Tuesday, 14 January 2014

Look Beauty "Double Hit Lip" Review

Hey guys how are you all?
Just a quick post about one of my many lovely christmas prezzies I had this year off the fella - when I opened these I was so excited to try them!
Look Beauty - Double Hit Lip.. They come in a set of 3 which is around £10, or they retail at around £4 each normally online.
They are a 2 in 1 lipgloss/lipstick duo all in great feminine colours.
I've only known the Look name for their magazines and didn't realise they also did make up.



I tried the coral colour called "Red Alert" on the far right last week and was really impressed, a slick lipgloss alongside a matching matte lipstick, havent tried the other colours yet as I feel they are quite summery shades but I will post as soon as I do! Would definitely recommend this set if you love your glosses/lipsticks and want to try out the Look Beauty brand - it's great value too.

Have you tried double hit lip or any other Look Beauty products?

Louise x

Tuesday, 7 January 2014

Boots January sale haul

Hey guys!

So we all love the 3 for 2 gift sets in Boots on the lead upto crimbo.. however, I'm more interested in them after when they are all half price!
It's become the annual tradition to spent my advantage card points I've been saving all year on a few beauty treats come the 27th December!
This year I picked up some fab bits as follows:-

Sanctuary Facial in a Box

In this little box you get everything you need to create the perfect facial at home..

1. Ultimate Facial Cleansing Oil 15ml
2. Peptide Transformation serum 3.5ml sachet
3. Thermal Rose Clay Mask 7ml sachet
4. Leave-on Exfoliating Cream 10ml
5. Peptide Repair Eye Cream 5ml
6. Peptide Replenish Night Cream 10ml

Inside the box it also tells you what to use and in which order, in a step by step guide.

The fella fell asleep early on me on Sunday night so decided to take myself off for a much needed pamper and decided to give this a go, i've used sanctuary bath & body products in the past but never any beauty products so wasnt sure what it would be like.
However I was really pleased with the end result, my skin felt like silk after! So smooth and soft and I also felt really chilled and like i'd actually pampered myself.
The only downside would be that the serum & clay mask sachets are only enough for one facial but I used these very sparingly as I want to get another facial out of it.
The other products would be enough for 3 or 4 facials I think so will use them up with other face masks i've got when the clay mask has gone.
I got this at a bargain price of £10 down from £20.




Next up.. 2 nail polish sets

Champneys Nail Polish Set
No.17 Nail Stash

I'm a sucker for a pretty nail polish and couldn't resist these to add to my collection, again both were half price..




I've saved the best till last..

Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream - Winter Essentials Kit

I've waited so long to try this cream out after hearing so much good stuff about it!
In this kit you get the following:-

Eight Hour Cream Intensive Moisturizing Hand Treatment 30ml
Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream Skin Protectant 30ml
Elizabeth Arden Eight hour Cream Lip Protectant stick
Moisturizing gloves and socks.

It's a great little starter set for me and will see me through till Spring.. it comes in a fab red storage box. How much I hear you ask?
£14.79.. yes £14.79!! I didn't realise till later on that this kit was originally £50! No wonder the lady on the till looked gobsmacked and said i'd had a bargain! I'm sure these flew off the shelves with a price tag like that!
I will post again about this when I start using it.






That brings my haul post to an end, hope you enjoyed reading!!
Did you bag any beauty treats in the Boots sale? or any other sales?

Louise x

I'm back!

Hello everyone! I hope you all had a fantastic christmas and new year, I certainly did!
So here we are at the start of another year, in depressing January and I thought to myself, I should really give blogging another go after not posting since last May!
It's nice as a busy mum to wind down in the evening when the little ones in bed, and to have my "me time" and blog about what I've been getting up to and my favourite things etc!
So what's everyone's new years resolutions? Mine is ALWAYS to lose weight haha, hopefully I actually do this time as I still have the dreaded baby weight to lose (my daughters nearly 2!) I want to be slimmer for summer and also healthy and active for my little girl, as she has me chasing about everywhere after her!
I'm also fast approaching 30 and I've heard the weight is harder to shift as you get older, so it will be great if I can achieve my goal this year.
I'm not following a particular diet (I never seem to stick to slimming clubs etc) so just doing my own thing... 3 healthy meals, less wine and chocolate, more walking! Seems pretty simple to me, we all know what puts the weight on us so fingers crossed this works for me.
Is losing weight one of your new years resolutions? If so how are you planning on doing it?

Louise x