First Impressions: Clinique Cheek Pop Blush in "Plum Pop"

Today I wanted to share with you a first impressions post on a makeup product that I received a few weeks ago for my birthday. It's one I had been lusting over for a while mainly due to how beautiful it looked and it's from the brand Clinique. 

I've never really tried Clinique before - bar the odd few magazine freebies (gotta love those freebies) - but I've always wanted to. However, the brand itself is rather pricey and none of their products ever called out to me enough. Whilst browsing at makeup one day though, I spotted their Cheek Pop blushes and was instantly drawn to them. After casually hinting my interest at one particular blush from the range, I was lucky enough to get it for my birthday.

The shade I got of the Cheek Pop blush was "Plum Pop" which is a cool toned, pinky-purple. It's similar to another colour in the range called "Berry Pop" but this shade is a little lighter and more natural looking which is why I went for it. I think this is a really beautiful, versatile shade that can be paired with a variety of different looks. You can definitely go for more of a sheer, flushed look if you wanted to but you can also definitely intensify that colour as well depending on how much coverage you desire.

This blush leaves a beautifully soft, smooth, satin-finish to the skin and it blends really nicely. As stated above, it leaves a very natural flush of colour to the skin and looks almost like a cream blush which I love. It's very glowy and is perfect for everyday - I think this is a colour that can work for a lot of different skin tones too due to the fact that it is easily buildable. From the the few applications I have worn the blush so far, it has had good wear time of around 6-8 hours.

And can we just talk about the product itself and how BEAUTIFUL it looks for a moment? I absolutely love the floral pattern in the product and it kind of hurts me to even sweep my brush across it, it's just so pretty!

I'm enjoying this blush so far and I'm very impressed with it's formulation and colour payoff in particular. You can grab this blush from FeelUnique for £17.00!

Review: Travalo Classic Excel

I am a definite perfume addict and I love always smelling nice (who doesn't?). It's nice to have a scent with you whilst on your travels - especially on those days where you might not have gotten the chance to put anything on. 

However, you don't always want to be hauling around a giant glass bottle in my bag when I want a little spritz of perfume so finding the item I'm posting about today was a pretty awesome discovery!  The item I'm talking about is the Travalo perfume atomiser. It's a tiny little bottle that you can carry any one of your perfumes in - this particular atomiser carries a decent 5ml which makes it perfect for travel and an ideal size to pop in your bag.

Using the refillable Travalo is really easy as well. You can use it with practically any perfume you have that can have its spray head removed. Then, all you have to do once you've removed the nozzle, is pump the Travalo up and down on the perfume bottles tube and watch it fill up! This process takes a few seconds and then you've got a cute little bottle full of your favourite scent ready to take wherever you want! The Travalo also doesn't leak - which is something I had worried about before getting it but luckily, it's totally leak free and safe to carry around, perfect! 

Overall, I think this is a handy little item to have and it's nice not having to carry around a massive bottle of perfume everywhere. It also carries a good amount which means you can get quite a few sprays out of it before needing to refill. This is a really useful little tool and I think it'd make a great gift for you or someone else!

You can grab a Travalo from FeelUnique for £11.49