Hi Hunnis!

I am so glad to be back after what seems like the busiest few weeks of my life.  I think its been nearly three weeks since I got the chance to sit down and spend some quality time with my computer and I have genuinely really missed it.  The reason for my little spell away was a mixture of a few things.  My camera has broken and been sent off to be repaired so any new products I have bought and received lately are patiently waiting to be photographed, I say patiently, its killing me not to use them.  Also Ill use this little sentence to apologise for the quality of these pictures but its all I can manage at the moment. If my camera breaking wasn't bad enough my laptop has now given up and gone to laptop heaven so at the moment I am using the family desktop computer, which unfortunately isn't as convenient for me as I often used to write posts on the train to work.  I have also been extremely busy with work, my contract has been increased at Lush so I am now no longer a part time worker but full time between two jobs working 40 hours a week, this has been a big change in my life and I now find myself with very little free time.

I hope that explains why I had a little break and I hope you didn't miss me too much but I have now managed to get into some kind of routine with life, work and blogging so this makes me very happy.

I have so much news and couldn't wait to tell you all.  First exciting piece of news is I got an I phone, eventually after having a blackberry for years.  I love it and don't know how I coped with a Blackberry for so long.  It makes emailing and using social media sites so much quicker and easier, high five to Apple.

As soon as I got my I Phone I signed up to Instagram and its just the best thing ever!  I post everything on there from the make up I'm using each day to what I had for dinner.

Id love it if you could follow me 

@THEGEMMABUTTON 

You all know how much I love my brows but also know what an effort I find it each day to make them look nice, well the effort is no more.  I have had the amazing Benefit Brows Treatment and now have beautiful brows all the time with minimal effort.  I will be writing a separate post  to go into more detail about what is included in the treatment as it was just fabulous.

On Wednesday last week I went for coffee with two lovely ladies from the Elemis Press Team, which was such a lovely way to spend my afternoon.  They introduced me to the new product launches which are all AMAZING and I genuinly cannot wait to share them with you.  It was so great to speak to the lovely ladies I have been in touch with through email for so long, face to face.

Also last Wednesday I went to the Shopping Event in L'Occitane in collaboration with Glossy Box, this was fabulous as I do not know much about this French brand and love discovering new products to fall in love with, the L'Occitane hand cream is now my favourite.  It was great to see some bloggers who unfortunately I don't get to see very often. 

 I have also re subscribed to Glossy Box after cancelling last year.  I started my subsription again as the boxes recently have been fabulous and when I receieved my box in May I was delighted with the contents.

One last very exciting piece of news for you is Lush related, if you already follow @lushbirmingham on twitter you will know, but if not I decided to let you know on here.

At work Jen, John and myself have launched a Lush Birmingham Blog!  We will all be writing on the blog and from now on any Lush related product reviews I write will be over on the Lush blog.

I will be creating a separate page with more information about the Lush Birmingham Blog but its going to be phenominal so keep your eyes peeled.  I would appriciate it so so much if you could follow us  and show us some support.

Follow Lush Birmingham Blog HERE

I think thats everything I couldn't wait to tell you, if you made it to the end thank you so much.

lots of love

Gem

xxx

This skincare range has been a breathe of fresh air to my skin, I have struggled to find something for years that is gentle yet effective for my sensitive skin.  This range is targeted at the teens to 20's age group, I am 20 now and just wish this had been invented when I was 15 when my skin was at its worst.

I was sent the whole range to try out from the lovely ladies at Elemis Fresh Skin, based in London, and I just couldn't wait to let you all know how much I am enjoying using these products and what a difference they have made to my skin. 

The packaging for this product is just excellent, aswell as being in my favourite colour, pink, there is also a different beauty tip relating to each product and the benefits of the ingredients are printed on the side of the box , so you know exactly what you are putting onto skin and why it should help.  A big plus about using these products , as a massive animal lover it states on the packaging "Elemis does not test on animals", knowing this made me love the products that little bit more



Peachy Perfect Gentle Face Wash

This everyday facial wash is so refreshing, perfect to wake

 up your skin early in the morning.  I use this day and night

by wetting the face with warm water to open my pores,

 massaging one pump of the gel onto my face to produce a

 foamy lather and thoroughly rinsing with cold water to close

 my pores. This gel has a very fresh smell with a hint of peach

This left my skin feeling very softeven after the first use.





Skin Glow Exfoliating Face Wash 

This facial exfoliator is perfect to give your skin a deep

clean, the jojoba beads gently polish your skin leaving

it extremely smooth.  The fresh aroma of mandarin and

 aniseed is gorgeous.  I only use this one night a week, a

treat for my skin on a sunday night to kick start the week,

also I feel that a scrub is to much for your skin if used daily.




£12.00 for 100ml

 

Make Up Away Cleansing Wipes

These are fantastic when you need to remove make-

up in a hurry and dont have time to follow your

normal skin care routine, these can gently sweep away

your make up whilst softening and conditioning your

skin.  The wipes are textured with little bumps ensuring

maximum clensing in one sweep. Enriched with elderflower

and camomile the scent is very calming but not

overpowering.  Try putting these in the fridge and fold up one

wipe into a cooling eye pad, place over your eyes and relax.





£5.95 for 25 wipes



Softly Softly Daily Moisturiser

Moisturisers work by sealing water into the skin and

keeping it hydrated and supple, even young skin needs

a good moisturiser, hense the reason why I have always

used a moisturiser every single morning. This is the most

 hydrating, revitalising, non greasy cream I have ever used.

  This has definately helped balance my oily skin.  It has

a very faint scent of  lavender ,which is beautiful.  The

pump dispenser on the bottle is great to measure how

much you need, one pump allows me to smooth all

over my face and neck.                       

Dreamy Sleep Night-Time Moisturiser

Night time moisturisers are amazing as your skin works

overtime to regenerate and repair any damage from the day.

I have never used a night moisturiser religousy until I used this,

on waking I am aware of my skin being 10 times more radient

and soft.  I have had comments from friends about how my

skin looks glowing after using.  The smell is very similar to

the daytime moisturiser.  The texture is very slightly thicker

 but does not feel heavy or cloggy on the skin,one pump from the

bottle is plenty to cover the whole face and neck.





£22.00 for 50ml

£15.00 for 15ml

Harsh Winds, Cold mornings, Strong Sunlight and



changes in weather all contribute to dry or chapped

lips and I know this too well.  I have always suffered

with dry and chapped lips whatever the weather, and

I have tryed all the well known lip balms and always

find that they dont last long and have to reapplied

to often than  have time for. I tryed this hoping it would

be different and unfortunately not.  The scent is lovely, very

minty fresh and feels very smooth, not sticky or too oily

 when on but had to be reapplied sooner than I had wished.

Super Boost Moisturiser Serum

This is a more intense moisturiser for those days

when your skin is extremely dry, and overly stressed. 

 I have only used this onceafter using a face mask and

found it very hydrating. Although I wouldnt use every

 day as my skin is in good condition thanks to using all

the other products, but it will definately be part of my

 holiday skincare routine as the sun drys out my skin.

  It can be used alone or under your daily moisturiser. 

Deep Clean Purifying Face Mask

This mask claimed to re-balance skin, so it was

exactly what I normally look for in a mask.  After cleansing

my skin I applied this claymask with my fingers avoiding the lips and eyes.  After 15 minutes  I rinsed off and felt like I had new skin, it was amazing, I kept touching my face and couldnt believe the smoothness this mask had worked wonders. I have used many clay masks in the past but this was by far the best ever. I intend to use this every two weeks, as using a clay mask every week would definately dry out my skin. This is my favourite product from the range.





£15.00 for pack of 6 mixed



Magical Moisture Quenching Face Mask

This mask claimed to leave skin exceptionally smooth.  Not

a quality a normally look for in a mask, as I have normal-oily

skin.  I applied the white cream, like a moisturiser but thicker and

left on my skin for 15 minutes. When I looked in the mirror to see

before I rinsed, it had vanished into my face, something I had

never experienced whilst using a mask before. Because it had

all been assorbed into my skin I expected my skin to be silky

smooth and feel rehydrated but unfortunately it did not at all, 

much to my dissapointment all I wanted to do was cover my 

face in the intense moisturiser. Such a shame to have a bad

experience with this mask after such a good experience with

the one above.  This is a product that doesn't work well with

 my skin type, but could be perfect for someone else.





£15.00 for pack of 6 mixed



Girlies I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I have enjoyed writting it, thats why its been so long.

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