I have tried so many of the Anastasia Beverly Hills Glow Kits in the past and I have loved them all, but I was really debating whether or not to give this one a go. The shades are quite dark and as I have pale skin, I wasn't sure if they'd suit me and it is a lot of money to spend on something that you're not going to use. In the end however, I decided to give it a go.

I'd tried quite a few Glow Kits before this one, and they were as good as the rest so it definitely isn't one which will disappoint. At first the shades look quite impractical for someone with fair skin like myself but when they are actually applied from the skin they look beautiful and are not too dark.

This Glow Kit costs £39, which is the same price as the Moonchild Glow Kit, despite having two less shades. However, the quality of the product, in my personal opinion, justifies the price. You are definitely getting what you pay for. The shades are wearable whatever your skin tone, they aren't too dark on fair skin or too pale on darker skin, so this palette will definitely appeal to a wider range of people.

There are 4 shades in the palette, Bronzed (amber with a copper toned finish), Tourmaline (warm taupe with a rose gold finish), Moonstone (quartz with a pearl finish) and Summer (sand toned with a white gold finish). All 4 shades, as always, are incredibly pigmented and can be applied with a light dusting or built up for a more intense glow.

If you're yet to try a Glow Kit, I would definitely say to go for it! They are definitely worth the investment if you're really into makeup and I don't regret purchasing any of the ones I own. Anyone in the UK wanting to buy this palette can do so directly from the ABH website here.

Beth x

I owned so many foundations that I decided it was time to start using some up and just repurchasing the ones which I actually use. The one I had been using up until recently was the BECCA Aqua Luminous Foundation.

When I first started using it, I loved it. It was only a light coverage but it worked really well with my concealer and just overall made my skin look great. It comes in a quite a large shade range, and the shade I had matched my skin perfectly.

After a few weeks of using it, my skin started to become really dry and I was getting so many spots, as soon as they were gone, more would just appear. I swapped out all my makeup products except my foundation and nothing changed, so I stopped using this foundation and now my skin is so much better!

I am a little bit gutted that it broke me out, I really liked this foundation but obviously aren't going to risk it giving me more and more spots every time I use it. This is the first time any makeup product has broke me out, although I have really sensitive skin, I have always been lucky.

However, this doesn't mean that any product which has this affect on your skin is bad, some products and ingredients just don't agree with some peoples skin. So I would still recommend this foundation to anyone who is wanting a light coverage foundation, just bear in mind that products react different on some people - this may be fine on your skin and something which works fine on me, may not on you!

Beth x

Photo credit: http://www.qvcuk.com/Becca-Aqua-Luminous-Perfecting-Foundation.product.213911.html

After a while of using the Mario Badescu Drying Lotion, I finally realised that one of the main ingredients in it is calamine. I was already using Calamine Lotion on my skin so I decided that I would give that a go on my face, where I would usually use the drying lotion and see if it worked the same.

At first I thought it would work a lot better because there isn't as many ingredients added to the calamine in calamine lotion as there is in drying lotion. But once I started using it I became a little more skeptical to whether it would actually work at all. It's more of a liquid and was hard to apply to the direct area where it was needed and you couldn't build up a thick layer to really dry out the spots but I still continued using it to see how I got on.

It did seem to bring a lot of my spots out, particularly as I suffered more from under skin spots which just wouldn't come out no matter what I did, but I suppose they have to really come out onto the surface before they can get better. Once they were out, it really dried them up and basically did a pretty similar job to the drying lotion.

Once I had been using it for almost a month, it did become clear that it worked for clearing up spots but unfortunately it seemed to be bringing as many out of my skin as it was getting rid of so it was difficult to see much of a difference. In the end, before I went to bed I was using calamine lotion all over my face to dry up any existing spots and bring out the others, and the drying lotion directly on the tougher spots. I would leave this on overnight and wash it off in the morning.

I would also use the calamine lotion on my skin before applying makeup and it sort of acted like a barrier between my skin and the makeup so it wasn't clogging up my pores as much or irritating any spots I did have. Although I don't know if this is scientifically correct or whether that was really what was helping but it worked for me.

So if you're considering getting the Drying Lotion and already have some Calamine Lotion at home, I would definitely recommend trying it out first and seeing how it works for you. If it does, it's a great alternative for a fraction of the price. It also works wonders for soothing skin condition or insect bites, particularly if they are very itchy.

It has made me realise that some products have so many more uses than some of us are aware of, so if you know of any more, feel free to let me know!

Beth x