lie down to prevent it slipping off... the whole thing is usually a little bit stressful and not quite how a mask application should be. I'd given up on sheet masks until I met Nanette de Gaspé who had come over from Canada to launch her masks exclusively with Selfridges.
These are unlike anything I've tried before. There are a range of different masks available, for your hands, eyes, face, neck and mouth... all the areas that age the fastest. The very light, soft material called Techstile wraps around the area so it stays in one place without moving. The eye mask wraps around your ears and the hand mask around your thumb, they're so comfortable to wear. It's a brilliant technology which means the mask stays dry and waterless but still penetrates the skin and it seriously works. I've used the hand and eye masks and after removing them you can really see and feel the difference on the skin. It's a technique and science that I'm sure lots of brands will be investing in, but for now Nanette de Gaspé is the first and her masks are exclusive to the Selfridges Beauty Workshop. The masks are priced quite high from £60 to £85 and can be used up to 3 times. There's so much you can read up on the science if you're interested and to check out the masks, see here.
It seems I'm a little backwards when it comes to my weekday/weekend face. I know that a lot of my friends do their makeup nicely for work and layer up the products so they last all day but when it comes to the weekend they opt for the minimal "no makeup makeup" look. For me, it's always the other way around. During the week I'm usually at home working, sometimes popping out to run errands or visit my parents. I usually keep my makeup pretty simple during the week but at the weekend I enjoy taking my time and trying new makeup looks. I've been wearing the same look almost everyday during the week, six products that I know will get me through the day but will hardly take any time or effort to apply.
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I absolutely love this (slightly lemon scented) tinted moisturiser for a medium coverage. I either apply it with my fingers or with a beauty blender and it's almost undetectable on the skin!
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If you follow me on social media you would have seen that a couple of weeks ago, I spent the week in the beautiful south of France! We had a friend's wedding so we decided to head out a week earlier and soak up the sunshine & gorgeous surroundings. It's a place I've been visiting my whole life so every smell, all the sounds and recognisable faces are so nostalgic to me. On this particular evening we headed to Old Antibes for dinner at La Taille de Guepe, which is an amazing restaurant that incorporates real, edible flowers into every dish. Their rose, jasmine and violet ice creams are a must try!
Old Antibes is one of my favourite areas because despite being surrounded by popular tourist areas, it's managed to keep it authenticity and it just feels so French! The little alleyways are so pretty to walk through and I love to look up to see the french shutters on every window.
On this warm evening I chose to wear my new 
