Cargo Plant Love Green Goddess Palette

I just wanted to do a quick rave about a new product that I got, the website that I bought it from (as they have very good customer service) and a FOTD with the palette that I bought.

Firstly the website that I ordered from is called Puresha, I just stumbled upon this website I wasn't looking particularly for this brand or anything. Puresha stock natural products that are organic or eco. The makeup brand that they sell on their site is by Cargo but it is a line of Cargo called Plant Love.

Cargo Plant Love products are an eco responsible brand with no parabens, they do not test on animals, the packaging is made of plants (!!) It is the only prestige brand to carry the globally recognised eco cert. The natural and organic ingredients and award winning compostable packaging let you be 'green' and glam. There are no synethtic dyes, colours or fragrances in the products. Now this all sounds good but what if the products are fugly and useless? Well luckily they are neither! I picked up the palette called the Green Goddess.

This is the outside of the palette, not very glam but hey it is made of plants!

The palette is really good value, it was £22 and you get 4 full size eyeshadows and 2 full size blushes all in a slim palette like Stila's used to be which fits in a handbag or even a clutch bag as it is so thin. I like that the packaging is biodegradeable.

Here are the swatches of the eyeshadows, they are this pigmented with just one swipe of a Mac 239 brush.

The eyeshadows are:
Bamboo: Bronzey chocolate brown with a gold sheen

Thyme: Palish green with a gold toned shimmer

Beech: Gorgeous champagne brown, shimmery

Lily: Pink with tiny gold glitter fleck


The blushes are:

Peony - more gold shimmery version of nars orgasm

Rose - just like the name says a matte rose pink

The only thing I am slightly dissapoined with is the blush in peony, it seems a similar texture as the lily and thyme eyeshadows, which work fine as eyeshadows especially with an eyeshadow base, but it wasn't as smooth to apply as the blush in rose so I would give the palette 8/10 because of that.

Everything is so well pigmented and soft and really applies well, it's surprising that it's all natural really for such good quality, I was very pleasantly surprised.

Has anyone else heard of this brand? I wonder why I haven't seen much of it anywhere?

And I will do a FOTD or a video tomorrow but unfortunately the GODDAMN OLAY MOTHER****** has given me a rash over my entire face. Nice. This is the day cream not the serum. And bear in mind I am allergic to everything so it probably isn't that bad. So erm this is pizza face signing out lol!

Hair products the good and the bad plus new youtube vid

I have just uploaded another Youtube video, this one is about my current favourite hair products and what I am using to improve the condition of my hair and help it grow and stop looking like straw basically.  I have been doing 'project barnet' since August/September and have found that it is really difficult to find decent hair products that actually do something!

I didn't mention it on the video but these are the products that I found didn't do anything at all:

• Tresemme 24 hour volume shampoo - it was ok but didn't really do anything or smell that nice
• Tommyguns volume conditioner - blueberry and honey - smelled yummy but was a bit too thin to do much
• Naked shampoos, I tried two the Hydrating and the rescue intensive but neither did anything other than make my hair more dry.  I love the other Naked products so no idea what is going on with their shampoo!
• Herbal Essences, tried a few of the different colours and none of them improved anything, they make your hair so soft it is impossible to style as well which is rather annoying
• Lee Stafford overnight treatment, smells funky and did absolutely nothing for my hair at all
• Pantene, this does the same for me as the Herbal Essences, just makes the hair really soft so I can't style it but does not help with the damage at all, smells ok though

And here are my current favourite products.  Please let me know if you have any recommendations for other things that you think I should try!




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Coastal Scents Palette Swatches and Drugstore Skincare Haul

Morning everyone

Saturday midday is my fave gym time but just before I pop to the gym here are the swatches that were requested by my lovely matey Jo

The swatches are just in order of the lightest to the darkest, from left to right top row to bottom row


In other news I read about the Olay Anti Wrinkle Aqua Physics serum here http://jo-shopaholic.blogspot.com/ at the other Jo's lovely blog.  Since it was such a rave for the product AND Boots have a Olay 2 products for £12 offer at the moment I picked up the serum and the day cream.  I also had a £5 off  voucher for other Olay products so I picked up these funky dermapods so hopefully all of my fine lines will be blasted into the stratosphere lol!  I will review once I have been using them for a while.

While I was in Boots I also noticed they had a 3 for 2 offer on Soap and Glory products for men and for women, so I picked these up as stocking fillers for the BF.  Only pics of 2 items as I bought 2 shower gels.

So these might be worth a look for your BF or brother etc if you need a few stocking fillers

What is everyone else up to today?  After the gym we are popping to Gillingham ice rink, since neither of us have been ice skating in years and I have finally managed (touch wood) to prise the BF off the sofa!


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Coastal Scents Contour and Blush Palette

As you may remember I made a Coastal Scents order months ago of some concealer quads and was hoping to have them delivered via Bundlebox,since that never showed up I gave up and did an order directly but this time I ordered this palette for blush, highlight and contouring and I think it is such good quality for the price.

You can order stuff directly from their website here coastalscents and this palette cost just under $19 which is a total bargain.  The palette style is rather Mac-esque personally I don't think these compare to Mac's quality, I am not saying they are bad, on the contrary this palette is very good quality, but Mac is better in my opinion. And also for $19 you get 6 different colours to try when for that price you could get 1 Mac blush or contour colour so this is great value for money even if it's just to test out different things, and you don't feel you have wasted much money if one of the colours doesn't work for you.  I will try and do a FOTD using this so let me know if you are interested in any particular shades. The dark brown is a bit too dark for me personally as I am usually #1 in the foundation colour charts!

Apologies for being MIA lately, I am no longer able to get onto this website via my Blackberry or work computer at lunchtime so as I leave the house at 7am and get home around 7pm-9pm there is not a lot of blogging time available!

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Christmas Holidays Giveaway

Hi everyone

This is my Christmas Holidays Giveaway and it's really simple to enter.  It is only open to  followers as it is just a thank you to you for reading my blog and participating with comments etc. I think you are one sexy bunch of followers xx

What you need to do to enter

Basically this is easy peasy, all you need to do is

1. post the link to this post on your blog and then comment in the box below and
2. tell me your favourite holiday food or drink (for example eggnog or haggis!)  this doesn't have to be Christmas, whichever holiday you celebrate at this time of the year.

Is this giveaway open nationwide?

Yes,  open to anyone in any country - international and nationwide, so please don't comment below about this as yes you can enter if you are in any country.

When is the deadline to enter?

Midnight on 3rd December and the results from Random.org will be posted the next day with the winners.

What will I win?

First Prize

Sleek Cosmetics Graphite Eyeshadow Palette

Sleek Cosmetics Ink Pot Gel Eyeliner in Purple Rain

Gosh Darling Lipstick

Essie Chastity Nail Varnish

Rimmel Nail Varnish in Coralicious

Bourjois Black 1001 Cills / Lashes Mascara

Marks and Spencer Chocolate Snowy Balls Sweeties

Lush Sexy Boy Massage Bar (not pictured as I will pick up a fresh one the day of posting)

Second Prize

Sleek Cosmetics Glitter Liquid Eyeliner in Glam (purple)

Gosh Darling Lipstick

Rimmel Nail Varnish in Orange Bliss

Marks and Spencer Chocolate Snowy Balls Sweeties

Lush let them eat cake lipbalm (not pictured as I will pick up a freshly made one on the day of posting)

How funny are those sweets?!


Good luck everyone xxx

The Perfect Present: Molton Brown’s Florida Adventure Christmas Gift Set

Something super exciting happened today,

   my guest blog post was featured on a shopping website rather aptly named Shopaholic ;)

Click the link below to go to the site!

http://shopaholic.become.co.uk/2009/11/molton-brown-christmas-gift-set/

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Tag - Guilty Pleasures

I saw this on VisualAspect87's blog and thought it was a great tag idea.


What you have to do is admit to your 5 guilty pleasures that other people may not know, so here are mine:


1. Christmas - my fave time of the year ever.  Listening to cheesy bubblegum pop singers sing Christmas tunes, like Destiny's Child singing 8 days of Christmas or Christina Aguilera's cheese-fest album of Christmas songs, love it, it's even on my ipod so people on the train can get a blast of it!


2. Starbucks gingerbread latte, mmmmmmmmmmmmmm sometimes I sneak off at lunchtime to get one after a little Superdrug mooch, when they stop doing this I rarely bother to go to Starbucks...well unless I want a lemon and poppyseed muffin.

3. My acrylic nails..probably very very bad to have them on absolutely all the time but meh I don't care I love them.


4. Getting packages: I love coming home to a big parcel full of things that I have ordered, no matter what it is. - This one was directly stolen from VisualAspect87 because I could not agree more!

5. A homemade Mojito, you can find a tutorial on how to make one on youtube, it's so easy and the guy doing it is hilarious! He does other cocktail recipes too.  Much cheaper to make your own and have a little drinky with the girls before a night out or just for a night in. Just type in 'how to make a mojito' into the youtube search and have a giggle!


I think everyone should do this tag and post the link to it below! Go on now make me giggle!


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Sleek Cosmetics New Skin Revive Foundation

Last week when I was perusing Superdrug at lunchtime I was having a nosey around the Sleek as there are new products cropping up every week it seems, and I saw this foundation and did a double take, as Sleek now have such a massive range of foundation colours that they have one that is even pale enough for me!  I picked this foundation up and it's full name is Sleek new skin revive silicone based foundation. What a mouthfull!  I have the shade Shell  which is number 627 and this cost roughtly £6.50

Now I am so incredibly impressed with this foundation it's insane, if you use it with a flat foundation brush or your fingers it gives a full coverage and with a stippling brush like Mac 131 or with a damp sponge it gives a lighter coverage. I completely agree with it's claim that it evens out your skintone, it does for me.

The pics are so you can see the size of 1 pump and then the larger one to see the colour

The silicone base makes it apply really easily for me, although I suppose if you don't like silicone based products this could be an issue.  The foundation is oil free which is good for me as even though my skin is dry it doesn't respond well to oil either!  I love everything about this foundation even though the plastic squirty pump is a bit cheap at least you get one unlike cheapo nars who don't give you one at all! 

I was impressed with the shades available as it is one of very few drugstore face products that is actually pale enough to suit me, nothing from Rimmel or Maybelline or Collection 2000 so far has anything near as pale as me, and no I don't want to look like an oompa loompa who has been Tangoed.

This is my new one for everyday so I can save the Nars and Dior for special occasions and save a bit of moola, with so many shades in the range you should definitely check this out next time you are in Superdrug xx



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Elf Studio Line Haul and Review

Hiya!

I am feeling a little less stressed today so hopefully this will be a better week.  I actually have a blog post being featured on a shopping website on the 24th so stay tuned and I will link to that once it's up.

Anyway on to the good stuff, Elf's Studio Line and my haul of stuff and review.  You can view my youtube video about it here




But here are the photos of the items that I got and the swatches so you can see them better.  If you only want to buy a couple of things from Elf I would recommend the powder and complexion brushes, the spray brush cleaner and the lipstick as they are all so amazing for £3.50 it is actually baffling how they manage to put together such good stuff and sell it so cheaply.

High Definition Powder

I cannot believe the quality of this it's amazing, it is so soft and silky on your face and leaves a great finish, your face feels so soft.  This is the best evening/event/party powder I have ever used, I wouldn't use it for everyday as I like the Smashbox Halo but when you want to look flawless this is brilliant.

Lip Stain in Heartbreaker

This is the perfect lip colour for me to wear to work and it lasts ages

Lipstick in Nicely Nude (thanks Paula)

This is such a gorgeous pink

Any other recommendations for me please comment in the box below or the youtube comments xxx

Have a good week!

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My Monica Geller Tendencies

Before I start this review I had better mention something that you probably can't tell from my normal blog posts....I don't normally mention it because it makes me look like a right weirdo! Buuuut

I am obsessed with my kitchen being clean. Not like a bit obsessed but like Monica from Friends obsessed. ....and weirdly it's just the kitchen and bathroom but I think that's because that is where I believe the evil germs to be!  So if you do not have the same sort of obsession or you don't think it would be funny to read how insane I might be then I would leave now while you still can!

So like a few of the other bloggers I was sent one of the Method Olive Leaf hand washes to try out, which I was looking forward to. However when I opened up the envelope and found these

Ta Da!

Method Stainless Steel Cleaning Wipes

These are the Method steel wipes for any stainless steel surfaces and

 I was all over these like a fat kid on a cupcake!

I have never found anything to get my kettle, breadbin, taps, oven, brabantia bin and draining board so sparkling clean these are seriously amazing!

Yes they are just a packet of wet wipe style wipes and yes I may be slightly anally retentive for caring that my stainless steel breadbin and kettle have smears on them and slightly insane for wanting the outside of my kitchen bin to shine like it was brand new but I like to take care of things and I think this stems from liking to take care of my appearance to liking to take care of my belongings.  Either that or I am secrely a stepford wife..hmm?

Anway I don't care cos my kettle is sooo shiny!

Apart from the fact that these actually work unlike a lot of cleaners Method is actually a company that makes biodegradeable products.  I never really thought about it before but if we use baby wipes, wet wipes, cleaning wipes, cleanser wipes ...where do all of these wipes go? I did not realise that regular wipes were not biodegradeable but these method ones are which means that they are not as harmful to the environment as other cleaning wipes, so a big thumbs up to method for making people (like me, with no idea) aware of that.

They have a whole selection of wipes for other surfaces as well as stainless steel (leather and wood are just two) and they are sold in lots of places like Tesco, Asda and some Boots stores, I personally love this website as you can get lots of Eco items in one place goodnessdirect I have never actually used them as I am going to wait until this packet runs out  before I order some more so check reviews first if you want to use them as I don't know what their service is like.

The wipes are between £3-£3.49 depending on where you buy them and 1 wipe goes a long way. For some reason the wipes also smell of the lovely Korres Magnolia Cleanser?? How lovely but bizarre! So your kitchen has a gorgeous scent as well as being sparkly clean, especially handy when cleaning the bin (yeah that is so not my favourite job).  Anyway enough gushing, you would think this was from YSL or something!

Method Olive Leaf Moisturising Hand Wash

On to the handwash and one of the things I like about this is that you don't get that nasty tight feeling you get with a lot of other handwashes once you rinse them off, my BF tested this out as he is a roofer so I thought I should use him as a guinea pig. It got all of the dirt off his hands fine (as does the normal Simple antibacterial handwash that we use) but he said he liked the smell of this one better and it wasn't as drying, he said he liked the (in his own words) "waffley bottle" I can kind of see what he means....it does look nice though compared to my Simple one which is just in a blue plastic bottle with a sticker on the front.

Method's packaging is really good and the nozzle is quite big so it's easy to pump, for men and kids this is actually quite an important issue, and  the nozzle turns to the side to lock it and prevent spilling.

The only issue I have with this is that it isn't antibacterial, this is the information on their website "this is the latest addition to our family of hand care. super moisturising. and cleans well. that's what soap should do. not kill. if microbes die, what do you think happens to your skin cells when you use 'anti-bacterial' soaps"  But then again this will appeal to  people with sensitivities to antibacterial ingredients.

I don't know...I kind of like to think of the microbes dying! How does everyone else feel about this? Antibacterial - good or bad...?

You can buy the handwash at the same website as the wipes or at Boots and supermarkets for around £3.49

So I am just sitting here waiting for my hair dye to develop then off to the shops to pick up the giveaway prizes...how exciting! I will take all of your ideas into consideration however I don't think there are going to be enough funds for Mac this time, sorry but it's nearly Christmas and I have a lot of people to buy for.

Have a lovely Sunday xx

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Korres Watermelon Body Scrub Review

Retails for £11.00 for a 150ml tube and you can buy here or here or  you might be able to find it in TK Maxx for cheaper.

I had been looking for a more portable exfoliator to take to the gym as I can't lug about a big tub, my gym bag is not small but I tend to take a shedload of stuff to the gym, carrying the bag is a workout in itself.  I wanted one in a tube that was refreshing for use in the shower after my workout.

The best I have found is this Korres scrub in Watermelon, let me note that I am not saying this is the best scrub ever as I like the big tubs or sugar scrubs and salt scrubs as well, but this is the best one in a tube that I have used.

This scrub smells exactly like Jolly Rancher watermelon sweeties it is mmm mmmm yummy! Its like a stronger smell of the YSL Rouge Volupte lipsticks. Absolutely yummy, why on earth are there not more things that smell of watermelon?

This exfoliator is a cream base with smooth scrubby bits, the cream is white and the scrubby grains are black and they look like watermelon pips even though they aren't actually (they are jojoba and bamboo).

This is suggested on the back of the tube as a pre-tan exfoliator and I agree as while the jojoba and ground bamboo exfoliate the skin well it isn't too harsh and doesn't strip your skin like some, my skin feels lovely and soft after using this but not greasy or oily in any way which is important as you don't want oily skin if you plan to self tan soon after exfoliating as it will interfere with the DHA in the self tanner.

As with all Korres products the packaging is classic and functional and the product is Dermatologically tested. Paraben, Mineral Oils, Silicone, Propylene glycol and Ethanolamine free.

 I really like using this in the shower after the gym as it is just so zingy and fruity. This would also be great to take on holiday and the tube will last for ages, I have used this 3 times a week for 3 weeks and I still have over half the tube left and I absolutely slap exfoliator on everywhere.

I have also just started to use the Korres Fig body milk moisturiser, so I will do a review in a week or so about how that is performing. 

Are there any other Korres products you would be interested in seeing a review on?



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Sleek Cosmetics Graphite Eyeshadow Pallete EOTN

Just  a quick EOTN using my Sleek Cosmetics Graphite eyeshadow pallete. It's growing on me, I just wish it didn't crease, I must have granny eyelids or something!

I used the two in the middle of the bottom row, the black from the top rop and

the white on the far right of the bottom row.

If anyone else has done a look with their palette post the link in the comments box below and I will come and check it out xxx

Friday tomorrow everyone wooot woooot! That means more weekend youtubing!

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Xen Tan Deep Bronze Luxe Fake Tan Review

Any product which claims this sounds like a winner right?

(this is taken from their website)

http://www.xen-tan.co.uk/

"What stops it from streaking?

XEN-TAN is packed with luxurious moisturisers which prevent streaking. DHA is the active ingredient in sunless tanning products which reacts to the amino acid of the skin to give you your tan, and it can be drying. Our unique formula is what makes XEN-TAN so special. It prevents drying of the skin, leaving you silky smooth."

So I just don't understand why it went streaky? I applied it differently to how I normally would, as I would normally smooth on rather than rubbing in circles but that's what the back of the bottle tells you to do, and since I rubbed in circles how comes I have streaky lines? Surely I would have streaky circles?

If this wasn't so streaky it would be brilliant as it does have a lot of features I like such as
Nice scent
Nice colour (on face especially this is very natural and not tango orange at all)
Develops quickly
Guide colour washes off easily

But what I want to know is...why does everyone else and their cat seem to absolutely love this? What on earth am I doing wrong? Should I be using a sponge  to apply this? I have bought another Solait Mitt which I usually use for mousse fake tan to try with the Xen tan but really why is it so complicated?  So far as much as I like the colour I still prefer Fake Bake, St Tropez and Sienna X BUT if this product wasn't streaky I think this would be the winner.

Oh and if you wondered this cost me £20 from the website Feelunique since I figured I should try their services out since I am advertising them lol!

So come on guys help me out how do I get this on me without looking like this???

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Parissa Wax Strips Review

You may remember a few weeks ago I purchased and tried out the Parissa hot wax kit . As I really liked the hot wax I was very pleased to be offered and then subsequently receive a selection of the Parissa wax strips to try out and review.

These are sold in Boots and are the main rival to the brand Veet and their wax strips. It is probably just me but I have just never liked Veet products that much, I tried their hair removing cream (sensitive) before on my underarms, and while I followed all of the instructions and I do not get my allergies on my underarms I had to wash the product off after only 2 minutes after my skin started burning and I had lovely bright red underarms for days afterwards so I couldn't use deodeorant either. It was frankly ridiculous.

I tried other branded wax strips before these Parissa ones and I just did not like them at all, I had to keep going over and over the same area with each strip to get all of the hair off and the repeated waxing of the same part of leg caused another angry red rash so basically I didn't really have high hopes for these products.


I was sent the packets in the picture above which are the face and bikini, underarm bikini and face and the leg and body.  The differences in what the packs are for is because there are different selections of sizes of wax strips in each set, smaller strips for smaller areas obviously.  All of the strips basically look like this although some are bigger or smaller

Don't they look like plaster?!

All of these wax strips are much better than their Veet counterparts (this is MY opinion) so please don't have a go at me if you disagree but this is genuinely my opinion, the wax is thicker but softer and the Veet ones just seem like gluey gel whereas these really seem like proper wax. They are also a lot easier to melt as you have to rub them between the palms of your hands to heat up the wax, pull the two strips which are stuck together apart, slap them on the area of hair you want to remove and then smooth down in the direction of the hair growth. You then hold the skin taut and rip off in the opposite direction to the direction the hair grows. They are simple and so easy to use and they really come in a multitude of lengths and widths so it is easy to cover large or small areas.

My favourite strips are the smaller ones as you can use the hot wax for your bikini line then tidy up any little areas with the small wax strips. The only box that I have not used are the ones for eyebrows and this is because I always get mine threaded.   I would definitely recommend these wax strips over other brands available in Boots. They are good quality and at very similar prices to lesser quality products I think you are definitely onto a winner with these.
 
My preference is for the hot wax kit that I blogged about before though over these strips as while the hot wax kit is initially more complicated I think it does give a better finish than the wax strips so I will definitely be repurchasing the hot wax kit and the bikini kit with the small strips.

Anyone else being a recessionista and doing their own beauty treatments?  I have tried a few with varying results.

So far I have tried doing my own fake tan - FAIL (this I MUCH prefer getting at the salon, nothing can compare to a lovely spray tan from the lovely Louise as I never ever go streaky and left to my own devices with Xen Tan I look a bit of a stripy idiot)

Dying my own hair  - Pass (doing my own hair is £5-6 compared to £80-90 and I like the colour much better when doing it myself)

Pedicure - Pass - so much cheaper and I always felt embarassed having someone scrub my feet so I didn't find it that relaxing!




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Christmas Competition Ideas

Hi everyone


As the holidays are fast approaching  - how do I know this? Well the red cups are back!

And because I won the lovely Paula's giveaway yesterday it reminded me that I was thinking about doing a Christmas Holiday competition for all my followers as well just to say thank you for everything really as you are all fantastic, even when I am down I love to come on my blog and read the lovely comments as it really cheers me up that everyone is such a doll.


So this post is over to you. Just put a comment in the box below about what you think the giveaway should include, obviously I can't buy everything that everyone suggests but if you give me an idea of the things you think would be good or the things you would wish to receive. The competition will be international so all you girls not in the UK, what items do you think, something from Barry M or Boots maybe?



Let me know babes
 
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When the going gets tough, the tough get shopping!

A mantra I live by.  Whenever I am down, blue, sad or p'd off  I go shopping. Aaah the shops, the only place I have no stress or worry.

So I *might* have a shopping addiction but at least I feel slightly more cheerful!

First I had two packages arrive in the post. The first was from Etsy and this is the first time I have ever used them. I ordered some wax tarts from the USA and they smell amazing. Now I don't really have a clue what wax tarts are really although I think they are some sort of candle type thing? Please enlighten me as I think I need to purchase some sort of 'tart burner' to actually use them?  The reason I got them though is that they are so freaking cute look - click on it and it will get bigger..i hope.

This one with the cookie on the top is my fave. Each packet has 6 wax tarts in it

Oh and I got them from this lady http://www.thebathinggarden.etsy.com/

And I also got Xen Tan from http://www.feelunique.com/ since I wanted to order from them and see what they are like considering I have their advertising link in the sidebar, so I didn't want to advertise somewhere I thought was rubbish. Their service was quick and the Xen tan was cheaper than in the shops and they sent me free samples too so very nice. I have the Xen tan on right now so we shall see what it's like in the morning. First impressions are that it is yummy smelling like caramel and chocolate, so no dodgy fake tan smell at all but that the formulation is too thin, it's gone really streaky from my elbows to my wrists and the tan hasn't taken on my neck or chest/boobs so it makes my face really dark in comparison. This is definitely not a foolproof self tanner, there is some knack to it which I haven't got yet, I will have to try again tonight as I am going out tomorrow night and need to be a) one colour and b) not stripy.

Also yesterday lunchtime I popped to Boots for some hair colour and they have 2 for £10 so I picked these up, not sure which to use first.

 And finally they have 3 for 2 + free gift bag in Boots on Soap and Glory so I needed a new exfoliator and I picked up scrub em and leave em, off your face wipes and the fill monty which is a line eraser.  I patted the fill monty on this morning and there were zero lines erased and it is supposed to work instantly so this is basically a big dud!  Oh well! I will review the scrub and wipes once I have used them. First impression of the wipes is that I like the packaging but the wipes smell like flash kitchen cleaning wipes (I hope they aren't repackaged flash wipes...!).

So the question of today is....do you shop when you are sad, mad and generally ticked off?

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Pedikur Dry Skin Removing Lotion Review - this stuff is like gold!!!

I wanted to do a review of this product on Youtube (which I will try and do when I get the house to myself) but I also wanted to do a blog post so you can really see up close how to use this product and how it works because Oh My God it is amazing!  However this product is also kind of gross so if you are of a nervous disposition then look away as you are going to see some extreme dry foot skin removal lol!

I was sent this product to try and I have wanted to try this in like ...forever. You can only get it in one place in the UK which is on QVC here is the link http://www.qvcuk.com/ukqic/qvcapp.aspx/app.detail/params.item.215653/walk.html.%7Cmetadrill,html

or there is more information here http://www.pedikur.com/

On QVC the kit costs £24.50 and you get all of the above, the lotion, foot cream and scraper

The point of this dry skin removing lotion is to get rid of any hard dry skin on the bottoms of the feet or if you are a workman or woman those hard dry pads of skin you get on the palms of your hands. It does this completely and totally painlessly, there is barely any effort needed at all (take note ped egg and your exhausting cheese grater action) and the only things you need apart from the kit are some cling film and some cotton wool pads. Please note this is not suitable for children under 3 or for pregnant woman (incase you topple over trying to get this on your foot? I don't know it doesn't say why).

Now I do not have much dry skin on my feet, I give myself regular pedicures if I don't get them done at the salon and I use my ped egg and a thick moisturiser. Or so I thought until the most disgusting amount of dead skin came off after using this lol!

The procedure is:

Get 1 manky old foot. Apply cotton wool pads to manky foot and douse in Pedikur lotion which is attractively luminous yellow. 

Here is that lovely luminous yellow stuff

And this is how you apply the cotton pads to your feet, concentrate on the heel and the ball of the foot where dry skin naturally builds up

Then you wrap your foot up in cling film or cerran wrap or whatever you want to call plastic film just wrap your foot in it. No you cannot use foil if you have no cling film.

Now just sit and chill out for 20 minutes while the Pedikur lotion dissolves all of your dry skin, you need to keep your feet out of the way and don't stand up.

After 20-30 minutes unwrap the cling film and use the glamorous scraper as shown in the first pic to scrape off your dead skin, bear in mind you only need to scrap gently. Oh and try not to be sick since this part is absolutely disgusting.

Yes that is absolutely VILE but better off my foot than on it ?

The final step is to use the herbal foot cream that is provided in the kit.  It contains herbs and menthol and is very cooling and softening, the scent is pretty strong so you might prefer to use your own foot cream if you are going out clubbing after using this product as you will probably repel everyone.


Have you ever seen these sort of results with a foot file or a ped egg? I certainly haven't or with a professianl pedicure or spa pedicure. I had one pedicure medicale and they attacked my foot with something that looks like a scalpel! It was bloody terrifying and pretty painful and this is not painful at all.

I absolutely love this stuff, it's going to last you months and months and the price of 1 bottle is the same price as 1 pedicure in a salon, perhaps near where you live a pedicure costs even more? My feet are baby soft now and I am going to buy a new one when this runs out as this is amazing.


Has anyone else tried any weird but gross products? How about those Biore pore strips? Eeew!


Thank you!

Sarah xxx

Bicester Designer Outlet Village Haul

I went to Bicester designer outlet village on Friday which is in Oxfordshire.

I had the day off work so the plan was to have a nice day and try and find some work shoes and a dress for a black tie work event.  There is also a CCO at Bicester so cheap cosmetics from all Estee Lauder owned brands which includes MAC.

I picked up the Mac Mutiny Pigment, the Dazzleglass trio box set and the cream colour base in Fresh Morning which is the Emanuel Ungaro special edition.

Mac Mutiny pigment

Top to bottom (Money Honey, Bare Necessity and Steppin Out)

Steppin out, Bare Necessity and Money Honey

Emanuel Ungaro Cream Colour Base in Morning Fresh

Let me know if you are interested in reviews of any particular products.  You can see my youtube video on this haul here:

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Thank you!

Sarah xxx