Pretty polish!

So I thought I'd share a sneaky picture of my pretty polish! The nail polish/varnish I'm wearing is War Paint by Topshop! It's a gorgeous deep pink coral red colour that is perfect for summer. It's the first Topshop nail varnish I've tried and I must say I was impressed. It's very nice to apply, cute packaging and fairly priced at £5. However don't expect a weeks manicure, couple of days at most! Although I am trying a few brands to find the ultimate nail polish so watch this space! I've applied two coats here (could maybe have done with another) and Sally Hanson's megashine (which is a hidden treasure)......

My shoe crush!

So I have been wanting these Vivienne Westwood Melissa cameo flat shoes in what seems like forever! But with summer being full of holidays and festivals I just cannot afford them. They are from the AW11 collection and are utterly gorgeous. They are described as vanilla but appear more of a nude in the picture. I've never seen these in "real life" so I cannot comment! They feature the iconic Vivienne Westwood orb at the front of these ballerina style pumps. A lot of the time these are sold out so you are one lucky lady if you've got your hands on them! They are the typical Vivienne Westwood shoes which are "jelly shoe material" which is actually PVC. They actually come in a few colours but these are my favourites with the smokey colour a very close second! To view these close up or purchase these click here.

Is this really Proactiv against acne?

So recently I went on a trip to Las Vegas (amazing place btw)! And if you've ever been to America you will know how huge proactiv advertising is. They have adverts everywhere with celebrities such as Katy Perry and Avril Lavigne promoting the product. So I don't have perfect skin and do get breakouts, the results on the advert were amazing so I must say I was well & truly sucked in. I couldn't wait to get the counter in the local mall. The woman at the counter was very little help and I felt she wasn't really clued up on the product at all. But seeing how amazing the results were on the advert I decided to buy anyway. So all together I got the set which included face cleanser, toner and moisturiser with a free refining face mask included for $30. This was a three piece set to last 30 days, however they recommend using For 3-6 months before you notice a complete difference.

So firstly the face cleanser. I found this definitely made my face feel cleansed, it contains small granules that gently exfoliate the skin. It smells quite medicated so you don't get that luxurious feeling. It does feel quite drying on the skin but I assume this is to prevent acne developing.

Next the toner, I struggle to have an opinion on this product. It was quite standard, nothing really positive or negative to say. I didn't notice any improvement in my skin but it didn't cause any problems either.

Now the moisturiser, this was my favourite product of the set. This contains benzyl peroxide which is an ingredient used to treat acne. It feels nice on my skin when applied and when I use the moisturiser without the other two products I still noticed a difference.

When reading reviews about proactiv, I discovered endless comments saying how drying the products are to the skin. As my skin is usually normal to dry I was constantly looking out for this whilst using these products. Well.........bizarrely I had the complete opposite effect! My skin became so oily. I continually had an oily appearance to my face and personally I think I looked sweaty all the time (not a good look). Also My make up appeared to slide off my face within minutes of being put on. I didn't notice any difference (bearing in mind I only used proactiv for just over month) So unless I wanted to completely change my make up and other skin products to cater for my new oily skin I decided to stop using proactiv! I must say if I do get a breakout I will use the moisturiser and I find this is very good at helping to clear up my skin, and doesn't cause my skin to become oily at all. Everyone really does have different skin.

I'd love to know of anyone who has used proactiv and have positive results, as those adverts really had amazing results. The slogan on the website states '15 million people can't be wrong' so I would love to hear from one of you. Also please leave a comment if it hasn't worked for you and let me know whether you felt you had just finished a shift in a greasy chip shop!