The Body Shop Satsuma Hand Cream

As you may all be aware now my favorite scent is orange/citrus and I adore any products with the scent and will most buy or own them. While I was Christmas shopping in The Body Shop I came across there Satsuma Hand Cream and of course picked up the little tube of joy!

The scent is really strong and once smoothed onto my hands it tends to linger and stay smelling really strong for a good hour or two which I love. It smooths into the hands with no troubles and sinks in nicely leaving you with soft pampered hands with no sticky residue. I always love the handy tubes as they are the perfect handbag sized tubes that fit into any sized bag, they always seems easier to use as well as you just need to squeeze the tube a little to get a small pea sized blob of cream which is enough to cover my hands nicely.

The 30ml tube is available in stores or online for £3.50 which is a perfect price to pay for such a lovely scented hand cream!

Zoya Neve Nail Varnish

My first ever polish from the brand Zoya and I must say it's one of my favorite nail varnish's in my collection, mainly due to the colour and the look of the polish on the nails. I got this polish in a recent box swap so I'm not sure on prices or where to get the product from, but if anyone knows where to get the range from then let me know!

The shade is from the Satin and Cashmere range so it's a nice glittery and glossy shade which I like a lot, the overall colour you get is a really deep blue with subtle hints of purple. In certain lights my nails looked quite purple and then in others they looks like a denim blue which I loved a lot. The shade got a lot of compliments from people and the glittery effect looked lovely in the certain lights.

The polish lasted on my nails for around 3 days which isn't to long for a polish as it did start to chip of day one but as it's such a nice shade I don't mind one bit. The small bottle is the perfect size to add to my collection and it's simple design looks nice among the other nail polishes with a really nice simple silver logo and plain bottle it's quite a nice chic design.

If anyone knows of any dupes or any store that stock Zoya let me know as I would love to view the rest of the collection!

Ciate Talent Scout

This is my second ever nail polish from the brand Ciate and I've not been let down, the name of the product is Talent Scout which I always love how Ciate have such nice names for there product's unlike most other brands which either copy each other or come up with rude names which are not suitable for anyone under the age of 16!

Talent Scout is a deep dark purple ideal for winter I used two coats and got a really nice rich purple with a nice glossy coat. It lasted on my nails an impressive 6 days before I needed to remove as it had got to chipped but it did impressed me with it's 6 day wear.

The Ciate range is available online from around £8 upwards and comes in a great range off colours, have your tried out Talent Scout what did you think of the product?

Rimmel Provocalips - Liitle Minx

I've recently seen quite a few reviews for the Rimmel Provocalips 16 hour wear kiss proof lip colour and was really happy to see some in my local store. If the reviews hadn't been good I wouldn't off picked one up as the price is £7.99 which is a bit much for a lip gloss, but as the reviews has all be positive I went for the nice pink shade.



There are 8 shades in total and the product claims to be a 16 hour wear transfer and food proof and oh course kiss proof, it also states to be a highly moisturising product which doesn't dry the lips out. Sounds pretty awesome right, it's a good job I agree!

The packaging is cute and girly with two 4ml tubes attached to a double ended wand for applying the lip gloss, with kissed stained one end and the colour of the product the other you can't really go wrong with the packaging, The product has an odd scent as the colour doesn't smell to nice a bit like plastic but then the clear end has a nice fruity scent which was odd to me but once on the lips you can only really smell the fruity scent which is good.

Now for the important part did it have all the quality's it boasted about having!? I tested the kiss proof out on my little brother by giving him a big jammy kiss on his cheek and there was no transfer lucky for him, the food transfer I tested with a lunch off soup and bread and the product managed to stay on throughout my meal which really impressed me. It left my lips moisturised and made them feel nice and soft which is great as you don't want a product on your lips for 16 hours if it's going to dry them out and make them look horrid and chipped.

The colour was great a nice shocking pink for nights out and when I'm feeling a bit more outgoing, it did last all day on my lips as well and at the end of the night when it came to taking my make up off it was still going strong which I loved. It states you will need an oil based cleanser to remove the product so I tested it out with my Bioderma and my Liz Earle cleanser and they both pretty much got it off with a bit of scrubbing.

Overall I was highly impressed with the product and would really recommend it as they have enough colours in the collection for you to defiantly find one you love! Let me know if you do pick one up and if you find it as impressive as I did.

Gelly Hi Shine - Papaya Review

Barry M have a great range of nail varnish and I was having a look when one it particular caught my eye from the Gelly Hi Shine range. It's in the shade Papaya which is a nice light orange shade but as it's from the Gelly Hi Shine effect it looks great on the nails as a nice everyday nail varnish.

I found it lasted for around 5 days which is a bit longer then most polishes as it has the effect they tend to last longer as you need two coats. It gave a really nice shiny muted orange colour to the nails which looked great when caught in the right light, although it's quite a summery shade I've been getting quite a few compliments when wearing this shade and i've been wearing it to work a lot so it's more of a everyday shade then a going out varnish.

What is your favorite shade from the Gelly Hi Shine range?

TRESemme Instant Refresh Dry Shampoo

When I think about dry shampoo I always think about using it when my hair is looking a bit greasy but as I wash my hair daily I don't really give it a chance to get to that stage, but after hearing about using a dry shampoo as a hair styler instead I decided to give it ago. I had been given two bottle's off the TRESemme Instant Refresh by Glossybox and thought I would put it under the test of styling my hair.

The scent is quite natural and fresh making it nice to use over a shampoo as there won't be to much scent in your hair after using the product. The bottle design is nice but there's a lot going on making it quite hard to read but it has all the information you need on there, I've got the small 100ml bottle which is the perfect hand bag sized bottle as it's quite a slim one.

The product sprays onto the hair nicely and unlike most other dry shampoos it doesn't have a white residue making it easier to spray onto the hair, it added a nice bounce and a good hold onto my hair making it extremely easy to style. I found it lasted most of the day but as I had the handbag sized bottle I could easily reapply during the day and as it doesn't have the white residue I felt confident using it without a mirror.

Pros
No white residue
Hold hair nicely
Neutral scent

Cons
A lot going on with the bottle
Small range

This product is fab for anyone wanted a product to refresh the hair and to also style your hair, I love it and since using it for the last three months or so I can't get enough!

Tanya Burr - Picnic In The Park Review

When I heard Tanya Burr was bringing out new products I panicked and thought she was going to remove her current range in order to make way for a new one but instead she just added to her current line.It did however mean I went and brought her lipgloss in the shade Picnic In The Park, a lovely summer shade that I've been using loads in Winter!

The shade of the product is a very light pink very girly and cute making it the perfect product to add a small hint of colour to the lips. It has the same nice fruity scent which I love as it smells almost like tutti frutti which is a really sweet scent. It doesn't have a sticky residue making it easy to wear and it doesn't get hair stuck in it on a windy day which is great for a lipgloss.

It lasts for around 2-3 hours but as the lipgloss is small and hand bag friendly it's not to much of a bother to re apply during the day. I found the product to be a very summery one and I was suppose to save it for next summer but after using it and loving it so much I've been wearing it quite a lot mostly to work!

It's available to buy from most Superdrug stores for £6.99 which is a great price to pay for such a lovely product!