Benefit Lollibop Review

While I was attending a show in Birmingham recently I was given a Benefit offer and as I have never brought an item from a counter before I decided to break my spending ban and purchases two items. (slaps hand)! One of the items I picked up was the Lollibop Ultra Plush Lip Gloss, it's a really nice girly pink shade and comes in a handy handbag friendly tube you get 15.0ml for £14.50.

The gloss goes on well and sets nicely it has a nice soft feel to it and doesn't feel to sticky. I noticed when applying it has a nice flowery scent to it even though it wasn't advertised on the box it also has a really nice easy applicator which you just glide over you lips to apply the gloss. Overall the product lasted quite long on my lips before I needed to re-apply, it also comes out quite light rather then the shocking pink it looks like in the tub.

I'm not to sure it the product is really worth spending £14.50 on but it is a lovely little item.

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September Empties

I've used up quite a few products this month so I thought I would do an empties post, it's mostly hair products and make up but all the products I've really enjoyed using and will be re buying most of them.

Simple Shampoo and T-Gel Shampoo
This month I had a detox month were I had to clean my hair with Simple shampoo and in between I used T-gel. My head sometimes comes up in loads of spots if I use a product it doesn't agree with and so I then have to detox. I do these detox's every 6 months or so, So I will be re purchasing these two but not quite yet!

Argan Oil Hair Treatment
I brought this product ages ago from my local Primark and it has lasted for around 3-4 months with is really impressive. I used it twice a week and leave it in for around 10 minutes before rinsing my hair, after my hair always feels really soft and it has a really nice scent to it. I would recommend this product if you have damaged hair as it is cheap and cheerful and works amazingly.

MUA Primer and BB Cream
I started using the primer everyday under my make up for a good few months and brought around 2-3 tubes of it before switching to a BB cream by the same brand. The BB is really thick and goes on heavy were my primer sets nicely and when I then apply my foundation it doesn't feel to thick. I think both products are great but I will more then likely just be re purchasing the primer.

The Body Shop Moisture Foundation
I brought this item when it was in a promotion and used it throughout summer as it was a great summer shade. It goes on nicely and lasts most of the day, as much as I enjoy using this product it is in the higher end of my foundation budget so I'm not to sure whether a repurchase will be happening anytime soon.

Jelly Pong Pong Fairy Lashes
I got this product in a Glossybox and I absolutely love it! It goes on well and sits nicely on my lashes, I usually don't pick a black mascara but the fairy lashes doesn't show up to heavy on my lashes so I can wear it without my eyes looking all small and squinty. I have a new one in the post as I type this!

So that's all my products I've been loving and using up this month.

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High Street Vs. Fashion AW13 Lips

My staple product for Autumn/Winter has been my MAC Rebel lipstick but I went on the hunt for an alternative product as each season I won't be able to afford the £15 price tag on MAC products. I came away from Superdrug with a Sleek lipstick in shade Cherry which is perfect for AW and at only £4.99 I can't really complain, So in this blog post I'm going to test out each product and score them out of 5.

Packaging
Each come in small black boxes MAC is with simple white writing and Sleek has a picture on the lipstick you are buying. I prefer the overall look of Sleek's as they are all similar but have different pictures on with separates them from all the other lipsticks, were as MAC all the product are in the same box just a different name on a small circle sticker. So Sleek win this point.

Design
MAC has a bullet design with a silver logo and small silver sticker on the base with the name of lipstick, Sleek is a small black design with black lettering but the base has a picture of the shade of lipstick rather then just the words. What's odd is MAC is a larger design but only has 3g and Sleek is smaller with 3.5g. I much prefer the overall look of MAC so this round goes to MAC.

Colour
Sleek is very glossy and has a nice shimmer to it, were MAC is very matte and has a shine to it. Sleek is labeled as a sheen which I would 100% agree with and MAC is labeled as a satin lipstick which I would also agree with. For this round it's hard to choose but I think I much prefer Sleek.

Feel
On my lips MAC feel's really light as smoothing almost like it is a healing product which I love, Sleek feels rather light but as a drying affect after a while. MAC differently wins in this round

How long does it last
MAC tends to last me around 4 hours and then I have to apply it also doesn't dry my lips up and in the morning my lips feel nice and soft. Sleek last's around the same time 4 hours but does dry my lips out and in the morning my lips really quite worn out. So MAC win this round.

Overall MAC win 3 points and Sleek win 2, I still love my Sleek lipstick and would buy it again.

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Lush Breath Of God Toothy Tabs Review

For £2.50 you get a pack of around 40 tabs, I went for Breath Of God but Lush have another 6 to choose from. The main ingredient in my pack is Sandalwood which I think is meant to be the main scent/taste for the toothy tabs. The way you use them is you crush a tab between your teeth and then start brushing, So I gave one a god on a recent pamper evening.

The first thing I noticed is the Sandalwood is rather over powering and the toothy tabs are a bit to scented, so it felt like I was eating perfume but I decided to carry on instead of spitting it out. So I started to brush and the more I brushed the more foam I got, So I was left with a mouth full of foam and had to spit pretty much every 15 seconds or so. So it was finally time to rinse my mouth and that's when I was really impressed, My teeth were literally squeaky clean they felt great and looked amazing. I also could only taste a small amount of perfume just enough to notice it but not enough to make you gag.

Overall this product is a hit and miss, during the whole brushing my teeth I hated it but the overall results I love it. I may go back to Lush and have a look at the other one's and see if I can get some samples to try before making my purchase!

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Lush Ne Worry Pas Review

This little bath bomb is only available online or in the Poole shop at £3.95, I've always been intrigued by the small purple hole so as I was doing a online order I decided to order myself one. Over all it was a nice bath bomb I just wasn't really wowed by it which is a shame.

When popping the bath bomb into the bath for around 5 seconds the small purple hole fizzed out and I was really impressed, then it just stopped. It was just a tiny hole filled with a small amount of purple glitter which was a let down. Then the bath bomb took around 3 minutes to fizz out completely which was really fast, I would of liked it to last a little bit longer as I had only just got into the bath!

But on a lighter note the smell was amazing it reminding me of parma violets as it smelt like really sweet violets, it also had soya milk in which was left in my bath from all the quick fizzing but it made my skin feel really soft and silky.

I don't think I would repurchase this bath bomb again but it is great if you have sensitive skin.

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A New Edition To My Blog

Each month I will be doing a weight loss blog post as at the moment I need some motivation to lose around 6 stone! Which I know is a lot of weight but if I do I will be a healthy happy 8 stone. I think the pressure to do a blog post and let you all know how i'm getting on will make me stick to my diet and try to impress you all.

This month I will be starting my doing a simple 3 meal a day diet as I always snack and pig out in the evening, starting with a bowl of cereal and banana for breakfast, Lunch will be a sandwich and dinner a cooked meal. There will be no snacking or added meals, I'm hoping to get all meals to around 1500 calories a day so around 500 calories a meal.

I will also be cutting out drinks, switching everything to just water or herbal tea. At the moment I have fizzy drinks and milk tea which leave me with heartburn and bad indigestion.

My exercise again will be quite simply just 30 minutes a day, things like squats, sit ups and some small weight lifting. I won't be joining the gym this month as the thought of going into the gym being this weight terrifies me as I know it will be full of skinny minnies
who don't need the gym!

So for this month starting the 1st October my current weight is 14st 8lb and my clothes are size 18-20, my aim for the 1st November is 13st 8lb and to be a size 18! So please leave me some tips and link me to your weight loss posts!

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Avon Peeling and Brittleness Solver Review

I have massive problems with my nails peeling and I have to always cut my nails short to stop them looking horrible, but I went for a mooch around the shops in search of a nail varnish hardener but just couldn't find the right product. I was then given a nail polish by a friend it was the Avon Peeling and Brittleness Solver.

The product costs £5 and the message is a simply 'seal in moisture and discover stronger, healthy looking nails'  you get 12ml. I've been using it for around a month now and it came to cutting my nails when I had a really good look at my nails. I had problems with my nails peeling rather than going all brittle, I would say it has improved its not all gone my nails do have the occasion peel but all in all they have improved enough for me to grow my nails a little longer than normal.

I was also impressed to see that applying it over my current nail varnishes it works well as a cover coat, I have also been using it as my base coat either on its on or under a colour. Overall I'm really thankful to the friend who gave it to me, she also gave me a Avon Cuticle conditioner and Sally Hansen Nylon + Retinol Strengthener which I can't wait to try out and review.

Do you have any suggestions on how I can stop my nails from peeling?

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