Showing posts with label christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label christmas. Show all posts

Saturday, 2 February 2013

Soap & Glory Goodies

I actually received this Soap & Glory set for Christmas from my parents, and I was going to post about it ages and ages ago but never got round to it, so I thought seeing as you can buy all these products individually throughout the year I'd do a mini review of each of them.
 
 
 
 
The set I received was "Shower Trip", which contained minis of 'The Scrub of Your Life', 'Calm One, Calm All', 'Girligo', 'Clean on Me', 'Hand Food' and 'The Righteous Butter'.
 
The Scrub of Your Life (£7.00 for 200ml)
This is one of Soap & Glory's most popular body scrubs, and I can definitely see why. It's scented with the traditional S&G fragrance, which I personally like but I know it's not to everyone's taste. It's not a particularly harsh scrub so it's good for daily use and it works really well. It's good for smoothing the skin and keeps your skin feeling silky smooth all day.
 
Calm One, Calm All (£5.50 for 500ml)
This is a bubble bath which S&G claim to have a "built in body lotion". It foams up really well when you pour it into your bath water, and it does seem to make your skin feel moisturised after use, however I do tend to still use a body butter afterwards! It smells lovely too, and the bubbles last for ages in your bath water!
 
Girligo (£6.50 for 250ml)
This is the product that confused me most! It's marketed as a 'body moisturising mist', but after finding this out I was still none the wiser! I think it's basically just a moisturising liquid which you spray all over the body after you've showered or had a bath, and I must admit that despite being slightly baffled by it at first, it actually is a really good product! It smells lovely and makes your skin extremely soft and moisturised without leaving your skin feeling greasy!
 
Clean on Me (£5.50 for 500ml)
This is one of S&G's best selling shower gels. As with all of these products, it smells beautiful. It's slightly different from a 'traditional' shower gel, it's more of a shower creme, but it works wonders for making your skin soft. It lathers up really nicely too, so you really feel as if your skin is getting cleaned thoroughly!
 
Hand Food (£5.00 for 125ml)
Ah, Hand Food. I have used this for an absolute age now and I am always grateful for a backup supply of it! In case you don't know (or didn't guess from the name of it), Hand Food is a hand cream! I may have a slight obsession with hand creams, but this is by far my favourite and is one I always seem to end up repurchasing, no matter how many others I try! It sinks into the hands really quickly and leaves them feeling moisturised for hours. I honestly suggest everyone tries this asap!
 
The Righteous Butter (£10.50 for 300ml)
I actually have already done a more in-depth review of this which you can read here, but this is one of my all-time favourite body butters. It's amazing for moisturising and soothing the skin, and the skin remains that way for the entire day. I actually prefer this body butter to the infamous Body Shop ones!
 
As you can see, I am a huge fan of every single product in this set. In fact, I'm just a huge fan of Soap & Glory in general. I do love all of these products, but it's not necessary to have them all at the same time, as a lot of them do similar jobs, but I guess it's nice to chop and change products every once in a while!


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Tuesday, 25 December 2012

Merry Christmas!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!
 
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(image from weheartit)
 
Hope everyone has a lovely day!

 

Monday, 24 December 2012

Something to Remember

I saw this on Kellie's blog over at Bigfashionista at the weekend, and I just think it's such a wonderful idea, and decided to share this on my blog with you all. 
 
I know most of you are fortunate enough to be spending this Christmas with the people you love, but sadly that isn't the case for everyone. Some people are going through a really rough time, but they are not alone. If you find yourself alone, or you just need someone to talk to this Christmas, Kellie has put together a list of numbers you are able to ring in times of need:
 
MIND
0300 123 3393
 
SAMARITANS
08457 90 90 90
 
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
0845 769 7555
 
STONEWALL
08000 50 20 20
 
LONDON LESBIAN AND GAY SWITCHBOARD
www.llgs.org.uk
0207 837 7324
 
SANELINE
0845 767 8000
 
PREVENTING YOUNG SUICIDE
www.papyrus-uk.org
0800 068 41 41
 
FOR PEOPLE IN NORTHERN IRELAND
0808 808 8000
 
CHILDLINE
0800 1111
 
DEPRESSIONALLIANCE
 
REFUGE
0808 2000 247
 
EATING DISORDERS ASSOCIATION
0845 634 1414
 
SHELTER
0808 800 4444
 
NHS DIRECT
0845 4647
 
0808 808 0545
 
CRUSE BEREAVEMENT CARE
 0844 477 9400
 
These organisations are so, so important, and can really help if you feel alone, or are having difficulty this festive season. If you need any of them, please, please phone them.
 
Wishing all of you an amazing Christmas, and a happy new year.
 
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Friday, 21 December 2012

Festive Red Nails


I  barely ever wear red nail polish except for this time of year. I don't know what it is about them, I just am not a fan of red nails unless it's Christmas. So naturally, I pretty much constantly have red nails over the festive season. These are my three favourite red shades that I find myself reaching for more often than not.
 
 
 
L-R Barry M 'Raspberry', Barry M 'Bright Red', Maybelline Express Finish 'Cherry'
 
Barry M 'Raspberry' is, as the name suggests, a true raspberry colour. It's perfect for Christmas as it's slightly deeper than a traditional red, so to me, it feels slightly more sophisticated.
 
Barry M 'Bright Red' is a traditional true red colour. It's the shade I think of when someone says 'red'.
 
Barry M is my all-time favourite nail polish brand, and these two colours are absolutely perfect for Christmas.
 
Maybelline Express Finish in 'Cherry' is in between Bright Red and Raspberry. It's deeper than Bright Red, but not as dark as Raspberry. This one is such a lovely colour, and it dries in super quick time as well. It also lasts for quite a while, which is always good!
 

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Saturday, 8 December 2012

Ted Baker Butterfly Gift Set

With Christmas just around the corner, we're all searching for gifts for people! I actually recieved these for my birthday way back in July, but just haven't gotten round to writing about them! I thought now would be a good time to do so, as they would make nice little stocking fillers for any beauty obsessive like me!
 
Ted Baker beauty is not something I am extremely familiar with - I know they have it in Boots around Christmas, but I wasn't aware you could buy things all year round!
 
The items I have to show you are actually from the Ted Baker Butterfly Collection - specifically the "Butterfly Wings Blossom Gift Set".
 
The kit contains a 50ml body lotion, a 50ml body wash and a 50ml body spray.
 
 
 
 
Ted Baker describes the Butterfly range as being "delicately fragranced with bergamot, red fruit, tuberose and patchouli". I'll be honest - I didn't have a clue what any of these things were! It is however a very feminine, floral scent which is really lovely.
 
The Body Lotion is a really nice thick lotion which is white in colour. I usually use this just before I go to bed and my skin is really lovely and soft when I wake up. It doesn't make your skin sticky or oily after you use it, and I personally really do like it!
 
The Body Wash is also one of my favourite shower gel type products (technical term!). It creates an amazing lather, and I genuinely believe it does a really good job at cleaning my skin. I also find that after using this, the scent lingers around for a good few hours, which I love!
 
The Body Spray is my least favourite from the set. Don't get me wrong it smells lovely, it's just I am not really a fan of body sprays! I also find that it sort of just squirts out at you rather than coming out in a nice mist!
 
I would really recommend this set - it smells amazing, the products are really good quality and on top of that, they're great value too! You can also buy these products seperately in their full sizes, but I have only got the miniatures and although the body wash and body lotion are nearly gone, the minis have lasted me a good 5 months! (Bear in mind though that I have been using other products too, so if you were solely using these they wouldn't last you as long as that!)
 
The set is £7.50 and availabe from Boots.
 
xx
 
 



Wednesday, 5 December 2012

Top Christmas Decorations!




I have seen many bloggers doing this, and I am a huge fan of Christmas and LOVE putting the decorations up! I thought I would share with you my personal favourites this year :)

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