Nivea Visage Day Cream

My moisturiser had began to feel a bit heavy with the hot weather, and make my make up was starting to slide by the end of the day making me look a bit deranged... so I set out with the following brief:

Something very light
Something not overly perfumed
Something with SPF

After a scout around I picked up a bottle of Nivea Visage light moisturising day cream with "UV filters." It promises light moisturisation for 24hrs with lotus extract and added vitamins. It set me back £4.50 from Asda which is reasonable enough.



Did it live up to the challenge?

On the lightness front- most definitely! It really is lovely, fresh and light which makes a great base for summery make up

As far as not being overly perfumed is concerned,this is something I actively sought that because my skin can get quite irritated (angry red patches...LOVELY!)...however, this does have a nice sweet moisturiser smell but is really so gentle and didn't irritate me at all

As for SPF....well I'm not sure what "UV filters" truly constitute....a VERY low SPF perhaps....but saying as I'm prone to burning I've been using factor 30 when I'm outside anyway....and in reality moisturisers tend to have low SPFs (unless you spend a small fortune...which I am not in possession of!!) So it didn't 100% tick the box here , but UV filters must be better than no UV filters.....right? Maybe not, but we can't have everything can we!

Essentially a really lovely summer moisturiser that did (nearly) everything I wanted :)

Any other nice summer products out there..?

All my love...

Aussie Dual Personality Straightening and Heat Protection Spray

As a previous devotee of the GHD heat protection spray.....

ok I lie when I say "devotee" I just got 2 bottles of it for free so its lasted me while...

I was in the market for a new heat protect, so scoured some reviews and decided upon Aussie's dual personality which cost me £4.50 from Boots



I've used it 5 or 6 times now and I have to say I'm really very pleased with it

The Good

Totally non sticky (which I sometimes found if I'd put on too much of the GHD spray)

My hair looks very shiny afterwards

Doesn't weigh the hair down at all so its definitely suitable for use on the roots

I prefer spray applications to serums etc, and this is very easy to use with quite a concentrated spray so there isn't loads of waste just spraying off in to the surrounding atmosphere!

Smell is a nice clean smell without being overly chemical

Good price for what you get

My ends look healthy and nourished (although that could be through continued use of my ojon hair treatment- see earlier posts)

The Bad

Nothing is particularly bad about this product actually....the smell doesn't particularly linger on the hair...but that's not a negative as such


A very good product, certainly going on my "repurchase" list!

All my love...

A lovely little surprise....

I am mid exam fever at the moment which is utterly depressing (I'm so consumed I haven't even fake tanned...shocking I know...most of my friends are walking past me without recognising me as I subtly blend in to pale backgrounds)

However I've been wearing the Pandora bracelet I was given for my 21st for good luck and I thought I'd share my favourite charm...



What I love most is that the tiny little key actually fits perfectly in the lock...too cute! I'm on the hunt for a new charm to mark my degree soon and I have my eye on a gorgeous little tea pot with a golden lid...appropriate because unlike the traditional student norm I've spend ridiculous amounts of time drinking tea...

Got a couple of product reviews lined up for when I'm not so snowed under by examage.

Enjoy your weekend.

All my love...

Lush Jungle Conditioner

Lush' "Jungle" is one of those bizarre products that gets glowing *my life is forever altered for the MUCH better* type reviews, or the kind of *eh? Did I do that right?* style of reaction.

I bought a bar of Jungle solid condition about a year ago and used it for a month or so before moving on to something else. At the time I viewed it as "alright-ish", my hair was shiny enough but possibly a bit greasy at the roots. I decided it was probably a bit rich for my hair which was going through quite a greasy phase.

I dug it out again last night as my hair has been a little dry after a recent home dye job (error- I got engrossed in an episode of Glee and left it on 20 minutes too long...bitter chocolate to goth black..)



Well can I just take this chance to say.....I LOVE YOU JUNGLE

application
I think this is the part that gets most people. Jungle is a solid conditioner bar (probably already inducing some "eh" style responses). This is all very good from an saving the earth point of view. It is also a natural, chemical free conditioner so as you put it on you don't get the instant smooth feeling you get with an ordinary chemical conditioner....this was where I was going wrong....smothering my head in it thinking none was going on. The softness comes as the hair dries, the cue to stop applying it is when you can easily run your fingers through your hair with no tangles (for me anyway)

I rubbed the bar directly on to the lengths of my hair then lathered it up in my hands and ran it through that way.

results
BOOOOTTIIFUULLLL HAAAIIIRRR

yippeeeeeee, the dryness is receding! The smell is a really lovely fruity smell- although not fruity in a traditional "plasticky" way, but in a very fresh way. The smell isn't particularly strong, and you actually need to put the hair next to your nose to smell it, but I don't think this is a bad thing.

The key is working out how much of this stuff is right for you, and possibly it might be more suitable as a once/twice a week for those with greasier hair (also I didn't rub it directly on to the hair nearest the scalp this time, just spread it generally on my hands, and I think this achieved a better result)

All my love...

happy making...

I am an avid fan of the yankee candle range and I came in this evening at about 6 and lit my garden sweetpea candle. The scent is absolutely stunning and even when the candles aren't lit and you just leave the lid off the smell really lingers. Garden sweetpea is a really rich outdoorsy scent and excellent for balmy nights (especially with my marina and the diamonds CD playing!) The large housewarmers (in very pretty glass jars) last absolutely ages- I've had this particular one in my room for about 7 months and I light it maybe every other night. There's about a quarter of it left and the scent is as potent as ever.....delish

Its making me a very happy bunny this fair summer's eve :)



My top 5 yankee scents are...

1. Garden Sweetpea
2. Baby Powder
3. Midsummers Night
4. Blueberry Muffin (light it in the kitchen an hour before guests arrive...smells like you are an expert baker....follow up with some store bought muffins on a pretty plate :p )
5. Sparkling Lemon

No 17 nail polish

As a follow up to my earlier post I just had a quick go with the pink no 17 nail polish I mentioned in my last post. Its a very eye catching pale pink and I'm really quite pleased :) Please excuse the smear on my thumb cuticle- went to get some nail varnish remover to clean it up but remembered I'd lent it to my flatmate who is out at work...doh! This is 2 coats and I really think that would be enough (one was slightly patchy)



All my love...

Goodies

I had a quick trip out yesterday and tried a couple of lovely things so I thought I'd share them with you...

I'm on the hunt for a new summer fragrance. I'm looking for something light, not overly powerful and quite "adult" as I will be working in a mainly male dominated law office this summer and don't want anything that will give people headaches, nor anything too "girly"!
I'd heard really good things about the new Armani acqua di gioia which is due to hit shops on June 30th so I went to have a sniff.



Officially it is supposed to contain mint, lemon, pink pepper, pink peony and aquatic jasmine. To me the initial smell was quite sweet and citrusy, but it dried down in to a really classy , fresh, earthy smell which reminded me of a sunny sea breeze. It wasn't overly powerful but wafting my wrist around did give off a nice smell :) It also had great staying power and sniffing my wrist just before I got in the shower 7 hours later and it was still very much there.I didn't really get the mint smell, which is a shame as I really love mint, but perhaps a second smelling might reveal it...if not I liked what I did smell anyway. All in all exactly what I was looking for, and I'm planning on buying a bottle when it comes out.

I also bought 2 17 mirror shine lipsticks from boots (£4.49 each). One in beehive and one in flirtini (all the colours can be viewed here http://www.boots.com/en/17-Mirror-Shine-On-Lipstick_1055081/)

Really lovely, moisturising lipsticks. I tend to find lipsticks a bit drying but these gave a lovely glossy look and feel. The beehive is a really nice nudey pink- great for every day, and the flirtini was a fun, brighter pink. They also have a 3 for 2 offer on so I picked up a nice sherberty pink no 17 nail varnish to go with an outfit I'm wearing later this week- though no comment on that yet as I haven't tried it.

Also got myself some Aussie dual protection heat defence spray and hoping to do a review of that when I've used it a few more times.

All my love...