Lime Crime Veletines Lipstick

 

 

 

 

Lime Crime Velvetine Lipsticks

 

A couple of weeks ago I ordered some Velvetine lipsticks from Lime Crime after umming and ahhing for a day or so trying to decide what to colours to buy I decided on Bleached and Riot. I placed my order late on the Sunday evening and it arrived on the Friday afternoon which I thought was pretty fast considering it's coming from America, the lipsticks come in a little box that once opened reveals a gorgeous reversible floral box with lots of yellow tissue. The delivery/shipping cost is $10 around £6.50 and the lipsticks are priced at $20 each around £12/13 so they are middle of the road prices similar to MAC. The lipsticks are packaged like a lip gloss in a frosted tube with a red rose designed lid, they also apply like a lip gloss with the doe foot applicator.

 

The lipsticks go on wet but rapidly dry locking to your lips and drying matte, I find it's best to moisturise your lips before using them so your lips don't feel dry but once the lipstick dries the product feels lightweight on your lips. The colour payoff is great you get strong long lasting colour and I found the lipsticks lasted for around 5 hours which is great wear time but if I eat then I need to reapply - which I was I expect from most lipsticks. Out of the 14 shades available I went for safer wearable shades, Bleached is a peachy neutral and Riot is a earthy muted pinky brown (not the best description I know). I really like the Lime Crime Velvetines and I would buy from them again, the product is great and the service was fast you can't really ask for more than that can you.

 

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Frank Body Original Coffee Scrub

 

 

 

 

Frank Body Original Coffee Scrub £11.95

 

Hello everyone! A few weeks ago I bought myself the Frank Body Original Coffee Scrub to try after seeing rave reviews about it, I love a good scrub but tend not to stray from Soap & Glory scrubs and exfoliators. There wasn't much difference in price only a couple of pounds so I went ahead and bought from Frank Body, can I say Frank has the sassiest website and I found myself giggling away at it. I purchased the Original Coffee Scrub for £11.95 with free shipping on the Sunday afternoon and the scrub arrived on the Thursday which I thought was pretty fast. Frank Body has a lot of hype over on Instagram with people uploading photos of themselves using the scrub with #thefrankeffect. People have been raving about this scrub for ages claiming it helps with ance scars, stretch marks, cellulite and skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis. The key ingredients include roasted and ground coffee beans to stimulate blood flow and targeting stretch marks, cellulite and eczema etc, almond oil to hydrate and nourish skin and sea salt to remove dry skin and reduce inflammation. So far it sounds amazing right? If it lives up to all these claims it will be a miracle product.

The scrub comes with a handy guide that tells you what's in the scrub and what to do and the scrub itself comes packages in a resalable brown packet with the list of ingredients on the back. When I first opened the scrub I was hit with a strong smell of coffee and orange but you soon get use to it the scrub itself looks like soil. I jumped in the shower for a few minuets before stepping out to grab a handful of the scrub and get to work -warning it's messy-  I started on my legs and worked my way up rubbing the scrub in circular motions I scrubbed harder on problem areas and then left it for around 10 minuets. The waiting part is the most annoying part because your covered in a coffee scrub standing doing nothing but getting cold for 10 minuets I had music on so this kept me occupied but I refrained from having a dance party in the bathroom because I didn't want to get the bathroom messier. Once the 10 minuets are over I got back in the shower and washed the scrub away, my skin felt instantly super soft and it felt like my skin had a moisturising film left over it. Using the scrub is messy there is no other way around that, you're going to make a mess! The coffee beans get everywhere so you need to clean up after you use it, I got scrub in the bath, in the sink, on the floor, up the walls and in the toothbrush holder... seriously! 

I can't comment on the long term use yet because I've only used it a few times but after every use my skin felt great afterwards. Frank recommends you use the scrub 3-5 times a week for best results but I'll be honest I cannot be bothered using it that often because of the mess it makes. I think it's a really good scrub and now I've tried the original scrub I want to try the other kinds in particular the peppermint one. For £11.95 you get 200 grams of product so the scrub should last you a decent amount of time if your sensible with the amount you use but if you're using two handfuls 5 times a week you'll be repurchasing it fast, I would buy this scrub again because I really like it and it's only about £2 more expensive than my normal scrub but I think I'll use this more as a treat that an every other day scrub.

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July Favourites

July has gone crazy fast I can't quite believe that the month is over already! With August brings a trip to Glasgow for Summer Sessions to see Paolo Nutini which I'm really looking forward to it but before August starts let's share our July favourites shall we? 

I've been really loving using my Instax Mini 8 Camera this past month and it's fast become one of my favourite things, I love that you snap a photo that can't be edited and your left with a single memory! It makes for some funny moments when you catch a genuine laugh or drunken face, I stocked up on film recently and I'm loving using it and taking it places with me.

I've gotten back into salt spray this month with it being my go to hair product and Bleach London Swap Spritz is on of my favourite affordable salt sprays. Bleach London have got this spray spot on with the quirky bottle, the smell, great price and it actually works my only little niggle is that spray comes out fast and straight and can reach the other side of the room (yes really). This salt spray gives my hair the texture I crave as well as added volume and height. 

This month I've really got in to Game of Thrones after starting it again, I've watched 3 seasons and I'm about to start season 4. It's funny, thrilling and gripping also it's an emotional roller coaster I've found myself gasping at episodes and shouting 'that's it I'm not watching any more' but of course I always do. 

This past month I've really gotten back into using my Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge, I've had this for ages as you can probably tell by the photo - it might be time to get a new one! I've really got the hang of it lately and I love using it, it blends foundation and concealer like a dream especially heavier foundations.  

I'm rather lucky with my skin but this months my skin has had a bit of a rough patch with blemishes that won't shift and when I get proper spots once their dead I find they can take a while for the mark to leave so I used Korres Wild Rose & Vitamin C Dark Spot Correcting Treatment and after just one use I saw an amazing difference and I don't say that lightly. I had a blemish by my mouth that was easily covered with makeup but when I was makeup less it would really bug me, the mark had been there for a few weeks but I used this cream once and the next morning it was practically gone this treatment made such a difference.  

My favourite perfume this month has to be Hugo Boss Nuit I love the fruity floral smell as it works great for both day and night and I've been using it most days. The bottle is gorgeous too I like the black bottle with gold accents it looks really classy and it's really reasonably priced. The only downside is that the smell isn't that long lasting but I don't mind reapplying it as I love the smell so much.

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Soap & Glory Thick & Fast Mascara

 Soap & Glory Thick & Fast Mascara £10

 

I feel like I'm always searching for the perfect mascara I often find one I love use it for a while before getting bored and wanting a new mascara, recently I've been trying Soap & Glory's Thick & Fast mascara which claims to create 'amazingly, longer, fuller, fabulous lashes'. Lets start with the packaging it's pretty simple and not like the normal fun and quirky Soap & Glory packaging your use to seeing but don't judge a book by it's cover and all that eh? The brush is big and thick and the mascara is on the wet side, I find mascaras tend to be at their best a few weeks in when they've dried a little.

 

The big chunky brush makes it easy to grab and coat all your lashes at once and the mascara definitely makes them look longer and darker, it's easily built up with a few coats for a stronger finish. I found it lacked on volume unfortunately which is a shame and I wanted more thickness from it, after all it is called thick and fast. I had no issues with fall out for this mascara it stayed put all day until I washed it off but it did drop a little after a couple of hours wear. For me personally the mascara lives up to the fast in it's name but not the thick, if you like long natural lashes then you'll probably like it but I crave thick voluminous lashes .This mascara isn't the best mascara I've ever used but it's not all that bad it does an alright job but I don't think I'd repurchase it.

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Hugo Boss Nuit

I may have found my new favourite perfume, step forward Boss Nuit in all it's sleek black and gold glory. Boss Nuit was inspired by the little black dress and you can tell that from it's gorgeous elegant packaging and the fruity floral scent. You can wear this perfume day or night but I find it's more suited for an night time perfume because of it's strong smell, the base notes include sandalwood and crystal moss while the heart notes include violet, jasmine and white flowers. I love the musky smell it leaves which is strong at first but then settles, the wear time is average I don't find it that long lasting it wears off after a few hours but I love the smell so much I don't mind having to top it up. The smell reminds me slightly off the Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium but at a slightly cheaper price point.

When it comes to perfume I can be quite sensitive to them with strong smells often giving me headaches and making me sneeze but I find this one gives me the strong smell I want but without any of those annoying effects. I spent ages smelling lots of different perfumes in Boots before I stumbled across this one and I loved it straight away, if you're looking for a new perfume this is definitely worth having a sniff of.

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The Don't Judge Challenge

You many have noticed your social media pages have been flooded with short videos hashtagged as #dontjudgechallenge recently, where people are uploading videos of themselves with drawn on spots, acne, missing teeth and uni-brows before covering the camera with their hand and then revealing themselves all made up and looking 'beautiful'.  This challenge has come about after blogger Em Ford of My Pale Skin uploaded this video titled 'You Look Disgusting' the touching video shows both the positive and negative comments she receives depending on how she looks, with makeup she receive lovely comments such as 'you're so perfect' but when she uploads photos of herself without makeup the comments take a drastic change and she receives comments like 'WTF is wrong with her face?' and 'You look disgusting'. I found the you look disgusting video very moving it just shows how we are as society who are so use to seeing imagine of celebrities and people looking amazing and 'perfect' thanks to photoshop, airbrushing and people only showing the good in their life that it's normal to react that way when we see something that isn't 'perfect'.

Em's video has provoked the don't judge challenge which on one hand is great it remind us that everyone has flaws, nobody's perfect and reminds us that nasty comments and judging people helps no ones. It baffles me that society mocks and makes people feel bad for having normal things like acne and stretch marks because we all know that no one has those perfect contoured cheek bones and 'on fleek' eyebrows. What the don't judge challenge fails to do is address the big picture instead of accepting we all have flaws and that no ones 'perfect' I find it picks fun at people, as the 'ugly' at the start of the video is people drawing spots and a uni-brow on with sharpies and it's ridiculing people because they are not real flaws. The flaws they are creating are the problems that many teens and adults suffer with on a daily basis and are some of the reasons people suffer with confidence issues because the media and society dictate what is beautiful and that's not it.

The point of this post was not to moan about the challenge it was to remind people that it's about more than liking and laughing at a video of a person looking 'ugly' who then looks 'amazing', #youlookdisgusting and #dontjudgechallenge should be about challenging our society and media's idea of normal and accepting each other for who we are and what we look like.

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Dove Hair Oxygen Root Lift Spray

Dove Advanced Hair Series Oxygen Moisture Root Lift Spray £6.99

 

Another product with an insanely long name! I have fine flat hair and I'm always craving volume that stays around often many products give you great volume but after a few hours my hairs back to being flat again so I bought this while it was on offer to try it out. The spray claims to lift the roots giving volume and body to your hair leaving it looking fuller, you simply spray 10-12 pumps into your roots from ear to ear on dry or damp hair, massage it in then style as normal. I thought 10-12 pumps sounded like a lot but I went with it and it worked, the spray instantly gave my roots a boost and added volume to my hair.

Unlike a lot of products this didn't feel heavy or sticky in my hair but it did leave a bit of sticky feeling on my hands. I sprayed around 12 pumps on damp hair all over my roots and worked it in with my hands before brushing it through and blow drying, I could instantly see a difference my hair had more height and volume. The nozzle makes it easy for you to target your roots with the spray and it's scentless so you won't be left with a lingering smell all day. It's great for if you want a boost for your hair, especially if you have fine/flat hair as this wont weigh it down.
 

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