Sorbet for your face?

 

Hello!!   Me and my mum were having a little browse around the Body Shop about a month ago. I had a discount code so thought I'd see if there was anything I wanted to try. When I saw this I was instantly excited. I had never heard of a facial sorbet before but thought it sounded delicious. I bloody love sorbet!   What it's supposed to be used for isn't very clear. It's described as an aqua boost....what does that mean? I've been using it as an extra thirst quenching layer under my moisteriser and I've been really enjoying how my skins been feeling. I think sorbet is the perfect description for this product. I've personally never tried putting sorbet on my face but I imagine this is exactly what it feels like. Very cool and refreshing and leaves the skin feeling tingly for ages after. I think this will feel great on the skin after a day in the sun, assuming those few warmer days we've had recently weren't our lot!
This is my second pot of this and I love it! As I've mentioned before, the Body Shop often have promotions and codes for money off, you nearly always get a bargain and their products are great.

The yummiest of body butters

  Hello!! I told you we were getting a bit festive over here. The Body Shop always does amazing things at Christmas time. I popped in on Black Friday as they had 50% off everything, can I get a whoop whoop! I was there to get a couple of Christmas presents but after trying out the glazed apple body butter I had to get that too. It smells incredible! It's very Christmassy but not in the standard warm and spicy way, it's sweet and tangy and lasts and lasts and lasts. Can you tell I love it? There's a couple of sets that include the body butter so if you wanted to try out a few of the glazed apple products, now's the perfect time. I would also recommend getting a Body shop loyalty card because the discounts are great, every time I go in there I end up coming away with a bag full of stuff for a total bargain! Hope you enjoyed today's post, keep checking back for more.

Evening skin care routine:Autumn/winter edit.

Hello!!

Today's post is my evening skin care routine for the cooler months. Hopefully you caught my morning skin care routine but if not you can click here. Hopefully some of you will find this one helpful.

 

-First thing I use is the Body Shop waterproof eye make-up remover. I use a tiny amount of  this with damp cotton pads and it gets all my eye make-up off with just one go. It's incredibly gentle on the eyes and doesn't leave any oiliness like a lot of eye make-up removers do.

-Next thing I use is the Elemis balancing lime-blossom cleanser. I've mentioned this in a blog post before which you can read here. My bottles looking a little bit sad now and I will definitely be getting another bottle soon because I think it's brilliant.

-I then follow this up with the Elemis balancing lavender toner. The Elemis toners all come in spray bottles which feels really refreshing on the skin. I just spritz a couple of pumps and it feels really cooling and soothing on my skin. The lavender scent is lovely and relaxing before bed too.

-Next I use the Simple soothing eye balm which I mentioned in my morning skin care routine, I find this works just as well in the evening and helps to sooth my tired eyes before bed.

-I then use a night cream. I'm currently using the Olay double action sensitive night cream. I always like to smother my face in night cream before bed so I've worked my way through this pretty quickly but really like the texture of this one and find it very hydrating. I've only recently re-discovered Olay but have been enjoying there products a lot recently.

-About once a week I like to use a mask over night to really lock the moister into my skin. I've currently been using the Decelor hydra floral masque and absolutely love it. (Being the idiot that I am have taken a picture of the wrong product but to my defence the bottles look very similar!) This mask goes on as a really smooth cream and then completely sinks into the skin and disappears. I leave it on over night and rinse off whats left in the morning. It makes your skin feel amazing and I always feel like my skins glowing after I've used it.

Hope you enjoyed today's post. Keep checking back for new updates as I've started to upload a bit more regularly.

Robyn xx

Top 5 lip products

Hello!!

Today's top 5 is lip products. I've already covered lipsticks so today is everything else that I love for my lips. Hope you all enjoy!

5. First on the list is the strawberry born lippy from the Body shop. First off this smells and tastes amazing!! It leaves a very subtle wash of colour on the lips and makes the lips feel really soft. I think I actually got this free with my Body shop reward card, I would definitely recommend getting one as there are always great offers going on.

 

4. Next on the list are the Nivea care gloss and shine. I've been a fan of these for years and years and always have some in my stash. I'm not a massive lip gloss wearer normally but these ones aren't too sticky or heavy on the lips and they have all hydrating benefits of a lip balm. The colour pay off is very sheer but I think that makes more wearable for day time. I've not heard much about these from other bloggers before but I can't really recommend them enough.

 

 

 





 

 

 

3.Next is the Tanya Burr lip glosses. I have the colours Vampire kiss and Aurora and really like both of them. I've wrote about these before so I won't go on about these too much but you can read that post here. Basically these are really nice glosses with great pigmentation. They taste like strawberry milkshake too, what more could you want in a lip gloss??

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Number 2 are the maybelline baby lips. I was so excited when these finally came to the UK and they didn't disappoint at all. As a lip balm these are great, they leave the lips really soft and hydrated for ages so you don't need to re-apply very often. They also leave a lovely hint of colour on the lips and yet again these taste amazing. I have cherry me, pink punch and peach kiss and use all of them regularly. I haven't tried any of the others yet as I don't think they're tinted and for me that's most of the appeal but I'm sure they'd be good to use just as a lip balm as well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.Today's big winners are the Rimmel apocalips. These are basically liquid lipsticks which is a concept I really like. The colours are really bold and highly pigmented so the fact that they go on as a liquid makes them a lot easier to apply without making a mess! I have the colours Big bang, (a really bold, blue toned red) and Nova (a cool toned dusky pink) Big bang is my go to night out lip product as it doesn't budge all night and I like Nova for through the day. There aren't too many other colours in the range that I fancy trying but I absolutely adore these two so I thought they deserved the number 1 spot.

 

 

So that's all for today. Hope this has given you some ideas about new products to try. I hope your enjoying this series, I've really been enjoying doing it.

 

Robyn xx









Top 5 hair treatments

Hello!!

Today's top 5 is gonna be hair treatments. This is gonna be a mixture of masks, leave in conditioners, oils and everything else that I think helps keep my hair in tip top condition.

5. So first up is the Arbonne sea source fortifying hair mask. Arbonne is  always a little bit of a luxury for me and this mask is no exception. I only use this when I really want to treat my hair. It leaves my hair feeling really soft and nourished without weight it down. You'll probably be able to tell that there's not much left in my bottle but I'm convinced there's enough for one last treatment and I'm savouring it.

4. Next is the V05 miracle concentrate elixir with argon oil. I'm planning a post soon declaring my love for V05 because I really think they've brought out some amazing products recently and this one is no exception. I like to use this as both a finishing product on dry hair, or on post wash hair when it's still damp and it works really well for both. I know ingredients wise this probably isn't actually nourishing my hair but it makes it feel nice and smooth so it keeps me happy.

3. Next is the Herbal essences beautiful ends leave in conditioner. I've been using the herbal essences conditioners for ages now and I really like all of them. They're the kind of product that I really miss when I haven't used it, my hair just doesn't feel the same. Of course like all herbal essences products it smells amazing and who doesn't want amazing smelling hair!!

2. The penultimate product is the body shop coconut beautifying oil. Technically this isn't just a hair product but that's the only way I've used it so far. I massage it through my hair and scalp about 15 minutes before washing my hair and I can tell a massive difference since using it. It leaves my hair feeling soft and smooth and I feel like it nourishes the scalp too. I'm looking forward to seeing  what else this can do.

1. Number 1 is something that I've re-discovered recently and have fallen back in love with. This is the Lee Stafford treatment for hair that never grows past a certain length. (bit of a mouthful) While I've never noticed that this product actually made my hair grow, it does seem to make it a lot healthier. I absolutely love the smell off Lee Stafford products, they remind me of being about 13 when every one went wild for his polka straight heat protector. You can literally smell this in your hair until the next wash. I would definitely recommend this product for any one wanting to get there hair in it's best condition and who knows, maybe if your persistent you might actually end up with lock that Rapunzel would kill for!

So that's all for today. I hope your enjoying this series so far. I've got a few more top 5 posts planned which will becoming soon.

Robyn xx