Givenchy Dahlia Divin fragrance

Hey everyone ! It's been a blooming long time since I have blogged ! Manchester keeps me busy, but I'm sending a promise out there to blog a bit more! 

Today's post is rather special and I'm lucky I have a bottle of this fragrance (*)

Dahlia Divin is Givenchy's biggest launch this year and is the fragrance we have all been waiting for.  I knew I wanted one of these before I even smelt it since alicia keys is the muse for it. 

Alicia had a lot of input in this fragrance, from the scent to the design of the bottle, which is what I love the most!

The bottle is a classic bottle with a gorgeous gold coil around the neck, I absolutely love the style of it.  It is so sleek ! 

The smell itself is incredible and nothing like anything I have smelt before.  If I had to describe what elegance smelt like than this would be it.  Mirabelle plum, jasmine and sandlewood makes the fragrance feel classic.

I love this so much and can't wait for it to launch in stores.  This is going to be huge. 

P.s I have been lucky enough to see Alicia's dress that she wore in the advert and the campaign too... it's breathtaking ! Riccardo Tisci is an extremely talented designer.

It's so stunning and the picture doesn't do it justice!

I urge you all to go and give this fragrance a smell and to let it take you away on a divine journey ! 

Available nationwide July 21st :)

Mel xxx <3

My favourite primers !

Hey lovelies

I haven't posted in ages (due to my big move to manchester and my new job) but I thought I would bring you a post to tell you about a staple in my make up routine ! 

If you suffer from oily skin then you know a Matt primer is key ! 

So, my 4 favourite primers I love at the minute are.... 

Clinique super primer for dull skin

Mac Matte

Maybelline babyskin

Clarins instant smooth

My favourite out of them all is the Clarins instant smooth! (Just bought a new pot as it's on offer in a gift set on the Clarins website!!) 

So everyone that uses this or has heard of it knows it's referred to by the nickname "polyfilla" as it literally does what polyfilla does !! It fills ! It smooths over lines and pores and is actually amazing ! It is a 15ml pot but it lasts forever ! (Bit like benefit browzings!) I wouldn't be without it, it's a silky texture and makes my skin Matt :)

Next up is the Clinique superprimer, which if you check my last post it will give you more details about it.. 

I love the primer when I don't want to wear make up as it brightens my skin too :)

Thirdly is Matte by MAC

This primer is good for daily touch ups throughout the day as you can use it over make up.. I have tried it under make up but it didn't really make a difference and it felt quite wet on my skin.

So my new favourite primer at the min is baby skin by Maybelline.. It has only just come out in the UK, and I managed to grab one from boots the other day.

It is £7.99 for a 22ml tube.  The texture is a silky Matt gel and it evens out my skin tone nicely.  I like this primer as it does make my pores disappear (until I take my make up off) !! I live the quirky packaging and I'm a massive babylips junkie so I definitely had to buy this!  It is worth every penny and I will continue to use it, as it keeps my oil at bay :)

What are your favourite primers ? 

Mel xxx