Perversion - Urban Decay

It's always fun to mix up your makeup look and here at The Amazing Blog, we love to find new make up products to use, so when Urban Decay's newest launch arrived in our office we were thrilled to test it out.

Mascara is definitely an essential to a makeup look and lashes are made to be noticed, so we can all flicker our eyes! The Urban Decay mascara perversion has a large wand so you can lengthen the lashes, creating volume and glamour. This black mascara will have you addicted to its high tech brush that separates your lashes whilst giving you the control to build up coats for a super black wide-eyed effect. The mascara has an ultra-creamy formula, so it glides effortlessly through, leaving clump free lashes and the highly pigmented shade is perfect to finish a dramatic smokey eyed look. 

Like Urban Decay says: for a "bigger, blacker and badder" look, why not try this mascara available here for £17.50.

Beard Moisturiser - The London Grooming Company

Here at The Amazing Blog, we like to shift the focus onto the men once in a while. So, today we bring you a product for the rugged man: the Beard Moisturiser from The London Grooming Company.

Designed specifically for the modern British gentleman, whilst upholding the quality of traditional male grooming products, this product is sure to tame even the most unmanageable of beards.  The moisturiser comes in the form of a balm and is to be massaged into the beard and skin to soften those unruly strands and the skin that lies beneath. In addition, the product works to soothe and protect the skin and the beard through its antiseptic and stimulating effect. The balm also has a subtle masculine fragrance to leave a clean, fresh scent lingering on your skin beyond your morning grooming routine.

If you believe yourself (or your man) to be a true gentleman, then you can find London Grooming Company’s Beard Moisturiser here at £14.95 for 30mL and £19.95 for 50mL.

Hats Off

Summer is the season of weddings, with calendars quickly being inundated with the nuptials of happy couples. Finding a hat for these occasions can be difficult. It is lucky then that this year the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park hotel is in collaboration with British couture milliner Emily Baxendale. Together, they have created the ‘Hats Off’ collection which is inspired by the hotel’s history, its oriental influences, and makes for apt summer wedding attire. The six hats created by this luxury brand (Emily-London) will be available in the hotel until the 27th of July 2016 in The Rosebery Lounge.

Visit the hotel to see amazing hats and eat exquisite tea cakes made by the executive Chef Patissiere Heather Kaniuk. Enjoy an array of choices from raspberry rose lychee gateau and gooseberry to mascarpone and lime tarts.

To be able to admire the bespoke collection or to have a private consultation with milliner Emily Baxendale herself, call: +44 (0) 20 7201 3828 or email via: molon-rosebery@mohg.com (afternoon tea guests recieve a 10% discount off the collection).

Hyaluronic Moisturiser – Balance Active Formula

Here at The Amazing Blog we have begun to notice that our skin is starting to suffer due to the warmer weather. Dehydrated skin accelerates the ageing process, so we were lucky to have the chance to try the Hyaluronic Moisturiser from Balance Active Formula.

The Hyaluronic Moisturiser contains the active ingredient Algisium C2 which helps to smooth out fine lines and wrinkles and boost skin radiance. In addition, the product rehydrates the skin (due to hyaluronic acid), improves skin elasticity, evens skin tone and leaves skin looking and feeling firmer. This moisturiser is suitable for all skin types and can be applied every day and night onto a cleansed face and neck.

Reveal younger looking skin with the Hyaluronic Moisturiser for £5.45 here.

Lily of the Valley Bathing Flowers – Heathcote & Ivory

Having a bad day? Need to relax? After a long day at work the best way to relax is to treat yourself. We at the Amazing Blog think that personal wellbeing is of the utmost importance, which is why we were very happy when we had the chance to try the Lily of the Valley bathing flowers by Heathcote & Ivory.

Perfect for the summer, the Lily of the Valley fragrance of the bathing flowers gives a sweet fresh scent. Close your eyes as you bathe and it will give you the impression that you are in a woodland glade! In addition to the captivating floral-scent, these bathing flowers add a touch of colour to your bath with their decorative design of delicate soap flowers. Now that you, like us, have fallen in love with the prospect, you’ll want to know how to use it! Tear 5-6 petals from a flower and put it under warm water. You can also try mixing the petals of different flowers together to make your own scent.

Bring romance and colour to your bath for £10 here.