Saturday, 22 March 2014

Benefit Brow Saver

Hello, Its me Alicia finally I haven't fell of the face of the earth I have just been focused on all my work and have been given a lot of work to complete before we finish the for easter due to us leaving school early do complete our exams..... SCARY! Abbie has been keeping up on the blog posts unlike me but we are both trying our hardest to try and upload when we can! 





Recently i have changed my eyebrow routine and this is all down to the Benefit Gimme Brow this was actually the wrong product and I was looking for the Speed Brow but brought this one instead and I'm so happy I did! I love it If I'm having a lazy day this just fills my eyebrows in and I don't have to use my powder to fill them in! It also keeps them in place so I don't have to use the speed brow to keep my eyebrows in place and I don't have to go and buy another one which means more money for me to spend yay!




The applicator brush on this is so small and cute and it's really easy to use as I can just sweep it over my eyebrows and it manages to fill them in and get them all in the right place again the tube is only small just like the Speed Brow but its magical how much they can actually fit in to them! It comes in two shades which is Light/Medium and Medium/Dark the one that suits me is the Medium/Dark.



Overall I think it's a great product and I really recommend it and its perfect for when it's one of those days where you can't be bothered to fill in your eyebrows and do the whole eyebrow routine and even if you have trouble filling your eyebrows in as the brush is foolproof. However it is very expensive as its £17.50 for a 3g tube but it lasts along time in my point of view!




I hope you liked this post It's only quick and I'm really busy at the moment and haven't really got much time to upload a lot of posts but me and Abbie will be back on when we have finished our exams which is for both of us the 13th June I think but we will try to upload more in the mean time and hope that these little fillers will satisfy you and we will upload a lot more soon! 


Thank youuuu

Alicia

Smart/Casual OOTD ♡


A few days ago I went to see 2 of my best friends in their schools production of Oliver. I wanted to look nice but not too over dressed because it was only at their school (but the school I might be moving to next year for sixth form so I needed to make some kind of an impression!) So I wanted to show you what I ended up wearing. Firstly though I would just like to say the photos aren't very bright as it was about 7pm when I took them and 2 bulbs decided to blow in the light just before which was great! Anyway enjoy!








Jumper- Topshop
Shirt- New Look
Jeans- Primark
Shoes- Primark
Hair Clip- Primark
Watch- Michael Kors
Rings- Pandora

I wore my Topshop jumper with the cute heart shape tartan elbow patches with a shirt that has a glittery sequined collar that makes the outfit look a lot smarter with the black slip on shoes. For jewelry I wore my 2 Pandora rings and earrings (which you cant see) that match the flower ring. My nail polish was chipping as I had worn it for a few days but I absolutely love the two colours together! They are both by Ted Baker, 1 pink and 1 gold glitter. I chose to wear black jeans and not shiny leggings because I think it made the outfit more casual. I have also been loving doing my hair like this recently, where I pull the front back and use a mini clip to hold it into place. 

Abbie x



Sunday, 16 March 2014

Brand focus: Soap & Glory ♡


I have seen a few bloggers now do 'Brand focus' posts where they basically show all the things they have from a specific brand. I have wanted to do a review of some Soap & Glory products for a while so thought I could show you them all and maybe start a little series of these posts with a different brand every time maybe every few months?
My love for Soap & Glory products grows every time I go into Boots and see the shelves after shelves of amazing smelling products and have to drag myself away before I have no money left on my bank card! So here's my Soap & Glory collection so far, enjoy!



First of all I have shower gel. The full sized bottles are £6.50 which can seem a bit pricey just for a shower gel when you compare it too others but it is definitely worth it! The small one is a travel sized one that is really handy for going away on holiday and it is only £2.50 which I think is really good. I like that they are in a pump bottle so you don't use too much which is one of the reasons I think they are worth the price, as they last ages! I like to alternate between these 3 shower gels so that I don't get bored of them.The first one I have is Clean On Me which is a creamy shower gel but also has a built in body lotion. It leaves your skin feeling really smooth and soft and smells good too! The next one I have is Foam Call which has a stronger, more fruity smell than Clean On Me. I also think that it prevents your skin from going as dry as a normal one would so Its definitely a great one for winter. Lastly I have Sugar Crush. Words can not describe how much I love the fragrance of this one! It has a really strong citrus smell that lingers on your skin for quite a long time after and I just wish there was a perfume of this so that I could smell like it all of the time! I seriously recommend this one as it is my favourite and even if you don't want to buy it go into boots or super drug or somewhere like that and smell it, you will fall in love!


The next product I have is the Girligo spray on body moisturising mist. Mine came in a set so it is the mini 100ml which is £3.50 one but the full size 250ml is £6.50. This again smells really nice and is great for if you don't have time to apply a body lotion. You simply spray it on post shower and it soaks into your skin leaving its fragrance and not making your skin feel greasy like some lotions do. I wouldn't use it as an alternative to body lotion or butter all the time because I don't think it makes your skin feeling as soft as they do but it is definitely good to try and use when you go on holiday or don't have much time after showering in a morning. 



The next product I have is possibly the most talked about product from Soap & Glory. It is the Hand Food hand cream that everyone recommends and is definitely worth having. It is not greasy at all and just leaves your hands feeling really soft and soothed which I think is done by the shea butter in it. It has a lovely light scent that you cant really smell until it has soaked into the skin. You don't need to use much of it which is probably why the hole it comes out of is so small (as I tried to show above)  but this is great because it means it will probably be a long time until it needs replacing. I have the 50ml one which is just £2.50 but I dont think you need it any bigger because this one is the perfect handbag size and as I already mentioned will last a long time, but they also have a 125ml tube for £5.


I cant really say much about this next item as I haven't really used it but it is The Righteous Butter. It contains shea butter and aloe vera to make your skin feel soft after you have been in the bath or shower. It smells nice (no suprise there) and is a nice creamy, thick butter that does feel really nice when you apply it. I cant wait to use this one more and see how nice it really is. I have the £2.50 travel size 50ml pot because it was part of a set but you can also get a bigger 300ml pot for £10.50 which I think is a lot compared to this smaller one for only £2.50.


Similar to The Righteous Butter I have the Flake Away body polish/scrub. I have used this product a lot in the shower because I get really dry skin on my heels and this has really helped! I use it every other time I go in the shower as I think its too strong because it has the little sand type grains that must be quite harsh on your skin for it to work so quickly, but works really well. I'm not sure what this exactly smells like but suprise, suprise its really nice and not too strong. Mine again was in a set so is the £2.50 travel size one but I think the bigger pot for £8 is definitely something to think about when mine runs out.



Lastly is the first product I brought from Soap & Glory a long time ago. It's the Smooch Operator lip butter balm which helps repair extremely dry lips. This is like a miracle product! Not only does it smell like coconut but in just 1 or 2 uses it repairs dry lips perfectly! It is no longer available in this size any more which I think is rubbish because this has lasted me a very long time, but you have to get a smaller pot which does look a lot smaller. Mine was £6  but it is now smaller and £5 but I would pay so much more if I had to because it really is possibly the best beauty product I own! 

I really enjoyed doing this post so I think I will definitely do more brand focus posts soon and maybe Alicia will too! Sorry its been almost a month since our last post but I have been in my schools production of Oliver the musical which along with dancing outside of school 5 days a week basically took over my life (seriously I almost forgot what a dinner time was!) and Alicia has started her revision for our GCSE exams in the summer. Hopefully we will have another post up soon and you wont have to wait quite as long! 

Abbie x