Soap & Glory – The Righteous Butter

My boyfriend’s mum has kindly given me some amazing Soap&Glory products that I have seriously fallen in love with..

One of my favourites has to be The Righteous Butter, a body butter containing shea butter and aloe vera. After a shower or a bath this product leaves your skin feeling so soft you will wonder how your skin ever survived without it! I adore it’s girly scent and it is strong enough that you don’t need to wear perfume or any other scents after applying it. The one downside to this product is that it is undoubtedly a specific scent that you either love or hate. My mum and sister dislike the smell whereas my friends and I LOVE it 🙂 

Retailing at around 15 euro I think it is worth investing in, make sure to smell it before you purchase it though 🙂

NIVEA Product Review

Hi everyone! Here is a quick review on the samples that NIVEA kindly sent me, enjoy!

A big thanks to NIVEA!

The Daily Essentials Regenerating Night Cream

I loved this product. This night cream really hydrates your skin throughout the night without leaving an oily feeling on your skin. It is perfect for all skin types and leaves your skin silky smooth! I massaged this cream into my skin after cleansing my face… definitely one of the best NIVEA products I received.

The New pure & natural Regenerating Night Cream

This product was very similar to the one above. The only difference I found was that it had a different scent. I really liked it though!

The Daily Essentials Express Hydration Primer

I really liked this primer! It absorbed nicely into my skin. I’m not sure if I would use it again because I did find my foundation became blotchy over time around my forehead. However, that could be down to the way I applied the primer (I don’t think I applied it evenly!)

The Daily Essentials BB Cream (In light and medium to dark)

Unfortunately, this was my least favourite out of all the samples I received. I found it left my face feeling very sticky. In addition to that, the “light” was still very dark…I put bronzer on my neck so that I didn’t have a dark face and a white neck! I didn’t use the “medium to dark” because I knew it would be way too dark for my skin. It might have worked if I was wearing  tan!

The Daily Essentials Light Moisturizing Day Cream and Refreshing Facial Wash Gel ( for normal to combination skin)

Day Cream: This is perfect for people with skin that isn’t too oily or too dry, somewhere in the middle. It has a nice smell and the consistency is light. Overall it left a refreshing feeling on my skin.

Facial Wash: This was a great facial wash and left my skin feeling very fresh and very clean!

The Daily Essentials Rich Moisturizing Day Cream and Gentle Cleansing Cream Wash(for dry and sensitive skin) 

Day Cream: I liked this day cream. I can’t say there was anything amazing about it but it smells lovely and left my skin feeling very smooth!

Cream Wash: As it says in the name, this was really gentle on my skin. I much preferred it to other facial washes with beads that are too rough on your skin. My face felt completely clean and refreshed. The fact that it was a cream rather than a gel will suit people with dry skin a lot more.

Thanks for reading! If you have any questions just leave them below and don’t forget to follow! x

Lovely Lips

So, I have a confession to make… up until last month, I had never bought a lipstick. I know right! Shocking stuff! I think I was always just intimidated by them, however silly that may sound! To be quite honest, all the different colours to me looked like a maze! How was I to know which one to pick???I think one morning I just woke up and thought “today is the day I’m gonna find me a lipstick!”…the rest, as they say… is history 🙂

Here are my two favs…

101 from the Kate Moss Rimmel Range

I love this because it’s a nude lipstick with a lovely hint of pink!

016 Lasting Finish Rimmel Range “Heart Breaker”

I adore this colour because it’s a pinky shade of red, so it’s not too serious!! Also, it stays on for ages without needing a top-up which is always an added bonus.

I am so glad I decided to bite the bullet and just buy a few lipsticks. I have gotten loads of compliments while wearing these two shades so I think I’m doing well so far! Thanks for reading everyone!

Kate Xo

GARNIER BODY LOTION REVIEW

Hey everyone! Here’s a quick review on one of the lotions from Garnier’s new body lotion range! Let me know if you have tried it already and how it worked for you!So, it was on the advice of another blogger that I decided to try out the new Intensive 7 Day Body Lotion by Garnier. I chose the Dry Skin version which contains mango oil. This product promised to make my skin feel intensely hydrated within 7 days. It also promised to renew my skin’s look and feel and give it a silky nourishing texture!

If you have read my March Empties post you will know that I already use Garnier’s 7 day hand cream which I LOVE. I was however, disappointed with this body lotion. Even though I read great reviews and comments about it I was very surprised when I used it myself. My skin really wasn’t as hydrated as the product claimed it would be and I found the runny texture of the lotion quite frustrating. Although I adored the smell of the lotion at the start (because it smells similar to sun cream!) I found myself being sickened by the smell after 4 days of using it, which kind of sucked!  Overall, I wasn’t very happy with this product.

Unfortunately I won’t be buying this product again as I really don’t think it is hydrating enough for dry skin.

Has anyone else tried this product? 

 

March Empties

I know it’s a bit late to be posting about what I used up in March but due to my lack of a camera, and internet connection, it had to be late!

Dove Hair Therapy Intensive Repair Conditioner

This discovery was an absolute fluke as I only bought it for the simple fact that it was half price! Little did I know it would become my best friend. This conditioner left my hair feeling soft and shiny, to the point where I began to worry about how soft it was!! I’m so sad that it is all gone but it is definitely worth buying again.

Dove Summer Glow Nourishing Solution

I loved Dove’s body lotions to begin with but when I found a lotion that both moisturises and tans, I was in my element! I use it every 2-3 days to maintain a natural tan. I would advise anyone who is using it to make sure it is 100% absorbed before putting clothes on after it.

NIVEA Daily Essentials Gentle Cleansing Lotion

This lotion is for dry and sensitive skin. It is great for making sure all of your make-up is removed without leaving your skin feeling dry.  The fact that it moisturises your skin is an added bonus too! I will be reviewing the NIVEA products in more depth shortly!

GARNIER Hand Intensive 7 Days

I really liked this cream because it is fast absorbing (so it is very practical) and it lasts a long time. Another GREAT thing about this is that it completely transforms your hands! Within less than a week your hands feel amazingly soft and hydrated, even after washing them! A must-have for people who suffer from dry hands.

Natural Beeswax Lip Care

I always, without fail, carry some sort of lip care product with me. Recently, I started using this product and I love it because it leaves your lips hydrated even after the gloss effect wears off. I have no clue where my mum got it but I  found it one day and became addicted. It does smell like honey though so if honey doesn’t take your fancy, I’d stay away!

Also, I will be uploading the NIVEA review soon, it is just taking a while to get through them all!!

Thanks for reading!

Dry Skin Dilemmas!!

moisture moisture moisture!

For those of you poor souls out there who suffer from dry skin like me, you will appreciate just how hard it is not only to find a good face moisturiser but, a routine that suits your skin too! Thankfully, I’ve managed to crack the code and I now know what suits my skin best!

In the morning, NIVEA Soft is my best friend! It is perfect for applying before foundation because it is not too thick but still moisturises to a satisfactory level 🙂

NIVEA Soft is perfect just before applying your make-up!

At night, having cleansed and scrubbed my face, Astral is my main man! This is a very basic cream that has been on the market for years and years. It is a no frills, cut to the chase moisturiser and that is why I love it! Just before bed I apply a generous amount of astral to my face and in the morning my skin is uber soft! I would NOT advise anyone who doesn’t have dry skin to use astral as it is a very thick cream and will only lead to unwanted breakouts! 😦

I love to use Astral before bed!

These products are super affordable too which is obviously an added bonus ! Anyone else got any tips for dry skin? Let me know!

Kate xo