3 New Nars Products (including Soft Matte Complete Concealer in Vanilla)

The Soft Matte Complete Concealer is a new release from Nars alongside some primers. Always keen to protect my pale skin from the aging effects of the sun, I purchased the Smooth & Protect SPF50 option and, I must say, I am really impressed. The Nars All About Eve eyshadow duo has been on my wishlist for over two years, so I was excited to finally own it.

A Photo a Day #35

Paul

1/80     F4.0     ISO 4000
I'm really quite excited about this 'series within a series' project! The photo of the apple was really just a photo in the moment (completely unplanned), but when I titled that one after Magritte and saw the opportunity with the Ritz Cracker packaging to do a Warhol-esque colouring, I knew this could be a fun idea.
I have lots of plans ahead for other art-inspired photos so watch this space!

A Photo a Day #34

Gnome's Eye

1/60     F3.5     ISO 6400
Another film reference for the children of the 80s-90s! 

A Photo a Day #33

Andy

1/60     F4.0     ISO 1250
If you've seen yesterday's photo you may spot a theme! This is Photoshop 101, but as I am currently teaching myself how to use it, I like to experiment and play! 
I love playing with colour and although this shot is not perfectly aligned and very rustic, there's something of interest in the juxtaposition of the crumbs on the tabletop and the clinical nature of mass-produced packaging. This could be a theme I'd like to play with more in the future.

A Photo a Day #32

René

1/60     F4.0      ISO 5000
Probably not the best lens to use- portrait would have been better- but nevertheless an interesting one!

A Photo a Day #31

Banal

1/80     F4.0      ISO 1250

Being bed-ridden is quite boring. This photo is quite symbolic of this bleak month!

A Photo a Day #30

Sick

1/80     F2.0     ISO 6400
Not really a lot to say here. 

A Photo a Day #29

The Spooky Cats

Another phone photo today. The bright Winter sun coming through the window threw some interesting shadows.

3 Super Serums for Dehydrated Skin: from budget to luxury

Do you use a serum? It seems that most people are aware of them nowadays, but not everyone really understands what they can do for their skin, or believe they really need to bother. 
Until I started really investing in my skin in my mid 20s, I wasn't using a serum; now I use a serum twice a day. My skin is definitely looking better in my 30s than it ever did in my 20s; make-up applies better and I have no dry patches despite having dry skin.
These are my top 3 serums at the moment and they come at very different price points.
Serums nourish and treat your skin after cleansing and before moisturising. They can work to add extra hydration and smoothing ingredients that benefit your skin during the day and at night. From my experience, just moisturising is fine, but if you really want to see results and make changes to the uniformity and texture of your skin longer term, serums are a must.
Read on to hear about 3 amazing serums for dry, dehydrated and sensitive skin:

A Photo a Day #28

Birthday Cards

A phone photo today for a few different reasons- one being feeling really quite ill! The poor quality kind of adds to the yester-year filtering and colour balance I have played with...or perhaps I'm just feeling delirious!

The recipient of the cards is very loved.