JULY ESSENTIALS

My top essentials for this month, some oldies and newbies that I wanted to share with you all. 

White sneakers are my new favourite shoe fix this summer and so naturally the Marant sneakers have been permanently fixed to my feet. The Celine Trapeze I bought earlier in the year has knocked any doubts I had of buying another black bag; the perfect all-year bag and my number one best investment.

As far as make-up goes, these are my only essentials! Firstly, Lucas PawPaw Balm which has to be the best lip protecting balm since the beginning of time. I mean it; I've been using it as long as I can remember and most definitely couldn't live without it. 

The latest in Chanel Cosmetics are the 'Les Beiges' range, something I tried out when I was in Singapore a couple of months ago when on the hunt for a moisturising, glowing, non-sticky-give-me-Miranda-Kerr's-skin alternative. I found the All-in-one Healthy Glow Cream ticked all the boxes; really hydrating and you don't need to use much of it at all. The mega bonus has to be the 30+ SPF factor, which is super important in my books for protecting skin. 

The Heathy Glow Cream was so good I opted for the Healthy Glow Powder too; it's so light and can be used on it's own or with the Cream; if you like a natural, light coverage finish I would totally recommend it.

Have you tried any new (or old) products that are now your fixed essentials? Please share your thoughts! Happy Sunday all!

Celine Trapeze Bag and Sunglasses, Chanel 'Les Beiges' Healthy Glow Cream and Powder, 

Lucas PawPaw Balm, Isabel Marant Sneakers

DETAILS; HYDRA BEAUTY

New in my make-up regime is the Chanel Hydra Beauty Crème. I have tried so many moisturisers recently and hope this will be my last solution! I had previously been using the Clinique 3 step regime which just wasn't right for me. After cutting out the gel-wash and toner, I still found the moisturiser was too oily and sticky. So after much deliberation, (reading just about every publications beauty section for reviews and recommendations) I went for the latest in hydrating creams hoping it would be the right one for every day use. The new Hydra beauty comes in a serum, cream, and gel form; with intense hydration and advanced antioxidant protection.

 The hydration is what made it so appealing for my skin type; it's sometimes difficult to find moisturisers that give you that extra boost without the solution being very thick and sometimes sticky. I found this sits so well on dry skin, without feeling heavy. I have used Chanel's Vitalumiere Aqua Foundation for over a year now which has now been incorporated as part of the Hydra Beauty range, so the products definitely compliment each other when used together.

If you have more combination-oily skin I would recommend the Hydra Beauty Gel. It works in the same way as the cream but is much lighter in constancy, providing the same amount of hydration but not as thick as the cream which nourishes dry skin. The best part?  The hydra range incorporates extracts from the camellia flower which smells amazing; not the most important element but it is addictive!