My NYC Trip in Photos | Cookie Bow

Hey everyone, welcome back to my blog!

If you read my American Wishlist post then you'll know that in the Easter holidays I went to New York! It was such a fun and exciting trip and by far one of my favourite holidays. I hope you enjoy these photos that I gathered together from the trip...

 Brooklyn Bridge 11/04/16

 View from hotel room 13/04/16

 Statue of Liberty boat trip 13/04/16

Times Square 10/04/16

Rockefeller building 10/04/16

 Empire State Building 14/04/16

See you in my next post,

Cookie Bow (Jess) x

Current Skincare Routine (April 2016) | Cookie Bow

Hey everyone, welcome back to my blog!

(Skip this paragraph if you really don't care about where I've been and want to read about my skincare routine) :)
It's been a very long time, the last time I wrote a blog post was February I believe! A lot of people ask why youtubers and bloggers 'never post' on their channels or blogs. If you are not part of the YouTube or blogging community it is hard to understand why people take such long breaks. Some people seem to think it is as easy as clicking new post, then typing a few words then pressing publish. If you want good content for your readers, it really takes a lot more time and effort than that. For example, taking photos for a blog can take a very long time. It includes taking the photos (and you have to wait for good lighting for this) and trying to get them off your device onto a computer (which can be frustrating at times). I am also busy with school, gymnastics and doing things with my friends so there is not necessarily time to blog every single day. However, in my spare time when I feel like writing some blog posts I will, and that way I think the quality will be better and you will enjoy reading the posts more. Please comment what you think:)

Today I will be sharing my current skincare routine (evening and morning). I think skincare is important because if you don't look after your skin, the make up that goes on top will not look very good. This is why I always prep my skin before make up and take off the make up in the evening so I have a fresh face in the morning. Here are the products I use on a daily basis and how I use them:

Morning

To start off my morning skincare routine I will just splash my face with some warm water to open up my pores and so I can cleanse my face. The cleanser I use is the Nivea Daily Essentials Sensitive Cleansing Milk. I really like this cleanser because it feels very creamy on your face, doesn't dry it out and makes your face feel very clean. After I've washed my face with the cleanser I squeeze out a flannel in warm water and wipe all the cleanser off. The flannel exfoliates my skin so it doesn't feel tight. I then pat my skin dry with a towel and dot some of the Clean&Clear Dual Action moisturiser around my face. Even though this moisturiser is oil-free I still notice that is makes my face look quite shiny. I wouldn't say it gets rid of spots or blemishes but it does prevent them.

Evening

The first thing I do is take off my eye make-up with the Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water. This is by far the best make up remover I have ever tried. It gets every last bit of make up off your face and it does not sting at all so is great for sensitive skin. After that I cleanse my whole face with the Nivea Sensitive Cleansing Milk to gently wash off my base make up. I then wipe the Garnier Refreshing Toner over my face with a cotton pad to sooth my skin and get rid of any last bits of make up. After that I dot the Boots Simply Sensitive Night Moisturiser on my face and rub it in. This moisturiser has aloe vera in it so that is also soothing on the skin. The last thing I do it dab a small amount of tea tree oil on any blemishes as this helps to get rid of spots.

I hope you enjoyed this blog post. Comment below your favourite skincare product!

See you in my next post,

Cookie Bow (Jess) x

American Beauty Wishlist | Cookie Bow

Hey everyone, welcome back to my blog!

I am very excited that in the Easter holidays I am going to New York! I've never been to America and I can't wait to see the sights, eat the yummy food and go shopping. A lot of the things I'd like to get are beauty related so today I thought I'd share my American Beauty Wishlist with you. If any of you are going to America and are into beauty I hope this gives you some ideas on what to get...

- Revo (Strawberry or cookie dough)
- Softlips cube
- Cake batter chapstick
- Green apple caramel chapstick mixstick
- Pack of 2 softlips sticks (jelly bean, birthday cake or salted caramel)
- Baby lips that are only available in the US (like the crystal edition)
- Baby lips lip gloss
- Nyx butter gloss
- Nyx jumbo eye pencil in milk
- Nyx infinite shadow stick in rose gold
- Nyx dark circle correcting concealer
- Covergirl mascara
- Wet n Wild lipstick
- E.l.f eyeshadow palette
- Pocketbacs
- Pocketbac holders
- Bath and body works 3 wick candle
- Bath and body works body spray
- Bath and body works pocketbac pump

That's everything on my wishlist so far! I know I've probably missed a couple of things so if there are products you think I should get from America or if you live in American and can suggest anything then that would be great:)

See you in my next post,

Cookie Bow (Jess) x

Beauty Products To Try In 2016 | Cookie Bow

Hey everyone, welcome back to my blog!

I haven't posted for such a long time and I'm really sorry about that. One of my New Years resolutions is to blog more, hopefully once a week. I might also redesign my blog a little by changing the colour scheme and banner because I think I could make it look a bit more professional even though I am not the best at webpa

Today's post is going to be a list of various beauty products (mainly make up) that I would like to try this year. There's so many things I've seen in 2015 that I wasn't sure whether to buy or not, but I'd really like to try some new products this year so here they are...

1. Make up setting spray

I really noticed how popular make up setting sprays were towards the end of 2015. Once you've finished your make up you just spritz the setting spray all over your face and it will keep your make up fixed all day. I'd really like to try one of these because it will keep my make up in place whilst I'm at school and when doing sport.

2. Hightlighter

You probably saw that in 2015, lots of make up artists and beauty gurus used a technique called contouring and highlighting. The highlight is applied to areas where the sun would naturally shine on your face and gives your face a nice glow. I'd really like to try a highlighter whether it be cream or powder.

3. Eye Shadow Crayon

I'd really like to try an eye crayon because they look easy to apply and there is a great variety of shades to choose from. I'd especially like to try the NYX Infinite Shadow Stick as I already know that NYX products are great quality and the eye crayon comes in a rose gold shade.

4. Eye cream

I've never tried an eye cream before but I'd really like to add it to my skincare routine. I usually get dry, tired eyes and I recently read that you're not supposed to use your everyday moisturiser on your eyes. That's why I'd like to try an eye cream to hydrate my eyes and to be more wide awake.

5. Invisible Dry Shampoo

My current dry shampoo leaves a white shaft on my hair so I was looking for something that doesn't do that. When me and my friend were in Superdrug I found this Colab sheer and invisible dry shampoo. It has a really nice floral fragrance and I will definitely be purchasing this soon.

Those are my top 5 beauty products that I want to try in 2016. Comment below what you will be trying this year!

See you in my next post,

Jess (Cookie Bow) x