Seventeen On the Spot Concealer

This Seventeen On the Spot concealer which is £4.99 at Boots is a 'creamy concealer which covers and helps to treat, for healthier looking skin.'

This contains Salicylic acid to help fight blemishes and this concealer apparently gives you clearer skin in 4 weeks!  Sounds pretty good, anything to help clear skin gets my attention!

What do I have to say though is that this was a waste of my money. 

This can only be bought in the one shade which is medium...I dont understand why Seventeen would create one shade?? Weird...

I decided to buy this anyway because I read some reviews that it was easy to blend in even with pale skin but that was not the case for me. It just makes a nice orange patch on my face lol.  I havent used this more than twice because the shade is just completely wrong so I cant tell you if the clearer skin in 4 weeks is true.  

As this contains Salicylic acid it may also not be suitable for people who are diabetic or have poor circulation.

Overall this was my first Seventeen product I tried and I am a bit reluctant to try any more after this.  I have however just bought some Soap and Glory Concealer to try!

Emma

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Loreal Skin Perfection 3 in 1 Purifying Micellar Solution

Finally not a hair product!

The Loreal Skin Perfection 3 in 1 does:

1. Dissolves Make up

2. Unclogs pores and removes impurities

3. Tones and Soothes Skin

This is apparently used by make up artists and  the solution claims to feel as gentle as water on you skin and removes make up, tones and soothes the skin. This is also suitable for sensitive skin types.

How it works: It dissolves make up and draws out excess oil and impurities rather then them being all smudged around your face. Ewwww no one wants stuff smudged around their face.

I love Bioderma but its rather expensive and hard to get hold of at times. This is only £3.32 which is a BIG price difference to Bioderma being around £22 plus postage. This is just as fab but better priced! It removes make up really well and does feel nice and soothing. I have already nearly finished my first bottle and bought a second :) It doesnt irritate my skin and my skin is fussy! The only fault I can find with this is I do wish it was in a bigger bottle but I suppose we cant have it all!

Emma

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Loreal Elnett Heat Protector Spray - Volume

I am easing my way back in to blogging so thought I would start with something quite simple. The Loreal Elnett heat protector spray- volume. 

A straight and waves version of this is also available and these are £5.99 in Boots. I chose the volume one because I always want volume in my hair, masses and masses of volume lol!

Everyone I know or from what I have read online loves the Elnett hairspray and this is another great too from Loreal! I'm actually quite bad as I never really used to use heat defence but as I really like this one I have found myself actually using it (Yaaay for my hair :) ).

It has 'Advanced triple action formula: 

- Enriched with heat protect technology, an active ingredient known for its heat protecting properties. The formula leaves your hair shiny and feeling soft like satin.

- Helps create a voluptuous bouncy blow dry and locks out flyaways and humidity.

- Locks in voluminous style for up to 3 days.'

This sprays nicely onto damp hair and it does feel like it is actually protecting it. It doesnt make hair go greasy or feel heavy and it does give my hair some volume. I cant say if it lasts for 3 days as when I sleep on my hair I wake up with a Lion mane anyway.  

Have any of you tried this?

Emma

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p.s I have noticed I have been blogging lots of hair products lately......oops...  I will try and blog some more make up products etc soon.....promise :)

Lush Grease Lightning

'Strikes the Spot with Lightning precision'

I have been wanting to try this since my skin decided to hate me and I read many good things about it!

I couldn't actually find this in my local store so had to buy online and pay the delivery charge (the pain) lol.

It is £5.95 for a 45g bottle and I have a feeling this is going to last me ages because one or two pumps is enough.

What I like about this is that it is all natural ingredients and  Lush state that it 'attacks the spot without taking it out on the rest of your skin'.  Most products used for spots dry the spot out and so usually the skin surrounding it also dries and nobody likes dry skin!

Ingredients: Thyme, Rosemary and Tea Tree Infusion, Water,Fair Trade Organic Aloe Vera Gel, Sea Water,Grape Juice, Carrageenan Extract, Lavender Oil,Witch Hazel Extract, *Limonene, Perfume,Methylparaben.

• 'Aloe vera gel to soothe and moisturise.
• Seawater for its antiseptic properties.  
• Grape juice to cool and calm the skin. 
• Thyme, rosemary and tea tree herb infusions to be gently antibacterial.
• Witch hazel, an astringent that is great for bruising and helps broken blood vessels shrink and contract.
• Tea Tree oil, a powerful antiseptic.'

On the Lush website it tells you also how this product came about. After they took part in the BBC Apprentice they decided to offer the managers of their Lush shops to invent their own products and this won!

So what do I think of this? I think its very easy to use and is a clear gel that dries when on the face, it feels like a face mask when they dry but just on a small part of your face lol.  I think it does help to reduce the spot but it hasn't made mine completely disappear but I wasnt expecting it to do that in the first place.  I think this is a great product if you do just get the odd breakout here and there but I find sometimes though that once the gel has dried on my face you can see it and your face looks like it is peeling! This also doesn't affect any other part of my face, big bonus!

Lush you never cease to amaze me! :)

Emma

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Rimmel Exaggerate Eye Primer

I first heard of Rimmel's eye primer from Lily Pebbles where she stated this was a good alternative to the more expensive ones out there. 

This is only £4.99 which is nice and cheap! I love Urban Decay's Primer Potion but its so expensive that I wanted a cheaper primer because I would rather pay out on a more expensive foundation then eye primer.

I dont wear eye primer too often only when I'm going out. I went to London the other week and used this and it kept my eye shadow put all day which I was surprised because it was a very long day!

 I cant say it maximise the colour like it states.  It is also meant to make colour waterproof but I cant say I tried that out because my eyelids dont get oily. I have however read a review from someone with oily lids who used this and said it wasnt very suitable for them. It blends nice and well and the doe foot applicator is easy to use.  

I would say this is a great alternative if you just want to make your eye shadow stay put more then anything and for £4.99 I cant really complain as it does what I want it to lol.

Have you found any cheaper alternatives?

Emma

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Matrix and Colour Restore Hair Toner for Blonde hair

A couple of months ago I had my hair dip dyed/ombred whatever you like to call it, blonde. The problem with going blonde is that it can give you orangey/brassy tones and so a blue/silver toner is needed (the blue/silver toner is for blonde hair, not other coloured hair) to cancel these out and also keep the blonde bright.

Colour Wheel - Shows what colours correct each other

I bought a toner from my hairdressers which is the Matrix total results shampoo in Silver and I also previously bought the Colour Restore in Iced Platnium conditioner.

You dont need to use the toners every time you wash your hair just once or twice a week will do. I dont use both at the same time either, though you can but I will just use one or the other.

They both are a Blue colour and you just apply like normal and wait for 3 minutes or so,or you can leave it up to 20 minutes for better results and then rinse out. It does advise to do an allergy test before using these 48 hours before and to wear gloves (though I dont because I am a rebel ;) lol ).

I really love the Matrix total results shampoo and this is the one I prefer out of the two. There isnt anything wrong with the Colour Restore but I prefer to use a conditioning treatment on my hair that repairs it so it goes nice and soft!

I find the Matrix shampoo smells like pumpkin, a pumpkin which has been carved! Though it could just be me and thats not the smell it leaves on your hair! lol. The Colour Restore just smells kind of like Garnier hair dye with the no amonia lol which is fruity.

I have seen results by using the shampoo and conditioner and my hair doesnt really have much brassiness to it now and the blonde is keeping really well! I paid £11.00 for the Matrix (you can also buy this online) and thats for a 300ml bottle which for a toner is pretty good. I paid £10.00 for the conditioner which isnt too bad either and this can be found at Boots.

Emma

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Apivita Lip Balm with Honey

I dont where I have been living but until I got sent this in my package from *Farmaline, I had never heard of Apivita before. 

Apivita are the first natural cosmetics company in Greece. Apivita means the life of the bee. The products of the bee is a source of inspiration for the company.

My first thoughts on this was I didn't actually like it, I didn't like the smell of the honey and I found myself really pushing it on to get some product lol. I think I also didn't like the thought that it wasn't my Vaseline lip balm. 

Well I was stupid to think that because now I absolutely love this! I love the smell of the honey now and I think I found it hard to apply at first because it was new. I use this all the time throughout the day and I cant get enough of it and it has replaced my Vaseline balm.

This is also 100% natural ingredients which is great! I also love the packaging of this and that the balm is at an angle shaped for the lips.

Taken from the website:

• Restores cracked lips with vitamin A, a- bisabolol and avocado oil
• Moisturizes and softens lips with honey, olive oil, beeswax, cocoa butter, shea butter, avocado oil, castor oil and jojoba esters
• Vitamin D and orange essential oil protect from environmental toxins and prevent irritations
• Ideal for dry and cracked lips

Free of: Parabens, Silicones, Propylene Glycol and Mineral Oil.

These are around £5.00 which to me is pretty pricey for a lip balm but it is really good and natural!

Have you tried any Apivita products before?

Emma

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