Rockin' Curves and that Ridiculous Wand !!

Ooh another mascara; one would think I was a mascara hoarder. I do have a serious soft spot for them but what actually happened was a massive pre-spring clear out of everything I owned, including all my mascaras that were either not my style or a little manky! I was left with only one lonely tube {this baby from revlon!} So in typical me fashion I managed to somehow accumulate more tubes than I had before. Total logic right there ;) I picked up this Rockin Curves Mascara by Revlon a few weeks ago and although there are a few design flaws namely that ridiculous wand  I've found myself using it more days than not! I'll be pretty blunt and say that the brush on this thing puts me off to no end. The pointy end of the wand being so curved makes it quite hard to get it into the corners of your eyes without mascara ending up all over your face. You really need to have some time and patience if your going to use this, it's definitely not an early morning mascara. Seriously I can hardly put my pants on straight first thing in the morning let alone sit there and concentrate on my lashes.  All that aside I really do like the formula of this mascara; it is a little on the thick side so I do scrape the sides of the wand back into the bottle a few times to prevent those spidery lashes going on. My favourite thing about this is how black this is- its a very intense black which I didn't realise when buying that it's got Extreme Black written all over the bottle. Smart move there Amy! It's probably not the most casual of mascaras but if your going out for drinks with a girlfriend and don't feel like using falsies maybe give this beauty a whirl. You'll be surprised! 

Scrub away your spots!

Finding a face scrub that works with your skin is a tricky job. Sometimes they seem like a miracle worker for the first few tries and then it all goes down hill. Other times they just straight out don't work or they sort of do but your not totally sold on it? I think what it really comes down to is what's in the product that works well with your skin- and in my case that's Salicylic Acid. I have combination oily skin so for me my t-zone gets a little greasy throughout the day but the rest of my face is fairly normal. I seem to get the majority of my spots on the lower half of my checks and around my neckline so not really where my skin gets very greasy. This St Ive's Blemish control Apricot scrub has become my holy grail, must use every morning product. It's quite an abrasive scrub so you only want to use a little bit at a time and although I really do want to use it every morning I tend to use it every second day just so I'm not overusing it and doing any unwanted damage to my skin! It works really well at removing any dead skin and leaves my skin feeling so smooth and refreshed but not tight like some scrubs can. I haven't noticed a huge difference in the size of my pores although they weren't huge to begin with! I've probably been using this for about six months now and i've only just brought me second tube so a little bit does go such a long way with this! The other bonus is that this smells so so delicious- it's like going to a spa in your own bathroom and did I mention how cheap it is? It's normally only $10 but theres 20% off at priceline at the moment so if you've got oily/ combo skin like me why not go pick up a bottle :)