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There is nothing worse than powdery, caked-on makeup but it is sometimes hard to avoid! Especially if you are wearing foundation, concealer and a finishing powder. The thing is, no one wants to look shiny either but we all want that “healthy glow”! When Beauty Fix Radiant Make-up Finish landed on my desk, I was excited to see if delivered what it promised!

Beauty Fix Radiant Make-up Finish

Beauty Fix is a South African skincare brand, which was established in 2014. Developed by partners Ursula Uys and Danielle van Rooyen, who are both very passionate about beauty and branding. After months of research and development in both the product and the brand, Beauty Fix was born.

The Product

Beauty Fix is a Hydrating and Nourishing mist, which blends make-up creating a radiant glow. The key ingredients in Beauty Fix are Rosewater, Aloe Vera Extract and Cucumber Extract. The product has been scientifically formulated to feed the skin and enhance its natural beauty. Beauty fix does not contain: alcohol, synthetic colours, fragrances, parabens, PEGs, TEA, DEA, sulphates, mineral oils and silicones. It is also not tested on animals.

The mist is rich in antioxidants and vitamin A, C & E . As well as nourishing and refreshing the skin, it reduces inflammation and irritation. The product is suitable for all skin types.

Application

Spritz the mist on after applying make-up, to create radiant glow. Use throughout the day to hydrate and refresh the skin. Spritz 20cm away from face.

Verdict

I am really loving the Beauty Fix Mist. One could probably say I am a bit obsessed with it! Last week I used it four times in one day – yes four times! The super fine mist feels wonderful on your skin, much like walking on the beach on a misty morning. It smells gorgeous too – much like a summer garden!

If you are worried about using it on oily skin, I can assure you it does not make your skin more oily! I particularly love using it when the weather is extremely warm, especially after doing your make-up in the heat – it feels fantastically refreshing!

Giveaway

I would love to give one of my readers and opportunity to try out Beauty Fix for themselves! Please share this post on either Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.{please remember to tag Inspired Living and Beauty Fix – see social channels below} Leave a comment below letting me know where you have shared it and why you would love to win your own Beauty Fix. {please see below for T&C’s}

Details & Stockists

Social channels:

Beauty Fix – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
Inspired Living – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Beauty Fix retails for R 299. For a full list of stockists please visit the Beauty Fix Website.

*Terms & Conditions:

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Entries are open from 4th November 2015 until the 16th November 2015.
You must complete all the steps as stipulated above: Leave a Comment, Like and/or Share on Facebook or Instagram and/0r Tweet about the competition.
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This competition is only open to South African residents and to readers who have not won a competition on Inspired Living SA in the past 6 months.
Entries will be considered incomplete and thus disqualified if the entrant does not provide all requested information. Entry information will not be shared with any third party without the entrant’s prior knowledge and consent. The prize will go to the first name selected at random after the closing date.
The prize is not transferable and may not be exchanged for cash.
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~ Hayleigh from Hayls World ~

On today’s Confessions of a Blogger we meet the lovely Hayleigh from Hayls World. Let’s take a look inside Hayls World…

Hey guys my name is Hayleigh, but my nickname is Hayls. I live in sunny South Africa & I run my own business with my best friend. I love blogging about all sorts of wonderful things that happen around me and I absolutely love and enjoy topics like beauty, business and places or events. I’m a trained musician, like I actually have a certificate and all, but by trade I am a designer slash Jill of all trades!!

When did you start your journey as a blogger and why? It was at the beginning of last year (2014). I had gone into a checkers and was not very happy with the state and service of the store. By the time I had finished in the store I was fuming and was going to contact the head office. I arrived home, furiously punched out a letter of dissatisfaction and was ready to send! Then when I started reading through it I realized how unpleasant I sounded, how many mails they must get like this and how I was probably just having a really bad day and was taking it out on them. I deleted the whole thing, never sent it and decided instead to write a really awesome letter to a brand I love, and just leave the whole thing on a better note! A couple of days later the brand responded to my mail and in turn surprised me with a huge box of goodies. Once I got stuck in and started playing with my goodies, I just had to show people, I had to write about my fun and I guess the rest is history 🙂
Do you blog fulltime or do you have a regular 9-5 as well? Oh my goodness I wish I could blog full time hehe, but nope. I currently run a small Design & Marketing business with my best friend and business partner Mike. I must admit though, I am terribly lucky as a lot of my work is done on my PC and the Internet so I am constantly behind my Mac. This then gives me time to stay up to date socially and post very regularly.

Tell us a little about your space on the interweb and what you blog about? I am on all the main social networks you could say, and I have my blog. I was fortunate enough when deciding on my blog name, to find it was available on all those platforms so I am basically Hayls World everywhere. I originally started out by blogging about my nail art, but as I ventured deeper into the online world, I discovered so much more about the beauty community I had never expected and so from there I went onto makeup looks, product reviews and also YouTube videos. So I guess you could say my blog is about Beauty and some snippets of my life. I have also been on a “lifestyle change” if you will for the past two years and I plan on brining that into my blog once I’ve figured out how. I’ve also got a travel video planned for the near future.
Being a blogger is not always easy – what motivates you and keeps you going? I think my passion. I have always been quite self-conscious about my looks and body, but since changing my lifestyle habits and venturing into the beauty world I’ve discovered a whole new part of me that is far more confident. Every time I do a nail art design now or new makeup look, the responses I get and communication from other bloggers is so inspiring and uplifting it makes me want to keep going and do more! I truly enjoy it and naturally want to be blogging all day.
How important do you think it is to have a niche blog and would you consider your blog to be a niche blog? That is a great questions and I think its super important to have a niche blog! With so many bloggers and people in the world now days, you have got to stand out! I would not say my blog is a niche blog at the moment, but oddly enough it’s something I’ve been working on. I’ve had some amazing advice from an incredible man in the beauty industry on how to stand out and hopefully with time and practice I develop and create my own Niche.

What have your biggest blogging challenges been? Another great question and I’d have to say its been about my space and lighting.Trying to find the space to take pictures, arrange my background for video’s and product shots have really been a challenge! All my shots have to be coordinated around the sun. I often have the most time to do blogging and pictures in the evening, but the sun is obviously nowhere to be seen, so it leaves me frustrated because I either have to scramble in the morning when its full-on sun rays coming through my window or over the weekend when I’m just keen to chill out or visit with friends and family hehe. But all in all it’s not that bad and I have found a routine. As soon as I’ve saved up for proper lights I will feel a huge stress fall away!
What do you love most about being a blogger? I love the outlet of creativity I get to experience. I have never been a numbers, “desk full of papers” kind of person. I am “artsy fartsy” to the max, so being able to blog, create nail art and experiment with makeup allows me the release my personality naturally craves. It takes my mind of the important matters haha, and allows me to de-stress, calm down and get back to balance. I also love how many friends I’ve made, the different people and brands I’ve connected with and how accepting everyone is in the community I find myself.
If you had to choose a favorite social media platform, what would it be and why?This is a hard one J but I think it would have to be Instagram. I love how instant it is to post and interact with people, its also far less cluttered compared to other social platforms like twitter and Facebook with adds everywhere. My close second would have to be YouTube though as I love to see what other videos people come up with, their creative genius and ideas. Also posting my own videos is always thrilling for me.
What has your journey as a blogger taught you {about yourself or in general}? Has it changed your life in any way? I have learnt many things, but mainly that I am capable of achieving my blog goals if I set my mind to them and focus. It is my hobby at the moment, but also my passion and would one day love to blog full time! I’ve also learnt people are so much more open to your content, you make real friends online and its not all bullying or hate out there. In fact there is a lot of positive people out there engaging with you, sharing your content and just being very supportive, so I’ve learnt its not as scary as some make it seem or as you build it up to be in your mind.
If you could give someone wanting to start a blog any advice, what words of wisdom would you impart? Hmmm what would my advice be… 🙂 I think to make your blog name simple, memorable and relative to what you’re going to blog about. Sometimes I’ve seen a person I like on Instagram and want to connect to their Facebook page, but forget their blog name, or the spelling is a play on words I cant remember, or it is so long I forget the other half of their blog name. It sounds very critical or I have a head like a sieve, but its just one thing I would recommend. The rest will follow over time, you’ll amend your blog look, your theme, content etc, you’ll discover all of that as you go, but your “brand name” if you will, will stay the same for as long as you blog, so you want it to be positive from the get go.

Thanks to Hayleigh from Hayls World, for sharing a bit more about her life and blogging journey with us!

If you would like to find out more about Hayleigh and connect with her – pop over here:

Blog link: www.haylsworld.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/haylsblog

Twitter: @HaylsWorld

Instagram: HaylsWorld

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