Gloss and Magic

The Awakeners

By Gauri on July 20, 2014 in Makeup

Almay Line Smoothing Concealer & Bath & Body Works Body Lotion in Country Apple

If you knew me in real life, you will probably be bored of my constant droning on about my 6.45am wake up call. During the Summer months I didn’t find it too bad, but as Autumn draws closer I’m finding it increasingly difficult to tear myself away from my warm sleepy cloud. In fact, yesterday I snoozed my alarm for 45 minutes (and yes I did have to run for the train). But there are 2 products that are making the dreary mornings slightly easier, both I have spoken about before….

The Weekend Post #2: Hairbrush Cleaning

By Gauri on July 17, 2014 in Weekend Post

So a few weeks back I spoke about how my hair was looking greasy again immediately after I washed it, I self-diagnosed myself as having a case of bad product build up. But a little thought popped into my head, if my hair is getting dirty more quickly then usual, perhaps it’s down to the tools I’m using. And sure enough I soon realised that it had never even occurred to me to give my hairbrushes a clean and treat them in the same way I do my makeup brushes – duh! So off I trotted to my bathroom, with a napkin, baby shampoo and this time my hairbrushes in tow…

Bath and Body Works Country Apple

By Gauri on July 16, 2014 in New Thing

It isn’t often that I get really excited about a body wash but this amazing shower gel from American brand, Bath & Body Works, is doing everything for me right now. If you are someone that needs a little bit of help in the positivity department first thing in the morning, then you need to try the Bath & Body Works Country Apple Shower Gel.

Almay Line Smoothing Concealer Review

By Gauri on July 13, 2014 in Review

Big thumbs up for the Almay Line Smoothing concealer which I have finally gotten around to trying, and now wish I had done so before!!

FOTD: Cocoa Lippie!

By Gauri on July 10, 2014 in Makeup

So aside from the new addition of ‘The Weekend Post’ series to my blog, I thought about making something else a more regular feature – Face Of The Days! Or ‘FOTD’s’ as they are more widely known Aside from Monthly Favourite’s posts or videos, these are my absolute fav to read! It’s always nice to know what products people are using and loving, but it’s one step better to see how they actually look on their face, right? I’m aiming for 1 a week, now don’t get too excited here as I’m sure you will be seeing my 7am face a lot, and I’m warning you it ain’t pretty I took this picture last week, but I’ve pretty much been wearing the same makeup since, so……

My New Makeup Bag…

By Gauri on July 9, 2014 in New Thing

Everyday I carry around some makeup bits with me in an Avon bag that I got as a GWP. Now I have to say that I am a pretty good master packer – in fact, I am impressed with myself at how much I manage to squeeze into that tiny bag! But……a girl can never have too many makeup bags, so when I laid my eyes on the beautiful bag as pictured above, I knew I just had to have it!

The Weekend Post #1: Brush Cleaning

By Gauri on July 6, 2014 in Weekend Post

This weekend I have been jotting down a few ideas for the blog, lame I know. But one of my ‘light-bulb’ moments cumulated in the creation of a new little series on Gloss & Magic, titled ‘The Weekend Post’. I am a bit of a busy bee during the week, so during my weekends I like to dedicate some time to relaxing, reorganising my life and a spot of pampering. In fact you guys may have noticed that I tend to pop up a ‘facial’-type post most weekends. So keep an eye out for ‘The Weekend Post’ which will be a quick write-up of some of my weekend rituals, whether that be re-organising my makeup collection to cleansing my brushes, which is what I thought I would chat about today….