Sorry for the break

I'm sick.
I think I have the plague.

When I feel well enough I have a couple of reviews to put up for Lee Stafford and Soap & Glory.

Welly Woo xx

Shopping Haul

I had a little spree in Boots today.
I have no willpower when it comes to 3 for 2 offers.

Burt's Bees are one of those companies that looks great but that never got me excited enough to give them a proper try. When I saw this head to toe kit in the 3 for 2 offer, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to give it a proper try.
Now, I have used a couple of products before but it was never for a long run of time. I had them when I worked for Lush and the skin on my hands became ridiculously dry (hands constantly in water). Nothing worked at that time so I just gave up buying anything.
It's easier now and I'm finding that the L'Occitane 20% Hand Cream and 25% Cuticle Cream just aren't working for me anymore. Am hoping the thickness of Burt's products will do something useful.



I am a Soap & Glory addict right now and my skin has also exploded.
I have no idea if it's hormones or stress but my skin has become extra oily, extra sensitive and random bits swell up (I woke up with a fat lip this morning and I can feel my eyebrow puffing out now).
I've bought DrSpot in an attempt to treat the spots that are appearing and their light facial lotion to put some moisture back in without turning my face into an oily mess. 

Staying on the topic of oily mess, I also took a trip into Lush for some cleanser.
Dark Angels is an amazing facial cleanser/scrub for dull, oily skin that's prone to breakouts. It contains charcoal, black sugar, Rhassoul mud, Sandalwood and Avocado. Last time my skin went super oily, this used a few times a week really helped calm it down.
The box with 'Sparkle' on it is full of solid toothpaste. Lush call them "Toothy tabs" and they use less packaging and chemical nasties than traditional liquid toothpaste. The idea is that you take a tab, crunch it up then brush with the foam. They've recently changed the formula, so now it foams up more and leaves less bits around the teeth.



Lee Stafford hair products are, for the most part, fantastic. I coloured my hair a couple of days ago and needed something to keep the colour bright, so I grabbed travel sizes of the colour love shampoo and conditioner to see how it goes. It's made my hair feel lovely and soft, so I think it could be a winner.

March Glossybox - Harrods Limited Edition

I know I said I was going to unsubscribe after the February box but. a few days after I got it, Glossybox announced a very special collaboration with Harrods.
How could ANYONE unsubscribe when something that tempting is wiggled under your nose?

So here's the shiny white box complete with Harrods logo and a beauty hall booklet instead of the usual product information card. The contents were wrapped in black tissue paper with green and gold Harrods ribbon.

The inside of this month's box is much more impressive than previous boxes (and so it should be!!)
I received:

-Molton Brown Heavenly Gingerlilly Moisture Bath and Shower
-Clarins Extra-Firming Body Cream
-YvesSaintLaurent Forever Youth Liberator Serum
-Burberry Mini Lipstick in "Copper"
-Narciso Rodriguez Fragrance sample

The mini lipstick is SO DAMN CUTE and the colour is lovely and sheer. It does, however, feel a little drying so I've slicked on some Blistex MedPlus over the top.

The fragrance is very overpowering and a little too old for me (it'll be perfect as an evening fragrance for a more mature person). It has a topnote of throughhoney flower Musk is at the heart of 'For Her', expressing itself throughhoney flower, a Musk middle note and amber and with woody pulsations at the base.
The Clarins cream has a very subtle scent and a thick texture. It would be great for dryer skins as it feels rather oily. As for it "Lifting, toning and comforting" the skin I have no idea and I'm probably the wrong body type of see any firming results.

Another very cute product is the YSL serum. It's in a tiny purple bottle with a little pipette applicator. It doesn't really have a scent and it looks cloudy but it soaks into the skin very quickly. Now, this contains a new beauty ingredient that is slowly popping up everywhere but it's hard to know what the actual truth behind their effectiveness claims. They're called "Glycans" which are complicated sugar molecules that our skin cells naturally produce anyway as a means to attract water and keep the skin plump and soft. Whether that works topically is another thing, but I'm going to give it to my mum to try out and we shall see what happens.

I'm not 100% sure on the smell of the Molton Brown Gingerlilly. It's light and fresh yet spicy at the same time. Have always found Molton Brown to be a little hit and miss with their scents though anyway.

All in all, it has been a nice box this month.
I still think I'm going to stop my subscription though. It feels like it's time to try another beauty box.

bareMinerals Rocker Eye Tutorial Kit Review

Are you one of those people at seethe with jealousy every time you see another person with flawless hair and make-up? Do you own enough products to fill up the make-up counter at Boots but have bugger all idea how to use them or what colours work for you?
I'm right there with you, darlings. It seems that everyone out there is a cosmetic guru and mini make-up artist these days...everyone but us. What's a gal (or guy - it IS 2012) to do?

Well I think I may have found an answer. For those of us out there who happen to be a bit useless and clueless when it comes to make-up application there appears to be a solution in the form of make-up tutorial kits from the lovely people at bareMinerals.

Ok, so I know these kits aren't exactly new but what they are is PRICEY! I'd been eyeing up this kit for months but never dared buy it because it was £27. After a little extra money for busting my ass at work, I decided to finally take the plunge and treat myself.

Now, I'm a slightly "alternative" girl. Not particularly from any scene or stereotype, but I do like the darker things in life and my make-up is no exception. The Rocker Eye kit looks absolutely perfect to learn how to apply dark shadows without looking like I'd been punched in the face during a mosh-pit brawl.
The question now....does it work?

First, let me explain the kit a little bit. It has three mineral eye colours - Black Leather, Rock Star and 1980s - and a double ended Rock 'n'Roll brush. The very pretty pink, grey and white box has a fold out section on two eye looks you're able to try out with the products; Soft Rock and Heavy Metal.
It talks through the application step by step and teaches application methods using your brush (Swirl, Tap, Pat is like a mantra rather than a method on this box).

I tried the soft rock look and I did alright for a first attempt. The instructions are easy to follow - even for a clueless twat like me - and the pictures help a lot too. I would recommend you keep some eye friendly removal milk/gel and cotton buds close by to sweep away any mistakes.

My main boo-hoo about the mineral colours is the amount of fall out. I tapped the brush like a lunatic and still had so much fall out that I looked like I got smacked around the face with a mirror ball.

Another drawback is the price. This set me back £27 on Amazon which isn’t the fairest price considering the amount of product you get in each little tub (and you pay more at bareMinerals counters in department stores). However, the colours last a very long time once applied and can be made more dramatic by adding a touch of water to the brush before application. The powders themselves are mineral based making them much kinder to more sentive skins and better for the environment too. The brush is fantastic and has been made to a really high quality with soft bristles that don't constantly fall out.



There are other bareMinerals tutorial kits available. They include eye lining, Getting started with all application, Lips eyes cheeks,  intro to eyes etc
I recommend purchasing from Amazon as it's cheaper, but the bareMineral's website is lovely and informative too!!

FREEBIE ALERT!!!!

In April's GLAMOUR Magazine, pick up one of four Percy & Reed 100ml hair products for just £2 (RRP £10.75).
Chose from Shampoo, Conditioner, Hair Treatment Mask or a Perfecting Hair Gloss.

I've bagged myself the mask and gloss to try out. They smell BEAUTIFUL!!