Today I received a postcard through the post from QVC with details of their Alpha-H TSV which launches this Tuesday 19th August at midnight.
The TSV is called the Alpha-H 3 Piece Fresh Skin Anti-Ageing Essentials Collection.
It contains the following products:
Protection Plus Daily SPF 50+ 50ml, a 3 in 1 moisturiser, sunshield and make up primer which helps diminish the appearance of wrinkles.
Liquid Gold 100ml, a powerful treatment which works to revitalise tired and ageing skin while you sleep.
Micro Cleanse 100ml, an invigorating exfoliant which helps banish signs of fatigue with cooling cucumber and refreshing mint.
Their postcard doesn't state the TSV price but I'm thinking around the £30 plus P&P (but don't quote me on that!).
Will you be buying it? I'm undecided at present. I do use Liquid Gold and I do like the sound of the other 2 products but I still have lots of skincare in my stash already... No doubt I shall watch the programme and be convinced that I NEED it all!
Thanks for reading.
Enjoy the rest of your day.
Take care,
CJ xx
The recent Laura Geller Tuscan Sun Collection TSV from QVC UK arrived in super quick time. In fact it arrived the next day. Well done QVC!
Upon opening the parcel, my first impression was how nice the straw tote bag was! To be honest, I didn't even factor this into my purchase because it was the make up I wanted so to like the bag is an added bonus.
It's not as big as I thought it would be but that is good for me because now my boys are teenagers I no longer have to take the kitchen sink out with me! It has a couple of sewn in pockets inside which I suppose are meant for a mobile 'phone. I wouldn't use it as a handbag though, because I am too security conscious and prefer a zip closed bag.
Now onto the make up. First up is Balance N Brighten. I chose the shade Porcelain which is the palest shade it comes in. This is a pink toned baked foundation and is ideal for my pale skin. I often think, now that I am above 40, that I should switch to a liquid foundation because it would probably be more forgiving on my fine lines. However, I really don't like the feel of liquid foundations on my skin so for now, this baked foundation is my Holy Grail and I have many (too many!) in my stash. I like this foundation for its colour correcting properties. In the summer months I use it in conjunction with the shade Fair which is darker with more yellow tones. I have tried to swatch it below, but as it is so pale the camera hasn't picked it up very well.
Now I need another blusher like I need a hole in the head! I have so many! This is a Baked Elements Blush infused with Italian Spring Water no less!! I wasn't sure at first when I saw the shade Siena in the pan because it looked too orange for my complexion but it is actually a lovely apricot colour when applied. I love that this blusher comes with a little brush underneath the compact too. Not the best brush but ideal for when you're out and about for quick touch ups.
The Baked Brûlée Highlighter in Honey Lavender is a lovely, subtle shade, not too shimmery. Laura says it can also be used as an eyeshadow so I shall have to give that a try too.
A new product in the range is the Lasting Love Lip Stain. This set came with the shade Tuscan Peach. When I saw this stick in the set, the packaging colour looked quite orange and I didn't think it would suit me at all, however upon application it is more of a mid pink than orange - see swatch below. I will do a full review of this regarding longevity, etc once I have had time to try it properly.
Finally, the kit also came with a Spackle Primer with SPF 30 and a double ended brush. I have tried a different formula of Laura's Spackle and I wasn't too keen so perhaps I will give this one a try but not too sure yet. The brush I probably won't use, it has a brush one end and a large sponge applicator the other end. I'm happy enough with my Real Techniques brushes, so shall probably pass this on to my mum.
Overall my first impressions on this set are very positive and I have signed up for the Auto Delivery option whereby I get the same set (but with a different blusher and lip stain colour) in October and January but at the special TSV price.
I purchased this set from QVC for the special price of £38.96 plus £4.95 postage. This price was just for 24 hours and the price has now increased to £49 plus £4.95 postage but if you are still interested in purchasing it is still available here.
Have you tried any products from the Laura Geller range? What are your favourites?
Thanks for reading.
Enjoy the rest of your day.
Take care,
CJ xx
**purchased with my own money.
Today I received a postcard through the post from QVC with details of their Laura Geller TSV which launches this Wednesday 23rd July at midnight (so it looks like a late Tuesday night/Wednesday morning for me!).
The TSV is called the Tuscan Sun Collection and it contains the following products:
Balance & Brighten baked foundation in choice of shades - Porcelain, Fair, Medium, Tan or Deep.
Baked Elements Blush (shade possibly Siena?)
Baked Brûlée Highlighter (shade possibly Honey Lavender?)
Spackle under make up Primer with SPF 30
Lasting Love Lip Stain in shade Tuscan Peach
Brush/applicator
Plus it comes in a lovely straw shopper bag (not pictured) but there is a link to it here.
The postcard doesn't state the price but I am hoping it is around the £40 mark. If it is more, then I may have re-think buying it because I have several Balance & Brighten in my stash already and I also already own the Honey Lavender highlighter if it is that shade in the TSV.
So fingers crossed it will be under £40 because I do like the look of the blush and lip stain and the bag!
Do you like Laura Geller make up? Do you think you will be purchasing?
Thanks for reading.
Enjoy the rest of your day.
Take care,
CJ xx
Last week I succumbed to the latest of QVC's TSVs (Today's Special Value). It was for a Revitalash and Revitabrow Advanced set.
Now back in my 20's when plucked eyebrows were the order of the day, I did over pluck my brows. It wasn't a problem to start with because they grew back and then I'd pluck them again, etc. However, one of the advantages (?) of getting older is that you don't need to pluck so often because the hair takes longer to grow back, if it grows back at all! This is all well and good unless you've over plucked and want the hair to grow back! My problem area is between my brows. I over plucked years ago so that I didn't have a monobrow but went too far and now have too large a gap between my eyebrows. I have tried pencilling them in but it just looks odd on me so I decided to give Revitabrow a try.
From the Revitabrow website:
"Eyebrow Conditioner
condition ● revitalize ● beautify
Enhance the look of luxurious eyebrows for dramatic, natural beauty.
RevitaBrow Advanced delivers a proprietary blend of scientifically-advanced peptides, revitalizing extracts and nutritive vitamins to help beautify and enhance the look of bold, defined brows.
Daily strengthening conditioners • Precision application • Advanced performance"
The Revitabrow Advanced comes with a doe-foot applicator and the instructions say to apply at night onto clean dry skin. The application is simple, just use short brush strokes in the brow area. The consistency is like water and it does not sting or tingle. From what I've read, the majority of people see results within 6-10 weeks so I am giving this a 60 day trial and I shall report back.
Here are my before pics and hopefully in 60 days, or earlier if I notice any significant difference in my brows, I shall report back with my after pics.
I was fortunate enough to purchase this kit at a QVC TSV price of £48.96 plus P&P. Yes, it is still expensive but it did contain 1.5ml of Revitabrow (2 months supply) and 4.5ml of Revitalash. I shall be doing a 30 day trial on the Revitalash in a separate blog post.Watch this space...!
It is still available on QVC but it is now at the full price of £80!!!!
I purchased this kit with my own money and any views are solely my own.
Have you ever used Revitabrow or any other similar product? Did it work for you?
I really hope this works for me so fingers crossed.
Thanks for reading.
Enjoy the rest of your day.
Take care,
CJ xx
Hello,
I did a little shopping this past week so I thought I'd share my purchases with you because I love reading "haul" posts.
First up - Beauty.
I succumbed to the recent Alpha H TSV from QVC. It was a good deal, the whole set cost less than a bottle of Liquid Gold so it was a no brainer really. I already use the Liquid Gold and occasionally the cleanser but the Alpha H Eye Complex is new to me so I am looking forward to trying that out. I am planning on doing a 30 day trial with it and will write a blog post about it later this month. I can't post a link to the TSV because it has now sold out.
I also purchased 2 more Real Techniques brushes - a blush brush and a shading brush from Amazon. I was lucky enough to receive the Core Collection and Starter Kit for Christmas and I'm really happy with them so decided to add a couple more brushes to my collection.
Finally on the beauty front, a couple of little purchases - hair grips/bobby pins from Matalan and a Collection Lasting Perfection concealer from Morrisons. I was really happy with the latter because it went through the till at £2.09 - bargain! I only use this for blemishes as it is too drying for under my eyes.
Next up - Clothes.
My mum came over for the day so we decided to have a look round the shops. We hadn't been to Matalan in years so decided to take a look. Neither of us were expecting much but I picked up a mint green slouch jumper for £14. I don't have anything in my wardrobe in this colour and I love it, it's perfect for Spring. It's a cotton mix so quite a light jumper and it has a metallic thread running through it which I like. The best news is, I fit in a size small!! Don't worry, I'm not deluded, I know with cheaper clothes the sizes are very hit and miss. I also picked up a simple T shirt in a denim blue colour for £3.
Now onto Jewellery.
Whilst in Matalan, a lovely necklace and earring set caught my eye. It was priced at £8 which I was happy with, but it went through the till at £3, another bargain. It looks gold toned in the photo, but I think that is the reflection from the other pieces because it is actually silver toned.
I also bought a few bits in the Lisa Angel sale. Two bold necklaces, one with gold leather effect panels and the other with silver. I couldn't choose which colour to have but because they were only £3 each I decided on both! I was a tad disappointed that the leather effect on the gold one has got marked in transit but it's not a huge deal.
I also ordered two bracelets. One is a bright pink corded affair with a heart and a couple of other little charms on it for £2.50. I do like it but think it might be a little "young" for me. What do you think? The other bracelet is silver in colour with a purple heart charm (I'm a sucker for anything with a heart!) I didn't realise that the silver beads were plastic so it reminds me of those elasticated bracelets I wore as a little girl. I can't see me ever wearing this but at £3 it is not a huge loss.
Finally, a couple of other miscellaneous things.
I saw this little clock in Matalan and because it was only a fiver and it had a heart in it, I couldn't resist! It's nothing exciting but fits well into the dining area of my kitchen on the mantelpiece. I live in an old cottage so I was into "shabby chic" way before it became popular, although my home is probably more shabby than chic! The last item I bought was Jo Wheatley's Home Baking book. Jo won The Great British Bake Off a couple of years ago. I love baking so when I saw this was just £2.50 from Sainsbury's entertainment I couldn't resist.
Well, that's everything I have bought recently. I hope you haven't found it too boring and frumpy but my days of wearing spaghetti strap tops and short skirts are long gone and comfort is the order of the day for me now (although I'm not quite ready for thermal underwear or crimplene skirts just yet!).
What are your recent purchases? Please leave me a comment below.
Thanks for reading.
Enjoy the rest of your day.
Take care,
CJ xx
